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) 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. |
| 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. |
| A．repeating | B．rebuilding | C．improving | D．strengthening |
| 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 |
| 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
解析試題分析：這篇文章介紹很多人改行，但作者通過給自己創(chuàng)造一個新的職位而后得到提升。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department.可知看見周圍的人改變工作一點不奇怪，選 B
【小題2】排除題：從文章第三段的句子：Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(專業(yè)術(shù)語) wasn’t standard across all the versions. 可知沒有提到一些信息被忽視，選A
【小題3】猜詞題：從第四段的句子：I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. 可知這個單詞是“改善：的意思。選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題:從第四段的句子：she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work. 可知在部門領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的同意下，開始修改這些信。選D
【小題5】主旨題：從文章的內(nèi)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可知作者通過給自己創(chuàng)造一個新的職位而后得到提升。選B
考點：考查社會現(xiàn)象類短文
點評：這篇文章介紹很多人改行，但作者通過給自己創(chuàng)造一個新的職位而后得到提升。這類閱讀理解要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。
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C. A popular technique. D. The magnetron.
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A. 20 mw. / sq. cm. B. 40 mw. / sq. cm.
C. 60 mw. / sq. cm. D. 85 mw. / sq. cm.
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A. The magnetron. B. The motion detector.
C. The microwave oven. D. The radiation-absorbing chemical.
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A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners.
B. Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable.
C. Microwave heaters will be probably first used by livestock farmers to protect their lambs in winter.
D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe.
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A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.
C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.
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A. eat something for breakfast B. be careful about what you eat
C. heat up food before eating it D. eat calorie-controlled food
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| A．food remaining after a meal | B．things left undone |
| C．meals made of vegetables | D．pizza topped with fruit |
| A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. |
| B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. |
| C．There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. |
| D．Eating vegetables helps save energy. |
| A．eat something for breakfast | B．be careful about what you eat |
| C．heat up food before eating it | D．eat calorie-controlled food |
| A．who go to work early | B．who want to lose weight |
| C．who stay up late | D．who eat before sleep |
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單詞拼寫（共8題，每小題0.5分，滿分4分）
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When you a with a fool, be sure he isn’t similarly engaged.
3. 你不能把感謝裝到口袋里。
You can’t put t into your pocket.
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All roads l to Rome.
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To be c with little is true happiness.
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F is the mother of success.
7. 進攻是最好的防衛(wèi)。
Attack is the best d .
8.以憤怒開始，必以恥辱告終。
What-e’er is begun in a , ends in shame.
9. 行動勝于語言。
D speak louder than words.
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