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六级阅读理解1

SectionA:

Someperformanceevaluationsrequiresupervisorstotakeaction.Employeeswhoreceiveaveryfavorableevaluationmaydeservesometypeofrecognitionorevenapromotion.Ifsupervisorsdonotacknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlosetheir36andreducetheireffortorsearchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37themforhighperformance.Supervisorsshouldacknowledgehighperformancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperformwellinthefuture.

Employeeswhoreceiveunfavorableevaluationsmustalsobegivenattention.Supervisorsmust38thereasonsforpoorperformance.Somereasons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhaveatemporaryadverse39onperformanceandcanbecorrected.Otherreasons,suchasabadattitude,maynotbetemporary.Whensupervisorsgiveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymustdecidewhethertotakeany40actions.Iftheemployeeswereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint（指出）thedeficienciesthatemployeesmustcorrect.Inthiscase,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitortheemployees41andensurethatthedeficienciesarecorrected.

Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,however,theymaybeunableorunwillingtocorrectthem.Thissituationismoreserious,andthesupervisormayneedtotakeaction.Theactionshouldbe42withthefirm’sguidelinesandmayincludereassigningtheemployeestonewjobs,43themtemporarily,orfiringthem.Asupervisor’sactiontowardapoorlyperformingworkercan44theattitudesofotheremployees.Ifno45isimposedonanemployeeforpoorperformance,otheremployeesmayreactbyreducingtheirproductivityaswell.

A）additional

B）affect

C）aptly

D）assimilate

H）circulation

F）closely

G）consistent

H）enthusiasm

I）identify

J）impact

K）penalty

L）reward

M）simplifying

N）suspending

O）vulnerable

SectionB:

TheCollegeEssay:

WhyThose500WordsDriveUsCrazy

B）Backinthegoodolddays—say,twoyearsago,whenthelastofmychildrensufferedtheordeal（折磨）—ahigh-schoolstudentapplyingtocollegecouldprocrastinateallthewaytoNewYear’sDayoftheirsenioryear,assumingtheycouldwithstandtheparentalpestering（烦扰）.Butthingschangefastinthenail-bitingworldofcollegeadmissions.TherecenttrendtowardearlydecisionandearlyactionamongselectivecollegesanduniversitieshaspushedthetraditionaldeadlineofJanuaryuptoNov.1orearlyDecemberformanystudents.

D）“Therearegoodreasonsitcausessuchanxiety,”saysLisaSohmer,directorofcollegecounselingattheGardenSchoolinJacksonHeights,N.Y.“It’snotjusttheactualwriting.Bynoweverythingelseisalreadyset.Yourcourseloadisset,yourgradesareset,yourtestscoresareset.Buttheessayissomethingyoucanstillcontrol,andit’sopen-ended.Sothetemptationistowriteandrewriteandrewrite.”Orstallandstallandstall.

H）“Boysinparticularlookattheotherquestionsandsay,‘Oh,that’stoomuchwork,’”saysJohnBoshoven,acounselorintheAnnArbor,Mich.,publicschools.“Theythinkiftheydoatopicoftheirchoice,“I’lljustgogetthathistorypaperIdidlastyearontheRomanEmpireandturnitintoafirst-personapplicationessay!

’Andtheyendupproducingsomethingutterlyridiculous.”

I）TalkingtoadmissionsprofessionalslikeBoshoven,yourealizethatthelistof“don’ts”inessaywritingismuchlongerthanthe“dos.”“Nobookreports,nohistorypapers,nocharacterstudies,”saysSohmer.

J）“Itdrivesyoucrazy,howeasilykidsslipintoclichés（老生常谈）,”saysBoshoven.“Theydon’trealizehowtypicaltheirexperiencesarc.‘Iscoredthewinninggoalinsocceragainstourarch-rival.’‘MygrandfatherservedinWorldWarII,andIhopetobejustlikehimsomeday.’Thatmaymeanalottothatparticularkid.Butintheworldoftheapplicationessay,it’snothing.You’lllosethereaderinthefirstparagraph.”

M）“Foralltheanxietytheessaycauses,”saysBillMcClintickofMercersburgAcademyinPennsylvania,“it’saverysmallpieceofthepuzzle.Iwasincollegeadmissionsfor10years.Isawkidsandparentsbeatthemselvesupoverthis.Andatthevastmajorityofplaces,itissimplynotabigvariableinthecollege’sdecision-makingprocess.”

N）Manyadmissionsofficerssaytheyspendlessthanacoupleofminutesoneachapplication,includingtheessay.Accordingtoarecentsurveyofadmissionsofficers,onlyoneinfourprivatecollegessaytheessayisof“considerableimportance”injudginganapplication.Amongpubliccollegesanduniversities,thenumberdropstoroughlyonein10.Bycontrast,86percentplace“considerableimportance”onanapplicant’sgrades,70percenton“strengthofcurriculum.”

O）Still,atthemostselectiveschools,wherethousandsofcandidatesmaysubmitidenticallyhighgrades