填空题A．have higher demands of museumsB．are open to more people with different social backgroundC．to lengthen their opening hoursD．charge too little for admissionE. have been built and open to publicF. by lowering the admission fees

填空题Every Dog Has Its Say Kimiko Fukuda, a Japanese girl, always wondered what her dog was trying to say. Whenever she put on makeup, it would pull at her sleeve. 1 When the dog barks, she glances at a small electronic gadget (装置). The following "human" translation appears on its screen: ""Please take me with you." I realized that"s how he was feeling. " said Fukuda. The gadget is called Bowlingual, and it translates dog barks into feelings. People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world"s first dog-human translation machine in 2002. But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it. 2 "Nobody else had thought about it. " said Masahiko Kajita, who works for Takara. "We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders; what would it be like if we could understand dogs?" Bowlingual has two parts. 3 The translation is done in the gadget using a database (资料库) containing every kind of bark. Based on animal behavior research, these noises are divided into six categories: happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, declaration and desire. 4 In this way, the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion, which is then translated into one of 200 phrases. When a visitor went to Fukuda"s house recently, the dog barked a loud "bow wow". This was translated as "Don"t come this way". 5 The product will be available in U.S. pet stores this summer for about U.S. $120. It can store up to 100 barks, even recording the dog"s emotions when the owner is away. A. A wireless microphone is attached to the dog"s collar, which sends information to the gadget held by the owner. B. Nobody really knows how a dog feels. C. It was followed by "I"m stronger than you" as the dog growled (嗥叫) and sniffed (嗅) at the visitor. D. More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer. E. Now, the Japanese girl thinks she knows. F. Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like "Let"s play" "Look at me" or "Spend more time with me".

填空题How to Argue with Your Boss 1 Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss's secretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss's secretary, they are keys to timing: don't approach the boss when he's on deadline; don't go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed; don't go in just before or after he has taken a vacation. 2 If you're mad. that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first. And don't let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the company and it is hopeless trying, to change your mind. Then, maybe he will dismiss you. 3 Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it. 4 Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more. If you can't put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may soon find they can't get past the secretary. 5 To deal effectively with a boss, it's important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work with you to achieve your goals.A. Keep your voice low all the timeB. Put yourself in the boss's positionC. Propose your solutionD. Don't go in when you are angryE. Make the issue clearF. Never give in

填空题Reinventing the Table An earth scientist has rejigged the periodic tables to make chemistry simpler to teach to students. (46) . But Bruce Railsback from the University of Georgia says he is the first to create a table that breaks with tradition and shows the ions of each element rather than just the elements themselves. "I got tired of breaking my arms trying to explain the periodic table to earth students," he says, criss-crossing his hands in the air and pointing to different bits of a traditional table. (47) . But he has added contour lines to charge density, helping to explain which ions react with which. "Geochemists just want an intuitive sense of what's going on with the elements," says Albert Galy from the University of Cambridge. (48) (49) . He explains that sulphur, for example, shows up in three different spots--one for sulphide, which is found in minerals, one for sulphite, and one for sulphate, which is found in sea salt, for instance. He has also included symbols to show which ions are nutrients, and which are common in soil or water. (50) A. There have been many attempts to redesign the periodic table since Dmitri Mendeleev drew it up in 1871.B. Railsback has still ordered the elements according to the number of protons they have.C. "I imagine this would be good for undergraduates"D. Railsback has listed some elements more than once.E. And the size of element's symbol reflects how much of it is found in the Earth's crust.F. The traditional periodic table was well drawn.

填空题Estee Lauder Died 1 The child of Central European immigrants who created an international cosmetics (化妆品) empire and became one of the most influential women in US, has died on Saturday. Estee Lauder died at her home in Manhattan, New York City a company spokeswoman said. She was 97. 2 Born in Queens, New York in 1908, Lauder was the daughter of a Hungarian mother and a Czech father. 3 Lauder began her business career by selling skincare products developed by her uncle John Schotz, a chemist, to beauty salons (美容院) and hotels. In 1930, she married Joseph Lauder who became her partner. The company, which became known as Estee Lauder, took off after World War Ⅱ. 4 In 1953, the company introduced its first perfume (香水), Youth Dew, the first of a range of fragrances that has now grown to more than 70. They include: Aramis, a line of products for men, launched in 1964; and Clinique, a range of odourless (无嗅的) cosmetics, which followed in 1968. 5 By the time she retired in 1995. Lauder was presiding over a multibillion-dollar enterprise, which now ranks number 349 in the Fortune 500 list of largest US companies. In 1998, she was the only woman to feature in Time magazine"s selection of the 20 most important business geniuses of the last century. There were two secrets to her success: her gift for selling things and her tireless energy and determination never to accept second best. 6 Even after her retirement at the age of 89, Lauder remained closely involved. Beauty, Lauder believed, was the most important thing in life. 7 She wrote in her 1985 autobiography, "Estee a Success Story": "In a perfect world, we"d all be judged on the sweetness of our souls. But in our less than perfect world, the woman who looks pretty has a distinct advantage and, usually, the last word."

填空题 Ants as a Barometer of Ecological Change At picnics, ants are pests. But they have their uses. In industries such as mining, farming and forestry, they can help gauge the health of the environment by just crawling around and being antsy. It has been recognized for decades that ants—which are highly sensitive to ecological change—can provide a near-perfect barometer of the state of an ecosystem. Only certain species, for instance, will continue to thrive at a forest site that has been cleared of trees. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}And still others will move in and take up residence. By looking at which species populate a deforested area, scientists can determine how "stressed" the land is. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}Ants are used simply because they are so common and comprise so many species. Where mine sites are being restored, for example, some ant species will recolonize the stripped land more quickly than others. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}Australian mining company Capricorn Coal Management has been successfully using ant surveys for years to determine the rate of recovery of land and it is replanting near its German Creek mine in Queensland. Ant surveys also have been used with mine-site recovery projects in Africa and Brazil, where warm climates encourage dense and diverse ant populations. "We found it worked extremely well there," says Jonathan Majer, a professor of environmental biology. Yet the surveys are perfectly suited to climates throughout Asia, he says, because ants are so common throughout the region. As Majer puts it. "That's the great thing about ants." Ant surveys are so highly-regarded as ecological indicators that governments worldwide accept their results when assessing the environmental impact of mining and tree harvesting. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}} Why not? Because many companies can't afford the expense or the laboratory time needed to sift results for a comprehensive survey. The cost stems also from the scarcity of ant specialists. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}} A. This allowed scientists to gauge the pace and progress of the ecological recovery. B. Yet in other businesses, such as farming and property development, ant surveys aren't used widely. C. Employing those people are expensive. D. They do this by sorting the ants, counting their numbers and comparing the results with those of earlier surveys. E. The evolution of ant species may have a strong impact on our ecosystem. F. Others will die out for lack of food.

填空题阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 {{B}} Mobile Phones{{/B}} Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved to be a dangerous source of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phone transmitter towers should be built until the long-term health effects of the electromagnetic radiation they emit are scientifically evaluated, he said. "Nobody's going to drop dead overnight but we should be asking for more scientific information, " Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of low-level radiation.{{U}} (46) {{/U}} A report widely circulated among the public says that up to now scientists do not really know enough to guarantee there are no ill-effects on humans from electromagnetic radiation. According to Robert Bell, there are 3.3 million mobile phones in Australia alone and they are increasing by 2,000 a day.{{U}} (47) {{/U}} As well, there are 2,000 transmitter towers around Australia, many in high density residential areas.{{U}} (48) {{/U}}The electromagnetic radiation emitted from these towers may have already produced some harmful effects on the health of the residents nearby. Robert Bell suggests that until more research is completed the Government should ban construction of phone towers from within a 500 metre radius of school grounds, child care centers, hospitals, sports playing fields and residential areas with a high percentage of children.{{U}} (49) {{/U}}He adds that there is also evidence that if cancer sufferers are subjected to electromagnetic waves the growth rate of the disease accelerates. {{U}} (50) {{/U}}According to Robert Bell, it is reasonable for the major telephone companies to fund it. Besides, he also urges the Government to set up a wide-ranging inquiry into possible health effects. A．He says there is emerging evidence that children absorb low-level radiation at rate more than three times that of adults. B．By the year 2004 it is estimated that Australia will have 8 million mobile phones: nearly one for every two people. C．"If mobile phones are found to be dangerous, they should carry a warning label until proper shields can be devised, " he said. D．Then who finances the research? E．For example, Telstra, Optus and Vodaphone build their towers where it is geographically suitable to them and disregard the need of the community. F．The conclusion is that mobile phones brings more harm than benefit.

填空题 阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 {{B}}False Fear of Big Fish{{/B}} Many people believe sharks (鲨鱼) are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans. {{U}}(1) {{/U}} A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium (水族馆) in Baltimore, US, proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tank. Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don't happen very often. Humans are more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark.{{U}} (2) {{/U}}There, kids Call learn, from an early age, not to fear sharks. "People fear what they don't know," said Nancy Hotchkiss, an organizer of the exhibition. "Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean's food chain. We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection." {{U}} (3) {{/U}}A study, published in January in the US magazine, Science, found that almost all recoded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods, such as shark fin (鱼翅) soup. And many others get caught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish.{{U}} (4) {{/U}} "Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks, "said Dave Schofield, the manager of the aquarium's ocean health program.{{U}} (5) {{/U}}A. They can watch them develop inside their eggs and feel the skin of the older swimmers.B. A shocking 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans.C. In fact, 94 percent of the world's 400 species are harmless to humans.D. It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish.E. And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children.F. More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 meter long.

填空题Green Space in Cities Where do children play? Years ago, any open field, any vacant lot, any group of trees—these were the places where children played. As families left family farms, small towns, and the countryside, and moved into cities, the places for their children to play in became rarer. 1 In fact, all people"s lives change a lot when they move to the city. In cities, homes are built on top of one another—in enormous apartment buildings. The feeling of private space and ownership no longer exists in houses literally piled one on the other. Psychologists have been studying the changes people experience when they leave rural areas and move into urban environments. 2 Children can play on paved playgrounds. That"s true. 3 Without grass and trees and bushes and, yes, dirt and mud to get dirty in, children miss an important part of childhood. The human soul, it seems, needs to stay close to its roots. Adults can plant lots of things like bulbs in window boxes and large containers. 4 The lack of green space is now recognized and understood as a problem. City planners—the people who design neighborhoods—have begun to work on a solution. They want to build more parks, but land in cities is quite costly. 5 Along rivers, under power lines, near ditches and highways—these are the spaces that no one uses and they are everywhere. Why not use these unused spaces for green areas? Neighborhood groups have coordinated their efforts to clean up the trash or garbage. Soil from new building projects in the city has been trucked by lorries into these areas. This soil has been dumped along the sides of rivers, and strong walls have been erected to hold it there. Trees and bushes have been planted; the roots of these plants will hold the soil, too, and the green leaves make the area beautiful. A. However, they just don"t have as much fun as children in small towns. B. Children in the cities had few options, fewer choices of places to play. C. Why is there no place for children in cities to play? D. One clear finding from their studies is that people need green spaces for better mental health. E. However, tending window boxes isn"t the same as being an amateur gardener and growing peas, tomatoes and salad greens in a backyard garden. F. So they look for land that no one else wants.

填空题阅读下面的短文，文章有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 Every Dog Has His Say Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say. Whenever she put on makeup, it would pull at her sleeve. {{U}}(46) {{/U}}. When the dog barks, she glances at a small electronic gadget (装置). The following "human" translation appears on its screen; "Please take me with you. " "I realized that's how he was feeling. "says Fukuda. The gadget is called Bowlingual, and it translates dog barks into feelings. People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world's first dog-human translation machine in 2002. But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it. {{U}}(47) {{/U}}. "Nobody else had thought about it. "said Masahiko Kajita, who works for Takara. "We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders; what would it be like if we could understand dogs?" Bowlingual has two parts. {{U}}(48) {{/U}}. The translation is done in the gadget using a data- base containing every kind of bark. Based on animal behavior research, these noises are divided into six categories: happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, declaration and desire. {{U}}(49) {{/U}}. In this way, the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion, which is then translated into one of 200 phrases. When a visitor went to Fukuda's house recently, the dog barked a loud "wow wow". {{U}}(50) {{/U}}. It was followed by "I'm stronger than you" as the dog growled and sniffed (噢) at the visitor. The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US $120. It can store up to 100 barks, even recording the dog's emotions when the owner is away. A. A wireless microphone is attached to the dog's collar, which sends information to the gadget held by the owner. B. Nobody really knows how a dog feels C. This translated as "Don't come this way" D. More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer E. Now, the Japanese girl thinks she knows F. Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like "Let's play", "Look at me", or "Spend more time with me"

填空题Works of modern science fiction have ______.

填空题A IKEA began as a small store selling all kinds of cheap things B it is highly welcomed by both C Ingvar Kamprad showed interest and talent for doing business D he lives happily in retirement E here they can see and try the furniture they are going to buy F Ingvar successfully manages the company all by himself

填空题下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2-5段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27-30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。 1 From Buckingham Palace to Oxford, the UK is loaded with wonderful icons (标志)of past eras. But it has also modernized with confidence. It's now better known for vibrant (充满活力的) cities with great nightlife and attraction. Fashions, fine dining, clubbing, shopping-the UK is among the world's best. 2 Most people have strong preconceptions about the British. But if you're one of these people, you'd be wise to abandon those ideas. Visit a nightclub in one of the big cities, a football match, or a good local pub and you might more readily describe the English people as humorous and hospitable. It's certainly true that no other country in the world has more bird-watchers, sports supporters, pet owners and gardeners than the UK. 3 Getting around England is pretty easy. Budget(廉价的)airlines like Easy jet and Rynnair fly domestically. Trains can deliver you very efficiently from one major city to another. Long distance express buses are called coaches. Where coaches and buses run on the same route, coaches are more expensive (though quicker) than buses. London's famous black cabs are excellent but expensive. Minicabs are cheaper competitors, with freelance(个体的)drivers. But usually you need to give a call first. London's underground is called the Tube. It's very convenient and can get you to almost any part of the city. 4 The UK is not famous for its food. But you still need to know some of the traditional English foods. The most famous must be fish and chips. The fish and chips are deep fried in flour, English breakfast is something you need to try. It is fried bacon, sausages, fried eggs, black pudding, fried tomatoes, fried bread and baked beans, with toast and a pot of tea. Other things like shepherd's pie and Yorkshire pudding are also well-known as a part of English food culture. 5 Pubbing and clubbing are the main forms of English nightlife, especially for the young. Pubbing means going to a pub with friends, having drinks, and chatting. Clubbing is different from pubbing and includes going to a pub, or a place of music, or a bar, or any other places to gather with friends. Clubbing can be found everywhere. Usually there is some kind of dress code for clubbing, such as no jeans, no sportswear, or smart clubwear, while pubbing is much more casual.A．EducationB．PeopleC．TransportD．DrinksE. FoodF. Nightlife

填空题Tests Show Women Suited for Space Travel Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27 in all, between the age of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests for space travel purposes. (46) . Those women were carefully selected from among many applicants. (47) . They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each other's company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks while exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. (48) . During that time they suffered backaches and other discomforts. (49) . Results of the tests suggest that women will have significant advantages over men m space. (50) . Men's advantages in terms of strength and stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space.A. At the end often days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed.B. They were volunteers and were paid barely above the minimum wage.C. These tests were conducted to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those aboard the space shuttle.D. They need less food and less oxygen and they stand up to radiation better.E. Some of them were over 65.F. When they were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were especially subject to pains due to a slight calcium loss.

填空题 Science and Technology There is a difference between science and technology. (46) Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniques, and procedures for applying the findings of science. (47) Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to understand the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. (48) But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sound produced by a supersonic (超音速的) aircraft flying overhead; we cannot refuse to breathe polluted air. (49) The purpose of technology is to serve people — people in general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves. (50) Many people blame technology itself for widespread pollution, resource depletion (枯竭) and even social decay in general — so much so that the promise of technology is "obscured". That promise is a cleaner and healthier world, If wise applications of science and technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?A. Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each.B. Unlike science, progress in technology must be measured in terms of the human factor.C. What scientists discover may shock or anger people — as did Darwin's theory of evolution.D. Science and technology are different.E. We are all familiar with the improper use of technology,F. Science is a method of answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems.

填空题How Did She Conquer the Americans? African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine. (46) Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US $ 225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. (47) "After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits," the magazine said. Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting "I'm in love. " Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce. (48) Winfrey's approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empow-erment(自强). This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want. Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulis in viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight. Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954. (49) At the age of 19,she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor (主持) a news programme. Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women's TV network and websites for women. Winfrey's work has extended to social change. (50) She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill" into law.A. In 1991 ,she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act.B. She was not a very successful woman.C. She began broadcasting while still at high school.D. It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week.E. The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up.F. But it also looks at the celebrity's presence on the Internet and in the medi

填空题阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1) 第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2-5段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2) 第27-30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。 Messages from the Media 1 The weather forecast, a story about the candidates in an election, and movie reviews are examples of messages from the media. A communication medium, of which the plural (复数的) form is media, is a means of communicating a message. Examples of media are television, radio, newspapers and books and the telephone. The media that can reach many people at once are called mass media. 2 It is not difficult to think of other messages we receive through the mass media. Every day we get hundreds of them. Think about advertisements, for example. We see and hear these messages almost everywhere we go. Advertisements are important messages, even though they are sometimes annoying. They help us compare and evaluate products. 3 Most of us get more information from the media than from the classroom. Think for a moment, about how you learn about local news and events. Do you depend on other people or the media? What about international news? What is the most important source of information for you? People who are asked this question usually answer, "Television". 4 Think of all the messages you received today. Perhaps you read a newspaper during breakfast, or maybe you read advertisements on billboards (露天广告牌) on your way to school. Did you listen to a weather forecast or the sports news on the radio this morning? Right now you are getting information through a very important medium of mass communication-a book. 5 We use the information we get from radio, television, newspapers, and other media to make decisions and form opinions. That is why the mass media are so important. Editorials and articles in newspapers help us decide how to vote, consumer reports on television help us decide how to spend our money, and international news on the radio makes us think and form opinions about questions of war and peace. A. Importance of Classroom Learning B. Television-A Rich Source of information C. Advertisements as important Messages from the Mass Media D. Various Messages One May Receive Each Day E. Media-Means to Communicate Messages F. Importance of the Mass Media

填空题You Need Courage! Shortly after I began a career in business, I learned that Carl Weatherup, president of PepsiCo (百事可乐公司), was speaking at the University of Colorado. I tracked down the person handling his schedule and managed to get myself an appointment. (1) So there I was sitting outside the university's auditorium, waiting for the president of PepsiCo. I could hear him talking to the students... and talking, and talking. (2) He was now five minutes over, which dropped my time with him down to 10 minutes. Decision time. I wrote a note on the back of my business card, reminding him that he had a meeting. "You have a meeting with Jeff Hoye at 2:30 p. m. " I took a deep breath, pushed open the doors of the auditorium and walked straight up the middle aisle (过道) toward him as he talked. Mr. Weatherup stopped. (3) Just before I reached the door, I heard him tell the group that he was running late. He thanked them for their attention, wished them luck and walked out to where I was now sitting, holding my breath. He looked at the card and then at me. "Let me guess," he said. "You're Jeff. " He smiled. (4) He spent the next 30 minutes offering me his time, some wonderful stories that I still use, and an invitation to visit him and his group in New York. But what he gave me that I value the most was the encouragement to continue to do as I had done. (5) When things need to happen, you either have the nerve to act or you don't. A. I began breathing again and we grabbed (霸占) an office right there at school and closed the door. B. As I sat listening to him, I knew that I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him. C. I became alarmed, his talk wasn't ending when it should have. D. He said that it took nerve for me to interrupt him, and that nerve was the key to success in the business world. E. I was told, however, that he was on a tight schedule and only had 15 minutes available after his talk to the business class. F. I handed him the card then I turned and walked out the way I came.

填空题下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 Semco At 21，Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil，Semco，which sold parts for ships．Semler Junior worked like a madman，from 7:30 a.m.，until midnight every day．One afternoon，while touring a factory in New York，he collapsed．The doctor who treated him said，“There's nothing wrong with you．But if you continue like this，you'll find a new home in our hospital．”Semler got the message．He changed the way he worked．In fact，he changed the way his employees worked too． He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong．He allowed them to set their own salaries，and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary，like receptionists and secretaries．{{U}} (46) {{/U}}“Everyone at Semco，even top managers，meets guests in reception，does the photocopying，sends faxes，types letters and dials the phone．” He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls，they have plants at Semeo，so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else．{{U}} (47) {{/U}}As for uniforms，some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts． Semler says，“We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour．He doesn't even pretend to be busy．But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails and millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea，Rubin springs into action．{{U}} (48) {{/U}}That's when he earns his salary．No one cares if he doesn't look busy the rest of the time．” Semco has flexible working hours；the employees decide when they need to arrive at work．The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year．{{U}} (49) {{/U}} It sounds perfect，but does it work? The answer is in the numbers：in the last six years，Semco'srevenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million．The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3，000．Why? Semler says it's because of“peer pressure”．Peer pressure makes everyone work hard for everyone else．{{U}} (50) {{/U}}In other words，Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults．And they do． A．Also，Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects，and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year． B．Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work． C．This saved money and brought more equality to the company． D．And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want． E．He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them． F．If someone isn’t doing his job well，the other workers will not allow the situation to continue．

填空题The Mir Space Station 1 The Russian Mir Space which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight, is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history. It can be credited with many firsts in space. 2 During Mir's lifetime, Russia spent about US$ 4.2 billion to build and maintain the station. 3 The Soviet Anion launched Mir, which was designed to last from three to five years, on February 20, 1986, and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and seven months, most of whom were not Russian. In fact, it became the first international space station by playing host to 62 people from 11 countries. From 1995 through 1998, seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each. They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles. 4 The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits not only kept Mir operating, but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations. 5 A debate continues over Mir's contributions to science. During its existence, Mir was the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment, estimated to be worth $80 million, from many nations. Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings, from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space. But for those favoring human space exploration, Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars. The longest single stay in space is the 437.7 days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995. And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station. The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid, who spent 188 days aboard Mir in 1996. 6 Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished, 1997 was a bad year out of 15 for Mir. In 1997, an oxygen generator caught fire. Later, the main computer system broke down, causing the station to drift several tines and there were power failures. 7 Most of these problems were repaired, with American help and suppliers, but Min's reputation as a space station was mined. 8 Mir's setbacks are nothing, though, when we compare them with its accomplishments. Mir was a tremendous success, which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and the space station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible. But it's time to move on to the next generation. The International Space Station being built will be better, but it owes a great debt to Mir. A Undeniable Mir's Achievements B Rewards Following the US Financial Injection C Mir's Problem Year D Mir Regarded as a Complete Failure E Mir's Firsts in Scientific Experiments and Space Exploration F A Great Debt Owed to the International Space Station