第1练 阅读理解 七选五
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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CakanisasuccessfulbusinessmanfromMontenegro,whohasearnedhimselfnicknames(昵称) like“thebestboss”and“Brother”bybeingsurprisinglygeneroustohisemployees.
Cakan
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whoowns“CakanSports”
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thelargestsportinggoodsstorechaininMontenegrohasbeenmakingnewsheadlinesforyears
butnotforhisprofessionalsuccess.Heisbestknownforthegenerosityheshowstohisfaithfulandhard-workingemployees.Thebusinessmanfirmlybelievesthathiscompanycanboomonlyifhekeepshisemployeeshappy
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andtothatend
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hehasofferedthebestofthemsomeprettyunbelievablepresents.
Cakanfirstsurprisedhisworkersbackin2012
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whenheofferedfourofthembrandnewcars—2VWGolf6and2VWpolo—completewithpaidinsurance.Theyweresomeoftheoldestandmosthard-workingemployeesofCakanSportsandsincethecompanyhadrecentlymoveditsoperationsoutsidethecity
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Cakanthoughthisbestpeopleshouldn’thavetostruggletogettowork.“Whenwesawthem,wewerespeechless
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”Danijela
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oneofthereceivers
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remembers.“Whilethebosswassaying‘thisisagiftforyou’allIcouldthinkofwas‘thisisnotreal
thiscan’tbehappeningtous’.”ButthiswasjustoneofthegenerouswaysCakanhasrewardedhisemployeesovertheyears.In2014
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afterhearingthatoneofhisworkershadbeensavinguphispaycheckssohecouldbuyatickettotheWorldCupsoccerfinal,inBrazil,hetookhimtherehimself,athisownexpense.
Askedwhyhedoesn’tuseacheapermeansofmotivatinghisemployeeslikeasmallraiseoracashbonus
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Cakanhadthistosay
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“Moneycomesandgoes
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butmemoriesareforever.”Askedwhymanyofhisemployeescallhim“Brother”Cakantoldareporterthatitwasbecause“brothersalwayshelpeachother”. 1.WhatisCakanbestnotedfor? A.Hisfrequentheadlinenewsforyears. B.Hisgreatsuccessinhisbusiness. C.Hisextremegenerositytohisemployees. D.Hislargestsportinggoodsstorechain. 2.WhydidCakanofferhisfourbestworkersnewcars?
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A.Tomakethemtraveltoworkeasily. B.Torewardtheircreativeideasinwork. C.Toencouragethemtogettoworkearlier. D.Tohelpthemreducetrafficexpenses.
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A.ASmartBusinessman B.AConsiderateEmployer C.Hard-workingEmployees D.UnbelievablePresents
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Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyouhavesomefreetime?Doyoutakepartinanyformofhobby?Ifyouranswerisno
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thenyoushouldthinktwice.Cultivatingsometypesofinterestorhobbiesmightbetheidealwaytodevelopyourbrainandimproveyourcreativethinking.
Hereisacommonproblemthatmanyolderpeoplehave.Theyhavespentsuchagreatdealoftimeraisingtheirfamilythatoncetheirchildrenaregrownandlefthometheyallofasuddenstarttoexperiencetheirage.Quiteoften
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itisnottheiragethatistheconcern.Itisthefactthattheyareunexpectedlyofferedmoretimeontheirhands.
Whenyouputintoomuchtimenotdoinganything
thiscanaffectyourbrain.Thisisjustwheretheexpression“Ifyoudon’tuseit
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youloseit”definitelyisthetruth.Yourmindneedsworkingoutmuchlikeanyothermusclesinyourbody.Thisiswhygettingahobbymatters.Itoffersyousomethingtodoandisaperfectwaytomeetnewpeople.
Enjoyingahobbyisalsoaperfectwaytoimprovecreativethinkingatanyage.Evenyoungchildrencanprofitfromtakinganewhobby.Forretiredpeople
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enjoyingahobbywhichtheycanfindentertainmentinwiththeirgrandchildrenwillhelpkeepthemactiveandfeelyoungatheart.
Severalhobbiesthatareterrificforbothyourmindandyourbodyincludeyoga,biking,swimmingandgolf.Ifyouaren’tfondofsports
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eventakingawalkregularlyisawonderfulwaytokeepactive.Ithelpsyoutoappreciatefreshsceneryandithasbeensuggestedthatthecolorsgreenandbluehelpmakeyoumorecreative.
Asyoucanseeabove
youcangetprettymuchfromtakingahobby.Withsomanychoiceswaitingforyou
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beginyourjourneyrightaway!
4.WhatcanbeimpliedaboutmanyolderpeoplefromParagraph2? A.Theylackcreativethinking. B.Theyshoulddeveloptheirbrain. C.Theyconcernabouttheirage. D.Theyusedtohavelittlefreetime.
5.Whydoesgettingahobbymatteraccordingtothetext? A.Itstrengthensone’sbrain. B.Ithelpsbuildupone’smuscles. C.Itenablesonetomakefriends. D.Itimprovesone’slivingconditions.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terrific”inParagraph5probablymean? A.Specific. C.Wonderful.
B.Disgusting. D.Fundamental.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A.TryingDifferentHobbies B.SpendingYourFreeTime C.ExperiencingYourHobbyNow D.FeelingYoungatHeart
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Couldthedevice
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smartphoneorPC
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Totestit
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whichyouareusingaffectthemoraldecisionsyoumakewhenusingit
researcherspresentedmultipledilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswereassignedadeviceatrandom.
Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedistheclassic“trolley(有轨电车) problem”
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Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowards
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fivepeopleweretieduponasetoftraintracks.Youcandonothingresultinginthedeathoffivepeople
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orpushamanoffthebridge
whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemantosavefiveliveswhich33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedwith22.3percentofPCusers.
“Whatwefoundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoviewclassicmoralproblems
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theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional
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reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,”DrAlbertBarque-Duran
,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,
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