Unit
24 Finding a job
【重点、难点点拨】
1 The Daily Expressions for making appointments.
2 be suited… to/ for, open
up, find, ask for, achieve the success,
spend time,
energy and money in bringing up children,
I'll be free at…
3 go over the adverbial clause.
【重点、难点例题解析】
1 Many old people don't have good________. They can't watch TV,
but they can listen to music or news over the radio.
A. hearing B. health C. eyesight
D. time
答案C。句中与can't watch TV信息有关的词是eyesight, 因此C是正确的。
2 Some parts of the water are
very shallow. But
in some places it is very,
very________.
A. deep B. high C. cold D. dangerous
根据转折连词but 的提示，所填入的词应该与shallow相反。因此答案为A。
3 Some had taken the ________diamond and put a faulty one in
its place.
A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
这里连词and也表示一定意义的转折，所填的词应该与faulty相对，因此答案选A。
4 Mrs O' Neill asked________questions,
and she didn't scold us either.
A. no B. certain C. many D.
more
and是一个并列连词；either 为副词，用在否定句或否定词后加强语势，由此可以确定所填的词也应该是一个否定意义的词，因此答案是A。
5 “Give me a hand. ” he shouted________he
got near the boat.
A. while B.
till C. for D. as
四个选项都可以表示时间。While表示时段，till表示持续到某时。for表示持续一段时间。
as表示一边一边。答案应该选D，表示他一边向船靠近一边大声喊叫。
6 “Don't be afraid. ” he said and started to swim towards the
river band, ________the
boy with him.
A. pushing B. dragging C.
holding D. catching
根据下水救人的常识，答案为B。
【重点、难点练习题】
1 These floating things are very________. It is hard to see them.
A. big B. fast C. small D. dangerous
2 Many people know that their companies watch them work.
A. in B. off C. at D. for
3 Some people in India do not
eat meat or fish________.
A. after all B.
in the end C. at all D. no longer
4 He 1) his words but I didn'thim well. 2)
1) A spoke B. told C. repeated D. shouted
2) A listen to B.
hear C. remember D. react to
5 The brain then
has to decide what to do,
and________its orders to the muscles of the arms,
legs, and so on.
A. send B. sends C. reach D. reaches
6 Hand up ________get
out?
A. or B. and C. but D. to
【全方位单元综合练习题】
Ⅰ
Choose the right answer by the text
1 The writer thinks that ________is difficult.
A. finding a job B. choosing
a job
C. doing a job well D. finding a better job
2 The writer thinks
that ________is more important than.
A. chance;decision
B. decision; chance
C. doing; saying D.
saying; doing
3 If you want to get a job that is suited, you should.
A. recongize what kind of person you are, which special qualities you have.
B. what you are interested in
C. examine your skills and abilities
D. All the above
4 If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures, that is.
A. your skill B. your
interest C. your
hobby D. action
5 If you can draw a horse that looks like a horse and not a big
dog, that
is________。
A. your skill
B. your interest
C. your talent
D. your gift
6 May is interested in________.
A. geography B. engineering C.
medicine D. arts
7 Why doesn't May
agree with her father? Because ________.
A. she has no interest in geography
B. she has a poor memory
C. she doesn't like her father
D. she is not good at learning geography
8 Abby told her
to________.
A. follow her father B. follow her own interest
C. follow her friends D. refuse her parents
9 Abby gave her
another advice that________.
A. she should persuade her father
to support her
B. she should argue with her father
C. she should leave without saying
good－bye
D. let her father alone
10 Joan told Abby that ________a scholarship at a university in
Australia for her further education.
A. she had got B.
she would get
C. she tried to get
D. she
didn't get
11 John's parents ________.
A. don't want her to leave home
B. are very happy
C. are very worried about her health
D. are angry with her
12 Abby gave her some advice that________
A. she should make her parents satisfied with her.
B. she should persuade her parents to support her studying abroad.
C. she should persuade her father to give up their ideas.
D. she should listen to her father.
Ⅱ
Reading comprehension
A
In 776 B.C the first Olympic Games
were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greeks'chief
god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness
and strength in their education of youth.
Therefore,
contests in running,
jumping, discuss and javelin throwing, boxing, and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years
at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honoured by having
olive wealth placed on their heads and having poems sung
about their deeds. Originally these were held as games to
take place.
The Greeks attached so much importance
to those games that they calculated time in four year
cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C.
What conclusion can we draw about
the ancient Greeks?
A. They like to fight.
B. They were very athletic.
C. They liked a lot of ceremony.
D. They couldn't count,
so they used “Olympiads” for dates.
B
These days, people who do manual work often receive
far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently refered to as “white
collar workers” for the simple reason that they usually
wear a collar and tie to go to work.
Such is human nature,
that a great many people are willing to sacrifice
higher pay for becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations,
as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked
as a dustman f
or the Ellesmere
Corporation.
When he got married, Alfred was too embarrassed to say anything
to his wife about his job.
He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a fine black suit.
He then changed into overalls and
spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this
for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she
married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just
found another job.
He will soon be working in an office as a junior
clerk.
He will be earning only half as
much as he used to,
but he feels that his rise in status is well worth
the loss in money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him“Mr. Bloggs”, not “Alf”.
1 By comparison with people who worked in office, those people who do manual work often
receive more money. “manual”can be replaced by________.
A. physical work B. work done by hand
C. mental labour D.
blue collar class
2 When Alfred got married, he didn't say anything to his wife about his job, because________.
A. he distrusted his wife
B. he wanted to make jokes with
his wife
C. he felt ashamed about his job
D. he is just not willing to talk about it with his wife
3 In order to get his rise in
status, Alfred
lost________.
A. his original job B.
his former good friends
C. half of the salary which he
used to get
D. his family
4 By being calling as “Mr. Bloggs”
instead of “Alf”,
Alfred felt________.
A. he had regained his social status
B. very comfortable
C. he could raise his head before
his wife
D. he became more decent than before.
5 Alfred Bloggs took a shower
and changed back into his suit,
and his fellow dustman's reaction was________.
A. to tell everything plainly to
his wife
B. to keep this as a secret for Alfred
C. to laugh at Alfred
D. to follow Alfred's example
Ⅲ
Multiple choice
1 People do not know the value of health________they lose it.
A. while B. when C. until D. as
2 Her mother has been ill ________she
came to Beijing last year.
A. since B. for C. as D. when
3 ________he opened the window,
a sparrow flew in.
A. Though B. The moment C. If D. Unless
4 No sooner________the news than
they rushed out into the street.
A. they heard B. they had hear
C. did they hear D.
had they heard
5 It was not long________I forgot it all.
A. then B. when C. after D. before
6 ________plenty of sun and rain,
the fields are green.
A. Wherever there are B. Where there are
C. No matter where there is D. Wherever there
is
7 The man put on his glasses________see
better.
A. that B. so that to C.
in order that D. in order to
8 Did the two boys look so much
alike________no one could tell them apart?
A. and B. that C. as D. so that
9 He is ________busy man that
he really needs a secretary.
A. so B. so a C. such D. such
a
10 John is ________honest boy that everyone likes him.
A. so B. such C. so an D. such an
11 ________more than one hundred
elements are known,
only 25 of them are common and important.
A. Because B. Although C.
Whether D. Since
12 Blair, ________born in Kentucky, lived and practiced law in Missouri.
A. was B. he was C. although D. although was
13 ________, he never
seems able to do the work beautifully.
A. Try as he does
B. As he tries
C. Try as does he D.
As he does try
14 ________, he never spends a
cent on charity.
A. Rich as is he B. Rich as he is
C. He is as rich D. Though
rich he is
15 ________, he was a man of the world.
A. Shoe－maker as he was B. A shoe－maker
as he was
C. Shoe－maker as was he
D. A
shoe－ maker as was he
Ⅳ
Translate the sentence
1 The moment we heard the news, we went to the factory.
2 Wuhan lies where
the Changjiang River and the Han River meet.
3 Since he is busy, I won't trouble him.
4 Let's take the
front seats so that we may see more clearly.
5 We left in such
a hurry that we forgot to lock the door.
6 I have changed
it as you suggested.
7 I won't accept
the job even if they offer it to me.
8 If I have time
afterwork, I will go and have a haircut.
Ⅴ
Error correction
My husband was usually
busily on our farm. 1.
________
When his mother
phoned to speak she was going 2. ________
to visit us, he agreed to meet with her train. 3. ________
In the day when
she came， I gave him
4. ________
a list of thing
he had to buy in town and
5. ________
ask him to go early
6. ________
Later in the day, he came at home with a box 7.
________
of things, but his mother was with him. I asked 8. ________
if he had missed
her train “My God!” he said.
“She 9. ________
wasn't on the list and you forgot
all about her. ”
10. ________
Ⅵ
Complete the dialogue
A: 1
B: It's 12∶30 Why?
A: Oh, dear 2
B: Do you really
have to go so soon? 3
A: Well, I'll have two classes this afternoon. And the first will begin at 1∶50. 4
B: Then I won't
keep you Come round if you have time.
A: I think I will ５
B:That's great See you then.
A: See you later
A I have to go to school on time.
B what day is it today?
C What time is it now, Jane?
D Perhaps I'll come again next week.
E It's still early.
F I must be off now.
G I like studying very much.
Ⅶ Complete the letter
Dear Mr Lively,
Thank you for you letter 1 asking me to come to an interview
2
, 3 Unfortunately, I 4 in Xi'an that day, as I have 5 appointment, 6 I suggest another date for the interview. I 7 come to an interview on Monday 21st May, Tuesday 22nd, 8 the morning of Wednesday
23rd.
I hope that 9 these dates 10 possible for you, as I am extremely 11 in the
post.
I look forward to hearing from
you.
Yours
sincerely
Lin
Li
Ⅷ
Write a litter to ask for a job.
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