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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 French people pride th...
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分共40分LiveMusic—LateNightJazzEnjoy
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根据ISO/TC176的规划ISO9000族标准/文件由四部分构成下列不是这四部分的是
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在ICD-10第三卷索引中有三部分索引正确的说明是
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第一部分为化学制剂表、第二部分为损伤性质索引、第三部分是中毒的外因索引
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最
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You'reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:Ican'tbelieveit--aLorenzoBertolla!TheyarealmostimpossibletofinD.Isn'titbeautiful?Andit'salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRome.Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It'sniceandthepriceisright.You'veneverheardofLorenzoBertollabutthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.Soyoubuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.TheyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostoretalkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertoHaclothes.Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearingdrivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscooltheproductseemscooltoo.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon'tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration----consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospendbuttheydon'ttrustads.Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorstoperforminbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.SomepeoplemightcallthispracticemisleadingbutmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreativE.Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.Howeveronemightaskwhatexactlyisrealaboutofyoungwomenpretendingtobeenthusiasticaboutasweater?Advertingexecutiveswouldsayit'snolessrealthananaD.Thedifferenceisthatyouknowanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Youdon'tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformancE.55.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould________.A.getthesweateratalowerpriceB.beheardbypeoplearoundC.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater56.LorenzoBertollais__________.A.averypopularmalesingerB.anadvertisingagencyC.aclothingcompanyinRomeD.thebrandnameofasweater57.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThetwogirlsareinfactemployedbytheLorenzoBertollaCompany.B.TheMTVgenerationtendstobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.C.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit'stoodirect.D.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TwoAttractiveShoppersB.LorenzoBertollaSweatersC.WaysofAdvertisingD.UndercoverMarketing
Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwordstheoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalledletters.Theseletterscouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociations---thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperienceandthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.ThischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystylE.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar粗俗的.41.WhichisTRUEabouttheoriginoflanguage?A.Menaswellasanimalsinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughts.B.Theoriginoflanguageisacomplicatedquestion.C.Wordsdidnothavenwrittenformatfirst.D.Wordswereinventedtorepresentmeanings.42.Thepowerofwordsliesin.A.thefactthatitcanassociatethethingsintheworldwiththeideasinourminds.B.thefactthatoncewordisconnectedwithanotherC.thefactthatitcanassociateonepersonwithanotherD.thefactthatitcanrecalltoustheeventsofourpast43.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat.A.themorewereadandlearnthelargerourvocabularywillbeB.thelongerwelivethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreasesC.wordscanbeusedtorepresentvariousmeaningsD.literarystyleisusuallyverycharming44.Whatdoesthispassageprimarilyconcern?A.TheMeaningofWords.B.TheCharacteristicsofWords.C.TheOriginofWords.D.ThePowerofWords.
Thewordparkour’comesfromaFrenchphraseroughlytranslatedasmilitaryobstaclecourse军事障碍课程.AllfirstglanceparkourlookslikeanextremesportanditcertainlyhasmanyofthesamequalitiesofanextremesportHoweveritisconsideredbymanytracersasmoreofanartandexercisewhichallowsforindividualexpressionandalsopromotesinnerstrengthandpersonalgrowthItintroducesustocompletefreedomfromobstaclesanditisthisfreedomthatmakesparkourveryappealinginstrictcontrolofmodernsocietyItismethodthat’savailabletousatanytimetodealwiththeobstaclesfacingusbothmetalandphysicalNoobstaclenobarriercanstopthetranceur:theycontinuemovingforwardinspiteofandinharmonywiththeseWhileparkourdoesallowforagreatdealoforiginalitytherearecertainmethodscommonlyusedwhenpracticingitThetraceurchoosehis/herownpaththroughtheenvironmenttocreateuniqueandflowingmovementadaptingtoandusinganythinginhispathWhenmanytechniquesorremovesusedtoovercomeobstaclesarelinkedtogetherinanefficientandcontinuouswayitisknownasarunIfyouseesomeonethatlookslikethey’rerunningfromthepolicebutthereisnoonerunningafterit’sprobablyparkourThisideaofthechaserepresentsandexpressesthemovementofparkourquitewellInfactitistheformofmovementthatourancientancestorsmayhaveusedtohuntforfoodorescapefromanimalsontheplainsofAfricaInadaptinginstantlytowhatevercomesforthwithoutthinkingaboutitwenaturallyflowoverandaroundallobstacles.Inpracticingparkourwearerevivinganddevelopingthatancientinstinct本能TheattitudebehindparkouralsocombinesthementalityofachildatplayThatunlimitedimaginationandenergycombinedwithacompleteignoringofsocialpracticesepitomizes成为的缩影thetraceurOtherslookatarailorwallandseeabarrier;welookatitandseealaunchpal.Andherlet’snotforgetthatwedothisbecauseit’sfun!Theworldisourjunglegymlet’sgoplay!64.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph1meansAparkourparticipantsB.fitnessexpertsCsportspsychologistsD.extremesportslovers65.Paragraph4iswrittentoAshowthewaytodevelopancientinstinctBintroducetheevolutionofparkourCdistinguishparkourfromancientinstinctDexplaintheoriginofparkour66.Whatdoweknowaboutparkouraccordingtothepassage?AItisanactivitydatingbacktoancienttimes’BPeopleneedtogopastanythinginthewaywhiledoingit.CIt’sdifficulttodowithouttheaidofprofessionalequipmentDPeopleneedmilitarytrainingbeforetakingpartinit67.PeoplemayshowinterestinparkourbecauseAtheycangetfreedfromroutineactivitiesandtasksBithelpsthemtodotheirjobefficientlyinfutureCtheycandevelopbothphysicallyandmentallyDithasitsrootsintheirchildhoodexperience
AnewCanadaPrizefortheArtsandCreativitycouldbeinplaceby2010withlargecashprizesforemerging新兴的artistsindancemusictheatreandvisualarts.TheprizeistheideaofTonyGaglianoandDavidPecautfoundersoftheLuminatofestivalwh0wereprobablyabletoconvincethefederalgovernmenttobackit.Thefederalbudgethasallocated$.25milliontosupporttheawardsopentoemergingartiststhathavetheprestige声望ofaNobelPrizE.Whenyouthinkaboutthemajorprizesoftheworld―theNobelPrize.inSwedentheKyotoprizesinJapanortheBookerPrizeintheU..K..一thebringgreathonorandopportunitytothecountriesthatawardthem’’Pecautsaid.The.ideahereisthateveryyeartheCanadaprizeswillbeawardedtothevery.bestpromisingemergingartistsaroundtheworldinthosefourfields.Ajury评委会ofinternationalexpertswouldjudgethe12finalistswhowouldcometoCanadaandperformorshowtheirworkinpublictowin.theCanadaprizes.TheperformanceswouldbetelevisedallowingCanadiansacrossthecountry.toseeit.ThefederalgovernmentlikedtheideaofsuchaninternationalprizethatwouldadvanceCanada’sbranddrawtouristsandartsprofessionalsfromaroundtheworld.FortheCanadianartspeople.oneofthegreatestchallengesisconnectingtothatinternationalartsworldtocomeupwithCO―productionsandforeigninvestment投资andtouringchances.Agroupisworkingtowardestablishingtheprizeby2010withpotentialforsemi-finalroundstotakeplaceaboutthesametimeastheVancouverOlympicGames.Thirtyorfortyyearsfromnowthefutureoutstandingdancersandperformerswilllookbackandsay.‘IbrokeoutontheworldsceneinToronto―that’swhere1wasdiscovered’66.WhydidDavidPecauthavetheideaoffoundinganewGanadaPrize?A.ToenlargethecontentoftheLuminatofestival.B.Toconsiderhisownbenefitsfromtheprize.C.ToadvanceCanada’shonorandopportunities.D.TomakemoreCanadiansgetworldprizes.67.AccordingtoDavidPecautthenewCanadaPrizewillA.bedividedintofourdetailedpartsB.haveatleasttwelvewinnersC.beheldeveryfouryearsinCanadaD.offereverywinnerabout$25million68.ThoseparticipatingthefinalroundofthenewCanadaPrizeA.needn’texperiencesemi―finalroundsB.willhavetheirperformancesbroadcastontheTVC.needtohavetheirperformancesmadeintofilmsD.mustacceptthejudgefromCanadianexperts69.TowardsthefoundingoftheCanadaPrizeDavidPecautis.A.unconcernedB.doubtfulC.hopelessD.optimistic70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Canada―theCapitaloftheWorldinArtsB.ACanadaPrizeforArtsMayTakePlaceby2010C.TheNobelPrizeinArtswillComeintoBeingD.DavidPecautTakesChargeofaCanadaPrizeforArts
BeijingOperaacrobatics杂技Chinesefolkmusicandteaceremonies仪式allmakeuppartsofagreatChineseparty.ButthispartywasnotinBeijing.ItwasinMoscow.RussianpeopleenjoyedabigChinesepartyattheKremlin克里姆林宫lastMonday.WithChinesePresidentHuJintaoandRussianPresidentVladimirPutininattendancethepartymarkedtheopeningoftheYearofChinainRussia.It'smorethanjustaculturalfestival.DuringHu'sthree-dayvisitinRussiathetwocountriesagreedtostartajoint共同的unmannedmission任务toMars火星intwoyearsandvoicedtheirdesiretopushforwardcooperation合作inmanyareas.In2006theYearofRussiainChinaachievedfullSUCCESSandIbelievethattheYearofChinainRussiawillalsobeSuccessfulHusaid.ButinhistorytheSino-Russianrelationshiphasnotalwaysbeensorelaxed.TheformerSovietUnion前苏联inwhichRussiawasthebiggestpartwasamongtheflewcountriesthatrecognizedthenewChinain1949.ItalsohelpedChinatodevelopitsheavyindustryduringthe1950sandearly1960s.Butinthelate1960s.therelationshipbecamedifficult.SovietleaderswantedChinatodowhateveritsaidbutChinarefused.Therelationshipworsenedin1969whenaborderconflictoveranislandinHeilongjiangProvincealmostcausedawar.Thetension紧张关系continueduntiltheSovietUnionfellapartin1991.Thenboththetwocountries'newleadersopenedanewdoortogettherelationshipbacktonormal.Sincethetwocountriessetupthestrategic战略的partnershipofcooperation11yearsagocooperationindifferentareashasbeendevelopingsmoothly.ChinahasbecomethefourthbiggesttradepartnerofRussiaandRussiaisChina'sninthbiggest.Theyear2005hasseenanefforttodecidethelocationoftheChina-Russiaborder.Itendedadecades-longdisputeabouttheborderandopenedanewpageforlong-termfriendlyrelations.TheincreasingexchangesbetweenChinaandRussiahavebroughtmorejobopportunitiestoChinese-speakingRussiansIhopethefriendshipcanlastfromgenerationtogenerationsothatitwillbringmorebenefitstobothpeoplessaidIrinaIvanovoatourguidewhostudiedChineseatuniversityforfiveyears.56.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.TheSino-Russianrelationship.B.ThebigChinesepartyheldattheKremlin.C.PresidentHuJlintao'sthree-dayvisitinRussia.D.TheincreasingexchangesbetweenChinaandRussia.57.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedtoshowthecooperationbetweenthetwocountries?A.Culturalexchange.B.Businessandtrade.C.SpaceandborderD.Studentexchangeprograms.58WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSino-Russiarelationshipoveralltheseyears?A.Lastingfriendship.B.UpsanddownsC.Onthedownturn.D.Strategicpartners.
London[2009-4-01]--InthefirstmeetingbetweenChinesePresidentHuJintaoandUSPresidentBarackObamapriortotheGroupof20summitinLondonthetwoleaderspledgedthatbothcountrieswillbeworkingtogethertohelptheworldresistthefinancialcrisis.ChinaandtheUShaveagreedtoprioritizethetwocountries'relationsbyestablishingthenewstrategiceconomicdialoguE.ThetwoteamswillbeheadedbyVicePremierWangQishanandStateCouncilorDaiBingguofromtheChinesesideandSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonandTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerfromtheUSsidE.PresidentHuJintaoandUSPresidentBarackObamamadetheannouncementtothepressbeforetheywentintotheofficialmeetingtheirfirstatWinfieldHouseresidenceoftheUSambassadortotheUK.AlthoughitistheirfirstmeetingtheyhavekeptaclosecontactwhichObamasaidwillsetthestageforbothcountriestotacklethechallengesintheyearstocomE.BothpresidentshighlightedtheimportanceofChina-USrelationsespeciallyduringthecurrenteconomiccrisis.ObamasaidhehopedtheirmeetingwillbeconstructiveandopennotonlyaboutthewholestateoftheworldeconomyduringthecurrentcrisisbuttotheeffortstoimprovepeaceandsecurityforbothcountriesandtheworlD.HusaidallthepositiveresultsthetwocountrieshaveachievedhavenotcomeeasilyaddingthathehopedtodevelopgoodworkingrelationshipandpersonalfriendshipwithObamA.Sino-USrelationsareoffundamentalinterestsnotonlytobothcountriesbuttopeacestabilityandprosperitytoAsiaandtheworlD.56.HowdoChina’sandUS’spresidentsthinktheyshoulddealwiththeirrelations?A.Bytrustingandhelpingeachother.B.Bysharingtheircommoninterests.C.ByestablishingthenewstrategiceconomicdialogueD.Byestablishingneweconomypolicy.57.WhatisWinfieldHouse?A.theUSambassadortotheUKB.residenceofUKambassadortotheUSC.livingplaceofUSambassadortotheUKD.theresidenceofBritishQueen58.AllofthefollowingarementionedEXCEPT.A.Thetwopresidentsagreedtoworktogethertoresistthefinancialcrisis.B.Thetwopresidentsannouncedtothepressbeforetheofficialmeeting.C.Bothcountrieswillmakeeffortstoimprovepeaceandsecurity.D.Sino-USrelationsareoffundamentalinterestsonlytobothcountries.59.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HuObamasetupneweconomicdialoguE.B.Sino-USrelationswillbeimproveD.C.ChinaandUSareworkingtogethertoresisteconomiccrisis.D.ChinaandtheUShaveachievedpositiveresults.
TherearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancientGreece.Theonemostwidelyacceptedtodayisbasedontheassumptionthatdramaevolvedfromritual.Theargumentforthisviewgoesasfollows.Inthebeginninghumanbeingsviewedthenaturalforcesoftheworldeventheseasonalchangesasunpredictableandtheysoughtthroughvariousmeanstocontroltheseunknownandfearedpowers.Thosemeasureswhichappearedtobringthedesiredresultswerethenretainedandrepeateduntiltheyhardenedintofixedrituals.Eventuallystoriesarosewhichexplainedorveiledthemysteriesoftherites.AstimepassedsomeritualswereabandonedbutthestorieslatercalledmythspersistedandprovidedmaterialforartanddramA.ThosewhobelievedthatdramaevolvedoutofritualalsoarguethatthoseritescontainedtheseedoftheaterbecausemusicdancemasksandcostumeswerealmostalwaysuseD.Furthermoreasuitablesitehadtobeprovidedforperformancesandwhentheentirecommunitydidnotparticipateacleardivisionwasusuallymadebetweentheactingareaandtheauditorium.Inadditiontherewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofritesreligiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.Wearingmasksandcostumestheyoftenimpersonatedotherpeopleanimalsorsupernaturalbeingsandmimedthedesiredeffect－successinhuntorbattlethecomingraintherevivaloftheSun-asanactormight.Eventuallysuchdramaticrepresentationswereseparatedfromreligiousactivities.Anothertheorytracesthetheater’soriginfromthehumaninterestinstorytelling.Accordingtothisviewtalesaboutthehuntwarorotherfeatsaregraduallyelaboratedatfirstthroughtheuseofimpersonationactionanddialoguebyanarratorandthenthroughtheassumptionofeachoftherolesbyadifferentperson.A.closelyrelatedtheorytracestheatertothosedancesthatareprimarilyrhythmicalandgymnasticorthatareimitationsofanimalmovementsandsounds.77.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Theoriginsoftheater.B.TheroleofritualinmoderndancE.C.Theimportanceofstorytelling.D.Thevarietyofearlyreligiousactivities.78.Whataspectofdramadoestheauthordiscussinthefirstparagraph?A.ThereasondramaisoftenunpredictablE.B.TheseasonsinwhichdramaswereperformeD.C.Theconnectionbetweenmythsanddramaticplots.D.TheimportanceofcostumesinearlydramA.79.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemaindifferencebetweenritualanddrama?A.Ritualusesmusicwhereasdramadoesnot.B.RitualisshorterthandramA.C.RitualrequiresfewerperformersthandramA.D.Ritualhasareligiouspurposeanddramadoesnot.80.Thepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingstatements?A.Noonereallyknowshowthetheaterbegan.B.Mythsarenolongerrepresenteddramatically.C.StorytellingisanimportantpartofdancE.D.Dramaticactivitiesrequiretheuseofcostumes.
ThreeyearsagoIlistenedtoalectureoncognition认知thatchangedthewayIthinkaboutintelligencE.TherearetwotypesofcognitionThefirstisnormalcognition:heabilitytoregainknowledgefrommemoryThesecondtypeofcognitionismetacognition:theabilitytoknowwhetherornotyouknow.Doesthisaffectintelligence?IntraditionaleducationintelligenceismeasuredbycognitiveabilitySomepeoplecaneasilyproduceeverythingtheyknowonatest.Butothersareawardedwithpoorgradesandconsideredinferior.Butdoesthisinabilitymakethemanylessintelligent?IfthequestioncameuponatasktheycouldrefertoabookoraquickGooglesearchInrealitythey’rejustaseffectiveasthepeoplethataceatest.Theyjustcan’tproveitaseasily.MetacognitionismoreimportanttosuccessthancognitionA.personwithpoorcognitiveabilitybutgreatmetacognitiveabilitymightdopoorlyinschoolbutwhenfacedwithachallengetheyunderstandtheirabilitiesandtakethebestcourseofactionForexamplewhenfacedwithaquestionapersonwithstrongmetacognitiveabilitywilldealwithitlikethisIfheknowstheanswerbutcan’tcomeupwithithecanalwaysdoabitofresearch.Ifheknowsforsurethathedoesn’tknowthenhecanstarteducatinghimself.Becausehe’sawareofhisignorancehedoesn’tactwithfoolishconfidencE.Thesepeoplemightnotseemintelligentatfirstglancebutbecausetheyknowwhattheyknowtheymakebetterdecisionsandlearnthemostimportantthings.HoweverpeoplewithgreatcognitiveabilitybutpoormetacognitiveabilitymaybeconsideredexcellentatayoungageforacingeverytestandgettinggreatSATscores.Unfortunatelythey’vebeenruinedbypoormetacognitiontheythinktheyknoweverythingbuttheyreallydon’t.Theyarearrogantoverconfidentfailtolearnfrommistakesanddon’tunderstandtheslightdifferencesofpersonalrelationshipsshowingdisregardforpersonswithlowercognitiveability.Theymaymaketheworstdecisions.Themostimportantmentalpoweristheabilitytoknowwhatyoudon’tknow.Therecognitionofafaultisthefirststeptoimprovement.Don’ttrytohidealackofknowledge.Forintelligentpeoplethisisthetoughestlessontolearn.68.PeoplewithgreatcognitiveabilitytendtoA.dowellintestsB.beconsideredinferiorC.bemoreeffectivethanothersD.doresearchwhenfacedwithatask69.Theunderlinedphrasetakethebestcourseofactionprobablymeans.A.startingeducatinghimselfB.takingactionduringthecourseC.makingtherightdecisionD.comingupwithmanyideas70.Peoplewithpoormetacognitionmaynotsucceedbecausethey.A.1ackbasicmoralvaluesB.haveimproperselfevaluationC.failtocommunicatewithothersD.showlittlerespectforothers71.Theauthorprobablysupportstheideathat.A.intelligenceismeasuredbycognitiveabilityB.cognitionisthemostimportantmentalpowerC.thetoughestlessonistodistinguishthetwotypesofcognitionD.theawarenessofone’signorancecontributestoone’simprovement
You'reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:Ican'tbelieveit--aLorenzoBertolla!TheyarealmostimpossibletofinD.Isn'titbeautiful?Andit'salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRome.Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It'sniceandthepriceisright.You'veneverheardofLorenzoBertollabutthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.Soyoubuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.TheyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostoretalkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertoHaclothes.Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearingdrivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscooltheproductseemscooltoo.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon'tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration----consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospendbuttheydon'ttrustads.Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorstoperforminbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.SomepeoplemightcallthispracticedeceptivebutmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreativE.Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.Howeveronemightaskwhatexactlyisrealabouttwoyoungwomenpretendingtobeenthusiasticaboutasweater?Advertingexecutiveswouldsayit'snolessrealthananaD.Thedifferenceisthatyouknowanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Youdon'tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformancE.56.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould________.A.getthesweateratalowerpriceB.beheardbypeoplearoundC.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater57.LorenzoBertollais__________.A.averypopularmalesingerB.anadvertisingagencyC.aclothingcompanyinRomeD.thebrandnameofasweater58.Theunderlinedwordrealinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_________.A.honestB.trueC.falseD.artificial59.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThetwogirlsareinfactemployedbytheLorenzoBertollaCompany.B.TheMTVgenerationtendtobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.C.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit'stoodirect.D.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TwoAttractiveShoppersB.LorenzoBertollaSweatersC.WaysofAdvertisingD.UndercoverMarketing
London01April2009U.S.PresidentBarackObamaandBritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownarecallingforglobalunityasworldleadersgatherinLondonforanemergencyeconomicsummit峰会.Thepresidentsaysnoonecountrycanfixtheeconomiccrisis.Mr.Obamastressedtheneedforallparticipantstoseekcommongroundtodealwiththeeconomiccrisis.Iamabsolutelyconfidentthatthismeetingwillreflectenormousconsensus一致的意见abouttheneedtoworktogethertodealwiththeseproblemssaidMr.ObamA.TherearesignsoftensionastheG20summitpreparestobeginitsworkinLondon.SomecountriesareblamingtheUnitedStatesforsparkingtheeconomiccrisisthroughthederegulation撤销管制规定ofitsfinancialscene-amovethatsparkedaneconomicrecession衰退期.ThepresidentsaystheUnitedStateshasmademistakesbutsodidothercountrieswhoseregulatorysystemscouldnotkeeppacewithachangingfinancialsector.Hesaysitistimetolookforsolutions.AtthispointIamlessinterestedinidentifyingblamethaninfixingtheproblemhesaiD.PresidentsaysdifferencesareoverstateD.FranceandGermanysaytheemphasisshouldbeonregulatoryreform.FrenchPresidentNicholasSarkozyeventoldaninterviewerthathemightwalkoutofthesummitifnationsfailtoagreeonstricterregulation调整ofglobalfinancialmarkets.Brownpredictsnowalkouts.PresidentObamasaysreportsofdifferencesareoverstateD.AndPrimeMinisterBrownpredictsnoonewillwalkawayfromthesummitanditsimportantwork.IamconfidentPresidentSarkozywillnotbehereforthefirstcourseofourdinnerbutwillstillbesittingaswecompleteourdinnerthiseveningsaidMr.Brown.Mr.BrownsaysNeverbeforehastheworldcometogetherinthiswaytotalkaboutaneconomiccrisishesaiD.AnyofthecriseswehaveseensincethesecondWorldWaryouhavenothadthislevelofinternationalcooperation.56.AccordingtothenewsreporttheaimofthesummitinLondonismainlyto________.A.seeksolutionstotheworldeconomiccrisisB.removethemisunderstandingbetweenworldleadersC.buildupnewregulatorysystemsineachcountryD.strengthentheeconomicrelationshipbetweencountries57.WhenPresidentObamasaysnoonecountrycanfixtheeconomiccrisishewantstostressthe_______.A.importanceoftheUSAtakingpartinthesummitB.efforttoreachanagreementontheeconomicrecessionC.needforallthemembersatthesummittoworktogether.D.thenecessaryreformintheregulatorysystems58.Differencesbetweenleadersatthesummitcanbeseenfromthefactthat__________.A.PresidentObamasaysdifferencesareoverstateD.B.FrenchPresidenttoldaninterviewerthathemightwalkoutofthesummit.C.PrimeMinisterBrownpredictsnoonewillwalkawayfromthesummit.D.nationsdonotagreeonstricterregulationofglobalfinancialmarkets.59.MrBrownseemstoseethesummitas_________.A.theonlywaytosolvetheworldproblemsB.anunhappygatheringfortheworldleadersC.ahigh-levelinternationalcooperationD.ameetingwithtoomanydifferences
MousepotatoesjoinedcouchpotatoeswhospendmuchtimewatchingTVonthecouchgoogleofficiallybecameaverbanddramaqueensextremelyemotionalpersonsfinallyfoundtheattentionwhentheycrossedoverfrompopularculturetomainstreamEnglishlanguagE.Themousepotatothehimboattractiveempty-headedmananddramaqueenwereamong100newwordsaddedtothe2006updateofAmerica'sbest-sellingdictionarytheMerriam-WebsterCollegiateDictionary韦氏大词典.TheInternetsearchengineGooglealsofounditswayintothedictionaryforthefirsttimeasaverbmeaningtofindinformationquicklyontheworldwideweB.NewwordsandphrasesfromthefieldsofsciencetechnologypopcultureandindustryarechoseneachyearbyMerriam-Webster'steamofeditorsaftermonthsoflookingthroughbooksmagazinesandevenfoodlabels.TheyarenottrackingspokenlanguagE.TheyarelookingforevidencethatwordshavebeenusedinthewrittenEnglishlanguagesaidArthurBicknellsenioreditorofMerriam-Webster.Otherwordsfirstcomingintothedictionarythisyearweresoulpatchasmallgrowthofbeardunderaman'slowerlipunibrowtwoeyebrowsjoiningtogetherandsupersize―thefastfoodindustryphraseforextralargemeals.Thetechnologyworldcontributedringtoneschangeableincomingcellphonecallsignalsandspywaresoftwareinstalledinacomputertotrackauser'sactivitieswhilebiodiesel生物柴油andavianinfluenza禽流感camefromtheworldofsciencE.America'sfirstdictionary―NoahWebster'sA.CompendiousDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage―waspublished200yearsagoandalsointroducedsomefreshwordsthathavenowbecomefamiliar.Thosenewwordsin1806includedslangsurfpsychologynaturallyandAmericanizE.68.Themousepotatorefersto_______.A.amousethatlivesbypotatoesB.apersonwhospendsmuchtimeonthecomputerC.amousethatisshownonthescreenofthecomputerD.apersonwholikestoeatmiceandpotatoes69.Whichgroupofwordsandphrasesisnotthefreshwordsforthedictionaryofthisyear?A.mousepotatoesgoogledramaqueen.B.himbosoulpatchunibrowsupersizE.C.ringtonesspywarebiodieselavianinfluenzA.D.couchpotatoessurfpsychologyAmericanizE.70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothetext?A.NewwordsandphraseswereintroducedintothedictionaryhavecloserelationshipwiththetimE.B.NewwordsandphraseschosenbytheeditorsofthedictionaryhavebeenusedinwrittenEnglishsomewherE.C.Somewordsthatarenowfamiliartoususedtobefreshwordscollectedinthedictionary.D.TheMerriam-websterCollegiateDictionarybecomesthebest-sellerbecause100newwordsareaddedtoit.71.Thetextismainlyaboutthat_____.A.100freshwordsareaddedtotheMerriam-WebsterCollegiateDictionaryB.EnglishwordschangetheirmeaningwiththetimepassingbyC.EnglishlanguageisbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttolearnD.theMerriam-WebsterCollegiateDictionarywillleaveoutsomeoldwordsandintroducesomenewones.
TheFifthChinaInternationalFairforInvestmentandTradeisexpectedtoexpandthecountry’seconomicrelationswiththeinternationalcommunitywhenitopensonSeptember9.Thefour-dayfairwillbeheldintheEconomicZoneofXiamenacoastalcityinEastChina’sFujianprovincE.Comparedwiththepreviousfourfairsheldannuallysince1997thisyear’sfairwillprovidemoredetailedinformationandbetterservicesfortheparticipantsaccordingtoXiJinpinggovernoroftheFujianprovinceanddirectoroftheorganizingcommitteeofthefair.Aseriesofhigh-levelforumswillbeheldoninternationalinvestmentandChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization.Since1997XiamenhassuccessfullyhostedfoursessionsoftheChinaInternationalFairforInvestmentandTradedrawingglobalattention.XiamenwillredoubleitseffortstoofferbetterservicesforallitsguestsandfriendsattendingthefairaccordingtoZhuYayanthemayor.Altogether9141overseas-fundedprojectshavebeennegotiatedatthepastfourfairswithacombinedoverseasinvestmentofUS$48.3billion.Altogether1838projectsusingforeigninvestmentwerenegotiatedwithatotaloverseasinvestmentofUS$947billion.The1261contractssignedatthefourthfairregisteredacombinedpledgedoverseasinvestmentofUS$5billion.ThetotalexportandimportvolumereachedUS$786million.52.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheFifthFairWillBeHelD.B.TheFairisFamous.C.FairsAttracttheWorldWideAttention.D.XiamenisaTradeZonE.53.HowmanyfingersarethereinthelogooftheChinaFairInternationalInvestmentandTrade?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.54.WhyisthegoldenkeytosuccessdesignedasthelogoofCFIIT?A.BecausethefairwillattractoverseasinvestmenttoChina.B.BecauseitisakeytoourhomE.C.Becauseitisjustlikeakey.D.BecausethefairisheldonAugust9.55.Whatistheaverageoftheoverseasinvestmentononeprojectinthepastfourfairs?A.0.00380billion.B.0.00529billion.C.0.00513billion.D.0.00397billion.
UnitedStatesPresidentGeorgeW.Bushisexpectedtoissueadirectiveinthenextfewweeks.ItwillgivetheUSAirForceagreenlightforthedevelopmentofspaceweaponsUSmediareportedlastweek.ThiswouldpotentiallystartanewglobalarmsracesomeexpertshavewarneD.TokeepthatfromhappeninglastWednesdaytheWhiteHouseexplainedthatitwasnotconsideringputtingweaponsinspacE.ItsaiditwasmakingashiftinUSspacepolicytoallowforprotectionofsatellites.ButsomedefenseanalystsandarmscontroladvocatesarguethatthepolicywillpavethewayfortheUStoputbothdefensiveandoffensive攻击性的weaponsinspacE.NooneshouldbefooledsaidTheresaHitchensanAmericanweaponsexpert.TheUSisnowrestrictedbya1996directivesignedbyPresidentBillClinton.Plansforspaceweaponswerevetoed否决bytheClintoncabinet.Thedirectiveemphasizedthepeacefuluseofspaceinagreementwithalmostunanimous一致的globalopinion.TheUSmilitaryhasplacedimportanceonspaceandhassentupnumberoussatellitesfortroopcommunicationsandtoprovideintelligenceanddatatoguidebombstotheirtargets.TheUSAirForcewantstodevelopspace-basedweaponsthatcouldstriketargetsanywhereintheworldwithin90minutesofreceivingtheordertoopenfirE.ThesenewweaponsunderdevelopmentcoverawiderangE.Theyincludehunter-killersatellitesandorbitingweapons.AndtheyuselasersradiowavesorevendensemetaltubesknownasRodsfromGoddroppedfromspacetodothedamagE.Therearemanybarrierstothesettingupofthiskindofprogramexpertssay.Firstisthecoast.ItisestimatedthatthebudgetmaybeUS$220billiontoUS$1trillion万亿.Thetechnicaldifficultiesofdevelopingreliablespaceweaponsarealsoaproblem.AndtheprogramwilldrawstrongcriticismfromaroundtheworlD.ExpertsworryaboutstartingaspacearmsracE.53.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.USMilitaryPlansB.TheGlobalArmsRaceC.A.ComparisonbetweenTwoPresidentsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandtheWorldPeace54.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushsupportsspaceweapondevelopment.B.ThespaceweaponprogramwillthreatenworldpeaceC.ClintongovernmentwaspoorerthanBushgovernment.D.TheUSspaceweaponprojectisveryexpensivE.55.Afterreadingthispassageitcanbeinferredthat___________.A.GeorgeW.Bush’sdirectivetobeissuedwillbeagainstglobalopinionsB.TheWhiteHouseisrightinexplainingthatUSnewspacepolicyaimstoprotectsatellitesC.USgovernmenthaslittledifficultyindevelopingnewspaceweaponsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandBillClintonsharealotincommon56.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthecomingspaceweapondevelopmentis_______.A.optimisticB.criticalC.excitedD.indifferent
AwarenessWeeks认知宣传周havebecomearegularpartofBritain'sculturallandscapeoverthepastfewyears.Theystartedbackin1957whenonecharity慈善机构ChristianAiddecidedtomakeallitsmoney-raisingeffortsononetimeofyear.ItwasthoughtthatbydoingthistheywouldgetmorepublicityfortheircausE.Theywererightandsoonothercharitiesandcampaigngroupsfollowedthem.Thesedaysmostdonationstocharityarenotcollectedonthestreets.Soinsteadofjustaskingformoneycharitiesprefertospendtheirtimeraisingawareness―spreadingknowledgeoftheworktheydoorthecausetheysupport.Theyalsocompetewithbusinessesandtradegroupswhouseawarenessweeksasmarketingcampaignsfortheirproducts.Therearenow500awarenessweeksheldeveryyearintheUK.NoweekgoesbywithoutonegrouporanothertryingtomaketheBritishpublicawareofsomethingwithmostheldinMayorOctober.Thedangerwithalltheseawarenessweeksisthatpeoplestarttobecomecynical不信任.TakeNationalSmileWeekitseemslikeagreatideA.Let'sallmakeeachother'slifealittlebithappierwithafriendlysmilE.Butreallyit'sjustagroupofdentistsandcosmeticscompaniestryingtosellustoothpastes.It'senoughtomakeyouwanttostartNationalForgetAboutItWeek.PeoplefeelthatmanyawarenesscampaignsarejustmarketingexercisessaysMsOrmistonwhoeditstheAwarenessCampaignRegisteranewsletterwhichencouragespeoplewhorunAwarenessWeekstobecomemoreawareofeachother.But90percentofcampaignsarerunbytraditionalcharitiesornotforgroupstomakemoney.There'sstillnoofficialgroupforawarenesscampaignssaysMsOrmiston.Peoplecandowhattheylikewhateverthesizeoftheirbudgets经费ortheirpublicrelationsmachinesallows.Thissituationhasledtocallsforlawstostoprealcharitieshavingtheireffortsovershadowedbymarketingcampaigns.Thiscouldbedonebymakingthetwogroupsholdtheirweeksatdifferenttimesorstoppingbusinessesrunningimitation模仿charitycampaigns.Butthereisanotherway.Maybeit'stimeforNationalWeakAwarenessWeekespeciallyforpeoplewhoseawarenessofAwarenessWeeksisweak.67.Whydopeoplestarttobecomecynicalaboutawarenessweeks?A.ToomanyawarenessweeksmakepeoplefeelboreD.B.Peoplefeelmanyawarenessweeksarejustformarketingexercises.C.Peoplehaveaweakawarenessofawarenessweeks.D.AwarenessweeksareheldtoooftenandtoomuchmoneyisraiseD.68.WhatdoesMsOrmistonthinkaboutawarenessweeks?A.Mostoftheawarenessweeksshouldnotbeformakingmoney.B.Officialgroupsshouldtaketheplaceofcharitiesinawarenesscampaigns.C.Peoplecandowhattheylikeinawarenessweeks.D.Peoplecangetlargerbudgetsthroughawarenesscampaigns.69.Whichofthefollowingistherightmeasuretobetakentosolvetheproblemsinawarenesscampaigns?A.Lawsshouldstopawarenessweeksrunbyrealcharities.B.Thereshouldbelargepublicrelationsdepartmentsinawarenesscampaigns.C.BusinessandawarenesscampaignsshouldnotbeheldatthesameplacE.D.Marketingcampaignsshouldnotbeinthenameofcharityones.70.What'sthewriter'sviewonAwarenessWeeks?A.NationalForgetAboutItWeekshouldbeheldtostopawarenessweeks.B.NationalSmileWeekisagreatideatoimprovepeople'slifE.C.NationalWeakAwarenessWeekcanhelppeoplebetterunderstandawarenessweeks.D.AwarenessWeeksshouldbestoppedbecauseofmarketingcampaigns.
ForgetMiamiLosAngelesandNewYork.ThenextbigLatinmusicexplosionisonitswayinsecondarymarketsacrosstheUnitedStatesandthenumbersaretheretobackitup.Amongallgenres种类Latinmusicwastheonlyoneregisteringgrowthin2005.FromtinyVeroBeachinnorthernFloridatoDesMoinesIowaintheheartoftheMidwestfromCharlotteN.C.toSaltLakeCityLatinmusicsalesareskyrocketing.WilsonsaystherearetwomajorreasonsfortheincreasE.OneissimplytheHispanic说西班牙语国家的population'sincreaseinspecificareaswhichencouragesstorestocarryLatinproductforthefirsttimE.Secondandperhapsmoreimportantisthefactthatmajorcompanies―whetherdealinginmusicornot―areaddressingtheLatinconsumeratacorporate公司的levelcreatingLatindepartmentsandhiringLatinadagencies.OneofHandleman'ssuburbanDetroitstoresforexamplehasexpandeditsLatinsectionfourtimesinthelasttwoyears.CitieslikeMilwaukeeandDesMoinesarenowstockingLatinproduct.Besidesitalsoresultsfromeconomicdevelopment.Itgoessomethinglikethis:MoreoftenthannotacityorcountrywithaseemingimportantHispanicpopulationwillsuddenlyexpanditsconstructionorofferaffordablehousingtothoseworkinginlargerneighboringcities.Thisattractslower-incomeworkersmanyofwhomareLatin.SmallshopsandgroceriesbegintostockasmallselectionofmusiC.WhentheLatinpopulationnumbersreachacriticalmassthelocalmassmerchantifthereisonebeginsstockingtheproduct.Soonerorlateralocalradiostationfollows;firstAMthenFM.Sometimesit'sacableTVshoworasmallTVstation.OfcoursethereareotherdrivingforcesthatshouldnotbeforgottenforexampleregionalMexicanmusiC.57.Thepassagemainlytellsreaders_____________.A.thatmoreandmoreAmericanslikeLatinmusicB.whatmakesLatinmusicdevelopfastinAmericanmarketC.whyLatinmusicbecomesAmericans'favoritemusicD.thatLatinmusicisbringinginmorebenefitsforAmericans58.Theunderlinedwordskyrocketinginthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.changingveryquicklyB.disappearingslowlyC.recoveringslowlyD.increasingveryquickly59.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhichshowstherightrelationsamongthefollowingthings?①economicdevelopment②moreLatinworkers③shops'stockofLatinmusic④localradiostation⑤smallTVstation⑥thedevelopmentofLatinmusic60.Supposethatpassagedoesn'tfinishwhichofthefollowingmaybediscussednext?A.ThevarietyofLatinmusicinAmerica.B.TheeconomicdevelopmentinHispanicareA.C.ThehistoricdevelopmentofMexicanmusiC.D.ThedrivingforcesofregionalMexicanmusic
Supplyanddemandisperhapsoneofthemostbasicconceptsofeconomicsanditisthebackboneofamarketeconomy.Demandreferstohowmuchofaproductorserviceisdesiredbybuyers.T.hequantitydemandedistheamountofaproductpeoplearewillingtobuyatacertainprice;therelationshipbetweenpriceandquantitydemandedisknownasthedemandrelationship.Supplyrepresentshowmuchthemarketcanoffer.ThequantitysuppliedreferstotheamountofacertaingoodsproducersarewillingtosupplywhenreceivingacertainpricE.Therelationshipbetweenpriceandhowmuchofagoodsorserviceissuppliedtothemarketisknownasthesupplyrelationship.PricethereforeisareflectionofsupplyanddemanD.Thelawofdemandstatesthatifallotherfactorsremainequalthehigherthepriceofaproductthefewerpeoplewilldemandthatproduct.Theamountofgoodsthatbuyerspurchaseatahigherpriceislessasthepriceofaproductgoesupsodoestheopportunitycostofbuyingthatproduct.LikethelawofdemandthelawofsupplyshowsthequantitiesthatwillbesoldatacertainpricE.ButunlikethelawofdemandthesupplyrelationshipshowsanupwardslopE.ThismeansthatthehigherthepricethehigherthequantitysupplieD.ProducerssupplymoreatahigherpricebecausesellingahigherquantityatahigherpriceincreasesthewholeincomE.Nowthatweknowthelawsofsupplyanddemandlet’sturntoanexampletoshowhowsupplyanddemandaffectpricE.ImaginethataCDofyourfavoritebandissoldfor$20.Becausetherecordcompany’spreviousanalysisshowedthatconsumerswillnotdemandCDsatapricehigherthan$20onlytenCDsweresoldbecausetheopportunitycostistoohighforsupplierstoproducemorE.IfhoweverthetenCDsaredemandedby20peoplethepricewillthenrisE.AsaresulttheriseinpriceshouldcausemoreCDstobesuppliedasthesupplyrelationshipshowsthatthehigherthepricethehigherthequantitysupplieD.Ifhoweverthereare30CDsproducedanddemandisstillat20thepricewillnotbepushedupbecausethesupplyismorethanthedemanD.72.Weknowfromthepassagethatchangesinthepricesofproductcausechangesin______.A.incomeandexpenseB.inventionandproductionC.marketandsocietyD.supplyanddemand73.Lookatthefollowingtabletfirstifitisuptoyoutomakeadecisiontosellawidget装饰品youshouldsellitfor______.PriceofWidgetsNumberofWidgetsPeopleWanttoBuy$1.00100$2.0090$3.0070$4.0040A.$1B.$2C.$3D.$474.Thelastparagraphismainlyabouttheimportanceof______.A.areasonablepriceB.findingenoughproducingmaterialC.findingoutwhatconsumersthinkaboutD.makingoutthedemandatmarket75.Thetextiswrittenmainly_____.A.topersuadepeopletobuymoreproductsB.toletpeopleknowmoreaboutaCDC.toexplaintherelationshipsbetweendemandsupplyandpriceD.totellpeoplehowtobuythingsreasonably
Atfirstallfilmswereinblackandwhitebutin1932thefirstcolorfilmwasmadE.Thisprovedasunpopularastalkingfilmshaddoneinthelate1920’s.Itwasnotuntil1938thatafulllengthcolorfilmwasmadeandthesuccessofthisfilmmadeproducerseverywherechangefromblackandwhitetocolor.Thisfirstfull-lengthcolorfilmwastranslatedintotendifferentlanguagesandmadeHollywoodthemaincenteroffilmindustry.Intheearlydaysofthecinemaothercountrieshadalsofilmindustries.VerygoodfilmsweremadeinSwedenBritainRussiaandFrance.HoweverbecauseHollywoodhadsomuchmoneytospenditkeptitspositionastheworld’smostimportantfilmcenter.FilmactorswenttoAmericabecausetheyknewtheycouldgetalotofmoneyforeveryfilmtheymadE.In1918CharlieChaplinreceived$5eachday.Howeverlifewasnotalwayseasyforthefilmactors.NewspapermenfollowedthemeverywhereandafterCharlieChapinemarriedforthefourthtimehebecamesounpopularwiththeAmericanpublicthathehadtoleavethecountryandliveinEuropE.68.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.PeoplelikedthecolorfilmassoonasitwasmadE.B.Atfirsttalkingfilmswerenotpopular.C.ColorfilmswereatfirstsilencE.D.Talkingfilmswereallcolorfilms.69.Thefirstfull-lengthcolorfilmwasmade___________A.inHolleywoodB.inSwedenC.byCharlieChapineD.inBritain70.ManyfilmactorswenttoAmericabecause___________A.Americawastheonlycountrythatmadegoodfilms.B.noothercountrieshadfilmindustriesC.theycouldmakealotofmoneythereD.theywantedtobecomefamousactors71.Lifewassometimesdifficultforhimactorsbecause______________A.filmsoftencosthugeamountofmoneytomakeB.theyhadtoleavetheircountriesC.sometimesfilmslosemoneyD.theycouldnotgetawayfromnewspapermen
TWENTY-FIVEyearsagodirectorStephenSpielbergcapturedtheheartsofWesternaudienceswithhisfamilyclassic.E.T..NowhisHongKongdirectorStephenChowistryingtodothesametrickinChina.Chow'slatestmovieCJ7长江七号incinemasnowisaheart-warmingstoryaboutapoormigrantworker外来务工者andhisson.Whenastrangealienenterstheirlivesfatherandsonlearnalessonaboutthevalueoffamily.ChowhopeshismoviewillhelptomakefamilyfilmsmorepopularinChina.FamilyfilmshavebeenthemainpartoftheHollywoodmarketforthelast40years.TheyhavegivenaudiencesmovieslikeE.T..IndianaJonesandJurassicPark.HowevertherearefewofthesemoviesinChinawhereexpensivehistoryfilmsaremorepopular.Afamilyfilmisnotsimplyachildren'smovie.Itisafilmthatisnotonlysuitableforchildrenbutappealstothewholefamily.AccordingtoRaymoundZhouafamousfilmcriticthesefilmsarerareinChinabecauseveryfewfamiliesgotothecinematogether.Becauseofthisthereislittledemandformoviesthatappealtothewholefamily.HoweverintheWestitiscommonforthefamilytositdownandwatchamovietogether.TimBridgesfromLondonsaysIloveitatChristmaswhenIsitdownandwatchamoviewithmyfamily.Allfamilyfilmscontainsimilarmessagesaboutbeinghonestremainingpositiveandlearningthereismoretolifethanmoney.AccordingtotheAmericanmoviereviewerDaveJohnsonthisisbecauseWhenparentswatchamovietheywanttheirchildrentobelearninggoodvalues.JustlikewhenthealieninSpielberg'sE.T..phoneshometomakecontactwithhisfamilyChowwillhopeChineseaudiencesaretunedinandreadytoreceivehisfamilymoviemessage.63.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A.understandwhatothersarethinkingB.maketelephonesC.gotothecinemaD.singsongs64.Whatisthefamilyfilmaccordingtothepassage?A.Akindoffilmthatisabouthistory.B.Akindoffilminwhichthecharactersareanimals.C.AkindoffilmthatismeantforbothchildrenandadultsD.Akindoffilmthatisaboutfamilies65.Whatisimpliedbutnotstateddirectlyinthepassage?A.FamiliesinChinashouldgotothecinemaatChristmas.B.It'sgoodforchildrentowatchfamilyfilms.C.Chinesefamiliesdon'tlikefamilyfilms.D.ThemovieCJ7hasnothingincommonwithE.T..66.Itcanbeinferredthatinthefuture.A.ChinesefamilieswillgotothecinematogetherB.theremaybemorefamilyfilmsinChinaC.makingfamilyfilmsinChinaisnoteasyD.familyfilmsareaboutlove
Astheeconomiccrisisforcescorporationsandsmallbusinessestoshedjobs裁员onelargeemployerstillhasthehelpwantedsignout:theU.S.governmentExpertssaythefederalgovernments’civilianworkforceof2.8millionislikelytoexpandsignificantlyoverthenextseveralyearsasitaimsatstimulatingtheeconomyrescuetroubledbanksoverhaulhealthcareandpursueotherelementsofPresidentBarackObama’sagendaWiththeeconomyinturmoil骚动thestabilityofagovernmentcareernowholdsgreaterappeal.Anditdoesn’thurtthatthenewbossPresidentBarackObamahasencouragedcitizenstoconsiderpublicservice-amarkedcontrasttopredecessor前任GeorgeW..Bushwhodisparaged贬低governmentIt’sthesamethingthathappened40-some-oldyearsagowhenKennedycameinsaidRossHarriswhoseFederalResearchServicehelpsapplicantsfindgovernmentjobsItwasanewgenerationandtherewasthesametypeofexcitementbehinditandwe’reseeingthesametypeofthingwithObamaHarrissaidhehasseenthenumberofuniquevisitorstohiswebsitedoubleoverthepastyearastherecession衰退hastakenholdHeestimatedthatthe$787billioneconomicstimuluspackagesignedintolawslastmonthcouldcreateatleast100000moregovernmentjobsnextyearand120000by2012Governmenthiringhasincreasedsteadilyoverthepastfouryearsfrom79000intheyear2004to99000in2007accordingtotheOfficeofPersonnelManagement66.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutRossHarris'?A.HeworksfortheOfficeofPersonnelManagementB.HeisafamouseconomistinU..S..C.HerunsawebsitenamedFederalResearchServicetohelppeoplefindgovernmentjobs.D.Unemployedpeoplegotohiswebsitetotakejobreviews67.WhichoneofthefollowingisTUREaboutgovernmenthiring'?A.Governmentpayswell.B.Government’scivilianworkforcehasgonedowninthepastseveralyears.C.Governmenthiringmayboominthenottoofarfuture.D.PresidentBarackObantahaslearnedalotfromFormlerPresidentKennedy68.Whatisthebiggestreasonforpeople’sturningtogovernmenthiring?A.Theeconomicrecessionforcedpeopletodoso.B.ItisallexcitingthingtobeanemployeeoftheU..S..Government.C.Peoplewanttomakecontributiontothepublicservices.D.PeoplecandoubletheirincomebyworkingfortheGovernment.69.Thewordoverhaulinthe2ndparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.threatenB.harmC.endD.adjust70.WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTTRUE'?A.PresidentBarackObamaistryingtostimulateeconomyB.MoreandmorepeoplesurftheInternettoaskforhelpfromU.S.GovernmentC.Thegovernment’smeasuresmaycreatemorethan100.000jobsD.FormerPresidentBushdidn’tencouragepeopletotakepublicservices.
In1789theU.S.governmentpassedalawwhichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheiragreement.OnehundredyearslaterhowevertheIndiansonlyhadaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.Howdidthisgreatinjustice不公正occur?After1812whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmericA.AtfirstthesettlersandtheIndianslivedinpeacE.HoweverthenumberofsettlersincreasedgreatlyeveryyearandslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersasadangertotheirsurvival.Tofeedthemselvesthesettlerskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.TheIndianswhodependedontheseanimalsforfoodhadtostruggleagainststarvation.ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemmanydiseaseswhichwerecommoninwhitesocietybutwhichwerenewfortheIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddieD.Between1843and1854theIndianpopulationinoneareaofthecountrywentdownfrom100000to30000.Morelandwasneededfortheincreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashingtontheoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeareD.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken;thegovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfromtheiroriginalhomelandstootherpoorerpartsofthecountry.SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.TheybegantoattackwhitesettlersandtheIndianwarbegan.For30yearsuntilthelate1880sdifferentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhiteman.Theyhadafewfamoussuccessesbuttheresultofthestrugglewasneverindoubt.Thereweretoomanywhitesoldiersandtheyweretoopowerful.ManyIndianswerekilled;thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecountry.ItwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryonE.73.Itcanbeinferredformthepassagethat____.A.intheU.S.thereweremanylawsthatprovidedtherightsofAmericanIndiansB.thelawwhichwaspassedin1789bytheU.S.governmentwasnotsuccessfullycarriedoutC.inthe19thcenturynoinjusticesweredoneagainsttheIndiansbytheU.S.governmentD.themajorityofwhitesettlerswereopenlyopposedtothelawpassedin178974.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheIndiansbelievedthatkillingtoomanywildanimalshaddisturbedthebalanceofnaturE.B.ThegovernmentbegantohaveabetterunderstandingoftheIndiansinthefiftiesofthenineteenthcentury.C.Between1843and1854about70000IndianswerekilledinthebattlE.D.ThewhitescarriedseriousdiseasesintowheretheIndiansliveD.75.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_________.A.theIndianshadmanygreatsuccessesintheIndianswarsB.theIndianshadnodoubtthattheywouldwinthewarsC.afterthewartheIndiansstayedwheretheywerebeforeD.theIndiansweretooweaktowinthestruggle76.Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutthetreatmentthattheIndiansreceivedfromtheU.S.government?A.HebelievedthatthegovernmentalwaysrespectedtherightsoftheIndians.B.Hebelievedthatthegovernmentcan’tbecriticizedforitstreatmenttotheIndians.C.HebelievedthatthegovernmenttreatedtheIndiansunjustly.D.Hebelievedthatthegovernment’sunfairtreatmentagainsttheIndianswasnotonpurposE.
Ifyou'reamongthemillionsofAmericanspackingtheirvacationbagsforsummertripsdon'tforgethoweverthatassoonasyoustepofftheplaneyou'reexpectedtofollowthatcountry'slaws.WetookalookatoneofthetopcountriesAmericansaremostlikelytovisitandwhatmighthappenifyougotcaught.MexicoSmokingmarijuanaIfpolicefindyousmokingacigarettewhichcontainsmarijuanatheywillmostlikelydetainyouovernightandyouwillgetafine.CarryingafirearmYoumightbeabletowalkaroundwithaguninTexasbutthatisn'tsoinMexicosoleaveyourgunbehind.IfyouwishtogohuntinginMexico.youcanapplyforagunpermitbutexpecttobecharged$5000.IfyouarecaughtbringingafirearmMexicanpolicemanmaytakeawayyourcarandarrestyou.AnarrestedAmericanmayspendmonthsinprisonwhilehisorhercaseisbeinglookedinto.Driving70mphonthehighwaySpeedlimitsareonthelowerside.Dependingonwhattypeofhighwayyou'redrivingonyoushouldn'tgofasterthan62mph.Thepoliceenforcethespeedlimitbutmostlocalpolicedon'thaveradars.Themaximumfineforspeedingisabout$40.Toscaretouristsintopayingthefineonthespotsometimespolicewillthreatentokeepyourdriver'slicense.Thisisillegalsocallthemonit.36.WhenthetravelersareinMexicotheyshouldNOT.A.smokethecigarettesB.hunttheanimalswithoutthepermitC.carryagunevenifyouhavepermitD.drivemorethan50mphonthehighway37.Theworddetaininthesecondparagraphmeans.A.arrestB.denyC.punishD.destroy38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThelawsinAmericaaredifferentfromtheonesinMexico.B.Peoplewillbefinediftheysmokemarijuana.C.Peoplewillbearrestediftheyarecaughtbringingagun.D.ThepoliceinMexicohaverighttokeepthedrivers'license39.IfthetravelerswanttodriveinMexicotheyshould.A.driveonthelowersideofthestreetB.keepaneyeoutontheradarsC.limittheircarspeedD.paythefineonthespot40.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Differentcountrieshavedifferentregulations.B.Differentcountrieshavethesameregulations.C.Americansliketovisitothercountries.D.Mexicopolicearen'tfriendly.
Nomatterhowlongyourlifeisyouwillatbestbeabletoreadonlyafewbooksofallthathavebeenwrittenandthefewyoudoreadshouldincludethebest.ItistobeexpectedthattheselectionswillchangeovertimE.Yetthereisasurprisinguniformity一致inthelistswhichrepresentthebestchoicesofanyperioD.Whatarethesignsbywhichwemayrecognizeagreatbook?ThefourIwillmentionmaynotbealltherearebuttheyaretheonesI’vefoundmostusefulinexplainingmychoicesovertheyears.GreatbooksareprobablythemostwidelyreaD.Theyarenotbestsellersforayearortwo.Theyareenduringbestsellers.GonewiththeWindhashadrelativelyfewreaderscomparedtotheplaysofShakespeareorDonQuixotE.ItwouldbereasonabletoestimatethatHomerIliadhasbeenreadbyatleast25000000peopleinthelast3000years.GreatbooksarepopularnotpedantiC.Theyarenotwrittenbyspecialistsaboutspecialtiesforspecialists.Whethertheyarephilosophyorscienceorhistoryorpoetrytheytreatofhumannotacademicproblems.Theyarewrittenformennotprofessors.Toreadatextbookforadvancedstudentsyouhavetoreadanelementarytextbookfirst.Butthegreatbookscanbeconsideredelementaryinthesensethattheytreattheelementsofanysubjectmatter.Theyarenotrelatedtooneanotherasaseriesoftextbooksgradedindifficultyorinthetechnicalityoftheproblemswithwhichtheydeal.GreatbooksarealwayscontemporarythemostreadableandinstructivE.GreatbooksdealwiththepersistentlyunsolvedproblemsofhumanlifE.Therearegenuinemysteriesintheworldthatmarkthelimitsofhumanknowingandthinking.Greatmindsacknowledgemysterieshonestly.Wisdomisfortified加强notdestroyedbyunderstandingitslimitations.72.WhichisNOTthecriterion标准inthefollowingwhenevaluatingagreatbook?A.AlthoughnotabestselleritmustbethemostwidelyreaD.B.A.greatbookcanbereadwithoutanyeffort.C.GreatbooksareneveroutofdatE.D.Greatbookswillnotdisappointyouifyoutrytoreadthemwell.73.AccordingtotheauthorGoneWiththeWindis______.A.agreatbookB.dislikedbyreaderswholikeShakespeareC.readmoreoftenthanDonQuixoteD.agreatbookforonlyafewyears74.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.differentperiodshavedifferentlistsofbestbooksbecausetherearemanybooksforpeopletochoosefromB.ifyoudon’treadanelementarytextbookyoumayhavedifficultyinunderstandinganadvancedoneC.HomerIliadmustbeabestsellerwhenitcameoutD.greatbooksoftendealwithunsolvedproblemsofhumanlifeforthewritershaveconfidenceinsettlingthem75.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.GreatBooksinYourLifeB.GreatBooksinYourSpecialtyC.HowtoFindaGreatBook?D.WhatIsaGreatBook?
ProcterandGambleP&Ghasannouncedthatit’llenlargeitshouseholdproductsempirebycombiningwithGillettE.ThedealisexpectedtoclosethisautumnbecauseitshouldgetpermissionfromUSAntitrustRegulators反垄断管理协会P&Gsaidinastatement.P&GistogainallofGillette’sbusinessincludingitsproducingandtechnicalequipment.Itwilladdaproductvarietypopularwithmen.P&GsaiditexpectedthecombinationtobringintotalingUS$14―16billion.Butitalsosaiditwasplanningtocutthecombinedworkforceof140000byabout6000orfourpercent.P&GisbasedinCincinnatiOhioUS.Ithasabout110000employeesinalmost80countries.ItsbrandsincludeTidelaundrydetergentandHead&Shouldersshampoo.Gilletteisfamousallovertheworldforitsshaving刮脸products.It’sbasedinBostonMassachusettsUSandhas32factoriesin14countries.P&GranksNo.1intheworldinitshouseholdandpersonalfurnishingpartsandthecompanyhadUS$5.8billioninprofits利润in2004.GilletteranksNo.5andhasamarketcapitalization资本ofUS$45.5billion.ThiscombinationoftwobestoftheirclassatatimewhentheyarebothoperatingfromapositionofstrengthisaspecialopportunityandthecombinationisgoingtocreatethegreatestconsumerproductscompanyintheworlD.It’sadreamdeal.56.Themainpurposeofwritingthistextis.A.tocomparethetwoworld-famouscompaniesB.toinformusofthecombinationofthetwocompaniesC.tointroducethetwocompaniesandtheirproductsD.toannouncethetwocompanies’profitsandcapitalization57.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthecombination?A.Thedealisreallygreat.B.ThedealwilldoharmtoGillettE.C.ThedealwilldisappointthebusinessworlD.D.Thedealiswelcomedbyconsumers.58.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytohappenafterthecombination.A.P&Gwillbeshutoffthisautumn.B.OnlyGillette’semployeeswillbefireD.C.Bothofthetwocompanieswillbethebest.D.P&Gwillproducewhatattractsmen.59.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.Thecombinationofbigcompaniesmaypossiblyleadtotrust.B.AllGillette’sthirty-twofactoriesareinfourteencountriesC.P&GmadelessprofitsthanGillettein2004D.P&G’sproductsareworsethanGillette’s
WorldBookandCopyrightDayisaannualeventthatfallsonApril23andwasfirstcelebratedin1995.TheeventwasorganizedbyUNESCOtopromotereadingpublishingandcopyright.TheconnectionbetweenApril23andbookswasfirstmadein1923bybooksellersinCataloniaSpainasawaytohonortheauthorMigueldeCervanteswhodiedonthatday.ItbecamepartofthecelebrationsoftheSaintGeorge'sDayalsoApril23intheregionwhereithasbeenatraditionsincethemedievaleraformentogiverosestotheirloversandsince1925forwomentogiveabookinexchangE.In1995UNESCOdecidedthattheWorldBookandCopyrightDaywouldbecelebratedonApril23tocommemoratepeoplewhohavemadegreatcontributionstosocialandculturalprogressofmankinD.ThedateisalsotheanniversaryofthebirthanddeathofWilliamShakespearethedeathofrenownedauthorsIncaGarcilasodelaVegaandJosepPlathebirthofMauriceDruonVladimirNabokovManuelMejiaVallejoandHalldorLaxness.WiththesuccessoftheWorldBookandCopyrightDayUNESCOdevelopedtheconceptofWorldBookCapitalCityselectingMadridasthecapitalfor2001.AfterthisUNESCO'sGeneralConferenceresolved决定tomakethedesignationofaWorldBookCapitalCityanannualeventandselectedBeirutasthisyear'scapital.60.Howmanyfamouspeoplementionedinthispassagediedon23rd?__________A.7B.6C.4D.361.Theunderlinedwordcommemorateinthefourthgaragraphmeans_________.A.rewardB.honorC.rememberD.celebrate62.HowoftendoesWorldBookandCopyrightDaytakeplace?___________.A.EveryyearB.EveryotheryearC.EveryfourthyearD.Notreferredto63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?____________A.JosepPlaandHalldorLaxnessdiedonthesameday.B.WorldBookandCopyrightDayfirstconnectedbooksandApril23.C.ThecityofBeirutwasknownbymorepeopleonApril23thisyear.D.Theeventwasorganizedtoprotectreadingpublishingandcopyright.
Ourspiritualintelligencequotient精神智商orSQhelpsusunderstandourselvesandlivefullerhappierlives.Thoughwe’reallbornwithSQmostofusdon’tevenrealizethatwehaveit.Fortunatelyyoudon’thavetosignupforclassestolearnhowtoimproveyourSQ.Herearesomesimplestepsthatcanleadyoutothisnewlevelofunderstanding.SitQuietly.Theprocessofdevelopingspiritualintelligencebeginswithsolitude独处andsilencE.Totuneintoyourspiritsyouhavetoturndownthevolume强度inyourbusynoisycomplicatedlifeandforceyourselftodonothingatall.Startsmallbycreatingislandsforsilenceinyourday.Inthecarinsteadoflisteningtothemusicusethetimetothink.Atworkshutthedoortoyourofficebetweenmeetingstakeafewbreathsandletthemoutveryveryslowly.EnjoythestillnessinyourhomeafterthekidsarefinallyinbeD.StepOutsidE.FormanypeoplenaturesetstheirspiritfreE.Gooutsidetowatchabeautifulsunset.Ifyouarewalkingwiththedogtakethetimetoadmireflowersinbloom;followtheflightofbirdsandwatchcloudsfloatoverheaD.AskQuestionsofYourself.Askopen-endedquestionssuchasWhatamIfeeling?Whataremychoices?WhereamIheading?Butdon’texpectananswertoarrivethroughsomesupernaturalformore-mail.RarelydoIgetanimmediateanswertomyquestionsaysReverendJoanCarteraPresbyterianministerinSausalitoCalifornia.ButlaterthatdayIsuddenlyfindmyselfthinkingaboutaprobleminaperspective角度IneverconsideredbeforE.TrustYourSpirit.WhilemostofusrelyoninstinctivefeelingtorealizedangerspiritualintelligencepushesusnotawayfrombuttowardssomeactionthatwillleadtoagreatergooD.60.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.whatyourSQisandinwhatwayitcanbenefitourlifeB.whatyourSQisandinwhatwayitcanbeimprovedC.therelationshipbetweenyourSQandyourlifeD.advantagesanddisadvantagesofSQ61.Theunderlinedphrasetuneintoyourspiritinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansto____.A.getyourspiritrelaxedB.keepupyourspiritC.keepseatedquietlyD.changeyourspirit62.TheauthormentionstheexampleofReverendJoanCartertoshowthat_________.A.therearenoimmediateanswerstoyourquestionsB.e-mailscan’tkeepworkingoutaproblemC.themorequestionsyouaskthebetteranswersyou’llgetD.changingyourwayofthinkingmighthelpyousolveaproblem63.FromthepassagewecanknowthatthemostimportantthingtoimproveyourSQis.A.apeacefulmindB.deepthoughtC.sparetimeandhobbiesD.goodspirits
Informalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussionhowevermakesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboo禁忌inaparticularcultureLatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistoryartandcustoms.Youmayexpectquestionsaboutyourfamilyandbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.YoumayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartformandtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthemargumentscanbeinteresting-andtheycancoverprettymuchoranytopic-aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligentmanner.IntheUnitedStatesbusinesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopicsincludingopinionsaboutworkfamilyhobbiesandpolitics.InJapanChinaandKoreahoweverpeoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughtsfeelingsoremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmoniousbusinessrelationshipthey’retryingtobuild.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.ItisconsideredrudeforexampletoaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeOrchildren.Asageneralruleit’Sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.ThiscangetyouintotroubleevenintheUnitedStateswherepeopleholddifferentreligiousviews.Inadditiondiscussingone’Ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworldalthoughbecarefulnottocriticizeflnationalsport.Insteadbefriendlyandpraiseyourhost’steam.69.TheauthorconsiderspoliticsandreligionA.cheerfultopicsB.tabooC.rudetopicsD.topicsthatcanneverbetalkedabout70.WhichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthorA.Sports.B.Children.C.Personalfeelings.D.Families.71.WhyarepeoplefromAsiamoreprivateintheirconversationwithothersA.Theydon’twanttotalkmuchwithothers.B.Theydon’twanttohavetheirgoodrelationshipwithothersharmedbyinformalconversationC.Theyareafraidtoarguewiththeircolleagues.D.Theywanttokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.72.Whatshouldn’tyoudowhentalkingaboutsportswithcolleaguesfromanothercountryA.Praisingyourowncountry’Ssports.B.Criticizingyourowncountry’Ssports.C.Praisingthesportsofyourcolleagues’country.D.Criticizingthesportsofyourcolleagues’country.
Allovertheworldlibrarieshavebegunthegreattaskofmakingfaithfuldigitalcopiesofthebooksandrecordsthatprotectthementaleffortsofmankind・.ForarmchairschoolstheworkpromisestobringsuchawealthofinformationtodesktopthatthepresentInternetmaynotmatch.Librariansseethreeclearbenefitstogoingdigital.Firstithelpsthempreserverareandeasilybrokenobjectswithoutrefusingthedemandsofthosewhowishtostudythem.TheBritishLibraryforexampleholdstheonlymedievalmiddle-agedmanuscript手稿ofBeowuifinLondon.OnlyquantifiedscholarswereallowedtosetandputtheimagesupontheInternetforanyonetousE.AsecondbenefitisconveniencE.Oncebooksarcchangedtodigitalformreaderscanfindtheminsecondsratherthanminutes.SeveralpeoplecanreadthesamebookorviewthesamepictureatthesametimE.Clerksaresparedthechore琐事ofreserving.AndlibrariescouldusetheInternettolendtheircollectionstothosewhoareunabletovisitinperson.Thethirdadvantageofelectroniccopiesisthattheyoccupymillimetersofspaceonamagneticdisk磁盘ratherthanmetersonashelf.Thecostoflibrarybuildingsisincreasinglyhigh.TheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyrecentlyspent$46milliononallundergroundadditiontohouse1.5millionbooksatanaveragecostof$30persetofthem.Thepriceofdiskstorageonthecontraryhasfallentoabout$2per300-pagepublicationandcontinuestodrop64.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Librariesaremakingefforts.B.Morepeoplecanreadpreciousbooks.C.TheInternetprovidesmoreinformation.D.Librariesaremakingdigitalcopiesofbooks.65.Whichwordsinthesecondparagraphhelpyoutoidentifythesupportingpoints?A.ThreefirstforexamplE.B.BenefimmanuscriptscholarsC.HelpsholdsscannedD.Clearqualifieddifferent66.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetextasabenefitofgoingdigital?A.Fewerstaffwillberequiredinlibraries.B.LibrarieswillbeabletomoveundergrounD.C.Borrowersneednotgotothelibrarybuildings.D.Oldmanuscriptscanbemovedmoreeasily.67.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A.Firsttheauthorgivessomemessagesandthenexplainthem.B.Firsttheauthorpresentshisopinionsandthendescribesthem.C.Firsttheauthorinformsusofmainargumentsandthencomparesthem.D.Firsttheauthormakesanintroductionandthendrawsaconclusion.
InfarnorthernMongoliathelivingofthesmallestethnicgroupinthecountry―theTsaatancommunitydependsonakindofanimalreindeer.AnAmericannamedMorganKeayvisitedtheTsaatancommunitywhenshewasstudyinginMongoliain2002.Localleaderstoldherthattheanimalswerenothealthyandthenumberofreindeerwas.gettingtoosmalltosupportthecommunity.BackintheUnitedStatesMorganKeayandafriendwhohadalsostudiedinMongoliastartedanorganization.TheynameditItgeltheMongolianwordforhope.TheItgelFoundationhashelpedbringforeignscientiststoMongoliatoresearchandtreatreindeerdiseases.TheyalsohelpedTsaatanworkersbuildacommunityandvisitorcenter.Thebuildingincludesguestroomsfortourists.TheTsaatannotonlyworkasguidestheynowprovideservicesfortravelers.Thecommunityworksinpartnershipwithinternationaltouroperatorswhohadformerlybeenincontroloftheservices.PeopleinthecommunitydesignedthecenterwhichtheyalsoownandmanagE.Beforethevisitorcenterwasbuiltfamiliesearnedanaverageof100dollarsayear.NowMorganKeaysaystheaverageis3to4timesthat.Moneyalsogoesintoacommunityaccount.FouryearsagotheTsaatanhadfewerthan500reindeer.Nowtheherdhasalreadyreached900.MorganKeaysaystheTsaatanarebecomingeconomicallyindependentforthefirsttimE.TheMongoliangovernmentisnowconsideringadevelopmentplanwrittenbythecommunitythatdealswitheducationhealththeenvironmentandeconomics.61.ThewritermainlyintendstoconveythemessagethatA.tourismisnotthekeytolocaleconomyB.newwayscanrecovertheTsaatancommunityC.wildlifeconservationisamajorconcernD.internationalcooperationmakesadifference62.WiththehelpofItgeltheTsaatandidthefollowingEXCEPTA.buildingacommunityandvisitorcenterB.providingservicesfortravelersC.doingresearchtreatingreindeerdiseasesD.workingasguidesfortourists63.WhatifreindeerintheTsaatancommunityhavediedoutaccordingtothepassage?A.theLocalpeoplewillloseeconomicresourcE.B.TheTsaatancommunitywillhavetomovetoanotherplacE.C.TheTsaatancommunitywillalsodieoutgradually.D.AnotheranirnalwillberaisedbytheTsaataninsteadofreindeer.64.TheunderlinedwordthatinthefifthparagraphreferstoA.thenumberoftouristscomingtothecommunityB.thenumberofthereindeerleftinthecommunityC.theamountofmoneyearnedbytheTsaatanfamiliesnowD.theamountofmoneytheTsaatanfamiliesearnedbefore65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.TteTsaatanusedtocontroltheservicesfortravelerstothecommunity.B.MorganKeayisaMongoliandevotedtoenvironmentalconservationC.TheMongoliangovernmenthaddesignedadevelopmentplanforthecommunity.D.Moneygotfromthevisitorcentreismanagedbythecommunitynow.
Managersofmostbusinesseswanthighprofitsinordertopayhighdividends红利totheirinvestors.Forthisreasontheyaimtokeepcostsaslowaspossible.Theyalsowanttosethighpricestogainhighreturns.Butcompetitionwithintheindustryoftenpreventsthemfromdoingso.Generallyabusinesswillnotincreasethepriceofitsoutputifitscompetitorswillnotincreasetheirprices.Ifabusinesssetsitspriceshigherthanthoseofitscompetitorsmanyofitscustomerswillbuytheoutputofitscompetitors.Animportantdecisionmanagersmakeistheirchoiceoftheinput-mixinwhatcombinationofcapital资本labor.andrawmaterialstouseinproduction.Thegoalistokeepproductioncostsaslowaspossible.Iflaborcostsarehighforexampleafirmmayspendmoneyinautomaticmachinerysothatfewerworkersareneededtocompletethesametask.Iflaborischeapthecompanymaydecidetoemployextraworkersinsteadofbuyingamachinetodothejob.Thecombinationofinputsthatpermitsafirmtoproduceitsgoodsorservicesatthelowestpossiblecostwithoutreducingqualityiscalledthemostproductiveinput-mixThegoalofkeepingproductioncostslowalsoaffectsacompany’schoiceoflocation.Theresourcesanindustryneedsandthecustomersitservesarerarelyclosetoeachother.Asaresultabusinessmusttransportinputsoutputsorboth.Abusinessalsotriestokeeptransportationcostsaslowaspossible.Transportationcostsarebasedonweightaswellasondistance.Thelocationacompanyselectsmaythusdependonwhetherthecompany’sproductisheavierorlighterthanthematerialsusedtomakeit.Thesoftdrinkindustrywhichaddswatertootheringredientstomakeitsproductsisanexampleofanindustrythatproducesweight-gainingproducts.Softdrinkcompanieschooselocationsneartheircustomers.Thepaperindustryisanexampleofindustriesthatproduceweightlosingproducts.ManysuchindustriesarenearsourcesofrataTmaterials.57.Whatdobusinesseschoosetodoaboutthepricesoftheirproductsincompetition?A.Tosethigherprices.B.Toleavethepricesunchanged.C.Toofferlowerprices.DTokeepthepricesadjustable.58.Theunderlinedphrasethemostproductiveinput-mixmeansmixinginputs.A.withgoodsorservicessoldatthelowestpossiblepricesB.bysellinggoodsorservicesatthelowestpossiblepricesC.toproducegoodsorservicesatthelowestpossiblecostDtoproducequalitygoodsorservicesatthelowestpossiblecost59.Whyisacompanyusuallyverycarefulaboutchoosingitslocation?A.Becausethematerialsitneedsareratherfaraway.B.Becausethecustomersitservesarenotsoclose.C.Becausetransportationcostsandthedistancearecloselyrelated.DBecausebothproductionandtransportationcostsareveryhigh.60.ThesoftdrinkindustryandthepapermakingindustryareusedasexamplesbecauseA.theysharealotofthingsincommonBtheyarebothonlymakinglowerprofitsC.thetransportationcostsoftheirproductsarethesameDtheyarequitedifferentwhenconsideringthelocations
AfterhelpingBarackObamasweeptovictoryintheUSelectionthepresident―elect'smottoofchangewasFridaydeclaredcharacteroftheyearbyamonkatoneofJapan'smostrespectedtemples.UsingacalligraphybrushtowritethesinglecharacteronawoodenplatformastouristslookedonSeihanMorichiefmonkatKiyomizutempleintheancientcapitalofKyotodeclaredchangetobeJapan'scharacteroftheyear.TheeventwashostedbyaKyotobasedgroupthatpromotestheuseofkanjitheChinesecharactersusedintheJapaneselanguage.Thepublicsentin111200nominations提名forthekanjioftheyear.Ofthose.amajority5.42percentapprovedofchangefollowedbygoldsuggestingtheBeijingOlympicsandfalltoshowtheglobalmarketdecrease.IthinkitisanexpressionoftheJapanesepeople'swishestoseepoliticaleconomicandsocietalchangesastheywereimpressedbyMr.Obama'smessageofchangeMorisaid.Headdedthatclimatechangealsodrewpeople'sattentiontothesignificanceofchange.TheJapanKanjiAptitudeTestingFoundationJKA.TF.hasbeenconductingapoll民意测试ontheyearskanjieachyearsince1995.Lastyear'stopchoicewas‘Nise’fake.60.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ChangewonJapan'scharacteroftheyear.B.Changewrittenonwoodenplatform.C.ChangehelpedObamawinelection.D.Japan'sloveofChinesecharacters.61.Theaimoftheeventisto______________.A.popularizestandardChineseB.promotetheuseofkanjiC.practiceChinesehandwritingD.strengthentherelationshipbetweenChinaandJapan62.Fromthefirstthreenominatedwordswecanseethat_____________.A.Japanesepeopleshowedgreatconcerntoeventsoftheyear.B.thewholeworldexperiencedahardtimelastyearC.JapanesepeopleknowalotofChinesewordsD.Japanesepeoplelovetofollowthefashionoftheworld63.ItcallbeinferredfromObama'smottochangethat_________.A.ObamatendstomakequickchangesinordertowintheelectionB.ObamapolicyofchangeiswellacceptedandgivesAmericansmuchhopeC.ObamapromisestomakesomechangesofAmericanlawifelectedpresidentD.it'swiseofObamatochoosethesamewordasnominatedbyJapanese64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThechiefmonkatKiyomizutempledecidedthekanjiof2008.B.3kanjisarenominatedforthisyear'spoll.C.goldisalsoselectedthekanjiOftheyear.D.ThekanjieventhasbeenhostedbyJKA.TFformorethan10years.
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