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...