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Lazinessisasin(罪),everyoneknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasonsratherthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorofhavingtheirideastolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymayberuinedbyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasies(幻想)maypreventwork;somepeoplearesobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsoffantasticachievementsthattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever"lesser"workisonhand.Stillotherpeoplearenotavoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinatingreschedulingtheirday.
Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,researching.Weshouldallrememberthatgreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychance.Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhedevisedthetheoryofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesomeone"lazy"buildthecarorstovewebuy,particularlyifthat"laziness"werecausedbytheworker'stakingtimeto
checkeachstepofhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being"lazy"—thatis,,takingtimeoffforarest—isgoodfortheoverworkedstudentsorexecutives.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho'ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyou'retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextwork.
1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.
A.lazinessisamoralsin
B.thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesinbeinglazy
C.lazinessisthesignofdeep-seatedemotionproblems
D.lazypeopledomorecarefulwork
2.Thepassagestatesthat_______.
A.lazinessisadisease
B.lazinessismorebeneficialthanharmful
C.agooddefinitionoflazinessisemotionalillness
D.somepeopleappearlazybecausetheyareinsecure
3.Whichofthefollowingconclusionsdoesthepassagesupport?
A.Mostofthetimelazinessisavirtue.
B.Mostassemblyworkersarelazy.
C.Thewordlazinessissometimesappliedincorrectly.
D.Mostinsecurepeoplearelazy.
4.Asusedinthispassage,theword"devised"(Para.2)means_______.
A.understood B.wrote
C.made D.proved
5.Beinglazymaybegoodfor_______.
A.doctors B.athletes
C.executives D.thosewhooverworkthemselves
答案:
1.B2.D3.C4.C5.D
Duringthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies,migrationshavetakenplacewithin__1__countries;thecitieswiththeirindustrieshaveattractedpeopleawayfromthecountry.Thepossibilityofearningafixed__2__inafactoryorofficewasmoreattractivethanthepossibilityofstayingonthefarmandhavingone'swork__3__byfrost,storms,ordroughts.Furthermore,thedevelopmentofagriculturalmachinerymadeitpossibleforfewerpeopletodothesame__4__ofwork.
Thus,atthesametimewhentheindustrialrevolutionmadeitpossibletoproducegoodsmore__5__andmorequicklyinfactories,agriculturalrevolutionalsotookplace.Insteadofleavingfieldsemptyeverythirdyear,farmersbegantoplantcloverorsomeothercropthatwould__6__thesoil.Insteadofusingonlyanimalfertilizer,farmersbegantousechemicalfertilizerstokeepthesoilrich.ThesemethodshaveenabledFrenchfarmers,forexample,togetfivetimesasmuchwheataswas__7__fromthesamelandtwocenturiesago.
Inmanycountriesfarmersfinditmore__8__toraiseonlyonecroporonekindofanimal.Theychoosethekindthatgivesthebestresults.Thentheysellallthattheyproduce,insteadoftryingtogrowalittleofeverythingandconsumewhattheygrow.Thisisamorefeasibletypeof__9__becausemodernmethodsandmachineryareadaptedtospecificanimalsandspecificcrops.Therefore,itwouldbetooexpensivetodoalltheworkbyhand,ortobuythe__10__neededforseveraldifferentkindsoffarming.
A.salaryE.desertedI.equivalentM.destroyed
B.freelyF.operationJ.enrichN.certain
C.profitableG.amountK.fruitfulO.cheaply
D.obtainedH.paymentL.equipment 答案:
1.N2.A3.M4.G5.O6.J7.D8.C9.F10.L
Plasticsarematerialswhicharesoftenedbyheatandsetintolastingformwhenshapedinamold.Somearenatural;somearesemi-synthetic(半合成的),theresultofchemicalactiononnaturalsubstance;somearesynthetic,builtupfromtheconstituentsofoilorcoal.Allarebasedonthechemistryofcarbon,withitscapacityforformingchains.Themoleculesthatcomposethem(monomers)linktogetherinthesettingorcuring(硫化)processtoformchains(polymers),whichgiveplasticstheirflexiblestrength.Someplasticsretaintheirabilitytobesoftenedandreshaped;likewax,theyarethermoplastic.Otherssetpermanentlyintheshapestheyaregivenbyheatandpressure;likeeggs,theyarethermosetting.
Fromindustrialbeginningsinthenineteenthcentury,plasticshavestruggledthroughahundredandtwentyyearsofglory,failure,disreputeandsuspicionontheslowroadtopublicacceptance.Now,atlast,onecanpositivelysaythatplasticsareappreciatedandenjoyedforwhattheyare;thattheymakemodernlifericher,morecomfortableandconvenient,andalsomorefun.Plasticsarewarmmaterials,sympathetictothehumantouch,andtheirtransformationintothingsthatcomeintocontactwithhumanbeingsisentirelyappropriate.
Thefactthatthereareplasticantiquescomesasashocktomostpeople.Howcanamaterialthatseemssoessentiallytwentiethcentury,andonethatissomuchassociatedwithcheap,disposableproducts,hasahistoryatall?
Itisayoungtechnology,andagreatpartofthefunofcollectingplasticsisthatbeautifulpiecesofhistoricalinterestcanstillbefoundverycheaply.
1.Theword"sympathetic"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.
A.harmfulB.agreeable
C.pitifulD.sorry
2.Itcanbeconcludedfromthispassagethat_______.
A.plasticsaresyntheticmaterials
B.plasticswonpublicacceptance120yearsago
C.plasticsareveryharmfulinmodernlife
D.plasticsarecheapasantiques
3.Whichofthefollowingisessentialtocreateanytypeofplastics?
A.Carbon.B.Eggs.
C.Oil.D.Coal.
4.Plasticsthathardenintopermanentshapesarecalled_______.
A.chainedB.thermoplastic
C.syntheticD.thermosetting
5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheImportanceofPlasticsintheNineteenthCentury.
B.WhyPeopleAreSuspiciousofPlastics.
C.TheDevelopmentofPlasticsasaModernMaterial.
D.HowPlasticsAreManufactured.
答案
1.B2.D3.A4.D5.C
Intoday'sworld,insuranceplaysavitalroleintheeconomicandsocialwelfareoftheentirepopulation.Thewishtoguardagainstdangerstolifeandpropertyisbasictohumannature.Byusingvariouskindsofinsurance,societyhasbeenabletoreducetheeffectsofsuchhazards.
Nowhereisinsurancemoreimportantthaninthemanagementofabusiness.Inmanyinstances,lossesinasmallfirmcanmeanthedifferencebetweengrowthandfailure,vitalityandstagnation(停滞).Veryfewsmallbusinesseshaveevenaportionofthefinancialresourcesavailabletolargerenterprises.Frequently,theymustoperateonaveryslightmarginiftheyhopetostayinbusiness.Andthus,theyareparticularlysensitivetounexpectedlosses.
Withoutenoughinsurance,whathappenstosuchafirmwhentheownerdiesorissuddenlydisabled?
Whenafirebreaksoutanddestroysthefirm'sbuildingorstock?
Whenanemployeeisfoundtohavestolencompanyfunds?
Whenacustomerisawardedaliabilityjudgmentforanaccident?
Toooften,thebusinessisforcedtothewall,itsfutureoperationsdrasticallycurbed;sometimes,itisdamagedbeyondrepair,itsabilitytocontinuecompletelycrushed.
Almostalways,asmallbusinessmanwouldfinditimpossibletohandlethefullburdenofhispotentialrisk.Theamountofmoneyhewouldhavetosetasidetocoverpossiblelosseswouldleavehimnothing,oralmostnothing,torunhisbusinesswith.Iflossweretooccurwhichhecouldrepairbyusinghisreservefund,whatassurancewouldhehavethatanotherloss—thesamekindordifferent—mightnotoccurnextweek,nextmonth?
Butthenhewouldhavenoreservefundandlittlelikelihoodofstayinginbusinessatall.
1.Thisselectiondealsmainlywith_______.
A.therelationbetweeninsuranceandsociety
B.accidentsandlosses
C.businessfailures
D.theimportanceofinsurancetobusiness
2.InParagraph3,"forcedtothewall"means"_______".
A.driventodespairB.stayinginastrongposition
C.doingwellD.climbingup
3.Theauthorthinksthat_______.
A.accidentsalwayshappen
B.abusinessmanshouldtakerisks
C.businessesshouldhaveadequateinsurance
D.insuranceisasocialwelfareproject
4.AdequateinsurancewilldoallofthefollowingEXCEPTthatitwill_______.
A.freesomebusinessfundsB.addtobenefitsforemployees
C.relievesomemanagementproblemsD.provideforunexpectedincidents
5.Theword"curbed"inParagraph3isnearestinmeaningto_______.
A.checkedB.advanced
C.expandedD.disturbed
答案:
1.D2.A3.C4.B5.A
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