Text 1
As is known to all, the organization and management of wages and salaries are very complex. Generally speaking, the Accounts Department is __1__ for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department is interested in discussions with the employees about pay.
If a firm wants to __2__ a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firm should decide on a __3__ of job evaluation and ways of measuring the performance of its employees. In order to be __4__, that new pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and employers. In job evaluation, all of the requirements of each job are defined in a detailed job description. Each of thsoe requirements is given a value, usually in "points", which are __5__ together to give a total value for the job. For middle and higher management, a special method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and their __6__ to solve problems. Because of the difficulty in measuring management work, however, job grades for managers are often decided without __7__ to an evaluation system based on points.
In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should __8__ the value of each job with these in the job market. __9__, payment for a job should vary with any differences in the way that the job is performed. Where it is simple to measure the work done, as in the works done with hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen, for __10__ workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments are employed.
[A]compare
[B]responsible
[C]useful
[D]added
[E]find
[F]reference
[G]indirect
[H]method
[I]successful
[J]combined
[K]Necessarily
[L]capacity
[M]ability
[N]Basically
[O]adopt
Answers:
1.選B)。此處應填形容詞。原文意思為“會計部門...計算報酬”，選項中的形容詞responsible“負責任的”，useful“有用的”，indirect“間接的”，successful“成功的”，其中indirect不能與for連用，排除;剩餘幾項中只有B)responsible意義符合原句，其他均不符合，故排除。
2.選O)。此處應填動詞原形。本文主題就是採用一種新的工資和薪水制度時需要注意的問題，選項中的動詞原形有compare“比較”，find“找到”，adopt“採納”，分別帶入原文，只有adopt最符合原文意思，故選O).
3.選H)。此處應填名詞。從原文看，and連線並列結構，所以要填的詞應與and後面的ways意思一致，選項中的名詞只有mathod = ways，故選H)method。
4.選I)。此處應填形容詞。上文說新的工資制度需要一套決定工作評估和衡量僱員表現的方法，說的是制度“是否有用”的問題。這句說的時新的工資制度執行過程中的問題，勞資雙方先期達成一致是薪酬制度成功的必要條件。形容詞useful和successful，I)seccessful更符合原文意思。
5.選D)。此處應填動詞。這個動詞的賓語是point“分值”，把分值...起來to give a total value"得出總分值"，選項中有added和combined，前者指“把...相加”，後者意為“把...結合在一起”，原文指將分值相加得出總分，故D)added最符合文意。
6.選M)。此處應填名詞。首先solve problem“解決問題”是經理們應具備的能力，選項中的capacity與ability都可以表示“能力”;前者強調的是理解的能力和接受事物的能力，而後者強調實際應用的能力，故不難判斷解決問題的能力應該用M)ability。
7.選F)。此處應填名詞。前半句指出“因為管理工作很難評估，經理的工作得分不需要參照基於分值的評估系統決定。”without reference to為固定搭配，意思是“與...無關”。故選F)reference。
8.選A)。此處應填動詞原形。原句中出現了the value of each job“每種工作的價值”和these in the job market“工作市場上的(工作價值)”，說明人事部門通過比較兩種價值來計算工資制度。選項中只有compare表示“比較”，所以A)正確。
9.選K)。此處應填副詞，修飾整句話。“報酬要隨工作表現各方面的不同而有所改變”，選項中Necessarily“必須地”與Basically“基本地”為副詞，分別帶入原文，“報酬...的變化是必須的”更符合上除N),選K)。
10.選G)。此處應填形容詞。前文中提到一種情況即simple to measure the work done"易於評估的工作"，通常用現金獎勵辦法;而urement is difficult“難於評估的”，說明這些工作人員的工作不像手工工作那麼直接，因而是間接的，故選項中只有G)indirect符合原句的意思。
Text 2
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. But relaxation is __1__ for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to __2__ it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of __3__ that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some peoplw are not afraid of stress, and such __4__ are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of __5__ difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both physically and __6__. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more __7__ days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it same __8__. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued __9__ to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cannot __10__ stress from our lives it would be unwise to do so even if we could, we need to find ways to deal with it.
A)exposure B)characters C)answer D)chemically
E)avoid F)psychologically G)primitive H)transfer
I)unusual J)control K)remove L)escape
M)response N)backward O)essential
ANSWER:
1.選O)。此處應填形容詞。前文中說人們正在失去放鬆的休閒方式，But轉折表明作者對relaxation的重視態度，只有essential“必須的，重要的”符合文意。
2.選E)。此處應填動詞。前句說Stress is a natural part of everyday life“壓力是日常生活中很自然的一部分”，說明人們不能避免壓力。選項中只有avoid的意思為“避免，消除”，故E)avoid正確。
3.選J)。此處應填名詞。前面說有壓力並不是壞事，適當的壓力能給人以動力，能賦予人生活的意義。只有在什麼時候，壓力才會導致人們表現不佳，身體不好。根據上下文可知get out of control“壓力失控”的時候，才會有不好的結果，故選J)control。
4.選B)。此處應填名詞。前句中not afraid of stress“不怕壓力”是一些人的性格特點，選項中可以表示人的性格特點的詞只有characters，故選B)。
5.選I)。此處應填形容詞，修飾名詞difficulties。一些人遇到......的困難就灰心喪氣，選項中的形容詞中，unusual“不同尋常的”可以說明困難的程度，故選擇I)。
6.選F)。此處應填副詞，與physically相對應，在此physically作為“身體上的”解釋。選項中的副詞有chemically“化學地”和psychologically“精神地”，很明顯兩個副詞中選擇F)psychologically。
7.選G)。此處應填形容詞，修飾名詞days。與後文中的today相對應，形成對比。選項中的是primitive，即將人類的早期和人類的今天做比較 ，故選G)。而N)backward說明的是社會發展的狀態，不符合原文意思。
8.選M)。此處填名詞。前句說，在人類的早期，選擇不同就意味著生與死的差別;而現在人們碰到的危機不可能那樣極端。後面but轉折，說明了不管是壓力的大小，人們都是在“避免”和“戰鬥”之間選擇，下句中的such a reaction也可以說明人們對壓力的反應是一樣的，選項中的名詞answer和response中，M)response=reaction符合文意。
9.選A)。根據上題，這種反應長時間持續的原因就是長時間的面對壓力，選項中的exposure“暴露的狀態，受影響”符合上下文意思，故選擇A)exposure。
10.選K)。此處要填動詞原形，和from構成動介搭配。人們應想辦法應對壓力，而不是將它......出人們的生活。選項中的transfer表示“轉移”不符合原文意思;remove“移動，移除”可以和from連用，表示“除掉，移開”，符合原文意思，故選K)。
導讀：
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. But relaxation is O)essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to E)avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of J)control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some peoplw are not afraid of stress, and such B)characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of
(看到......時，一看到......。) I)unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both physically and F)psychologically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight"
(意為“逃避”與“戰鬥”，作者在這裡用了頭韻和尾韻的`修辭方法，使文章更加琅琅上口。)and in more G)primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it same M)response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued A)exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered.
(本句中，it 為強調句型。強調的成分是一個是件狀語從句"when such a reaction lasts long";介詞短語，“health become endangered”中的become相當於is。) Since we cannot K)remove stress from our lives it would be unwise to do so even if we could, we need to find ways to deal with it.
全文翻譯：
隨著生活節奏持續加快，我們也正迅速地失去放鬆的休閒方式。但放鬆對於身心健康是非常必要的。
壓力是日常生活中很自然的一部分，而且無法避免。事實上，壓力並不像人們常常想象的那樣是件壞事。一定的壓力能給人以壓力，能賦予人生活的意義。只有壓力失控時，才會導致人們表現不佳，身體不好。
一個人能承受的壓力很大程度上取決於個人。有些人不害怕壓力，很明顯，那樣的性格是管理職責的重要條件。而其他人一碰到不同尋常的困難就灰心喪氣。當面對任何形式的壓力時，我們會有身體和精實上，我們就是在“逃避”與“戰鬥”之間做出選擇。而在人類早期，這樣的選擇就是生與死的差別。我們現在碰到的危機不可能那樣極端。但是不管壓力多麼小，它都會引起同樣的反應。只有當持續地面對壓力，而且這種反應持續是件過長時，個人的健康才會受到威脅。一些嚴重的疾病，像高血壓、心臟病等就與壓力有關。既然我們無法擺脫生活中的壓力，即使能夠那樣做也是不明智的，我們就必須找到應對壓力的方法。
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