2018年3月全國英語等級考試三級真題及答案[閱讀C]

SECTIONⅡReading(50 minutes)

Part C

Directions:Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed.Choose from the sentences A-G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text(41-45).There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

At 21,Ricardo Semler became boss of his father’s business in Brazil,Semco,which sold parts for ships.Semler Junior worked like a madman,from 7:30 a.m.,until midnight every day.One afternoon,while touring a factory in New York,he collapsed.The doctor who treated him said,“There’s nothing wrong with you.But if you continue like this,you’ll find a new home in our hospital."Semler got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed the ways his employees worked too.

He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong.He allowed them to set their own salaries,and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary,like receptionists and secretaries._____41_____“Everyone at Semco,even top managers,meets guests in reception,does the photocopying,sends faxes,types letters and dials the phone.”

41._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

參考答案：A

參考解析：他允許他們制定自己的薪水，他削減了所有他認為不必要的工作，比如前臺接待員和秘書。此舉節(jié)省了開支且為公司帶來了更多平等。

He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls,they have plants at Semco,so bosses can’t shut themselves away from everyone else._____42_____ As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.

42._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

參考答案：C

參考解析：這段話講的是Semler對辦公室進行了完全改造。員工們可以按其所想、自由裝飾他們的工作空間。后一句還提到了制服，一些人穿西服套裝，另一些人穿T恤。

Semler says,“We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour.He doesn’t even pretend to be busy.But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea.Rubin springs into action _____43_____ That’s when he earns his salary.No one cares if he doesn’t look busy the rest of the time.”

43._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

參考答案：B

參考解析：Rubin立刻行動起來。他了解我們公司油泵的一切，知道如何去修理它們。

Semco has flexible working hours:the employees decide when they need to arrive at work._____44_____

44._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

參考答案：F

參考解析：Semco工作時間靈活，員工自行決定他們何時需要來上班。同時也讓員工用公司的機器做自己的項目，一年至少能休假三十天。

It sounds perfect,but does it work?The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco's revenues have gone from$35 million to$212 million.The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?

Semler says it’s because of“peer pressure”.Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else._____45_____ In other words,Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults.And they do.

45._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

參考答案：E

參考解析：同伴壓力使得員工努力為他人工作。如果某人在工作中表現不好，其他員工不會允許這樣的情況繼續(xù)下去。