Unit 2 A life's work Starting out&Understanding ideas
一、单词拼写
1.According to the new research, how we cook and eat food r_______ the way that we treat life.
2.Traveling abroad was limited to rich tourists and w______ business people decades ago.
3.The book is an absolute must-read if you would like an ______ (简单的) method of improving your life.
4.I'm more than delighted to know that you're quite interested in ancient Chinese ______ (名人).
5.The _______ (魅力) of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.
6.The newly opened __________ (杂货店) gives you a variety of goods.
7.Throughout the history of ______ (时尚), when any new trend appears, most people tend to hate it.
8.Parents need to encourage kids to develop their ________ (潜能) without putting too much pressure.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
take off, approach to, such as, be restricted to, pay attention to, belong to, put into, ,focus on, pass away, more than
1. These people were having a conversation rather than __________ the movie.
2. Many countries __________ the Third World are developing quickly.
3. The young man __________ work so much that he made a big progress.
4. He __________ two weeks __________ in August for some reason.
5. All eyes were __________ him when the speaker began to give the speech.
6. Alice was very sorry to hear that her grandmother had __________ two days before.
7. Facing up to your problem rather than running away from them is the best __________ working things out.
8. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by __________ eight million tourists every year.
9. We study several subjects, __________ Chinese, maths and English.
10. According to the doctor, the damage __________ the left side of the brain.
三、阅读理解
In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.
The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.
This isn't a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load and a full-time job. Such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on.
But it's not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. That means that though they're sacrificing time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working full time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes.
There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who end up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn't gone at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.
1.According to the passage, what is the reality of college students
A.They throw parties a lot. B.They stay up late every night.
C.They work besides attending classes. D.They pay no attention to exams.
2.What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students
A.The need of developing social networks. B.The lack of summer jobs for young adults.
C.The chance of finding a job after graduation. D.The expenses of high tuition and living costs.
3.What can we learn from the passage
A.Working students are more likely to finish college.
B.Students can cover their college expenses through working.
C.Students receive a huge reward for managing work and class.
D.Working while attending school may not help students get career benefits.
4.What is the best title for the passage
A.The Difficulties of Landing a Job B.The Struggle of Work-School Balance
C.The Reward of Working While Studying D.The Images of Working College Students
四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Just as I began a new job in New York, I had to learn another important job: father.
I was a businessman. At the office I had three new ①_________(project) , and at home I had a young son who was growing fast and needed me I was ②_________ (puzzle) and didn't know how to deal with the relationship between job and family until one day, during my ③_________ (enjoy) trip in Chicago, I came across an old family friend Dan, ④_________ was once a patient of my father's. He told me something about my father. ⑤_________ was my father that helped him go through the cancer. When Dan knew he got cancer, he was very upset and ⑥(want) to give up, but my father, his doctor, encouraged him to go on ⑦_________ (fight) against the cancer. My father said to him, "You have ⑧_________ wonderful life and three fine children. Take some time with them. It's family we live for not just ⑨_________(our). Think of that and you will know life's worth the fight."
His words touched me, and I ⑩_________ (sudden) realized that family are the most important in the world. I should spend more time staying with them.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:reflects
2.答案:wealthy
3.答案:uncomplicated
4.答案:celebrities
5.答案:fascination
6.答案:grocery
7.答案:fashion
8.答案:potential
二、答案:paying attention to; belonging to ; put into; took; off; focused on ; passed away; approach to; more than; such as; was restricted to
三、答案:1-4.CCDB
解析:1.细节理解题。根据第一段“In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.”和第二段最后一句可知,在大学里面,多数的学生也是工人。他们既要忙于学习、活动又要忙着工作。
2.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知,很多老板聘用具备成熟技能的学生,大学期间的工作培训可能是以后找工作的最好方法。这是大学生参加工作的间接原因,故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,在校期间工作太多可能对学生的财务或者职业发展并无益处。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章讲述大学生在校期间工作均衡的利与弊。The Struggle of Work-School Balance(在校期间学习工作平衡的冲突)概括了全文内容,适合作为标题。
四、答案:projects; puzzled; enjoyable; who; It; wanted; fighting; a; ourselves; suddenly
解析:①考查名词的数。根据three判断此处填名词复数形式,故填projects。
②考查形容词。此处应填形容词作表语,又修饰人,故用v.-ed形式形容词,故填puzzled。
③考查形容词。此处应填形容词修饰名词trip,故填enjoyable。
④考查定语从句。 分析句子结构可知,此处是非限制性定语从句,先行词friend在从句中充当主语,应用关系代词,故填who。
⑤考查强调句。分析句子可知,此处考查强调句It was+强调部分+ that...,故填It。
⑥考查时态。分析句子结构可知,此处用and连接两个谓语动词,根据was判断为一般过去时 ,故填wanted。
⑦考查动名词。根据短语go on doing sth. (继续做某事)判断此处填动名词作on的宾语,故填fighting。
⑧考查冠词。句意:我父亲对他说:“你有一个美好的生活和三个好孩子,和他们多待些时间,我们不仅为自己活,也为家人活。”结合句意可知,此处意为“一个美好的生活”,应用不定冠词,又因wonderful读音以辅音音素开头,故填a。
⑨ ourselves考查代词。 结合句意可知,此处应填反身代词,故填ourselves。
⑩suddenly考查副词。此处应填副词修饰动词realized,故填suddenly。
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