Vocabulary & Reading in-depth
1. Vocabulary
四级高频词记忆
1. exploit | v. 剥削；利用，开采 | 21. adult | n. 成年人 |
2. explore | v. 勘探 | 22. advertiglasgow大学 | v. 为 ... 做广告 |
3. glorious | n. 光荣的，极好的 | 23. advertiment | n. 广告 |
4. explosive | a. 爆炸的；极易引起争论的 | 24. glory | n. 光荣，荣誉 |
5. remote | 怎样提高写作能力a. 遥远的，偏僻的 | 25. focus | v.(使)聚集n.焦点,中心,聚焦 |
6. removal | n. 除去，消除 | 26. forbid 养猪技术培训 | vt. 不许，禁止 |
7. render | vt. 使得，致使 | 阴阳怪气的意思27. debate | 钾的相对原子质量n./v.辩论，争论 |
8. precaution | n. 预防，防备，警惕 | 28. debt | n. 欠债 |
9. idle | a. 懒散的，无所事事的 | 29. decade | n. 十年 |
10. identify | vt. 认出，鉴定 | 30. enclo | vt. 围住；把 ... 装入信封 |
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11. identify | n. 身份；个性，特性 | 低调奢华有内涵31. encounter | vt./n.遭遇，遭到 |
12. poverty | n. 贫穷 | 32. globe | n. 地球，世界；地球仪 |
13. resistant | a. (to) 抵抗的,抗(耐) ... 的 | 33. global | a. 全球的；总的 |
14. resolve | vt. 解决；决定，决意 | 34. scan | vt. 细看；扫描；浏览 |
15. barrel | n. 桶 | 35. scandal | n. 丑事，丑闻 |
16. bargain | n.便宜货vi.讨价还价 | 36. significance | n. 意义；重要性 |
17. coar | a. 粗的，粗糙的，粗劣的 | 37. subquent | a. 随后的，后来的 |
18. coach | n. 教练；长途公共汽车 | 随波逐流38. virtue | n. 美德，优点 |
19. code | n. 准则，法规，密码 | 39. virtual | a. 实际上的，事实上的 |
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20. coil | n.线圈v.卷，盘绕 | 40. orient | vt.使适应,(to)使朝向n.东方 |
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2.Reading in-depth
四级阅读之仔细阅读（3）--------【真题演练】
01教师讲解【2015.12第一套】
Passage One
When it's five o'clock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clock tells them they're done.
The days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New rearch shows that clock-bad work schedules hinder morale (士气) and creativity.
Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a meeting f
rom to , rearch from to noon. etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both the types of planning.
What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in the different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities-------from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga-------by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under "clock time" vs “task time." They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy becau they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening, and ize opportunities that come up.
The rearchers argue that task-bad organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in business culture. Smart companies, they believe, will try to bake more task-bad planning into their strategies.
This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the rearchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-bad timing should be ud when performing a job that requires more creativity. It'll make tho tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.
注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。
56. What does the author think of time displayed everywhere？
A) It makes everybody time-conscious B) It is a convenience for work and life
C) It may have a negative effect on creative work D) It clearly indicates the fast pace of modem life
57. How do people usually go about their work according to the author？
A) They combine clock-bad and task-bad planning
B) They give priority to the most urgent task on hand
先烈事迹
C) They t a time limit for each specific task D) They accomplish their tasks one by one
58. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers?
A) They ize opportunities as they come up. B) They always get their work done in time.
C) They have more control over their lives. D) They tend to be more productive.
59. What do the rearchers say about today's business culture？
A) It does not support the strategies adopted by smart companies.
B) It does not attach enough importance to task-bad practice.
C) It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers' lives.
D) It aims to bring employees' potential and creativity into full play.
60. What do the rearchers suggest？
A) Task-bad timing is preferred for doing creative work.
