In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8*10 cell. At work you spend most of your time in a 6*8 cubicle (小房间). In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it. In prison you get time off for good behavior. At work you get rewarded for good behavior with more work.

In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. At work you carry around a security card and unlock and open all doors yourself. In prison you can watch TV and play games. At work you get fired for watching TV and playing games (or being on the Internet). In prison you get your own toilet. At work you have to share. In prison they allow your family and friends to visit. At work you cannot even speak to your family and friends.

In prison all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required. At work you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners. In prison you spend most of your life looking through bars (铁条), waiting to get out. At work you spend most of your time waiting to get out and inside bars. In prison there are wardens who are often sadistic(虐待成性的). At work they are called managers.

56. The author makes a contrast between a prisoner’s and an office worker’s lives in order to show that ____________.

   A. the former is more comfortable than the latter

   B. compared with prisoners, office workers have been badly treated

   C. it is unfair that a worker lives more miserably than a prisoner

   D. working in an office can be more restricting than being in prison

57. According to the passage, if an employee has performed well in the company, he will probably ____________.

   A. get a promotion                                             B. be given a pay rise

   C. receive a reward                                            D. have a heavier load

58. By saying “At work you spend most of your time wanting to get out and inside bars”, the author means that __________.

   A. an office worker always wants to leave his job and be put in prison

   B. an office worker always wants to leave his cubicle and be put in prison

   C. an office worker always wishes to have a drink at work

   D. an office worker always wishes to end a day’s work and go for a drink

59. Which of the following words can best describe a manager’s image in the author’s mind?

     A. Cruel.                      B. Strict.                      C. Kind.                D. Serious.

In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8*10 cell．At work you spend most of your time in a 6*8 cubicle (小房间)．In prison you get three meals a day．At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it．In prison you get time off for good behavior．At work you get rewarded for good behavior with more work．

In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you．At work you carry around a security card and unlock and open all doors yourself．In prison you can watch TV and play games．At work you get fired for watching TV and playing games (or being on the Internet)．In prison you get your own toilet．At work you have to share．In prison they allow your family and friends to visit．At work you cannot even speak to your family and friends．

In prison all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required．At work you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners．In prison you spend most of your life looking through bars (铁条), waiting to get out．At work you spend most of your time waiting to get out and inside bars．In prison there are wardens who are often sadistic(虐待成性的)．At work they are called managers．

1．The author makes a contrast between a prisoner’s and an office worker’s lives in order to show that ____________．

　 A．the former is more comfortable than the latter

　 B．compared with prisoners, office workers have been badly treated

　 C．it is unfair that a worker lives more miserably than a prisoner

　 D．working in an office can be more restricting than being in prison

2．According to the passage, if an employee has performed well in the company, he will probably ____________．

　 A．get a promotion　　　　　 　 　 　 B．be given a pay rise

　 C．receive a reward　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．have a heavier load

3．By saying “At work you spend most of your time wanting to get out and inside bars”, the author means that __________．

　 A．an office worker always wants to leave his job and be put in prison

　 B．an office worker always wants to leave his cubicle and be put in prison

　 C．an office worker always wishes to have a drink at work

　 D．an office worker always wishes to end a day’s work and go for a drink

4．Which of the following words can best describe a manager’s image in the author’s mind?

　 A．Cruel．　 　 B．Strict．　　　 　 C．Kind． 　　　 D．Serious

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a  36   tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to  37  his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  38   him in any way．
One _39_, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They  40  their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes．In each village, they found the nicest  41  and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered  42 ．
After Marc saw several homes, he  43  the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _44_, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to  45  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,  46   his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  47  it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48  with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49   back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50  .The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to  51 ．The villagers mourned for him．
Marc  52  the winter．Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53  a family, and lived a happy, content life．
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s  54   and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  55  the best ideas．

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a  36   tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to  37  his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  38   him in any way．

One _39_, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They  40  their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes．In each village, they found the nicest  41  and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered  42 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he  43  the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _44_, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to  45  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,  46   his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  47  it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48  with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49   back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50  .The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to  51 ．The villagers mourned for him．

Marc  52  the winter．Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53  a family, and lived a happy, content life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s  54   and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  55  the best ideas．