单选题I knew a man who was asked to be the new dean (院长) of the College of Business of a large university. When he first arrived, he studied the situation the college faced and felt that what it needed most was money. He recognized that he had a unique capacity to raise money, and he developed a real sense of vision about fund-raising as his primary function. This created a problem in the college because past deans had focused mainly on meeting day-to-day faculty needs. This new dean was never there. He was running around the country trying to raise money for research. But he was not attending to the day-to-day things as the previous dean had. The faculty, who were used to working with the person at the top, had to work through his administrative assistant. The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegation to the president of the university to demand a new dean or a fundamental change in his leadership style. The president, who knew what the dean was doing, said, "Relax. He has a good administrative assistant. Give him some more time." Within a short time, the money started pouring in and the faculty began to recognize the vision. It wasn"t long until every time they saw the dean, they would say, "Get out of here! We don"t want to see you. Go out and bring in more funds. Your administrative assistant runs this office better than anyone else." This man admitted to me later that the mistake he made was not doing enough team building, enough explaining, enough educating about what he was trying to accomplish. From him I learned a powerful lesson. We need to constantly be asking ourselves, "What is needed out there, and what is my unique strength?"

单选题How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. (20) All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their combinations--the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (文字的) style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude.

单选题The two girls are getting on very well and share ______ with each other.

单选题With a school record like yours, ______ why you didn"t try for a university scholarship.

单选题He is sincere and easy to ______.

单选题I am afraid that his phone number has slipped my ______ for the moment.

单选题______ your homework and make sure that you don"t ______ any mistakes.

单选题When and where the new hospital will he built ______ a mystery.

单选题Their house stands at a hilltop, ______ the Hudson River down below. A. seeing B. viewing C. looking at D. overlooking

单选题William likes to eat out, but tie is not ______ about what he eats. A. peculiar B. unusual C. particular D. special

单选题(However) (it is) you have heard, (you'd better) ask him about it (in) per Son.

单选题Speaker A: Would you mind if I use your pen for a while?Speaker B: ______

单选题Eliza remembers everything exactly as if it ______ yesterday.A. was happeningB. happensC. has happenedD. happened

单选题The students are busy ______ the examination.

单选题{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}} A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers (消费者) will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending. (3) {{U}}If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most--people with rising incomes, stable incomes, or decreasing incomes, his probable answer would be those with decreasing incomes.{{/U}} Actually, in the years 1947-1950, the answer was people with rising incomes. People with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions (假设) about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. "In a few months," she said, "we'll have to pay more for meat and milk; we'll have less to spend on other things. "Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyer's resistance may be produced. This is shown by the following typical comment. "I just don't pay these prices; they are too high." The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America. The condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology (心理学).

单选题Television, it is often said, keeps one (56) about current events, allows one to follow the (57) developments in science and politics, and (58) an endless series of programs which are both (59) and stimulating. The most distant (60) and the strangest customs are brought right (61) one's sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this (62) just as well: but on television everything is much more living, much more (63) . Yet here is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us. We get (64) used to looking at its movements, so (65) on its flickering pictures, that it begins to (66) our lives. A friend of (67) told me the other day that his television set had broken (68) and that he and his family had suddenly found that they had far more time to do things, and that they had (69) begun to talk to each other again. It makes one think, (70) it! There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor (71) of its programs is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many (72) elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? I think we must realize that television (73) is neither good nor bad. It is the uses (74) which it is put that determine its (75) to society.

单选题Unless the workers' demands are______soon, there will be a strike.

单选题A doctor was once teaching a (1) of medical students at a famous university in Edinburgh. An injured man was (2) in, and the doctor turned to (3) of the students and asked him, "What's (4) with this man?" "I don't know, sir," the students answered. "Shall I examine him and (5) out?" "There is no (6) to examine him," said the doctor. "You (7) know without asking questions. He had (8) his right knee. Don't you notice the (9) he walked? He hurt it by (10) it in the fire. You see his trouser leg is burnt away at the (11) . This is Monday morning. Yesterday was (12) , but on Saturday the roads were (13) and muddy. The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday (14) . " The doctor then turned to the man and said, "You (15) your wages on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You (16) wet and muddy on the way (17) . You tried to dry your clothes (18) the fire when you got home. (19) you had drunk too much, you (20) on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?" "Yes, sir," said the man.

单选题Speaker A: What’s your favorite food? Speaker B: Pizza. Speaker A: __________ . I prefer chocolate ice cream.