Unit 3 Looking good,feeling good一、閱讀理解。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】本文屬于說明文，現(xiàn)在MIB課程越來越受歡迎，文章中對其受歡迎的具體的原因進行了分析。1.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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.可知本段中主要通過對比MIB和MBA課程之間的區(qū)別來組織全文的。故C項正確。2.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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.可知很多大型國際組織更喜歡聘用有MIB學位人才。這才是越來越多的人學習MIB課程的主要原因。故D正確。4.C【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知現(xiàn)在MIB課程越來越受歡迎。本段最后一句There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.提出了這一課程受歡迎有很多原因，文章接下來三段就對具體的原因進行了說明。故C項正確。二、單項選擇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：令我們感到失望的是，校長把他的侄子列入有機會前往新加坡學習的候選人名單中。include在本句中意義為“把列入”。include(包括，包含)指在整體中能明確界定的幾個部分。contain(包含，含有，裝有)指一個較大事物中所容納的分離部分，有封閉于一個整體的感覺。例如：The parcel included a dictionary.那包裹里也包括了一本字典。The parcel contained a dictionary.那包裹里裝的是一本字典。adopt收養(yǎng)，采用，采取，采納；conclude得出結(jié)論，推斷出，決定。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.寧愿而不愿。句意：勇敢的士兵寧愿死也不愿屈服，最后敵人不得不殺了他。故選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堅持；depend on依靠；base on以為根據(jù)。句意：2012年大地震后，土耳其整個社會集中精力營救那些被埋在廢墟中的人們。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有意義，理解，講得通，是明智的；give way讓路，退讓；take risks冒險，冒風險，擔風險；lose face丟臉，丟丑，失去面子。句意：人們往往認為，如果你想成就一番，你就得去冒險。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補償；e up with提出；break away from脫離；fall back on求助于，依賴，轉(zhuǎn)而依靠。句意：如果這些新的措施沒有效果的話，我們就不得不仍然依賴舊的體系。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從長遠來看；on the other hand另一方面；in the meanwhile同時；as a result結(jié)果。故選A。句意：從長遠來看，人格是個人生活的決定因素，對國家也是如此。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：我們聽到這個笑話時，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：為了孩子上學，許多父母親買房都會優(yōu)先可慮(in preference to)當?shù)氐姆績r。in response to對做出反應；in addition to除之外；in regard to關(guān)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，全神貫注。句意：據(jù)基尼指數(shù)顯示，過去35年來，中國的財富集中度增長了三分之一，如今比美國還高。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 突然降臨。句意：萬一發(fā)生地震，為了安全起見你應呆在屋子里沒有東西能砸中你的地方。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從長遠來看；in exchange作為交換；by all means一定，務必，盡一切辦法。句意：你們今天所學的似乎沒有用處，但是從長遠來看，它將一定會對你的發(fā)展有重大的影響。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】過去分詞作賓語補足語。與它所修飾的her colleagues存在被動關(guān)系。(be)amused with。考查keep+賓語+賓補結(jié)構(gòu)。amused感到高興的；amusing令人高興的。句意：露西有很強的幽默感，總是使她的同事們對于她的故事感到高興。所以選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引導非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞a report。句意：事故的其中一個目擊者給警察寫了一份報告，報告中描述了事故發(fā)生的經(jīng)過。故選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：我肯定你寧愿她坐公交車去學校，是不是？此處考查的是Im sure引導的從句的反義疑問句，應該是與后面的從句保持一致；在從句中涉及到了would rather的虛擬語氣的使用，但并不影響反義疑問句的生成，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】 本文是一篇故事性記敘文。主要講述Francis Chichester喜歡環(huán)游世界。他曾試圖環(huán)球飛行, 但失敗了; 58歲時他贏得了個人帆船橫渡大西洋比賽第一名; 在將近65歲時他開始了一生中最了不起的航程, 獨自一人航海到好望角, 最終伊麗莎白女王二世授予他一把非常珍貴的劍。1. A. runB. travelC. flyD. ride【解析】選C。單槍匹馬駕船環(huán)游世界之前, Francis Chichester已經(jīng)好幾次讓他的朋友們感到吃驚。他曾試圖環(huán)球飛行(fly), 但失敗了。第二段第二句中有提示。 2. A. picked upB. gave upC. lifted upD. made up【解析】選B。 從上下文語境可知他環(huán)球飛行失敗后開始航海了。即放棄(give up)了飛行。3. A. sailingB. flyingC. horsingD. running【解析】選A。從上文可知他開始航海了, 而且后面有the Atlantic大西洋。sailing航行。4. A. newB. horribleC. ambitiousD. old【解析】選D。從句意可知他贏得橫穿大西洋比賽后, 他以前的(old)周游世界的夢想又回來了。old舊的, 老的, 以前的。old符合題意。5. A. crazyB. reasonableC. acceptableD. hopeless【解析】選A。 因為他患了肺癌, 所以他的醫(yī)生和朋友都認為他(環(huán)球航行) 瘋了(crazy)。6. A. find outB. put forwardC. carry outD. bring out【解析】選C。但Chichester決意實施自己的計劃。根據(jù)句意可知他要實施(carry out)自己的計劃。7. A. settle downB. retireC. go sightseeingD. entertain【解析】選B。根據(jù)常識可知, 多數(shù)人在65歲時已經(jīng)退休(retire)了。8. A. workB. flightC. taskD. voyage【解析】選D。句意: 他開始了他一生中最偉大的旅程。從上文可知他要航海(voyage)。9. A. afterB. beforeC. untilD. since【解析】選B。Chichester航行了14 100英里才在澳大利亞的悉尼停下來。before在之前, 比早些, 多久才。根據(jù)句意, B符合題意。10. A. togetherB. happilyC. aloneD. successfully【解析】選C。句意: 這是以前獨自(alone)航行的距離的兩倍多。從后面的文章可知是他一人航行的。11. A. withoutB. forC. withD. beyond【解析】選A。句意: 他上了岸后, 如果沒(without)別人幫助他連路都不能走。12. A. littleB. allC. muchD. enough【解析】選D。分析句意可知, 每個人都說他已經(jīng)做得非常好, 足夠了。 enough充分, 足夠。13. A. Even thoughB. OtherwiseC. ButD. So that【解析】選C。根據(jù)語境可知別人認為他做得足夠了但他卻不聽, 前后意思相反, 故用表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的“但是”。14. A. planningB. workingC. restingD. sailing【解析】選C。從上文可知他是停在悉尼, 在那兒休息(rest)了幾周。15. A. helpB. preparationsC. discussionD. objections【解析】選D。從句意可知, Chichester再一次出發(fā), 不顧許多的反對(objection)。16. A. rainyB. dangerousC. interestingD. fortable【解析】選B。從下文的內(nèi)容“I feel as if I had woken up from a nightmare”可知是更危險的(dangerous)。17. A. againB. thenC. finallyD. quickly【解析】選A。根據(jù)句意可知是說即使是一匹野馬再也不能把我拖到好望角和那片海洋上。again表示“再一次”。故選A。 18. A. forwardB. backC. shortlyD. opposite【解析】選B。從下文的“Queen Elizabeth honored him”可知他返回了英國。故back符合題意, 故選B。19. A. EnglandB. AmericaC. FranceD. Australia【解析】選A。從上文可知, 他是從英國出發(fā)的, 故選 A。20. A. seasonsB. weeksC. yearsD. months【解析】選D。句意: 全程他花了9個月的時間, 其中航行的時間是226天, 通過分析可知226天是9 個月中的大部分時間。因此按月計算。故選months。四、七選五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.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。介紹了幾種提高注意力的方法。1G根據(jù)本段的主題句“列清單”以及空后的“You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.”可知，選G項。2E根據(jù)本段的主題句“Sleep more.”和空前一句的內(nèi)容可知，選E項。3D下文的“that energy is soon followed by a crash”與D項中的“cant be helpful enough”相對應，故答案為D。4F本段的主題句“Reduce screen time.”與選項F中的“l(fā)imit it”對應，故答案為F。5A空處為本段的主題句，由下文的“It could be that being active is helpful in this way.”可知，答案為A。