必修第三册 Unit5The Value of Money Discovering Useful Structures 提升测评（有答案）

Unit5 Discovering Useful Structures and Viewing and Talking提升测评
I.完形填空
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives（高级管理人员）with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 1 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s standards, they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 2 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with long-time roommates, and 3 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 4 their monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have 5 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 6 of unfriendly co-workers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 7 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and empty. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 8 to which they have so quickly become accustomed.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and yet in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 9 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: It’s 10 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to 11 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 12 in their lives, but it’s hard to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 13 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our 14 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 15 in pursuing money over meaning These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.
1. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well
2. A. last B. least C. second D. best
3. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked
4. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected
5. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded
6. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve
7. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect
8. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project
9. A. let B. turn in C. give up D. believe in
10. A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable
11. A. take off B. drop off C. put off D. pay off
12. A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining
13. A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver
14. A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions
15. A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced
II.七选五
Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs. 1 , buy the best-fitting, best-built running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit. 2 . As always, you should stretch （伸展） at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.
During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day. 3 , it is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run. 4 . After two weeks, start timing yourself. 5 . Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.
A. After six days
B. For a good marathon runner
C. Before you begin your training
D. With each day, increase the distance by a half mile
E. If they still feel good, you can begin running in them
F. Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training
G. Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
答案：
I.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文，主要论述了作者大学毕业后在工作和生活的体验中所理解的“成功”的真正含义——物质上的成功和享受并不代表精神上的富足和幸福。
1.D 考查副词辨析。根据上文 As executives（高级管理人员）with banks...major corporations可知，作者的很多朋友在事业上的发展都很不错，由此结合选项可知应用well。
2. A 考查形容词辨析。根据下文 They made reservations at restaurants where the cost…They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.可知，这些人成功之后就不会再去自己以前经常光顾的小酒吧喝酒了，此处表示他们在那里喝了最后一杯酒。
3. B 考查动词辨析。根据本句中的 shook hands with long time roommates和下文中的“They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.”可知，此处指他们从小公寓搬进了高楼大厦。
4.C 考查动词辨析。根据本段语境可知，成功之后他们再也不会去小酒吧喝酒，而是在大酒店里就餐，那里一瓶酒的花费相当于他们的月租金。equal意为“与……相等”，符合语境。
5.C 考查动词辨析。根据下文Some 6 of unfriend co-workers and feel sad...Some do not respect the companies they work for…可知，很多人承认，尽管他们很成功，但他们并不快乐。admit意为“承认”，符合语境。
6.A 考查动词辨析。根据上文 despite their success, they aren’t happy可知，此处指很多人抱怨那些不友善的同事。complain意为“抱怨”，符合语境。
7.B 考查动词辨析。根据上文 despite their success, they aren’t happy可知，尽管他们很成功，但他们并不幸福，因为他们不喜欢那些他们要做的工作。
8.C 考查名词辨析。前文提到很多都是生活，如学校生活、工作生活，及上文 They made reservations at restaurants...new sports cars.可知，此处指他们发现自己工作只是为了支撑他们很快就习惯了的（这种奢侈的）生活方式。
9.D 考查动词短语辨析。根据空格后的 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families可推知，此处表示放弃他们现在的工作，去为自己相信的东西而努力。believe in意为“相信”，符合语境。
10.C 考查形容词辨析。根据下文 They have loans，bills，，retirement to save for.可知，他们最后发现，过自己想要的生活、与家人多待一会儿的想法对于他们来说是不可能的，因为他们要还贷款、付账单，甚至还要储存退休金等。
11.D 考查动词短语辨析。结合上文及空格后的retirement to save for可推知，此处指偿还贷款、付账单。pay off意为“付清，还清”，符合语境。
12.A 考查形容词辨析。从上下文可知，由于他们不喜欢自己的工作，无法与家人多待一会儿，所以他们意识到生活中似乎缺少了些什么。missing意为“丢失了的”，符合语境。
13.A 考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指现在的社会以金钱来衡量一切。measure意为“衡量”，符合语境。
14.D 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，生活在一个以金钱来衡量一切的社会中，我们从小就学会要从经济的角度来考虑我们所做决定的成本。
15.B 考查动词辨析。此处指在追求金钱的过程中所涉及的个人和社会成本。be involved in意为“与……相关，涉及……”，符合语境。
II.语篇解读:本文介绍了马拉松训练需要认真的准备和稳定、渐进的过程。
1.C 根据第二段中的 During the first week可知这里是指训练前的准备工作，故选C。
2.E 设空处与其前一句是顺承关系，故选E。
3.A 根据上文 During the first week和下文 take a day off to rest可知，一周七天里训练六天后休息一天是明智的，故选A。
4.D 根据本段第一句中的 During the first week，do not think about distance和第二个But可知，这里要考虑距离的问题了，故选D。
5.G 设空处对上文进行总结，根据下文的 timetable和设空处前两句话可知，这里是增加距离和设定时间的目标。故选G。
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