二、阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，请将其代码填涂在“答题纸”相应的位置上。错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
Passage 1
Rockwatch—The Best Club on Earth
If you are a young person and interested in geology(地质学) ，then Rockwatch is the club for you.
When You Join
New memberships receive a Rockwatch Rox file each. This has the information and top tips you will need to start enjoying geology. It’s designed to serve as your own field notebook as well.
In it you will find your：
membership card
full color mini-map
thumbs up guide
fact cards
Rockwatch Magazine
Our lively magazine is mailed to members three times a year. They can read reports and news from around the world，and articles on everything from diamonds to dinosaurs(恐龙) ，earthquakes to erosion(水土流失) .
Rockwatch Events
With each magazine you will receive a Rockwatch events calendar. Rocky activities suitable for families are listed and include road shows and guided walks.
The Rockwatch Rock Artist
Are you an artist, or a photographer? This is your chance to become Rockwatch Rock Artist of the Year and win amazing prizes in our annual competition.
Special Offer
Rockwatch members can have specially discounted Wildlife Watch membership. Watch is the biggest environmental action club for young people，with 100 groups across the country. You can join both clubs together in the membership form.
11. New Rockwatch Rox Club members will obtain a special file when they______.
A. do field work B. join the club
C. buy a field notebook D. start studying geology
12. Rockwatch is a magazine telling about things related to______.
A. geology B. agriculture
C. politics D. economics
13. What activities are specially arranged for Rockwatch members interested in photography?
A. Guided walks. B. Rocky activities.
C. Yearly competitions. D. Academic workshops.
14. When applying for Wildlife Watch membership，a Rockwatch member can enjoy______.
A. free membership B. a special discount
C. a Rock Artist prize D. guided road shows
15. You may join both Rockwatch and Wildlife Watch clubs by______.
A. calling the two clubs B. providing references
C. applying separately D. filling in one form
Passage 2
Everybody telecommuting (远程办公). “It won’t work in most jobs”, “It costs too much”, “It reduces air pollution”，“It helps people balance family and work responsibilities”, and “Most people are doing it”.
In reality researchers continue to find strong growth and acceptance of telecommuting. Nearly two-thirds of the top 1000 companies in the world have a telecommuting program, and 92 percent say it reduces cost and improves worker productivity (生产力). The days of everyone commuting to the office five days a week are quickly disappearing.
Telecommuting involves a non-traditional work arrangement enabling workers to work at home or elsewhere, some or all of the time. This is not a new，novel, or untested way of working.
But is it for you? Telecommuting is not a panacea (万能药). Whether you are a manager，or an HR (Human Resources) specialist, there are decisions to make and actions to take before you begin a telecommuting arrangement.
Join us for any or all of the following meetings to get answers，information，and resources to develop and carry out a successful telecommuting arrangement. Each meeting offers you an informative presentation followed by the opportunity for a discussion with a panel of “experts” who have made telecommuting work for them.
16. How do people look at telecommuting according to the first paragraph?
A. They are against it. B. They don’t care about it.
C. They share the same view. D. They differ in their opinions.
17. According to the response of most of the top 1000 companies, telecommuting _____.
A. increases worker productivity
B. will disappear in the near future
C. cannot be accepted by the public
D. is practiced in all the top companies
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE of telecommuting?
A. It is up to the employees to accept it or not.
B. It is getting popular in different companies.
C. It is a new untested way of working.
D. It is a traditional work arrangement.
19. Before beginning a telecommuting arrangement，the management should______.
A. appoint a new HR specialist
B. provide the facilities and conditions
C. improve the company’s productivity first
D. decide whether it is suitable for the company
20. According to the last paragraph，meetings are held to______.
A. appreciate the efforts of the telecommuting companies
B. discuss the employment of telecommuting experts
C. help introduce the practice of telecommuting
D. train people before
