单选题He succeeded because he is both diligent and intelligent.A. ambitiousB. lazyC. hardworkingD. clever

单选题Working Successfully within Cultural Boundaries Soon after starting our job in China, we realized that the greatest challenge we faced would not be our day-to-day responsibilities but a completely foreign work environment and culture. We were used to the very direct, sometimes confrontational, but more equal style of management in the United States. Here, we were faced with the never-direct, never-confrontational style of management common in Asia. We often hear similar stories. One woman shared her experience of returning to China after more than 15 years in the US. Although she spent most of her childhood in China, she felt that her colleagues' thinking processes were completely foreign to her. She needed to adapt herself to the culture of her company only then would she be successful at her job. In the end, she wasn't able to successfully re-adapt herself to the culture. What she didn't realize was that, rather than disagreeing with her ideas, they disagreed with her method of implementing them. For example, instead of recognizing her company's strict chain-of-command, she had in one case taken her plan straight to the company chairman. This action consequently caused her superiors to lose face. She had unwittingly broken a cardinal rule of Chinese culture. One man who spent many years overseas before returning to China to head up the local operations of a multinational company, had a similar experience. In his first management team meeting, he presented his plans for a new direction in China operations. His request was met with an uncomfortable silence, with none of the managers daring to speak up. They had not been prepared for his open style of management. Soon he quickly determined that his first on-the-job challenge would be to build up managers' confidence in him, and that he had to do this individually, not in a group. Within a year, their management team meetings were transformed into the interactive, brainstorming sessions that he intended them to be. Therefore, it wasn't until after we had learned to appreciate the culture of our workplace and earned the confidence and trust of our inferiors that we were able to move forward and successfully do our job. We must first understand and accept a culture for what it is; only then will we be able to successfully work within it.

单选题He is {{U}}hopeful{{/U}} about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. A. optimistic B. optional C. outstanding D. obvious

单选题Going Her Own Way When she was twelve, Mafia made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education. Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school, though some attended private Catholic "finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria-or her mother. By this time, she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark. Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school, something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time, there were two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools, the students followed a very traditional program of studies, with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature, and Italian literature and history. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools. Maria, however, wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modern than the classical schools and they offered courses in modem languages, mathematics, science, and accounting. Most people including Maria's father-believed that girls would never he able to understand these subjects. Furthermore, they did not think it was proper for girls to study them. Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school, she had to win her father's approval. She finally did, with her mother's help, though for many years after, there was tension in the family. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans, while her mother helped her. In 1883, at age thirteen, Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modem subjects, the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding, discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient.

单选题Photos Big Business Now Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business! In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince"s photograph of a photographer, Untitled (Cow- boy), was sold for $1,248,000. Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called "found photographs"—a loose term given to everything from discarded(丢弃的) prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger"s family album. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes "basically everything is worth looking at", has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on. Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion (捍卫) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born on one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper (雨刷) an angry note intended for someone else: "Why"s your car HERE at HER place?" The note became the starting point for Rothbard"s addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such as poster discovered in our drawer. The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such Richard Prince, may riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? It"s anyone"s guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated (整理), we also turn toward to our own photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we"ve gone? In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating.

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单选题Adult education is the practice of (51) and educating adults. This is often done in the workplace, or (52) "continuing education" courses at secondary schools, or at a college or university. Educating adults differs from educating (53) in several ways. One of the most important (54) is that adults have gained knowledge and experience which can (55) add value to a learning experience or interfere 56 it. Another important difference is that adults frequently must apply their knowledge in some (57) fashion in order to learn effectively; there must be a (58) and a reasonable expectation that the new knowledge will help them further that goal. One example, (59) in the 1990s,was the spread of computer training courses in (60) adults, most of them office workers, could enroll. These courses would (61) basic use of the operating system or specific application (62) . Because the skills (63) to interact with a PC were so new, many people (64) had been working white - collar jobs (65) ten years or more eventually took such training courses, either of their own will( to gain computer skills and thus can get higher pay) or at the request of their managers.

单选题Two People, Two Paths You must be familiar with the situation: Dad"s driving, Mum"s telling him where to go. He"s sure that they need to turn left. But she says it"s not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of direction? Men or women. They both do, a new study says, but in different ways. Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks (地标) and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head. "Women tend to be more detailed," said Edward Cornell, who led the study, "while men tend to be a little bit faster and ... a little bit more intuitive (直觉感知的)." In fact, said Cornell, "sense of direction" isn"t one skill but two. The first is the "survey method". This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right. The second skill is the "route method" This is when you use a series of directions. You start from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill—and then you see the supermarket. Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions. Both work, and neither is better. Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles. In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt. The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on. The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, women"s sense of space was based on learning certain routes.

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单选题Extending from Quebec to Alabama, the Appalachian Mountain region is extensive and very {{U}}scenic{{/U}}.

单选题DNA Fingerprinting DNA is the genetic material found within the cell nuclei of all living things. In mammals the strands of DNA are grouped into structures called chromosomes. With the exception of identical siblings (as in identical twins), the complete DNA of each individual is unique. DNA fingerprinting is sometimes called DNA typing. It is a method of identification that compares bits of DNA. A DNA fingerprint is constructed by first drawing out a DNA sample from body tissue or fluid such as hair, blood, or saliva. The sample is then segmented using enzymes, and the segments are arranged by size. The segments are marked with probes and exposed on X-ray film, where they form a pattern of black bars—the DNA fingerprint. If the DNA fingerprints produced from two different samples match, the two samples probably came from the same person. DNA fingerprinting was first developed as all identification technique in 1985. Originally used to detect the presence of genetic diseases, it soon came to be used in criminal investigations and legal affairs. The first criminal conviction based on DNA evidence in the United States occurred in 1988. In criminal investigations, DNA fingerprints derived from evidence collected at the crime scene are compared to the DNA fingerprints of suspects. Generally, courts have accepted the reliability of DNA testing and admitted DNA test results into evidence. However, DNA fingerprinting is controversial in a number of areas: the accuracy of the results, the cost of testing, and the possible misuse of the technique. The accuracy of DNA fingerprinting has been challenged for several reasons. First, because DNA segments rather than complete DNA strands are "fingerprinted": a DNA fingerprint may not be unique; large-scale research to confirm the uniqueness of DNA fingerprinting test results has not been conducted. In addition, DNA fingerprinting is often done in private laboratories that may not follow uniform testing standards and quality controls. Also, since human beings must interpret the test, human error could lead to false results. DNA fingerprinting is expensive. Suspects who are unable to provide their own DNA to experts may not be able to successfully defend themselves against charges based on DNA evidence. Widespread use of DNA testing for identification purposes may lead to the establishment of a DNA fingerprint database.

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单选题Modem adult education for large numbers of people started in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of the Industrial Revalution, Great economic and social changes were taking place: people were moving from rural areas to cities ; new tapes of work were being created in an expanding factory, system. These and other factors produced a need for fiwrher education and re - education of adnlts. The earliest programs of organized adult education arose in Great Britain in the 1970s. with the building of an adult school in Nottingham and a meehanies'institution in Glasgow. Benjamin Frankilin and sortie friends found the earliest adult education in the US in Philadelphia in 1727. Who can be considered to be the founder of adult education in the US?A. Washington.B. Jefferson.C. Kennedy.D. Franklin.

单选题 The Greatest Mystery of Whales The whale is a warm-blooded, air-breathing animal, giving birth to its young alive, sucking them—and like all mammals, originated on land. There are many front flippers (鳍状肢), used for steering and stability, are traces of feet. There are many {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}of this. Its immense strength is {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}into the great body of the big whales, and in fact most of a whale's body is one gigantic muscle. The blue whale's pulling strength has been estimated {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}400 horsepower. One specimen was reported to have towed (拖) a whaling vessel for seven hours at the {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}of eight knots (节). An enraged whale will {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}a ship. A famous example of this was the fate of Whaler Essex, {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}was sunk off the coast of South America early in the last century. More recently, steel ships have {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}their plates buckled (使弯曲) in the same way. Sperm whales (抹香鲸) were known to seize the old-time whaleboats in their jaws and crush them. The greatest {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}of whales is their diving ability. The sperm whale dives to the bottom for his {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}food, the octopus (章鱼). In that search he is known to go as far down as 3,200 feet, where the {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}is 1,400 pounds, to a square inch. Doing so he will {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}underwater long as one hour. Two special skills are involved in this storing up enough {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}(all whales are air-breathed)and tolerating the great change in pressure. Just how he does it scientists have not {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}. It is believed that some of the oxygen is stored in a special {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}of blood vessels, rather than just held in the lungs. And it is believed that a special kind of oil in his head is some sort of compensating mechanism that {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}adjusts the internal pressure of his body. But since you can't bring a live whale into the laboratory for study, no one knows just how these things work.

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