1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时作业8Using languageAround twenty years ago I was living in Seattle. _1_ I had a lot of experience and a Masters degree，I could not find a _2_ work.I was _3_ a school bus to make ends meet and _4_ with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat.I had _5_ five interviews with a company an
2、d one day between bus runs they called to say I did not _6_ the job.“Why has my life become so _7_？” I thought painfully.As I pulled the bus over to _8_ a little girl，she handed me an earring _9_ I should keep it _10_ somebody claimed(认领) it.The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”At first
3、I got angry.Then it _11_ meI had been giving all of my _12_ to what was going wrong with my _13_ rather than what was right！I decided then and there to make a _14_ of fifty things I was happy with.Later，I decided to _15_ more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for _16_ from a lady
4、who was a director at a large _17_.She asked me if I would _18_ a oneday lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers.I said yes.My _19_ there went very well，and before long I got a wellpaid job.To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of _20_ that I completely changed my life.
5、文章大意：本文记叙了主人公开始因找不到满意的工作而苦恼消沉，通过一件小事，他改变了对生活的看法，最终也找到了理想的工作。本文告诉我们，对生活要充满希望。1A.AsBThoughCIfDWhen答案：B解析：as可以引导时间状语从句，也可以作“虽然，尽管”讲，引导让步状语从句，但从句必须用倒装语序；though“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句；if“如果”，引导条件状语从句；when“当的时候”，引导时间状语从句。由“我有许多经验，还有硕士学位”以及主句中的I could not find.work可知此处应用though表示“虽然我有许多经验，还有硕士学位”。故选B项。2A.successfu
6、lBextraCsatisfyingDconvenient答案：C解析：successful“成功的”；extra“额外的”；satisfying“令人满意的”；convenient“方便的，便利的”。句意：虽然我有许多经验，还有硕士学位，但仍找不到一份令人满意的工作。故选C项。3A.drivingBrepairingCtakingDdesigning答案：A解析：由该空后的to make ends meet(收支相抵)可知，此处应是作者的谋生方式，应用driving a school bus表示“开校车”。故选A项。4A.workingBtravellingCdiscussingDlivin
7、g答案：D解析：由for后的“我失去了我的公寓”可推知，此处应用living表示“我和一个朋友住在一起”。故选D项。5A.prepared forBattendedCasked forDheld答案：B解析：prepare for“为做准备”；attend“参加”；ask for“请求得到”；hold“举办”。此处用attended表示“我参加了一家公司的五次面试”。故选B项。6A.loseBlikeCfindDget答案：D解析：由下一句中的I thought painfully可知作者没有得到这份工作。7A.hardBbusyCseriousDshort答案：A解析：没有得到那份工作，作者
8、应该认为生活如此艰难。hard“艰难的”；busy“忙碌的”；serious“严肃的，认真的”；short“短的”。故选A项。8A.wave atBdrop offCcall onDlook for答案：B解析：wave at“朝挥手”；drop off“让下车”；call on“号召”；look for“寻找”。此处用drop off表示“就在我把校车停下让一个小女孩下车的时候”。故选B项。9A.orderingBpromisingCsayingDshowing答案：C解析：order“命令”；promise“承诺，答应”；say“说”；show“展示”。此处用saying表示小女孩在把耳环
9、交给作者的同时说了一些话。故选C项。10A.in caseBor elseCas ifDnow that答案：A解析：in case“以防，万一”；or else“否则”；as if“好像”；now that“既然”。此处用in case表示“我应该把这个耳环保存着以防有人来认领”。故选A项。11A.hurtBhitCcaughtDmoved答案：B解析：It hit sb. .表示“某人突然想起”。故选B项。12A.feelingsBattentionCstrengthDinterests答案：B解析：feelings“感受，感觉”；attention“注意力”；strength“力气，优势
10、”；interests“爱好，利益”。此处用attention表示“我一直都在注意不好的事情而不是好的事情”。故选B项。13A.opinionsBeducationCexperiencesDlife答案：D解析：opinion“观点，看法”；education“教育”；experience“经历”；life“生活”。由作者没有得到那份工作可知，作者关注的是自己生活中不好的事情。故选D项。14A.listBbookCcheckDcopy答案：A解析：list“目录，表”，词组make a list的含义是“列表”。book“书籍”；check“检查，核对，支票”；copy“抄本，副本，(相同书、
11、报等的)份，册，本”。此处用list表示“列出令我高兴的50件事情”。故选A项。15A.connectBturnCkeepDadd答案：D解析：connect“联系，连接”；turn“转向”；keep“保持”；add“增添，增加”，常与to连用。此处用add表示“后来，我决心在这个表中添加更多的事情”。故选D项。16A.herBa passengerCmeDmy friend答案：C解析：根据下一句的She asked me if.可知，这位女士的电话就是打给作者的。故选C项。17A.hospitalBfactoryCrestaurantDhotel答案：A解析：由下一句中的medical w
12、orkers(医疗工作者)可知这位女士在一所医院。18A.listen toBreviewCgiveDtalk about答案：C解析：listen to“听”；review“复习”；give“给”；talk about“谈论”。此处用give构成短语give a.lecture“做一次的演讲”。故选C项。19A.planBchoiceCdayDtour答案：C解析：plan“计划”；choice“选择”；day“日子，天”；tour“旅行”。此处应指作者这一天的演讲非常成功。故选C项。20A.operationBspeakingCemploymentDthinking答案：D解析：opera
13、tion“手术，操作”；speaking“说话”；employment“雇佣”；thinking“思考”。此处用thinking表示“我知道这是因为我改变了思考的方式我才彻底改变了我的生活”。故选D项。Nine out of 10 parents want their children to take part in competitions in school, a survey found.Despite (尽管) the current trend of few or no competitions in many schoolsthey worry that they place ki
14、ds under too much pressure or cause some damage to their bodiesmost parents believe competitions help to prepare children for adulthood.They also believe competitions make children more ambitious (志向远大的) and ready for work.And 84 percent of parents worry their children will feel regretful once they
15、leave school because they have little or no experience of competitions.More than two thirds think competitions teach children that they have to work for things, while 69 percent think they help kids realize they dont always win or come out on top of everything.One in three parents also believe compe
16、titions raise standards in education as children strive (努力) to win.One in five parents dont think that their childrens schools offer enough opportunities to their children to compete against others, and one in 10 even say the schools dont allow children to win or lose at all.As a result, 24 percent
17、 of parents have complained to their childrens schools as they dont feel that enough emphasis (重视) is put on competitions.Nine out of 10 teachers agree that it is important for children to experience losing at an early age.Former World Cup rugby (橄榄球) star Will Greenwood said, “Competitions make you
18、 strive to be better as an individual (个体) and as part of a team.In any walk of life, experiencing success as an individual is a great motivator and helps to breed a culture that strives to succeed, whether in education or employment.”Chairwoman Carole Stott said, “Many schools have, in recent years
19、, moved their emphasis for children away from winning and losing to simply taking part.”文章大意：一项调查显示大部分家长希望孩子们在学校能多参加竞赛。1Why do many schools offer few or no competitions to their students?ATo keep the students safe.BTo reduce families expenses.CTo reduce the teachers pressure.DTo make sure that the s
20、tudents have enough time to study.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“they worry that they place kids under too much pressure or cause some damage to their bodies”可知，许多学校不安排或少安排竞赛的原因是他们担心竞赛给学生们带来压力，同时还有可能给学生们的身体带来伤害。2According to most parents, taking part in competitions wont help kids _.Aprepare themselves well
21、 for their future workBknow that they dont need to win all the timeCgain the experience of competitionsDenjoy their school life答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的 “.make children more ambitious(志向远大的) and ready for work .”以及第三段中的“.they help kids realize they dont always win.”和“.children will feel regretful once
22、they leave school because they have little or no experience of competitions .”可知A、B、C三项是孩子们参加竞赛的好处，D项所给信息在文中没有提到。3What can be used as the best title of the passage?AThe benefits of taking part in competitionsBParents want their children to compete at schoolCMost schools offer more competitions to st
23、udentsDShould students take part in competitions in school?答案：B解析：标题归纳题。根据文章中所列出的一系列的调查结果可总结出，大部分家长希望孩子们在学校能多参加竞赛，由此可知B项作为文章标题最佳。4What is Will Greenwoods attitude towards kids taking part in more competitions?ADoubtful.BWorried.CSupportive.DUncertain.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中Will Greenwood所讲的“.experie
24、ncing success as an individual is a great motivator and helps to breed a culture that strives to succeed .”可知，他认为参加竞赛并体验输赢对孩子们是有很大帮助的，由此可推断出他支持学生们多参加竞赛。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 Be Good at SportsIf sports are something that interests you，it stands to reason that you would want
25、to be good at them.Here are some tips that can help you become a good player.Set ambitious but realistic goals.If you want to be good at sports，you need to set your aims high. 1._B_ Instead，you should take a look at what you are，and figure out where you think you would like to be.Give yourself a sui
26、table amount of time to achieve that goal.Be patient. 2._A_ Impatient athletes tend to make poor ones.If youre not patient，youll try to jump into advanced techniques long before youre ready.Youll feel discouraged when you dont see immediate improvement.Join a sports team.Most of the sports teams are
27、 free to join.If you go to school，you should go for team tryout when theyre happening. 3._F_Accept criticism.When you play sports，you will unavoidably receive criticism，whether from a coach or other players. 4._C_ Are they angry because you missed a pass，or do they sincerely want to help you improve
28、？In a lot of cases，you can use criticism as motivation to get better. 5._D_ A skill becomes mastered when youre able to do it without thinking.Given enough time and practice，a skill will eventually fall under this category.When in a game，you wont have time to think everything through，so practice unt
29、il its all automatic.ASkills are often slow to build.BThis does not mean being unrealistic.CYou need to take most of it with a grain of salt.DPractice until your skills become second nature.EYou also need to be clear about what you are good at.FIf youre not in school，you can find a sports club onlin
30、e.GAn important reason people join sports teams is to make friends.解析文章大意：本文主要介绍了如何能擅长体育运动。1根据上文“如果你想擅长体育，你应该设定一个高一点的目标。”及下文“相反，你应该”可知此处是说一种错误的做法，故B项“这并不意味着不现实。”符合语境。该项中的This就是指上文中的“设定高目标”。故选B。2本段的主题句是：要有耐心。技术通常慢慢越来越强。所以要有耐心。故选A。3本段的主题句是：加入一个体育团队。所以下边分两方面：一方面是在学校怎么做；另一方面就是不在学校时怎么做。故选F。4上文说“教练或其他人可能会
31、批评你”。下文说“看他们生气是因为你没达到目标，还是他们真的想帮你提高”。所以此处的意思是：你要斟酌大部分批评。take sth.with a grain of salt对某事半信半疑，有保留地相信某事。故选C。5根据下文“当你不用思考就做出来时，这种技能就被你掌握了”。可知，这是对上文的进一步解释说明。故上文的意思是：练习直到你的技能成为第二本能。故选D。请你根据以下要点，拟一则有关你校招聘外教的启事。1.国籍要求：英国人；2.个人情况：年龄在30岁50岁之间；教学经验丰富，有耐心和信心；3.工作时间：每周两节课，周末休息；4.待遇：享受正式教师同等待遇；5.联系方式：电话8101688或发
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