Passage 2 (選自Self-Assessment 1)

　　Work Is a Service

　�、� Young people may ask themselves questions like this when they apply for　employment: "What are my working hours? What are my extra benefits besides　wages? What holidays will I have off? Will I have enough time to hang out with　my friends or pursue my hobbies?" With questions like these, however, when we　focus on our leisure hours instead of our working hours, we may be prevented　from seeing a much greater opportunity.

　�、� Good work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned through successful work　experiences. Let me illustrate. On the ranch(牧場(chǎng)) where I grew up, the cows had　to be milked before dawn every day. When I was just 10 years old, I would enter　our barnyard where there were about 10 to 12 cows waiting for me to let them　into the milking barn. My mother and father used to say out loud to the cows,　"Good morning. It's good to see you!" I have to confess that as a young boy I　didn't feel quite the same way toward the cows.

　�、� After each cow was milked, I poured the milk from the pail into a l0-gallon　can. Each can weighed about 80 pounds when full. It made me stretch my young　muscles as I carried them to the road for the dairy to pick up.

　　④ My father and mother quite frequently helped me with milking the cows. I　remember my father and mother continued to milk until they were in their late　80s. But Father didn't milk the cows because he had to; he milked them because　they needed to be milked. There is a difference. To him, these animals were not　just cows - they were Big Blackie and Bossie and Sally and Betsy. He wanted them　to be content. He always said that contented cows give good milk. To my father,　milking cows - as unsophisticated as it may seem - was not an extra burden; it　was an opportunity. Milking was not a job for him; it was a service.

　�、� This philosophy is something that helped me as I grew up. It helped me to find　out that all honest work is honorable. Within a few years I realized that　routinely performing these chores actually began to give me a sense of　confidence and empowerment. I took pride in my work. We control our own　attitudes towards work. Self-confidence and empowerment can serve us well - in　the classroom or on Wall Street.

　�、� Instead of thinking of our daily work as an extra burden, we should think of　it as an opportunity. That's just the way my father taught me to feel about the　cows. Those teachings have remained with me all my life, and I continue to visit　the ranch and its memories as often as possible.

　　1. Young people may be more concerned about leisure time when applying for jobs.

　　A. True 　　　　B. False 　　　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根據(jù)同一順序的原則定位在第一段，該段提到了應(yīng)聘者提出的幾個(gè)問(wèn)題"What are my working hours? What are my

　　extra benefits besides wages? What holidays will I have off? Will I have enough　time to hang out with my friends or pursue my hobbies?"同時(shí)根據(jù)最后一句的概括With questions

　　like these, however, when we focus on our leisure hours instead of our working　hours, we may be prevented from seeing a much greater opportunity.可知該題干正確。

　　2. Good work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned at school.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的work attitudes, habits, skills可以定位在第二段的第一句Good work attitudes,　habits, and skills are learned through successful work　experiences.可知好的工作態(tài)度、習(xí)慣和技術(shù)來(lái)自工作經(jīng)歷而不是在學(xué)�？梢詫W(xué)到。

　　3. Before going to school, the author had to milk all the cows in the morning.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的milk cows可以定位在第二段的中間When I was just 10 years old, I would enter

　　our barnyard where there were about 10 to 12 cows waiting for me to let them

　　into the milking barn. My mother and father used to say out loud to the cows,

　　"Good morning. It's good to see you!"可知作者需要給10到12只奶牛擠奶，其余由他父母擠奶。

　　【單選題】Decide whether the statement is True, False or Not

　　Given according to the following passage: Doctors can always tell that you're　　feeling stressed, and anxious or upset just by looking at you.1 You may not be　used to talking to your doctor about your feelings or problems in your personal　life. But remember, he or she can't always tell that you're feeling stressed,　　anxious or upset just by looking at you. It's important to be honest with your　doctor if you are having these feelings.2 First, he or she will need to make　sure that other health problems aren't causing your physical symptoms. If your　symptoms aren't caused by other health problems, you and your doctor can address　the emotional causes of your symptoms. Your doctor may suggest ways to treat　your physical symptoms while you work together to improve your emotional　health.3 If your negative feelings don't go away and are so strong that they　keep you from enjoying life, it's especially important for you to talk to your　doctor. You may have what doctors call "major depression." Depression is a　medical illness that can be treated with individualized counseling, medicine o　　with both.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not　Given

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】本題考查閱讀判斷技巧之帶有關(guān)鍵詞的說(shuō)法往往錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)題干中的always可以初步判斷該說(shuō)法過(guò)于絕對(duì)，錯(cuò)誤的可能性較大。再參考第一段的第二句話But　remember, he or she can't always tell that you're feeling stressed, anxious or　upset just by looking at you.可知該說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤，故選B。

　　【知識(shí)點(diǎn)】閱讀判斷技巧之帶有關(guān)鍵詞的說(shuō)法往往錯(cuò)誤

　　4. Unlike his parents, the young boy seemed not to be glad to see the cows every　morning.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的morning可以定位在第二段的最后，根據(jù)第二段的最后兩句My mother and father used to say out

　　loud to the cows, "Good morning. It's good to see you!" I have to confess that　as a young boy I didn't feel quite the same way toward the cows.

　　5. After each cow was milked, the author would carry the milk to the market.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的after each cow was milked可以定位在第三段：After each cow was milked, I　　poured the milk from the pail into a l0-gallon can. Each can weighed about 80　pounds when full. It made me stretch my young muscles as I carried them to the　road for the dairy to pick up.可知作者是將牛奶桶提到路邊等待牛奶場(chǎng)的人來(lái)接貨，而不是運(yùn)到集市上去賣(mài)。

　　6. The author always milked the cows alone in the barnyard.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的milk the cows可以定位在第四段的第一句My father and mother quite frequently　helped me with milking the cows.。另外，根據(jù)本句中含有過(guò)于絕對(duì)的詞always，可以判斷錯(cuò)誤的可能性較大。

　　7. To his father, milking cows was a complicated job.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的to his father可以定位在第四段的最后一句To my father, milking cows - as　unsophisticated as it may seem - was not an extra burden; it was an opportunity.　Milking was not a job for him; it was a service.

　　8. The author's father milked the cows because they needed to be milked.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的father和milked定位在第四段，根據(jù)第四段的第三句But Father didn't milk the cows　　because he had to; he milked them because they needed to be milked.

　　9. The author came to like the job of milking and took pride in it.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根據(jù)同一順序的原則定位在第五段。第五段講了作者對(duì)生活和工作態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變：他認(rèn)識(shí)到每種誠(chéng)實(shí)的工作都是高尚的all honest work is　honorable。題干中內(nèi)容雖然沒(méi)有直接顯示出，但可以推測(cè)出來(lái)。

　　10. Self-confidence and empowerment acquired at work will benefit people　throughout their lives.

　　A. True

　　B. False

　　C. Not Given

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根據(jù)題干中的self-confidence and empowerment可以定位在第五段。根據(jù)第五段的最后一句Self-confidence　and empowerment can serve us well - in the classroom or on Wall Street.