Unit 4 课时作业1 Starting out &.Understanding ideas(Ⅰ)-【创新教程】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第四册五维课堂课时作业（外研版2019）

世英语wv 选择性必修第四册 英 课 时 Unit 4 Everyday economics 间 纠错空间 语 作业 1 Starting out Understanding ideas(I) 主题阅读 A lot of gig workers start their ca- I.阅读理解 reers by hopping on a project because the A employer is desperate and in need of help. Last year,the Bureau of Labor Sta- On the employer's end,it's tough to take tistics reported that 55 million people in on people for higher management posi- theU.S.are“gig workers”"which is more tions when the pool of talent is full of gig workers who haven't been given an op- than 35 percent of the U.S.workforce. portunity to improve their skills.Busines- That number is projected to jump to 43 ses have to evolve to learn how to account percent by 2020. for an influx(涌入)of temporary work People are drawn to gig work(零工) ers.It is harder for gig workers to become because it brings in a little extra income skilled and get promoted. without a major time commitment.And The workforce is becoming more ad- 方法总结 recent technologies like Skype,Slack, vanced and educated by the day.You have and Dropbox have made the gig life a re- to keep learning and keep up with indus- ality,giving you maximum freedom,an try trends to maintain a competitive edge. ideal work-life balance,and the chance to This is true even for people in traditional pursue your passions. office settings,but it's critical if you're If you're thinking of joining the gig your own boss. economy,it's never been easier.One of 1.What made the gig life a reality? the great things about the gig economy is A.Greater work-life balance. B.New technologies. that you don't have a boss breathing C.A little extra money. down your neck.As a freelancer,you no D.Maximum freedom. longer have to cater to a company culture 2.What does the underlined phrase or work schedule that might cause physi- “breathing down your neck”in Para cal or emotional stress.Instead,you get graph 3 mean? to choose the type of work you do and A.Making you unable to breathe freely. who you work with.But this degree of B.Standing very close behind you. freedom requires a corresponding amount C.Threatening you by saying some- of discipline.With no boss to make sure thing. you're on task,it's all on you. D.Monitoring you closely. 226· Unit 4 Everyday economics 课时作业 3.What can we infer from the last but one Almost one in ten admits spending paragraph? up to three hours outside their normal 空约 A.Employers should invest in training working day checking work emails.Some 纠错空间 the temporary workers. workers say they are on call almost 24 B.Gig workers start their jobs out of hours a day.Nearly two-thirds say they passion. often check work emails just before they C.It's hard for employers to employ go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in people for higher positions. the middle of the night.The average time D.It's hard for gig workers to develop for first checking emails is between 6 a.m skills. and 7 a.m,with more than a third chec- 4.Which of the following can be the best 44444 king their first email in the period,and a title for the text? quarter checking them between 11 p.m. A.The Strengths and Weaknesses of and midnight. the Gig Economy Ghadi Hobeika,marketing director of B.The Challenges of the Gig Economy Pixmania,said:"The ability to access mil- C.The Increase of the Gig Economy lions of Apps has made smart phone in- 方法总结 D.The Reason for the Gig Economy valuable for many people.However,there B are disadvantages.Many companies ex- Having a smartphone may not be as pect their employees to be on call 24 smart as you think.They may let you surf hours a day,seven days a week,and sm- the Internet,listen to music and take pho- artphones mean that people cannot get tos wherever you are...but they also turn away from work.The more frequently in you into a workaholic(工作狂)，it seems. contact we become,the more is expected of us in a work capacity. A study suggests that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the smart- 5.With a smartphone the average UK working day is phone adds as much as two hours to your A.11 to 12 hours B.9 to 10 hours working day.Experts found that British C.8 hours D.2 hours people work an additional 460 hours a 6.We can learn from the text that the year on average as they are able to re- British people spond to emails on their mobiles.The A.prefer to check emails in the morn- study shows the average UK working day ing is between 9 and 10 hours,but 2 more B.are crazy about different smart phone hours is spent responding to or sending C.work more hours with smart phones work emails,or making work calls D.shorten their normal working hours 227· 世英语wv 选择性必修第四册 7.What does the underlined word "inval- tant to shop around to find which bank uable'”mean? offers the best deal and who you feel most A.useless B.necessary comfortable with.Make sure what you're 纠错空间 C.expensive D.cheap getting is right for you and your busi- 8.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about ness. smart phones? Develop a survival strategy. A.They are unimportant for most of 4.One of the biggest stumbling people. blocks to people starting a business can B.They have disadvantages for some be understanding all the legislation.That companies. can be tax,employment,trade,health C.They are useful to improve a work and safety or environment.It can be con- ability. fusing if you have never run your own D.They make it impossible for people business. to rest. Get yourself noticed. Ⅱ.阅读七选五 In order to make your business a suc- How to Start a Business cess,you must ensure that consumers 方法总结 Unemployment rate is so high in know it exists.5.For example,if present society that many young people you are running a local plumbing compa- are thinking about starting their own bus- ny,then delivering leaflets in your area iness.However,setting up on your own would be the best option. will by no means be easy.1. A.So it is really important to make a bus- Make a business plan. iness plan If you decide to start a business,the B.The tips below may help you to start a first thing you must do is to draw up a re- business alistic business plan-this is a working C.A bank would not consider lending document that describes the business,its money unless you show a detailed bus- objectives,its financial forecasts and so iness plan 0n. 2 D.Be sure to attract much attention 3 E.Choosing how to advertise depends on Once you have a detailed business the type of the business plan and enough evidence to believe that F.Get access to finance your idea is viable(可行的)，it is time to G.Make sure you are running your busi- go and see the bank manager.It is impor- ness correctly by the law ·228·参考答案 3.B[句意见上题解析。professor教授；ancestor祖先； zy.Tom quickly threw the rope down at Nick,who succee- sponsor赞助商：customer顾客。根据后文的“the family ded in grasping it.With all their strength,Tom and Adam farm,the family inn”可知，作者的农场是家庭式的。故 pulled Nick up from the water before the shark could swal- 答案为B。] low him.But the hungry animal didn't give up,swimming 4,C「句意为：这些年来，我们扩展了我们的莱单，发展到 around the yacht for its dinner.Terrified as the three guys 有五栋大楼。drag拖：try尝试；expand扩展：carry携 were,they knew they must do something to escape from 带。故答案为C] the danger. 5.D[句意见上题解析，build建立：construct构建；bury What they had to do was restart the yacht.Though 理：occupy占用，根据后文的“I owe my success to mak wet through,Nick fetched the tool box in no time.With the ing decisions not for the purpose of maximizing”可知，作 tools Adam carefully examined the engine,found out the 者的生意很成功，规模扩大的同时占地规模也会扩大。 exact cause of its failure and managed to get the engine 故答案为D。] working.Its wonderful sound had everyone on board burst 6.D[句意为：我的成功归功于我的决策不是为了最大化 into cheers.With Nick turning the steering wheel,the 利润，而是为了最大化我们与客户和社区的关系。imag爬 yacht left the danger zone at full speed,leaving the lonely 形象：feeling感受：opportunity机会；profit利涧。故答 shark far behind.The young guys waved happily at it, 案为D。] heading straight back. 7.A[句意见上题解析。relationship关系：promise承诺； Unit4课时作业1 experience经历；project计划。根据文章最后的“deepen 主题阅读 our relationships'”可判断和顾客之间的关系是作者所注 I.A[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了 重的。故答案为A。 零工经济的优势和劣势。 8.D[句意为：今天，我仍然用老式的方式微生意—就 L,B[钿节理解题。根据第二段中的“And recent technol- 像以前的家庭农场，家庭旅馆那样。neat-handed手指灵 ogies like Skype,Slack,and Dropbox have made the gig 巧的：short-sighted目光短浅的：hard-earned来之不易 life a reality”可知，是新的技术使它成为现实的。故选 的old-fashioned老式的。故答案为D,] B项。门 9.B[句意为：当我做决定的时候，我的决定自然是为了所有 2.D[词义猜测题。根据第三段内容尤其读段最后一句 相关人员的共同利益。importance重要性；decision决定； "With no boss to make sure you're on task,it's all on schedule时刻表：diagram图标。故答案为B。] yOu.”可知，没有老板能确保你完成任务，一切都由你来 lO.C[句意见上题解析。extremely极其；awkwardly越 决定。由此可推知，第三段中划线短语“breathing down 尬地；naturally自然地：secretly秘密地。根据语境可 your neck”意为“密切监视你”。故选D项，] 知，作者做决定会很自然地考虑所有人的共同的利益。 3.A[推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句“On the 故答聚为C。] employer's end,it's tough to take on people for higher ll.A[句意见上题解析。involve涉及，参与：invite邀 management positions when the pool of talent is full of 请：inform通知：interest感兴趣。故答案为A。] gig workers who haven't been given an opportunity to 12.B[句意为：商学院救授的是“成长或死亡”。但我有 improve their skills."可知，从雇主的角度来说，当人才 意识地决定继续做一个“小”企业，因为我知道，当我们 库中满是没有机会提高技能的工作人员时，很难让他们 的实体规模扩大时，我们将放弃一些非常重要的东 担任更高的管理职位。由此可推知，从倒数第二段我们 西一与周围人的真实关系。although尽管：because 可以推断出程主应投资培训临时工。故选A项，] 因为until直到：before在…以前。故选B。] 4.A[主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其第三段第二句“One l3.D[句意见上题解析。take up从事：learn about了解： of the great things about the gig economy is that you carry out进行：give up放弃。故选D项。] don't have a boss breathing down your neck."和倒数第 14.B[句意为：我已经开始意识到，我们可以通过衡量我 二段最后一句“It is harder for gig workers to become 们增长了多少知识，获得了多少幸福，加深了多少关系 skilled and get promoted..”可知，本文介绍了零工经济的 来衡量我们的成功。lifestyle生活方式：success成功： 优势和劣势。故逃A项。门 program程序：figure数字。故答案为B.] B.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍使用 I5.C[句意见上题解析。patience耐心；protection保护： 智能手机也许并不像你想的那样明智。使用智能手机可 happiness快乐：kindness友善。文章主要讲迷了作者 以让你随时随地上网、听音乐、拍照片…但也可能让你 对重视与顾客关系的经营理念的传承与坚守。认为成 变成工作狂。最新调查显示，智能手机能让你随时查收邮 功在于增长了多少知识，获得了多少幸福，加深了多少 件，因此这种花哨的手机会让你每天的工作时间延长多达 关系。故答案为C] 两个小时。 N.[参考范文] 5.C[细节理解题。根据文章第二段的The study shows Just then Adam shouted on top of his voice,"Nick! the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours. Look,there's a shark behind you!"Turning his head,Nick but 2 more hours is spent responding to or sending work was shocked to find a black figure approaching him.Help- emails,or making work calls.可知英国的平均工作日， less and frightened,Nick swam towards the yacht like cra- 使用智能手机11到12小时。故选A。] ·313· 英语(WY)·选择性必修第四册 6.C[细节理解题。根据文章第二段的A study suggests 能力提升 that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the sm- I.[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲迷了儿子独 artphone adds as much as two hours to your working 自一人去中国旅行的经历，虽然出了，点事，但却学到了一 day.可知，英国人在智能手机上比工作时间更长。故 些东西，从而让作者感到安心。 选C。] 1,A[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：迪伦第一次告诉我丈 7.B[词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段其后两句Howev 夫和我想用他的一些节省的钱来环游中国，那一刻我很 er,there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their 激动。thrilled非常兴奋的，极为激动的：worried担忧 employees to be on call 24 hours a day,seven days a 的，担心的：eager渴望的，热切的：upset悲伤的。第2和 第3小题中间有提示“We were excited for him to ex week,and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work.可知，其也有缺点，许多公司希望他们 plore the world.”,thrilled和excited是同义词复现。故 选A。] 的员工能够随时等待电话通知，使得人们工作离不开智 2.B[考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。kl技巧，技能： 能手机。从而可以猜测出invaluable为“极为重要的”之 savings储蓄；relations关系；friends朋友。出去旅行就 意。故选B。门 是花钱的，分析四个选项只有saving储蓄，故选B.] 8.D[推理判断题。根据文章最后一段However,there 3.D[考查名词词义辩析。句意：我们告诉他，旅行是使 are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employ- 用他的钱的最好方式之一，而且记忆将持续终生。c0sts ees to be on call 24 hours a day,seven days a week,and 费用，成本；virtue美德，德行；items条目，物质项目； smartphones mean that people cannot get away from memories记忆。分析语境可知，旅行中的许多事，会让 work.The more constantly in touch we become.the 我们一生记忆的。故选D。] more is expected of us in work.可知，Ghadi Hobeika认 4.C[考查动词短语辨析。句意：在他和Michael一起驾 为智能手机让人们很难得到休息。故选D。] 车去机场之前，我大声城道：“一定要注意安全，到了上 Ⅱ，[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要给自主创 海发信息给我，”give off发出：放出：saw off送行：pulled 业的人们提出了一些建议。 away(车)开动：ran away递跑。根据下文的to the air- 1.B[本空总括文章第一段的内容并用来引起下文中的 port可推断，儿子和丈夫离开家，开车去机场。故选C。] 建议。故选B项。] 5C[考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了上海发讯息给我。 2.C[根据小标题“做一个创业计划”可知下文肯定要说 write写信：cal打电话：text发短信，发讯息：email邮件。 创业计划的重要性，C项“如果没有详细的剑业计划，银 因为下文“The first text,..,The second text'”可知是发信 息。故选C。门 行是不会考虑给你货款的”符合题意。故选C项] 6,D[考查短语辨析。句意：我突然想到迪伦真的是独自 3.F[根据下文的内容“找银行贷款”可知是要“获得资金 一个人。on behalf of代表：on foot步行：on one's mind 支援”。故选F项。] 在心中；on one'sown独自地；独立地。on one'sown,固 4.G[根据下文“can be understanding all the legislation” 定短语，“独立地，独自地”，根据上文可知，儿子是独自 可知G项“确保你是依法经营”符合题意。故选G项] 旅行。故选D。 5.E[根据小标题可知，这个段落是讲如何把自己宣传出 7.B[考查动词词义辨析。句意：我每小时醒来一次。看 去，让消费者知道你的企业的存在。空后举了一个具体 一下钟，数着第二天早上他着陆前的时间。mend修理； 事例进行说明，故选E项。] check栓查，核对：see看见：wind给…上发条。分析句 Unit4课时作业2 子可知是儿子在外旅行，做母亲的不时地核对时间看是 基础检测 否飞机着陆了。故选B.] 1.1.phases 2.purchase 3.potential 4.forehead 8.B[考查动词词义辩析。句意：我怀疑我让他一个人去 5.dizzy 6.blank 7,bonus 8.obstacle 旅行的决定（是否正确），我新祷着，想着所有可能出错 II.1.where 2.to have 3.potentially 4.guidance 的事情。convince说报，使相信；doubt怀疑：admit承认； 5.consultant 6.enterprising 7.seated 8.distribution deny否认，分析语境可知，我想象是否可能会出事，故 怀疑自己让他独自去的决定，而且后面的行李的丢失， 9.Feeling 10.running 也说明作者的预感有不好的事发生。故选B。] Ill.1.is bitten by the bug 2.as to 3.a world away from 9.A[考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。go wrong出错，出 4.row upon row 5.started out 6.in the hope of 7.to 事，有问题：go wild发狂：go smooth顺利：go bad(某物) meet with 8.contributing to 坏了。分析语境可知作者担心儿子在外会出事，而且后 IV.1.purchased at a relatively low price 面的“行李的丢失”就是提示，故选A。] 2.This being his first deal after the company was founded 10.D[考查动词词义辨析。句意：我感到焦虑，发疯似地 3.It was after he read these documents that 试图追踪他的行李到哪了。bring down降价：turn 4.end up achieving nothing down拒绝：settle down定居，使安定下来：track down 5.that is why fewer and fewer people use cash nowadays 追寻。分析语境可知是，行李丢了，因此追踪行李的地 6.What really matters is 点，寻找丢失的行李，故选D] ·314·