When you’re an employee of a pany, no matter the size, it’s mon to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department. But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn’t actively looking for a different job.
In 2007, I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service representative in the distributions services department. I processed requests for distributions from our annuity(养老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a form, for example, or might have omitted security information. To solve the problem, I’d mail the person a letter.
The pany had been through several binations, so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked with the letters, the more I saw how they could be improved. Some had overlapping information and could be bined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions.
When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work. In a relatively short time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an informal job change until a managers’ meeting several months later.
At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division’s entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect person for the job—me. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks, but I was able to show that the work had value, and I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009.
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true? A．The author admired those who got a promotion in his pany.B．It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions.C．The author tried his best to get a promotion in his panyD．The author was eager to seek another job.【小题2】Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?A．Some information was overlooked.B．Some information needed to be united.C．Some had grammatical mistakes.D．Industry terminology didn’t meet the standard.【小题3】The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .A．repeatingB．rebuildingC．improvingD．strengthening【小题4】The author started to review the letters when .A．he was hired by the panyB．he was promotedC．he was remended at a managers’ meeting D．his department supervisor agreed his idea【小题5】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A．Where there is will, there is a way.B．Creating a position, and earning a promotion.C．Don’t let the chance go, when it es.D．Ways to get a promotion.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了一种新的获得升职的方法：创造出新的职位。并举例进行了说明。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据文章第一段1,2行When you’re an employee of a pany, no matter the size, it’s mon to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department说明看到同事升职是很正常的事情，故B正确。
【小题2】A 细节题。根据文章第三段后三行Some had overlapping information and could be bined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions.说明BCD三项都是文章所提及的内容，唯独A项不是。故A符合文章大意。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据文章第四段第一句hen I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping.以及第三段后三行Some had overlapping information and could be bined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions.可知我原来工作的内容有很多需要改善的地方，故该词是指改善，提高。故C正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据第四段1,2行When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work.说明当我告诉我的负责人的时候，他就让我这样做了，故D正确。
【小题5】B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的后两行But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn’t actively looking for a different job.
说明我们可以给自己创造一个新的职位，提高这个方法来升职，故B正确。