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1、胶州市2014高考英语文章阅读类训练（14）及答案或解析阅读理解 Donna is 19 years old and loves animals, which is why Im always happy to leave my dog with her when I go on holiday. Donna also helps to train hunting dogs, but recently, her boyfriend told me, she returned home from a farm in tears after being told to hit some dogs.
2、“She wasnt being asked to hit them because they didnt behave well,” he said. “She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is boss.” Donna refused. Good for Donna. In my view, you hurt an animal for only two reasons: as a way to teach it an important lesson, suc
3、h as not to run into the road; or because you like hurting animals.Last summer, I attended a horse race. I dont know much about horses, but I was alarmed when I saw a horse with a huge ulcer(溃疡) on its leg. “Surely this horse wont race?” I asked. I was very surprised that nobody in the crowd seemed
4、concerned.The horse began the race, but later it fell heavily. It had broken its leg. The next thing I saw was its dead body in a bag, being driven past. No one seemed to care, except those whod bet on it. I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses? I doubt it.Oh, but it
5、s tradition, I hear you say. Wouldnt the world be a boring place if we didnt occasionally hit, shoot and chase animals? Traditions are made by man and can be unmade. It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients, or to watch pu
6、blic execution(执行死刑). Nor should it be forgotten that in our progress to a more civilized world, animals have played an important role: they have fed us, carried us, worked for us, rescued us, died for us and sometimes just saved us from loneliness. Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the ve
7、ry least, they deserve our respect.1. Donna was asked to hit the young dogs because _.A. they misbehavedB. their owner disliked themC. people on the farm enjoy hurting themD. it was a way to train them to obey people2. What does the underlined word “punch” probably mean?A. strikeB. strokeC. punishD.
8、 pump3. Whats the writers purpose in telling the readers the story about the horse? A. To explain the traditional horse race to readers.B. To prove that the weak horse cant win in the race. C. To show that animals are treated unfairly by humans. D. To say that people care more for horses than horse
9、racing.4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People no longer watch killing criminals in public. B. The writer cannot accept anyone who hits the animals.C. It was a traditional practice to kill servants for their dead master.D. The writer thinks it possible to change the traditions ma
10、de by men. 5. Whats the best title of the passage? A. No one cares for animals nowadays. B. Lets protect the endangered animals.C. Show animals the respect they deserve. D. The stories between animals and people.*结束Bonus（奖金） culture has become the subject of many studies nowadays. Many people have b
11、een angered by the way some bankers and high officials seem to have been rewarded for failure. Others find the idea of offering many-million-dollar bonuses morally disgusting. But few have asked whether performance-related bonuses really do improve performance. The answer seems so obvious that even
12、to ask the question can appear ridiculous. Indeed, in spite of all the complaints about them, financial encouragements continue to be introduced in more and more areas, from healthcare and public services to teaching and universities.So it may come as a shock to many to learn that paying for results
13、 can actually make people perform badly in many circumstances, and that the more you pay, the worse they perform.No one is arguing that bonuses can help companies and institutions attract and keep the best staff. Nor does anyone argue against the idea that you can encourage people to do specific tas
14、ks by linking payments to those tasks. Rather, the point is about how to get the best out of people. Do employees really perform better if you promise to pay them more for getting results?There are some obvious reasons why such payments can fail. It has been argued, for instance, that cash bonuses c
15、ontributed to the financial crash, because traders had little enthusiasm to make sure that their companies enjoyed long-term survival.Most bonus projects are poorly designed, says Professor Malcolm Higgs. He thinks the reason is that organisations try to keep bonus arrangements simple. Nevertheless,
16、 he thinks bonus projects can work as long as they link the interests of individual employees with the long-term goals of a business.Bonuses can also encourage cheating. “Once you start making peoples rewards dependent on outcomes rather than behaviours, the evidence is people will do whatever they can to get those out
