大学英语3Unit 3 三习题

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Unit 3 Job- hunting

三习题

预习题

Section One: Before Reading

In-depth reading: Job-hunting?Think like a lion!

1. Oral practice :Lead-in questions:

①

What job will you choose after graduation?

②

What are the skills when you are in the job interview?

2. Global reading :Work on Structure of the Tex

t

Part

Paragraph(s)

Main Ideas

The author introduces his amazing venture to Tanzanian bush and was

One

fascinated by the actions of lions.

The dining

sight

of

lions

teaches

the

author

that

learning

from

others

Two

can help you occupy the vantage point in job searching.

The author compares the key

to networking success in job hunting to

Three

the interconnecting of the ecosystem.

The author advocates the spirit of correctly treating failures from lion

’

s

Four

perspective.

The author suggests readers learning from the competitiveness of lions

Five

to keep improving themselves.

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Language Points

1. On my first day, we happened upon a pride of lions resting by a lake.

(1) happen upon / on: ____________

e.g. I happened upon / on a rare book in a secondhand bookshop.

【近义词组】

meet up with, come across, hit on / upon

(2) a pride of lions: _____________________

a herd of cattle (deer, elephants): _____________________

a flock of sheep (goats, geese, birds): ___________________

a swarm of bees (ants, mosquitoes): _____________________

a school of fish: _____________________

2. be fascinated by:

被吸引

e.g. I

’

ve always been fascinated by his ideas.

T:_________________________________

3. Although the buffalo was massive, it was easily dwarfed when all the hungry lions crowded over

it for a bite.

(1) massive: a.

巨大的；大量的

【辨析】

massive

指大的体积、数量和重量，庞大而笨重。

vast

多指空间、面积、范围的巨大，不涉及重量。

immense

侧重空间的广阔，强 调体积、数量或程度等，不强调重量。

enormous

指大到令人吃惊、甚至不相称的程度。

(2) dwarf: v.

使??相形见绌；使??显得过于矮小

e.g. The new skyscraper will dwarf all the buildings near it.

4.

?

what really caught my eye was how each lion served as a teacher for the others.

(1)

该句是一个由

what

引导的

____ _

从句。

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(2) catch one

’

s eye:

吸引（某人）的目光

注意此处的

eye

使用的是单数形式来表示“

观察力、注意力”等抽象意义。

e.g. It was the unusual color of his hat that caught my eye.

(3) serve as:

担任，充当

e.g. Songs and music can serve as cues for pulling up particular memories.

5. sneak in:

偷偷溜入

e.g. I managed to sneak in through the back door.

T:_________________________________

6. zone in:

瞄准，集中目标

e.g. We must decide on our target market, then zero in on it.

T:_________________________________

7. position: v.

安放，放置

e.g. The company is uniquely positioned to compete in foreign markets.

T:_________________________________

8. have an impact on:

对??有影响，对??造成冲击

e.g. The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.

T:_________________________________

9. Whether you

’

re in a giant or a small industry, chances are, you

’

ll eventually run into someone

who

’

s connected to your future employer.

(1) chances are: _________

e.g. No matter what you do, chances are, you need to use your

voice most of the day.

(2) run into sb: _________

e.g. Jim ran into someone he used to know at school the other day.

10. And, just like the fragile balance in the ecosystem of the African bush, the network of people in

your field can work in your favor

—

or against it.

该句使用了类比的写法，

将人际关系与大自然的平衡进行类比，

体现工作中人际关系的

微妙和脆弱。

(1) fragile: a.

易损坏的；脆弱的

e.g. The economy remains extremely fragile.

【拓展】

_________: n.

脆弱

11.

Yes,

that

means

you

’

ll

have

to

step

out

of

your

comfort

zone

and

attend

a

few

networking

events.

(1) step out of:

从??走出

【拓展】

step out of line:

举止出格，行为欠妥

e.g. His boss warned him that if he stepped out of line once more he would be fired.

T:______________________

(2) comfort zone:

舒适区

运用隐喻（

metaphor

）

的修辞手法，将“熟悉的圈子”比喻为一种特定的令人感到舒服

的区域。

12. Animal Planet, which ranks the lion as the No. 2 predator on Earth, notes lions miss four out of

every five attempts when hunting.

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(1)

划线部分是

which

引导的非限制性定语从句。

(2)

Animal

Planet:

《动物星球》

，是由 世界上最大的记录片制作商“探索”传播公司

（

Discove ry

）制作的，世界上第一个、也是唯一一个以动物为主角的电视频道。节目内容包

括动物家庭剧、动物竞赛表演、世界级纪录片、动物明星杂志、动物纪实片、如何饲养动物< /p>

等等。

13. They take failures in stride, and they keep trying until they have their dinner.

(1)

该句使用拟人（

personification

）

的修辞手法描述狮子面对失败的态度毫不气馁， 不

放弃努力直到获得成功的态度。

(2) take sth. in stride: _________

e.g. When you become a politician, you soon learn to take criticism in your stride.

14. Hopefully your job search will yield better results, but when you

’

re in the trenches, it

’

s easy to

let any number of failures get you down.

(1) yield: v.

产生

e.g. The research has yielded useful information.

T:___________________________

(2) in the trenches:

在战壕之中

此处使用了隐喻的修辞手 法，将处于求职的状态比喻成战场的战壕。

(3) get sb. down:

使某人沮丧

e.g. Don

’

t let this failure get you down too much.

15.

If

you

don

’

t

land

the

job

you

were

hoping

for,

approach

the

experience

from

the

lion

’

s

perspective.

(1) approach: v.

着手处理；对付

e.g. I

’

m not sure how to approach the problem.

(2)

from someone

’

s perspective:_____________

(3)

e.g. From the perspective of historical development, this is a humanistic spirit.

【拓展】

get / keep sth. in perspective:

合理地评价某事；正确地看待某事

e.g. If you keep things in perspective you will find the overall situation isn

’

t really that bad.

16. ...and you

’

ll soon find yourself enjoying the spoils of victory

—

a new job.

(1) spoils of victory:__________

此处使用了

________

的修辞手法，将找到工 作比喻为收获战利品。

e.g. The spoils of victory / war included mounds of treasure and gold.

17. distract

?

from:

转移注意力

e.g. He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.

18. And even once you

’

ve sealed the deal, you don

’

t have a pass down Easy Street.

(1) seal the deal:

签订合同，达成协议

s eal

在这里可以理解成为该交易加封条，因此也是运用隐喻的修辞手法。

(2) Easy Street

是一个美国习语，意为“舒适、安逸日子”

，在这里比喻找工作稳操胜券。

e.g. Kim lives on easy street and can buy all the new things that make life easy.

T:___________________________________

19. The competition will always be there, coming up with new and creative ways to get an edge.

(1)

该句中

coming up with

为

___________

结构作伴随状语。

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(2) get an edge on:

获得优势；胜过

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e.g. These guys will try absolutely anything to get an edge on their competitors.

20. Working to constantly improve yourself not only makes you better at your job, but a formidable

competitor, ready to pounce at the next opportunity.

(1)

该句中包含一个

not only

?

but also

?的句式，主语是

________________

(2) pounce at:

攫取；猛抓

e.g. A drowning person would pounce at a floating straw.

复习题

Section Two: After Reading

expressions

1)

偶然遇见某人或某物

2

）被吸引

3

）吸引（某人）的目光

4

）偷偷溜入

5

）瞄准，集中目标

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）确认交易

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）对某事有影响

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）对某人有帮助

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）从容处理

10

）胜过别人

11)

Midway

12)

Get things done

13)

It is rare to

14)

Stand out

15)

Highest-achieving

16)

Set the terms of

17)

On the ground

18)

Make the case for sb

19)

Self-critical

20)

Professional reinvention

2. Paragraph translation.

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旅游 业是近二十年来在世界各地迅速发展的一个行业，现在正引起中国公众越来越多的

注意。 许多人给报纸写信，就促进中国旅游业的发展提出了种种建议。人们的看法是，发展

旅游 业将有助于促进中国人民和其他国家人民之间的相互了解和友谊，并将有利于文化、科

学 、技术方面的交流。还会有助于为中国的伟大事业积累资金。

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