units15~16 thenecklace scientistsatwork
ⅰ.单项填空
1.icanneverforgetoneafternoontenyearsago________youcametomyhouseandhelpedmeoutoftrouble.
a.while b.when c.that d.where
答案:b
2.morenaturalresourcesshouldbe________useoftomeettheincreasingneedofenergy.
a.put b.brought c.taken d.made
解析:此是makeuseof短语的被动语态形式。
答案:d
3.itoldyouthatyoushouldn’twasteyourtimeplayingfootballalldaylong,________?
a.didn’ti b.didi c.shouldyou d.shouldn’tyou
解析:反意疑问句通常要与主句的主语和谓语一致。此句意为“我没告诉过你吗?”
答案:a
4.thismaterial________,sobecarefulwhenyouwearit.
a.istorneasily b.istorneasy c.tearseasily d.tearseasy
解析:tear“破裂,撕破”,可用作不及物动词,后跟一副词,表示某东西的特性。
答案:c
5.________existedacertaindoubtamongtheworkersastothenecessityofthework.
a.it b.there c.what d.that
解析:表示“对……有疑虑”要用thereis/existsadoubt句式。
答案:b
6.ittookmaryalongtimeto________anewdressatthestore.
a.pickup b.pickout c.takeup d.takeout
解析:pickup“捡起”;pickout“挑出”;takeup“从事于”;takeout“拿出”。
答案:b
7.thesecolorswon’t________ifexposedtothesun.
a.last b.hold c.keep d.insist
解析:last作不及物动词,意为“持续,耐久”。其他三个词均无此用法。
答案:a
8.therewerealsoagunandathinpieceofropewiththeend________inacircle.
a.beingtied b.tying c.tobetied d.tied
解析:with后可接复合结构,且end与tie是被动关系,故用过去分词。
答案:d
9.alineoffortswasbuiltalongtheborderto________thecountryagainstattack.
a.prevent b.support c.protect d.control
解析:protect...from/against...“保护……免于……”。
答案:c
10.acupofhotmilkonacoldnightis________.
a.realcomfort b.arealcomfort c.realcomforts d.realcomfortable
解析:comfort多作不可数名词,但当“给予慰藉的东西,令人舒服的事物”解时,是可
数名词。
答案:b
ⅱ.完形填空
whatseparatesmefromeveryoneelse?thedifferenceisnotwhatclothesiwearorthemusicilistento,butwhatifeel__1__.eversinceiwasyoung,ihavelovedprofessionalwrestling.asigrewolder,myfriends__2__meforfollowingwhatwascalleda“man’ssoapopera.”__3__,iputmyloveforwrestlingontheshelf.itwasnotuntilfreshmanyearthati__4__iwasn’tbeingmyself.共
thatyear,itriedmanynewthingsandactivities.inmytown,footballwasthesport,soidecidedtoplayfootball,__5__itmightgivemeahead__6__inpopularity.theteamstartedwithforty¬eightathletes.__7__,therewerefourteenofusleft.istuckitoutnotbecauseilikedit,butbecauseiamnotaquitter.thatlongseasontaughtmea(n)__8__:iwasn’tafootballplayer.moreimportantly,ittaughtmetobe__9__.
afterthatseason,i__10__backtobeingawrestlingfan.icameacrossawell¬knownsaying:“don’tdreamit.beit.”whenireadthis,myfrienddanandihadthe__11__idea.
“whatifwebuildawrestlingring?”weasked.thefollowingweekend,wemetathishouse.wesawour__12__inapileinhisbackyard.weworkedfromdawntodusktobuildourgreatproject.ourhardworkpaid__13__.wehadarealring.wedecidedtoholdan“event”.wepracticedforhours,tryingto__14__everyaspect(方面)ofourwrestlingability.thedatewasmay24th.tooursurprise,aboutonehundredfriendsandfansshowedupto__15__us.itwasthemostimportantnightofmylifeanda__16__success.sincethattime,wehaveheldfiveshowswithasmanyastwohundredandfiftypeopletrainingout.we__17__tolivethisdream.weaccomplishedwhatwesetouttodo.
asmysenioryearwindsdown,i’llrememberallofmyhighschoolmemories.but__18__willstickoutmostisthememorythatididsomethingi__19__,despitewhateveryonesaidorthought.iachievedthe__20__...ilivedmydream.
1.a.outside b.inside c.behind d.beside
答案:b
2.a.laughedat b.talkedabout c.listenedto d.calledon
答案:a
3.a.then b.but c.and d.so
答案:d
4.a.admitted b.noticed c.realized d.declared
答案:c
5.a.thinking b.finding c.remembering d.guessing
答案:a
6.a.level b.start c.end d.point
答案:b
7.a.attheend b.atthebeginning c.inreturn d.ononehand
答案:a
8.a.art b.truth c.fact d.lesson
答案:d
9.a.oneself b.somebody c.myself d.nobody
答案:c
10.a.gave b.went c.put d.set
答案:b
11.a.original b.perfect c.same d.correct
答案:c
12.a.dream b.success c.progress d.future
答案:a
13.a.for b.out c.off d.back
答案:c
14.a.discover b.learn c.improve d.show
答案:c
15.a.praise b.support c.teach d.follow共
答案:b
16.a.gradual b.complete c.endless d.timeless
答案:b
17.a.had b.began c.preferred d.continued
答案:d
18.a.why b.how c.which d.what
答案:d
19.a.loved b.faced c.studied d.needed
答案:a
20.a.task b.step c.goal d.game
答案:c
ⅲ.阅读理解
inrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductive.someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevaried.butdomorevariousjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?therearefactstosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworker’slifemoreenjoyable,itdoesnotactuallymakehimworkharder.asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned,thenvarietyisnotanimportantfactor.
otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodohisjobinhisownwayisimportant,andthereisnodoubtthatthisistrue.theproblemisthatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithitscomplicatedmachinerythatmustbeusedinafixedway.thuswhilefreedomofchoicemaybeimportant,thereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbedonetocreateit.
anotherveryimportantconsiderationishoweachworkercontributestotheproductheismaking.inmostfactoriestheworkerseesonlyonepartoftheproduct.somecarfactoriesarenowexperimentingwithhavingmanysmallproductionlinesratherthanonelargeone,sothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhisline.itwouldseemthatnotonlyisdegreeoftheworker’scontributionanimportantfactor,therefore,butitisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.
towhatdegreedoesmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity?theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisisimportant.maybetheywantmoremoneyonlybecausetheworktheydoisboring.moneyjustletsthemenjoytheirsparetimemore.asimilarargumentmayexplaindemandsforshorterworkinghours.perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinteresting,theywillneitherwantmoremoney,norwillshorterworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.
1.whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytomakeworkersworkharderaccordingtotheauthor?
a.increasingtheirpay.
b.givingthemmoresparetime.
c.makingtheworkitselfmeaningful.
d.replacinglargeproductionlineswithsmallones.
解析:提高生产率可行又有效的方案是让工人意识到自己工作的重要价值;d仅是c中
的一种操作手段。
答案:c
2.thereasonwhyaworkercannothavefreedomindoingthejobinhisownwayisthat________.共
a.themachineissobadlyneededthatmoreofitshouldbebought
b.therearefewproductionlinesinfactories
c.thebossescancreateverylittlefreedomofchoices
d.themachinesmustbeoperatedstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsandrules
解析:根据文章的第二段中第二、三句话可知答案。
答案:d
3.besidesmoney,whatmaymakeworkersworkmoreactively?
a.extrafreehours. b.morecomfortoflife.
c.interestingjobs. d.betterworkingconditions.
解析:从文章最后一句推出。
答案:c
4.thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________.
a.problemsofmodernworkers
b.makingjobsmoreinteresting
c.pushingworkerstoproducemore
d.howtoimprovelaborproductivity
解析:作者站在雇主方的立场上为厂家出谋划策,以期在不提高待遇的情况下提高生产
率,因此用push很符合作者的立场。
答案:c
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