1、刷题课时练 16Unit 6Section Starting out & Understanding ideas .阅读理解 A There was an earthquake this morning. I was working in f ront of my computer when it hit the city. The quake started w ith a sudden loud noise. I thought that something heavy in a n eighbors house probably had fallen. However, the wall
2、s and th e floor began to shake. I finally realized it was an earthquake. My son Zac, a sixteenyearold boy, was sleeping with his door locked. Being sixteen, he can sleep through any kind of noise. “Zac！ ” I shouted. “Are you OK？” But nobody r eplied. I was a little worried. I couldnt imagine that s
3、omeone was able to get such a deep sleep. The house was dancing. Th ere were waves in the swimming pool. I was afraid the house would come down. “Zac！ ” I yelled, knocking on his door with an open palm (手掌). “Zac! Wake up! Its an earthquake! We need to get out！ ” My son finally emerged in his underp
4、ants. We looked arou nd the room. I knew that we should hide under a table to sto p things from falling on us and stay away from glass. Unfortu nately, none of our furniture was designed for hiding under. “Should we go into the garden？” Zac asked. “No, trees c ould fall on us！ ” I said. Actually, Za
5、c had done earthquake d rills (训练) at school. He must have been told to hide under a desk and cover his head. But we had nothing to cover our h eads in the house. Luckily, before we took any action, the windows stopped moving and the pool calmed down. Everything went back to n ormal soon. But both m
6、y son and I knew what we should do, because we knew if there had been a really big earthquake th is morning, we couldnt have escaped from it. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。一场地震让作者和她儿 子知道要防患于未然。 1When the earthquake started, the author _. Adidnt hear anything Bwas repairing her computer Cdidnt consider it an earthq
7、uake Dwas sleeping with her door locked 答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段的“I thought t hat something heavy in a neighbors house probably had fallen. However, the walls and the floor began to shake. I finally rea lized it was an earthquake.”可知，作者一开始没有意识到发生 了地震。故选 C 项。 2 According to Paragraph 2, why was the author
8、worried? ABecause her son seemed to be in pain. BBecause she couldnt wake her son up. CBecause her son was locked in his room. DBecause she couldnt solve her sons sleep problem. 答案与解析： B细节理解题。 根据第二段的“But nobody replied. I was a little worried.”可知， 作者担忧是因为她无法叫 醒儿子。故选 B 项。 3What problem did the author
9、 and her son face? AThey couldnt get out of the house. BThey couldnt stop things from falling. CThey couldnt find anything to hide under. DThey couldnt remember what to do in an earthquake. 答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段的“Unfortunatel y, none of our furniture was designed for hiding under.”可知， 她们家里没有任何可躲避的地方。故选
10、 C 项。 4The author and her son most probably realized they sh ould _. Areplace their furniture Bbuild a stronger house Creceive earthquake drills Dwatch the weather report often 答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据全文内容以及最后一段 的“But both my son and I knew what we should do, because we knew if there had been a really big ea
11、rthquake this morni ng, we couldnt have escaped from it.”可推断，作者和她儿子 在这次地震中意识到应该未雨绸缪，为地震做好准备，故很有可 能换家具。故选 A 项。 B Making employees feel happy and healthy at work is good for many businesses. But it isnt always an easy thing. A rese arch suggests that just 33% of the US. employees consider t hemselves
12、fully engaged (投身于) at work, while 16% are acti vely disengaged, and 51% are just showing up. But there is an exception. When it comes to employee engagement, it seems that employees in small companies are doing better. According to the same research, the largest U S. companies have the lowest level
13、s of engagement, while compan ies with fewer than 25 employees have the highest. And in on e recent report, 75 percent of small business workers surveyed said they were “very” or “extremely” satisfied with their r ole as a small company employee. Unlike big companies, small companies are often short
14、 of resources but the employees can get more surprises there. Small companies offer excellent career opportunities to their e mployees. The bosses often know their staff very well and und erstand their personal needs. Employees of small companies are more likely to receive free meals, paid leave, an
15、d they can e ven bring their pets to work. But of course, therere many other draws in small busi nesses. One of the top draws is flexible scheduling (弹性工时). Another is being able to really see the fruits of ones labor. Besides, noncash award is also a big draw. This could be so mething small that re
16、flects employees interests and lifestyles. While a parental leave might lead to some financial pr oblems, small companies may do something to improve it. “It may be impossible for a fiveperson team to be reduced to fo ur for six months， ” writes Camilla Velasquez, head of HR m anagement platform Jus
17、tworks.“But it could be possible to allow new parents to take on reduced hours in a workfromho me environment.” This kind of method has been realized in s ome small companies. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了小型企业的 员工比大型企业员工的幸福感更强，并分析了原因。 5What can we infer from Paragraph 2? AEmployees can develop better in smal
18、lcompanies. B Employees can earn more money in smallcompanies. CEmployees in big companies are hard tobe satisfied. DEmployees in small companies are moreengaged at work. 答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第二段的“When it co mes to employee engagement, it seems that employees in small companies are doing better.”可知，相对于大公司
19、的员工来说， 小公司的员工更能很好地投入到工作中。故选 D 项。 6What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? AThe benefits of working for small companies. BThe differences between small and bigcom panies. CWhat challenges staff in small companiesm ay face. DWhy small companies are short of resources. 答案与解析：A段落大意题。根据第三段的“Small comp a
20、nies offer excellent career opportunities.”可知， 这些都是在小 公司工作的好处，故选 A 项。 7What does the underlined word “draws” inParagr aph 4 mean? AChoices.BAttractions. CDifficulties.DCompetitions. 答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据下文的“flexible sched uling”， “being able to really see the fruits of ones labor” 及“noncash award”等推测，该词义为
21、“吸引人的东西”。故 选 B 项。 8What can be most probably inferred from thepassa ge? ASmall companies may have more employees with much happiness. BBig companies should learn from somesma ll companies. CEmployees should have their own hobbies and lifestyles. DEmployers should pay more attention toth e staffs nee
22、ds. 答案与解析：A推理判断题。本文主要讲了跟大型企业相 比，小型企业的员工可以享受更多更好的待遇，因而他们的幸福 感更强。再根据第二段的“And in one recent report, 75 percen t of small business workers surveyed said they were very or extremely satisfied with their role as a small company employee.”所以可推测，小型企业的员工幸福感更强。 .完形填空 Luckily, I got four turkeys this holiday.
23、I_1_o nly one of them. I_2_ my neighbor was going through a hard time, so I decided to give one to them as a_3_. That still_4_me with two extra (额外的) turke ys. I_5_to cook one of them, make sandwiches and_ 6_them to an area of town where many people seem to b e in need of food and a little _7_. Whil
24、e I was waiting for the bus to get there, I saw t wo people that I thought might _8_sandwiches. The mome nt they came near, I_9_ them each a sandwich, along with a smile card, and told them to have a good day. I received _10_in return. On the bus, a young mother got on with her little g irl. I offer
25、ed her a sandwich, and she _11_accepted. Then I started giving them to other _12_， along with smile cards, and they also_13_ with smiles. By this point, I was _1 4_ happiness and couldnt help smiling. I felt _15_ because of that. When we got to the bus terminal (终点), I had give n away five sandwiche
26、s. The act of_16_，the care shared and the _17_ smiles just made my heart filled with so much _18_. I think what I have done is good for everyone,_1 9_I will do this again soon. Giving not only makes you feel wonderful but it als o_20_happiness to others. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者向陌生人赠送火鸡 三明治，陌生人投以微笑，彼此都感到快乐
27、。 1A.neededBnoticed CorderedDsaved 答案与解析：A根据上文的“got four turkeys this holida y”及下文的“I decided to give one to them”和“two extra t urkeys”可知，作者只“需要”一只火鸡。 2A.meantBshowed CknewDproved 答案与解析：C根据“neighbor”及“I decided to give o ne to them”可知，作者“知道”邻居家有困难。 3A.prizeBgift CchoiceDwish 答案与解析：B根据上文的 holiday 及 g
28、ive 可知，作者决 定把一只火鸡作为“礼物”送给邻居家。 4A.filledBupset CprovidedDleft 答案与解析：D根据上文作者需要一只，送给邻居一只及 下文“two extra turkeys”可知，作者还“留下”两只火鸡。 5A.learnedBwaited ChelpedDdecided 答案与解析：D根据第二段第一句可知，作者“决定”把 火鸡做成三明治带给其他人。 6A.mailBlend CsellDtake 答案与解析：D参考上题解析。 7A.timeBkindness CluckDexperience 答案与解析：B根据“an area of town whe
29、re many peop le seem to be in need of food”可知，作者决定把做好的三明 治带到这个城镇最需要食物和“善意”的地方。 8A.haveBmake ClikeDbuy 答案与解析：C根据下文作者送给这两个人三明治可知， 作者认为这两个人也许“喜欢”三明治。 9A.cookedBoffered CfoundDpaid 答案与解析：B根据下文“along with a smile card, and told them to have a good day”可知， 作者“主动赠给”这两个 人火鸡三明治。 10A.moneyBadvice CsmilesDpres
30、ents 答案与解析：C根据下文“they also _13_ with smile s”可知，这两个人用“微笑”回报作者。 11A.gladlyBsecretly CseriouslyDsuddenly 答案与解析：A根据下文“they also _13_ with smile s”可知，这对母女“高兴地”接受了。 12A.passengersBshoppers CneighborsDdrivers 答案与解析：A作者在公交车上，所以把三明治送给其他 “乘车的人”。 13A.refusedBtried CacceptedDexplained 答案与解析：C根据下文“with smiles”可
31、知，其他乘客 也高兴地“接受”了。 14A.expectingBrequesting CrecordingDachieving 答案与解析：D根据下文“and couldnt help smiling”可 知，作者“收获”着幸福。 15A.busyBgreat CsafeDnervous 答案与解析： B根据上文“I was _14_ happiness and c ouldnt help smiling”可知，给陌生人赠送三明治让作者觉得 “棒极了”。 16A.thinkingBlove CgivingDbravery 答案与解析：C根据最后一段的 Giving 可知，这是一种 “给予”行为
32、。 17A.surprisedBsad CforcedDweak 答案与解析：A作者给陌生人火鸡三明治，当然会让他们 感到惊讶，所以他们的笑容也是“惊讶”的。 18A.joyBcalmness CcourageDworry 答案与解析：A根据上文“I was _14_ happiness and couldnt help smiling”可知，作者内心充满“喜悦”。 19A.ifBthough CbutDso 答案与解析：D作者认为她所做的对每个人都有好处， “所以”她会不久再做一次。 20A.returnsBbrings CteachesDserves 答案与解析：B根据上文可知，给予也能给他人“带来” 快乐。
