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22.A.neighborsB.childrenC.friendsD.classmates
23.A.attentionB.mentC.viewD.interest
24.A.SheB.ItC.HeD.I
25.A.forB.orC.andD.when
26.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.once
27.A.wantB.haveC.holdD.attend
28.A.makeB.chooseC.findD.give
29.A.albumB.novelC.mirrorD.overcoat
30.A.wentonB.pouredinC.turnedbackD.gotaway
31.A.couldB.shouldC.wouldD.might
32.A.decisionB.storyC.mindD.book
33.A.forB.aroundC.withD.except
34.A.gratefulB.worriedC.nervousD.special
35.A.meaningB.giftC.partyD.world
36.A.countB.readC.expressD.improve
37.A.tookB.sentC.placedD.packed
38.A.howB.whyC.whichD.what
39.A.normallyB.merelyC.reallyD.obviously
40.A.whetherB.thatC.whenD.who
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阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)
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Employeesarebeingfloodedwithtoomuchinformationthathaslittletodowiththeirwork,accordingtoanewsurvey.
Onaverage,white-collarworkersspend51percentoftheirworktimereceivingandprocessinginformation.Onlyonethirdofitwasrelevanttotheirwork,thesurveyfound.Informationoverloadforwhitecollarworkershasbeeaglobalissue.Thehugeamountofinformationhasalreadyaffectedtheirefficiencyinmanagementaswellastheirperformanceatwork.
Buriedwithe-mails
Everymorning,asecretaryatthehumanresourcesdepartmentofanautopartspanyopenshere-mailbox,onlytofinditcrammedwithatleast50unreadmails.Forher,evenscanningthroughthesee-mailseverydaytakesatleasthalfanhour.Someofhercolleaguesarenotsolucky—theyhavetoreadatleast100.
Botheredwithcalls
Telephonecallsarealsocausingaproblem.Morethan40percentwhite-collarworkerschosemobilephonesasthepreferredwaytomunicateimportantandurgentbusinessmatters.
Talkingsavestimeandenergyovertheclicking,readingandreplyingtoe-mails,butphonecallsarealsomoredistracting(分心的).Whileansweringacall,aclerkislikelytoputawayamuchmoreimportanttaskathandandstartthebusinessbeingtalkedaboutonthephone.
Solution?
Notyet.
Manypaniesstartwithprovidingstaffwithbetterputers,betterInternetaccessandmoreadvancedgadgets(装置).Forexample,staffmembersaboveacertainlevelinonepanywillbeprovidedwithablackberryphoneforeasieraccesstotheire-mails.Thepanyhasalsoorganizedmanylecturesonefficientwaysofe-mailmanagement.Yetmostwhite-collarworkersthinktheirpaniescandomore.
41.Whatdoesthenewsurveyfindaboutwhite-collarworkers?
A.Theyspend51%oftheirworktimeonmeetings.
B.Onlyhalfoftheinformationtheyreceiveisuseful.
C.Over60%ofthemprefertousethetelephone.
D.Someofthemhavetoreadatleast100e-mailseveryday.
42.Telephonecallscauseaproblembecause________.
A.theytakeupthetimetoreceiveandsende-mails
B.theyareoftennotanswered
C.theyaremostlynotaboutbusiness
D.theymayleadtothechangingofworkschedule
43.Howdosomepaniestrytosolvetheproblemofinformationoverload?
A.Theystarttogivestaffapayrise.
B.Theyplantoemploymorepeople.
C.Theyprovideemployeeswithmoreadvancedequipment.
D.Theyorganizelecturesonhowtoreducestress.
44.Whatisthemajorissuediscussedinthistext?
A.Poormanagementleadstoinefficiencyatwork.
B.Junkmailiscausingbigtrouble.
C.White-collarworkerssufferfrominformationoverload.
D.Betterputersareinneedinworkplaces.
B
ThefirsttimeIsawCarlosIwouldneverhavebelievedhewasgoingtochangemylife.IhadmyarmsfullofbooksandIwastearingintotheclassroomwhenIranintosomethingsolid.ItwasCarlos.
“MyGod,you’retall,”hesaid.
Ofcourse,theclassbegantolaugh.Angry,Iwalkedtomyseatwithoutaword.
IglancedbacktoseeifReedHarringtonwaslaughingwiththerest.Thatwouldbethelaststraw.ButReedwasstudyingchemistryanddidnotseemtobeawareofanythingelse.Ididn’tknowwhyIconsideredReedmyfriend.MaybejustbecausehewasagoodtwoinchestallerthanI.Anyway,everytimeIblewoutmybirthdaycandlesandmadeawish,itwasforadatewithReedHarrington.
“Takethatseat,”Mr.McCarthytoldthecockynewerCarlos,pointingtotheonlyemptyone,inthebackoftheroom.
Carloslaughedwidely.“ButIneedacoupleofdictionaries.”Againtheclasslaughed,butnowtheywerelaughingwithCarlos,notathim.Hehadbeenhereonly10minutesandalreadyhehadthemonhisside.
Thebellrangforclasses.AsIstooduptogo,IsawCarlosingtowardme.“I’sorryIembarrassedyou,”hesaid.Ilookedstraightheadoverthetopofhisblackhair.“That’sallright.”
“Ioughttoknowbetter.”Hewasstillblockingmyway.”What’syourname?
”“KarenForbes.”“YouprobablyheardmesayI’mCarlosHerrera.”Heheldouthishand.Unwillingly,Ishookhandswithhim.Helookedupatmeseriouslywithhisbrowneyes.”“Idon’tseewhyyou’resotouchy.”
Ibrushedbyhimandsaidsharply,“Youwouldn’tunderstand.”
Hefollowedmeafewsteps.“I’mjusttheonewhoshould,Karen,”hesaid.“YouandIhavealotinmon.”
ItwastheschoolelectionsthatmademethinkofCarlosagain.ReedHarringtonwasvotedpresidentandCarlosvice-president.“Howe?
”Ikeptaskingmyself,”Howethisshrimpwho’sonlybeenintownforalittleoveramonthgetstobesopopular?
”
Sothatmorning,IstoppedCarlosandsaid,“Itdoesn’tseemtobotheryou—beingshort.”Helookedupatme,“OfcourseImindbeingshort.Butthereisn’tanythingIcandoaboutit.WhenIrealizedIwasgoingtohavetospendmylifeinthisundersizedskin,Ijustdecidedtomakethebestofitandconcentrateonbeingmyself.”“Youseemtogetalonggreat,”Iadmitted,“Butwhataboutme?
Nobodywantstodateagirltallerthanheis.”“Thetroublewithyouisthatyou’reafraidtobeyourself.You’resmart.Andyoucouldbepretty.Infact,youmightbemorethanpretty.”Ifeltmyselfturningred…
45.Theauthorwasangrybecause________.
A.Carloswastoorudetoher
B.theclassmadefunofher
C.shehadtocarrymanybooks
D.ReedHarringtondidn’tdateher
46.Theunderlinedword“touchy”inparagraph8probablymeans________
A.annoyedB.cheerfulC.curiousD.moved
47.WecaninferfromParagraph4thattheauthor________.
A.thoughtReedwasthesameasothersB.hopedReedwaslaughingwithothers
C.caredmuchaboutReed’sattitudeD.couldn’tstandCarlosplayingtricksonher
48.Accordingtothetext,whichisthemostlikelyending?
A.CarlosandReedbecameverygoodfriends
B.Carlosandtheauthorarguedwitheachother.
C.Carloswaselectedpresidentofthestudentmittee.
D.TheauthorchangedherattitudetowardsCarlos.
C
Accordingtoresearchers.moneycanbuyhappiness,butonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelse.
Spendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlybringyouhappiness,theteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandHarvardBusinessSchoolfound.
Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurably(适度地)happierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers--eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.
"
Wewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn,"
saidElizabethDunn,apsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.
Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappiness,reporttheirannualineanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbills,giftsforthemselves,giftsforothersanddonationstocharity.
Regardlessofhowmuchineeachpersonmade,thosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappiness,whilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnot,"
Dunnsaidinastatement.
Dunn'
steamalsosurveyed16employeesatapanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonus(奖金)ofbetween$3,000and$8,000.
Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonus,andthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitself,"
theywroteintheirreport,publishedi