Question

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(养老金)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(专业术语) 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.

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.

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.

3.The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to        .

A．repeating         B．rebuilding         C．improving         D．strengthening

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

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍很多人改行，但作者通过给自己创造一个新的职位而后得到提升。

1.细节题：从第一段的句子：it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department.可知看见周围的人改变工作一点不奇怪，选 B

2.排除题：从文章第三段的句子：Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions. 可知没有提到一些信息被忽视，选A

3.猜词题：从第四段的句子：I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. 可知这个单词是“改善：的意思。选C

4.细节题:从第四段的句子：she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work. 可知在部门领导的同意下，开始修改这些信。选D

5.主旨题：从文章的内容和第一段的句子：But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself.和最后一段 I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009可知作者通过给自己创造一个新的职位而后得到提升。选B

考点：考查社会现象类短文

点评：这篇文章介绍很多人改行，但作者通过给自己创造一个新的职位而后得到提升。这类阅读理解要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。