1、课时作业( 十五) Section Grammar & Writing.单句语法填空1.You have not yet answered my question_I can join in the party tonight.2.We are faced with the problem_we should do with so much pollution.3.Word came_a new teaching building would be built in our school next year.4.Where did you get the idea_Mr Li would co
2、me to our office to work with us？5.The fact_girls study harder than boys in our class is clear to us all.6.Ive got a feeling_one day that boy will be famous.7.The question_is responsible for the accident has not been settled.8.I have some doubt_Jack really knows me.9.We didnt settle the problem at t
3、he meeting_would be sent to the Middle East for business.10.There is much chance_Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.答案：1.whether 2.what 3.that 4.that 5.that 6.that 7.who 8.whether 9.who 10.that.阅读理解Employment practices often reflect the needs of employers several decades ago.Time
4、s have changed.And so too has the Canadian workforce.Yet many employment practices have not kept pace with this change.For example，some work environments and washrooms designed for ablebodied workers seldom accommodate people who use a wheelchair.Modernizing these practices is what employment equali
5、ty is about.For example，making sure work benches and washrooms are adapted for disabled people entering the workplace，paving the way for workers who become disabled on the job.By doing so，any given group of people formerly discriminated againstnow has access to better employment opportunities.The ob
6、jective，of course，is to make the workplace reflect Canadian society.However，this does not necessarily mean setting and enforcing quotas(配额)Rather，it means identifying the barriers to employment and designing measures，with achievable goals and clear timetables，to remove them .For example，according to
7、 the Canadian Union of Public EmployeesCanadas largest union，it would be unrealistic in the short term to insist that because half of the working age population is women，half of the employees of an engineering firm should be women.At this moment，there would not be enough qualified female engineers.A
8、 reasonable numerical goal would be based on the number of women who actually are engineers(8%)and those who are studying to become engineers(25%)A short term goal of 13% would be appropriate without running the risk of hiring unqualified people.Equally important is to ensure people who have been di
9、sadvantaged the chance to become qualified for new opportunities.If aboriginal people(土著居民) ，for example，cant qualify for certain jobs because they havent had access to appropriate educational opportunities，then an employment equality program would have to address that problem with training programs
10、.Employment laws in this country cannot be considered displeasing if they guarantee all Canadians fair and equal access to the workforce.本文主要就如何实现加拿大的就业机会平等这个话题进行了讨论。1.The passage is mainly about how to_.A.modernize equipment for the disabled at workB achieve equality of employment opportunitiesCpro
11、tect womens rights in employmentDcomplete a job training program答案：B 解析：主旨大意题。分析文章内容，第一、二段提到如何改进工作条件，让残疾人可以上班；第三、四、五段讲述了如何制定措施消除雇佣障碍；第六段提到如何让土著居民得到平等就业的机会。由此可知，B 项是本文的主要内容，即“实现就业机会平等” 。2.The underlined word“them”in paragraph 3 refers to_.Abarriers BmeasuresCgoals Dtimetables答案：A 解析：代词指代题。根据这句话前半句可知，
12、此处的them 指代前面所说的障碍(barriers)。3.The example of women shows that_.A.only a small percentage of women engineers will get promotedB.13% of the working age women should be hired as engineersC.policy makers should adopt a practical and flexible approachD.the quota of women for employment should be raised答案
13、：C 解析：推理判断题。根据第四、五两段有关女性就业情况的描述可以看出，不能因为女性占工作年龄人口的一半就让女员工占机械厂总员工的一半，而要根据女性的实际情况来确定雇用人数，由此可知 C 项正确。4.The underlined word“address”in Paragraph 6 probably means“_”A.put forward Brun intoC.find out Ddeal with答案：D 解析：词义猜测题。根据上下文内容以及下划线单词后面的 that problem with training programs 可知，D 项符合题意，即“解决问题” 。5.In whi
14、ch column of a newspaper can we probably find the passage？A.Business. BEntertainment.C.Forum. DSociety.答案：D 解析：推理判断题。本文论述的是如何实现加拿大的就业机会平等问题，属于社会问题。所以正确答案应为 D 项。.语法填空(Sam， a TV host，is interviewing Nancy，a successful businesswoman，about her work and family .)Sam： We all admire your career success.You
15、 must take great pride in_1_(achieve)so much at work.Nancy：Yes，Im also proud_ 2_being the mother of two girls.Sam： I didnt know you are a mother of two.How do you strike a balance between work_3_family？Nancy：Well，my husband shares a lot of the housework and childcare responsibilities so I can focus
16、more on my career.Sam： Thats good.Do you find enough time_4_(be)with the kids？Nancy：Not_5_(real)，sometimes my kids complain about_6_(I)being around so little.So no matter_7_busy I am everyday，I will spend some time with them.Sam： Do they understand your situation？Nancy：Yes，they all show much underst
17、anding of my work.If I happen to be_8_busy to help them with their homework one day or another，theyll ask my husband instead.Sam： Oh，its_9_(believe)that you can still help the kids with their studies after a whole days stressful work.Nancy：Yeah，Im tired after work.But when I see the kids_10_(shine)s
18、mile，all the pressure and trouble at work goes away.答案：1.achieving 2.of 3.and 4.to be 5.really6.me/my 7.how 8.too 9.unbelievable 10.shining.书面表达请你根据以下信息写一篇短文来介绍有着“太湖明珠” “江南明珠”之称的人间仙境江苏省无锡市：1.无锡位于江苏省南部，面积 4 700 多平方公里，人口 600 多万，有 3 000 多年的历史；2.自然资源丰富，特别是水资源；3.气候宜人，冬天不是太冷，夏天不是太热；4.海陆空交通便利，景色优美，主要景点有鼋头渚
19、(the TurtleHead Peninsula)等，每天吸引着来自世界各地的大量游客。注意：1.可根据内容需要适当拓展，以使行文连贯；2.词数 100 左右。_参考范文：Wuxi，which is located in the south of Jiangsu province，covers an area of more than 4,700 square kilometers.The city，which has a population of over six million，has a history of over 3,000 years.The climate here is
20、pleasant，neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter.Whats more，it is rich in natural resources，especially in water resources.As a tourist resort，Wuxis transportation is convenient.From here you can travel to anywhere by land，by sea or by air.In this city you can appreciate a lot of places of interest，such as the TurtleHead Peninsula.The beautiful city attracts a large number of visitors from home and abroad every day.
