Unit 7 Careers Lesson 3 Meet the New Boss: You
一、填空
1.Union leaders have called upon the government to help ____________(对……再训练) workers.
2.It is an ____________(极其重要的) part of who we are today and who we will become.
3.In another, ____________(雇员) were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.
4.Two days ago, Mom asked me to find ____________(相关的) information on the Internet.
5.When Nicolo ____________(退休) and went to live in Sicily, he brought the paintings with him.
6.With regard to his ability, I'm sure he is qualified __________ the job.
7.You need to find something to occupy yourself _________ when you retire.
8.His nationality isn't relevant __________ whether he's a good lawyer.
9.The old man retired __________ the country for rest.
10.He recently retired __________ head teacher of their school.
二、语法填空
People in many countries used to follow in their parents, footsteps in career. What's more, many people chose to do the same job from ①__________(graduate) until retirement, ②__________ lasted until the 1980s. But now most people don't intend ③__________ (follow) in their parents' footsteps. Moreover, some of them have no intention of ④__________ (stay) at one job for very long. ⑤__________ (actual), it is not practical to work in the same field or industry for the entire working life. Above all, the skills you have now are not likely ⑥__________ (remain) relevant and be enough to help you through your entire career. Maybe working in the same field makes you ⑦__________ (comfort) and earns a decent salary. ⑧__________ today most of us have to look beyond the little box called "career". You might keep your job if you finish what you ⑨__________ (ask) to do, but this is not successful enough. You'd better find smarter ways to do your work. By doing this, you can become an expert or a specialist in something some day. If your job is replaced by some robots, you may have to go back to the classroom and be restrained. In a word, ⑩__________ you want to succeed in career in the 21st century, you will have to develop new essential skills.
三、阅读理解
One beautiful day, I showed up for work, where I had just been promoted. I was right in the middle of training a new girl, when my boss asked to talk to me for a second. After that conversation, you can effectively cross "had a good job" off my comfortable living checklist. No warning. In fact, just the month before I had received my fifth Employee of the Month award. I was speechless and so was everyone else. Seven of us were cut from my department that day. Later, I would discover that there were thousands of cuts companywide. I worked at a bank. A failing one.
When something like this happens to you, it's natural to ask why. I reviewed all my work accomplishments. I thought about how I had been a top performer every month since I was hired and about how they gave me the highest rating on my review. What had I done wrong What could I have done better
The truth is that sometimes we search for a logical explanation in a situation that can't be understood. The only way to move past it is to have confidence in the job you did as an employee and understand that you are a victim of an unfortunate circumstance.
Speaking of writing, with all of the extra time on my hands, I reunited with the long lost love of my life: writing.
I decided to pursue writing as an actual job. I designed a website and applied for writing jobs. I started getting more and more clients. It occurred to me that with some hard work I might be able to make a living doing what I love. So there I was, three months after the sky fell, thinking about how incredibly blessed I was. And this would never have happened had I not lost something in the first place.
1.What happened to the author that day according to paragraph 1
A.She got an award. B.She was scolded.
C.She got promoted. D.She was fired.
2.How did the author feel about her situation in the end
A.Concerned. B.Content. C.Amazed. D.Disappointed.
3.What would be the best title for the text
A.Interest Will Help Us to Find a Way B.If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
C.Nothing Is Impossible to a Willing Heart D.When One Door Closes, Another Opens
答案以及解析
一、填空
1.答案:retrain
2.答案:essential
3.答案:employees
4.答案:relevant
5.答案:retired
6.答案:for
7.答案:with
8.答案:to
9.答案:to
10.答案:as
二、语法填空
答案:graduation ; which ; to follow; staying ; Actually ; to remain; comfortable ; But ; are asked; if
三、阅读理解
答案:1-3 DBD
解析:1.细节理解题。根据第一段的"After that conversation, you can effectively cross "had a good job" off my comfortable living checklist. No warning.(在那次谈话之后,你可以有效地把有一份好工作从我的舒适生活清单上划掉。)"及后面的"Seven of us were cut from my department that day.(那天我们部门裁掉了七个人。)"可知,作者那天被解雇了,故选D。
2.推理判断题。根据最后一段"It occurred to me that with some hard work I might be able to make a living doing what I love. So there I was, three months after the sky fell, thinking about how incredibly blessed I was.(我突然想到,通过努力工作,我也许可以靠做自己喜欢的事情谋生。天塌下来三个月后,我一直在想我是多么幸运。)"可知,最后,作者对自己的处境感到满意,故选B。
3.主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是最后一段的"It occurred to me that with some hard work I might be able to make a living doing what I love. So there I was, three months after the sky fell, thinking about how incredibly blessed I was.(我突然想到,通过努力工作,我也许可以靠做自己喜欢的事情谋生。天塌下来三个月后,我一直在想我是多么幸运。)"可知,本文主要讲作者在被解雇后又找到了谋生的手段,因此D选项When One Door Closes, Another Opens(当一扇门关闭时,另一扇门会打开)可以作为最好的题目,故选D。
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