1、双基限时练(十五)Unit 14CareersLesson 4Job Trends.单词拼写1His brother works in the foreign _ (部门) of the company.答案division2Being a policeman calls for good health, confidence and great ability of _ (判断)答案judgment3Though there are still many smokers, the number has _ (减少)答案decreased4This company is made up of
2、eight _ (分支) in the whole city.答案branches5These machines were just introduced from abroad, so few workers can _ (操作) them well.答案operate6While doing this job, you need to be more _ (灵活的) to deal with different cases.答案flexible7As we all know, there are seven _ (大洲) and four oceans on the earth.答案con
3、tinents8Now all the old people in our hometown can live with great _ (舒适)答案comfort.同义句转换1We can make 8 by multiplying 2 and 4.2_ _ 4 makes 8.答案multiplied by2They only say such unkind things about you because they are full of envy.They only say such unkind things about you _ _ _.答案out of envy3Ill tel
4、l her about it as soon as I see her.Ill tell her about it _ _ I see her.答案the moment/the instant4If you work hard, you will succeed sooner or later._ _， and you will succeed sooner or later.答案Work hard5All those connected to the fire have been taken away by the police.All those _ _ _ the fire have b
5、een taken away by the police.答案in connection with.单项填空1The captain told the sailors to _ their spirits when they were on the point of giving up.A. keep up B. pick upC. take on D. go on答案与解析Akeep up“保持；维持”； pick up“捡起；获得；收听；加快；使恢复健康；开车去接”； take on“雇用；呈现；承担；从事”； go on“继续”。2They believed that by using
6、computers the production of their factory _.A. will greatly increaseB. would greatly increaseC. would be greatly increasedD. will have been greatly increased答案与解析Cincrease作“增长”讲，既是及物动词，又是不及物动词。表示自然增长时用不及物动词形式，表示人为增长时用及物动词形式。根据句意及时态可知正确答案为C项。3We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didnt qui
7、te _ as planned.A. find out B. give outC. hand out D. work out答案与解析D本题考查动词短语意义辨析。find out“查明；发现；了解”； give out“分发；筋疲力尽；用完”； hand out“分发”； work out“算出；结果是”。句意：我们本想正午前完成任务，但结果并没像计划的那样。用work out。4He _ his breath while the results of the competition were read out.A. took B. helpedC. got D. held答案与解析Dhold
8、 ones breath“屏住呼吸”。句意：竞赛结果被宣读时他屏住了呼吸。5I am sure David will be able to find the library he has a pretty good _ of direction.A. idea B. feelingC. experience D. sense答案与解析D此题考查名词词义辨析。idea“想法；念头；构想”； feeling“感情；感觉”； experience“经验；经历”； sense“感觉；感知；意识”。句意：我确信大卫能找到图书馆，他有很好的方向感。故应选D项。6In the past ten years,
9、 government has _ the price of certain drugs for about 11 times.A. dropped B. reducedC. lowed D. decreased答案与解析Bdrop意为“滴下；落下；投下”； reduce意为“使降低；减少”，也指价格的降低； low意为“(在程度、大小、数量、价值、含量等方面)小的；少的”，是形容词； decrease意为“减小；减少”，多指速度、体积的减小和数量、价值等方面的减少。句意：过去10年间，政府已大约11次降低某些药品的价格。可知，B项为正确答案。7 When did the concert _？
10、 Well, two or three years ago.A. happen B. take placeC. hold D. start答案与解析Btake place在此表示“发生；举办某项活动”，符合句意“音乐会是何时举办的？”，若用C项表示“举行”，句子应改为： When was the concert held?8More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great _ of goods.A. variety B. mixtureC. extension D. combination答案与解
11、析A根据句意“超市提供各种各样的商品”知，应用a variety of，指“各种各样的”， great作定语，修饰名词variety。9Id like to buy a house modern, comfortable, and _ in a quiet neighborhood.A. in all B. above allC. after all D. at all答案与解析Babove all“首先；最重要的是”，起强调作用； in all“总共；总计”； after all“毕竟；终究；别忘了”，用以提醒对方； at all多用于否定句和疑问句中，用来加强语气。10They had e
12、nough money to live _ in their old age.A. comfortable B. in comfortC. sadly D. comfort答案与解析B介词短语in comfort在句中作状语，相当于comfortably，由句意可知B项正确。11When he succeeded in getting the opportunity to study abroad, many students couldnt conceal their _ of him.A. envy B. wisdomC. comfort D. stage答案与解析A得到出国学习的机会是很
13、多同学羡慕的原因，故用envy。wisdom“智慧”； comfort“舒适”； stage“舞台；阶段”。12Hearing a man following her, she _ and ran as fast as she could.A. feared B. panickedC. afraid D. frightened答案与解析B句意：听到有人跟着她，她很惊慌，以最快的速度跑了起来。panic此处为不及物动词，意为“惊慌”。fear和frighten均为及物动词，应用被动形式； afraid为形容词，作谓语需加be动词。13He was glad to find his son kee
14、ping his business _ well.A. operating B. operatedC. operated on D. being operated答案与解析Boperate作“运转；经营”讲时是及物动词，作“做手术”讲时是不及物动词； operate与business是动宾关系，故用过去分词表被动。14It is reported that there will be a heavy rain tomorrow. _， the hike would be put off.A. In any case B. In that caseC. In no case D. In case
15、答案与解析B句意：据报道明天有大雨，如果那样的话，我们将推迟徒步旅行。in that case“如果那样的话”，指代如果明天如报道所说有大雨这件事。.阅读理解AWhat should you think about when you try to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use
16、that in engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although
17、 not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at mental work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had
18、 a parttime job on Saturday or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop，for example. Just as important, you may become
19、 interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a parttime job. Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weaknesses th
20、an to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not feel sorry about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.1The first paragraph of the passage is mainly about _.
21、 A. the indirect value of school work B. the importance of being good at all subjects C. knowing ones strong or weak subjects at school D. ones school performance in choosing a career答案与解析D段意归纳题。找工作时应该考虑什么？考虑你的优势科目和薄弱科目。虽然并非所有的科目都可直接用于工作，但是都可能有间接的价值。2. In the writers opinion, for a student to have a
22、 parttime job is probably _. A. a good way to find out his weak points B. one of the best ways of earning extra money C. of great use for his work in the futureD. a waste of time he could have spent on study答案与解析C推理判断题。第三段中作者提到“. think what you gained from it.”并通过“You may have learned how to .; You
23、may have learned to give ., you may become interested in .”来阐述parttime job的好处。3If a students school record is not good, according to the passage, he _. A. may still do well in his future workB. wont be able to find a suitable jobC. may be a complete failure in the futureD. will regret not having wor
24、ked harder at school答案与解析A推理判断题。从最后一段“Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet . You should not feel sorry about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.”可以推断：即使在校成绩不好，仍有可能做好以后的工作。4. The whole passage centers around _. A. trusting oneself in lo
25、oking for a job B. developing ones abilities useful in school C. gaining much knowledge by working hard at school D. choosing a career according to what one is skilled in答案与解析D主旨大意题。文章阐述找工作时要考虑自己的长处和弱点。B David Beckham was born in 1975, in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young bo
26、y, his greatest passion was football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for
27、a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for the schools of Essex and also for his county team. In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth C
28、up team and Under21 team. In April, 1995, he played his first football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals. His goals made him a household name. In the firs
29、t game of the 19961997 season, he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal，Beckham sent the ball over the goalkeepers head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishin
30、g goals, especially from freekicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.5The unusually surp
31、rising way that he scored goals _. A. made him popular in many British homes B. helped him to gain many prizes for Essex C. kept him playing for Leeds United D. offered him the chance to join the national team答案与解析A综合理解题。根据第三段第一句“His goals made him a household name.”可知他神奇的进球技术使他家喻户晓。故A项正确。6Which of
32、the following shows the right order of what happened to Beckham? a. Beckham played his first football league game. bBeckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team. d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp. e. Beckham played
33、 for the schools of Essex.A. ebadc B. edacbC. bdeca D. bedac答案与解析C顺序排列题。通读全文可知C项正确。7The passage is mainly talking about _. A. when Beckham became famous all over Britain B. how Beckham became a successful football player C. why Beckham could win in football league games D. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals答案与解析B主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文重点讲述了贝克汉姆是如何成为一名成功的足球运动员的。故B项正确。
