Unit Two   Jobs and Careers (Post-reading)

1. A [a.] every year or once a year.
2. D [a.] thorough
3. C [n.] a standard or principle by which something is judged.
4. V [n.] a slightly different form, copy, or style of an article.
5. B [n.] consider in relation to something else.
6. A [n.] a law- making body.
7. C [v.](of money) be enough for something.
8. M [a.] interesting.

1. I will to my manager to find the exact figures.
2. The milk has overnight.
3. The museum has some new ?from India.
4. Ten dollars will the cost of the damage. .
5. What is the correct for obtaining a refund?

1. Can you give me a ______ description of the thief.
A、creative     B、detailed     C、mental     D、strange
2. Applicants will be called to have an ______ .
A、interference     B、interpretation     C、interruption     D、interview
3. She picked ______ French when she lived in France.
A、on     B、over     C、up     D、out
4. I found myself ______ by a pack of wolves.
A、surrounded     B、surrounding     C、been surrounded     D、surround
5. You can take ______ calculator with you in the exam.
A、electric     B、electrical     C、electronic     D、electrified
6. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ______ .
A、relatively     B、actually     C、annually     D、comparatively
7. They are trying to ______ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A、expose     B、exhibit     C、exhaust     D、exploit
8. There is no ______ to the house from the main road.
A、access     B、avenue     C、exposure     D、edge
9. The detective made a ______ examination of the room.
A、detached     B、detailed     C、determined     D、destined
10. I got hold of all the ______ of the great writer.
A、publicity     B、publishers     C、public     D、publication

Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. In the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom, and so on, as well as such details important notwithstanding (然而),as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对,对抗)individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption (设想)that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident.

1. We can infer from the passage that______.
A) people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flats.
B) English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flats.
C) people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats.
D) modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living.
2. What is mid about the blocks of flats built in the past in Britain?
A) They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.
B) They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families.
C) They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.
D) They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings.
3. The word "rage"(Line 11)means "_____."
A) be ignored.
B) be in fashion.
C) encourage people greatly.
D) develop with great force.
4. Some people oppose the building of fiats because ______
A) the living expenses for each individual family are higher.
B) they believe people like to live in houses with gardens.
C) it involves higher cost compared with the building of houses.
D) the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats.
5.The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses ______.
A) do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the day.
B) have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work.
C) have to spend more money and time travelling to work every day.
D) take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered community.

There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual --- the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.

The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities, Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every, opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark' s I. Q.(intelligent) was125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities the twins having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.

1.What can be the best title of this selection?

2.What's the main idea of this passage?

3.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion. What's that conclusion?

4.According to the passage, how can people increase their individual's I. Q. ?

5.What's suggested in the last sentence of the passage?

1.The residents of the town are proud of its new library.

2.The room soon filled up with people.

3.The Internet is like a personal helper. It can easily tell you about new chances to improve your career.

4.To learn more about the company she entered its website and the website of its headquarters, and studied it's the company's yearly report and financial situations.

5.Dozlic, who escaped from the war in Bosnia, had done several different jobs but was now ready to find a new one.

1．我在这本书里偶然看见了这首诗。

2．虽然这里目前很贫困，但是确蕴藏着巨大的财富。

3．他在法国期间学会了法语。

4．他对英语非常精通。

5．一个人的尊严不是体现在他有多少财富，而在于他的人格是怎样。