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1、 中学英语阅读理解专练小卷（16）Journalism WorkshopLearn print, radio, television, digitalWashington, DC area high school students are invited to apply to the Washington Association of Black Journalists annual Urban Journalism Workshop. WABJ has been guiding the next generation of journalists since 1986 through th

2、is programme. UJW was started by long-time Chicago Tribune and St. Louis Times Dispatch reporter George Curry and former Washington Post reporter Athelia Knight. During the workshop, students learn the fundamentals of print, radio, TV and digital journalism. Current and former professional journalis

3、ts of The Washington Post, NPR and other media companies volunteer to teach participants. A scholarship is offered for qualifying seniors.Sessions are held for eight continuous Saturdays from 29 February to 18 April, 9 am 4 pm.Scholarship criteria includes an essay, stories produced in the workshop,

4、 class attendance and participation in all eight sessions.High school students, all classifications, in the greater DC area are encouraged to apply.Students should contact UJW Coordinator Trina Williams at ujwdc for details or check with their high school advisers.To download an application, read mo

5、re about available scholarships or learn about the Urban Journalism Workshop, visit www.ujw online.org, or contact: UJW Coordinator Trina Williams at ujw dc . Applications and required materials must be received by Friday, 29 January.278What can be learnt if the students join the workshop?AThe manag

6、ement of the UJW.BThe basic skills of digital journalism.CThe classification of electronic devices.DThe qualities of environmental journalists.279Which date is suitable for participants to attend the workshop?ASaturday, 10 April.BWednesday, 18 March.CWednesday, 29 January.DSaturday, 22 February.280I

7、n which section of a newspaper may this text appear?ASports.BEducation.CScience.DEntertainment.If you want to make sure that you understand this story as fully as possible,you might consider printing the article and reading it on paper.Virginia Clinton carried out the research examination. Clintons

8、examination found that reading from paper generally led to better understanding and improved a persons performance on tests connected to the reading material. And, she found no major difference in reading speed between the two. Such differences were notable only when the reading material was exposit

9、ory textsor explanatory and based on fact. Clinton said she found no major difference when it came to narrative,fictional texts.Clinton also found that paper readers usually have a higher recognition of how well they have understood a text than screen readers.She said,“We think that weve reading the

10、 story or the book better than we actually are.We think we understand what we are reading better than how we are actually reading.” Yet,this inflated sense of understanding is especially common among screen readers.Clinton said there are many possible reasons for such findings.Overconfidence of scre

11、en readers,for example,could be the result of a distracted,less focused mind.Clinton said,“If you are enjoying the reading process,youre going to be more involved.Youre going to be paying better attention.Preferences are a key issue here.”Clinton said, “Several studies have found that people often t

12、hink of paper material as more important and serious. If you are reading from paper,your mind thinks,This is something important.I need to pay attention to it.”Readers might connect computer screens with fun,less serious activities such as checking social media or watching Netflix.Clinton described

13、this kind of reading as “enjoyment reading”.Although her findings may support paper reading over screen reading,Clinton says,“When youre reading on a screen,it can be programmed that you have to answer questions and get them right before you can continue.Paper cant make you do that.Other tools in de

14、velopment will offer students reading at a lower level more simple texts while providing their other classmates more complex versions of the same text.”281What did Clinton find in her study?APaper readers were better at reading fictional texts.BScreen reading resulted in a more focused mind.CPaper r

15、eading was found to be more efficient.DScreen reading brought more enjoyment for readers.282Paper reading material is usually considered .Amore seriousBmore enjoyableCtoo informalDa little funny283What does Clinton think is the advantage of screen reading?AIt can be programmed with instant answers.B

16、It provides personalised reading material.CIt has tools to force readers to continue reading.DIt makes readers have more fun in reading.284What is the main idea of the passage?AScreen time makes reading more effective.BPaper reading is more effective than screen reading.CScreen reading is more suita

17、ble for some readers.DScreen reading is improving paper reading.A new study found people growing up in rural areas have better navigation (导航) skills than those raised in cities and that people whose home cities have grid layouts (网格布局) are slightly better at navigating similarly organised streets,

18、despite having poorer performance overall.The study involved nearly 4,000,000 participants from 38 countries who played Sea Hero Quest (SHQ), a game requiring them to navigate a boat in a virtual environment to find the places marked on a map. The researchers found that where people grew up influenc

19、ed their performance in the game, while their present living place did not affect their scores.The researchers compared the home cities of the participants by analysing the “lack-of-order” state of the street networks, to measure the complexity of the layouts. People whose hometowns street layouts w

20、ere more ordered like New York were worse at playing SHQ. Those from cities with less ordered street layouts like Prague performed only slightly worse than those from rural areas. To test if people from cities could more effectively find the right direction in environments similar to where they grew

21、 up, the researchers developed a city-themed version of SHQ, called CHQ, requiring participants to drive down the streets in a virtual environment from simple grids to more winding street layouts. People growing up in cities with grid layouts were slightly better at navigating in similar environment

22、s, although the difference was not as significant as their performance in SHQ.The SHQ project was designed to aid Alzheimers research. Professor Michael Hornberger said, “Lack of spatial (空间的) navigation is a key Alzheimers symptom in the early stages of the disease. We are seeking to use the knowle

23、dge learned from SHQ to develop better disease monitoring tools.” Dr Susan Kohlhaas also said, “Thanks to the amazing response, we have been able to collect data from over four million players. If were to understand Alzheimers, its vital that we have participation from as many people as possible wit

24、h diverse backgrounds and experiences.”285What is the finding of the study?AStreet patterns in games are vital to ones performance.BPeople raised in cities have a good sense of direction.CGrowing up in rural areas improves navigation skills.DOnes present living place affects their navigation skills.

25、286What did the participants do in the game?AThey drew their own maps of places in a virtual environment.BThey carried out a task of finding the marked place.CThey marked some places on a map to navigate a boat.DThey played games against each other to mark the map.287What can be inferred about SHQ f

26、rom Paragraph 3?AIts harder than CHQ for those from cities.BResearchers developed it based on CHQ.CIt evaluates navigation skills better than CHQ.DPlayers from New York did better than those from Prague.288Why does Dr Susan Kohlhaas acknowledge the project?AIt helps Alzheimers patients play SHQ.BIt

27、helps people gain navigation skills.CIt helps get a better knowledge of Alzheimers.DIt helps spot Alzheimers at an early stage.Ive been interested in languages for as long as I can remember. My dad was a language genius. My family traveled widely when I was a child, and my dad would talk to everyone

28、 we met with ease. His abilities greatly impressed me. I wished then that I would someday be able to speak as many languages as he had been able to.I wasnt a natural language learner. When I was 11 years old, I made slow progress with French at school and almost gave it up. After I entered college,

29、I read many German writers in translation. I loved them so much that I wanted to read them in their native tongue. This desire drove me to pick up German. Once I had mastered German, I found myself in love with languages. Since then, I have never stopped learning new languages. By my late twenties,

30、I was able to speak French, Latin and Greek.Im often asked what my secret is. The answer is, predictably, endless hours of reading and studying. Before I got married, I would spend 16 hours every day studying languages. I used to like walking fast outdoors while listening to a recording of language

31、and repeating it out loud.Now, I can read about 40 languages and speak most of them fluently. Asian languages are more difficult to master. It took me almost ten years to get my Korean skills close to native level. I live in Singapore now. At home, I speak French with my sons. If my Korean wife is t

32、here, well use English. When we dont want the kids to understand our conversations, we use Korean.Ive studied Esperanto (世界语). Though I can see the benefits of a world language, I think the world would be a less interesting place if there were only one language. It would be like visiting a garden wh

33、ere there was only one type of plant!289When he was a child, the author had a wish to be able to _.Atravel as widely as his father hadBmeet as widely as his father hadCspeak as many languages as his father had been able toDlearn languages as easily as his father had been able to290According to the a

34、rticle, when he was learning Greek, the author _.Awas still a teenagerBhad just entered collegeCwas 23 years oldDcould already speak German fluently291According to the article, the author learns new languages by _.Awalking fast outdoorsBchatting with native speakersCfollowing traditional methodsDdoi

35、ng lots of grammar exercises292By comparing the world to a garden and languages to plants in the last paragraph, the author mainly wanted to show that _.AEsperanto is a useful inventionBthe variety of languages is necessaryCAsian languages are difficult to masterDthere are no shortcuts to learning l

36、anguagesHow good are you at maths? Some people love the challenge of algebra (代数) or enjoy working out number puzzles such as Sudoko. Maths is all around us, from working out how to split the bill after a meal, to calculating your household bills. But many dread the moment when they have to deal wit

37、h numbers and figures and feel a real sense of worry and confusion. It can seem discouraging, but this “maths anxiety” is perfectly normal, and youre definitely not alone. And anyway, our worries and fears dont necessarily reflect our ability.The problem really starts in childhood, at school. Resear

38、ch has found that maths teachers who are nervous about teaching the subject can pass on their anxiety to the pupils, and girls may be more likely to be affected. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) found around 31% of 15 and 16-year-olds across 34 countries said they got very n

39、ervous doing maths problems, 33% said they got tense doing maths homework, and nearly 60% said they worried maths classes would be difficult. Shulamit Kahn, a professor from Boston Universitys Questrom School of Business, said she believes giving students, particularly girls, good role models is “cr

40、itical, especially at a young age”. She thinks the key is to get people, especially women who loves maths, to younger children.Writing for BBC Future, David Robson says “Its not clear why maths arouses so much fear compared to geography. But the fact that theres a right or wrong answer theres no roo

41、m for tricks might make you more worried about underperforming.” And once we assume were not a “maths person” , we avoid solving things that we probably could do.Psychologists have been trying to work out why mental arithmetic (算术) can bring us out in a sweat. That seed of fear may come from many so

42、urces, but some suggest that expressing your fears can loosen their hold on you, and encourage children to see a maths test as a challenge, not a threat. Ideally, we need to think positively about maths and give it a second chance.293What does the underlined word “dread” in Paragraph 1 mean?ATake.BF

43、ear.CExpect.DEnjoy.294Which of the followings is the finding of PISA?AAll girls thought maths classes more challenging.BMany pupils had chances to have maths anxiety.CSome teens felt stressed in doing maths homework.DFew students could solve maths problems confidently.295What can we learn from the p

44、assage?AIt is quite uncommon for people to have maths anxiety.BExperts have worked out what caused our maths anxiety.CWe are unable to solve maths problems because we do not like maths.DWe keep away from maths problems because we doubt our maths ability.296What advice may the author agree with?ASpea

45、k out your maths anxiety.BLeave maths homework alone.CTry twice more in maths tests.DTurn to math teachers for help.答案：278B 279A 280B【来源】Unit6TheMedia单元能力测试卷20212022学年高中英语北师大版选择性必修第二册【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了华盛顿地区的高中生受邀申请到新闻工作室学习印刷，广播，电视和数字新闻的基本原理的活动的相关情况。278细节理解题。根据第一段中的“During the workshop, students learn

46、 the fundamentals of print, radio, TV and digital journalism.”（在工作坊中，学生学习印刷、广播、电视和数字新闻的基础知识。）可知，学生参加工作坊能学到数字新闻的基本技能。故选B项。279细节理解题。根据第二段“Sessions are held for eight continuous Saturdays from 29 February to 18 April, 9 am 4 pm.”（会议从2月29日至4月18日连续八个星期六上午9时至下午4时举行。）可知， 4月10日，星期六适合参加者参加工作坊。故选A项。280推理判断题。根

47、据文章大意，第一段中的“Washington, D.C. area high school students are invited to apply to the Washington Association of Black Journalists annual Urban Journalism Workshop.”（华盛顿特区的高中学生被邀请申请参加华盛顿黑人记者协会的年度城市新闻工作坊。）和“A scholarship is offered for qualifying seniors.(符合条件的高年级学生可获得奖学金)”的内容，因此文章是有关于教育的话题，由此可推出，这篇文章可能出

48、现在报纸的教育板块。故选B项。281C 282A 283B 284B【来源】Unit6Writingworkshop-Readingclub同步基础能力提升测试-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册【导语】本文是一篇说明文。电子媒体可以给读者提供个性化的阅读材料，但是，比起在电子设备上阅读纸质材料的阅读更加有效率。281细节理解题。根据第二段“Clintons examination found that reading from paper generally led to better understanding and improved a persons performance on tests connected to the reading material. And, she found no majo