Unit 7 Careers Lesson 2 Career Skills
一、填空
1.If you want a m_____________ learner, make sure they understand why the task is important.
2.In a news release, the company said it had experienced severe f_____________ problems.
3.The record has already proved a success and may well start a t_____________.
4.Political news was often _____________(和……相关的) to economic and social problems.
5.A good teacher should have the _____________(创造力), imagination and exploration ability.
6.You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two _____________(可供选择的事物).
7.I think they developed their ideas step by step _____________(合乎逻辑地).
8.Your pronunciation, your memory and your _____________(理解力) will be all improved.
9.Supporters of _____________(生物技术) say these crops are safe and tested before governments approve them.
10.We guarantee ___________(replace) the broken door free of charge.
二、完形填空
Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would 1 my career. But after these years working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk.
Desperate for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my 2 , the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyser. That first voyage was a learning experience, a 3 schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to 4 . Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a challenge. Most confusingly, I often forgot to 5 my clock when the ship crossed time zones.
As a doctor, I was responsible for the 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from 6 seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other 7 , for my patients were wide and varied. The ship's medical centre was 8 a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second 9 . With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental toughness.
As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly. Heart attacks didn't 10 geography and emergency evacuations(疏散) were difficult to 11 . I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient 12 long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.
Thankfully, there were several unexpected 13 to the job. I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evening. On rare days off, I 14 as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St Petersburg.
Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job—it's a way of 15 . One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.
1.A.launch B.restrict C.ruin D.pursue
2.A.shock B.relief C.excitement D.disappointment
3.A.regular B.similar C.tight D.flexible
4.A.search for B.figure out C.pick over D.take in
5.A.upgrade B.repair C.set D.install
6.A.experiencing B.suffering C.preventing D.treating
7.A.passengers B.specialists C.diseases D.risks
8.A.fortunately B.actually C.ultimately D.precisely
9.A.examination B.consideration C.discussion D.opinion
10.A.refer to B.rely on C.have trouble with D.care about
11.A.arrange B.monitor C.encounter D.investigate
12.A.survived B.struggled C.insisted D.anticipated
13.A.missions B.benefits C.requirements D.priorities
14.A.performed B.travelled C.volunteered D.returned
15.A.confidence B.success C.experience D.life
三、阅读理解
Millions of Americans sit behind a computer screen, chained to their desk all day because the vast majority of stable, high-paying professions are "office jobs". However, having a successful career does not require you to sit behind a desk and plug away at a computer all day.
In fact, there are a large number of non-desk jobs in a variety of industries that are growing and offering workers a direct path to the middle class, according to a new analysis of labour market information from CareerBuilder. While most of the highest-paying non-desk jobs are medical professions that require a doctoral or professional degree, there are 170 non-desk professions that pay $15 per hour or more, do not require a bachelor's degree for a typical entry-level position, and have seen at least 6 percent job growth over the last four years.
"The US workforce has gradually changed to office-based work because of the rise of the professional service economy and productivity gains associated with information technology," Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources Officer at CareerBuilder, said in a statement.
But some of the healthiest areas of job growth year after year are in professions that don't require workers to sit in front of computer monitors and phones for 40 hours a week.
Here are the top-paying jobs that don't require you to work at a desk in various kinds—none of which require a four-year college degree—and their hourly salary and growth rate this year: professional assistants: $26.57,14 percent; elevator repairers; $37. 81, 6 percent; mechanical engineering technicians : $25. 19, 10 percent; and electromechanical technicians: $24.68, 8 percent.
While they tend to pay less than traditional office jobs, non-desk professions provide a variety of benefits. Haefner points to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey that discovered workers who don't work at a desk all day are less likely to complain about their work environment and less likely to report being overweight.
1.What does the underlined phrase "plug away" in the first paragraph probably mean
A.Turn off a switch. B.Look for a job. C.Keep on working. D.Give up working.
2.What conclusion can we draw from the second paragraph
A.A non-desk job may provide you with a middle-class life.
B.The last four years has seen an increase in desk jobs.
C.The college degree is the ticket to a position.
D.A non-desk job cannot offer you a secure life.
3.What is the key reason for the US workforce to change to office-based work
A.High salary. B.Medicine.
C.Information technology. D.Work environment.
4.The writer attempts to tell us that _________.
A.office jobs are appealing to the middle class
B.non-desk jobs are a good choice for us
C.office jobs are secure and high-paying
D.non-desk professions are better than office jobs
答案以及解析
一、填空
1.答案:motivated
2.答案:financial
3.答案:trend
4.答案:related
5.答案:creativity
6.答案:alternatives
7.答案:logically
8.答案:comprehension
9.答案:bio-technology
10.答案:to replace
二、完形填空
答案:1-5.CBCDC; 6-10.DCBDA; 11-15.AABCD
解析:1.根据上文的"persuade me, saying that running away to sea"可知,作者的朋友竭力劝作者不要去轮船上工作,那样会毁(ruin)了他的事业。launch发起,发动; restrict限制,约束; pursue追赶。
2.根据下文的"the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyser"可知,使作者感到宽慰的是,医院设备齐全,有一台X光机和一台血液分析仪。to one's relief令某人宽慰的是。
3.根据下文的schedule full of safety drills 可知,时间表安排得很紧(tight)。
4.根据上文的That first voyage was a learning experience可知,第一次航行是一次学习的过程,有许多新信息要理解(take in), search for寻找;figure out解决,算出;pick over挑选。
5.根据下文的my clock when the ship crossed time zones可知,当船穿越时区时,作者经常忘记设置(set)时钟。
6.根据"Far from ________ seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other for my patients were wide and varied. "可知,作者不但要治疗( treat)晕船和晒伤,还得应付其他疾病。
7.根据下文的for my patients were wide and varied可知,此处指要应付其他各种疾病(disease)。
8.根据The ship's medical centre was __________ a floating emergency room可知,实际上(actually)医疗中心是一个漂浮的急救室。
9.船上的医疗中心实际上是一个漂浮的急救室,没有专家小组来给作者他们提供其他意见(opinion)。
10.根据"Heart attacks didn't _______ geography and emergency evacuations (疏散) were difficult to ________. I recall one such patient..."可知, 此处指心脏病发作与地理无关,紧急疏散也很难安排。refer to与……相关,涉及;rely on依赖; have trouble with在……方面有麻烦; care about担心,关心。
11.据空后的"I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal."可知,紧急疏散也很难安排(arrange)。monitor监控; encounter遭遇; investigate调查,研究。
12.根据本句中的I was relieved that可知,作者松了一口气,因为病人坚持到了巴拿马城的医院。由此可推知,病人得救了。survive活下来,幸存; struggle挣扎,奋斗; insist坚持; anticipate预料。
13.根据下文的"I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evening."可知,此处指这份工作的好处(benefit), mission任务,使团;requirement要求; priority优先权。
14.根据本句中的as a tour guide on trips ashore可知,作者自愿(volunteer)当导游。
15.根据下文的"I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life."可知,作者认识到,在船上当医生不是一份工作,而是一种生活(life)方式。
三、阅读理解
答案:1-4.CACB
解析:1.词义猜测题。根据画线词前的"However, having a successful career does not require you to sit behind a desk."可知,拥有一份成功的职业并不需要整天坐在桌子后面埋头苦干。并列连词and后是画线短语,所以画线短语的含义与sit behind a desk相呼应。故C项"Keep on working."符合语境。
2.推理判断题。第二段讲到事实上各行各业都有大量的非办公室工作,这样的工作岗位正在增长,为人们提供了一条通往中产阶级的道路。所以,从第二段中能得出的结论是非办公室工作可以提供中产阶级的生活。故选A项。
3.细节理解题。第三段中Rosemary Haefner说,由于专业服务经济的崛起和与信息技术相关的生产率的提高,美国劳动力已逐渐转向办公室工作。因此美国劳动力转向办公室工作的原因是信息技术,故选C项。
4.推理判断题。最后一段中,作者讨论了非办公室工作也会提供给人们很多好处,比如对工作环境抱怨更少,更不容易超重等。所以作者想要告诉读者:非办公室工作不失为一个好的选择。故选B项。
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