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09·天津A.篇Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore新加坡arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay马来语.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.36.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment37.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.38.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlacE.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.39.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afterapersonB.afteraplaceC.afteranactivityD.byitsshape40.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
07·江西E.篇Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.Unliketheotherdiscilines学科philosopjycannotedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitsiactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arehistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosopkhy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosoophyPh.D.inbiochemistyorcomputerscienceorpsychology.Twobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentanderiticalthinkging.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasonign.Thehistoryofphilosopjyinvolivesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandperrsiadinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancemet.Itisnecessaryforundesrtandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosopjyquestiongthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelatintootherdisco[;omes.AndthroughtthestdyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgengralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblesmtocommunieatetoorganizeideasandissuestopresuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantformalargequamityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfirldnotnecessarilyofrboutainingonej’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforposttionsofresponsibilitymanagemetnandleadershinlateron.Itisveryshorsihteafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthroughtthestudyofphilosophyhavsignificanglong-termbenefitsincanreeradvancement.Nootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoreasolvehumanconflict.72.AccprdomgtoParagraph1.philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpolitics73.Withthestudyofphilosophyyoucan.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopment74.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollwingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.75.FromthepassagewecanconcludeA.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblerasintheworld
AnewreportbytheInternationalMonetaryFundtheI.M.F.estimates估计thattheworldeconomywillshrinkbyoneandthree-tenthspercentthisyear.Thatwouldbetheworstperformanceinmorethansixtyyears.ThreemonthsagotheI.M.F.predictedasmallgrowthforthisyear.Majorindustrializedeconomiesareexpectedtoseethebiggestdecreasesshrinkingbyalmostfourpercent.TheI.M.F.predictsdevelopingeconomieswillcontinuetogrowfortheyearbutonlybyaboutoneandone-halfpercent.TheI.M.F.saystheworldwillslowlyreturntogrowthofalmosttwopercentnextyear.Butthelendingorganizationwarnsthatstrongpoliciestosupervise监管andsupportthefinancialsystemareneedediftheworldeconomyistofullyrecovery.OlivierBlanchardisthechiefeconomistfortheI.M.F.Hehassaidthatbanksarestillintheprocessofrebuildingtheirfinancialpositions.Headdedthatsecuritiesmarkets证券市场arestilloperatingpoorlyEconomicexpertsbelievetheworldfinancialindustryismovingtowardsrecoverybutwithmorelossestocomE.InalltheI.M.F.saysworldwidefinanciallossescouldbeashighasfourtrilliondollarsbytheendofnextyear.Worldtradeisexpectedtodropelevenpercentthisyearafterexpandingbythreepercentlastyear.TheI.M.F.reportsaysinternationallendingmaynotfullyrecoveruntiltwothousandeleven.ThefinancialcrisishasmadetheI.M.F.moreimportantthanever.Theworld'slargesteconomiespromisedtoincreasethesizeofthefundbyaboutfivehundredbilliondollars.TheydidsoattheG-TwentymeetinginLondonearlierthismonth.ThisweekPresidentObamaproposedthattheUnitedStateslendtheI.M.F.onehundredbilliondollarsaspartofthatpromiseLastweekMexicobecamethefirstnationtoborrowfromtheI.M.F.underanewprogramtoprovideemergencycredittonationswithstrongeconomies.Mexicoreceivedaforty-sevenbilliondollarlineofcreditforoneyear.PolandandColombiaarealsoseekingloansfromtheprogram.59.Becauseof______theI.M.Fisplayinganevenmoreimportantrolethanever.A.theG―20meetinginLondonB.thefinancialcrisisC.OlivierBlanchardD.PresidentObama60.Theworldeconomywon’tfullrecoveruntil_________________.A.developingeconomiesplayamoreimportantrolethanmajorindustrializedeconomiesB.theInternationalMonetaryFundlendsmoremoneytomorecountriesC.therehasbeenastrongsupervisingandsupportingfinancialsystemD.securitiesmarketsoperatewellenough61.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________________.A.atleastthreecountrieshaveborrowedfromtheI.M.F.sincelastweekB.theworldfinancialindustryisrecoveringandwillsuffernomorelossesC.developingeconomiesarelikelytocontinuetogrowslowlyfortheyearD.worldwidefinanciallosseshavebeenashighasfourtrilliondollarssofar62.Whatisthisnewsreportmainlyabout?A.Thebiggestdecreasesthattheworldeconomyissuffering.B.Theslowrecoverythattheworldfinancialindustryismovingtowards.C.ThesteadilygrowingInternationalMonetaryFunD.D.Therecentworldeconomicsituation.
Anewlawhelpspeoplewithdisabilities.Thelawsaysthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesmustbeabletogetintoandoutofallpublicbuildings.Italsosaysthatbusinessmustofferspecialservicestopeoplewhohavespecialneeds.Companiescannotrefusetohiredisabledworkers.Manybusinessesmayhavetochangetheirbuildingsandservices.―Rampsmustbebuiltsopeoplecangetintobuildings.―Movietheatresmusthavespaceforpeopleinwheelchairsandseatsfortheirfriendstositnearthem.―ElevatorsmusthavefloornumberinBraille.ThislawwillhelpmillionsofpeoplE.OnewomanwhohasbeeninawheelchairformanyyearssaidItislikeadream.36.Accordingtothepassagewecanseethat.A.itwillbedifficultforthenormalpersonstogetintothepublicbuildingsB.thebuildingsofallthebusinesseswillhavetobechangedC.MostbusinessesusedtoofferspecialservicestopeoplewhohavespecialneedsD.itwasdifficultforthedisabledworkerstofindjobsinthepast37.Rampscanhelppeople.A.withhearingproblemsB.whohavedifficultyinusingtheirhandsC.whohavedifficultyinusingtheirlegsorfeetD.whodon’tlikestairs38.ThewordBraillemeans.A.wordsknownbyforeignersB.wordsknownbycommonpeopleC.wordsonwallsD.wordsknownbytheblind39.Whatdoyouthinkthedisabledwouldfeelaboutthenewlaw?A.TheymaythinkthenewlawreasonablE.B.Someofthemaresuretobeforthenewlaw.C.Theymustfeelveryexcitedandhappy.D.Theyfeelitislikeadream.40.Thefactthatthenewlawhasbeenpassedshowsthat______.A.thegovernmenthaspaidnoattentiontothedisabilitiesB.thegovernmentwantstohelpthesedisabilitiesC.normalpeopleshowmercytothedisabilitiesD.companieswillhiremillionsofdisabledpeople
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.
ChinaMobilethecountry’slargestmobilecommunicationsoperatorhasaccountedfornearly40percentofrevenues税收inthedomestic国内telecomsmarket.Thatputsitatthetopofthesixmajortelecomsoperatorsinthenationaccordingtothelatestofficialstatistics统计.Theotherfiveare:ChinaTelecom31.1percent;Chinacom16.6percent;andChinaUnicom13.4percent;ChinaSatelliteCommunicationsCorpandChinaRilcom1.5percent.MobilecommunicationsandtheIPphonebusinesshavegraduallyreplacedtraditionallong-distancecalls.Mobilecommunicationsaccountfor28.5percentofthetotallong-distancecommunicationsbusiness.IPphoneshave41.4percentwhiletraditionallong-distancecallsaredownto30.1percent.Inanotherranking排行表NokiaMotorolaBirdTCLandSiemenscameinasthetopfivemobilephonesellersinChinainthefirsthalfofthisyearaccordingtoSouthDaily.TheyreportalsosaysthatduringthisperiodChinaproduced82millionhandsetsincludingGSMGPRSandCDMAphonesandsold80million.Ofthephonessold37millionwereexportedtoothercountries.AnalystspointoutthatChina’slackofkeytechnologiesanditsheavydependenceonoverseastechnologieshaveprovedtobeanobstacle障碍fordevelopmentofhome-madephonemakers.56.FromthepassagewhichisNOTtrue?A.ChinaMobileisChina’slargestmobilephonesellers.B.ChinaMobileisChina’slargestmobilecommunicationsoperator.C.ChinaMobilehascoverednearlytwofifthsoftheincomeinthetelecomsmarketinChina.D.ChinaMobilehastakenthefirstplaceinthetelecomsmarket.57.Mobilecommunicationshavegraduallytakentheplaceof.A.IPphoneserviceB.traditionallong-distancecallsC.traditionaltelephonesD.telecomoperators58.Whichdoyoubelievetobetrue?A.Mobilecommunicationsaccountforthemostpartofthetotallong-distancecommunications.B.Chinaproducedandsoldmostofthemobilephonestoothercountries.C.Nokiaisaverypopularforeignphoneseller.D.Chinahashadquiteadvancedcore核心technologies.
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.
【2011·辽宁锦州市质检二】A.IusedtobelieveintheAmericandreamthatmeantajobcreditsuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofusseparatelychasingthesamething.Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfellapart.IfoundmyselfhomelessandalonE.Ihadmytruckand$56.IsearchedthecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthecheapestpossibleamount.Icameuponadesertedcottageinasmallremotevalley.Ihadn’tbeenalonefor25years.IwasscaredbutIhopedthehardworkwoulddistractandhealmE.Ifoundtheownerandrentedtheplacefor$50amonth.ThelocalsknewnothingaboutmE.Butslowlytheystartedteachingmetheartofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketstoolsandcanneddeermeatandbeganstickingaroundtochat.TheywouldaskifIwantedtomeetcousinAlbieorgofishing.TheystartedtoteachmeabeliefinadifferentAmericandreamnottheoneofindividualachievementbutofneighborliness.MenwouldstopbywithwildberriesicecreamtruckpartstoseeifIneededsomE.ThewomenonthatmountainworkedharderthananyI'devermet.TheytaughtmehowtostorefoodinthestreamandkeepitcoldandsafE.Ilearnedtokeepenoughforanextraplateforcompany.WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwerenecessaryforacivilizedlifewerenon-existentinthisplace.Uponthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremyrelationshipswithmyneighbors.AfterfouryearsinthatvalleyImovedbackintotown.Isawalotofpeoplewerehavingareallyhardtimelosingtheirjobsandhomes.Withthehelpofarealestatebroker房地产经纪人IchattedupatthegrocerystoreImanagedtorentabigenoughhousetotakeinahandfulofpeoplE.It’sfourofusnowbutovertimeI'vehadninecomeinandmoveontootherplacesfromherE.We’dallbeinsheltersifwehadn'tbandedtogether.TheAmericandreamIbelieveinnowisasharedonE.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabouthowwecanallgetbytogether.56.Beforeaseriesofunhappyeventshappenedthewriter________.A.hadawell-paidjobB.workedhardforhisAmericandreamC.workedhardandlikedtoshareD.felthopelessabouthisAmericandream57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceIlearnedto...inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.Thewriterlearnedtorunacompany.B.Thewriterlearnedtosharewithothers.C.Thewriterlearnedtokeepenoughplates.D.Thewriterlearnedtosavemoneyforhiscompany.58.Whydidthewriterrentabighouse?A.Tomakesomemoney.B.Toshowoffhiswealth.C.TosharewiththosepeopleinneeD.D.Tomakefriendswithhisneighbors.59.Thewritermainlytellsusabout________.A.hisunhappyexperiencesB.thefriendlypeopleinthevalleyC.thechangeofhislivingconditionsD.hisnewideaoftheAmericandream
AustralianFlagDesignsbyReadersoftheSun-HeraldWereceiveddozensofresponsesafterinvitingreaderstosendintheirdesignsforanewflag.Thedesignswereceivedinclude:JamesAnthonyDrummoyneJamesreducestheUnionJackdowninsizeandchangesitsshapetobecomeareminderoftheBritishtraditionratherthancancelingitaltogether.AtthesametimehesuggestsenlargingthestarsoftheSouthernCross.Hisdesignattemptstousethebestofbothworldsinanewlydesignedflag.AshesaystheBritishpartoftheAustralianFlagistoobigandtheAustralianbitsaretoosmall.WhenyoumakethestarsbiggertheAustralianflagcanlookimpressivE.JoeBollenTurranmurraJoe’sflaghasthemainelementsofarisensunwhitehorizon地平线redearthatthebaseandtheSouthernCross.HeintendstomaketherisensunaspecialAustraliansymbolontheflag.HebelievesitrepresentslifE.TheSouthernCrossshowsthatweliveintheSouthernHemispherE.半球MariaIeraciSydneyMariadeletedtheUnionJackbutotherwisekepttheflagasiswiththeSouthernCrossandFederationStar.Shesays‘ThereisonlyonecorrectwaytochangetheAustralianflagandthatistodroptheUnionJack----whenAustraliabecomesaRepublicwhichshehopeswillbebefore2010.RonBennettSydneyRonrecommendsusingtheAboriginalcolorsbutreplacingtheirimageofthesunwiththemapofAustraliA.HesaysAustraliaisuniquebeinganislandcontinentwithaninstantlyrecognizableoutlineatthatandthiswillleavenodoubtastowhichcountrytheflagbelongs.45.Whichofthefourdesignscanremindyouofthepastofthecountry?A.Joe’sB.Maria’sC.Ron’sD.Jame’s46.TheSouthernCrossinsomeofthedesignsrepresents_________.A.thespiritofthenationB.thepositionofthecountryC.thetraditionofBritainD.theexpectationsofthepeople47.WhatdoestheUnionJackreferto?A.theBritishflagB.A.formerBritishrulerC.groupofstarsD.A.formersymbolofAustralia48.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectmatchesofthedesignsandtheirdesigners?A.byMariabyRonbyJoebyJamesB.byJoebyMariabyJamesbyRonC.byRonbyJamesbyMariabyJoeD.byJamesbyJoebyRonbyMaria
TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslikemainlybecauseteawasveryexpensivE.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea.UntilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinitbutonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedidsotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.AtfirstteawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess公爵夫人foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergettingasinkingfeelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.36.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.B.TeareachedBritainfromHolland.C.TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodrankteA.D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadteA.37.Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____________.A.thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB.howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC.howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD.howtea-timewasborn38.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain.A.ineighteenthcenturyB.insixteenthcenturyC.inseventeenthcenturyD.inthelateseventeenthcentury39.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecausE.A.ittastedlikemilkB.ittastedmorepleasantC.itbecameapopulardrinkD.MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletrieocopythewayshedranktea40.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof________.A.afamousFrenchladyB.theancientChineseC.theuppersocialclassD.peopleinHolland
Economics经济学isthestudyofhowsocietieswithlimitedresourcesdecidewhattoproducehowtoproduceandforwhomtoproducE.Whathowandforwhomtoproduceareproblemsallovertheworldbecausehumanneedsarepracticallyunlimitedbutallsocietieshaveonlylimitedquantitiesofresourcesthatcanbeusedtoproducegoodsorservices.Aknowledgeofbasiceconomicsisimportantforunderstandingboththeproblemsandopportunitiesthatwillfacetheworldeconomyinthe21stcentury.Asastudentofeconomicsonewillhavethechancetodiscoverhowcommerce商业governmentpoliciesandday-to-daydecisionsmadebyconsumersaffecthislivingstandards.ThestudyofeconomicscanhelphimunderstandtheinfluenceofsucheventsasthemovetofreemarketsinPolandandRussiaorofupsanddownsininterestrateandtheforeignexchangeratE.Economicsisinfluencedbydevelopmentsinthemanydifferentareasofbusinesspoliticssciencenaturereligionandhistory.AndwhetherornotoneisawareofiteconomicsisanimportantpartofhislifE.Fromapracticalpointofviewone'sstudyofeconomicswillhelpimprovehisdecision-makingskills.Helearnsalogicalwaytocomparedifferentcoursesofaction.Ashestudiestheconcept概念ofopportunitycostforinstancehewilldiscoverthateverychoicehemakeshasbothabenefitandacost.Supposesomeonedecidestogetapart-timejobsohecanearnenoughmoneytobuyacar.Hewillhavethebenefitofowningthecarbuthewillpayacostintermsoftheleisurehourshegivesupforworkingsoastopayforthecarandkeepitingoodcondition.Afterweighinghischoiceincost-benefittermshemaydecidehedoesnotneedacaranymorE.68.Accordingtothepassageeconomicsisstudiedto______.A.getmoreresourcesforhumanbeingsB.puthumanneedsundersomecontrolC.satisfytheunlimitedhumanneedswiththelimitedresourcesD.producebettergoodsandservicesforallhumanbeings69.Economicscanhelponemakebetterdecisionsbecausehelearns______.A.howtoweighthecostandthebenefitB.allthepracticaleconomictheoriesC.somethingusefulaboutbusinessD.alogicalwayofthinking70.Whydoesthepersonhavetogiveupleisurehoursintheexampleofbuyingacar?A.Becausehehastospendsometimeinthecar.B.Becausehehastoworkextrahourstogetthemoney.C.Becauseheisbusyworkingforhisboss.D.BecausekeepingacaringoodconditiontakesmuchtimE.71.Whatisthecentraltopicofthesecondparagraph?A.Influencesofeconomics.B.Importanceofknowingeconomics.C.Usesofeconomics.D.Scope范围ofeconomicstudies.
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.
06·江苏D.篇InarecentlypublishedbookIcameacrosssomeexerciseswithinterestingnamessuchasfishbonediagramslotusflowersandclustering.AsIusedtheseexercisesinmyclassesInoticedthatstudentswereinterested.Theysaidmoreandwrotemore.Theyenjoyedexpressingtheirideasandsharingthemingroups.Theywerenolongerpassivelywaitingforthebellbutactivelytookpartinthelesson.Ifindthatcreativity创新canactasawaytoincreaseparticipationandimprovefluency流利程度.Creativityhasbecomeapopularwordinrecentyears.Scholarsintheartspsychology心理学businesseducationandscienceareallworkingtogetadeeperunderstandingofit.RobertJ.SternbergisacreativityspecialistandYaleprofessorofpsychology.Hedefinescreativityastheabilitytoproduceworkthatisbothneworiginalandappropriateapplicabletothesituation.Thisdefinitionisusefulaswewantourstudentstouselanguageinanewwayandtouseitcorrectlyandproperly.Mostscholarssaytherearetwotypesofcreativity:bigCcreativityandsmallccreativity.BigCcreativityreferstogeniuslevelthinkingthatresultsinartisticmasterpiecesandscientificbreakthroughs.Smallccreativityreferstoeverydaylevelthinkingthatcanbeusedinanysituation.Ouremphasisisonthelatter.WhileitgoeswithoutsayingthatanyofourstudentscouldgoontobethenextPicassoorEdisonouraimistohelpstudentsproducemoreideasanduselanguageinnewways.68.Theunderlinedwordswaitingforthebellinthefirstparagraphprobablymean.A.longingforaphonecallB.hopingtohaveabellC.expectingtheendoftheclassD.wantingtospeakinclass69.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorthoughttheexercisesinthebookwere.A.popularB.usefulC.scientificD.creative70.Whenyouuseaveryfamiliarwordinanewwayyouare.A.creativeinthesenseofbigCcreativityB.creativeinthesenseofsmallCcreativityC.notcreativeinthesenseofbigCcreativityD.notcreativeinthesenseofsmallCcreativity71.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.showhowusefulthebookisB.explainwhatcreativityisC.discusshowonecanbecreativeD.tellwhatreachingaimsat
Thecustomsindifferentcountriesareratherdifferent.IfIhavedinnerwithaChinesehosthealwaysputsmorefoodontomyplateassoonasIhaveemptiedit.Thatoftendiscomforts让不舒服megreatly.IhavetoeatthefoodevenifIdonotwantto.IhavealsonoticedthatwhenaChinesesitsatanAmerican’sdinnerpartyheveryoftenrefusestheofferoffoodordrinkthoughhe’sinfactstillhungryorthirsty.ThismightbegoodmannersinChinabutitisnotintheWestatall.IntheUnitedStatesitisimpolitetokeepaskingsomeoneagainandagainorinsistonhisacceptingsomething.Americanshaveadirectwayofspeaking.Iftheywantsomethingtheywillaskforit.IfnottheywillsayNothanks.WhenanAmericanisservedwithbeerbythehostforexamplehemightsayNothanks.I’lltakesomeorangejuiceifyouhaveit.ThatiswhatanAmericanwilldo.SowhenyougototheUnitedStatesyou’dbetterrememberthefamoussaying:WheninRomedoasRomansdo.65.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriteris________.A.aChineseB.aRomanC.anAmericanD.aThailand66.IntheWestpeopleconsideritbadmanners________.A.toputlessfoodontohisplateB.toaskforsomethingdirectlyC.toeatmuchatadinnerpartyD.tokeepaskingsomeonetoacceptsomething67.A.guestatanAmerican’sdinnerpartyshouldshowhispolitenessby_________.A.noteatingupallthefoodofferedB.puttingmorefoodontohisplateassoonashehasemptieditC.refusetheofferoffoodordrinkthoughheisstillhungryorthirstyD.askingforthingsdirectlyifhewants68.WheninRomedoastheRomansdomeans____________.A.theRomansarepeopleofgoodmannersB.peopleintheUnitedStateswanttolearnfromtheRomansC.AmericansalwaysdothesamethingsastheRomansdoD.Youshouldgetusedtothelocalcustomswhereveryougo
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
Dinnercustoms习惯aredifferentaroundtheworlD.IfyouareadinnerguestinGhanathisinformationwillhelpyoualot.InGhanadinnerisusuallyfromfourintheafternoontosixintheevening.Buttherearenostrictrules严格的规定abouttimE.Wheneveraguestarrivesafamilyoffersfood.Whenyougotoahomethepersonwhoreceivesgueststakesyoutothediningroom.Thereyouwashyourhandsinabowlofwater.AllthefoodisonthetablE.InGhanayouusuallyeatwithyourfingers.YoueatfromthesamedishaseveryoneelsE.Butyoueatfromonesideofthedishonly.Itisnotpolitetogetfoodfromtheothersideofthedish.Afterdinneryouwashyourhandsagaininabowlofwater.MostmealsinGhanahaveadishcalledfufu.PeopleinGhanamakefufufromthepowder粉末ofsomeplants.Sometimestheycutthefufuwithasaw锯子becauseitisveryhard.Youmustchew咀嚼fufuwelloryoumaygetsick.Youeatfufuwiththefingersofyourrighthandonly.56.FromthepassageweknowthatinGhana_______A.therulesfordinnertimearenotstrictB.dinnerisalwaysatsixintheeveningC.afamilyoffersfoodonlyatfourintheafternoon57.IfyouareadinnerguestinGhanathehost主人alwaystakesyouto_________A.thediningroomfirstB.thelivingroomfirstC.thekitchenfirst58.PeopleinGhanausuallyeat_________A.fromonesideofadishtotheotherB.fromtheothersideofthedishC.withtheirfingers59.InfactmostdishesinGhana________A.arecookedwiththepowderofsomeplantsB.havefufuinthemC.arenotveryhard60.Whenyoueatfufuyou’dbetter______A.cutitwithasawB.useyourrighthandonlyC.alloftheabove
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
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.
RussiaandtheUnitedStateshavecompletedthelargestspyexchangesincetheColdWar.OnFridayatanairportinViennaAustriaanAmericanplaneandaRussianplanelandedparkedsidebysideandexchangedoccupants.TheUnitedStatesfreedtenadmittedRussianagents.ThemenandwomenwerearrestedinlateJuneandpleaded承认guiltyonThursday.InexchangeRussiafreedfourRussiansservingprisonsentencesonchargesofspyingfortheWest.ThemenincludeIgorSutyaginanarmedresearcherwhoalwaysdeniedthecharges.Someconsideredhimapoliticalprisoner.TheUnitedStatesdeported驱逐nineRussianandanAmericancitizenborninPeru.Someraisedchildrenwhilelivingquietlivesasmarriedcouples.Russia’sForeignMinistrypraisedtheexchangesayingTheactionimprovedRussian-U.S..relations.ThegroupwasaccusedoftryingtogaininformationonAmericannuclearweaponsforeignpolicyandpoliticsfortheSVR—Russia’sforeignintelligenceservice.Thetenwereonlychargedwithplotting阴谋toactasundeclaredforeignagents.Theywerenotchargedwiththemoreseriouscrimeofspyingsotheextent程度oftheirsuccessasspiesisnotclear.OneoftheRussiansAnnaChapmandrewattentionwithherlooksandstoriesofherNewYorkpartylife.HrlawyerRobertBaumsaidshehadnotpassedsecretinformationtoRussiaorreceivedanypayment.HealsosaidShewasaccusedofcommunicatingwithaRussianofficialthroughalaptoptolaptopcommunicationwithoutthegovernmentspecifyingthenatureofthecommunication.70.Theunderlinedwordoccupantsinthefirstparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.thepilotsoftheplanesB.thepassengersonboardtheplanesC.thespiesofRussiaandtheUnitedStatesD.theofficialsofRussiaandtheUnitedStates71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Altogetherfourteenspieswereexchanged.B.AnnaChapmanwrotestoriesaboutherNewYorkpartylife.C.OneoftheRussianspieswasanAmericanborninPeru.72.Thewaybothcountriesarehandlingtheissuesuggeststhat_____.A.neithersideisinterestedinstartingafightB.neithersideisinneedofspiesnowC.thetwocountriesarefindingfaultswitheachotherD.thetwocountriesareinacoldwarnow73.Thepassageismostprobably_____.A.anadvertisementB.anewspaperadC.abookreviewD.anewsreport
Foreignersarelikelytoacquire获得moreinvestmentopportunitiesinChinasincethecentralgovernmenthaspassedafreshregulationonTuesdaytoattractforeigncapital资本.TheregulationwhichwilltakeeffectonApril1outlineshowChinawillexpandcooperationwithforeigninvestors.Comparedwiththeoldforeigninvestmentguidelinethegovernmenthasgivenforeignersmoreinvestmentopportunities.Andthegovernmentalsoencouragesforeignerstotakepartinthekeystateownedenterprisesreform企业改革.Accordingtotheregulationoverseasinvestorsareexpectedtobecomeshareholdersinthekeystateownedenterprises.Overseasinvestorswillevenbeallowedtoholdthecontrollingstake控股inthelargestateownedenterprisesexceptforthoseofkeyimportancetonationaloreconomicsecurity.China’sWTOmembershiphasreducedtherisksandcostsforforeigninvestorsandmorecapitalandadvancedtechniquesandexpertknowledgeorskillareexpectedtoflowinanofficialsaiD.Inparticularthenewregulationappealsmakesanearnestrequestforcapitalforagriculturaltechnologytransportationenergyandnewmaterialindustry.Theserviceindustryincludingbankingtelecommunicationinsuranceandtourismwillgraduallybecomeanotherfocalpointofcooperation.Thecountryhopesforeigninvestorsstartbusinessesinthewesternregionswheretheywillenjoymorefavorabletaxationpoliciesforthenext10years.68.Accordingtothepassageafterthefreshregulationhastakeneffect________.A.ChinesecapitalwillbeattractedbyforeigncountriesB.ForeignerswillbelikelytoacquiremoreopportunitiestoattractChinesecapitalC.MoreinvestmentwillbegiventothecountrieslikeChinaD.Moreandmoreforeigncapitalwillbebroughtin69.AgreatdealofforeigncapitalhascometoChinabecause________.A.theforeigninvestorshavetoomuchmoneyB.China’sreformwillbringgreatbenefittotheforeigninvestorsC.therearetoomanyenterprisesinChinaD.Chinaisalargecountry70.Ifforeigninvestorsstarttheirbusinessinthewesternregionstheywill___.A.offermoretaxesB.paymoretaxesC.losemorebenefitD.gainmoreadvantages71.FromthepassagewecaninferthatChina’sserviceindustrywill__infuturE.A.developatthesamespeedasnowB.fallbehindothersC.bedevelopedrapidlyD.continuecooperationwithforeigners
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
YouknowAustraliaisabigcountrybutyoumaynotknowhoweasyitistogetarounD.TheuntouchedbeachesthatgoformilesanddesertsthattouchthehorizonarejusttherewaitingtobereachedandexploreD.Followingarethedifferentwaysyoucanexploreourvastcountry.GettingaroundAustraliaAirFlyingisthebestwaytocoverlargedistancesinashorttimE.YoucanspendmoretimeontheAustralia’scan’t-misslandscapesandrelaxinglifestylE.Moreovercompetitionamongairlinesmakesgreatflyingfeesavailableforyou.DriveAustraliahasavastnetworkofwell-maintainedroadsandsomeofthemostbeautifultouringroutesintheworlD.Youhavenodifficultyfindingcarrentalcompaniesatmajorairportscentralcitylocationssuburbsandattractions.BusBustravelinAustraliaiscomfortableeasyandeconomical.Busesgenerallyhaveairconditioningreadinglightsadjustableseatsandvideos.Servicesarefrequentaffordableandefficient.RailTraintravelisthecheapestandgivesyouaninsightintoAustralia’ssizeandvarietyallfromthecomfortofyourcarriagE.Scheduledservicesareagreatwaytogetquicklybetweenourcitiesandregionalcenters.Ferry轮渡TheSpiritofTasmaniarunsapassengerandvehicleferryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmanianightly.Extraservicesarerunningduringsummerrushhours.Sea-linkferriesconnectSouthAustraliaandKangarooIslandseveraltimesaday.FerriesconnectsuburbsinourcapitalcitiesWalkWitheasy-on-the-feelpedestrianstreetswalkingisagreatwaytogetaroundourcities.BesidesallofaboveyoucanalsoexperiencesomeofthelongesttracksandtrailsintheworldincentralAustralia-impressivejourneysofathousandkilometersormorethatcantakeseveralweekstocompletE.59.Theunderlinedworduntouchedinthe1stparagraphmeans______.A.secureB.specialC.naturalD.artificial60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttravelinginAustralia?______.A.MoretravelersmaketheflyingfeesamongairlineshigherthanbeforeB.YoucaneasilyrentacartoexploreitsmostbeautifultouringroutesC.TakingabustouristhemostcomfortableeconomicalandefficientwayD.Trainservicescanofferyoumorecomfortthananyothermeansoftransport61.FerryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmaniausuallyruns______.A.onlyatnighthoursB.onlyduringrushhoursC.severaltimesadayD.betweendifferentcities62.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.pedestrianwalkingisagreatwaytotravelbetweencitiesB.travelinginCentralAustraliaistime-consumingC.CentralAustraliahastheworld’slongestrailwaylineD.youhavetowalkoverathousandkilometersinAustralia
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.
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
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