2017高考英語閱讀理解一輪選編2016高考訓(xùn)練--閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpower,andyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeople,smartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy(自主權(quán))intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecometyrants(暴君)intheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoff,relaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached(突破).“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffofitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”DrChristineGrant,anoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘a(chǎn)lwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis(癱瘓)andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDrChristineGrant.32.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.C.Thesignsof“alwayson”stress.B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.33.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesC.makepeoplebetterusemobilephonesB.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesD.increasethefunofusingmobilephones34.What’sDrChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?A.Confused.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans__________.A.wewillbecomelessproductiveB.wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyD.wecanworkmoreeffectivelyC.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledge參考答案32-35CBDA（2016高考訓(xùn)練）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的選項中選出最佳選項。Whetherintheworkplaceoronthefootballfield,effectiveteamworkcanproduceamazingresults.However,workingsuccessfullyasateamisnotaseasyasitmayseem.Effectiveteamworkcertainlydoesnotjusthappenautomatically;ittakesagreatdealofhardworkandcompromise.Thereareanumberoffactorsthatmustbeinplacetomakeagoodteam.Effectiveleadershipisoneofthemostimportantfactorsofgoodteamwork.Theteam'sleadershouldpossesstheskillstocreateandpreserveapositiveworkingenvironmentandmotivateandinspiretheteammemberstotakeapositiveapproachtoworkandbehighlycommitted.Aneffectiveteamleaderwillpromoteahighlevelofspiritandmakethemfeelsupportedandvalued.Communicationisavitalfactorofallinterpersonalrelationshipandespeciallythatofateam.Teammembersmustbeabletoarticulatetheirfeelings,expressplansandgoals,shareideasandseeeachother'sopinions.Conflictswillarisenomatterhowwellateamfunctionstogether.Thebestwaytodealwithconflictsistohavesomeorganizedmethodsofhandlingconflicts.Teammembersshouldbeabletovoicetheirconcernswithoutfearofoffendingothers.Insteadofavoidingconflictissues,ahands－onapproachthatsettlesthemquicklyismuchbetter.Itisoftenadvisedthattheteamleadersitwiththeconflictingpartiesandhelpworkouttheirdifferenceswithouttakingsidesandtryingtoremainobjectiveifpossible.Theteamleadermustsetagoodexampletocreategoodteamwork.Inordertokeepteammemberspositiveandcommittedandmotivated,theteamleaderhimselfneedstoshowthesequalities.Theteamturnstotheleaderforsupportandguidance.Soanynegativewordsorbehaviorsontheleader'spartcanbedisastrous.Regardlessofwhattypeofworkyouarein,knowinghowtoeffectivelyworkonandwithateamisgoingtobeextremelyimportanttoyoursuccessandthatofyourteam.【語篇解讀】本文主要講述了組建一個良好團隊的條件。1．Effectiveleadershipisimportantpartlybecause________．A．itcreatesapositiveworkingenvironmentB．itmakesaleaderfeelsupportedandvaluedC．ithelpsaleadertodeveloplotsofskillsD．itdependsoninterpersonalrelationshipofateam答案A[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段第二句話“theteam'sleadershould...preserveapositiveworkingenvironment”可知一個好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能夠營造一個積極的工作環(huán)境，故選A。其他三項文中并沒有提到。]2．Theunderlinedword“articulate”probablymeans________．A．hideB．expressC．feelD．plan答案B[詞義猜測題。畫線詞所在句的前一句說的是交流對于一個團隊來說很重要，畫線部分后面又說到表達計劃和目標，所以這個部分應(yīng)該是說表達自己的情感，故選B。]3．Whenconflictsariseamongteammembers,theteamleadershould________．A．worryabouttheteammembersB．ignoretheteammembers'voicesC．workouttheirdifferencesD．trytoavoidconflictissues答案C[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段第五句可知，一個團隊領(lǐng)導(dǎo)應(yīng)該“sitwiththeconflictingpartiesandhelpworkouttheirdifferences...”故選C。]4．Tobecomeagoodteamleader,youhaveto________．A．setupagoodteamB．bepositiveandcommittedC．lookforsupportfromtheteamD．a(chǎn)voidnaturaldisasters答案B[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段倒第三句話可知，如果想讓隊員積極，奉獻，有動力，隊長必須也有這些精神，也就是隊長也要積極，奉獻，有動力，故選B。]5．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．FootballAndTeamworkB．CommunicationAndTeamworkC．HandleConflictinaTeamD．WhatMakesEffectiveTeamwork答案D[題目判斷題。根據(jù)文章大意，組建一個良好團隊的條件，也就是在講如何成立一個有效的團隊。故選D。]【2014高考英語南京市、鹽城市一?！空堈J真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。PlayalaAudiencia,ManzanilloPlayalaAudienciaisoneofthemostpopularbeachesinManzanilloforfamiliesandoneofthebestbeachspotsalongMexico’sPacificcoast.PlayalaAudienciaisastunninglittlebeachwithagoldenshorelinewhichoverlooksthebayandoffersgreatconditionsforswimming,diving,andothercoolwatersportssuchasjet-skiingandkayaking.Ifyouareadivingenthusiast,you’lldefinitelylovespendingtimeinPlayalaAudienciasinceitswatersareshallow,calmandfilledwithrockscoveredwithcorals.PlayaBrujas,MazatlanPlayaBrujasisprobablyoneofthebestsurfingspotsinMazatlan.PlayaBrujasislocated20minutes’drivefromtheheartofMazatlanandit’sapopularspotamonglocalsurfers.IfyouareasurferlookingtohitsomewavesalongthewestcoastofMexico,you’llfindPlayaBrujasaverygoodspottovisitsinceBrujaspossessessatisfactorywavesallyearround.NorthBeach,IslaMujeresNorthbeachisoneofthenicestbeachesinIslaMujeresandit’soneofMexico’sfinestbeachesintheYucatanPeninsula.NorthBeachboastsanicestretchofbeachwithwhite-powderysand,warmturquoisewatersandgreatdivingspots.ThebestbitaboutNorthBeachbesidesitsprivatelocationisthatthebeachisjustminutesawaybyboatfromCancun,soyou’renevertoofarfromCancun’stouristattractionssuchasWetn’WildPaterparkandXplorEcoPark,whereyoucanenjoycavingadventuresandzip-linerides.XpuHaBeachXpuHaBeachislocatedroughlybetweenTulumandPlayadelCarmenanditisanicespotforrelaxingunderthesun,walkingandhorsebackriding.XpuHaislocatedalongthestunningRivieraMayaandunlikeotherbeachesalongtheMexicanRivieraXpuHabeachboastsasubtlebeachclubatmosphere.XpuHaBeachisn’tasbusyasMamita’sbeachclubbutitstill56.Ifsomeonehasappreciationforcavingadventures,heorsheshouldgoto________.A.NorthBeachB.XpuHaBeachD.PlayaBrujasC.Wetn’WildPaterpark57.Thesimilaritythatthefourbeachesshareisthat________.A.touristscanhavesomesportsC.thewatersareshallowB.theyhaveclubsD.theyhavesatisfactorywave58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PlayaBrujasisclosetoMazatlanandliesalongtheeastcoastofMexico.B.NorthBeachisthefinestbeachintheYucatanPeninsulaforitsprivatelocation.C.TouristscanrentsomeequipmentatXpuHaBeach,whichisasbusyasothers.D.Whenacouplechooseabeachwithchildren,PlayalaAudienciaistheirbestchoice.【參考答案】56.C57.A58.D閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Jobsharingreferstothesituationinwhichtwopeopledividetheresponsibilityofonefull-timejob.Thetwopeoplewillinglyactaspart-timeworkers,enoughhoursbetweenthemtofulfillthedutiesofafull-timeworker.Iftheyeachworkhalfthejob,forexample,theyeachreceive50percentofthejob’swages,itsholidaysanditsotherbenefits.Jobsharingdiffersfromconventionalpart-timeworkinthatitoccursmainlyinthemorehighlyskilledandprofessionalareas,whichrequirehigherlevelsofresponsibilityandemployeecommitment.Jobsharingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermworksharing,whichreferstoincreasingthenumberofjobsbyreducingthenumberofhoursofeachexistingjob,thusofferingmorepositionstothegrowingnumberofunemployedpeople.Jobsharing,bycontrast,isnotdesignedtoaddressunemploymentproblems;itsfocus,rather,istoprovidewell-paidworkforskilledworkersandprofessionalswhowantmorefreetimeforotheractivities.Aswouldbeexpected,mostjobsharersarewomen.Asurveycarriedoutin1988byBritain’sEqualOpportunitiesCommissionshowedthat78percentofsharerswerefemale,themajorityofwhomwerebetween20and40yearsofage.Subsequentstudieshavecomeupwithsimilarresults.Manyofthesewomenwerere-enteringthejobmarketafterhavinghadchildren,buttheychosenottoseekpart-timeworkbecauseitwouldhavemeantlowerstatus.Jobsharingalsoofferedanacceptableshiftbackintofull-timeworkafteralongabsence.Thenecessityofclosecooperationwhensharingajobwithanotherpersonmakestheactualworkquitedifferentfromconventionalone-positionjobs.However,toensureagreaterchancethatthepartnershipwillsucceed,eachpersonneedstoknowthestrengths,weaknessesandpreferencesofhisorherpartnerbeforeapplyingforaposition.Moreover,theremustbeafairdivisionofbothroutinetasksandinterestingones.Insum,forapositiontobejob-sharedwell,thetwoindividualsmustbewellmatchedandmusttreateachotherasequals.5.Inwhatwayisworksharingdifferentfromjobsharing?A.Worksharingisaimedatcreatingmorejobs.B.Worksharingrequiresmoreworkinghours.C.Worksharingprovidesamoresatisfactorysalary.D.Worksharingdependsontheemployer’sdecision.6.AccordingtoParagraph4,youngmotherspreferredjobsharingtoconventionalpart-timeworkmainlybecause_________.A.theywereoveridealworkingagesB.theysoughthighersocialstatusC.theyhaddifficultyfindingfull-timejobsD.theyhadtotakecareofbothworkandfamily7.Injobsharingthepartnersshould__________.A.enjoyequalsocialstatusC.knoweachotherverywell?B.havesimilarworkexperienceD.keepintouchwitheachother8.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.discusshowtoprovidemorejobs?B.describejobsharingingeneralC.recommendjobsharingtowomen?D.comparejobsharingwithworksharing【參考答案】5—8.ABCB閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。BEIJING,China(CNN)--Chineseworkersandarmysoldierswereracingtosweepsnow-coveredhighwaysandunclograilwayroutesformillionsoftravelerstrappedbycoldweather.Morethan67millionpeoplehavebeenaffectedbytheweatherandeconomiclossesareexpectedtoreachasmuchas$3billion,Chineseofficialssay.Thesnowstormshavedamagedpowerlines,housesandfarmland,causingfearsoffoodandenergyshortages.Twenty-fourpeoplehavediedandsome827,000peoplehavebeenevacuatedin14differentprovinces,theMinistryofCivilAffairssaidMonday.Inthepastweek,thesnowstormshavehittheprovincesincentral,easternandsouthernChina."We'veneverseensuchacoldweatherlastingforsuchlongatime,"saidTangShan,amaninhis70sinChangsha,thecapitalofHunanprovince."Thelasttimewehadoneherewasover50yearsago,andnotthisbad."Thesnowandsleethaveparalyzed（使癱瘓）roads,railwaysandairports,leavingtensofmillionsoftravelersmarooned,officialssay.ManyofthemareboundforhomeaheadofthetraditionalLunarNewYear,alsoknownastheSpringFestival,whichfallsonFebruary7.TheLunarNewYeartravelisChina'sbusiesttravelperiodoftheyear.Butthecoldweatherisdelayingtravelplans.InthesoutherncityofGuangzhou,asmanyas500,000trainpassengershadtostayinthestation.About100,000packedthesquareinfrontofthetrainstationwhileothersfoundshelterinschoolsandotherpublicbuildingswhilewaitingfortheirtrains.ChinesepremierWenJiabaohasorderedurgentmeasurestounclogthetransportjamandensureasteadysupplyoffoodandenergy.“Let’suniteasonetofightagainstthedisaster,”hesaidinanemergencymeeting.“Let’sensurethatthepeopleenjoytheSpringFestival.”Butmoreterribleweatherisexpected.OnMondayChina’sWeatherStationissuedarare“redalert”warningofmoreserioussnowstormsinthecomingdays.Ifso,thenumberoftrappedtravelerswillsurelyincrease.1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThetransportjambeforetheSpringFestival.B．Theterribleeffectsofthesnowstorms.C．Thetravelers’fearsoffoodshortages.D．Themeasurestofightagainstthedisaster.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingarementioned?a．Alargenumberofpassengerssufferedfromsnowstorms.b．Manyhousesandfieldsweredamagedbytheterriblesnowstorms.c．NosuchheavysnowstormshaveeverhappenedinChina.d．Thesnowstormsareexpectedtocometoanendinthefollowingdays.e．Roads,railwaysandairportswerestronglyinfluencedbythesnowstormsA．a(chǎn)，b，cB．b，c，dC．c，d，eD．a(chǎn)，b，e3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unclog”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．clearB．cleanC．coverD．close4．Thegovernmenthastakenthefollowingmeasuresexcept.A．findingshelterinschoolsandotherpublicbuildingsforthepassengersB．tryingtheirbesttoensureasteadysupplyoffoodandenergyC．callingonpeopletostopworktofightagainstthedisasterD．warningpeopleofmoreterriblesnowstormsinthecomingdays【參考答案】BDAC2017高考英語閱讀理解一輪選編2016高考訓(xùn)練--閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpower,andyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeople,smartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy(自主權(quán))intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecometyrants(暴君)intheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoff,relaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached(突破).“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffofitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”DrChristineGrant,anoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘a(chǎn)lwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis(癱瘓)andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDrChristineGrant.32.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.C.Thesignsof“alwayson”stress.B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.33.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesD.increasethefunofusingmobilephones34.What’sDrChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?A.Confused.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans__________.C.makepeoplebetterusemobilephonesA.wewillbecomelessproductiveB.wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyC.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD.wecanworkmoreeffectively參考答案32-35CBDA（2016高考訓(xùn)練）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的選項中選出最佳選項。Whetherintheworkplaceoronthefootballfield,effectiveteamworkcanproduceamazingresults.However,workingsuccessfullyasateamisnotaseasyasitmayseem.Effectiveteamworkcertainlydoesnotjusthappenautomatically;ittakesagreatdealofhardworkandcompromise.Thereareanumberoffactorsthatmustbeinplacetomakeagoodteam.Effectiveleadershipisoneofthemostimportantfactorsofgoodteamwork.Theteam'sleadershouldpossesstheskillstocreateandpreserveapositiveworkingenvironmentandmotivateandinspiretheteammemberstotakeapositiveapproachtoworkandbehighlycommitted.Aneffectiveteamleaderwillpromoteahighlevelofspiritandmakethemfeelsupportedandvalued.Communicationisavitalfactorofallinterpersonalrelationshipandespeciallythatofateam.Teammembersmustbeabletoarticulatetheirfeelings,expressplansandgoals,shareideasandseeeachother'sopinions.Conflictswillarisenomatterhowwellateamfunctionstogether.Thebestwaytodealwithconflictsistohavesomeorganizedmethodsofhandlingconflicts.Teammembersshouldbeabletovoicetheirconcernswithoutfearofoffendingothers.Insteadofavoidingconflictissues,ahands－onapproachthatsettlesthemquicklyismuchbetter.Itisoftenadvisedthattheteamleadersitwiththeconflictingpartiesandhelpworkouttheirdifferenceswithouttakingsidesandtryingtoremainobjectiveifpossible.Theteamleadermustsetagoodexampletocreategoodteamwork.Inordertokeepteammemberspositiveandcommittedandmotivated,theteamleaderhimselfneedstoshowthesequalities.Theteamturnstotheleaderforsupportandguidance.Soanynegativewordsorbehaviorsontheleader'spartcanbedisastrous.Regardlessofwhattypeofworkyouarein,knowinghowtoeffectivelyworkonandwithateamisgoingtobeextremelyimportanttoyoursuccessandthatofyourteam.【語篇解讀】本文主要講述了組建一個良好團隊的條件。1．Effectiveleadershipisimportantpartlybecause________．A．itcreatesapositiveworkingenvironmentB．itmakesaleaderfeelsupportedandvaluedC．ithelpsaleadertodeveloplotsofskillsD．itdependsoninterpersonalrelationshipofateam答案A[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段第二句話“theteam'sleadershould...preserveapositiveworkingenvironment”可知一個好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能夠營造一個積極的工作環(huán)境，故選A。其他三項文中并沒有提到。]2．Theunderlinedword“articulate”probablymeans________．A．hideB．expressC．feelD．plan答案B[詞義猜測題。畫線詞所在句的前一句說的是交流對于一個團隊來說很重要，畫線部分后面又說到表達計劃和目標，所以這個部分應(yīng)該是說表達自己的情感，故選B。]3．Whenconflictsariseamongteammembers,theteamleadershould________．A．worryabouttheteammembersB．ignoretheteammembers'voicesC．workouttheirdifferencesD．trytoavoidconflictissues答案C[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段第五句可知，一個團隊領(lǐng)導(dǎo)應(yīng)該“sitwiththeconflictingpartiesandhelpworkouttheirdifferences...”故選C。]4．Tobecomeagoodteamleader,youhaveto________．A．setupagoodteamB．bepositiveandcommittedC．lookforsupportfromtheteamD．a(chǎn)voidnaturaldisasters答案B[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段倒第三句話可知，如果想讓隊員積極，奉獻，有動力，隊長必須也有這些精神，也就是隊長也要積極，奉獻，有動力，故選B。]5．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．FootballAndTeamworkB．CommunicationAndTeamworkC．HandleConflictinaTeamD．WhatMakesEffectiveTeamwork答案D[題目判斷題。根據(jù)文章大意，組建一個良好團隊的條件，也就是在講如何成立一個有效的團隊。故選D。]【2014高考英語南京市、鹽城市一?！空堈J真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。PlayalaAudiencia,ManzanilloPlayalaAudienciaisoneofthemostpopularbeachesinManzanilloforfamiliesandoneofthebestbeachspotsalongMexico’sPacificcoast.PlayalaAudienciaisastunninglittlebeachwithagoldenshorelinewhichoverlooksthebayandoffersgreatconditionsforswimming,diving,andothercoolwatersportssuchasjet-skiingandkayaking.Ifyouareadivingenthusiast,you’lldefinitelylovespendingtimeinPlayalaAudienciasinceitswatersareshallow,calmandfilledwithrockscoveredwithcorals.PlayaBrujas,MazatlanPlayaBrujasisprobablyoneofthebestsurfingspotsinMazatlan.PlayaBrujasislocated20minutes’drivefromtheheartofMazatlanandit’sapopularspotamonglocalsurfers.IfyouareasurferlookingtohitsomewavesalongthewestcoastofMexico,you’llfindPlayaBrujasaverygoodspottovisitsinceBrujaspossessessatisfactorywavesallyearround.NorthBeach,IslaMujeresNorthbeachisoneofthenicestbeachesinIslaMujeresandit’soneofMexico’sfinestbeachesintheYucatanPeninsula.NorthBeachboastsanicestretchofbeachwithwhite-powderysand,warmturquoisewatersandgreatdivingspots.ThebestbitaboutNorthBeachbesidesitsprivatelocationisthatthebeachisjustminutesawaybyboatfromCancun,soyou’renevertoofarfromCancun’stouristattractionssuchasWetn’WildPaterparkandXplorEcoPark,whereyoucanenjoycavingadventuresandzip-linerides.XpuHaBeachXpuHaBeachislocatedroughlybetweenTulumandPlayadelCarmenanditisanicespotforrelaxingunderthesun,walkingandhorsebackriding.XpuHaislocatedalongthestunningRivieraMayaandunlikeotherbeachesalongtheMexicanRivieraXpuHabeachboastsasubtlebeachclubatmosphere.XpuHaBeachisn’tasbusyasMamita’sbeachclubbutitstillpossessescoolbeachclubs,arentalshopandahotel.56.Ifsomeonehasappreciationforcavingadventures,heorsheshouldgoto________.A.NorthBeachB.XpuHaBeachD.PlayaBrujasC.Wetn’WildPaterpark57.Thesimilaritythatthefourbeachesshareisthat________.A.touristscanhavesomesportsC.thewatersareshallowB.theyhaveclubsD.theyhavesatisfactorywave58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PlayaBrujasisclosetoMazatlanandliesalongtheeastcoastofMexico.B.NorthBeachisthefinestbeachintheYucatanPeninsulaforitsprivatelocation.C.TouristscanrentsomeequipmentatXpuHaBeach,whichisasbusyasothers.D.Whenacouplechooseabeachwithchildren,PlayalaAudienciaistheirbestchoice.【參考答案】56.C57.A58.D閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Jobsharingreferstothesituationinwhichtwopeopledividetheresponsibilityofonefull-timejob.Thetwopeoplewillinglyactaspart-timeworkers,enoughhoursbetweenthemtofulfillthedutiesofafull-timeworker.Iftheyeachworkhalfthejob,forexample,theyeachreceive50percentofthejob’swages,itsholidaysanditsotherbenefits.Jobsharingdiffersfromconventionalpart-timeworkinthatitoccursmainlyinthemorehighlyskilledandprofessionalareas,whichrequirehigherlevelsofresponsibilityandemployeecommitment.Jobsharingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermworksharing,whichreferstoincreasingthenumberofjobsbyreducingthenumberofhoursofeachexistingjob,thusofferingmorepositionstothegrowingnumberofunemployedpeople.Jobsharing,bycontrast,isnotdesignedtoaddressunemploymentproblems;itsfocus,rather,istoprovidewell-paidworkforskilledworkersandprofessionalswhowantmorefreetimeforotheractivities.Aswouldbeexpected,mostjobsharersarewomen.Asurveycarriedoutin1988byBritain’sEqualOpportunitiesCommissionshowedthat78percentofsharerswerefemale,themajorityofwhomwerebetween20and40yearsofage.Subsequentstudieshavecomeupwithsimilarresults.Manyofthesewomenwerere-enteringthejobmarketafterhavinghadchildren,buttheychosenottoseekpart-timeworkbecauseitwouldhavemeantlowerstatus.Jobsharingalsoofferedanacceptableshiftbackintofull-timeworkafteralongabsence.Thenecessityofclosecooperationwhensharingajobwithanotherpersonmakestheactualworkquitedifferentfromconventionalone-positionjobs.However,toensureagreaterchancethatthepartnershipwillsucceed,eachpersonneedstoknowthestrengths,weaknessesandpreferencesofhisorherpartnerbeforeapplyingforaposition.Moreover,theremustbeafairdivisionofbothroutinetasksandinterestingones.Insum,forapositiontobejob-sharedwell,thetwoindividualsmustbewellmatchedandmusttreateachotherasequals.5.Inwhatwayisworksharingdifferentfromjobsharing?A.Worksharingisaimedatcreatingmorejobs.B.Worksharingrequiresmoreworkinghours.C.Worksharingprovidesamoresatisfactorysalary.D.Worksharingdependsontheemployer’sdecision.6.AccordingtoParagraph4,youngmotherspreferredjobsharingtoconventionalpart-timeworkmainlybecause_________.A.theywereoveridealworkingagesB.theysoughthighersocialstatusC.theyhaddifficultyfindingfull-timejobsD.theyhadtotakecareofbothworkandfamily7.Injobsharingthepartnersshould__________.A.enjoyequalsocialstatusC.knoweachotherverywell?B.havesimilarworkexperienceD.keepintouchwitheachother8.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________.A.discusshowtoprovidemorejobs?B.describejobsharingingeneralC.recommendjobsharingtowomen?D.comparejobsharingwithworksharing【參考答案】5—8.ABCB閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。BEIJING,China(CNN)--Chineseworkersandarmysoldierswereracingtosweepsnow-co