【試題詳解】
32. A) Job security. A) 職業(yè)安全感。
B) Good labor relations. B) 愉快的勞資關(guān)系。
C) Challenging work. C) 挑戰(zhàn)性的工作。
D) Attractive wages and benefits. D) 有吸引力的工資和利益。
【聽音指導(dǎo)】預(yù)覽選項中的關(guān)鍵詞job security,labor relation,work,和wages and benefits可知,此篇短文主旨與工作有關(guān),可初步推測與人們對工作的滿足感有關(guān)。
【正確項分析】此題問的是主題,到底什么可以真正激勵員工好好工作呢。原文Motivators, in contrast, include things such as having a challenging and interesting job, recognition and responsibility,連接詞in contrast附近出現(xiàn)了
答案,意為起到激勵作用的東西包括工作的挑戰(zhàn)性和趣味性,以及工作中需承擔(dān)的責(zé)任即最終獲得的認可。所以選選項C,即挑戰(zhàn)性的工作。
【干擾項分析】原文首句雖談及選項A、B、D各項內(nèi)容,但是but轉(zhuǎn)折后全盤否定but one expert, Frederick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers。故可全部排除。
33. A) Many tedious jobs continue to be done manually. A) 許多單調(diào)工作繼續(xù)由手工做。
B) More and more unskilled workers will lose jobs. B) 越來越多的非技術(shù)工人將失業(yè)。
C) Computers will change the nature of many jobs. C) 電腦將改變很多工作性質(zhì)。
D) Boring jobs will gradually be made enjoyable. D) 無聊的工作將變得快樂。
【聽音指導(dǎo)】從選項內(nèi)容可知,本題考查的是工作的性質(zhì),應(yīng)注意關(guān)鍵提示詞—tedious,unskilled and lose job,computer和boring and enjoyable。
【正確項分析】此題問到作者對電腦信息時代總結(jié)了什么。從原文中However, even with the development of computers and robotics, there’re always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs and lots of unskilled people
who have to do them.,連接詞however后出現(xiàn)了答案。意為,盡管電腦和機器人技術(shù)不斷發(fā)展,還是存在無聊的、重復(fù)的、機械性的工作,需要人力完成,對應(yīng)到正確答案A選項中的tedious以及manually。
34. A) Offer them chances of promotion. A) 提供給他們晉升機會。
B) Improve their working conditions. B) 改善他們的工作條件。
C) Encourage them to compete with each other. C) 鼓勵他們相互競爭。
D) Give them responsibilities as part of a team. D) 給他們責(zé)任,讓他們成為團隊一部分。
【聽音指導(dǎo)】此題為一細節(jié)題。選項B與其他三項明顯不同,可初步排除。聽音時,注意選項中的promotion,compete和team。
【正確項分析】原文中激勵超市員工工作是個案,但是問題本身針對的是總結(jié)性的答案。即出現(xiàn)在for example前的總結(jié)句:Give them some responsibilities, not as individuals, but as a part of a team。but后強調(diào)的是team,正確答案為選項D。