Module 5
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2015·安徽黄山二次质检)
Teamwork is all about working together to achieve a common goal or purpose. Is teamwork out of date? Why is it so hard to effectively conduct teamwork in those days?
One way we employ teamwork in everyday lives is by becoming a parent, It is parents' job to teach their children the basic skills and give them the knowledge they need to be successful in life. This, to me, requires teamwork. For example, the mother teaches her children manners and good health skills, while the father teaches them how to catch a ball or drive a car. However, in today's society, we find that more and more parents are feeling that this teamwork is a onesided thing. According to a report ，there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this could be due to the fact that parents don't take responsibility for their children, so they leave one parent to do it alone. This is a sad fact, and it reflects that effective teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our everyday lives.
Another place where teamwork affects us greatly is in our jobs. It doesn't matter if you have a small company or a large company: if you have at least one employee and yourself，then teamwork works. I have noticed that with the current economic recession (衰退), people are racing to grab jobs but the quality of people's work has gone down greatly.It just appears to me that people do not take pride in their work any more. They get to work as fast as they can，just to receive the paycheck, but their quality standards fly_right_out_of_the_window. So I think teamwork is losing ground in the workforce.
As you can see, we run into the aspects of teamwork in just about everything we do. Do you believe teamwork is really losing ground in today's society? I think it is.
语篇解读：本文为议论文。作者通过分析团队精神在家庭生活中和职场上的丧失，说明了团队精神在被越来越多的人所忽视。
1．Why does teamwork disappear in the parenting aspect of our daily life?
A．Parents have no time to spare for their children.
B．Parents have no chances to teach their children about it.
C．Many children are often brought up by a single parent.
D．Many children are independent to deal with their matters.
答案：C 事实细节题。根据第二段中第五句“According to a report ，there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this could be due to the fact that parents don't take responsibility for their children, so they leave one parent to do it alone.”可推知答案为C项。
2．Teamwork is losing ground in the workforce mainly because ________.
A．workers don't like to work together with others
B．workers' sense is affected by economic recession
C．workers want to prove they are more capable
D．fewer workers are employed to save money
答案：B 事实细节题。根据第三段第三句中的“I have noticed that with the current economic recession (衰退), people are racing to grab jobs but the quality of people's work has gone down greatly.”可知经济衰退影响了工人的观念，故答案为B项。
3．The author wants us to believe his opinion by ________.
A．listing some data B．giving some examples
C．asking some questions D．analyzing some cases
答案：D 推理判断题。作者通过分析家庭生活中和职场上团队精神缺失的案例来支持自己的观点，故答案为D项。
4．The underlined phrase “fly right out of the window” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A．disappear B．improve
C．increase D．matter
答案：A 猜测词义题。上文提到由于经济衰退，工人们不再注意工作质量了，人们也不再为自己的工作感到骄傲了。他们想尽快找到工作只是为了挣工资，但他们工作质量的标准被忽视了。由此可见本题答案为A项。
B
(2015·绵阳市一诊模拟)
My daughter recently asked me what a travel agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. “Why haven't we ever been there？” she wanted to know. “Because we do everything ourselves online these days” I explained. “But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you？” she wondered out loud.
The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them. If you book your ticket yourself online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip. All those $30 discounts add up of course so I guess we should be happy with that.
Consider books for a moment. Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book. Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address. So far so good. Unfortunately, that does mean you spend too much time browsing Amazon. com while you could do something fun instead. Like maybe reading an actual book?
Then the package arrives and you aren't home and end up having to pick it up at the local postoffice. All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing in the whole process. Time sounds free, but to most of us, it is more valuable than money.
The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middle—men and we loved it. Somehow, I'm starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middle—men we were so eager to get rid of.
In any project you can always pick two of these: fast, cheap or good. We seem to have focused a lot on 'cheap' and 'good' but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it 'fast' comes out of our own pockets.
You can always make more money but you can never make more time.
语篇解读：文章讲述的是网购虽然可以节省我们的开支，但是却花了我们大量的时间，省钱是有代价的。
5．What is the purpose of paragraph 1 ?
A．It mainly shows the curiosity of the author's daughter.
B．It indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life.
C．It tells us the importance of a travel agency.
D．It shows why people need a travel agency.
答案：B 主旨大意题。根据第一段第五句“Because we do everything ourselves online these days”可知，现在人们的生活受到了英特网的影响，故选B项。
6．What can be inferred from paragraph 2 ?
A．We should be satisfied with $30 that we have saved because it is worthwhile.
B．$30 that we have saved is too little, so we can't be happy with it.
C．We should feel regretful although $30 is worth the time we have spent.
D．It's hard for us to be happy with $30 because we have wasted a lot of time.
答案：D 段落大意题。根据第二段第二句提到“If you book your ticket yourself online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip.”可知我们花很多时间省了30块钱，故选D项。
7．What's the author's attitude towards the Internet Economy?
A．Positive B．Indifferent
C．Neutral D．Critical
答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章中作者讲到网购的好处和存在的问题可以得知，作者不是全面肯定网购。
8．What's the best title for the passage?
A．The convenience of the Internet Economy.
B．How to save time in the Internet Economy.
C．The hidden cost of the Internet Economy.
D．How to save money in the Internet Economy.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，作者认为网购虽然省了一些钱，但是花费了很多的时间，这就是网购的隐藏代价，故选C项。
Ⅱ.七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When was the last time you had great fun with your family? __1__ So stand up and plan to have fun with your family.
Going to the zoo is definitely a numberone pick for family activities. Other than visiting animals, most zoos nowadays have rides that you can enjoy with your family. Meals are served in the zoo. __2__ To add some fun, ask to be the photographer for the day and you might be surprised by how creative you can be.
__3__ Even though you might not be really keen on outdoor activities, you can still enjoy your time by playing together after having your lunch.
Visiting the nation's capital would be your choice if you want to go on a trip with your family. Learn more about the history by visiting historical sites. __4__
A treasure hunt is a popular activity, so going hunting with your family is a nice choice. You can train yourself by asking to be the person in charge who can hold the treasure map and make decisions.
Create a video clip with your family. Make your family the characters in the clip. You may talk about your family life in the clip, your interests or even create a drama.
__5__ Plant flowers and mow the lawn. After a day of hard work, you can all sit back and enjoy a barbecue at your beautifully cleaned backyard.
A．History creates topics for you and your family.
B．At bedtime read to your young kids and read with your elder kids.
C．Your family is always the most valuable thing in life.
D．Bring your own snacks if you want to save some money.
E．Doing some yard work together can also be a fun quality time for your family.
F．Having a picnic at the park is also a good activity for your family.
G．Here are two examples.
语篇解读：家庭永远都是生活中最重要的一部分，和家人在一起可以有很多愉快的时光。本文介绍了几种和家人一起参与的活动，参与者可以从中享受到很多乐趣。
1．C 下句意为“因此站起来，准备和家人一起寻找乐趣吧”，由此可推知答案为C项，两句间存在因果关系，C项意为“在生活中，家庭总是最重要的”。
2．D 根据上句可知，本句要谈到“吃饭”的问题，D项符合题意，意为“如果你想省一些钱的话，可以自己带些零食”。
3．F 下句中的“outdoor activities”为关键词，F项符合本段内容，意为“在公园里野餐也是一种很好的家庭活动”。
4．A 前一句中的historical为关键词，A项符合题意，参观历史遗迹可以学到更多关于历史的知识，历史可以成为你和家人谈论的话题。
5．E 根据下文提到的”种花和修剪草坪”以及”后院”可以推断出，此处建议和家人一起到后院做一些园艺工作，故E项符合题意。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2015·河北实验中学二模)
M：What are you surfing for on the Internet, Jane?
W：I __1__(hunt)for another apartment.
M：Why? You mean we should move to a new house?
W：It may be a daydream. __2__ this apartment __3__ we are living is too small.
M：I agree. But this apartment is near our company at __4__(little)．
W：Perhaps we can buy a car?
M：That will make __5__ life tiring, Jane.
W：I dream __6__ having a house with a garden. I could plant many flowers.
M：Sound great? But have you found an advertisement __7__(make)you interested?
W：__8__ is an interesting advertisement.
M：Glad to share a daydream with you! Where is it located?
W：It is next to the railway station and it is only half __9__ hour's ride.
M：How many bedrooms?
W：Three bedrooms, 4 unfurnished houses, a fenced yard, onecar garage.
M：Sounds just for us! How much is the __10__？
W：The ad says $415 a month.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
答案：
1．am hunting 上句用的现在进行时。
2．But 与上句是转折关系，换房子可能是白日梦，但是我们现在住的房子太小了。
3．where/in which 定语从句，先行词apartment表示地点，并且从句中缺少状语。
4．least at least“最少”，但是我们住的这一套至少是靠近我们的公司。
5．our 买车会让我们的生活变得很累。
6．of/about dream of / about“梦想或渴望得到”，固定短语。
7．making 现在分词作后置定语，让你感兴趣的广告。
8．Here “这儿是……”
9．an half an hour's ride“半小时的路”。
10．rent 根据下文可知，问的只能是“租金”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Some students think a difficult exam is just like a challenge but that the more difficult it is, better it will be.They say a difficult exam can help students in find out where they are weak in their studies and improve our learning methods.However, others were against a difficult exam.In their opinion, if it is very difficult, they may be discouraging and feel terribly about their studies.I prefer an exam either too difficult nor too easy.A very easy exam makes it difficult for teacher to learn how we are getting on to our studies, while too difficult an exam makes us lose heart.
答案：
Some students think a difficult exam is just like a challenge
that the more difficult it is, better it will be.They say a difficult exam can help students
find out where they are weak in their studies and improve
learning methods.However, others
against a difficult exam.In their opinion, if it is very difficult, they may be
and feel
about their studies.I prefer an exam
too difficult nor too easy.A very easy exam makes it difficult for
to learn how we are getting on
our studies, while too difficult an exam makes us lose heart.