1、1Unit 4 Earthquakes李仕才*阅读理解At 23， my career got going. I was midway through a masters degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science and had been hired as a parttime reporter for a finance website. I got a great onemonth review and my boss asked if I was interested in staying at the
2、company after graduation.However， balancing graduate studies with work was challenging. To deal with it， I checked my real self at my office door. I came in to work， greeted my colleagues and listened more than I contributed in each morning meeting. The small team I worked with often seemed busy， so
3、 rather than giving ideas that might get turned down， I stayed back.After four months， my boss called me into his office. The meeting was going well until he told me that despite the great work I had produced， the team had held a meeting and decided， “We dont think its the right fit.”I must have loo
4、ked confused. “Youre ambitious， intelligent and will be very successful， ” my boss said. “But you havent made enough effort to join the team. You lost the enthusiasm you showed in your interview. That wont work long term， and if I could give you one piece of advice， it would be to get your guard dow
5、n.” I couldnt believe that performing well at my job wasnt enough to keep it. But I knew my boss was right. They knew that when they hired me， I had no experience in finance reporting， yet they took a chance on me. In meetings I usually contributed last， after I had heard everyone elses suggestions.
6、 I did it to show that I was a listener， but also to hide my fears. They liked the person who walked into the interview， and they didnt respect me when I hid that person from them.“Dont leave before you leave.” That advice is essential for women at all stages of our careers. Because we work so hard
7、for success， we dont like to think that we hurt ourselves sometimes. But each of us must change when necessary. In trying to earn a fulltime job， I “leaned back” in order not to show too much of myself or my lack of expertise（专门知识）. I learned that the hard way wasnt the way to achieve our goals.【解题导
8、语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。 “我”在公司工作，在团队里， “我”辛苦勤奋，所在的团队也紧张忙碌，但是“我”害怕表达自己的主张和建议。老板在肯定了“我”2的成绩的同时，建议“我”勇于表达自己的主张，分享个人的建议。1.Why was the author offered a job at the company at first？A.She just got her masters degree in finance.B.She greatly impressed her boss in her first month.C.She had quite a lot of experience i
9、n finance reporting.D.She showed her special financial talent while working there.B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，在第一个月的工作中， “我”获得了很高的评价，给老板留下了深刻的印象，故老板决定聘用“我” 。故 B项正确。2.During her next four months at the company， the author_ .A.performed well enough to earn the teams respectB.didnt balance her graduate studi
10、es with work very well C.was a good listener and contributed a lot in the meetingsD.was afraid to offer her ideas because of her lack of confidenceD 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第四句并结合第四段倒数第二句可知， “我”工作所在的团队常常看起来很忙碌， “我”担心自己的建议或想法遭到拒绝，所以只愿做一个倾听者。据此可知，由于缺乏自信， “我”害怕表达自己的想法，故 D项正确。3.What does the author intend to tell
11、 us in the passage？A.We should always keep up our enthusiasm at work.B.Expertise and experience are greatly valued in the workplace.C.We should not shy away from sharing our ideas when working in a team.D.Its unwise of women to show themselves off when they are taking part in teamwork.C 解析：写作意图题。文章第
12、二段描述了“我”辛苦勤奋，所在的团队紧张忙碌，第三、四段讲述老板对“我”工作的评价：虽然辛苦努力，但是“我”缺乏在团队中建言献策的自信和勇气，并不能赢得团队的尊敬。据此可以判断，本文旨在告诉读者在团队工作中不要畏惧表达自己的观点，故 C项正确。*语法填空The wives who lived within the walls of the Weinsberg Castle in Germany were well aware of the riches it held: gold, silver, jewels, and wealth beyond belief. Then the day c
13、ame in 1140 AD when all their _1_ (value) treasure was threatened. Welf, the Duke of Bavaria, sat _2_ (trap) inside his Weinsberg Castle. Outside the castle walls lay the army of Frederick, the Duke of Swabia, _3_ his brother, the Emperor Konrad, _4_ army had surrounded the castle 3and demanded the
14、fortunes and the lives of the men within. Although the conquering commander had set a condition for the safe release of all the women and children, the wives in Weinsberg refused _5_ (leave) without having their own condition met. They demanded that they be allowed to fill their arms _6_ as many pos
15、sessions as they could carry out. Thinking that the women couldnt _7_ (possible) take much, they met their request.When the castle gates opened, the army outside was brought to _8_ (tear): every woman was carrying her husband! Konrad assured the women of their husbands complete _9_ (safe) and freedo
16、m. He invited them all to a banquet and _10_ (make) peace with the Duke of Bavaria on terms much more favorable than expected.Afterwards, the castle was known for womens loyalty.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了德国 Weinsberg城堡，该城堡以妇女的忠诚闻名于世。1valuable/invaluable 考查词性转换。空处修饰名词
17、 treasure且表示“(极)宝贵的” ，故用 value的形容词形式 valuable或 invaluable。2trapped 考查非谓语动词。动词 trap和主语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示“(已经)被困城堡之内” ，故用过去分词 trapped作主语补足语，表明主语的状态。3and 考查连词。根据语境可知，该句中的“Frederick, the Duke of Swabia”和“his brother, the Emperor Konrad”之间是并列关系，故用 and。4whose 考查定语从句的引导词。分析该句结构可知，该句为非限制性定语从句，army和先行词之间是所属关系，故用
18、 whose引导该定语从句。5to leave 考查非谓语动词。refuse to do sth.为固定短语，表示“拒绝做某事” ，此处表示，城堡里的妇女要求满足她们的条件，否则就拒绝离开。6with 考查介词。fill (sth.) with sth. 为固定用法，意为“用填满” ，故填 with。7possibly 考查词性转换。空处修饰动词 take，故用副词形式。8tears 考查名词的复数。tear 为可数名词，此处构成固定搭配 bring sb.to tears，意为“使某人流泪” ，故用 tear的复数形式 tears。9safety 考查词性转换。根据该句中的“complete
19、 . and freedom”可知，形容词 complete修饰空处所填词，空处与名词 freedom为并列关系，故用名词形式 safety。10made 考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“He invited them”及全文时态可知，此4处陈述的是过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。*完形填空As an older student at your school，do you sometimes feel a kind of responsibility? I was lucky enough to be named one of our prefects(级长)My_1_ has so far m
20、eant that Ive had to help with school meetings，events，and many_2_ across the school.One of the events was a soccer tournament for 7th and 8th year prefects in September.We had to _3_ a soccer team made up of several prefects for the tournament._4_ at the soccer field on the day of the tournament，we
21、were full of_5_ that our_6_ and age would be enough for us to win._7_ ，we had underestimated(低估)the situation.The younger students quickly started dominating us，and_8_ beat us.We were_9_ of the competition after the first game!Having been_10_ ，we realized that our size and age really didnt _11_ ，as
22、the younger students were not intimidated(威胁)However, although we were defeated，we were able to talk to the _12_ students afterwards，which was quite _13_.After our pitiful attempt at_14_ soccer，we had to help referee(裁判)the final few_15_.Refereeing was a difficult task，as a bad_16_ could cost a team
23、 the game._17_ for me，there were no extremely difficult decisions.After refereeing，we were all given dinner and the student leaders and the younger kids all _18_ together.At that moment I_19_ the true job of a prefectwe are here to _20_ the school.1A.job BcureCenquiry Dopportunity2A.activities Bteac
24、hersClibraries Dprofessors3A.suspect BformCquarrel Dchallenge4A.Attending BAimingCGuiding DArriving5A.curiosity Bpossibility5Cpity Dconfidence6A.mask BstrengthCspeed Dsize7A.Besides BThereforeCAlthough DHowever8A.previously BhardlyCeventually Dfirstly9A.knocked out Bknocked atCknocked on Dknocked of
25、f10A.scolded BdefeatedCblamed Dpraised11A.rise BclarifyCmatter Dgo12A.senior ByoungerCcleverer Dsmarter13A.anxious BpleasantCupset Ddelighted14A.playing BgivingCoffering Dhelping15A.problems BdealsCissues Dgames16A.movement BsignalCdecision Dsuspect17A.Sadly BCalmlyCPrivately DLuckily18A.sat Bseated
26、Cjumped Dleaped19A.neglected BrealizedCtolerated Ddreamed20A.adjust BreformCunite Dchange【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作为学校的一名级长，作者参加了学校举行的足球比赛，由此获得了一些感悟。【核心词汇】confidence n信心 eventually adv.最后，终于 knock out 淘汰61A 根据下文中的“help with school meetings, events”可知，这些是级长的工作内容。job “工作，职责” ；cure“治愈” ；enquiry “询问” ；opportunity
27、“机会” 。2A 根据上文中的“meetings, events”可知，此处表示学校里的许多活动。故选A。3B 根据语境可知，此处表示我们(作为级长)不得不组成一支球队参加比赛。suspect“怀疑” ；form“形成，组成” ；quarrel“争吵” ；challenge“向挑战” 。4D 此处表示比赛那天我们来到足球场上。arrive at“到达，抵达” 。5D 根据下文中“that our _6_ and age would be enough for us to win”的提示可知，我们充满信心。curiosity“好奇心” ；possibility“可能性” ；pity“怜悯” ；c
28、onfidence“信心” 。6D 根据下文中的“we realized that our size and age”可知，应选 D项。mask“面具” ； strength“力量” ；speed“速度” ；size“大小，尺寸” 。7D 根据下文中的“we had underestimated(低估)the situation.The younger students quickly started dominating us”可知，此处与上文提到的有信心赢得比赛形成转折关系，故选 D。8C 根据语境可知，年轻的学生很快控制了比赛并最终取得了比赛的胜利。previously“先前” ；har
29、dly “简直不” ；eventually “最终” ；firstly“首先” 。9A 根据上文中的“The younger students quickly started dominating us, and _8_ beat us”可知，我们被淘汰(knocked out)了。10B 根据上文中的“and_8_ beat us”和下文中的“we were defeated”可知，此处表示我们被击败。scold“责骂” ；defeat“击败” ；blame“责怪” ；praise“表扬” 。11C 在被击败之后，我们意识到体型和年龄并不重要。rise“升起” ；clarify“澄清” ；m
30、atter“重要” ；go“去” 。12B 根据语境可知，此处表示我们赛后和那些年轻的学生交流。13B 赛后和那些年轻的学生交流，那是令人愉快的。anxious“焦虑的；担心的” ；pleasant“令人愉快的” ；upset“沮丧的” ；delighted“(人感到)高兴的” 。14A 在踢足球的尝试失败后，我们不得不协助为最后的几场比赛担任裁判。playing soccer符合语境。15D 参见上题解析。problem “问题” ；deal“交易” ；issue“议题” ；game “比赛” 。16C 根据下文中的“there were no extremely difficult dec
31、isions”可知，此处表示一次不恰当的判定，即裁判做出的决定(decision)会影响比赛的结果。movement “移动” ；signal “信号” ；decision “决定” ；suspect“嫌疑人” 。17D 上文提到“Refereeing was a difficult task” ，下文提到“there were no 7extremely difficult decisions”，由此可知，上下文之间存在转折关系，再结合句意可知，Luckily 符合语境。sadly“不幸地” ；calmly“镇静地” ；privately“私下地” ；luckily“幸运地” 。18A 根据
32、上文中的“After refereeing, we were all given dinner.together”可知，赛后大家坐在一起吃饭交流。19B 根据上文中的“After refereeing, we were all given dinner and the student leaders and the younger kids all _18_ together”可知，作者处于这样的场景之中不由得有所思考，所以此处为“意识到” 。neglect“忽略” ；realize“意识到” ；tolerate“忍受” ；dream“梦想” 。20C 句意：那一刻，我意识到级长真正的职责在于
33、使学校(所有人)都团结起来。adjust“调整” ；reform“改革” ；unite“使团结” ；change“改变” 。*短文改错Im writing this email to ask you for help. As an English song lover, I have a strong desire to taking part in the English song contest to be held in next month. The song Ive decided to sing was Skyfall. To sing this song better, I am
34、 wondering if you could tell me anything about the background informations of the song. Whats more, could you spend some time listening to the song and giving myself some advice? Since youre native English speaker and expert in singing, I sincere hope you can give me a hand.I would appreciate it whe
35、ther you could send me a reply at your earliest convenient. Thank you in advance.答案：Im writing this email to ask you for help. As an English song lover, I have a strong desire to part in the English song contest to be held taking takenext month. The song Ive decided to sing Skyfall. To sing this son
36、g was isbetter, I am wondering if you could tell me about the background anything somethingof the song. Whats more, could you spend some time listening to informations informationthe song and giving some advice? Since youre native English myself me aspeaker and expert in singing, I hope you can give
37、 me a hand.sincere sincerely8I would appreciate it you could send me a reply at your earliest whether if. Thank you in advance.convenient convenience难项分析：第二处：去掉 next前的 in 考查介词。表示时间的名词前面有 last, next等修饰时，前面不用介词。故将 in去掉。第四处：anythingsomething 考查代词。根据句意可知，应该是告诉“我” “一些事情(something)” ，而不是“任何事情(anything)” 。故将 anything改为 something。第九处：whetherif 考查连词。whether 和 if作“是否”讲，有时可以互换，但是此处应表示的是条件，意为“如果” ，这时只能用 if。故将 whether改为 if。*
