Unit3TraveljournalⅠ.阅读理解[2017·河北保定摸底]GivingBackFairWayTheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththestateprize.Theotherteams,disappointed,wereonthebusheadinghome.AndthenWestboroughinstructorGregRotanoticedsomethingwrongononeofthescorecards.A9hadbeenrecordedasa7.Theywerenotthestateprizewinner;WobumHighSchoolhadwon.“Noonewouldhaveknown”,saidWobum'sinstructor,BobDoran.ForRota,itwasn'tadifficultdecision“:Theprizewasn'tourstotake.”CoinStars“Collegestudentsarelazy,buttheyalsowanttohelp”,saysUniversityofPennsylvaniagraduate,DanHork.Soshemadeiteasy,placingcupsinroomswherestudentscouldleavetheirsparecoins,andhandingoutcupstofirstyearstudentstokeepintheirrooms.Her“ChangeforChange”efforthascollected$40,000forcharities,whichweredecideduponbystudents.NeverForgottenAschoolinMassachusettsreceiveda$9.5millioncheckfromJacquesLeBermuth.Butittookofficialsseveraldaysofdiggingtodiscoverhisconnectiontotheschool.RecordsshowedtheLeBermuthcamefromBelgiumandstudiedintheschoolinthe1920s.Whenhisfamilyfellonhardtimes,hewasofferedfreeroomandboard.LeBermuthbecameatrader,ownedsharesofAT&Tandlivedofftheearningsuntilhedied,atage89.1.WhatdidGregRotaprobablydointheend?A.Returnedtheprizetotheorganizer.B.ApologizedtoWobumHighSchool.C.Tookphotosofthestateprize.D.HadameetingwithDoran.2.GregRota'sdecisionshowsthathewas________.A.politeB.honestC.carefulD.friendly3.Theunderlinedword“Change”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.ideaB.decisionC.cupsD.coins4.JacquesLeBermuthgavethemoneytotheschoolbecause________.A.theschoolaskedforitB.hehadnoneedforthatmuchmoneyC.theschoolhadhelpedhiminthepastD.hewantedtoberememberedbythestudents答案:[解题导语]本文为应用文,为三则短新闻,分别报道了把发错的奖金归还、收集硬币募捐以及捐款回报学校的事迹。1.A解析:推理判断题。由第一段最后一句:ForRota,itwasn'tadifficultdecision“:Theprizewasn'tourstotake.”可知,Rota“”认为这奖金不是我们的,故他应该会归还奖金。2.B“解析:推理判断题。由第一段倒数第二句中的Noonewouldhaveknown”和最后一句:ForRota,itwasn'tadifficultdecision“:Theprizewasn'tourstotake.”可知即使在没有人知道的情况下,Rota还是选择归还奖金,因此Rota应该是诚实的人。3.D解析:词义猜测题。由第二段第二、三句:Soshemadeiteasy,placingcupsinroomswherestudentscouldleavetheirsparecoins,andhandingoutcupstofirstyearstudentstokeepintheirrooms.Her“ChangeforChange”efforthascollected$40,000forcharities,whichweredecideduponbystudents.可知,change指的是前面提到的coins。4.C解析:细节理解题。由第三段第四句:Whenhisfamilyfellonhardtimes,hewasofferedfreeroomandboard.可知,在JacquesLeBermuth家里困难时,学校给他提供了免费的房间和伙食。Ⅱ.阅读填空FindMeaningfulWorkYoungpeopletodaywanttodoworkwithpurpose.__1__Practiceintentionalexperimentation.AlexMcPhillipslefthisjobwritingabouttheBostonRedSoxforMLB.comtovolunteeronBarackObama's2008campaignbecausehewastiredofwritingaboutbaseballandwantedtojoinapoliticalcampaign.__2__Seekopportunitiesthatexciteyouandinspireyoutowakeupinthemorning.__3__Meaningfulcareersaremadeupofpersonaljourneystogetclosertowhoweare.Upongraduation,Tomconsideredpositionsinbusiness,buttheworlddidn'texcitehim.Instead,hewentbacktoanideathatwasinspiredbyhisbrotherAndrew,whohasautism(自闭症).SoTombuiltRisingTideCarWash,whichemployspeoplewithautism.Thefamilybusinessprovidespeopleofallabilitylevelsw...