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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Nooneknowswhomadethefirsticecream.SomepeoplethinkthatwatericesandmilkicesmayhavebeenmadebytheChinesebetweenthreethousandandathousandyearsago.Inthattime,thedishreachedIndia.TheIndians,inturn,manyhavepassedonthesecrettotheArabsandPersians.

MarcoPolo,anItalianwhotravelledwidelyinthethirteenthcentury,notedthathefoundtheChinesehadlongbeenmakingicesoutoffruitjuicesandmilk.Fromthefourteenthcenturyon,icesbecame 

popularfirstinVeniceandthenthroughoutItaly.

In1535,whenCatherinedeMedeicisleftItalytomarrythefutureKingHerryIIofFrance,shetookhercookswithher.TheymadedessertstheFrenchhadnevertastedbefore,whichwasicecream.

AtfirsticecreamwasaluxuryinFrance.Onlyrichpeoplehadthemoneytobuyit.Then, 

in1660,ayoungmanfromSicily,FranciscoProcopio,arrivedinParis.Heopenedashopthatsoldicecreamatpricespeoplecouldafford.Thenhisicecreambecamesopopularthatothershopswere 

opened.

About1640,KingCharlesintroducedicecreamtoEnglandandsoonicecreamquicklybecame 

popularinEnglandtoo.

1．IcecreamwasunknowninFranceuntil________.

A.1535B.1660C.1640D.1774

2．IcecreamwasintroducedtoEnglandby_________.

A.CatherinedeMedeicisB.FranciscoProcopio

C.KingCharlesD.MarcoPolo

3．Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutinthenextparagraphs?

A.MarcoPolo’stravelintheworld.

B.DevelopmentoficecreaminFrance.

C.DevelopmentoficecreaminEngland.

D.Developmentoficecreaminothercountries.

4．Thispassageismainlyabout_________.

A.MarcoPolo’stravelB.thehistoryoficecream

C.Catherine’smarriageD.oneofChineseinventions

B

TheChinaDailynewspapergroupislookingforEnglish-languageseniorbusinesseditors,seniorcopyeditors,copyeditorsandgraphicdesignerstostrengthenitsinternationalteam.Weofferacompetitivesalarypackage,freeaccommodationwithutilitiespaidfor,90percentmedicalreimbursement,aseven-daypaidleave,elevendaypublicholidaysandareturntickettothecountryofresidence.

SeniorBusinessEditor

Youmust:

※assistthebusinesseditorinsettinggoalsandworkingonachievingthem;

※beanexcellentteampersonwhocangenerateideasandthinkcreativelyandbeabletorewritetotallyifneededandmentorjuniorstaff;

※ideallyhavebeenworkingorhaveworkedinapositionofresponsibilityandunderstandwhatleadershipentails;

※havehadatleastfiveyears’editingexperienceworkingoneditingtheBusinessDeskandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.

SeniorCopyEditor

※workonshiftsintheBusinessDeskandusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint;

※editorrewritecopyandgivesnappyheadlinesandcaptions;

※havehadatleasttwoyears’editingexperienceworkingoneditingdesksandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.

CopyEditor

※begoodateditingorrewritingcopyandwritingsnappyheadlinesandcaptions;

※beabletoworkonshiftsfordifferentpages,andusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint;

※havetwoyearsofeditingexperienceworkingoncopydesks,andbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.

GraphicDesigner

※haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics;

※begoodatillustrationsandfreehanddrawings;

※beexperiencedinnewspaperormagazinelayouts;

※haveagoodsenseoftypography;

※havegoodnewsjudgment;

※bewellversedwithMacintoshsoftware,includingInDesign,IllustratorandPhotoshop;

※befluentinEnglish.

Forenquiriesortoapply,writetojob@.

5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theemployeeshavetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation.

B.Theworkerstherecanenjoyaseven-dayleavewithoutpay.

C.Theemployeeshavetherighttoenjoyeleven-daypublicholidays.

D.Theseniorbusinesseditor’sonlyjobistohelpthebusinesseditortosetgoals.

6．Howmanypositionsneededitingexperience?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

7．Whichcanbethetitleoftheadvertisement?

A.ChinaDaily:

NewEmployeesWanted

B.ChinaDaily:

Newspaper

C.ChinaDaily:

AnInternationalTeam

D.ChinaDaily:

TheBestWorkingCondition

8．WhatisNOTrequiredaboutGraphicDesigner?

A.Bewell-versedwithPhotoshop.

B.Haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics.

C.Havingagoodsenseoftypography.

D.Writingsnappyheadlinesandcaptions.

C

Earlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy.Thekindoftragedywhichknocksyououtofyourselfandturnsyourwholeworldupsidedown.Atragedywhichalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.ItwascompletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.

I’veworkedatpreviouscompanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandledprofessionally;

Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally—requiredmoneyandaskedtoleave.ButatSASInstitute（anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware）,myteamsteppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleftundone.Myclientswerepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojectsunrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementandcolleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHumanResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.TheyevenchangedmyworkspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbeforeIevencamebacktowork.

Yousee,SAScreatesafamily.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessandwork/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenablesmostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whetherit’sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/LifeOfficehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,angermanagement,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn’tstopthere.MostemployeesbelievethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.Wecelebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaughtogetherandcrytogether.

Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesadifferencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn’talwayssee:

Thebalance.Thecompanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.

I’msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.

9.Afterthetragedy,theauthor.

A.changedhisjobB.feltveryhopeless

C.wassickforthreemonthsD.turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp

10.Whatdidtheauthor’scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?

A.Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.

B.Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.

C.Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.

D.Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.

11．Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthormeans.

A.theemployeesfeelathomeatSAS

B.SASoftenorganizesfamilyget-togethers

C.manySASemployeeshavebecomecouples

D.theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies

12．Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.

A.tellhislifeexperience

B.introduceSASculture

C.encouragepeopletojoinSAS

D.explaintheimportanceoffamily

D

Theoldtraditionalsayingaboutsleepingwithoneeyeopeninanunfamiliarplacemaynotbetoofaroffthemark.Overthecourseofthreeexperimentson35youngandhealthyvolunteers,researchersinanewstudymeasuredbrainactivityduringtwocontinuousnightsofsleep.

Sasakiandcolleaguesperformedaseriesoflabtestsbystimulatingtheleftandthentherighthemisphere（大脑的半球）withsounds.Onthesecondnight,therewasn’tanydifferenceinreactionstotestsbetweentheleftandrighthemispheres,evenduringdeepsleep.Thissuggeststhatthereisafirst-night-onlyeffectspecificallyinonehemisphereofthebrainduringdeepsleep,theauthorsconclude.Thewayparticipantsrespondedtothesleeplabtestspointstothepotentialforthebraintobeonhighalertfordangerduringthefirstnightinunfamiliarsurroundings.Whilethismaybebadnewsforbusinesstravelerswhoregularlymakebriefovernighttrips,itmaynotbeastroublesomeforpeoplewhogoawayforlongerperiodsoftime,Sasakiaddedbyemail.“Frequenttravelmayleadtounrestfulsleep,”Sasakisaid.“Butifyoustayforafewdaysatthesameplace,yoursleepmightcatchup.”

Somebirdshavebeenfoundtoactuallysleepwithoneeyeopenandonesideofthebrainawakewhenthey’reinadangeroussetting,andsomemarinemammalshavesimilarabilities,theauthorsnote.Butthenewstudyfocusesonhealthyvolunteersbutnotpeoplewithinsomniaorothersleepdisorders,theauthorsnote.

“Theclinicalimplicationshaven’tbeenconfirmedatthemoment,”Finan,apsychiatry（精神医学）andbehavioralhealthresearchersaid.“However,thelevelofspecificityprovidedbytheseanalysescouldbeanimportantfirststepinunderstandingwhatsleepdisorderslikeinsomnia（失眠）arisefrom,whichisthoughttobedriveninmanypatientsbycontinuinghavingalotofworries.”

13．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“maynotbetoofaroffthemark”inParagraph1mean?

A.maymakesenseB.mayberidiculous

C.maycauseargumentsD.maybedisturbing

14．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Peopleareusedtowakingupandgoingtobedearlywhentravelling.

B.Businesstravelersusuallyhaveabriefsleepatnight.

C.Itbringsmuchtroubletothosewho