Unit 4 Everyday economics

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.John looked b and said he had no idea what I was talking about.

2.She likes comparing prices before she makes a p .

3.Mary g us across the busy road to the museum yesterday.

4.A b is an extra amount of money that is added to someone’s pay， usually because he or she has worked very hard.

5.I felt （头晕目眩的） when I looked down from the top of the television tower.

6.Believe in your （潜力） and study hard， and you will surely achieve your dream.

7.He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her （额头）.

8.Luckily his disease was discovered in an early （阶段）.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语填空。

a world away from as to end up row upon row start out

1. She offered no explanation why she had left so suddenly.

2. Nearer in sight are grey housetops and farther on stand of buildings.

3. His new luxury house was the tiny house where he was born.

4. If you try to remember everything， you may remembering nothing.

5. Most successful business owners do not as successes. They also make progress step by step.

课文语法填空

Surrounded by roses as she was growing up， Zhang Yue 1 （pay） them little attention. It was only after graduating from university overseas and returning 2 （visit） her parents that Zhang realized the potential.

Zhang therefore decided to return to her home town and grow roses， 3 surprised many people. She is not the only young person who 4 （bite） by the start-up bug. All over the world， an increasing number of enterprising young people are thinking of starting their own businesses， as the growing economy creates more 5 （opportunity）. A few， like Zhang Yue， find themselves lucky enough to get investment and the all-important input and support 6 more experienced business people.

As someone who grew up in the country， Zhang already knew about growing plants. However， like any 7 （entrepreneurial） who was just starting out， she still had a lot to learn. She has overcome 8 number of obstacles in nursing her business to the success it is today.

9 （see） her peers who also dream of success and independence， Zhang has mixed feelings. Though she welcomes the new entrepreneurial spirit， she advises that people be realistic and seek 10 （guide） from expert consultants before rushing into things.

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In USA， when you don’t have a car and need to get around， are you more likely to call for an Uber or Lyft， or a cab？ Last Friday， Lyft—the ride-sharing company， went public as its stocks （股票） started trading on the market. Lyft has become the first big initial public offering of the “gig economy” age. While the company is not making profits yet， it is changing the meaning of work. What is gig economy and what makes it so appealing？

Gig work is independent contracts or part-time jobs such as Uber. In the gig economy， companies hire independent contractors instead of full-time employees. This is different from traditional companies. In the past， only small companies hired contractors， while today， employers like Amazon and Google rely on temporary workforce.

Gig work appeals to different people for different reasons. For some， it affords flexible timings and for others who are looking for full-time jobs， it provides a source of income to support themselves. Some people work a full-time job and supplement （补充） their salary with gig jobs such as driving for Uber or Lyft.

Joining the gig economy may be simple， but maintaining a steady career is easier said than done. Gig work comes with unsteady pay and workloads. You’re your own boss. It sounds fun， but when you have no self-control and an unsteady job， you might splurge all your money the first week and live on bread pieces for the rest of the month！ Besides a strong sense of responsibility， gig workers have to stay up to date to get companies to hire them.

Despite the challenges gig workers face， nearly 60 million Americans are part of this workforce. As this number grows， we have to see how society and companies adapt to this new world of work！

1. What can we learn about Lyft from the first paragraph？

A. It has built up a large fortune. B. It employs full-time workers.

C. It marks the arrival of gig economy age. D. It appeals to people as a means of public transport.

2. Who are most likely to become gig workers？

A. People seeking for a steady income. B. Those desperate to get paid vacations.

C. People seeking for part-time jobs. D. Those concerned about retirement accounts.

3. What does the underlined word “splurge” in Paragraph 4 probably mean？