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-1-SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—ComprehendingⅠ阅读理解AItraveledtoLondon,Englandinthespringof2016.Actually,ItraveledwithCAPAInternationalEducationonastudyprogram.Atthattime,Ididafullthree－monthprogrambutItraveledonweekendsandduringbreaks.IusedtoliveinasmalltownoutsideNewYork.TheideaofbigcitieshasalwaysexcitedmeandIwantedtotakeadvantageofthatonce－in－a－lifetimeopportunity.ItwasagreatopportunityformetoseehowindependentIcouldbeinanothercountry,becauseIhopetotravelalotmoreinthefuture.IlivedinaflatinEalingBroadwaywithseveralotherstudentsfromdifferentAmericanschools.ThebiggestsurpriseIfoundtherewasthecultureshockIexperienced.IhadexpectedtravelingtoLondontobeaneasytransition(转变)formebecauseIthoughttheirculturewasclosetothatofAmerica.ButyouknowthelanguageandthepeopleweregreatlydifferentfromwhatIhadexpected.Theyhaddifferentaccents.Infact,theywerenoisyandmorefree－thinkingthanmostAmericansIknew.However,ItriedtotakepartintheirgiantChineseNewYearcelebrationinTrafalgarSquare.IwenttoseveralJewishsocietyholidaycelebrationsandactivelyparticipatedinanyculturalactivitiesIknewatthattime.Itwasgreattobeabletotrulyputmyselfintheirculture.TheseareexperiencesIcouldn’tgetanywhereelse.Iwouldsuggestpeoplehopingtofollowinmyfootstepsnotletanythingholdthembackfromexploringtheforeignculturespresentedtothem.Yes,youarethereforschool,butyournumberonepriority(优先)isyourself.Somakesureyougohomewithnoregrets.Donotmissanything!【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在去英国参加学习项目期间，利用周末和假期旅游，努力融入当地文化，并且感受到了将学习与探索外国文化融为一体的重要意义。1．Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeingoingtoLondon?-2-A．Togosightseeing.B．Tovisitsomerelatives.C．Tojoininastudyprogram.D．Toexperiencethelifeinabigcity.C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的ItraveledtoLondon,Englandinthespringof2016.Actually,ItraveledwithCAPAInternationalEducationonastudyprogram.可知，作者去伦敦的主要目的是参加一个学习项目。2．WhatdidtheauthorthinkoftheopportunityoftravelingtoLondon?A．Itwouldchangehislife.B．Itwouldtesthisindependence.C．Itwouldmakehisdreamcometrue.D．Itwouldhelpimprovehiscommunicationability.B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的ItwasagreatopportunityformetoseehowindependentIcouldbeinanothercountry...可知，我把赴英国学习的机会看作对自己独立能力的一次检验。3．Whatwasbeyondtheauthor’sexpectationafterarrivinginLondon?A．Culturedifferences.B．Unfriendlystudents.C．Hislivingconditions.D．Somestrangeaccents.A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的ThebiggestsurpriseIfoundtherewasthecultureshockIexperienced.可知，作者在英国经历的文化冲击是作者意料之外的。4．Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainlyadvisespeoplestudyingabroadto________．A．exploremoreinterestingplacesfortravelingB．trytoreceivemoreinternationaleducationC．combinestudywithexploringforeignculturesD．lookformorewaystodealwiththecultureshockC解析：写作意图题。在最后一段，作者建议那些希望追随其脚步赴英国学习的人们不要让任何事情阻止他们探索呈现在他们面前的外国文化。BMakingemployeesfeelhappyandhealthyatworkisgoodformanybusinesses.Butitisn’talwaysaneasything.Aresearchsuggeststhatjust33%oftheU．S.employeesconsiderthemselvesfullyengaged(投身于)atwork,while16%areactivelydisengaged,and51%-3-arejustshowingup.Butthereisanexception(例外).Whenitcomestoemployeeengagement,itseemsthatemployeesinsmallcompaniesaredoingbetter.Accordingtothesameresearch,thelargestU．S.companieshavethelowestlevelsofengagement,whilecompanieswithfewerthan25employeeshavethehighest.Andinonerecentreport,75percentofsmallbusinessworkerssurveyedsaidtheywere“very”or“extremely”satisfiedwiththeirroleasasmallcompanyemployee.Unlikebigcompanies,smallcompaniesareoftenshortofresourcesbuttheemployeescangetmoresurprisesthere.Smallcompaniesofferexcellentcareeropportunitiestotheiremployees.Thebossesoftenknowtheirstaffverywellandunderstandtheirpersonalneeds.Employeesofsmallcompaniesaremorelikelytoreceivefreemeals,paidleave,andtheycanevenbringtheirpetstowork.Butofcourse,there’remanyotherdrawsinsmallbusinesses.Oneofthetopdrawsisflexiblescheduling(弹性工时).Anotherisbeingabletoreallyseethefruitsofone’slabor.Besides,non－cashawardisalsoabigdraw.Thiscouldbesomethingsmallthatreflectsemployees’interestsandlifestyles.Whileaparentalleavemightleadtosomefinancialproblems,smallcompaniesmaydosomethingtoimproveit.“Itmaybeimpossibleforafive－personteamtobereducedtofourforsixmonths，”writesCamillaVelasquez,headofHRmanagementplatformJustworks.“Butitcouldbepossibletoallownewparentstotakeonreducedhoursinawork－from－homeenvironment.”Thiskindofmethodhasbeenrealizedinsomesmallcompanies.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了小型企业的员工比大型企业员工的幸福感更强，并分析了原因。5．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Employeescandevelopbetterinsmallcompanies.B．Employeescanearnmoremoneyinsmallcompanies.C．Employeesinbigcompaniesarehardtobesatisfied.D．Employeesinsmallcompaniesaremoreengagedatwork.D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的Whenitcomestoemployeeengagement,itseemsthatemployeesinsmallcompaniesaredoingbetter.可知，相对于大公司的员工来说，小公司的员工能更好地投入到工作中。6．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Thebenefitsofworkingforsmallcompanies.-4-B．Thedifferencesbetweensmallandbigcompanies.C．Whatchallengesstaffinsmallcompaniesmayface.D．Whysmallcompaniesareshortofresources.A解析：段落大意题。根据第三段的Smallcompaniesofferexcellentcareeropportunities...可知，这些都是在小公司工作的好处，所以可知答案。7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“draws”inParagraph4mean?A．Choices.B．Attractions.C．Difficulties.D．Competitions.B解析：词义猜测题。根据下文的“flex