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1、专业文档 珍贵文档 Unit 4 Astronomy ：the science of the stars 练习 .阅读理解 A How often have you read a story that a friend or family member has sent you？Very likely you would have skipped the news had it not been pointed out to you. Traditionally newspapers and famous TV channels have been our source of authenti
2、c news.But these days with the popularity of social media，sharing stories is increasingly becoming a favorite source of news.In fact，research suggests that more than half the people get their news today from social media such as Facebook ，Twitter and Google. Social media sites often aggregate conten
3、ts for us to see based on trending topics stories that have been viewed by many others as well as based on our own past searches and analysis of our likes and dislikes.If you have liked kittens in the past ，you may have noticed that you are seeing more news，blogs and analysis about kittens all of a
4、sudden. While advocates of free speech do not want to control any voice，it is certainly harmful when it is difficult to separate truth from fiction.Imagine the influence of fake(虚假的 ) news when it begins to affect our own lives.Trusting a piece of news，patients could very easily fall for wrong diagn
5、osis; elders could give money to cheats and reputation of perfectly upright citizens could be easily ruined.What about when we research for a school project and base our analysis on false information or news? Mark Zukerberg has finally acknowledged the issue.Among several projects that the company i
6、s considering， Facebook is trying to take powerful measures to crack down on false news.This would include warning labels on fake contents.Fake news also makes a lot of profits from advertising.Google and Facebook have said they will limit advertising profits on their network from such sites. The bo
7、ttom line don t believe every word of what you read.Do more research from multiple (多样的 ) sources to ensure that the news is indeed true before you share with others. 语篇解读 本文为一篇说明文。现在社交媒体充斥着大量虚假信息，这些信息的传播对人们的生活危害 很大。为了治理这种现象，一些社交媒体已经采取了一些措施。 1What does the underlined word “ aggregate” in Paragraph 3
8、 probably mean? AAnalyze.BCancel. CGather. DRewrite. 解析： 词义猜测题。 根据第三段最后一句可推知：社交媒体经常根据用户的浏览、搜索信息为用户收集信 息，由此可见aggregate意为： gather(收集 )。analyze“分析 ”；cancel“取消 ”；rewrite“改写 ”。 答案： C 2What can we infer from Paragraph 4? APeople tend to believe the news on social media. BFalse news is fashionable on socia
9、l media. CFalse stories are shared quickly across social media. DMisleading information harms us. 解析： 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“While advocates of free speech do not want to control any voice， it is 专业文档 珍贵文档 certainly harmful when it is difficult to separate truth from fiction.”可知：误导人的信息对我们有害，故答案为D 项。 答案： D 3H
10、ow will Facebook deal with false news? ATo label fake contents to warn. BTo forbid advertising on its network. CTo prove the news from multiple sources. DTo close down the sites of false news. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第五段“ This would include warning labels on fake contents.” (这包括给虚假信息做 上警示标记 )可知答案为A 项。 答案： A 4Wh
11、at might be the best title for the text? AKeep Away from Fake News BNever Blindly Believe Anything You Read CRefuse to Spread Harmful Information DSeparate Truth from Fiction Skillfully 解析： 标题归纳题。 本文主要介绍了现在一些社交媒体中充斥着大量的虚假信息，这些信息对人们有很大 危害。 因此作者告诫读者不要盲目相信媒体上的信息，在传播信息之前一定要确保信息的真实性。由此可见 B 项最适合作为本文的题目。 答
12、案： B B Run out of cooking oil or need some dressing for your salad ？The solution may be insects from your backyard ！ Scientists are turning insects into a source of healthy oil.Even though insects are a food source in some parts of the world ，to many people，the thought of eating them is very disgust
13、ing. “In the western countries ，there is no culture of eating entire insects ，so when the idea is to use the protein in powder as an ingredient， people might tend to receive this protein better even if they cannot see it， ”said researcher Daylan Tzompas-Sosa， Wageningen University ， Netherlands.“ Th
14、ere are many uses for the oil in general ， but we are investigating the use of these oils for a food ，as a food ingredient.” The Mexican researcher ，working in the Netherlands ，said insects are a great source of heart- healthy omega-3 fatty acids，which can help treat anxiety disorder symptoms.Backin
15、g up the increased reliance on insects is the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.In a 2013 report ，the UN agency allowed the cultivation of bugs as a food source，saying it s environmentally friendly and could boost the world s food production. There are clear reasons why experts advise
16、 people to eat the insects.Experts say insects require little food to grow and the backyard can be a good place to raise them.And there s no shortage of protein-rich insects， which contain fat ， vitamins，fiber and minerals. Researchers say different bugs provide unique tastes and textures.“This is v
17、ery liquid and it has a different color， so this can be used as a dressing for example and it s easy to use and this can be used for example for pastry，because 专业文档 珍贵文档 for pastry you need hard fats ，” stated Tzompas-Sosa. But not all insects produce good oil.Cockroaches don t.The bug oils must be
18、tested to make sure they are safe to consume.But getting over the “ ick factor” may be a bigger challenge. 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了食用昆虫的问题。文章指出了食用昆虫的好处，同时指出有 些昆虫在使用前还需进一步测试以确保其安全性。 5What is the author s attitude towards the use of bug oils? ADoubtful.BObjective. CSupportive. DUnfavorable. 解析： 推理判断题。 作者只是
19、客观陈述了食用昆虫的问题，并没有给出自己的观点，故本题答案为B 项。 答案： B 6Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “ Backing up” in Paragraph 3? ARaising. BRejecting. CSupporting. DEnjoying. 解析： 词义猜测题。根据第三段“In a 2013 report ，the UN agency allowed the cultivation of bugs as a food source，saying it s environmentally
20、friendly and could boost the world s food production. ”可知联合国粮食和农业 组织支持食用昆虫，故答案为C 项。 答案： C 7Why do experts suggest eating the insects? AThey re rich in minerals. BThey have different colors. CThey taste good. DThey re easy to raise. 解析： 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“ Experts say insects require little food to grow a
21、nd the backyard can be a good place to raise them.” 可知，专家们认为昆虫需要很少的食物去饲养，并且自家院落就可以养殖，因此可知， 昆虫很容易饲养，故答案为D 项。 答案： D 8From the last paragraph，we can learn that . Aall insects cannot produce good oil Bthe bug oils are the most delicious Cit s safe to consume the bug oils Dthe use of bug oils is banned 解
22、析： 细节理解题。根据最后一段“ But not all insects produce good oil.Cockroaches don t.” 可知，食用昆虫 还需测试，并不是所有的昆虫都适合食用，因此答案为A 项。 答案： A .完形填空 I have written a poem called Flying Kites，in which a man 1 his son to fly a kite.After a few minutes，the 专业文档 珍贵文档 child 2 drops the string and lets the kite soar( 高飞 )With joy
23、in his eyes ，he watches it climb until it disappears 3 .The father realizes that 4 he ll have to loosen the tie that binds ( 绑) him to his son.And he 5 “ Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？” Many years later my son ，Gary，6 he wouldn t finish his college career.I tried to talk him out o
24、f it.But none of my reasoning made any 7 .At the end of the semester Gary moved back home. Gary managed to find a 8 at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm.I，9 ，was deeply disappointed.What was a college professor s 10 doing at a job that any high school dropout could perform? Then I tried
25、 to 11 him. “Look，” I said，“ in a few years you ll be at your high school reunion with 12 classmates who became doctors，lawyers，and engineers.Do you think you ll be able to 13 that？” “Yes， Dad， ”he replied without 14 .Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said ， “But the real question is ： Can you？” Sh
26、ame suddenly 15 me.I wasn t thinking about my son ；I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think.The problem wasn t Gary s pride；it was mine.All at once I remembered my 16 and the question it asks “Will I release the 17 as unselfishly as that？” At that moment I knew I had to let go.Gar
27、y was 18 enough to make his own choices. Today Gary has a successful career working for the city.I am very 19 of who he has become. 20 I let go of my pride，I ve been able to sit back and enjoy watching him soar. 语篇解读 本文主要讲述了作者应对儿子大学辍学这一情况的故事。 1A.ordersBinstructs C advises Dallows 解析： 根据语境可推知，一个男人在教儿
28、子放风筝。instruct“教授 ”。故选 B。 答案： B 2A.suddenly Bactually Cproperly Dsadly 解析： 根据下文可知，诗篇中的儿子突然(suddenly)把线松开，让风筝高飞。 答案： A 3A.in a row Bin a way Cin no time Din the distance 解析： 与语境 “ disappears” 呼应可推知，风筝消失在远方(in the distance)。 答案： D 4A.abruptly Beventually Cabsolutely Dapparently 解析： 这个男人意识到最终(eventually
29、)他必须对儿子放手。 答案： B 5A.responds Bguesses Cwonders Dhesitates 解析： 结合语境可推知，诗篇中的父亲有疑问，想知道自己将来会不会无私地“松开线 ”。wonder“想知 专业文档 珍贵文档 道”。 答案： C 6A.believed Bexplained Cregretted Dannounced 解析： 根据语境可推知，作者的儿子宣布他将不会完成大学学业。 答案： D 7A.progress Bdecision Ceffort Ddifference 解析： 根据下文的 “ At the end of the semester Gary mo
30、ved back home. ” 可知，作者的劝说毫无作用。make a difference 意为 “有作用 ”。 答案： D 8A.ball Bjob Ckite Dtoy 解析： 根据下文的 “ What was a college professor s 10 doing at a job ” 可知，作者的儿子找到了一份工 作。 答案： B 9A.therefore Bbesides Chowever Dotherwise 解析： 根据上文的 “ with usual enthusiasm” 和下文的 “ was deeply disappointed” 可知，上下文表示逻辑上的转 折
31、关系。 答案： C 10A.daughter Bnephew Cson Dcousin 解析： 根据上下文可知，Gary 和作者是父子关系。 答案： C 11A.support Baccept Ccontrol Dpersuade 解析： 根据作者下文所说的话和上文的“ reasoning” 可知，作者想劝说儿子放弃那份工作，因为作者感到很 失望。 persuade“劝说 ”。 答案： D 12A.honest Bordinary Clatter Dformer 解析： 根据 “ reunion” 可知，此处是和以前的高中同学团聚。former“以前的 ” 。 答案： D 13A.preven
32、t Bforget Chandle Dadmit 专业文档 珍贵文档 解析： 根据语境可知， 作者认为儿子的工作一个高中辍学者都可以做，而他的同学们则成了医生、律师和 工程师，作者问儿子能否应对这种情况。handle“应付，处理 ”。 答案： C 14A.hesitation Bcommitment Cpermission Dcomment 解析： 作者的儿子很坚定地回答，没有丝毫犹豫，与语境“Yes，Dad，”呼应。 答案： A 15A.deserted Bsilenced Cignored Dangered 解析： 根据上文可知，儿子的话让作者沉默了。 答案： B 16A.essay Ba
33、rticle Cpoem Dpassage 解析： 根据上文的 “ I have written a poem called Flying Kites” 可知，作者想起了自己写的那首诗。 答案： C 17A.secret Bstring Cdog Dnews 解析： 根据上文的 “ Will I release the string as unselfishly as that ” 可知，此处表示要放开风筝上的线。 答案： B 18A.old Bhonest Clucky Dcute 解析： 根据空后的 “ make his own choices” 可推知，儿子已经长大，可以自己做决定了。
34、答案： A 19A.guilty Btired Cafraid Dproud 解析： 根据上文的 “ Today Gary has a successful career working for the city. ” 可推知，父亲看到儿子的成功， 自然是为之自豪。 答案： D 20A.Since BWhen CAlthough DUnless 解析： 根据语境可知，此处表示逻辑上的因果关系。since“因为，既然 ”。 答案： A .短文改错 Here is a funny story.One day three mouses said proudly to each other that
35、they each could drink more wine，so they decided to have a drinking contest.At last they both felt dizzy.One suggested，“ Will anybody go to the wine cellar to fetch another bottle of wine？” The first stood up and down then fell to the ground.The other two laughed 专业文档 珍贵文档 and said，“ He was drinking
36、and couldn t walk.” The second stood up.He just made several steps and couldn t help thrown up.The third laughed hardly and then it was their turn.He stood up and made one step，two steps.Nothing is wrong.He went straight to the wine cellar but took a bottle of wine.He stood there for while， turned b
37、ack and said excitedly，“ Ha ha，where is the cat now ？” 答案： Here is a funny story.One day three said proudly to each other that they each could drink more wine， so they decided to have a drinking contest.At last they felt dizzy.One suggested， “Will anybody go to the wine cellar to fetch another bottl
38、e of wine ？” The first stood up and then fell to the ground.The other two laughed and said，“ He was and couldn t walk. ”The second stood up.He just made several steps and couldn t help up.The third laughed and then it was turn.He stood up and made one step， two steps.Nothing wrong.He went straight to the wine cellar took a bottle of wine.He stood there for while，turned back and said excitedly ，“ Ha ha， where is the cat now？”