Module 5

　　Unit 14

　　Careers

　　綜合訓練

　　Ⅰ.品句填詞

　　1．Their new pool made them the ________(羨慕) of their neighbors.

　　2．His brother works in the foreign ________(部門) of the company.

　　3．The ________(隨便的) newspaper reader wouldn’t like long articles on serious subjects

　　every day.

　　4．One cannot have ________(智慧) without living a life.

　　5．To our great surprise，the naughty boy apologized to me this time ________(真誠地)．

　　6．He managed to o________ the difficulties and reached the top in the end.

　　7．I paid the bill and he gave me a r________.

　　8．The guesthouse stands in picturesque s________.

　　9．Do you know the i________ of “A wolf in sheep’s clothing”？

　　10．It is i________ to drive without a license.

　　答案：1.envy　2.division　3.casual　4.wisdom　5.sincerely　6.overcome　7.receipt　

　　8.surroundings　9.idiom　10.illegal

　　Ⅱ.短語識境

　　turn up;due to;keep up with;in addition;pay off;in demand;speak up for;make out;respond to;without doubt

　　1．You need time and money，and，________，you need diligence.

　　2．The delay was ________ power failure.

　　3．Her books are ________ great ________ in this area.

　　4．No one has ________ our application.

　　5．________，you have been influenced a lot by him.

　　6．The papers will ________ sooner or later.

　　7．Our plan certainly ________；it was a great idea.

　　8．I will only ________ for the person who is right.

　　9．This is a picture taken 20 years ago.Can you ________ my father?

　　10．I can’t ________ all the changes.

　　答案：1.in addition　2.due to　3.in；demand　4.responded to　5.Without doubt　6.turn up

　　7．paid off　8.speak up

　　9．make out　10.keep up with

　?、?單項填空

　　1．Amy joined a painting group but didn’t seem to ________，so she left.

　　A．show off

　　B．go up

　　C．fit in

　　D．come over

　　解析：本題考查短語的區別：show off炫耀，賣弄；go up上升，上漲；fit in相處融

　　洽，合得來；come over順便來訪。

　　答案：C

　　2．—Shall we have our picnic tomorrow?

　　—________ it doesn’t rain.

　　A．Until

　　B．While

　　C．Once

　　D．If

　　解析：本題考查交際用語，意思是：如果明天不下雨的話。

　　答案：D

　　3．It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach.

　　A．near

　　B．upon

　　C．within

　　D．around

　　解析：本題考查固定用法：within easy reach在容易到達……的地方；在……的附近。

　　答案：C

　　4．I was out of town at the time，so I don’t know exactly how it ________.

　　A．was happening

　　B．happened

　　C．happens

　　D．has happened

　　解析：本題考查具體語境中的時態，后一句隱藏的時間狀語是at the time。

　　答案：B

　　5．Mary and I see each other ________，but not as often as we used to.

　　A．sooner or later

　　B．once in a while

　　C．in the end

　　D．more or less

　　解析：本題考查短語的區別：sooner or later遲早；once in a while偶爾；in the end最后，結果；more or less或多或少。

　　答案：B

　　6．It is often ________ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

　　A．said

　　B．to say

　　C．saying

　　D．being said

　　解析：It is said that...句式，“據說……”。

　　答案：A

　　7．Charles was alone at home，with ________ looking after him.

　　A．someone

　　B．anyone

　　C．not one

　　D．no one

　　解析：上文的alone 決定著下文只能是no one “沒有人”。

　　答案：D

　　8．Progress ________ so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.

　　A．was

　　B．had been

　　C．has been

　　D．will be

　　解析：so far就決定著本句話的時態，應該是現在完成時。

　　答案：C

　　9．The children loved their day trip，and they enjoyed the horse ride ________.

　　A．most

　　B．more

　　C．less

　　D．little

　　解析：前文說了孩子們喜歡他們的旅程，所以是最喜歡騎馬旅行部分。

　　答案：A

　　10．All the dishes in this menu，________ otherwise stated，will serve two to three people.

　　A．as

　　B．if

　　C．though

　　D．unless

　　解析：這是一個插入語的用法。“菜單中的菜夠兩到三人吃的，除非……”。

　　答案：D

　?、?閱讀理解

　　Computer programmer David Jones earns $35,000 a year designing new computer games.Yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡)．Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.The 16yearold works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job.David’s firm releases(推出)two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

　　But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money.Even though he earns a lot，he cannot drive a car，take out a mortgage(抵押貸款)，or get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpoolbased company four months ago，a year after leaving school with six Olevels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs”，he said.David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week.But most of his spare time is spent working.

　　“Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school”，he said，“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.Most people in this business are fairly young，anyway”．David added，“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休)is a possibility.You never know when the market might disappear.”

　　1．In what way is David different from people of his age?

　　A．He often goes out with friends.

　　B．He lives with his mother.

　　C．He has a handsome income.

　　D．He graduated with six Olevels.

　　解析：細節判斷題。由第一段首句可知，大衛設計了一種新的電腦游戲而獲得$35,000。

　　故此可推斷在這個年齡段，他有非常輝煌的收入。

　　答案：C

　　2．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

　　A．He is too young to get a credit card.

　　B．He has no time to learn driving.

　　C．He has very little spare time.

　　D．He will soon lose his job.

　　解析：推斷題。由第一段可知，由于他沒有達到法定年齡，沒有資格申請信用卡，故也沒辦法領取得到錢。

　　答案：A

　　3．Why was David able to get the job in the company?

　　A．He had done well in all his exams.

　　B．He had written some computer programs.

　　C．He was good at playing computer games.

　　D．He had learnt to use computers at school.

　　解析：細節判斷題。由“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” 。

　　答案：B

　　4．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

　　A．He received lots of job offers.

　　B．He was eager to help his mother.

　　C．He lost interest in school studies.

　　D．He wanted to earn his own living.

　　解析：概括題。由最后一段可知，“Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school”，he said，“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school”．。

　　答案：C

　　Module 5

　　Unit 14

　　Careers

　　綜合訓練

　　Ⅰ.品句填詞

　　1．Their new pool made them the ________(羨慕) of their neighbors.

　　2．His brother works in the foreign ________(部門) of the company.

　　3．The ________(隨便的) newspaper reader wouldn’t like long articles on serious subjects

　　every day.

　　4．One cannot have ________(智慧) without living a life.

　　5．To our great surprise，the naughty boy apologized to me this time ________(真誠地)．

　　6．He managed to o________ the difficulties and reached the top in the end.

　　7．I paid the bill and he gave me a r________.

　　8．The guesthouse stands in picturesque s________.

　　9．Do you know the i________ of “A wolf in sheep’s clothing”？

　　10．It is i________ to drive without a license.

　　答案：1.envy　2.division　3.casual　4.wisdom　5.sincerely　6.overcome　7.receipt　

　　8.surroundings　9.idiom　10.illegal

　　Ⅱ.短語識境

　　turn up;due to;keep up with;in addition;pay off;in demand;speak up for;make out;respond to;without doubt

　　1．You need time and money，and，________，you need diligence.

　　2．The delay was ________ power failure.

　　3．Her books are ________ great ________ in this area.

　　4．No one has ________ our application.

　　5．________，you have been influenced a lot by him.

　　6．The papers will ________ sooner or later.

　　7．Our plan certainly ________；it was a great idea.

　　8．I will only ________ for the person who is right.

　　9．This is a picture taken 20 years ago.Can you ________ my father?

　　10．I can’t ________ all the changes.

　　答案：1.in addition　2.due to　3.in；demand　4.responded to　5.Without doubt　6.turn up

　　7．paid off　8.speak up

　　9．make out　10.keep up with

　?、?單項填空

　　1．Amy joined a painting group but didn’t seem to ________，so she left.

　　A．show off

　　B．go up

　　C．fit in

　　D．come over

　　解析：本題考查短語的區別：show off炫耀，賣弄；go up上升，上漲；fit in相處融

　　洽，合得來；come over順便來訪。

　　答案：C

　　2．—Shall we have our picnic tomorrow?

　　—________ it doesn’t rain.

　　A．Until

　　B．While

　　C．Once

　　D．If

　　解析：本題考查交際用語，意思是：如果明天不下雨的話。

　　答案：D

　　3．It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach.

　　A．near

　　B．upon

　　C．within

　　D．around

　　解析：本題考查固定用法：within easy reach在容易到達……的地方；在……的附近。

　　答案：C

　　4．I was out of town at the time，so I don’t know exactly how it ________.

　　A．was happening

　　B．happened

　　C．happens

　　D．has happened

　　解析：本題考查具體語境中的時態，后一句隱藏的時間狀語是at the time。

　　答案：B

　　5．Mary and I see each other ________，but not as often as we used to.

　　A．sooner or later

　　B．once in a while

　　C．in the end

　　D．more or less

　　解析：本題考查短語的區別：sooner or later遲早；once in a while偶爾；in the end最后，結果；more or less或多或少。

　　答案：B

　　6．It is often ________ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

　　A．said

　　B．to say

　　C．saying

　　D．being said

　　解析：It is said that...句式，“據說……”。

　　答案：A

　　7．Charles was alone at home，with ________ looking after him.

　　A．someone

　　B．anyone

　　C．not one

　　D．no one

　　解析：上文的alone 決定著下文只能是no one “沒有人”。

　　答案：D

　　8．Progress ________ so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.

　　A．was

　　B．had been

　　C．has been

　　D．will be

　　解析：so far就決定著本句話的時態，應該是現在完成時。

　　答案：C

　　9．The children loved their day trip，and they enjoyed the horse ride ________.

　　A．most

　　B．more

　　C．less

　　D．little

　　解析：前文說了孩子們喜歡他們的旅程，所以是最喜歡騎馬旅行部分。

　　答案：A

　　10．All the dishes in this menu，________ otherwise stated，will serve two to three people.

　　A．as

　　B．if

　　C．though

　　D．unless

　　解析：這是一個插入語的用法。“菜單中的菜夠兩到三人吃的，除非……”。

　　答案：D

　　Ⅳ.閱讀理解

　　Computer programmer David Jones earns $35,000 a year designing new computer games.Yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡)．Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.The 16yearold works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job.David’s firm releases(推出)two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

　　But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money.Even though he earns a lot，he cannot drive a car，take out a mortgage(抵押貸款)，or get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpoolbased company four months ago，a year after leaving school with six Olevels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs”，he said.David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week.But most of his spare time is spent working.

　　“Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school”，he said，“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.Most people in this business are fairly young，anyway”．David added，“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休)is a possibility.You never know when the market might disappear.”

　　1．In what way is David different from people of his age?

　　A．He often goes out with friends.

　　B．He lives with his mother.

　　C．He has a handsome income.

　　D．He graduated with six Olevels.

　　解析：細節判斷題。由第一段首句可知，大衛設計了一種新的電腦游戲而獲得$35,000。

　　故此可推斷在這個年齡段，他有非常輝煌的收入。

　　答案：C

　　2．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

　　A．He is too young to get a credit card.

　　B．He has no time to learn driving.

　　C．He has very little spare time.

　　D．He will soon lose his job.

　　解析：推斷題。由第一段可知，由于他沒有達到法定年齡，沒有資格申請信用卡，故也沒辦法領取得到錢。

　　答案：A

　　3．Why was David able to get the job in the company?

　　A．He had done well in all his exams.

　　B．He had written some computer programs.

　　C．He was good at playing computer games.

　　D．He had learnt to use computers at school.

　　解析：細節判斷題。由“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” 。

　　答案：B

　　4．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

　　A．He received lots of job offers.

　　B．He was eager to help his mother.

　　C．He lost interest in school studies.

　　D．He wanted to earn his own living.

　　解析：概括題。由最后一段可知，“Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school”，he said，“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school”．。

　　答案：C