1、Unit 5 Launching Your CareLearning about Language一、單詞拼寫(xiě)1. I feel that （幾何學(xué)）is a difficult subject.2. An industrial （工業(yè)區(qū)）will help to promote thebusiness of that city.3. The teacher，s system of punishments appealed to thechildren，s sense of （公平）.4. She practically （控告）me of starting the fire!5. She w

2、as too full of wonder and desire to be（貪婪）.二、閱讀理解Walking home from work with a family friend, I found myself in a discussion about her daughter* s going to college.It started with the mother telling me that she had no money to help her daughter go through college, which led the mother to push the co

3、mmunity college fiercely. She then started to say how she had been pushing “highpaying" fields on her daughter doctor, engineer, lawyer, etc. When I asked her if that was what her daughter had interest in, she said no. I asked her what the point was to push her daughter into something that she

4、didn't like, and she responded with, “I just want her to make a good fortune."After hearing her words, I would like to state that money is not everything. A high-paying job means nothing if you aremiserable. I used to do a high-paying job, but it was very tiring and I had no time of my own.

5、 I didn，t like it at all. Though the pay was good, I was not happy.So r cl like to tell parents, please do not force your children into a major or a career just because you think they are going to make a lot of money. They would feel terrible for taking that major or job just to comfort you. The wor

6、st part is the feeling of guilty when they decide to change that major to something they actually want or when they quit that job.Being a member of a generation who are willing to give absolutely everything to our kids, we know we just hope our children could live happy lives. Please do not force a

7、career path on our children just because we think it is good for them. Give our children advice, but don，t force them.1. What do we know about that mother?A. She thought highly of the community college.B. She got along very well with her daughter.C. She couldn，t afford her daughter，s college fees.D.

8、 She wanted to be a doctor when she was young.2. The mother chose the fields for her daughter mainlybecause .A. her daughter really liked those fieldsB. she thought those fields were interestingC. those fields wouldn，t cost much at collegeD. she considered them to be high-paying fields3. Why did the

9、 writer mention her story in Paragraph 3?A. To prove that high-paying jobs mean nothing.B. To show that not all high-paying jobs are satisfying.C. To prove that high-paying jobs make people miserable.D. To show that low-paying jobs are better than high-paying jobs.4. From the text, we can infer that

10、 the writer would mostprobably advise parents to .A. choose the best major or career for their childrenB. avoid giving their children advice on their major or careerC. let their children make the final decision on their major or careerD. give everything to their kids to make sure they' 11 have a

11、 good future三、閱讀七選五Are you one of the increasing number of students who are struggling for college education online? Follow these tips to help you be a successful online learner.Many students assume that online classes require less work and are easier than traditional classes. 1Arrangement according

12、 to class schedule is important. Log on to your course according to the required schedule. Manage your time just as you would in a traditional course.2 You may not be able to turn in papers, view videos, or participate in groups if you don't have the proper technology. Make sure that you have th

13、e proper Internet connection and software programs installed.During class , you are advised to be focused. Read and practice everything. 3 Don't run through a course skipping videos , animations （動(dòng) 畫(huà)），and ungraded self - assessment activities. Be comfortable communicating through text.Most commu

14、nication in an online course occurs through the written word. Discussion board posts, written assignments, and email are all common modes of communication in online courses. 4 Be prepared to read and write a lot in online courses.Remember to be active. If you have questions or don，t understand an as

15、signment, tell your instructor. 5 Don，t wait until after you've turned in an assignment to let the instructor know that you have struggled. If you email or call the instructor before an assignment, quiz, or exam, you，11 prevent the struggle, and avoid having your grade suffer.A. Go through every

16、 screen.B. Online classes require less work.C. You' 11 understand the instructor better.D. Be sure you have the required software and hardware.E. Your instructor can help you better if you tell him or her.F. In reality , they're designed just as demanding as traditional courses.G. This is di

17、fferent from traditional classes, where a lot of communication is oral.四、讀后續(xù)寫(xiě)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu) 成一篇完整的短文。It was somewhere between spring and summer, my mom and I were driving through the countryside. Back then, I was 13 years old, and always felt unhappy with mom. But little did I know tha

18、t this trip was going to be a special one.A pot of flowers sat in the back seat, whose heavenly scent filled the car.Suddenly, in the middle of nowhere, my mom pulled over.“What are you doing? " I cried, fearing that the car had broken down and we'd be stuck there, so far from home. But tha

19、t wasn，t the case. My mom hopped out of the car, grabbing the flowers from the back seat. "It' 11 just be a minute. ” She called back through the open windows.My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home. I looked back

20、to the building, somewhat annoyed, as my mom reappearedempty-handed.Before she started the car, curiosity drove me to ask. "Do you know someone there? " She shook her head, "Then what did you do with the flowers? " She smiled slightly. "I gave them to the receptionist. "

21、; "What? " She laughed at my confusion."I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them, especially who hasn，t gotten any in a while."I kept silent for a moment. Not long after we continued our driving, I spoke again. "Did you leave your name? ” To this sh

22、e answered instantly. "No. Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good, which is enough of a thank for me. ”Suddenly , still thinking about mom's deeds , I heard something burst loudly. It was our car that broke down! Nothing could be worse, because neither

23、 my mom nor I understood how to repair it, and we didn，t know where the garage was. It also seemed impossible to wait for any passer-by, since we had seen so few along the way.注意：1.續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2. 請(qǐng)按如下格式作答。We were worrying about what could be done.As we drove along, a flower shop came into sight on t

24、he road.一、單詞拼寫(xiě)1. geometry2. estate3. justice4. accused5. greedy二、閱讀理解1. C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知，那位媽媽沒(méi)有足夠 的錢(qián)來(lái)供女兒上大學(xué)。故選C。2. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句和最后一句可知，這位媽 媽之所以讓她的女兒學(xué)那些專(zhuān)業(yè)，是因?yàn)槟切?zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生將來(lái)掙錢(qián) 多。3. B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者通過(guò)那位媽媽的故事 來(lái)引出話題，再用自己的故事表明并不是所有的高薪工作都是令人滿 意的。故選B。4. C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容，尤其是最后兩句可推知 選Co 三、閱讀七選五1. F 根據(jù)上文可知，

25、很多學(xué)生認(rèn)為在線學(xué)習(xí)要求的工作更少, 比傳統(tǒng)課程更容易，與 F 項(xiàng) In reality, they' re designed just as demanding as traditional courses （事實(shí)上，它們和傳統(tǒng)課程一樣 要求很高）承接自然，上下文構(gòu)成明顯的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，traditional classes 和 traditional courses 是關(guān)鍵詞，故選 F。2. D 根據(jù) Make sure that you have the proper Internet connection and software programs installed（確保你有網(wǎng)絡(luò)

26、連接 和安裝了相應(yīng)的軟件程序）可知，本段主要講述要有適當(dāng)?shù)木W(wǎng)絡(luò)和軟 件程序。I）項(xiàng)Be sure you have the required software and hardware.（確保你有要求的軟件和硬件。）可以作為本段中心句，故 選Do 3. A 根據(jù)上文可知，在上課期間，你應(yīng)該集中注意力，閱讀 和練習(xí)每一個(gè)知識(shí)。與A項(xiàng)Go through every screen.（瀏覽每一個(gè) 視頻。）承接自然，上下文都是關(guān)于上網(wǎng)課要集中注意力，不要錯(cuò)過(guò) 任何一個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)，everything和every screen是關(guān)鍵詞，故選A。4. G 根據(jù)上文可知，討論版帖子、書(shū)面作業(yè)和電子郵件都是 在線課

27、程中常見(jiàn)的交流方式。與G項(xiàng)This is different from traditional classes, where a lot of communication is oral.（這 與傳統(tǒng)課堂不同，傳統(tǒng)課堂上很多交流都是口頭上的）承接自然，選 項(xiàng)中的This指代上文所說(shuō)的幾種在線課程交流方式，communication 是關(guān)鍵詞，故選G。5. E 根據(jù)上文可知，如果你有問(wèn)題或不理解作業(yè)，告訴你的 老師，與 E 項(xiàng) Your instructor can help you better if you tell him or her. （$0果你告訴她/他，你的指導(dǎo)老師可以更好地幫助你） 承接自然，instructor是關(guān)鍵詞，故選E。四、讀后續(xù)寫(xiě)We wore worrying about ohat could be done. But after waiting in vain for a considerable time, mom and I decided to walk back the road to the nursing home and