高三英语阅读训练十五篇之二

英语阅读(二)（A）Severaldaysago，aBeijing-basedITcompanyfiredabout400peopleovernight．Noonehadexpectedthejobcuts，whichbrokewithtraditionalwaysoflettinggoofworkersinChina．Moreover，whatwasspecialaboutthiscasewasthatthedaybeforethe400werefired，theyallreceivedfromtheirbossagift—thebook“WhoMovedMyCheese？”Thebook—abestsellerintheUS—isbeingusedbymenandwomentodealwithchangesintheirlivesandwork．Somelargeorganizations，includingCoca-Cola，KodakandGeneralMotors，asktheiremployeestoreaditinordertoencouragethemtobeactivetowardschanges．Cheeseissomethingrelatedtoeveryone'slivelihood—ourjobs，theindustriesweworkin，relationshipsandloveaswell．WithChina'sofficialentryintotheWTO，thewholenationwillfacemorechangesandchallenges．Sowhatshouldwedooncethis“cheese”onwhichwearesodependentismoved？“Whateverchallengesandchangeswemeet，weshouldfaceuptothembravely，”JiangHengwei，acivilservantsaidafterreadingthebook．ProfessorZhangYanginRenminUniversityofChinaagrees．“Weshouldchangeourwayofthinking．Thecomingcompetitiveforeigncompaniesandproductsprovideuswithgreatchancestolearnfromthemandimproveourownproductstomeetinternationalstandardsandbemorecompetitive．”“Withhardworkandwisdom，wewillcreateamuchlargerandbetterpieceofcheese．”Zhangsmiledconfidently．1．Thewholepassageisabout____．A．people'sopinionsaboutabestselleroftheUSB．whatpeoplethinkaboutChina'sentryintotheWTOC．thechangeinpeople'sattitudetowardschangesandchallengesD．howabookinfluencestheChineseworkers2．ThecompanyinBeijinggaveeachofthe400firedworkersacopyof“WhoMovedMyCheese”inorderto____．A．bemorecompetitivewithforeignfirmsB．findanexcusefortheirjobcutsC．lettheworkersmakealivingontheirownD．encouragethefiredworkers3．Theword“cheese”inthepassagecanreferto．A．somethingwedependonforalivingB．amostimportantkindoffoodC．changeorchallengeD．wayoflife4．FromwhatHengweiandProfessorZhangYangsaid，wecanknowthat____．A．theyhavedifferentopinionsonchangesandchallengesB．peoplearenotafraidofcompetitionfromforeigncompaniesC．theChinesepeoplearereadytofaceanychangesandchallengesD．theyarebothgreatlyencouragedbythebook（B）Somepeopletakelotsofexercise．Otherskeeptostrictdiets．Butaccordingtorecentresearch，thebestwaytolivealongandhappylifeissimple．Getadog．“Wehaveknownformanyyearsthatthecompanyofapetcanincreasewell-beinginanumberofways，”saysDrBonnieBeaver，ananimalbehaviourspecialistatTexasUniversity．“Forexample，thesurvivalratesofheartattackvictimswithpetsaremuchgreaterthanthoseofpeoplewithoutpets．”AccordingtoDrBeaver，petownersarelesslikelytoneedadoctor．Theyrecovermorequicklywhentheydogetill．Theyhavelowerbloodpressure，takemoreexerciseandaremoresociallyactive．Aboveall，theyarehappier．SeventypercentofthefamiliesDrBeaversurveyedsaidthattheirfamilyenvironmentwashappieraftertheygotapet．AndthisiswhatDrBeaverandotherresearchersaretryingtoachieve．Theywanttofindascientificlinkbetweenhumanhappinessandalonglife．Thereisnofinalanswertothisquestionyet，butitseemstobesomethingtodowithemotionalties．Peoplewithsomeoneorsomethingtolovelivelonger．“Therearemanyformsofanimal-humanrelationshipandsomeareveryhelpful，”saysDrBeaver．Itseemsthatthemorelovelyananimalis，themoreitbenefitsourhealth．Asthesayinggoes，“ifyouwanttobeloved，getadog．”Petownershipbenefitsmenandwomenequally．Otherlifeexperiencesdividethesexes．“Womenaremoresensitivetobadmarriagesthantheirhusbandsbecausetheyworkharderattheirrelationships，”saysDrJaniceGlaserofOhioStateUniversity．Themessageseemstobethatawomanisbetteroffwithagooddogthanabadhusband．Yetinsomeways，menaresimilartodogs．Theylikegettingdirtyandmakingamess．Theyforgetbirthdays．Theycandisappearfordaysonend．Howcantheybebettertrained？5．Accordingtotheauthor，thecompanyofapetdoesgoodtoapersoninthefollowingwaysexcept____．A．havinglesschanceofdyingofheartattacksB．beingmoreactiveinsocietyC．beingbetteroffthanothersD．havingtheirfamilyenvironmentimproved6．Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat____．A．awomanmayprefertohavethecompanyofagooddogthanthatofabadhusbandB．scientistsaresureabouttherelationshipbetweenhappinessandalonglifeC．alllifeexperienceshavedifferenteffectonmenandwomenD．womencanbenefitmorefromowningapetthanmencan7．Inwhatkindoftone（口吻）doyouthinktheauthorwritethepassage？A．Realisticandserious．B．Delightedandhopeful．C．Angryandpitiful．D．Lightandhumorous8．Whatofthefollowingdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage？A．RelationshipsbetweenhumansandpetsB．Fourlegsgood,twolegsbadC．Wanttobeloved？GetadogD．Petsandfamilylife（C）AmajornewdevelopmentinsystemsofworkinBritainistakingplace．Flexibleworkinghours，or“flextime”，arecatchingonfast，andthistrend（趋势）iscontinuing．In1973，over500organizationshadadoptedtheidea，andby1974，thisnumberhadrisentoover200，000．FlexibleworkinghourswereinventedinGermanyinthelate1960's，butreachedBritainonlyin1972．Thesystemallowsworkerstostartandfinishworkwhenevertheywant，withonlytworequirements．Theseare，firstly，thatallworkersmustbepresentforcertain“key”timesintheday，andsecondly，thatallworkersmustworkanagreedtotalnumberofhoursperweek．Thesystemhasprovedanalmosttotalsuccesswhereverithasbeentried．Asurveyof700workersonflexiblehoursshowedthreemainadvantages：abetterbal