Unit 14 Careers Section Warm-up & Lesson 1-Pre-reading阅读理解AMy dad is a wonderful man.He worked hard all his life and has never let me down.If one person influenced me to go to college and become a better person，its him.I moved in with my dad a few years ago.Every morning he would wake up at 4 am.He would do some writing and then leave for work.He would get off work at 5 pm and spend the remaining day with his family.Any time I needed him，he was there for me.He was a great role model.My dad is a typical family man.He bends_over_backwards to support his family.He supported us financially and emotionally.My dad is the reason why I try to support my son as best as I can.He is also the reason why I have decided to spend less time with friends and more time with family.Now Im a much better woman.I have a son of my own.I once worked hard on my studies in school and now do well in my work.My dad became a manager in less than three years and I hope to do the same.I have worked for the same company for one and a half years now.I have got two raises.I remember I worked extremely hard in school.I never missed a day and I never went to school late.I graduated in July two years ago.This was only the first step to becoming a psychologist.My father is an expert in this field.But Im proud that I never rely on his reputation.My father is more than 2,000 miles away，but I never forget what he did for us.Every time work gets really hard，I think of my dad.Every time I feel like giving up，I think of him.语篇解读作者为她父亲而感到自豪，并以他为榜样，认真学习，努力工作，关心家人。1What does the underlined phrase “bends over backwards” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ABe friendly to others.BTry to save every penny.CDo a lot of housework. DMake a great effort解析：词义猜测题。作者在本文高度地称赞父亲，她父亲每天在早晨4点钟就起床写作，再根据My dad is a typical family man.He bends over backwards to support his family.He supported us financially and emotionally.可知她父亲为了养家努力。因此猜出bends over backwards意为“竭尽全力”。答案：D2What do we know about the authors work?AShe has become a famous psychologist.BShe does well and has been awarded.CShe plans to found her own workshop.DShe never missed a day in her company.解析：细节推理题。根据第三段的I once worked hard on my studies in school and now do well in my work和I have got two raises可知B正确。答案：B3We can infer from this passage that_.Athe author is working in the same field as her fatherBthe author regrets not spending too much time with friendsCthe authors father went to work at 4 am every dayDthe author has moved back and is living with her father解析：推理判断题。从第四段的My father is an expert in this field可知答案选A。答案：A4Which of the following can describe the authors father best?AFriendly，careful and patient.BStrict，selfless and hardworking.CHardworking，responsible and knowledgeable.DKind，thoughtful，and humorous.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的He worked hard all his life可知作者的父亲勤奋。她父亲重视家庭，是责任感很强的人。另外她父亲是心理方面的专家，是有知识的人。答案：CBNick Hancock hopes to set a new record by living alone for 60 days on a small island in the Atlantic.Tom McClean，an SAS soldier who holds the solo record for occupying (占领) Rockall for 40 days in 1985，told Hancock that being alone for two months was the greatest challenge Hancock would have to face.“Im fully expecting it to be tough，” Nick Hancock said.“Im hoping that by doing my daily tasks fairly slowly，Im going to be able to keep most of my time busy.I think the worst times will come if Im boxed up for several days by bad weather.”Hancock hopes to land on Rockall in early Juneand will carry out the last tests of his boat nextweek.He has a small wind turbine (风电机) and asolar panel for power，more than two months food，a satellite phone and a laptop loaded with ebooks to keep him going.Hancock will update an adventure blog，texting messages out on Twitter and emailing his wife Pam and friends on mainland Scotland every day.Rockall has been occupied before，most famously，by McClean but also by three Greenpeace campaigners，who set the longstay record of 42 days in 1997 by occupying the rock in protest at oil and gas exploration (勘察) in the area.The last human inhabitants Hancock knows of are a small group of Belgian amateur radio enthusiasts，who are interested in broadcasting from distant islands；they were on Rockall overnight in late 2010.Hancock has no large support team behind him.Except for the coastguard，his only lifeline will be the Orca ，the passenger boat which will take him to Rockall.语篇解读Nick Hancock想挑战独自居住在大西洋中的小岛上的纪录。如何度过漫长的时间？他将面临很多挑战。5According to Tom McClean，the biggest difficulty Hancock would meet was_.Aloneliness Bbad weatherClack of foodDcommunication解析：细节理解题。从第二段中的being alone for two months was the greatest challenge Hancock would have to face可知，住在Rockall上Hancock遇到的最大困难是孤独。答案：A6To keep his time busy on Rockall，Hancock will_.Ado his daily tasks slowlyBwrite a bookCthink of his wifeDsurf online解析：细节理解