Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

An online post listing office people's four most hated modern inventions is gaining popularity. Read on to discover what modern professionals dislike.

Number one：The punch(打卡) machine.

32yearold Mr. Zhang works for an IT company. He lists the punch machine as his number one workday enemy after a number of unavoidable incidents made him late to punch in for work. Zhang says most of his colleagues are hardworking people，but they feel like the boss doesn't trust them when he uses a machine to evaluate their performance. Zhang plans to find another job at a company that does not use a punch machine.

Number two：Instant noodles.

More and more people today realize that instant noodles do not make a healthy meal，but lack of time forces many whitecollar workers to eat them instead of a regular dinner.27yearold Mr. Zhu is a salesperson who is so busy at work that he doesn't even have time to wash his socks. He regularly eats fast food takeaways or instant noodles for dinner.

Number three：Mattresses.

Some elder employees tell newcomers that having a mattress at work is just like having a home at the company. To encourage their employees to work overtime，a number of companies have issued their employees with mattresses so that they can take a rest under their desks at any time of a day. People have started refusing the mattress and taking better care of their health after the media reported on a number of people who died /span>due to overwork last year.

And last，but not least，the mobile phone.

A surgeon from a Beijing hospital says more and more whitecollar workers are turning up with a strange disease which they call “mobile phone elbow”．The patients' elbows are painful，and sometimes they can't even raise their hands. The doctor says the disease occurs when patients spend more than 4 hours on their mobiles.

【1】Why do some employees want to find a job in a company without punch machines?

A．They often meet with unavoidable incidents on their way to work.

B．They feel less trusted when evaluated with the punch machine.

C．It is unnecessary for them to punch in for work every day.

D．They can work less hard in companies without punch machines.

【2】Whitecollar workers have to eat instant noodles because they ________.

A．can't make a healthy meal

B．can't afford a regular dinner

C．don't have time to wash their socks

D．are always so busy at work

【3】In the eyes of the boss，the mattresses can ________.

A．make employees work more time

B．make the new comers love the company

C．make employees have a good rest at any time

D．take care of the employees' health

【4】According to the doctor，________.

A．the painful elbow caused by mobile phone can't be cured

B．only whitecollar workers turn up with the painful elbow

C．long time of using mobile phones possibly causes the painful elbow

D．if your elbows are painful，or you can't raise your hands，you catch the disease

【5】What is the best title of this passage?

A．Most hated modern inventions

B．Modern inventions are gaining popularity online

C．Modern inventions bring us inconvenience

D．Modern inventions and overwork

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】语篇解读：你想知道白领最痛恨的四个现代发明吗？请看网上公布的结果。

【1】 细节理解题。从第二段的第三句中的“but they feel like the boss doesn't trust them when he uses a machine to evaluate their performance”可知，当使用机器来评估他们的工作表现时，雇员们会有一种老板不信任他们的感觉。

【2】 细节理解题。从第三段的第一句可知，白领们吃方便面是因为工作忙，没有时间。

【3】 细节理解题。从第四段的第二句中“To encourage their employees to work overtime”可知，老板把床垫放在办公室是为了让雇员延长工作时间。故选A项。

【4】 细节理解题。从最后一段的最后一句可知长时间使用手机的人易患“手机肘”这种病。

【5】 主旨大意题。第一段点明了全文的主旨，本文主要说了办公人员不喜欢的四个现代发明。故选A项。