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Unit 3 Looking good,feeling good一、阅读理解。Professional courses, such as Masters in International Business or MIB, have been taken by many students in the last two decades. They are choosing new-age non-conventional courses that guarantee a better future. MIB is a specialized course that teaches the international business. There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.The course content and teaching methods of MIB are quite different from a normal MBA or Master of Business Administration. It has been designed with the sole objective of developing professionals with an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the international trade. The course offers various advantages over the conventional MBA degree course.The massive increase in the international business and foreign trade gives excellent job prospects(前景) to the new generation. Acquiring a degree of MIB offers outstanding growth of job opportunities. Those who want to pursue in the field of marketing also have a good future after pleting the degree from a reputed MIB college. Big multinational organizations look for talented people who can handle the job profile of International Marketing Manage, and people with MIB degrees are preferred. The profile needs an in-depth understanding of the overseas markets, because it is the strategic post from the perspective of panys international business growth.Since business finance and economics are covered at length in the curriculum of MIB, students have great job offers in the field of finance as well. Typically, organizations offer the profile of international finance controllers to those who plete MIB with the specialization of finance. The specialization covers aspects of international taxes, accounts, budgeting and so on. People in this field are well-paid, and growth prospects are unlimited. After pleting degree course from a reputed MIB college, there is a good scope in the banking and finance sector as well. International banks appoint people who have an excellent grasp over the international banking policies, currency exchange, and international policies. Thus, MIB is the golden key to success with brilliant job opportunities in national and multinational sectors.1.The second paragraph is mainly developed by _.A. analyzing causes B. listing figuresC. making parisons D. proving definition2.More and more people intend to acquire a degree of MIB because _.A. it is a pulsory course in the collegesB. it offers them conventional economic knowledgeC. it offers them opportunities to do small businessesD. it helps them get good jobs in some organizations3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The international finance controller is a high-quality job.B. People get higher salary in business field than in finance field.C. MIB holders are more promising in all careers than others.D. International banks only accept employees from MIB colleges.4.Whats the writers purpose of writing this article?A. To make an advertisement for the MIB course.B. To analyze the disadvantages of the MIB course.C. To explain why the MIB course is getting popular.D. To predict the development trend of the MIB course.【文章大意】本文属于说明文，现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎，文章中对其受欢迎的具体的原因进行了分析。1.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句The course content and teaching methods of MIB are quite different from a normal MBA or Master of Business Administration.和最后一句The course offers various advantages over the conventional MBA degree course.可知本段中主要通过对比MIB和MBA课程之间的区别来组织全文的。故C项正确。2.D【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第三段第四句Big multinational organizations look for talented people who can handle the job profile of International Marketing Manage, and people with MIB degrees are preferred.可知很多大型国际组织更喜欢聘用有MIB学位人才。这才是越来越多的人学习MIB课程的主要原因。故D正确。4.C【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎。本段最后一句There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.提出了这一课程受欢迎有很多原因，文章接下来三段就对具体的原因进行了说明。故C项正确。二、单项选择1.To our disappointment, the school principal _ his nephew in the list of candidates who are offered an opportunity to study in Singapore. A. includesB. containsC. adoptsD. concludes【答案】A【解析】句意：令我们感到失望的是，校长把他的侄子列入有机会前往新加坡学习的候选人名单中。include在本句中意义为“把列入”。include(包括，包含)指在整体中能明确界定的几个部分。contain(包含，含有，装有)指一个较大事物中所容纳的分离部分，有封闭于一个整体的感觉。例如：The parcel included a dictionary.那包裹里也包括了一本字典。The parcel contained a dictionary.那包裹里装的是一本字典。adopt收养，采用，采取，采纳；conclude得出结论，推断出，决定。2.The brave soldier would prefer to _ rather than _ and in the end the enemy had to kill him.A. dying, giving in B. die, to give inC. dying, to giving in D. die, give in【答案】D【解析】prefer to do.rather than do.宁愿而不愿。句意：勇敢的士兵宁愿死也不愿屈服，最后敌人不得不杀了他。故选D3.After the great earthquake happened 2012，the whole society in Turkey _ on rescuing the people in ruins.A. concentratedB. insistedC. dependedD. based【答案】A【解析】concentrate on doing sth.集中精力做。insist on坚持；depend on依靠；base on以为根据。句意：2012年大地震后，土耳其整个社会集中精力营救那些被埋在废墟中的人们。4.People tend to think that if you want to achieve something big, youll have to _.A. make senseB. give wayC. take risksD. lose face【答案】C【解析】make sense有意义，理解，讲得通，是明智的；give way让路，退让；take risks冒险，冒风险，担风险；lose face丢脸，丢丑，失去面子。句意：人们往往认为，如果你想成就一番，你就得去冒险。5.If these new measures dont work, well have to _ our old system.A. make up forB. e up withC. break away fromD. fall back on【答案】D【解析】make up for补偿；e up with提出；break away from脱离；fall back on求助于，依赖，转而依靠。句意：如果这些新的措施没有效果的话，我们就不得不仍然依赖旧的体系。6.Character is, _, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike.A. in the long term B. on the other handC. in the meanwhile D. as a result【答案】A【解析】in the long term从长远来看；on the other hand另一方面；in the meanwhile同时；as a result结果。故选A。句意：从长远来看，人格是个人生活的决定因素，对国家也是如此。7.When we heard the joke we were unable to _ our laughter.A. release B. abandon C. throwD. contain 【答案】D【解析】contain克制=control。句意：我们听到这个笑话时，忍不住笑了。8.Considering the location _ the price, many parents buy houses for their childrens education.A. in preference toB. in response toC. in addition toD. in regard to【答案】A【解析】句意：为了孩子上学，许多父母亲买房都会优先可虑(in preference to)当地的房价。in response to对做出反应；in addition to除之外；in regard to关于。9.According to the Gini Index, the degree of wealth _ in China has risen by a third in the past 35 years and now is larger than that of the US.A. affection B. concentrationC. identification D. application【答案】B【解析】concentration集中，全神贯注。句意：据基尼指数显示，过去35年来，中国的财富集中度增长了三分之一，如今比美国还高。10.Young people may risk _ deaf if they are exposed to very loud music every day. A. to goB. to have goneC. goingD. having gone【答案】C11.To keep safe in case of an earthquake, you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may _ you.A. fall down B. fall offC. fall on D. fall out【答案】C【解析】fall on/upon 突然降临。句意：万一发生地震，为了安全起见你应呆在屋子里没有东西能砸中你的地方。12.What youre learning today seems useless, but _ it will surely have significant influence on your development. A. on averageB. in the long runC. in exchangeD. by all means【答案】B【解析】on average平均，通常；in the long run从长远来看；in exchange作为交换；by all means一定，务必，尽一切办法。句意：你们今天所学的似乎没有用处，但是从长远来看，它将一定会对你的发展有重大的影响。13.How are you getting on with your father, Lucy? Couldnt be _. However hard I try, he just isnt satisfied.A. better B. worse C. the best D. the worst【答案】B14.Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues _ with her stories. A. amused B. amusing C. to amuse D. to be amused【答案】A【解析】过去分词作宾语补足语。与它所修饰的her colleagues存在被动关系。(be)amused with。考查keep+宾语+宾补结构。amused感到高兴的；amusing令人高兴的。句意：露西有很强的幽默感，总是使她的同事们对于她的故事感到高兴。所以选A。15.One of the witnesses to the accident wrote a report to the police, _ he described what had happened.A. for whomB. with whomC. to whichD. in which【答案】D【解析】in which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词a report。句意：事故的其中一个目击者给警察写了一份报告，报告中描述了事故发生的经过。故选D。16.How are things going, Janet?They have set out to deal with the present situation _ they think deserves their immediate attention.A. which B. where C. when D. what【答案】A17.Im sure youd rather she went to school by bus, _?A. hadnt youB. wouldnt youC. arent ID. didnt she【答案】B【解析】句意：我肯定你宁愿她坐公交车去学校，是不是？此处考查的是Im sure引导的从句的反义疑问句，应该是与后面的从句保持一致；在从句中涉及到了would rather的虚拟语气的使用，但并不影响反义疑问句的生成，故使用wouldnt you即可。三、完形填空Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to1 round the world but failed. That was in 1931. The years passed. He2 flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo 3race across the Atlantic. His 4 dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors thought it was a(n)5attempt, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to 6 his plan. In August, 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age at which many men 7, he began his greatest 8 of his life. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles9 stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed 10. On shore, he could not walk 11 help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done 12; he must not go any further. 13 he did not listen. After14 in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of lots of 15. The second half of his voyage was by far the more 16 part, during which he sailed round the risky Cape Horn. After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London, “I feel as if I had woken up from a nightmare. Even a wild horse could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that Ocean 17. ”Just before 9 oclock on Sunday evening May 28, 1967, he arrived18 in England, where tens of thousands of people were waiting to wele him. Queen Elizabeth honored him with a very valuable sword. The whole voyage from 19 and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine 20, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to acplish. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇故事性记叙文。主要讲述Francis Chichester喜欢环游世界。他曾试图环球飞行, 但失败了; 58岁时他赢得了个人帆船横渡大西洋比赛第一名; 在将近65岁时他开始了一生中最了不起的航程, 独自一人航海到好望角, 最终伊丽莎白女王二世授予他一把非常珍贵的剑。1. A. runB. travelC. flyD. ride【解析】选C。单枪匹马驾船环游世界之前, Francis Chichester已经好几次让他的朋友们感到吃惊。他曾试图环球飞行(fly), 但失败了。第二段第二句中有提示。 2. A. picked upB. gave upC. lifted upD. made up【解析】选B。 从上下文语境可知他环球飞行失败后开始航海了。即放弃(give up)了飞行。3. A. sailingB. flyingC. horsingD. running【解析】选A。从上文可知他开始航海了, 而且后面有the Atlantic大西洋。sailing航行。4. A. newB. horribleC. ambitiousD. old【解析】选D。从句意可知他赢得横穿大西洋比赛后, 他以前的(old)周游世界的梦想又回来了。old旧的, 老的, 以前的。old符合题意。5. A. crazyB. reasonableC. acceptableD. hopeless【解析】选A。 因为他患了肺癌, 所以他的医生和朋友都认为他(环球航行) 疯了(crazy)。6. A. find outB. put forwardC. carry outD. bring out【解析】选C。但Chichester决意实施自己的计划。根据句意可知他要实施(carry out)自己的计划。7. A. settle downB. retireC. go sightseeingD. entertain【解析】选B。根据常识可知, 多数人在65岁时已经退休(retire)了。8. A. workB. flightC. taskD. voyage【解析】选D。句意: 他开始了他一生中最伟大的旅程。从上文可知他要航海(voyage)。9. A. afterB. beforeC. untilD. since【解析】选B。Chichester航行了14 100英里才在澳大利亚的悉尼停下来。before在之前, 比早些, 多久才。根据句意, B符合题意。10. A. togetherB. happilyC. aloneD. successfully【解析】选C。句意: 这是以前独自(alone)航行的距离的两倍多。从后面的文章可知是他一人航行的。11. A. withoutB. forC. withD. beyond【解析】选A。句意: 他上了岸后, 如果没(without)别人帮助他连路都不能走。12. A. littleB. allC. muchD. enough【解析】选D。分析句意可知, 每个人都说他已经做得非常好, 足够了。 enough充分, 足够。13. A. Even thoughB. OtherwiseC. ButD. So that【解析】选C。根据语境可知别人认为他做得足够了但他却不听, 前后意思相反, 故用表示转折关系的“但是”。14. A. planningB. workingC. restingD. sailing【解析】选C。从上文可知他是停在悉尼, 在那儿休息(rest)了几周。15. A. helpB. preparationsC. discussionD. objections【解析】选D。从句意可知, Chichester再一次出发, 不顾许多的反对(objection)。16. A. rainyB. dangerousC. interestingD. fortable【解析】选B。从下文的内容“I feel as if I had woken up from a nightmare”可知是更危险的(dangerous)。17. A. againB. thenC. finallyD. quickly【解析】选A。根据句意可知是说即使是一匹野马再也不能把我拖到好望角和那片海洋上。again表示“再一次”。故选A。 18. A. forwardB. backC. shortlyD. opposite【解析】选B。从下文的“Queen Elizabeth honored him”可知他返回了英国。故back符合题意, 故选B。19. A. EnglandB. AmericaC. FranceD. Australia【解析】选A。从上文可知, 他是从英国出发的, 故选 A。20. A. seasonsB. weeksC. yearsD. months【解析】选D。句意: 全程他花了9个月的时间, 其中航行的时间是226天, 通过分析可知226天是9 个月中的大部分时间。因此按月计算。故选months。四、七选五Are you having trouble concentrating when youre reading a book or listening to a lecture？This list of activities might help to improve your study habits.Make a list.We often have trouble paying attention to one thing because our brain wants to think about something else. 1 You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.Sleep more.Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours a night for a period of time have slower response systems and more difficulty recalling information. 2 Eat healthier foods.Many people enjoy foods high in fats and sugars. 3 They might give you a temporary burst of energy.However，that energy is soon followed by a crash.Reduce screen time.This may be the most unpopular suggestion among young people.Screen time time spent looking at cell phones，televisions，puter screens，has a clear effect on the attention span. 4 5 Concentration improves for students who participate in team sports.It could be that being active is helpful in this way.Participating in a sport trains your brain to concentrate on specific tasks，and shut out other thoughts.ABe active.BPractice more.CThese foods can provide enough energy for focusing.DBut these foods cant be helpful enough when it es to focusing.EThat is bad news for teens who stay up studying the night before a test.FResearchers advise parents to limit it when their children need to be focused.GBy writing down all the things you need to do，youll gain a sense of control.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了几种提高注意力的方法。1G根据本段的主题句“列清单”以及空后的“You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.”可知，选G项。2E根据本段的主题句“Sleep more.”和空前一句的内容可知，选E项。3D下文的“that energy is soon followed by a crash”与D项中的“cant be helpful enough”相对应，故答案为D。4F本段的主题句“Reduce screen time.”与选项F中的“limit it”对应，故答案为F。5A空处为本段的主题句，由下文的“It could be that being active is helpful in this way.”可知，答案为A。
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