Section Ⅲ Developing ideas

2024-09-03 00:00:00

時代英語·高二 2024年4期

基礎訓練

單詞填空用所給詞的適當形式填空。

1. They carried out checks at the airport to make sure passengers have a flight. （secure）

2. Most people said that pay was their main for working. However， Jack is different.

He is entirely by his love for work. （motivate）

3. Babies need attention. ， they wouldn’t stop playing until they fallasleep. （constant）

4. Mary worked hard and was soon . However， her to sales managertook everyone by surprise. （promote）

5. John his life savings in his daughter’s business， and his was highlyappreciated by his daughter. （invest）

6. Don’t worry. I believe that a journalist should be completely . Looked at ， the situation is not too bad. （objective）

單句表達根據(jù)括號內提示翻譯句子。

1. 我是晚上八點到的工廠。（It is/was + 被強調部分 + that...）

2. 他的繪畫風格總是和其他畫家的風格截然不同。（in contrast to）

3. 這輛車太貴了，我買不起。（so... that...）

4. 他一進入房間就打開電腦。（on doing...）

5. 他們的婚禮已經(jīng)讓他刷爆了兩張信用卡。（max out）

提示寫作

選用所給詞匯或句型造句，并組成一段連貫的短文（80詞左右）。

invest equip in contrast to with the help of put aside

in addition to so… that… It is/was… that…

能力提升

閱讀理解

Marei S.B.， 25， got her first taste of her dream career this past summer in Colorado， where sheinterned （實習） at Woodward， Inc.， an American designer， manufacturer （生產(chǎn)商）， and serviceprovider of control system components for aircraft engines for some of the world’s largest aircraftcompanies. Marei was part of the platform development engineering team at Woodward， helping trainthe operations and engineering teams on crucial aircraft components.

“This was my very first internship， and I was amazed by the aerospace （航空航天） industry，”Rd9gXA1GNjAQ18+qopWsDw== shesaid. “We were always crunched under deadlines， and customers， understandably， requested largework orders. There was always a pressure to perform your best and provide them with the bestpossible units made at our plant. This taught me a lot about how demanding and fast-paced theindustry is， but it also confirmed and reassured me that I really want to work in the aerospaceindustry.”

The internship required Marei to use both her technical engineering and interpersonal skills. Sheworked with both the engineering and operations teams at Woodward. “The operations team didn’tnecessarily have engineering degrees， so I had to break down technical terms into everyday words thatwe use，” she said. “It taught me to be specific and precise. I’d rather be more repetitive and ensureeach step is correct than have to rework the entire process.”

Marei also helped train the teams through product displays and visual work instructions on howto manufacture specific products. That brought its own unique thrill， as the instructions she createdcould be used long after her internship ended.

Marei is planning to return to Woodward this winter. She’ll have another semester’s worth ofengineering knowledge， which will further her into the career she’s always wanted. “I got to applymany of the things I learned at Harvard，” she said. “The internship taught me the technical knowledgeI’d need to learn from my courses that could be applied here.”

1. Who is Marei？

A. An American manufacturer. B. A graduate from Woodward.

C. A long-time worker of Woodward， Inc. D. A student gaining practical experience.

2. What does the underlined word “crunched” in Paragraph 2 probably mean？

A. Extremely busy. B. Terribly annoyed.

C. Really satisfied. D. Especially patient.

3. What words can best describe Marei’s work in Woodward， Inc.？

A. Boring but rewarding. B. Motivating and smooth.

C. Challenging but beneficial. D. Exciting and comfortable.

4. Why will Marei return to Woodward？

A. To realize her dream in teaching. B. To work there as a regular employee.

C. To better put her knowledge into practice. D. To hunt for further study in high college.

Where am I？ What am I doing？ If you’re one of my 500 friends online， you’ll always be thefirst to know. My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance， so I’m endlessly checkingthrough all my social networking apps—whether I’m having a coffee， on my way to school，watching TV... even when I’m in the shower. I have a never-ending flow of messages and updatesfrom all the people I associate with online. Yet the truth of the matter is： I feel lonely.

I’m not the only person who feels this way. According to research， over two-thirds of youngpeople find it easier to make friends online than it is “in real life”. I’m a shy person， but I’m wiredup every day， like most of my friends. On the surface， phones bring us closer together. But inreality， my mind is always a million miles away.

I often feel depressed （沮喪的）， dissatisfied and alone. Since I spend so much time socializingonline， I even become a procrastinator. I keep postponing things that are important in my real life：homework， tasks， connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way. It’s funnythat my friends and I talk non-stop online so much， but we end up having nothing to say when wemeet.

What is really worrying is that no one I know， including myself， could go cold turkey. I can’teven imagine going without social networking for a week—think of all the important appointments，invitations and news updates you would miss！ Alcoholics （酗酒者） who want to quit drinking canavoid drinks， but how do we give up our phones？ After all， I need it for my studies because myteachers and classmates need to contact me at any time. So， that’s the problem with socialnetworking. We’re hard-wired in， but we’re more disconnected than ever.

5. Why does the author always use his phone and laptop？

A. To avoid loneliness. B. To enrich his social life.

C. To follow his online updates. D. To get help from online friends.

6. What is the main problem the author is facing now？

A. He is an alcohol addict. B. He is a poor web chatter.

C. He is a mild procrastinator. D. He is a heavy social media user.

7. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that .

A. social media has created many problems B. it’s difficult to stop online socializing

C. people are unwilling to interact in reality D. people enjoy the benefits of social networking

8. What can be the best title for the text？

A. So Close， Yet So Far B. The Young Never Felt More Alone

C. Social Networking Worsens Relationships D. More Social Media， Better Online Socializing

完形填空

When I entered Berkeley， I hoped to earn a scholarship （獎學金）. Having been a straight Astudent， I believed I could take difficult subjects and 1 learn something. One such course wasWorld Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 inclass.

When I took the first exam of my best subject English， I was 3 to find a 77， C plus， on mytest paper. I went to Professor Jayne， who listened to my arguments but remained 4 . I decidedto try harder， and I read the books more carefully， but got another 77 again. I 5 with ProfessorJayne. Again， he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 6 .

One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubledmy 7 and， for the first time learned the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did nogood and everything 8 as before.

The last hurdle （障礙） was the final. No matter what 9 I got， it wouldn’t cancel three Cpluses. I might as well kiss the scholarship goodbye.

I 10 working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The nightbefore the 11 ， I even treated myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 12 with a test. A week later， I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. Heseemed to be expecting me， “If I gave you the As you 13 ， you wouldn’t continue to work hard.”

I stared at him 14 that his analysis （分析） and strategy were correct.

I always remembered Professor Jayne’s 15 ： You alone must set your own standard ofexcellence.

1. A. really B. accidentally C. quickly D. fortunately

2. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained

3. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious

4. A. unsatisfied B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved

5. A. fought B. reasoned C. agreed D. chatted

6. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. manner

7. A. enthusiasm B. speed C. love D. effort

8. A. changed B. went C. worked D. improved

9. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment

10. A. stopped B. continued C. enjoyed D. avoided