题目内容
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
He works 10 hours a day, makes more than US ＄ 98000 a year, doesn't bother to take holidays, dresses as he pleases, he's never been happier and is looking for another job. This 33-year-old, white, university-educated person is the typical (典型的) Internet worker, according to a study by the Industry Standard, a San Francisco-based news magazine.
There is also a reasonable chance that his employer will arrange his dry cleaning, allow him to bring his dog to work, offer him free massages (按摩) and give him stock options (股票自由买卖权). And he still thinks people in other firms are doing better.
The typical worker, it appears, not only enjoys an income about three times the national average but also enjoys himself. At present 2.5 million people are employed by Internet firms in the US. The results of the study give plenty of reasons why so many people think the grass is greener in Silicon Valley.
Even after tech stocks sharply went down in April, closing many start-ups, there is still a mood of enthusiasm (热情) and special advantage among those still employed. So what makes 52 per cent of them “very happy?” “Demanding work” is given as the main reason and “ salary ” (薪水) is unsurprisingly close behind. Those questioned in the study also listed working weekends and long holidays as signs of the pleasures of the workplaces.
Only 13 per cent were paid for the extra hours worked while 14 per cent put in more than 12 hours work on an average day. “It wasn't all about money,” wrote Maryann Thompson in the introduction to the study, “It was fun. What other job could a college graduate walk into at 10 am wearing shorts and sandals?” And spend days with his dog at his feet, working on projects that required real brain power —— then leave at 9 pm with a belly full of free food, a few happy-hour beers and a big fat check?” The average income works out at ＄ 104000 with the average basic salary at ＄ 84700.
1．The job as an Internet worker ________ .
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A．calls for strict rules
B．leaves more time for housework
C．requires shorter working hours
D．allows much freedom
2．The most important reason that an Internet worker likes his job is that the job ________ .
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A．brings him in ＄104000 a year, much more than the average salary
B．requires great effort but gives him a great deal of fun
C．allows him long holidays and working weekends, which brings much pleasure
D．promises him a big chance to rise and much freedom to have a change
3．Many Internet workers think that ________ is a much better workplace for an Internet worker.
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A．the present position
B．San Francisco
C．Silicon Valley
D．a non-tech job
4．The phrase “a big fat check” in the last paragraph means ________ .
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A．a strong and healthy body
B．tasty food for his dog
C．a good result of the research work
D．good earnings
5．The whole passage mainly tells us ________ .
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A．college graduates are greatly attracted by Internet work
B．Internet workers earn much more than an average worker
C．youths prefer much more freedom in their work
D．employers try many ways to satisfy their Internet workers
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第一节：阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最
佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound． One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood． Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
41． The whole text is mainly about _______.
A． different tribes have different languages
B． the Indians had many kinds of languages
C． how Indians communicated between different tribes
D． why the Indians used many languages
42． An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A． send messages in code
B． get the attention of someone in the distance
C． warn someone of danger
D． to tell a friend from an enemy
43． Sign language is _______.
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C． a kind of gesture only for Indians
D． a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures
44． Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.
A． they thought they could easily make themselves understood
B． they could use signals or sign language
C． different tribes lived far away and never met each other
D． they never communicated with one another