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课时达标(十七) Unit 2 Working the land 阅读理解A课标话题人与自我生活与学习体裁说明文词 数 336难度 A survey of university backgrounds of heads of major global companies found that Harvard in the United States was the most likely place that they have studied in.The Times Higher Education magazine ranked the universities attended by chief executive officers(CEO) of Fortune Global 500 companies. There are four US. universities in the top 10, with three from France, two from Japan and one from South Korea. The highest ranked UK. university is Oxford in 21st place.This league table, described as the Alma Mater Index, shows which universities around the world taught the bosses of some of the worlds biggest companies. One in twenty had a degree from a single institution, Harvard. This included MargaretC Whitman of HewlettPackard, Jeffrey R. Immelt of General Electric and Vittorio Colao of Vodafone.But the top 10 for producing business leaders does not contain all the usual names that appear at the top of university rankings. Oxford and Cambridge are absent, but the University of Pennsylvania in the US. and Keio University in Japan are included, along with three French universities, headed by the cole Polytechnique.Across the top 100, universities from the US. dominate , followed by universities in China, Japan, France and Germany. There are more CEOs who went to university in Asia than in Europe. In terms of national comparisons, UK. universities produced the sixth highest number of global chief executives, with Oxford in 21st place and Cambridge in 45th place.But even though Harvard might have taught the biggest number of bosses from the top 500 companies, it was not attended by any of the heads of the biggest 10 companies, who were from a more diverse range of universities.Royal Dutch Shell is headed by a graduate of Zurich University of Applied Sciences; Walmart is headed by a student of Georgia Tech and Exxon Mobil has a chief executive from the University of Texas, Autin. Three of the leaders of these biggest companies went to university in China and the head of Volkswagen went to university in Stuttgart.语篇导读哪所大学培养的世界级公司的CEO多？Times Higher Education杂志给出了答案。1How many Asia universities are among the worlds top 10 universities for global CEOs?AOneBTwo.CThreeDFour.解析C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，在这项调查中排名前10的大学中日本有2所，韩国有1所，即亚洲有3所，故选C项。2.What does the underlined word “dominate” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?ADecreaseBAccelerate.CTake the leadDMake great progress.解析C词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的followed(紧随其后的)可知，画线词应该表达“领先”之意，故选C项。3What can we learn about the UK. universities?ACambridge University ranks highest among them.BNone of them are among the top 10 list of the survey.CThey performed better than French universities on the list.DThey produced the second highest number of global CEOs.解析B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，英国排名最高的是牛津大学，位居第21名，由此推知，英国没有一所大学在这项调查结果中位居世界前10名，故选B项。4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AThe Rankings of the Famous Universities in the WorldBWhich Is Described as the Best University in the World?CStudents Are Currently Entering Various Topclass UniversitiesDWhich University Tops the League Table of Where Bosses Studied?解析D标题归纳题。本文为一项调查报告的结果，综观全文，再结合每段第一句可知，本文重点介绍的是世界级公司的CEO曾经就读的、位居Times Higher Education杂志调查排行榜的大学，故选D项。B课标话题人与自我生活与学习体裁说明文词 数 306难度 Are the superrich more likely to be better educated? Or have they given up scholarship and dedicated themselves to the serious business of being seriously rich?According to a global census(统计) of dollar billionaires, almost twothirds have a university degree. In the UK., more than four out of five billionaires are in higher education.The census was produced by the Swiss banking group and a Singaporebased financial intelligence firm. It examines the wealth and background of more than 2,300 billionaires and the findings undermine the image of the wealthy as being selftaught selfstarters trained in the market.As well as being much more likely to be graduates, a quarter have postgraduate degrees and more than one in 10 has a doctorate(博士学位)This map of wealth also shows that these dollar billionaires are likely to have attended some of the traditionally bestknown universities.The top 20 for universities producing billionaires is dominated by famous US. institutions, which take 16 of the places. The University of Pennsylvania has produced more than any other institution followed by Harvard, Yale, the University of Southern California, Princeton, Cornell and Stanford.And the most likely way of making money is by dealing in money with billionaires mostly making their fortunes through finance, banking and investment.But there are also some indications that the geography of the superrich is changing. Reflecting Indias growing economy, the University of Mumbai is in ninth place in the league table. The only UK. university in this wealth list is the London School of Economics, in 10th place, with no place for Oxford or Cambridge.But the dominance of the US. universities is not simply about the US. producing more billionaires. More than a quarter of the billionaires who attended US. universities to take undergraduate degrees are from other countries.语篇导读世界上的顶级富豪们，学历水平是怎样的？多数自学成才白手起家？本文给出了答案。5How many billionaires surveyed have a university degree according to the census?AAbout 766BAbout 1,533.CAbout 1,725DAbout 2,300.解析B数字计算题。根据第二、三段可知，这项统计共覆盖了2 300多名亿万富翁，其中三分之二的人拥有大学学位，2 3002/31 533，故选B项。6The underlined word “undermine” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”Ato make something betterBto make something deeperCto make something less strongDto make something more interesting解析C词义猜测题。根据该统计可知，三分之二的亿万富翁拥有大学学位，这一结果应该会“削弱”人们对于亿万富翁自学成才和白手起家形象的认识，故选C项。7What do we learn from the census?ANo Asian universities are in top 10 list.BA quarter of these billionaires have a doctorate.CU.S. universities make up 80 percent of the top 20 list.DMost billionaires who attended US. universities were from abroad.解析C细节理解题。根据第六段第一句可知，在产生亿万富翁大学排行榜前20名中，美国大学占了16席，故选C项。8Which would be the best title for the text?AWhere Do Billionaires Go to University?BHow Do Universities Produce Billionaires?CWhy Do Billionaires Get Higher Education?DWhat Makes Billionaires Successful?解析A标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了一项关于亿万富翁教育背景的统计调查，重点介绍了产生亿万富翁大学排行榜，也就是他们都上哪些大学，故选A项。 七选五课标话题人与自我未来职业规划体裁说明文词 数 232难度 Getting into a nursing school requires good grades and preparation. The field of nursing is one of the fastest growing career paths, which is predicted to increase by 26 percent in hiring at least through 2020. _1_ Pay attention to important factors that will determine your success.TestsPerforming well in the test is important for entrance to a nursing school. The Test of Essential Academic Skills(TEAS Test) is required by most nursing schools for admission. You can take practice tests for the TEAS Test through a number of schools and online programmes as well as the Assessment Technology Institute. _2_ The TEAS Test consists of four sections that measure reading, maths, science and English comprehension.Prerequisites(必备条件)Its better if students have completed the most prerequisites. _3_ You must complete them before earning your nursing degree. While you can continue with those studies after being accepted into a nursing programme, there is a long waiting list of nursing candidates. If nursing is your final goal, find out early in your college career which courses will be required. _4_ ExperienceAny experience in caring for the sick looks good on a nursing school application. Everything from volunteering at a local nursing home to caring for a disabled brother counts. _5_ All other scores and prerequisites being equal, added caregiving experience can affect your chances of getting into the nursing school of your choice.AEncourage yourself.BYou need to consider your major.CEach school has a list of entrylevel courses.DIts a company that provides educational courses for the nursing profession.EWith many jobs available, more students are trying to get into nursing schools.FBecause the experience may push you forward into the accepted list of applicants.GAnd take those courses while earning good grades, before you begin the nursing school application process.语篇导读本文就如何成功进入一所理想的大学学习护理专业给出了建议。1解析E顺承关系。根据上句信息“到2020年对护士的需求至少增长26%”可知，E项(由于工作岗位充足，更多的学生努力考取护理学校)符合语境，故选E项。2解析D诠释关系。代入各选项，根据上下文语境可知，此处只有解释Assessment Technology Institute的职能符合逻辑，故选D项。3解析C顺承关系。上句说“学生最好完成大部分必备条件”，下句说“你必须修完它们才能获得护理学位”，因此空处应与必备条件有关，C项符合语境，故选C项。4解析G递进关系。根据上文信息可知，如果护理专业是你的终极目标，一定要尽早弄清楚需要学习的课程，因为申请护理专业的学生很多，G项符合语境，故选G项。5解析F因果关系。根据上句内容“在当地养老院做志愿者工作以及照顾残疾的兄弟都有价值”，及下句中表示的比别人多些护理经验能影响你被录取的机会可知，F项符合语境，故选F项。 语法填空课标话题人与社会社会进步体裁说明文词 数 202难度 Some consumers still tend to focus on labels, 1. _ (feel)proud that they have a product made in Italy without knowing that a growing number of Italian products come from factories that are Chineseowned and staffed.The products 2. _ were marked “Made in China” gave the buyers an 3. _ (impress) of “low price and low cost, low technology and development.” The statement used to be true, 4. _ now it has changed.“Made in China” is becoming a leading part in the world market. Chinas garment industry(制衣业) has been investing in producing technology and training for 5. _ (decade), and its workforce has collectively gotten better at sewing garments. As a result, the quality of Chinesemade clothes is rising fast.It has been home 6. _ a highlyskilled, highlyspecialized garment industry, one that supplies even some highend labels and offers the 7. _ (good) mix of price, speed and quality in the world.Nowadays, products made in China are recognized by luxury fashion brands. Indeed, luxury fashion labels routinely 8. _ (make) things in China.Despite the rising wages and cost of doing business in China, many luxury brands, such as Burberry, Armani, and Prada 9. _ (produce) things here so far, because theyre still able to get good workmanship at a 10. _ (relative) low price.语篇导读本文介绍了中国制衣业形象在国际上转变的原因及其现状。1feeling解析考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词，空前无连词，故用非谓语动词形式。Some consumers与feel为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作伴随状语。 2which/that解析考查引导词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是the products，故填which/that。 3impression解析考查词性转换。根据空前的an可知，此处应填impress的名词形式impression。 4but/yet解析考查并列连词。根据空后的has changed可知，此处与上文形成转折关系，故填but或yet。 5decades解析考查名词的数。decade为可数名词，空前没有限定词，故填复数形式decades。 6to解析考查介词。be home to是的家园/所在地，为固定搭配。 7best解析考查比较等级。根据空前的the和空后表示范围的in the world可知，此处应用最高级作定语修饰mix。 8make解析考查时态、语态和主谓一致。根据上下文可知，此处描述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时；主语为luxury fashion labels，谓语应用复数；make与主语之间为主谓关系，用主动语态，故填make。 9have produced/have been producing解析考查时态、语态和主谓一致。根据so far可知，此处用完成时态；根据语境可知，此处可以表示从过去到现在的动作，并且有可能继续下去，故用现在完成时或现在完成进行时；主语many luxury brands与produce之间为主谓关系，故谓语用复数且用主动语态。【状元笔记】常与完成时连用的时间状语“already, yet, ever, up to now, recently, so far, in the last/past时间段，since时间点，for时间段”都是完成时态的标志。10relatively解析考查词性转换。空处作状语修饰形容词low，故填副词relatively。 7
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