Nursing at Beth Israel also involves a decentralized (分散的) nursing administration; every floor, every unit is a self-contained organization. There are nurse-managers instead of head nurses; in addition to their medical duties they do all their own hiring and dismissing, employee advising, and they make salary recommendations. Each unit's nurses decide among themselves who will work what shifts and when.
25. The author's attitude towards the nursing system at Beth Israel hospital is _________.
A) negative
B) neutral
C) critical
D) positive
注：態(tài)度題，找直接評價，文章第一句話
在態(tài)度題中出現(xiàn)neutral的話，一定不會是答案。
Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital produces the best patient care possible. If we are to solve the nursing shortage (不足), hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israel's example.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
36. Designers and big stores always make money ________.
A) by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry
B) because they are capable of predicting new fashions
C) by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing
D) because they attach great importance to quality in women s clothing
37. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _________.
A) a waste of money
B) a waste of time
C) an expression of taste
D) an expression of creativity
38. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the ________of clothing.
A) cost
B) appearance
C) comfort
D) suitability
39. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.
B) The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character.
C) The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.
D) Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.
40. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" (Para. 4, Line 1-2), the writer means that _________.
A) women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B) women are better able to put up with discomfort
C) men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
D) men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
If women are mercilessly exploited (剝削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.
注：1.merciless 無情的
2.第一句結(jié)論主題句
3.taken advantage of 利用；tremble 顫抖
4.fashion 時尚，時裝，形勢；一詞多義的現(xiàn)象：blue 藍色；憂郁的；社會地位比較高的婦女，blues 藍調(diào)音樂
36. Designers and big stores always make money ________.
A) by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry
B) because they are capable of predicting new fashions
C) by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing
D) because they attach great importance to quality in women s clothing
注：考得是首段第二和第三句之間的關(guān)系
Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.
注：1.nothing/no more than = only
2.changing fashion 改變中的時尚
3.alter 改變；afford 承擔，支付
4.本段首句結(jié)論句，末句細節(jié)句
25. The author's attitude towards the nursing system at Beth Israel hospital is _________.
A) negative
B) neutral
C) critical
D) positive
注：態(tài)度題，找直接評價，文章第一句話
在態(tài)度題中出現(xiàn)neutral的話，一定不會是答案。
Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital produces the best patient care possible. If we are to solve the nursing shortage (不足), hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israel's example.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
36. Designers and big stores always make money ________.
A) by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry
B) because they are capable of predicting new fashions
C) by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing
D) because they attach great importance to quality in women s clothing
37. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _________.
A) a waste of money
B) a waste of time
C) an expression of taste
D) an expression of creativity
38. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the ________of clothing.
A) cost
B) appearance
C) comfort
D) suitability
39. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.
B) The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character.
C) The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.
D) Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.
40. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" (Para. 4, Line 1-2), the writer means that _________.
A) women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B) women are better able to put up with discomfort
C) men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
D) men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
If women are mercilessly exploited (剝削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.
注：1.merciless 無情的
2.第一句結(jié)論主題句
3.taken advantage of 利用；tremble 顫抖
4.fashion 時尚，時裝，形勢；一詞多義的現(xiàn)象：blue 藍色；憂郁的；社會地位比較高的婦女，blues 藍調(diào)音樂
36. Designers and big stores always make money ________.
A) by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry
B) because they are capable of predicting new fashions
C) by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing
D) because they attach great importance to quality in women s clothing
注：考得是首段第二和第三句之間的關(guān)系
Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.
注：1.nothing/no more than = only
2.changing fashion 改變中的時尚
3.alter 改變；afford 承擔，支付
4.本段首句結(jié)論句，末句細節(jié)句