1、课时作业(十四)Unit5SectionLearningAboutLanguage.阅读理解AThinkaboutMichaelJacksonorBillGates.Whatisthesecretoftheirperfectcareers?ListentoyourheartratherthanyourheadThesecretofaperfectcareeris:listentoyourheartandnottoyourhead.Yourheadcanoftenfoolyou.Yourheartshowsyouamoreaccuratepicture,andguidesyoudownthepa
2、thofachievingyourwishes.Whenyoulistentoyourheart,thenyouareabletomakedecisionsthatyouwillbehappywith.AssessyourselfAssessyourtalentandyourability.Thenassesstheskillsthatyouhavegottenduringyoureducationandprofessionaltraining.Thinkaboutwhatskillsyouwillbringtoyournewcareer,andwhatinterestsyouhave.The
3、importantthingforyouistofindouthowyouaregoingtousetheseresourcesinyourcareer.Onceyouhavedonesomesoulsearching(反省),youhavealreadycomeuponthesecondmostimportantsecrettotheperfectcareersearch.Ifyouarenotsurehowyouaregoingtoassessyourself, youcangetprofessionalhelpfromacareeradviserorotherexperts.Haveav
4、ision(远景)Manypeoplemistakenlybelievethattheyhavetohavesomemagicpowerstohaveavision.Completelywrong! Ifyouhavemasteredtheabovetwosecrets,youarereadytoapplythethirdsecrettofindingtheperfectcareer.Havingavisiongivesyouasenseofpurpose, somethingtodreamabout.Wheneveryoumoveawayfromyourchosenpath, yourvis
5、ionwillputyoubackoncourse.Evenifyourweaknessesaregreaterthanyourstrengths,yourvisionwillgiveyouthepowertochangethoseweaknessesintostrengths.Nowthatyouareinthepossessionofthesesecrets,youcangoaheadandneverlookback.1Ifyoulistentoyourhead,youmay_.AfindgoodwaystosolveproblemsBmeetmuchdifficultyCmakewron
6、gdecisionsDseeaclearpictureofthings2.Whatsthekeypointforyoutodowhileassessingyourself?AUseyourresourcesinyourcareerproperly.BKnowyourtalentorabilityexactly.CGethelpfromacareeradviser.DLearnwhatyouareinterestedin.3Whatistheadvantageofhavingavision?AItcanensureyoursuccessinthefuture.BItcankeepyouonyou
7、rchosenpath.CItcanhelpyouknowwhatyourweaknessis.DItcanhelpyoulivearichandinterestinglife.4Whatsthebesttitleforthispassage?AThesecretoffindingaperfectcareerBHowsuccessfulpeoplecanbeCAwayofpersonaldevelopmentDHowtochooseaperfectcareerBThealarmsounds.Studentsswingtheirbackpacksovertheirshoulders,boardt
8、heschoolbus, maketheirwaytotheirhomeroomandthebellringsschoolisback.ButformorehomesinAmerica, schoollooksmorelikestudentswakingup,makingtheirwaytothediningroomorhomeoffice, settinguplaptopsandlearninginthecomfortofhome.Virtual(虚拟的)schooling, describedas“apublicschoolthatoffersonlyinstructioninwhichs
9、tudentsandteachersareseparatedbytimeand/orplace, andinteractionoccursviacomputersand/ortelecommunications(电信)technologies”,hasincreasedoverthepastdecade.AccordingtotheNationalEducationPolicyCenter, enrollments(注册人数)invirtualschoolsincreasedby17,000betweenthe20152016schoolyearandthe20162017schoolyear
10、to295,518.ForArizonaVirtualAcademy, afulltimeonlinepublicK12school, theyuseK12Inc.curriculums, K12Inc.servesstudentsinall50statesandmorethan100countrieswithdigitallearningplatformsandtechnology, providingonlineeducation.“Wearealwaysimprovingourplatformsandthetechnologythatweusetomakesurethatwerekeep
11、ingupwiththechangingtrends, notonlywitheducationbutalsowithtechnology,”Dr.KellyVanSandesaid.Anotherpieceofnewtechnologytheyverolledoutisanewappwhereparentscanfindvirtualschoolsavailableintheirarea.CarrieFaulknerchosetoenrolltwoofherchildreninArizonaVirtualAcademy.ShesaystheyvedoneschoolingonlineinCh
12、icago, inCalifornia, atrestaurantsandonhercousinsfloorinKansas.“Itdoesntmatterwhetherhe(herson)isonthecouch, inhisbedoratthekitchentable, hecandoschoolingwhereverhewantsto,”Faulknersaid.“IwishtheyhaditformebackwhenIwasinschool.Thatwouldhavebeenawesome.”5.Whatsthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?ATogiveane
13、xampleofvirtualschooling.BTointroducethetopic“virtualschooling”CTodescribevividlystudentsgoingtoschool.DTocomparerealschoolingwithvirtualschooling.6Howmanystudentsattendedvirtualschoolsduringthe20152016schoolyear?A17,000.B147,759.C278,518.D295,518.7WhatcanweinferaboutArizonaVirtualAcademy?ATheyprovi
14、debothonlineandofflineeducation.BTheyreintendedforstudentsintheUnitedStates.CTheirnewappletspeoplefindschoolsnationwide.DTheirplatformsandtechnologyareveryadvanced.8WhatisCarrieFaulknersattitudetovirtualschooling?AFavorable.BDoubtful.CIndifferent.DDisapproving.七选五Thegoalofyourresume(简历)istomakehirin
15、gmanagerspraythatyouwalkthroughtheirdoor.Differentjobswillhavedifferentrequirements, butthe5musthavewordsshouldntbemissing._1_Leadership:Thisshowsyouhaveleadershipskills,whetheryouledateam,aprocessoralloftheabove!_2_Quantity:Idontmeanthewordquantity.Imeanthenarrative(讲述)youretellingaboutyourcareerde
16、velopmentshouldalwaysincludenumbers.Didyoumanageateam? Excellent! _3_Howoftendidyoumeet? Achievement: Showyoursuccess! Ifyouveearnedarespectedpraisewithinyourcompany, emphasizethisonyourresume._4_Solution: _5_Ifyousolvedongoingconflictswithaninternaldepartment,mentionitonyourresumebriefly.Partnershi
17、p: Whohaveyouworkedwithorthoughtoutsidetheboxwithtoworkwelltogether? Highlightthis.Finally,makesurenottosendtooquickly.Nomatterhowshiningyourresumeappears, iftherearegrammaticalerrors,itsgameover.AWheredidyoumanagetheteam?BHowmanypeopledidyoumanage?CYoushouldbepolitetothemanager.DItsimportanttoshowt
18、hisskillonyourresume.EThiswillhelpyoustandoutfrompeersinthecandidatepool.FHerearesometipsforwritingaresumethatwillgetyouhired.GThisshowsyouknowhowtoindependentlyandactivelyworkthroughaproblem.课时作业(十四).阅读理解A【语篇解读】迈克尔杰克逊和比尔盖茨为什么会成功呢?本文给出了他们成功的秘诀。1答案与解析:C推理判断题。根据第二段“Your head can often fool you.(你的头脑常常
19、愚弄你)”可知,你可能会做出错误的选择,故选C。2答案与解析:A细节理解题。根据第三段“The important thing for you is to find out how you are going to use these resources in your career.”可知,故选A。3答案与解析:B细节理解题。根据第四段“Whenever you move away from your chosen path,your vision will put you back on course.”可知,故选B。4答案与解析:A主旨大意题。第一段提出了问题“What is the s
20、ecret of their perfect careers?”。下文则分条解答了这个问题,故第一段为本文的主题段,故选A。 B【语篇解读】本文介绍了近年来越来越受欢迎的虚拟教育。5答案与解析:B写作意图题。第一段对传统的学生上学的情景和日益受欢迎的虚拟学校的学生上学的情景进行对比;第二段至文末都在讲虚拟教育,故首段的作用是引出本文的话题虚拟教育。故选B。6答案与解析:C数字计算题。根据题干中的信息定位答案在第二段末句,由该句可知,虚拟学校的注册学生人数在2015 2016 学年和2016 2017 学年间增加了17 000,2016 2017 学年注册人数增加到295 518。故答案为295
21、 51817 000278 518。7答案与解析:D推理判断题。根据题干中的Arizona Virtual Academy定位在第三段。根据本段中Dr.Kelly Van Sande 的话可知,该虚拟学校一直在改进他们的平台和技术,以确保能够跟上不断变化的趋势,不仅仅是跟上教育的变化趋势,还要跟上技术的变化趋势。由此可推断,该校的平台和技术很先进。故选D。8答案与解析:A观点态度题。根据题干中的Carrie Faulkner 定位在最后一段。Carrie Faulkner 选择让她的两个孩子上虚拟学校,并且根据她说的“我真希望在我上学的时候也有虚拟教育,那就太棒了”也可推断,Carrie Fa
22、ulkner 对于虚拟教育持肯定、支持的态度。.七选五【语篇解读】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了写一份好的简历的小技巧。1答案与解析:F结合后文,文章介绍了写简历的一些小技巧。F项“这里有一些写简历的小技巧,能帮你找到工作。”符合语境,故选F。2答案与解析:D前文“This shows you have leadership skills, whether you led a team,a processor all of the above!”表示“这表明你有领导能力,无论你领导一个团队,一个过程或以上所有的!”。领导能力对招聘经理来说十分重要。D项“在你的简历上展示这个技能很重要。”符合语境
23、,故选D。3答案与解析:B前文“Did you manage a team?”表示“你管理过一个团队吗?”B项“你管理过多少人?”承接上文问句,故选B。4答案与解析:E前文“If youve earned a respected praise within your company,emphasize this on your resume.”表示“如果你在公司赢得受人尊敬的赞扬,那就在简历上强调这一点”。E 项表示“这将帮助你从候选的同龄人中脱颖而出。”解释前文在简历上强调成就的结果,故选E。5答案与解析:G结合后文“If you solved ongoing conflicts with an internal department, mention it on your resume briefly.”可知,如果你解决了与某个内部部门的持续冲突,在你的简历上简要地提到。G项表示“这表明你知道如何独立地、积极地解决问题。”,与后文解决问题相对应,故选G。