单选题 面子是某个人在他人眼中的社会地位和名声。中国人一生都用言语和行动维护和提升面子。可以小到谁先上电梯，也可以大到数百万美元的合同授予(awarding)。没有面子也就没有影响力。即使是无意中让别人没面子，也是极其严重的冒犯(dishonor)，可能意味着断绝关系。即使是开玩笑，中国人也不会公开批评、忽视或者取笑他人。点评别人的成绩时，也是先说优点，再讲不足。

单选题Women in 2011 made no significant gains in winning more top US business jobs, according to a study, but the head of the study said women are poised to make 27 in the year ahead. The number of women who were board directors, corporate officers or top earners at Fortune 500 companies remained 28 unchanged, said the study by Catalyst, a nonprofit group that 29 Opportunities for women in business. The percentage of companies with women on the board of directors was 15.1 percent this year, compared with 14.8 percent in 2010, Catalyst said. Also, the percentage of corporate officer positions 30 by women was 15.7 percent in 2011 and 15.4 percent in 2010, it said. The percentage of top earners in 2011 who were women was 6.2 percent, compared to 6.7 percent in 2010, it said. The research on the Fortune 500 companies was 31 on data as of March 31, 2011. The slight changes in the numbers are not considered 32 significant, Catalyst said. Nevertheless, given the changes in U.S. politics, the future for women in business looks more 33 , said Ilene Lang, presidentand chief executive 34 of Catalyst. 'Overall we're 35 to see change next year,' Lang said. 'When we look at shareholders, decision makers, the general public, they're looking for change.' 'What they're basically saying is, 'Don't give us 36 of the status quo(现状). Get new ideas in there, get some fresh faces,'' she said. A．officer B．changes C．based D．positions E．more F．promising G．businesslike H．surveying I．essentially J．strides K．promotes L．statistically M．confused N．held O．expecting

单选题 A Family Left a Waitress 'Lifestyle' Tip instead of Cash A family who didn't tip a waitress on a $100 bill because they didn't approve of her 'lifestyle' may not be welcome back at Gallop Asian Bistro here. A couple dining with their two middle-school-age children Wednesday made their judgment of Dayna Morales, a Marine veteran, simply by looking at her. They let her know what they thought with a scribbled (潦草书写) message on their $93.55 check. 'I'm sorry but I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle and how you live your life,' the note reads. 'The short hair and clothes just gave it away in her eyes,' Morales, 22, said Thursday evening after she had posted a picture of the check and her own rant(痛骂) on a gay-friendly Facebook page called 'Have a Gay Day.' Her post went viral on the Internet and was picked up by national websites, including the Huffington Post. She said the response has 'put a smile on my face.' Morales said when she introduced herself to the family at the table the woman responded, 'Oh, I thought you were going to say your name is Dan. You surprised us!' Morales didn't respond, but never thought they wouldn't leave a tip. 'You've got to bite your tongue and kiss up (溜须拍马). We live off tips,' she said about life as a restaurant server. She shared what happened online because 'others need to be informed this is still going on'. She said her boss isn't upset with her posting the check—in fact, the family may not be allowed back at the restaurant, which opened about four months ago. 'We are kind of a big family so they all took it to heart. My manager assured me that if they had seen the check before the family left they would have confronted them,' she said. Morales, who lives in Bedminster, N.J., served in the Marine Corps from 2009 to 2011. She once taught preschool with Children of America in New York. Servers have taken their rage at stingy (吝啬的) customers to Facebook and the blogs in recent years, and their online rants track a nice-nasty trend of notes without tips.

单选题 Specialization can be seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation of scientific knowledge. By splitting up the subject matter into smaller units, one man could continue to handle the information and use it as the basis for further research. But specialization was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication. Another was the growing professionalization of scientific activity. No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science: exceptions can be found to any rule. Nevertheless, the word 'amateur' does carry a connotation that the person concerned is not fully integrated into the scientific community and, in particular, may not fully share its values. The growth of specialization in the nineteenth century, with its consequent requirement of a longer, more complex training, implied greater problems for amateur participation in science. The trend was naturally most obvious in those areas of science based especially on a mathematical or laboratory training, and can be illustrated in terms of the development of geology in the United Kingdom. A comparison of British geological publications over the last century and a half reveals not simply an increasing emphasis on the primacy of research, but also a changing definition of what constitutes an acceptable research paper. Thus, in the nineteenth century, local geological studies represented worthwhile research in their own right; but, in the twentieth century, local studies have increasingly become acceptable to professionals only if they incorporate, and reflect on, the wider geological picture. Amateurs, on the other hand, have continued to pursue local studies in the old way. The overall result has been to make entrance to professional geological journals harder for amateurs, a result that has been reinforced by the widespread introduction of refereeing, first by national journals in the nineteenth century and then by several local geological journals in the twentieth century. As a logical consequence of this development, separate journals have now appeared aimed mainly towards either professional or amateur readership. A rather similar process of differentiation has led to professional geologists coming together nationally within one or two specific societies, whereas the amateurs have tended either to remain in local societies or to come together nationally in a different way. Although the process of professionalization and specialization was already well under way in British geology during the nineteenth century, its full consequences were thus delayed until the twentieth century. In science generally, however, the nineteenth century must be reckoned as the crucial period for this change in the structure of science.

单选题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on one of the most popular sentences online, 'REMEMBER... always act like you're wearing an invisible crown.' You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

单选题 能源安全 能源安全同世界经济的稳定发展和各国人民的福祉息息相关。在当前国际金融危机背景下，维护全球能源安全对于有效应对国际金融危机冲击、推动世界经济全面复苏和长远发展具有重要意义。国际社会应互利合作，维护能源市场的正常秩序。同时，各国应改善能源结构，大力发展清洁和可再生能源(renewable energy)，在相关领域积极开展国际合作。

单选题 《红楼梦》由曹雪芹所著。小说以贾氏家族为故事核心，描述了四大家族从富裕、有权有势沦为破落的过程。小说成功塑造了100多个经典人物，他们分属于清朝的不同阶层。《红楼梦》对中国的封建社会有深刻的描绘，如果想要了解中国人复杂的价值观，最好先能读懂《红楼梦》。毛主席认为《红楼梦》不仅是爱情故事，也是历史故事，因为它揭示了封建社会的衰败。