【正文】 hich work can provide will continue to play a vital part in determining the satisfaction that life can offer. Yet only a small minority can control 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(dǎo)，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。8．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. The history of the world is but the biography (傳記) of great men, argued Thomas Carlyle, the advocate of what has e to be known as the Great Man Theory of History. This theory suggests that the broader movements and outline of history all go back to the leadership of great individuals who had unique influence on their times. Whether or not Carlyle39。s theory proves true is debatable, but that certain individuals cast long shadows is not. As one who is entrusted with a leadership position, I find it profitable to read of others who have led. Wherever you find me, you39。ll likely find a good biography nearby. Why is this the case? First, I find good biographies fascinating. I39。ll occasionally read a novel, but I39。ve never been overly drawn to fiction. I have found myself unable to sleep while in the struggle of the Battle of Britain in William Manchester39。s The Last Lion. For me, not to read biographies would rob me of pleasure in my life. Second, I find good biographies informative. A good biographer tells not only the story of a person, but also of their times. Reading a good biography is like wandering through an intellectual shopping mall. The first store is what drew you there, but you will be pleasantly surprised along the way at what other items grab your attention. You39。ll find no better account of the British Empire at its peak than the opening chapters of Manchester39。s Visions of Glory, volume one of his The Last Lion. Strictly speaking, a biography is but a slice of history. Third, I find good biographies relaxing. Winston Churchill once noted a man who works with his hands should have a hobby that engages his mind, and a man who works with his mind should have a hobby that engages his hands. Another way to apply Churchill39。s saying is to bine technical, peninhand vocational reading with leisurely biographical reading. Indeed, few things are more relaxing to me than winding down the evening and entering into another world. This is why I love reading good biographies, and why I pity the person who neglects them. Don39。t be counted among their number.（1）What is implied in the first paragraph? A.The author finds Carlyle39。s theory undebatable.B.Carlyle believes great men alone cannot create history.C.It is debatable whether one should read great men39。s biographies.D.The author agrees that history is greatly influenced by certain men.（2）What does the underlined phrase other items in the third paragraph refer to? A.good biographiesB.stories of certain timesC.the volumes of The Last LionD.the chapters of the British Empire（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE? A.The author con