题目内容
13.Travelling by subway can be quite an adventure,especially during rush hours.You have to fight your (76)way into the carriage,and that's not the end.You also have to protect yourself from big backpacks and fight for space with (77)those who sit and stretch their legs.To deal with this problem,New YorkC ity has (78)started(启动) a campaign making people take off their backpacks on the subway.The movement is also (79)aimed(针对) at male riders who like spreading their legs to take up two,or even three seats.
Some people say that the campaign (80)limits(限制) everyone's freedom.Male travelers even feel it is unfair,saying that women who cross their legs also take up too much space.(81)But the campaign has been supported by people who are concerned abou (82)personal(个人的)behavior in public spaces.
In fact,all countries have written or unwritten (83)rules/regulations(规则) that travelers are expected to follow.For example,eating and drinking on the subway are banned in many cities,(84)including WashingtonD C in the US andB russels inB elgium.
So (85)next time you take public transportation,avoid bad behavior.
分析 纽约启动了一个"在地铁上卸下背包"的活动,这个活动尽管有些人反对,但是受到了关心公共场合个人行为的人们的支持.
解答 76.way 考查固定短语,坐地铁旅行是一个冒险的过程.你要使劲挤才能进入车厢.fight one's way"奋斗前进,打出道路,"
77.those 考查代词,你还得和那些坐着的,伸着腿的乘客们挤空间,填"那些"those,those做先行词.
78.started 考查时态,纽约已经启动了一个"在地铁上卸下背包"的活动,填现在完成时,has+现在分词started.
79.aimed考查固定短语,这个活动也针对解决喜欢伸腿占两个人位置的现象."针对"is aimed at,填aimed.
80.limits 考查主谓一致,campaign 做主语,是单数名词,谓语动词也用单数,填limits.
81.But 考查连词,尽管有些人反对,但是这个活动受到了关心公共场合个人行为的人们支持.前后表示转折.位于句首首字母大写,填But.
82.personal 考查形容词词性,形容词修饰名词,"个人的行为"填personal.
83.rules/regulations考查名词,很多国家都有一些游客们需要遵守的规则,填名词复数rules/regulations.
84.including考查介词用法,在一些国家禁止在地铁内吃食物喝东西,包括美国的华盛顿特区和比利时的布鲁塞尔,填介词including.
85.next考查固定短语,因此下次你乘坐公共交通时,避免出现不良的行为,"下次"next time.
点评 缺词填空,解题时要抓住文章的脉络,一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后句之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意词性,句型的分析,答完后再通读一遍文章,看看所填单词是不是语句通顺,语意连贯.
It's a high-risky,multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines,demanding customers and lives in danger.
The business is (51)B.And it's booming.
The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10years while their wages steadily (52)C before,during and after the recession.During a period of stagnating (停滞的) wages across the labor market,the language-service industry with its 50,000jobs is a(53)Aspot in the jobs outlook.
Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate communications from her home in Arlington,Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material."The risks can be huge,"said Clementi,"There's tons of (54)D pressure."
In some cases,a(n) (55)A translation or interpretation is also vital.If a user's guide for medical equipment is not translated well,it could lead to (56)D during an emergency.Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with community members.Any change of tone or context could put lives (57)B.
Translators'and interpreters'immunity (免疫力) to the nation's economic downturn also (58)Athe growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy,experts said.
"Good translators who (59)Ca particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually,"said Jiri Stejskal,spokesman for the American Translators Association.
Multinational corporations,U.S.demographic (人口的) changes and the Internet economy raise the need for translated and localized information.Companies increasingly want their content(60)D to the tongue of the town,even between dialects of the same language.
"As more people (61)B the worldwide economy,that's going to drive more commerce,and that's going to drive more language services,"said Bill Rivers,executive director of the National Council for Language and International Studies in the Washington region.
(62)C,qualifications for translators and interpreters are not as simple as they may seem.Speaking two languages does not mean a person can work in the language-service industry,experts said.Learning how to translate or interpret is a (63)Askill beyond knowing the language.
Furthermore,the most successful translators and interpreters maintain a (64)D,such as legal documents,quarterly earnings reports or a special knowledge of industry.
Technological advances may cut jobs in some industries,but online translation services like Google Translate(65)C raise demand for human translators and interpreters,experts said.Online sales companies also drive demand for translation.
51.A.tourism | B.language | C.technology | D.economy |
52.A.shrank | B.changed | C.grew | D.remained |
53.A.bright | B.scenic | C.historic | D.tough |
54.A.money | B.peer | C.blood | D.time |
55.A.proper | B.quick | C.direct | D.innovative |
56.A.disease | B.depression | C.violence | D.confusion |
57.A.in order | B.at risk | C.under control | D.out of state |
58.A.highlights | B.understands | C.increases | D.resists |
59.A.set up | B.depend on | C.specialize in | D.object to |
60.A.limited | B.accustomed | C.related | D.tailored |
61.A.agree with | B.have access to | C.are confident of | D.insist on |
62.A.Instead | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Otherwise |
63.A.separate | B.genetic | C.learnable | D.worthwhile |
64.A.certificate | B.diploma | C.strategy | D.specialty |
The study of emotions in the workplace,edited by University of Liverpool researchers Drs.Dirk Lindebaum and Peter Jordan,is the(51)B of a Special Issue of the journal Human Relations.
They found that the (52)C held assumption that positivity in the workplace produces positive outcomes,while negative emotions lead to negative outcomes,may be in need for (53)A.This is partly due to this assumption (54)B to take into account the differences in work contexts which affect outcomes.
For instance,anger does not always lead to negative outcomes and can be used as a force for good through acting upon injustices.In some (55)D,anger can be considered a force for good if motivated by violations(违背) of moral standards.An employee,for example,could express anger constructively after a manager has treated a fellow worker (56)D.In such situations,anger can be useful to (57)A these acts of injustice repeating themselves in the future.
Likewise,being too positive in the workplace,(58)C resulting in greater well-being and greater productivity,can lead to self-satisfaction and superficiality(肤浅).
One article within the issue also finds that,within team situations,negativity can have a good effect,leading to less (59)A and therefore greater discussion among workers which (60)B team effectiveness.
An interesting contradiction(矛盾) is identified in another study of the special issue.Here,people gain (61)C from doing"good"in the context of helplines by providing support to people in times of emotional distress.(62)D,they are negatively affected by their line of work due to people trying to avoid them in social situations.
Lindebaum said,"The findings of the studies published in this Special Issue (63)B the widely held assumption that in the workplace positive emotions (64)A a positive outcome,and vice versa.This Special Issue adds to our knowledge and understanding of how the positive and negative emotions affect the(65)D environment and has practical application and relevance in the workplace."
51.A.application | B.topic | C.cause | D.objective |
52.A.basically | B.logically | C.commonly | D.blindly |
53.A.reconsideration | B.recommendation | C.recognition | D.reassurance |
54.A.stopping | B.failing | C.tending | D.managing |
55.A.aspects | B.companies′ | C.cultures | D.cases |
56.A.gently | B.strangely | C.irregularly | D.unfairly |
57.A.prevent | B.keep | C.find | D.have |
58.A.in spite of | B.apart from | C.instead of | D.owing to |
59.A.agreement | B.thinking | C.production | D.initiative |
60.A.determines | B.enhances | C.reduces | D.influences |
61.A.independence | B.knowledge | C.satisfaction | D.strength |
62.A.Moreover | B.Therefore | C.Otherwise | D.However |
63.A.support | B.challenge | C.include | D.confirm |
64.A.contribute to | B.result from | C.fit in with | D.get over |
65.A.social | B.surviving | C.natural | D.working. |