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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读含答案dealJimGlaubandDylanParkerhadjustbeenhandedthekeystotheirnewManhattanapartmenton22ndStreetwhentheoutgoingtenant(房客)saidsomethingcurious,“Justsoyouknow,there’sthisthingwherelettersaddressedtoSantacometotheapartment.Theprevioustenantsreceivedthemailtoo.Ithasbeencomingforyearsandnooneknowswhy.”GlaubandParkersettledintotheirnewhome,andforthefirsttwoyearsonlyafewlettersfromkidsorparentsasked“Santa”forgiftstheycouldnototherwiseafford.TheninthemonthsleadingtoChristmas2010,theirmailboxwasfilledwithletterstoSantaeveryday.Theyrespondedtoasmanyastheycould,writingnotes,evenbuyinggifts.Glaub,ofcourse,isnotSanta.Theycoulddoonlysomuch.Butonenight,whenheandParkerthrewa1960s—themedChristmasparty,asolutionappeared.Guestsnoticedthehundredsoflettersthey’dyettoactuponandaskedaboutthem.Glaubtoldthemthestoryandhisguestswere
intrigued.“Alotofpeoplewerelike,‘I’lltakealetter.I’llsatisfyit.’”AndsowasbornMiracleon22ndStreet.Tospreadtheword,theystartedawebsite,
,andaFacebookpage.Workingwithothernonprofitsthathelpthoseinneed,theyinvitedfamiliesfromaroundthecountytogoonlineandrequestgiftsfortheirchildren.Likewise,donors,alsoknownas“elves,”cansignuptobuygiftsforachildorfamily,accompaniedbyasignednotewithElfbeforetheirname,suchasElfJimorElfJody.Lastyear,GlaubandMiracleon22ndStreethelpedmorethan800families.Glaubnolongerwonderswhytheletterscometotheapartment.Puttinginthelonghourstohelpthefamiliesiswhatit’sallaboutforhim.“It’spartofChristmasforme,”hesays,“Itwouldn’tbeChristmaswithoutit.”4.Whatdidthetenantthinkofreceivingthelettersintheapartment?A.Odd.B.Comic.C.Exciting.D.Disturbing.5.Whatcanbeimpliedaboutthecoupleinparagraph2?A.Theygotreallybothered.B.Theyhadtriedtheirbest.C.Theyovercamethechallenge.D.Theywerecontentwiththeirnewlife.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrigued”meaninparagraph3?A.Interested.B.Relieved.C.Puzzled.D.Surprised.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howavolunteerorganizationisformed.B.HowMiracleon22ndStreetisoperated.C.HowacoupledealwiththeletterstoSanta.D.Howdonorspurchasegiftsforfamiliesinneed.ABACTheterm“quietquitting”
wentviral
lastyear,
describing
people
who
stayintheirjobsbut
mentally
takeastepbackforexample,
working
thebareminimumandnotmakingtheirjobthecenteroftheirlives.Nowin2023,thereisanew
workplacetrendonthehorizon,
called“quiethiring”.Quiethiringisastrategy
usedtofill
the
critical
gapsinacompanywithouthiringnewemployees.Onecompanyhasalimitedamountoftalentandneedstomakeacallaboutwhereit’sgoingtohavethebestimpact.Thisyearitmayneedtoaddfivemoredatascientiststoitsteamtomeetthestrategicgoals.
Asasolution,itmaymovefiveemployeesfromanotherdepartmentonlyforashorttime,likedataanalystsinthehumanresourcesandmarketingdepartment,intothefiveopendatascientistroles.Inthiscase,thebossissaying,“We’regoingto
intentionallydeprioritize
supportforHRandmarketingforthenextsixmonths
sothat
wecanincreasetheproductivityofourdatascienceteam,andwearesayingthissoundandclearly.Everyoneknowsthis.”Theimportant
distinction
withquiethiringisthatacompanyisopenlycommunicatingwithemployeesaboutits
priorities
andmovingemployeestoareas
that
servethosepriorities,insteadofjustloadingemployeeswithmoreworkorsimplyhiringmorepeople.Whilebeingassignedtoanewrolemayseemscary,quiethiringshouldbebeneficialtoemployees.
Ifyouwereaskedtotakeonadditionalresponsibilities,itwouldindicateyourvalue.Meantimeyoumightsay,“Ifit’snotpossibletoincreasemypayment,canwemakeitsothatIcanworkfromhomefivedaysaweek,reducingmycommute(通勤)costs?Or,couldIworkflexiblehours,makingiteasierformetolivetherestofmylife?”An
individual
conversationmaybe
ineffective.Ifyou’repartofadepartmentorteambeingaskedtoswitchroles,employthatpowerand
approach
humanresourcesasagroup.8.Whatdoesthestrategyofquiethiringreferto?A.Addingmorepositions.B.Trainingnewemployees.C.Employingnewtalentsecretly.D.Shiftingexistingstafftonewposts.9.Whatisthefeatureofacompany’shandlingquiethiring?A.Innovationsarehighlyvalued.B.Employeesareburdenedwithoverwork.C.Rolesofdepartmentsarechangedregularly.D.Personnelchangesareannouncedbeforehand.10.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertoemployees?A.Negotiateonextrajobs.B.Takeonnewrolesasa
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