What did the factory produce?A.Some kinds of televisions.B.Some parts of television.C.Seve
What did the factory produce?
A.Some kinds of televisions.
B.Some parts of television.
C.Several kinds of expensive arms.
D.Several kinds of machines.
What did the factory produce?
A.Some kinds of televisions.
B.Some parts of television.
C.Several kinds of expensive arms.
D.Several kinds of machines.
第1题
What did Seymour's daughter like most about visiting the factory?
A.watching her father make gloves
B.helping to shape the gloves
C.making gloves for her school friends
D.seeing the brass hands
第2题
第三节 短文理解2
阅读下列短文,从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。
Hobbs was an orphan (孤儿). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day the lawyer said to him,“One thousand dollars, and here is the money.”As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself,“I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I'd like to do—painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it's too much for one and too little for the others.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle's will (遗嘱),”said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I'll do that,”said the young man.
Hobbs wanted to borrow money because he wanted to______.
A.learn to paint pictures
B.pay off the debts
C.work abroad
第3题
Then one evening, after he had looked【C13】______the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets【C14】______, he【C15】______to him, "Listen, I know that you【C16】______things across this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're【C17】______into the country so successfully? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the【C18】______. Tomorrow I 'm going to retire. I【C19】______that I shall not tell anyone if you have been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything【C20】______some time. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quickly, "Bicycles."
【C1】
A.if
B.unless
C.whether
D.that
第4题
Dear Mr. Brown,
Thank you for your letter of 6 September regarding Mr. John Green who has been employed by this company for the past 10 years.
Mr. Green served his apprenticeship (学徒) with Vickers Tools Ltd. in Manchester, followed by a three-year course of engineering for Production Engineers. He is technically well—qualified and for the past five years has been our Assistant Works Manager responsible for production and related business in our Sheffield factory. In all his job duties he has shown himself to be hard-working, responsible and in every way a very dependable employee.
I can strongly recommend Mr. Green as I feel sure that if he were to be chosen to manage your factory in Nairobi he would bring to his work a true atmosphere of teamwork, which would be found necessary and helpful by all who would work with him.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Smith
1. How long has Mr. Green been employed by the writer's company?
For ().
2. What kind of course did Mr. Green take?
A three-year course in engineering for ().
3. What job position has Mr. Green held in the past five years?
4.What does the writer think of Mr. Green as an employee?
He is hard-working, () and dependable.
5.What is the purpose of this letter?
To () Mr. Green to manage a factory in Nairobi.
第5题
Why did David Bikowski leave his job?
A.He wanted a promotion.
B.He was fired.
C.He wanted more money.
D.He was laid off.
第6题
When did Mark finally get to his factory?
A.He got to his factory at 9:15.
B.He got to his factory at 9:05.
C.He got to his factory at 9:10.
第7题
"How was your weekend?"
This question comes up at workplaces all over the United States every Monday morning as people greet each other. It is another way of saying, "How did you spend your leisure time?"
In the Unites States the way people spend their leisure time is an important part of their identity. Perhaps everybody does nearly the same thing all day in the office or the factory, but leisure time is what makes people distinct and reveals who they are.
For many people, leisure time means going somewhere -- to a museum, a concert, a restaurant, or a baseball game. Or it means doing something such as playing volleyball, backpacking, swimming, singing in a chorus (合唱), or playing in a park with their children. For other people, free time means staying home with wonderful sources of entertainment, such as VCR, stereo or cable TV with dozens of channels. Others pursue creative activities such as cooking, gardening, and home improvement. The latest stay-at, home activity is "surfing (冲浪) the net" -- that is, looking for information and entertainment on the Internet.
In the United States, leisure time is big business. Enormous amounts of money are spent by competing enterprises that make and sell the goods and services that people use in their free time. In fact, shopping itself is an important leisure time activity. Spending a day at a giant mall has become, for some people, as interesting as spending the day at museum or amusement park.
People in the United States are ultimately not much different from others in what they do in their leisure time. The real difference may lie in the energy, time, money, and sheer enthusiasm that they devote to it.
Why do Americans often greet each other by asking "How did you spend your leisure time?"
A.Because they are interested in the different pastime activities.
B.Because leisure time is what makes people different from each other.
C.Because they are bored with the job they have done for the whole week.
D.Because everybody does the same thing all day long.
第8题
1.It is believed that some people have succeeded in life because____.
A、they feel superior to others
B、they are both influential and powerful
C、they have some special advantages
D、they have a poor background
2.The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because____.
A、it is more difficult for a woman to get a promotion than for her male colleagues
B、her boss did not think she had the right qualifications for the job
C、the man who got his promotion was more experienced than she was
D、her bosses did not approve of her political views and opinions
3.The engineer who repaired the machine was right to charge $100 because____.
A、he was the only person who could find out what was wrong with it
B、the factory owner could not have repaired it himself
C、he hit the machine to get it started again
D、he was charging for his knowledge and expert skills
4.The author's attitude toward the widespread belief is____.
A、positive
B、negative
C、neutral
D、sympathetic
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?____
A、Having influential friends or right background seems helpful sometimes.
B、The engineer had good reason to overcharge the factory owner.
C、Not all those who are good in their jobs have the chance to be promoted.
D、Those who are good in their job are still largely needed by the modern society.
第9题
Man: No, not really. I mean, it's in a pretty good location for accessing a large workforce so we should have our pick. Anyway, I would have thought that our new policy of letting staff choose when they work within a certain time frame. will appeal to lots of people.
Woman: Yes, I think we may miss out on the high- fliers who are looking to get up the ladder quickly, but it's more important to get a core of stable staff.
Man: When did you want to start advertising?
Has the Board agreed on numbers yet?
Woman: Oh yes, that was decided before that last meeting when the top brass met - that's why they're pressing us to do something. I don't want to initiate it just yet, but we do need to do it in advance of the holiday period.
Man: Well, OK. But I don't think there's any point in going ahead until the factory is nearly completed, is there? That way, we'd have plenty of time for planning.
Woman: Hmm... that's a good point. Well, let's aim for that then. I'll try and get a date out of the Director. Right, now Mr Dawson asked me what we thought about appointing somebody to oversee all this because we're both going to be tied up here. I suggested to him that they send someone down from Head Office but he didn't seem very keen.
Man: I don't think that's a good idea because they won't know the local situation. We'd be better off putting it in the hands of a recruitment agency - they could do all the initial filtering. The manager at the new factory wants to be involved but he can step in to help later on, which means we'd have some internal control.
Woman: Yes, that's a good idea. I'll suggest that. I also had a discussion with Mr Dawson about what kind of experience we would be looking for in new staff. I was quite surprised actually because he said he didn't think we need people to have done exactly the same thing as long as they had about four or five years' general work experience. But I pointed out to him that if we just take anybody from any field then we're bound to end up with a lot of wastage because alot of them will turn out not to be suitable. So I proposed that we appoint people who've worked in something similar. As long as they've got a rough idea of what the job involves, that's the main thing.
Man: Yes, I agree. Will the new staff get the same deal as everybody here?
Woman: What did you mean?
Man: Well, the canteen and everything?
Woman: Let me have a look.., yes, more or less. There's the travel allowance, but we are going to look at that over the next couple of years to see if we are going to retain it or not. It's one of the possible cost savings. Also, although we're building a canteen there, we're getting outside caterers in - it'll be much cheaper than the system we've got here. The staff will have to pay slightly more because the company won't be making a contribution but it won't be much more. And then, there's the discount policy that staff get on our products - I mean, that operates across the company so it wouldn't work any differently.
Man: Will any staff move over to the new factory from Head Office, do you think?
Woman: Possibly - not the old-timers maybe, but some of our new staff might prefer to finish their training there if it's easier travelling for them. We'll be offering the same courses in both places. I guess, really, it's going to depend on whether they see better prospects for themselves at the new place. It will be a different set-up in some ways.
Man: Are we offering any incentives to persuade them to move?
Woman: Well, the salaries won't be going up, if that's what you mean! Actually, we're going to pilot a new system there - a kind of scale of rewards for targets achieved - it's hoped that will attract them. But it wouldn't be fair if we offered any kind of modification to the c
A.the possibility of rapid promotion
B.the location of the new factory
C.the flexible working hours
第10题
听力原文:M: Well, Amina, thanks for letting me have your draft in such good time.
W: Oh, that's alright. I was just very anxious to hear what you think of it. You can see that I decided to change the topic—I had been interested in looking at Barings Factory
M: Oh, I think the hospital was a much better choice. In fact... well... I have to say that I thought it was good.
W: Oh ?
M: There's still lots of work to be done... But there're plenty of good ideas. It opens well and the first chapter is fine, but the middle section really stood out for me...most interesting.
W: That's amazing because I really didn't find it a bit easy to write.
M: How long did you work on the whole thing?
W: Well, I spent about two or three weeks reading and doing general research and then I completed it very quickly, so about four weeks in all.
M: Well, that's normal for the course. You've got a while yet to make the changes. Let's have a look at my notes here. OK, starting with section headings.., the broad divisions are good but you'll have to redo the actual headings. I've made some suggestions in the margins. Now this information on local housing, I can see why you put it there but it really isn't relevant to the approach you've taken.
W: I think I see what you mean.
M: And the interviews are very complex and rather unclear at the moment. You're going to have to spend a bit of time making the data a lot clearer.
W: What about the list of dates?
M: My advice on that is to take them out. I feel it makes the whole piece appear too simplistic.
(20)
A.He thinks the choice of Barings Factory is better.
B.He thinks the choice of the hospital is better.
C.He thinks there is no need to change the topic.
D.He thinks the choice of the university is better.