2021-2022年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Onwards and upwards Section Ⅳ Writing about an experience检测（含解析）外研版选择性必修第一册.doc

1、Writing about an experience.阅读理解We have often heard that “work smart and not hard”Does only smart work bring you success？And if so, then why are so many of us still busy putting our blood and sweat into working hard？Here, well discuss hard work and smart work.Hard work is all about consistently work

2、ing towards a particular goal irrespective (不考虑的) of its worth, not being worried about the result and not using any means to reduce your effort.Hard work requires a lot of commitment (投入) and sincerity from the person.Although being bored and tiresome, it can give you the best results if it is done

3、 with heart and soul.One of the preconditions of smart work is having indepth knowledge or experience of the work in hand, because that allows you to look for efficient ways to do the work in a planned time.Being a smart worker saves a lot of time as you can find means to reduce your work by using l

4、ogical and innovative ways to achieve your goals.Besides, it also gives you enough time to learn a new task while completing the present one.Although it seems that smart work is a better option, what we forget is that smart work is the fruit of hard work.Only when you work hard you gather the expert

5、ise (专门技能) and the knowledge to understand the work in hand and efficiently improve on it and work smartly.You will attain great heights and lead a better and comfortable life if you combine both smart and hard work together.If you are not smart, your hard work will never pay.A donkey only does hard

6、 work, while a horse does hard work and uses its smartness whenever and wherever it needs.In a similar way, smart work is the result of hard work.To master the quality of smart work, you really need to work hard.Through hard work, we gain experience which helps us discover new things that may make u

7、s work smartly.The effort is important, but where to make that effort makes a difference.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者通过解释勤奋工作和智慧工作的概念，对比两者的关系，从而得出两者缺一不可的结论。1What can we learn about hard workers from Paragraph 2?AThey lack proper work skills.BThey always have great patience.CThey tend to ignore the goal of work.

8、DThey obtain excellent results from their work.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的Although being boring and tiresome, it can give you the best results if it is done with heart and soul.可知，勤奋工作者可以得到很好的工作结果。2Smart workers can save a lot of time by .Amaking a sensible planBmaking use of innovative waysClearning experie

9、nce from othersDgetting inspiration from a new task解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的Being a smart worker saves a lot of time .by using logical and innovative ways to achieve your goals.可知，智慧工作者通过使用革新的方法来节约很多时间。3What does the author think of hard work?AIt is inspiring.BIt is ineffective.CIt is challenging.DIt is fu

10、ndamental.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段中的smart work is the fruit of hard work.Only when you work hard you gather .可推断，作者认为勤奋工作是基础性的，是智慧工作的先决条件。4What does the example of donkey in Paragraph 5 intend to show?AIt is useless to work hard.BIt is necessary to work smartly.CThe efforts you make matter most.DThe horse i

11、s cleverer than the donkey.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第五段中的The effort is important, but where to make that effort makes a difference.并结合作者所举的例子可推断，作者想说明智慧工作也是必不可少的。.完形填空 The world always makes way for the dreamer.When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziglar.I remember sitting in that dark hall

12、 listening to Mr Ziglar 1 everyones spirits up to the ceiling.I 2 there feeling like I could do anything.When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said，“Dad, I want to 3 people feel like that.” My father asked me 4 I meant.“I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr Ziglar，” I replied.

13、A(n) 5 was born.Recently，I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 6 a fouryear relationship with Fortune 100 Company 7 as a salestrainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 8 .Many people were 9 that I would leave after earning a sixfigure income

14、.And they wondered 10 I would risk everything for a dream.I made my 11 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after 12 a regional sales meeting.The vicepresident of our company made a 13 that changed my life.He asked us，“If a god would offer you three wishes，what would they be？”

15、After giving us a(n) 14 to write down the three wishes，he then asked us，“Why do you need a 15 ？” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment.I realized that everything I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment.I was ready and didnt need a gods help to become a motivatio

16、nal speaker.A motivational speaker was born.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者放弃了优越的工作，只为实现童年的梦想。1A.riseBdoCput Draise解析：选Draise sb.s spirits意为“使振奋；使鼓起勇气”，该短语在句中作listen to的宾语补足语，即listen to sb.do sth.结构。2A.left BcameCarrived Dreached解析：选A根据下一句When we got to the car可推断，此处表示离开那儿的时候，我觉得自己好像已经无所不能了。3A.get BhopeCmake

17、Dcheer解析：选C根据下文I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr Ziglar可知，此句表示我想让人们产生那样的感觉。使役动词make后接不带to的不定式作宾语补足语，即make sb.do sth.，意为“使某人做某事”。4A.that BwhatCwhich Dif解析：选B分析句子成分可知，此处ask后接的是宾语从句，从句中meant后缺少宾语，故用what引导，意为“什么”。5A.dream BideaCgirl Dspeaker解析：选A根据下一段首句Recently，I began seeking my dream可知，

18、此处表示一个梦想诞生了。6A.After BBeforeCBecause DWhile解析：选A句意：我在一家财富100强公司工作了四年，从一个销售培训人员做到地区销售经理，在我事业达到巅峰时我离开了这家公司。根据句意可知，此处用after引导时间状语从句。7A.beginning BworkingCacting Dregarding解析：选A根据此空后的and ending as a regional (地区的) sales manager可知，此处为begin as“以开始”。8A.life BloveCmoney Dcareer解析：选D根据上半句中提到的作者是地区的销售经理可推断，此处

19、表示她处于事业的巅峰。9A.disappointed BmovedCsurprised Ddelighted解析：选C根据此空后的after earning a sixfigure income可知，收入都达到六位数了却选择离开，当然是令人惊讶的。10A.when BwhyCif Dhow解析：选B句意：他们想知道为什么我会为了一个梦想而去冒险。此处用why引导宾语从句。11A.plan BpromiseCdecision Dmind解析：选C句意：我是在参加了一次地区销售会议后，才决定离开自己的安全港湾，去开创自己的公司。make a decision意为“作出决定”，符合语境。12A.at

20、tending BjoiningCentering Dholding解析：选A参加会议、典礼、上课、听报告等都要用attend；enter for意为“报名参加某项比赛”；hold a meeting意为“召开会议”。13A.newspaper BbookCreport Dspeech解析：选D句意：公司的副总裁在会议上发表了演说，从而改变了我的人生。make a speech意为“作演讲”。14A.day BinstanceCweek Dmoment解析：选D根据上文的问题可推断，此处表示他给了“我们”片刻的时间写下三个愿望。15A.love BworkerCgod Dcompany解析：选

21、C根据上句中If a god would offer和下文中的didnt need a gods help可知，这里应与他之前的提问相呼应：你们为什么需要上帝(来帮助自己)呢？.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Eric was working in a selling business.He had been on the road visiting people for more than a month without going home.He couldnt wait to get back to see his wife and ch

22、ildren.It was coming up on Mothers Day, and he usually tried to make it “back home”， but this year he was just too busy and too tired.The day when he was driving in a small town, he saw a flower shop.He said to himself，“I know what I will do.Ill send my mother some roses.”He stopped and went into th

23、e flower shop and saw a young man talking to the girl in it.“How many roses can I get for five dollars, Ms？” the boy asked.The girl was trying to explain that roses were expensive.Maybe the young man would be happy with something else.“No, I have to have roses，” he said, “my mom was badly sick last

24、year and I didnt get to spend much time with her.I want to get something special.It has to be red roses, because that is her favorite.” He was stubborn.The girl in the shop looked up at Eric and was just shaking her head.Something inside of Eric was touched by the boys voice.He wanted to get those r

25、oses so badly.Eric had been blessed (幸运的) in his business, and he looked at the girl and silently said that he would pay for the boys roses.The girl looked at the young man and said, “OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for your dollars.” The young man almost jumped into the air.He took the flower

26、s and ran out of the store.It was worth more than fifty dollars just to see that kind of excitement.Eric ordered his own flowers and asked the girl to have it delivered to his mother.After that, with a relief he drove down the road.Not long after his driving, he saw the boy walking to a graveyard (墓

27、地)注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式作答。Eric stopped his car and followed the young man. Eric went into the car in tears. 参考范文：Eric stopped his car and followed the young man.The young man went up to a small monument, and knelt down.He carefully put the flowers before it and began to sob.“Dear mom, I love you

28、.But how I regret I didnt say it when you were with me.I knew you loved roses, but why didnt I give the flowers to you when I could still see you and talk with you？Now, you have gone to another world.How I regret I didnt tell you I love you so much！”Eric went into the car in tears.His mothers home wasnt far from here, but he hadnt seen her for a long time.He didnt have a talk with her and say how much he loved her for a long time.He turned the car and drove quickly to the flower shop.He asked the girl to give back the flowers because he wanted to give them personally to his mom.