Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
One in five US workers regularly attends after-work drinks with co-workers, where the most common36 range from bad-mouthing (说……的坏话) another worker to kissing a colleague and drinking too much, according to a study(37)on Tuesday.
Most workers attend so-called happy hours to (38) with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel obligated, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. corn, an online job site.
As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague, 8 percent kissed a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted(39).5 percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent(40)to singing karaoke.
While 21 percent of those who attend say happy hours are good for(41),85 percent said attending had not helped them get(42)to someone higher up or get a better position.
An equal number of men and women said they attend happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least(43)to attend.
Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and, of those,(44)a quarter go at least once a month.
The survey was(45)online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. com among 6,987 full-time employees.
A. bond
B. acknowledged
C. nearly
D. specially
E. anywhere
F. mishaps
G. obligated
H. likely
I. conducted
J. idly
K. unprofessionally
L. networking
M . released
N. confessed
O. researched
【参考译文】
据本周二[37]发布的一项调查显示，美国有五分之一的员工会定期在下班后跟同事去喝几杯，每当这个时候，诸如说其他同事的坏话、亲吻某位同事以及醉酒等最常见的[36]糗事就要上演了。
这项为在线职业网站所做的调查表明，虽然去参加所谓“欢乐时光”的人中有15%是去搜罗最新的办公室流言，13%是迫于无奈才去的，大多数员工去那里都是为了[38]拉近同事关系。当被问及在下班后的欢饮时光都会做些什么的时候，有l6%的人说会讲同事的坏话，10%的人会散播某位同事的秘密，8%的人会亲吻某位同事，还有8%的人表示他们会喝醉酒，做出[39]反常的举动。有5%的人说他们会散播一些跟公司有关的秘密，另有4%的人[40]表示会唱卡拉OK。
参加者当中有21%表示此类活动对[41]人际关系有益，85%的人则表示参加此类活动并不能让他们跟某些高层人士更加[42]接近，也不会对他们升职有什么帮助。
男性和女性跟同事共赴“欢乐时光”的人数是一样的，年龄在2s到34岁之间的年轻员工是最有可能参加此类活动的人群，而55岁以上的员工参加的[43]可能性是最低的。
总的来说，有21%的员工下班后会与同事共赴“欢乐时光”，而他们当中有[44]将近四分之一的人每月至少去一次。
这项调查是哈里斯互动公司代表通过网络[45]进行的，共有6987名全职雇员参加。
【答案解析】
36.F
语法判断：空格前是common，空格后是range from，故应填入名词。
语义判断：备选项中是名词或可用作名词的有：bond、anywhere、mishaps和networking。将四个单词分别代入空格处，可知“mishaps(不幸的事，糗事)”为最佳选项。
37.M
语法判断：空格前是according to a study，空格后是on Tuesday，空格中所填入的词应和oil Tuesday一起构成a study的后置定语对其进行修饰。
语义判断：根据上下文，此处句意应为“据本周二发布的一项调查显示”。released为最佳答案。
38.A
语法判断：空格前是to，不定式结构用作目的状语，故应填入动词原形，另需注意空格后为with colleagues，因此所填入的动词应能与with搭配。
语义判断：备选项中是动词原形的只有bond，用作动词时，其意为“(与某人)培养关系”，符合题意。
39.K
语法判断：空格后句子结束，线索在空格前的dranktoomuch and acted。故判断应填入副词。
语义判断：备选项中是副词的.有：nearly、specially、anywhere、idly和unprofessionally，综合来看，unprofessionally符合题意。
40.N
语法判断：空格前为and4percent，空格所在句子后半部分与前半部分应为and连接的并列分句，前一分句说5percent said…空格所在分句说4percent——…根据并列结构的特征，填入的应为动词且应为过去式，并能够和后面的介词to搭配。
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