20182019學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Module2Ajobworthdoing課下能力提升五含解析外研版

Module2課下能力提高（五）閱讀理解AInmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohavehighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon't.About65%ofAmericanmenaged62－74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce(勞感人口),comparedwith32%ofmenwhoonlyfinishhighschool.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educatedwealthyandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvancehasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezingthoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindividualsandsociety,areprofound.Theworldisfacinganastonishingriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.Overthenext20yearstheglobalpopulationofexperienceofthe20thcentury,whengreaterlongevity(長(zhǎng)壽)translatedintomoreyearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobserversthatthisshift(變化)willleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswelling(漸增的)ranksofpensionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems.Policiesarepartlyresponsible.ManyEuropeangovernmentshaveabandonedpoliciesthatusedtoencouragepeopletoretireearly.Eventhebetter-offmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement.Butthechangingnatureofworkalsoplaysabigrole.Payhasrisensharplyforthehighlyeducated,andthosepeoplecontinuetoreap(獲取)richrewardsintooldagebecausethesedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethanthepreceding(先前的)generation.Technologicalchangemaywellreinforce(加強(qiáng))thatshift:theskillsthatcomplement(增補(bǔ))computers,frommanagementknow-howtocreativity,donotnecessarilydeclinewithage.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要敘述了在發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家有專業(yè)技術(shù)的人的工作年限更長(zhǎng)及其原由剖析。1．Whatisthecommonphenomenonintheworkforceinrichcountries?A．Youngerpeoplearereplacingtheelderly.B．Well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger.C．Peoplewithnocollegedegreecannotfindanyjob.D．Unemploymentratesaredecreasingyearafteryear.分析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第一段的第一句“Inmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohavehighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon't”可知，在發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家，受過(guò)優(yōu)秀教育的人的工作年限更長(zhǎng)，應(yīng)選B。2．Inviewoftheexperienceofthe20thcentury,manyobserverspredictthat________.A．economicgrowthwillslowdownB．governmentbudgetswilldecreaseC．morepeoplewilltrytoreceivehighereducationD．therewillbemorecompetitioninthejobmarket分析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第二段的最后一句“century...slowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswelling(

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ceofthe20th)ranksofpensionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems”可知，選A。3．Accordingtothetext,whatistheresultofpolicychangesinEuropeancountries?A．Unskilledworkersmaychoosetoretireearly.B．Moreandmorepeoplehavetogoabroadtohuntforjobs.C．Peoplemaybeabletousecomputerstodomorecomplicatedwork.D．Evenwealthypeoplemustworklongertolivecomfortablyinretirement.分析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最后一段的第三句“Eventhebetter-offmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement”可知，歐洲國(guó)家政策的變化致使富裕的人也一定工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才能過(guò)上舒暢的退休生活，應(yīng)選D。4．Theunderlinedword“know-how”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto“________”．A．a(chǎn)completelydifferentenvironmentB．practicalknowledgeandtechnicalskillsC．a(chǎn)betterunderstandingofpolicychangesD．thecouragetofacedifficultiesanddangers分析：選

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Technologicalchangemaywellreinforce(加強(qiáng))thatshift:theskillsthatcomplement(增補(bǔ))computers,frommanagementknow-howtocreativity,donotnecessarilydeclinewithage”可知，know-how是對(duì)skills的限制修飾，由此可推知，know-how指相應(yīng)的技術(shù)和知識(shí)，應(yīng)選B。BTheprinciplesaboutapplyingforjobshavealteredgreatlylately.peoplepreferredahandwrittenapplicationletter.However,nowadaysitmoreandmorecommontoapplyforajobthroughtheInternet.YoucanfindontheInternetabouthowtoapplyforjobs.Informationcanbefoundabouthowto

Inthepast,isbecominginformationfulfillyourapplicationletter,theclothesthatyoushouldwearandhowtocarryouttheinterviewitself.Theimportanceofbodylanguageisoftenmentioned,butdoesn'talwaysgettheattentionitdeserves.Afterall,beforeawordhasevenbeenspoken,yourbodylanguagewillhavealreadygivenpeopletheirfirstimpressionofyou.Additionally,yourquiettypeandithelpsgiveanimpressionofwhetheryouarespeakingtruthfullyornot.Bodylanguagecanshowhowenthusiasticyouareandifyouareaniceperson.Someonewhowilltakehisworkseriously,butalsosomeonewhohasasenseofhumorandcanenjoyajokefromtimetotime.Themembersoftheapplicationcommitteewillaskyouquestions,butyouranswerswon'tonlybeoral.Thecommitteewillnotonlypayattentiontowhatyousay,butalsotohowyousayit！Bodylanguagewilldeterminefirstifitclicks,andsometimesallittakesisjustafewseconds.Everybodyusesbodylanguage,butittakesplacemostlyatasubconscious(下意識(shí)的)level.Usingbodylanguageappropriately,youcandefinitelyincreaseyourchancesofgettingajob.語(yǔ)篇解讀：申請(qǐng)一份工作，是隨地可見(jiàn)的事情。進(jìn)入互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時(shí)代，網(wǎng)上供給了好多這方面的知識(shí)，使怎樣申請(qǐng)一份工作發(fā)展成為一門(mén)藝術(shù)。本文側(cè)重說(shuō)了體態(tài)語(yǔ)言在求職現(xiàn)場(chǎng)所起到的重要作用。5．Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlymeantfor?A．Interviewers.B．C．EmployersD．分析：選B寫(xiě)作企圖題。既然文章談的是求職方略，自然是寫(xiě)給找尋工作的人看的。6．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．lettersarenotusedinfindingajobB．themoreexpensiveclothesintervieweeswear,thebetterC．bodylanguageismoreimportantthanspokenwordsD．theInternetisofsignificanceinapplyingforajob分析：選D推理判斷題。從第一段我們知道，現(xiàn)代人求職不再不過(guò)交上一封求職信就了事，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)給求職者供給了更大的便利。7．Usingbodylanguagewellinajobinterviewwillprobablyhelp________.A．getridoftheinterviewers'prejudiceB．determinewhatpositiononewillgetC．increasethepossibilityofgettingthewantedjobD．removenervousness分析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。順承全文的意思，體態(tài)語(yǔ)言使用適當(dāng)會(huì)給求職者加分。8．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thoseusingbodylanguageareusuallyconfident.B．Bodylanguageisoftenusedonpurposeinjobhunting.C．Bodylanguageisamirrortoreflectone'spersonality.D．Peopleenjoyingjokesarepreferredinajobinterview.分析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。任職場(chǎng)上，體態(tài)語(yǔ)言使用適當(dāng)，常常會(huì)收到意想不到的成效。體態(tài)語(yǔ)言很能反應(yīng)一個(gè)人的性格和辦理事件的能力，因此用人單位很在意求職者這方面的表現(xiàn)。CTherearemanywaystofindajob.Itcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboard.Localstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovide.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.Or,jobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.Forexample,peopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjects,meetpeopleorfindajob.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajob.Ofcourse,lookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.Forexample,thereisabookcalledWhatColorisYourParachute(下降傘)?byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer(職業(yè))sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.CaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengths,goalsandinterests.Thensheprovidesthemwithmethodsandresourcestohelpthemfindtherightjob.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文介紹了找工作的一些方法。9．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Findingajob.B．C．CraigslistWebsite.D．Therelationbetweenstudyandwork.分析：選A要旨粗心題。本文主要講了找工作的