单选题 Questions 181-185 refer to the following document and e-mail massage.
Atlas Modern Railroad Co, Ltd.
Employee Rules of Conduct

Atlas Modern Railroad Co, Ltd., (hereafter "Company") requires that each employee of the Company abide by these Rules of Conduct.
1. Employees will not be tardy in the performance of their duties, including arriving to work in a timely fashion and working at all times other than at specified break times, and will not leave from work early.
2. Employees must obtain permission from management for a leave from work.
3. Employees must wear appropriate clothing in the workplace.
4. In order to prevent injury to employees, any footwear considered open-toed or beachwear are prohibited.
5. Employees will not take from Company premises any documents, papers, records, files, computer disks, or any other tangible matters containing Company records, data or files, without the express permission of the employee's supervisor.
6. Company information is confidential, and must not be revealed to a third party by an employee.
7. No employee will engage in activities deemed detrimental to the Company by the management.
8. Fire regulations and drills must be observed at all times.
9. Employees may not use Company materials, equipment, or stationery for personal use.
* Except for rule 3, breaking these rules once will result in a warning, and breaking them a second time will be grounds for dismissal.
* Insubordination will be immediate grounds for dismissal.
______(signature of employee)
______(print name of employee)
To: John Koza, HR Manager (koza@atlas.com)
From: Robert Wright, CEO (wright@atlas.com)
Date: August 8
Subject: An Addition to the Rules
Dear Mr. John Koza,
As you are aware, we had an unfortunate incident last Week that an employee intentionally destroyed one of the company's computers. He has subsequently been let go. I looked over the list of the Employee Rules of Conduct that you drew up several years ago and found that it needs to be revised.
First of all, we need to add a clause about destruction of company property. I believe that the intentional destruction of company property should not only be grounds for immediate dismissal. I think that the offender should pay damages.
Also, there is no mention of pets at all in the Employee Rules of Conduct. I've noticed that a few of the office workers have brought their pets to the office. This is a distraction for the other employees and should not be tolerated at any time.
If you have any additions to the rules, please let me know. I would like the new set of rules to be distributed to the employees by next Wednesday. Please submit them to me by Tuesday for approval.
Yours sincerely,
单选题 Why does Mr. Robert Wright send an e-mail to Mr. John Koza?
A. To tell him about an employee who destroyed a computer
B. To make him sue for the damages
C. To tell him to revise some of the Employee Rules of Conduct
D. To tell him to change all of the Employee Rules of Conduct
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】中级问题
(第二篇文章)原文第一段提到罗伯特先生写这封邮件的目的,it needs to be revised,由此可知他的目的在于修改员工行为规则。另外还增加了“支付赔偿金和上缴宠物”的有关规定,由此可知,这封邮件是为了“修改部分员工行为规则(to revise some of the Employee Rules of Conduct)”。
单选题 According to the current rules, what will cause immediate dismissal?
A. Destruction of property
B. Disobedience
C. Improper clothing
D. Revealing confidential information
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】初级问题
(第二篇文章)根据文章最后提到的规定内容“In subordination will be immediate grounds for dismissal. ”可知,“不服从(insubordination)”是造成被解雇的直接原因。disobedience是insubordination的同义替换形式,故(B)项正确。
单选题 What does Mr. Robert Wright think about an employee who intentionally destroyed the company property?
A. Warning and dismissal
B. Payment for damages only
C. Dismissal and payment
D. Dismissal only
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】初级问题
(第二篇文章)罗伯特先生建议对损坏公司资产的员工,不仅应立即解雇还要让其“负担赔偿金(the offender should pay damages)。因此(C)项解雇和赔偿(Dismissal and payment)为正确答案。
单选题 How does Mr. Robert Wright feel about pets?
A. Pets encourage the employees to increase the company's profits.
B. Some pets will be allowed by prior arrangement.
C. Pets must not be allowed to the company.
D. Pets create a more productive work environment.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】中级问题
(第二篇文章)罗伯特先生认为“把宠物带到公司会分散其他员工注意力(This is a distraction for the other employees)”,因此“不能允许(should not be tolerated…)”,故(C)项正确。关键在于找到问题关键词Pets所在段落。
单选题 What will happen next Wednesday?
A. Mr. John Koza will meet with Mr. Robert Wright.
B. The new rules will be published.
C. Mr. John Koza will send Mr. Robert Wright the revised rules.
D. The new rules will be reviewed by Mr. Robert Wright.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】中级问题
(第二篇文章)根据问题关键词next Wednesday所在句的内容可推测下周三将发生的事情。罗伯特先生在这句提到“向员工公布新规则(the new set of rules to be distributed to the employees)”,故(B)项正确。