大学英语教案：The Joy of Work

一、判断题

Directions:Readthefollowingarticleaboutwork.Are

sentences1-9"True"or"False"?

下面的短文后列出了9个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判

断。

WorkIsaService

Youngpeoplemayaskthemselvesquestionslikethiswhenthey

applyforemployment:"Whataremyworkinghours?Whataremy

extrabenefitsbesideswages?WhatholidayswillIhaveoff?

WillIhaveenoughtimetohangoutwithmyfriendsorpursue

myhobbies?”Withquestionslikethese,however,whenwefocus

onourleisurehoursinsteadofourworkinghours,wemaybe

preventedfromseeingamuchgreateropportunity.

Goodworkattitudes,habits,andskillsarelearnedthrough

successfulworkexperiences.Letmeillustrate.Ontheranch

（牧场）whereIgrewup,thecowshadtobemilkedbeforedawn

everyday.WhenIwasjust10yearsold,Iwouldenterour

barnyardwheretherewereabout10to12cowswaitingforme

toletthemintothemiIkingbarn.Mymotherandfatherused

tosayoutloudtothecows,“Goodmorning.It'sgoodtosee

you!”IhavetoconfessthatasayoungboyIdidn,tfeelquite

thesamewaytowardthecows.

Aftereachcowwasmilked,Ipouredthemilkfromthepailinto

a10-galloncan.Eachcanweighedabout80poundswhenfull.

ItmademestretchmyyoungmusclesasIcarriedthemtothe

roadforthedairytopickup.

MyfatherandmotherquitefrequentlyhelpedmewithmiIking

thecows.Iremembermyfatherandmothercontinuedtomilk

untiltheywereintheirlate80s.ButFatherdidn'tmiIkthe

cowsbecausehehadto;hemilkedthembecausetheyneededto

bemilked.Thereisadifference.Tohim,theseanimalswere

notjustcows一theywereBigBlackieandBossieandSallyand

Betsy.Hewantedthemtobecontent.Healwayssaidthat

contentedcowsgivegoodmilk.Tomyfather,milkingcows—as

unsophisticatedasitmayseem—wasnotanextraburden;itwas

anopportunity.Milkingwasnotajobforhim;itwasaservice.

ThisphilosophyissomethingthathelpedmeasIgrewup.It

helpedmetofindoutthatallhonestworkishonorable.Within

afewyearsIrealizedthatroutinelyperformingthesechores

actuallybegantogivemeasenseofconfidenceandempowerment.

Itookprideinmywork.Wecontrolourownattitudestowards

work.Self-confidenceandempowermentcanserveuswell一inthe

classroomoronWallStreet.

Insteadofthinkingofourdailyworkasanextraburden,we

shouldthinkofitasanopportunity.That'sjustthewaymy

fathertaughtmetofeelaboutthecows.Thoseteachingshave

remainedwithmeal1mylife,andIcontinuetovisittheranch

anditsmemoriesasoftenaspossible.

1.Youngpeoplemaybemoreconcernedaboutleisuretimewhen

applyingforjobs.

正确答案：V

2>Goodworkattitudes,habits,andskillsarelearnedat

school.

正确答案：X

3、Unlikehisparents,theyoungboyseemednottobegladto

seethecowseverymorning.

正确答案：V

4、AftereachcowwasmiIked,theauthorwouldcarrythemilk

tothemarket.

正确答案：X

5、Theauthoralwaysmilkedthecowsaloneinthebarnyard.

正确答案：X

6、Tohisfather,milkingcowswasacomplicatedjob.

正确答案：X

7、Theauthor'sfathermilkedthecowsbecausetheyneededto

bemilked.

正确答案：V

8、Theauthorcametolikethejobofmilkingandtookpride

init.

正确答案：V

9、Self-confidenceandempowermentacquiredatworkwill

benefitpeoplethroughouttheirlives.

正确答案：V

二、单选题

Directions:Readthefollowingtextaboutfriendshipand

loyalty.Forquestions1-5,choosetheanswer（A,B,CorD）

whichyouthinkfitsbestaccordingtothetexts.阅读下面短

文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳

选项。

FriendshipandLoyalty

WhentheterroristattackonSeptember11thcausedpeopleto

fleethebuilding,AvremelZelmanowitzriskedhisownchance

ofescapebystayingbehindwithhisfriendandcolleague,Ed

Beyea,whowasconfinedtoawheelchairduetoaparalysisknown

asquadriplegia（截瘫）.Bothmenlosttheirlives,butthestory

ofAvremel'sloveanddevotiontohisfriendconveysa

life-givingmessagetoall.

Avremelnevermarried,andhesharedahousewithhisbrother

andhisfamily.HewasalovinguncletohisbrotherJschildren,

andhewasdevotedtocaringforhisagingparents.Hewasa

“familyman“ineverysenseoftheword.Atthesametime,

hehadhisownlife,hisTorahclasses,hisvariedinterests,

andajobandfriendstowhichhewascharacteristically

devoted.

Whenthetragedyoccurred,Avremelwasage55,andhisfriend,

EdBeyea,wasage42.Edbecamedisabledafteradivingaccident

atage22,buthemanagedtowork14yearsatBlueCrossBlue

Shieldsincehisinjury.BothheandAvremelwereprogram

analystswhoworkedonthe27thflooroftheWorldTrade

Center.

AvremelhadjoinedtheofficetwoyearsafterEdwashired,and

thetwobecameveryclosefriends.Theybothlovedbooksand

music-oftentradingbooksandtapes,andtheybothserved

asthespecialuncleoftheirrespectivefamilies.LikeAvremel,

Edhadnochildrenofhisown,buthewasafatherfigureto

histwonephewsaftertheirfatherdied.Bothfriendshada

greatsenseofhumor,althoughEdwasstrongandoutgoing,while

Avremelwasthemorequietofthepair.

OnthemorningofSeptember11th,Edwantedtowaituntilhe

couldbesecurelycarrieddownbyseveralrescueworkers,as

itwasdangerousforsomeonewithhisdisabilitytobemoved.

Avremelwouldn'tallowhisfriendtowaitalonewheneveryone

elsewasfleeingthebuilding,andhestayedwithhim.

Inthedaysthatfollowed,themedialearnedaboutAvremelJ

sselflessact,andthestorybegantospread.PresidentBush,

inhisnationalprayeraddresstotheAmericanpeople,referred

toAvremel'sactasoneofthemanyueloquent（有说服力的）

actsofsacrifice“thatweredemonstratedbyAmericansduring

thiscrisis.

1、WhathappenedtoAvremelandEdduringthe11/9terrorist

attacks?

A.AvremelrescuedEdatthecostofhisownlife.

B.BothAvremelandEdgaveuptheirchanceofescape.

C.BothAvremelandEdwerefinallyrescued.

D.AvremelstayedwithEdandbothlosttheir1ives.

正确答案：D

2、AvremelandEdweresimilarinthat.

A.bothofthemwereintheir50s

B.bothofthemlovedbooksandmusic

C.bothofthemweredisabled

D.bothlivedwiththeirbrothers'families

正确答案：B

3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.AvremeltookcareofEd'slifeafterwork.

B.Avremellikeddivingwhenhewasyoung.

C.Edbecamedisabledafteradrivingaccident.

D.Edwasnotabletogetdownstairshimself.

正确答案：D

4、WhydidAvremelchoosetostaywhenotherswerefleeing?

A.Becauseheexpectedtherescuerstohelphim.

B.BecausehetriedtocarryEddownstairs.

C.Becausehedidn,twanttoleaveEdbehind.

D.Becausehefounditsafertostayinside.

正确答案：C

5、Theword“address“inthelastparagraphmeans,

A.speech

B.solution

C.information

D.title

正确答案：A

三、选择填空题

Directions:Readthefollowingtextaboutcelebrating

mistakesandthencompletetwotasks.Forquestions1-5,choose

theheadingfromthelist(A-F)thatbestfitsthemeaningof

eachnumberedparagraph1-5;forquestions6-10,choosethe

bestanswerfromthelist(A-F)ontherightandcompletethe

sentences.Thereisonlyoneextrachoicethatyoudonotneed

touse.阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务：(1)从第1〜

5题后所给的6个选项中为第1-5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)

从第6〜10题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个

句子。本题填入正确选项的大写字母即可。

FiveReasonstoCelebrateMistakes

(1)Mistakeshaveawayoffocusingourattentionand

puttingcrucialproblemsrightinourface.Mistakeslighta

pathforus.Whenweownuptoourmistakes,weoftenknow

exactlywhat'snotworkingandwhatwecandotofixit.

(2)Thereisonesurewaytoavoidmistakesandthat'sto

avoidlife.Thewriterwhoneverfinishesabookwillneverhave

toworryaboutgettingnegativereviews.Thecomedianwhonever

performsinfrontofanaudienceissuretoavoidtellingjokes

thatfallflat.Whenwearecomfortablewithmakingmistakes,

we'remorelikelytotakerisksandtackleprojects.

Celebratingmistakesinvolveswisdom.Effectivepeopledon't

setgoalswiththeideaofmakingmistakes.Instead,theyaim

toreachthosegoalswhileacceptingtheriskoferror.

(3)Imagineworkingatacompanythathasnostandards一where

mistakesarenotdistinguishedfromsuccessesandnooneisheld

accountableforerrors.Wecouldturninthemostcarelessand

thecrudestpiecesofworkwe'deverdone,andtheywouldget

treatedthesameasourbestwork.We'dneverbeabletocount

onhavingthesuppliesweneededbecausenoonewouldcomplain

whenvendorsfailedtodeliver.Projectscouldgopermanently

unfinishedandnoonewouldsayanything.Inanatmospherewhere

there'snodifferencebetweenfailureandsuccess,theword

“mistake“wouldbewithoutmeaning.Mistakescanhappenonly

whenpeoplearetrulycommittedtomakingthingswork.

(4)Theword“mistake“derivesmeaningonlybycomparison

towhatwedesire.Noticingandadmittingourmistakesreminds

usofwhatwereallywanttohave,do,andbe.Mistakesoffer

usanopportunitytopracticetruthtelling.Withthisactcome

therewardsofhonestyandfrankness,includingself-knowledge

andthecapacityforchange.Aswetellthetruthaboutour

mistakes,wecanbenefitbyreleasingshameandblame.Fixing

mistakesandpreventingthemfromhappeningagainarekey

goals.

(5)Mistakesareusuallymoreinstructivethansuccesses一

andoftenfarmoreinteresting.Thelessonswelearnfrommaking

mistakesoftenstickwithusforalifetime.Wecantranslate

thoselessonsintonewvaluesandbehaviorsthatmakeaprofound

difference.Withallthesepotentialbenefitsfrommistakes,

wehaveplentyofreasonstocelebratethem.

A.Mistakesencouragetakingrisks

B.Mistakespractisetellingtruth

C.Mistakesmakepowerfulteachers

D.Mistakesareasimportantassuccesses

E.Mistakesfocusourattention

F.Mistakesmakethingswork

1、Paragraph(1)：

正确答案：E

2、Paragraph(2)：

正确答案：A

3、Paragraph(3)：

正确答案：F

4、Paragraph(4)：

正确答案：B

5、Paragraph(5)：

正确答案：C

A.stickwithusforalifetime

B.whatwecandotofixit

C.committedtomakingthingswork

D.acceptingtheriskoferror

E.worryaboutbeingcriticized

F.committedtomakingthingswork

6、Weoftenknowthroughmistakeswhat'sgoingwrongand

正确答案：B

7、Ifawriterneverfinisheshisbook,hewillneverhaveto

正确答案：E

8、Effectivepeopleaimtoreachtheirgoalswhile.

正确答案：D

9、Peoplecanmakemistakesonlywhentheyaretruly.

正确答案：F

10>Wecanlearnsomelessonsfrommakingmistakes,whichoften

正确答案：A

四、选句填空题

Directions:Readthefollowingtextabouthowtoimprove

self-confidence.Fivesentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.

ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Fonthenextpageto

fillineachofthegaps(1-5).Thereisoneextrasentencewhich

youdonotneedtouse.下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句

子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以

恢复文章原貌。本题填入正确选项的大写字母即可。

HowtoImproveSelf-Confidence

Improvingyourself-confidencecanbeadifficulttask.Most

peopleassociatehavingahighlevelofconfidencewithbeing

successful.Insomewaythisistrue,sincemostsuccessful

peoplehavehighlevelsofself-confidenceandareabletotake

onanychallengesintheirpath.

1.Itcantakealongtimetodevelop,butit

certainlycanhaveamassivepositiveimpactontherestofyour

life.

Self-confidencecanbetheroutetoachievingmanyofyourother

goals,whetheritbeaskingcertainpersonouttodinner,

becomingsuccessfulinbusinessorevenwithyourweightloss

goals.2.

Facewhatyoufear.Mostofthetime,whatyoufearwillnot

reallybeasbadasitseems.Whetheritisbeingtooembarrassed

togotoanewfitnessclasssinceyouthinkyouwillstickout

likeasorethumb,orgoingforthatpromotionatwork,youwill

findintimethateveryoneisfearfulorhasinsecuritiesabout

something.3.Theyjustdealwiththemina

differentandpositiveway.

Improveyourself-confidencebyfindingoutwhatyoureally

wantfromlife.4.Don,tbeafraidoffailing,

sincelifeisonebiglearningcurve.Ibetthemostsuccessful

peopleyou'vemetfailedoverandoveragainbeforetheyhit

itbig.

5.Byutilizingthetechniquesusedinhypnosis

（催眠），youcangainaccesstoyoursub-consciousmind,

allowingyoutoplantpositivethoughtsthatcangreatlyhelp

youwithyourprogressofbecomingamoreself-confident

person.

A.Thereareafewbasictipstohelpmakeyouintoa

self-confidenthumanbeing.

B.Onemethodthatcanhelptoimproveself-confidenceis

throughtheuseofHypnosis.

C.Trynewthingsthatexciteyou.

D.Eventhemostself-confidentpeoplehavecertainissues.

E.Weaimtohelppeoplebecomemoreself-confidentinlife.

F.Developingself-confidencecanbehard,especiallyifyou

arestartingwithlittleornoconfidence.

1、_________

正确答案：F

2、_________

正确答案：A

3、_________

正确答案：D

4、_________

正确答案：C

5、_________

正确答案：B

五、选词填空题

Directions:Forquestions1-10,readthefollowing

passageandthenselectonewordfromthelistforeachblank.

下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文，

请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。本题填入

正确选项的大写字母即可。

ThePowerofPositiveWordsintheFamily

Asawriterandpsychotherapist(心理医师)，Ihavebeenusing

wordscarefullymostofmylife.Whilecounselingahusbandand

wife,Inoticethata(1)wordcanstirtheir

emotionsandtaketheirconversationtoadarkplacethatthey

bothknowisnegative.

Worldpeace(2)withpeaceinthefamily.Asa

therapist,I'veheardmanyadultsrecitehurtfulwordsthey

hearddecadesagofromaparentorabrotherorsister.Care

inspeakingtochildrenrequiresadegreeofself-possession,

theabilitytoseepasttheblindemotionofthemomenttothe

needsofthechild.Goodwords(3)fromthat

greatervision.

Forexample,wordsofextremepraisecando(4)

fortheinjuredego(自我)ofachildorspouse.Sometimesit'

shelpfultogivewordstowhatisusuallyleftunspoken."I

appreciatewhatyoudidforme.I'mhappythatyou'rewith

me.”Simple,directandheart-feltwordsof(5),

appreciationandgratitudeoftengounsaid,whentheycouldbe

ahandymeansofhealing.Wordshurtandwordsheal.

Everyday(6)opportunitiestosaywordsof

encouragementandrecognition.Nomatterhowstrongor

(7)weare,weallneedsuchwords.Butoftenthey

mayseemunnecessary.Myruleis:ifthethoughtoccurstome

tosaysomethingsupportive,Isayit.Youcanneverspeaktoo

ofteninpraiseandappreciation.Youcanalsoreceivethat

praise,whenitcomes,gracefully―withwords."Thankyou

forsayingthat.Ineedtohearthat.”

Afriendofourfamily,anintelligent,progressiveCatholic

priest,(8)praisesourchildrentotheskies.He

isveryextremeinhislanguage,andeveryoneknowsheoverdoes

itwithhispraise.Butwealllovetoseehim,andwe

(9)hisfriendship.Wedon'tneedrealismand

moderation(适度)fromsuchafriend.

Everywheretoday,marriagepartnersandchildrenarein

distress.Ihaveno(10)thatonesimplesolution

wouldbetoofferthemwordsofsupport.Whenusedwithcare,

languagecanbetherapeutic.Even,andmaybeespecially,when

apersonisbeingdifficultandaggressive,wordsof

understandingandaffirmation,realisticandfelt,canoften

help.

A.wondersE.alwaysI.already

B.doubtF.successfulJ.treasure

C.comeG.carefulK.praise

D.beginsH.singleL.offers

1.

正确答案：H

2、

正确答案：D

3、

正确答案：C

4、

正确答案：A

5、

正确答案：K

6、

正确答案：L

7、

正确答案：F

8、

正确答案：E

9、

正确答案：J

10、________

正确答案：B

六、完形填空

Directions:Readthetextbelow.Usethewordattheend

ofeachlinetoformanewwordthatfitsinthespaceinthe

sameline.下面的短文有11处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，

请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。

CarefulUseofWords

Wordsarepowerfulandcanbevery1(damage)when

usedcarelessly.Theyhavethepowertoevokepotentemotions

andtheycanhelpinspire,2(courage)andmotivate

people.Theycantransformtheworldthatweliveinandina

crisistheycanbeyourstrongestallyoryourmostdamaging

opponent.

Oneshouldalwaysbevery3(care)whenusingwords,

butthisisespeciallysointhemidstofacrisis.Whocan

forgetwhen,duringthemiddleofthelargestoilspill

inUShistory,theChiefExec