单选题If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or (31) in your work would depend, to (32) great extent, (33) your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. (34) the utmost importance is your attitude. A person (35) begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is (36) that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure (37) his belief that he is probably as capable (38) doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt (39) it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. (40) the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw (41) hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize (42) the strength and overcome the (43) that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first (44) stock of somewhere you stand now. (45) we get further along in the book, we'll be (46) in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening (47) skills. However, (48) begin with, you should pause (49) examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your (50) , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

单选题The President followed historical ______ in forming the Cabinet.[A] precedent[B] herald[C] ancestor[D] forerunner

单选题 The healthy adolescent boy or girl likes to do the real things in life, to do the things that matter. He would rather be a plumber's mate and do a real job that requires doing than learn about hydrostatics sitting at a desk, without understanding what practical use they are going to be. A girl would rather look after the baby than learn about child care. Logically we should learn about things before doing them and that is presumably why the experts enforce this in our educational system. But it is not the natural way—nor, I venture to think, the best way. The adolescent wants to do things first for only then does he appreciate the problems involved and want to learn more about them. They do these things better in primitive life, for there the adolescent boy joins his father in making canoes and going out fishing or hunting. He is serving his apprenticeship in the actual accomplishments of life. It is not surprising that anthropologists (人类学家) find that the adolescents of primitive communities do not suffer from the same neurotic (神经质的) "difficulties" as those of civilized life. This is not, as some assume, because they are permitted more freedom, but because they are given more natural outlets for their native interests and powers and allowed to grow up freely into a full life of responsibility in the community. In the 19th century this was recognized in the apprenticeship system, which allowed the boy to go out with the master carpenter or thatcher, to engage in the actual work of carpentry or roof-mending, and so to learn his trade. In some agricultural colleges at the present time young men have to do a year's work on a farm before their theoretical training at college. The great advantage of this system is that lets the apprentice see the practical problems before he sets to work learning how to solve them, and he can therefore take a more intelligent interest in his theoretical work. Since more knowledge of more things is now required in order to cope with the adult world, the period of growing-up to independence takes much longer than it did in a more primitive community, and the responsibility for such education, which formerly was in the hands of the parents, is now necessarily undertaken by experts at school. But that should not make us lose sight of the basic principle, namely the need and the desire of the adolescent to engage responsibility in the real pursuits of life and then to learn how to learn through responsibility, not to learn before responsibility.

单选题The velvety texture of the rose ______ so soft and smooth.

单选题When will the count be finished?

单选题Many tourists visit Muir woods rather than other redwood forests ______

单选题BSECTION A CONVERSATIONS/BIIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. /I IQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation./I

单选题Where there is an earthquake, energy is in ______ in one area along a crack in the earth crust.A. repelledB. releasedC. runD. rushed

单选题His wealth enabled him to ______ his passionate interest in art.

单选题As a public relations officex, he is said ______ some very influential people.

单选题Which of the following is the right tag question to be put after "You must have been to the Summer Palace"?

单选题To Mead-Ferro, the word "slacker" means _________.

单选题A legislative body has the power not only to pass new laws, _______ repeal laws that have been passed earlier.

单选题put aside put across put forth put off put aside (1) to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time She's been putting aside some money for a vacation. Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting? (2) to stop worrying or thinking about (something) On Friday, April fourteenth, he agreed to put this work aside for a while. put across (1) to cause (something) to be clearly understood A good speaker knows how to quickly put himself across to his audience. Do you give him a fair opportunity to put across his views? She has had trouble putting her message across to voters. (2) put oneself across as something; to cause oneself to appear to be a particular type of person He tries to put himself across as a nice guy. put forth (1) to suggest (an idea, plan, etc.) for people to think about or consider The scientist put forth the new theory of evolution. It is in your own interests that we put forth such a proposal. (2) to use (something, such as energy) for a particular purpose The government urged the nation to put forth every effort to check war. Parenting is never easy, especially when we actually put forth energy to do it. (3) to produce or send out (something) by growing The trees are starting to put forth new leaves. put off (1) to decide that (something) will happen at a later time, postpone In that case, we'll have to put off the sports meet till next Saturday. We put off the conference in order to better cope with the tense situation. Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2003, though he put off treatment until mid-2004. (2) to cause someone to wait She finally called him after putting him off all week. (3) to cause (someone) to dislike something The mere smell of garlic put him off his supper. I was put off by his rudeness.The speaker was very good at ______ his ideas during the discussion. A. putting aside B. putting across C. putting back D. putting off

单选题She accepted his ______ about her dress with a smile.

单选题What kind of whisky does the man expect to be offered?