2014年職稱英語綜合類A級閱讀題理解2

　　More Than Just Money

　　When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at

　　Toronto Western Hospital.her employer not only cheered her on.but also Paid her tuition and

　　gave her a day off with pay every week to study.Throughout her years at the hospital，Rochester

　　has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development――courses

　　that she believes have helped her advance at work.“I’m now head of the mentoring(指導)

　　program for new hires.students and staff nurses.”she says.“There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here.”

　　Perhaps as important，Rochester says her employer supports and values her work.‘‘If you put in overtime.”the nurse points Out.“you get your meals―they’11 order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese.”And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward.they can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage(按摩)or even sign up for an eight-week

　　evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief.If that’s not enough，employees can take

　　advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an

　　aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment And they have access to a

　　range of perks(好處)such as special rates on hotel rooms，drugstore purchases，and scholarships

　　for employees’children.

　　You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive.But

　　University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have

　　discovered that investing in staff is good business.

　　If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover(人員更替)alone，they’re well

　　worthwhile.says Prem Benimadhu，a vice―president at the Conference Board of Canada.It costs

　　anywhere frmn$3.300 to rehire support staff，an average$13，300 for technical staff and a

　　whopping(巨資)$43，000 for an executive position，according to one study of Conference Board members

　　Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees，cut down on sick days

　　(which cost Canadian businesses an estimated$17 billion a year,or an average of$3，550 per

　　Employee)and keep employees more interested in their work.With the substantial talent shortage

　　that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years―as

　　many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors―Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are

　　putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them.

　　41 When Rochester decided to go to school，her employer

　　A persuaded her to change her mind

　　B fired her.

　　C cheered her on.

　　D discouraged her.

　　42Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to ease one’S stiffness and stress?

　　A To take an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief.

　　B To call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage.

　　C To use five family days

　　D T0 ask for sick leave

　　43 Investment in staff has been motivated

　　A to attract the public’S attention

　　B to reduce staff turnover,

　　C to solve labor disputes.

　　D to show off financial resources

　　44 Canada has been short of

　　A talented people.

　　B timber.

　　C flesh water.

　　D money.

　　45 In paragraph 2，the phrase“come down with’’could be best replaced by

　　A “shake off’

　　B “get rid of'’.

　　C “get”.

　　D ‘‘cure”.

　　參考答案：

　　41 c 該題問的是：Rochester決定去上學時，她的老板怎么樣?“cheered her on”　(鼓勵她)可以在第一段的第一句話中找到。

　　42 D 該題問的是：下面的哪一種不是緩解僵硬和壓力的辦法?A說的是：上一個8周的默念技術和壓力消除法的班。B說的是：要15分鐘的免費頸肩按摩。c說的是：使用5天的用于處理家務的假期。D說的是：請病假?！罢埐〖佟蔽恼聸]有提到。

　　43 B 該題問的是：投資于員工的目的是什么?A說的是：為了吸引公眾的注意。B說的是：為了減少人員更替的費用。c說的是：為了解決勞資糾紛。D說的是：顯示財力雄厚。B可見于倒數(shù)第二段第一句。

　　44 A 該題問的是：加拿大短缺的是什么?A說的是：有才的人。B說的是：木材。c說的是：淡水。D說的是：錢?！凹幽么蠖倘庇胁诺娜恕笨梢娪谧詈笠欢?。

　　45 c 該題問的是：第二段中的“come down with”可由哪個詞(組)替換?“comedown with”是“得病”的意思。只有“get”有此意。