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CESINCHINESEYOUSHOULDTRANSLATETHEMINTOENGLISHBESURETOWRITECLEARLY81我们期待和你一起工作。82他一到上海就给我打了一个长途电话。83你知道会议开始的确切时间吗84她将成功归因于努力工作。85村里的每个人都喜欢他，因为他对人很友好。2009年11月答案解析一、阅读部分PASSAGE1本文属于社会问题的议论文。本文讨论了现在美国社会雇员工作时间与效率的问题。第一段作者以管理顾问BILLMEYER对一名投资银行家三天工作的观察得出结论，现在雇员的工作时间普遍比1979年长，但工作效率却很低下。第二段分析了很多人认为工作的时间越长，取得的成就越大，且工作时间长短也是雇主评价雇员的一大标准，于是很多人试图想通过花费更长的时间在工作上以得到晋升。第三段说对一组猎头的意见采集，结果发现若要在同等资质的两个候选人中选其一担任一个大公司的管理职位，他们会选择一周花费80个小时完成同样质量工作的那个，原因在于，该员工在工作上的时间投入会激励其他雇员在工作上也投入更多的时间。第四段作出总结，应该平衡工作时间和效率，使雇员能够在两者之间得到兼顾。1【答案】A本题考查考生对文章大意的把握。根据最后一段的总结句“HOWEVER,THECONNECTIONBETWEENTIMEANDPRODUCTIVITY生产率ISNOTALWAYSPOSITIVE。”可得出应选择A。选项B说大多数人工作更长的时间就能完成更多的工作，这与文章主旨恰恰相反。选项C说有些人的工作时间甚至会超过80小时，这在文中没有明确提及。选项D认为人们工作时间却长久能赚更多钱，而文中也没有这个意思，从文中只能看出有人认为工作时间越长就能完成越多的工作或者获得晋升。2【答案】D。本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。从第一段中的“ITSEEMSTHATAMERICANSAREWORKINGHARDERTODAYTHANEVERBEFORE。ORARETHEYAMANAGEMENTCONSULTANTBILLMEYER,DECIDEDTOFINDOUT。”可看出应该选D。其他三项都不符合题意。3【答案】C本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。由第二段的“ALTHOUGHMANYWORKINGPEOPLECANDOTHEIRJOBEFFECTIVELYDURINGAREGULAR40HOURWORKWEEK,THEYFEELTHEYHAVETOSPENDMORETIMEONTHEJOBAFTERNORMALWORKINGHOURSSOTHATTHEPEOPLEWHOCANPROMOTETHEMSEETHEM。”可知C项是正确的。A项说一个人工作的时间越长就能取得更大的成就。虽热第二段开头提到这一说法，但从第四段“HOWEVER,THECONNECTIONBETWEENTIMEANDPRODUCTIVITY生产率ISNOTALWAYSPOSITIVE。”可以得出文章的主旨，即工作时间和工作效率不一定总是成正比的，因此A选项不正确。B项说雇主并不根据工作时间长短来评价雇员，但由第二段的“WHENEMPLOYERSEVALUATEEMPLOYEES,THEYOFTENCONSIDERTHEAMOUNTOFTIMEONTHEJOBINADDITIONTOJOBPERFORMANCE。”可知B项是错误的。另根据第四段的“SOMEEMPLOYEESARENOTWILLINGTOSPENDSOMUCHEXTRA,UNPRODUCTIVETIMEATTHEOFFICE。”可知D选项也是错误的。4【答案】B本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。根据第三段的“ACCORDINGTOAHEADHUNTINGEXPERT,THE80HOURAWEEKCANDIDATEWOULDGETTHEJOBTHETIMETHISCANDIDATESPENDSONTHEJOBMAYENCOURAGEOTHEREMPLOYEESTOSPENDMORETIMEATWORK,TOO。”可知应选B，即一周工作80个小时的候选者能得到这份工作因为雇主认为他能够带动其他雇员在工作上投入更多的时间。A项说因为他更值得信赖，文章没提及。由第三段的“THECANDIDATESHADSIMILARQUALIFICATIONSFORTHEJOB。”可知C项是错误的。D项说他能激励其他雇员在工作上做得更出色，而文中是说他能激励其他雇员在工作上投入更多时间，因而不能选D。5【答案】A本题考查考生对短语在上下文中的具体语义的理解。根据最后一段可知“TODOBOTH”是指雇员即能够出色地完成工作又能够得到放松和娱乐，因此应选A。其他三项都不符合题意。PASSAGE2本文阐述了私立的高等院校所面临的困难，分析了造成困难的原因并提出解决办法，即高质量的私立院校应该得到公众支持，应该提倡教育的多样化。第一段提出很多高质量的私立高等院校面临着资金困难，需要拯救，并指出由于行业的性质，不管是公立还是私立的院校都可能沦为糟糕的产业。第二段提出应该拯救高质量的私立高等院校，且公立及私立院校都应发展，以保持教育的多样性。6【答案】C本题考查考生对文章大意的把握。根据第二段“EFFORTSTOSAVETHEM,ANDPREFERABLYTOKEEPTHEMPRIVATE,AREANATIONALNECESSITY。”可知作者提倡公众支持高质量的私立院校，因而选C。由第一段的“NOTALLWILLBESAVED,ANDPERHAPSNOTALLDESERVETOBESAVED。”可看出作者认为不是所有私立院校都应该得到拯救，因此不能选A。B、D两个选项都说得是公立院校，与题意不符，不能选择。7【答案】A根据第一段的“SCHOOLSAREBADBUSINESSES,WHETHERPUBLICORPRIVATENOTUSUALLYBECAUSEOFBADMANAGEMENTBUTBECAUSEOFTHENATUREOFTHEBUSINESS。”可知应该选A，即学校糟糕的情况是由于其行业性质使然。B项说贫乏的师资、C项说管理不善、D项说学生人数过少，都不符合题意。8【答案】B本题考查考生对短语在上下文中的具体语义的理解。联系前文“LOWENROLLMENTISNOTTHEIRCHIEFPROBLEMEVENWITHFULLENROLLMENTS,THEYMAYGOUNDER。”可知这段话在说那些濒危的私利高等院校的问题并不在于入学率低，即使达到百分之百的入学率，它也会面临问题。因此应该选B。其他三项都不符合题意。9【答案】B本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。根据第二段“INANIMPERFECTSOCIETYSUCHASOURS