Unit 5 Launching Your Career Learning about Language
一、填空
1.Before getting into the car, I thought I had learned the instructor's orders, _____ once I started the car, my mind went blank.
2.We know that _____ task your group is given, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and successful experience.
3.His interest started a few years ago, _____ he was in college and studying wildlife science.
4.After _____ seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made it!
5.It's possible that one way out could be blocked by fire or smoke, so you'll want to know _____ other ones are.
6.Another saying which has come from the fable is "God helps those _____ help themselves".
7.After living in Australia for many years, Louise finally returned to the country _____ she was born.
8.He _____(dedicate) himself to the educational cause for thirty years.
9.I dedicate myself _________ experimental psychology.
10.She is greedy _________ success and believes that all hard work will eventually pay off.
11.His neighbour accused him _________ playing the musical instrument too loudly.
12.She watched the children as they danced _________(joyful) in beautiful dress.
13.He travelled around the world _________(gather) little-known information about the disease.
14.More and more people from all over the world _________(attract) by Jiuzhaigou's beautiful natural scenery.
15.Ten scientists who have made great contributions _________ the research project will be presented with medals at the awards ceremony on Friday.
二、阅读理解
There are as many kinds of careers as there are people. They vary greatly in the type of work involved and in the ways they influence a person's life. The kind of career you have can affect your life in many ways. By making wise decisions concerning your career, you can help yourself build the life you want. To do that, you need as much information as possible. The more you know about yourself, the better able you will be to choose a satisfying career.
What do people hope to acquire from a career Some people desire a high income. Some hope for fame. Others seek for adventure. Still others intend to serve people and make the world a better place. Before you begin to explore career fields, you should determine your values, your interests, and your aptitudes that will make you competent for your future work. Most people are happiest in jobs that fit their values, interests, and skills. Each person has many values, which vary in strength. For example, money is the strongest value and priority for some people—that is, wealth is more important to them than anything else. As a result, they focus their thoughts, behaviour, and emotions on the goal of earning a high income. Other values include devoting to religion, taking risks, spending time with family, and helping others.
Before making a career decision, you can ask yourself what is most important to you and examine your beliefs to better know your values. For example, is it important to you to work as a member of a team Or would you rather be in charge or work alone If working alone or being in charge is important to you, independence is probably one of your primary values.
1. How can we make a wise career decision
A. We learn more about ourselves. B. We stick to our beliefs more firmly.
C. We change our interests more often. D. We find more career opportunities.
2. According to the writer, a satisfying career is the one that _____.
A. brings huge wealth B. meets inner demands
C. develops interests and skills D. contributes to forming values
3. What does the writer convey to us in the last paragraph
A. The contents of our values. B. The foundations of our values.
C. The places to achieve our values. D. The ways to understand our values.
Forgiving(宽恕) someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits(好处). When you think of forgiveness, you probably don't think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being(健康).
When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less clear and may be more dangerous. That's why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and writer of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.
The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less sadness or hopelessness. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.
So it doesn't matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it's worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.
Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it's OK. Instead, it's a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.
4. The writer of the passage tries to make his point clear by _____.
A. mentioning some studies B. sharing his own experience
C. raising some questions D. mentioning some health problems
5. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to _____.
A. show how to control oneself
B. introduce a famous professor
C. support his point on anger and hatred
D. tell the readers cartoon characters are powerful when they get angry
6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage
A. It's not easy to know if you are angry.
B. People who are able to forgive feel less tired.
C. It's hard to forgive someone who hurts you.
D. You can let your anger go by breathing deeply.
7. The best title for this passage is probably _____.
A. Forgiving Others Is Hard B. Anger Is Bad for Health
C. Learning to Forgive Is Important D. Forgiveness Is Good for Health
答案以及解析
一、填空
1.答案：but/yet
解析：考查并列句。句意: 我认为我已经明白了教练的指令, 但是车一启动, 脑子一片空白。根据语境可知, 前后分句之间不是因果关系而是转折关系, 故填but/yet。
2.答案：whatever
解析：考查连接词。句意:我们知道无论你们组被分配了什么任务,都有几项规则要遵守，来确保这是一次有效益的、成功的体验。由句意可知，此处应填whatever来引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter what，意为“无论什么”。
3.答案：when
解析：考查关系词。句意:他的兴趣开始于几年前，当时他正在上大学研究野生动物科学。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是a few years ago,关系词在从句中作时间状语，故用when。
4.答案：what
解析：考查连接词。句意:好像过了一百年，我发现我的观众在鼓掌——我成功了！ After后为宾语从句，从句中seemed前缺少主语，指物，故用what。
5.答案：where
解析：查连接词。句意:很可能某个出路被火或者烟挡住了，因此你会想知道别的出路在哪里。设空处引导宾语从句，表示地点，意为“在哪里”，故填where。
6.答案：who
解析：考查关系词。句意:来自那则寓言的另外一个谚语是“天助自助者”。先行词是those，指人，关系词在从句中作主语，故用who。
7.答案：where
解析：考查关系词。句意:在澳大利亚生活了许多年之后，路易丝最后回到了她出生的那个国家。先行词为the country,关系词在定语从句中作地点状语，故用where。
8.答案：has dedicated
解析：考查时态。句意:他已经全身心地投入教育事业30年。根据时间状语for thirty years可知空处用现在完成时，主语为第三人称单数，故填has dedicated。
9.答案：to
解析：考查 dedicate 的用法。 dedicate oneself to... 表示“致力于……,把……奉献给……”,其中 to 是介词,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
10.答案：for
解析：考查介词。 be greedy for...表示“渴望……”。
11.答案：of
解析：考查固定搭配。句意:他的邻居指责他弹奏乐器的声音太大了。 accuse sb. of sth.表示“控告/控诉/谴责某人某事”。
12.答案：joyfully
解析：考查副词。句意:她看着孩子们穿着漂亮的衣服快乐地跳舞。分析句子结构可知,空处修饰 danced,故用副词。
13.答案：to gather
解析：考查非谓语动词。句意:他周游世界,收集关于这种疾病的鲜为人知的资料。分析句子结构并结合句意可知,空处作目的状语,故应填to gather。
14.答案：are attracted
解析：考查时态和语态。句意:九寨沟美丽的自然风光吸引着越来越多来自世界各地的人。根据句意可知,此处陈述一般情况,应用一般现在时;attract 与 More and more people 之间是被动关系,因此用被动语态。
15.答案：to
解析：考査介词。句意:十名为这个研究项目做出巨大贡献的科学家将在周五的颁奖典礼上被授予奖章。 make contributions to... 意为“为……做贡献”。
二、阅读理解
答案：1-3 ABD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的By making wise decisions...the better able you will be to choose a satisfying career.可知，为了做出明智的职业决策，你需要尽可能多的信息。你对自己了解得越多，你就越能够选择一个令人满意的职业。故选A。
2.细节理解题。根据第二段开头作者的自问自答以及该段中Most people are happiest in jobs that fit their values, interests, and skills.（大多人在符合他们价值观、兴趣和技能的工作中最幸福。）可知，在作者看来，能满足内在需要的职业才是理想的职业。故选B。
3.主旨大意题。根据最后一段可知，在做职业决策之前，人们应该问他们自己对他们来说什么非常重要,以及审视自己的信仰以更好地了解自己的价值观。由此可知，本段主要介绍了理解自己价值观的方法。故选D。
答案：4-7 ACBD
解析：4.推理判断题。由第一段的Studies from Stanford University,第二段的Two new studies以及第三段的The studies find that等提示可知，作者提到了好几个研究结果，目的是证明自己的观点，故选A正确。其余三个选项均不符合逻辑，故排除。
5.推理判断题。作者在第二段中说，漫画书里的人物一生气，其颜色就会变。接着说，生气和仇恨对人的身心健康有很大的危害。可见作者在该段是要阐述生气和仇恨有害的观点，故选C正确。其余三个选项不符合语境，故排除。
6.细节理解题。由第二段的In the real world, anger is less clear可知A提到过。由首句Forgiving（宽恕） someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing.可知C提到过。由倒数第二段的Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help.可知D提到过。通读全文可知B没有提到，故选B符合题意。
7.主旨大意题。文章首段为主题段,该段说宽恕他人很难做到，但是宽恕他人对自己的身心健康有好处。可见选D符合文章的主旨。其余三个选项均为局部内容，不能反映文章主旨，故排除。
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