Unit 4 Making the news课时作业

Language points

第一节(共20小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Every day, the news of the world reaches people by over 300 million copies of daily papers, over 00 million radio sets, and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is 　1　 by motion pictures, in theatres and cinemas all over the world.

　　As more people learn what the important events of the day are, 　2　 still only care about the events of their own household. Nearly four hundred years ago the English writer John Donne said, "No man is an island. "This 　3　 is more proper today than it was when Donne lived. 　4　, wherever he lives, a man 　5　 to some society and we are becoming more and more aware that 　6　 happens in one particular society affects, somehow, the life of mankind.

　　Newspapers have been published in the 　7　 world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers 　8　 today are read in Europe and North America. However, 　9　 they may be read in all parts of the world 　10　 the new inventions that are changing the techniques of newspaper 　11　.

　　Electronics and automation have made it 　12　 to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic copying doesn't need to use type and printing machines. And fewer experts, 　13　 typesetters(排字工人), are needed to produce a paper or magazine with the 　14　 method. Therefore, the publishing of newspapers and magazines can 　15　 more money. Besides, photocopies can be sent over great 　16　 now by means of television channels and satellites. Thus, 　77　 can be brought to the public more quickly than before.

　　Machines that prepare printed texts for photocopies are being used a great deal today. 　18　 film is light and small, it can be sent rapidly 　19　 other places and used to print copies of the text where they are needed. Film pictures can also be 　20　 projected on a movie or television screen.

1. A. taken B. shown

C. expressed D. known

答案B

解析除了报纸、电台、电视外, 新闻也可以通过动画来展示。

2. A. fewer B. most

C. others D. more

答案A

解析由于更多的人熟悉当天(各地)发生的重要事件, 所以更少的人仅仅只是关心他们自己家的事情。

3. A. belief B. argument