Passage 1
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】文章主要講述了26歲的Anna Cherdantseva應(yīng)征當(dāng)沙發(fā)體驗師的故事。
1.What does Anna Cherdantseva work as?
A.A sofa seller. B.A sofa designer.
C.A sofa tester. D.A sofa maker.
答案 C
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“...spending up to 10 hours every day trying out new sofas for comfort and safety.”可知,她的工作是體驗新沙發(fā)。
2.How did Anna Cherdantseva get her new job?
A.By going through fierce competitions.
B.By dressing up as a marketing expert.
C.By being strongly recommended by a friend.
D.By making friends with the boss of M25 Group.
答案 A
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句可知,公司共收到5000多份申請;再根據(jù)第三段中的“We selected candidates in several stages”可知,Anna 是經(jīng)過層層選拔被選中的。
3.What does Anna Cherdantseva think of her new job?
A.Tiring. B.Satisfying.
C.Uninteresting. D.Challenging.
答案 B
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“...Cherdantseva said that spending about 10 hours a day sitting on sofas didn’t sound bad at all.”可知,她認(rèn)為這個工作不錯,這表明她認(rèn)為這項工作令人滿意。
4.What can be inferred about Cherdantseva from the text?
A.She usually does a lot of physical sports.
B.Her new job requires standing for long hours.
C.The total pay for her probation will be l,000 dollars.
D.Whether she will be permanently hired is still unknown.
答案 D
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“...the company claims that as long as she proves to be up to the task,they plan on offering her a permanent position.”(……公司說只要她能證明她可以適合這項工作,公司打算永久給她這個職位。)可知,Anna能否永久擁有這個職位尚未確定。
Passage 2
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】通過介紹美國目前校服的普及情況,作者描述了校服的作用,最后指出在某些國家,如美國,校服制度的實施還需要努力。
1.What does the underlined word “masses” in the second paragraph refer to?
A.Schools. B.Parents.
C.Students. D.Teachers.
答案 C
解析 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)該詞上文的“that wearing uniforms has no effect on the thought process of a student”和下文的“Students are...rules.”可知此處指的是學(xué)生。
2.What can we know about the uniform system in Australia according to Paragraph 3?
A.The uniform system in the public school follows Britain.
B.The Australian students dress more casually.
C.The uniform system is the same as that in New Zealand.
D.Most Australian students wear school uniforms.
答案 A
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二句“In other parts like New Zealand and Australia where the British colonial rule was in effect,the uniform system was followed in the public school system.”可知,澳大利亞的公立學(xué)校的校服制度是仿效英國的。
3.What’s the intention of school uniforms at first?
A.To encourage students to be more diligent.
B.To improve students’ academic achievement.
C.To prevent students fighting with each other.
D.To promote the equality among students.
答案 C
解析 推理判斷題。從文章第一段中的“According to a historian,uniforms were introduced into the United States around 1979 to deal with the problems of violence among students.”可知,穿校服最初的目的是防止學(xué)生之間打架。
4.What’s the attitude of the critics towards school uniforms?
A.Supportive. B.Neutral.
C.Negative. D.Factual.
答案 C
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Though uniforms have intended to wipe out the discrimination in the weaker section,critics have a different story to say.According to them,uniforms have no such great effect on students.”可知,評論家們對于校服的態(tài)度是消極的。
【長難句分析】In other parts like New Zealand and Australia where the British colonial rule was in effect,the uniform system was followed in the public school system.
在其他地區(qū),像新西蘭和澳大利亞,因曾被英國實行過殖民統(tǒng)治,公立學(xué)校的校服制度仿效英國的校服制度。
本句是復(fù)合句,其中包含了where引導(dǎo)的定語從句,主句運用了一般過去時的被動語態(tài)。
