阅读理解(共两节,满分 30 分)Job Type: Receptionist Req's Education: High School Req's Experience: Less Than 1 YearWe Want you! CONTACT INFORMATIONContact: Rebecca HyrePhone: 8055490800Email: Rebecca@163.comFax: Not AvailableDESCRIPTION • Embassy Suites Hotel San Luis is currently accepting applications for front Desk Services Agent. Full time day and part time night positions open. • Availability must include weekends and holidays. • This position has a combination of duties mainly related, but not limited to checking ﹣in hotel guests. We are seeking candidates who have the ability to: • Understand guest inquires and provide responses in a helpful, courteous(礼貌的)manner. • Promote positive relations with all individuals who approach the Front Desk and enter the hotel. • Focus on the guest needs remaining calm and courteous. • Work well under pressure. • Input and access data in the computer. • Ensure security and confidentiality of guest and hotel information. • Work cooperatively with other departments and co﹣workers as part of a team. REQUIREMENTS • Customer service experience preferred • Please apply online by submitting a resume, including a cover letter. OR: • Apply in person, by submitting an application for employment, from the executive offices located within the hotel.(1)Those interested in this job may contact Rebecca Hyre________.A. by e﹣mailB. by faxC. by sending short messagesD. by post.(2)The job candidates should meet the following requirements EXCEPT________.A. be tough to bear pressureB. have necessary PC skillsC. be communicative and cooperativeD. ensure all guests' security.(3)Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?________A.The job candidates are expected to work full time during holidays.B.The candidates can only apply online by submitting an application.C.The job has a combination of duties, including checking﹣in hotel guests.D.People without customer service experience can not apply for the position..Their cheery song brightens many a winter's day. But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much. Robins are singing all night﹣as well as during the day, British﹣based researchers say. David Dominoni, of Glasgow University, said that light from street lamps, takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds' biological clocks, leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep. Dr Dominon, who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns, said lack of sleep could put the birds' health at risk. His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab, it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day. And the more birds are exposed to light, the more active they are at night. He told people at a conference, "There have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing. Singing is a costly behavior and it takes energy. So by increasing their song output, there might be some costs of energy." And it is not just robins that are being kept awake by artificial light. Blackbirds and seagulls are also being more________. Dr Dominoni said, "In Glasgow where I live, gulls are a serious problem. I have people coming to me saying 'You are the bird expert. Can you help us kill these gulls? '. During the breeding (繁殖)season, between April and June, they are very active at night and very noisy and people can't sleep." Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution, other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise. However, some birds thrive( 兴 旺 ) in noisy environments. A study from California Polytechnic State University found more hummingbirds in areas with heavy industrial machinery. It is thought that they are capitalising on their predators (天敌) fleeting to quieter areas.(1)According to Dr Dominoni's study, what causes robins to sing so much?________A. The breeding season.B. The light in modern life.C. The dangerous environment.D. The noise from heavy machinery..(2)What is the researchers' concern over the increase of birds' song output?________A. The environment might be polluted.B. The birds' health might be damaged.C. The industry cost might be increased.D. The people's hearing might be affected..(3)What does the underlined word "nocturnal" in Paragraph 5mean?________A. Active at night. B. Inactive at night. C. Active during the day. D. Inactive during the day..(4)Why do some birds thrive in noisy environments?________A. Because there are fewer dangers.B. Because there is more food to eat.C. Because there is less light pollution.D. Because there are more places to take shelter..Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with outsize success in other fields? I put the question to top﹣flight professionals in industries from tech to finance to media, all of whom had serious past lives as musicians. The phenomenon extends beyond the math﹣music association. Strikingly, many high achievers told me music opened up the pathways to creative thinking. And their experiences suggest that music training sharpens other qualities: Collection. The ability to listen. A way of thinking that weaves together disparate ideas. The power to focus on the present and the future simultaneously. For many of the high achievers I spoke with, music functions as a "hidden language, " as Mr. Wolfensohn calls it, one that enhances the ability to connect disparate or even contradictory ideas. When he ran the World Bank, Mr. Wolfensohn traveled to more than 100 countries, often taking in local performances, which helped him understand "the culture of people, as distinct from their balance sheet." It is in that context that the connection between math and music grabs the most attention. Both are at heart modes of expression. Bruce Kovner, the founder of the hedge fund (对冲基金) Caxton Associates, says he sees similarities between his piano playing and investing strategy; as he says, both "relate to pattern recognition, and some people extend these patterns across different senses." For Roger McNamee, whose Elevation Partners is perhaps best known for its early investment in Facebook, "music and technology have converged, " he says. He became expert on Facebook by using it to promote his band, Moonalice, and now is focusing on video by live﹣streaming its concerts. He says musicians and top professionals share "the almost desperate need to dive deep." This capacity to obsess seems to unite top performers in music and other fields. "I've always believed the reason I've gotten ahead is by outworking other people, " he says. It's a skill learned by "playing that solo one more time, working on that one little section one more time, " and it translates into "working on something over and over again, or double﹣checking or triple﹣checking." He adds, "There's nothing like music to teach you that eventually if you work hard enough, it does get better. You see the results." That's an observation worth remembering at a time when music as a serious pursuit in decline in this country.(1)Music training can enhance all of the following abilities except________.A.handling the present with a long﹣range visionB.listening to different opinions patientlyC.thinking from other people's perspectiveD.identifying connection between different ideas.(2)Bruce Kovner sees a parallel between music and________.A. hedge fund B. patterns C. different senses D. mathematics.(3)By saying "music and technology have converged", Roger McNamee means________.A.technology has increased the channels by which music is promotedB.advanced technology makes sound better than beforeC.Facebook has become a platform for promoting music albumsD.musical techniques are directly used in managing business.(4)The underlined word "observation" in the last paragraph refers to________.A.the claim that music is the key to successB.the belief that results determine the value of musicC.the idea that hard work keeps getting you aheadD.the proposal that one should pursue music seriously.Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone﹣faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. "What could be causing everyone to act this way? " Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip a coin. Heads﹣the commander, and tails﹣the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, ________ to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, "My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution." The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re﹣dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster's office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!(1)What did the author's classmates think about his report?________A. Original and interesting. B. Funny and ridiculous. C. Original but boring. D. Funny but puzzling..(2)What caused the author's failure to finish the task?________A.He followed his grandfather's advice and Nipped a coin.B.He was unfamiliar with American history.C.He forgot his teacher's instruction.D.He didn't know why the leacher gave such a task..(3)The underlined word "burning" in Para. 3 probably means________A. annoyed B. ashamed C. ready D. eager.(4)In the end, the author turned things around________A.through his months' effortB.by redoing his taskC.by finding a chance to talk to the headmaster.