American Businesses Aim to Support Employees and Their Families

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题目与答案

1. a description of a company that provides financial assistance for employees to continue their learning.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：B

   原文定位：He encourages people to work their way up in the company, and pays, at least partially, for educational opportunities and textbooks

   同义替换：「financial assistance」↔「pays, at least partially, for」，「continue their learning」↔「educational opportunities」

2. a mention of worldwide trends in the changing attitudes of businesses and customers.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E

   答案：E

   原文定位：Family-friendly entrepreneurs are becoming more commonplace internationally;parents are important consumers and investors who can change buying practices;multinational corporations;recognize the need to integrate social and economic policy and practice

   同义替换：「worldwide trends」↔「internationally」，「customers」↔「parents」

3. details about years of continuous service by employees at one company.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E

   答案：C

   原文定位：It works – this year the company will celebrate six 5-year anniversaries, and one 25-year anniversary among its employees

   同义替换：「years of continuous service」↔「25-year anniversary」，「employees at one company」↔「among its employees」

4. a reference to the reason why many people-centred workers first start their own businesses.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E

   答案：A

   原文定位：Working mothers still need to be taken more seriously, and so do mothers who are business owners;She has two children of her own to think about

   同义替换：「reason why」↔「as a result of」，「bosses」↔「entrepreneurs and company CEOs」，「start their own businesses 」↔「go into business themselves」

5. a comment about how certain groups are still fighting for respect in the business world.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E

   答案：E

   原文定位：Working mothers still need to be taken more seriously, and so do mothers who are business owners

   同义替换：「fighting for respect 」↔「need to be taken more seriously」

6. Employees should be kept informed about business development and performance.
   • Jennifer West
   • Stephen Harper
   • Margaret Mills
   • Victor Davies
   • Hazel Gibbs

   答案：Stephen Harper

   原文定位：That’s why every two weeks, when his employees receive their salary, they also get an update about the company, including who their new customers are, what successes they’ve had, and what challenges they are facing

   同义替换：「kept informed about」↔「get an update about」

7. Work output increases when employees have a good balance between company and family responsibilities.
   • Jennifer West
   • Stephen Harper
   • Margaret Mills
   • Victor Davies
   • Hazel Gibbs

   答案：Victor Davies

   原文定位：We enable employees to maintain equilibrium between work and home, a policy which ultimately results in a more productive and stable workforce

   同义替换：「good balance between company and family responsibilities」↔「equilibrium between work and home」，「work output increases」↔「more productive」

8. It is critical to business success that all company members recognise that they matter.
   • Jennifer West
   • Stephen Harper
   • Margaret Mills
   • Victor Davies
   • Hazel Gibbs

   答案：Hazel Gibbs

   原文定位：that’s good for all of us.’ That’s why she works hard to ensure that everyone, from managers to workers, realizes that they count

   同义替换：「all company members」↔「everyone, from managers to workers」，「recognise that they matter」↔「realizes that they count」，「critical to business success 」↔「good for all of us」

9. Family-friendly practices at Plastic Solutions and the Margaret Mills Corporation

   At Plastic Solutions, a bi-weekly update is issued to workers at the same time as their pay. This includes a section dealing with problems such as 22_____ in communal areas of the workplace.

   答案：gossip

   原文定位：Harper also includes a ‘coaching’ section. This addresses issues like gossip, which employees sometimes indulge in around the water cooler or the rest rooms

   同义替换：「problems such as」↔「issues like」，「communal areas of the workplace」↔「water cooler or the rest rooms」，「dealing with」↔「addresses」

10. The CEO also arranges a regular 23_____ for selected employees for whom places are in great demand.

    答案：seminar

    原文定位：His employees line up to attend his monthly invitation-only Business Pragmatics seminar, in which communication and other vital skills are taught

    同义替换：「regular」↔「monthly」，「for selected employees」↔「invitation-only」，「places are in great demand」↔「employees line up to attend」

11. Finally, employees’ families are invited to company open days, when they are allowed to try out the 24_____ .

    答案：machines

    原文定位：Open House day for employees’ families where, among other things, kids can experiment with the company’s machines that manufacture their products and so on

    同义替换：「try out」↔「experiment with」

12. The Margaret Mills Corporation allows employees a great deal of flexibility with their children, who can be brought to the office once 25_____ has finished.

    答案：school

    原文定位：The corporation also allows workers to have their children dropped off when school is over

    同义替换：「finished」↔「over」，「brought to」↔「dropped off」

13. Mills likes to reward employees for company performance with a party or even a 26_____ for families. There is considerable evidence that these practices are having the desired effect.

    答案：trip

    原文定位：this year, to celebrate an especially strong performance, the company took all employees and their families on a 2-day trip to Montreal, Canada

    同义替换：「reward」↔「celebrate」