新编英语教程第3册(李观仪主编)第一单元课后练习答案_

Answers to Unit 1

TEXT 1 ( P2 )

My First Job

Comprehension

A. True (T) or False (F)?

1. The writer thought that the likelihood of him getting the job was not great though he was young and eager to do something useful.

T

2. The headmaster liked the young man at first sight.

F

The headmaster did not like the young man when he went for an interview. He looked at him with surprised disapproval and, instead of showing welcome to the young man, he just grunted, which was an expression of irritation and displeasure

3. The headmaster saw eye to eye with the writer as far as children’s games were concerned. F

They did not think alike. To the headmaster, games played an essential role in a boy’s education but the writer did not consider games to have so much importance to the boys.

4. The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry, but he did not mind having to walk a mile along the dusty road to the Park.

T

5. The young man was satisfied with the salary he would get.

F

The young man would only get twelve pounds a week including lunch, which was by no means good pay. Of course the writer was not satisfied. However, before he could say anything about the poor pay, the headmaster had stood up and asked the young man to meet his wife.

6. The writer did not feel unhappy at the idea of working under the headmaster’s wife.

F

The writer thought it was something he could hardly bear. To him, for a young man to work under a woman would be shameful and would result in a loss of dignity and self-respect.

B. Explain the following in your own words.

1. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim. Because I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something of use, I applied for the job. But at the same time that I did so, I was afraid that the possibility for me to get the job was very small because I didn’t have a university degree, nor did I have any teaching experience.

2. ...three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview.

… three days later I received a letter, asking me to go to Croydon to have an interview.

3. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone.

He cast a look at me with the same surprise and dislike as a colonel would look at a soldier when his bootlaces came loose.

4. The headmaster and I obviously had singularly little in common.

Apparently the headmaster and I had no similar interests or beliefs.

5. The teaching set-up appalled me.

The way teaching was organized filled me with terror (or, I was shocked at the teaching arrangements).

6. I should have to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels.

I should have to pide the class into three groups of three different levels and teach them one after another.

7. It was not so much having to tramp a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a crocodile of small boys that I minded, but the fact that most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.

I felt troubled not because I had to walk for a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a group of boys, but because at that time most of my friends would be having a good time and relaxing.

8. The prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity.

The fact that I would have to work under a woman in future made me feel totally humiliated.

TEXT 2 ( P3 )

How to Do Well on a Job Interview

Comprehension

True (T) or False (F)

1. Most people think that a job interview is a terrible experience.

Key: T

2. You’re often given a reason if you’re not hired after an interview.

Key: F

If you don’t get the job, you’re rarely given any reason why.

3. You should neither wear casual student clothing nor overdress yourself when going to an

interview.

Key: T

4. To demonstrate your ability to be politely sociable, you should initiate small talk before getting

down to business.

Key: F

You should follow the interviewer’s lead and should not initiate any small talk or drag it out.

5. You should be frank and list all your flaws to the interviewer.

Key: F

You’ll come across as more believable if you admit a flaw – but make it one that an employer

might actually like.

6. A thank-you note shortly after the interview is one more chance to help you make a good

impression.

Key: T

TEXT 3 ( P4 )

Comprehension

1 F

The Times is to sell the benefits of the classified columns by telephone.

2. T

3. F

Education is important

4. F

Drive here is a noun, meaning a forceful quality of mind or spirit that gets things done or initiative (动力、干劲). Applicants must possess this sort of drive.

5. F

It’s a job that anyone who thinks he is qualified can apply for.

6. T

Guided writing ( P5 )

I love travelling by train. Fast expresses, slow local trains which stop at every station, suburban trains taking businessmen to their offices and home again; I enjoy them all. It must be the element of romance that attracts me. There is no romance on motorway, which is a box of metal and rubber on a strip of concrete, or in flying through the air in a pressurized tube from one identical plastic and glass airport to another. But trains are different. On a train, you can walk around, look at the scenery, observe your fellow passengers; whereas in a plane all you can see are the clouds and the back of other people’s heads. …… 此处隐藏：13920字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……