2021年徐州市英語(yǔ)練習(xí)題【帶答案】

2021年徐州市英語(yǔ)練習(xí)題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(40題)1.Hemadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,（）ofgreatimportancetoscience

A.whichIthinkis

B.whichIthinkitis

C.whichIthinkit

D.Ithinkis

2.62percentofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheyalwaysavoided_______theirsmartphonesduringmeals（）

A.useB.usingC.touseD.used

3._____,Icannotspareanytimetoreadit（）

A.Howeveramusingthestoryis

B.Howeverthestoryisamusing

C.Nomatteramusingthestoryis

D.Nomatterhowthestoryisamusing

4.Manyteenagersfeelnodifficulty（）computer

A.tolearnB.learnC.inlearningD.learned

5.Californiareliesheavilyonincomefromfruitcrops（）

A.alsodoesFlorida

B.soFloridadoes

C.sodoesFlorida

D.Floridadoeseither

6.Plasticsisakindof（）whichiswidelyusedinindustry

A.massB.substanceC.matterD.metal

7.Itisbelievedthatspendingwilleventuallyleadtofailure（）

A.naturalB.mysteriousC.moderateD.excessive

8.Ourmainconcernisto_____thelivingstandardofthepeople（）

A.raiseB.riseC.ariseD.arouse

9.Whatyousaidquitetothepoint,andwhatweneedmostnowqualifiedteachers（）

A.is;areB.is;isC.was;areD.was;was

10.Iambeginningtothinkthat___peoplesayabouthimistrue（）

A.whichB.thisC.whatD.\

11.Hurricanesareseverecycloneswithwindsoverseventyfivemilesanhour______originateovertropicaloceanwaters（）

A.whichB.whoC.whereD.howto

12.Canyouhelpmeto______asalesplaninthatarea（）

A.setupB.giveinC.putonD.workout

13.Ihavenoobjection（）yourdesignforthenewtypeofmachinethistime

A.toadopt

B.toadopting

C.tohavingadopted

D.tohaveadopted

14.Beingoutofwork,Janecannolongerherfriendstodinnerassheusedto（）

A.urgeB.treatC.attractD.apply

15.I’dliketosee（）himinmyofficehearrives

A.forthemomentB.themomentC.inamomentD.atanymoment

16.Hewasill.That'shewassenttothehospital（）

A.whyB.whatC.thatD.because

17.Marryhascome;Iwillput（）plateonthediningtable

A.afurtherB.aspareC.anextraD.more

18.Jennyhasadreamonedayshewillbecomeasingingstar（）

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.of

19.Ipaidhim50dollarsforthepainting,butitsreal________mustbeabout500dollars（）

A.feeB.valueC.priceD.fare

20.itwasnothisresponsibilitytodothat,hesaidhewouldhelp（）

A.AlthoughB.AsC.SinceD.Unless

21.amazedmemostwasthattheyoungboywhohadlostbotharmsinanaccidentcouldhandleapenwithhisfeet（）

A.ThatB.ItC.WhichD.What

22.Thevillageis（）bythehills

A.shutoffB.shutinC.shutupD.shutout

23.Someplantsareverysensitive__________thechangesoftheenvironment（）

A.fromB.againstC.toD.with

24.LindaandJohnhavealreadyarrived,but____studentsoftheirclassaren’thereyet（）

A.theotherB.theothersC.otherD.others

25.Theeducatorandscholar（）fromShanghai

A.comeB.comesC.hascomeD.havecome

26.Billhaddrunk（）ashedidbutwithoutanyobviousilleffects

A.astwicemuch

B.muchastwice

C.asmuchtwice

D.twiceasmuch

27.theSmithshavemovedaway,wecanstillseethemfromtimetotime（）

A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.AsthoughD.Eventhough

28.There’slittlechancethatmankindwould______anuclearwar（）

A.retainB.endureC.thatD.survive

29.Wedidn’tfinishtheworkintime.You_____ussinceyouwerethere（）

A.mighthelp

B.shouldhelp

C.couldhavehelped

D.musthavehelped

30.Noneofushasaclearideaabout_____todo（）

A.thattheotherswant

B.whattheotherswant

C.whichdotheotherswant

D.whatdotheotherswant

31.Thepolicedidnotknowanythingaboutthecaseyourfatherphonedthem（）

A.afterB.sinceC.asD.until

32.—Doyoulikethematerial?

—Yes,it（）verysoft

A.isfellingB.feltC.feelsD.isfelt

33.________,hewouldbetheyoungestnewpresidentever（）

A.WerehetowinB.IfhewinsC.HewinsD.Hadhewon

34.ThisphotomeofthedayswhenIworkedonthefarmmanyyearsago（）

A.remindsB.recallsC.retellsD.remembers

35.Hewasveryexcitedtoreadthenewsshehadwonfirstprize（）

A.whichB.whatC.howD.that

36.Whoshouldberesponsible____________theaccident（）

A.atB.ofC.withD.for

37.Newscamefromthesalesmanager（）thenewproducthadbeensellingwellinthelocalmarketforthreemonths

A.whoseB.whatC.whichD.that

38.Isthereaconnectionbetween_____youeatandmaintaininggoodhealth（）

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whatever

39.Theoldtemple_____roofwasdamagedinastormisnowunderrepair.

A.whereB.whichC.itsD.whose

40.Iforgot_____anumbrellawithmewhenIlefthomeforwork（）

A.takeB.totakeC.takingD.took

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Noisytraffic____ourwayoflifeinthisvillage.（threat）

47.Themanagerreceivedtwenty____forthepost.（apply）

48.Thewholeworldlooksupontherapid（economy）____developmentofourcountryasagreatwonder

49.Followingthe____settlementofthestrike,thetrainserviceisnowbacktonormal.（success）

50.Manyforeignwordsandphraseshave____theEnglishLanguage.（rich）

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.makingB.changingC.expressingD.giving

52.ItwasacoolOctoberevening.Excitementandfamilymembers61thehall.Iwasonlya7-year-oldgirl,butIwasthecenterof62.Finally,afterweeksofpreparation,Iwould63allmyhardworkinadanceofperformance.Everythingwouldbe64--soIthought.Iwaitedbackstageall65inmyblacktightswithagoldenbelt.Inaloudandclearvoice,themasterofceremonies66thatmyclasswasnext.Mydanceclasswasdoingaroutineonwoodenboxestwofeetbytwofeet,facingthe67.AllIhad-todointhenextmovewasputonefoot-ontheboxnexttomineandkeepmyotherfootonmybox.Itreallywasan68move.Iwasconcentratingsomuchon69thehugesmileonmyfaceandholdingmyheadupthatIdidnotlook70Iwasgoing.Imissedmypartner'sboxaltogetherand71.ThereIwasstandingonthestagefloorwhenmyclassmateswereontopoftheirboxes.Icouldheargiggles（咯笑）comingfromtheaudience,andIfeltthe72rushtomyface.Irememberedmydanceteacherhadtoldus,"Ifyoumakeamistake,keepsmilingsotheaudiencewillnot73."Ididmybesttofollowher74asIcontinuedwiththeroutine.

whenthecurtaindropped,sodidmy75fortheevening.I76bitterly,tastingthesaltfromthetearsthatstreameddownmyface.Iranbackstage,butnoonecould77medown.

RecentlyIrealizedIhadbeena78thatnight.Iwas79,butIfoughttheurgetorunoffthestage.80,Ifinishedtheroutinewithasmileonmyface.NowwhenfriendsandfamilylaughaboutthetimeIslippedduringadanceperformance,Icanlaughtoo

（）

A.filledB.visitedC.attendedD.decorated

53.65.（）

A.havingtakenB.beingtakenC.betakingD.totake

54.___________（）

A.warnedB.taughtC.toldD.asked

55.72.（）

A.forB.onC.atD.by

56.Todayit__41__haveabadreputationasacauseofaddictionandobesity（肥胖），butforalongtimesugarwasaluxury（奢侈品）and__42__theopinionofthemedicalprofessionitstillshouldbe.

Duringthenineteenthcentury,however,manufacturesdiscovered__43__ofproducingitinvastquantitiesandithassincebecome__44__ofthestaple（主要的）articlesofdiet.Particularly__45__thelowersocialclasses.Ithastheadvantagesof__46__comparativelycheapeasilydigested,rich__47__energyandusefulforflavoring.

It'smajor__48__arethatitlacksnourishing（營(yíng)養(yǎng)的）qualityexceptthatofgivingenergy,and__49__ofitsattractiveflavourit__50__todisplaceothermuchvaluablefoods__51__thediet.Mostseriousofallisitsadverse__52__onhealth.Sinceexcessiveconsumptioncancauseheart__53__obesityanddentaldecay.Thelatteriswidespreadamongtheinhabitant（居民）ofwesterncountries.Fromtheveryyoungtotheveryold.__54__anyoneescapes.Yetifparentsdrasticallyreducedthe__55__confectionery（甜食）theyallow__56__childrentoeat,theextentofdentaldecaywouldsoonbecontrolledAnd__57__theywereto__58__downtheirownconsumptionofsugar,theywouldsuffermuch__59__fromdiseasesresultingdirectlyorindirectlyfromtheir__60__overweight

41.（）

A.mustB.mayC.shouldD.could

57.50（）

A.kinB.motherC.fatherD.brother

58.66.（）

A.muchB.mostC.alotD.more

59.43.（）

A.gatherB.spreadC.carryD.bring

60.58（）

A.hisB.herC.itsD.ones

61.Thepersonwhocanseeashipwithoutsomefeelingofexcitementmusthaveverylittleimagination.Eventheideaofleavingthesolidland56mostofuswerebornandbrought57,andgoingoutontotheever-movingwatersmustarouse58somefeelingsofstrangeness.Wemayrememberstoriesofterriblestorms,withwaves59mountains,andofpeoplefromshipswhichhavesunk60weeksinsmallboatshundredsofmilesfromland.Butwehavealso61joyoftravelingoncalmseasunderblue62,andofthe63excitementofcomingtoanewbeautifullandwhichwehaveseenonlyinpicturesbefore.

64shipsarenot,ofcourse,madechieflyforpleasure:theirbiggestuseisincarryinggoodsfromcountrytocountry.65,shipscancarrymoregoodsthan66meansoftransport,andcan67somorecheaply.Ifships68,theBritishgovernmentwouldnotbeabletofeed69people.

Shipsalsohavemade70todiscovermoreandmoredistantpartsofourworld.71isknowntoall,ColumbususedashiptodiscoverAmericaabout500yearsago.And72,shipsareusedforexploringtheAntarctic.73would,infact,notbe74tosaythatshipshaveforthousandsofyears75oneofthemostimportantpartsinshapingsociety

56.（）

A.bywhichB.fromwhichC.onwhichD.forwhich

62.59（）

A.beforeB.becauseC.whileD.evenif

63.64.（）

A.writeB.speakC.useD.read

64.77.（）

A.shouldB.couldC.mightD.would

65.42.（）

A.braveB.realC.hardD.certain

66.57.（）

A.strongerB.weakerC.wiserD.better

67.31.（）

A.sameB.commonC.positiveD.different

68.49.（）

A.graduationB.independenceC.responsibilityD.success

69.55.（）

A.thatB.whatC.whenD.where

70.76.（）

A.opentoB.openedtoC.openforD.openedfor

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.Personswhoareoverweightshouldwatchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolosepounds.Thebestwaytodothisistostartaweightcontrolprogram.Atfirstitiswisetotalkwithyourdoctor.Hecanadviseyouofthenumberofcalories（卡路里）youshouldhaveinyourmealseachday.Hecantellyouaboutexercisingwhileonyourdiet.Agoodruleistoloseslowly.Alossofapoundortwoisplenty.

Planmealsaroundfoodsyouknow.Thismeansthatitiswisetoincludefoodsthatyouareusedtoandthatarepartofyourregulareatinghabits.Whenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,simpleitemscanbeaddedtoyourdietsothatyoucanmaintaintheweightyouwant.Whileyouaredieting,trytobuildapatternofeatingthatyoucanfollowlatertomaintainyourdesiredweight.

Whendieting,chooselow-caloriefoods.Avoidsuchitemsasfats,friedfood,sweets,cakes,creamandsoftdrinks.Trytotakecoffeeandteawithoutsugarorcream.Snackscanbepartofyourdiet.Forexample,apieceoffruitorasimpledessertsavedfrommealtimecanbeeatenbetweenmeals.

Keepbusy!Thiswayyouwillnotbetemptedtogooffthediet.Makefulluseofopportunitiestoexercise.Trywalkinginsteadofridingwheneverpossible.Happydieting!

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage（）

A.Howtodiet

B.Whyweshoulddiet

C.Whatweshoulddiet

D.Whereweshoulddiet

72.Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahome,butmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworld.Ifyoulookatthenamesonshopwindows,youwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.Theideathatthesepeople,whooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStates,havelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericansisreallynottrue.Infact,whatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sideliving,inwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschools,business,andsports—buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathome.Thisside-by-sidelivinghasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.However,therearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.Thereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddress,food,andsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStates,inchurches,music,food,nationalgroups,ornewspapers

Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause（）

A.theybuytheirhousesthere

B.theysettletherenow

C.theygetmarriedthere

D.theywerebornthere

73.Asusedinthispassage,theworddevised（Para.2）probablymeans（）

A.understoodB.wroteC.createdD.proved

74.Thelockonthefrontdoorwasonewhich_____（）

A.couldnotbeopenedthroughtheletter-box

B.couldbeopenedwithalongpieceofwire

C.couldnotbeopenedwithoutakey

D.couldbeopenedbyusingaknobinsteadofakey

75.Sincewearesocialbeings，thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofhumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful（有壓力的）conditions.Socialsupportmakesuptheexchangesofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease，showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillness，andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.

Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First，friends，relativesandcoworkersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second，otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third，wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.（83）Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistractingusfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally，otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid，materialresources，andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems

Theauthormainlytalksabout_____（）

A.howtoimproveourinterpersonalrelationships

B.people’shealthconditions

C.howtodealwithdailyworriesandproblems

D.theimportanceofinterpersonalrelationships

76.Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould________（）

A.changehisenergycycle

B.overcomehislaziness

C.getupearlierthanusual

D.gotobedearlier

77.Accordingtothepassage,officesandtheirassociatedserviceindustriesmovetobigcitiesbecauseof（）

A.theconvenienceofcommunication

B.thegatheringofcompanies

C.someunknownforce

D.theconvenienceofshopping

78.Passage3

Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakethefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon'tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew—forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisaboutsixperperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacy（親密）betweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.

Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,andtohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon.Theyoftentalkaboutbeingonthesamewavelength.Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavorsandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.

Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulrelationship,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackground,andbreakdownbarriersofage,classorrace

Accordingtotheauthor（）

A.allthosewhogetonwellwitheachotherarefriends

B.friendsarecloserthanpeoplewhojustgetonwellwitheachother

C.everyoneunderstandsclearlyhowtomakefriends

D.everystudenthassixfriends

79.Comparedwiththe1950s'houses,thenewhigh-riseblocks（）

A.wereinbetterlocations

B.werewarmlywelcomed

C.weremuchbetterequipped

D.weremuchmoreexpensive

80.ThetwoeconomistscalltheirpaperMentalRetirement,andtheirfindingshavearousedtheinterestofbehavioralresearchers.DatafromtheUnitedStatesand12Europeancountriessuggestthattheearlierpeopleretire,themorequicklytheirmemoriesdecline.

Theimplication,theeconomistsandotherssay,isthattherereallyseemstobesomethingtotheuseitorloseitnotion—ifpeoplewanttopreservetheirmemoriesandreasoningabilities,theymayhavetokeepactive.

It’sincrediblyinterestingandexciting,saidLauraCarstensen,directoroftheCenteronLongevityatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.Itsuggeststhatworkactuallyprovidesanimportantcomponentoftheenvironmentthatkeepspeoplefunctioningoptimally.

Researchersrepeatedlyfindthatretiredpeopletendtodolesswelloncognitiveteststhanpeoplewhoarestillworking.But,theynote,thatcouldbebecausepeoplewhosememoriesandthinkingskillsaredecliningmaybemorelikelytoretirethanpeoplewhosecognitiveskillsremainsharp.

andresearchhasfailedtosupportthepremisethatmasteringactivitieslikememoryexercises,crosswordpuzzlesandSudokuimproveoverallfunctioning.

Ifyoudocrosswordpuzzles,yougetbetteratcrosswordpuzzles,saidLisaBerkman,directoroftheCenterforPopulationandDevelopmentStudiesatHarvardUniversity.IfyoudoSudoku,yougetbetteratSudoku.Yougetbetteratonenarrowtask.Butyoudon’tgetbetteratcognitivebehaviorinlife.

Thestudywaspossible,explainsoneofitsauthors,RobertWillis,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofMichigan,becausetheNationalInstituteonAgingbeganalargestudyintheUnitedStatesnearly20yearsago.CalledtheHealthandRetirementStudy,itsurveysmorethan22,000Americansoverage50everytwoyears,andadministersmemorytests

Accordingtothepaperofthetwoeconomists,retiredpeople_____（）

A.havearousedtheinterestofbehaviorresearchers

B.growmoreforgetfulthanworkingpeople

C.nolongerhaveafunctioningmind

D.canhaveasgoodcognitiveskillsaspeopleatwork

81.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage（）

A.Attitudesplayanimportantroleinlearning

B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtousepersonalcomputers

C.Teachersarenotsoimportantinthelearningprocess

D.Therearemanydifferencesbetweenover-andunder-achievers

82.Withoutmostpeoplerealizingit,therehasbeenrevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyears.Beforethattime,largecomputerswereonlyusedbylargerichcompaniesthatcouldaffordtheinvestment.Withtheadvancementoftechnology,smallcomputershavecomeontothemarketwhicharecapableofdoingtheworkwhichusedtobedonebymuchlargerandexpensivecomputers,sonowmostsmallercompaniescanusethem.

Themaindevelopmentinsmallcomputershasbeeninthefieldofwordprocessors,orWPSastheyareoftencalled.40%ofBritishofficesarenowestimatedtohaveawordprocessorandthispercentageisgrowingfast.

Therearemanyadvantagesinusingawordprocessorforbothsecretaryandmanager.Thesecretaryisfreedfromalotofdailywork,suchasre-typinglettersandstoringpapers.Heorshecanusethistimetodoothermoreinterestingworkfortheboss.Fromamanager’spointofview,secretarialtimeisbeingmadebetteruseofandmoneycanbesavedbydoingdailyjobsautomaticallyoutsideofficehours.

Butisitallgood?Ifalotofdailysecretarialworkcanbedoneautomatically,surelythiswillmeanthatfewersecretarieswillbeneeded.Anotherworryistheincreasingmedicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithvisualdisplayunits.Thecaseofaslowlossofsightamongpeopleusingwordprocessorsseemstohaverisengreatly.ItisalsofearedthatifawomanworksataVDUforlonghours,theunbornchildinherbodymightbekilled.SafetyscreenstoputoveraVDUhavebeeninventedbutfewcompaniesinEnglandbothertobuythem.

Whatevertheargumentsfororagainstwordprocessors,theyareakeyfeatureofthisrevolutioninofficepractice

Tenyearsago,largecomputerswereonlyusedbylargecompaniesbecause______（）

A.smallcompaniesdidnothaveenoughmoneytobuysuchexpensivecomputers

B.largecomputerscouldnotdotheworkthatsmallcompaniescandotoday

C.largecomputersdidnotcomeontothemarket

D.smallcompaniesdidnotneedtousethisnewtechnology

83.WhichwasherrepresentativeworkafterthefoundingofthePRC（）

A.FlyingApsaras

B.HomesickMelody

C.WheatGleaningGirl

D.Selling

84.WhatwillKennethGinsburgmostprobablysuggestthatparentsshoulddo（）

A.Avoidsettingfirmrules

B.Setrulesthatareeasytounderstand

C.Avoidrulingwithanirongrip

D.Setrulesafterfamilydiscussion

85.PassageOne

Believeitornot,somepeoplegetpaid—andwell—fordoingthethingsthatmakethemreallyhappy.Herearetwopeoplewhohavefoundthejoboftheirdreams.

Iknowallaboutjob-hunting.—Betsy

Afewyearsago,Ilostmyjobasamanagerinafactory.Iwassounhappy.Iwasthirty-eightyearsold,outofworkforthe100thtime,andwithoutmuchhope.Then,onedayIwasthinkingaboutthequestion,WhatdoIdobest?andtheanswercametome.Ihavebeenoutofworkmanytimes,soIkneweverymanual（指南）abouthowtofindajoborchangeacareer.Imusthavebeentoover100interviewsinmylife,made1000phonecallsaskingforjobs,andsentoutresumestoalmost2000companies.CareerConsulting.It'sabusinessthathelpspeoplefindjobs.Ihiredtwopeopletoworkwithme.Thethreeofusworktogetheroneverything,butI'mtheboss.It'sgreat.Ilovethework,andImakealotofmoney!

Ihaveajobwithanincredibleview.—Donna

Teachingskydivingissoexciting.Iloveseeingstudentsontheirfirstjump.Theyareallnervousandexcited.Whentheygettotheground,theycan'twaittocalleveryonetheyknowandtellthemtheyjustjumpedoutofanairplane.Later,whentheylearntoturnandflyforward,theyrealizethatthey'renotjustaflyingstone.Theyrealizethatthey'relikeabird—theycanfly.

Itwasn'teasytogetthisjob.Ihadtohaveabout11,000jumpsandabouttwoyearsoftraining.Andthesalarywasonly＄15,000forthefirstyear.ButIdon'tdoitforthemoney.Infact,Idon'tneedtogetpaidatall.Iloveitthatmuch!

Betsy'sjob-huntingskillscomesfrom_______（）

A.herexperienceasamanagerinafactory

B.herownjob-huntingexperience

C.herprofessorsatcollege

D.herexperiencedparents

86.Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.

Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmentalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.

Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools；perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork

Whichofthefollowingbestsumsupthefirstparagraph（）

A.Theimportanceofdoingwellatschool

B.Usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer

C.Theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjects

D.Theindirectvalueofschoolwork

87.Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.

Formostofthetimethisconversationgoesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.Attimes,however,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficulties,whenmismatchisoccurringbetweenexpectationsandmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeingexperienced,ourquestioningofthetextcontinuesattheunconsciouslevel.

Differentpeopleconversewiththetextdifferently.Somestayveryclosetothewordsonthepage;otherstakeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzingandexamining.Theformerrepresentsakindofcomprehensionwhichiswritt