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The phone rings. It’s a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. You hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston’s Best Organizing Tips, offers his advice: Don’t ask questions like “What’s new?” They give the information that you have time to talk. After “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter. Time your calls wisely. If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less. Set a time limit. Start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you about….” Or, “Gee, I’d love to talk more, but I only have a couple of minutes before I have to leave.” Jump on a pause. Even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. Quickly say, “It has been great talking with you.” Then end the conversation. Forget niceties. Some people just don’t take a hint. Cut your caller off and say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I’m afraid I have no enough time. Good bye.” Then hang up. Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. For example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “Jane, I think the roast chicken is burning.” Avoid the phone completely. Use an answering machine to screen calls. If you have an important message for a chatterbox, leave the message when he or she isn’t in. 小题1:What’s the good time to make a call so that people can chat less? A．After lunch or dinner. B．In the middle of the workday. C．Before lunch or dinner. D．At the beginning of the workday. 小题2:“Finding a partner in crime” means ______. A．finding someone to answer the call B．getting right to the heart of the matter C．telling the caller you are just cooking D．asking someone to help you end the call 小题3:What’s Winston’s advice about? A．How to talk on the phone. B．How to make calls wisely. C．How to make a phone call. D．How to keep phone calls short.

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小题1:C 小题2:D 小题3:D

试题分析：电话响了。这是一个朋友，他想告诉你他或她最新的健康问题。你讨厌不礼貌和打断你的朋友，但你会做什么呢？一名作者为大家提供了一些技巧与他的建议：1.不要问这样的问题：有什么新鲜事吗？2.明智你的打电话时间。3.设置一个时间限制。4.跳上一个停顿。5.完全避免电话。 小题1:细节理解题。问题：有多少好的时机去打电话目的人们能减少聊天？分析原文：If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.句意：如果你打电话在午餐或晚餐之前,或在工作日结束的时候,人们更少聊天。分析前面的中心句也提出明智的打电话时间，体现出第三项符合。故选C 小题2:细节理解题。问题：这句话的意思？分析原文：Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you.句意：找到合作伙伴。如果没有其他工作,要求某人到你家来帮助你。分析从句子中的例子中就明确的知道答案，让一个人找自己做活，借以停止通话。故选 D 小题3:细节理解题。问题：温斯顿的建议是什么?分析本文的第一段中明确的指出中心思想句。总体都是介绍如何打电话用很短的时间。故选D

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  安居工程 housing project for low-income families
  安居小区 a neighborhood for low-income families
  保障妇女就业权利to guarantee women’s right to employment
  补发拖欠的离退休人员统筹项目内的养老金 All back pension entitlements have been paid for the retired covered by the overall government plan.
  裁定保险赔偿 adjudication of benefits
  城镇居民最低生活保障 guarantee of subsistence allowances for urban residents
  城镇社会保障体系the social security system in urban areas
  城镇职工基本医疗保险制度the basic medical insurance system for urban employees
  大力推行个人助学信贷 Personal loans to finance education should be vigorously promoted.
  待业人员 job seekers
  待遇优厚的工作 a well-paid job
  单亲家庭 single parent family
  定向培训 training for specific posts
  独生子女 the only child
  对保障方案进行精算评估 Security programs should undergo actuarial review.
  对口扶贫 provide poverty alleviation aid to the designated sister regions
  福利分房 buy a benefit-oriented apartment from the organization one works with
  岗位培训 on-job training
  个人自愿计划 voluntary private plans
  工伤保险制度the on-job injury insurance system
  工资收入分配制度the wage and income distribution system
  关系国计民生的大事 matters vital to national well-being and the people’s livelihood
  关心和支持残疾人事业 Programs to help the physically and mentally challenged deserve our care and support.
  关心老龄人 care for senior citizens.
  国企下岗职工基本生活保障 guarantee of basic cost of living allowances for workers laid off from state-owned enterprises
  过温饱生活 live a life at a subsistent level
  合理调整就业结构to rationally readjust the employment structure
  后勤服务社会化 make logistic services independent in their operation
  基本养老金basic pensions
  计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning
  加快住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation
  加强计划生育工作 further improve family planning
  加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
  家庭美德 family virtues
  建立集体合同制度to establish a group contract system
  建立市场导向的就业机制to establish a market-oriented employment mechanism
  建立新型的劳动关系to establish a new type of labor relations