Unit11TheMedia在新闻报道中,原始资料和二手资料区别很大,了解清楚这一点能帮助我们在日常生活中区分事实和观点。SearchingfortheTruthCollectingandwritingnewsislikeresearchinginhistory:thebestinformationcomesfromthosewhowerethereatthetime.SoifwewanttostudythehistoryofChinainthesixthcenturyAD,welookatthewritingsofthepeoplewholivedthen.Theyarecalledtheprimarysourcesbecausetheytelluswhatitwasliketolivethen.Peopleatamuchlaterdatewhowriteaboutthesameeventsarecalledsecondarysources.Inanewspaperthepositionisdifferentbecausethesetworolesareoftencombined.Thismeansareporterwhoinvestigatesastorymaybethesamepersonwhowritesit.Ifthishappens,thereporterisboththeprimaryandthesecondarysource.Butthephotographerwhoworkswithhim/herisstillaprimarysource.Itisimportanttoseparateprimaryandsecondarysourcesbecauseitcanhelpustodecidewhatistrue.Aprimarysourceismorelikelytobetruethanasecondaryonebecausehe/shecangiveusfacts(whathappened)ratherthanopinions(whathe/shethinkshappened).[阅读障碍词]1.primaryadj.首要的2.combinevt.结合;联合3.investigatevt.调查4.separatevt.区分[诱思导读]根据短文回答下列问题1.Whatarecalledprimarysources?Thewritingsofthepeoplewhoexperiencedorsawtheeventsthen.2.Whatarecalledsecondarysources?Thewritingsofthepeoplewhowriteabouttheeventsatamuchlaterdate.3.Whyisitimportanttoseparateprimaryandsecondarysources?Becauseitcanhelpustodecidewhatistrue.SectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Warmup&Lesson1)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.beliefA.n.事情,事件()2.affairB.adj.政治的()3.evidenceC.vt.要求,请求()4.politicalD.n.债务,欠款()5.demandE.vt.宣布,宣告()6.applicationF.adj.高兴的,愉快的()7.explodeG.n.信仰;信心;信任()8.debtH.n.申请(书);应用()9.delightedI.n.证明,证据()10.announceJ.vt.爆炸[答案]1—5GAIBC6—10HJDFEⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A.由……组成B.归结于C.详细地D.最后E.阻止……做……F.代表G.照顾H.盼望()1.TheAmericanflagstandsforfreedomandjustice.()2.Thekidsarelookingforwardtothevacation—they'veneverbeentoCaliforniabefore.()3.TheconsumermightbehappytogetareasonablypricedmealmadeupoffoodsfromThailand,Spain,ItalyandZambia.()4.Theircompaniesareintroducedindetail.()5.Keepingajournalpreventsyoufromlosinganidea.()6.Hetriedvariousjobsandintheendbecameanaccountant(会计).()7.Whatdoourchoicesinthiscomedownto?()8.Therewasnooneelsetotakecareoftheirchildren.[答案]1—5FHACE6-8DBGAfricaonG8Agenda(议程)July5,2005ScotlandTheGroupofEight,orG8,wasformedbyeightoftheworld'swealthiestnationsin1998.TheG8ismadeupofpoliticalleadersfromFrance,theUnitedStates,Britain,Germany,Japan,Italy,CanadaandRussia.Theymeeteverysummertodiscussmajorproblemsthatconcernthewholeworld①.Itisgoingtoberememberedasahistoricalmeetingthisyear,asthetopicofAfricawillbediscussedindetail②.Widespread(广泛的)poverty(贫穷,穷困)inAfricameansthatmanypeopletherecannotgetthewater,clothing,housing,electricity(电)oreducationtheyneed③.AIDSisanotherproblemofgreatconcernsosex(性)educationandhealthcareadministration(管理)areextremelyimportant.Reforms(改革)havebeendemandedbypeoplefromallovertheworld.TheywanttheleaderstocancelthedebtofAfrica'spoorestcountriessothattheproblemstherecanbepreventedfromgettinganyworse④.Theirbeliefisthatthisistheonlywayformanyofthesenationstoescapetheirpainfulpasts⑤.非洲问题摆上八国首脑峰会议题2005年7月5日苏格兰八国集团或者G8,是1998年由世界上八个最富有的国家组成的。八国集团由来自法国、美国、英国、德...