1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 A taste of English humour . 阅读理解 A (2018 河北省石家庄市高中毕业班第一次模拟 ) Best Companies Shine United (Madison, Wisconsin) In the past five years, this Wisconsinbased advertising agency has shared more than $500,000 in profits with its employees through the companys ShineShares program. The
2、agency partnered with the University of Wisconsins oncology department to develop the Ride, a biking event that benefits cancer research. Employees also get snacks every day, “Beer Thirty” on Thursdays, and Summer Fridays , a program that lets employees leave at noon. GroundFloor Media (Denver, Colo
3、rado) The key for workers at this midsize public relations firm in Denver is that employees work anytime, anywhere. Headquarters are in a former warehouse downtown, near Coors Field. The offices are spread around the central space that doubles as a wet bar every Thursday when the companys “beer club
4、” brings in a new brew. Ergodyne (St. Paul, Minnesota) The St. Paulbased company has grown to operate out of a retired storehouse with plenty of natural light. Rules about dressing? “Wear something.” Its purpose? To create cool, comfortable, and tough safety workwear for those who need it to get the
5、 job done. Ergodyne has around 50 employees, who enjoy hotdish cookoffs, tickets to sporting events, and at least one happy hour every quarter. Southwest Michigan First (Kalamazoo, Michigan) Its family first at this Michigan economic development advising agency. CEO Ron Kitchens says that in the pas
6、t year, the company has made a push to go green, initially started by the millennial employees who make up half the agencys workforce. A new staff position was created for the purpose of making sure every employee is able to balance working and cheering at their kids sporting events or going fishing
7、. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇广告类应用文，主要介绍了四个最好的公司。它们有的和员工分享利润并给员工提供零食和啤酒，有的鼓励员工陪伴家人，有的允许员工在任何时候任何地点工作，有的允许员工穿着随意的衣服。 【难句分析】 The key for workers at this midsize public relations firm in Denver is that employees work anytime， anywhere.(第 2 个小标题第一句 ) 分析： 该句为主从复合句。句中 “that employees work anytime ， anywhere” 为that 引导的表语
8、从句。 译文：在这家位于丹佛的中等规模的公关公司工作的重点是员工可以在任何时间任何地点工作。 1 Whats the purpose of the ShineShares program? A To raise money for a research. B To let employees leave earlier. C To share the companys benefits. D To partner with a local university. 答案与解析： C考查细节理解。根据第一段第一句 “In the past five years, this Wisconsinbas
9、ed advertising agency has shared more than $500,000 in profits with its employees through the companys ShineShares program.” 可知，在过去的五年时间【 精品教育资源文库 】 里，这家位于威斯康星州 的广告代理公司通过 ShineShares 项目和公司员工分享了五十万美元的利润；据此可知， ShineShares 项目的目的在于和员工分享利润，故 C 项正确。 2 What does Southwest Michigan First encourage their em
10、ployees to do? A To accompany their families. B To create new staff positions. C To join in cooking competitions. D To enjoy themselves in sporting events. 答案与解析： A考查推理判断。根据第四段第一句的 “Its family first” 和最后一句 “A new staff position was created for the purpose of making sure every employee is able to bal
11、ance working and cheering at their kids sporting events or going fishing.” 可知， 该公司创立了新的职位，目的是保证每个员工能平衡工作和在孩子的运动会中加油或钓鱼的安排；据此可以判断，该公司鼓励员工陪伴家人，做 A 项正确。 3 Which company allows its staff a flexible working time? A Shine United. B GroundFloor Media. C Southwest Michigan First. D Ergodyne. 答案与解析： B考查细节理解。
12、根据第二段第一句 “The key for workers at this midsize public relations firm in Denver is that employees work anytime， anywhere.”可知，在该中等规模的公关公司工作的重点是员工可以在任何时间任何地点工作；据此可知，GroundFloor Media 公司允许员工有弹性的工作时间，故 B 项正确。 4 What can we know about the companies mentioned in the text? A They offer employees financial su
13、pport. B They care about employees happiness. C They have strict rules about dressing. D They have training programs. 答案与解析： B考查推理判断。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了四个通过自己的政策为员工谋幸福的公司： Shine United 公司与员工分享利润，为员工提供零食； GroundFloor Media 公司允许员工有弹性的工作时间； Ergodyne 公司允许员工任意穿着以创造轻松安全 的工作环境； Southwest Michigan First 公司鼓励员工陪伴
14、家人。故 B 项正确。 B (2017 2018 湖北省重点中学起点考试 ) Some pigs tend to be optimistic while others are pessimistic, according to a new research that is meaningful to animal welfare. The study, published in the journal Biology Letters, is the first to show that mood and personality interact in an animal, influencin
15、g judgment. Asher, a researcher at the University of Newcastles Institute of Neuroscience, and her team housed groups of pigs in two types of environment. One reflected standard commercial conditions and the other was cushier with more space and plenty of soft, deep straw. After the pigs got accusto
16、med to these new homes over a few weeks, the researchers picked 18 pigs from each type to train and test their judgment. “To do this, we trained each pig. In one corner of a training room there would be a bowl with chocolate sweets pigs love them and at the opposite side of the room there would be a
17、 bowl containing coffee beans, which pigs find bittertasting， ” a researcher said. Over a number of training trials, pigs learned to go to the bowl reliably when it was in the corner where they had figured out to expect chocolate sweets. On the contrary, they quickly learned to avoid the bowl when i
18、t was in the corner where they would expect to find the coffee beans. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 The researchers next placed an unfamiliar bowl in different locations, to see how the pigs would react. Some gaily dashed to the bowl no matter what was inside, showing optimism that it would contain their favorite s
19、weets. Others, however, behaved as though they expected it to contain coffee beans, displaying pessimism. The findings suggest that a onesizefitsall answer to animal welfare issues does not exist. Even if pigs are just equal to bacon or other meat for some people, there is still cause for concern. S
20、tudies have suggested that how an animal is treated during its lifetime can directly affect meat quality and taste. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇研究报告，讲述情绪和性格在动物中的相互作用。 5. What was the study trying to figure out? A How to make pigs happier. B The similarities between humans and pigs. C How living environment affected
21、 pigs mood. D How pigs mood and personality affected their judgment. 答案与解析： D考查细节理解。根据文章第一段第二句 “The study, published in the journal Biology Letters, is the first to show that mood and personality interact in an animal, influencing judgment.” 可知，选项 D 的概括符合题意。所以选项 D 正确。 6. What does the underlined wor
22、d “cushier” in Paragraph 2 mean? A Simple. B More comfortable. C Unpractical. D Less free. 答案与解析： B考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的 “m ore space and plenty of soft, deep straw” 可知，另一个环境很舒适。所以选项 B 正确。 7. Which bowl can test whether a pig is optimistic or pessimistic? A The bowl with chocolate sweets. B The bowl containing coffee beans. C. The bowl full of both sweets and beans. D The bowl unfamiliar to two types of pigs. 答案与解析： D考查细节理解。根据第五段第一句 “The researchers next placed an unfamiliar bowl in different locations, to see how the pigs would react.” 以及该段后两句的对
