Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
One in five US workers regularly attends after-work drinks with co-workers, where the most common36 range from bad-mouthing (說……的壞話) another worker to kissing a colleague and drinking too much, according to a study(37)on Tuesday.
Most workers attend so-called happy hours to (38) with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel obligated, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. corn, an online job site.
As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague, 8 percent kissed a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted(39).5 percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent(40)to singing karaoke.
While 21 percent of those who attend say happy hours are good for(41),85 percent said attending had not helped them get(42)to someone higher up or get a better position.
An equal number of men and women said they attend happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least(43)to attend.
Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and, of those,(44)a quarter go at least once a month.
The survey was(45)online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. com among 6,987 full-time employees.
A. bond
B. acknowledged
C. nearly
D. specially
E. anywhere
F. mishaps
G. obligated
H. likely
I. conducted
J. idly
K. unprofessionally
L. networking
M . released
N. confessed
O. researched
【參考譯文】
據本週二[37]釋出的一項調查顯示，美國有五分之一的員工會定期在下班後跟同事去喝幾杯，每當這個時候，諸如說其他同事的壞話、親吻某位同事以及醉酒等最常見的[36]糗事就要上演了。
這項為線上職業網站所做的調查表明，雖然去參加所謂“歡樂時光”的人中有15%是去搜羅最新的辦公室流言，13%是迫於無奈才去的，大多數員工去那裡都是為了[38]拉近同事關係。當被問及在下班後的歡飲時光都會做些什麼的時候，有l6%的人說會講同事的壞話，10%的人會散播某位同事的祕密，8%的人會親吻某位同事，還有8%的人表示他們會喝醉酒，做出[39]反常的舉動。有5%的人說他們會散播一些跟公司有關的祕密，另有4%的人[40]表示會唱卡拉OK。
參加者當中有21%表示此類活動對[41]人際關係有益，85%的人則表示參加此類活動並不能讓他們跟某些高層人士更加[42]接近，也不會對他們升職有什麼幫助。
男性和女性跟同事共赴“歡樂時光”的人數是一樣的，年齡在2s到34歲之間的年輕員工是最有可能參加此類活動的人群，而55歲以上的員工參加的[43]可能性是最低的。
總的來說，有21%的員工下班後會與同事共赴“歡樂時光”，而他們當中有[44]將近四分之一的人每月至少去一次。
這項調查是哈里斯互動公司代表通過網路[45]進行的，共有6987名全職僱員參加。
【答案解析】
36.F
語法判斷：空格前是common，空格後是range from，故應填入名詞。
語義判斷：備選項中是名詞或可用作名詞的有：bond、anywhere、mishaps和networking。將四個單詞分別代入空格處，可知“mishaps(不幸的事，糗事)”為最佳選項。
37.M
語法判斷：空格前是according to a study，空格後是on Tuesday，空格中所填入的詞應和oil Tuesday一起構成a study的後置定語對其進行修飾。
語義判斷：根據上下文，此處句意應為“據本週二釋出的一項調查顯示”。released為最佳答案。
38.A
語法判斷：空格前是to，不定式結構用作目的狀語，故應填入動詞原形，另需注意空格後為with colleagues，因此所填入的動詞應能與with搭配。
語義判斷：備選項中是動詞原形的只有bond，用作動詞時，其意為“(與某人)培養關係”，符合題意。
39.K
語法判斷：空格後句子結束，線索在空格前的dranktoomuch and acted。故判斷應填入副詞。
語義判斷：備選項中是副詞的.有：nearly、specially、anywhere、idly和unprofessionally，綜合來看，unprofessionally符合題意。
40.N
語法判斷：空格前為and4percent，空格所在句子後半部分與前半部分應為and連線的並列分句，前一分句說5percent said…空格所在分句說4percent——…根據並列結構的特徵，填入的應為動詞且應為過去式，並能夠和後面的介詞to搭配。
