In 2007，five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea．The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About 80% of all people are said to live within reach of a wireless telephone signal．
The idea was to use mobile phones and the Interact to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．
Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）．Three of the founders were graduate students there．
Assured Labor is an electronic marketplace．It has two parts．One is for the United States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links people with employers offering temporary jobs．The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get more permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities and international companies in Central America．
Assured Labor's president，David Reich，says the companies are interested in having more modern hiring practices．Through Assured Labor，companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think they could do the job could reply by text message or on their cell phones．
This is how the system works in Boston: The jobs available include house cleaning，dog walking and home repair．People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services they offer and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．The employer chooses workers they would like to hire．The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．After a job is completed，the employer and employee evaluate each other．The evaluation is kept for future use．
Assured Labor is not charging anyone right now，but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．
1．What is the idea of Assured Labor based on?
A．Technology of mobile phones and the Internet．
B．Technology support by Massachusetts Institute of Technology．
C．Broad labor sources all around the world．
D．Large areas of a wireless telephone signal available．
2．Which of the following can indicate how the system works in Boston?
a．Assured Labor informs the worker of the job available．
b．The employer chooses a worker from a list online．
c．The employer and the worker evaluate each other．
d．The worker responds to the offer and does the job．
A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d B．b-a-d-e C．a(chǎn)-b-d-c D．b-a-c-d
3．To build its electronic marketplace for permanent jobs，Assured Labor needs _________．
A．to place job ads on radio or in newspapers
B．to cope with employers offering temporary jobs
C．to get the support from the American state of Massachusetts
D．to cooperate with universities and international companies
4．How much money has Assured Labor made till now?
A．A large sum of money． B．Only a small amount of money．
C．No profit at all． D．It's not mentioned in this passage．
5．From this passage，we can infer that _________．
A．80% of people in the world now have a telephone
B．a(chǎn)ll founders of Assured Labor were from MIT
C．a(chǎn)nyone's name can be listed on the internet by Assured Labor for job hunting
D．the evaluation after a job is quite important and necessary
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The hit movie Notting Hill begins with a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps (撞) into Julia Roberts and spills (灑) orange juice all over her. After the collision, Grant repeatedly says: “ I am so sorry. I am so sorry.”
His actions in this scene are very British. If Roberts’ character were from Britain then she would probably apologize repeatedly as well—even if the crash were not her fault. But this doesn’t happen in the film, as Roberts is from the US.
A report in The Telegraph last week said that three-quarters of British people apologize when they bump into someone in the street — regardless of whether they are responsible or not. In fact, we Britons use “sorry” in many situations. For example, if we mishear someone, we say “Sorry?” The person we are talking to will also apologize by replying: “No, I am sorry!” This can go on for up to five minutes as we compete over who is the most sorry.
Life is never as simple as “duibuqi” and “meiguanxi”.
How we use “sorry” has changed. Traditionally, “sorry” was used to express deep regret, but a survey in 2007 showed that we use it to mean anything from “what” to “whatever”.
Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrell, a psychology writer in the UK, thinks about our apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system. We say sorry because historically the new middle classes in Britain had to apologize for not being working class, but also for not really being upper class. Another theory is that we apologize to avoid confrontation(沖突). For example, if you bump into someone they might get angry. To avoid this we instantly say “Sorry!”.
True manners are about being considerate and the modern day obsession with apologizing show that we are perhaps not as thoughtful as we once were. The word has lost some of its meaning. Do you see my point? Sorry, it might just be a British thing…
【小題1】What can we infer from paragraph 2?
| A．In fact Roberts are responsible for the collision. |
| B．People from the US say “sorry” more than British people. |
| C．There is no crash happening in the film. |
| D．British people say sorry even if it is not their fault. |
| A．British people are sincere while saying sorry. |
| B．Now more British people say sorry because of the British class system. |
| C．British people say sorry to avoid quarrels. |
| D．British people apologize for not working hard. |
| A．British people overuse “sorry” in daily life. |
| B．British people now say “sorry” in different situations. |
| C．Middle classes in British are to blame for not being working class. |
| D．Britons say “sorry” to avoid confrontation. |
| A．quarrel | B．disagreement | C．crash | D．fight |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年山東省高三下學(xué)期第二次模擬考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Anger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has caused a takeoff of "Angry Birds" called "Angry Brides" that aims to highlight the illegal practice still common in many South Asian countries.
Dowries -- such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money -- are traditionally given by the bride's family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.
The custom was outlawed more than five decades ago. But it is still widely practiced, with the groom's family demanding even more money after marriage, leading to mental and physical abuse that can drive the woman to suicide.
"The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance (陋習(xí)) of dowry," said Ram Bhamidi, senior vice president and head of online marketing for Shaadi.com, a matrimonial (婚姻的) website with two million members.
"According to a 2007 study, there is a dowry-related death every four hours in India. We condemn this and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue."
The name of the app, available on the group's home page, is a spinoff from the globally popular "Angry Birds" game. Its home page shows a red-clad, eight-armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess. Underneath, there is a caption: "A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need ... NOT dowry!"
To play the game, users have to try and hit three dodging grooms -- a pilot, builder and doctor. There is a wide array of weapons to choose from, including a stiletto shoe, a frying pan, broomstick, tomato and loafer.
Each groom has a price tag, starting at 1.5 million rupees ($29,165). Every time the player hits a groom, his value decreases and money is added to the player's Anti-Dowry Fund, which is saved posted on their Facebook page.
"Since we launched the game last week, more than 270,000 people have liked the app. Both men and women seem to be playing it," said Bhamidi.
1.What caused "Angry Brides" to appear online?
A．Women's rights' being seriously abused．
B．Anger at the practice of demanding dowries．
C．The bride's giving a great many dowries．
D．The popularity of Angry Birds online．
2.Which of the following is True about "Dowries"?
A．The custom of giving dowries has been in practice for five decades．
B．Lack of abundant dowries may lead to the bride's being in violence．
C．The illegal practice of dowries is still popular in many African countries．
D．More dowries the bride gives mean a high social status of her family．
3.The underlined word "spinoff” probably means_____________．
A．relation B．connection C．copy D．fake
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the game "Angry Brides"?
A．There are a variety of weapons to choose from．
B．Ram Bhamidi thinks highly of the game．
C．Men players don't find the game enjoyable．
D．The game character looks like a Hindu goddess．
5.What is the text mainly about?
A．Women's unfair treatment in the marriage．
B．The popularity of the game "Angry Brides"．
C．The groom's demanding too many dowries．
D．How to build an equal relation in the marriage．
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In 2007．five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea. The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About eighty percent of all people are said to live within reach of a wireless telephone signal．
The idea was to use mobile phones and the Internet to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．
Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)．Three of the founders were graduate students there． ‘
Assured Labo is an electronic market place．It has two parts．One is for；the United States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links people with employees offering temporary jobs．
The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get mbfe permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities，and international companies in Central America.
Assured Labor’s president David Reich，says the companies now place job advertisements on radio or in newspapers．Some even drive around in cars with loudspeakers announcing that jobs are available．He says the companies are interested．in having more modem hiring practices．
Through Assured Labor, companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think
they could do the job could reply by text messages or on their cellophanes．
This is how the system works in
The jobs available include house cleaning．Dog walking and home repay. People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services．they offer，and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．
The employer chooses workers they would like jot hire ,The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．
After a job is completed，the employer and employee rate each other, The rating is kept for future use．Assured Labor is not charging anyone，right now, but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．
61．Assured Labor is founded by
A．David Reich B．five young people in
C an unknown expert D．three graduate students from MIT
62．what kinds of jobs does Assured Labor offer?
A．Temporary jobs． B．Permanent jobs．
C.Free jobs D. Both A and B?
63．Which is NOT one of the means for Assured。Labor to advertise jobs available?'
A．Radio B．Newspapers C．TV programmers D．Cars with loudspeakers
64．Which of the following is the proper procedure to seek a job through Assured Labor?
a. People can look online at a list of jobs
b．Companies will list open positions on the Intemet．
c．The company sends the workers a text or e-mail message．
d．The workers can respond to an offer．
e．The employer’ chooses workers they would like to hire．
A．a(chǎn)cdbe B．baecd C．bedae D．a(chǎn)bdea
65．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The present hiring practices need to be improved．
B．Employers don’t need to pay Assured Labour．
C．Universities also join Assured Labor for financial help
D. Assured Labor only offers household jobs．
66．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．An Electronic Market Place
B. Mobile Phones and Markets
C. Getting Into Job Market by Mobile Phone
D .Job Seekers and Markets
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