题目内容
15.Attention to details is something everyone can and should do especially in a tight job market.Bob Crossley,a human resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day."It's amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves,"he says."Resumes arrive with stains.Some candidates don't bother to spell the company's name correctly.Once I see a mistake,!eliminate the candidate."Crossley concludes,"If they cannot take care of these details,why should we trust them with a job?"
Can we pay too much attention to details?Absolutely.Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward."To keep from losing the forest for the trees,"says Charles Garfield,associate professor at the University of California,San Francisco,"we must constantly ask ourselves how the details we're working on fit into the larger picture.If they don't,we should drop then and move to something else.
Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA."The Apollo IImoon launch was slightly off-course 90percent of the time,"says Gaifield,"but a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact position of our goal.This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake."
Too often we believe what accounts for others'success is some special secret or a lucky break.But rarely is success so mysterious.Again and again,we see that by doing little things within our grasp well,large rewards follow.
32.According to the passage,some job applicants were rejected because ofB.
A.failing to give a detailed description of their background in their application
B.their limited education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume
C.their carelessness as shownin their failure to present a clear copy of resume
D.eliminating their names from the applicant list themselves
33.The word"perfectionists"( Para.3.Line.1 ) refers to those whoD.
A.demand others get everything absolutely right
B.know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances
C.are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do
D.pay too much attention to details only to lose their major goals
34.The example of Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate thatA.
A.keeping one's goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be verlooked
B.failure is the mother of success
C.adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work
D.minor mistakes may not be noticed in achieving major goals
35.The best title for this passage would beB.
A.Don't Be a Perfectionist
B.Details and Major Goals
C.Importance of Adjustments
D.Hard Work Plus Good Luck.
分析 注意细节是每个人都能做的并且应该做到的事情,尤其在竞争激烈的就业市场中更应该这样.本文通过实例的比较说明细节固然重要,但是不能只拘泥于细节,在平时工作时要有明确的目标这样才能避免一些无谓的细节.
解答 32.B 细节理解题.根据第二段Resumes arrive with faults.Some candidates don't bother to spell the company's name correctly可知,有些候选者的简历把公司名称都写错了,所以有些求职者被拒绝是因为他们太粗心了,简历中出现了拼写错误.故选B.
33.D 推理判断题.根据第四段Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward可知,完美主义者纠结于小事而失去了工作中某些更大的事情,所以完美主义者注意细节超过他们的主要目标,故选D.
34.A 推理判断题. 根据第四段But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact position of our goal.This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary可知,成功是因为我们知道自己的目标位置,这样就在必要的时候做出判断.所以有了目标就可以确定哪些细节可以暂时忽略不计.故选A.
35.B 主旨大意题.文章主要说明细节固然重要,但是不能只拘泥于细节,在平时工作时要有明确的目标这样才能避免一些无谓的细节,细节和主要目标同等重要.故选B.
点评 新闻一般采用"倒金字塔"式结构(即先说结果,再说重要事实,最后说次要内容),但有的通讯叙述方比较灵活多变,有顺叙、倒叙、中间或许还会有插叙、补叙等叙述方法,这就要求我们在阅读时特别关注.必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读,搜寻关键词、主题句,捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点,并且理清文章脉络,把握语篇实质.
What troubles the police these days is that some driversignore the speed limit.
| Payment Number | Total Monthly Payment | Principal Portion of Payment | Interest Portion of Payment | Current Balance |
| 1 | 699.21 | 74.21 | 625.00 | 99,925.79 |
| 2 | 699.21 | 74.68 | 624.54 | 99,854.11 |
| 359 | 699.21 | 690.56 | 8.66 | 694.87 |
| 360 | 699.21 | 694.87 | 4.34 | 0.00 |
By the time Wayne makes his last few payments,his monthly interest payment has decreased considerably.His balance following his 359th payment is 694.87,and 0.625% of that is about 4.34,his final interest payment.What was the total amount of interest Wayne paid?Multiplying 360months by 699.21equals 251,715.60,and subtracting 100,000(the loan amount) leaves 151,715.60-over 1.5times what he actually borrowed!
46.This passage is mainly concerned withC.
A.Derek Wayne
B.the Mauritanian Mortgage Corporation
C.how interest payments on a loan change
D.calculating the number of payments Wayne made
47.The monthly interest rate on Wayne's loan wasC.
A.7.5% B.6.5% C.0.625% D.625
48.We can conclude that Wayne's total monthly paymentwasalwaysA.
A.699.21B.100,000C.360 D.$151,715.60
49.The table in the passage helps the readers seeB.
A.Wayne's down payment before he took out the loan
B.Wayne's first and last payments
C.how much his interest payments increased
D.at what point the interest and principal payments were just about equal.
Today presidents usually bring gifts when they (50)D a foreign leader.Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships between (51)A.
Gifts can also send special messages.For example,gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel(52)B.Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver.The gift keeps the
(53)C of a special person and a special relationship alive.
There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving.That is why some people don't (54)D the idea that modern gift giving is very wasteful.It is (55)A that there is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts.That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.
| 48.A.power | B.help | C.fun | D.value |
| 49.A.works | B.stands | C.judges | D.ends |
| 50.A.discover | B.like | C.trust | D.visit |
| 51.A.countries | B.cities | C.villages | D.families |
| 52.A.lucky | B.special | C.safe | D.strong |
| 53.A.wealth | B.happiness | C.memory | D.growth |
| 54.A.turn down | B.give up | C.think over | D.agree with |
| 55.A.clear | B.strange | C.popular | D.serious |
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B.LaCie iamaKey v2.is a key designed for cars.
C.Swiss Tech UKCSB-1is a convenient multi-tool.
D.Gerber 22-41770Artifact is as long as a cigarette lighter.
40.As a bus driver,Mike would be interested inD.
A.A and B. B.C and D. C.A and C. D.B and D.
41.This passage is most probably taken fromA.
A.an advertisement B.a science fiction
C.a newspaper report D.a research paper.