Unit3Undertheseaeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)閱讀理解A(2019·江西九江模擬)AsIbeganmyjunioryearofcollege,Ibegantothinkofplansaftergraduation.IknewthatIwantedtoworkinthefieldofmymajor,publicrelations.ButIalsoknewthatitwasdifficulttofindapositionconsideringmyinexperience.ThatwaswhenIdecidedtopursueaninternship(實習工作)．SoIchosetotalktomyadvisorfirst.Hehadworkedinthefieldofpublicrelationsformanyyearsbeforehebecameaprofessor,andthereforehadnumerouscontactsandassociatesinthefield.Aftertalkingtohimaboutafewofthepositions,IdecidedtopursuetheCincinnatiFineArtsFundbecauseofmyinterestintheartsandthepassionIwouldfeelworkingforanon-profitorganization.Isentoutacoverletterandaresumeandwashiredonthespotintheinterview.Isoonbeganmyposition.AfterclassonTuesdaysandThursdays,IwoulddrivetoworkandapplyalltheskillsIwaslearningintheclassroom.Iwasamazedattheamountofpracticalknowledgeinclassthatwasdirectlyapplicabletomyinternshipposition.Itbecameaveryusefulandbeneficialexperience.NotonlywasIworkingforartsorganizationsandseeingmynameprintedondocumentsIhadcreated,butalsogainingconfidenceinmyskillsandmyself.Asthesemestercametoaclose,IfinishedmyworkwiththeFineArtsFund.AlthoughIdidn’ttakeawayanymoneyfortheinternship,IgainedmanydifferentkindsofexperienceandtheknowledgethatIwascapableofaccomplishingprofessionaltasks.AndthatkindofconfidencewasinvaluabletomeasIsatdowntointerviewformynextinternship.【解題導語】作者上大三時就開始考慮自己的未來，考慮到實習經驗在就業中的重要性，作者在導師的建議下找到了一個實習崗位，盡管沒有掙到錢，但是所積累的經驗讓作者感到很值得。1．Whydidtheauthorseekaninternshipfirstbeforegraduation?A．Becausehewantedtolearnmorefromaninternship.B．Becausehecouldmakemoremoneyfromaninternship.C．Becausehewasmoreinterestedinaninternship.D．Becausehelackedworkexperienceandskills.D解析：細節理解題。根據第一段第三句中的itwasdifficulttofindapositionconsideringmyinexperience可知，考慮到自己經驗不足，找份工作有點難，所以作者決定找一份實習的工作。故選D項。2．Whydidthewriterturntohisadvisorforhelpfirst?A．Becausehisadvisorwasworkinginthefield.B．Becausehisadvisorcouldgivehimsomehelp.C．Becausehegotalongwellwithhisadvisor.D．Becausehehadcommoninterestswithhisadvisor.B解析：推理判斷題。由第二段的描述可知，作者找他的導師的原因有兩個，其中之一是這位導師在公共關系領域經驗豐富；再結合第一段的描述可知，作者自己缺乏經驗，也就是說，他的導師可以幫助他。故選B項。3．Whathelpedhimtoadapttohispositionquicklyaccordingtotheauthor?A．Suggestionsfromhisadvisor.B．Moneyearnedfromtheposition.C．Knowledgeandskillsfromclass.D．Confidenceintheinterview.C解析：細節理解題。根據倒數第二段的applyalltheskills...tomyinternshipposition可知，作者在課上所學到的知識和技能幫助他快速地適應了工作。故選C項。4．Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisinternship?A．Rewarding. B．Boring.C．Relaxing. D．Tiring.A解析：推理判斷題。在最后一段中，作者對自己的實習工作進行了總結：實習工作中雖然沒掙到錢，但是積累了經驗和知識，這對于自己的專業學習是很有幫助的。故選A項。B(2019·江西名校聯盟檢測)Severaldecadesago,educatorsintheUSAbegantocallattentiontoanationalproblem:moststudentsleaveAmericanschoolswithoutthemathematicalskillsneededforjobsorforhighereducation.Thiswasespeciallytrueforfemaleandminoritystudents.TheEducationalTestingServicereportedthat,inaninternationalsurvey,Americanteenagershadthelowestmathscores.Thissituationhasbeendefinedas“innumeracy”，ortheinabilitytograspthebasicideaofmathematics.Mathematicians,teachers,andscientistswerealarmedbythesefindings.Theylookedforthereasonsanddecidedthat,inadditiontopooreducation,therearemanypsychologicalblocks.Embarrassmentaboutnotknowingmathcanleadtofearintheclassroom.Fearcanleadtosilencebecausestudentsdonotwanttodrawattentiontotheirlackofknowledge.Asaresult,thosestudentsfallfurtherandfurtherbehind.Low__visibility__in__the__classroom__has__not__always__been__recognized__as__a__silent__call__for__help.Matheducatorsdecidedtotrytochangethat.Mathreformisbeginningwiththeeducatorsthemselves.Teachersarenowbeingtrainedtorecognizeandtohelpstudentsworkthrough“mathanxiety”—theroadblockontheirwaytogainingcompetenceinmathematics.Inaddition,mathtextbooksarebeingupdatedtohelpstudentsunderstandthatmathisnotasortofforeignlanguageofnumbers.Mathisatoolthathelpsustoanalyzepatternsandstructures,andtodiscoverrelationships.Traditionalcomputingskillsofaddition,subtraction,multiplicationanddivisionarestillbeingtaught,ofcourse.However,thereisaddedemphasisonlogicalthinkingandcreativeproblemsolving,towhichtheremaybeseveralequallyvalidsolutions.【解題導語】本文講述了美國學生無法掌握數學基本概念的現象、原因及相應的對策。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?A．Studentswithlowscoresfeartoasktheirteachersforhelp.B．Poorequipmentinclassroomslimitsteens’chancestolearn.C．Mathanxiety,hardlynoticed,isactuallyasilentcallforhelp.D．Poor-sightedstudentscan’tseeclearly,whichisasilentcallforhelp.C解析：句意理解題。根據上下文及畫線句前面的“Embarrassmentaboutnotknowingmathcanleadtofearintheclassroom.Fearcanleadtosilencebecausestudentsdonotwanttodrawattentiontotheirlackofknowledge.”可知，學生會因自己不懂某些數學知識感到尷尬，而這又會使他們產生恐懼心理，恐懼可能導致沉默，因為學生不想讓人注意到自己知識匱乏，相應地，老師也就會忽略學生這方面的不足，由此可知，C項最能傳達該畫線句的含義。6．WhichmayleadtoAmericanstudents’innumeracy?A．Themethodsofteaching.B．Thedifficultyofmathitself.C．Students’lackofinterestinmath.D．Schools’notattachingenoughvaluetoit.A解析：細節理解題。根據文章第二段中的“inadditiontopooreducation”及第四段的內容尤其是“Mathreformisbeginningwiththeeducatorsthemselves.Teachersarenowbeingtrainedtorecognizeandtohelpstudents...gainingcompetenceinmathematics.”可知，教學方法可能是美國學生不能掌握數學基本概念的原因。7．Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A．WhattobetaughtinAmerica’srevisedmathprograms.B．HowtomakemathreformactuallybenefitAmericanstudents.C．Howtoimproveteens’logicalthinkingandproblem-solvingabilities.D．Whytraditionalcomputingskillsarenecessaryinmathematicseducation.C解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“thereisaddedemphasisonlogicalthinkingandcreativeproblemsolving,towhichtheremaybeseveralequallyvalidsolutions”可知，文章接下來可能會陳述有關怎樣提高學生的邏輯思維能力及創造性地解決問題的能力方面的內容，故選C。8．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Mathematicskillsneededforhighereducation.B．ThefeaturesofAmerica’smathematicseducation.C．ImprovementsinmathematicseducationintheU．S.D．TheimportanceofmathematicseducationintheU．S.C解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文作者就美國學生無法掌握數學基本概念的現象、原因及相應的對策進行了陳述，故C項最能概括文章的主要內容。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空(2019·南昌模擬)IlivedinDallas,Texasnearlyallmylifewithmydad,momandyoungerbrother.Wewereraisedto__1__others,valueeducation,andgetallthatwecouldoutoflife.Myparentsalwayssay,“Work__2__andtheworldisyours.”Theyare__3__withoutahelpfulwordof__4__orabitofencouragementwhenlifegets__5__．Myparentsalways__6__metogotocollege.However,whenI__7__at16yearsoldthatI’drathergetmarriedtoaman__8__gotocollege,theyneverstoppedtellingmetheylovedmeandIcoulddoanythingIwantedto.Thankfully,theypersuadedme.Igraduatedfromhighschoolandcurrently__9__theUniversityofOklahomastudyingmedicine.Iwanttomaketheworlda__10__placetolivein.EverytimeIcallhometotellthemaboutagradereceivedinthechemistrylabor__11__classitisthatI’mworkinghardestonforthemoment,theytellmehow__12__ofmetheyare.Iknowtherearecollegekidsouttherethathavenooneto__13__hometowhentheygetan“A”onaprojectandIfeelincredibly__14__tohavemyparents.Theynever__15__lovingmeorbelievinginme.ParentsarethebestgiftthatGodgivesme.__16__theirconstantloveandencouragement,Iwouldn’tbelieveIcan__17__theworld.Myparents__18__metoalwaysfightforwhatI__19__in.SoI’mworkingtowardsomethingreallygreatandcanonlyhopeI__20__tomakethemproud.【解題導語】爸爸、媽媽、弟弟和“我”住在達拉斯，父母教育我們要尊重別人、重視教育，他們的愛和鼓勵對“我”意義重大。1．A.inspire B．respectC．guide D．followB解析：根據全文內容可知，父母教育我們要尊重別人，重視教育。respect意為“尊敬，尊重”，符合語境。2．A.hard B．solidlyC．attentively D．intelligentlyA解析：父母總是教育我們：“努力工作，世界就是你們的?！惫蔬xA。3．A.sometimes B．anytimeC．ever D．neverD解析：當生活變得艱難時，父母總會給我們有益的建議或一些鼓勵。neverwithout為雙重否定，表示肯定的意思。4．A.method B．adviceC．education D．introductionB解析：參見上題解析。ahelpfulwordofadvice表示“有用的建議”。5．A.tough B．smoothC．bright D．happyA解析：tough“艱難的，艱苦的”。6．A.reminded B．supposedC．designed D．expectedD解析：根據該段中的“Thankfully,theypersuadedme.”可知，父母一直期望“我”上大學并最終說服了“我”。expect“期望，期待”。7．A.decided B．hesitatedC．judged D．rememberedA解析：根據下文父母對“我”的勸說可知，16歲時“我”決定(decided)結婚而不是上大學。8．A.but B．andC．than D．whileC解析：16歲時“我”決定結婚而不是上大學。wouldrather...than...為固定用法，表示“寧愿……而不愿……”。9．A.joined B．attendedC．served D．admittedB解析：根據文中的“theypersuadedme.Igraduatedfromhighschooland...medicine.”可知，“我”高中畢業后上了一所大學。attend意為“經常去，定期去(學校、教堂等)”。10．A.comfortable B．suitableC．peaceful D．betterD