阅读理解

　　Wouldn't it be great to get paid to not work? This isn't just a dream at companies that offer sabbaticals(休假). Employers say they're a valuable way to give their workers a change of scenery and prevent them from being tired out. Unfortunately, only 3％ of companies offer paid sabbaticals (12％offer unpaid), according to the Society for Human Resource Management(SHRM). But even if you're not lucky enough to work for one of them, you can still enjoy a break. Three choices:

　　Chunk of Time. To get a lengthier break than normal, save long weekends for vacation time, delay your days off till next year, borrow some time from next year to use now, or use extratime off for overtime hours, suggests Bonnie Michaels, president of the Society.

　　Unpaid Time. If your family has no money problem, ask for a longer leave without pay.“But do your homework first,”says Michaels. Research the costs for your break, plan your break at a time during which your company is not operating if possible, then be business like and present your leave proposal so that your manager will believe that you'll work better if you are more energetic after the leave.

　　No Time. Just can't get away? Read How to Take a Sabbatical without Taking More than a Week Off(Simon & Schuster),by Pam Ammondson, which shows an eight-week program to renew your energy and reduce your stress even while you're working.

1．The words“one of them”in the first paragraph refer to _____.

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A．12％ of companies that offer unpaid sabbaticals

B．a company that offers paid sabbaticals

C．one of the three choices

D．SHRM

2．The writer describes three choices to make the point that _____.

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A．busy employees can also enjoy longer holidays

B．it is the employees' right to have a paid holiday every year

C．an eight-week program to renew your energy is the best choice

D．employees should persuade their managers to give them sabbaticals

3．When Michaels says that you should do your homework first, he means before asking for a leave _____.

[　　]

A．you should work hard to satisfy your manager

B．you should finish all the work that is required of you

C．you should talk to your manager about the cost for your break

D．you should find out the basic information and facts about yourjob

4．Which of the following information can you probably find in the book by Ammondson?

[　　]

A．Advice on planning a paid leave.

B．Advice on managing your traveling cost.

C．Ways of making the best use of your weekend breaks.

D．Ways of persuading your manager to give you a sabbatical.

5．The best title for the text would be _____.

[　　]

A．Do-It-Yourself Sabbatical

B．Paid and Unpaid Sabbatical

C．What to Do in Your Sabbatical

D．How to Win a Paid Sabbatical

阅读理解

　　Wouldn't it be great to get paid to not work? This isn't just a dream at companies that offer sabbaticals(休假). Employers say they're a valuable way to give their workers a change of scenery and prevent them from being tired out. Unfortunately, only 3％ of companies offer paid sabbaticals (12％offer unpaid), according to the Society for Human Resource Management(SHRM). But even if you're not lucky enough to work for one of them, you can still enjoy a break. Three choices:

　　Chunk of Time. To get a lengthier break than normal, save long weekends for vacation time, delay your days off till next year, borrow some time from next year to use now, or use extratime off for overtime hours, suggests Bonnie Michaels, president of the Society.

　　Unpaid Time. If your family has no money problem, ask for a longer leave without pay.“But do your homework first,”says Michaels. Research the costs for your break, plan your break at a time during which your company is not operating if possible, then be business like and present your leave proposal so that your manager will believe that you'll work better if you are more energetic after the leave.

　　No Time. Just can't get away? Read How to Take a Sabbatical without Taking More than a Week Off(Simon & Schuster),by Pam Ammondson, which shows an eight-week program to renew your energy and reduce your stress even while you're working.

1．The words“one of them”in the first paragraph refer to _____.

[　　]

A．12％ of companies that offer unpaid sabbaticals

B．a company that offers paid sabbaticals

C．one of the three choices

D．SHRM

2．The writer describes three choices to make the point that _____.

[　　]

A．busy employees can also enjoy longer holidays

B．it is the employees' right to have a paid holiday every year

C．an eight-week program to renew your energy is the best choice

D．employees should persuade their managers to give them sabbaticals

3．When Michaels says that you should do your homework first, he means before asking for a leave _____.

[　　]

A．you should work hard to satisfy your manager

B．you should finish all the work that is required of you

C．you should talk to your manager about the cost for your break

D．you should find out the basic information and facts about yourjob

4．Which of the following information can you probably find in the book by Ammondson?

[　　]

A．Advice on planning a paid leave.

B．Advice on managing your traveling cost.

C．Ways of making the best use of your weekend breaks.

D．Ways of persuading your manager to give you a sabbatical.

5．The best title for the text would be _____.

[　　]

A．Do-It-Yourself Sabbatical

B．Paid and Unpaid Sabbatical

C．What to Do in Your Sabbatical

D．How to Win a Paid Sabbatical

完成句子（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

1.With many more trees ________________, the farmers refused to take a rest, for fear of missing the best planting time.（plant）

还要栽很多树，农民担心错过最佳栽种季节，都不愿休息。

2.________________ the possible snowstorm at hand, they determined to stay at home for the holiday.（inform）

得到通知可能有暴风雪即将到来，他们决定假期呆在家里。

3.I really want to know ________________ that Gangnan style is so popular all over the world.（why）

我真的想知道是为什么江南style如此风靡全世界。

4.Thank you for your help! Otherwise we ________________ the project on time.（complete）

非常感谢你的帮助！否则我们不会按时完成这项工程。

5.This is the most attractive book ________________.（read）

这是我所看过的最吸引人的一本书。

6.Mary left home after graduation and never ________________ since then.（hear）

玛丽毕业后就离开了家，从此我们再也没有收到她的来信。

7.Just accept them for who they are ，and give them encouragement to ________________ as you do.（live）

接受他们的现状并给予他们鼓励，让他们和你们一样过上丰富多彩而又充实的生活。

8.The rooms were in a total mess when we came back form Wuhan——the house seemed ________________.（break）

当我们从武汉回来时发现屋里一片狼藉——好像有人闯进来过。

9.If you can win the game today, ________________ to go on a holiday next month.（allow）

如果今天你赢了这场比赛，下个月就允许你去度假。

10.________________ matters most in the face of danger.（stay）

面对危险时最为重要的是我们应该保持镇静。