UNIT7CAREERSⅠ.閱讀理解A[2024·湖南省名校聯(lián)合體高三聯(lián)考試題]DuringhisfirstyearatStanford,TraceGuzmánwonapartinashortfilm—acomedyaboutcollegegirls—directedbyanupper-classstudentengagedinthefilmandmediastudiesprogram.Attheendofa12-hourdayonthesetofTheIceQueenSociety,whichwasshotoncampus,Guzmánrealizedthathecouldhappilycontinueforhoursonend.“Irememberthinkingthiswasthebestthingintheworld，”hesaid.“ThenIstoppedandthought，‘Oh,thisiswhatitfeelsliketodosomethingyoulove.ThatwasthemomentIfellinlovewithacting.”Guzmánpursuedhisnewfoundpassionintheclassroomthroughfilmstudiescourses,aswellasclassesonscreenwritingandscript(腳本)analysis.Hisfavoriteclasswas“WritingtheTelevisionPilot”.Todevelopcomedywritingskillsoutsidetheclassroom,GuzmánjoinedtheRobberBarons,andthestudentssketchedacomedygroupthatperformedintheGeologyCornerAuditorium.Asajunior,GuzmánspentthewinterquarterstudyinginMadridwithfellowStanfordstudentsthroughtheBingOverseasStudiesProgram.Guzmán,whowasplanningtomovetoLosAngelestomakeacareerinacting,saidhewouldmissthestimulatingconversationsandintellectualenthusiasmofStanford.Buthewasreadyforthenextstageofhislifeandtheopportunitytousehisartforgood.“I'maStanfordstudentandImightshoottoohighsometimes，”hesaid.“Obviously,it'sacliché(陳詞濫調(diào))tosayIwanttomakeachangeintheworld.Butthat'sabeautifulthing—somethingalotofStanfordstudentswanttodo.AndIthinkthat'sawesome.”1．WhatinspiredGuzmántostudyacting?A．Hisloveofwatchingfilms.B．Hisactingexperience.C．Thefilmandmediastudiesprogram.D．Encouragementofcollegegirls.2．WhydidGuzmánjointheRobberBarons?A．Tomakeafilm.B．Tolearnscriptanalysis.C．Toworkasacomedian.D．Toimprovehiswritingskills.3．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Guzmán'splan.B．Guzmán'seffort.C．Guzmán'shobbies.D．Guzmán'sachievement.4．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGuzman?A．Reliable.B．Independent.C．Ambitious.D．Mature.B[2024·西安高三檢測(cè)試題]Ingeneral,therichesofthenaturalworldaren'tspreadevenlyacrosstheglobe.PlacesliketheTropicalAndesinSouthAmericaaresimplypackedwithuniquespecies,manyofwhichcan'tbefoundinanyotherplaces.Untilrecently,themainexplanationforthebiologicalrichesconcentratedinplacesliketheAmazonBasinwasthatsuchplacesmustbeenginesofbiodiversity,withnewspeciesevolvingatafasterratethanotherpartsoftheworld.Butnow,newresearchonbirdevolutionmayturnthatassumptiononitshead,insteadofsupportingtheideathatareaswithfewerspeciesactuallytendtoproducenewspeciesfaster.Theresearcherssaythesebiodiversity“coldspots”aregenerallyfoundinenvironmentsfeaturingfreezing,dryandunstableconditions.Thoughtheresearchersfoundtheselocationswithfewbirdspeciestendtoproducenewonesathighrates,theyfailtoaccumulatemanyspeciesbecausetheunstableconditionsfrequentlymakethenewlifeformsdieout.Themorewell-known“hotspots”,bycontrast,haveaccumulatedtheirlargenumbersofspeciesbybeingwarm,hospitableandrelativelystable.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatthecountlessbirdspeciesthatcalltheAmazonhometendtobeolderinevolutionaryterms.“NewspeciesdoforminplacesliketheAmazon,justnotasfrequentlyasinthedrygrasslandsintheAndes,”saysElizabeth,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityofTennessee.Theresearchersmanagedtocollect1，940samplesrepresenting1，287ofthe1，306birdspeciesfromSouthAmerica.Theiranalysisshowedthatthebestpredictorofwhetheranareawouldproducenewspeciesatahighratewashowmanyspecieslivedthere,ratherthanclimateorgeographicfeatureslikemountains.Species-richareastendedtoproducenewspeciesmoreslowly.“Maybebadenvironmentsgeneratenewspeciesmorefrequentlybecausethere'slesscompetitionandmoreavailableopportunitiesfornewspecies，”saysGustavoBravo,aleadresearcher.Thestudy'sfindingsaddnewurgencytoprotectecosystemsthatmaylookbarren,__butmayactuallybenature'shothousesfortheevolutionofnewspecies.5．WhyisSouthAmericamentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Tomakeacomparison.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Toexplainafact.D．Todrawaconclusion.6．Whatdeterminestherisingrateofnewspeciesinaplace?A．Thenumberofitsthenspecies.B．Theenvironmenttheylivedin.C．Thesurvivalskillsofspecies.D．Thedifferentbiologicalfactors.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“barren”inthelastparagraph?A．Dryandbare.B．Livelyandactive.C．Niceandgreen.D．Complexandunpredictable.8．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TropicalAreasAreHometoLargeNumbersofSpeciesB．NewSpeciesPrefertoLiveintheExtremeClimateC．HarshEnvironmentsPoseaGreaterThreattoSpeciesD．TheWorseEcosystemMayGiveBirthtoNewSpeciesFasterⅡ.七選五[2024·河南省高考適應(yīng)性測(cè)試]Itmaybetempting(迷人的)totakethesummeroffandrelax,butlookingforajobwillgiveyouhelpfullifeskills.Findingajobmaybehard,butthesearchwillbeworthit.Jobsareoutthere.__1__，evenifyoudon'tlandthejobyouwant.1.You'lldevelopyourinterviewskills.Themorejobsyouapplyfor,thebetteryou'llgetatinterviewing.Learningtointerviewwellisaskill.Itcanhelpyougetintocollegeandevenlandafull-timejob.2.__2__.Youmaynotgetthefirstjobyouinterviewfor.Rejectionhappensinlifeanditcanbehardtohandle.Themorewefacerejection,theeasieritbecomestomoveforwardandbounceback.3.You'lllearnsomethingaboutyourself.Ifyougetajobthatwasn'tyourfirstchoice,youmightdiscoveranewskillorinterest.Ifyouneedtosavemoney,youmaylearnthatcommitmentisnecessarytoreachyourgoals.Whatifnothingworksout?__3__.4.You'llpushthelimitsofyourcomfortzone.It'saloteasiertositathomedoingthesamethings.__4__.Experiencingnewthingscanmakeyoumoreproductiveandyoumightevenhavefun!__5__.Youhavenothingtoloseandalottogain.Andifyoudon'tgetajob,volunteer.Volunteeringisagreatwaytogainexperience.Itlooksfavorableonrésumés(簡(jiǎn)歷)forcollegeapplicationsorfuturejobs.Ifyouneedhelpinwritingarésumétoapplyforajob,searchonline.Anumberofwebsitesofferfreetips.A．PracticemakesperfectB．You'llfindabetterworldC.You'llgetbetteratdealingwithrejectionD．YoumaydecidetostartyourownbusinessE．You'llstillgaintheseskillsfromtheprocessF．Ifyou'rethinkingaboutasummerjob,applyG．Butjob-huntingcanpushyououtofyourcomfortzoneⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空[2024·貴州省適應(yīng)性測(cè)試]Bornin1894,MeiLanfang1.________(bring)upinafamilyofPekingoperaandKunquoperaperformers.2.________theageofeight,hestartedtraininginPekingoperaonadailybasis.Whenhewas17,hekeptaflockofpigeons(鴿子)andtrainedthem3.________(fly)high.EverydayMeiwatchedthem4.________theyflew,whichhelpedhimtodeveloptheexpressiveeyemovementsthatweresoimportanttohisart.Hishardworkanddedicationmadehima5.________(lead)artistinPekingopera.Meiwasalsoaninnovator(創(chuàng)新者).Inadditiontonewstagedesignsandsingingstyles,hisinnovationsinwearingmake-upandcostumedesignallowedformorevividimagesoffemalecharacters.Thiscontributedgreatlytothe6.________(develop)ofPekingopera.Meicreatedand7.________(perform)over200plays,makinghiscontributionstothesingingstyles,speakinglines,dance,music,costumesandwearingmake-upand8.________(gradual)forminghisuniqueandcreativestyle,9.________iscalled“MeiSchool”.Untilhepassedawayin1961,MeihadbeenencouragingthespreadofPekingoperaforalmost60years.Thislifelongdevotionhasmadehimoneofthe10.________(great)PekingOperaartistsofalltime.課時(shí)作業(yè)(十六)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語(yǔ)篇類型：記敘文主題語(yǔ)境：人與自我——個(gè)人經(jīng)驗(yàn)——追逐幻想的Guzmán【語(yǔ)篇解讀】Guzmán是斯坦福高校的一名學(xué)生，一次表演的經(jīng)驗(yàn)讓他愛(ài)上了表演，并確定努力提升自己的表演實(shí)力，他還向往通過(guò)自己的專業(yè)去變更世界。1．答案與解析：B考查理解詳細(xì)信息的實(shí)力。依據(jù)其次段中的“‘Oh,thisiswhatitfeelsliketodosomethingyoulove.ThatwasthemomentIfellinlovewithacting.’”可知，Guzmán的表演經(jīng)驗(yàn)激勵(lì)他走上了學(xué)習(xí)表演的道路。故B項(xiàng)正確。2．答案與解析：D考查理解詳細(xì)信息的實(shí)力。依據(jù)第三段中的“Todevelopcomedywritingskillsoutsidetheclassroom，GuzmánjoinedtheRobberBarons”可知，Guzmán加入RobberBarons是為了提升自己的寫(xiě)作技巧。故D項(xiàng)正確。3．答案與解析：A考查理解段落主旨要義的實(shí)力。依據(jù)第四段中的“whowasplanningtomovetoLosAngeles...hewould...hisartforgood.”可知，本段主要講到了Guzmán接下來(lái)的準(zhǔn)備。故A項(xiàng)正確。4．答案與解析：C考查推斷的實(shí)力。依據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和最終一段中的“‘Obviously，it'sacliché(陳詞濫調(diào))tosay...that'sawesome.’”可知，Guzmán是一個(gè)有志向的人。故C項(xiàng)正確。B語(yǔ)篇類型：說(shuō)明文主題語(yǔ)境：人與自然——探討發(fā)覺(jué)——生態(tài)環(huán)境惡劣的地方產(chǎn)生新物種的速度更快【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文主要講解并描述南美亞馬孫盆地的環(huán)境有利于新物種的生存，但產(chǎn)生新物種的速度較慢。然而，一項(xiàng)探討發(fā)覺(jué)，惡劣的環(huán)境更易產(chǎn)生新物種，但因環(huán)境不穩(wěn)定，無(wú)法維持物種的發(fā)展。這項(xiàng)探討發(fā)覺(jué)呼吁人們愛(ài)護(hù)那些看起來(lái)貧瘠、但事實(shí)上可能是新物種進(jìn)化的自然溫室的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。5．答案與解析：B考查推斷的實(shí)力。第一段講到南美洲物種豐富，人們認(rèn)為是物種進(jìn)化快的結(jié)果。但是新探討卻認(rèn)為物種少的地方產(chǎn)生新物種的速度更快。由此可知，提到南美洲是為了引出話題，提出新探討的觀點(diǎn)。故B項(xiàng)正確。6．答案與解析：A考查理解詳細(xì)信息的實(shí)力。依據(jù)第一段中的“areaswithfewerspeciesactuallytendtoproducenewspeciesfaster”并結(jié)合第四段中的“thebestpredictor...slowly”可知，新物種出現(xiàn)的速度是由該地當(dāng)時(shí)物種的多少確定的。故A項(xiàng)正確。7．答案與解析：A考查理解詞匯的實(shí)力。依據(jù)畫(huà)線詞后的“但事實(shí)上可能是新物種進(jìn)化的自然溫室”可知，畫(huà)線詞在邏輯上應(yīng)與此相反。故A項(xiàng)正確。barren“貧瘠的；不毛的”。8．答案與解析：D考查理解文章主旨要義的實(shí)力。文章第一段尾句提出了新探討的觀點(diǎn)：物種較少的地區(qū)事實(shí)上往往會(huì)更快地產(chǎn)生新物種。結(jié)合第五段中的“Maybebadenvironmentsgeneratenewspeciesmorefrequently”可知，本文主要講解并描述物種稀有、環(huán)境惡劣的地區(qū)產(chǎn)生新物種的速度往往更快。故D項(xiàng)正確。Ⅱ.七選五語(yǔ)篇類型：說(shuō)明文主題語(yǔ)境：人與社會(huì)——職場(chǎng)——找工作的經(jīng)驗(yàn)會(huì)讓你學(xué)到許多【語(yǔ)篇解讀】找工作很難，但是即使你沒(méi)有找到心儀的工作，你也可以從中學(xué)到許多。1．答案與解析：E考查上下文連接。依據(jù)逗號(hào)后的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句“即使你沒(méi)有得到你想要的工作”以及下文介紹的你可以在找工作的經(jīng)驗(yàn)中學(xué)到的東西可知，E項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。2．答案與解析：C考查段落主旨句。本段主要講的是應(yīng)對(duì)“Rejection”方面的收獲。故C項(xiàng)適合作本段的主旨句。3．答案與解析：D考查上下文連接。本段主旨句講的是“你會(huì)對(duì)自己有所了解”，接下來(lái)作者列舉了兩種狀況并提出問(wèn)題“假如都不行怎么辦？”，故空處應(yīng)是對(duì)空前問(wèn)題的回答，所以D項(xiàng)“你可能會(huì)確定自己創(chuàng)業(yè)”符合語(yǔ)境。4．答案與解析：G考查上下文連接。本段主旨句講的是挑戰(zhàn)你舒適區(qū)的極限，依據(jù)空前一句“坐在家里做同樣的事情會(huì)很簡(jiǎn)單”可知，空處講到的應(yīng)當(dāng)是找工作會(huì)讓你走出舒適區(qū)。故G項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。5．