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SectionⅡReadingComprehension(40minutes)
PartA
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.
TextI
Fifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatempletomethen.Itwasn’teasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.
Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—movingfromanordinaryreportertoforeigncorrespondentandfinallytosenioreditor.IwouldhavealifetimeofsecurityisIstruckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.Ienteredmyboss’soffice.Wouldherage?
Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper.“Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,”Ibeganawkwardly.“IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI’mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlife.I’mresigning.”“Toanotherpaper?
”heasked.Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidn’tsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange.“I’mgladforyou,”hesaid,quiteoutofmyexpectation.“Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan’t,”hewenton.“Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,”heconcluded.“Andifitdoesn’tworkout,remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere.”
ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody—eventhoughI’dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:
allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.
Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.“I’mresigning,Bill,”Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn’tlookingangryordismayedeither.Afterapause,hesaid,“Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes.”
46.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous_______.
[A]newspaper
[B]magazine
[C]temple
[D]church
47.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe_________.
[A]hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams.
[B]hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway.
[C]hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife.
[D]hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitions.
48.Thewriterwantedtoresignbecause_________.
[A]hehadserioustroublewithhisboss.
[B]hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe.
[C]hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry.
[D]hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse.
49.WhenthewriterdecidedtoresigntheGlobewasfacedwith_______.
[A]atroublewithitsstaffmembers
[B]ashortageofqualifiedreporters
[C]anunfavorablebusinesssituation
[D]anuncontrollablebusinesssituation
50.By“:
IwishIwereinyourshoes.”(inthelastparagraph)BillTaylormeantthat_______.
[A]thewriterwastofail.
[B]thewriterwasstupid
[C]hewoulddothesameifpossible
[D]hewouldrejectthewriter’srequest
Text2
Doyoufinditverydifficultandpainfultogetupinthemorning?
Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.
Duringthehourswhenyourlaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:
“Getup,Peter!
You’llbelateforworkagain!
”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefitifbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportanttodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,but
you’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.
Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsaverequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.
51.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably________.
[A]heisalazyperson.
[B]herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle.
[C]heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow.
[D]heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening.
52.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?
[AJUnawarenessofenergycycles.
[B]Familiarmonologues.
[C]Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.
[D]Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.
53.Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould__________.
[A]changehisenergycycle
[B]overcomehislaziness
[C]getupearlierthanusual
[D]gotobedearlier
54.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill__________.
[A]helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork.
[B]helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday
[C]enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework
[D]keepyourenergyyourenergycycleundercontrolallday
55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
[A]Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.
[B]Dr.Kletmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.