分类综合训练:阅读理解+完形填空+选词填空+书面表达
阅读理解
On May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company became one of the first American companies to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week. It was something workers and labor unions had been calling for. However, the five-day workweek was to increase productivity. With more time and money, workers were expected to buy and use the products they were making. Manufacturers soon followed Ford’s lead, and the Monday-to-Friday workweek became standard practice.
Since then, everything has changed but the hours. Many people worked longer, which severely influenced health and well-being, as well as the environment. Until the Second World War, it was common for one person in a family, usually the oldest male, to work full-time. Women gradually made up 42 percent of the world’s full-time workforce. Later, technology made lots of work unnecessary, with computers and robots doing many tasks previously performed by humans.
Well into the 21st century, we continue to work the same long hours as 20th century laborers, using up more of Earth’s supply to produce more goods that we must keep working to buy, use and replace in a seemingly endless cycle of hard work and consumption. It’s time to pause and consider better ways to live like shifting from fossil-fueled lifestyles with which our consumer-based workweeks are connected.
The UK New Economics Foundation argues that a standard 21-hour workweek would solve a number of interconnected problems: overwork, unemployment, over-consumption, high carbon emissions, low well-being, and the lack of time to live sustainably, to care for each other, and simply to enjoy life. Economic systems that require constant growth on a finite (有限的) planet make no sense. It’s time for a change in our economic thinking.
1. Why did Henry Ford shorten the workweek?
A. To increase efficiency. B. To cut workers’ salaries.
C. To end conflicts with workers. D. To create more job opportunities.
2. What happened in the workforce after World War II?
A. Job positions were created due to technology.
B. Technology let people work more flexibly.
C. The oldest male had to work longer.
D. More women got full-time jobs.
3. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. The 2lst century sees the longest working hours.
B. Longer working hours means better consumption ability.
C. The cycle of hard work and consumption should be changed.
D. Stopping our way of life can change the present workweek.
4. What will a 21-hour workweek bring about according to the last paragraph?
A. Some companies will be closed down.
B. Economic growth will be slow.
C. Economic systems can work better.
D. People can enjoy life more.
阅读七选五
Does meeting new people make you nervous? If so, you are not alone. But making a good first impression isn’t as hard as you might think. It just involves a few simple choices.
Look your best.
1
But you don’t need to look like a model to make a good impression. You just need to take care of yourself. Make sure your clothing is clean, not wrinkled and appropriate for the situation.
2
Stand tall.
The way you stand, sit and move tells others a lot about you. Standing up straight makes you look and feel confident. When you approach someone, make eye contact and smile to show you’re friendly and interested.
3
Speak up.
Speak loudly and clearly enough so that people don’t have to struggle to hear you. If you don’t know what to say, ask questions.
4
When people are talking, pay attention to what they’re saying rather than planning what you’ll say next. And if you’re not sure what they mean, ask!
Value people.
Most importantly, show people you care. Your concerns for them will be obvious if you smile and listen carefully.
5 Don’t keep them waiting. Everyone you meet is important. So make eye contact, smile and greet them. They’ll appreciate it and others may be watching.
A. Respect other people’s time, too.
B. And remember, you are important, too.
C. Then greet them with a firm handshake.
D. Most people enjoy talking about themselves.
E. Don’t forget little things like brushing your teeth.
F. Obviously your appearance influences people’s impression of you.
G. One survey suggested blue or black clothes are best for job interviews.
1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________
5. ____________
完形填空
I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: Practice the art of 1 . It is something so simple, but so 2 to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no 3 . We just want to be 4 . Therefore, I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day, 5 I was busy.
As I was 6 in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I 7 talked to. She always looked like a(n) 8 lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and just listened. She told me about her unlucky 9 who was killed in a car crash last year, and her 10 daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her 11 much better. At the end of the 12 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how 13 she was. Of course, we 14 friends after our first talk.
What an inspiration she is! 15 with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a 16 to succeed and a big smile every day.
I believe everyone 17 a ray of sunshine in their life—someone that will give them a big warm 18 and say, “You’re amazing!”
I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to 19 happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful!” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with 20 them by chance and with joy.
1. A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
2. A. complex B. funny C. common D. important
3. A. doubt B. concern C. opinions D. answers
4. A. seen B. heard C. known D. taught
5. A. ever since B. even though C. now that D. as if
6. A. drinking B. kidding C. sitting D. lying
7. A. never B. frequently C. always D. sometimes
8. A. lucky B. positive C. humorous D. outgoing
9. A. mother B. father C. husband D. son
10. A. sick B. lazy C. careless D. naughty
11. A. eat B. feel C. behave D. recover
12. A. conversation B. lunch C. day D. test
13. A. kind B. beautiful C. amazing D. boring
14. A. helped B. became C. encouraged D. comforted
15. A. Faced B. Shocked C. Confused D. Defeated
16. A. way B. will C. duty D. chance
17. A. has B. discovers C. appreciates D. needs
18. A. hand B. welcome C. hug D. home
19. A. share B. seek C. enjoy D. spread
20. A. find B. open C. receive D. read
书面表达
假定你是李华,你曾发邮件邀请外教Daniel参加你们班的春游活动,但你把时间和地点弄错了。请用英语给他写封邮件说明情况并向他道歉,内容包括:
1.说明情况并道歉;
2.告知正确的时间和地点;
3.希望Daniel能参加春游活动。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Daniel,
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Heal the World (Excerpt)
治愈世界(节选)
By Michael Jackson
——迈克尔·杰克逊
There’s a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You’ll find there’s no need to cry
In this place, you’ll feel there’s no hurt or sorrow
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
If you want to know why
There’s a love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares for joyful giving
If we try
We shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love’s enough for us growing
在你心中有个地方
我知道那里充滿了爱
这个地方会比明天更灿烂
如果你真的努力过
你会发觉不必哭泣
在这个地方,你感觉不到伤痛或烦忧
到这个地方的方法很多
如果你真心关怀生者
营造一些空间
创造一个更美好的地方
拯救这世界
让它变得更美好
为你,为我,为了全人类
不断有人死去
如果你真心关怀生者
就为你,为我,创造一个更美好的地方
如果你想知道缘由
那是因为有一种爱,它不会说谎
爱是坚强的
爱就是心甘情愿地奉献
如果我们努力尝试
我们将会明白
在这幸福中,我们感觉不到丝毫恐惧或畏惧
我们不仅仅是活着,而是真正开始生活
那爱的感觉将延续下去
爱让我们不断成长
答案
阅读理解
1—4 ADCD
阅读七选五
1—5 FECDA
完形填空
1—5 ADCBB 6—10 CABCA
11—15 BACBA 16—20 BDCDA
书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Daniel,
I am terribly sorry for making a mistake in my last email, which invited you to our spring outing. Due to my carelessness, I provided a wrong time and place. I’m writing to apologize for it and inform you of the correct information.
The spring outing is going to be held at 8 am on June 30th in Zhongshan Park, which is near our middle school. Please arrive a few minutes earlier so that we can start out on time.
Would you please let me know whether you can come or not in advance? We will be more than delighted if you can spare some time from your busy schedule.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua