When you’re an employee of a company, no matter the size, it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department. But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn’t actively looking for a different job.
In 2007, I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service representative in the distributions services department. I processed requests for distributions from our annuity(養(yǎng)老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a form, for example, or might have omitted security information. To solve the problem, I’d mail the person a letter.
The company had been through several combinations, so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked with the letters, the more I saw how they could be improved. Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(專業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ)) wasn’t standard across all the versions.
When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work. In a relatively short time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an informal job change until a managers’ meeting several months later.
At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division’s entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect person for the job—me. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks, but I was able to show that the work had value, and I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009.
小題1:According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true?    
A．The author admired those who got a promotion in his company.
B．It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions.
C．The author tried his best to get a promotion in his company
D．The author was eager to seek another job.
小題2:Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Some information was overlooked.
B．Some information needed to be united.
C．Some had grammatical mistakes.
D．Industry terminology didn’t meet the standard.
小題3:The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to        .
A．repeatingB．rebuildingC．improvingD．strengthening
小題4:The author started to review the letters when        .
A．he was hired by the company
B．he was promoted
C．he was recommended at a managers’ meeting
D．his department supervisor agreed his idea
小題5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Where there is will, there is a way.
B．Creating a position, and earning a promotion.
C．Don’t let the chance go, when it comes.
D．Ways to get a promotion.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述了一種新的獲得升職的方法：創(chuàng)造出新的職位。并舉例進(jìn)行了說(shuō)明。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行When you’re an employee of a company, no matter the size, it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department說(shuō)明看到同事升職是很正常的事情，故B正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段后三行Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(專業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ)) wasn’t standard across all the versions.說(shuō)明BCD三項(xiàng)都是文章所提及的內(nèi)容，唯獨(dú)A項(xiàng)不是。故A符合文章大意。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段第一句hen I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping.以及第三段后三行Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(專業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ)) wasn’t standard across all the versions.可知我原來(lái)工作的內(nèi)容有很多需要改善的地方，故該詞是指改善，提高。故C正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work.說(shuō)明當(dāng)我告訴我的負(fù)責(zé)人的時(shí)候，他就讓我這樣做了，故D正確。
小題5:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段的后兩行But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn’t actively looking for a different job.
說(shuō)明我們可以給自己創(chuàng)造一個(gè)新的職位，提高這個(gè)方法來(lái)升職，故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了一種新的獲得升職的方法：創(chuàng)造出新的職位。本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找，對(duì)于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯(cuò)誤有：絕對(duì)化語(yǔ)言，范圍擴(kuò)大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問(wèn)題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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And funny as it can be to see your dog or cat drinking from the toilet, don’t let pets do this. It’s bad for your pet’s health! Give them clean, fresh water to drink at all times.
Never give milk to cats. The only milk an animal should drink is from its mother. Cow’s milk is not for pets, especially for cats, as it makes them sick.
Finally, some animals aren’t pets. Don’t take in a wild or abandoned(被拋棄的) animal as a pet because it may have diseases that could make you or your family sick. Instead, turn to an animal rescue group that is trained in helping sick or abandoned animals.
小題1:The first paragraph mainly tells us that pets can ______.
A．be great friendsB．bring us pleasure
C．help us keep healthyD．do harm to us
小題2:To keep healthy, the author may be against ______.
A．washing your fingernails after touching your pet
B．wearing gloves when cleaning your pet’s cage
C．washing your pet in the bathtub
D．bringing your pet for examinations regularly
小題3:The underlined word “it” in Para.7 refers to ______.
A．the cowB．the mother catC．cow’s milkD．mother cat’s milk
小題4:Which is the RIGHT way to feed your pet?
A．Sharing your chocolate with your dog.
B．Letting your dog drink from the toilet.
C．Feeding your little cat with raw meat.
D．Giving your cat cooked fish.
小題5:According to the text, when you meet an abandoned dog, you should ______.
A．call an animal rescue groupB．bring it back to your home
C．give it first aid（急救）in timeD．help to find its owner

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