PartIII阅读理解题:从ABCD四个选项中选出最佳答案。41.Womenareterribleshoppers.Theyspendalotoftimeshoppingandtheyonlybuyafewthings.Mywifeisoneofthem.Sometimessheshopsalldayandshedoesn’tbuyanything.Shetriesonclothesalldayandthendoesn’tbringanythinghome.Thisseemsmad!She’stoofussy.Sheonlylikesafewcolors.Herfavoritecolorsareblue,greenandyellow.Shedoesn’tlikeredandpink.Theyaretoobrightandtheydon’tsuither.Andbrownandgrayaren’tbrightenough.Oh,she’sfussy!Thisweek,mywifeboughtherselfafurcoat,andaready-madesuitdress,thatistosay,acoatandaskirt.Shewantstofindasilkblousetomatchthem.She’dliketobuyahat,too.Inthisway,shesays,shewillbeintheverylatestfashion.Itseemsthatthesuitsheboughtthreeweeksagoisalreadyoutofdate.Womenareterribleshoppersbecausethey________.
PassageBTermsandConditionsofEmploymentThesetermsandconditionsshouldbereadbeforeyousignyourcontract.Salary:Yourstartingsalaryis:$15,000.Thisisre-examinedyearly.Hours:workareeighthoursaday,MondaythroughFriday.YouwillstartworkonFeb.21,2008.Onthefirstmorning,reporttoyourlinemanagerJohnKnight.Healthandsafety:Pleasereadthesafetyregulationsattached.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactthehealthandsafetyofficer,whosenameisatthetopoftheregulationsheet.Ifyouhavehealthproblems,pleaseinformtheSeniorNurse,ChrisThomas.Ifyoucannotworkbecauseofillness,pleasetelephonethefactory.Annualleave:Duringyourfirstyearofemploymentyoualeallowedtwentydays'leave.Thisshouldbearrangedwithyourlinemanager.Overtime(加班):Ifyouworkmorethanfortyhoursaweek,youwillbepaidatthecurrentovertimerate.Yourlinemanagerwillkeeparecordoftheovertimeyouwork.Ifyouworkonpublicholidays,youwillgetextramoney.Ifyouprefer,timecanbetakeninsteadofextrapayforpublicholidaysandovertime.Clothing:TheSuppliesDepartmentprovidesoveralls(工作服).InformSuppliesofyoursizetwodaysbeforeyouneedthem.YoucanalsoorderanyotherequipmentyouneedforyourjobfromSupplies.21.Accordingtothecontract,thesalaryoftheemployee_________.
PassageBTermsandConditionsofEmploymentThesetermsandconditionsshouldbereadbeforeyousignyourcontract.Salary:Yourstartingsalaryis:$15,000.Thisisre-examinedyearly.Hours:workareeighthoursaday,MondaythroughFriday.YouwillstartworkonFeb.21,2008.Onthefirstmorning,reporttoyourlinemanagerJohnKnight.Healthandsafety:Pleasereadthesafetyregulationsattached.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactthehealthandsafetyofficer,whosenameisatthetopoftheregulationsheet.Ifyouhavehealthproblems,pleaseinformtheSeniorNurse,ChrisThomas.Ifyoucannotworkbecauseofillness,pleasetelephonethefactory.Annualleave:Duringyourfirstyearofemploymentyoualeallowedtwentydays'leave.Thisshouldbearrangedwithyourlinemanager.Overtime(加班):Ifyouworkmorethanfortyhoursaweek,youwillbepaidatthecurrentovertimerate.Yourlinemanagerwillkeeparecordoftheovertimeyouwork.Ifyouworkonpublicholidays,youwillgetextramoney.Ifyouprefer,timecanbetakeninsteadofextrapayforpublicholidaysandovertime.Clothing:TheSuppliesDepartmentprovidesoveralls(工作服).InformSuppliesofyoursizetwodaysbeforeyouneedthem.YoucanalsoorderanyotherequipmentyouneedforyourjobfromSupplies.22.Ifemployeeshaveanyhealthproblem,theyshould_________.
PassageBTermsandConditionsofEmploymentThesetermsandconditionsshouldbereadbeforeyousignyourcontract.Salary:Yourstartingsalaryis:$15,000.Thisisre-examinedyearly.Hours:workareeighthoursaday,MondaythroughFriday.YouwillstartworkonFeb.21,2008.Onthefirstmorning,reporttoyourlinemanagerJohnKnight.Healthandsafety:Pleasereadthesafetyregulationsattached.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactthehealthandsafetyofficer,whosenameisatthetopoftheregulationsheet.Ifyouhavehealthproblems,pleaseinformtheSeniorNurse,ChrisThomas.Ifyoucannotworkbecauseofillness,pleasetelephonethefactory.Annualleave:Duringyourfirstyearofemploymentyoualeallowedtwentydays'leave.Thisshouldbearrangedwithyourlinemanager.Overtime(加班):Ifyouworkmorethanfortyhoursaweek,youwillbepaidatthecurrentovertimerate.Yourlinemanagerwillkeeparecordoftheovertimeyouwork.Ifyouworkonpublicholidays,youwillgetextramoney.Ifyouprefer,timecanbetakeninsteadofextrapayforpublicholidaysandovertime.Clothing:TheSuppliesDepartmentprovidesoveralls(工作服).InformSuppliesofyoursizetwodaysbeforeyouneedthem.YoucanalsoorderanyotherequipmentyouneedforyourjobfromSupplies.23.Thelinemanagerisresponsiblefor____________.
PassageBTermsandConditionsofEmploymentThesetermsandconditionsshouldbereadbeforeyousignyourcontract.Salary:Yourstartingsalaryis:$15,000.Thisisre-examinedyearly.Hours:workareeighthoursaday,MondaythroughFriday.YouwillstartworkonFeb.21,2008.Onthefirstmorning,reporttoyourlinemanagerJohnKnight.Healthandsafety:Pleasereadthesafetyregulationsattached.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactthehealthandsafetyofficer,whosenameisatthetopoftheregulationsheet.Ifyouhavehealthproblems,pleaseinformtheSeniorNurse,ChrisThomas.Ifyoucannotworkbecauseofillness,pleasetelephonethefactory.Annualleave:Duringyourfirstyearofemploymentyoualeallowedtwentydays'leave.Thisshouldbearrangedwithyourlinemanager.Overtime(加班):Ifyouworkmorethanfortyhoursaweek,youwillbepaidatthecurrentovertimerate.Yourlinemanagerwillkeeparecordoftheovertimeyouwork.Ifyouworkonpublicholidays,youwillgetextramoney.Ifyouprefer,timecanbetakeninsteadofextrapayforpublicholidaysandovertime.Clothing:TheSuppliesDepartmentprovidesoveralls(工作服).InformSuppliesofyoursizetwodaysbeforeyouneedthem.YoucanalsoorderanyotherequipmentyouneedforyourjobfromSupplies.24.Ifemployeesworkonpublicholidays,usuallytheywillget_________.
PassageBTermsandConditionsofEmploymentThesetermsandconditionsshouldbereadbeforeyousignyourcontract.Salary:Yourstartingsalaryis:$15,000.Thisisre-examinedyearly.Hours:workareeighthoursaday,MondaythroughFriday.YouwillstartworkonFeb.21,2008.Onthefirstmorning,reporttoyourlinemanagerJohnKnight.Healthandsafety:Pleasereadthesafetyregulationsattached.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactthehealthandsafetyofficer,whosenameisatthetopoftheregulationsheet.Ifyouhavehealthproblems,pleaseinformtheSeniorNurse,ChrisThomas.Ifyoucannotworkbecauseofillness,pleasetelephonethefactory.Annualleave:Duringyourfirstyearofemploymentyoualeallowedtwentydays'leave.Thisshouldbearrangedwithyourlinemanager.Overtime(加班):Ifyouworkmorethanfortyhoursaweek,youwillbepaidatthecurrentovertimerate.Yourlinemanagerwillkeeparecordoftheovertimeyouwork.Ifyouworkonpublicholidays,youwillgetextramoney.Ifyouprefer,timecanbetakeninsteadofextrapayforpublicholidaysandovertime.Clothing:TheSuppliesDepartmentprovidesoveralls(工作服).InformSuppliesofyoursizetwodaysbeforeyouneedthem.YoucanalsoorderanyotherequipmentyouneedforyourjobfromSupplies.25.Whentheyneedoverallsfortheirjob,employeesshouldinformtheSuppliesDepartmentof_________.
PartII.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解题)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneTheLunar(农历的)NewYearisoneofthebiggestandmostimportantholidaysinAsia.InChina,itiscalled“Chunjie”,whichmeans“springfestival”inEnglish.InVietnam,itisknownas“Tet.”AndinKorea,itis“Seollal.”Thesecountriesmarkthecomingyearwithmanysimilaractivities:familyreunions(团圆),cleaningthehome,thecolorred,andtraditionalfoods.Today,welearnaboutfourfoodsconsideredluckyduringtheLunarNewYear.SpringrollsInChina,springrollsareoftenmadeofvegetablesandporkmeat.Thefriedspringrollslooklikelargepiecesofgold.Thefoodisasymbolofwealthandfinancialsuccessforthecomingyear.VietnameseredstickyriceInVietnam,onefoodyouwillfindduringTetisorange-redrice,calledxoi-gac.Itismadewithgac,afruitthatonlygrowsinAsia.Theinsideofthefruitisabeautiful,deepred.Thisgivesxoi-gacitsorange-redcolor.Anditisthefood’scolorthatmakesitespeciallypopularduringTet;redrepresentsluck,happinessandcelebrationinmanyAsiancultures.KoreanricecakesoupNoKoreanNewYearcelebrationiscompletewithouttteokguk,orricecakesoup.Eatingabowlofitissaidtobringapersonalonglife.Eatingtteokgukalsorepresentsgrowinganotheryearolder.Koreansmayaskapersontheiragebysaying“Howmanybowlsoftteokgukhaveyoueaten?”Thesoupincludesvegetablesandthin,roundpiecesofricecake.TheroundshapeissaidtorepresentoldKoreanmoney.So,tteokgukissaidtobringriches,too.FishInmanyplacesinAsia,fishisanotherluckyfoodfortheNewYear.InChinese,thewordforfishsoundslikethewordformoreorextra.So,fishalsorepresentswealth.Tobeespeciallylucky,thereshouldbesomeleftforamealthenextday.ThatsuggestsyourricheswillcontinuethroughouttheNewYear.11.WhatistheLunarNewYearcalledinChina?