单选题As a matter of rule, the scrap value of a vessel can hardly be at ______ with the sound value.

单选题As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became ______ to the climbers. A. visible B. obvious C. apparent D. plain

单选题{{B}}Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:{{/B}} Perhaps the most familiar plant movement belongs to one species of mimosa called the sensitive plant. Within seconds, it can lower its leaves and make its tiny leaflets close up like folding chairs. This movement is thought to be initiated by electrical impulses remarkably similar to nerve signals in animals. But without the animals' sophisticated motion machinery, the mimosa has had to be creative in devising a way to move. For motion, the plant depends on tiny, bulb-shaped organs located at the base of each leaf stalk and leaflet. Called pulvini, these organs hold the plant parts in place. When the mimosa is stimulated—say, by a crawling insect or a sudden change in temperature—an electrical impulse sweeps through the plant. This causes potassium and then water to be shifted from certain cells in the pulvini to others, quickly turning one side of the organs flaccid. Because the pulvini can no longer support the leaves and leaflets, this shift results in a corresponding change in their position.

单选题Client: Could you please break the dollar into quarters? I need the coins for thetelephone stand. Bank Clerk :______ A. Here, you have them. B. Here, take them. C. Sure, in what denomination? D. Sure, here you are.

单选题A long time ago, at

单选题A person who is constantly worried about the loss of ______ job is not likely to do very good work.

单选题Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office but, our work ______, we declined the offer. A. was not finished B. has not been finished C. did not finish D. not having been finished

单选题A promotion of a country's international trade position is associated with of its currency. A. boom B. spiral C. appreciation D. prosperity

单选题Michael：Hello，may I speak to Terry'? Bob：I'm sorry but Terry is not in now．______ A.Give him a call later． B.This is his colleague． C.May I take a message? D.Have you got a word for him?

单选题The radical policy was rejected _____a more cautious one.

单选题______ before we leave the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful time together. A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive

单选题By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial air traffic is expected ______. vastly beyond today's levels. A. to have extended B. being extended C. to be extending D. having been extended

单选题It is generally thought to be of importance to a man that he ______ himself. A. knew B. know C. knows D. must know

单选题It is hard to imagine a more perfect gift than a fine watch, which lasts a lifetime and can become a family heirloom (传家宝). "Other gifts that you give don't last very long," says vice president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele of Geneva-based Chopard. "And there are very few that stay with the person wherever they go. This is the amazing thing about watches -- they are both beautiful and intimate. You have one on your wrist, and you remember a happy time in your life when you look at it." For something so personal, choosing the right watch demands corresponding care. Here is a brief look at some trends watch buyers will encounter this season. The most obvious trend in watches this season is the overwhelming popularity of sports watches in stainless steel. Yellow gold and two-tone watches of gold and steel are out -- and full steel is in. With the steel trend comes sportiness (花哨), which has been the industry's watchword, as it were, for the past three years. Generally speaking, the demand for large-scale steel-case designs -- with either steel or leather straps -- has led to a great supply of large, even bulky, designs for both men and women. "There is a demand for watches that are bigger and bolder," says Suryia Hill, media-relations manager for Roberg6 Watches Geneva. At Citizen, bulky sports watches are the big sellers. "People like to differentiate themselves with their watches, and calm, thin designs are not popular at the moment," says Willi Richter, general manager of Hamburg-based Citizen Watch Europe GmbH. "Young, middle-aged and even older people these days want to show that they are active, so they prefer bold, active watches./

单选题In the old days, sending a thank-you note to a relative was easy. You wrote it, (1) , a stamp on the envelope and dropped it (2) a mailbox. (3) it went in a red-white-and-blue U.S. Mail truck, and (4) of days later the friendly neighborhood mailman walked it, (5) . weather, right to the recipient's door. (6) you’re as likely to send a fax, e-mail, or instant message. (7) you cling to traditional pen and paper, it's no longer clear (8) it will travel. Airborne Express? Overnight? Two-Day Priority? (9) it moves into the 1st century, the American mail system (13) to survive. In the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service(USPS) has (11) many new services, (12) stamps over the Internet, electronic bill payment, and a service that prints and mails electronic documents Yet revenues depleted by alternative communications (e-mail, electronic banking), (13) with rising fuel and operating costs, led to a $150 million loss in 2000. Meanwhile, private carriers are competing (14) business, forcing the Postal Service to contract with the likes of DHL and Emery Worldwide just to maintain its global reach. (15) still delivering 20 percent of the world's mail, the men and women in the blue uniforms of the Postal Service just can't seem to (16) . The problem is that the U.S. hasn't (17) grips with the fact that in a fast-changing world, mail delivery is better run as a competitive business than as a government monopoly. (18) many countries have privatized their postal systems, the USPS has attempted to maintain business in both the public and private worlds. It is a semiprivate corporation with a lumbering government bureaucracy. It is (19) by a board of governors (20) a blend of local politicians, small-town business leaders and federal bureaucrats.

单选题When next year's crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they'll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who'll become Oxford's vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university president in America. Hamilton isn't the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc. have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it's gone global. Yet the talent flow isn't universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America. The chief reason is that American schools don't tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university's budget. "We didn't do any global consideration," says Patricia Hayes, the board's chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity. Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans. In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen "a major strengthening of Yale's financial position. " Of course, fund-raising isn't the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind to promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.

单选题 Passage 2 What's your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember learning to walk? Or talk? The first time you heard thunder or watched a television program? Adults seldom {{U}}(1) {{/U}} events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four rarely retain any specific, personal experiences. A variety of explanations have been {{U}}(2) {{/U}} by psychologists for this "childhood amnesia" (儿童失忆症). One argues that the hippocampus, the region of the brain which is responsible for forming memories, does not mature {{U}}(3) {{/U}} about the age of two. But the most popular theory maintains that, since adults do not think like children, they cannot {{U}}(4) {{/U}} childhood memories. Adults think in words, and their life memories are like stories or narratives--one event follows another as in a novel or film. But when they search through their mental {{U}}(5) {{/U}} for early childhood memories to add to this verbal life story, they can't find any that fits the pattern. It's like trying to find a Chinese word in an English dictionary. Now psychologist Annette Simms of the New York State University offers a new {{U}}(6) {{/U}} for childhood amnesia. She argues that there simply aren't any early childhood memories to recall. According to Dr. Simms, children need to learn to use someone else's spoken description of their personal experiences in order to turn their own short-term, quickly {{U}}(7) {{/U}} impressions of them into long-term memories. In other {{U}}(8) {{/U}}, children have to talk about their experiences and hear others talk about them--Mother talking about the afternoon {{U}}(9) {{/U}} for seashells at the beach or Dad asking them about their day at Ocean park. Without this verbal reinforcement, says Dr. Simms, children cannot form {{U}}(10) {{/U}} memories of their personal experiences.

单选题The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best, left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone's experience in the organization. Consider the novel view of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Merth. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%, image, 30%, and exposure, a full 60%. Coleman concludes that excellent performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high they are. Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel the scales (障眼物) have dropped from their eyes. "Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. "They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead—that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion," she adds. "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down (使…不突出) their visibility." Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.

单选题 {{B}}A{{/B}} {{B}}Media Director{{/B}}Job Code: A-05-010　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 POSTED: Feb. 13 {{B}}Salary:{{/B}}　　　　　　　　　　　　＄90,000--＄120,000 {{B}}Location:{{/B}} Irving TX {{B}}Employer:{{/B}}　　　　　　　　　　　Michaels Stores Inc.　 {{B}}Type:{{/B}} Full Time--Experienced {{B}}Description{{/B}} Basic Function:The Media Director is responsible for managing the Media Department. The Media Director is responsible for overseeing market analyses and media recommendations for all existing, new and prospective retail locations. The Media Director manages and reviews all advertising expenses that pertain to media and oversees all media agreements for newspapers, radio, television, outdoor and magazine advertising. The Media Director is responsible for the motivation, training, and development of direct staff which includes analysts and coordinators. The Media Director determines the media goals and objectives for the company and executes overall media strategy.Notes: U.S. Residents Only. Employer will assist with relocation costs. Salary is based on full compensation package including bonus and executive stock plan. {{B}}Requirement{{/B}} EDUCATION:Bachelor's Degree: Degree in Advertising, Marketing or related field.WORK EXPERIENCE:Minimum of 10 years in all phases of print media buying and planning.Ten years' experience in a Business environment.Experience in ROI, sales, and trade area analyses.Thorough experience in retail advertising.Proven directorial experience.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　{{B}}B{{/B}} {{B}}Desktop Technology Consultant{{/B}} {{B}}Work Schedule{{/B}} Full Time {{B}}Salary{{/B}} ＄41,000--59,500* {{B}}Location{{/B}} Washington D.C. metropolitan area {{B}}Description:{{/B}} Computer Information Systems professionals: if you enjoy being the one that everyone conies to for computer technical help, then we are looking for you. You will respond to incoming customer calls for IT assistance; provide one-on-one consultation and applications troubleshooting assistance. * Employees within the organization have opportunities for additional salary advancement.