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Unit 2 Growing pains
一、 根据句子的意思选用恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空
guide depend argue explain patient starve free deserve
1. The soldier the award because he acted bravely.
2. The American flag stands for and justice.
3. I�m collecting money in aid of children.
4. Teaching little children takes great .
5. The judge didn�t believe Jim�s that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity.
6. Martha showed of judgment in choosing a career quite different from that of her parents.
7. I�ve made great progress in my English under the teacher�s .
8. The central of the book is that some of the plays were not written by Shakespeare.
二、 根据句子的意思选用合适的词组,并用其正确形式填空
mix up depend on go through tend to can�t wait to
stay up be hard on keep up with
1. She still her classmates after graduation.
2. The professors him when he was at college.
3. It�s bad late to see the film on television.
4. After a restless night in the tent, I get outside into the early morning light.
5. When talking about Spain, one associate it with bullfighting—a sport, which is exciting as well as cruel.
6. He had to repeat the experiment because he the bottles.
7. —I would appreciate it if you could keep it a secret.
—Certainly I will. You can it.
8. I admire the way she�s still so cheerful after all she�s .
三、 同义句转换,每空一词
1. The children came running towards us and held some flowers in their hands.
The children came running towards us, some flowers in their hands.
2. Don�t focus on your limitations. Instead, you should focus on your potential.
Focus on your potential your limitations.
3. I forbid you to tell anyone about it.
I you telling anyone about it.
4. As long as we are united, it is not difficult to get through the hard time.
As long as we are united, we will have no through the hard time.
5. Your health after your operation is a worry to everyone.
Everyone your health after your operation.
四、 单项填空
( )1. The government puts more than 700 million yuan to increase its green space this year, doubles the money provided last year.
A. as B. while C. which D. that
( )2. Last year the Browns moved to Toronto, they had long dreamed of living in.
A. where B. which C. in which D. /
( )3. Earth is a rocky planet liquid water which is necessary for life, can exist.
A. as B. which C. where D. when
( )4. I work in a business almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.
A. how B. which C. where D. that
( )5. Last month, part of South-east Asia was struck by floods, from effects the people are still suffering.
A. that B. whose C. those D. what
( )6. What surprised me was not what he said but he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
( )7. Although he was disabled, he tried to lead as possible.
A. as normal a life B. so normal a life
C. as a normal life D. so a normal life
( )8. The expected result he had worked hard seemed hopeless to him.
A. after which B. for which C. with which D. at which
( )9. Tom insisted what he said true and his parents insisted that he and have a look.
A. be; should go B. should be; would go
C. was; go D. was; would go
( )10. Is this the reason at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A. he explained B. what he explained
C. how he explained D. why he explained
( )11. I saw a woman running towards me in the dark. Before I could recognize who she was, she had run back in the direction she had come.
A. of which B. by which C. in which D. from which
( )12. the fact that I have little singing talent, I want badly to be a member of the famous choir sponsored by our school.
A. In spite of B. In terms of C. On account of D. In case of
阅读理解
The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, pure, unprejudiced, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment facing American journalists—to make clear to the reader the problems of the day, to make international news understandable as community news, to recognize that there is no longer any such thing as “local” news, because any event in the international area has a local reaction in the financial market, political circles, in terms, indeed, of our very way of life.
There is in journalism a widespread view that when you start an interpretation, you are entering dangerous waters, the rushing tides of opinion. This is nonsense.
The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall limit himself to the “facts”. This insistence raises two questions. What are the facts? And: Are the bare facts enough?
As for the first question, consider how a so-called“factual” story comes about. The reporter collects, say, fifty facts; out of these fifty, his space being necessarily restricted, he selects the ten which he considers most important. This is Judgment Number One. Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall hold the lead of the piece. This is Judgment Number Two. Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on Page One, where it has a large influence, or on Page Twenty-four, where it has little. Judgment Number Three.
Thus in the presentation of a so-called “factual” or “objective” story, at least three judgments are involved. And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation, in which reporter and editor, calling upon their research resources, their general background, and their “news neutralism(中立)”, arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news.
The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are both objective rather than subjective processes—as objective, that is, as any human being can be. If an editor is determined to give a prejudiced view of the news, he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation. He can do it by the selection of those facts that support his particular viewpoint. Or he can do it by the place he gives a story—promoting it to Page One or dragging it to Page Thirty.
( )1. According to Paragraphs 1—2, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The most important task of reporters is to provide facts for the readers.
B. If a reporter makes clear the facts he writes, he will get into trouble.
C. In order to make current events clear to the readers, reporters and editors must select facts objectively.
D. For reporters, interpretation of facts is no less important than presentation of the facts.
( )2. Which of the following can best express the author�s attitude toward objectiveness?
A. He does not think there exists any objectiveness in news writing or reporting.
B. To make clear the news is a way to be objective for the readers.
C. Objectiveness is controlled by editors rather than writers.
D. Properly choosing facts prepares a solid ground for objectiveness.
( )3. Where a story is presented in a newspaper shows .
A. the story�s factual matter B. the editor�s prejudice
C. the reporter�s background D. the story�s impact on the readers
( )4. The purpose of the last paragraph is to .
A. show us the author�s judgment
B. show us where to place a story
C. show us the author�s viewpoint on objectiveness
D. show us how to be neutral
一、 1. deserved 2. freedom 3. starving
4. patience 5. explanation 6. independence
7. guidance 8. argument
二、 1. kept up with 2. were hard on 3. to stay up
4. couldn�t wait to 5. tends to 6. mixed up
7. depend on 8. gone through
三、 1. holding 2. instead of 3. forbid; from
4. difficulty in getting 5. is worried about
四、 1. C 考查定语从句。这里which指代的是前面整个句子的内容,引导非限制性定语从句。
2. B 考查定语从句。此处which指代先行词Toronto,作living in的宾语。
3. C 考查定语从句。先行词a rocky planet指地点,且引导词在从句中作地点状语,故选where。
4. C 考查定语从句。where引导定语从句,并在从句中作状语,修饰先行词a business。
5. B 考查定语从句。floods与effects之间是所属关系,故用whose作定语,引导非限制性定语从句。
6. A he said it作the way的定语,the way后面省略了关系词that或in which。
7. A 考查“as+形容词+(冠词)名词+as”结构。
8. B 由he had worked hard for the expected result可知选B项。
9. C 当insist意为“坚决认为”时,后面的从句用陈述语气;当insist意为“坚决要求”时,后面的从句用虚拟语气,即“should+动词原形”,should可以省略。
10. A the reason为先行词,在从句中作explained的宾语,故关系代词that可以省略。
11. D 由短语come from可知用“介词from+关系代词which”引导定语从句,修饰先行词direction。
12. A 句意:尽管事实上我缺乏唱歌天赋,但我非常希望成为我们学校赞助的著名合唱团的一员。in spite of:尽管;in terms of:就……而言;on account of:由于;in case of:假如。
本文是一篇议论文,主要论述了在美国新闻从业者在确保新闻的客观、真实性过程中面临的困难以及该做的工作。
1. D 细节理解题。 文章第一、二段的要点是为确保新闻的客观性,记者的重要工作之一就是对事实的诠释。第一段第二、三句“...it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment facing American journalists...”为主要依据。
2. A 推理判断题。根据文章第四段提到的新闻报道所经历的三个阶段:Judgment Number One, Judgment Number Two, Judgment Number Three和第五、六两段的内容可知。
3. D 推理判断题。根据文章第四段倒数第二句“Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on Page One, where it has a large influence, or on Page Twenty-four, where it has little.”可知。
4. C 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段第一句“The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are both objective rather than subjective processes—as objective, that is, as any human being can be.”并结合后面的假设推理可知。
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