Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs. In this way the business companies can save the cost of finding new
employees. A third of 1,000 workers surveyed by a consulting firm said they did not get thanked at all when they did well—and a further third said they were not
thanked enough. In both cases, staff said they felt undervalued, meaning they were less likely to exert themselves and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere.
The result of the survey shows that there would be around ￡52 billion loss in productivity if the employees felt less appreciated. According to the firm, praising staff has the same positive effect as a 1 per cent pay rise—and works out much
cheaper for bosses. Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement by their bosses was important to them, but only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise as they felt they needed.
The survey found that those in bluecollar and manual jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well. But it seems that they most need such praise. In regional terms, Scottish staff felt most undervalued. Four out of ten workers said they were never thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However, workers in the NorthEast are less impressed by being praised by the boss, as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told “well done” regularly.
Older employees and women need the most reassurance, according to psychologist Averil Leimon. She said that words of praise did more than creating a pleasant place to work—they could even promote profits.
(1).
The survey indicates that politeness could save businesses a huge amount of
money every year because .
(A). politeness makes employees expect pay rise
(B). politeness is less likely to make staff work harder (C). politeness helps employers find proper employees
(D).
politeness helps employers reduce the cost of staff employment
答案：D
(2). Workers doing well but not getting thanks from their bosses will probably . (A). leave for jobs elsewhere
(B). work harder to get praise from their bosses (C). exert themselves in their work to get pay rise
(D). work harder to get encouragement from their bosses
答案：A
(3).
According to the survey, of the employees believed they were praised as
much as expected.
(A).
25%
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(B).
30%
(C). 40% (D).
75%
答案：A
(4). The survey shows that those who do not pay much attention to praise are . (A). staff from Scotland (B). workers in NorthEast
(C). older and women employees (D). older and women employees
答案：B
(5). It can be concluded from the passage that .
(A). bluecollar employees are expecting more pay rise (B). pleasant workplace could promote business profits (C). pay rise is an important motivation for manual workers (D). words of praise could possibly increase business profits
答案：D
3. A centuriesold tradition, illustrated in a modern childrens book, links the sweetness of honey with the joy of learning to read.
“The grandpa held a jar of honey so that all the family could see. He then dipped a spoon into it and put some honey on the cover of a small book. The little girl had just turned five.
‘Stand up, little one,’ he asked the girl softly.‘I did this for your mother, your uncles, your older brother, and now you!’ Then, he handed the book to her.‘Taste!’
She touched the honey with her finger and put it into her mouth. ‘Whats that taste?’ the grandpa asked. The little girl answered,‘Sweet!’
Then all of the family said in a single voice,‘Yes, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is from the bee that made that sweet honey, you have to go after it through the pages of a book!’
The little girl knew that the promise to read was at last hers. Soon she was going to learn to read.”
This is the beginning of a profoundly moving childrens book entitled Thank You,
Mr.Falker.In this book, Patricia Polacco writes of her own passion to read, inspired
by the honey on the book. It wasnt until fifth grade that she met her beloved teacher who provided the hlep that she needed to finally unlock the magic of the written word.
Reading this book,we are in fact acquainted with some enduring traditions of child education that stress the importance of verbal capacity at a very early age.
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The child learning to read is admitted into a collective memory by way of books. And with the printed words that are active with meaning, the child becomes acquainted with a common past which he or she renews, to a greater or lesser degree, in every reading. Much as the author of the book Thank You, Mr. Falker puts it,“Almost as if it were magic, or as if light poured into her brain, the words and sentences started to take shape on the page as they never had before…And she understood the whole thing…Then she went into the living room and found the book on a shelf, the very book that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago. She spooned honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness…Then she held the book, honey and all, close to her chest. She could feel tears roll down her cheeks, but they werent tears of sadness—she was happy, so very happy.”
(1). The girl who tasted the honey on the book was . (A). nearly six years old (B). less than five years old (C). more than six years old
(D). a little more than five years old
答案：D
(2). It can be inferred from the passage that .
(A). the girls mother and uncles were good scholars
(B). Mr.Falker helped Patricia Polacco write her book for children
(C). the honeyonthebook tradition has been practised for many generations (D). the girl who tasted the honey on the book writes the book Thank You, Mr.
Falker 答案：C
(3). The book entitled Thank You, Mr. Falker is about . (A). the early life of Mr. Falker
(B). Polaccos early experience with reading
(C). the magic power of written words on children
(D). how the honey on the book makes children feel happy
答案：B
(4). The main purpose of this passage is to .
(A). introduce a “profoundly moving”childrens book (B). tell that childrens verbal capacity is very important
(C). show that words are magic and they make children happy
(D). show how the girl who tasted the honey on the book grew into a writer
答案：A
(5).
The last paragraph implies that the happiness of the little girl came from
.
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(A). the honey she tasted
(B). the ability to read books
(C). the book her grandpa had shown her (D).
the collective memory that accepted her
答案：B
四、Word Form（10 points,1 point for each item）将括号中的各词变为适当的形式 填入空白。答案写在答题卡上。
1. This was one of the most ___(fruit) debates of the conference.
答案：fruitful
2. None of the applicants has any___ (profession) job experience.
答案：professional
3. Most computer users have never received any formal training;___ (consequence),
their skills are limited. 答案：consequently
4. Our new office building is ___(infinite) better than the old one.
答案：infinitely
5. Their aim was to___ (modern)the health service, and they succeeded.
答案：modernize
6. She felt very ___(weaken)after long illness.
答案：weak
7. When the play started, the children ___(tell)to sit down quietly.
答案：were told
8. We should take a ___(globe)view of our business.
答案：global
9. It took her only five minutes to work out a ___(solve) to the difficult
problem.
答案：solution
10. The doctor advised him to eat a great___ (various)of food.
答案：variety 【评分标准】
语法错误或拼写错误均不给分。
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五、Translation from Chinese into English（15 points,3 points for each item）将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题卡上。
1. 不管愿不愿意，你都必须按时完成这个项目。
答案：Whether you like it or not, you have to finish this project on time.
2. 死记硬背的东西很容易被遗忘。
答案：What is learned by rote will easily be forgotten/be forgotten easily.
3. 经过长期的和平谈判，两国最终达成了协议。
答案：After a long period of peace talks, the two countries have finally come to terms/reached an agreement.
4. 请读一下这份介绍今年财务状况的报告。
答案：Please read this report which presents an account of this years financial situation. 或者
Please read this report about this years financial situation.
5. 要做这样的实验，就需要付出最大的努力和耐心。
答案：To undertake such an experiment, one should work with greatest efforts and patience.
【评分标准】
(1)主要语法错误(如动词时态、语态、虚拟语气、主谓一致、否定、疑问以及其他句型错误)或 影响基本句意的重要用词错误扣1分。
(2)非基本语法错误(如介词、代词、冠词、大小写、标点等错误)以及不影响基本句意的用词错 误每两处扣1分。
(3)拼写错误每两处扣1分。拼写错误本大题总扣分不超过3分。 (4)如所用句型与答案不一致，只要语言和意义正确，均应给分。
六、Translation from English into Chinese（15 points）将下列短文译成汉语并将 答案写在答题卡上。
1. Adults can teach children to handle money by helping them to follow a money
management plan. First, children should be taught ways to earn money. Babysitting,
newspaper routes, or housework may be options. Then they should be shown how to save for something special. A plan can be developed that allows them to use a little of their money they earn for minor purchases, such as birthday cards and candy. The rest of the money they earn can be put in the bank. When there is enough, the child
can purchase some big items, such as MP4, DVD players, etc. A money management plan taught early can help children spend money more wisely later in life.
答案：大人可以教会孩子们如何按照理财计划处理金钱问题。首先，孩子们应该得到一些指导 ，学会怎么挣钱。帮人家看看小孩、替人送送报纸、做做家务等等，都是可行的选择。然后，大
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人应该告诉孩子如何存钱，用以买些自己特别想要的东西。还要制定一个计划，让孩子们可以从 存款中拿出一小部分来，买些零星物品，如生日卡片、糖果等。剩余的钱可以存到银行里，存到 足够多时，孩子们就可以买些大件，如MP4，DVD播放器等。小时候学些理财计划有助于孩子们将
来更合理地花钱。 【评分标准】
短文英译汉的评分标准按译文质量分为15~13分、12~10分、9~7分、6~4分和3~1分五个档次。各 档次标准如下：
(1)15~13分。全文翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺。
(2)12~10分。全文主要内容翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺，但有少数语句翻译错误。 (3)9~7分。全文不少于一半的内容基本正确，汉语表达尚通顺，有一些语句翻译错误。 (4)6~4分。少部分内容翻译基本正确，有较多的语句翻译错误。 (5)3~1分。仅译对个别句子。
(6)全文译错或译出零星单词或全文未译，不给分。 (7)缺译的语句按完全译错处理。
根据以上评分档次描述，评分可在相应的档次内上下浮动。
2009年4月全国自考英语（二）试题及答案
