2013高考英语二轮完形填空(昆明市)训练(10)及答案
(二)
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___1___ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___2___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___3___ out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in ___4___ that the things a possible employer is most ___5___ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___6___ the first few sentences fail to ___7___ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be ___8___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___9___ your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your ___10___ in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful ___11___ of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___12___ your product and why they like it. ”
Try to ___13___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___14___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___15___ in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___16___ has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___17___.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___18___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___19___ is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it ___20___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
1. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily
2. A. found B. done C. known D. heard
3. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
4. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind
5. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able
6. A. While B. Although C. As D. If
7. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix
8. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
9. A. to B. for C. into D. from
10. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction
11. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion
12. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
13. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain
14. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting
15. A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide
16. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager
17. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience
18. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
19. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea
20. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
答案与解析:
本文是叙述怎样写求职信。
1. A。表示“清楚地”说明你想要找的工作。
2. B。根据前面“你的能力是什么”,可知后面是“你已经‘做’了些什么工作”。
3. C。根据后面的 any necessary facts 判断,不要“遗漏”任何必要的事实。
4. D。keep in mind 是固定短语,意思是“记住”。
5. C。表示可能,后面跟不定式只能用 likely,其余选项都不正确。
6. D。根据下文的主句判断,前面是条件句,因此选 if。
7. B。从后面主句中 the rest of the letter may not be… 可得出答案,如果前面的一些句子不能“赢得”读者的注意的话。
8. D。根据上文,如果起初几句话不能引起读者注意的话,其余部分就可能不会再“读”了。
9. A。根据前面两个 to 得出答案。
10. A。因为是应聘者,所以在报纸上看到的是“广告”。
11. C。根据上文,应聘者是从报纸上看到的招聘广告,经过“研究”之后才来应聘的。
12. D。根据后面的 product(产品)判断应是“使用”。
13. A。根据下文判断要弄清楚具体应聘的工作,以“避免”笼统性。
14. B。根据上下文所叙述的是“应聘”之事可得出答案。
15. D。根据句意“在信中提供的是什么”得出答案,而supply是“供给、供应”不符句意。
16. B。根据前面的“first”一词判断答案是“beginner”。
17. D。根据句意“你做的任何工作可称做“经验”(experience)得出答案。
18. A。根据下文得出答案“为了应聘‘做’一些特殊的要求或需要”。
19. D。根据后面“随信内附一个贴有邮票,写有你的地址的信封”是一个好的“建议”。
20. B。根据上一句所说,这样“更容易”使雇者与你联系
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Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today's Nanjing has an __36__ of youthful exuberance(繁茂) that would have been __37__ only a few decades ago. __38__, the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears __39__ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.
__40__ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500-year history. And in recent years, the city has moved __41__ its tragic past to become a vital engine of China's economic growth, thanks __42__ to its position in the middle of China's prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also __43__ thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, __44__ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is __45__ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.
Signs of Nanjing's __46__ wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, __47__ the father of modern China, looks __48__ over a busy __49__ area.
There is perhaps no more __50__ symbol of the city's transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. __51__ offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world.
Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and __52__ student population—there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins's international studies school. In fact, art and music __53__ in all sorts of places.
On a larger __54__, local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract __55__ from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.
( )36. A. advance B. affection C. air D. ability
( )37. A. unforgettable B. unthinkable C. unbearable D. unnecessary
( )38. A. Actually B. Regretfully C. Hopefully D. Consequently
( )39. A. close B. slight C. much D. little
( )40. A. Because B. But C. As D. Since
( )41. A. beyond B. on C. off D. out
( )42. A. in addition B. in all C. in part D. in fact
( )43. A. started B. enlarged C. existed D. accelerated
( )44. A. removing B. cutting C. dividing D. lowering
( )45. A. scheduled B. invented C. desired D. meant
( )46. A. attractive B. well-received C. newfound D. discovered
( )47. A. thought B. treated C. considered D. elected
( )48. A. out B. at C. about D. for
( )49. A. remote B. regional C. rural D. commercial
( )50. A. universal B. visible C. traditional D. political
( )51. A. Keeping B. Consisting C. Opening D. Housing
( )52. A. British B. western C. American D. foreign
( )53. A. spring up B. stand up C. set up D. keep up
( )54. A. extent B. degree C. scale D. level
( )55. A. businessmen B. students C. tourists D. painters
36~40 CBADB 41~45 ACDBA
46~50 CCADB 51~55 DDACC
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