2014屆高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)限時(shí)閱讀訓(xùn)練31

1、2014屆高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)限時(shí)閱讀訓(xùn)練31（A）Employment practices often reflect the needs of employers several decades ago. Times have changed. And so has the Canadian workforce. Yet many employment practices have not kept pace with this change. For example, some work environments and washrooms designed for able-bodied

2、workers seldom accommodate people who use a wheelchair. Modernizing these practices is what employment equality is about. For example, making sure work benches and washrooms are adapted for disabled people entering the workplace paves the way for workers who become disabled on the job. By doing so,

3、any given group of people formerly discriminated againstnow has access to better employment opportunities. The objective, of course, is to make the workplace reflect Canadian society. However, this does not necessarily mean setting and enforcing quotas(實(shí)行配額）. Rather, it means identifying the barrier

4、s to employment and designing measures, with achievable goals and clear timetables, to remove them. For example, according to the Canadian Union of Public EmployeesCanadas largest union, it would be unrealistic in the short term to insist that because half of the working age population is women, tha

5、t half of the employees of an engineering firm should be women. At this moment, there would not be enough qualified female engineers. A reasonable numerical goal would be based on the number of women who actually are engineers（8%） and those who are studying to become engineers（25%）. A short term goa

6、l of 13% would be appropriate without running the risk of hiring unqualified people. Equally important is to ensure people who have been disadvantaged the chance to become qualified for new opportunities. If aboriginal people（土著居民）, for example, cant qualify for certain jobs because they havent had

7、access to appropriate educational opportunities, then an employment equality program would have to address that problem with training programs. Employment laws in this country cannot be considered displeasing if they guarantee all Canadians fair and equal access to the workforce. 1. The passage is m

8、ainly about how to _. A. modernize equipment for the disabled at workB. achieve equality of employment opportunitiesC. protect womens rights in employmentD. complete a job training program2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to _. A. barriersB. measuresC. goalsD. timetables3. The exam

9、ple of women shows that _. A. only a small percentage of women engineers will get promotedB. 13% of the working age women should be hired as engineersC. policy makers should adopt a practical and flexible approachD. the quota of women for employment should be raised4. The underlined word “address” i

10、n Paragraph 6 probably means “_”. A. put forwardB. run intoC. find outD. deal with（B）Grandpa Nybakken loved lifeespecially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended to be innocently surprised, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore

11、! ” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasnt laughing. Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into h

12、is shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved fruitless. Suddenly, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had

13、 nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China! The Great Depression was at its height, and grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning. “Its not fair, ” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “Ive been very faithful in giving of my tim

14、e and money to your work, and now this. ”Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandpas small church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their u

15、sual seats among the small congregation (教堂會(huì)眾). “But most of all, ” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. ”“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers

16、 and I were much in prayer about this. Then your boxes arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top. ”After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for bei

17、ng a part of that! ”The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas. But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordina

18、ry carpenter realized the Master Carpenterhad used him in an extraordinary way. 5. Which of the following is NOT true about grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life. B. He had a large family to support. C. He was a carpenter working

19、 in the church. D. He was a loyal Christian. 6. Grandpa spent much of his time and money in church mainly to _. A. help the priest do some religious work B. help those people in needC. make some woodwork for the churchD. seek some help from God7. The people in the church but grandpa felt confused at

20、 what the director said because _. A. grandpa didnt tell the director that he was the owner of the glassesB. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it C. the director could not get such glasses in their own countryD. the glasses were not included in the donation list8. Which can be the best title of the passage? A. Grandfathers LifeB. The Helpful DonationC. The Perfect MistakeD. An Impressive Speech答案解析A【文章大意】當(dāng)今社會(huì)，就業(yè)問題受到每個(gè)人的關(guān)注，而關(guān)于“平等就業(yè)”又該如何處理？1.【解析】選B。主旨大意題。文章論