2018年3月全国英语等级考试三级真题及答案[阅读C]

SECTIONⅡReading(50 minutes)

Part C

Directions:Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed.Choose from the sentences A-G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text(41-45).There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

At 21,Ricardo Semler became boss of his father’s business in Brazil,Semco,which sold parts for ships.Semler Junior worked like a madman,from 7:30 a.m.,until midnight every day.One afternoon,while touring a factory in New York,he collapsed.The doctor who treated him said,“There’s nothing wrong with you.But if you continue like this,you’ll find a new home in our hospital."Semler got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed the ways his employees worked too.

He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong.He allowed them to set their own salaries,and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary,like receptionists and secretaries._____41_____“Everyone at Semco,even top managers,meets guests in reception,does the photocopying,sends faxes,types letters and dials the phone.”

41._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

参考答案：A

参考解析：他允许他们制定自己的薪水，他削减了所有他认为不必要的工作，比如前台接待员和秘书。此举节省了开支且为公司带来了更多平等。

He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls,they have plants at Semco,so bosses can’t shut themselves away from everyone else._____42_____ As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.

42._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

参考答案：C

参考解析：这段话讲的是Semler对办公室进行了完全改造。员工们可以按其所想、自由装饰他们的工作空间。后一句还提到了制服，一些人穿西服套装，另一些人穿T恤。

Semler says,“We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour.He doesn’t even pretend to be busy.But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea.Rubin springs into action _____43_____ That’s when he earns his salary.No one cares if he doesn’t look busy the rest of the time.”

43._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

参考答案：B

参考解析：Rubin立刻行动起来。他了解我们公司油泵的一切，知道如何去修理它们。

Semco has flexible working hours:the employees decide when they need to arrive at work._____44_____

44._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

参考答案：F

参考解析：Semco工作时间灵活，员工自行决定他们何时需要来上班。同时也让员工用公司的机器做自己的项目，一年至少能休假三十天。

It sounds perfect,but does it work?The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco's revenues have gone from$35 million to$212 million.The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?

Semler says it’s because of“peer pressure”.Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else._____45_____ In other words,Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults.And they do.

45._________

[A]This saved money and brought more equality to the company.

B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them.

[C]And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.

[D]Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work.

[E]If someone isn’t doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.

[F]Also,Semco lets its workers use the company’s machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

[G]After years of hard-working,he tired.

参考答案：E

参考解析：同伴压力使得员工努力为他人工作。如果某人在工作中表现不好，其他员工不会允许这样的情况继续下去。