同步课堂专练
Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Section B Using language (重点练)
一、阅读理解
Work isn't what it used to be. There are still people working at regular jobs, but the job market has suffered a lot. Jobs are in short supply and people have had to find other ways to make a living.
The Internet has made it possible for people to find what makes them happy in order to make a living. Work trends have changed because of technology. More and more workers are working directly from their homes. You might be hired by a company who requires you to work from home.
The future of work trends is simple. More people will begin to work from home. There may even come a time when most people work from the comfort of a home office. There will always be regular jobs. Someone has to run the store and drive the truck. However, if you work in an office, chances of you working from home are becoming greater and greater. The future looks bright for those who dream of earning a living from their own computer workstation and many people have already realised that dream.
Your future could follow a wonderful new trend in your job. It is a trend that allows mothers to stay at home with their children while still contributing to the financial status (财务状况)of the family. It also means that people can find exactly what they are looking for. There are really no limits to what can be done with job trends going the way they are.
The future trends in work hold wonderful things for us. Families will again have more time for each other. Family life will become more of a priority (优先)and success at work will be much easier to achieve.
(1)From the first paragraph we can know .
A.most people now work at their regular jobs
B.people have had to find new ways of earning a living
C.many people now don't like work in a certain company
D.you can always find a job in the job market
(2)Your future could follow a wonderful new trend in your job because of .
A.the changing lifestyles
B.the powerful economic conditions
C.the development of technology
D.the comfort of the future office
(3)From the passage we can infer that working mothers in the future will .
A.do jobs better than their husbands
B.contribute more money to the family
C.play with their children more frequently
D.play a more important role in the family and society
(4)The last two paragraphs tell us .
A.the advantages of new job trends
B.the work patterns in the new trends
C.what matters most to people in the new trends
D.what is the right time to reform our work patterns
二 七选五
任务型阅读
How to Survive and Thrive
Here are some tips to help you learn not only to survive, but to thrive (成长) and grow in a chaotic world.
Try to build on strengths rather than focus on limitations. ________Maybe you'll become an auto mechanic (技工), or maybe you'll make good use of your ability to classify detailed information to build a career as a biologist or druggist.
Realize that few mistakes are disastrous. Did you fail a course ________Most of us can't avoid an occasional failure, but we can learn bounce-back attitudes through failures.
________Cecilia, a shy twelve-year-old, became livelier when she won the lead in a school play. "We want you to improve your grades, but not spend time on plays!" said her worried mother. To everyone's surprise, Cecilia's grades improved. ________Most importantly, no matter what happens, Cecilia can return to that feeling of success whenever she gets discouraged.
Getting into a top university — or any university — will not guarantee success. I've met people from top universities who have experienced unemployment and even homelessness. ________Career-changers who face the future with an attitude of "I can handle anything" are the ones who win today. While in difficulties, they keep up their spirits till they figure out what to do next.
A. Have no idea about your future plan
B. Face rejection from a first-choice college
C. Life is hard at the moment, but we're surviving.
D. Try to experience success in any area of your life.
E. I've met high school drop-outs who became very successful.
F. Do you spend hours studying models of cars for the last twenty years
G. And she made new friends with the "good kids" who were also achievers.
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Future Life on Mars
Compared with the life we ________ (live) on the earth now, the future life on Mars will be ________ (total) different.
Firstly, without pollution on Mars, people will be able to drink cleaner water ________ breathe fresher air, so they will be ________ (health).The food on Mars will be different from ________ food now. People will just take ________ (pill) and drink man-made juice instead of eating bread and meat. Secondly, people will travel back to the earth or to other planets for sightseeing by spaceship. Additionally, there will be no ________ (fix) school and classrooms. Children will just fly to ________ classroom ________ the school spaceships. And people won't work in factories or companies. They can stay at home, ________ (work) with computers.
参考答案
一【答案】 (1)B
(2)C
(3)C
(4)A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了由于科技的发展,工作趋势发生了变化。
(1)考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Jobs are in short supply and people have had to find other ways to make a living."可知, 现阶段工作机会比较少, 人们需要另求谋生的门路。故选B。
(2)考查细节理解。根据第二段“Work trends have changed because of technology."可知, 科技的发展为我们未来就业提供了新的趋势。故选C。
(3)考查推理判断。根据第四段可知, 未来的工作趋势允许工作的妈妈和她们的孩子一起待在家中。故选C。
(4)考查段落大意。最后两段重点说明了未来就业趋势的益处。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,推理判断和段落大意三个题型的考查,是一篇社会现象类阅读,要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。
二【答案】 F;B;D;G;E
【解析】本文是一篇应用文,作者就如何在社会中成功给出了建议。
(1)根据空后“Maybe you'll become an auto mechanic (技工), or maybe you'll make good use of your ability to classify detailed information to build a career as a biologist or druggist”或者你可以成为一个自动化技工,或者你也可能充分利用你的能分辨细节信息的能力,成就自己作为生物学家或药剂师的职业,本空承接下文,可推出,本空应该是,引出自己有一些技术方面的优势,F. Do you spend hours studying models of cars for the last twenty years “在过去的二十年里你一直花费时间研究汽车吗?”,符合语境。故选F。
(2)根据空前“Did you fail a course ”在某一课程上,你失败过吗?;以及下文“Most of us can't avoid an occasional failure”我们都不可避免地会经历偶尔的的失败,本空承上启下,所以可推出,作者列举了一些生活中失败的例子,然后告诉我们失败不可怕,B. Face rejection from a first-choice college “经历过来自首选大学的拒绝吗?”,符合语境。故选B。
(3)本空位于段首,是该段落的主旨。根据本段内容,作者举例,一个害羞的女孩,通过在学校表演队的成就,成功地带动了自己的学习成绩,再结合空后“Most importantly, no matter what happens, Cecilia can return to that feeling of success whenever she gets discouraged. ”最重要的是,无论发生什么,当Cecilia在泄气的时候,都会回忆到那种成功的感觉,可推出,本段主旨是,建议读者要尝试各个领域的成就,以带动其他方面的成功,D. Try to experience success in any area of your life.“努力尝试生活中各个领域的成功”,符合语境。故选D。
(4)根据空前“To everyone's surprise, Cecilia's grades improved. ”使大家吃惊的是,她的成绩提高了;以及空后“Most importantly, no matter what happens, Cecilia can return to that feeling of success whenever she gets discouraged. ”最重要的是,无论发生什么,当Cecilia在泄气的时候,都会回忆到那种成功的感觉,本空承上启下,可推出,此处是列举了Cecilia在表演上取得成功后,给她的生活其他方面带来的好处,G. And she made new friends with the "good kids" who were also achievers.“她还和许多成功者交了朋友”,符合语境,故选G。
(5)根据空前“I've met people from top universities who have experienced unemployment and even homelessness. ”我见过许多一流大学毕业的学生经历失业,甚至无家可归”,本空呼应主题,承接上文,可推出,作者接着给出相反的例子,E. I've met high school drop-outs who became very successful.“我也遇到过高中辍学的人变得非常成功”,符合语境。故选E。
【点评】考查七选五,本文是一篇教育类阅读, 要求在理解细节信息的基础上,着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
三【答案】 are living;totally;and;healthier;our;pills;fixed;the;in;working
【解析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了未来火星上的生活。
(1)考查时态。句意:与我们现在地球上的生活比较,未来火星上的生活将完全不同。由"now"可知,本句为现在进行时。故填are living。
(2)考查副词。句意:与我们现在地球上的生活比较,未来火星上的生活将完全不同。totally 为副词修饰形容词different。故填totally。
(3)考查连词。句意:首先,火星上没有污染,人们将能喝更干净的水,呼吸更新鲜的空气,所以他们会更健康。分析句意可知,本句表示两个动作的并列,所以连词为and。故填and。
(4)考查形容词。句意:首先,火星上没有污染,人们将能喝更干净的水,呼吸更新鲜的空气,所以他们会更健康。由"cleaner, fresher"可知,空处填healthy的比较级healthier。故填healthier。
(5)考查代词。句意:火星上的食物将不同于我们现在的食物。分析句意可知,本句在说明火星上的食物将不同于我们现在的食物,所以空处应填形容词性物主代词来修饰food。故填our。
(6)考查名词。句意:人们将只吃药片,喝人造果汁,而不是吃面包和肉。take pills“吃药”,其中pill为可数名词,其前无任何修饰词,所以用pill的复数pills。故填pills。
(7)考查形容词。句意:此外,将没有固定的学校和教室。fixed为形容词修饰名词 school and classrooms。故填fixed。
(8)考查冠词。句意:孩子们将乘坐学校的宇宙飞船飞到教室。分析句子可知,本句特指教室,所以用定冠词the来特指教室。故填the。
(9)考查介词。句意:孩子们将乘坐学校的宇宙飞船飞往教室。in the school spaceships“乘宇宙飞船”。in“在…内部”。故填in。
(10)考查非谓语动词。句意:他们可以呆在家里,用电脑工作。分析句子可知,they与work在逻辑上 是主动关系,所以用现在分词作伴随状语。故填working。
【点评】本题考点涉及时态,副词,连词,形容词,代词,名词,冠词,介词以及非谓语动词等多个知识点的考查,是一篇生活类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,并结合相关语法知识,进行分析推理,从而写出正确的单词形式。
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