1、课时作业.阅读理解A(2019西藏拉萨市高三第三次模拟)When my boss started talking about pension arrangements, it suddenly dawned_on me: I was going to be stuck working in an office job for the next 40 years. Id always dreamed of working outdoors but I ended up doing a law degree at the University of the West of England in B
2、ristol, thinking that this would bring me a better job.After graduating, I became an adviser. I enjoyed the work, but knew it wasnt the right career for me.At this point, my 98yearold grandma died, leaving me enough money to pay for an agricultural course. I decided to study agriculture at the Royal
3、 Agricultural College in Cirencester.I loved the programme. I spent my holidays from milking cows to helping in farm shops. I spent time lambing (照料母羊产羔) on a beautiful hill farm in Wales. Id get up at 5 am in the morning; go out to care for the lambs that had been born overnight.In my old job, gett
4、ing up early to go to the office was a struggle. Its easier on a farm, where you know there are animals that rely on you. Theyre living things, and if you dont turn up something serious might happen to them.Ive also been fortunate enough to find a job as industry communications manager with Red Trac
5、tor, the largest food assurance scheme (保障计划) in the UK. The role is very varied: one day I might talk at an agricultural show educating children about where their food comes from; the next day I could be managing the design of the new food and farming standards.My advice to anyone wanting a career
6、change is to seize the moment. To those interested in working in agriculture, try to get as much work experience as you can.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的工作生涯以及作者对读者的建议。1.What does the underlined part “dawned on” in Paragraph 1 probably mean？AHit.BMoved.C.Excited.DSatisfied.答案：A词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句画线词前面的“sudden
7、ly”可知，画线词后面的“I was going to be stuck working in an office job for the next 40 years”为作者突然意识到的，故可猜测dawned on意为“渐渐明白，使开始明白”，所以hit“突然意识到”符合题意，故A项正确。2.What does the author think of her job on a farm？A.Busy.BTiring.C.Difficult.DEnjoyable.答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，作者对这份工作是享受、喜爱的。故D项正确。3.What did the author do
8、at Red Tractor？A.She milked cows.B.She helped in farm shops.C.She took care of lambs on the farm.D.She gave speeches on agriculture to children.答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句中的“talk at an agricultural show educating children about where their food comes from”可知，作者在Red Tractor给儿童作农业方面的演讲。故D项正确。4.What is the au
9、thors advice to readers？AWork as a volunteer on a farm.BMake a career change as soon as possible.CTake the chance to do what you want to do.DGet enough work experience before looking for a job.答案：C细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者建议职业变换要把握时机，抓住机会。C项“抓住机会做自己想做的”符合题意，故C项正确。B(2020深圳高级中学(集团)高三第一学期第一次测试)About a month
10、 after I joined Facebook, I got a call from Lori Goler, a highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay. She made it clear this was a business call. “I want to apply to work with you at Facebook，” she said. “Instead of recommending myself, I want to ask you: What is your biggest problem, and
11、how can I solve it？”My jaw hit the floor. I had hired thousands of people over the previous decade and no one had ever said anything remotely like that. People usually focus on finding the right role for themselves, with the implication that their skills will help the company. Lori put Facebooks nee
12、ds front and center. It was a killer approach. I responded, “Recruiting is my biggest problem. And, yes, you can solve it.”Lori never dreamed she would work in recruiting, but she jumped in. She even agreed to trade earnings for acquiring new skills in a new field. Lori did a great job running recru
13、iting and within months was promoted to her current job, leading PeopleFacebook.The most common metaphor for careers is a ladder, but this concept no longer applies to most workers. As of 2010, the average American had eleven jobs from the ages of eighteen to fortysix alone. Lori often quotes Pattie
14、 Sellers, who came up with a much better metaphor: “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”As Lori describes it, theres only one way to get to the top of a ladder, but there are many ways to get to the top of a jungle gym. The jungle gym model benefits everyone, but especially women who might be st
15、arting careers, switching careers, getting blocked by external barriers, or reentering the workforce after taking time off. The ability to create a unique path with occasional dips, detours (弯路), and even dead ends presents great views of many people, not just those at the top. On a ladder, most cli
16、mbers are stuck staring at the butt of the person above.篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过罗莉格勒尔在Facebook的求职和工作经历，更好地诠释了职业的内涵。5.Why did Lori make the call？A.She helped Facebook to solve the biggest problem.B.She wanted to make a business deal with Facebook.C.She tried to ask for a pay rise in Facebook.D.She wanted
17、 to become an employee in Facebook.答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I want to apply to work with you at Facebook， she said.”可知，她想申请在Facebook工作，所以她打电话的目的是找工作。故选D。6.What impressed “I” by Lori？A.Lori was good at running recruiting.B.Lori attached great importance to Facebooks needs.C.Lori jumped in Facebook with no a
18、dequate experience.D.Lori was skilled in marketing at eBay.答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Lori put Facebooks needs front and center. It was a killer approach.”可知，罗莉将Facebook的需求放在了首位和中心，这是最打动作者的。故选B。7.What can we infer from the passage？A.Now all people dont tend to climb the ladder.B.None on the ladder can enjoy
19、the great views.C.Jungle gyms offer limited exploration for employees.D.A pregnant woman, jobless, benefits little from the jungle gyms.答案：A推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“The most common metaphor for careers is a ladder, but this concept no longer applies to most workers.”可知，“梯子”这个概念不再适用于大多数工人，所以不是每个人都愿意攀爬梯子。故选A。8.
20、What is the best title of the passage？A.Its a Jungle Gym, Not a LadderB.Facebooks Biggest ProblemC.Applying for a Job in FacebookD.A Jungle Gym is Better than a Ladder答案：A标题判断题。文章讲述了罗莉格勒尔的求职和工作经历，说明工作是攀登架而不是梯子。故选A。.七选五(2019北京高考)Much of the work in todays world is accomplished (完成) in teams. Most peo
21、ple believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. _1_ Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent？_2_ They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding t
22、alented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent；above that level, the teams performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isnt evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the teams performance.To
23、explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate (协调) their actions. _3_ In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team
24、performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pa
25、ss the ball to a teammate, affecting the teams performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, “There is no I in TEAM.” _4_Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tugofwar (拔河比赛), whenever a
26、 person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force._5_ An Ateam may require a balancenot just A players, but a few generous B players as well.A.Its not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.B.Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.C.The group inter
27、action and its effect drew the researchers attention.D.Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.E.Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.F.Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.G.This task interdependen
28、ce distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了优秀人才在团队建设中的作用、地位和分布比例等。通过几项研究，得出的结论是：一个好的团队，其成员构成需要平衡，既要有优秀的人，也要有普通的人。在团队建设中优秀人才的引进不能简单地搞“一刀切”。1.B根据空格前句意：“大多数人认为建一个好的团队的最好方法是聚集一群最有天赋(talented)的个人”，并结合空格后“公司花数百万(millions)雇用顶级商业人士”，可知B项“体育队的老板花数百万(millions)美元吸引体育天才(talent)”
29、符合语境，并且其中的millions和talent与上下文对应，故应选B项。2.E根据空格后的“The results are mixed.”可知，空格处是研究的结果，选项E中的several recent studies与之对应，故答案为E。3.G空格后先是提到了baseball，后又提到了basketball，对天才球员在这两项运动中所起的作用进行了研究，由此可知，空格处涉及baseball和basketball。选项G中的baseball，football，basketball与之对应，故答案为G。4.D根据空格前的“学习参加团队运动的小孩子经常被告知团队里没有个人”可推断出，选项D “
30、明星们很明显不遵守体育精神这一基本原则”符合语境，故答案为D。5.F根据空格后的“一个优秀的团队需要平衡”可知，空格处是“建立一支梦之队比单纯雇用最优秀的人才更复杂”，这与选项F对应，故答案为F。.语法填空(2020安徽六校教育研究会高三第一次素质测试)Whats the right college for you？_1_ (do) the college youre considering offer classes and learning opportunities _2_ interest you? You dont need to declare a college major un
31、til your junior year of collegebut youre more likely _3_ (succeed) if youre excited about and engaged by the options available to you.Consider _4_ (you) learning style: do you prefer informative lectures or lively discussions？Research and analysis or handson experience and practice? Writing papers o
32、r working in small groups？Look for the academic experience youll need to feel _5_ (challenge) and engaged, and what support youll need for successpeer tutoring, _6_ (access) professors, and career services are just some of _7_ options you might find on campus. Check out course and program _8_ (descr
33、ibe), reviews of professors, and sit in on some classes if youre able to visit campus._9_ (assess) your chances of admission can be a good way to identify a strong academic match. Most admissions counselors tell us that your GPA and the quality of your high school classes are the most important elem
34、ents of your college application, _10_ standardized test scores not far behind.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了如何根据个人情况选择合适的大学。1.Does考查动词的时态。句子用一般现在时态，句子主语是the college，单数第三人称，且是一般疑问句，故答案为Does。2.that/which考查定语从句的引导词。此处opportunities是先行词，指物，在后面的定语从句中作主语，故答案为that/which。3.to succeed考查固定
35、搭配。固定搭配：be likely to do sth.“很可能做某事”，故答案为to succeed。4.your考查代词。此处learning style “学习风格”是名词，需要形容词性物主代词来修饰，故答案为your。5.challenged考查非谓语动词。此处表示“感到”，并用and连接，and前后一致，用过去分词作表语，故答案为challenged。6.accessible考查词性转换。根据句意可知，此处为易接近的教授，是形容词修饰名词，故答案为accessible。7.the考查定冠词。此处表示“这些选择中的一些”，故答案为the。8.descriptions考查词性转换。句意：
36、查看课程和项目描述，教授的评论，如果你能参观校园，可以旁听一些课程。根据句意可知，此处为课程和项目描述，用名词。并根据实际情况，不止一种描述，为复数形式，故答案为descriptions。9.Assessing考查非谓语动词。此处是动名词作主语，故答案为Assessing。10.with考查with的复合结构。此处是with的复合结构作伴随状语，标准化考试的分数也紧随其后，故答案为with。.书面表达(2020河南省八市重点高中联盟高三上期“领军考试”试题)假定你是李华，得知学校要开办学生双语报(Student Bilingual Newspaper)，需要在校内招聘一位同学任编辑，请写一封申
37、请信应聘。内容如下：1.写信目的；2.个人优势；3.能做的事情。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear sir or madam， Looking forward to your early reply.Yours，Li Hua精彩范文Dear_sir_or_madam，I am writing this letter to apply for the editor position of Student Bilingual Newspaper that you have advertised in the school newspaper.I am not o
38、nly good at reading and writing in English, but also good at writing in Chinese. I have published many campus stories in magazines. Moreover, I am keen on painting very much.As an editor, the ability to use the computer is important. I can proudly say to you that I am proficient in using computer. I do believe that I am suitable for this position. If you need to know more about me, please free to contact me at any time.Looking_forward_to_your_early_reply.Yours，Li_Hua
