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What is the tone of the author in writing the article?
A . Ironic
B . Passionate
C . Humorous
D . Matter-of-fact
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The three vowels mentioned in this article are all Finnish sounds.
A . Right
B . Wrong
C . Not mentioned
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What reference the definite article in the sentence functions as?I return the book that I borrowed last month.
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In the article, the authors give different definitions of history from different perspectives.
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The author employs multiple approaches to provide evidence in this article in order to convince the readers.
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2.What does the author mainly discuss in the article? What’s her main purpose in writing the article?
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Which of the following word can be used to replace fob in the article?
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原文:All the articles are untouchable in the exhibition room.译文:展厅内一切文章都不能碰。
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When sources do not have an author, use the key words of the title of the article you are going to cite.
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An abstract should reflect correctly the objectives and contents of the article. Do not include information that does not appear in the body of the article in the abstract.
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When people search for information, they enter the key words related to the subject. Thus an abstract must contain __________about what is essential in the article, paper or report.
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Human beings are fast heading for _____________.(Fill in the blank with the exact word in the article.)
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According to the writer of the article, the two words "harmonization" and "standardization"______.
A．often refer to the same thing
B．are rather different in that they originated from different sources
C．always mean the same thing
D．occasionally refer to the same thing
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All the key words in the article are printed in ______ type so as to attract readers' attention.
A．dark
B．dense
C．black
D．bold
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Which step was NOT included in the immediate actions in the article？
A．Shifted the wet medical equipment to dry place
B．Informed the warehouse Manager of the incident at once
C．Dried the wet equipment with blankets
D．Did some casual mending to the roof
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What is the writer's purpose in writing this article？
A．To give readers some factual information about corporate culture.
B．To criticize managers who try to change corporate culture.
C．To argue against Peter Duckers' opinion.
D．To promote the corporate culture of successful companies.
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What is stated in the article？
A．Richard Tucker is acquainted with photography.
B．Mr. Whitman is a novice photographer.
C．Mr. Whitman"s job is much easier due to advanced technology.
D．Mr. Whitman was an advertising agent.
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Conjunctions, （), articles and pronouns consist of the grammatical or functional word
A．A.nouns
B．B.adjectives
C．C.prepositions
D．D.adverbs
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&8226;Read the article below about credit card in America, and the questions on the opposite page.
&8226;For each question 13--18, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.
HOW THE CREDIT CARD CAPTURED AMERICA
The proliferation of platinum American Express cards in the 1980s spawned rumors of an ultimate, highly exclusive, never publicized "Black Card". Carried by billionaires, it reportedly allowed holders to demand private shopping sprees at the world's most exclusive shops and to summon helicopters in the middle of Sahara. American express vehemently denies the existence of such a charge card. But the persistence of the myth suggests the social importance credit cards have for so many Americans. As one business writer puts it, "to have one's credit cards canceled is now akin to being excommunicated by the medieval church."
America's love affair with the credit card began in 1949, when businessman Frank X. McNamara finished a meal in a New York restaurant and then discovered he had no cash. In those days, gasoline and store charge cards were common, but cash was standard for almost everything else. The embarrassed McNamara called his wife, who rushed over to bail him out. His predicament gave him the idea for Diners Club. Within a year some 200 people carried the world's first multi-use credit card.
The problem was to persuade enough people to carry the cards. Diners Club turned to promotions. It gave away a round-the-world trip on a popular television show. The winners charged their expenses and made it "from New York to New York without a die in their pockets".
Banks, sensing among less affluent a pent-up desire to spend, began issuing cards of their own. The first to turn a profit was Bank of America's Bank Americard. Bankers from all over the country descended on its California headquarters to learn the secret of its success--so many that in 1966 Bank Americard, today known as Visa, began forming alliances with banks outside the state. The Bank Americard network soon faced a competitor when Wells Fargo Bank joined with 77 others to create what became Master Charge. After scooping up 1.3 million more "Everything Card" holders from what was then First National City Bank, Master Charge--today's Master Card--became for a while the biggest bank card in the country.
Five million holiday credit-card shoppers would have created a bonanza for the banks, but in the rush to market, the hanks had been less than cautious in assembling their lists. Some families received 15 cards. Dead people and babies got cards. Even a dachshund named Alice Griffin was sent one that promised she would be welcomed as a "preferred customer" at Chicago's finest restaurants.
Hundreds of Chicagoans discovered they could use or sell a car they "found", and by law, the person whose name appeared on it was liable for the charges--even if he or she had never requested or received the card.
When the prime rate hit 20% in 1981, the banks found that consumers didn't mind paying rates of 18--22% on their credit-card balance. High interest rates helped attract new players into the credit-card area, including sears' Discover Card and Visa. Airlines, car and insurance companies, even long-distance phone companies allied themselves with banks to offer credit cards. Experts estimate there are from 15, 000 to 19, 000 different cards available in the country.
Of course, credit cards have not only replaced cash for many purposes, but also in effect have created cash by making it instantly available virtually everywhere. The credit-card advance is becoming as ubiquitous as the automated teller machine.
What is the rumor of "Black card"？
A．The holder can spend freely at the best shops.
B．The credit card allows holders to pay their check without cash.
C．The holders can summon helicopters in desert.
D．The credit card is very important in American society.
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•Read the following article about recruitment in the UK and the questions on the opposite page.
•For each question (15-20), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
graduate recruitment has a growing role. But companies need to know whether their recruitment staff who interview candidates for jobs really know what they're doing.
Carl Gilleard, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), acknowledges that in a perfect world, the people who recruit graduates would have been in the role for some time building up workplace knowledge. He says the reality is that the high turnover of graduate recruitment managers in most blue chips means there is little continuity in how companies operate. 'There's the difficulty in maintaining important contact with university careers departments, for example,' he explains. 'You need a depth of understanding to appreciate where the company is coming from and how it's progressing.'
We can identify two specialisms within the recruiter's role. Those that work on the recruitment and selection side need traditional human resources (HR) skills such as good interviewing technique, observation, common sense, objectivity, patience and listening skills. But increasingly there are those who take a strategic view and look more widely at how their company is represented in the marketplace. It's a clear advantage if you can identify with your target audience.
Many young members of middle management are seconded into HR for a year because their firms feel they can identify with job-seeking graduates. Yet in an industry that has been revolutionised by the internet, privatised career services and rocketing numbers in higher education, it is questionable how relevant these managers' experiences are. Some high-fliers see a secondment to HR as a sideways move; a firm's HR function might not carry the same kudos as, say, the finance department, although obviously the recruitment and retention of staff is of crucial importance.
Georgia de Saram, specialising in graduate recruitment at a law firm, is one of a new breed of young dynamic recruiters who see HR as their vocation rather than a transitory career move. 'I was attracted to the profession because I enjoy working with people and it's an obvious follow-on from my anthropology degree,' she says. 'In this capacity, you get to know people and they know you even though they might not know other people in the firm.' As a recruiter, she sees herself as the interface between graduates and the firm that's looking to attract them？ It's such a tug of war between law firms for the best trainees - often they'll turn you down in favour of an offer they've received from elsewhere. You need to be good at marketing your firm, to know what interests graduates and how you can reach potential employees, whether that's through virtual law fairs or magazines.'
A recent AGR survey suggests that the sectors in which there is less turnover of graduate recruitment managers are more successful in recruiting the graduates they want. The legal sector's sophisticated understanding of the market, for example, means they manage to recruit exactly the right number of trainees despite intense competition and thousands of applications. The people recruiting seem to build up a specialism and then pass on their knowledge and expertise to those new to the graduate recruitment sector.
Jackie Alexander, an HR partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, feels that HR professionals are finally reaching board level and receiving the sort of acknowledgement they deserve. 'They are judged by the value they add to the business,' she says, 'and, as a professional services firm, the right people are our biggest asset.' As Georgia de Saram points out: 'From our company's point of v. iew, if I can't establish a rapport with a candidate
A．detailed knowledge of their sector.
B．appropriate academic qualifications.
C．understanding of graduates' expectations.
D．experience of the companies they work for.
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Which of the following statements best represents the position expressed in the article？
A．If we"re not careful, technology will ruin our lives.
B．Technology is the key to the world"s future economic development.
C．Technological change may not always be a good thing.
D．Some benefit from technology more than others.
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The author's main purpose in this article is to explain the______.
A．geography of the Pacific Ocean
B．commercial role of the Pacific Ocean
C．its origin of the name
D．general introduction of the Pacific Ocean
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What is the authors attitude toward the process of education stated in this article？
A．Appreciating.
B．Critical.
C．Supportive.
D．Positive.
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Your company manages the stock of various advertising articles on a quantity and value basis.In the future, you want to analyze the value of these advertising articles.Unfortunately, the articles have been created with different material types, material groups, valuation classes, and in different number range intervals.For this reason, you want to change the assignments.Which of the following changes are possible, even if stock exists for the articles？ Please choose the correct answer.()
A.You create a new valuation class and then change the valuation class of the advertising articles to the new valuation class
B.You create a new material type and then change the material type of the advertising articles to the new material type
C.You create a new material group and then change the material group of the advertising articles to the new material group
D.You create a new number range interval and then change the material numbers of the advertising articles to a number in the new number range interval
