2021年浙江省高考英语押题试卷及答案解析

2021年浙江省高考英语押题试卷

一.听力题（共5小题，满分5分，每小题1分）

1.（1分）A.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

B.Hedoesn'tfeelateaseinthefirm.

C.Hehasbeengivenabetterposition.

D.Hedoesn'tgetonwellwiththeothers.

2.（1分）Howmightthewomanfeelnow?

A.Disappointed.

B.Excited.

C.Confused.

3.（1分）Whydidthemanapologizetothewoman?

A.HedamagedherCD.

B.Hecouldn'trepairhermachine.

C.Hesoldheraproductofpoorquality.

4.（1分）Whatcanthemando?

A.Swim.

B.Playsoccer.

C.Playbasketball.

5.（1分）Whatwillthegirldotonight?

A.Shewillstayathomealone.

B.ShewillgotoaskNancyfordinner.

C.Shewillhavetostayathomewithherbrother.

听力题（共5小题，满分21分）

6.（3分）Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Cloudy.

B.Sunny.

C.Rainy.

7.（4分）Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Thinkagain.

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B.Payavisittohim.

C•Givetherightanswernow.

8.(4分)Whatarethespeakersaretalkingabout?

A.Agirl.

B.Aphoto.

C.Anillness.

9.(4分)(1)HowlonghasthemanbeeninLondon?

A.Oneyear.

B.Afewyears.

C・Acoupleofmonths.

(2)Whydidthewomanleaveherhometown?

A.Toleadacitylife.

B,Toopenarestaurant.

C.Tofindajob.

(3)Wheredidthewomancomefrom?

A.London.

B.Arnside.

C.Lancaster.

10.(6分)(1)Whatdoesthewomanplantodotoday?

A.Gocamping

B.VisitLinda

C.Finishherreport

(2)Whenwillthemangointotown?

A.OnFriday

B.OnSaturday.

C.OnSunday.

三.阅读理解(共3小题，满分24分)

11.(10分)

TrainInformation

AllcustomerstravellingonTransLinkservicesmustbeinpossessionofavalidticket

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beforeboarding.Forticketinformation,pleaseaskatyourlocalstationorcall131230.

WhileQueenslandRailmakeseveryefforttoensuretrainsrunasscheduled,therecanbe

noguaranteeofconnectionsbetweentrainsorbetweentrainservicesandbusservices.

Lostproperty(失物招领)

CallLostPropertyon131617duringbusinesshoursforitemslostonQueenslandRail

services.ThelostpropertyofficeisopenMondaytoFriday7：30amto5：00pmandislocated

(位于)atRomaStreetstation.

Publicholidays

Onpublicholidays,generallyaSundaytimetableoperates.Oncertainmajoreventdays,

i.e.AustraliaDay,AnzacDay,sportingandculturaldays,specialadditionalservicesmay

operate.ChristmasDayservicesoperatetoaChristmasDaytimetable.Beforetravelplease

visittranslink.com.auorcallTransLinkon131230anytime.

Customersusingmobilitydevices

Manystationshavewheelchairaccessfromthecarparkorentrancetothestation

platforms.Forassistance,pleasecallQueenslandRailon131617.

Guardiantrains(outbound)

DepartOriginDestinationArrive

6：42pmAltandiVarsityLakes7：37pm

7：29pmCentralVarsityLakes8：52pm

8：57pmFortitudeValleyVarsityLakes9：52pm

11：02pmRomaStreetVarsityLakes12：22am

(1)Whatwouldyoudotogetticketinformation?_______

A.Call131617.

B.Visittranslink.com.au.

C.Askatthelocalstation.

D.Checkthetrainschedule.

(2)Atwhichstationcanyoufindthelostpropertyoffice?

A.Altandi.

B.RomaStreet.

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C.VarsityLakes.

D.FortitudeValley.

(3)WhichtrainwouldyoutakeifyougofromCentraltoVarsityLakes?

A.6：42Pm.

B.7：29pm.

C.8：57pm.

D.11：02pm.

12.(7分)Somedevelopedcountriesintheworldhavebeguntoshortenworkinghours.Japan,

ontheotherhand,hasbeeninthecultureofoverwork.Theproblemissoseverethatthe

countryhasevencreatedatermforit：karoshi,whichmeansdeathbyoverworkfromstress

-inducedillnessesorseveredepression.Ifthesystemoffour-dayworkweekistestedin

Japan,whatwillhappen?

Agrowingnumberofsmallercompaniesareadoptingafour-dayworkweek.Nowthe

resultsofarecenttrialatMicrosoft(MSFT)suggestitcouldworkevenforthebiggest

businesses.

ThecompanyintroducedaprogramthissummerinJapancalledthe"WorkLifeChoice

Challenge,“whichshutdownitsofficeseveryFridayinAugustandgaveallemployeesan

extradayoffeachweek.

Theresultswerepromising：Whiletheamountoftimespentonworkwascut

dramatically,productivity-measuredbysalesperemployee-wentupbyalmost40%

comparedtothesameperiodthepreviousyear,thecompanysaidinastatementlastweek.

Inadditiontoreducingworkinghours,managersurgedthestafftocutdownonthetime

theyspentinmeetingsandrespondingtoemails.

Theysuggestedthatmeetingsshouldlastnolongerthan30minutes.Employeeswere

alsoencouragedtocutdownonmeetingsaltogetherbyusinganonlinemessagingapp

(Microsoft's,ofcourse).

Theeffectswerewidespread.Morethan90%ofMicrosoft's2,280employeesinJapan

latersaidtheywereimpactedbythenewmeasures,accordingtothecompany.Byshutting

downearliereachweek,thecompanywasalsoabletosaveonotherresources,suchas

electricity.

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(1)Whyistheideafour-dayworkweektestedinJapan?

A.Becauseoverworkhascausedseriousproblems.

B.BecausetheofficesmustbeshutdownonFriday.

C.Becausethestaffcangetextradaystoresteasily.

D.Becausesmallercompanieshavetakenthemeasure.

(2)What'stheresultofadoptingafour-dayworkweek?

A.Itisawasteofenergy.

B.Theworkersearnedlessmoney.

C.Theworkingefficiencyincreasesgreatly.

D.Japan*sunemploymentrateisbarelyrising.

(3)Howcanthetimethestaffspentonmeetingsbereduced?

A.Bycancellingmeetings.

B.Byusingemailstorespond.

C.Bycuttingdownworkinghours.

D.Byusingacertainonlinemessagingapp.

(4)Whatisthestaffsattitudetothenewmeasures?

A.Supportive.

B.Negative.

C.Critical.

D.Indifferent.

13.(7分)Doyoulookdownwhenyouspeak?Playwithyourhair?Leantooneside?Every

lastgesturetellsastory.Whatyouaresayingtoothersisnotonlyreflectedinthewords

comingfromyourmouth,butalsothroughthegesturesandmotionsyoumakewithyour

body.KristinAppenbrink,AssociateEditorfbrRealSimple.com,showswhatyourbody

languageissayingaboutyou.

Standingwithyourlegstogetherisconsideredmoreofaconservativestance(站姿).It

lookslikeasoldierfacinghisofficer.Thiswayofstandingusuallyindicatesrespect.

Thewayyoumoveyourbodyreflectsyourattitude.Andshiftingyourweightfromside

tosideorfronttobackindicatesthatyouareanxiousordisappointed.Basically,thisisa

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physicalrepresentationofwhatisgoingoninyourhead；youarehavingsomanyunsettling

thoughtsthatyoucan'tstopmovingfromonetotheother.

Crossingyourarmsandlegsisadefensiveposition.TakenoteofthesurroundingsMore

oftenthannot,thisjustmeansapersoniscold.Manypeoplealsofindthispositiontobe

comfortable.

Pointingtoes(脚趾)in,bigtoetobigtoe,indicatesyouareclosingyourselfoffbecause

youfeelawkwardorinsecure.But,ifyou'resittingupstraightwithyourshouldersaligned

(对齐的)andyourheadup-signsofanopenbodypositionyourfeetmaybebetrayingyou.

Openingupyourhandsbyspreadingyourhandsmeansyouareopentonewideasbeing

offered.Facingyourpalmsdownorgraspingyourfistsfirmlyshowsyouhaveastrong

positiononethatmaynotbesoflexible.

(1)WhichofthefollowingdoesKristinAppenbrinkprobablyagreewith?

A.Bodylanguagewillreplacespokenlanguage.

B.Standingwitharmscrossingindicatesrespect.

C.Bodylanguagecanexpresseswhatwewanttosay.

D.Ourbodies'motionsaredifferentfromourgestures.

(2)Whattechniqueofwritingismainlyusedinthetext?

A.Makingcomparisons.

B.Analysingcauses.

C.Raisingquestions.

D.Givingexamples.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"unsettling"meaninparagraph3?

A.Satisfying.

B.Upsetting.

C.Doubtful.

D.Unconscious.

(4)Whatdoesoneshowifhepointshistoesin,bigtoetobigtoe?

A.Hefeelsembarrassedandunsafe.

B.Hethinkssomeonehasbetrayedhim.

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C.Hefeelslikehidingsomethingfromothers.

D.He'swillingtoacceptnewideasfromothers.

四.信息匹配(共I小题，满分10分，每小题10分)

14.(10分)Arepeoplelessormorehappywhentheygetolder?Astudyin2018foundthat

peoplegenerallybecomehappierandexperiencelessworryafterage50.Infact,itfound

thatbytheageof85，peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrook

UniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighest

amongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.(1)

Happinesswasthehighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearly70,s.But

thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheir70*sand80*s.

Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrow

older.(2)

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslike,havingyoungchildrenbeing

unemployedorbeingsingle.Bu,theyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthe

levelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.

(3)Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegetolder,theybecomemorethanthankful

forwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstime

thinkingaboutbadexperiences.

(4)Inanotherstudy,peopleintheir80*sreportedthefewestproblemswiththe

qualityoftheirsleep.Theoriginalgoalwastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingis

connectedwithincreasedsleepproblems.(5)Butexceptforthat,peoplereported

thattheyfelttheirsleepqualityimprovedastheygotolder.

A.Sowhywillhappinessincreasewithage?

B.Researcherssurveyedmorethan150,000Americanadults.

C.Atthattime，thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.

D.Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheir50's.

E.Happinessisnottheonlythingthatapparentlyimproveswithage.

F.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage,especiallyinwomen.

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G.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

五.完形填空(共1小题，满分30分，每小题30分)

15.(30分)ItwasjustaftersunriseonaJunemorning."Nicolo,uwhoserealnamecannotbe

(1)tothepublicbecauseofItaly'sprivacylaws,(2)workingthewhole

nightatafactoryinTurin.Asheoftendid,hestoppedbythe"afterworkauction(拍卖)

"(3)bytheItalianpolicewherethings(4)onthetrainsweresoldtothe

highestbidder.There,amongmanyotherthings,Nicolospottedtwopaintingshethought

wouldlook(5)abovehisdiningroomtable.Nicoloandanotherbidder(6)

untilNicolofinallywonthepaintingsfor$32.

WhenNicoloretiredandwenttoliveinSicily,he(7)thepaintingswith

him.Hehungthemabovethesametablehehad(8)fromTurin.Hisson,age15,

whohad(9)anartappreciationclass,thoughtthattherewassomething(10)

abouttheonewithayounggirlsittingonagardenchair.Itwassigned(签名)"Bonnato*'

orsohethought,butwhenhe(11)it,heonlyfound"Bonnard,HaFrench(12)

hehadneverheardof.Heboughtabookandwas(13)tofindapictureoftheartist

PierreBonnardsittingonthesamechairinthesame(14)ashisfather'spainting.

"That'sthegardeninourpicture,"Nicolo'ssontoldhisfather.They(15)

learnedthatthepaintingthey(16)wascalled"TheGirlwithTwoChairs."They(17)

theotherpaintingandlearnedthatitwas(18)PaulGauguin's"StillLifeofFruitona

TablewithaSmallDog."The(19)calledtheItalianCultureMinistry；theofficial

confirmedthatthepaintingswere(20)andworthasmuchas$50million.

(1)A.attachedB.allocatedC.exposedD.submitted

(2)A.finishedB.delayedC.consideredD.tried

(3)A.attendedB.reservedc.cancelledD.run

(4)A.shownB.foundc.keptD.hidden

(5)A.niceB.familiarc.usefulD.real

(6)A.battledB.debatedc.discussedD.bargained

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(7)A.heldB.leftC.registeredD.brought

(8)A.chosenB.receivedC.orderedD.moved

(9)A.missedB.failedc.takenD.led

(10)A.concreteB.unusualc.unappealingD.natural

(11)A.appreciatedB.touchedc.researchedD.witnessed

(12)A.painterB.designerc.authorD.actor

(13)A.expectedB.surprisedc.anxiousD.ready

(14)A.roomB.kitchenc.hallD.garden

(15)A.apparentlyB.confidentlyc.eventuallyD.temporarily

(16)A.ownedB.bonowedc.soldD.stole

(17)A.collectedB.cleanedc.framedD.studied

(18)A.suitablyB.actuallyc.rightlyD.specifically

(19)A.girlB.artistc.familyD.police

(20)A.copiesB.originalsc.modelsD.presents

六.语法填空(共1小题，满分15分，每小题15分)

16.(15分)Lastyear,mybrotherandIwenttoMiamiforavacation.Someofmyfriendswho

hadbeentherebeforesaid(1)wasawonderfulholidaydestination.Beforewewent,

wehadplannedformonths,whenthedaycame,wewereready.

Afterourplanelanded,wewenttothehotel.Wehadmadeourreservationsixmonths(2)

(early),butthemanatthefrontdesksaidtherehadbeenamistake.We(3)(tell)

thatourroomshadn'tbeenreservedforthatweek,(4)fortheweekafter.Ididn*t

understand(5)thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeencharged(6)

thereservation.What*sworse,thehotelhadbeenfullybooked.Whenwewerewonderingwhat

todo,themanagercameout.Shewas(7)(surprise)helpful.Sheapologized

forthemistakeandgaveusaspareVIProomon(8)topfloor.Wehadneverstayed

insuchanamazingroom,andweweren'tchargedextra.

Thenextday,mybrotherandIwenttothebeach(9)wewatchedsomepeople

playvolleyball.Wegotalittle(10)(sunburn),butthedayhadbeensorelaxingthat

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wedidn'tmind.

七.书面表达（共1小题，满分15分，每小题15分）

17.（15分）为了帮助中学生健康成长,某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏.假

设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie,收到一封署名为Worried的求助信.信中该同学向你诉说了

自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响.请用英文给该同学写

一封回信.

内容要点如下：

1.表示理解并给予安慰；

2.提出建议并说明理由.

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；

参考词汇：tempern.脾气，情绪

八.书面表达（共1小题，满分25分，每小题25分）

18.（25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的

短文.

TheMeredithfamilylivedinasmallcommunity.Astheeconomywasindecline,some

peopleinthetownhadlosttheirjobs.Manyoftheirfamilieswerestrugglingtomakeends

meet.Peopleweretryingtohelpeachothermeetthechallenges.

Mrs.Meredithwasamostkindandthoughtfulwoman.Shespentagreatdealoftime

visitingthepoor.Sheknewtheyhadproblems,andtheyneededallkindsofhelp.Whenshe

hadtime,shewouldbringfoodandmedicinetothem.

Onemorningshetoldherchildrenaboutafamilyshehadvisitedthedaybefore.There

wasamansickinbed,hiswife,whotookcareofhimandcouldnotgoouttowork,andtheir

littleboy.Thelittleboy-hisnamewasBernard-hadinterestedherverymuch.

"Iwishyoucouldseehim,"shesaidtoherownchildren,John,Harry,andClara."He

issuchahelptohismother.Hewantsverymuchtoearnsomemoney,butIdon'tseewhathe

cando.”

Aftertheirmotherlefttheroom,thechildrensatthinkingaboutBernard."Iwishwecould

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helphimtoearnmoney,“saidClara."Hisfamilyissufferingsomuch.”

"SodoI,11saidHarry.nWereallyshoulddosomethingtoassistthem."

Forsomemoments,Johnsaidnothing,but,suddenly,hesprangtohisfeetandcried,

"Ihaveagreatidea!Ihaveasolutionthatwecanallhelpaccomplish（完成）.”

Theotherchildrenalsojumpedupailattention.WhenJohnhadanidea,itwassuretobe

agoodone."Itellyouwhatwecando,"saidJohn."YouknowthatbigboxofcornUncleJohn

sentus?Well,wecanmakepopcorn（爆米花），andputitintopaperbags,andBernardcan

takeitaroundtothehousesandsellit.”

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

WhenMrs.MeredithheardofJohn*sidea,shethoughtitwasagoodone,

too.__________

Witheverythingready,Bernardstartedoutonhisnewbusiness.

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2021年浙江省高考英语押题试卷

参考答案与试题解析

听力题（共5小题，满分5分，每小题1分）

1.（1分）A.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

B.Hedoesn'tfeelateaseinthefirm.

C.Hehasbeengivenabetterposition.

D.Hedoesn'tgetonwellwiththeothers.

【解答】略

2.（1分）Howmightthewomanfeelnow?

A.Disappointed.

B.Excited.

C.Confused.

【解答】略

3.（1分）Whydidthemanapologizetothewoman?

A.HedamagedherCD.

B.Hecouldn'trepairhermachine.

C.Hesoldheraproductofpoorquality.

【解答】【答案】C

4.（1分）Whatcanthemando?

A.Swim.

B.Playsoccer.

C.Playbasketball.

【解答】c

5.（1分）Whatwillthegirldotonight?

A.Shewillstayathomealone.

B.ShewillgotoaskNancyfordinner.

C.Shewillhavetostayathomewithherbrother.

【解答】B

二.听力题（共5小题，满分21分）

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6.（3分）Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Cloudy.

B.Sunny.

C.Rainy.

【解答】略

7.（4分）Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Thinkagain.

B.Payavisittohim.

C.Givetherightanswernow.

【解答】略

8.（4分）Whatarethespeakersaretalkingabout?

A.Agirl.

B.Aphoto.

C.Anillness.

【解答】略

9.（4分）（1）HowlonghasthemanbeeninLondon?

A.Oneyear.

B.Afewyears.

C.Acoupleofmonths,

（2）Whydidthewomanleaveherhometown?

A.Toleadacitylife.

B,Toopenarestaurant.

C.Tofindajob.

（3）Wheredidthewomancomefrom?

A.London.

B.Arnside.

C.Lancaster.

【解答】BCB

10.（6分）（1）Whatdoesthewomanplantodotoday?

A.Gocamping

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B.VisitLinda

C.Finishherreport

（2）Whenwillthemangointotown?

A.OnFriday

B.OnSaturday.

C.OnSunday.

【解答】略

三.阅读理解（共3小题，满分24分）

11.（10分）

TrainInformation

AllcustomerstravellingonTransLinkservicesmustbeinpossessionofavalidticket

beforeboarding.Forticketinformation,pleaseaskatyourlocalstationorcall131230.

WhileQueenslandRailmakeseveryefforttoensuretrainsrunasscheduled,therecanbe

noguaranteeofconnectionsbetweentrainsorbetweentrainservicesandbusservices.

Lostproperty（失物招领）

CallLostPropertyon131617duringbusinesshoursforitemslostonQueenslandRail

services.ThelostpropertyofficeisopenMondaytoFriday7：30amto5：00pmandislocated

（位于）atRomaStreetstation.

Publicholidays

Onpublicholidays,generallyaSundaytimetableoperates.Oncertainmajoreventdays,

i.e.AustraliaDay,AnzacDay,sportingandculturaldays,specialadditionalservicesmay

operate.ChristmasDayservicesoperatetoaChristmasDaytimetable.Beforetravelplease

visittranslink.com.auorcallTransLinkon131230anytime.

Customersusingmobilitydevices

Manystationshavewheelchairaccessfromthecarparkorentrancetothestation

platforms.Forassistance,pleasecallQueenslandRailon131617.

Guardiantrains（outbound）

DepartOriginDestinationArrive

6：42pmAltandiVarsityLakes7：37pm

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7：29pmCentralVarsityLakes8：52pm

8：57pmFortitudeValleyVarsityLakes9：52pm

11：02pmRomaStreetVarsityLakes12：22am

(1)Whatwouldyoudotogetticketinformation?C

A.Call131617.

B.Visittranslink.com.au.

C.Askatthelocalstation.

D.Checkthetrainschedule.

(2)Atwhichstationcanyoufindthelostpropertyoffice?B

A.Altandi.

B.RomaStreet.

C.VarsityLakes.

D.FortitudeValley.

(3)WhichtrainwouldyoutakeifyougofromCentraltoVarsityLakes?B

A.6：42pm.

B.7：29pm.

C.8：57pm.

D.11：02pm.

【解答】(1)C.细节理解题.根据第一段的Forticketinformation,pleaseaskatyourlocal

stationorcall131230.如需了解车票信息，请向当地车站查询或拨打131230.可知，想

得到票务信息的话，可以询问当地火车站.故选C.

(2)B.细节理解题.根据Lostproperty这部分的ThelostpropertyofficeisopenMonday

toFriday7：30amto5：00pmandislocated(位于)atRomaStreetstation.失物招领处

星期一至星期五每天早上7：30-下午5：00开放，位于罗马街车站.可知，在罗马街车

站可以找到失物招领处.故选B.

(3)B.细节理解题.根据Guardiantrains(outbound)的表格第三行7：29pm---

Central----VarsityLakes可知，如果你从中环去大学湖，你会坐晚上7：29的车.故

选B.

12.(7分)Somedevelopedcountriesintheworldhavebeguntoshortenworkinghours.Japan,

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ontheotherhand,hasbeeninthecultureofoverwork.Theproblemissoseverethatthe

countryhasevencreatedatermforit：karoshi,whichmeansdeathbyoverworkfromstress

-inducedillnessesorseveredepression.Ifthesystemoffour-dayworkweekistestedin

Japan,whatwillhappen?

Agrowingnumberofsmallercompaniesareadoptingafour-dayworkweek.Nowthe

resultsofarecenttrialatMicrosoft(MSFT)suggestitcouldworkevenforthebiggest

businesses.

ThecompanyintroducedaprogramthissummerinJapancalledthe"WorkLifeChoice

Challenge,“whichshutdownitsofficeseveryFridayinAugustandgaveallemployeesan

extradayoffeachweek.

Theresultswerepromising：Whiletheamountoftimespentonworkwascut

dramatically,productivity-measuredbysalesperemployee-wentupbyalmost40%

comparedtothesameperiodthepreviousyear,thecompanysaidinastatementlastweek.

Inadditiontoreducingworkinghours,managersurgedthestafftocutdownonthetime

theyspentinmeetingsandrespondingtoemails.

Theysuggestedthatmeetingsshouldlastnolongerthan30minutes.Employeeswere

alsoencouragedtocutdownonmeetingsaltogetherbyusinganonlinemessagingapp

(Microsoft's,ofcourse)•

Theeffectswerewidespread.Morethan90%ofMicrosoft's2,280employeesinJapan

latersaidtheywereimpactedbythenewmeasures,accordingtothecompany.Byshutting

downearliereachweek,thecompanywasalsoabletosaveonotherresources,suchas

electricity.

(1)Whyistheideafour-dayworkweektestedinJapan?A

A.Becauseoverworkhascausedseriousproblems.

B.BecausetheofficesmustbeshutdownonFriday.

C.Becausethestaffcangetextradaystoresteasily.

D.Becausesmallercompanieshavetakenthemeasure.

(2)What'stheresultofadoptingafour-dayworkweek?C

A.Itisawasteofenergy.

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B.Theworkersearnedlessmoney.

C.Theworkingefficiencyincreasesgreatly.

D.Japan'sunemploymentrateisbarelyrising.

(3)Howcanthetimethestaffspentonmeetingsbereduced?D

A.Bycancellingmeetings.

B•Byusingemailstorespond.

C.Bycuttingdownworkinghours.

D.Byusingacertainonlinemessagingapp.

(4)Whatisthestaffsattitudetothenewmeasures?A

A.Supportive.

B.Negative.

C.Critical.

D.Indifferent.

【解答】1.A.细节理解题.根据第一段Somedevelopedcountriesintheworldhavebegun

toshortenworkinghours.Japan,ontheotherhand,hasbeeninthecultureofoverwork.世

界上一些发达国家已经开始缩短工作时间.另一方面，日本一直处于过度劳累的文化

中.可知，在日本测试每周工作四天的想法，是因为劳累造成了严重的问题.故选A.

2.C.细节理解题.根据第四段Whiletheamountoftimespentonworkwascutdramatically,

productivity-measuredbysalesperemployee-wentupbyalmost40%comparedtothe

sameperiodthepreviousyear,thecompanysaidinastatementlastweek.该结果令人鼓舞：

该公司在上周的一份声明中说，虽然工作时间大大减少了，但以人均销售额衡量的生产

率却比去年同期增长了近40%.可知，每周工作四天使工作效率大大提高.故选C.

3.D.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段Theysuggestedthatmeelingsshouldlastnolongerihan

30minutes.Employeeswerealsoencouragedtocutdownonmeetingsaltogetherbyusingan

onlinemessagingapp他们建议会议应持续不超过30分钟.还鼓励员工使用在线消息收

发应用程序(当然是微软的)来完全减少会议.可知，通过使用某个在线消息传递应用

程序可以减少工作人员开会的时间.故选D.

4.A.细节理解题.根据最后一段Morethan90%ofMicrosoft's