2015衡阳八中第四次月考英语试题及答案(3)

   In fact, few  54  us admit that examinations can contribute anything really important to the students’ academic development. If that is the case,  55  cannot we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than examinations?


PART THREE   READING  COMPREHENSION  （共15小题；每小题 2分，满分30分）
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Thanks to a young waiter, I only recently discovered that a friend of 20 years was once a yo-yo virtuoso(溜溜球大师).
“Oh， stop it!” Jackie said when I started laughing during our dinner. “I was, too. And I knew how to ‘Walk the Dog.’ ”
“Wow, really?” said our waiter, Jumario Simmons, flashing a big smile at us.
“Don’t encourage her,” I said.
“What else could you do?” he asked.
“I did ‘Round the World,’” Jackie said, now ignoring me completely. “That cradle(婴儿时期的) thing, too.”
I’d asked Jumario what he did when he wasn’t waiting on tables. The 24-year-old waiter was so smart that I knew there had to be more to his story. It turns out that he won a regional yo-yo competition last year. He also gives free lessons to kids. “It gives them something to do,” Jumario said. “Keeps them off the streets.”
One of the great things about eating out is the table talk with strangers, which reminds us that everyone has a life and a name. But the other day I heard that some restaurants are ending this talk between diners and servers. I listened to the reporter describe how their improvements are allowing customers to text orders from their tables to speed up service.
The reporter got my attention with this sentence: “Five minutes after typing ‘I’m at table 3’, a meal arrives at the table.” But there wasn’t a “please” with this order, which should have been a request, by the way. If you’ve ever waited on tables, you know that the last thing you need is yet another way for a customer to be unpleasant.
Most servers are constantly mediating(调解) between customers’ requests for substitutions and overworked cooks’ accusations of treason. Except at high-end restaurants, servers also have to hover like mothers of preschoolers so that we might consider them worthy of a large enough tip to lift their pay to minimum wage.
Texting a server from a table a few feet away is equal to moving our fingers and shouting, “Hey, you!” It was rude in 1957, and it’s rude now. You won’t ever find me texting a waiter or waitress.
56. What do we know from the text?
A. The waiter knows Jackie well. B. The waiter is good at playing yo-yo. .
C. Jackie plays yo-yo in her spare time. D. The author has a great interest in playing yo-yo.
57. Some restaurants allow diners to text a server from a table to           .
A. improve their service B. reduce the cost of service
C. show respect for diners D. stop talks between diners and servers
58. What’s the last but one paragraph mainly about?
A. The pay of servers.     B. The work of servers.
C. The customers’ request. D. The work of mothers of preschoolers.
59. From the passage, the author’s attitude towards texting a server from a table is _________. 
A. indifferent B. negative
C. curious D. positive
60. The passage mainly focuses on       .
A. how to wait on tables B. the friendship between old friends
C. where to eat out D. the relationship between customers and waiters
B
Chemical Safety
Procedures for handling chemical spills(泄露) and leaks.
Chemical spills and leaks can be broken down into two basic types: simple spills, which you can clean up yourself and complicated spills, which require outside assistance.
If your spill meets ANY of the following conditions, it is a COMPLICATED SPILL.

• λ A person is injured; or
• λ The identity of the chemical is unknown; or
• λ Multiple chemicals are involved; or
• λ The chemical is highly poisonous, flammable (可燃的) or reactive ; or
• λ The spill/leak occurs in a “public space” such as a corridor; or
• λ The spill/leak has the potential to spread to other parts of the building such as through the ventilation (通风) system; or
• λ The clean up procedures are not known or appropriate materials are not readily available; or
• λ The clean up requires a respirator (呼吸器) (including cartridge respirators) to be worn and no personnel have been trained and fit-tested in accordance(一致) with the campus Respiratory Protection Program; or
• λ The spill/leak may endanger the environment by reaching waterways or outside ground, or by going down a drain

If none of the above conditions are met, the spill is defined as a simple spill. You may clean up simple spills in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Chemical Safety Guide. For consultative assistance, call Division of Research Safety (DSR) at 333-2755.

How to report a complicated spill 1. Evacuate(撤退) to a safe location, and alert others to evacuate. 2. Dial 9-911 from a campus phone. 3. Tell the operator you are calling to report a chemical spill at the University of Illinois. 4. Have the following information ready. λ Name of chemical λ Quantity spilled λ Location of spill (Full building name and room number) λ Number of people injured or slashed λ If applicable, the occurrence of a fire or explosion λ Your name and phone number 5. Have someone knowledgeable about the chemical spilled meet the fire department at the main entrance to your building. Take a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) of the chemical, if it is readily available.