1、 Unit 14 CareersCommunication Workshop and you can be sure that there is not anything there that is written with your interests in mind.I know what I speak of, because as a lawyer for Litton Industries I wrote the terms and conditions that were printed on the back of order forms, I wrote the most ti
2、ring terms and conditions anyone has ever seen. Still, 90 percent of the buyers would just sign on them without questioning anything. If anyone questions them, we would reach an agreement on something that was acceptable to both sides.So when you see a preprinted application that contains questions
3、or terms and conditions, read it all and read it slowly. If you dont like something, you can simply change the parts you dont like. Remember that everything can be settled by discussion. To what degree it can be settled depends on your position, of course, and that is something only you can determin
4、e.1Filling out application forms is much “easier” because_.A. everything connected with application forms is easierB. it is easier to collect information about preemploymentC. you can plan and have control of the needed timeD. you can control the form filling with enough time答案与解析 D 细节题。从第一段的 “. bec
5、ause you have total control and have enough time to think and plan.”可推出答案为 D 项。2. We can learn from the underlined part “Each word is important ”that _.A. everything in a form must be read carefullyB. questions in a form must be answeredC. the conditions that interest you are changeableD. something
6、of your interests is most important答案与解析 A 细节理解题。 “每个字都是重要的”强调其重要，就是要求我们认真地阅读。另外，第四段中的“read it all and read it slowly”也表明了此意，故选 A 项。3It can be inferred from the 4th paragraph that _.A. it depends on your position to settle everything in a formB. questions in a form are more important than your posit
7、ionC. you have little right to determine the conditions you like mostD. you must change a preprinted application before it is discussed答案与解析 A 推理判断题。从最后一句 “To what degree it can be settled depends on your position .”可知 A 项正确。BI had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband u
8、nexpectedly died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her views with a classroom of students.As the sunlight came in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over，she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. She paused and said
9、， “ Before class is over，I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us comes to this world to learn, share, love, appreciate and give. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.It can be taken away at any mom
10、ent.Her eyes beginning to water, she went on：“So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school，or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesnt have to be something you see. It could be a scent of freshly baked bread from someones house, or it could
11、be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees. ”The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and left the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school that I had that whole term.Take notice of something special you see on your w
12、ay home today. Go barefoot on the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret，but the things we didnt do.4What is the purpose of the authors writing the passage?A. To show his respect to his teacher.B. To ask us to appreciate every moment of our lifeC. To a
13、sk us never to give in when facing difficulty.D. To show the influence a teacher can have on her students.答案与解析 B 主旨大意题。作者主要是希望读者珍惜生命，发现生活之美。5Why did the teacher talk about something unrelated to class?A. Because she had finished the class task.B. Because she could hardly control her feeling.C. Beca
14、use she thought the class were not thoughtful enough.D. Because she wanted to share some of her views with the class.答案与解析 D 细节理解题。根据第一、二段可知，那位老师是想和同学们分享一些她的观点。6What does the underlined word “scent” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Smell. B. Piece.C. Colour. D. Taste.答案与解析 A7The author intends to _ in the las
15、t paragraph.A. give an explanation B. make a suggestionC. give a warning D. draw a conclusion答案与解析 B 推理判断题。文章最后一段用了祈使句，因此作者的目的是建议读者发现生活之美，珍惜生活的每一个时刻。8What do we learn from the last sentence?A. We will be happy when we are old.B. We will regret the mistakes which we made when we were young.C. We will regret what we didnt do though we might do it.D. We will do what we couldnt do in the past.答案与解析 C 推理判断题。分析最后一句可知，当我们年事渐高时，我们会后悔我们想做却没做过的事情。
