SAS Institute 2012 rank: 1 (2011 rank: 2)
Headquarters: Cary, N.C., USA
Software company SAS climbed to the top of the global list this year, edging up from the No. 2 spot it held last year. So what makes this company so great to work for? Well, for one thing, its leaders are certainly accessible. CEO Jim Goodnight hosts monthly “Conversations Over Coffee,” unscripted breakfast meetings that are open to all employees. These conversations are so popular that other division heads have begun to hold similar events for their employees.  
Google 2012 rank: 2 (2011 rank: 4)
Headquarters: Mountain View, Calif., USA
Google moved up by two spots in this year’s ranking of global workplaces. The highly desirable tech receives 61 times as many applicants as they have existing jobs, and for good reason. Google seems to be all about coaching. The company’s “CareerGuru” program makes 43 of its senior leaders available for one-on-one, confidential career coaching sessions with other Googlers.  
Engineering employees at all levels can also get advice from “EngAdvisors”, senior engineers at Google who can discuss any number of issues, like work-life balance, conflict resolution, and performance reviews.
NetApp 2012 rank: 3 (2011 rank: 3)
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, Calif., USA
All new employees at data storage provider NetApp participate in the TOAST (“Training On All Special Things”) orientation program, which introduces new arrivals to NetApp’s senior management. The meetings are held every month and are always led by the executive team.  
Microsoft 2012 rank: 4 (2011 rank: 1)
Headquarters: Redmond, Wash., USA
As part of Microsoft’s commitment to promoting women in technology, the company established its DigiGirlz program in 2000. Microsoft hosts a series of DigiGirlz Day events where female high school students meet Microsoft employees and learn about careers in technology. In 2011, some 36 Microsoft locations across the world hosted more than 2,000 girls. Microsoft also holds DigiGirlz High Tech Camps, multi-day programs where participants get hands-on experience with technology during workshops and meet with tech executives.
小題1: What helped make SAS climb to the top of the list in 2012?
A．Accessible leaders.B．Popular divisions.
C．Qualified employees.D．Quality software.
小題2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Microsoft employed over 2,000 girl workers in 2011.
B．New engineering Googlers could get advice from senior Googlers.
C．All NetApp employees had to attend a special training.
D．All leaders in SAS had the same conversations with their employees.
小題3:These American companies are ranked according to _________.
A．the training program each company establishes
B．the wealth each company possesses now
C．the level of technology each of the company reaches
D．the number of people willing to work for the company

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D

試題分析：本文介紹了軟件公司SAS從去年的第2位上升到首位。很重要的一點(diǎn)就是，公司領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人非常平易近人。谷歌公司（Google）在今年的全球卓越雇主排名中上升了兩個(gè)位次。這家極具吸引力的科技巨頭收到的求職信數(shù)量是其現(xiàn)有職位的61倍，這一點(diǎn)并不讓人意外。NetApp在五個(gè)地方為3,000名員工舉行了20場(chǎng)TOAST培訓(xùn)。哥倫比亞金佰利克拉克公司（Kimberly-Clark Colombia）將側(cè)重于保證所有新進(jìn)員工感受到公司對(duì)他們的熱情。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Well, for one thing, its leaders are certainly accessible. 公司領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人非常平易近人,故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Engineering employees at all levels can also get advice from “EngAdvisors”, senior engineers at Google who can discuss any number of issues, 各個(gè)級(jí)別的工程設(shè)計(jì)員工也可以從“EngAdvisors”那里獲得建議。故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The highly desirable tech receives 61 times as many applicants as they have existing jobs, In 2011, some 36 Microsoft locations across the world hosted more than 2,000 girls. 美國(guó)公司的排名是按為公司工作的人數(shù)，故選D。
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