Unit 1 Know yourself單元話題閱讀理解練習(xí)

Unit1Knowyourself單元話題閱讀理解練習(xí)IfyouarestudyingatauniversityintheUS,thereisnoneedtodecideyourmajor(專業(yè))inthefirstyear,butit’sagoodideatospendtimeearlyonworkingoutwhatsubjectsyouareinterestedin.Todothis,youcantakesometestssuchastheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicatorTest(MBTI職業(yè)性格測(cè)試)andtheEnneagramPersonalityTest(九型人格測(cè)試).Thesetestscanhelptellyouwhatthingsyoumightbegoodat.Theycanhelpyouworkoutwhatsubjectsyou’reinterestedinandtellyouwhatjobsmaysuityoubest.Further,youshouldchooseamajoryouareinterestedin.Afterall,peoplearemostlikelytobesuccessfuliftheyaredoingsomethingtheylove.Yourpassion(熱情)andinterestsareimportant,andtheywillbringyoupleasureandhappiness.Lastly,youshouldlearnaboutthedifferentmajorsavailable.Math,computerscience,informationtechnology,economics,journalismandbusinessmanagement—theyareallverydifferentmajors.Youshouldhaveanunderstandingofwhatkindofjobspeoplewithdifferentdegreescangetaftergraduation.Youcanlookatthewebsitesoffamousuniversitiestofindoutmore.Choosingsubjectsyouareinterestedinisquiteimportant.Astimegoesby,yourinterestsmightchangewhileyouareatuniversity.IntheUS,youcanalwayschangemajorsaslongasyouhavethepassionandabilitytodoso.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsorquestionsaboutyouracademicpath,youcanseekhelpfromyourschool’scounselors(顧問(wèn))andacademicadvisors.1．Accordingtothepassage,theMBTITestandEnneagramPersonalityTestcan________.A．helppeoplefindajob B．helppeopleworkoutwhatjobsmaysuitthemC．helpstudentslearnmoreknowledge D．tellyouwhichuniversitysuitsyoubest2．Accordingtothepassage,whydoesfollowingourcuriosityandinterestsmatterinchoosingmajors?

a.Becausepeoplehaveasenseofsuccesswhentheydoworktheylove.b.Becausepeoplecangainmorepleasureandhappiness.c.Becauseitmakespeoplemorelikelytobesuccessful.A．a(chǎn)b B．bc C．a(chǎn)c D．a(chǎn)bc3．Whatisthewriter’ssuggestionforstudentswhenchoosingmajors?A．Learnasmuchknowledgeindifferentsubjectsaspossible.B．Collectinformationfromthewebsite.C．Findoutwhatjobsyoucandowithdifferentmajors.D．Gotothebestuniversitysothatyoucangetmoreknowledge.4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．HowtoapplyforuniversityintheUS. B．Howtofindyourpassionandinterests.C．HowtochoosetherightmajorforyouintheUS. D．Howtochooseyourfavoritesubject.Doyouenjoyworkingwithkids?Doyoulikehelpingpeople?Islearningfunforyou?Teachingcouldbethecareerforyou!Teachersneedtograduatefromuniversityandgettheirteachinglicense(許可證).Thisrequirestakingsometestsandworkingwithanotherteacherforafewmonthstomakesuretheyunderstandthebestwaystoworkwithstudents.Teachersneedtobeabletoworkwellwithotherpeople.Theyneedtoworkwithstudents,parents,andotherteachers.Sometimeswhenthestudentsdon’tunderstandthework,teachersneedtoknowhowtohelpthemcalmdownandworkthroughit.Othertimesthestudentsmighthavesomethingunpleasantgoingathome,soteachersneedtobeabletolistenandprovideasafeplaceforthosestudents.Teachersmayplanlessonswithotherteachersinthesamesubjectorgrade,sotheyhavetobeabletoworkwellwithotherteachers.Asmostkidsknow,teachersalsohavetodoalotofgrading.Theygrademathtests,spellingtests,andmanyotherpapers.Butdidyouknowthatalotofteachersalsohavetocreatetheirownlessons,worksheetsprojects,andtests?Mostteachersaretoldwhatinformationtheyhavetoteach,buttheymaygettochoosehowtoteachit.Teachersmayusetechnology,art,books,andexperimentstoteachtheirtopics,amongotherways!Theytakealotoftimetocreatelessonsthatwillhelptheirstudentslearn.Teachershavetocontinuetolearnthroughouttheircareers.Theyattendworkshops(研討會(huì)),takeclasses,readbooks,andresearchteachingtopicsonline.Allkidslearnalittledifferently,sothereisalwaysnewinformationtolearnaboutthebestwaystoteachstudents!Notonlydoteachershavetogetalongwithmanydifferenttypesofpeople,planlessons,andkeeplearning,buttheyalsohavetokeeptrackofhowstudentsaredoingsothattheycanofferextrahelptoanystudentswhoarehavingahardtimelearning.Theywanttomakesurethatstudentsinalloftheschoolsarelearningasmuchastheycan,nomatterwheretheyliveorwhichschooltheyattend.Teachingisagreatcareerforpeoplewholovetohelpothers,wholovetokeeplearning,andwhowanttomaketheworldabetterplace.5．Whatisnotrequiredifyouwanttobeateacher?A．Youshouldgettheteachinglicense.B．Youshouldgraduatefromuniversity.C．Youshouldbetrainedforsometime.D．Youshouldhelpotherstotaketests.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“keeptrackof”inparagraph6mean?A．Takepityon. B．Haveinterestin.C．Takepartin. D．Haveinformationabout.7．Whatistrueaboutteachersaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydon’tneedtoworkwithallkindsofpeople.B．Theyhavetolookforalltheteachingcontents.C．Theyshouldkeeplearningnewthingsthemselves.D．Theymustmakesureallstudentsliveinsafeplaces.8．Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroducetheworkofteachers.B．Toaskmorepeopletobeteachers.C．Toexplainhowdifficultteachingis.D．Toencourageteacherstoworkbetter.Name:Alicia

Name:RickyJob:Newsreporter

Job:?Alicia:Whattimedoyounormallystartandendyourworkday?Ricky:ThatdependsonthepartoftheprojectI’mworkingon.Beforeandafterfilming.Iusuallywakeupat7a.m.,startworkingsoonafterthat,andstopintheafternoon.Duringfilming,Idon’thavearegularschedule.IusuallywakeupwhenthesuncomesupandIquitwhenthesungoesdown.Alicia:▲Ricky:Thatalsodependsontheproject.IworkfromhomewhenI’mnotfilming.WhileI’mfilming,Iworkallovertheworld.Forexample,whenIwasmakingafilmabouttheHimalayas,Iworkedinavillageinthemountains.Alicia:Whydidyouchoosetodothiskindofwork?Ricky:WhenIwasyoung,Iwatchedalotofmoviesandreadalotofbooks.Theyshowedmedifferentwaysoflivingandthinking.Iwantmyfilmsandphotographstodothisforotherpeople!Alicia:What’sthemostdifficultthingaboutyourjob?Ricky:Thepaperwork.It’sboring,butit’simportant.9．Thisismostprobably________.A．a(chǎn)nintroduction B．a(chǎn)ninterview C．a(chǎn)publicdiscussion D．a(chǎn)privatedialogue10．WhatisRicky’sjob?A．Newsreporter. B．Travelwriter.C．Filmmakerandphotographer. D．Directoranddesigner.11．Whichquestionisthemostsuitablefor________?A．Wheredoyouwork? B．Whendoyoustartwork?C．Howdoyoutravel? D．Whatdoyoudo?Eachyear,twomilliontouristsvisitthebeautifulislandsofftheAustraliancoast.However,mostvisitorsjustvisitforaday.Thetourismofficerswantedmorepeopletostaylonger,sotheydecidedtohireapersontoliveonanislandandwriteaboutthearea.“WearelookingforsomeonetotellthestoriesoftheGreatBarrierReef,andwehavecomeupwithwhatwethinkisthedreamjob,”explainedAnthonyHayes,theChiefExecutiveofTourisminQueensland.Theypostedthejobontheirwebsiteandwaitedforreplies.InEngland,BenSouthallwaslookingonline.Hesawthejobposting.Itsoundedtoogoodtobetrue.Heimmediatelymadeavideoabouthimself.Helovedtotravel.Hedescribedhis40,000-mile(64,374-kilometer)triparoundAfrica.Hewasagoodwriterandanexcellentswimmer,heexplained.Inshort,hewastheperfectjobapplicant.Thenhesubmittedhisapplicationandhopedforthebest.InAustralia,thetourismofficersinQueenslandwereverybusy.Theyreceived35,000applicationsfrompeopleallovertheworld.Theychose15topapplicants—includingSouthall.ThentheyinvitedtheseapplicantstoAustralia.Theinterviewwasunusual:fourdaysofswimming,diving,andwritingblogsabouttheexperience.Attheendofthefourdays,theychosethebestapplicant:BenSouthall.ThiswasthebeginningofSouthall’samazingexperience.Fromhisfirstdayatworktohislast,heexploredtheislands.Heswamintheclear,bluewateranddivedamongthecoralreefs.Hevisitedlocalhotels,andheateatallthebestrestaurants.“Everydaywasadifferentexperience:jetskiing,stayinginfive-starresorts,diving,andthenwritingaboutit.”Meanwhile,peoplewerereadinghisblogsallovertheworld.Itwasn’tallfun,however.Australiaishometomanypoisonous(有毒的)creaturessuchassnakes,spiders,andfish.Formostofthetime,Southallmanagedtoavoidthesecreatures.However,inthelastweek,hisluckcametoanend.Apoisonousjellyfishstunghim.Luckily,herecoveredandwasabletofinishhiswork.Intheend,wasthistheperfectjob?Yes,butSouthalldiscoveredthatitwasextremelyhardwork.Hewasunderalotofpressuretowriteaboutallhisadventures.Hehadtopostvideosandphotoseveryday.Thesevideosandblogsattractedmorepeopletotheisland.So,BenSouthallswam,dived,hadagoodtime,anddidagoodjob.Infact,hehadsuchagoodtimethathedecidedtostayinAustralia.12．WhydidSouthallthinkhewastherightpersonforthejob?A．Hehadexperienceworkingasatourismofficer.B．HealreadytraveledthousandsofmilesacrossAustralia.C．Heknewhowtomakeavideoabouthistravelingexperience.D．Hebelievedhisskillsandexperiencepreparedhimforthejob.13．Theinterviewprocesswasunusualbecause________.A．thetourismofficersreceivedsomanyapplicationsB．thetourismofficerschoseSouthalltotakeupthejobC．theapplicantshadtogotoAustraliafortheinterviewD．theapplicantsmustshowtheycouldswim,diveandwrite14．WhichofthefollowingaremostlikelytobefoundinSouthall’sblog?①Keepawaywhenyoumeetthepoisonouscreatures.②Tryallkindsofdeliciouslocalfoodinlocaltoprestaurants.③Learnskiinganddivinginfive-starresortswithoutpaying.④Swimintheclear,bluewateranddiveamongthecoralreefs.A．①②③ B．②③④ C．①③④ D．①②④15．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSouthall’swork?A．Comfortableandperfect. B．Relaxingbutdifficult.C．Attractivebutdangerous. D．Interestingandwell-paid.Dillonisnowan11-year-oldboyinEngland.OnedayinNovember2021,hewokeupingreatpainandhisrightlegwasswollen(腫脹的).Infact,hisleghurtsomuchthathecouldn’tevenwearsocksortrousers.Formorethanayear,hespentthenightscreaming(尖叫)inpain,evenaskinghisfamilytohavehislegcutoff.Hewentthroughtestaftertest,butnodoctorcouldfindoutwhatwasmakinghislegsopainful.Finally,theydiscoveredDillonhadararecondition(罕見(jiàn)疾病)calledComplexRegionalPainSyndrome(CRPS,復(fù)雜性區(qū)域疼痛綜合征),oneofthemostpainfulillnessesintheworld.Melanie,Dillon’smother,begansearchingfortreatmentforDillon’sillness.Butshequicklydiscoveredthereweren’tmanychoicesintheUK.That’swhenMelaniediscoveredanewmachinecalledtheVECTTORmachinefortreatingpainlikeDillon’s.TheonlytroublewasthatthemachineswereonlyavailableinHouston,Texas.Melaniecouldn’tbooktheplaneticketsanyfaster.Beforelong,DillonmetwithpainmanagementexpertsandtriedtheVECTTORmachineinHouston.Theresultsweregreat.Afterjustonesession(療程),Dillon’spaineasedandhewasabletoputalittleweightonhisleg.Hefeltbetterandcouldevenputonsocks,trousers,andshoesforthefirsttimeinayear.MelanieboughtaVECTTORmachinefor$5,333andbroughtitbackhometoEngland.Dillonnowusesitfor40minuteseveryday,twiceaday.Dillon’swholefamilyishealing(恢復(fù)常態(tài))aftertheiryear-longtrouble.They’rehopefulthathisconditioncontinuestolessenwithtime.Fornow,they’recelebratingthemomentstheyverynearlymissedoutonexperiencing,likeDillon’sfirstdayofhighschool!Thesearethestoriesthatscientistsdreamofhearing!It’sgreatwhattheycandowithtechnologytoday.Andit’sbeautifultoseeitbeingusedtocreatereal-life“wonders”forfamilieslikeDillon’s.16．WhathappenedtoDillononedayinNovember2021?A．Hedidn’twanttowearsocks.B．Hewasscaredandscreamedatnight.C．Hehadtocutoffoneofhislegs.D．Hisrightlegbegantohurtsuddenly.17．AccordingtoParagraph2,thedoctors________atfirst.A．foundoutDillonhadarareillnessB．weren’tsurewhathadcausedDillon’spainC．a(chǎn)dvisedDillontogoabroadfortreatmentD．offeredDillonmanychoicestotreathisillness18．WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A．Melaniebookedtheairplaneticketsatonce.B．Melaniecouldn’taffordtheairplaneticketsatfirst.C．Melaniewastoonervoustobooktheairplanetickets.D．Melaniedidn’tknowhowtobooktheairplanetickets.19．Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinthistext?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Nothingisbetterthankeepingfit.C．Technologymakesourlifebetter.D．Timeisalwaysthebestmedicine.Ifyoueverhavethedesiretobreakoutintosongintheshower,inthecar,maybeatyourneighbor’skaraokenight—youshouldembraceitwhole-heartedly.Thisancientartnotonlymakesyoufeelgood,butitcanalsoimproveyourwell-being,reduceyourfeelingsofpain,andevenextendyourlife.Usingyourvoicetosing,ratherthansimplycarryingoutaconversation,offersuniquebenefitsbecausesingingaffectsourbodies.Also,studieslinksingingwithalowerheartratedecreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPreston-Roberts,amusictherapist(治療師).Sheusesthesongtohelppatientswhosufferfromavarietyofproblems.Singing,particularlyinagroup,seemstobenefittheelderlyparticularlywell.Aspartofathree-yearstudyexamininghowsingingaffectsthehealthofthosefifty-fiveandolder,aSeniorSingersChoruswasformedbytheLevineSchoolofMusicinWashington,D．C．Theseniorsinvolvedinthechorus,aswellasseniorsintwoseparateartsgroupsaboutwritingandpainting,showedsignificanthealthimprovementscomparedtothoseinthecontrolgroups(控制組).Obviously,theartsgroupsreportedthirtyfewerdoctors’visits,fewereyesightproblems,lessdepression,andlessneedformedication.EvenleadresearcherDr.Gene.D．CohendirectoroftheCenteronagingatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,wassurprisedathowbiganeffecttheseniors’artsparticipationhadontheirhealth.Cohensaid,“Theaverageageofallthesubjectswaseighty.Thisishigherthanlifeexpectancy.So,ifaneffectweretobeachieved,onewouldordinarilyexpecttoseelessdecline(下降)comparedtothecontrolgroup.Thefactthattherewassomuchimprovementinmanyareaswasthesurprisingfactor.”Theseniorsalsonoticedhealthimprovementsandtheyreportedfeelingbetterbothindailylifeandwhilesinging.Thepartofthebrainthatworkswithspeechisdifferentfromthepartthatprocessesmusic.“Peopleseemtoenjoydoingsomethingjointlywithotherpeople.Therearealotoffactsthatbeingsociallyinvolvedisgoodforpeoplewithdementia(老年癡呆).”Ballardsaid.Theartsareshowingupasatreatmenttoolinhospitalsacrossthecountry.Ifyouarethinkingofvolunteering,singingatahospitalmaybeagoodchoice—notonlyforthepatients,butalsoforyourself.20．Inthefirstparagraphtheauthor________.A．expressesadesireforsinging B．offerssomeadviceonsingingC．putsforwardhispointofview D．statestheimportanceofhealth21．WhywasCohensurprisedattheresultsofthestudy?A．Thestudywasnotasexpensiveasexpected. B．People’shealthintheartsgroupimprovedgreatly.C．Artsactedasatreatmenttoolinhospitals. D．Theseniorsthemselvesnoticedhealthimprovements.22．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoAvoidGettingDementia B．HowSeniorsLiveaHealthyLifeC．HowtoKeepOurBrainsHealthy D．HowSingingImprovesYourHealthManystudentshavealreadyhadclearideasaboutwhatjobstheywouldliketohaveinthefuture.Webelieveboys’choicesaredifferentfromgirls’.Tofindouthowdifferenttheirchoicesare,wemadeasurveyinMoonlightMiddleSchool.Thefollowingchartshowstheresultsofthesurvey.23．About45%ofthegirlswouldliketobe________inthefuture.A．bankclerks B．reporters C．scientists D．teachers24．Whatdoesthechartshowus?A．Boyslikebeingscientiststheleast.B．Boysarebetteratmanagementthangirls.C．Boys’abilitiesofjobsaredifferentfromgirls’.D．Girls’choicesofjobsarenotthesameasthoseofboys.Sometimesthere’snothingbetterthanthe“rush”youfeelwhenyou’regoingathighspeeds.Orthewonderofgoingsomewherenewanddifferent,climbingamountainorenjoyingextremesportslikesnowboarding.Thesearetheadventureswe“thrillseekers(尋找刺激的人)”livefor.Butsometimeswealsoneedtoknowwhentoslowdown.Recently,Iwentquadbiking(摩托車越野),orATVdriving,onatrackinthemountains.Afterabriefinstructionalexerciseandwhatseemedlikelotsofwaiting,weputonourhelmets(頭盔),startedourenginesandgotontothetrack.Thesoundoftheenginewasexciting.AsIgotmoreconfident,Icouldn’thelpovertakingotherdriverswheneverIgotthechance.Finally,thewayforwardopenedupandIwentaheadoftheothers.Iturnedtowardasmallhillandraceddown.AsIsoonfoundout,thiswasabigmistake.MyATVturnedoveratfullspeed.Luckily,IknewitwashappeningandpushedmyselfoutofthewayofthefallingATV.IfIhadnot,IprobablywouldhavebrokenmylegbeneaththeweightoftheATVorevenlostit.Imighthaveevenbrokenmyneck.Itendedupturningoutfine,apartfromsomesoreness(疼痛)inmychestforaweekorso.Thiswasasurpriseformyfriend.Afterseeingtheaccident,hesaidtome,“Dude,Ithoughtyouweredead.”PerhapsIcouldhavedied,ifIhadn’tbeenluckythatday.ThateventwasoneI’llalwaysrememberfortheadventureandthenear-deathexperience.It’sgoodtobeadventurous,butit’sstillreallyimportanttobewiseandcarefultoo.So,goonadventures,butbesmartwhileyou’reonthem!25．Whatdidtheauthordobeforestartinghisquadbikingadventure?A．HecheckedhisATVagainandagain. B．Hesharedhisexperiencewithotherdrivers.C．Hereceivedsomeinstructionandwaited. D．Hemadeapersonalsurveyofthetrack.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overtaking”inparagraph2mostlikelymean?A．Following. B．Directing. C．Goingpast. D．Talkingwith.27．Whathappenedwhentheauthortriedtoracedownasmallhill?A．Hesloweddown. B．Hehithisfriend’sATV.C．Hebrokehisneckandleg. D．HelostcontrolofhisATV.28．What’sthemainmessagetheauthorwantstoconveyinthetext?A．Accidentsareanaturalpartofadventures. B．Itisfuntoliveanadventurouslife.C．Neverbeafraidoffailureinlife. D．Keepsafetyinmindwhileonanadventure.What’syourdreamjob?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?AgroupofstudentsfromTianjinfoundaverycommonproblemamongyoungteenagers:Mostofthemhavelittleideaabouttheircareerplansasthereistoolittlehelpfromschoolorfamily.Toofferteenagershelpfuladviceoncareer,thestudentsfromTianjinTEDANO.1MiddleSchoolstartedaprojectcalled“