Unit3Careersandskills單元培優(yōu)練習題Ⅰ.閱讀理解AIstareattherowofjarsfilledwithmyparents'homemadetomatosauce.EverytimeIwonder:ShouldIreallyuseone?Ihavebeensavingthesejarslikeprecioustreasures.NomatterhowhardItrytofindsomethinginstead,nothingcompares.Store-boughtsauces?Itjustdoesn'ttasteright.Itdoesn'ttastelikehome.Duringthetomatoseasonallmyfamilywerealotbusierthanusual.Myparentswouldusethebasementasanareaforlettingthetomatoestheyhadcollectedlocallyripen.LiketheotherItalianfamiliesinthearea,wewouldthentakethemtothegaragewhentheywereripeenough.Theretheywerecleanedandboiled.Oncestewed,wholetomatoeswerepassedthroughmyfather'shomemademachineusedtoseparatethesaucefromtheskins.Jarsattheready,wefilledthemwithsauceandseasoning.Theywouldthenbelinedupandreadytouse.Myparentswouldmakemorethanjustsauceeveryfall.Iloveditwhentheywouldseasonalltheporksausage.Wewouldfrythemeat,tastingitbeforemakingtheseparatesausages.Myparentsexpertlyhand-tiedthesausageswhileIwouldpoke(戳)themallover.Theseweremyfamily'straditions.Thesetraditionswerehardtomaintainwhenmyfathergotill.Afterbeingdiagnosedwithcancerin2019,hespentmostofhistimeinhospital.InSeptemberthatyearhecamehome,onthesameweekendwedecidedtocontinuethetradition.Ihavegloriousmemoriesofthatdayastheyonceagainmadethesauce.Itwasabeautifulbutshort-livedmoment.Myfatherdiedsoonafter.EverytimeIgotoreachforoneofthejars,somethingstopsme.Mymother,everpractical,wasvisitingusrecentlyandjuststaredatthem.“Youshouldusetheseortheywillgotowaste.”Whatwillitfeelliketousethatlastjar?Itwouldmeantheendofanera.Whoknows?Maybeit'stimetobringnewtraditionstolife.1.Whydoestheauthorvaluethejarscontainingthetomatosaucesomuch?A.Theyarepreciousandexpensive.B.Store-boughtsaucestasteweird.C.Italwaysremindshimoffamily.D.Ittookgreatpatiencetomakeit.2.WhatdoParagraphs2-3mainlytalkabout?A.Whythetomatoseasonsweremuchbusierthanusual.B.Howhomemadeandstore-boughtsaucesdifferfromoneanother.C.Thevaluablefamilytraditionsofmakingtomatosauces.D.Thehappytimeofgettingtogetherforhomemadefood.3.Whatstopstheauthorfromreachingforthejars?A.Hisfather'sunexpecteddeath.B.Thehopeofbringingnewtraditions.C.Hismother'spracticalattitude.D.Theconcernoflosingsharedmemories.4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Torecallhisfamilytraditionsofthepast.B.Tocherishhismemoryforhislatefather.C.Tointroducehisfamilyandthesecretrecipe.D.Tosharehistoughpastexperienceathome.BToencourageallstudentstogetaneducation,eveniftheirparentscan'taffordit,aprimaryschoolintheIndianstateofChahattisgarhisaskingparentstosimplyplantsaplings(樹苗)insteadofpayingschoolfees.Theparentshavetotakecareofthesaplingandplantanewoneifitdies.Comparedwiththecostoftraditionalschoolfees,it'sasmallpricetopay.Anditcomeswiththeaddedbonusofhelpingimprovelocalairquality.TheschoolisShikshaKuteerinthecityofAmbikapurintheeastofthecountry.Itisreportedthatatleast35studentsbetweentheagesoffiveandsixarestudyingthere.TheinitiativewassetupbyagroupoflocalprofessionalsandbusinessownersinresponsetoIndia'srapidlyincreasingeducationfees.“ShikshaKuteerhasopenedinthevillageforstudentswhohavenomoneytopayfees,”localvillagerSevakDassaid.Thegovernmentnowspendsjust3.9percentofitsbudgetoneducation,whichmeansparentsarelefttopayforhighschoolfees,aswellaspayingforbooksandotherschoolthings.Anationalsurveymadelastyearshowedthatbetween2011and2017,privateexpenditure(支出)increasedby175percentto$100perstudenteachyear.Thatmightnotsoundlikealot,butformanyfamilies,particularlyinpoorareas,it'snotaffordable,especiallyattheprimaryschoollevel.Thelackofgovernmentspendingisdamagingtheeducationsystem,too.The2017AnnualStatusofEducationreportfoundthatnearly20percentofGrade2students,agedseventoeight,didn'trecognizethenumbersbetweenoneandnine.Butbyofferingsuchawaytogetstudentsintoschools,ShikshaKuteerisencouragingeducationineveryone.700saplingshavebeenplantedacrossthevillageoverthelastyearandmoreandmorepeopleinotherareaswouldliketoadoptsuchanapproach.5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeShikshaKuteer'sapproach?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Killtwobirdswithonestone.C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.D.Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutShikshaKuteer?A.Itissurroundedbytrees.B.Itisrunbythelocals.C.Itwassetupforpoorchildren.D.Itaimstoprotecttheenvironment.7.Whatisthelocals'attitudetowardsShikshaKuteer?A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring. D.Positive.8.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.TheaffordablewaytoencourageeducationinIndia.B.TheheavyfinancialburdenonparentsinIndia.C.ThebigchallengesofimprovingIndia'seducationsystem.D.TheeffectsoftheIndiangovernmentspendinglittleoneducation.Ⅱ.七選五Perhapsyou'vestoppeddoingwhatyouwantbecauseyou'reafraidofwhatothersthinkofyou.Youfeelthatyoumustdowhattheyexpectandthatyoumustmeettheirexpectations,otherwiseyou'lllosetheirapproval.1Then,you'llbeabletodowhatyouwantfreely.

Thinkaboutyourself,aboutwhatyoureallylikeandareinterestedin.Youmustleadyourlifeindependently.2However,youmightfeelafraidtodoitbecauseyou'vealwaysdoneeverythingtogaintheapprovalofothers.Youneedtogetoutofthatzone,movetonewplaces,andexploreyourfullpotential.

Bysurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhothinklikeyou,you'llrealizethatyoudon'tfeeljudged.Then,you'llstartdoingwhatyoureallywant.3Yournewfriendswillintegrateintoyourlifeandyou'llalsokeepyourgenuinefriends.Ontheotherhand,thosewhoarealwaysreadytoseethenegativeandquestionwhatyou'retryingtodowilldriftaway.

Toovercomeyourfearofwhatothersthinkandoftheirnon-approval,youshouldstarttalkingaboutyourplans.Forinstance,youmightwanttotellahandfuloffriendsaboutyourwishesanddreams.4You'llfeelconfidentinyourselfandyou'llbeabletogoonyournewpathwithoutanyfear.

It'sunavoidablethatnoteverythingwillbeplainsailing,andyou'llfindobstaclesalongyourway.5Peopleinyourenvironmentoftendon'tunderstandwhatyoudonomatterhowmuchyouexplainit,soignorethem.

A.Thereisnoneedtothinkaboutwhatyouwant.B.Youdon'thavetochangeyourcircleoffriends.C.Yourlifebelongstoyou,aswellasyouractions.D.Ifthisisthecase,it'stimetostartworkingonyourself-esteem.E.Bytalkingtothem,you'llbeabletoorganizeyourplansandideas.F.Youmustdowhatyouwantwithoutbeingaffectedbywhatothersthink.G.However,youmusttrustinyourselfandseekthenecessarystrengthtomoveforward.Ⅲ.語法填空Oneofthelargestresearchlibrariesintheworld,theBritishLibraryhousesmorethan170millionitems.Thelibraryusuallyselectsworksbasedon1.(they)popularityorbyconsideringanitem'svalue.

Recently,16Chineseonlinenovelshavebeenaddedtothe2.(collect)oftheBritishLibrary,includingGreatPower,HeavyIndustry,GoodSpringTime,3.TheWisdomofGreatSongDynasty.

4.(cover)themesofsciencefiction,history,realityandfantasy,theseworksareconsideredtheclassicsofChineseonlineliteraturefromthepast20years.Readerscanchecktheinformationaboutthe16booksonthelibrary'swebsite,andborrow5.(print)copies.

GoodSpringTime6.(focus)onChineseporcelainculture,conveyingaspiritthatencouragespeopletofightagainstfate,andpictureswomen'sindependence,aswellastheloveandcareamongfamilymembers.Readerscansee7.splendidandelegantChinathroughthetradition,strugglesandbeautydescribedinthenovel.

GreatPower,HeavyIndustrytellsofhowChina'smanufacturingindustrieshaverapidlygrown8.(strong)inrecentdecades,andforeignreaderscanlearnabouttheChinesesystemandculturebehindthecountry'sswift9.(economy)development.Theauthor,10.onlinepennameisQichenghaswrittenseveralindustrialnovelssince2011.

Ⅳ.完形填空OneeveningIwasvisitingmyfriendintheareawheremyschoolislocated.AsIdidn'tliveinthearea,Inever1anyofmystudentsoutofclass.Onthis2evening,myfriendandIcametothelocalvideostoretopickupsomemovies.Whileinside,Iglancedoutandsawoneofmythird-graders.Ifiguredshewasjust3herparenttothestoreandthoughtnothingmoreofit.Minuteslater,asweleftthestore,Isawheragain,apretty,littlething,stillstandingjustinfrontofthe4.“Hey,girl,what'sgoingon?Rentingsomemovies?”Iasked.“No,”shereplied5.Ilookedinherhandsandrealizedthatshewasstandingtheresellingflowers,6toearnsomeextramoneyforherfamily.Myheartsank.Shegrew7.Iaskednofurtherandmadea(n)8atpretendingeverythingwasfine.ThenIsaidinformalgood-byetoherandleft.

Ontheshortdrivebacktomyfriend'shome,athousandemotionscameandwent,athousandthoughts9.Iwasextremelysadthatthislittlegirl10insuchatoughlifecircumstances.

Thenextmorning,asIdrovetoschool,Istillthoughtaboutthe11oftheeveningbefore.Icouldn'tchangethelifecircumstancesforthislittlegirlandherfamily,butaslongasshewasmystudent,Ihadthe12tomakeadifference,toaffectherlife13,tostirinheranendlessthirstforlearningandmaybe,justmaybe,to14herreachingherbiggestdream.

Today,IbelievefirmlyinwhatIdo.Ibelieveinthegreateffectsthata15teachercanhaveonastudentandItryhardtoleavealastingmarkonthelifeofeverychildIteach.

1.A.helpedB.metC.comfortedD.taught2.A.particular B.rainyC.peaceful D.warm3.A.bringing B.promisingC.accompanying D.pushing4.A.counter B.shelfC.school D.entrance5.A.softly B.loudlyC.happily D.angrily6.A.working B.playingC.advising D.pretending7.A.disappointed B.surprisedC.embarrassed D.excited8.A.order B.attemptC.challenge D.risk9.A.followedsuit B.madecontactC.disappeared D.floated10.A.educated B.performedC.rushed D.struggled11.A.events B.meetingsC.lessons D.parties12.A.choice B.dreamC.plan D.chance13.A.lightly B.narrowlyC.positively D.carelessly14.A.registerfor B.holdontoC.sufferfrom D.contributeto15.A.full-time B.goodC.well-paid D.strict參考答案Ⅰ.【語篇導讀】在父親去世之后,作者家每年制作番茄醬的傳統(tǒng)就很難繼續(xù)保持了,作者意識到是時候給生活引入新的傳統(tǒng)了。1.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知,作者如此重視這些盛番茄醬的壇子是因為這些壇子讓作者回憶起了家的味道。2.D主旨大意題。第二、三段主要講的是作者一家一起制作食品的歡樂時光,為下文父親去世、傳統(tǒng)不再的傷感做鋪墊。3.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段及最后一段可知,作者擔心把最后幾罐番茄醬吃完了,一起制作番茄醬的美好回憶也會隨之而去,所以每次拿取番茄醬的手都遲疑。4.A推理判斷題。作者主要圍繞自己家過去制作番茄醬的傳統(tǒng)展開,所以寫作是為了回憶過去的家庭傳統(tǒng)?！菊Z篇導讀】學費太高,孩子上不起學怎么辦?印度一所小學有妙招。為了讓學生上得起學,印度一所小學要求家長種樹來抵學費。這一舉措既促進了全民教育,也保護了環(huán)境,可謂一舉兩得。5.B推理判斷題。由首段知,ShikshaKuteer讓家長種樹抵學費的做法不僅能鼓勵學生接受教育(encourageallstudentstogetaneducation),而且有助于改善當?shù)氐目諝赓|(zhì)量(helpingimprovelocalairquality),可謂一舉兩得。6.C細節(jié)理解題。由第二段末句中“ShikshaKuteerhasopened...forstudentswhohavenomoneytopayfees”可知,該校為貧困生而辦。7.D推理判斷題。由首段知,ShikshaKuteer的做法能為貧困家庭減負,促進全民教育,而且有助于保護環(huán)境,這是一件兩全其美的好事。再結(jié)合文章最后一句可推知,ShikshaKuteer的倡議受到了人們的積極響應,廣受好評。8.A主旨大意題。文章開篇點題:為鼓勵更多學生接受教育,印度一所小學倡議家長種樹抵交學費;第二段介紹了這所學校的情況;第三段講了印度的教育現(xiàn)狀,間接說明這所小學所采取舉措的可行性及惠民性;最后一段講了這一舉措受到了人們的熱捧。綜上可知,本文圍繞該倡議展開。Ⅱ.【語篇導讀】生活中,很多人為了迎合、顧慮他人的感受而沒法按自己的想法生活。你是否也是如此呢?本文介紹了幾條勇敢做自己的建議。1.D上文講到不能做自己,下一句提到能做自己,故前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關系?？仗帒猩蠁⑾?。D項中,“Ifthisisthecase”與上文呼應,“it’stimetostartworkingonyourself-esteem”引起下文。2.F上一句提到獨立,也就是不受別人影響。F項符合語境。3.B本段關鍵詞是friends,圍繞交友展開。B項“你不必改變你的朋友圈”符合語境,同時與下一句銜接自然。4.E本段強調(diào)大膽說出自己的想法、計劃等。上一句舉例說明要跟朋友說出自己的愿望、夢想。E項點明這樣做的好處。5.G上一句提到人生并非坦途,空處應該點明應該怎么做。G項符合語境,與上下文銜接自然。Ⅲ.【語篇導讀】本文主要介紹了大英圖書館收藏的中國網(wǎng)絡小說。1.their考查物主代詞?？崭窈竺嬗忻~,所以要用形容詞性物主代詞作定語,修飾后面的名詞。故填their。2.collection考查名詞。冠詞the后面應該加名詞,作介詞to的賓語。故填collection。3.and考查并列連詞。GreatPower,HeavyIndustry,GoodSpringTime和TheWisdomofGreatSongDynasty是并列關系,故填and。4.Covering考查非謂語動詞。動詞cover是句子主語theseworks主動發(fā)出的動作,所以用現(xiàn)在分詞形式,作狀語,表示主動,故填Covering。5.printed考查非謂語動詞。動詞print和被修飾的名詞copies存在被動關系,故用過去分詞作定語,表示被動。故填printed。6.focuses考查動詞的時態(tài)和主謂一致。描述的是現(xiàn)在的事實,應用一般現(xiàn)在時。主語是GoodSpringTime,謂語應用第三人稱單數(shù)形