单选题The government will prosecute those individuals who unlawfully possess______material.

单选题The civil war has ______ the country"s economic development by more than ten years.

单选题 The Lost Art of Listening A 'Why won't he even listen to my idea? Why am I cut off before I provide the whole story?' How many times have you been frustrated by someone not listening to what you have to say? How many times have you frustrated others by not listening to them? We tend to think that listening is the same as hearing; but listening is the art of being alert to the problems of the person you are with. Problems caused by not listening can be serious, not only at work, but also with family and friends. Many times we jump in to say what's on our minds before we've even acknowledged what the other person has said, short circuiting the possibility of mutual understanding. Speaking without listening, hearing without understanding. In fact we're often baffled and dismayed by the feeling of being left sitting around in the dark. B Effective managers are proactive (主动的) listeners. They don't wait for members of their staff to come to them; they make an active effort to find out what people think and feel by asking them. The manager who meets frequently with staff members keeps informed and, even more importantly, communicates interest in the people themselves. An open-door policy allows access, but it doesn't substitute for an active campaign of reaching out and hstening to people. The manager who doesn't ask questions communicates that he or she doesn't care. And if he or she doesn't listen, the message is 'I'm not there for you.' Even if a manager decides not to follow a subordinate's suggestion, listening with sincere interest conveys respect and makes the employee feel appreciated. C Communicating by memo or e-mail—however witty or informal—is not substitute for personal contact, because it closes off the chance to listen. Simply going through the motions of meeting with people doesn't work either. The fake listener doesn't fool anyone. Poor eye contact, shuffling feet, busy hands, and meaningless replies, like 'That's interesting' and 'Is that right?' give them away. The insincere listener's lack of interest in the conversation betrays a larger problem: lack of interest in the person with whom the listener is communicating. D Most people don't listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. Even at work, where performance takes priority over relationships, listening carefully to understand the other person's point of view—before you even think about replying—is the key to productive communication. Effective managers develop a routine in which communication time is an integral part of the job. They meet with their staff and ask questions. They don't react before gathering all the facts. If they don't know what their people are thinking and feeling, they ask—and' they listen. E When we don't feel heard by our' superiors, few of us give up right away. We write memos, we ask to meet with them, we try to communicate our needs and convey our points of view. Then we give up. Frequently, we complain to our coworkers and our family and friends. Venting feelings of frustration with third parties rather than addressing conflicts at their source can take on epidemic proportions in work settings. Sometimes it takes the form of gossip, running down someone who's not present. F But, some of you might be thinking, my boss really is insensitive. I've tried to talk to him, and he just doesn't listen. The mistake people make in trying to get through to unreceptive superiors is the same mistake most of us make in dealing with the difficult people in our lives: we try to change them. And when that doesn't work, we give up. Instead, start by examining your own expectations. What do you want and how are you programmed to go about getting it? Are you expecting to have your personal needs met at work? Do you work hard and wait patiently for the boss to tell you that you're doing a great job, like a good little boy or girl? G Listening is important at work because it enables people to understand each other, get along and get the job done. But don't get too personal. Don't let your compassion allow someone to talk about their personal problems, which is interfering with work. This may be happening if you're the only person he talks to. A good supervisor keeps channels of communication open—and keeps them focused on the task at hand--by asking for frequent feedback about how things are going (on the job). 'What do you like and dislike so far about working here? Is there anything you think we should change to make things smoother?' H Remember that it can be intimidating for subordinates to give criticism or make suggestions. If you want them to feel safe enough to open up, reassure them that you appreciate their ideas. 'I'm glad you spoke up.' 'Thanks for letting me know.' 'I didn't realize... I'm glad you told me.' Listening to the people we work with isn't the same as becoming friends with them. Many people worry that if we allow ourselves to get personal at the workplace, things might get sticky. But those who think that effective teamwork isn't about listening (it's about getting things done) are wrong. Without being heard we are diminished, as workers and as people. I Keep in mind the difference between dissent (异议) and defiance (挑衅). Defiance means attacking the other person's position and making him wrong. Dissent means having the courage to stand up for what you think and feel. It's the difference between saying 'You're wrong' and 'This is how I feel.' Clearly, a dissenting message is much easier to hear than a defiant one. The listener is more willing and interested in hearing a dissenter's objection. Someone who hears a defiant objection will tend to either ignore the comment or be rudely counter-defiant. This is a common problem that tends to increase barriers between people, something you don't want in a work environment where teamwork is necessary. Careful listening is difficult and takes practice to improve. Try harder to understand the other person's perspective.

单选题Tibet, the second largest province of China, is ______ in uranium(铀)and underground thermal power(地热).

单选题According to the passage, all of the following statements are true except that ______.

单选题The new model costs twice______last year's.

单选题According to the passage，your intelligence probably ______.

单选题There is a loss of self-confidence, a sense of personal failure, great anger and a feeling of being utterly ______.

单选题A: I can't remember what time the movie starts. B: ______.

单选题通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Over the summer, my family took a divip to Iceland to see the natural beauty of it.Little did I21　 I would wake up one morning to have my eyes swelled up（肿胀

单选题Linda Jones's two-year-old son, Reilly, was sharing a hot dog on the deck overlooking her friend Lisa Roth's swimming pool. One moment Jones was watching Reilly play around with the other children at this 25 of moms and kids last July. The next moment he was gone. Jones turned to her friend Maschel Rawlings and asked, 'Have you seen Reilly?' Rawlings stood, scanned the pool and 26 screamed. Reilly was 27 facedown in the deep end. What happened next was a 28 textbook response: As Rawlings dived in the pool, 29 the boy, rolled him over and swam him to the edge, their host, Lisa Roth, rushed into the house and called 911. At the pool's 30 , Rawlings handed Reilly up to his mother. His skin was blue, his eyes had rolled back in his head. He wasn't breathing. Jones laid him next to the pool, and Rawlings, who'd taken a CPR course with Jones just four months earlier, 31 began rescue breathing. Hanging up the phone, Roth, a former flight attendant who'd had seven CPR courses over the years, ran back out to the pool and took over CPR from Rawlings. Three long minutes went by with Roth breathing into Reilly's mouth and performing chest compressions while Rawlings and Jones 32 his condition. Gradually his color returned, and then, just as paramedics were arriving on the scene, Rawlings looked at Roth. 'He's breathing,' she said. The 33 with which the women acted saved Reilly's life. Linda Jones finds it hard to express her feelings for her two friends. 'I'm eternally 34 ,' she says simply. 'They did everything right.' A. noticeable B. decisiveness C. immediately D. monitored E. expanding F. typical G. precaution H. grasped I. floating J. initially K. edge L. grateful M. gathering N. resumed O. suddenly

单选题Here's a man who just breaks into a bank and helps himself ______ so much money.

单选题When I caught him ______ me, I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop. A. cheating B. cheat C. to cheat D. to be cheating

单选题Ann: Oh, it's ten o'clock. I'd better go home now. Bill: ______.

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} Mr. And Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city. They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would ask dinner there that night. "Are you still serving dinner?" asked Mr. Smith. "Yes, certainly, sir," answered the man. "We serve it until half past nine." "What are the times of meals then?" asked Mr. Smith. "Well, Sir," answered the man, "We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five and dinner, from six to half past nine." "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London." Said Mrs. Smith.

单选题She refused to tell us the ______ of the news although we insisted that she should. A. source B. beginning C. birth D. origin

单选题That's not ______, it is ______. I made it ______.

单选题Which of following statements is tine about the public debate over gun network?

单选题It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America's elderly population______.