Module4ASocialSurvey——MyNeinghbourhoodⅠ.完形填空词数248难度系数★★建议用时14′(·黄山模拟)Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact,__1__hearingthephrase“thankyou”or“welldone”meansthesametoemployeesasamodestpay__2__,researcherssay.Praiseandencouragementalso__3__employeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobs,savingonthecostoffinding__4__.Athirdof1,000workers__5__saidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwell,anda(n)__6__thirdsaidtheywerenotthankedenough.Inboth__7__,theemployeessaidtheyfelt__8__,meaningtheywerelesslikelytobe__9__totheirjobsandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsewhere.Accordingtothesurvey,praisingemployeeshasthesame__10__asa1percentpayrise,andworksoutmuch__11__forbosses.Threeoutoffouremployeessaidthatregular__12__bytheirbosseswasimportanttothem,__13__onlyaquartersaidtheywereactuallygivenasmuchpraise__14__theyfelttheyneeded.Thosedoingmanual(体力的)jobswerelesslikelytobegivenany__15__fordoingwell.Scottishemployeesfelt__16__undervalued,eightoutoftensayingtheywouldlikemorepraise.However,workersinthenortheastareless__17__bybeingbutteredupbytheboss,asonly69percentsaidtheyfeltthe__18__tobetold“welldone”regularly.Theresearchfoundthatwordsofpraisedidmorethan__19__apleasantplacetowork—theycould__20__increaseprofits.语篇解读:一项研究表明,老板对员工的表扬能提高员工工作的积极性,并有利于稳定人心。然而,老板们对表扬员工似乎比较吝啬。有些员工说,即使他们工作表现出色,也没得到过老板的赞赏。1.A.properlyB.consequentlyC.insistentlyD.frequently解析:从语境和选项看,这里用frequently表示“经常地”。答案:D2.A.riseB.rideC.surpriseD.incident解析:这里用apayrise表示“涨工资,加薪”。句意:研究者称,事实上,对员工来说,经常听到“谢谢”或“做得好”等话与适度加薪具有同样意义。答案:A3.A.forcesB.catchesC.makesD.contributes解析:从句子结构看,这里用了make+宾语+形容词作宾补;从含义看,这里表示“赞扬和鼓励也更能使员工积极工作,有利于稳定人心”。答案:C4.A.possibilitiesB.replacementsC.responsibilitiesD.disadvantages解析:语境说经常表扬员工,他们在自己的工作岗位上干的时间就更长,这样一来就节约了因为“替换”员工而带来的成本。从句意的连贯判断选B表示“替代者,接替者”。答案:B5.A.surveyedB.reportedC.employedD.inspired解析:从语境可知,本文谈论的是一次调查的结果,因此选A。在被调查的一千名员工中,三分之一的人说,即使他们工作表现出色,也没得到过老板的一句感谢。答案:A6.A.adequateB.totalC.specialD.further解析:前面提到被调查的人中三分之一的情况,这里叙述的是另外三分之一的人,用形容词further表示“附加的”。答案:D7.A.surveysB.casesC.partsD.points解析:此处表示“在前面提到的那两种情形中”,用case表示“情形,事例”。A“调查”,C“部分”,D“要点”。答案:B8.A.privilegedB.favoredC.undervaluedD.evaluated解析:从前面叙述的这两种情形看,他们都觉得自己即使工作表现出色,也没得到过或者没有得到足够的感谢,可见他们觉得自己没得到足够的重视,undervalue表示“低估”。答案:C9.A.caughtB.attachedC.involvedD.devoted解析:从搭配和句意判断用bedevotedto表示“投入,致力于”。这意味着他们的工作积极性很可能会降低,而且换工作的可能性增大。答案:D10.A.motivationB.advantageC.developmentD.feeling解析:表扬员工,这与1%的加薪具有同样的激励作用。B“优势”,C“发展”,D“感觉”,都不如A“激励”更符合语境。答案:A11.A.lessconvenientB.morelikelyC.cheaperD.moreexpensive解析:从语境看,表扬员工所起到的作用就像给他们加薪一样,而这样的表扬不会让老板掏腰包,更便宜。此...