Technology companies usually focus their employee benefits around making people stay in the office longer：ping-pong tables，game rooms, on-site training rooms, some even offer laundry services. We, ABC Company, don’t do any of these.

　　Instead, we focus on benefits that get people out of the office as much as possible. We designed our benefits system to reflect that. Here are some of the benefits we offer to get people away from the computer:

　　Vacations： For the last three years in a row, we’ve worked with a professional travel agent to prepare different travel packages that employees could pick from as a holiday gift. Everything is paid for and included. Specific pre-arranged trips—whether for a family to go to Disneyland or a couple to tour Spain—have helped make sure people actually take their vacations.

　　4-day Summer Weeks： From May through October, everyone who’s been with the company for more than a year gets to work just four days in a week. This started out as “Friday's off”，but roles like customer support and operations need to cover all hours.

　　To come up with the best ideas，you need a fresh mind. These travel and time-off benefits help everyone stay sharp.

　　38.ABC Company pays for everything in the travel packages in order to_____.

　　A)make sure its employees take their vacations

　　B)build up business relations with a travel agent

　　C)encourage its employees to travel on business

　　D)help the development of tourism in the area

　　【答案】A)。

　　【解析】语义理解题。根据题干中的ABC Company 和travel packages定位到文章第二段Vacations部分。 该部分指出，ABC公司连续三年与专业旅行社合作为员工提供各类旅行服务，一切费用均由公司承担，公司这样做的目的是确保员工真正地休假。由此可知，公司承担员工所有旅行费用的目的是让员工休假，故A)为本题的答案。

　　39.Who can enjoy the 4-day Summer Weeks in the company?

　　A)Employees of 18 years old and above.

　　B)Customer support employees.

　　C)The newly-employed staff.

　　D)Employees working over a year.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】事实细节题。根据关键词4-day Summer Weeks定位到文章第二段4-day Summer Weeks部分。该部分解释了哪些员工可以享受为期4天的夏日假。公司规定凡在公司工作满一年，五月至十月，每周就可以工作四天，由此可以确定D)“工作时间超过一年的员工”为本题的答案。

　　40.By saying “stay sharp” in the last paragraph, the writer means “be______”.

　　A) more carefulB)open-mindedC)quick-mindedD)healthier

　　【答案】C)。

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据关键词stay sharp和last paragraph定位到最后一段。该段说明了 ABC公司鼓励员工旅行休假的原因;旅行和休假能使人保持敏锐的头脑，更能想出好的方案。由此确定C)“敏锐的头脑”为本 题的答案。

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