1、.阅读理解Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one fulltime job. The two people willingly act as parttime workers，enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a fulltime worker. If they each work half the job，for example，they each receive 50 percent o
2、f the jobs wages，its holidays and its other benefits.Job sharing differs from conventional parttime work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas，which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment.Job sharing should not be confused with the term w
3、ork sharing，which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job，thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing，by contrast，is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus，rather，is to provide wellpaid wo
4、rk for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.As would be expected，most job sharers are women. A survey carried out in 1988 by Britains Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 percent of sharers were female，the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 yea
5、rs of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were reentering the job market after having had children，but they chose not to seek parttime work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into fulltime work after
6、a long absence.The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional oneposition jobs. However，to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed，each person needs to know the strengths，weaknesses and preferences o
7、f his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover，there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum，for a position to be jobshared well，the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals.语篇导读文章介绍了工作岗位分享制(job sharing)，包括它的特点、与工作分享(w
8、ork sharing)的区别、现状和要求等。1In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?AWork sharing requires more working hours.BWork sharing is aimed at creating more jobs.CWork sharing provides a more satisfactory salary.DWork sharing depends on the employers decision.解析：B细节理解题。由第三段第一句话可知工作分享是指通过缩短劳动时间、共
9、同分担工作，保证大家都有工作可干而不至于失业，从而达到稳定就业的目的。故选B项。2According to Paragraph 4，young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional parttime work mainly because_.Athey sought higher social statusBthey were over ideal working agesCthey had difficulty finding fulltime jobsDthey had to take care of both work and fam
10、ily解析：A细节理解题。由第四段倒数第四句可知答案为A项。3In job sharing the partners should_.Aenjoy equal social statusBhave similar work experienceCkeep in touch with each otherDknow each other very well解析：D细节理解题。由最后一段第四句可知在申请工作之前，合作伙伴要相互了解各自的优势、弱点和喜好。4The main purpose of the passage is to_.Arecommend job sharing to womenBd
11、iscuss how to provide more jobsCdescribe job sharing in generalDcompare job sharing with work sharing解析：C主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文是从大体上介绍工作岗位分享制。Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. _5_ However，dogs without owners to care for them
12、lead a different kind of life. The expression “to lead a dogs life” describes a person who has an unhappy existence.Some people say we live in a dogeatdog world. _6_ They say that to be successful，a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very，very hard. Such hard work can make p
13、eople dogtired. And，the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog._7_ This means that even the most unimportant person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful，people often have to learn new skills. Yet，some people say that you can never teach an old dog n
14、ew tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things._8_ People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often
15、 used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However，sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the
16、 hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. _9_AStill，people say every dog has its day.BWe do not want it to rain cats and dogs.CSome people are compared to dogs in bad ways.DDogs are their best friend and they are loyal to people.EThere are m
17、any other expressions waiting for you to explore.FThat means many people are competing for the same things，like good jobs.GThey take their dogs for walks，let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.语篇导读美国人爱狗，反映在其言语里，有很多与狗有关的谚语。5解析：G上文说到：美国人爱狗，善待狗，这是总的情况，G项是爱狗的具体表现：遛狗，让狗在户外玩，给狗好吃的甚
18、至为狗办医疗。6解析：F上文用了谚语“a dogeatdog world”，从字面上可以看出这是一个很残酷的社会，其意应为F项，很多人为了某事而竞争。7解析：A从其后的注释：人在其一生中享有成功的时候，可知“every dog has its day(凡人皆有得意时)”符合题意。8解析：C下文说的是：没有爱心的人被描述为“废品站里的狗”，它们喜吠喜袭击人，是不受欢迎的狗，因此，C项“Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways”符合题意。9解析：B上文说到：人们亦用狗来描述天气，而B项中rain是表天气的，且与上文“But we do not wan
19、t it to rain too hard”吻合。.完形填空(2016广东高三适应性测试)Some adults spend a lot of time trying to stop children playing. They are usually people who think of play as being the _1_ of work and therefore a waste of time. For humans，work is a way of getting food to eat，and like humans，_2_ must spend time doing th
20、e _3_ things. Regardless of this，children _4_ playing，and so do other young animals. It is quite _5_ to keep both a small child and a young cat _6_ for hours with a piece of paper.Hunting may be the most obvious skill _7_ in play，but it is far from being the only one. Lambs and goat kids play _8_，al
21、though they will never _9_ anything other than some grass. But for these young animals too，_10_ is an important part of learning. Sheep and goats are _11_ hill and mountain animals. Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of _12_ that will keep them safe on the steepest r
22、ocks._13_ animals，play is not so different. _14_ trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world，but the flexibility _15_ in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way
23、of _16_，so maybe one of the best ways for _17_ to learn is also by playing. Children find playing is fun，but _18_ notice that they are also learning at the same time. Most people continue to play games long after they have become _19_，and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our _20_ to learn.
24、语篇导读许多家长都不准孩子玩耍，因为他们认为这非常浪费时间。与人类一样，动物在幼年时期也十分爱玩，然而玩耍也是它们锻炼体能，增强生存能力的一种学习方式。反思人类，玩耍真的没有好处吗？1Areward Bopposite Cbasis Dnature解析：B由“a waste of time”可知他们认为娱乐是浪费时间的一种行为，故他们把娱乐看作工作的对立面，B项符合题意。2Aanimals Bchildren Cparents Dcats解析：A由下文可知，作者由人类工作和娱乐的本性引出动物的习性，故此处是将动物与人类类比，故选A项。3Asame Bordinary Cdull Dchief解
25、析：A根据后文描述可知，动物与人类有着相同的习性，故应该是做着相同(same)的事情，选A项。4Adelay Bregret Cenjoy Dignore解析：C由下文可知，小孩和小猫一样，一张纸都可以玩好几个小时，说明他们是乐在其中的，即enjoy playing。5Apossible Bnecessary Creasonable Ddifficult解析：A句意：小孩和小猫一样，都可能会被一张纸逗乐，并玩上好几个小时。6Aannoyed Balarmed Camazed Damused解析：D由前文的“enjoy playing”可知，他们玩得很高兴(amused)。7Akept Bpra
26、cticed Ctested Drequired解析：B句意：狩猎可能是最明显的能在游戏中得到练习(practice)的技能。8Aendlessly BclumsilyCcrazily Daggressively解析：A句意：绵羊和幼小的山羊能玩个不停(endlessly)。9Ahunt Bplant Clearn Dcatch解析：A本段开头讲到狩猎与游戏的关系，此处用羊举例，提到它们尽管除了吃草并不会捕获(hunt)到任何一件猎物，但它们玩个不停。10Ajump Bwork Cplay Dwalk解析：C对于这些幼年动物而言，玩耍(play)也是学习的一个重要部分。11Astrangely
27、 Binitially Cnaturally Dequally解析：C绵羊和山羊天生(naturally)就是山居动物。12Adirection Bspace Cdistance Dbalance解析：D跑步和跳跃能锻炼它们的幼肢，并且能够增强它们的平衡感(balance)，以确保其在陡岩上的安全。13ABased on BCompared withCInspired by DDeveloped from解析：B由下文可知作者列举了几种动物玩耍嬉戏的方式，故此处为：比较动物玩耍嬉戏的方式，并没有太大的不同。14AClimbing BGrowingCWatering DCutting解析：A对于
28、小动物而言的嬉戏，自然是爬(climb)树和捉蝴蝶，climbing与后面的动词catching相对应。15Areduced BallowedCdamaged Dneeded解析：D句意：在这些活动中所需要的(needed)灵活性不亚于对公车司机或商人的要求。needed 在这里是过去分词短语用作后置定语，意为“which is needed”。16Alearning BexercisingCimproving Dgrowing解析：A作者认为玩耍是学习的好方法，此处与10空所在句子意思相近。17Aadults BcreaturesChumans Dstudents解析：C后半句与前半句形成类
29、比：对人类来说最好的学习方式同样也是玩耍。18Agenerally Bhardly Cpossibly Dtruly解析：B儿童们都知道玩耍很有趣，但很少有人知道他们同时也是在学习。but表转折语气，因此用到hardly与前半句形成转折。19Amature Bwise Cathletic Dstrong解析：A大多数人在他们成年(mature)后仍然会玩游戏。20Aflexibility BlibertyCresponsibility Dcuriosity解析：D由前文可知，玩耍是学习的一种重要方式，因此，成年人的娱乐也许是因为他们对学习保持着好奇心。.短文改错Today，my foreign
30、 teacher Tim and I went to the Peoples Park together.We a taxi and it wasnt long before we arrived at the park. / at seeing the green trees and beautiful ，Tim couldnt wait to take pictures.It was at that moment we found his camera was missing.He was very worried searched all over his backpack.Sadly，
31、he just couldnt find it.Suddenly it / to me that he might have left it in the taxi.So I immediately got touch with the taxi company.About half an hour later，the driver returned the camera.Both of us were to the driver，and Tim，in particular，insisted on a photo taken with him.Tim and I enjoyed during
32、the rest of the day.1考查时态。根据句意可知用一般过去时。2考查介词。on/upon doing sth.意为“一做某事，就”。3考查名词的数。flower是可数名词，由前面的“trees”可知应该用复数形式。4考查特殊句式。句意：是在那个时候我们发现他的照相机丢了。此处是强调句式。5考查连词。句意：他非常担忧并翻遍了他的背包。此处是递进的并列关系。6考查动词。strike意为“使想起；使突然想到”，是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要to；或者将struck改成occurred，occur to sb.that某人突然想起，是固定搭配。7考查固定搭配。get in touch with sb.与某人取得联系。8考查形容词。此处是形容词作表语。be grateful to sb.对某人感激。9考查介词。介词on后用动名词。insist on doing sth.坚持做某事。10考查代词。句意：这一天的其余时间我和Tim玩得很开心。enjoy oneself过得快乐。
