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RisingChina TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn’theardoftheMiddleKingdom’sastoundingeconomicgrowth8percentannuallyitsmesmerizing令人目瞪口呆的51market1.2billionpeopletheinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors$40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyear52Chinaisaneconomicjuggernaut主宰.53NicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitutionaWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeover54;55foreigntradeasquintupled.They’rebecomethepreeminentproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld".Butthere’sbeen56fromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namelytheChinesemultinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshave57establishedthemselvesortheirbrandsontheglobalstage.ButasHalershowsthatisstartingtochange.58100yearsofpovertyandchaosofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationalsChineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingto59ontheworld. Anewgenerationoflargeandcrediblefirms60inChinaintheelectronicsapplianceandevenhigh-techsectors.Somehavereachedcriticalmassonthemainlandand61newoutletsfortheirproduction—throughexportsandbybuildingChinesefactoriesabroadchieflyinSoutheastAsia.Oneexample:China’sinvestmentinMalaysiasoaredfrom$8millionin2000to$766millioninthefirsthalfofthisyear.62China’sexportprowess杰出的才能itwillbeyears63ChinesefirmsachievethemanagerialandoperationalexpertiseofWesternandJapanesemultinationals.Foronethingmanyofitsbestcompaniesarestillatleastpartiallystate-owned.64Chinahasashortageofmanagerialtalentandlittlenotionofmarketingandbrand-building.Itscompaniesarealso65bythecountry’stongtraditionofcentralplanninginefficientuseofcapitalandantiquateddistributionsystemwhichmakesbuildingnationalcompaniesachallenge. 57.
RisingChina TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn’theardoftheMiddleKingdom’sastoundingeconomicgrowth8percentannuallyitsmesmerizing令人目瞪口呆的51market1.2billionpeopletheinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors$40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyear52Chinaisaneconomicjuggernaut主宰.53NicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitutionaWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeover54;55foreigntradeasquintupled.They’rebecomethepreeminentproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld".Butthere’sbeen56fromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namelytheChinesemultinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshave57establishedthemselvesortheirbrandsontheglobalstage.ButasHalershowsthatisstartingtochange.58100yearsofpovertyandchaosofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationalsChineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingto59ontheworld. Anewgenerationoflargeandcrediblefirms60inChinaintheelectronicsapplianceandevenhigh-techsectors.Somehavereachedcriticalmassonthemainlandand61newoutletsfortheirproduction—throughexportsandbybuildingChinesefactoriesabroadchieflyinSoutheastAsia.Oneexample:China’sinvestmentinMalaysiasoaredfrom$8millionin2000to$766millioninthefirsthalfofthisyear.62China’sexportprowess杰出的才能itwillbeyears63ChinesefirmsachievethemanagerialandoperationalexpertiseofWesternandJapanesemultinationals.Foronethingmanyofitsbestcompaniesarestillatleastpartiallystate-owned.64Chinahasashortageofmanagerialtalentandlittlenotionofmarketingandbrand-building.Itscompaniesarealso65bythecountry’stongtraditionofcentralplanninginefficientuseofcapitalandantiquateddistributionsystemwhichmakesbuildingnationalcompaniesachallenge. 53.
{{*HTML*}}???????????????????EvenIntelligentPeopleCanFail1?Thestrikingthingabouttheinnovatorswhosucceededinmakingourmodernworldishowoftentheyfailed.TurnonalighttakeaphotographwatchTVsearchtheWebjetacrossthePacificOceantalkonacellphone手机.Theinnovatorswholeftusthesethingshadtofindthewaytosuccessthroughamaze错综复杂ofwrongturns.2?Wehavejustcelebratedthe125thanniversaryofAmericaninnovatorThomasEdison’ssuccessinheatingathinlinetowhite-hotheatfor14hoursinhislabinNewJerseyUS.HedidthatonOctober221879andfollowedupamonthlaterbykeepingathreadofcommoncardboardalight点亮着的inanairlessspacefor45hours.ThreeyearslaterhewentontolightuphalfasquaremileofdowntownManhattaneventhoughonlyoneofthesixpowerplantsinhisdesignworkedwhenheturneditononSeptember41882.3?Manyoflife’sfailuresthesupremeinnovatorsaidarepeoplewhodidnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup.BeforethatmagicalmomentinOctober1879Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3000theoriesaboutelectriclightbutinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.4?Noonelikesfailurebutthesmartinnovatorslearnfromit.MarkGumztheheadofthecameramakerOlympusAmericaIncattributessomeofthecompany’ssuccessesintechnologytounderstandingfailure.Hispopularphraseis:Youonlyfailwhenyouquit.5?Overtwocenturiesthemostcommonqualityoftheinnovatorshasbeenpersistence.Thatisanotherwayofsayingtheyhadtheemotionalabilitytokeepupwhattheyweredoing.WaltDisneythefounderofDisneylandwassobrokeafterasuccessionoffinancialfailuresthathewasleftshoelessinhisofficebecausehecouldnotaffordtheUS$1.50togethisshoesfromtherepairshop.PioneeringcarmakerHenryFordfailedwithonecompanyandwasforcedoutofanotherbeforehedevelopedtheModelTcar.6?Failureishardertobearintoday’sopenacceleratedworld.Hardlyanyinnovationworksthefirsttime.Butanimpatientsocietyandthemediawantinstantsuccess.WhenAmericanmusicandmoviemasterDavidGeffenhadadifficulttimeacriticsaidnastilythattheonlydifferencebetweenGeffenRecordsGeffen’scompanyandtheTitanictheshipthatwentdownwasthattheTitanichadbettermusic.Actuallyitwasn’t.Afterfour?yearsoflossesGeffenhadsomanyhits成功的作品hecouldaffordashipasbigastheTitanicalltohimself.Paragraph5______
AlthoughSouthCarolina'smineralresourcesareabundantnotallofthemcanbeminedlucratively.
TheColdPlacesTheArcticisapolarregion.ItsurroundstheNorthPole.LikeAntarcticatheArcticisalandoficeandsnow.Antarcticaholdstherecordforalowtemperaturereading—125Fahrenheitbelowzero.Readingsof85degreesbelowzeroarecommoninboththeArcticandAntarctica.Wintertemperaturesaverage30degreesbelowzerointheArctic.AttheSouthPolethewinterisabout73degreesbelowzero.OnethingalonemakesitalmostimpossibleformentoJiveinAntarcticaandinpartsoftheArctic.Thisonethingisthelowtemperature—thekillingchiliofthefarNorthandthepolarSouth.Tosurvivemenmustwearthewarmestpossibleclothing.Theymustbuildwindproofshelters.Theymustkeepheatersgoingatalltimes.Notevenformomentcantheybeunprotectedagainstthebelow-zerotemperature.Menhaveawayofprovidingforthemselves.Polarexplorerswrapthemselvesinwarmcoatsandfurs.Thecoldmakeslifedifficult.Buttheexplorerscanstayalive.WhataboutanimalsCantheysurviveDowefindplantsDowefindlifeintheArcticandtheAntarcticaYeswedo.Thereislifeintheoceans.Thereislifeonland.Antarcticaaswehaveseenisacoldplaceindeed.Butthishasnotalwaysbeenthecase.ExpeditionscientistshavediscoveredthatAntarcticamayhavebeenmuchlikeourown.ExploreshavediscoveredcoalinAntarctica.ThisleadsthemtobelievethatAntarcticaatonetimewasalandofswampsandforests.Heatandmoisturemusthavekeptthetreesintheforestsalive.ThelowesttemperaturethatmanhaseverknownwasrecordedinAntarctica.
StormsSinkShipsRescuershavefoundthebodiesofover130peoplekilledintwoferrydisastersinBangladesh.TheaccidentshappenedduringastormthathitthecountryonApril21Hundredsmorearemissingorfeareddead.ThetwoferriessankindifferentriversnearthecapitalcityofDhakaasstrongwindsandrainhittheSouthAsiancountry.ThegovernmenthassincebannedallferriesandotherboatsfromtravellingatnightduringtheApril-Maystormyseason.OneoftheferriesMVMitaliwascarryingfarmorepeoplethanitwassupposedto.About400passengersfittedintoaspacemadeforjust300policesaidThesecondferrycarriedabout100passengers.Thenumberofdeathsiscertaintorisesaidanofficialinchargeoftherescuework.Noonereallyknowshowmanypeoplewereonboardtheferryorhowmanyofthemsurvived.FerriesinBangladeshdon’talwayskeeppassengerlistsmakingitdifficulttodeterminetheexactnumberofpeopleonboard.Besidestheferryaccidentsatleast40peoplewerekilledand400injuredbylightningstrikesfallinghousesandtreesandthesinkingofsmallboats.StormsarecommonthistimeofyearinBangladeshasareboatingaccidents.Ferrydisasterstakeawayhundredsofliveseveryyearinanationof130millionpeople.Officialsblametheseriveraccidentsonalackofsafetymeasurestoomanypassengersinboatsandnotenoughchecksonweatherconditions.FerriesareacommonmeansoftransportinBangladesh.Itisacountrycoveredbyabout230rivers.Some20000ferriesusethenation’swaterways水路everyyear.Andmanyofthemaredangerouslyovercrowded过度拥挤.Since1977morethan3000peoplehavediedinsome260boatingaccidents.Thetwoferrydisastersoccurred
RisingChina TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn’theardoftheMiddleKingdom’sastoundingeconomicgrowth8percentannuallyitsmesmerizing令人目瞪口呆的51market1.2billionpeopletheinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors$40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyear52Chinaisaneconomicjuggernaut主宰.53NicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitutionaWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeover54;55foreigntradeasquintupled.They’rebecomethepreeminentproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld".Butthere’sbeen56fromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namelytheChinesemultinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshave57establishedthemselvesortheirbrandsontheglobalstage.ButasHalershowsthatisstartingtochange.58100yearsofpovertyandchaosofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationalsChineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingto59ontheworld. Anewgenerationoflargeandcrediblefirms60inChinaintheelectronicsapplianceandevenhigh-techsectors.Somehavereachedcriticalmassonthemainlandand61newoutletsfortheirproduction—throughexportsandbybuildingChinesefactoriesabroadchieflyinSoutheastAsia.Oneexample:China’sinvestmentinMalaysiasoaredfrom$8millionin2000to$766millioninthefirsthalfofthisyear.62China’sexportprowess杰出的才能itwillbeyears63ChinesefirmsachievethemanagerialandoperationalexpertiseofWesternandJapanesemultinationals.Foronethingmanyofitsbestcompaniesarestillatleastpartiallystate-owned.64Chinahasashortageofmanagerialtalentandlittlenotionofmarketingandbrand-building.Itscompaniesarealso65bythecountry’stongtraditionofcentralplanninginefficientuseofcapitalandantiquateddistributionsystemwhichmakesbuildingnationalcompaniesachallenge. 61.
TheColdPlacesTheArcticisapolarregion.ItsurroundstheNorthPole.LikeAntarcticatheArcticisalandoficeandsnow.Antarcticaholdstherecordforalowtemperaturereading—125Fahrenheitbelowzero.Readingsof85degreesbelowzeroarecommoninboththeArcticandAntarctica.Wintertemperaturesaverage30degreesbelowzerointheArctic.AttheSouthPolethewinterisabout73degreesbelowzero.OnethingalonemakesitalmostimpossibleformentoJiveinAntarcticaandinpartsoftheArctic.Thisonethingisthelowtemperature—thekillingchiliofthefarNorthandthepolarSouth.Tosurvivemenmustwearthewarmestpossibleclothing.Theymustbuildwindproofshelters.Theymustkeepheatersgoingatalltimes.Notevenformomentcantheybeunprotectedagainstthebelow-zerotemperature.Menhaveawayofprovidingforthemselves.Polarexplorerswrapthemselvesinwarmcoatsandfurs.Thecoldmakeslifedifficult.Buttheexplorerscanstayalive.WhataboutanimalsCantheysurviveDowefindplantsDowefindlifeintheArcticandtheAntarcticaYeswedo.Thereislifeintheoceans.Thereislifeonland.Antarcticaaswehaveseenisacoldplaceindeed.Butthishasnotalwaysbeenthecase.ExpeditionscientistshavediscoveredthatAntarcticamayhavebeenmuchlikeourown.ExploreshavediscoveredcoalinAntarctica.ThisleadsthemtobelievethatAntarcticaatonetimewasalandofswampsandforests.Heatandmoisturemusthavekeptthetreesintheforestsalive.TheArcticandAntarcticaarenoman’slandsbecauseoftheirnotoriouscoldness.
RisingChina TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn’theardoftheMiddleKingdom’sastoundingeconomicgrowth8percentannuallyitsmesmerizing令人目瞪口呆的51market1.2billionpeopletheinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors$40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyear52Chinaisaneconomicjuggernaut主宰.53NicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitutionaWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeover54;55foreigntradeasquintupled.They’rebecomethepreeminentproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld".Butthere’sbeen56fromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namelytheChinesemultinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshave57establishedthemselvesortheirbrandsontheglobalstage.ButasHalershowsthatisstartingtochange.58100yearsofpovertyandchaosofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationalsChineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingto59ontheworld. Anewgenerationoflargeandcrediblefirms60inChinaintheelectronicsapplianceandevenhigh-techsectors.Somehavereachedcriticalmassonthemainlandand61newoutletsfortheirproduction—throughexportsandbybuildingChinesefactoriesabroadchieflyinSoutheastAsia.Oneexample:China’sinvestmentinMalaysiasoaredfrom$8millionin2000to$766millioninthefirsthalfofthisyear.62China’sexportprowess杰出的才能itwillbeyears63ChinesefirmsachievethemanagerialandoperationalexpertiseofWesternandJapanesemultinationals.Foronethingmanyofitsbestcompaniesarestillatleastpartiallystate-owned.64Chinahasashortageofmanagerialtalentandlittlenotionofmarketingandbrand-building.Itscompaniesarealso65bythecountry’stongtraditionofcentralplanninginefficientuseofcapitalandantiquateddistributionsystemwhichmakesbuildingnationalcompaniesachallenge. 63.
RisingChina TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn’theardoftheMiddleKingdom’sastoundingeconomicgrowth8percentannuallyitsmesmerizing令人目瞪口呆的51market1.2billionpeopletheinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors$40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyear52Chinaisaneconomicjuggernaut主宰.53NicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitutionaWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeover54;55foreigntradeasquintupled.They’rebecomethepreeminentproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld".Butthere’sbeen56fromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namelytheChinesemultinational.NomajorChinesecompanieshave57establishedthemselvesortheirbrandsontheglobalstage.ButasHalershowsthatisstartingtochange.58100yearsofpovertyandchaosofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandmultinationalsChineseindustrialcompaniesarestartingto59ontheworld. Anewgenerationoflargeandcrediblefirms60inChinaintheelectronicsapplianceandevenhigh-techsectors.Somehavereachedcriticalmassonthemainlandand61newoutletsfortheirproduction—throughexportsandbybuildingChinesefactoriesabroadchieflyinSoutheastAsia.Oneexample:China’sinvestmentinMalaysiasoaredfrom$8millionin2000to$766millioninthefirsthalfofthisyear.62China’sexportprowess杰出的才能itwillbeyears63ChinesefirmsachievethemanagerialandoperationalexpertiseofWesternandJapanesemultinationals.Foronethingmanyofitsbestcompaniesarestillatleastpartiallystate-owned.64Chinahasashortageofmanagerialtalentandlittlenotionofmarketingandbrand-building.Itscompaniesarealso65bythecountry’stongtraditionofcentralplanninginefficientuseofcapitalandantiquateddistributionsystemwhichmakesbuildingnationalcompaniesachallenge. 65.
StormsSinkShipsRescuershavefoundthebodiesofover130peoplekilledintwoferrydisastersinBangladesh.TheaccidentshappenedduringastormthathitthecountryonApril21Hundredsmorearemissingorfeareddead.ThetwoferriessankindifferentriversnearthecapitalcityofDhakaasstrongwindsandrainhittheSouthAsiancountry.ThegovernmenthassincebannedallferriesandotherboatsfromtravellingatnightduringtheApril-Maystormyseason.OneoftheferriesMVMitaliwascarryingfarmorepeoplethanitwassupposedto.About400passengersfittedintoaspacemadeforjust300policesaidThesecondferrycarriedabout100passengers.Thenumberofdeathsiscertaintorisesaidanofficialinchargeoftherescuework.Noonereallyknowshowmanypeoplewereonboardtheferryorhowmanyofthemsurvived.FerriesinBangladeshdon’talwayskeeppassengerlistsmakingitdifficulttodeterminetheexactnumberofpeopleonboard.Besidestheferryaccidentsatleast40peoplewerekilledand400injuredbylightningstrikesfallinghousesandtreesandthesinkingofsmallboats.StormsarecommonthistimeofyearinBangladeshasareboatingaccidents.Ferrydisasterstakeawayhundredsofliveseveryyearinanationof130millionpeople.Officialsblametheseriveraccidentsonalackofsafetymeasurestoomanypassengersinboatsandnotenoughchecksonweatherconditions.FerriesareacommonmeansoftransportinBangladesh.Itisacountrycoveredbyabout230rivers.Some20000ferriesusethenation’swaterways水路everyyear.Andmanyofthemaredangerouslyovercrowded过度拥挤.Since1977morethan3000peoplehavediedinsome260boatingaccidents.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheboatingaccidents
{{*HTML*}}TheDangersofSecondhandSmoke??Mostpeopleknowthatcigarettesmokingisharmfultotheirhealth.Scientificresearchshowsthatitcausesmanykindsofdiseases.Infactmanypeoplewhosmokegetlungcancer.HoweverEdwardGilsonhaslungcancerandhehasneversmokedcigarettes.HeliveswithhiswifeEvelynwhohassmokedaboutapackofcigarettesadaythroughouttheirmarriage?46???NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.Neverthelessdoctorsbelievethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerinpeoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefromotherpeople’scigarettes.?47?TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyreportsthatabout23000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultofexposuretosecondhandsmoke.??Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferentpoisonouschemicals.Inthepastscientistsdodnotthinkthatthesechemicalscouldharmanonsmoker’shealth.?48?Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershadunhealthyamountsofthesetoxic有毒的chemicalsintheirbodies.?Asamatteroffactalmostallofusbreathetobaccosmokeattimeswhetherwerealizeitornot.Forexamplewecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurantshotelsandotherpublicplaces.Eventhoughmanypublicplaceshavenonsmokingareassmokeflowsinfromtheareaswheresmokingispermitted.??Itisevenharderforchildrentoavoidsecondhandsmoke.?49?Researchshowsthatchildrenwhoareexposedtosecondhandsmokearesickmoreoftenthanchildrenwholiveinhomeswherenoonesmokesandthatthechildrenofsmokersaremorethantwiceaslikelytodeveloplungcancerwhentheyareadultsasarechildrenofnonsmokers.Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparentssmoke.??Peoplearebecomingveryawareofthedangersofsecondhandsmoke.?50???A．Recentlythoughscientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalargegroupofnonsmokers.??B．TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor85years.??C．Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.??D．Howeversecondhandsmokeisdangeroustoallpeopleoldoryoung.??E?Asaresulttheyhavepassedlawswhichprohibitpeoplefromsmokinginmanypublicplaces.??F?IntheUnitedStatesninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomeswithatleastonesmoker.
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