1、 双基限时练(十) Unit 14 Careers Warmup Ⅰ.单词拼写 1.He __________ (收费) two dollars for repairing the bike. 答案 charged 2.The __________ (接待员) will take you to your hotel if you wait here for a moment. 答案 receptionist 3.Once your car is damaged, you can ask for your pay from the __________ (保险) company
2、 答案 insurance 4.She has to work parttime throughout her university to earn some __________ (学费) for herself. 答案 fee 5.He thinks it a best __________ (回报) for him to make his parents live happily. 答案 reward Ⅱ.完成句子 1.由于我们挂念他,他奖赏给我们很多钱。 He ________ us ________ a lot of money for helping him.
3、 答案 rewarded; with 2.低收入家庭里的大多数孩子几乎没有新衣服穿。 Most children ________________ can hardly have new clothes to wear. 答案 in low income families 3.我们送货不收费。 We won't ________ you ________ delivery. 答案 charge; for 4.他由于诚恳而获得一枚奖牌。 He received a medal ________________ his honesty. 答案 in reward for 5.这
4、个工厂由李先生负责。 This factory is ________________ Mr. Li. 答案 in the charge of Ⅲ.单项填空 1.He doesn't work but he gets a good ________ from his investments. A. wage B. income C. earning D. salary 答案与解析 B income的意思是“收入;所得”; wage经常用于复数形式,意思是“工资;酬劳”,多指工人按小时或天获得的酬劳; earning一般要用复数形式,意思是“挣得的钱”; salary的意思是
5、薪金;薪水”。 2.It's widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ________. A. rewards B. prize C. awards D. results 答案与解析 A reward指做了有意义的事而得到“回报”,含有“使人受奖”之意; prize指奖品、奖赏; award含有“向某人授奖”之意; result指“结果”。 3.If you want to join, there's an entrance ________ of £
6、20 and an annual membership fee of £10. A. fee B. fare C. charge D. price 答案与解析 A entrance fee意为“入场费”。 4.He was eager to make some extra money, since during these years he could hardly live on his ________. A. little wage B. few wage C. wage D. wages 答案与解析 D wage指“工资;工钱”,常用复数形式。 5.Yo
7、u can take as many as you like, because they are free of ________. A. fare B. charge C. money D. pay 答案与解析 B free of charge为习惯用法,意为“免费的”。 6.Lawyers often make higher ________ for their work than they should. A. bills B. wage C. charges D. prices 答案与解析 C make charges for“对……收费;索价”。char
8、ge也可用作动词,表示“收费”; wage“工资;工钱”。 7.A deputy director will be ________ the whole factory next week when the director is away for a month. A. in favor of B. in charge of C. in place of D. on behalf of 答案与解析 B in charge of“负责;主管”; in favor of“赞成;支持”; in place of“代替”; on behalf of“代表”。 8.This hote
9、l ________ $60 for a single room with bath. A. charges B. demands C. prices D. claims 答案与解析 A charge some money for... “由于……而收费” 9.The soldier was ________ of running away when the enemy attacked. A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished 答案与解析 C scold“责骂;斥责”; charge“指控”,与with搭配; p
10、unish“惩罚;惩处”; accuse ... of为固定搭配,意为“指控……”。句意:这个士兵被指控临阵逃脱。 10.Don't respond to any emails ________ personal information, no matter how official they look. A. searching B. asking C. requesting D. questioning 答案与解析 C ask for sth.和request sth.都可表示“要求某事物”;而question sth.为“对某事物提出质疑”; search a plac
11、e表示“搜查某处”。 Ⅳ.完形填空 Football is, I suppose, the most popular games in England. One had only to go to one of the important __1__ to see this. One can see kinds of people there, shouting and __2__ for one side or the other. One of the most __3__ things about football in England to a stranger is the _
12、4__ knowledge of the game which even the __5__ seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in __6__ of the important teams. He __7__ photos of them and knows the result of large numbers of matches. He will tell you __8__ he expects will win such and such a match, __9__ his opinion is us
13、ually as __10__ as that of men three or four times his __11__. Most schools in England take __12__ seriously — much more seriously than nearly all the schools in other countries,__13__ lessons are all important and games are left for one's own arrangements (支配). In England, it is believed that __1
14、4__ is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts in the __15__; it also means character training; and one of the __16__ ways of training character is by means of games, __17__ team games, where the boy has to learn to __18__ with others for his team, instead of working just for himself al
15、one. The school therefore arranges games and matches for its __19__. Football is a good team game and it is good exercise for __20__. 1.A. games B. matches C. sports D. sports meet 2.A. fighting B. jumping C. laughing D. cheering 3.A. exciting B. pleasant C. surprising D.
16、 disappointing 4.A. great B. interesting C. limited D. useless 5.A. smallest boy B. oldest man C. shortest child D. most stupid child 6.A. none B. each C. few D. most 7.A. has B. takes C. accepts D. gains 8.A. why B. which C. who D. whom 9.A. but
17、B. and C. however D. because 10.A. same B. useless C. many D. valuable 11.A. experience B. height C. age D. size 12.A. matches B. football C. education D. pupils 13.A. where B. there C. their D. because 14.A. learning B. education C. a textbook
18、D. physical education 15.A. school B. lab C. library D. classroom 16.A. quickest B. cheapest C. best D. modernest 17.A. especially B. usually C. seldom D. hardly 18.A. fight B. struggle C. work D. study 19.A. teachers B. pupils C. players D. team 20.A.
19、eyesight B. head C. foot D. body 答案与解析 1.B 依据第一段最终一句可排解C、D两项, match和game均可表示(球)赛,在英国用前者,美国用后者。(本文中消灭的game意为“运动”),另从第八个空格前的large numbers of matches中也可以得到启示。 2.D cheer“喝彩”,依据常识和句子前后内容可排解另外三项。 3.C 从后文可知英国的孩子在这项运动方面的学问之渊博着实“令人惊异”。 4.A 依据下文意思可以推想出。 5.A 依据空格10—11之间的内容可推断出。 6.D B项有悖于常识, A、C
20、两项有悖于语境。 7.A 凭语感可推断出。 8.C 分析句子结构可知, he expects为插入语,宾语从句中缺少一个指人的主语。 9.B 这里表示的是递进关系,而非转折关系,故不填A、C两项,也不是因果关系,这样也应排解D项。 10.D 小孩子们在足球方面的学问是如此丰富,因此,他们在这一方面的见解应和成人们一样“富有价值”。 11.C 依据常识较易选定。 12.B 依据上下文很简洁推断出。 13.A where引导定语从句,在从句中作状语。 14.B 由后面的解析性文字可知。 15.D 传授学问一般是在“教室”中进行的。此外, B、C两项不合乎常情, A项内容不够具体,
21、针对性不强,这样进一步证明答案应为D项。 16.C 依据后面的内容推断。 17.A especially表示在意义上更进了一步。 18.C 依据后面的instead of working选定。 19.B 依据常识可知。 20.D 其他三项不能概全,具有片面性。 Ⅴ.阅读理解 For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled all over the world. Henry had wit
22、nessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes (火山爆发). He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was. He has met and written about some of the most unusual p
23、eople in the world. In fact, there wasn't much that Henry had not seen or done. Now he was retired from journalism. He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him. One day he was sitting at the ba
24、r in his restaurant when a big gorilla walked in and asked for a table. Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant. The gorilla looked through the me
25、nu and ordered a salad. Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened. At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill. Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it, shook his head
26、 sadly and then gave Henry fifty dollars. “Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don't get many gorillas in this restaurant.” “At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I'm not surprised.” 1.According to the story, Henry had ________. A. had the most exc
27、iting experiences B. told the longest stories C. made history D. caused accidents 答案与解析 A 推理推断题。从文中前几段介绍Henry作为记者的经受及“there wasn't much that Henry had not seen or done”可知,他什么惊险刺激的事都经受过。 2.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was ________. A. very surprised by the gorilla
28、 B. not disturbed by the gorilla C. very interested in the gorilla D. scared of the gorilla 答案与解析 B 细节理解题。由第九段首句“Henry showed no surprise.”可知Henry并未因此而吃惊,以平常心视之,即未受干扰。 3. From the sentence “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too fri
29、ghtened.” you can learn that ________. A. his staff were not brave people B. Henry didn't normally serve customers C. the gorilla had eaten there before D. the gorilla was careful with his money 答案与解析 B 推理推断题。由文中“He owned a very expensive restaurant”可知Henry是老板,一般不会亲自服务,这次破例为“大猩猩”服务,缘由是他知道他的服务员看到“大猩猩”会可怕。






