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PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSIONﻩ ﻩ ﻩﻩ [25MIN]Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.TEXTAAstudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors—orofpeopleverydifferentfromourown—canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyofferusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,JoseClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros—aswellastheworksofAlfredoRamosMartines—depictedtheseMexicanartists’deepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecausearthistory__.

A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopoliticalvalues.ﻫB.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthepast.

C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.

D.alloftheabove.Artissubjectiveinthat__.

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.ﻫB.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.ﻫD.bothBandC.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?ﻫA.UnlikeFranciscoGoya,PabloandseveralMexicanartistsexpressedtheirpoliticalopinionsintheirpaintings.

B.Historybooksoftenrevealthecompilers’politicalviews.ﻫC.ReligiousartremainedinEuropeforcenturiestheonlytypeofartbecausemostpeopleregardedtheBibleastheHolyBook.

D.Alltheabovementioned.Thepassageismainlydiscussing__.

A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory.ﻫB.Themakingofarthistory.

C.Whatcanwelearnfromart.

D.Theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory.Inmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat__.ﻫA.Islamicartistshavehadtocreatearchitecturaldecorationswithimagesofflowersorgeometricforms.

B.Historyteachersaremoreobjectivethangeneralhistory.

C.Itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory.ﻫD.PeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandotherbuildingsinordertopopularizetheBible.TEXTBAsweknow,itisveryimportantthatafirmshouldpayattentiontothetrainingofitsstaffasthereexistmanyweakpartsinitsvariousdepartments.Stafftrainingmusthaveapurpose,whichisdefinedwhenafirmconsidersitstrainingneeds,whichareinturnbasedonjobdescriptionsandjobspecifications.Ajobdescriptionshouldgivedetailsoftheperformancethatisrequiredforaparticularjob,andajobspecificationshouldgiveinformationaboutthebehavior,knowledgeandskillsthatareexpectedofanemployeewhoworksinit.Whenallofthishasbeencollected,itispossibletomakeatrainingspecification.ThisspecifieswhattheTrainingDepartmentmustteachforthesuccessfulperformanceofthejob,andalsothebestmethodstouseinthetrainingperiod.Therearemanydifferenttrainingmethods,andthereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofallofthem.Successfultrainingprogrammesdependonanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenlearningaboutskillsandtraininginusingthem.Itisfrequentlysaidthatlearningaboutskillstakesplace"offthejob"intheclassroom,buttraininginusingtheseskillstakesplace"onthejob",bymeansofsuchactivitiesaspracticeintheworkshop.Itisalwaysdifficulttoevaluatethecostsandsavingsofatrainingprogramme.Thesuccessofsuchaprogrammedependsnotonlyonthemethodsusedbutalsoonthequalityofthestaffwhodothetraining.Acompanycanoftencheckohsavingsintimeandcostbyexaminingtheworkperformedbytheworkersandtechnicianswhohavecompletedatrainingprogramme.Theevaluationofmanagementtrainingismuchmorecomplexthanthat.Tobesuccessfulinourtrainingprogrammes,wemustunderstandthedifferencebetween______.

A.ajobdescriptionandajobspecificationﻫB.whatistaughtandhowitistaughtﻫC.learningaboutskillsandtraininginusingthemﻫD.thesavingsintimeandthesavingsincostThesuccessofatrainingprogrammedependson_________.

A.theplaceswherethetrainingtakesplace

B.thecorrectevaluationofthecostsandsavingsoftheprogrammeﻫC.theperformanceoftheworkersandtechnicianstrainedintheprogrammeﻫD.thetrainingmethodsandthequalityofthetrainingstaffAtrainingspecificationspecifies_______.

A.theperformancerequiredforacertainjob

B.thebehavior,knowledge,andskillsexpectedofanemployee

C.thetrainingcontentsandmethods

D.thecostsandsavingsoftheprogrammeAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Asthereexistweakpartsindifferentdepartmentsofafirm,thetrainingofitsstaffishighlynecessary.ﻫBAtrainingspecificationisbasedontheinformationcollectedfromajobdescriptionandajobspecification.ﻫC.Traininginusingskillsandlearningaboutskillsusuallydonothappenatthesameplace.

D.Itiseasiertoevaluatemanagementtrainingthantoevaluatethetrainingofworkersandtechnicians.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe_______.

AASuccessfulTrainingProgrammeﻫB.HowtoDescribeandSpecifyaJob

C.StaffTrainingﻫD.TheImportanceofTrainingWorkersandTechniciansTEXTCRecentresearchhasclaimedthatanexcessofpositiveionsintheaircanhaveanilleffectonpeople’sphysicalorpsychologicalhealth.Whatarepositiveions?Well,theairisfullofions,electricallychargedparticles,andgenerallythereisaroughbalancebetweenthepositiveandthenegativecharged.Butsometimesthisbalancebecomesdisturbedandalargerproportionofpositiveionsarefound.Thishappensnaturallybeforethunderstorm,earthquakeswhenwindssuchastheMistral,HamsinorSharavareblowingincertaincountries.Oritcanbecausedbyabuild-upofstaticelectricityindoorsfromcarpetsorclothingmadeofman-madefibres,orfromTVsets,duplicatorsorcomputerdisplayscreens.Whenalargenumberofpositiveionsarepresentintheairmanypeopleexperienceunpleasanteffectssuchasheadaches,fatigue,irritability,andsomeparticularlysensitivepeoplesuffernauseaorevenmentaldisturbance.Animalsarealsoaffected,particularlybeforeearthquakes,snakeshavebeenobservedtocomeoutofhibernation,ratstofleefromtheirburrows,dogshowlandcatsjumpaboutunaccountably.ThishasledtheUSGeographicalSurveytofundanetworkofvolunteerstowatchanimalsinanefforttoforeseesuchdisastersbeforetheyhitvulnerableareassuchasCalifornia.Conversely,whenlargenumbersofnegativeionsarepresent,thenpeoplehaveafeelingofwell-being.Naturalconditionsthatproducetheselargeamountsarenearthesea,closetowaterfallsorfountains,orinanyplacewherewaterissprayed,orformsaspray.Thisprobablyaccountsforthebeneficialeffectofaholidaybythesea,orinthemountainswithtumblingstreamsorwaterfalls.Toincreasethesupplyofnegativeionsindoors,somescientistsrecommendtheuseofionisers:smallportablemachines,whichgeneratenegativeions.Theyclaimthationisersnotonlycleanandrefreshtheairbutalsoimprovethehealthofpeoplesensitivetoexcesspositiveions.Ofcourse,therearethedetractors,otherscientists,whodismisssuchclaimsandareskepticalaboutnegative/positiveionresearch.Thereforepeoplecanonlymakeuptheirownmindsbyobservingtheeffectsonthemselves,oronothers,ofanegativerichorpoorenvironment.Afterallitisdebatablewhetherdependingonseismicreadingstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethanwatchingthecat.1.Whateffectdoesexceedingpositiveionizationhaveonsomepeople?ﻫA.Theythinktheyareinsane.

B.Theyfeelratherbad-temperedandshort-fussed.

C.Theybecomeviolentlysick.ﻫD.Theyaretootiredtodoanything.2.Inaccordancewiththepassage,staticelectricitycanbecausedby___.ﻫA.usinghome-madeelectricalgoods.ﻫB.wearingclothesmadeofnaturalmaterials.

C.walkingonartificialfloorcoverings.

D.copyingTVprogramsonacomputer.3.Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound___.

A.nearapoundwithawaterpump.

B.closetoaslow-flowingriver.ﻫC.highinsomebarrenmountains.

D.byarotatingwatersprinkler.4.Whatkindofmachinecangeneratenegativeionsindoors?ﻫA.Ionisers.

B.Air-conditioners.ﻫC.Exhaust-fans

D.Vacuumpumps.5.Somescientistsbelievethat___.

A.watchinganimalstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethandependingonseismography.ﻫB.theunusualbehaviorofanimalscannotbetrusted.

C.neitherwatchingnorusingseismographsisreliable.TEXTDPersonalityis,tolargeextent,inherent--A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofoundeffect,sinceifcompetitionisimprotanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorlivesoftheirchildren.OneplacewherechildrensoakupAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthe"winatallcosts"moralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrentpassionformakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirB-typefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,droppeddeadsecondsaftersaying:"Rejoice,weconquer!".Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolisthedisproportionateemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhatquestionable,butcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureispositivel

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