1、双基限时练(十六)Unit 14CareersCommunication Workshop & Culture Corner.完成句子1Im going to town to see my teacher _ (除了买些东西外)答案in addition to buying something2The restaurants success _ (很大程度上归功于新经理)答案was due largely to its new manager3I have _ (申请出国深造)答案applied to go abroad for further study4_ (的进展如何) your new
2、 study in the new school?答案How are you getting along with.单项填空1Im going to town to buy something, and _ see my grandma.A. except that B. in additionC. but for D. beside答案与解析B句意:我要进城去买些东西,此外还要去探望我奶奶。in addition“此外;另外(包括前面内容)”,为连接副词。except that中的that后一般跟从句,意为“除之外(不包括前文内容);只惋惜”; but for“要不是”,为介词短语; bes
3、ide“在旁边”,此处可用besides“此外”。2Readers can _ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.A. get along B. get overC. get in D. get through答案与解析Aget along well表示“进展顺当”,符合句意。句意:不了解每个单词的精确含义,读者(在阅读时)也进展得很好(读得懂)。3New technology is being _ almost every industrial process.A. applied for B. applied
4、 inC. applied of D. applied to答案与解析D句意:新技术正被应用到几乎全部的工业流程中去。apply sth. to意为“把应用于”,符合句意;而apply for意为“申请”。4Learning another language gives us the chance to travel, to be involved with others and _ in their daily lives and different cultures.A. participate B. participatingC. participated D. to participa
5、te答案与解析D分析句子成分不难看出,“to travel, to be involved with others and _ in their daily lives and different cultures”是后置定语,修饰the chance, and连接了三个并列的动词不定式,因此本题选D项。5She _ it her duty to tell the police so she phoned the police station.A. liked B. trustedC. felt D. sounded答案与解析Cfeel在此处表示“认为”, it作形式宾语,不定式to tell
6、 the police作真正的宾语。句意:她感到报警是她的责任,所以就给警察局打了个电话。6_ power failure the project was delayed.A. Due to B. Owing toC. Because D. Caused by答案与解析B句意:由于停电,工程延误了。due to不用于句首;because之后跟从句; the project与cause不能构成动宾关系,故只有owing to正确。7_ these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.A. Adding to
7、B. In addition toC. In other words D. In all答案与解析B由原句中extra可知,应用in addition to“除此之外,还”,其他三项不符合语境。8Winter vacation is _. I cant wait to go back home.A. coming B. on the wayC. approaching D. A,B and C答案与解析D表示“即将到来”,除可用approach外,还可以用come, arrive, on the way。9 Do you mind my taking this seat? _.A. Yes,
8、sit down, pleaseB. No, of course notC. Yes, take it pleaseD. No, you cant take it答案与解析Bmind意为“介意”,在回答“Do you mind doing .?”问句时,用yes表示介意,用no表示不介意。10_ the day went on, the weather got worse and worse.A. With B. SinceC. While D. As答案与解析D句意:随着日子一每天过去,天气变得越来越糟糕。as在此处引导的是时间状语从句。若空后为the day going on,则选A项。.
9、阅读理解ACollecting information about preemployment and filling out an application form are closely connected. However, filling out an application form is much easier because you have total control and have enough time to think and plan. That you are given a form to fill out does not necessarily mean th
10、at you have to answer all the questions in it. If the form contains unclear questions or terms and conditions, you can make some changes before signing it, or refuse to answer some of the questions. What you must realize is that those terms and conditions have been written by highly paid lawyers. Ea
11、ch_word_is_important,_or it would not be there; and you can be sure that there is not anything there that is written with your interests in mind.I know what I speak of, because as a lawyer for Litton Industries I wrote the terms and conditions that were printed on the back of order forms, I wrote th
12、e most tiring terms and conditions anyone has ever seen. Still, 90 percent of the buyers would just sign on them without questioning anything. If anyone questions them, we would reach an agreement on something that was acceptable to both sides.So when you see a preprinted application that contains q
13、uestions or terms and conditions, read it all and read it slowly. If you dont like something, you can simply change the parts you dont like. Remember that everything can be settled by discussion. To what degree it can be settled depends on your position, of course, and that is something only you can
14、 determine.1Filling out application forms is much “easier” because _. A. everything connected with application forms is easier B. it is easier to collect information about preemployment C. you can plan and have control of the needed time D. you can control the form filling with enough time答案与解析D细节题。
15、从第一段的“. because you have total control and have enough time to think and plan.”可推出答案为D项。2. We can learn from the underlined part “Each word is important ”that _.A. everything in a form must be read carefully B. questions in a form must be answered C. the conditions that interest you are changeable D
16、. something of your interests is most important答案与解析A细节理解题。“每个字都是重要的”强调其重要,就是要求我们认真地阅读。另外,第四段中的“read it all and read it slowly”也表明白此意,故选A项。3It can be inferred from the 4th paragraph that _.A. it depends on your position to settle everything in a formB. questions in a form are more important than you
17、r positionC. you have little right to determine the conditions you like mostD. you must change a preprinted application before it is discussed答案与解析A推理推断题。从最终一句“To what degree it can be settled depends on your position .”可知A项正确。BI had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband
18、 unexpectedly died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her views with a classroom of students.As the sunlight came in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over,she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. She paused and sa
19、id,“ Before class is over,I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us comes to this world to learn, share, love, appreciate and give. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.It can be taken away at any mo
20、ment.Her eyes beginning to water, she went on:“So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school,or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesnt have to be something you see. It could be a scent of freshly baked bread from someones house, or it could
21、 be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees. ” The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and left the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school that I had that whole term.Take notice of something special you see on your
22、 way home today. Go barefoot on the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret,but the things we didnt do.4What is the purpose of the authors writing the passage?A. To show his respect to his teacher.B. To ask us to appreciate every moment of our lifeC. To
23、 ask us never to give in when facing difficulty.D. To show the influence a teacher can have on her students.答案与解析B主旨大意题。作者主要是期望读者珍惜生命,发觉生活之美。5Why did the teacher talk about something unrelated to class?A. Because she had finished the class task.B. Because she could hardly control her feeling.C. Beca
24、use she thought the class were not thoughtful enough.D. Because she wanted to share some of her views with the class.答案与解析D细节理解题。依据第一、二段可知,那位老师是想和同学们共享一些她的观点。6What does the underlined word “scent” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Smell. B. Piece.C. Colour. D. Taste.答案与解析A7The author intends to _ in the last p
25、aragraph.A. give an explanation B. make a suggestionC. give a warning D. draw a conclusion答案与解析B推理推断题。文章最终一段用了祈使句,因此作者的目的是建议读者发觉生活之美,珍惜生活的每一个时刻。8What do we learn from the last sentence?A. We will be happy when we are old.B. We will regret the mistakes which we made when we were young.C. We will regret what we didnt do though we might do it.D. We will do what we couldnt do in the past.答案与解析C推理推断题。分析最终一句可知,当我们年事渐高时,我们会懊悔我们想做却没做过的事情。