单选题{{B}}第三篇{{/B}} Trying to Find a Partner One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with. Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships? Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status. A man doesn't expect his spouse to be in sole charge of running his household and raising his children. But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence. In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soul mate(心上人)was constrained(限制) by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never explicit, many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster(牡蛎), you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl. But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint: the tyranny of choice. The expectations of partners are inflated (提高) to an unmanageable degree : good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression. We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn't, it is disposable. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don't put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Of course, this is complicated by realities. The cost of housing and child-rearing creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.

单选题When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company." Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29. McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn"t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure，executives who don"t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations. As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders. The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn Ferry, senior partner Dennis Carey: "I can"t think of a single search I"ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first." Those who jumped without a job haven"t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana when the business became part of PepsiCo (PEP) a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later. Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. "The traditional rule was it"s safer to stay where you are, but that"s been fundamentally inverted," says one headhunter. "The people who"ve been hurt the worst are those who"ve stayed too long."

单选题I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.

单选题The game requires us to find out two simple but effective ways to solve this problem. ______

单选题Please let me know if you are unable to attend the meeting.

单选题When required by their parents to eat cabbage and other green vegetables, many children only do so reluctantly.A. initiativelyB. impatientlyC. unwillinglyD. unlikely

单选题I don"t quite follow what she is saying.

单选题The children like Jesse because he once traveled around the world.

单选题Reading the job ad, he wondered whether he was eligible to apply for it. A. competitive B. diligent C. qualified D. equal

单选题Practice, practice, practice. Studying a word won't help very much if you quickly forget it. The saying" practice makes perfect" is certainly true in vocabulary learning. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions of a word to really make it a part of your vocabulary. It helps to write down the word—both the definition and a sentence using it—perhaps on an index card, where it can be easily reviewed. Review your index cards regularly to see if you have forgotten any new words. Repeating a new word less than 10 times, a learner is likely toA. remember it.B. forget its meaning.C. know how to use it.D. know its spellin

单选题Yesterday, at a panel I moderated (充当调解人) in San Francisco, Donna Wells, Mint. con's chief marketing officer, stunned a room full of digital marketing pros by noting that she really didn't have much of a marketing budget. Mint. com has gone from zero to 1.5 million users in two years with no ad campaign, save a mid—five—figures sum spent on search engine terms. Rather than purchase traffic, it has pursued the same type of strategy that food trucks and online magazines do : Using free social media and piggybacking (附带) on popular new communications technology. Mint. com has more than 36,000 Facebook fans and 19,000 Twitter followers, a well - trafficked blog, and a popular iPhone application. How has Mint. con successfully promoted its fame in the last two years.'?A. With ad campaigns.B. By purchasing traffic.C. By using free social media.D. Through cooperation with other websites.

单选题Compare the two worlds. On the one side is the West( plus Japan). with banks that are over-utilized and thus dysfunctional(不能正常动作的), governments groaning under debt, and consumers who are rebuilding their broken balance sheets. America is having trouble selling its IOUs at attractive prices( the last three Treasury auctions (拍卖) have gone badly) ; its largest state, California, is heading toward total fiscal collapse; and its budget deficit is going to surpass 13 percent of GDP—a level last seen during World War II. With all these burdens, even if there is a recovery, the United States might not return to fast - paced growth for a while. And it's probably more dynamic than Europe or Japan. All the following are problems the West is facing EXCEPT thatA. banks are not functioning properly.B. governments are buried in too much debt.C. people have big financial problems.D. economy is experiencing quick recovery.

单选题The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points.

单选题We can divide reading skills into two: the eyes track across the page, and the mind Utakes in/U what the eyes see.

单选题He is a physician .

单选题5 The reason for their unusual behavior remains a Upuzzle/U.

单选题They Say Ireland"s the Best Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain"s Economist magazine last week. The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls "freedom, family and community life". Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic congestion (拥挤), gender inequality and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10. That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe. troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest (最差的), picking up only 3.89 points. "Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued," the report said, "some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown (崩溃) in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact." "Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life." The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings would have their critics. No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain. The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP (人均国内生产总值) after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.

单选题 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案填在题前的括号内。{{B}}第一篇{{/B}} {{B}}Stress Level Tied to Education Level{{/B}} People with less education suffer fewer stressful days, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. However, the study also found that when less-educated people did suffer stress it was more severe and had a larger impact on their health. From this researchers have concluded that the day-to-day factors that cause stress are not random. Where you are in society determines the kinds of problems that you have each day, and how well you will cope with them. The research team interviewed a national sample of 1,031 adults daily for eight days about their stress level and health. People without a high school diploma reported stress on 30 per cent of the study days, people with a high school degree reported stress 38 per cent of the time, and people with college degrees reported stress 44 per cent of the time. "Less advantaged people are less healthy on a daily basis and are more likely to have downward turns in their health." lead researcher Dr. Joseph Grzywacz, of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said in a prepared statement. "The downward turns in health were connected with daily stressors. And the effect of daily stressors on their health is much more devastating for the less advantaged." Grzywacz suggested follow-up research to determine why less-educated people report fewer days of stress when it is known their stress is more acute and chronic. "If something happens every day, maybe it's not seen as a stressor," Grzywacz says. "Maybe it is just life." stressful adj. 紧张的;压力重的 diploma n. 毕业文凭,毕业证书 stressor n. 紧张刺激物 devastating adj. 毁灭性的 follow-up n. (对病人的)随访

单选题The substance can be added to gasoline to accelerate the speed of automobiles. A. quicken B. shorten C. loosen D. enlarge

单选题The legislative {{U}}provision{{/U}} has a great impact on the operations of the department. A. law B. passage C. revision D. clause