M11U1 2 练习课前练习

M11U1&2练习一、单选1.FindingajobinChinathatTomis________isdifficult,forheknowslittleChineseatall.A. relatedto B.accustomedto C.devotedto D.suitedto2.Theexperiencedgoalkeepermoved_________toblocktheball,butunfortunately,theyoungplayerkickedtheballintothegoal.A.steadily B.smartly C.seriously D.gently3.Feelingexhaustedafterthreehours’study,I_______myselfwithaglassoficeddrink.A.switched B.stretched C.released D.refreshed4.Youngpeoplearethemosteagertolearnandtheleast_______intheirthinking.A.sensitive B.arbitrary C.conservative D.conscious5._______thegrowingSyrianrefugeecrisis,thetwoorganizationshaveteamedupwithanewcampaigntoprovidequalityeducationforchildrendisplacedbytheconflict.A.Inadditionto B.Inresponseto C.Inneedof D.Insearchof6._________hishealth,wedecidedtoputoffthetriptoEnglandandwaiteduntilherecovers.A.Makingsureof B.Makingwayfor C.Makingallowancefor D.Makingupfor7.Theysetupthenon-profitorganizationinthe1990s,oneof_______purposesistohelppromisingstudentswhocannotaffordauniversityeducation.A.which B.where C.whose D.whom8.ItwasnotuntilIcamehere_______Irealizedthisplacewasfamousfornotonlyitsbeautybutalsoitsweather.A.who B.that C.where D.before9.Couldyoutellmehowtoworkoutthemathsproblem?Sorry,Ican’t.YoucanturntoDavidforhelp.He’scleverandtheproblemis______tohim.A.aseasyaspie B.asslyasafox C.aswhiteasasheetD.ascoolascucumber10.JohnhasresignedfromhisposttoseekhisfortuneinShanghai.________?Hegotpromotedlastmonth.A.Howcome B.Whocares C.Whynot D.What’son二、阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABuildingacompanywebsiteisoneofthemostimportantpartsofcreatingasuccessfulbusiness.Butdesigningawebsitecanbetimeconsumingandexpensive.Webdesignersaredifficulttoworkwith,andeventhoughyou’repayingthem.Therearecheaperwaystoestablishyourcompanyonline,andWix.comstandsoutamongthem.Wix.comoffersfreeHTML5andFlashwebsitedesignthatyoucandoonyourown,withouthavingtopayforapriceywebdesigner.Withunlimitedspaceforasmanypagesasyouwant,customizedlooks,photogalleries,andblogplatformcapabilities,socialnetworkingbuttons,Wixhaseverythingabusinessofanysizeneedstomakeanimpactonline.Yougetfullcontroloverwhatinformationfillsintheblanks,andyoudon’thavetoknowathingaboutHTMLtomakethiswork.Thewayyourwebsitelookssaysalotaboutyourcompany.Wixdoesthat,anditdoesitforfree.AnotherthingthatmakesWixthemostaffordableoptionincreatingawebsiteisthatyoudon’thavetopayforaseparatewebhost—everypagecreatedonWixishostedonWix,freeofcharge.TheInternetisthemarketplaceofideas:yourcompanyneedstosharewhatyouthink.Ifyouthinkjustbecauseyoudon’tsellaproductonlineyoudon’tneedawebsite,you’redeadwrong.Nomatterwhatkindofbusinessyouhave,ifyouwanttoreachanaudience,youwanttohaveawebsitethatspeakstopeople.Wixletsyoudothatasquicklyandeasilyaspossibleforfree.Ifyouhaveabiggerbudget,Wixhasmoreoptionsthanjustthefreewebsitedesign.Youcanchoosetoupgrade(升级)tothead-lessversionwhichwon’tfillupyourcustomer’sscreenswhentheyvisityoursite.Butifthemostimportantthingtoyouisgettingyourcompany’snameonlinerightnow,tryWix.comtoday.1.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Waysoffindingfreeservice. B.AdvantagesofWix.com.C.Skillsofcreatingwebsites. D.Tricksofrunningacompany.2.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toteachabudgetlesson. B.Tomakeanadvertisement.C.Topresentawebsitedesign. D.Tointroduceanewbusiness.BErnestHemingwaywasnotonlyacommandingfigurein20th-centuryliterature,butwasalsoapackrat.Hesavedevenhisoldpassportsandusedbullfighttickets,leavingbehindoneofthelongestpapertrailsofanyauthor.

“ErnestHemingway:BetweenTwoWars”,whichopensonFridayattheMorganLibrary&Museum,isthefirstmajormuseumexhibitiondevotedtoHemingwayandhiswork.Thelargestandmostinterestingsectionfocusesonthe‘20s,Hemingway’sParisyears,andrevealsawriterwemighthavebeenindangerofforgetting:HemingwaybeforehebecameHemingway.

Theexhibitiondoesnotfailtoincludepicturesofthebearded,manly,Hem.He’sshownposingwithsomekuduhehasjustshotinAfricaandonthebridgeofhisbelovedfishingboat,thePilar,withCarlosGutiérrez,thefishermanwhobecamethemodelforTheOldManandtheSea.Butthefirstphototheviewerseesisabigblowupofahandsome,clean-shaven,19-year-oldstandingoncrutches.Thisisfromthesummerof1918,whenHemingwaywasrecoveringfromwoundsattheRedCrosshospitalinMilanandtryingtoturnhiswartimeexperiencesintofiction.Theevidenceatthisexhibitionsuggeststhat,intheearlydays,heoftenwroteinpencil,mostlyincheapnotebooksbutsometimesonwhateverpapercametohand.ThefirstdraftoftheshortstorySoldier’sHomewaswrittenonsheetsheappearedtohavesnatchedfromatelegraphoffice.Theimpressionyougetisofayoungwriterseizedbyinspirationandsometimesbarrelingaheadwithoutanentirelyclearsenseofwhereheisgoing.F.ScottFitzgerald(someofwhoseletterswithHemingwayisalsoonview)famouslyurgedhimtocutthefirsttwochaptersofTheSunAlsoRises,complainingaboutthe“elephantinefacetiousness”ofthebeginning,andHemingwayobliged,gettingridofaclunkyopeningthatnowseemsalmost“meta”.In1929,inaninepenciledcritique,FitzgeraldalsosuggestednumerousrevisionsforAFarewelltoArms.Hemingwaytooksomeofthese,butlessgraciously,andsoonafterwardhisfriendshipwithFitzgeraldcametoanend.ThepapersattheMorganshowaHemingwaywhoisnotalwayssureofhimself.Therearerunninglistsofstorieshekeptfiddlingwith,andtherearelistsandlistsofpossibletitles,includingthe45heconsideredforFarewelland47differentendingsforthenovel.Indisplaycaseafterdisplaycase,youseeHemingwayduringhisParisyearsinventingandreinventinghimself,discoveringashegoesalongjustwhatkindofwriterhewantstobe.Inamoving1925lettertohisparents,whorefusedtoreadInOurTime,hissecondstorycollection,hewrites:“YouseeI’mtryinginallmystoriestogetthefeelingoftheactuallifeacross—notjusttodescribelife—orcriticizeit—buttoactuallymakeitalive.Sothatwhenyouhavereadsomethingbymeyouactuallyexperiencethething.Youcan’tdothiswithoutputtinginthebadandtheuglyaswellaswhatisbeautiful.”BythetimetheSecondWorldWarbrokeout,Hemingwayhadsolidifiedintotheiconicfigurewenowremember:Papa.EvenJ.D.Salingercallshimthis.Andablustery,crankyHemingwayappearsin1949whenaboardthePilarhegrabsanoldfishingdiaryandbeginsscrawlinganangrylettertoHaroldRoss,theeditorofTheNewYorker,complainingaboutAlfredKazin’sreviewofAcrosstheRiverandintotheTrees,not,intruth,averygoodbook.But,Hemingway,oftendrinkinganddepressed,didn’tknowit,hisbestworkwasbehindhimbythen.3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwords“apackrat”inthepassage?A.Apersonwhodoesn’twasteanything. B.Apersonwhocannotbereliedon.C.Apersonwholikestocollectrubbish. D.Apersonwhoenjoyscollectingthings.4.HowmanyofHemingway’sworksarementionedinthispassage?A.4. B.5. C.6. D.7.5.Whatdoesthewritertrulymeanbysaying“HemingwaybeforehebecameHemingway.”?A.Hemingwaywrotemanymasterpiecesbeforehekilledhimself.B.Hemingwaywasonceawarcorrespondentbeforehebecameafamouswriter.C.HemingwaydevotedallhisstrengthstowritingbeforehewontheNobelPrize.D.Hemingwaykeptexploringtheworldandadjustinghimselfbeforehebecameacommandingfigureinliterature.6.AccordingtotheMorganshow,readersarelikelytosee________inHemingway’sworks.

①toughmenwhocan’tbedefeated ②anti-warfighters③thedarksideoftheworldaswellasitsbeauty ④loveaffairsbetweenamanandawoman⑤thestoryofafamilybusinessA.①③ B.②④ C.①⑤ D.③⑤三、任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。四、书面表达Humancapital(资金)flight,morecommonlyreferredtoas“braindrain”,isthelarge－scaleemigration(移民)ofalargegroupofindividualswithtechnicalskillsorknowledge.Althoughthetermoriginallyreferredtotechnologyworkersleavinganation,themeaninghasbroadenedintothedepartureofeducatedandprofessionalpeoplefromonecountry,economicsector,orfieldforanother,usuallyforbetterpayorlivingconditions.Braindrainisusuallyregardedasaneconomiccost,sinceemigrantsusuallytakewiththemthepartofvalueoftheirtrainingsponsoredbythegovernmentorotherorganizations.Thecontraryphenomenonis“braingain”,whichoccurswhenthereisalarge－scaleimmigrationoftechnicallyqualifiedpersons.ThetermitselfwascoinedbytheRoyalSociety(英国皇家学会)todescribetheemigrationof“scientistsandtechnologists”toNorthAmericafrompost－warEurope.AnothersourceindicatesthatthistermwasfirstusedintheUnitedKingdomtodescribetheinflux(流入)ofIndianscientistandengineers.Thereasonsusuallyincludetwoaspectswhichrespectively(分别地)comefromcountriesandindividuals.Intermsofcountries,thereasonsmaybesocialenvironmentsuchaslackofopportunities,politicalinstability,economicdepression,healthrisks,etc.insourcecountriesandrichchances,politicalstabilityandfreedom,developedeconomy,betterlivingconditions,etc.inhostcountries.Intermsofindividualreasons,thereisfamilyinfluence(overseasrelatives),andpersonalpreference:preferenceforexploring,ambitionforanimprovedcareer,etc.Braindrainiscommonamongstdevelopingnations,wheremarketableskillswerenotfinanciallyrewarded.WithrapidGDPgrowthandahigherdegreeofopennesstowardstherestoftheworld，Chinahasalsobeenfacingbraindrain.TherehasbeenupsurgeinChineseemigrationtoWesterncountries－particularlytheUnitedStates，CanadaandAustralia—sincethemid－firstdecadeofthe21stcentury.Chinabecamethebiggestworldwidecontributorofemigrantsin2007.AccordingtotheofficialChinesemedia,65,000Chinesesecuredimmigrationorpermanentresidentstatus(地位)intheUnitedStates,25,000inCanadaand15,000inAustralia.Thelargestgroupofemigrantsconsistsofprofessionalsandexpertswithamiddle－classbackground，whoarethebackbone(骨干)forthedevelopmentofChina.However,inrecentyears,China'srapiddevelopmentandtheincreasingnumberofinternationalcompaniesregisteringtodobusinessinChinahaveledmanyChineselivingabroadtoswaptheirlivesthereforanewlifebackinChina.Accordingtothegovernmentstatistics,morethan130thousandpeoplecamebackin2010,andmoreinthefollowingyears.Betterjobs,specialgovernmentpoliciesandmorechancestomakeuseoftheexperienceandskillsgainedabroadhavemadethefuturelookbrightindeedfortheoverseasChinesecominghome.BrainDrain：ASpecialPhenomenonAcrosstheWorldPassageoutlineSupportingdetails(1)______

Originallyreferringtolarge－scaleemigrationof(2)______andknowledgeableindividualsforbetterpayorlivingconditions

Broadenedintothedepartureofprofessionalpeoplewhoreceivedgood(3)___fromonecountry,economicsector,orfieldforanother

Regardedasaneconomiccost(4)______oftheterm

FirstusedintheUK,one(5)______theemigrationof“scientistsandtechnologists”toNorthAmericafrompost－war(6)______countries;anothertheinfluxofIndianscientistandengineersReasons

Fromcountries:socialenvironmentinthecountrieswhich(7)______from“braindrain”

Fromindividuals:familyinfluenceandpersonalpreferenceBraindraininChina

TherehasbeenanincreaseinChineseemigrationtoWesterncountriessince2005

China(8)______themosttobraindrainworldwidein