【文章內容簡介】 ntrol the pace at which they work or the conditions where their work is done。 only for a small minority does work offer scope for creativity, imagination or initiative. Inequality at work is still one of the most glaring (明顯的) forms of inequality in our society. We cannot hope to solve the more obvious problems of industrial life, many of which arise from the frustrations created by inequality at work, unless we handle it determinedly. The most glaring inequality is that between managers and the rest. For most managers, work is an opportunity and a challenge. Their jobs engage their interest and allow them to develop their abilities. They are constantly learning. They are able to exercise responsibility. They have a considerable degree of control over their own and others39。 working lives. Most important of all, they have opportunities to initiate. By contrast, for most manual workers, work is a boring, dull, even painful experience. They spend all their working lives in intolerable conditions. The majority have little control over their work. It provides them with no opportunity for personal development. Many jobs are so routine that workers feel themselves to be mere cogs (齒輪) in the bureaucratic machine. As a direct consequence of their work experience, many workers feel alienated (疏遠) from their work and their firm.（1）In the writer39。s opinion, people judge others mainly by ________. A.the type of work they doB.the place where they workC.the time they spend at workD.the amount of money they earn（2）According to the writer, to solve problems in an industrial society, we ________. A.should create more working opportunities for the poorB.have to get rid of the unequal aspects in workC.had better cancel all managing positions in a panyD.should encourage the manual workers to promote efficiency（3）What advantage does the writer say managers have over workers? A.They won39。t be out of work.B.They get time off to learn constantly.C.They can work at what interests them.D.They have plete control over themselves.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，工作是人們生活的中心和主導，工作也給人們帶來很多的問題。作者論述了這些問題。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的”What we do there largely determines our standard of living and our status to a considerable extent.“我們在那里的所作所為在很大程度上決定了我們的生活水平和地位，可推知，別人會根據(jù)我們的工作來評判我們。故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”We cannot hope to solve the more obvious problems of industrial life, many of which arise from the frustrations created by inequality at work, unless we handle it determinedly.“我們不能指望解決工業(yè)生活中更明顯的問題，其中許多問題是由工作中的不平等造成的挫折引起的，除非我們堅決地處理它，可知，我們的工作存在很多不公平的現(xiàn)象，除非我們堅決抵制。故選B。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的”Their jobs engage their interest and allow them to develop their abilities.“他們的工作激發(fā)了他們的興趣，使他們得以發(fā)展自己的能力，可知，他們可以從事自己感興趣的工作。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 Dictionary This handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English! This dictionary is specially designed for all levels of language ability from beginners to advanced learners. Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator This special model features the largest and most plete RussianEnglish dictionary. Advanced English speech, accent correction function and specialized terms database will help you better municate. Business organizers will allow you to stay in touch with the world through all kinds of advanced features. Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus Dictionary It is the nearest word finder. It is also great for cross word puzzles. It will show you the time, day and date of local time zone and the same for over 100 cities throughout the world by simply entering the first letter of the name of the city. The Lingo Traveler 18 It is an international translator containing over 96,000 words and 8,000 useful phrases. Equipped with a powerful databank, the Lingo Traveler 18 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses.（1）Which dictionary can help to improve your Spanish? A.Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus DictionaryB.The Lingo Traveler 18C.Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 DictionaryD.Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator（2）Which of the following is the most plete RussianEnglish dictionary? A.The Lingo Traveler 18B.Brand V7 Dictionary / TranslatorC.Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus DictionaryD.Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 Dictionary（3）What sets the Lingo Traveler 18 apart from other dictionaries? A.It provides readers with 96,000 phrases and 8,000 words.B.It shows the time, day and date of local time zone over 100 cities.C.It offers advanced features for you to stay in touch with the world.D.It can store your appointments, telephone numbers and addresses.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，推薦了一些電子詞典，并介紹了每款電子詞典的優(yōu)點。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)Norman Merriam Webster BES—1850 Dictionary部分中的“This handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English!”可知Norman Merriam Webster BES—185Dictionary提供了西班牙語和英語互譯的五百萬條翻譯，故推測該詞典可以幫助學好西班牙語。選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator部分中的“This special model features the largest and most plete RussianEnglish dictionary.”可知Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator是最大和最完整的俄英詞典。故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)前面三部分的內容和The Lingo Traveler 18部分中的“the Lingo Traveler 18 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses.”可知，只有Lingo Traveler有存儲預約，電話號碼和地址的功能。這是它與其它三種電子詞典的不同之處。D. It can store your appointments, telephone numbers and addresses.“它能夠儲存預約，電話號碼和地址”符合以上說法，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解 I have three kids and a great husband and I39。m enjoying a career that I find challenging and fun. This feels like Success to the outside world. But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am. Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be. So I booked a trip to find out. I travelled, for the first time, without my husband or kids. I went to Iceland with a friend