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ameaningtotheirworkwelloverandbeyondtherewardofthepaycheck.

Forthemany,thereisahardlyconcealeddiscontent.Theblue-collarbluesisnomorebitterlysungthanthewhite-collarmoan."

I'

mamachine,"

saysthespot-welder."

mcaged,"

saysthebankteller,andechoesthehotelclerk."

mamule,"

saysthesteelworker."

AmonkeycandowhatIdo,"

saysthereceptionist."

mlessthanafarmimplement,"

saysthemigrantworker."

manobject,"

saysthehigh-fashionmodel.Bluecollarandwhitecallupontheidenticalphrase:

"

marobot."

Thereisnothingtotalkabout,"

theyoungaccountantdespairinglyenunciates.ItwassometimeagothatJohnHenrysang,"

Amanain'

tnothin'

butaman."

Thehard,unromanticfactis:

hediedwithhishammerinhishand,whilethemachinepumpedon.Nonetheless,hefoundimmortality.Heisremembered.

Astheautomatedpaceofourdailyjobswipesoutnameandface-and,inmanyinstances,feeling-thereisasacrilegiousquestionbeingaskedthesedays.Toearnone'

sbreadbythesweatofone'

sbrowhasalwaysbeenthelotofmankind.Atleast,eversinceEden'

sslothfulcouplewasservedwithanevictionnotice,thescripturalpreceptwasneverdoubted,notoutloud.Nomatterhowdemeaningthetask,nomatterhowitdullsthesensesandbreaksthespirit,onemustwork.Orelse.

Latelytherehasbeenaquestioningofits"

workethic"

especiallybytheyoung.Strangelyenough,ithastouchedoffprofoundgrievancesinothers,hithertodevout,silent,andanonymous.Unexpectedprecinctsarebeingheardfrominashowofdiscontent.Communiquesfromtheassemblylinearefrequentandalarming;

absenteeism.Ontheeveningbus,thetense,pinchedfacesofyoungfileclerksandelderlysecretariestellusmorethanwecaretoknow.Ontheexpressways,middlemanagementmenposewithoutgracebehindtheirwheelsastheyfleecityandjob.

Question:

Thesecondparagraphrevealsthat________.

A.everyoneisworkinghard

B.mostpeoplecannotgetsatisfactionfromtheirwork

C.peoplearerobots

D.peopleareimmortalizedandrememberedthroughtheirwork

满分：

4分

2.I____asleepinthecorner,forIremembernothingofwhathappenedduringthenight.

A.mightfall

B.mustfall

C.musthavefallen

D.canhavefallen

3.California-bornandStanford-educated,JohnSteinbeckgainedprominenceduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930sasanovelistwhocombinedthemesofsocialprotestwithabenignviewofhumannatureandabiologicalinterpretationofhumanexperience,acombinationthatgainedhimwidepopularityandprovidedthebasisforacareernotonlyinfictionbutalsoinjournalism,thetheater,andfilms.

JohnErnstSteinbeck,Jr.,wasbornin1902,intheSalinasValley,whosescenery,agriculturalworkers,andne'

er-do-wellpaisanosappearfrequentlyinhisfiction.HisfatherwastreasurerofMontereyCounty,andhismotherwasaformerschoolteacher.TheirlibraryintroducedhimearlytosuchstandardauthorsasMilton,Dostoevsky,Flaubert,GeorgeEliot,andThomasHardy.Hewasacontributortotheschoolnewspaper,avarsityathlete,andpresidentofhisgraduatingclassinhighschool,andheattendedStanfordUniversitysporadicallybetween1920and1925,majoringinEnglish,butneverfinishedthedegree.HeworkedonranchesandonaroadgangbeforetryingfutilelytoestablishhimselfasawriterduringabriefstayinNewYorkCityin1926,andheworkedinaCaliforniafishhatcheryandcampedintheSierrasbeforepublishinghisfirstnovel,CupofGold,in1929.InthoseyearshereadD.H.Lawrence,WillaCather,SherwoodAnderson,andparticularlythenovelistsJamesBranchCabelland,Hemingwaywithenthusiasm,buthisperennialinterestsweretheclassicsofContinentalliteratureandtheancienthistorians.

In1930hemarriedandmovedtoPacificGrove,California,wherehisfatherprovidedahouseandsmallallowancetosupporthim.TwounsuccessfulnovelstreatingtheenchantmentoftheAmericanDreamandthecostofpursuingit（ThePasturesofHeaven,1932,andToaGodUnknown,1933）precededhisfirstsuccesses,TortillaFlatin1935andInDubiousBattlein1936.Thefirstwasanepisodic,warmlyhumoroustreatmentofabandofpaisanos（amixtureofSpanish,Indian,andCaucasianstrands）.Theirpicturesqueandshiftlessways,naiveaffectionfortheirchurch,mysticalappreciationofnature,andloyaltytotheirbandaregiventheairoflegendandlikenedtothetalesofKingArthur'

sRoundTable.Theseconddealswithastrikeamongfruitpickers,itsdefeatbythelandownerswiththeirvigilantes,andtheeffortsofcommunistorganizersfirsttoorganizethestrikeandthentoexploittheworkers.

"

Paisanos"

means________.

A.richpeople

B.poorpeople

C.peasants

D.laborers

4.Tocreateasupercell,takeastormwherewindspeedincreaseswithheight,whilewinddirectionveers;

asituationinwhichupdraughtsanddowndraughtswithinthethunderstormcansupporteachother'

sexistenceratherthancanceleachotherout.Itisaswindsblowintothisturbulentregionfromthreetofivekilometersupthatalow-pressuresectionofthestormmaybegintorotate.

Therotationofthispartofthestorm（knownasamesocyclone）causestheairpressuretofallsomemore,promptingwindlowerdowntoflowintothestormandspeedupupwards.Thiscreatesaspinningupdraughtwhichhigh-levelwindsinthestormcanboostinthesamewaythatwindblowingacrossthetopofachimneydoeswondersfordrawingupanopenfire.

You'

renotyetlookingatatornado,thoughifyou'

rewatchingthisparticularstormdevelopyoumightstartlookingforagetawaycar-especiallyifthestormbeginstochangeshape.Whenmid-toupper-levelwindsupwindofthestormencounterthesupercell,someareforcedtodetourroundit.Theyconvergeagaindownwind,mouldingthestormcloudsintoanominousanvil-shapeintheprocess.Butwhilesomewindgoesroundthemesocyclone,somerunsfullsquareintothismeteorologicalbrickwallandisforceddownward,creatinga"

rearflankdowndraught"

（RFD）whichmanyexpertsbelieveiswhatmakesorbreaksatornadicstorm.

It'

swhenanRFDtriestoswingaroundthebaseofthestorm,narrowingtheareaofwindflowingintotheupdraughtandincreasingitsspin（inthesamewayfigureskaterswhentheirarmsarepulledin）thatyoumightwanttogetintoyourgetawaycar.Ifyou'

reanywherebeneathwhirlingpieceofmeteorologicalgiveandtake-afunnelcloud-youareinabad,dangerousplaceknowntostormchasersas"

thebearcage"

.It'

swhere,ifthefunnelcloudsticksaroundlongenoughfortheupdraughttotouchdownonterrafirma,youwillfindyourselfontheinsideofatornado.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Ifanupdraughtiscreated,tornadoappears.

B.AtornadocomesintobeingwhenaRFDiscreated.

C.RFDiscreatedifwindsgoroundthemesocyclone.

D.Whenmeetingsupercell,windswillblowinalldirections.

5.Mary____inthegardenwhenitbegantorain.

A.waswalking

B.walked

C.walking

D.hadwalked

6.Tocreateasupercell,takeastormwherewindspeedincreaseswithheight,whilewinddirectionveers;

Ifyouwerecaughtbyatornado,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTright?

A.Youmusthavebeenin"

.

B.Itshouldhavebeentheupdraughtthatgotyou.

C.