4/4UNIT1LookingforwardsUNIT1課時檢測(一)“Understandingideas”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)Ⅰ.閱讀理解ARecentlyanoldfriendreachedouttometoaskaboutthesuccessI'vehadinmylife(oratleastwhatlookslikesuccessonsocialmedia)andhowIachievedit.Hehassimilargoalsasme:getinshape,getintomusicmoreseriouslyandbefluentinJapanese.ThoughIhaven'tentirelyreachedmylong-termgoalsyetinanyofthese3ways,he'sseenthatI'vemadesomeprogressonmyjourneytoachievingthesegoalsandwantedmyadvice.Wehadanicechatforanhourandahalfonthephoneaboutthisanditseemedlikehewasprettymotivatedbytheendofthechat.Aweekwentbyandhetoldmethathesignedupforapersonalfitnesstrainer,wasstudyingmusictheoryandsentmeclipsofhimstudyingJapanese.He'spostingregularlyonsocialmediaaboutalltheprogresshe'smaking.He'smotivatedanddoinggreat!AtlastI'llhavetoremindhimthatprogressisn'tlinear(線性的)andthathe'llfinallymeetwithsomechallengesintheroad,butI'mlettinghimenjoythepresentprogressinthemeantimeandwillhelphimtacklethemwhenthattimecomes.I'mgratefulforhimgivingmetheopportunitytoservehimandgivehimadvice,andI'mgratefultoseethathe'sinvestingthetimeandmoneytopromotehislife.Heevenpostedrecentlyabouthowgratefulheiswithalltherecentchangesinhislife.Evenifyou'restillnotwhereyouwanttobe,therearealotofpeopleouttherewhowantwhatyouhaveandwhoareimpressedwithhowfaryou'vecome.It'sextremelyjoyfultobeawarehowfaryou'vecome,beproudofyourself,andrecognizehowmuchyoucanhelpothersachievethesame.1．Whydidtheauthor'sfriendcontacthim?A．Tothankhimfortheadviceonsuccess.B．Toconsulthimaboutsomeproposals.C．Toaskforadviceonhowtogetinshape.D．Torequirehimtosharehissuccessonsocialmedia.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tackle”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Getover. B．Applyfor.C．Focuson. D.Relateto.3．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfriend?A．Caringandoutgoing.B．Responsibleandwise.C．Purposefulandactive.D．Motivatedandhumorous.4．Whatdoestheauthormainlyexpressinthelastparagraph?A．Youshouldmakeuseofyouradvantages.B．Youshouldtakeprideinwhatothersachieve.C．You'vecomealotfurtherthanyourealize.D．Youshouldturntootherswhenyoufeelconfused.BThereisnopointdestroyingyourpeaceofmindandhappinessbytakingthewrongjob.Societymaypressureyouintograbbingwhateveryoucanget.Ifyoudonothaveasetpaththatmustbetaken,thenyouhavetheopportunitytochoosesomethingyouwillnotonlybepaidfordoing,butenjoy.Oneofthebestwaysoffindingasuitablecareeristodetermineyourpersonalitytype.Itmayseemobviousthatthecreativetypedoesnotreallyfindmuchpleasureinajobasabutcher(屠夫)ordrycleaningassistant,andthataweakcharactermaynotfindhappinessinacareerbasedonteachingorleadingateam.Tofindthebestjobforyourpersonalitytype,thefirststepistoknowwhatandwhoyoureallyare.Ifyoualreadyknowyourstyle,youcansearchforsuitableemployment;however,ifyouareuncertain,therearewaysthatwillhelpyoudiscoverwhoandwhatyouare.Forexample,anemploymentcentre,acareeradviseroranonlinequizcanhelpyou.Takingmyownsituationforexample,Iamdefinitelyacreativetype.Besides,Iprefertobemyownbossor,ifIcannot,atleastIwanttorelyonabossItrulybothrespectandadmire.Idonotliketellingpeoplewhattodo,orbeingtoldwhattodo.Idonotrelatewelltoregularnine-to-fivepattern.Idonotfeelsatisfiedbeingpaidahighwageforabadjob.Ifeelmuchhappierathome.Combiningmycreativity,independence,anddesiretostayathome,myidealcareerwouldberunningahome-operatedbusinessinvolvingcreativity.Iactuallyhappentohavechosenthissolution;Iamawriter,poet,authorandpublisher.Ihavesuitedmycareertomypersonalitytype.5．Thefirstparagraphisusedasa(n)________.A．example B.introductionC．conclusion D.contrast6．Theauthorthinksinordertofindtherightjobweshouldfirstknowabout________.A．somethingaboutemploymentcentreB．onlinejobmarketsC．ourpersonalitytypesD．theeconomicsituation7．Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthoristrue?A．Hepreferstorelyonhiscolleagues.B．Hedislikeshome-operatedbusinesses.C．Helikesgivingorderstoothersanddoesn'tlikefacingorders.D．Hedoesn'tliketheusualwayofdoingthings.8．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Creativityandchancesofsuccess.B．Jobsandyourpeaceofmind.C．Followingthesetpathandmakinglifeeasier.D．Findingtherightjobforyourpersonalitytype.Ⅱ.閱讀七選五TipsforfindingyourlifepurposeWhatdoeslifepurposemeanand,moreimportantly,howdoesonefindandfulfillit？__9__.HereiswhatIhavelearnedsofaralongtheway.PlaytoyourstrengthsWearenotcapableofbeingallthingstoallpeople.__10__.Developyournaturaltalentsintoskillsbystudying,exercisingandpracticingthosetalents.Thereisnothingwrongwithtryingtolearnnewthings,butthelikelihoodisthatyouwerebornwiththeabilitiesneededtofulfillyourlifepurpose.__11__Forwhateverreason,weallfeelenthusiasticaboutcertainthingsinlife.Inordertoliveyourlifewithpurpose,youmustbecomecompletelyimmersedinwhateveritis,whichmeansitmustbesomethingyouarehighlyinterestedin.Otherwise,itwillbeimpossibletoperformatthehighestlevel.FocusonwhatyoucancontrolNomatterhowhardyoutry,nomatterhowmuchyouractionsmaybebasedonintendedorexpectedoutcomes,youabsolutelycannotcontroltheresultsofyouractions.Thepathtolivingwithpurposeispavedwithgoodintentionsandcontinualself-improvement.__12__，whichmeanscultivatingyourmind,bodyandspirittoachieveyourgreatestpotentialandalwaysactingwiththebestofintentions.EmbraceyourcreativityWeareallcapableofproducingsomethingbothoriginalandofvaluetotheworld.Thosetwocomponents—originalityandvalue—makeupthedefinitionofcreativity.__13__，andyouwillviewtheworldandknowthevalueyourperspectivecanadd.Ofcourse,whenyoufocusoncultivatingyourtalentsandimmerseyourselfinwhatyouarepassionateabout,creativitycomeseasily.A．DigintotheuniquevisionB．PursueyourinnerpassionsC．FigureoutyourpotentialtalentD．IthasbeenalongjourneygettingtothispointE．PutforthourbesteffortstofulfilltheultimategoalF．Youwerebornwithcertainnaturaltalentsandabilities—usethemG．LivingyourlifewithpurposewillundoubtedlybringasenseoffulfillmentUNIT1課時檢測(一)Ⅰ.閱讀理解[A]語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者通過自己的故事講述了一個道理：只要你目標(biāo)明確、努力進取，即使你還沒有達(dá)到自己的目標(biāo)，但你已經(jīng)比自己以為的走得更遠(yuǎn)了。1．選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段及第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作者的朋友聯(lián)系他是為了向他尋求建議。2．選A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段中的“he'llfinallymeetwithsomechallengesintheroad”和“whenthattimecomes”可知，此處是指幫助他克服遇到的挑戰(zhàn)，所以tackle意為“克服”。3．選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句和第三段的內(nèi)容可知，作者的朋友是一個目標(biāo)明確、積極主動的人。4．選C段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段，特別是最后一句可知，該段中作者主要是講你遠(yuǎn)比你意識到的走得更遠(yuǎn)。[B]語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了要找到適合的工作，首先要了解自己的性格特點。5．選B推理判斷題。第一段通過介紹選擇一份不適合自己的工作所帶來的缺點引出下文的話題“Oneofthebestwaysoffindingasuitablecareeristodetermineyourpersonalitytype.”，因此第一段主要是用來引入話題的。6．選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知，要找到合適的工作，首先要了解自己的性格類型。7．選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Idonotliketellingpeoplewhattodo...ahighwageforabadjob.”可知，作者不喜歡通常的做事方式