2020.2021學年河南省南陽一中高三（上）第三次月考英語試卷

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

1.（6分）

PassengerInformation

Carry-onBagRules

WhentravellingonChinaSouthernplanes,wcaskourcustomerstofollowoursimplebag

rules.

--Eachpassengerisallowedtobringonebagontotheplane.

--Weightlimit：Eachcarry-onbagmayweighupto10kilos.

--Sizelimit：Eachcarry-onbagcanbeupto11Ocmlong,60cmhighand30cmwide.

--Additionalbagsandoversized/overweightbagsmaybeallowedontheplaneifthere

isenoughroom.Therewillbeafeeforsuchbags（secthetabicbelow）.Pleasenotethatifyour

bagbreaksmorethanonerulethenyoumustpayafeeforeachrulebroken.

SafetyRules

Forthesafetyofourpassengers,thefollowingitemsmustnotbetakenontotheplane：

--Bottlescontaininggas（e.g.cigarettelighter）

--Bottlescontaininganycream,oilorotherliquidthatareover100ml.

Note：Ifyouhaveanyliquidmedicinesover100mithatyoumustuseduringyourflight,

pleasecontactourcustcmcrsen-icemanageron34533566tomakearrangementsatleast24

hoursbeforeyourdeparture.Youwillneedtohaveadoctor'sletterexplainingwhyyouneed

themedicine.

BagFees

RuleFee

Overweight*Bagsheavierthan10kilos￥I（X）perkilooverlimit

Oversized**Bagslargerthan110cmX60cmX30cm￥250perbag

Extrabags￥400perextrabag

*Nobagover15kiloswillbeallowedontheplane.

**Nobagover150cmlongor80cmhighmaybetakenontheplane.Passengersmustput

suchbagsintheplane'sstorage.

(1)Whatisnotallowedtobetakenontotheplanebyapassenger?

A.A100mlbottleofcream.

B.Agasbottle.

C.Abagthatis120cinleng.

D.Medicalequipment.

(2)Whenmustapassengerspeakwiththemanagerabouttakingover100mlofliquid

medicineontotheirflight?

A.Aftertheygetontheplane.

B.Sixhoursbeforetheirflight

C.Whcntheyarriveattheairport.

D.Atleastonedaybeforetheirflight

(3)Howmuchwillapassengerpayforacarry-onbagthatis110cmX50cmX25cminsize

andweighs13kilos?

A.￥300.

B.￥250.

C.￥550.

D.￥85().

2.(8分)LastMayIwashiredbyalargegovernmentagency.Ihadsevencoworkersandaboss>

Mrs.King.Ourjobwaslosorthugeamountsofmailintofourhundredslots(位置).We

deliveredthemailoutofgrocerycartswewheeledfromofficetooffice

MytroublesbeganalmostassoonasIarrived.Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswere

labelednotwithpeoplednamesbutwilli(heiriuilials.Willioulthinking,Iaskedwhythiswasa

goodidea,onlytoreceiveasharpglancefromMrs.King.SoIrepeatedthequestion.Thistime

Mrs.KingtoldmenottoquestionwhatIdidn'tunderstand.ilwasthefirstofmanysuch

exchanges,themoreIsawhowinefficientalltheprocedureswere,fromdeliveryrou:eslo

timesforcoffeebreaks.WhenIaskedMrs.Kingabout(heprocedures?shealwaysreactedthe

sameway.Icontinuedwithitoverthenextsevenweeks,butmyeffortswerefruitless

Twomonthslater,1wastired.1objected,otcourse.Thepersonnelmanageraskedmeif1

hadeverheardofthebarnyardpeckingordei?:thetopchickenpecksontheonebelowit,the

secondpecksonthethird,andsoonallthewaydownthelinetothelowliestchicken,the

managersaid,wasthatlowliestchickenatthebottomofthepeckingorderintheagency's

management.Nooneshoulddoubtforamomentthatsheruledherrooster.

Ireflecteduponmyadventureintheagcncy.Evcn:uaIlyIsawhowarrogant,andhow

unsympathetic,mybehaviorhadbeen.Inmynextjob.ifIdo.

(1)Whattroubledidtheauthormeetwhenhestartedhisjob?

A.Hehadtoomanyco-workersandabosstoworkwith.

B.Hcfoundtheslotswerelabelednotwithfullnamesbutinitials.

C.Hehadtospendtoomuchtimeinsortinganddelivering.

D.HisbossMrsKingglancedathimsharplyandansweredhimquickly.

(2)Whywastheauthorfiredtwomonthslater?

A.HequestionedhisbossMrsKingendlessly.

B.Hedidnotworkaccordingtoworkprocedures.

C.Heworkedinefficiently.

D.Hcdidnotmakehiseffortstowork.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thebarnyardpeckingorder"inparagraph3referto?__

A.Workprocedure.

B.Jobmorality.

C.Productionline.

D.Rankingsystem.

(4)Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisjobadventure?

A.Honesty.

B.Sclf-confidence.

C.Respect.

D.Perseverance.

3.(8分)Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions,butsurely

theywon'teverreplacehumanartists.Right?

Ihinkagain.Notevenourartistswillbesatefrom:heinevitablemachinetakeover,ita

newdevelopmentinartificialintelligence(AI)byateamofresearchersfromRutgers

UniversityandFacebook'sAIlaboffersaclueofwhat'stocome.TheyhavedesignedanAI

capableofnotonlyproducingart(美學的)stylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismor

abstractexprcssionism.Theidea,accordingtoresearcherMarianMazzone,butnottoonovel".

Themodelusedinthisprojectinvolvesageneratornetwork,whichproducestheimages,

andadiscriminatorynehvork,it'sgivenanadditionalinstruction：toproduceart(hatdoesn't

matchanyknownaestheticstyles.

"Ybuwanttohavesomethingreallycreativeandstriking—butatthesametimenotto

gotoofarandmakesomethingthatisn'taestheticallypleasing,"explainedAhmedElgammal.

Theartthatwasgeneratedbythesystemwasthenpresentedtohumanjudgesalongside

human-producedartwithoutshowingwhichwaswhich.Totheresearchers'surprise,the

machine-madeartscoredslightlyhigheroverallthanthehuman-producedart.

Ofcoursetmachinescan'tyetreplacethemeaningconveyedinworksbyhumanartists>

but(hisprojectshowsthalartistskillsetscertainlyseemreproduciblebymachines.

Whatwillittakeformachinestoproducecontentwithmeaning?Thatmightbethelast

AIfrontier.Humanartistscanatleasthangtheirhatsinthatfieldfornow.

''Imaginehavingpeopleoverforadinnerpartyandtheyask,'Whoisthatby?'Andyou

say,'Well,"saidKevinWalker.

(1)Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?

A.Artistswon'tbereplacedbyAI.

B.AIcanproducenewstylesofart.

C.AIistotallyatalossaboutimpressionism.

D.AIfailstorcflculabstractcxprcssiunisin.

(2)WhatdidMarianfindinhisstudy?

A.AIcanpleasehumanjudgeswithitsart.

B.AIcancombinecontentwithmeaning.

C.AIcanmakeartaestheticallypleasant.

D.AIcancreatehighqualityarts.

(3)Whatdoestheuncerlinedphrase"hangtheirhats"mean?

A.Discover.

B.HoId.

C.Struggle.

D.Appear.

（4）WhatKevinsaidinthelastparagraphtellsusthat.

A.sheusesmachinestocookforaparty

B.shelikestojoininadinnerparly

C.sheexpectsthearrivalofAI

D.shecaresaboutthestarterofachat

4.（8分）AttheWorldEconomicForumlastmonth,PresidentTrumpdrewclapswhenhe

announcedtheUnitedStateswouldrespondtotheforum'sproposaltoplantonetrillion（萬億）

treestofightclimatechangc.Thctrillion-treeideawonwideattentionlastsummeraftera

studypublishedinthejournalScienceconcludedthatplantingsomanytreeswas"themost

effectiveclimatechangesolution（odate".

Ifonlyitweretrue.Butitisn't.Plantingtreeswouldslowdowntheplanet'swanning?but

（heonlythingthatwillsaveusandfuturegenerationsfrompayingahugepriceindollars,lives

anddamagetonatureisrapidandconsiderablereductionsincarbonreleasefromfossilfuels

Focusingontreesasthebigsolutiontoclimatechangeisadangerousdiversion（偏

離）.Worsestilhittakesattentionawayfromthoseresponsibleforthecarbonreleasethatare

pushingustowarddisaster.Forexample,youcanpayShellanadditionalIeurocentfbreach

literofregulargasolineyoupulinyourtank,toplanttreestobalancethecarbonreleasefrom

yourdriving.That'sclearlynomorethandisasterslightlydelayed.Theonlywaytostopthis

planetfromoverheatingisthroughpoliticaLtechnologicalandsocialsolutionsthatendtheuse

offossilfuels.

Thereisnowaythatplantingtrees,evenacrossaglobalareathesizeoftheUnitedStates,

canabsorb（hehugeamountsoffossilcarbonreleasedfromindustrialsocieties.Treesdotake

upcarbonfromtheatmosphereastheygrow.Bulthisuptakemerelyreplacescarbonlostwhen

forestswereclearedinthefirstplace,butevenatrilliontreescan'tstoreenoughcarbontohead

offdramaticclimatechangesthiscentury.

Inasharpcounterargumenttolastsummer'sPaperinScience,JustinGilliswroteinthe

samejournalinOctoberthatthestudy'sfindingswereinconsistentwiththedynamicsofthe

globalcarboncycle.Hewarnedthat"(heclaimthatglobaltreerestoration(復原)isourmost

effectiveclimatesolutionissimplyscientificallyincorrectanddangerouslymisleading*'.

(1)Whatdowcknowaboutthetrillion-treeidea?

A.Itwaspublishedinajournal.

B.Itwasproposedlastsummer.

C.ItwasputforwardbyTrump.

D.Itdrewlotsofpublicattention.

(2)Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Adrawbackofthetreeplantingstrategy.

B.Anexampleofbalancingcarbonrelease.

C.AnanecdoteofmakingapurchaseatShell.

D.Aresponsibilityforpoliticiansandeconomists.

(3)WhatwasJustinGillis'sattitudetowardsglobaltreerestoration?

A.Indifferent.

B.Opposed.

C.Hesitant.

0.Supportive.

(4)Whatisthebesttideforthetext?

A.ContradictoryIdeasonTreePlanting.

B.ATrillionTreesCometotheRescue.

C.PlantingTreesWon'tSavetheWorld.

D.ThcBestSululiunLuClimalcChange.

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題10分，滿分1()分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后選項中選出能填

入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

5.(10分)

SleepandTeens------BiologyandBehavior

Howmuchsleepcoteensneed?Andhowmuchsleeparetheyrealisticallygetting?

Basedoncurrentdata,mostteensneedabout9-plushourstohavethebestormostsuitable

sleepnight.(1)

Manyfactorscombinetodecreasesleepinadolescents.Wecanthinkingeneraloftwo

majorfactors：biological,thebrainprocessesthatregulatetheamountandtimingofsleep,and

behavior*parental,societal

(2)Thesechangeslaythegroundworkforthebiologicalnighttooccurlater

duringtheteenyearsthanbefore.CircadianRhythms(dailybiologicalclock)seemstoslow

downasyoungpeopleprogressthroughthemiddleschoolyears.At(hesametime,thesleep

pressuresystemappearstochangeinawaythatmakesiteasiertostayawakelonger

Moreover,manyteenshavea"technologicalplayground"intheirbedrooms：television,

computerwith24/7Internetaccess,electronicgamestations,MP3players,late-nightInternet

andcramminginactivityafteractivityasameanstokeepawake.(3)

Problemsemergeforlackofsleep.(4)Forsome,gradesbegintosufferasthey

struggletokeepawakeduringclassandwhiledoinghomework.Andothersmaysimplyfeel

moody,neverknowinghow(ofeelordo(heirbest.Worsestill

(5)Theearlierteenscanstartthisgoodsleephabit?theeasieritwillbeforthemto

stayhealthy,happyandsmart.

A.Sleepexpertsrecommendteenskeepconsistentsleepandwakeschedule.

B.Teensmayschedulesleeplikeanyotherdailyactivityandmakesleepapriority.

C.Thentheyare(rappedintoaterriblesituationwheretheywouldnevergetenoughsleep.

D.Thesleep-wakebio-regulatoryfactorsappeartochangesignificantlyduringadolescence.

E.Someteenagersstruggletowakeupinthemomingoftenresultinginlateormissedschool.

F.Teensmaybedriventothingsthatcanwakethemupbecausethey'llfallasleepiftheydo

not.

GHowever,itisindicatedthatmostteensfallshortofthisgoaLmanybyaconsiderable

amount.

第三部分英語知識運用(共三節(jié)，滿分20分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共1小題；每小題20

分，滿分20分)閱讀下面短文，從所給各題四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入

空白處的最佳選項。

6.(20夕))DaysafterNewJerseyresidentswereorderedtostayathomelastweekbecauseofthe

pandemic,SandyandJohnDriskawererunning(I)ongroceries.ThenSandyDriska,

72,heardthroughafriendthatanacquaintancewho(2)thelocalnewspaper,founda

typednote(3)upinhermorningpaper.

"MynameisGregDaileyandIdeliveryournewspapereverymorning,"thenote

(4)."Iunderstandduringthese(5)timesitisdifficultforsometogetoutoftheir

housetogeteveryday(6).1wouldliketooffermyservices(7)toanyonewho

needsgroceries."

Itincludedhisphonenumber.ShewasskeplicaLbutshe(8)anywaybecauseshe

wasfeelingdesperate.Sandysaid,"IcalledGreg,andhedelivereds302ofgroceriestothe

frontofmygaragetheverynextdaywithoutchargingmeapenny(9)

Dailey.50?isaself-described"shyguy".Butwhenhenoticedthatanoldercustomer

didn'twanttowalkdowntothesidewalkto(10)hermorningnewspaperafterthe

pandemicarrived,itmadehimthinktheremustbeplentyofpeopleonhis(11)whowere

afraidtoleave(heirhome-evenforgroceries.

Somegrocerystoresdeliver,butitcan(12)daysorweeks.Custoinershavetofigure

outhowto(13)theirordersonline,whichcanbe(14),andthentherearedelivery

(15)topay,afinancial(16)fbrmany.

Daileysatdownathiscomputerandtypedouta(n)(17)toshopforall800ofhis

newspapercustomersand(18)elseinhisdeliveryareathatmightneedalittlehelp.

Afewdaysago?hereceivedanotherthank-youno:efromalongtimesubscriber,"You're

the(19)thingtoanangelI'veeverseen."

"Doyouknowwhatthatdoestoyourheart?Ijust(20)，"Daileysaid.

(1)A.smallB.largeC.lowD.high

(2)A.contributedtoB.submitledtoC.appliedto□.subscribedto

(3)A.pulledB.rolledC.woundD.cleared

(4)A.readB.spokeC.wroteD.warned

(5)A.inspiringB.tryingC.consumingD.boring

(6)A.necessitiesR.productsC.loadsD.packages

(7)A.forgoodB.forcertainC.forfreeD.fbronce

(8)A.foundoutB.gotoutC.gavcoutD.rcachcdout

(9)A.lessB.fewerC.higherD.niorc

(10)A.takeupB.givcupC.pickupD.putup

(11)A.avenueB.routeC.approachD.lane

(12)A.spendB.costC.take0.charge

(13)A.placeB.putC.setD.send

(14)A.conflictingB.confusingC.cantradicting0.convincing

(15)A.faresB.tipsC.fees□.expenses

(16)A.disorderB.shortcomingC.depression□.hardship

(17)A.offerB.recommendationC.requeslD.invitation

(18)A.anyoneB.anythingC.somethingD.noone

(19)A.dearestB.highestC.furthestD.closest

(20)A.frozeB.meltedC.hardenedD.frightened

第二節(jié)語法填空(共1小題；每題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個

適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

7.(15分)Onerunnerdidn'tlettheFrenchgovernment'sorder(1)(remain)

indoorspreventhim(2)(train)foramarathonduringthecoronavirus

pandemic(新冠肺炎疫情期間).

Lastweek,Elisha,a32-year-oldrestaurantworker(3)(long)

ofamarathon-onhis23-footlongbalcony.Andhediditinsixhoursand48minutes,a

personalrecordnearlydouble(4)ofhispreviousfinishtime.

Althoughhehasrun36marathons,hesaidhisbalconymarathonwasthemost

challenging."Myonlypleasureisrunning,(5)thelime,"hetold

CNN.Dueto(6)(limit)spaceofihebalcony,hewasunabletogain

speedashehadto(7)(constant)turnbackandforth.Hesaidheranabout

3,000laps.Luckily,wherehewassupposedtorunthemarathon(8)

March15beforeitgotcanceled,hesaidtheexperiencewasworthwhile.Sonicpeople

reachedouttosaythey〔9）（inspire）byhim.

Francebannedall（10）（gathering）acrossthecountrylast

week.FrenchPrimeMinisterEdouardPhilippeannouncedonMarch14thatthecountry

wouldbeclosingallplacesthatarenotessentialtoFrenchliving,whichincludesrestaurants

第三節(jié)單句填空（滿分10分）請根據(jù)語境或括號內(nèi)提示完成下列各句。

8.（1分）Sporthasbecomeanimportantformofentertainment,（appeal）to

bothmenandwomen.

9.（1分）Whenhewascriticizedbytheboss?hewastoocross（contain）

himself.

10.（1分）Hefelt（shame）ofcheatinginth，exam,determinednevertodosuch

thingsagain.

11.（I分）Johngotseriouslyinjuredyesterday,andthereforehe

（replace）byanotherplayer.

12.（1分）Itwasthefirstlimethatsuchaseriousproblem（arise）in

theirproject,sotheyhadtoconsultProfessorYang.

13.（1分）Thechallengeisallthemoreseriouswhenyouconsiderthe

（demand）exerciserequiredtobikefromFrancetoPoland.

M.（1分）Thebetterapproachbuildingupyourbodyistotakeregularexercise.

15.（I分）Adultsunderstandwhatfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.

16.（I分）Thebossofthecompanyistryingtocreateaneasyatmospherehis

employeesenjoytheirwork.

這家公司老總一直嘗試營造一種輕松的氛圍，雇員們可以享受他們的工作.

17.（1分）Thefollowingarethereport'smain（conclude）.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共1小題；每小題10分，滿分

10分）

18.（1（）分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。

文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或

修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

WelcometotheGreatWall.Measuredmorethan6.000kilometersinlength,theGreat

Wallisdistinguishedasthelongwallintheworld.Ithadaprofoundhistoryofmorethan2,

andthatalltheconstructionwasdonesimplybyhand.Asitwasusedtoprotectingthecountry

fromforeigninvaders?everyafewhundredmetersalongtheGreatWall,asasignificant

symbolofChina,theGreatWallhasbeenregardedasoneofthemostfamoustouristattraction

intheworld.ThereisnowonderthattheGreatWallattractsthousandstouristsfromhornsand

abroadeveryyear.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

19.（25分）假如你是?李華，收到英國筆友Tom的電子郵件，他由于母親近期患病、家里

欠債，要點如下：

1.表示安慰；

2.提出解決問題的建議。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

DearTom，

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

2020.2021學年河南省南陽一中高三(上)第三次月考英語試卷

參考答案與試題解析

第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共4小題；每小題6分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項。

1.(6分)

PassengerInformation

Carry-onBagRules

WhentravellingonChinaSoulhernplanes,weaskourcustomerstofollowoursimplebag

rules.

--Eachpassengerisallowedtobringonebagontotheplane.

--Weightlimit：Eachcarry-onbagmayweighupto10kilos.

--Sizelimit：Eachcarry-onbagcanbeupto110cmlong,60cmhighand30cmwide.

--Additionalbagsandovcrsizcd/ovcrvvcightbagsmaybeallowedontheplaneifthere

isenoughroom.Therewillbeafeeforsuchbags(seethe(ablebelow).Pleasenotethatifyour

bagbreaksmorethanonerulethenyoumustpayafeeforeachrulebroken.

SafetyRules

Forthesafetyofourpassengers,thefollowingitemsmustnotbetakenontotheplane：

--Bottlescontaininggas(e.g.cigarettelighter)

--Bottlescontaininganycream,oilorotherliquidthatarcover10()ml.

Note：Ifyouhaveanyliquidmedicinesover10()mlthatyoumustuseduringyourflight,

pleasecontactourcustomerservicemanageron34533566tomakearrangementsa(least24

hoursbeforeyourdeparture.Ybuwillneed(ohaveadoctor'sletterexplainingwhyyouneed

themedicine.

BagFees

RuleFee

Overweight*Bagsheavier(han10kilos￥100perkilooverlimit

Oversized**Bagslarger(han110cmX60cmX30cm￥250perbag

Extrabags￥400perextrabag

*Nobagover15kiloswillbeallowedontheplane.

**Nobagover150cmlongor80cmhighmaybetakenontheplane.Passengersmustput

suchbagsintheplane'sstorage.

(1)Whatisnotallowedtohetakenontotheplanehyapassenger?

A.A100mlbottleofcream.

B.Agasbottle.

C.Abagthatis120cmlong.

D.Medicalequipment.

(2)Whenmustapassengerspeakwiththemanagerabouttakingover100mlofliquid

medicineontotheirflight?D

A.Aftertheygetontheplane.

B.Sixhoursbeforetheirflight

C.Whentheyarrivealtheairport.

D.Atleastonedaybeforetheirflight

(3)Howmuchwillapassengerpayforacarry-onbagthatis110cmX50cmX25cminsize

andweighs13kilos?A

A.￥300.

B.￥250.

C.￥550.

D.￥850.

【解答1(1)B.細節(jié)理解題o由SafetyRules中的"Forthesafetyofourpassengers,下列物

品不得攜帶上匕機：■-盛載氣體的瓶((例如打火機)，氣瓶不允許乘客帶上t機。

(2)D.細節(jié)理解題。|tlNote中的"Ifyouhaveanyliquidmedicinesover100,pleasecontact

ourcustomerserviceimnagcron34533566tomakearrangementsatleast24hoursbefore

yourdeparture.”如果您在K行中攜帶超過100亳升的液體藥品。所以乘客至少在他便起飛

前一天聯(lián)系經(jīng)理。故選D。

(3)A.細節(jié)理解題。由BagFees中的"Overweight"Bagsheavierthan10kilos"￥100perkilo

overlimil”可知，每超過一千克，所以一個110厘米x50厘米x25厘米，乘客要支付3。

而包的尺寸并沒有超過圖表中所給出的尺寸”110cmX30cm"o故只收取超重的3千克的

費用----￥300o

2.(8分)LastMayIwashiredbyalargegovernmentagency.Ihadsevencoworkersandaboss,

Mrs.King.Ourjobwastosorthugeamountsofmailintofourhundredslots(位置).Wc

deliveredthemailoutofgrocerycartswewheeledfromofficetooffice

MytroublesbeganalmostassoonasIarrived.Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswere

labelednotwithpeople'snamesbutwiththeirinitials.Withoutthinking,Iaskedwhythiswasa

goodidea,onlytoreceiveasharpglancefromMrs.King.SoIrepeatedthequestion.Thistime

Mrs.KingtoldmenottoquestionwhatIdidn'tunderstand.ltwasthefirstofmanysuch

exchanges,themore1sawhowinefficientalltheprocedureswere,fromdeliveryrou:esto

timesforcoffeebrcaks.Whcn1askedMrs.Kingabouttheprocedures,shealwaysreactedthe

sameway.Icontinuedwithitover(henextsevenweeks>butmyeffortswerefruitless

Twomonthslater,Iwasfired.Iobjected,ofcourse.ThepersonnelmanageraskedmeifI

hadeverheardofthebarnyardpeckingorder：thetopchickenpecksontheonebelowit,the

secondpecksonthethird,andsoonallthewaydownthelinetothelowliestchicken,the

managersaid,wasthatlowliestchickenatthebottomofthepeckingorderintheagency's

management.Nooneshoulddoubtforamomentthatsheruledherrooster.

ireflecteduponmyadventureintheagency.Even:uallyIsawhowarrogant,andhow

unsympathetic,mybehaviorhadbeen.Inmynextjob,ifIdo.

(1)Whattroubledidtheauthormeetwhenhestartedhisjob?

A.Hehadtoomanyco-workersandabosstoworkwith.

B.Hcfoundtheslotswerelabelednotwithfullnamesbu(initials.

C.Hchadtospendtoomuchtimeinsortinganddelivering.

D.HisbossMrsKingglancedathimsharplyandansweredhimquickly.

(2)Whywastheauthorfiredtwomonthslater?A

A.HequestionedhisbossMrsKingendlessly.

B.Hedidnotworkaccordingtoworkprocedures.

C.Heworkedinefficiently.

D.Hedidnotmakehiseffortstowork.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thebarnyardpeckingorder"inparagraph3referto?

D

A.Workprocedure.

BJobmorality.

C.Productionline.

D.Rankingsystem.

(4)Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisjobadventure?C

A.Honesty.

B.Self-confidence.

C.Respect.

D.Perseverance.

［解答］(I)B.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswerelabelednot

wilhpeople'namesbulwilh【heirinitials.(我震驚地發(fā)現(xiàn)，而是姓名的首字母，作者剛開

始工作時。故選B。

(2)A.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Withoutthinking,onlytoreceiveasharpglancefrom

Mrs.King.SoIrepeatedthequestion.ThistimeMrs.KingtoldmenottoquestionwhatIdidn't

understand.(我不假思索地問為什么這是一個好主意。所以我重史了這個問題。)以及第

三段中WhenIaskedMrs.Kingabouttheprocedures,shealwaysreactedthesameway.然而，

她的反應總是一樣的，作者在兩個月后被解雇。故選A。

(3)D.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中Mrs.King,wasthatlowliestchickenatthebottomof(he

peckingorderintheagency'smanagement.Nooneshoulddoubtforamomentthatsheruled

herrooster.(經(jīng)理說。但是誰也不應該懷疑她不可以管理她的下級，只要它是管理者。由

此可推知。A.Workpiuccdurc.工作程序；C.Pruduclionline.生產(chǎn)線。故選D。

(4)C.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中EventuallyIsawhowarrogant,mybehaviorhad

been.Inmynextjob,ifIdo.(最終，多么沒有同情心，如果我想成為一名改革家。)由此

可知。A.Honesiy.誠實；C.Respeci.尊重。故選C。

3.(8分)Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions,butsurely

theywon'teverreplacehumanartists.Right?

Ihinkagain.Notevenourartistswillbesatefrom:heinevitablemachinetakeover,