【T1】过去几十年，人们已逐渐达成共识，认为改善妇女地位是国际发展最重要的手段之一。
(critical)妇女接受教育、获得并控制收入会带来一系列的好处。然而，挑战依然无比严峻，尤其是在中东、南亚和撒哈拉以南的非洲地区。
【T2】两性在受教育机会、医疗、技术和收入方面长期存在着巨大差距。
(gender gap)根深蒂固的性别歧视仍然是她们生活的突出标志，使得她们与其他人之间的鸿沟依然存在。
【T3】缩小这一鸿沟不仅需要外国援助和人权组织的关注，还需要全世界大企业的参与。
(narrow，gulf)迄今为止，外援和人权组织承担了为发展中国家妇女赋权的艰巨任务，为女童学校和女性企业家小额融资等项目提供资金支持。全球性的私营企业不仅经济实力远远超过政府和非政府组织，还能通过其强大的品牌以及加大投资和就业承诺力度来发挥极其重要的作用。
【T4】有些公司已经开始推动关注妇女的活动，并将其视为企业社会责任的一部分。
(promote activities)要想迎来真正的变革，企业必须认识到为妇女赋权将提升企业的最低盈利线。
【T5】换言之，这些公司希望通过此类活动树立良好的企业公民形象。
(burnish one's image)
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WhilebaseballisoftendescribedasthenationalsportoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,itprobablydevelopedfromaneighteenth-centuryEnglishgamecalledrounders.Therewereseveralversionsofthegameuntil1845,whenAlexanderJ.Cartwrightorganized"agroupofplayerstodecideononesetofrules.Themainchangefromrounderswasthatarunnerhadtobetaggedortouchedbyaplayerholdingtheballtobeputout,ratherthanhitbyathrownball.Thismeantthatasmaller,harderballcouldbeused,whichinturnmadepossibleafaster,largergame.Untilthemid-1860s,baseballwasanamateursport,whichmeansthattheplayerswerenotpaid.Thefirstprofessionalteam,theCincinnati"RedStockings",wasorganizedin1869andwithintwoyearsthesportwasmoreorlessprofessional.Nowadaysthebestplayerscanearnmillionsofdollarsplayingbaseball.ProfessionalbaseballintheUnitedStatesandCanadaconsistsoftwoleaguesandforthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcenturytherewerealsoseparateleaguesforblackplayers.Theblackleaguesproducedmanyexcellentplayersbutitwasn'tuntilthe1940s,andthesuccessofJackieRobinsonplayingfortheBrooklyn"Dodgers",thatblackplayerswereintegratedintowhitemajor-leaguebaseballintheUnitedStates.Baseballhashadabroadimpactonpopularculture,bothintheUnitedStatesandelsewhere.DozensofEnglish-languageidiomshavebeenderivedfrombaseball,forinstance,thebaseballmeaningof"outoftheballpark"istohitahomerun,butitsnon-baseballequivalentistodosomethingwellorexactlyasitshouldbedone.Thebaseballcaphasbecomeaworldwidefashioni-temnotonlyintheUnitedStates,butalsoincountrieswherethesportitselfisnotparticularlypopular,suchastheUnitedKingdom.Baseballhasinspiredmanyworksofartandentertainment.Oneofthefirstmajorexamples,ErnestThayer'spoem"CaseyattheBat",appearedin1888.Therehavebeenmanybaseballmovies,includingtheAcademyAward-winningThePrideoftheYankees(1942)andtheOscarnomineesTheNatural(1984)andFieldofDreams(1989).LiteraryworksconnectedtothegameincludetheshortfictionofRingLardnerandnovelssuchasRobertCoover'sTheUniversalBaseballAssociation,Inc.,J.HenryWaugh,Prop.Baseball'sliterarycanonalsoincludesthebeatreportageofDamonRunyon:thecolumnsofGrantlandRice,RedSmith,DickYoung,andPeterGammons:andtheessaysofRogerAngell.Questions71—75Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withnomorethanthreewordsforeachblank.BaseballisregardedasthenationalsportoftheUSA.Itshistorycanbetracedbacktoaneighteenth-centuryEnglishgamenamed________.Therewereseveralversionsofthegameuntil1845,________onesetofruleswasdecidedon.Baseballwasoriginally________,butin1869thefirstprofessionalteam,theCincinnatiRedStockings,wasorganized.Forthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcenturyblackplayershadseparateleagues,but________beganinthe1940sbecauseofthesuccessofJackieRobinson.Baseballextendeditsglamourtomanyotherfields,suchasfashion,language,artandentertainment.Manyartistsandfilmdirectorsgot________fromtheworldwidepopularsport.
The US government has the right to regulate______to animals—cock fighting, bear and bull baiting, and dog fighting were all outlawed in the 19th century.
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James Joyce______startling new forms into the novel. He was the first to make major use of stream of consciousness.
Diana: It's a gorgeous day today! Shall we go down to the park for a picnic? Doug: Great! ______.Diana: Why don't we stop and get some fried chicken at KFC and head down to Murray Park? Let's bring a few games, too. Doug: Okay, I'll get the Frisbee and a softball so we can toss them around. And...what do you think? Should we bring the dog? Diana: Definitely. He'll love it down there.
Which word is the odd one out?Euro, Dollar, France, Peso, Yen, Currency
How many times did Somali pirates successfully hijack vessels in 2009?
Whichnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark?
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Canwetrustourmemories?PsychologistElizabethLoftusdoesn'tthinkso.Loftusisanexpertonfalsememories.Afalsememoryisamemoryofsomethingthatneverhappened.Arepeoplewithfalsememorieslying?Notatall,saysLoftus.Theyreallybelievetheirmemories.Andthatiswhyitcanbedifficulttoknowifamemoryisreal.________Thesepeopledidn'tknoweachother,but36percentofthemhadthesamememory.Whatwasit?TheyrememberedhuggingBugsBunnyatDisneyland.Butwaitaminute.BugsBunnyisnotaDisneycharacter,andhewasneveratDisneyland.Thesepeople'smemorieswerefalse.________Loftussaysitiseasytoputafalsememoryintosomeone'smind.How?Youjusttalktotheperson.IntheBugsBunnyexperiment,LoftustalkedtopeoplewhohadvisitedDisneylandaschildren.ThensheaskedthemaboutBugsBunny.Sheaskedifhehadsoftears.Sheaskedifhisbodywasfurry.Later,morethanone-thirdfalselyrememberedhuggingBugsBunny.________ThatiswhyLoftususedthewords"furry"and"soft"intheexperiment.Thosewordshelpedpeopleimaginetheexperience.TheysawBugsBunnyintheirimagination.Theyfelthissoftfur.Itseemedsoreal.Theyweresureitreallyhappened.________Loftussaysitshowsthedangersoffalsememory.Ofcourse,afalsememoryofBugsBunnyisnotdangerous,butimaginethissituation.Amanhitsawomanonthehead.Thenhestealshercar.Thepoliceaskthevictimifthethiefsmelledofcigarettes.Infact,hedidnot,butafterthewomanhearsthequestion,shebecomes100percentsurethathedid.Sheaddsthesmellofcigarettestoherrealmemoryandcreatesafalsememory.Thepolicethenaccusethewrongperson,asmoker.Asaresult,theyneverfindtheguiltyman.He'sanonsmoker,sothepolicedon'tevenlookforhim.________Iftheyaren'tcareful,theywon'tfindthetruth.Instead,theywillfindonlyfalsememories,andtherealcriminalswillgofree.Questions61—65Completethearticlewiththefollowingsentences.Therearetwoextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.A.Whenweremembersomething,weuseallofoursenses:sight,touch,taste,smell,andhearing.B.Thepoliceoftencreatefalsememorieswhentheyaskcrimevictimsquestions.C.Inoneexperimentonfalsememories,Loftustalkedtopeopleabouttheirchildhood.D.Whyaremanyofourchildhoodmemoriesprobablyfalseones?E.ButwhatisthepurposeoftheBugsBunnyexperiment?F.Howcouldagroupofstrangersallhavethesamefalsememory?G.Thatiswhythepoliceneedtobeverycarefulabouthowtheyaskquestions,saysLoftus.
Adrian and his wife travelled to the Greek Islands in their Easter holidays.
Bill: ______carrying those grocery bags upstairs?Garcia: Sure. If you don't mind.Bill: No, not at all. I'd be glad to.Garcia: Thanks. I appreciate it.