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专题检测卷十九
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专题检测卷(十九)
阅读理解
(限时25分钟)
(A)
(2012·北京模拟)
Employmentpracticesoftenreflecttheneedsofemployersseveraldecadesago.Timeshavechanged.AndsohastheCanadianworkforce.Yetmanyemploymentpracticeshavenotkeptpacewiththischange.Forexample,someworkenvironmentsandwashroomsdesignedforable-bodiedworkersseldomaccommodatepeoplewhouseawheelchair.
Modernizingthesepracticesiswhatemploymentequalityisabout.Forexample,makingsureworkbenchesandwashroomsareadaptedfordisabledpeopleenteringtheworkplacepavesthewayforworkerswhobecomedisabledonthejob.Bydoingso,anygivengroupofpeopleformerlydiscriminatedagainst—nowhasaccesstobetteremploymentopportunities.
Theobjective,ofcourse,istomaketheworkplacereflectCanadiansociety.However,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeansettingandenforcingquotas(实行配额).Rather,itmeansidentifyingthebarrierstoemploymentanddesigningmeasures,withachievablegoalsandcleartimetables,toremovethem.
Forexample,accordingtotheCanadianUnionofPublicEmployees—Canada’slargestunion,itwouldbeunrealisticintheshorttermtoinsistthatbecausehalfoftheworkingagepopulationiswomen,thathalfoftheemployeesofanengineeringfirmshouldbewomen.Atthismoment,therewouldnotbeenoughqualifiedfemaleengineers.
Areasonablenumericalgoalwouldbebasedonthenumberofwomenwhoactuallyareengineers(8%)andthosewhoarestudyingtobecomeengineers(25%).Ashorttermgoalof13%wouldbeappropriatewithoutrunningtheriskofhiringunqualifiedpeople.
Equallyimportantistoensurepeoplewhohavebeendisadvantagedthechancetobecomequalifiedfornewopportunities.Ifaboriginalpeople(土著居民),forexample,can’tqualifyforcertainjobsbecausetheyhaven’thadaccesstoappropriateeducationalopportunities,thenanemploymentequalityprogramwouldhavetoaddressthatproblemwithtrainingprograms.
EmploymentlawsinthiscountrycannotbeconsidereddispleasingiftheyguaranteeallCanadiansfairandequalaccesstotheworkforce.
1.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto_______.
A.modernizeequipmentforthedisabledatwork
B.achieveequalityofemploymentopportunities
C.protectwomen’srightsinemployment
D.completeajobtrainingprogram
2.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3refersto_______.
A.barriersB.measures
C.goalsD.timetables
3.Theexampleofwomenshowsthat_______.
A.onlyasmallpercentageofwomenengineerswillgetpromoted
B.13%oftheworkingagewomenshouldbehiredasengineers
C.policymakersshouldadoptapracticalandflexibleapproach
D.thequotaofwomenforemploymentshouldberaised
4.Theunderlinedword“address”inParagraph6probablymeans“_______”.
A.putforwardB.runinto
C.findoutD.dealwith
(B)
(2012·西宁模拟)
GrandpaNybakkenlovedlife—especiallywhenhecouldplayatrickonsomebody.Atthosetimes,hislargeNorwegianframeshookwithlaughterwhilehepretendedtobeinnocentlysurprised,exclaiming,“Oh,forevermore!
”ButonacoldSaturdayindowntownChicago,grandpafeltthatGodplayedatrickonhim,andgrandpawasn’tlaughing.
Grandpaworkedasacarpenter.Onthisparticularday,hewasbuildingsomeboxesfortheclotheshischurchwassendingtoanorphanageabroad.Onhiswayhome,hereachedintohisshirtpockettofindhisglasses,buttheyweregone.Herememberedputtingthemtherethatmorning,sohedrovebacktothechurch.Hissearchprovedfruitless.
Suddenly,herealizedwhathappened.Theglasseshadslippedoutofhispocketunnoticedandfallenintooneoftheboxes,whichhehadnailedshut.HisbrandnewglasseswereheadingforChina!
TheGreatDepressionwasatitsheight,andgrandpahadsixchildren.Hehadspenttwentydollarsforthoseglassesthatverymorning.
“It’snotfair,”hetoldGodashedrovehomeinfrustration.“I’vebeenveryfaithfulingivingofmytimeandmoneytoyourwork,andnowthis.”
Severalmonthslater,thedirectoroftheorphanagewasonvacationintheUnitedStates.Hewantedtovisitallthechurchesthatsupportedhim,sohecametospeakonSundaynightatmygrandpa’ssmallchurchinChicago.Grandpaandhisfamilysatintheirusualseatsamongthesmallcongregation(教堂会众).
“Butmostofall,”hesaid,“Imustthankyoufortheglassesyousentlastyear.”
“EvenifIhadthemoney,therewassimplynowayofreplacingthoseglasses.Alongwithnotbeingabletoseewell,Iexperiencedheadacheseveryday,somyco-workersandIweremuchinprayeraboutthis.Thenyourboxesarrived.Whenmystaffremovedthecovers,theyfoundapairofglasseslyingonthetop.”Afteralongpause,hecontinued,“Folks,whenItriedontheglasses,itwasasthoughtheyhadbeencustom-madejustforme!
Iwanttothankyouforbeingapartofthat!
”
Thepeoplelistened,happyfortheamazingglasses.Butthedirectorsurelymusthaveconfusedtheirchurchwithanother,theythought,therewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas.
Butsittingquietlyintheback,withtearsstreamingdownhisface,anordinarycarpenterrealizedtheMasterCarpenterhadusedhiminanextraordinaryway.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutgrandpaNybakkenaccordingtothepassage?
A.Hewasanoutgoingmanandheldanactiveattitudetowardslife.
B.Hehadalargefamilytosupport.
C.Hewasacarpenterworkinginthechurch.
D.HewasaloyalChristian.
6.Grandpaspentmuchofhistimeandmoneyinchurchmainlyto_______.
A.helpthepriestdosomereligiouswork
B.helpthosepeopleinneed
C.makesomewoodworkforthechurch
D.seeksomehelpfromGod
7.Thepeopleinthechurchbutgrandpafeltconfusedatwhatthedirectorsaidbecause_______.
A.grandpadidn’ttellthedirectorthathewastheowneroftheglasses
B.thedirectorwantedtoreturntheglasseseventhoughhelikedit
C.thedirectorcouldnotgetsuchglassesintheirowncountry
D.theglasseswerenotincludedinthedonationlist
8.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Grandfather’sLife
B.TheHelpfulDonation
C.ThePerfectMistake
D.AnImpressiveSpeech
(C)【创新预测】
NextHalloween,asmallvegetablethatlookslikeapumpkinmayappearinagardennearyou.Thevegetableisatypeofpepperthatiscalled“Lil’Pumpkin”.It’sveryspecialbecauseithasorange,pumpkin-likefruit.
Youmightthinkthatallvegetablesaregrowntoprovidefoodtoeat.Butsomevegetablesaregrownmainlyforthelivelycolorandholidayspiritthattheybringtogardens.Thesearecalled“ornamentals(观赏性植物)”.JustlikelightsdecorateaChristmastree,theydecorateagarden.
Thepepperswerebred(培育)byAgriculturalResearchService(ARS)scientistsJohnStommelandRobertGriesbach.Anotherpepperthescientistsdevelopediscalled“PepperJack”.BecausePepperJackhasorangeandblackcone-shaped(锥形的)fruit,itmightremindyouofthepopularHalloweentreat“candycorn”.
StommelsaysthatvegetablecropssuchaspepperswerefirstwidelygrowninEuropeinthe15thcentury.Atthattime,peoplelikedthesecropsmorebecausetheylookedprettythanbecausetheyprovidedfood.
Backthen,whenagardenergrewplantsfordecorationandplantsforfood,thegardenwascalleda“potager”.Anexampleofthisisthelargegardensonthelawns(草坪)ofcastlesandverylargehomeswherekingsandqueenslived.OneofthoselargeroyalhomeswastheFrenchking’spalaceatVersaillesduringthe1600s.Thepalaceisstilltheretoday,andpeoplefromallovertheworldstillgotheretovisitandseethegardens.
Today,Stommelsaysusingvegetablesasdecorationsingardenshasbecomepopularagain.
Soyoumightbewondering,ifthesepeppersarefordecoration,canpeopleeatthem?
Yes,butthefruitfrombothofthesepeppershasasharptaste(kindoflikeonions).
Thesepeppersarescheduledtobecomeavailableinmid-2011.Theseprettypepperscanbegrownincontainersandalsoingardenbeds.Theygrowbestwithplentyoflightandwarmtemperatures,Stommelsays.
9.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Differentkindsofpeppers.
B.Thehistoryofpeppers.
C.PepperswiththeHalloweenspirit.
D.FoodfortheHalloweenfestival.
10.Whatdoweknowabout“Lil’Pumpkin”and“PepperJack”?
A.TheyareusedtodecorateChristmastrees.
B.Theyaregrownmainlytoprovidefoodtoeat.
C.Theirfruitshavedifferentshapes.
D.Theirfruitsareofthesamecolor.
11.Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2refersto“_______”.
A.thesevegetablesB.theseholidays
C.theselightsD.thesescientists
12.Accordingtothepassage,apotagerwas_______.
A.theplacewherekingsandqueenslived
B.thegardenintheFrenchking’spalace
C.aplaceprovidingvegetablesfortheroyalhomes
D.agardenwithplantsfordecorationandforfood
答案解析
(A)
【文章大意】当今社会,就业问题受到每个人的关注,而关于“平等就业”又该如何处理?
1.【解析】选B。
主旨大意题。
文章论述了该如何实现人人具有平等就业机会的事。
2.【解析】选A。
细节理解题。
去消除这个就业“障碍”,them指代上文的barriers。
3.【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
政府工作人员应采取一种实际、灵活的方法以应对出现的就业不平等问题。
4.【解析】选D。
词义猜测题。
在此应表示“处理,解决”这个问题。
dealwith处理,解决;putforward提出;runinto偶遇;findout查明。
(B)
【文章大意】文章讲述了一次“美丽的失误”。
祖父因为不小心把眼镜掉进了运送募捐物品的箱子中,然而这副眼镜却给了受捐赠者极大的帮助。
5.【解析】选C。
细节理解题。
A选项根据第一段可以判断,B选项根据“grandpahadsixchildren”可以判断,D选项根据“I’vebeenveryfaithfulingivingofmytimeandmoneytoyourwork”可以判断。
文章第二段只是表明祖父是个木匠,那天只是在教堂帮帮忙,并没有说他在那工作。
6.【解析】选B。
推理判断题。
根据文章可以知道祖父信仰上帝,而上帝的工作就是福泽人们,所以他会去帮助别人。
A在文章中没有提及,C、D两项不是祖父的目的。
7.【解析】选D。
推理判断题。
根据“therewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas”可以判断。
8.【解析】选C。
主旨大意题。
根据文章的描述,祖父因为不小心把眼镜掉进了运送募捐物品的箱子中,然而这副眼镜却给了受捐赠者极大的帮助。
所以这是一次“美丽的失误”。
(C)
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