高中英语Unit24Society单元质量检测（含解析）北师大版选修8.docxVIP

businesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.（拥护者OGrady认为，在自动化提高了企业利润的地方，成功应该以减少工时的形式与工人分享。）由此推断出0,Grady所说的话的意思是工人应该从减少工作时间的自动化中获益，故选瓦

Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthepassage?

TointroducesomeBritishfirmsswitchtoafour-dayworkingweek.

ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.

Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.

TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.

答案：A

解析：写作意图题。第二段RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要介绍了一些英国公司的四天工作制度，故选A。

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ProfessorSunJun,aged93in2018,hasdevotedhislifetoworkingonChina，sgiantconstructionprojects,includingtheQinghai-Tibethighway,ThreeGorgesDam,andtheYangtzeRiverTunnel.Inhislatestproject,theTongjiUniversityacademicservedasasenioradviserontheconstructionoftheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge.

UndertheguidanceofSun,XuWei,aprofessorinTongjiandSun，sstudent,tookovertechnicalassistancefortheconstructionofthebridge.EverytimeIsawSunandotherprofessorsworkingonthebridge,Ifeltatease,“saidLinMing,thegeneralprojectmanager.LininitiallyinvitedanexperiencedDutchcompanytoserveasthetechnicalassistantfortheproject.Thecompanywantedtocharge$171million.HethenaskedforhelpfromXualongwithexpertsinTongjiUniversity.

ThemethodsdevelopedbyTongjiUniversityreducedtheimpactofthebridgeontheChinesewhitedolphin,whichisunderfirstclassstateprotection.Thekeychallengeduringtheconstructionofthebridgewasthe6.7-kmunderwatertunnel,theworld，slongestanddeepestunderseatunnel.DingWenqi,whowasnicknamedthe“tunnelexpertv,wasaskedtoensurethetubesbeconnectedperfectly一evenundertheinfluencesoflandsubsidence（下沉），waterpressureandtidemovement.HuXiangdong,anotherprofessorwithTongji,develo