1.D 第一段的mirror出現(xiàn)在The school bus is a mirror of the community，further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. 這里的mirror就是reflect的名詞形式reflection。

　　2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題，第四段This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company，告訴了答案。

　　3.C 關(guān)于Bruce Hardy的說法錯誤的是，我們還是定位在第四段話的第三句話，也就是Larry Althouse的話中，通過對比就知道C項的說法是錯誤的。

　　4.B Althouse Bus Company 是由誰建立的，倒數(shù)第二段的第二句My grandfather started the business with one bus.標(biāo)明是由說話者的祖父建立的，而說話者就是Althouse further，這在Althouse further adds中體現(xiàn)出來了。

　　5.D 最后一段話體現(xiàn)了Althouse Bus Company公司對于建立良好的關(guān)系是相當(dāng)重視的。Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations.是最好的體現(xiàn)。

　　6. A 如果不認(rèn)識threaten一詞就要在原文中找到該單詞所在的句子，通過對句子的理解來確定單詞的意思。原句是threatened animals such as elephants 比如大象一類的...動物。endangered是處于危險中的，frightened是可怕的，killed被殺的，angered是生氣的、發(fā)怒的，由此可見最為接近的應(yīng)該是frightened。

　　7. B estimate是估算，by 在這里是方法、方式的意思，為什么研究者們在某些地區(qū)用計算糞便的方法來估算大象的數(shù)量。Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa. So researchers often estimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given area. 所以答案是B.

　　8. C relied on意思是依賴、依靠。They also need to know the rate at which dung decays: Because it's extremely difficult to determine these rates...But researchers at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to region depending on the climate and environment.可見因為不同地方的大象糞便的腐化頻率是不一樣的，所以導(dǎo)致依靠計算大象糞便來計算大象數(shù)量的方法變得很不靠譜。

　　9. D 在原文中找關(guān)于Plumptre的敘述，倒數(shù)第二段Plumptre also says that the dung-pile census should be carried out over a region similar in size to an elephant's natural range.所答案顯而易見了

　　10.A 在文中找到這句話，He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon.這里的he肯定是和上段文字連接，前一段話末尾是...says Plumptre.可見這里的he就是指上文的Plumptre。

　　11.C 原文第一段When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital, her employer not only cheered her on, but also paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study. cheer...on意思是為...歡呼，為...鼓勁加油。

　　12.D ease one's stiffness and stress 消除（減輕）某人的頑固和壓力，題干中問的是原文中沒有提到...那我們就將stiffness and stress還原到文中，And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward, they can call for a free 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage （按摩） or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief....這段文字是相對應(yīng)的說明，只要一一對應(yīng)就可以選出文中沒有提到的選項

　　13.B Investment in staff 這里有一個if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句來If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover （人員更替） alone, they're well worthwhile.所以這里對員工的投資是為了減少人員的流動。

　　14.A Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees, cut down on sick days （which cost Canadian businesses an estimated $17 billion a year, or an average of $3,550 per employee）加拿大花了巨資引進人才，課件最缺的就是人才。

　　15.C If that's not enough, employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor's appointment.這里是kids come down with the flu，flu是流感的意思，這里員工利用一年5天的家庭假期肯定是孩子得了流感的情況下，所以這里的come down with意思最接近選項C get.

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