Module5課下能力提升(二十)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewsstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintpletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon'twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe“bad”news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely;insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.Anotherfactor(因素)isalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.1．Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesintheworldnow?A．Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.B．Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.C．TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.D．Theylistentotheradioeveryday.2．ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat________．A．peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaperB．peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaperC．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountriesD．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyoumostpossiblywatchonTV?A．Youoftenplayfootballwithyourfriendsafterschool.B．Yourteacherhasgotacold.C．Atigerinthecityzoohasrunoutandhasn'tbeencaught.D．Thebikeinfrontofyourhouseislost.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Newsstoriesonthefrontpageofeverycountryarealwaysthesame.B．Peopleliketoreadinterestingandunusualnews.C．NotonlyTVbutalsonewspaperscanhelppeopletolearnwhatishappeningaroundtheworld.D．Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifeformorethantwohundredyears.Ⅱ.任務型閱讀Socialmediaandthemobilewebhavegivenrisetoastrangephenomenon(現象)calledtheselfie.Itreferstoapictureofyourself,usuallysharedonanysocialnetworkingwebsite.1．________Someselfiesareextremelycloseups,andothersshowpartofanarmheldstraightoutward.Afewofthemevenfeaturethesubjectstandinginfrontofabathroommirror.Everyonetakesselfies,buttheyoungercrowdseemstobeespeciallyinvolvedinthetrend.Youngpeoplearerelativelyheavierdigitalusers.Theyareinterestedinstayingconnectedtotheirfriends.2.________Therearealsokindsofpsychological(心理學的)factorsdrivingpeopletotakeaselfieanduploadittoasocialnetworkingsite.3.________Aquickandeasywaytoattractothers'attentionistoget“likes”andmentfromfriends.Secondly,itishumannaturetoshowoffyourowngreatachievements.Whenyoufeelgoodaboutyourselforlookgood,itisfartooeasytotakeoutyourphoneanddocumentitallthroughoneorseveralselfies.4.________Thatisright.Sometimespeopleareboredatwork,boredatschool,boredathomeandevenboredonthetoilet.Lastbutnottheleast,socialmediaisaboutbeingsocial!Ifthatmeansuploadingasmanyselfiesaspossible,thensobeit.Itisfun,andit'sacoolwaytosortofdocumentofyourownlife.Finally,therearethingstobemindfulofwhenyouareposting.It'seasytothinkyou'resharingaphotowithafewpeople.5.________Sodon'tpostanythingonline,selfieespecially.A．Therearealotofselfiestyles.B．Theriseofselfieshasbeeuniversal.C．Socialmedia,tosomeextent,isthedrivingforceoftheirselfieactivity.D．Thedesiretotake,postandget“likes”onselfiesgoesbacktoabiologicalbehavior.E．Butthewholeworldofsocialmediaispublicandeveryindividualcangetaccesstoit.F．Therearealsopeoplewhowilltakeselfiesbecausetheyhavenothingelsebettertodo.G．Theleadingfactoristhatpeoplewanttogetattentionfromasmanypeopleaspossible.Ⅲ.完形填空ItwasawarmSaturdaymorninginDecember.Ireachedmy__1__examcenterwhichwasunreachablebypublictransport.NotverynervousaboutmycorrespondenceBachelorputerApplicationexam,Ienteredtheexaminationhallandthen__2__onecornerseatintheclassroom.Onmyfrontbenchwasanoldmaninhisseventies.Questionpaperswere__3__tousandIfilledmyanswersheet.I__4__theoldman.Hehadneatlydrawnlinesforeach__5__.Havinghandedinmypaper,Icameoutofthehallandwaitedforhim.Hecameoutafterthelastbell.I__6__himandaskedhimwhathewoulddowiththe__7__atthisage(outofcuriosity).He__8__replied,“IthoughtIwouldfindsomegoodlookinggirlshere.”Laterhetoldmehowhewas__9___beforehisgrandkidsfornotknowinghowtousea__10__andthathewantedtoexploretheboxandthingsinsideandbequalified(有資格的)forit.My__11__questionwas“Doyouunderstandthingswritteninthebookatthisage”(asI__12__tounderstandmanythingsinit).Heclearedhisthroatandreplied,“Wedon'tstoplearningbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestoppedou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