1、Period TwoLearning about Language.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Answer the Interview Question “Tell me about yourself”Its often the first thing that hiring managers ask candidates in job interviews._1_ Unsurprisingly, most of us have a really hard time summarizing our careers, skil
2、ls, and interests in the conversation with the hiring managers.But having a job search “elevator pitch” is a really important part of acing the interview.“People make it worse all the time，” says career experts._2_ And they said that the whole speech shouldnt take more than the time it takes to ride
3、 an elevator30 seconds or less, in other words.1Focus on what they need.When youre trying to sell yourself to a prospective employer, its tempting to concentrate on what you think your greatest strengths are.In fact, youre probably better off if you figure out how to tailor your description of your
4、experience to what the employer actually needs._3_ Theyll hire you because you solve a problem or fulfill a desperately needed function.2Edit your speech.Be prepared to go through many times of your speech before you hit on the right one._4_ Consult a specialist to give you some advice on how to tel
5、l about yourself in front of a hiring manager if necessary.3Do more practice.Practice on your own in front of a mirror, or better yet, with a friend, until you can deliver your speech confidently._5_ Ideally, it should sound clear and naturalas if you just happened to think it up on the spot, or as
6、if its always been a personal credo(信条)AThe more practice, the better.BIts important to know what to bring to a job interview.CThey agreed that the short, clear speech is important.DDont stop editing your speech until you are satisfied with it.ETheyre not going to hire you just because youre impress
7、ive.FBut it is also the first opportunity to really make things worse.GGet familiar with the job in case you are asked about it during the interview.答案1.F文章第一句说明在求职面试中人事部经理第一个问的问题经常是“介绍一下你自己”，空格处所说明的应该是“这也是第一个让面试者把情况弄糟的问题”。 But it is also the first opportunity与前面一句中的Its often the first thing that相对应
8、。故选F。2C由空格前面的“elevator pitch”以及空格后面的the whole speech shouldnt take more than the time it takes to ride an elevator30 seconds or less可知，介绍自己时应该简短、清楚明了。故选C。3E根据下面一句中的Theyll hire you because.可知，前面一句应该表达的是他们(人事部经理)不准备雇佣你的理由是什么。故选E。4D本段标题为Edit your speech.选项D中的Dont stop editing your speech.提示了D项符合标题内容。故选
9、D。5A本段标题为Do more practice.选项A说明“越做练习，越好”，符合标题内容。故选A。.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Each summer in the late 1960s, my two sisters and I would take the bus from Arizona to Arkansas to stay with our father.A World War soldier, Dad had many medical problems, any one of _1_ could cause many people
10、to lose more than their sense of humor, but not him.I have memories of Dad waking us _2_ in the morning.He had lost his legs in the war, so it was the wheelchair that kept him_3_(move) around.Holding his cane, which was his _4_ (extend) arm, he would roll through the house_5_(shout), “Up, up, up! Ge
11、t up and face the day! Its a beautiful day！” If we didnt get up right away, he would hit the end of our beds with his cane.Once when we _6_ (be) in a store, he found the three of us in the makeup department.When he _7_ (tell) that we wanted to buy some makeup, he picked up a bottle and started readi
12、ng the label out loud.“Leaves your skin soft and silky from head to toe.Well, that leaves half of me out，” he said, laughing _8_ (delight)We had to laugh, too.He had a talent for _9_ (find) humor in everything he did.Our father has been gone for a long time now，_10_we still remember the lesson that
13、he taught us: You are only as disabled as you let yourself be.答案1.which考查定语从句引导词。which作of的宾语，又作定语从句中的主语，引导非限制性定语从句。2up考查固定短语搭配。wake sb up是固定短语，意为“叫醒某人”。3moving考查词性转换。keep sb doing为固定搭配，意为“让某人一直做某事”。4extended考查词性转换。extend为动词，意为“延伸；扩大”，extended为形容词，意为“延伸的；扩大的”，用以修饰名词arm。5shouting考查词性转换。shouting为非谓语动词，
14、作伴随状语。6were考查动词时态。根据once以及整个文章的时态可知，应该用一般过去时。we作主语，谓语动词用were。7was told考查时态、语态和主谓一致。主语是he，为第三人称单数，根据从句wanted一词可知，用一般过去时的被动语态。8delightedly考查词性转换。空格所填单词应该修饰动词laughing, 故用副词形式。9finding考查词性转换。for为介词，后跟动词的ing形式。10but考查连词。前后两个句子为转折关系，故用but连接。.阅读理解There are a lot of reasons to the popularity of football.All
15、 around the world, millions play the sport and many more like to watch it.Some would say that the simplicity(简单) of game is the main reason for its popularity.But that is not right, because this way, running a marathon or a race would be the most popular sport in the world.In fact, it isnt.Football
16、is the most popular of all sports.The main reason for the popularity of any sport is the room for creativity inside this sport.Because football has plenty of room for creativity, where the player can use his mind and body to do anything in order to get hold of the ball and score and keep the other t
17、eam from scoring to win the match.All within a set of rules that are made mainly to keep the game clean and better, football became the most popular sport in the world.Another reason is the fact that this game doesnt need expensive equipment.All the kids in poor third world countries play it, they j
18、ust need a ball and an empty playground, and that would ensure a quality time for a group of kids who want to enjoy their time.The FIFA knows this fact and they always try to keep the rules and regulations applicable for the poorer countries.For so many fans of watching the sport, it is so exciting
19、to watch the skills and talents of the players in a match, also the fact that anything could happen is so interesting.In the 90 or 120 minutes of the game, anything could happen.Some matches are better than any interesting movie, because you really dont know what is going to happen afterwards.【语篇解读】
20、足球是世界上非常流行的一种体育活动。这种活动之所以这么流行，是因为有三个重要的原因。你清楚这些原因吗？1Football is popular to many people probably because _Ait is so easy a sport for anybody to playBit is not only creative but also interestingCit can be played by a group of peopleDits rules are not as strict as other sports答案B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句以及最后一段内容可
21、知，足球之所以受到人们的欢迎是因为它有创造性，同时非常有趣。2We know from the passage that _. Afootball is the most simple sport in the worldBrunning a race is the most popular sportCthe simplicity of game leads to its popularity Dthe popularity of football has many reasons答案D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知答案。3By saying “they just need a ball
22、and an empty playground”， the writer really means _Apeople dont need expensive equipment to play footballBkids in poor countries need a ball and an empty playground Ckids in third world countries are too poor to play footballDkids in third world countries like football most in the world答案A推理判断题。根据第三
23、段第一句可知，足球这个运动项目不需要贵重的设备，下面作者以贫穷国家的孩子也能踢足球为例，是为了说明这一点。4Why does football have so many fans?ABecause fans dont have to spend much money.BBecause fans can understand it easily.CBecause it is so interesting and exciting a sport.DBecause it is simple and played all around the world.答案C细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，足球之所
24、以拥有如此多的球迷，是因为它既有趣，又让人激动。.完形填空If you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large _1_ in the United States offer an international sample of _2_Many people enjoy _3_ the food of other nations.This is probable one re
25、ason _4_ there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans _5_ from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their _6_ lands.In the city of Detroit, _7_， there are many people from Western Europe, Latin America _8_ the Far East.There a
26、re many restaurants in Detroit _9_ serve the foods of these areas.There are many _10_ international restaurants, too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to _11_ understand the foreign people and their _12_ of life.One of _13_ most common international res
27、taurants to be _14_ in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business _15_ by a single family.The mother of the _16_ cooks all the dishes and the _17_ and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a _18_ restaurant which can _19_ many customers during one ev
28、ening.So a restaurant may be _20_ by one family, one person, or by several different people who work together in the business.1A.cities Bcountryside Cnations Dfamilies答案A前一句讲了世界各地的大城市，本句开始讲美国的大城市。2A.waiters Brestaurants Cfoods Dcooks答案C在美国，大多数城市提供国际食品的样品。3A.making Beating Ccarrying Dremembering答案B许多
29、人喜欢吃其他民族的食品。4A.as Bwhere Csince Dwhy答案D先行词是reason时， 常用why引导定语从句。5A.arrive Bcome Cgo Dleave答案B美国是个移民国家，美国人来自世界各地。6A.garden Bcountry Cstate Dnative答案D他们喜欢吃有本国风味的食品。7A.and so on Blike Cfor example Dsuch as答案Cfor example表示举例说明。8A.and Bbut Cthen Dor答案A最后两个词组之间用and连接。9A.where Bwhich Cwhen Dwho答案B关系代词which
30、/that引导定语从句，且which在从句中作主语。10A.other Bothers Canother Dthe other答案A代词other在句中作定语，不能用复数形式。11A.worse Bbetter Chardly Dmore答案B更好的理解外国人。better在此处是well的比较级，修饰understand。12A.hope Bwish Cplace Dway答案Dthe way of life“生活方式”。13A.the Ba Cthis Dthat答案A形容词最高级前用定冠词the。14A.cooked Benjoyed Cfound Deaten答案C在美国可以找到的最普
31、遍的国际饭店是意大利饭店。15A.built Brun Cdriven Dlived答案Brun在此处的意思是“经营”。16A.family Bcity Cbusiness Dgroup答案A指前一句中提到的family。17A.mother Bguests Cvisitors Dfather答案D妈妈炒菜，爸爸和孩子们为顾客端饭上菜。18A.small Blarge Ctiny Dbad答案B可为许多顾客提供同时就餐的肯定是较大的餐馆。19A.deal Bwork Cserve Dprepare答案Cserve customers“招待顾客”。20A.owned Bsold Ctaken Dhelped答案A一个饭店可以被一个家庭拥有，可以被一个人拥有，也可以被几个在一起工作的不同的人拥有。
