1、任务型阅读和首字母填空专项训练Unit 1. 任务型阅读阅读下面短文,根据短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一词)At a recent job fair in northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, some employers offered great welfare packages, including insurance, holiday presents and paid vacations. These companies were rushed by many job seekers who believe that working in su
2、ch places would make them feel like homeAn article from The Workers Daily says if a company fails to provide its employees with a sense of belonging, it will not be able to keep them with a satisfactory salary aloneThe article says the job fair serves as a good example. An employer must keep in mind
3、 that providing its employees with good conditions has become vital in maintaining the companys competitive edgeNowadays, many companies try every possible means to reduce the cost of labour, ignoring or even trampling on employees rights and interests. The fact is that some companies are unable to
4、find new workers even with increased paymentA unique company culture with human-oriented management is the key to successfully keeping good employees. The article concludes that in a society where individual development is more important than ever, providing a sense of belonging for employees should
5、 be the most important thing of a company.Build a unique company (1)_A job fair(2) _Liaoning Province, northeast ChinaEventSome (3) _ offer great welfare packages, including insurance, holiday presents and paid vacations.(4) _Many job seekers were eager to (5) _there.A(n) (6) _from The Workers Daily
6、OpinionsA company will not be able to keep its employees by only giving them a satisfactory salary (7) _providing its employees with a sense of belonging.To provide its employees with good (8) _has become vital in maintaining a companys competitive edge.(9) _Nowadays providing a sense of belonging f
7、or employees should be the most (10) _thing a company should do. 首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文对应空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the (1) w_ day. Once, they quarreled. One of them said, “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” (2) A _one said,
8、“My hands are more beautiful.” The third one said. “Mine are the (3) m _beautiful.” Just then, an old woman beggar came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “Im old and cant work. Im hungry. Please give me something to eat.”But the (4) t_ ladies gave her nothing. They only asked her to tell the
9、m who had the most beautiful hands.A peasant woman(农妇) was also sitting by the river. She was (5) p_ and her hands were rough because of (6) h_ work. The old woman beggar came up to her and said, “Im hungry. Please give me something to eat.” The peasant woman took out her only cake she had and gave
10、the beggar a (7) h_.The old woman beggar ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her (8) b_ the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are rough because of work, but they give us f
11、ood; they are (9) f_ more beautiful than your hands which have never (10) d_ anything.”1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _Unit 2. 任务型阅读阅读下面短文,根据短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一词)Divide and control“This is a two-day course with a 40-question test at the end,” the teacher saidIt had been a busy week.
12、I wanted to spend the weekend alone. I wanted to relax and make a good meal for myself and prepare for the next week. But I had to take this course I was attending once every two years and without pay. Why not just review？ And I discovered there was a practical aspect to the test as well. I wasnt up
13、 to itBut life had taught me many things and at forty-four, I was finally learning how to handle pressure. I immediately got out my pens, several colors of them. I began to write down everything the teacher was saying. Secondly I asked questions. Teachers rarely had anything structured when they wer
14、e giving lectures. I created the structure myself with question after question. Thirdly I talked at break to the other studentsabout the material. I forgot about the weather or the latest movie. I began to ask questions, and the other students responded. Now we were all learning and that felt even b
15、etterI have been told that it takes a person about seventeen occurrences to learn a word in another language. Repetition is very important in learning. In writing my own notes, in asking questions about the teachers lectures and in asking questions of my fellow students, I had already reviewed the m
16、aterial three times. That evening I wound make up and take a rest for myself. That would be two more timesThat weekend was over. I passed the tests, both written and practical. But I also passed another test, the test of stress. Ive never handled stress well, but I am learning to take things one ste
17、p at a time, to break things down and make them smaller and manageableMore and more aspects of my life are being handled this way. If a payment is too much, divide it into parts. If a course of study is too long, divide it into days. If an art project is too big, divide it into modules of some kindL
18、ife was good that weekend. Life is good (1) and controlling difficultyFaced problemsHave a two-day course with questions about (2).Spend a lot of time being not (3).(4) large problems(5) colorful pens to write down what the teacher said.Create the (6) myself with problems that are (7) to structure.F
19、or asking problems, forget to watch the (8) film.The key to solving problemsBreak things down by (9) and dividing them.(10) is vital in learning such as learning another language. 首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文对应空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)It is (1) i_ to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems when
20、 we dont know the (2) l_ very well. It may be (3) d_ to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we are (4) v_. We may not know how to buy the things we need. In a new country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a (5) r_. It is not easy to de
21、cide how (6) m_ to tip(给小费) waiters or taxi (7) d_. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not (8) p_ to have an experience(经历) like that. In a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to (9) s_. We learn to enjoy life in (10) a_ country, and then we may be sorry to
22、 leave.1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _Unit 3. 任务型阅读阅读下面短文,根据短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一词)The number of people in the world reached six thousand five hundred million in 2005. According to a UN report, by the middle of the century, the population could reach more than nine thousand million. T
23、hat would be an increase of forty percentHania Zlotnik is director of the UN Population Division. She says the world has added nearly five hundred million people in the last six yearsThe UN report says most population growth by 2050 will take place in developing countries. Their population is expect
24、ed to increase from five thousand million today to almost eight thousand million. The population of more developed nations is expected to stay about the same, at just over one thousand million.The report says nine countries will be responsible for about half the world population increase by 2050. Tw
25、elve countries are expected to have populations at least three times as large as nowThe report says birth rates remain low in 44 developed countriesToday, there is an average of two point six children per woman in the world. This number is expected to fall to just over two children per woman in 2050
26、, but UN population experts note that they cannot be sure which way birth rates will go in the futureThe UN report also notes that AIDS has increased death rates and slowed population growth in sixty countries. The area most affected by the disease is Southern Africa. In Southern Africa the life spa
27、n has fallen from an average of 62 years in 1995 to 48 now. Researchers believe the life span will fall to 43 years by 2015, and then begin a slow recovery.The world population in 2005Six thousand five hundred millionA prediction of population (1) by 2050In developing countriesAn increase of (2) mil
28、lionIn developed countriesHaving little (3)Nine countries will be (4) for about half of the increased population12 countries will be three times their size today.The (5) populationMore than nine thousand million(6) affectingpopulation growthBirth rate (7) in 44 developed countries(8) death rate slow
29、s the population growth because of AIDS in sixty countries.Average life span in Southern AfricaIt was 62 years in 1995, but it has (9) to 48 years now.It will be five years (10) than now by 2015. 首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文对应空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they
30、went out, they (1) a_ left the dog inside their house.One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house, locked the door and (2) g_ on their car. When they came back home, they found that part of the glass of the door was (3) b_. The door was unlocked and half open. “Our
31、 house was (4) r_!” they went in and quickly looked at all the rooms to see what things the robber had taken. But everything was in the right place and nothing at all was (5) m_.However, the dog was sleeping in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was (6) a_ with it. But the dog was pleased to se
32、e its (7) o_. It quickly went to a corner and took something to the lady. She screamed as soon as she saw it. Her husband called the (8) p_ at once. The policemen came five minutes later. They asked them some questions and (9) c_ their house. Later that night, the policemen found the (10) s_ accordi
33、ng to the records in the hospital. He had lost one of his fingers.1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ Unit 4. 任务型阅读阅读下面短文,根据短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一词)There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(
34、外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured.The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new languageall these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their effortsBy contrast(对照), the process of personal growth i
35、s much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way.The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties.In this process
36、, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to acceptIn order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How w
37、e see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow.Do we see ourselves as quick and curious？ If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences.Do we think were shy and indecisive？ Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slo
38、wly, and we think we are slow to adapt(适应) change or that were not smart enough to deal with a new challenge.Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at allThese feelings of insecurity(不安全) and selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow.If we protect o
39、urselves too much, then we stop growing.We become trapped inside a shell of our own makingTitle: (1)_Product or ProcessProduct: easily identified and(2) _The workers get a (4) _The students improve their (5) _The foreigners learns new languagesProcess: much more (3) _to determinenever really endsthe
40、 attitudes, feelings people havecaution or (6) _experience the world in new (7) _try new ideas accept new (8) _a willingness to take (9) _face the unknownaccept the possibility that they may “fail”tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar (10) _. 首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文对应空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
41、(每空一词)Many of the small animals are very clever and they have to (1) h_ from an enemy. It isnt often (2) s_ to be small in a world full of larger, more dangerous creatures(生物). A small skunk(黄鼠狼), however, will (3) f_bravely just about any danger. (4) E_though a skunk has short teeth and small claws
42、(爪子),most humans and other animals will leave a skunk alone.What power does the skunk have to (5) f_ an enemy away? It can give out a liquid(液体) that smells terrible into the air. When an enemy (6) c_ too close, the skunk puts up its tail and gives a (7) w_ with its front claw. If the enemy still st
43、ays around, the skunk gives out a liquid. Its smell is so (8) b_ that even the skunk leaves the scene in a hurry.If the skunk gives out the liquid into another animals eyes, that other animal will have (9) t_ in seeing for a while. The smell of a skunk can be smelled from a distance of (10) h_ a kil
44、ometre or more. 1._2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _Unit 5. 任务型阅读阅读下面短文,根据短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一词)A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has battled obesity for most of his lifeObesity, a severe weight problem, is a comple
45、x condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing ones behaviors. Experts say that the most successful weightloss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercisePeople who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they us
46、e. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you take in, increase the number you use, or bothA recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plansAt the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than fou
