Unit+3+Careers+and+skills單元培優(yōu)練習題 高中英語牛津譯林版選擇性必修第四冊

Unit3Careersandskills單元培優(yōu)練習題Ⅰ.閱讀理解ASincesugarissuchabigpartofthefoodweeat,peoplemaywonderifsometypesofsugararebetterforusthanothers.Let'slookatsomecommonsweetenerstofindout.WhiteSugarWhitesugarisalsocalledtablesugarbecauseit'softenontablesathomesandrestaurants.Becauseitgoesthroughthemostprocessing,ithastheleastnutritionalvalueofallthesugarsweconsume.Asitisbeingrefined(提純),thesugarlosesitsmineralsalongwithanynaturalcolorithad.Duringtherefiningprocess,thick,brownliquidknownasmolasses(糖漿)isproduced.BrownSugarBrownsugarisessentiallywhitesugarwithsomeofthemolassesaddedbackin.Althoughthemolassescontainssomenutrients,theamountaddedisnotenoughtobeofmuchbenefittopeople.BlackSugarSomepeoplebelieveblacksugar,whichoriginatedinOkinawa,Japan,ismorenutritiousthanbrownsugar.Withblacksugar,sugarcaneisboileduntilitturnsintoadarksauce,whichisthencooledandformedintosolidchunks.Thus,blacksugarkeepsitsmolassescontent.HoneyHoneyisanothercommontypeofsweetenerthatpeopleuse,withmanybelievingitisthehealthiestoptionbecauseitcomesfrombeesandisthereforemorenatural.Thereistruthtothatbelief,butdespitehavingmorenutritionalvalue,toomuchhoneycanstillbeharmfultoone'shealth.Themainpointseemstobethatpeopleshouldcontroltheirintakeofsugarasmuchaspossible.1.Whichtypeofsugarcontainstheleastnutrition?A.Whitesugar.B.Brownsugar.C.Blacksugar.D.Honey.2.Whatmakeshoneyabetterchoice?A.Itsnaturalcolor.B.Itsrefiningprocess.C.Itssource.D.Itsplaceofproduction.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toadvertisedifferentkindsofsugars.B.Tointroducetheprocessofmakingsugar.C.Topersuadepeopletocontrolsugarintake.D.Torecommendsuitablesugarstopeople.BMadisonstaredthroughthewindowandwatchedapuffywhitecloudpassoverthewoodsacrossfromtheschool.Itmustbewonderfultobeabird,shethought.Totalfreedom.Nomathclasstositin,andherdayswouldbespentonhorseback.Shethoughtofherhorse,Star.“Madison,couldyoupleasejoinusagain?”MrsSmithsaid.“Iwasjustaskingtheclassifanyonehadanyproblemswiththehomeworkassignment.”“Well,Ididn'thaveanyproblemsdoingit,butIhadproblemsrememberingtoputitinmyschoolbagafterIdidit.”Somegigglingspreadthroughtheroom.“Madison,Idon'tknowwhatIamgoingtodowithyou.You'resuchasmartgirlbutyoujustdon'tapplyyourself.Class,clearyourdesks.OurguestishereandwelcomeDoctorLandon.Heisaveterinarian(獸醫(yī)).HecameheretodayaspartofourcontinuedCareerExplorationsProgram.”MadisontriedtofocusasDoctorLandontalkedabouthowimportantgradeswereandhowhestruggledwithmathwhenhewasakid.DoctorLandonwasstilltalkingbutshelosttrackofwhathewassaying.Thenawordcaughtherattention.Horse.Washetalkingabouthorses?Gradually,MadisonknewDoctorLandonhadcometohertownandhousewhenherhorse,Star,neededcare.Shelikeditthatheevenknewherhorse'sname.“So,youjusttravelaroundandtakecareofhorsesalldaylong?”DoctorLandonnodded.“Itravelwithmytrucktotakecareofhorsesandponiesacrossthecounty.Itisalotofwork,butIloveit.”Madison'smouthfellopen.Whatalifethatmustbe,shethought.Atthatmoment,sittinginclass,Madisoncouldseeherfutureandherlifesuddenlyseemedbigger.Bythetimeshegotoffthebusthatafternoon,herplansfortheafternoonhadchanged.ShewasstillgoingtorideStar,butfirstshewasgoingtospendanhourstudyingmath.Thentomorrowshe'dspendanhourstudyingscience.4.WhywasMadisoncalledbyMrsSmithinclass?A.Shehadproblemswithmath.B.Shewasabsent-mindedinclass.C.Shewasdistractedbythebirdsoutside.D.Sheforgottobringherhomeworkback.5.WhywasDoctorLandoninvitedtotheclass?A.Tocallforcareforanimals.B.Toenrichstudents'outdooractivities.C.Toemphasizetheimportanceofstudy.D.Tohelpstudentswiththeircareerchoices.6.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMadisonfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasgreatlyinspired.B.Shepreferredmathtoscience.C.Shedidn'tbelieveLandon'sstory.D.Shechangedherhobbycompletely.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnExcitingHorseRidingB.AnInterestingMathClassC.MadisonDreamsBigD.MadisonPursuesFreedomCFeelingoverloadedbyyourto-dolistcancertainlymakeyouunhappy,butnewresearchsuggeststhatmorefreetimemightnotbetheelixirmanyofusdreamitcouldbe.Inanewstudyreleasedlastweek,researchersanalyzeddatafromtwolarge-scale(大規(guī)模)surveysabouthowAmericansspendtheirtime.Together,thesurveysincludedmorethan35,000respondents.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewithmorefreetimegenerallyhadhigherlevelsofsubjectivewell-being—butonlyuptoapoint.Peoplewhohadaroundtwohoursoffreetimeadaygenerallyreportedtheyfeltbetterthanthosewhohadlesstime.Butpeoplewhohadfiveormorehoursoffreetimeadaygenerallysaidtheyfeltworse.Soultimatelythefree-time“sweetspot”mightbetwotothreehoursperday,thefindingssuggest.Partoffindingthisseeminglytricky“sweetspot”hastodowithhowpeoplespendtheextratimetheyhave,theresearchersbehindthenewstudyargue.Theyconductedseveralsmalleronlineexperiments.Inonetheyaskedparticipantstoimaginehaving3.5to7freehoursperday.Theywereaskedtoimaginespendingthattimedoing“productive”things(likeexercising)ortoimaginedoing“unproductive”activities(likewatchingTV).Studyparticipantsbelievedtheirwell-beingwouldsufferiftheyhadalotoffreetimeduringtheday—butonlyiftheyuseditunproductively.Thoughthatexperimentwashypothetical,whichisonelimitationofthene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Whenweoffersupport,itmaynotalwaysbewanted.2Inthiscase,offeringsupportinthemannerof“...ifIwereyou,Iwould...”canfeellikeascoldingratherthansupport.Ifoursupportfeelsconditional,itcanfeelburdensome.

3Whensomeoneistryingtomanageillnessorahousemove,justsaying“Whatwouldhelpyoutoday?”canbeamazinglysupportive.Or,suggestwhatyoucandoforthem:pickingupsomeshopping,takingthedogforawalk.Evenifit'snotneeded,justknowingyou'vebeenthoughtofcanbesupportiveinitself.

Trytobemindfulofofferingsupportthatisdisabling,ratherthanenabling.Myson,whenagedfive,wantedtomakeacupoftea.Icouldseehowinspiringitwasforhimtobeabletodothis.SoIfilledthekettleandtookhimthroughthesafetymeasures.Itfeltlikeahugeriskbutitworked.Hispleasurewasimmeasurable.Thesameprincipleapplieswhenweoffersupportthatincreasessomeoneelse'scapacity.4

Sometimestheonlysupportthat'sneededistolistenwithoutjudgement.5Thisreassuresthemthatsomeonecaresenoughtolistenwhiletheygroundthemselves.Whentimesaretough,remembertokeepthingsstable.Waitinguntilthestormhaspassedisallittakes.

Supportoftenworksbestwhenit'satwo-wayprocess.Itisgoodtoknowhowtoaccepthelpfromothersaswellasoffersupporttothem.A.Herearetheprosandconsofsupportingothers.B.Justbethere,whilesomeoneletsouttheirfeelings.C.Askwhatsupportisneededandprovideapracticalone.D.Thiscanoftenbeabiggergiftthanjustdoingitforthem.E.Butwecandomorebythinkingaboutthesupportweoffer.F.Becausebeingjudgmentalcanonlymakesomeoneannoyed.G.Sometimespeoplearetryingtomanagelifeintheirownway.Ⅲ.應用文寫作假如你是李華,你學校的交換生Peter周末要去你的老師家做客,他給你發(fā)電子郵件詢問做客應該注意的問題,請你回復,內(nèi)容包括:1.到達時間;2.禮物;3.就餐時注意的問題。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearPeter,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua參考答案Ⅰ.【語篇導讀】文章主要介紹了四種常見的糖及它們對人體的影響。1.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一、二句可知,whitesugar是我們消費的所有糖中含營養(yǎng)最少的。2.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句可知,蜂蜜是最健康的選擇,因為它來自蜜蜂,自然更天然。3.D主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段可知,文章通過介紹幾種糖說明哪種糖對人體更健康,故文章意在推薦合適的糖。【語篇導讀】文章講述了小女孩麥迪遜在數(shù)學課上總是心不在焉,在受到被邀請來幫助學生們進行職業(yè)選擇的蘭登醫(yī)生的啟發(fā)后,行為發(fā)生了巨大轉變。4.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段前兩句及第二段可知,麥迪遜在課堂上被史密斯太太叫了一聲,因為她上課心不在焉。5.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句可知,蘭登醫(yī)生被邀請來上課,幫助學生們進行職業(yè)選擇。6.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可推知,麥迪遜深受鼓舞,行為也發(fā)生了巨大改變。7.C主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段第二句及最后一段前三句可知,全文講述了麥迪遜對自己生活的夢想。由此可知,MadisonDreamsBig(麥迪遜的遠大夢想)適合作本文最佳標題。【語篇導讀】本文介紹了一項實驗研究結論:人的幸福感跟空閑時間的長短無關,而跟空閑時間的使用率相關。8.A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句中的but轉折可知,面對待辦事項時,我們最需要的可能是時間,但是研究表明,事實并非如我們想象的這般,太多的空閑時間反而不是解決待辦事項的最好方法。由此可推知,畫線詞elixir與magicsolution表達意義接近,指“萬能的(解決方法)”。9.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句及第三段第二句可知,研究