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1、Directions: There are four passages in the part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and decide on the best choice.Passage 1One silly question I simply cannot tolerate is How do y

2、ou feel? Usually the question is asked of a man in action - a man walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? Hell probably say, Fine, Im an right. But you have put a hug a his ear-maybe now he is not sure. If you are his good friend, you may have seen

3、something on his face, or in his walk, that he over-looked that morning. It makes him worrying a little. He looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask

4、 if you are visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train or sitting at his desk working, its no time to ask him that silly question.When George Bernard Shaw, the famous British writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him, Sha

5、w put him in his place. When you reach my age, he said, either you feel all right or you are dead. （分数：5.00）（1）.According to the writer, greetings, such as 1.00）A.show ones consideration for othersB.are a good way to make friendsC.are proper to ask a man in actionD.generally make one feel uneasy（2）.

6、The question seems to be correct and suitable when asked of _.（分数：A.a friend who is illB.a person who has lost a close friendC.a stranger who looks somewhat worriedD.a man who is working at his desk（3）.George Bernard Shaws reply in this passage shows his _.（分数：A.sillinessB.clevernessC.carelessnessD.

7、politeness（4）.You have put a bug in his ear means that you have _.（分数：A.made him laughB.shown concern for himC.made fun of himD.given him some kind of warning（5）.This passage can be entitled _.（分数：A.A Silly QuestionB.Dont Trouble a Busy ManC.What Are Good GreetingsD.George Bernard Shaws ReplyPassage

8、 2In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? The evidence shows that while variety certainly makes the work

9、ers life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then, variety is not an important factor.Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important. There is no doubt that this is true. The problem i

10、s that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modem factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus, although freedom of choice may be important, usually very little can be done to create it.Another important consideration is how much a worker contributes t

11、o the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the produce Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem tha

12、t not only is degree of the workers contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about.To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work

13、they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we make their jobs more interesting, they will want neither more money nor shorter working hours.（1）.Varied jobs, in writers opinion, will _.（分数：A.offe

14、r greater productivityB.drive workers to work harderC.make workers more productiveD.make workers life more enjoyable, but do not make them more hardworking（2）.According to the passage, freedom can not be easily given since _.（分数：A.it is in not what workers care aboutB.it has nothing to do with incre

15、asing productivityC.freedom will do harm to the managementD.machines in modem factories must be organized in a fixed way（3）.Degree of the workers contribution is greater when _.（分数：A.a factory possesses more expertsB.a factory has many small production linesC.workers enjoy more freedomD.workers work at a large productio