1、UNIT 5THE VALUE OF MONEYSectionListeningandSpeaking课后训练提升一、单词拼写1.She was chosen for the job on the b of her qualification.答案:basis2.I agree in principle,but we cant i the differences.答案:ignore3.We sort all of it into paper,p,metal,glass and others.答案:plastic4.Do not j others,because you have not exp
2、erienced in his life.答案:judge5.We invited him to have dinner in r for his help.答案:return6.The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get bank l.答案:loans二、选词填空on the basis oftake out a loanin returnshare withdraw a conclusionagree with1.All of us her plan that we would have a picni
3、c next weekend.答案:agreed with2.He gave me some cookies.,I helped him with his homework.答案:In return3.Experts that it was a sensible choice to set up a branch in that area.答案:drew a conclusion4.We drew this conclusion experiments.答案:on the basis of5.If you have any ideas or thoughts about this,please
4、 us via email.答案:share with6.That would make it harder for you to to expand a business.答案:take out a loan三、单句语法填空1.Hes so (ignore) that he cannot write his own name.答案:ignorant2.She based her decision to marry him love,not money.答案:on3.(judge) from his worried face,we knew that he must have had some
5、 trouble.答案:Judging4.Over the years Ive come to the conclusion shes a very great musician.答案:that5.Three out of four of them remain silent when (ask) what should be done next.答案:asked6.One thing that my partner and I agreed was to go out eating together.答案:on7.No matter busy or tired you are,your ki
6、ds deserve this time with you.答案:how8.The students,(wear) their school uniforms,marched into the playground.答案:wearing四、完成句子1.她的丈夫某天早晨出门上班后就再也没回来过。Her husband left for work one morning and.答案:did not return2.我们将凭你的行为而不是你的诺言来评判你。We shall your actions,not by your promises.答案:judge you by3.不管谁来镇上参观都受欢迎
7、。the town will be welcome.答案:Whoever visits4.尽管贵,但它们耐用并且永不过时。,they are durable and never go out of style.答案:Although expensive5.对一些教师来说,一半的评级是基于他们学生的表现。For some teachers,half of their rating how well their students do.答案:is based on6.在我们看来,任何时候我们都不应该忽视行动的价值。From my perspective,at no time the value o
8、f actions.答案:should we ignore五、阅读理解The sharing economy,represented by companies like Airbnb or Uber,is the latest fashion craze.But many supporters have overlooked the reality that this new business model is largely based on escaping regulations and breaking the law.Airbnb is an Internet-based servi
9、ce that allows people to rent out spare rooms to strangers for short stays.Uber is an Internet taxi service that allows thousands of people to answer ride requests with their own cars.There are hundreds of other such services.The good thing about the sharing economy is that it promotes the use of un
10、derused resources.Millions of people have houses or apartments with empty rooms,and Airbnb allows them to profit from these rooms while allowing guests a place to stay at prices that are often far less than those charged by hotels.Uber offers prices that are competitive with standard taxi prices and
11、 their drivers are often much quicker and more trustworthy(值得信任的).But the downside of the sharing economy has gotten much less attention.Most cities and states both tax and regulate hotels,and the tourists who stay in hotels are usually an important source of tax income.But many of Airbnbs customers
12、 are not paying the taxes required under the law.Airbnb can also raise issues of safety for its customers and trouble for hosts neighbours.Hotels are regularly inspected(检查) to ensure that they are not fire traps and that they dont form other risks for visitors.Airbnb hosts face no such inspections.
13、Since Airbnb is allowing people to escape taxes(税收) and regulations,the company is simply promoting(引起) thefts.Others in the economy will lose by carrying an additional tax burden or being forced to live next to an apartment unit with a never-ending series of noisy visitors.The same story may apply
14、with Uber.Uber is currently in disputes over whether its cars meet the safety and insurance requirements imposed(强加) on standard taxis.Also,if Uber and related services flood the market,they could harm all taxi drivers ability to earn a minimum wage.This downside of the sharing needs to be taken ser
15、iously,but that doesnt mean the current tax and regulatory structure is perfect.1.What is the positive thing about the sharing economy?A.It is a global trend.B.It draws on spare resources.C.It is beyond regulations.D.It brings in modest profits.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“Thegoodthingaboutthesharingecono
16、myisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.”可知共享经济模式的一大好处就是促进了闲置资源的利用。2.What is the problem with Airbnbs customers according to the passage?A.They are closely inspected.B.They are likely to steal from the hosts.C.They can be noisy to hosts neighbours.D.They have to pay heavy taxes.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第
17、五段内容“Airbnbcanalsoraiseissuesofsafetyforitscustomersandtroubleforhostsneighbours.”和第六段内容“beingforcedtolivenexttoanapartmentunitwithanever-endingseriesofnoisyvisitors.”可知Airbnb的顾客可能对主人的邻居来说有点吵闹。3.What is the argument over Uber according to the passage?A.Whether it guarantees customers safety.B.Whethe
18、r it provides reliable services.C.Whether it lowers customers expenses.D.Whether it can compete with standard taxis.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的句子“Uberiscurrentlyindisputesoverwhetheritscarsmeetthesafetyandinsurancerequirementsimposedonstandardtaxis.”可知对于优步的争议在于它的安全性以及是否达到出租车的保险标准。4.What is likely to be ta
19、lked about in the following paragraphs?A.The benefits of the sharing economy.B.Necessary improvements of current laws.C.Further development of Airbnb and Uber.D.More downsides of Airbnb and Uber.答案:B解析:下文推测题。根据文章最后的内容“Thisdownsideofthesharingneedstobetakenseriously,butthatdoesntmeanthecurrenttaxandr
20、egulatorystructureisperfect.”可知文章最后在谈论共享经济的缺陷在于当前法律法规的不完善,因此下文可能会谈当前法律法规的完善。六、七选五阅读理解A Bristol teacher has proved that you dont have to earn a fortune to be able to make ends meet.Kath Kelly spent a year living on just one pound per day.This money did not include the rent of her room on a shared fla
21、t or the utility bills(水电费),which were all paid in advance.1The motivation for the experiment came from her concern about buying a wedding present for her brother and his fiance.At the time she had an income of $10,000 a year,which meant that she was fairly hard up most of the time.2If she spent les
22、s than $1 a day,she could not carry the money over.She also decided not to borrow from friends.Kath was often attending free events,from book launches to gallery openings.3 Buses were out,so every journey had to be made on foot or by bicycle,and as she couldnt afford phone calls,she would visit frie
23、nds or leave them notes if she had anything to tell them.4“Instead of meeting for lunch in a cafe as we used to,wed take sandwiches and eat them on a bench in the park,” she explains.At the end of the year,Kath was able to buy her brother and his new wife a $1,300 life membership of the National Tru
24、st as a wedding present with her savings.5While helping out on a farm she met her current boyfriend and found true love at last.A.She would attend any event that might have free snacks.B.She made soups from whatever vegetables she could find.C.From the beginning she set some very strict rules for he
25、rself.D.Kaths promise of poverty actually meant she went out more.E.Kath says her friends were great about the change in her lifestyle.F.However,it did have to cover everything else,including clothing and food.G.Besides achieving what shed set out to do,Kaths experiment also had an unexpected result.答案:15 FCAEG
