单选题 {{B}}Part A{{/B}} {{B}}Directions：{{/B}} Read the following
three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D． Mark
your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1． {{B}}Text 1{{/B}}
A former town hall worker made legal history last
week when she was awarded ￡67,000 for stress brought on by her work．The ruling
made Beverley Lancaster the first person to get their employer to accept the
legal responsibility for stress-related personal injury in a British court．It is
likely to start a flood of other workers'claims, Mrs．Lancaster's union already
has 7,000 stress related cases on its books． The 44-year-old
mother of two started a legal case against Birmingham City Council after falling
ill while working as a troubleshooter in a neighborhood housing office．Dealing
with rude and abusive members of the public pushed her into periods of gloom and
she suffered anxiety, Birmingham county court heard．Mrs．Lancaster joined the
council at 16, working her way up from junior clerk to senior draughtswoman．Her
problems began when she was promoted to housing officer in Sutton
Coldfield．"With no continuity, a constant high workload and lime clerical
support, I found it difficult to switch from one problem or situation to
another,"she said．"My concentration swung and I suffered sleepless nights．It
made me feel like I was in a hole with no key to open the door．I would break
down in tears．1 was being buried in paperwork and at times my mind would just go
blank." In awarding compensation of￡67,491, assistant recorder
Frances Kirkham said she understood the position of troubleshooter was very
different from Mrs．Lancaster's previous job．She rejected claims from the council
that Mrs．Lancaster would be able to go back to her former profession, saying she
accepted that the possibility of future work would be in a lesser
capacity． After the hearing Mrs．Lancaster said she was relieved
and pleased．She added, "I hope this will act as a warning to
employers．Everything I did was right．The council made promises to me and they
failed me．I felt isolated, let down, that I was not good enough, not wanted.”The
payout, the first of its kind to be decided in a county court， covers loss of
wages and future loss of earnings． A spokesman for Birmingham
City Council said action had been taken by the authority to review its staff and
management procedures．
单选题
Mrs．Beverley Lancaster was awarded￡67,000 for______．
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第一段的第一句就提到“A former town hall worker made legal history last week．when she was awarded￡67,000 for stress broght on by her work.”，由此可知，兰开斯特夫人因工作带来的巨大压力而获得了 67000英镑的赔偿，因此应选择[A] 。
单选题
Mrs．Beverley Lancaster took legal action against the city council because ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干是“为什么兰开斯特夫人要起诉城市委员会?”由文章 第二段第一句“The 44-years-old mothei of two started a leffal case against Bitmingham City Council after falling ill while working as a troubleshooterin a neighborhood housing office．”可知，兰开斯特夫人是因为工作病倒后开 始提出诉讼的。由此可知，正确的选项为[C] 。[B] “因为粗鲁的委员会会员” 干扰性较强，但下文中提到的是“rude and abusive members of the public行 为粗鲁且谩骂他人的民众”。
单选题
The Lancaster case shows that employees have the right to get compensation if they______．
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。本文的第一段提到兰开斯特夫人是第一个因精神压力而获得 赔偿的人，同时提到“It is likely to start a flood of other workers'claims”。 由此可以推断出，法庭会接到更多的关于工作压力造成精神创伤的案例， 故选[C] 。
单选题
If Birmingham City Council plans to move an employee to a new job，it will definitely make sure that______．
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章中多处提到因两份工作没有衔接性，而导致巨大的 压力。第二段的第五句“With no continuity, a constant high workload and little clerical support, I found it difficult to switch from one problem or situation to another”；第三段的第一句“Frances Kirkham said she understood the position of troubleshooter was very different from Mrs． Lancaster's previous job．”因此，城市委员会要调换员工的工作，必须确保 两份工作的衔接性，应选择[A] 。
语言点：
1．ruling判决
2．stress-related与压力相关的
3．The 44-year-old mother of two started a legal case against Birmingham City Council after falling ill while working as a troubleshooter in a neighborhood housing office．现年44岁，已是两个孩子妈妈的贝弗利·兰 开斯特曾是附近住房办公室的一名故障检修员，因工作病倒后，她开始控 告伯明翰城市委员会。
1)troubleshooter故障检修员
2)句子分析：after falling…和while working…都是分词短语作时间 状语。
4．Dealing with rude and abusive members of the public pushed her into periods of gloom and she suffered anxiety经常与行为粗鲁且谩骂他人的人 打交道，使她儿度陷入忧郁的境地，而且变得焦虑不安．
1) Dealing with rude and abusive members of the public为动名词短语作句 子的主语。
2)suffer anxiety饱受焦虑之苦，suffer表示“遭受”。
5．junior clerk低级员工
6．senior draughtswoman高级制图员
7．clerical support行政支持
8．I found it diffcult to switch from one problem or situation to another我很难 从一个问题或一种境况转移到另一个问题或另一种境况。
句子分析：find+it+a dij.+to do结构中it是形式宾语。
9．break down崩溃
10．I feIt isolated, let down, that 1 was not good enough, not wanted．我感到孤 独、失落，总是不够好，处处不受欢迎。