_____ in prison for ten years, he seems to be unaware of what has happened outside.

In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8*10 cell. At work you spend most of your time in a 6*8 cubicle (小房间). In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it. In prison you get time off for good behavior. At work you get rewarded for good behavior with more work.

In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. At work you carry around a security card and unlock and open all doors yourself. In prison you can watch TV and play games. At work you get fired for watching TV and playing games (or being on the Internet). In prison you get your own toilet. At work you have to share. In prison they allow your family and friends to visit. At work you cannot even speak to your family and friends.

In prison all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required. At work you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners. In prison you spend most of your life looking through bars (铁条), waiting to get out. At work you spend most of your time waiting to get out and inside bars. In prison there are wardens who are often sadistic(虐待成性的). At work they are called managers.

56. The author makes a contrast between a prisoner’s and an office worker’s lives in order to show that ____________.

   A. the former is more comfortable than the latter

   B. compared with prisoners, office workers have been badly treated

   C. it is unfair that a worker lives more miserably than a prisoner

   D. working in an office can be more restricting than being in prison

57. According to the passage, if an employee has performed well in the company, he will probably ____________.

   A. get a promotion                                             B. be given a pay rise

   C. receive a reward                                            D. have a heavier load

58. By saying “At work you spend most of your time wanting to get out and inside bars”, the author means that __________.

   A. an office worker always wants to leave his job and be put in prison

   B. an office worker always wants to leave his cubicle and be put in prison

   C. an office worker always wishes to have a drink at work

   D. an office worker always wishes to end a day’s work and go for a drink

59. Which of the following words can best describe a manager’s image in the author’s mind?

     A. Cruel.                      B. Strict.                      C. Kind.                D. Serious.

_____ in prison for ten years, he seems to be unaware of what has happened outside.

1. A.
   Having kept
2. B.
   Having been kept
3. C.
   Kept
4. D.
   Keeping

In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8*10 cell．At work you spend most of your time in a 6*8 cubicle (小房间)．In prison you get three meals a day．At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it．In prison you get time off for good behavior．At work you get rewarded for good behavior with more work．

In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you．At work you carry around a security card and unlock and open all doors yourself．In prison you can watch TV and play games．At work you get fired for watching TV and playing games (or being on the Internet)．In prison you get your own toilet．At work you have to share．In prison they allow your family and friends to visit．At work you cannot even speak to your family and friends．

In prison all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required．At work you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners．In prison you spend most of your life looking through bars (铁条), waiting to get out．At work you spend most of your time waiting to get out and inside bars．In prison there are wardens who are often sadistic(虐待成性的)．At work they are called managers．

1．The author makes a contrast between a prisoner’s and an office worker’s lives in order to show that ____________．

　 A．the former is more comfortable than the latter

　 B．compared with prisoners, office workers have been badly treated

　 C．it is unfair that a worker lives more miserably than a prisoner

　 D．working in an office can be more restricting than being in prison

2．According to the passage, if an employee has performed well in the company, he will probably ____________．

　 A．get a promotion　　　　　 　 　 　 B．be given a pay rise

　 C．receive a reward　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．have a heavier load

3．By saying “At work you spend most of your time wanting to get out and inside bars”, the author means that __________．

　 A．an office worker always wants to leave his job and be put in prison

　 B．an office worker always wants to leave his cubicle and be put in prison

　 C．an office worker always wishes to have a drink at work

　 D．an office worker always wishes to end a day’s work and go for a drink

4．Which of the following words can best describe a manager’s image in the author’s mind?

　 A．Cruel．　 　 B．Strict．　　　 　 C．Kind． 　　　 D．Serious

In 1980, Candy Lightner's 13－year－old daughter Cad was killed by a drunk driver as she walked down a suburban street in California. “I promised myself on the day of Cad's death that I would fight to make this needless accident count_for something positive in the years ahead，”Candy Lightner later wrote.

The drunk driver received a two－year prison sentence. However, he avoided prison by serving time in a work camp and a halfway house. Ms. Lightner was very angry about that and so organized Mothers Against Drunk Drivers(MADD), which later changed to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.

Before Ms. Lightner's MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously. Intoxication was often used as an excuse for otherwise unacceptable behaviour: “I didn't know what I was doing—I was drunk.”

Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(审判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation. Ms. Lightner left MADD because the organization that she herself created is changing its focus. “I didn't start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving.”

The President of the United States awarded her the President's Volunteer Action Award and she was the subject of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers: the Candy Lightner Story”．

6. One of the purposes of MADD was to ________.

A. improve drivers' driving skills

B. make new laws against crimes

C. tell drivers to avoid drunk driving

D. warn people not to drink alcohol

7. What does the underlined part “count for ” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. To be valuable for.      B. To explain.

C. To take the place of.     D. To control.

8. How did Ms. Lightner realize MADD's goals?

a. By talking on TV.

b. By giving a talk to businessmen.

c. By giving suggestions to the US Congress.

d. By applying for a job with the government.

A. a, c, d                  B. a, b, d      C. a, b, c            D. b, c, d

9. We can learn from the passage that________.

A. the drunk driver had not been caught

B. drunk driving didn't receive enough attention before MADD

C. Candy Lightner played a leading role in a film

D. MADD didn't get much support from society

10. What would be the BEST title for the passage?

A. What is MADD?

B. How to stop drunk driving?

C. New law against drunk driving

D. Candy Lightner and her MADD