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What’S the problem with the man’s place now?
A . It’S too expensive．
B . It’S in a hotel．
C . His wife Can’t come here to stay with him．
D . It’S not big enough and noisy．
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Can you go to the concert with us this evening？（）
A . No, I already have plans.
B . I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight.
C . No, I really don't like being with you.
D . I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.
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Hundreds of people are _ now , so there are about 50 people trying for the same position.
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Hundreds of people are ＿ now , so there are about 50 people trying for the same position.
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Since English is the language of international business communication now, people who speak English will have no difficulties in communicating with each other.
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If you have had even limited contact with people from other cultures, you know that they differ in both ( ) and ( ) ways.
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选择最佳译文： Watching television, of course, is an evening ritual for people throughout the world.
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I have no objection _____ the evening with them.
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18 The American people are now ready to accept a woman as their president
A Right
B Wrong
C Not mentioned
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听力原文：Even in Japan, where people traditionally had a very secure job for life, there is now no promise of a lifetime job with the same company.
(23)
A．In Japan, most people have a lifetime job with the same company.
B．In Japan, government always promises to give people a lifetime job.
C．In Japan, as in other countries, it is almost impossible to have a very stable job nowadays.
D．In Japan, it is a tradition for a person to work in the same company all his life.
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______that even people in the next room could hear him clearly.
A．So loudly he spoke
B．So loudly did he speak
C．So loudly he speaks
D．So loudly he speak
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The story “Three in the Morning, Four in the Evening” is now often used to suggest _________________.
A、it is necessary to change with times
B、there are always more than one solution to any problem
C、it is self-interested for people to change their minds frequently
D、it is stupid to be fooled by tricks
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Section G（每题2分，共10分） Directions: In this part, you will read five paragraphs. Choose the right topic for each paragraph. Paragraph 1 People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal
A．Taxes are much too high.
B．We pay more taxes than we may realize.
C．Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.
D．Some taxes are hidden.
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It seemed to me, and still does, that the system of American business often produces wrong, immoral and irresponsible decisions, even though the personal morality of the people running the businesses is often above reproach. The system has a different morality as a group than the people do as individuals, which permits it to willfully produce ineffective or dangerous products, deal dictatorially and often unfairly with suppliers, pay bribes for business, abrogate the rights of employees by demanding blind loyalty to management or tamper with the democratic process of government through illegal political contributions.
I am not a psychologist, so I can't offer a professional opinion on what happens to the freedom of individual minds when they are blended into the group management through process of business. But my private analysis is this: morality has to do with people. If an action is hewed primarily from the perspective of its effect on people, it is put into the moral realm.
Business in America, however, is impersonal. This is particularly true of large American multi-national corporations. They are viewed by their employees and publics as faceless. They have no personality. The ultimate measure of success and failure of these businesses is not their effect on people but rather their earnings per share of stock. If earnings are high, the business is considered good. If they are low or in the red ink, it is considered a failure. The first question to greet any business proposal is how will it effect profits？ People do not enter the equation of a business decisions except to the extent that the effect on them will hurt or enhance earnings per share. In such a completely impersonal context, business decisions of questionable personal morality are easily justified. The unwavering devotion to the bottom line brings this about, and the American public until now has been more than willing to accept this. When someone is forced into early retirement in a management power-play or supplier is cheated out of sale by under-the-table dealings, the public reaction is generally, "Oh, well. That's business." And management's reaction is often, "it's what's on the bottom line that counts." A person who shoots and kills an other is sentenced to life in prison. A business man who makes a defective product which kills people may get a nominal fine or a verbal slap on the hands, ff he is ever brought to trial at all.
In the author's view, if an American business makes an immoral decision as a group, the man aging individuals ______.
A．may be excused from trial
B．are often above reproach
C．may differ in interpreting morality
D．should not escape responsibility
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听力原文： As you probably know, log structures are gaining popularity. They are no longer just the simple country homes that we think of as the traditional log cabin. Some upscale homes now incorporate natural round logs in sealing beams and walls. People seem to think that the rounded logs give their homes a cozy warm atmosphere. And even people who want to build a traditional log cabin on their own can buy a kit with precut logs that fit together like pieces of lig-saw puzzle. Before showing you some slides of modem log houses, I'd like to give you a little historical background on the subject.
Log cabins were first built in the late 1600s along the Delaware river valley. The European immigrants who settled there brought centuries' old traditions of working with logs. And in this heavily wooded area logs were the material in hand. Log cabins were the most popular in the early 1800s with the settlers who were moving west. They provided the answer to the pioneer's need for a sale and sliding boards for windows. But the log buildings that have probably had most influence on modern architects are those of the mountain retreats of wealthy New Yorkers. These country houses which were popular in the early 1900s typify what's known as the Adoroundyx style. Now let's look at those slides.
What is the speaker mainly discussing？
A．Traditional European architecture.
B．Techniques for building log cabins.
C．The history of log structures.
D．How to build a home by yourself.
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Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been the director of a school and a camp before she retired, but she needed to keep busy. She was even willing to work without pay. That was the reason she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking, she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problems——mostly problems with communication.
Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the years, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called "Sixty Plus," which focused on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being misunderstood.
Anna Douglas uses her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grand-children. She told him to listen to young people's music and to watch the most popular television shows.
"It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world," says Mrs. Douglas. "That means questioning and listening——and listening is not what oldsters do best," she continues, "Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters, teenagers, or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Don't give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well."
Anna Douglas understands the problems of old people ________.
A．because she likes their music
B．because she has grandchildren
C．because she watches their television programs
D．because she is old herself
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Rodney Mace, 35, is married with two young children, and is a part-time teacher of architectural history. "I am constantly surprised by other people's surprise, when they come to the house and see me cleaning a floor or hanging out the washing. Their eyes open wide at the sight of it! Much of the comment comes from men, but I am even more surprised at the number of women who comment too."
His wife Jane, an Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is director of the Cambridge House literacy scheme for adults in South London. Her working week involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at these times her husband is in sole charge of home and family. Apart from this, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This enables him to teach two days a week and to do what he considers is his principal work: writing. He has written several books and spends much of his time in the British Museum Reading Room, cycling there from his home in Brixton.
People ask the Maces if they think that their children miss them. One can argue that satisfied parents generally have satisfied children, but in any case the Maces are careful to reserve time and energy to play with their children. "And they have now developed relationships with other adults and children."
Previously, Rodney Mace worked full - time and Jane only part-time. Then 18 months ago, the director of the literacy scheme left. "It seemed to me that Jane was very' well suited to do this job. She was very doubtful about it. But I urged her to apply. She did, and she got it." Jane Mace confirms that she needed this encouragement, as so many women initially do.
Did his male ego suffer from the changeover？ Nothing like that occurred. But he still seems amazed at the way it changed his thinking. "I felt that we were finally going to be partners. I felt enormous relief. I wasn't avoiding responsibility, but changing it. Our relationship is so much better now. It has been a change for the good for both of us——I think for all of us, in every aspect of our lives. I cannot overemphasize that in every aspect. I think it is fundamental that the woman works. The idea of equal partnership is an illusion if one partner doesn’t work."
The article is about a couple whose married life is happier because _______.
A．they have a truly equal partnership
B．the husband enjoys staying at home
C．they earn more money
D．the wife has a full-time job
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Most of the young people in the town______meeting the president at the station now.
A．have been
B．are
C．is
D．will be
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Those who are in favor of artistic and cultural projects advocate that cultural environment will attract more tourists, which will bring huge profits to local residents.Some people even equate the building of such projects with the improving of economic construction.
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Many people find the experience of attending university lectures to be confusing and frustrating experience.The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps (1)The talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard distributing reading material and giving out assignment.The new students sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and wonders what to write.Very often the student leave the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and(2) become hard even for the students to understand
Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be effectively listeners and note-takers.If these are unavailable.there are many usual study-skills guides which (3) learners to practice these skills independently.In all cases it is important to (4) the problem before actually starting your studies
It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language required in college study.One way of (5)these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year.Another basic strategy is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.(完型填空)
A.Which
B.Enable
C.Overcoming
D.Tackle
E.Illustrating
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Many people with ordinary jobs may dream of long holidays in foreign countries, but they know they couldn’t afford them even if they could get enough time off from the company.However, there are a few businesses which have started schemes to reward employees with long service by giving them a chance to fulfill such ambitions by providing both the time and the money.
One company gives every employee over 50 years old and who has been with them for 25 years, six months’ holiday on full pay.At the same time additional money can be made available by way of loans, to help them with projects they cannot otherwise offer.Most of the people who have already benefited from the scheme, have used the opportunity to travel to distant places like the Far East or South America and some have spent the money on their favorite hobbies, such as photography.
The cost of providing these special holidays is fairly high but the directors feel it is well worthwhile because the employees are greatly refreshed by their long break from the pressures and routines of their jobs.The only problems are that the people concerned tend to have key jobs which can be difficult to fill on a temporary basis for a relatively long time.Besides, some employees find it difficult to re-adjust to the old routine after such a long time away.In addition, one or two people may not feel secure at leaving their job in someone else’s hands.On balance, however, there is no doubt that the idea is beneficial to industrial relations and a wonderful reward for long service.
31.Many workers would like to ___________.
A.dream of long holidays at home
B.spend a long time in unusual places
C.buy a holiday away from home
D.have a long holiday after many years
32.One company____________.
A.gives money to employees over 25 years
B.lends staff money to go on holidays
C.allows long holidays to certain staff
D.arranges long holidays for old employees
33.Most of the employees in the scheme ____________.
A.take foreign trips
B.develop their hobbies
C.take up photography
D.enjoy leisure activities
34.The directors feel that _____________.
A.the staff get a lot of pleasures from the scheme
B.older staff are very enthusiastic about holidays
C.the scheme is more expensive than they expected
D.the scheme is beneficial to staff relations
35.One of the problems is that ________________.
A.it is difficult to fill a temporary job
B.some employees are afraid of their colleagues
C.it is difficult for some people to re-adjust to the old routine after a long break
D.employees don’t feel secure when they are away
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People now can know what' s happening in the world quickly.--You're right. With
A．A.get
B．B.arrive
C．C.return
D．D.reach
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—Will Chinese people have any problems talking with the foreigners in 2008？—I don't think so. Now _____ the young _____ the old can speak some English.
A．A.either; or
B．B.not only; but also
C．C.neither; nor
D．D.neither; or
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一Must I finish the homework now 一No.You __________ .You may do it this evening.
A．mustn’t
B．needn’t
C．can’t
D．*
