课时作业(二十四)UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld自然界未解之谜Ⅰ.单项填空1．Therearestillquiteanumberofchildrenwhocannotaffordtogotoschool________poverty.A．insteadofB．butforC．duetoD．apartfrom2．________nopointinbeatingaroundthebush.Let’s________.A．It’s；comestraighttothepointB．There’s；cometothepointC．Thisis；gettothepointD．Thatis；reachthepoint3．Thebusinessmanclaimed________fromHarvard，whileinfact，heneverwenttocollege.A．tohavegraduatedB．tograduateC．havinggraduatedD．graduating4．SomeclassmateswereinfavourofMissLi’sopinionwhileotherswere________it.A．forB．toC．againstD．through5．Thepatientwas________oflosinghislifeandhadtobeoperatedonatonce.A．indangerB．inthedangerC．outofdangerD．outofthedanger6．Itwassnowingheavily.LittleMaryfeltcold，soshestood________tohermother.A．closeB．closelyC．closedD．closing7．Itishopedthatthesediscoveriescan________theoriginsoftheuniverse.A．cometolightB．throwlightonC．cometolifeD．bringtolight8．They________allthedetailsoftheplantimeandagaintomakesurethattheprojectwouldgosmoothly.A．gotthroughB．wentthroughC．gotoverD．dippedinto9．Itistoolatetotreathisdisease.You________meabouthisillnessearlier.A．musttellB．shouldtellC．mayhavetoldD．shouldhavetold10．Ifnoone________thelostbag，thepersonwhofounditcangiveittotheLostandFoundDepartment.A．claimsB．demandsC．requiresD．deserves11．Duringanearthquake，thegreatpartofdamageandlossoflifehavebeen________collapseofbuildingsandothereffectsratherthanfromthequakesthemselves.A．owingtoB．byreasonofC．onaccountofD．dueto12．Studieshaveshownthat45percentofreptilespeciesand24percentofbutterfliesinthesecountriesareindangerof________.A．dyingdownB．dyingawayC．dyingbackD．dyingout13．Maryactuallysawlungcancerkillherfather，whohadsmoked________sincehewasateenager.A．badlyB．seriouslyC．heavilyD．fiercely14．Hetriedhardtokeep________infaceofthepolicemen，butthesweatonhisforeheadgavehimaway.A．silentB．stillC．calmD．quiet15．—What’shappenedtoTom？Ican’tgetintocontactwithhim.—Idon’tknow.He________lost.A．musthavegotB．couldgetC．mightgetD．mayhavegotⅡ.阅读理解Inthisfastshiftingworld，therecanbenoguaranteesattachedtoanyparticularjob.Butthereismuchthatyoucandotoprotectyourselffromthechangeofsociety，byequippingyourselfwiththeskillstomanageyourcareermoreeffectively.Youneedtobeacareeractivist.Ifyoulostyourmainsourceofincometomorrow，couldyoufindadifferentsourcetoreplaceit？Themostimportantthinginprotectingyourselfnowandinthefutureisensuringthatyouhavechoices.Don’tletyourselfbeheldbackbyalackofskilldevelopment，orfearofchange.Somepeoplehavebeengoodperformersintheirownorganizationbutdiscoveredthattheyarestuck.Becausetheyaresocloselyrelatedtoaparticularcompanyorindustry，theirskillsarenotreadilytransferredtootherjobs.Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.Ifyoulimityourselftooneparticularareaorsector，youlimityouropportunity，too.Inaglobalmarketplace，manyjobscomeandgoquicklyaschangesinthestockmarket.Today’shottestjobmaynotexisttomorrow.Ifyoulovecomputers，thenthisworkrepresentsagreatchoice.Butdon’tenterafieldjustbecauseyouthinkthat’swherethehotjobsare；evenifthejobisavailable，itmaynotmatchwellwithyourownskillsandabilities.Startwithanentryofyourownstrengthsandinterests，andthenseewhereyoumaymatchupbestinthejobmarket.1．Howcanweensurethatwehavechoicesifwelosethemainsourceofincome?A．Bea...
