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高中英语Unit1Careersandskills课外阅读练习牛津译林版选修11

2019-2020年高中英语Unit1Careersandskills课外阅读练习牛津译林版选修11

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Thedesertsoftheworldarenotallcoveredwithsand.Manyofthemhavesurfacesofrockorclayorsmallstones.Theyarenotflat,either.Theyoftenhavehighhillsanddeepvalleys（谷）.Thereissomeplantlifeinmanypartsofthedesert.Thereislittleraininthedesert,butitdoesnotfalloftenenoughformostplants.

Thedesertsoftheworldarenotuninhabited（notlivedbypeople）.Peoplealsoliveoutsidetheoases（绿洲）,butthesepeoplearenotfarmers.Theyhavecamels,goats,donkeys,sheep,etc.Theseanimalscanliveonthedesertplantsanddonotneedmuchwater.

Thepeopleofthedeserthavetomoveconstantlyfromplacetoplace.Theymustalwayslookforgrassordesertplantsfortheiranimals.Theyusuallyliveintents.Whenthereisnomorefoodfortheiranimals,theyfolduptheirtents,putthemontheircamelsanddonkeys,andmovetoanotherplace.Ingoodyears,whenthereisnotenoughfoodfortheiranimals,theytradetheirskinsandtheirgoatsandcamelhairswiththepeopleoftheoasesforwheatandfruit.Butinbadyears,whenthereisnotenoughfoodfortheiranimals,thepeopleofthedesertwouldattacktheoasespeople.Buttheyarealsohospitable.Nomaninthedesertwouldeverrefusetogiveastrangerfoodandwater.

1.Accordingtothepassage,desertsaremostlymadeupof________.

A.clay

B.rock

C.sand

D.stones

2.Theunderlinedword“hospitable”hasthemeaningofbeing.

A.brave

B.cruel

C.strange

D.kind

3.Inthedesert_______.

A.itrainsinspringonly

B.itrainsforashorttimeeverymonth

C.thereissomerain,butfarfromenough

D.therainfallisjustenoughfortheplants

4.Peoplelive_______.

A.onlyinsidetheoases

B.onlyoutsidetheoases

C.bothinsideandoutsidetheoases

D.inplaceswithregularrainfalls

5.Fromthepassageweknowthatlife_______.

A.ishardindeserts

B.ishappyindeserts

C.isimpossibleindeserts

D.indesertsinmuchbetternow

答案：

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.

7.

8.

2019-2020年高中英语Unit1Careersandskills重点词汇讲练牛津译林版选修11

1.reflect:

reflect

Hisfacewasreflectedinthemirror.映出

BaseballreflectsAmerica’shistory棒球反映出美国的历史。

Herworkreflectsintelligence.她的工作显示出她的智慧。

reflecton:

consider思考

Ineedsometimetoreflectonyoursuggestion.

reflection

（1）Canyouseeyourreflectionintheglass?

镜中的映像

（2）consideration深思，考虑

AtfirstIdisagreed,butonreflection（=afterthinkingcarefullyaboutit）,Irealizedshewasright.

经再三考虑on/uponreflectiononsecondthought

陷入沉思belostinreflection/thought

2.option—choicen.选择；选择自由；供选择的事物

Youhavenooption.

你没有选择的余地。

Ihavelittleoptionbuttogo.

Therearethreeoptionsopentousinthatmatter.

在那个问题上我们有三个选择的可能。

Thegovernmenthastwooptions,toreducespendingortoincreasetaxes.

政府只有两种选择，不是削减开支便是增加税收。

optionaladj.可选择的

Theydecidedthattheirfreedomwasnolongeroptional.

IsEnglishanoptionallesson,ordoeseveryonehavetolearnit?

英语是选修课还是每个人必修的课程？

选修课optional/electivesubjects

必修课pulsorysubjects

3.suitsth.tosb.—besuitedtosb.适于

Shehadtheabilitytosuitherperformancestotheaudience.

Agoodteachersuitshislessonstotheageofhisstudents.

一位好老师使他的课适宜学生。

Herperformancesaresuitedtotheaudience.

suitvt.

（1）满足；取悦；适意；对……方便

Itsuitsmeifyouetoworkateighto’clock.

如果你八点来上班我就满意了。

（2）适合，适当

Thatdresssuitsyou.

那套衣服你穿起来挺合适。

4.modeln.

（1）模型的

amodelcar一辆模型汽车

（2）模范的

amodelmother一位模范母亲

modelvt.做成……模型

tomodelanimalsinclay用黏土做动物的模型

（与after,on连用）模仿；按模型制作

Shemodeledherselfonhermother.她模仿母亲的一举一动。

5.inreality实际上，相当于infact

Thesalesmanalwaysappearedveryconfident,butinreality（infact）,hewasashyandnervousyoungman.

Thetwofootballplayersmayberivalsonthepitch,butinfact/reality,theyareactuallygoodfriends.

Tommayappearcold,butinrealityheiswarm-hearted.

同义词：

actuallyinnatureinpracticeinfact

asamatteroffactasthecasestandsreally

6.baggage/luggage行李（不可数名词）

apieceofbaggage/luggage一件行李

7.supportvt./n.支持，支撑，赡养，供养

（1）支撑；托住

Thesepostssupporttheroof.

这些柱子支撑着房顶。

TheactualfigurewasmadeofcoppersupportedbyametalframeworkwhichhadbeenespeciallyconstructedbyEiffel.

雕像的实体用铜制成，由爱斐尔特制的金属架支撑着。

（2）资助；鼓励；帮助

Shesupportsherhusbandonthemoneysheearnsfromteaching.

她用教书挣的钱资助丈夫。

Hehasalargefamilytosupport.

他要养一大家子的人。

（3）拥护；支持

Whichfootballteamdoyousupport?

你支持哪个足球队？

（4）beinsupportofsb./sth.支援某人/某物

8.criticismn.批评

criticizev.批评,吹毛求疵,非难

criticn.批评家,评论家,吹毛求疵者

criticaladj.评论的,鉴定的,批评的

9.stressandpressure紧张和压力

stress—worry（来自内部）

pressure—stronginfluence（来自外部）

beunder/sufferfrom/relieve/reducepressure/stress

stress

astressfulexperience

IalwayseatwhenIamstressed.

Theyareputtingpressureonpeopletovoteyes.

10.clearup

（1）整理；完成；收拾

clearupthedesk整理书桌

Wouldyouclearupthisroombeforeourvisitorsarrive?

（2）（天气）转晴

Iftheweatherclearsup,itgetsbetter.

（3）消除

clearupamisunderstanding解除误会

4）了结；结束；变缓和

Ihopeyourtroublesclearupsoon.

我希望你的困难尽快了结。

I’mfullyoccupiedthesedays.Istillhavelotsofworktoclearupbytheweekend.

最近几天我忙极了，到周末还有许多事情要完成。

clearup

11.goaboutsth.—continuetodo;keepbusywith继续做，忙于做

尽管战争一触即发，人们仍像平时一样工作。

Despitethethreatofthewar,peoplewentabouttheirworkasusual.

忙于日常事务goaboutone’sdailyroutine

goabout（doing）sth.—starttodosomething;setaboutsth.开始，着手

Howshallwegoaboutthejob?

Howdoyougoaboutrepairingthistelexmachine?

（=setabout）

练习：

一、根据首字母或中文写单词。

1.Susanwaspletelyweigheddownbythes___________ofexaminations.

2.Canyougivesomeexamplestos____________yourargument?

3.Donkeysare__________（结实的，强壮的）littleanimalsandcancarrybigloads.

4.Ittakesabitof__________（勇气，胆量）totransportexplosivestosucharestless

region.

5.Herconductwasbeyond_______________（批评）becausesheisverystrictwithherselfandcandoeverything100%perfectly.

6.IsharealovingrelationshipwithmywifewithwhomIamd____________________toenjoytherestofmylife.

7.Nobodywouldapproveyouri_________plansforreformingthesystemofgovernment—it’snotpracticalatall.

8.Shehasjoinedthefilms__________whereshecanshareherideaofdifferentfilmswithothers.

9.Iassureyoumyactionswillc_____________________withmywords.

10.Heisananimal____________（训兽师）forthecircus.

11.It’sverye_____________________ofthemtostartupsuchabigbusinesslike

that.

12.Wouldyoupleaseexplainthethemeind___________?

Ionlyhaveageneralandvaguepictureofit.

二、词语运用。

I.Fillintheblankswiththeproperform,tenseorpartofspeechofthewordsinbracket.

1.Thenewflatisbetter__________tomodernfurniturethanantiquestuff.（suit）

2.Althoughacareerasa__________eswithagoodsalary,itisverychallengingandstressfuljob.（law）

3.Althoughthetrainingcoursewas______________,allthenewworkerschosetodoit.（option）

4.Thejournalistisknownforthinkingandactingquicklyunder_________________.（press）

5.Toeveryone’sexcitement,many___________________popstarswillattendthecharityeventnextweek.（glamour）

6.ThiswarmweatherinDecemberisvery_______________,andtheshop’sthickwinterclothingisnotsellingverywell.（usual）

7.The__________________inthatCantoneserestaurantdressintraditionalChinesecostumeswhiletheyareatwork.（waitress）

8.Theendofyearisatimefor__________________formanypeople,aswellasareasontocelebrate.（reflect）

9.Forhisnextjob,thedriverwastoldthathewouldbe_____________________freshgoodsacrossthecountry.（transport）

10.Theold______________wasfamousforthetraditionalmethodsitusedtomakebeer.（brew）

II.Useanotherformorpartofspeechofthewordinboldinthefirstsentencetofillintheblankinthesecondsentence.

1.AlthoughIamgoodathistoryandgeography,Ioftenstruggleatmaths.

BillHickswasthoughttobethebest____________________inthepany.Hewassaidtohaveabrainlikeaputer.

2.Ineedtoorganizethefilesonmyputer;rightnowitisdifficulttofindinformationbecauseitissuchamess.

The________________ofthefestivalwantedtomakesurethatnomistakeswouldoccurduringtheceremony.

3.WhatdidyouthinkofMr.Wang’slessonthismorning?

ConfuciusisconsideredtobeoneofChina’sgreatest____________andeducators.

4.Althoughitwasaheateddebate,thepeopleinvolvedbehavedveryprofessionallyanddidnotexchangepersonalinsults.

ThinkersandteachersinancientGreecewouldspendmanyhours______________differentschoolsofthoughts.

5.Shewasthoughttobearemarkableleaderwhogotthebestoutofheremployees.

Theyoungcaptainwasaskedto______thearmyafterthedeathofthemandingofficer.

6.Drugtherapyisusedfortreatingpeoplewhohaveseriousmedicalproblemssuchasdepressionorextremepainintheirbodies.

Aftersufferingfrombaddreamsforamonth,afriendremendedthatIgoandseea_________________forsomeprofessionalhelp.

三、选词填空。

self-confidententerprisingorganizercorrespondgrocer

correctionoptionaspectrealisticboss

FindingtheRightCareer

Whenyouhavefinishedstudyingatschool,youwillbefacedwithsomanycareer

（1）________thatitisoftendifficulttochooseone.Somepeoplewillgointotheirfamily’sbusiness,perhapsasa

（2）________sellingfruitandvegetables.However,mostpeopleusuallyworkinacareerthat（3）__________________withtheirdegree.Aboveall,weshouldbe（4