Working the land 李仕才 、阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 He had more than 160 reports as a reporter on the metro desk and more than 170 in 19 months as a national journalist based in Kansas city, Mo. But perhaps the most important piece of writing that A. G Sulzberger did for The New York Times before Wednesday--when he was named deputy publisher--was not an article and was not published in The Times, but was all about The Times That work came to be known as the“ innovation(创新) report”, which zeroed in on the importance of a digital future for the newspaper his family has owned since 1896 and said The Times risked losing its leading place if it did not make sweeping In a conversation in his office on Wednesday, Mr Sulzberger said he saw the innovation report and the thinking that led to his conclusions as "a wake-up call o the newsroom that we were at risk of missing the moment It was always easy to see how changes will endanger the traditions of the place, he said, "but what became really clear to me was not changing was the more dangerous course if we cared about the traditions of the place. Unlike some of the former deputy publishers in his role, Mr Sulzberger has been more experienced in the newsroom than in advertising or consumer marketing Still his colleagues described him as a quick study whose modesty masked deep inner confidence. Besides, in the newsroom or out on an assignment, Mr Sulzberger did not show off his connection to The Times owners. "I recognized the name said vincent Bova, a video editor who figured in a feature article that Mr. Sulzberger wrote in 2010. "I mean, I knew I was dealing with royalty. There was no reason for me to bring hat up with him, and he didnt. So mr Sulzberger in some way, has qualified himself for the position since long time ago 1. A G Sulzberger wrote the "innovation report" mainly to A. urge revolutions in The Times gain the position of deputy publisher C. promote changes in New York City D. show directions to his family future 2. What is the biggest threat to traditional media according to Mr Sulzberger?
Working the land 李仕才 一、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。 He had more than 160 reports as a reporter on the Metro desk and more than 170 in 19 months as a national journalist based in Kansas City，Mo.But perhaps the most important piece of writing that A．G.Sulzberger did for The New York Times before Wednesday—when he was named deputy publisher—was not an article and was not published in The Times，but was all about The Times. That work came to be known as the “innovation(创新)report”，which zeroed in on the importance of a digital future for the newspaper his family has owned since 1896 and said The Times risked losing its leading place if it did not make sweeping changes. In a conversation in his office on Wednesday，Mr.Sulzberger said he saw the innovation report and the thinking that led to his conclusions as“a wakeup call to the newsroom that we were at risk of missing the moment”． “It was always easy to see how changes will endanger the traditions of the place，”he said，“but what became really clear to me was not changing was the more dangerous course if we cared about the traditions of the place.” Unlike some of the former deputy publishers in his role，Mr.Sulzberger has been more experienced in the newsroom than in advertising or consumer marketing.Still， his colleagues described him as a quick study whose modesty masked deep inner confidence.Besides，in the newsroom or out on an assignment，Mr.Sulzberger did not show off his connection to The Times' owners.“I recognized the name.”said Vincent Bova，a video editor who figured in a feature article that Mr.Sulzberger wrote in 2010.“I mean，I knew I was dealing with royalty.There was no reason for me to bring that up with him，and he didn't.”So Mr.Sulzberger，in some way，has qualified himself for the position since long time ago. 1．A.G.Sulzberger wrote the“innovation report”mainly to ________. A．urge revolutions in The Times B．gain the position of deputy publisher C．promote changes in New York City D．show directions to his family future 2．What is the biggest threat to traditional media according to Mr.Sulzberger?
A. Scientific development B. Rapid social changes. C. Their own stubbornness 3. How does the author show us what Mr Sulzberger is like in the last paragraph? A. By comparing him with others B. By interviewing him in person giving examples of his routines. quoting comments from others. 4. What does the author think of Mr Sulzberger according to the passage? A. Casual B. Objective. C. Admirable. D. Critica 【解题导语】本篇文章属于人物介绍类,介绍了著名出版人A.G. Sulzberger对《纽约 时报》的重要贡献,还介绍了他提出的“创新报道”理论以及他人对他的评价。 1.A考查推理判断。根据第二段“ That work came to be known as the‘ innovation(创 Arreport', which zeroed in on the importance of a digital future.. The Times risked losing its leading place if it did not make sweeping changes”可知,“创 新报道”关注报纸数字化未来的重要性,《纽约时报》如果不改革,则将面临危机。据此可 以判断,A.G. Sulzberger提及“创新报道”的目的是敦促《纽约时报》进行变革,故A项 正确。 2.C考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“ and said The Times risked losing its leading place if it did not make sweeping changes”和文章中提到的“ Innovation report”可 知,A.G. Sulzberger认为《纽约时报》如果不做出变革,则将面临危机:据此可以判断, A.G. Sulzberger认为传统媒体面临的最大的问题是它们固执己见,不思变革,故C项正确 3.D考査写作方法。通读最后一段可知,该段第二句介绍了同事对A.G. Sulzberger 的评价,第四句和第五句介绍了视频编辑 Vincent bova对他的评价;据此可以判断,最后 段是通过别人的评价来描述A.G. Sulzberger的,故D项正确。 4.C考査观点态度。通读全文可知,A.G. Sulzberger提出“创新报道”理论并前 瞻性地认识到数字化时代对传统媒体的影响,意识到传统媒体变革的重要意义:据此可以判 断,作者对A.G. Sulzberger的态度是钦佩的,故C项正确 二、单句语法填空 1.(2017·江苏高考) (determine) where we are in relation to our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival
A．Scientific developments. B．Rapid social changes. C．Their own stubbornness. D．Decreasing readers. 3．How does the author show us what Mr.Sulzberger is like in the last paragraph? A．By comparing him with others. B．By interviewing him in person. C．By giving examples of his routines. D．By quoting comments from others. 4．What does the author think of Mr.Sulzberger according to the passage? A．Casual. B．Objective. C．Admirable. D．Critical. 【解题导语】本篇文章属于人物介绍类，介绍了著名出版人 A.G.Sulzberger 对《纽约 时报》的重要贡献，还介绍了他提出的“创新报道”理论以及他人对他的评价。 1．A 考查推理判断。根据第二段“That work came to be known as the ‘innovation(创 新)report’ ，which zeroed in on the importance of a digital future...The Times risked losing its leading place if it did not make sweeping changes”可知，“创 新报道”关注报纸数字化未来的重要性，《纽约时报》如果不改革，则将面临危机。据此可 以判断，A.G.Sulzberger 提及“创新报道”的目的是敦促《纽约时报》进行变革，故 A 项 正确。 2．C 考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“and said The Times risked losing its leading place if it did not make sweeping changes”和文章中提到的“innovation report”可 知，A.G.Sulzberger 认为《纽约时报》如果不做出变革，则将面临危机；据此可以判断， A.G.Sulzberger 认为传统媒体面临的最大的问题是它们固执己见，不思变革，故 C 项正确。 3．D 考查写作方法。通读最后一段可知，该段第二句介绍了同事对 A.G.Sulzberger 的评价，第四句和第五句介绍了视频编辑 Vincent Bova 对他的评价；据此可以判断，最后 一段是通过别人的评价来描述 A.G.Sulzberger 的，故 D 项正确。 4．C 考查观点态度。通读全文可知， A．G.Sulzberger 提出“创新报道”理论并前 瞻性地认识到数字化时代对传统媒体的影响，意识到传统媒体变革的重要意义；据此可以判 断，作者对 A.G.Sulzberger 的态度是钦佩的，故 C 项正确。 二、单句语法填空 1 ． (2017·江 苏高 考 )________(determine) where we are in relation to our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival
答案: Determining分析句子结构可知,应用动名词短语作主语,即本句中 Determining where we are in relation to our surroundings作主语, remaIns是谓语动 2. The (produce) of coffee beans is a huge, profitable business. 答案: production由设空前的“the”和后面的“of”可知,应填所给词的名词形式 production“生产;制造”。 3. Nowadays, children have more (free): they can do whatever they like. 答案: freedom freedom名词“自由”,在本句中作宾语。 4. Cats can help rid the home mIce 答案: of rid...of“使摆脱或除去……”。 5. a heavy fire reduced 90 percent of the houses ashes 答案: to red to...“使……沦为…”。 6.I bitterly (regret) that I had missed the wonderful filr 答案: regretted所填词由 bitterly(副词)修饰,且由从句中 had missed可知,此 处用动词的一般过去时。 (disturb) to think about so much work to do 答案: disturbing disturbing“令人不安的”,在句中作表语 8. The discovery of new evidence led to the thief s (catch) 答案: being caught本句中, lead to后接名词或动名词(短语),且 the thief和 catch 存在被动关系,故填 being caught,即动名词的被动结构,作1 ead to的宾语。 9.I am not satisfy) with the way he cut my ha 答案: satisfied be satisfied with.为固定短语,意为“对……感到满意” 10. Though he is young, he is struggling (support) a large family. 答案: to support struggle to do sth.“努力做某事” 、完形填空 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,选出可能填入空白处的 最佳选项 (2018·广东佛山市检测) A Letter to My Dad our year we found out about the cancer growing inside you. You told me the news that it had already spread and that you didn t know how long you had I was still at university. a parent dying was something that happened to people-people older than me i spent the first few months in For the first time
答案：Determining 分析句子结构可知，应用动名词短语作主语，即本句中 Determining where we are in relation to our surroundings 作主语，remains 是谓语动 词。 2．The ________(produce) of coffee beans is a huge, profitable business. 答案：production 由设空前的“the”和后面的“of”可知，应填所给词的名词形式。 production “生产；制造”。 3．Nowadays, children have more ________(free); they can do whatever they like. 答案：freedom freedom 名词“自由”，在本句中作宾语。 4．Cats can help rid the home ________mice. 答案：of rid ... of “使摆脱或除去……”。 5．A heavy fire reduced 90 percent of the houses ________ashes. 答案：to reduce ... to ... “使……沦为……”。 6．I bitterly ________(regret) that I had missed the wonderful film. 答案：regretted 所填词由 bitterly(副词)修饰，且由从句中 had missed 可知，此 处用动词的一般过去时。 7．It is ________(disturb) to think about so much work to do. 答案：disturbing disturbing “令人不安的”，在句中作表语。 8．The discovery of new evidence led to the thief's ________(catch)． 答案：being caught 本句中，lead to 后接名词或动名词(短语)，且 the thief 和 catch 存在被动关系，故填 being caught，即动名词的被动结构，作 lead to 的宾语。 9．I am not ________(satisfy) with the way he cut my hair. 答案：satisfied be satisfied with ... 为固定短语，意为“对……感到满意”。 10．Though he is young, he is struggling ________(support) a large family. 答案：to support struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。 三、完形填空 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，选出可能填入空白处的 最佳选项。 (2018·广东佛山市检测) A Letter to My Dad Four years ago we found out about the cancer growing inside you.You told me the news that it had already spread and that you didn't know how long you had __1__. I was still at university.A parent dying was something that happened to __2__ people—people older than me.I spent the first few months in__3__.For the first time
I felt 4, I wished I could just 5 you and take the cancer out. But there was nothing i could do been You reacted well to treatment and you re still here, though we dont know for how much 7 I' ve always wanted to say that I love you, and that Im 8 for everything you ve given me. But I cant. It feels like it is this unwritten 9 in our father-son relationship that 10 it. You re a man conservative and guarded with your You keep them to yourself and 12 others to do the same But i know you 13. I' ve seen your proud looks when I ve told you about my 14 at work and school over the years. I' ve seen your 15 when things havent gone well. I remember all the offers of help. I wish we could talk about what we 16 to each other. I wish you could tell you re 17 and I could tell you I love you. I wish these 18 concepts of masculinity(男子气概) weren' t so deeply19 in both of us. Maybe we will still see our way to that 20 before you go. But whatever the case, I just need to say it-I love you, and thank you 1. A waited B. left C. suffered D. stayed 2. A any B. few D. all 3. A doubt B. anger shoc 4. A powerless B. nervous C. lost 5. A reach inte B. turn to C. stand b D. look into 6. A confused B. luck C. active D. hopeless 7. A better B. deeper D. further B. grateful C. regretful D. desperate 9. A. letter B. word C. idea D. rule
I felt__4__.I wished I could just __5__ you and take the cancer out.But there was nothing I could do. We've been__6__.You reacted well to treatment and you're still here，though we don't know for how much __7__. I've always wanted to say that I love you，and that I'm__8__ for everything you've given me.But I can't.It feels like it is this unwritten__9__ in our fatherson relationship that__10__ it.You're a man conservative and guarded with your __11__.You keep them to yourself and __12__ others to do the same. But I know you __13__.I've seen your proud looks when I've told you about my __14__ at work and school over the years.I've seen your__15__ when things haven't gone well.I remember all the offers of help. I wish we could talk about what we __16__ to each other.I wish you could tell me you're __17__ and I could tell you I love you.I wish these __18__ concepts of masculinity(男子气概)weren't so deeply __19__ in both of us.Maybe we will still see our way to that __20__ before you go.But whatever the case，I just need to say it—I love you，and thank you. 1．A.waited B．left C．suffered D．stayed 2．A.any B．few C．other D．all 3．A.doubt B．anger C．vain D．shock 4．A.powerless B．nervous C．lost D．bored 5．A.reach into B．turn to C．stand by D．look into 6．A.confused B．lucky C．active D．hopeless 7．A.better B．deeper C．longer D．further 8．A.eager B．grateful C．regretful D．desperate 9．A.letter B．word C．idea D．rule
B. change D. transforms 11. A illnesses B. feelings D B C. allow D 13. Alie B. understand C. care D. fear 14. A achievements B. difficulties C. goals D. experiences B C. curiosity D. concern B. gi C. leave D. mean 17. A conservative B. brave D. helpful 18. A absurd B D. popu 19. A lost B. trapped C. rooted D. covered A situation solution C. achievement D. conversation 【解题导语】你以为你对他的爱很深沉,这是你了解的;你不了解的是,他对你的爱比 你的深沉一万倍。对父母的爱,要怎么才说得出口?别太晚。如果没有勇气当面表达,就写 封信来告诉他。 1.B四年前作者发现父亲身患癌症,癌细胞已经扩散,因此,此处指不知道还能活多 久。 how long you had left是“你还剩下多长时间”的意思,left用作后置定语。故选 2.C根据该空后的 people older than me可判断,作者以为父(母)亲垂死这件事只 会发生在比他年龄更大的人身上。故选C项。 3. D in doubt意为“怀疑”; in anger意为“生气地”: in valn意为“徒劳无益 地”; in shock意为“震惊地:吃惊地”。听到父亲患癌这件事,作者当然是长时间地感 到震惊。故选D项 刷有所得·方法:做完形填空题时,有些题要注意该空前后的介词、副词等。有时需要
10．A.prevents B．changes C．destroys D．transforms 11．A.illnesses B．feelings C．belongings D．opinions 12．A.require B．expect C．allow D．persuade 13．A.lie B．understand C．care D．fear 14．A.achievements B．difficulties C．goals D．experiences 15．A.power B．anger C．curiosity D．concern 16．A.have B．give C．leave D．mean 17．A.conservative B．brave C．proud D．helpful 18．A.absurd B．important C．useful D．popular 19．A.lost B．trapped C．rooted D．covered 20．A.situation B．solution C．achievement D．conversation 【解题导语】你以为你对他的爱很深沉，这是你了解的；你不了解的是，他对你的爱比 你的深沉一万倍。对父母的爱，要怎么才说得出口？别太晚。如果没有勇气当面表达，就写 封信来告诉他。 1．B 四年前作者发现父亲身患癌症，癌细胞已经扩散，因此，此处指不知道还能活多 久。how long you had left 是“你还剩下多长时间”的意思，left 用作后置定语。故选 B 项。 2．C 根据该空后的 people older than me 可判断，作者以为父(母)亲垂死这件事只 会发生在比他年龄更大的人身上。故选 C 项。 3．D in doubt 意为“怀疑”；in anger 意为“生气地”；in vain 意为“徒劳无益 地”；in shock 意为“震惊地；吃惊地”。听到父亲患癌这件事，作者当然是长时间地感 到震惊。故选 D 项。 刷有所得·方法：做完形填空题时，有些题要注意该空前后的介词、副词等。有时需要