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In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts say the ___1___ is to make jobs more varied(多樣的). But do more varied jobs ___2___ greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that ___3___variety certainly makes the worker’s life more enjoyable, it doesn’t ___4___ make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then, ___5___ is not an important factor.
Other experts feel that giving the worker___6___ to do his job in his own way is important, and there is no doubt that this is true. The ___7___ is that this kind of freedom can’t easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated(復(fù)雜的) machinery which must be used in a ___8___ way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to ___9___ it.
Another important ___10___ is how much each worker ___11___ to the product he is making. In most factories the worker ___12___ only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now ___13___ with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his___14___. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor ___15___ it is one we can do something about.
To what___16___ does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is ___17___. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. ___18___ just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A ___19___ argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we ___20___ making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.
1. A. answer   B. course C. attempt      D. system
2. A. run across      B. lead to       C. result from D. pick up
3. A. because  B. as       C. while  D. as though
4. A. mentally B. physically   C. carefully    D. actually
5. A. variety   B. relaxation C. creativity    D. machinery
6. A. judgement     B. freedom     C. direction    D. comfort
7. A. secret     B. skill    C. problem     D. strength
8. A. amusing B. dull    C. changeable D. fixed
9. A. use  B. create  C. supply D. fear
10. A. measure       B. invention    C. consideration     D. work
11. A. lies       B. sticks  C. objects       D. contributes
12. A. likes     B. equips C. transports   D. sees
13. A. tired     B. pleased      C. worrying       D. experimenting
14. A. own     B. will    C. line     D. hand
15. A. but       B. and     C. so       D. however
16. A. extent   B. quality       C. store   D. difference
17. A. natural  B. important   C. worrying    D. unbelievable
18. A. Rest     B. Sports C. Money       D. Playing
19. A. complete      B. friendly      C. given  D. similar
20. A. advise   B. succeed in  C. object to     D. are tried of

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Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work , a move scientists say can be good for productivity , workplace morale (士氣), and the well-being of animals .
A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet . Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets . “On the pets’ side , they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy,” she said . A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial (有益的) , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism (缺勤).
Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington . “My customers love them. They are their favorites ,” she said . “They are not troublesome . They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun .”
Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain . Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years . “BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass ,” he said .
Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation . But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable .
小題1:The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is         .
A.73%B.27%C.25%D.15%
小題2:We know from the text that “BJ”       
A.works in the Global Hair Salon
B.often greets the passers-by
C.likes to sleep in the sun
D.is a two-year-old cat
小題3:The best title for this text would be             .
A.Pets Help Attract Customers
B.Your Favorite Office Pets
C.Pets Join the Workforce
D.Busy Life for Pets

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Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat . Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons !
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (啟事) in the newspaper asking for help .
The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more .
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .
1.After the car owner received a phone call. He          
A.went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
B.gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
C.sent some money to the thief by mail
D.told the press about it
2.The “l(fā)azier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .
A.the car thief who stays at home     
B.one of those who put the ads in the paper
C.one of the policemen in Changwa  
D.the owner of the pigeons
3.The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .
A.how easily people get fooled by criminals
B.what Chen thinks might be correct
C.the thief is extremely clever
D.the money paid is too little
4.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .
A.criminals            B.pigeons
C.the stolen cars    D.demands for money
5.We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .
A.he reads the ads in the newspaper  
B.he lives in the same neighborhood
C.he has seen the car owners in the park 
D.he has trained the pigeons to follow them

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Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(紅腹灰雀). Britain’s birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends.
Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird, are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches (雀科鳴鳥(niǎo)) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.
“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest,” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book—A Bird in the Bush: a Social History of Birdwatching—which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.
Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.
Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera—a golden-winged songbird from North America—to be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline, and the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.
“Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine, “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”
小題1:The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_______”.
A.a(chǎn)ffectedB.sharedC.satisfiedD.narrowed
小題2:What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network?
A.Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent.
B.Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird.
C.Many birdwatchers logged on to the website for details.
D.Birdwatchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird.
小題3:Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage?
A.Television wildlife programmes started the popular pastime of birdwatching.
B.The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching.
C.Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers.
D.The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment.
小題4:The passage mainly tells us about ________ in UK.
A.the history of bird watching
B.a(chǎn) growing passion for bird watching
C.the impact of media on bird watching
D.bird watching as a popular expensive sport

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People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1933, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff (懸崖) on which they had been built. While ex­perts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.
Erosion (侵蝕) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be aban­doned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea.
Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland ar­ea of hard rock, which will not be eaten as limestone is. Mean­while, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain fu­ture, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knock­down price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
小題1: What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?
A.The rising of the sea level.
B.The experts’ short of knowledge.
C.The washing-away of limestone cliff.
D.The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.
小題2: The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.
A.will soon become a problem for people living in central England
B.has now become a threat to the local residents
C.can be stopped if proper measures are taken
D.is quickly changing the map of England
小題3:The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.
A.warn people whose homes are in danger
B.provide an effective way to slow it down
C.help to its eventual solution
D.lead to its eventual solution(www.nmet168.com)
小題4: It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.
A.house agents along the coast do not support the idea
B.it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas
C.the government is too slow in taking action
D.they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

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Advertising can be a service to the customer. This is true when advertisements give reliable infor­mation about the goods advertised. Such information is needed if the customer is to make a sensible choice when he buys. It is useful in that it lets him know of the kinds of goods in the shops. Printed advertisements do this job best. Customers can collect them and compare them. They can be taken along to shops and their claims can be checked against the actual goods in the shops.
however, some advertisements are not very useful to the customer. Instead of helping him to sat­isfy his real needs, they set out to make him want things. They set out to create a need. These adver­tisements are cleverly done. The people who produce them understand our weaknesses. They set out to make us believe that what they advertise will make us cleverer, prettier and more handsome, if only we use it. Actually, it is our money they are after and we should be on guard.
Some advertisements mislead customers by using part of the truth to suggest something false, and it is skillfully made to give that idea to the careless reader, listener or viewer.
At its best advertising can be useful to the customer. At its worst it can mislead him. Many newspapers check on the goods for which the advertisements made claims. Most newspapers are very careful about the small advertisements, which try to sell goods directly to the readers by post. Many newspapers print information about this on their small advertisement pages. Advertising has become a very big business, and good firms in it do all they can to make sure it is conducted with some attention to truth. This is a help to the customer. But the best way is for customers to be on the lookout.
小題1:It can be inferred from the passage that advertisements can be useful if they ________.
A.how a long list of the goods advertised
B.give true information about goods
C.tell customers what to buy
D.a(chǎn)ppear on TV and in newspapers at the same time
小題2:Advertisements that play on our weaknesses make us ________.
A.desire things we do not need B.purchase the goods we need
C.a(chǎn)ttracted by themD.become loyal reader, listener or viewer
小題3: according to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A.All advertising firms do not care to tell the truth about the goods they advertise.
B.All advertising firms only care to make money, as advertising is a big business.
C.Most advertising firms make sure that advertisements do not purposely cheat.
D.The advertised goods are often of poor quality.
小題4:The underlined word "They" refers to ________.
A.Goods B.Customers C.Shops D.Advertisements

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閱讀短文,回答后面的問(wèn)題。
For many of us, cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga(漫畫(huà)) provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance. With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today's fast, throwing away city lifestyle.
But Tsai Chih-chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫畫(huà)家), doesn't agree. He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much wittier and more acceptable way.
He has interpreted Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禪宗), introducing oriental philosophy. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.
After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so. The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. "Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination," he said.
If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment, Tsai's work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor (水蒸汽), while others may be ice or rain. But in essence they share a similarity – human being's forever chasing for the true and the good. "The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I've dedicated my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living."
1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph in the passage?
A. Japanese manga is a simple way of killing time.
B. What Japanese manga is mainly about.
C. Japanese manga presents a world of fantasy, adventure and romance.
D. Why Japanese manga is so popular.
2. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to___________.
A. much less text                               B. Japanese manga
C. pictures running for pages               D. an escape from reality
3. In Tsai Chih-chung’s opinion, cartoon ___________.
A. connects traditional Chinese culture and wisdom.
B. helps connect Chinese classics with modern world.
C. uses a wiser and acceptable way to draw cartoons.
D. builds up a bridge between cartoons and illustration.
4. What is the main difference between Japanese manga and Tsai’s works in this passage?
A. His works are mainly designed for a pure time killer for all.
B. His works are more popular with young readers in China now.
C. His works are to inspire people to think in a cheerful way.
D. His works are much more interesting and instructive.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Tsai Chih-chung?
A. He thinks some people are like ocean, some like vapor, while others like ice cream.
B. He says that one who thinks over life is either a scholar or a philosopher.
C. He values more thinking and personal freedom than making a living.
D. Tsai devoted his life to creating cartoons in order to make money.

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In meditation(冥想),people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath .As they breathe in and out ,they attend to their feelings .As thoughts go through their minds. They let them go. Breathe .Let go .Breathe .Let go .
According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre,Massachusetts. Three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a market change in how the brain allocates(分配) attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world. Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli( 刺激),like facial expressions.
The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.
In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day .A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period .Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both group looked for the numbers , their brain activity was recorded.
Everyone could catch the first number .But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number .Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number .as if letting it go ,which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number ,This shows that attention can change with practice.
Just ask Daniel Levision , who meditated for three months as part of the study .”I am a much better listener,” he said . “ I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.”
小題1: The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to  __________  .
A. feelingsB.mindsC.peopleD.thoughts
小題2:  Meditations manage their daily tasks better because they   ________  .
A.a(chǎn)re given less pressure
B.a(chǎn)llocate their attention better
C.have more stimuli for life
D.practice them more frequently
小題3:In the experiment ,volunteers doing meditation for longer hours   _____  .
A.were more likely to catch both of the members
B.were used to memorizing numbers in groups
C.usually ignored the first number observed
D.paid more attention to numbers than to letters
小題4: The study proves that     _____ .
A.meditation improves one’s health
B.brain activity can be recorded
C.human attention can be trained
D.mediators have a good sense of hearing

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A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.
The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, with passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.
Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”
Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……緩解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.
Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice(新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.
小題1:Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?
A.Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.
B.A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.
C.Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.
D.A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.
小題2:According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________
A.their frequent driving at night
B.their improper way of driving?
C.their lack of driving experience
D.their driving with passengers
小題3:According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.
B.Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.
C.Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.
D.The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.
小題4:A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .
A.driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule
B.they should be prohibited from taking on passengers
C.they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.
D.the licensing system should be improved

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Heading back to the room for dinner and a hot shower may sound like the act of a tired tourist ,but in a traditional Japanese inn ─ or ryokan ─ those activities can be as interesting as anything along the sightseeing trail.“People going looking for a sort of nostalgic(懷舊的),old-fashioned ,and traditional view of Japanese life will find it most easily in a ryokan,”said Peter Grilli, the president of Japan Society of Boston, Massachusetts.
Many ryokans sprang up in the 17th century to put up feudal lords traveling along the Tokaido highway to Edo(now Tokyo). Today tourists looking for a taste of the country’s historic lifestyle find varying levels of understated elegance in ryokans throughout the country.
A typical stay starts with a greeting from the inn’s staff and a change from street shoes into slippers .An attendant leads guests to their rooms, where slippers are removed before walking on the rice-straw flooring, called tatami. Walking slowly along behind a kimonoclad(身穿和服的)attendant on the creaky wood floors of Fukuzumiro ryokan,s hallways is like stepping back in time. The inn was established in 1890 by a former samurai(武士).
Tim Paterson ,33, a banker living in Tokyo, has stayed at several ryokans. This New Zealand native leaves after a recent stay at Fukuzumiro. “I think it’s quite good mixing culture with history and not just going to see it ,but living in it, staying in it,”he said. Sliding glass doors line the inn’s rural hallways, bringing in the sound of tricking water and the quietness of the stone and tree-filled courtyards outside.
小題1:From the first paragraph, we can see that_________________ .
A.there is no dinner and a hot shower in the ryokan
B.such activities as dinner and shower in the ryokan can take you back in time
C.such activities as dinner and shower mean the same both in ordinary inns and traditional inns
D.such activities as dinner and shower are more important than the sightseeing for tourists
小題2:What’s the purpose of building so many ryokans in the 17th century?
A.Providing rooms for the noble when they traveled.
B.Keeping the Japanese traditional style of life.
C.Making people feel elegant in the ryokan.
D.Attracting more tourists to put up in the ryokan.
小題3: Which of the following shows the right order of tourists entering the ryokan?
a. An attendant shows guests to their room;
b. The guests take off their shoes; 
c. The staff greet the guests; 
d. The guests walk on tatami; 
e. The guests take off slippers; 
f. The guests put on slippers.
A. b ; c ; d ; e ; f ; a             B. c ; b ; f ; a ; e ; d  
C. c ; a ; d ; b ; e ; f             D b ; a ; d ; e ; c ; f
小題4:From Tim Paterson’s words in the last paragraph ,we can infer that      .
A.he will never stay in such a ryokan again
B.he stays in such a ryokan just for its long history
C.he feels relaxed and culturally enriched after staying in such a ryokan
D.he would rather live in such a ryokan than go back home

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