1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 工作与职业 单词识记： author manager artist assistant designer director engineer expert general hunter inventor official position president gardener guard merchant painter soldier translator 短语扫描： the general manager 总经理 an expert in/on.? 方面的专家 be expert at/in (doing) sth.(做 )? 在行 in general 一般地
2、；大体上 take/hold the position of 担任 ? 的职务 on guard 站岗；值班 the Minister of Foreign Affairs 外交部长 wait on 伺候；服侍 do business with 和 ? 做买卖 hunt for 搜寻；搜索 跟踪训练 . 语境填词 1 Frankly I cant imagine how any (manage) could afford to get rid of it. 2 They wanted to (设计 ) a machine that was both attractive and practic
3、al. 3 (工程师 ) noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected. 4 The figures represent a (generally) decline in employment. 5 Henry Ford had once joked that Edison was the worlds greatest (invent) and the worlds worst businessman. . 单项填空 6 People wrote letters to get in touch.Nowadays email has
4、 the way people communicate. A conveyed B translated 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C transformed D exchanged 7 her works has been good， but this essay is dreadful. A In all B In general C In particular D In total 8 The university started some new language programs to the countrys Silk Road Economic Belt.(2015 江苏， 2
5、7) A apply to B cater for C appeal to D hunt for 9 Sales director is a position communication ability is just as important as sales skills. A which B that C when D where 10 Keys FordLincoln was so crowded， so they had to hire extra policemen to traffic. A reduce B block C direct D prevent . 完形填空 Aft
6、er a decade at the publishing company， I was fired.I had worked so hard for so long.I was always doing my job 1 ， clawing my way up the ladder.And 2 ？ Doing these things had 3 me in the end， very little of lasting value.I wondered what would happen if I let it all go didnt look for a job ， didnt kee
7、p my 4 ambition. My husband thought it was a great idea.“Just 5 .” he said.As a serious windsurfer， he suggested I try the sport as a path to clarity.I had windsurfed before，but only in 6 water.I didnt like high winds.I didnt like going fast that was 7 .But I wanted to abandon the past.My 8 was to d
8、o nothing but read and windsurf every day.I wanted to feel the fear and do it anyway.I wanted to learn how to ride the currents， and I couldnt think of a better way than to 9 myself to the invisible， evershifting wind. I decided to sail at Swell City， a favorite outpost on the Washington side of the
9、 Columbia.That July 10 to be one of the windiest months on record.I grew to find that what I was doing did 11 for my standing in the world.It won me no friends.Then 【 精品教育资源文库 】 again， I was 12 . One day， a friend and his 15yearold son came， and after I explained my 13 ，he said the simplest but mos
10、t profound thing: “Its all in the 14 .” This kid had windsurfed only three times， 15 he knew the secret.“If you go out there knowing youre going to 16 it， you will， ”he continued.“But if you go out there afraid youll get hurt， you will.” I smiled at him.Wasnt that 17 the same problem Id encountered
11、in life? Id always been terrified I wouldnt reach the goal or 18 the job.I knew I had to let that fear go.And slowly I did. The wind wanted nothing from me.It cared not at all about my ambition or accomplishments.It 19 me that the beauty of life is in the trying.And thats where I am: still trying fo
12、r the turnaround in life and in the 20 . 1 A.breathlessly B hopelessly C aimlessly D carelessly 2 A.what for B how come C so what D why not 3 A.encouraged B praised C impressed D earned 4 A.modest B secret C previous D frustrated 5 A.continue B stop C travel D read 6 A.violent B deep C calm D icy 7
13、A.scary B tough C boring D amazing 8 A.promise B job C regret D plan 9 A.devote B help C treat D limit 10 A.turned out B set out C picked out D carried out 11 A.anything B everything C nothing D something 【 精品教育资源文库 】 12 A.satisfied B terrified C touched D embarrassed 13 A.problem B guilt C dream D
14、 fantasy 14 A.health B action C attitude D behavior 15 A.so B yet C or D for 16 A.shake B make C name D serve 17 A.merely B precisely C approximately D rarely 18 A.lose B quit C offer D land 19 A.warned B reminded C challenged D puzzled 20 A.marriage B family C sky D wind . 阅读理解 An increase in stude
15、nts applying to study economics at university is being attributed to(归因于 ) the global economic crisis(危机 ) awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works. Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January，according to UCAS， the Universiti
16、es and Colleges Admissions Service.A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at Alevel were also up. Professor John Beath， the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University， said his firstyear lectures which are open to students from all
17、departments were drawing crowds of 400， rather than the usual 250. “There are a large numb er of students who are not economics majors， who would like to learn something about it.One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasnt tradition
18、ally done ， ” he said. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 University applications rose 7% last year， but there were rises above average in several subjects.Nursing saw a 15% jump， with peoples renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门 )， which are seen as more secure in economic crisis. A recent study showed a
19、lmost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters， and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on， although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain. Zack Hocking， the head of Child
20、 Trust Funds， said， “Its possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation thats financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.” 21 Professor John Beaths lec tures are . A given in a traditional way B connected with the p
21、resent situation C open to both students and their parents D warmly received by economics 22 Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their . A greater stability B higher pay C fewer applications D better reputation 23 In the opinion of most parents， . A economics should be the fo
22、cus of school teaching B more students should be admitted to universities C the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened D children should solve financial problems themselves 24 According to Hocking ， the global economic crisis might make the youngsters . A wiser in money management B ha
23、ve access to better equipment C confident about their future careers D get jobs in Child Trust Funds 25 Whats the main idea of the text? A Universities have received more applications. B Economics is attracting an increasing number of students. C College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D Parents are concerned with child
