Unit 2 News Media
I. Multi-choice: (15)
1.. In order to know what it meant to interview and to be interviewed , the two men
agreed to ______ for once.
A. switch roles B. play a role C. play a part D. take part
2. One of the editor’s job is to make sure that readres can ________ the stories.
A. adapt to B.draw attention to C.look up to D. be updated to
3. What makes us worried is that the number of the people _____ to drugs is _____.
A. addicted , increased B. addicting, increased
C. addicted, increasing D. addicting, increasing
4.. It refers to something in the past ______ directly related _____ the present time.
A. when, with B. when, to C. that, with D. which, to
5..___ people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated?
A. How B. Why C. What if D. Whether
6. What newspapers and other media have in common is that they do ________ simply record what happens.
A. rather than B. more than C. not more than D. no more than
7. Was it in the village ______ he was born ________ the talented journalist met the retired professor?
A. that, where B. where, which C. which, where D. where, that
8.. Prices of agricultural products__________ recently.
A. have gone up B. have been gone up
C. went up D. had gone had up
9. We _______ him our monitor.
A. selected B. elected D. picked up D. choose
10..The ___ look on the girl’s face suggested that she ___ such bad news.
A. surprising, would expect B. surprised, should expect
C. surprising, shouldn’t have been expected D. surprised, hadn’t expected
11. It ’s a pay day，and they are waiting____.
A.pay B. paying C. paid D. to be paid
12. The first textbooks ____ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.
A.having written B. to be written C. being written D. written
13. The girl ___ forward to buying a new gold watch.
A. referred to look B. referred to looking
C. referred to looks D. referring to looks
14. Will the president go to attend the celebration ______ in the open air next Friday?
A. held B. to be held C. being held D. will hold
15. Every citizen should make his/her voice ___________ the environment.
A. heard to protect B. hear protesting
C. hearing to protect D. heard protest
II. Closet test: (20)
Rupert Murdoch, the Australian—born American media owner was voted best of British by the Sunday Express in London last week.
He is the most famous (1) owner in the world and (2) newspapers and TV channels across the world. (3) now he has been called the greatest ( 4 ) in Britai by one of his biggest rivals(竞争对手).
The paper, which competes for (5) with Murdoch’s own papers, called him “ the man who made modern Britain” and it (6) Murdoch for his willingness to take risks. （7） said he had brought a “revolution”(革命) to television and neaspaper production.
Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne, (8) ,in 1931. Today he is better (9) as the owner of News Corperation Ltd., a media group that owns many different (10) of media: television, films, books, and the Internet.
(11) becoming the success he is today, Murdoch studied at Oxford University in Britain. He returned to Australia in 1952, when he (12) The Adelaide News from his father. His life since then can be seen as a series of international jumps in which he’s (13) more and more newspapers and TV stations.
In the 1960s, it was The Mirror in Sydney and The Sun in London; in the 1970s, he bought the New York Post; in the 1980s, he took on Hollywood when he bought 20 th Century Fox and Fox TV. At this time he also bought the Times and the Sunday Times in London. And most (14) in the 1990s, he bought Star Television in Asia.
His company has also formed a joint-venture(合资的) television company with the Chinese Government, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.(凤凰卫视控股有限公司). It (15) six channels ---- XingKongweishi, Channel「V」, Star Movies, National Geographic, Star Sports and ESPN---- to millions of Chinese (16) .
One (17) how Murdoch could have found the time for love and relationships since he owns such a dig business. In 1967, he married Anna Troy, whom he met (18) she was a reporter on Sydney Daily Mirror. The couple got (19 ) in 1998. The next year, he married Chinese-born Wendy Deng. Deng, Murdoch’s third wife, is 37 years younger than Murdoch and used to work (20) Star TV in Hong Kong. The 71-year-old Murdoch is now father of five children after Deng gave birth to a baby daughter last year.
16. A. media B. TV C. radio D. newspaper
17. A. edits B. buys C. controls D. updates
18. A. However B. Until C. And D. Since
19. A. editor B. bisinessman C. reporter D. telegrapher
20. A. readers B. media C. headlines D. journalists
21. A. elected B. debated C. praised D. matched
22. A. He B. It C. Everyone D. Who
23. A. England B. America C. Australia D. China
24. A. known B. received C. reflected D. informed
25. A. ways B. areas C. forms D. fields
26. A. Until B. After C. Since D. Before
27. A. took out B. took up C. took over D. took in
28. A. created B. sold C. published D. bought
29. A. recently B. immediately C. newly D. early
30. A. faced B. related C. demonstrated D. introduced
31. A. readers B. listeners C. viewers D. media
32. A. bores B. concerns C. knows D. wonders
33. A. while B. because C. till D. once
34. A. married B. separated C. disappointed D. tolerated
35. A. on B. among C. for D. within
III. Reading: (30)
A
SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up.
Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly (蝶泳) in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.
Gould, now a 47- year- old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to the swimming pool to attend the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olypics.
Schipper, now a 17- year- old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.
“I was at a national youth camp on the Gols Coast and Shame had come along to talk to us and watch us train,” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”
“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp, she told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”
Next time, things will be more serious. “I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the Nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould,” said Schipper, who took second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly at last year’s National Championships.
36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. stories happening in swimming competitions
B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.
C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships.
D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers.
37. Gould and Schipper are going to ______________ .
A. talk about sport and life
B. go back to the swimming pool
C. set a qualifying time and win gold
D. take part in the same sports event
38. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was ________________ .
A. 15 B. 17 C. 22 D. 30
39. The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to ___________ .
A. the Olympics B. the youth camp C. the friendship D. the Australian team
40. What Schipper said showed that she ______________ .
A. was no longer Gould’s friend
B. had learned a lot from Gould
C. was not interested in Gould’s stories
D. would not like to compete against Gould
B
Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-morning newspaper
on the front porch（走廊） will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper , it will
read to you. You will get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like
switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute (散布) stories about the latest events,
guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You’ll even get to
choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief
story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own
personal computer file if you like. These are among the predictions (预言) from communications experts
working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based
media and entertainment systems, computer newspa-pers would unite print and
broadcast reporting , offering news and analysis with video（视频）images of news events.
Most of the technology is
available now, but convincing(使…明白) more
people that they don’t need paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But
resistance(抵抗) to
computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism（新闻界）. Since it is such a cultural
change, it may be that the present generation realizes that the newspaper
industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of
traditional newspapers unavailable.
Despite technological
advances, it could take decades（十年）to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40
years to complete the changeover because newspapers have established(建立)financial interests in the paper
industry.
41.. The best title of this passage is_____
A. Computer newspapers are
well liked
B. New communications
technology.
C. Newspapers are out of
fashion.
D. Newspapers of the future
will likely be on computer.
42.. It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspaper to replace the
traditional newspapers
because____.
A. it is technologically
impossible now.
B. computer newspapers are
too expensive
C. traditional newspapers are
easier to read
D. there is strong resistance
from both the general population and professional journalists.
43.. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspaper?
A. You can easily save
information for future use.
B. They are very convenient
to use
C. You can get more
information from them quickly.
D. They are cheaper than
traditional newspapers
44. Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers because___
A. they don’t know how to use
computers
B. they think computer
newspaper take too much time to read.
C. They have been trained to
write for traditional newspapers
D. They think the new
technology is bad.
45. We can infer from the passage that___.
A. all technologies are
good
B. all technologies will
eventually replace old ones.
C. new technologies will
eventually replace the old ones.
D. traditional newspapers are
here to stay for another century.
46..What does the word “despite” in the last paragraph mean ?
A. in spite of B. though C. thus D.
therefore
C
Many a young person, tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “ being a writer ” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “ You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “ not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor—paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿人), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
47.. The passage is meant to____________________.
A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career
48.. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.
B. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.
C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.
D. He found his dream would never come true.
49.. “…people who die wondering. What if?” (Para.3, Line 4 ) refers to “ those _____________”.
A. who think too much of the dark side of life
B. who regret giving up their career halfway
C. who think a lot without making a decision
D. who are full of imagination even upon death
50.. “ Shadowland” in the last sentence refer to _______________.
A. the wonderland one often dreams about
B. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached
D. a world that exists only in one’s imagination
IV Proof reading: (10)
I think it is time for us to do anything to help 51.
animals. Firstly, the fur farms should be closed. 52.
Animals should not be kept in small place ,and 53.
treated cruel. They should be given the right 54.
to live in the wild where they belong to. Secondly, 55.
the general public should not sell fur clothes. If 56.
there is no longer a need at the clothes, 57.
factories will stop making it. This will save the lives 58.
of many animals, some of them have almost died out 59.
as a result of what we had done to them. 60.
Please give them a chance.
V. Put the following into English: (25)
1. 作出有根据的决定
2. 使报纸办得平衡协调
3. 对世界的方方面面有更好的认识
4. 停留在享受名誉和金钱上
5. 上述可信赖的新闻媒体
6．改变他们对足球的态度
7．既关心又有责任心的市民
8．（用木棍武装的）手拿木棍的愤怒的人
9. 记者首先要联络被采访者.
10. 第一次我以满腔激情写文章。（It is/ was … that has/ have done / had done …）
11. 这两位新闻记者毫不费力地联系了两位吸毒者。（have no problem/ difficulty doing sth）
12. 哪怕人们难以接受某些报道，我们也不应该忽视所发生的事情。（even if/ even though）
Key:
1. ABCDC BDABD DDCBA
2. ACCBA CACAC DCDAD CDABC
3. DDACB DDDCCA ABAB
4. 51. anything---something 52. 对 53. a place/places 54.cruelly 55.删去to
56.sell---buy 57.at---for 58.it---them 59.them---whom 60.had---have
中译英 见课本。