1、双基限时练(十一) Unit 14 CareersLesson 1 Your Choice.单词拼写1Our English teacher asked us to make a good _ (题目) for our spoken English test.答案 topic2When you have paid for the bill, a _ (收据) is given to you.答案 receipt3The chemistry book has a _ (摘要) at the end of each chapter.答案 summary4All of the students ca
2、n not do the work without the teachers _ (指导)答案 guidance5They had a _ (随意的 ) chat on what happened that day.答案 casual6The _ (资料) we have collected is not enough to prove the fact.答案 data7He _ (查阅) his notebook repeatedly during his speech.答案 consulted.用适当的介词或副词填空1The chief engineer was _ charge of d
3、irecting the building of the subway.答案 in2He is an easygoing scholar. You can consult him _ any time.答案 at3They aided the poor country _ money.答案 with4I had a lot of quarrels _ my parents when I was a teenager.答案 with5The children are making too much noise there. Go and send them _.答案 off.单项填空1 How
4、about eight oclock outside the cinema? That _ my time.A. fits B. meetsC. satisfies D. suits答案与解析 D 本题考查动词辨析。 fit 多指大小、形状合适，引申为“吻合；协调”； suit 多指合乎需要、口味、性格、条件、地位等； meet, satisfy 往往表示“满足(需要) ；符合(要求)”。故选 D 项。2 Do you feel like taking a walk in the park? _.A. You may ask your brother to go, tooB. Yes, but
5、 I cant afford the timeC. No, Im really not in the mood for it this eveningD. No, Id like it答案与解析 B 考查交际用语。句意： 你想在公园里散步吗？是的，我想去。可是我抽不出时间。故 B 项符合情境需要，其他三项均不符合情境。3On account of his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our _.A. teacher B. guideC. leader D. commander答案与解析 B
6、teacher“ 老师；教员；导师”； guide“导游；向导” ； leader“领导者；领先者；领袖；居首位的事物”； commander“指挥员；司令员；海(空)军中校” 。句意：因为他对山区的了解，史密斯先生被任命为我们的向导。故选 B 项。4He told the secretary to write him a onepage _ of the report.A. sum B. summarizeC. conclusion D. summary答案与解析 D 句意：他让秘书为自己写一页关于这份报告的总结。 summary“总结；摘要”，符合句意。 sum“总数”； summariz
7、e 是动词，意为“归纳；总结”； conclusion“结论”。5Tom saved the drowning child at the cost of his life, which set a good example _ us.A. to B. forC. in D. of答案与解析 A set an example to sb. “给某人树立一个榜样”，为固定搭配。6Bill is not a fast runner and he doesnt have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _ the race even if h
8、e finishes last.A. keep on B. keep toC. stick out D. stick to答案与解析 C stick out 特指 “坚持下工夫做一件事，不完成决不罢休”；而 keep to 则强调“坚持；遵守” 诺言、规则、原则、计划、精神、岗位等，相当于 stick to; keep on 表示“坚持；反复”做某事。7He is an expert on IT. If you have any question, you can _ him.A. talk B. quarrelC. consult D. confirm答案与解析 C 句意：他是 IT 行业的
9、专家，如果有任何问题的话，你可以向他请教。 consult“咨询；请教”，符合题意。 talk“谈话”； quarrel“吵架”； confirm“证实”。8John was dismissed last week because of his _ attitude towards his job.A. informal B. casualC. determined D. earnest答案与解析 B informal“非正式的”； casual“漠不关心的” ； determined“有决心的；坚决的”； earnest“认真的” 。由句意可知 B 项正确。9 How do you _ we
10、 go to Beijing for our holidays? I think wed better fly there. Its much more comfortable.A. insist B. wantC. suppose D. suggest答案与解析 D 本题考查动词的用法。根据答语可知，问者在征求对方的建议。 insist“坚持”； want“想；要 ”(结构不对); suppose“认为；猜想；假使”； suggest“建议；说明”。问句中的宾语从句用了省略 should 的虚拟语气。.阅读理解AAn elderly carpenter was ready to retire
11、. He told his employer contractor (承包商) of his plans to leave the housebuilding business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and
12、 asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career. When the carpenter finishe
13、d his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the frontdoor key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house . my gift to you.”The carpenter was shocked!What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.So it is with us.
14、 We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built.If we could do it over, we would do it much differently. But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail
15、, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a doityourself project.” Your attitude, and the choices, you make today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely!1Why did the carpenter want to retire?A. Because the contractor usually paid him little.B.
16、Because he was in poor health.C. Because he wanted to live a peaceful life with his family.D. Because the contractor thought he couldnt build good houses.答案与解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可以判断，这位木匠是想回家同妻子和家人享受悠闲的生活。2Before retiring, the carpenter was asked to _.A. build a house for himselfB. help the contractor
17、 build another houseC. hunt for a good worker for his employerD. hand over all his paycheck答案与解析 B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段可以判断出承包者请木匠帮忙建造最后一所房屋。3. It is obvious that the carpenter built his last house _.A. wisely B. carelessly C. carefully D. happily答案与解析 B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段后三句话的暗示，木匠做工粗糙，选用劣质的建筑材料，因此他是马马虎虎建造的房屋。
18、4The writer writes this story to tell us _.A. we should build wisely the “house” we will live in tomorrowB. we should learn from the carpenterC. the carpenter was very clever to finish his careerD. how cruel the contractor was to the carpenter答案与解析 A 主旨大意题。文章最后一段才是作者写作的真正意图，人们应该明智地构造自己的房屋，即自己的未来。5.W
19、hy does the writer say “It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.”？A. He thinks the carpenter should have built the house better.B. He thinks the carpenter wasnt able to work as usual.C. He thinks the carpenter was too old to work any more.D. He thinks the carpenter would be poor after he
20、 retired.答案与解析 A 句义理解题。文章第一段叙述木匠是一个好木匠，本应该建造出好的房屋。但由于态度不端正，他建造了最差的、作为自己最后的一座房屋。这对他当然是一件不幸的事情。故此答案为 A 项。BRecently, in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a doortodoor salesman. I once read a saying: “If somebody wants something of you, you will be treated as warmly as sprin
21、g, but if they dont, you may be treated as coldly as winter.” You may consider it an exaggeration, but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct. You would never have found it to be so true if you hadnt been a salesman. You neednt stand doubtful looks and unfriendly views; you neednt listen to so
22、mething completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right; you neednt always keep patience and smile; you neednt repeat the same sentences over again; you neednt talk to somebody you dislike. I did this work for a month; then I decided to give it up. In spite of the above reasons, I found I wa
23、s paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting lower. Even worse, I hadnt enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Sometimes I felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my parttime job. N
24、ow I dont think it is worth doing such a thing even though I was earning money at great cost. Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about good students who do parttime work and keep high scores in class. But according to my experience, parttime work can have some strong bad effects on study
25、.Most students dont see the relationship between study and work in a correct way. In my opinion, if it isnt a must for money reasons, students should be cautious about taking up a parttime job. In western countries even the children of very rich families take part in hard jobs during the summer vaca
26、tion. 6Which fact is NOT a reason that caused the writer to give up his parttime job?A. Too much attention to it and his grades getting lower.B. He often missed some college activities.C. Sometimes he felt tired and unhappy.D. It didnt earn him much money.答案与解析 D 细节理解题。第三段讲述了作者放弃兼职工作的原因，包括牵扯太多精力影响成绩
27、、错失学校组织的许多活动、有时工作使他感觉疲惫和不快。D 项不包括在其中。7. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”？A. Losing. B. Wasting.C. Using. D. Getting.答案与解析 A 词义猜测题。将太多注意力用到兼职工作中，必然会丢失许多本可用于学习的时间。sacrifice 意为“牺牲”，A 项与之最为相近。8The writer thought _.A. to do parttime jobs was unnecessaryB
28、. parttime jobs had good effect upon studyC. its hard to plan study and work correctlyD. parttime jobs were good for students答案与解析 C 推理判断题。由最后一段第一、二句，尤其是“. should be cautious about taking up a parttime job”可知，作者认为合理规划学习和工作很难。9Who should take parttime jobs according to the text above?A. Every college student.B. Those who want to get study experience.C. Those in great need of money.D. Those from very rich families.答案与解析 C 细节理解题。末段第二句中作者指出，如果不是因为钱的原因而必须去做，学生们应当小心对待做兼职工作，即急需钱的学生应当做些兼职。
