2015-2016高中英语 Unit 1 Women of achievement单元综合检测 新人教版必修4.docVIP

第一单元过关检测 (时间:90分钟　满分:120分) .阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 A My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I pulled in the driveway.It wasn’t like him to be home so early.The disbelief on his face told me that something was up. “Do you still have a job?” “No.Redundant,” he answered,looking away from me. “OK.We’ll figure it out,” I replied calmly. I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out.I immediately started to think of how we’d cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with.That night,after David had fallen asleep,I cried myself to sleep,and frequently sobbed in the shower in the days that followed. I knew the loss of David’s income would have a great effect on us.He had worked for the same insurance company for twenty-one years and was our main income.I work at home caring for Laura,and my freelance(自由职业者的)income is uncertain.We have debts,and job hunting takes time. Still,I was more concerned about my husband’s emotional state than our financial situation.David’s sense of identity was tied to his job.He called his parents to tell them about losing his job,but didn’t say a word to anyone else for weeks.He told me that he felt like “a failure”. It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment.One night a couple of weeks after he lost his job,David woke me just before midnight,sweating,pacing the bedroom floor and saying he felt funny.We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack.Thankfully,it was just a serious anxiety attack.It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through.Here is what I learned from my own experience—and from talking to experts—on how to support your spouse(配偶)through a job loss. 1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “Redundant” in Para.3? A.A piece of cake.　　　　B.Out of question. C.My treat. D.Out of employment. 提示:词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“The disbelief o