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单选题{{I}}Listen to the following passage and then decide whether the statements below
are true or false. After hearing a short passage, tick the circle of "True" on
the answer sheet if you think the statement is true, or tick the circle for
"False" if it is false. There are 10 statements in this part of the test, with 1
point each. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording,
you will have 2 minutes to finish this part.{{/I}}
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单选题 There is a widespread assumption that work gets harder after 40. But in most organizations work gets dramatically easier after 40.
The responsibilities may be heavier, but after 40 you should be valued for your experience, know-how and judgment, rather than for the ability to work 18 hours every day. Most of the major rewards of success tend to accumulate after the age of 40 — if you do the right things before that watershed birthday.
What are the right things? First of all, do your homework; learn every thing you need to know about your business or profession before 40. Second, develop your own style. Before you''re 40, learn what you''re comfortable with, whether it''s in the way you dress or simply the small touches that set you apart. Third, put your emotional life in order, if possible. It''s a great help, when climbing toward the higher rungs of the career ladder, to be happy in life, rather than to find yourself mired in emotional crises. It''s hard enough to succeed without taking on personal problems that sap your energy and divert your attention. Besides, unhappiness is like a disease — it gradually eclipses interest in everything else.
Fourth, know your weaknesses. Accept the things you don''t do well, can''t stand, won''t do.
Fifth, know your strengths. You''d better decide what you''re good at, too, and recognize the things you enjoy doing and do better than anyone else. Whatever your role, knowing who you are and what you''re good at is critical for success. There is a widespread assumption that work gets harder after 40. But in most organizations work gets dramatically easier after 40.
The responsibilities may be heavier, but after 40 you should be valued for your experience, know-how and judgment, rather than for the ability to work 18 hours every day. Most of the major rewards of success tend to accumulate after the age of 40 — if you do the right things before that watershed birthday.
What are the right things? First of all, do your homework; learn every thing you need to know about your business or profession before 40. Second, develop your own style. Before you''re 40, learn what you''re comfortable with, whether it''s in the way you dress or simply the small touches that set you apart. Third, put your emotional life in order, if possible. It''s a great help, when climbing toward the higher rungs of the career ladder, to be happy in life, rather than to find yourself mired in emotional crises. It''s hard enough to succeed without taking on personal problems that sap your energy and divert your attention. Besides, unhappiness is like a disease — it gradually eclipses interest in everything else.
Fourth, know your weaknesses. Accept the things you don''t do well, can''t stand, won''t do.
Fifth, know your strengths. You''d better decide what you''re good at, too, and recognize the things you enjoy doing and do better than anyone else. Whatever your role, knowing who you are and what you''re good at is critical for success.
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单选题Exercise: Listen to the following short statements and then
choose one of the answers that best fits the meaning of each statement. You will
hear the statements only once.
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单选题whatdidthespeakerprobablytalkaboutpreviously?a.Children'swelfareschemes.b.Problemsrelatedtochildren.c.Casesofchildabuse.d.Definitionsofchildabuse.
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问答题{{I}}Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.{{/I}}
问答题 A three-year-old Brooklyn girl who suffered a skull fracture and was so malnourished that court papers described her as "skin and bones" died yesterday morning.
Before the child died, her parents were arrested on abuse charges, but now they could face more serious charges. Officials said yesterday that a grand jury would begin this week to weigh charges against her parents in the death.
The girl''s mother initially told detectives that the child was not hers and that she had recently been smuggled into the United States from Mexico, where she suffered the injuries, the police said. But the mother has since admitted that she withheld food from the girl, Edith Gonzalez, as punishment, a senior law enforcement official said.
The woman, who also gave the police a false name and address when she was arrested late Monday, was arraigned yesterday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a felony, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. Her boyfriend, the child''s father, was arrested late Tuesday and arraigned yesterday on the same charges. Both pleaded not guilty and were held without bail.
At the two arraignments yesterday, in Brooklyn Criminal Court, and in interviews with investigators and neighbors, a picture began to emerge of a household where abuse of the little girl seemed more the rule rather than the exception.
Punishment, as the child''s mother and father put it in statements to the police and prosecutors, was not limited to withholding food and beatings — he said he beat her with his fists, a belt and a cable and that the child''s mother struck the three-year-old with a cable, according to court papers and the law enforcement official. The mother also admitted that she sometimes plunged the child into a tub filled with ice water, the official said.
The mother, now identified as Tania Cabrera, 23, first told the police that her name was Patricia Aguirre and that she was 25 years old.
Ms. Cabrera, in her statements to the police and prosecutors, detailed instances of abuse in the home that the couple share on George Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with their daughter and Ms. Cabrera''s five-year-old boy with another man, the official said. She said her boyfriend, Edison Gonzalez, 19, favored Edith over the boy, Javier, prompting arguments, and Ms. Cabrera said she eventually took out her frustration on the girl, the official said. Ms. Cabrera also said Mr. Gonzalez would drink and become abusive.
It remained unclear yesterday exactly how the little girl suffered the skull fracture and cerebral bruising that were among her most serious injuries, but the criminal complaints charging Ms. Cabrera said that the child had seizures on both Sunday and Monday, and that on the second day, the child fell from a chair, striking her head.
An autopsy to determine the cause of death, which will in some measure determine whether more serious charges are brought, will be performed today, officials said. A three-year-old Brooklyn girl who suffered a skull fracture and was so malnourished that court papers described her as "skin and bones" died yesterday morning.
Before the child died, her parents were arrested on abuse charges, but now they could face more serious charges. Officials said yesterday that a grand jury would begin this week to weigh charges against her parents in the death.
The girl''s mother initially told detectives that the child was not hers and that she had recently been smuggled into the United States from Mexico, where she suffered the injuries, the police said. But the mother has since admitted that she withheld food from the girl, Edith Gonzalez, as punishment, a senior law enforcement official said.
The woman, who also gave the police a false name and address when she was arrested late Monday, was arraigned yesterday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a felony, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. Her boyfriend, the child''s father, was arrested late Tuesday and arraigned yesterday on the same charges. Both pleaded not guilty and were held without bail.
At the two arraignments yesterday, in Brooklyn Criminal Court, and in interviews with investigators and neighbors, a picture began to emerge of a household where abuse of the little girl seemed more the rule rather than the exception.
Punishment, as the child''s mother and father put it in statements to the police and prosecutors, was not limited to withholding food and beatings — he said he beat her with his fists, a belt and a cable and that the child''s mother struck the three-year-old with a cable, according to court papers and the law enforcement official. The mother also admitted that she sometimes plunged the child into a tub filled with ice water, the official said.
The mother, now identified as Tania Cabrera, 23, first told the police that her name was Patricia Aguirre and that she was 25 years old.
Ms. Cabrera, in her statements to the police and prosecutors, detailed instances of abuse in the home that the couple share on George Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with their daughter and Ms. Cabrera''s five-year-old boy with another man, the official said. She said her boyfriend, Edison Gonzalez, 19, favored Edith over the boy, Javier, prompting arguments, and Ms. Cabrera said she eventually took out her frustration on the girl, the official said. Ms. Cabrera also said Mr. Gonzalez would drink and become abusive.
It remained unclear yesterday exactly how the little girl suffered the skull fracture and cerebral bruising that were among her most serious injuries, but the criminal complaints charging Ms. Cabrera said that the child had seizures on both Sunday and Monday, and that on the second day, the child fell from a chair, striking her head.
An autopsy to determine the cause of death, which will in some measure determine whether more serious charges are brought, will be performed today, officials said.