2026人教版新教材英语高考第一轮同步基础练--选择性必修第4册 UNIT 5　LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER（含答案与解析）

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UNIT 5　LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
Ⅰ.阅读理解(每小题2.5分)
A(2024安徽宣城二模)
Now my dad is one of those people who never seem to have much trouble figuring out how to make money.Sure,Mom and Dad had some trouble keeping it for a little while during the bankruptcy (破产) years,but bringing home a good income was never really a problem.That’s because my parents have never been confused about where money comes from.
It’s something my dad has told me pretty much every day:Money comes from work.Our culture has made many wonderful advances to ensure the safety and well-being of children.But we may have taken this too far.Many parents today are so centered on what their children want that they have lost perspective on what their children really need.Perspective — looking at life over time — demands that you teach children to work.Teaching a child to work is not child abuse.We teach them to work not for our benefit,but because it gives them both dignity in a job well done today and the tools and character to win in the future as adults.
You should view teaching your children to work in the same way you view teaching them to bathe and brush their teeth — as a necessary skill for life.If your child graduates from high school and his only skill set consists of playing video games,complaining and eating junk food,then you have set him up to fail.
Another huge benefit of teaching a child the wonder of work is that she will tend to stay away from people who refuse to work.Why is this good Because you want your daughter to marry Mr.Right,not Mr.Lazy.
So train up a child in the way he should go,and when he is old,he will not go away from it.
1.Which of the following can best describe the author’s dad
A.Generous.　　 B.Hardworking.
C.Considerate. D.Confident.
2.According to paragraph 2,what are parents today supposed to do
A.To instruct children to work.
B.To focus on children’s needs.
C.To ensure children’s well-being.
D.To maintain the dignity of children.
3.What’s the benefit children can get from work
A.Getting rid of bad habits.
B.Helping support the family.
C.Learning to use money wisely.
D.Keeping away from lazy people.
4.Which column does the text possibly come from
A.Career planning.
B.Parental education.
C.Financial management.
D.Parent-child relationship.
B(2024山东滨州二模)
Early in my career,I was easily overwhelmed.My responsibilities,commitments and ambitions piled up into this mass that I felt immeasurably large—until,one day,when I worked in federal contracting,my manager gave me something that is still on the bulletin board over my desk 26 years later,even as I’ve now transformed my career:It’s a postcard picture of Earth.
He wanted me to look at Earth and think about the significance of what I was trying to accomplish,and the stress I was feeling,and to do so in the context of what others around the world faced.I started to do this during late nights in my office,when I hadn’t seen my family in days,as I lived on caffeine and cheese.I imagined the good happening to people around the globe.I also imagined the bad—people starving,enduring war,or losing their homes—and then weighed my situation.I would say a prayer for them,and I would remember that my time on Earth was limited.
With this perspective and my manager’s encouragement,I went back to school,then took a job with a Fortune 500 firm as a contracts manager and rose to become a director and VP.I have recently started my own consulting business to mentor small companies entering federal contracting.I’ve found that many folks feel they must make a good impression or prove themselves,and that to do so,they cannot admit when they need help.But I can see it in their eyes or hear it in their voices.I tell them what my manager told me:Step away for a few minutes,prioritize your actions,and focus on what your best can be in that moment.
That is how I hope to make a difference in their lives.And who knows,maybe beyond what I see,my presence ripples (传开) out to their circles of influence,which reaches others’— creating waves again to those that make up all that blue in my picture of Earth.
5.What’s the function of paragraph 1
A.To arouse readers’ interest.
B.To show the author’s strong emotion.
C.To introduce the author’s current status of work.
D.To illuminate the author’s ups and downs in his career.
6.Why does the author still keep the postcard picture of Earth
A.Because he needs its navigation when at a loss.
B.Because he has gained a favored job with its help.
C.Because he was required by his manager to value it.
D.Because he views it as a reminder of thinking overall.
7.What does the underlined word “mentor” in paragraph 3 mean
A.Instruct. B.Absorb.
C.Invest. D.Encourage.
8.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage
A.The Influence of My Manager
B.The Ripples of the Big Earth Picture
C.The Stress Coming from Responsibilities
D.The Good and the Bad Happenings in My Career
Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分)
(2024山西临汾二模)
What guides my successful teaching career comes from my dad’s tire shop.He　9　the tire business when I was in high school.I began working for him.Although I had little　10　 with things connected with motor vehicles,I 　11　 to learn and work hard.My main motivation was to have customers　12　him because of my work ethic (职业道德).
When I was in the shop,I was　13　,not sitting around chatting with the other guys.The work was exhausting but　14　.I had to remove the tires and　15　 a new one to the vehicles outside even in the hot summers.Two of my dad’s　16　were sanitation (公共卫生) companies.I well remembered times when garbage trucks,full of the morning’s collection,　17　 my dad’s lot with a flat tire on the way to the rubbish dump.It was my job to　18　underneath the ill-smelling truck to set the jack,often while a(n)　19　 liquid fell on me.After a day at the tire shop,I was often　20　,covered in dirt.　21　,employment in the tire shop afford life lessons in meaning,perseverance,and fulfillment.
Now,whenever I return and visit the tire shop,I　22　the cars and trucks I serviced,and the thousands of wheels I fixed.More importantly,I also remember the great feeling of　23　that accompanies honest labor,no matter where it is accomplished.
9.A.predicted B.purchased
C.assessed D.abandoned
10.A.trouble B.experiment
C.experience D.luck
11.A.pretended B.promised
C.regretted D.resolved
12.A.get hold of B.tend to
C.think well of D.get along with
13.A.engaged B.stressed
C.quiet D.anxious
14.A.rewarding B.simple
C.demanding D.enjoyable
15.A.deliver B.fit
C.repair D.locate
16.A.friends B.partners
C.regulars D.companions
17.A.pulled out of B.squeezed into
C.stopped by D.pulled into
18.A.crawl B.kneel
C.slide D.stretch
19.A.fragrant B.unpleasant
C.thick D.colorless
20.A.worn out B.confused
C.left out D.upset
21.A.Besides B.However
C.Therefore D.Otherwise
22.A.describe B.recognize
C.spot D.recall
23.A.curiosity B.ambition
C.relief D.satisfaction
Ⅲ.语法填空(每小题1.5分)
(2024安徽合肥一模)
There is a Chinese story of an old man in his 90s working with his family to remove mountains to connect the outside world 24.　　　　　　 others’ doubts.The story has inspired the Chinese to unite and overcome difficulty with 25.　　　　　　　　(determine) and hard work.
The story became a reality in Lin County,Henan Province in the 1960s.A 1,500-kilometer-long waterway along the cliffs (悬崖) of the Taihang Mountains 26.　　　　　　　　　　(build) by the local people within 10 years,bringing precious water from the Zhanghe River in the bordering Shanxi Province to the drought-hit area.
Initially,finding drinking water was 27.　　　　 headache for residents:People had to fetch water from five kilometers away every day.28.　　　　　　　　　(ease) this area’s water shortages,the local government decided to construct a canal across the mountains,29.　　　　　　 construction was a remarkable engineering achievement.
People tied ropes around their waists and 30.(hang) off cliffs,drilling holes in rock,and then dug canals with simple tools.From February 1960 to July 1969,they leveled 1,250 mountain tops and dug 211 tunnels (隧道),31.(remove) 22.25 million cubic meters of earth and rocks.
Their efforts gained multiple 32.　　　　　　(benefit).It was the canal that 33.　　　　　　　(dramatic) changed the life of the local people,irrigating (灌溉) 36,000 hectares of land and solving water supply difficulties for some 567,000 people.Their deeds have been hailed (称颂) as the “spirit of the Red Flag Canal”.
答案：
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述的是作者的父亲对于工作的看法,以及作者对于教育孩子工作的重要性的观点。
1.B　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“It’s something my dad has told me pretty much every day:Money comes from work.”可推知,作者的父亲是一个勤奋工作的人。
2.A　细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Perspective — looking at life over time — demands that you teach children to work.”和“We teach them to work not for our benefit,but because it gives them both dignity in a job well done today and the tools and character to win in the future as adults.”可推知,现在的父母应该教孩子工作,故选A项。
3.D　细节理解题。根据文章第四段内容可推知,孩子从工作中可以得到的好处是远离懒惰的人。
4.B　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“Many parents today are so centered on what their children want that they have lost perspective on what their children really need.Perspective — looking at life over time — demands that you teach children to work.”和最后一段内容可知,短文主要讲述的是作者的父亲对于工作的看法,以及作者对于教育孩子工作的重要性的观点。所以短文来自“父母的教育”栏目。故选B项。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在职业生涯中如何从压力中找到出路,并通过自己的经验去帮助他人。
5.A　推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知,作者描述了自己早期职业生涯中的困扰和压力,以及他的经理给他的一张地球的明信片照片,这张照片在他的职业生涯中起到了重要的作用。这段的目的是引发读者的兴趣,让读者想要了解这张照片如何影响作者的职业生涯。
6.D　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“He wanted me to look at Earth and think about the significance of what I was trying to accomplish,and the stress I was feeling,and to do so in the context of what others around the world faced.”以及“I imagined the good happening to people around the globe.I also imagined the bad—people starving,enduring war,or losing their homes—and then weighed my situation.”可推知,作者保留这张地球的照片是因为它提醒他要全局思考。
7.A　词句猜测题。根据文章第三段中的“I have recently started my own consulting business”以及“entering federal contracting”可推知,作者最近开始了自己的咨询业务,以指导进入联邦合同的小公司。mentor在这里的意思是“指导”。
8.B　主旨大意题。根据最后一段内容可知,作者讲述了他如何通过一张地球的照片找到职业生涯的方向,并通过自己的经验去帮助他人,产生了影响力的涟漪。因此,B项“The Ripples of the Big Earth Picture”最能概括文章的主题。
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者回忆起自己曾经在父亲的轮胎店工作的事情,作者认为正是那段经历给了自己人生的意义、毅力和成就感。
9.B　根据上文“What guides my successful teaching career comes from my dad’s tire shop.”可知,轮胎店是作者父亲的,因此在作者高中的时候,他的爸爸买下了轮胎店。
10.C　根据下文“I　　　to learn and work hard”说明作者在汽车方面的经验不足。
11.D　根据下文“My main motivation was to have customers　　　him because of my work ethic.”可知,作者的动力是希望顾客对自己父亲的店满意,所以他是决心努力学习和工作。
12.C　根据常理推测,作者的父亲买下了一个轮胎店,作者为自己的父亲工作,并决定努力学习,他的动力就是希望顾客能对自己父亲的店有好印象。
13.A　根据下文“not sitting around chatting with the other guys”以及下文的“After a day at the tire shop,I was often　　　,covered in dirt.”可知,作者从不和别人聊天,所以他是在忙着工作。
14.A　根据下文“employment in the tire shop afford life lessons in meaning,perseverance,and fulfillment”可知,这份工作教给了作者生活的意义、坚持的价值和满足感,所以尽管工作很累,但是在作者看来这一切都是值得的。
15.B　根据上文“I had to remove the tires”可知,作者需要把轮胎卸下来,那么自然要安装个新的。
16.C　根据下文“I well remembered times when garbage trucks,full of the morning’s collection,　　　my dad’s lot with a flat tire on the way to the rubbish dump.”可知,这两个人是作者父亲店里的常客。
17.D　根据空后的宾语“my dad’s lot”和作者需要帮忙换轮胎可知,垃圾车是驶入作者父亲的轮胎店的。
18.A　根据下文“underneath the ill-smelling truck to set the jack”可知,作者需要到卡车下面去安装千斤顶,所以是爬到卡车下面。
19.B　根据上文“I well remembered times when garbage trucks,full of the morning’s collection”以及“the ill-smelling truck”可知,卡车的里面装满了垃圾,所以滴落的液体也是难闻的。
20.A　根据上文内容可知,作者在轮胎店里上班很累,所以干完一天活后,通常是精疲力竭。
21.B　根据上文“After a day at the tire shop,I was often　　　,covered in dirt.”可知,作者上完一天班后通常是精疲力竭,而下文“employment in the tire shop afford life lessons in meaning,perseverance,and fulfillment”则说明工作虽然很累,作者却感到很有收获。两句间存在转折关系。
22.D　根据上文“whenever I return and visit the tire shop”可知,下文是作者在重新回到轮胎店时的感想,所以作者是回想起自己曾经的工作。
23.D　根据上文“employment in the tire shop afford life lessons in meaning,perseverance,and fulfillment”可知,工作可以带来满足感。
Ⅲ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了上世纪60年代,河南省林县人民沿着太行山的悬崖修建了一条1 500千米长的水道,将宝贵水资源输送到干旱地区。
24.despite　考查介词。此处后跟名词作宾语,表示“不顾”应用介词despite。故填despite。
25.determination　考查名词。作介词with的宾语,应用名词determination,故填determination。
26.was built　考查动词的时态和语态。主语与谓语构成被动关系,根据后文within 10 years可知发生在过去,用一般过去时的被动语态,主语为A 1,500-kilometer-long waterway,谓语动词用单数形式。故填was built。
27.a　考查冠词。此处headache为泛指,且是发音以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。
28.To ease　考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,设空处在句中作目的状语,应用动词不定式,首字母大写。故填To ease。
29.whose　考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词canal,关系词在从句中作定语,故填whose。
30.hung　考查动词的时态。根据上文“People tied ropes around their waists and”可知为一般过去时。故填hung。
31.removing　考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知remove与逻辑主语they构成逻辑上的主谓关系,故用动词-ing形式作状语。故填removing。
32.benefits　考查名词的数。根据上文multiple可知benefit应用复数形式。故填benefits。
33.dramatically　考查副词。修饰动词changed应用副词,故填dramatically。
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