1、 任務型閱讀和首字母填空專項訓練 Unit 1 . 任務型閱讀 閱讀下面短文,根據短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一詞) 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

2、in such places would make them feel like home An 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 alone The article says the job fair serves as a good example. An employer must keep

3、in mind that providing its employees with good conditions has become vital in maintaining the companys competitive edge Nowadays, 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 un

4、able to find new workers even with increased payment A 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 employe

5、es should be the most important thing of a company. Build a unique company (1)_ A job fair (2) _ Liaoning Province, northeast China Event including great Some (3) _ offer welfare packages, insurance, holiday presents and paid vacations. (4) _ Many job seekers were eager to (5) _there. A(n) keep its

6、employees by only A company will not be able to 1 Faced problems (4) large problems The key to solving Break things down by (9) and dividing them. problems (10) is vital in learning such as learning another (6) _ from The Opinions Have a two-day course with questions about (2). Spend a lot of time b

7、eing not (3). (5) colorful pens to write down what the teacher said. giving them a satisfactory salary (7) _providing its employees with a sense of belonging. become _has with good (8) provide To its employees Create the structure. For asking problems, forget to watch the (8) film. (6) myself with p

8、roblems that are (7) to Daily vital in maintaining a companys competitive edge.Nowadays providing a sense of belonging for employees (9) do. company _thing most be should the _ (10) a should . 首字母填空) 每空一詞在下文對應空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。(根據短文內容和首字母提示,(1) by ladies Three rich met every day the river. They talked

9、the sat there and beautiful how of One them said, “Look, white and Once, w_ day. they quarreled. my hands are!” (2) A _one said, “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 a

10、nd cant work. Im hungry. Please give me something to eat.”But the (4) t_ ladies gave her nothing. They only asked her to tell them who had the most beautiful hands. ) was also sitting by the river. She was (5) p_ and A peasant woman(農婦her hands were rough because of (6) h_ work. The old woman beggar

11、 came up to her and said, “Im hungry. Please give me something to eat.” The peasant womantook out her only cake she had and gave the beggar a (7) h_. woman peasant took Then some and ate woman The old beggar it drank water. she the by the hand, brought her (8) b_ the rich ladies and said, “Now, I sh

12、all tell rough are woman poor the of The beautiful. most are hands whose you the hands peasant because of work, but they give us food; 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 2 . 任務型閱讀 閱讀下面短文,根據短文中的信息,

13、完成文后表格。(每空一詞) Divide and control“This is a two-day course with a 40-question test at the end,” the teacher said It had been a busy week. 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

14、 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 to it But 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.

15、I began to write down everything the teacher was saying. Secondly I asked questions. Teachers rarely had anything structured when they were 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

16、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 better I 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 writin

17、g my own notes, in asking questions about the teachers lectures and in asking questions of my fellow students, I had already reviewed the material three times. That evening I wound make up and take a rest for myself. That would be two more times That weekend was over. I passed the tests, both writte

18、n 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 step at a time, to break things down and make them smaller and manageable More and more aspects of my life are being handled this way. If a payment is too much, di

19、vide 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 kind Life was good that weekend. Life is good 3 (1) and controlling difficulty language. . 首字母填空 根據短文內容和首字母提示,在下文對應空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。(每空一詞) It is (1) i_ to visit anoth

20、er country, but there are sometimes problems when 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 o

21、r what to order in a (5) r_. It is not easy to decide how (6) m_ to tip(給小費) 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(經歷) like that. In a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to (9) s_. We learn to enjoy lif

22、e in (10) a_ country, and then we may be sorry to leave. 1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ Unit 3 . 任務型閱讀 閱讀下面短文,根據短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一詞) 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 pop

23、ulation could 4 reach more than nine thousand million. That would be an increase of forty percent Hania Zlotnik is director of the UN Population Division. She says the world has added nearly five hundred million people in the last six years The UN report says most population growth by 2050 will take

24、 place in developing countries. Their population is expected 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 responsib

25、le for about half the world population increase by 2050. Twelve countries are expected to have populations at least three times as large as now The report says birth rates remain low in 44 developed countries Today, there is an average of two point six children per woman in the world. This number is

26、 expected to fall to just over two children per woman in 2050, but UN population experts note that they cannot be sure which way birth rates will go in the future The UN report also notes that AIDS has increased death rates and slowed population growth in sixty countries. The area most affected by t

27、he disease is Southern Africa. In Southern Africa the life span 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 2005 Six thousand five hundred million of A prediction po

28、pulation (1) by 2050 In developing countries An increase of (2) million Having little (3) In developed countries Nine countries will be (4) for about half of the increased population 12 countries will be three times their size today. 5 thousand than nine The (5) population More million (6) affecting

29、 population growth in Average life span Southern Africa Birth rate (7) in 44 developed countries the population (8) death rate slows AIDS because of growth in sixty countries. It 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) 在下文對應空格處填入適當的

30、詞使短文完整。(每空一詞根據短文內容和首字母提示,A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they 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 th

31、at part of the glass of the door was (3) b_. The door was unlocked and half rooms the at and quickly looked all (4) open. “Our house was r_!” they went in to see what things the robber had taken. But everything was in the right place and nothing at all was (5) m_. (6) The lady was the sleeping in th

32、e sitting room on floor. dog However, the was a_ with it. But the dog was pleased to see its (7) o_. It quickly went saw it. Her screamed as soon as she corner and took to a something to the lady. She They minutes came five later. The (8) husband called the p_ at once. policemen that night, the Late

33、r c_ some questions and (9) their house. them asked policemen found the (10) s_ according 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 . 任務型閱讀 6 閱讀下面短文,根據短文中的信息,完成文后表格。(每空一詞) There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a

34、product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(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

35、measurable results to show for their efforts By contrast(對照), the process of personal growth is 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 cau

36、tion or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties.In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take

37、 risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we 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

38、 we think were shy and indecisive？ Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt(適應) 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 all These feelings of insecurity(不安

39、全 necessary if we are to change and grow.If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing.We become trapped inside a shell of our own making Product: The workers get a (4) Title: (1)_Product or Process _ easily identified and The students improve their (5) _ (2) _ The foreigners learns new lan

40、guages the attitudes, feelings people havecaution or (6) _Process: 7 _ experience the world in new (7)more (3) _much try new ideas to determine accept new (8)never really ends _ a willingness to take (9) _face the unknown accept the possibility that they may “fail” tend to take more chances and be m

41、ore open to unfamiliar (10) _ . 首字母填空) (每空一詞根據短文內容和首字母提示,在下文對應空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。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 f_bravely (3) ), however, will 黃鼠狼creatures(生物). A small skunk(dangerous 爪cla

42、ws(and small teeth E_though a skunk has short any just about danger. (4) ),most humans and other animals will leave a skunk alone. 子What power does the skunk have to (5) f_ an enemy away? It can give out a close, c_ too When an enemy (6) air. liquid(液體) that smells terrible into the enemy the front

43、claw. If a and gives (7) w_ with its its the skunk puts up tail still stays around, the skunk gives out a liquid. Its smell is so (8) b_ that even the skunk leaves the scene in a hurry. animal that other into another animals eyes, out If the skunk gives the liquid will have (9) t_ in seeing for a wh

44、ile. The smell of a skunk can be smelled from a distance of (10) h_ a kilometre or more. 1._2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ Unit 5 . 任務型閱讀) 每空一詞,根據短文中的信息完成文后表格。(,閱讀下面短文Michael A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. in Shanghai says he is 26 and has battl

45、ed obesity for most of his life 8 Obesity, a severe weight problem, is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing ones behaviors. Experts say that the most -balanced diet and exercise People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they e

46、at with the number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you take in, increase the number you use, or both A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight wom

47、en, 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 plans At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four and one-

48、half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads t

49、o more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men, but that men would probably have similar results Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small minority of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained their lost w

50、eight within five years and often they become more overweight. But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised Title: Proper (1) _to lose weight Doctors advice a well-balanced diet: take in less energy Experts(3) _plans than (4) _, increase the number you use, or both (5) _ F

51、our of the most popular Atkins: eat less sugar than usual and (6) _protein in the diet 9 dieting plans in the US have long-term success with dieting, otherwise most dieters will (9) _their lost weight From another (8) _ exercise is more important than dieting for (10) _weight . 首字母填空) (每空一詞根據短文內容和首字

52、母提示,在下文對應空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。boys and taking care of animals? Girls you Do you have a pet? Are (1) i._in (2) doctors. Theyre often study who like animals may want to to be animal c._vets. Many of them work in animal (3) h._. Others may work on farms or at a (4) z._. Some study animal diseases and try to

53、find (5) w._ to keep the animals from getting (6) i._. They do studies in (7) m._ for animals. h._. They check its ears, eyes, mouth, and animals (8) to an Vets listen give may they need to have operations. They when (9) blood. They o ._on animals the animals injections and tell the pet (10) o._ wha

54、t food is best. 1._2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ Unit 6 . 任務型閱讀for. product the about customers Traditionally, may consider more what they buy However, the image of product and the consuming circumstance have become the key Frequently, needs. buying stimulate awareness attract points

55、 to customer and their customers buy goods just because they are cute, lovely and unique. With a less emphasis on functional utilities, the experience and imaginative space are placed into an increasingly important role. The image of product is emphasized, as well as the communication between produc

56、ts and consumers. “Customer behavior, which 10 appears to be focused and directed at the object and at pleasure, in fact responds to quite different objectives: displaced expression of desire, and the production of a code of social values through the use of differential signs”(Baudrillard).The reaso

57、n for image-oriented customer behavior is probably that customers lifestyle has been continuously virtualized by paying much attention to “Virtual Reality”. The evidences can be traced from computer games and Hollywood movies, in which customers preference for fleeing reality is perfectly matched. T

58、his change requires us to take efforts to enhance product image by integrating style, color, taste, shape and material, and communicate with customers creatively, imaginatively and innovatively, and enable them to enjoy the distinctive experience image brings. “A need is not a need for a particular

59、object as much as it is a need for difference”(Baudrillard). The typical example is Apple Computers IMAC, which has strong visual impact and outstanding dynamics. By this way, customer relationship can be set up through image, and brand can be treated as living that can transform people. Other examp

60、les commonly used are Disney Fairyland and Las Vegas, where new experience and imagination are fully demonstrated. In sum, consumption is negotiation, a never-ending conversation held in the languages of advertising, packaging, branding, fashion, and entertainment. More Attention to the Image of Pro