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     Working as a manager in the head office of a bank, as I do, clothes can be a nightmare. In
New York, where I worked for a time last summer, you have to brave the burning heat every
time you dare to go outside, yet freeze once you arrive in a meeting with the air-conditioner
turned up. I struggled to know what to wear. The problem was worsened by the office dress
code for the months of July and August, which was "dress-down".
     The dress-down phenomenon seems to have begun in places where staff work through the
terrible heat of summer while their families take shelter at the coast or in the hills. Dress-down,
limited to Friday, allows staff to head straight for their out-of-town places on Friday evenings
without going home to change. But in New York it has now become a week-round state of
affairs. This move may have been born out of consideration; to allow people on Wall Street to
travel to work in the heat in something more comfortable than a suit, but the effect is less kind.
     For me, dress-down is bad for two reasons. The first is that it actually requires a whole new
wardrobe. For my male colleagues in the US, it seemed to mean a switch from one uniform to
another. I basically only own two types of clothes; suits for working in and truly casual clothes
for relaxing weekends in the countryside.
     Returning to London, I was therefore rather embarrassed to discover that my employers had
started summer dress-down. Here too, though its relevance to the climate is far from immediately
apparent. At first, I tried to sidestep it by simply turning up in my suit as usual, but my staff
complained that they then felt pressured into doing the same. So, I found myself having to buy "
smart casual" clothes specifically to wear to work; a ridiculous expense.
      Even more annoying is the fact that I'm still required to have a suit hanging up in my office in
case I'm suddenly called to a meeting on our conference floor, where dress-down is banned for
fear that a client should witness it. One of my colleagues started to accumulate more and more
very smart suits in her office, explaining that she was having her flat renovated and that in-office
wardrobe was a necessity as she was staying at a different friend's place each night. We weren't
convinced.
     For the other great inconvenience of dress-down for the staff is that it makes it easier than
ever to spot when colleagues are going to job interviews. For the rest of the year, it is easy enough
to arrange these during the working week, but in the summer when dress-down rules, it's a dead
giveaway to arrive in overly smart clothes and then go out for a "dental appointment". I would
normally applaud this state of affairs, as an important part of my time is spent trying to prevent
valued employees from moving elsewhere, and any clues about their intentions are helpful and
allow me to nip things in the bud(消灭于萌芽中).
      However, the clothes hanging in my office are now finding a second use. I have suddenly
become the target for several "headhunters", people employed by other companies to try and
attract employees away with offers of better pay and conditions. The only problem with this is
that I have just the one suit at the office. As a series of interviews with one future employer
progresses, I'm having to bring in additional clothes. I can hardly present myself as a highly-paid
investment banker, requiring a vast salary, if they only ever see me in one suit. At this rate, I shall
have to tell my staff that I, too, have decided to have my flat done up.

1. According to the writer, "dress-down" in New York began as a way of ______.

A. making life easier for staff in the summer months
B. discouraging staff from taking summer holidays
C. showing concern for staff who lived out of town
D. rewarding those employees willing to work in the heat

2. What was the writer's first reaction to the idea of " dress-down" in her London office?

A. She argued against it.
B. She attempted to ignore it.
C. She recognized the need for it.
D. She persuaded her staff to adopt it.

3. Why does " dress-down" annoy the writer?

A. Not everyone obeys the rule.
B. Her clients find it embarrassing.
C. It does not apply on all occasions.
D. The clothes themselves do not suit her.

4. In which aspect of her work does the writer find "dress-down" an advantage?

A. Training new members of staff.
B. Providing her staff with some information.
C. Making sure that her staff remain faithful.
D. Making her staff feel more comfortable at work.

5. The underlined word "giveaway" in the sixth paragraph means_________.

A. something that is given away free.
B. willingness to stop doing something.
C. willingness to give away to the other's wishes.
D. something that makes it easy for you to guess something.

6. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The writer wants to have her flat redecorated.
B. The writer is concerned about her dressing in the interviews.
C. The headhunters discovered the writer by her suit.
D. The writer feels it wrong to meet with the headhunters.

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　　Coketown was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but in fact it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of savage(野人)．It was a town of machinery and tall chimney, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever．It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill smelling color, and large piles of building full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the steam-engine worked up and down like the head of an elephant in a state of madness．The town contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited(居住)by people equally like one another．

　　A sunny midsummer day．There was such a thing sometimes even in Coketown．Seen from a distance in such a weather, Coketown lay covered in a smoke of its own．You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such a place upon the view without a town．

　　The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even shone through the smoke over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadily．Workers appeared from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on steps, wiping their face sand looking at coals．The whole town seemed to be frying in oil．There was a smell of hot oil everywhere．The atmosphere of those places was like the breath of hell(地狱)，and their inhabitants wasting with heat, walked lazily in the desert．But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane(理智的)．Their tiresome heads went up and down at the sane rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry．The measured movement of their shadows of wood; while for the summer noise of insects, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of Saturday．

(1)

Which of the following words is NOT properly used to describe Coketown?
[　　]
A．	unpleasant
B．	dirty
C．	noisy
D．	deserted

(2)

From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n)________ town．
[　　]
A．	industrial
B．	agricultural
C．	historical
D．	cultural

(3)

Only ________ were not affected by weather．
[　　]
A．	the workmen
B．	the habitants
C．	the steam-engine
D．	the woods

(4)

Which is the author’s opinion of Coketown?
[　　]
A．	Coketown should be replaced by woods
B．	The town had too much oil in it
C．	The town was seriously polluted
D．	The town’s atmosphere was unchanged

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 1to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie , the driver , tries to break the 3atmosphere by striking the match of 4.I try to mind my manners and 5listen , but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day, 6, her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 7, I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him ?”

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With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8against the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she 9. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was 10. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12still is , for her I wouldn’t like anyone to go 13that .

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 14her job . She had a whole work of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as 15but a driver.

I suddenly felt very 16. I realized I had only thought of people as 17as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 18.

For all I know, I’m just another person in 19else’s world, and may not even be important. I 20not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go , people to see and appointments (约会) to keep , Understanding people is an art .

1.A．anxiety B．determination C．decision D．attempt

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A．find B．carry C．think D．stand

3.A．unpopular B．uncomfortable C．unusual D．unforgettable

4.A．fire B．topic C．conversation D．discussion

5.A．politely B．devotedly C．carelessly D．sincerely

6.A．however B．therefore C．thus D．and

7.A．surprise B．common C．silence D．particular

8.A．fighting B．avoiding C．clearing D．running

9.A．asked B．lasted C．repeated D．continued

10.A．for sure B．at ease C．in shock D．at least

11.A．mercy B．pain C．pity D．disappointment

12.A．but B．yet C．and D．or

13.A．over B．round C．through D．without

14.A．almost B．never C．ever D．just

15.A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

16.A．sad B．anxious C．selfish D．worried

17.A．far B．long C．much D．well

18.A．unfit B．unselfish C．unnecessary D．unimportant

19.A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．no one

20.A．might B．may C．can D．should

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完形填空

阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

　　Janie, the driver, tries to break the 3 atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I try to mind my manners and 5 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6 , her conversation was worth listening to.

　　“My father's sick,” she said to no one in 7 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What's wrong with him?”

　　With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she 9 . “I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him.”

　　I couldn't respond. I was 10 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go 13 that.

　　Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as 15 but a driver.

　　I suddenly felt very 16 . I realized I had only thought of people as 17 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 18 .

　　For all I know, I'm just another person in 19 else's world, and may not even be important. I 20 not have been so selfish and self - centred, Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1．

[　　]

A．anxiety

B．determination

C．decision

D．attempt

2．

[　　]

A．find

B．make

C．think

D．stand

3．

[　　]

A．unpopular

B．uncomfortable

C．unusual

D．unforgettable

4．

[　　]

A．fire

B．topic

C．conversation

D．discussion

5．

[　　]

A．politely

B．devotedly

C．carelessly

D．sincerely

6．

[　　]

A．however

B．therefore

C．thus

D．otherwise

7．

[　　]

A．surprise

B．common

C．silence

D．particular

8．

[　　]

A．fighting

B．avoiding

C．clearing

D．keeping

9．

[　　]

A．told

B．lasted

C．repeated

D．continued

10．

[　　]

A．for sure

B．at ease

C．in shock

D．in despair

11．

[　　]

A．mercy

B．pain

C．pity

D．disappointment

12．

[　　]

A．but

B．yet

C．and

D．or

13．

[　　]

A．over

B．round

C．through

D．without

14．

[　　]

A．almost

B．nearly

C．ever

D．just

15．

[　　]

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

16．

[　　]

A．sad

B．embarrassed

C．selfish

D．worried

17．

[　　]

A．far

B．long

C．much

D．well

18．

[　　]

A．unfit

B．unselfish

C．unnecessary

D．unimportant

19．

[　　]

A．everyone

B．someone

C．anyone

D．no one

20．

[　　]

A．must

B．may

C．can

D．should

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　　After 60 hours without sleep, flying at 17 000 feet over India, Judith began to hallucinate(使产生幻觉)．Faces of relatives and friends began to appear around her．But even if she was physically and mentally worn out, she decided to continue her record breaking round-the-world flight and fly on to Sri Lanka．

　　“I had planned to land in India, ”she says, “but I couldn’t take the risk of being delayed．” Later in the flight Judith found herself flying through a storm during which the plane was struck by lightning．“In all many years of flying, I’ve never been so frightened,” she says．

　　And then, within four hours in Australia, there was something wrong with the engine, which nearly forced her down into the ocean．On reaching Sydney, Judith decided she was able to fly on and when she finally touched down at London, Heathrow, her tiny single-engine plane had taken her over 27 000 miles in 15 days．She had broken 29 world records including the fastest-ever-round-the-world flight by a woman．During those 15 days she had slept for less than 40 hours．

(1)

Flying over India, Judith ________．
[　　]
A．	began to see her relatives and friends
B．	seemed to be in a dream-like state
C．	felt too tired to imagine her relatives
D．	didn’t feel like sleeping at all

(2)

The plane was probably struck by lightning ________．
[　　]
A．	on the way to India
B．	over Australia
C．	over Sri Lanka
D．	near London

(3)

Which of the following is true?
[　　]
A．	The plane had only one small engine．
B．	Judith landed at a country named Heathrow．
C．	Judith flew for 15 hours without a stop．
D．	Judith broke 30 world records in this flight．

(4)

The writer wrote the article with ________．
[　　]
A．	excitement
B．	astonishment
C．	admiration
D．	disappointment

(5)

From the passage we learn that Judith was the first woman ________．
[　　]
A．	to fly around the world
B．	to brave the storm
C．	to cover the longest distance
D．	to fly fastest round the world

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