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A new campaign to ban smoking in taxis is part of a wider push to clean up the city’s image before the 2010 World Expo(2010年世界博览会). The Shanghai Dazhong Taxi, a taxi company, said drivers _小题1:_(find) smoking in their cabs could “possibly” be fined or even temporarily banned __小题2:_ working. Signs __小题3:(place) in all of the taxi company’s 9,100 strong fleet (车队) saying “No Smoking in Taxis. Welcome to Shanghai World Expo”.

“We hope the sanitation(卫生环境) of cabs in the city will be improved through our no-smoking campaign,__小题4:_ is a mutual benefit for __小题5:_ drivers and passengers. ”

Dazhong said it would __小题6:_(close) monitor the campaign’s progress.

Drivers caught smoking will undergo the company’s training and inspection program. “Cabs found to have cigarette smell will be called back”, Zhao said.

Many taxi drivers smoke __小题7:_(relax) from working long hours. The official admitted __小题8:_ would not be an easy task to achieve a total smoke ban in a short time.

“Promoting non-smoking taxis in the whole city is _小题9:__ long journey,” Zhao said. “_小题10:__ having a long way to go, we are confident of fulfilling our ‘smoke-free taxi’ program in the city through our diligence.”

答案

小题1: found

小题2: from

小题3: have been placed

小题4: which

小题5: both

小题6: closely

小题7:. to relax

小题8:it

小题9:a

小题10:Despite

小题1:[解析] 过去分词作定语,表示“被发现抽烟的司机”。

[答案] found

小题2:[解析] 动词与介词的固定搭配,be banned from doing sth.意思是“被禁止做”。

[答案] from

小题3:[解析] 已经被放置,现在完成时态的被动语态。

[答案] have been placed

小题4:[解析] which引导非限定性定语从句。

[答案] which

小题5:[解析] 根据上下文的意义,这项运动是对司机和乘客双方都有好处的,所以填both。

[答案] both

小题6:[解析] 修饰动词monitor,用副词closely,表示接近地、严密地(监控)。

[答案] closely

小题7:[解析] 动词不定式作目的状语,许多出租车司机吸烟的目的是为了放松。

[答案] to relax

小题8:[解析] it在这里充当admitted后面的宾语从句中的形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式to achieve a total smoke ban in a short time。

[答案] it

小题9:[解析] 不定冠词的用法,表示“一个,一段”。

[答案] a

小题10:[解析] 表示“尽管,虽然”。

[答案] Despite

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阅读理解

Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.

Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.

As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.

There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

小题1:What can be inferred from the text?

A.Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidate.

B.Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.

C.What to wear is a matter of customers’ acceptance to a great extent.

D.Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.小题2:Which of the following is the newspaper editor’s opinion according to Paragraph2?

A.Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.

B.Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.

C.Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.

D.People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.小题3:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.Appearances Do Matter

B.Hiring Managers Matter

C.Personal Choices Matter

D.Employees Matter