(练习)课时分层作业2 Unit 1 Developing ideas—Reading-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册(外研版2019)

课时分层作业(二) Ⅰ．单句语法填空 1．John Fowles is a British (novel) who enjoys a popular fame in the contemporary literary area． 2．At this warm greeting，the poor Tunny，who was not used to such __________ (tender)，wept like a child． 3．His only experience of gardening so far proved (immense) satisfying． 4．Is this test a good measure of reading (comprehend)? 5．The temple's white towers climb (graceful) into the sky． 6．When he heard the bad news，there was a disappointed (express) on his face． 7．She made a few half-hearted attempts (join) in their conversation． 8．How can I ever repay you your generosity? 9．I was considering this while (work) as a nurse just a few weeks ago． 10．China has become the first country (land) a spacecraft on the far side of the moon． Ⅱ.阅读理解 Leia was fresh out of college when she began working as a member of a business-development team at a mid-size tech company.Though her skills had earned her the job，she was the youngest person in the team.“Everybody else was pretty much twice my age，” she says.“I heard about comments being made behind my back.There were a couple of times when my superiors referred to my age right in front of me，saying I was too young，‘What does a 23-year-old know about these things？’” Leia tried to change things by altering her appearance at work.“I changed the way I dressed.I tried to dress older，more ‘ladylike’．I changed my mannerisms and tried to act older，”she says.“It worked，to an extent.”The comments about her age and perceived inexperience lessened，but Leia says she still felt like her growth potential was limited.She left the company soon after. What Leia experienced was ageism traditionally seen as something only older people face.For instance，older workers might be judged based on assumptions that they won't fit into a progressive office dynamics or learn technology as quickly.A US study showed that nearly two-thirds of workers aged 45 and older