任务型阅读(建议用时:30分钟)1(2022·姜堰模拟)Studentstypicallyspeakoftheirexperiencesabroadas“life-changing”andcounttheirinternationalexperienceasoneofthemostrewardingfeaturesoftheircollegecareers.Theynotonlyadvancethemselvesacademically,butalsoacquireamatureviewofourcomplexworld.Thebenefitsofstudyingabroadaremany.Hereareafew:Specialacademicopportunities.Forallstudents,butespeciallyforthosewithaninterestinareastudies,attendingauniversityabroadopensupalotofacademicoptions:coursesnotofferedatPrinceton,accesstoresearchmaterials,andcontactwithforeignscholarsandresearchersinparticularfieldsofinterest.Foreignenvironmentscanalsoprovideakindoflivinglaboratoryfororiginalresearchthatcanonlybeconductedon-site.Foreignlanguagecompetency.Thebestwaytobecomefluentinaforeignlanguageistogotoacountrywherethelanguageisspoken.Theabilitytoreadandtalkinaforeignlanguagebenefitsthescholarlyworkofallstudentsandisaskillthatisincreasinglyvaluedinallprofessions.Preparationforcareerswithaninternationaldimension.Today’sworkplaceisincreasinglyglobalandrequiresknowledgeandexperiencethattranscends(超出)nationalboundaries.Studentswhohavestudiedabroadcanprovetopossibleemployersthattheycanhandlethemselvesinnewsituationsandhaveexperienceinteractingwithpeoplefromotherbackgrounds.Studentsmayalsodevelopprofessionalrelationshipsthatcontinuelongafterthestudyabroadexperienceisover.Cross-culturalcompetenceandunderstanding.Spendingtimeabroadallowsyoutotestyourabilitiestocopewiththechallengesoflivinginanothercultureasaparticipantratherthanatourist.Livinginanothercultureexposesyoutodifferentviewsaboutworldeventsandyourowncountry—deepeningyourunderstandingofyourownculture,yourself,andtheworld.Improvedecision-makingandproblem-solvingskills.Studentsstudyingabroadfindthemselvesinnewsituationsallthetime.Whenstudentsconveytheirneedsandthoughtsusingnewlanguageskills,theygainconfidence.Theseskillsarehelpfulinotheraspectsoflife,bothpersonalandprofessional.-8-\nTestyourinterests.Whilestudyingabroad,especiallyonafield-basedprogram,studentscanoftentaketheirinterestsonamorespecific,applieddirection.Forexample,theycantryfieldresearchandinteractwithprofessionalsworkinginfieldsofinteresttothem.Makenewcontacts.Studentsformalargenetworkofpeoplewhilestudyingabroad.Somestudentsmaycallupontheirin-countryprofessionalcontactssoonaftertheprogram’sconclusion;othersstayintouchwithhomestayfamiliesfordecades;stillothersformlifelongfriendshipswiththeirpeers(同龄人).Theserelationshipscanbedeeplyexpanding.Title:WhynotStudyAbroad?Introduction◇Studyingabroadisanvaluableexperiencethatmay(1) one’slife.◇Studentscanimprovetheir(2) performanceandunderstandtheworldbetter.SomeofthebenefitsProvidespecialacademicopportunitiesStudentscangain(3) toresearchmaterialsandbuildcontactwithresearchers.(4) foreignlanguagecompetencyTheabilitytoreadandtalkinaforeignlanguageis(5) tostudents’schoolworkandjobsinthefuture.Make(6) forfuturecareersStudentswhohavestudiedabroadcanhandlenewsituationsandpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.LearntounderstandanothercultureLivinginanothercultureallowsyoutoseetheworldandyourowncountryina(7) way.Learntomakedecisionsand(8) problemsStudentscangainconfidencewhentheydealwithnewsituationsusingnewlanguageskills.Testyourinterestsandmakenewcontacts◇Studentscandoresearchinamorespecificdirectionaccordingtotheir(9) .◇Studentsformmanyrelationshipswhilestudyingabroad,whichcanbe(10) overtime.2(2022·扬州模拟)Bythelogic(逻辑)ofgeography,thecontinentofAustraliashouldhavebeenpopulatedwith-8-\nAsians.Instead,byanaccidentofhistory,AustraliahasbeenmainlypopulatedwithWesterners.Sadly,nomajorAustraliannewspaperorexpertcommented.ThismademeawarethatAustraliansarereluctanttofaceAustralia’spainfulnewgeopoliticalrealities.Againstthisbackground,thereleaseoftheAsianCenturyWhitePaperistimely.Itshouldprovideasharpwake-upcalltotheAustralianpopulationthatAustralia’sdestiny(命运)isnowfirmlytiedtoAsia.JuliaGillardisrightinsaying,“ThetransformationoftheAsianregionintotheeconomicpowerhouseoftheworldisnotonlyunstoppable,itisgatheringpace.”OnetrulyimpressivepartofthepaperisthedataitprovidesonAsia’srise.Itnotes,forexample,that“inthepast20years,ChinaandIndiahavealmosttripled(增三倍)theirshareoftheglobaleconomyandincreasedtheireconomicsizealmostsixtimesover.By2025,theregionasawholewillaccountforalmosthalftheworld’soutput.”InthisAsiancentury,asWesternpowergetsweaksteadily,Australiawillbeleft“beached”aloneastheonlyWesterncountry(togetherwithNewZealand)inAsia.Twenty-twomillionAustralianswillhavetolearntodealwith3.5billionAsianswithgreatcareandsensitivity.Ignorance(无知)aboutAsiacouldprovetobefatal(致命的)forAustralia’slong-termfuture.ThisiswhythereportisrightinfocusingonAustralianmisunderstandingofAsia.Sadly,thiskindofterribleignorancemaybearesultofAustralianeducation.Thereportsays,“OnlyasmallproportionofYear12studentsstudyanythingaboutAsiainthesubjectsofhistory,literature,geography,economics,politicsandtheartsunderexistingstate-basedcurriculums.”Worse,only5percentofeachAustraliangroupsstudyanykindofAsianlanguage.LearningAsianlanguageswouldopenwindowstoAsianculturalandpoliticalsensitivities.ThetimeforAustralianstothinkdeeplyabouttheirAsiandestinyhasarrived.ThesoonerAustraliaadjuststoitsnewAsiandestiny,thelesspainfultheadjustmentwillprovetobe.Title:It’s(1) toAcceptOurPlaceinAsianRegion(2) (3) speaking,AustraliaisclosetoAsia,yetfewAustraliansarewillingtofaceAustralia’snewgeopolitical(4) .ReleaseofthewhitepaperAim:TotellAustraliansthattheir(5) definitelyhasmuchtodowithAsia.Cause:Asiahas(6) theeconomicpowerhouseoftheworld.(7) :ChinaandIndiahavetripledtheirshareoftheglobaleconomyandtheregionwillaccountforhalftheworld’soutputby2025.-8-\nThewriter’sopinions◇Australianswillbelonelyiftheydon’tlearntodealwith3.5billionAsians.◇Australian(8) ,inpart,isresponsiblefortheirignoranceaboutAsia.◇It’srightforthepaperto(9) onAustralianmisunderstandingofAsia.◇It’shightimethatAsialanguageswere(10) toAustralianchildren.3(2022·盐城模拟)IntheUnitedStates,engineeringisaprofessionthathasbeendominatedhistoricallybymen.Eventoday,it’sstilltruethatfewwomenbecomecivilorchemicalormechanicalengineers,butthat’ssomethingEngineerGirlaimstochange.Youngwomenwhovisitthewebsitecanfindoutaboutagreatcareerchoicestheymightnothaveconsidered.“Womenareverymuchunderrepresentedinengineeringandinengineeringeducationprogramsandthenofcourse,downtheroad,intheengineeringworkforce.Soonlyabout20percentofengineeringundergraduatedegreesgotowomen,andthenonlyaboutninepercentofworkingengineersarewomen.”MaryMattisintheNationalAcademyofEngineering,saystheEngineerGirlwebsiteaimstoreachyoungwomenaroundages11through14,whentheyarejustgettingoldenoughtostartthinkingabouttheirfutures.“Weknowfromtheresearchthatmiddle-schoolgirlsareatacriticalpointintheirlives,andthatit’satimewhenweneedtoreachthem,bothwithanunderstanding,increasingtheirawarenessofinterestingfieldsinengineering,whatawonderfulproductiveandexcitingcareeryoucanhaveasanengineer.Butwealsoneedtoreachthematthattimebecauseyouhavetotakecertaincourses,andyoucan’tstartthinkingabouttakingthosecourseswhenyou’reajuniorinhighschool.”Engineeringisademandingcourseofstudy—thereisalotofscienceandmathematics,formanygirlsandevenboys,thatcanbechallenging.ButMs.MattissaysthattheEngineerGirlwebsitestressesthatengineeringcanalsobefunandexciting.“It’saboutdesigningthings.It’saboutchangingtheworldforpeople.It’saboutmakingadifference.And,inaddition,youcanmakeagoodliving;youcanbeindependenteconomicallybybecominganengineer.Allofthosethingsaremessagesthatgirlsneedtoget.”Whilemostengineersgointotraditionalfieldssuchasmechanicalandelectricalengineering,-8-\ntheEngineerGirlsitealsohighlightsunusualengineeringcareersinfieldssuchassportsengineeringand—believeitornot—chocolateengineering.“There’sasectioncalled‘whybeanengineer’,andthattalksaboutthemanyopportunitiesandincreasinglydifferentopportunitieslikewithbio-engineeringandenvironmentalengineering,somefieldsthatmightappealtogirlswhowanttomakeadifferenceorhaveameaningfortheircareersbeyondearninganincome.”Evenifyouarenotagirlinthetargetagegroup,there’salotofinterestinginformationonthesite,includingbiographiesofsomenotablewomenengineers.TitleWebsite(1) GirlstoLearnEngineeringPresent(2) fortheengineeringprofessionintheUSAAmajorityofmentakeuptheprofessionthroughout(3) ,whileonlyasmallnumberofwomenworkasengineers.(4) ofthewebsiteTomakeyoungwomen(5) ofinterestingfieldsinengineeringandwhatproductivityand(6) thecareerofbeingengineerscanbringthem.(7) ofbeingengineers◇Itcanbefunandexciting.◇Itcan(8) theworldforpeople.◇Youcanmakeagoodliving.◇Youcangaineconomic(9) bybecominganengineer.OtherfieldsconcerningengineeringVariousopportunitiesaretalkedaboutlikebio-engineeringandengineering(10) tosports,andevenchocolate.答案解析11.【解析】change。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中第一段“Studentstypicallyspeakoftheirexperiencesabroadas‘life-changing’”的理解和运用能力。既然是life-changing,所以此处是changeone’slife。-8-\n2.【解析】academic。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中第一段“Theynotonlyadvancethemselvesacademically”的理解和运用能力。原文用副词修饰动词advance,此处用形容词academic修饰名词performance。3.【解析】access。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对文中第二段“accesstoresearchmaterials”信息识别能力。4.【解析】Improve/Polish。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对“Foreignlanguagecompetency”的理解和概括能力,这一部分主要说明“在国外学习可以提高外语能力”。5.【解析】beneficial。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对“Foreignlanguagecompetency”部分“Theabilitytoreadandtalkinaforeignlanguagebenefitsthescholarlyworkofallstudents...”的理解和运用能力。benefitsth.=bebeneficialtosth.=beofbenefittosth.。6.【解析】preparations。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对于文中“Preparationforcareerswithaninternationaldimension”的信息识别能力。makepreparationsfor(=preparefor),是一个固定词组,注意,在该结构中,preparation用复数形式。7.【解析】different。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对文中“Cross-culturalcompetenceandunderstanding”部分“differentviews”的信息识别能力。8.【解析】solve/settle。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中倒数第三段“problem-solvingskills”的理解和运用能力。关键词是solving。9.【解析】interests。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对于原文倒数第二段中“infieldsofinteresttothem”的信息识别能力。注意,interest指“各种兴趣爱好”时是可数名词。10.【解析】expanding。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对于原文最后一段“Theserelationshipscanbedeeplyexpanding.”的信息识别能力。21.【解析】Time。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对原文第三段信息理解和概括能力。根据原文第三段我们可知“是澳大利亚人接受自己属于亚洲地区的时候了”。2.【解析】Background。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对原文第三段中“Againstthisbackground”的信息识别能力。3.【解析】Geographically。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对原文第一句中“Bythelogicofgeography”理解和运用能力。4.【解析】realities。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对原文第二段“faceAustralia’spainfulnew-8-\ngeopoliticalrealities”的信息识别能力。5.【解析】destiny。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对文中第三段“Australia’sdestinyisnowfirmlytiedtoAsia.”的信息识别能力。6.【解析】become。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对文中第三段“ThetransformationoftheAsianregionintotheeconomicpowerhouseoftheworld”理解和运用能力。transformation意为“改变,变化”。7.【解析】Data。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对此空后面信息的理解和概括能力。8.【解析】education。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对文中倒数第二段“aresultofAustralianeducation”信息识别能力。9.【解析】focus。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中倒数第三段“infocusingonAustralianmisunderstandingofAsia”理解和运用能力。此空前有不定式符号to,故此空填动词原形。10.【解析】taught。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对于原文倒数第二段信息的理解和概括能力。该段最后一句提到只有极少数澳大利亚族群成员学习任何一种亚洲语言,关键词是study,此处用被动语态,即反过来说,“教亚洲语言”。31.【解析】Encourages。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对文章第三段信息理解和概括能力。该段说明theEngineerGirlwebsite的目的是鼓励年轻的女生学习工程学。2.【解析】situation。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对右栏表格内容的概括能力。右栏讲述“美国工程学专业的现状”。3.【解析】history。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文章第一段“hasbeendominatedhistoricallybymen”的理解和运用能力。此处将historically转换成了throughouthistory。4.【解析】Purpose/Aim/Goal/Intention。此题属于概括性/原文词汇。本题考查学生对文章第三段“theEngineerGirlwebsiteaimsto...”理解和运用能力。根据此处的aims可知此题答案。5.【解析】aware。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中第四段“increasingtheirawarenessofinterestingfieldsinengineering”的理解和运用能力。根据此句中的awareness可知此空填aware作宾语补足语。6.【解析】excitement。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中第四段“whatawonderfulproductiveandexcitingcareeryoucanhaveasanengineer”理解和运用能力。此题将productive转换成了productivity,也将exciting转换成名词excitement。7.【解析】Benefits/Advantages。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对右栏信息的概括能力。很明显,-8-\n右栏说明做工程师的好处。8.【解析】change。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中第六段“It’saboutchangingtheworldforpeople”的理解和运用能力。原文change跟在介词about后用动词-ing形式,此题跟在情态动词can后,应用动词原形。9.【解析】independence。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对原文第六段中“youcanbeindependenteconomicallybybecominganengineer.”理解和运用能力。“beindependenteconomically”相当于gaineconomicindependence。10.【解析】related。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对于文中倒数第三段“infieldssuchassportsengineeringand—believeitornot—chocolateengineering”理解和运用能力。此处的berelatedto意思是“与……相关”。-8-
