题组层级快练26 Unit 1 Art

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

26－year－old Anna Cherdantseva, from the city of Ufa, in Russia's Bashkortostan Republic, is a full－time sofa tester, spending up to 10 hours every day trying out new sofas for comfort and safety.

Russian furniture giant MZ5 Group announced that it was taking application for a new position—full－time sofa tester. Although all new products are tested in a specialized laboratory, management decided that in order to better meet the needs of consumers it needed some feedback on real－life use of its sofas. In just a few days, MZ5 received over 5，000 job applications.

“We selected applicants in several stages，” MZ5 Group spokesperson Anastasia Russkih said. “First, we checked their CVs (个人简历), and then we let them tell us why they wanted the job.” Eventually, the furniture company chose just 7 applicants, out of whom Anna Cherdantseva proved to be the most suitable for the job.

“I felt extreme competition, it was a real fight for my dream job，” Anna said after getting selected. “I have a lot of ideas for improving the sofas. I believe it will all work out between me and the sofas.”

Despite describing herself as an active person, Cherdantseva says that spending about 10 hours a day sitting on sofas doesn't sound bad at all. “The more time I spend on them, the better it will be for my work，” she told reporters.

Anna Cherdantseva is now on a three－month probation(试用期) at MZ5, but the company claims that as long as she proves to be up to the task, they plan on offering her a permanent position as sofa tester. The young woman will receive a monthly salary of 56，000 rubles ($1，000) for the first three months. It's not so bad for sitting on the sofa.

1. Why did MZ5 Group want a sofa tester?

A. Because its products have never been tested before. B. Because Anna Cherdantseva applied for the job. C. Because it wants to satisfy its consumers better. D. Because Anna Cherdantseva is very famous.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “feedback” in Paragraph 2?

A. Products.B. Consumers.

C. Praise. D. Response.

3. How did MZ5 choose the right person according to Anastasia Russkih? A. Very carefully. B. Very easily.

B. Quite accidentally. D. Quite suitably.

4. What does Anna Cherdantseva think of her job? A. It was very easy. C. It was not good.

B. It was challenging. D. It was interesting.

5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Cherdantseva doesn't plan to work at MZ5 for long. B. Cherdantseva has a chance to work for MZ5 permanently. C. The company is very satisfied with what Cherdantseva did. D. The company doesn't give Cherdantseva a good salary now. 答案与解析

【文章大意】 世界上的工作有成千上万种，但是沙发试睡这个职业为满足消费者的要求应运而生。沙发试睡这项工作充满了挑战。 1. 答案 C

解析 细节理解题。文章第二段第二句中的“management decided that in order to better meet the needs of consumers”说明这样做的目的是更好地满足消费者的需求。 2. 答案 D

解析 词义猜测题。“MZ5 Group”这样做的目的是更好地满足顾客的需要，因此他们需要沙发试用者的反馈意见，因此D项正确。 3. 答案 A

解析 推理判断题。文章第三段提到了MZ5选择沙发试睡者的过程非常严格和细致，因此A项正确。 4. 答案 B

解析 细节理解题。第四段第一句的“I felt extreme competition, it was a real fight for my dream job”说明“Anna Cherdantseva”认为她的工作是具有挑战性的。 5. 答案 B

解析 推理判断题。文章最后一段第一句提到Cherdantseva试用期为三个月，但是只要她胜任工作，公司就可以给她提供一个永久的工作职位。 Ⅱ. 完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

To write an article, Chinese famous writer Yu Qiuyu came to Germany to get a

better understanding of German culture.

Mr. Yu felt__1__ with an apartment on the fifth floor, whose landlord was a(n) __2__ old lady. He intended to sign a long－term rental contract with her.

The old lady__3__ Mr. Yu to live in it for a few days to see whether it was __4__ for him. Mr. Yu felt reasonable, and moved in.

The__5__ trial was due. Mr. Yu was planning to sign the long－term contract __6__ an incident happened. He broke a valuable glass into pieces by accident. He felt very __7__， fearing that he would __8__ to rent the apartment as a result of it.

He made a call to tell her about it, the old lady replied, “It doesn't matter, sir. You didn't do it __9__. Besides, the glass is not expensive at all. Tomorrow, I will take another one there.”

__10__， Mr. Yu hang up. The broken glass, together with the other trash, was put in a rubbish bag out of the __11__.

The next day, the old lady dropped in. __12__ entering the apartment, she asked Mr. Yu where the glass remaining pieces were.

Yu Qiuyu showed the old lady where the bag was.

The old lady opened the bag to __13__. “I won't rent the apartment to you any longer.” She said to Mr. Yu __14__．

Mr. Yu was totally puzzled.

Yu felt__15__ to believe, asking: “Is it __16__ I have broken your favorite glass that makes you unhappy？” The old lady __17__ her head and said, “Not __18__. It is because you don't care about the others.”

With these words, the old lady__19__ the bag, and sorted it carefully again, putting the broken glass pieces in one bag, writing, “Glass Fragments(碎片). __20__！”

1. A. concerned B. satisfied C. disappointed 2. A. considerate C. enthusiastic 3. A. ordered C. advised 4. A. important C. necessary D. suitable 5. A. long－term B. previous

D. worried B. mysterious D. generous B. warned D. persuaded B. expensive