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In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more various jobs lead to greater productivity? There are facts to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker's life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then variety is not an important factor.

Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important, and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery that must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to create it.

Another very important consideration is how each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is degree of the worker’s contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about.

To what degree does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is important. Maybe they want more money only because the work they do is boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.

Which of the following is the best way to make workers work harder according to the author?

A．Increasing their pay.

B．Giving them more spare time.

C．Making the work itself meaningful.

D．Replacing large production lines with small ones.

The reason why a worker cannot have freedom in doing the job in his own way is that ___ .

A．the machine is so badly needed that more of it should be bought

B．there are e production lines in factories

C．the bosses can create very little freedom of choices

D．the machines must be operated strictly according to instructions and rules

Besides money, what may make workers work more actively?

A. extra free hours B. More comfort of life

C. interesting jobs D. better working conditions

The best title for this passage may be _______.

A．Problems of Modern Workers B．Making Jobs More Interesting

C．Pushing Workers to Produce More D．How to Improve Labor Productivity

Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Your first __16___ will be to find a 17 piece of land. Your 18 will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with 19 surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work. 20 you will find an excellent 21 , and together with the builder you will work out a 22 . The builder will draw the plan. It will 23 the number of rooms, their position and 24 , and other 25 which must be noticed, 26 windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is 27 to build your house. He will work out the 28 of the wood, bricks, the glass, and 29 else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must be corrected and revised. His estimate is based on 30 price, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen 31 the time when he makes the 32 and the time when he builds the house.

When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too 33 ! You may find that some of the features you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can spend a little more and 34 something to your plan. The builder's estimate depends on the plan, 35 the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.

16.	A. step	B. plan	C. way	D. idea
17.	A. small	B. large	C. right	D. exact
18.	A. land	B. choice	C. house	D. preference
19.	A. quiet	B. pleased	C. lonely	D. pleasant
20.	A. Yet	B. Next	C. However	D. Though
21.	A. worker	B. engineer	C. builder	D. drawer
22.	A. plan	B. cost	C. suggestion	D. price
23.	A. appear	B. design	C. show	D. recite
24.	A. height	B. width	C. length	D. size
25.	A. rooms	B. doors	C. parts	D. roofs
26.	A. for example	B. such as	C. in other words	D. on the other hand
27.	A. needed	B. spent	C: collected	D. taken
28.	A. numbers	B. amount	C. cost	D. level
29.	A. something	B. everything	C. whatever	D. others
30.	A. rising	B. falling	C. existing	D. remaining
31.	A. by	B. in	C. among	D. between
32.	A. plans	B. design	C. estimate	D. cost
33.	A. expensive	B. high	C. cheap	D. low
34.	A. reduce	B. place	C. add	D. lay
35.	A. but	B. so	C. and	D. then

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Today’s children are not satisfied with playing simple games with simple toys. 71 The electronic models are marketed. They can move and communicate. Children need toys that fit well into their renewed idea of playing pleasure.

72 These toys are among the top ten “must haves” for every boy and girl. Their sales largely depend on the rapidly changing toy trade. Besides, the demand by parents and children for more advanced features can make a robot toy sell well.

There are different types of robot toys in the market today. 73 However, video games are not considered as robot toys. While video games are just electronic role-playing mind games, robot toys are highly dependent on the interaction(互动) between the toy and the user. In a video game, the player has a specific goal or task that must be accomplished. The robot toy is a simulation(模仿) of an animal or human.

There are a number of different types of robot toys in the world market today. They are all very costly. There are high-tech robot toy pets that have life-like actions and movements. 74 Not only children but even adults like robot toys and are now spending a lot of money on them in the market.

Robot toys are great educational toys that interact with and within their environment. 75 The robot toys have sensors that enable them to see, hear and feel, making them the ideal companions. And many robot toys are also designed to express emotions,

A. In fact, their demand today has changed.

B. Robot toys are popular with adults as well as children.

C. A robot toy is an electronic toy that is the gift of modern technology.

D. Video games are common in the world of games for children.

E. The toys enable the user to experiment and increase creativity.

F. Some of the robot toy pets can actually fetch and carry.

G. Now robot toys are playing an important part in the growth of children.

A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.

A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”

The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money.”

The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.

1. The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for ______.

A. his wife B. his mother-in–law C. his own mother D. no one

2. He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.

A. he was very rich B. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

C. he was anxious to get it D. his business had been successful

3. He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.

A. exactly the same size as the black on

B. exactly the same quality as the black one

C. worth no more than $ 25,000

D. exactly as big and nice as the black one

4. Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.

A. to see the perfect pearl

B. to buy some beautiful pearls too

C. to get in touch with the rich man

D. to sell their own pearl at a high price

5. The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

A. he died suddenly.

B. He happened to be out

C. He got $ 20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money.

D. He wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time.

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［1］When we were children, it seemed that father knew everything. When we grew up and father became older, sometimes we quarreled about our own views. So I try to get on well with father.

［2］Remember the age of father. Being aware of father’s age will help us to understand him better. He has lived in the years when attitudes towards matters, such as poverty, unemployment, higher education, were quite different from those in our time. Thus it is impossible for him to change mind totally.

［3］Listen to father. As we grew up, what our father has told us often sounds not sophisticated(圆滑的)enough from the world we live in today. Yet I have found that sometimes the words that my father told me long time ago are remarkably useful. If father knows we respect his point of view, even if we do not share it, it will help him feel close to us.

［4］Remember that father has a past. When he was young, he lived a hard life. He came from remote village. How to stay in a strange city and how to earn money are problems he met first. He must work hard and face all kinds of difficulties. Full of wisdom, courage and hope,

at last. It is a part of his life that must have affected him deeply.

［5］Accept personality from father. Most of us have mixed feelings about taking after our father. We might feel fine about it when we are considering his admirable qualities. But we have realized that we and our fathers share those characteristics we do not admire. Accepting what we have inherited(继承)is important.

［6］Adopting any approach to get on well with our father is the issue of how we manage ourselves. We should keep a sense of humor with our father. Remember we will have our own child and surely we will be parents. Accepting and understanding our father is a part of our life.

1. What is the best title of this passage? (within 8 words)

2. Choose one way of getting on well with father you prefer and explain the reason (within 30 words)

3.Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words. (within 10 words)

4. Which sentence in the passage can replace the following one?

But we have come to know we both have the same features, even if we do not like them.

5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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