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虚拟语气历来是英语语法学习的难、重点之一。本文结合课堂教学实践,试从英语语法系统的角度,从两个方面对虚拟语气讲解,从而使广大自考生能够轻松掌握虚拟语气。一方面,“虚拟语气”概念的理解;另一方面,变简单的用法列举为边讲解边列举它的常见用法。
1、I am too busy these days. I would rather all of you _____ next month for a dinner.
A. come
B. would come
C. came
D. have come
(答案:C。would rather 后面的从句中,动词用过去式。)(2002年46题)
2、He talks as if he _____ everything in the world.
A. knows
B. knew
C. had known
D. would have know
(正确答案为B。在as if/though后边的方式状语从句中,表示与现在事实相反或对现在的情况有所怀疑,动词用过去式;如果表示的是想象中的过去的动作,用过去完成时。本句表示对现在的情况有所怀疑。)(1998年45题)
3、You look as if you had seen a ghost.
(此句中as if 后边是说话人想象中的动作,所以用过去完成时。)
4、I wish I knew his address.
(在wish后边的从句中,如果指现在或将来的愿望,动词用过去式。这句话告诉我们说话人并不知道他的地址。)
5、Peter wishes that he _____ law instead of literature when he was in college。
A. could study
B. studied
C. had studied
D. would study
(答案为C。表示过去没有实现的愿望,动词用过去完成时。)(2000年32题)
五、在It is (high) time后边的that从句中,动词用过去式,表示该做某事了。
例:Don’t you think it is time you _____ smoking?
A. give up
B. gave up
C. would give up
D. should give up
(答案为B。)(1999年31题)
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近年来,英译汉的试题难度在加大,主要体现在比较复杂的文章和句子结构比重加大。五个划线句子中,一般会有1—2个简单句,3—4个复合句;其中复合句存在多个从句嵌套的现象,对考生造成一定理解和表达难度,简单句也因修饰成分繁多、含有抽象意义的词,存在省略和指代等而加大难度。因此,这五个句子要么语法结构复杂,要么逻辑关系繁复,并且这一现象历年来有增无减,今年也不会例外。所以建议2012的考生在备考的时候应该把更多的精力真正的放在扎扎实实提高自身英语语言能力、提高对于文章长难句和段落逻辑结构的把握上。在打下坚实的语言能力基础上,再加上一定的应试技巧和策略,才能真正在考研英语中取得好成绩。
但是,我们更起码接近了一点,得出了一种观点,即:承认鸟类应该继续享有其作为一种生物物种的权利,不管它们是否对我们具有经济价值。
48)Time was when biologists somewhat over worded the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on “worthless species.
1.Time was when...,就这三个词,可能就有点让考生担心。其实关系部大:可以直接翻译为:当时,有一段时间是...。如果稍微看看上下文会更清楚time was when的内涵。上文说:A parallel situation exists in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds.“有一种相似的情况存在......”。所以,这里的time was when...是想指出“在那段时间,相似的情形是...”。当然,我们一般认为time was when是一种非正式用语,它等于there was time when...,比如:Time was when my wife loved me passionately. Now she doesn't even cook for me.(曾几何时,我媳妇儿也曾深深地爱着我,现在,他连饭都不给我做。)所以,time was when翻译为:曾几何时,曾经有那么一段时间,等等,都是很不错的。
2.biologists somewhat overworked the evidence,核心动词是overwork,比较难翻译。如果直接翻译的话是“工作过多,浪费时间过多”。但是考虑到下文是“证据”,所以,肯定不能说:对证据工作得太多;但是基本上可以说:浪费在证据上的时间太多。结合46题,我们就知道,跟证据最搭配的动词是“使用证据”,所以overwork当然轻松的就解决了,意思是“使用证据太多”,翻译为:滥用证据。故整个小句子翻译为:生物学家有点滥用证据。
结合下文that...,很显然下文是对证据的进一步叙述,指出是什么证据,在语法上是两个that引导的同位语从句。所以上文“曾几何时,生物学家有点滥用证据”,最好翻译到整个句子后面,为了清除的叙述是什么证据。
3.That these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak是that引导的第一个并列同位语从句补充说明前面的evidence。核心动词是preserve,后面接一个by介词短语充当方式状语。所以,基本结构应该翻译为:这些生物通过...来保存...。有一个难点就是preserve这个动词的宾语the health of game的翻译,其一,game这个词肯定不能翻译为“游戏”,而是这些生物的“猎物”;所以preserve the health of game可以直接翻译为“保持猎物的健康(状态)”。其二,这里有点令人费解:为什么要“保持猎物的健康”?通过下文,不难看出:这些生物通过猎杀“the physically weak(体质上比较弱的猎物)”,就保留了那些相对“强的”猎物,以保存其食物链上猎物的健康。所以,这个句子可以翻译为:这些生物通过猎杀弱者来保持猎物的健康状态。
4.or that they prey only on “worthless species是or并列的第二个that同位语从句。其中代词they指的是creatures(这些生物),prey是“捕食”的意思。真个句子翻译为:这些生物捕食的仅仅是“毫无意义的物种”。引号,原文有,直接套用英语的形式,加在汉语上即可。
参考译文:
有一种证据认为,这些生物通过猎杀弱者来保存猎物的健康状态,或者说,这些生物捕杀的只不过是“毫无意义的物种”;曾几何时,生物学家有点滥用这种证据。
49)In europe, where forestry is ecologically more advanced, the non-comercial tree species are recognized as members of native forest community, to be preserved as such ,within reason.
1.该句话是本年度最简单的一道题。
In europe, where forestry is ecologically more advanced是一个where引导的定语从句,修饰前面的地点欧洲。可以直接翻译为:在欧洲,其林业在生态上更加发达。
2.the non-comercial tree species are recognized as members of native forest community是整个复合句的主句部分,核心动词是...are recognized as...非常简单的被动态。主语non-commercial tree species可以直接翻译为:非经济类林木,其实就是“公益林”。native forest community是“原始森林群落”的意思,其中commnunity一般翻译为“社区”,这里指生物学上的“群落”。所以,这个句子可以直译为:非经济类林木被认为是原始森林群落的成员。但是考虑到主语是“林木”,所以说“成员”比较不符合习惯,调整为“原始森林群落的一部分”。
3.To be preserved as such, within reason是状语。其中as such是“同样”的意思。整个状语部分很简单,原文直接在后面叙述,汉语译文也可以一样出来:同样应该受到保护,在合理的范围内。也可以翻译为:同样应该受到合理的保护。
参考译文:
在欧洲,其林业在生态上更加发达,公益林木被认为是原始森林群落的一部分,同样应该得到合理保护。
50)It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning.
本句话也比较简单。
It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate是整个句子的主干部分。核心动词是tend to...,同时and连接了两个不定式to ignore和to eliminate。首先,代词it在整个句子的主语部分,最好指代明确。看上文To sum up:a system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided.(总之,一个仅仅建立在利己基础上的保护系统是非常平衡的)就知道,it应该指的是上文的这种观点。所以,It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate...,可以翻译为“这种观点有可能会忽视,并且因此最终会消除...”。
many elements in the land community是上述主干中ignore和eliminate这两个动词的宾语。比较简单,可以直接翻译为:土地群落中的很多因素。
that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning是but并列的两个that引导的定语从句,修饰上文的many elements。由于这个定语从句后面还带了一个并列句,所以可以后置翻译,采用重复先行词的方式。所以,that lack commercial value可以直接翻译为:这些因素缺乏商业价值。but that are essential to its healthy functioning是第二个that定语从句。其中to its healthy functioning是指“对于土地的健康运作而言”。“健康运作”这个翻译是完全可以的,我习惯翻译为“健康机制”。所以,后面第二个定语从句可以直接翻译为:但是对土地的健康机制而言,他们却至关重要。
参考译文:
这种观点很可能会忽视,因而最终会消除土地群落里的很多重要因素,虽然这些要素缺乏商业价值,但对土地的健康机制而言,他们却至关重要。
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考研是一项脑力活儿,每天坐在自习室里应对各门学科的复习备战,不知要杀死多少脑细胞。对于有些学科来说,发散型思维很重要,比如政治和专业课, 各部分知识之间融会贯通,需要联系记忆。但对于英语来说,发散型思维却很危险,因为它考察的知识点和考察方式都很“精准”,尤其是在占得分比重最高的阅读 理解部分。要提醒2016考研的小伙伴们,做阅读理解切忌“脑洞大开”哦!
小编建议大家一定要遵从基础阶段阅读复习的三步走战略:第一、分析文章;第二、规范做题思路;第三分析命题特点。
第一、分析阅读文章
我们在独立复习的过程中,首先要按照考试时间要求做完一篇文章,以培养正确的阅读
习惯。然后就要对文章内容进行仔细的分析学习,标记生词,深入分析理解长难句,可以借助译文,对全篇文章内容有一个清楚的把握。总之要做到,文章中无生词无难句。
第二、规范做题思路
文章解析之后,还要规范做题思路,(即:依据题干定位,然后回原文做出判断。)把自己的做题思路“代入”到文章中去,深入的思考,比如:出题人 为什么会在这个地方出题目而不在其他地方出题目?一般出题的位置都是文章中较重要的位置,像是与主旨有关的地方,与观点有关的句子,及转折处等,都是经常 出题的点。
第三、分析命题特点
在明确做题思路之后,还需要分析正确选项的特点及错误选项的特点。一般而言,正确选项无非是原文的同义转述,或总结概括,或正话反说。来看一道2000年真题:
If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf。
27.It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if________。
[A] its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
[B] it is rewarded with money, fame and power
[C] its goals are spiritual rather than material
[D] it is shared by the rich and the famous
题干问“在什么条件下,野心才能被正确看待?”,而原文给的是“野心要想被正确看待,就必须怎样”,从而确定答案的出处就在后边这句话中the rewards of ambition must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices. 而[A]选项即为原句的同意转述。选出正确选项之后,还要对错误选项进行分析,你会很惊奇的发现:原来每个错误选项的设置都是这么的相似!无外乎偷换概 念,范围不当,比较错误,抑或无中生有。待以后再见到类似错误选项的时候你就能看出它的错误“本性”了。
严格按照三步走的复习方法,切实提高阅读理解的能力,才能最终取得不错的成绩。
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下面是读文网小编整理的2015考研英语二真题和答案,希望对大家有帮助。
Part A
Text 1
A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured peoples cortntlol. Which is it at stress marker. While they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.
Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home, writes one of the researchers. Sarah Damaske, In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes. it is men not women. Who report being bappicr at home than at work, Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with childrcn and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why pcoplc who work outside the home have better health.
What the study doesnt measure is whether people are still doing work when they re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women, it s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.
But its not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what theyre supposed to be doing: working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.
On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.
So its not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.
21.According to Pa ragraph 1,most previous su rveys found that home
[A]was an un realistic place for relaxation
[B]generated more stress than the workplace
[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement
[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace
22.According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?
[A]Working mothers
[B]Childless husbands
[C] Childless wives
[D]Working fathers
23 The blurring of working womens roles refers to the fact thay
[A]they are both bread winners and housewives
[B]their home is also a place for kicking back
[C]there is often much housework left behind
[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office
24.The wordmoola(Line 4, 4)most probably means
[A]energy
[B]skills
[C]earnings
[D]nutrition
25.The home front differs from the workplace in that
[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment
[B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut
[C]household tasks are generally more motivating
[D]family labor is often adequately rewarded
答案:
21.D offered greater relaxation than the workplace
22.B childless husbands
23.A they are both bread winners and housewives
24.C earnings
25.B division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut#p#副标题#e#
Text 2
For years, studies have found that first-generation college students-those who do not have a parent with a college degree-lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created a dox in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Sciense.
But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation and other students.
The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findins are based on a study involving 147 students(who completed the project)at an unnamed private unive rsity.First generation was defined as not having a parent with a fou r-year college degree Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants,a federal g rant for undergraduates with financial need,while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degree
Their thesis-that a relatively modest inte rvention could have a big impact-was based on the view that first-gene ration students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students They cite past resea rch by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be na rrowed to close the achievement gap.
Many first-gene ration studentsstruggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education,learn therules of the game,and take advantage of college resou rces, they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages dont talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students educational expe rience,many first-gene ration students lack sight about why they a re struggling and do not unde rstand how students like them can improve
26. Recruiting more first-generation students has
[A]reduced their d ropout rates
[B]narrowed the achievement gao
[C] missed its original pu rpose
[D]depressed college students
27 The author of the research article are optimistic because
[A]the problem is solvable
[B]their approach is costless
[q the recruiting rate has increased
[D]their finding appeal to students
28 The study suggests that most first-gene ration students
[A]study at private universities
[B]are from single-pa rent families
[q are in need of financial support
[D]have failed their collage
29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students
[A]a re actually indifferent to the achievement gap
[B]can have a potential influence on othe r students
[C] may lack opportunities to apply for resea rch projects
[D]are inexperienced in handling their issues at college
30.We mayinfer from the last graph that
[A]universities often r~ect the culture of the middle-class
[B]students are usually to blame for their lack of resources
[C]social class g reatly helps en rich educational experiences
[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question
答案:
26.C missed its original purpose
27.A the problem is solvable
28.C are in need of financial support
29.D are inexperienced in handling issues at college
30.D colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question
Text3
Even in traditional offices,the lingua franca of corporate America has gottenmuch more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago, said Ha rva rd Business School professor Nancy Koehn She sta rted spinning off examples.If you and I pa rachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990,we would see much less frequent use of terms like Journey, mission,passion. There were goals,there were strategies,there were tives,but we didnt talk about energy;we didnt talk about passion.
Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabula ry is very team-oriented-and not by coincidence.Lets not forget sDorts-in male-dominated corporate America,its still a big deal. Its not explicitly conscious;its the idea that Im a coach,and youre my team,and were in this togethec. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies,but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.
These terms a re also intended to infuse work with meaning-and,as Khu rana points out,increase allegiance to the firm.You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations:Terms like vision,values,passion,and purpose,saidKhurana
This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance The mommy wars of the 1990s a re still going on today, prompting arguments about whywomen still canthave it all and books like Sheryl Sandbergs Lean In,whose title has become abuzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,andcapacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home But ifyour work is your passion, youII be more likely to devote yourself to it,even ifthat means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed
But this seems to be the irony of office speak:Everyone makes fun of it,butmanage rs love it,companies depend on it,and regular people willingly absorb itAs Nunberg said,You can get people to think its nonsense at the same timethat you buy into it. In a workplace thats fundamentally indiffe rent to your lifeand its meaning office speak can help you figu re out how you relate to yourwork-and how your work defines who you are
31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become
[A]more e motional
[B]more tive
[C]less energetic
[D]less energetic
[E]less strategic
32.team-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to
[A]historical incidents
[B]gender difference
[C]sports culture
[D]athletic executives
33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to
[A]revive historical terms
[B]promote company image
[C]foster corporate cooperation
[D]strengthen employee loyalty
34.It can be inferred that Lean In
[A]voices for working women
[B]appeals to passionate workaholics
[C]triggers dcbates among mommies
[D]praises motivated employees
35.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?
[A]Managers admire it but avoid it
[B]Linguists believe it to be nonsense
[C]Companies find it to be fundamental
[D]Regular people mock it but accept it
答案:
31.A more emotional
32.C sports culture
33.D strengthen employee loyalty
34.A voices for working women
35.C companies find it to be fundamental#p#副标题#e#
Text 4
Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reporled for Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J percent. at good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.
However there is another important part of the jobs picture that was targely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4,4 percent)above its year ago level.
Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.
There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent)from its year ago level.
We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is yes.they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only elassified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.
The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family mrs with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.
However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.
36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?
A. The prospect of a thriving job market.
B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.
C. The possibility of full employment.
D. The acceleration of job creation.
37. Many people work part-time because they
A. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs
B. feel that is enough to make ends meet
C. cannot get their hands on full-time jobs
D. haven t seen the weakness of the market
38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US
A. is harder to acquire than one year ago
B. shows a general tendency of decline
C. satisfies the real need of the jobless
D. is lower than before the recession
39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, .
A. it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance
B. employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance
C. it is still challenging to get insurance for family mrs
D. full-time employment is still essential for insurance
40. The text mainly discusses.
A. employment in the US
B. part-timer classification
C. insurance through Medicaid
D. Obamacares trouble
答案:
36.B the increase of voluntary part-time jobs
37.C cannot get their hands on full-time jobs
38.B shows a general tendency of decline
39.B employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance
40.A employment in the US
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下面是读文网小编整理的2015考研英语一真题和答案,希望对大家有帮助。
完形填空参考答案
1、What
2、Concluded
3、On
4、Compared
5、Samples
6、Insignificant
7、know
8、resemble
9、also
10、Perhaps
11、to
12、drive
13、rather than
14、benefits
15、faster
16、understand
17、contributory
18、tendency
19、Ethnic
20、see
II Reading comprehension
Part A
21.D ended his reign in embarrassment.
22. C to give voters more public figures to look up to
23. A the role of the nobility in modern democracy
24. D fails to adapt himself to his future role.
25. D Carlos, a lesson for all Monarchies
26. C check suspect's phone contents without being authorized.
27.A disapproval
28.A getting into one's residence
29. C citizens' privacy is not effectively protected
30.B new technology requires reinterpretation of the constitution
31.B journals are strengthening their statistical checks
32.B marked
33. D set an example for other journals
34. C has room for further improvement
35.A science joins Push to screen statistics in papers
36. D the consequences of the current sorting mechanism
37. A more journalists may be found guilty of phone hacking
38. C was hardly convincing
39. B generally distorted values
40. D moral awareness matters in editing a newspaper
Part B
41.C If you are unfamiliar with words or idioms, you guess at their meaning, using…
42.E You make further inferences...
43.G Rather ,we ascribe meanings to...
44.B factors such as...
45.A Are we studying that ...
Part C
46)受到各种强大的动机所驱使,这场运动在荒野中开创了一个国家;本质使然,它也塑造了这片未知大陆的性格和命运。
47)有两股主要力量形成了美国:一是欧洲移民带来的各式思想、风俗和民族特征,二是这个新国家本身在融合上述特征之后带来的影响。
48)但是,美国特有的地理条件、不同种族间的相互影响、以及在这片原始的新大陆上维持旧秩序的艰难,带来了巨大的变化。
49)十五世纪和十六世纪的探索发现了北美洲,又过了一百多年,第一艘满载移民的航船跨过大西洋驶向这片土地,即现在的美国。
50)原始的森林,有着种类繁多的林木,从缅因州往南一直绵延到乔治亚州,的确是一座宝库。
写作部分
小作文参考范文
Dear Friends,
As the host of the upcoming reading session, I am writing the email to recommend my favorite book to you, Tao Te Ching, which is written by Lao Tzu.
The primary causes of my recommendation are as follows. To begin with, it is the best-loved of all the classical books of China and the most universally popular. In addition, the book encapsulates the main tenets of Taoism, and upholds a way of being as well as a philosophy and a religion. More importantly, the dominant image is of the Way, the mysterious path through the whole cosmos modeled on the Milky Way that traverses the heavens.
I hope the above information will help you to know the book. If you need any further information about it, please do not hesitate to contact me. (133 words)
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
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亲爱的朋友们:
作为即将来临的读书会的主持人,我写这封邮件是为了推荐我最喜欢的一本书给大家,那就是老子写的《道德经》。
我推荐本书的主要原因如下。首先,这本书是中国经典古籍中最受热爱的,也是最广泛流行的。其次,这本书概述了道家的基本宗旨,并崇尚一种生存之道,同时也是一种哲学和一种宗教。更为重要的是,其主要精神是道,以横贯天际的银河为模型的贯穿整个宇宙的神秘之道。
希望上述信息能够帮助大家了解这本书。如果需要更多信息,请毫不犹豫和我联系。
您真诚的,
李明
大作文参考范文
As is shown in the portrayal, four youngsters are sitting at a table, being ready to have dinner. Unfortunately, instead of drinking and eating in front of a variety of delicious and nutritious dishes, each of them is holding a mobile phone and staring at the screen, with no thought of chatting or eating at all. We are informed: Gathering in an era of mobile phone.
Like the Internet, mobile phones benefit people hugely. With mobile phones, the home will become a library, a school, an office and an entertainment center. All transactions, from banking to shopping, will be performed electronically and all information, from train schedules to discount-price goods, will be as close as the press of a key. On the contrary, despite the increase in efficiency and convenience generated by digital products, the changes it brings could very well lead to potentially adverse consequence. For example, as nearly all activities could be conducted on mobile phones, we could all become hermit-like, never feeling any need to leave the screen. This would be unfortunate because we will become so addicted to virtual world that we might never be exposed to social interaction.
From the preceding discussion, it is readily apparent that mobile phone, as an increasingly popular form of communication among people, has both its upsides and downsides. To be sure, the mobile phone can be used by young people in productive and useful ways. However, the adolescents must be sure to limit the time they spend on digital products, or their academic work and social life will eventually pay the price. (262 words)
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如图所示,四个年轻人坐在桌旁准备吃饭。不幸的是,面对很多美味营养的饭菜,他们并未吃喝,而是每人拿着一只手机盯着屏幕,丝毫不想聊天或吃饭。我们得知:“手机时代的聚会”。
和网络一样,手机给人们带来了巨大的好处。有了手机,家里就成了图书馆、学校、办公室,甚至是游乐中心。所有交易,从跑银行到买东西,都可以通过手机来完成;所有信息,从火车时刻表到折价商品目录,只需轻按键盘就能看到。然而,尽管数码产品带来这么高的效率和这么多的方便,它带来的变化也很有可能造成潜在的不良后果。例如,由于几乎所有的活动都可以在手机上进行,我们就可能像隐士那样,感到没有必要离开家。这将是不幸的,因为我们将完全沉溺于手机,以至于可能再也不会进行社会交际。
在上述讨论中显而易见的是:手机作为人们之间愈加流行的交流方式,既有优点也存在不足。诚然,年轻人使用手机能做很多有益的事情,但人们必须要控制使用数码产品的时间,否则他们会耽误学业和社交,最终为此付出代价。
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下面是读文网小编整理的考研英语段落翻译真题,希望对大家有帮助。
46)本句重点词语:driven by 在…的驱动下,by its nature 从本质上,它的性质,
shape做动词当"塑造"讲。本句是一个由and连接的并列句,其中driven by powerful and diverse motivations,和by its nature为插入语结构。
47)本句重点词语:principle做形容词,意为"主要的", national characteristics 意为"民族特色,特点",modify意为"修改,改变"。多次考察了of和with引导的后置定语的翻译,前三小句为并列结构表原因,第四小句为句子主干。
48)本句重点词语:peculiar to,意为"特殊的,特有的", national groups意为"民族",固定搭配in a raw 意为"原始的",sheer意为"完全的,纯粹的"。
49)本句重点词语:immigrant"移民", explorations"探索",bound for "驶往,开往"。其中,which is now the United States为定语从句修饰限定前文的the territory。
50)本句重点词语:treasure-house"宝库",all the way down to "一直",extend from…to…"从…延伸到…。其中with引导的介词短语做后置定语,which extended from Maine all the way down to Georgia为定语从句修饰前面的treasure-house。
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下面是读文网小编整理的高考真题英语作文,以供大家学习参考。
某中学生英文报近期开辟专栏,讨论学习习惯问题,请你结合自身学习实际,按一下提示,用英文为该专栏写一篇稿件。
1. 说明学习习惯与学习效果之间的关系;
2. 介绍一种好的学习习惯并提出养成该习惯的建议;
3. 描述自己在学习习惯方面存在的某个问题并给出改进措施
注意:
1. 词数120左右,开头语已为你写好
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
3. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称
It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits.
【参考范文】
It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. As we all know, good learning habits canmake your study go to succeed. As a student, we should pay more attentions to our habits whichwe develop in our study.
I’m sure “repeat” is a best habit. Do you develop the habit? If we want to improve our study,we should repeat what the teachers taught us again and again, and then we can understand orremember the knowledge which the teachers demand us to master. How to develop the habit? thefirst step, set a timetable, and stick to carry out the plan, don’t stop.
When I do my homework, I often make mistakes with carelessness, how to overcome theshortage? I think I should think about it over and over as long as I do my homework. And then I doit little by little. Maybe in this way I can correct my mistakes.
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下面是读文网小编整理的高级商务英语真题和答案,以供大家学习参考。
When it (0) to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision ismade within the first five minutes of a meeting.??Yet employers like to (21) themselves that theyare being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes. In today’s competitive marketplace, the (22) of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as aresult , recruiters use all means at their disposal to (23) the best in the field.
One method in particular that has (24) in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing,which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability£aptitude testing (25) anorganization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role. It (26) companiesto add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain theirability against those identified elements.
The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one (27) of the recruitment process mayhave some merit, but in reality there is no real (28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential futureperformance of any individual. The answer to this problem is experience in interview techniquesand strong definition of the elements of each position to be (29) as the whole recruitment processis based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on aCT and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employedin the (30) of recruitment.
21.A suggestB convinceC adviseD believe
22.A worthB creditC qualityD distinction
23.A secureB reliesC attainD achieve
24.A liftedB enlargedC expandedD risen
25.A providesB offersC contributesD gives
26.A lets B enablesC agreesD admits
27. A portion B memberC share D component
28. A extentB sizeC amountD measure
29.A occupiedB met C filledD appointed
30 A businessB topicC pointD affair
《The scientific approach to recruitment》,招人的科学方法。这篇完型比较简单。完型填空也有两种题型,两种解题思路。一种是从意思上理解然后做出选择,一种是根据单词的用法。前者比较容易,后者很考验语言功底。
21题,理解上下文的意思。前面说招人时的决定一般是在五分钟以内做出的。但是雇主们试图使自己详细相信他们在挑选过程中是经过了深思熟虑的。Convince oneself,使确信。其他的词没有这个用法。
22题,员工的质量对公司的成功是至关重要的。选quality。
23题,招人者试图利用一切方法来抓住这个领域最好的(人才),secure the best,抓住最好的。realise是实现,attain是获得,后面不能接人,achieve是实现一个目标。
24题,rise in popularity,固定搭配,popularity是知名度的意思,这个词组应该可以翻译成声名鹊起。
25题,provides with,提供。给组织提供另外一种方法。offer的用法是offer sb sth,contribute在这里意思不对。
26题,是公司能够增加价值,enable
27题,这题的意思很明显,测试(testing)作为招聘过程的一个组成部分,要区分选项的几个单词,尤其是portion和component,看英英解释。
Component:one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc
Portion:a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts
这里强调testing是一个组成部分,没有说明特殊的地方,选component。
28题,对每个人未来的可能表现没有一个真正的衡量。选measure。
29题,fill a position,填补空位,fill在这里的意思是to perform a particular job, activity, or purposein an organization, or to find someone or something to do this。不能选occupy,因为occupy更强调人的一种主动,而这里只是客观说某个需要填补的职位。
30题,in the business of,也是一种固定的说法,在什么的过程中。很多场合都可以使用。可以多看几个例句:
We’re in the business of stimulating the economy(By Obama)#p#副标题#e#
Energetics is a specialist management consultancy in the business of climate change。
There is a commonly held view that the only way to get (0) decent pay increase is to move on: togo out into the job market and find someone (31) is prepared to pay you a figure more in line (32)the talents you can offer. Whilst changing employers from time (33) time is something we probablyall need to do to advance our careers in the directions we want them to take, it is nevertheless anactivity that carries quite definite risks. Irrespective of (34) well we research prospectiveemployers, a new job is still largely a step into the unknown . It may turn (35) to be a good moveor it could prove to be a complete disaster : most of us (36) had experience of both. The pointhere, though, is that changing employers is not something we want to be doing all the time andcertainly not (37) time we feel the urge for better pay . We’d (38) taking more risks than weneeded to just to achieve a pay rise. Getting a pay rise should always be viewed (39) a seriousbusiness. There are no quick fixes or gold methods with “ guaranteed “ results. Quick fixes onlyserve to trivialize the issues and could (40) some circumstances get you into very serous troubleindeed.
答案及解析
关于加薪的文章,教你怎么样实现加薪。这道题目不难,但是抛开题目,单说文章里谈的加薪的方法,各位还是要辩证的看。要想人生第一份工作就找到自己满意的,是挺难,可是以加薪为目的跳槽,也未必是什么明智的好办法。
31题,太明显的定语从句,前面是someone,那么当然填入表示人的关系代词who。
32题,in line with,和什么一致,固定搭配,在中级的选词版完型里常考到这个词组。这句的意思是,找个一个愿意给你提供和你才能更加一致的薪水的人。
33题,from time to time,时不时的。changing employers from time to time,时不时的换老板。
34题,Irrespective of,同regardless of一样,后面接让步状语从句,不管我们对可能的雇主研究的多么好,新的工作都是一个未知数。用how well。
35题,turn out to be,固定用法。
36题,换工作,要么是个好的举措,要么将成为灾难。而我们大多数人这两种经历都有。有这种经历,是过去完成时,用have+done。
37题,理解前后文意思。换老板不是件我们经常愿意做的事情,并且也不是一想要加薪就要换老板。用every time,表示每次要加薪就准备换老板。
38题,这题有点难度,考验人的语法功底。首先这个句子是虚拟语气,We’d是we would的缩写,而不是we had。是表示对将来的假设,我们要承担更多的风险。所以用would be。
39题,比较明显的,view as,将什么视作什么。
40题,和circumstance相关的词组,很容易想到under/on some circumstance,在某种情况下。
1 Genuine feedback would release resources to be used elsewhere.
2 Managers are expected to enable their staff to work effectively.
3 Experts are unlikely to facilitate a move to genuine feedback.
4 There are benefits when methods of evaluating performance have been negotiated.
5 Appraisals tend to focus on the nature of the face-to-face relationship between employeesand their line managers.
6 The idea that employees are responsible for what they do seems reasonable.
7 Despite experts’ assertion, management structures prevent genuine feedback
8 An increasing amount of effort is being dedicated to the appraisal process.
A
Performance appraisal is on the up and up. It used to represent the one time of year whengetting on with the work was put on hold while enormous quantities of management hours werespent in the earnest ritual of rating and ranking performance. Now the practice is even morefrequent. This of course makes it all the more important how appraisal is conducted. Humanresources professionals claim that managers should strive for objectivity and thus for feedbackrather than judgement. But the simple fact of the matter is that the nature of hierarchy distorts theconcept of feedback because performance measure are conceived hierarchically. Unfortunately,all too many workers suffer from the injustices that this generates.
B
The notion behind performance appraisal- that workers should be held accountable for theirperformance-is plausible. However, the evidence suggests that the premise is wrong. Contraryto assumptions appraisal is not an effective means of performance improvement- it isjudgement imposed rather than feedback, a judgement imposed by the hierarchy. Useful feedback, on the other hand, would be information that told both the manager and worker how well thework system functioned, and suggested ways to make it better.
C
Within the production system at the car manufacturer Toyota, there is nothing that isrecognizable as performance appraisal. Every operation in the system has an associatedmeasure. The measure has been worked out between the operators and their manager. In everycase, the measure is related to the purpose of the work. That measure is the basis of feedbackto the manager and worker alike. Toyota’s basic idea is expressed in the axiom “bad news first” .Both managers and workers are psychologically safe in the knowledge that it is the system- notthe worker –that is the primary influence on performance. It is management’s responsibility toensure that the workers operate in a system that facilitates their performance.
D
In many companies , performance appraisal springs from misguided as assumptions. To judgeachievement, managers use date about each worker’s activity, not an evaluation of the processor system’s achievement of purpose. The result is that performance appraisal involvesmanagers’ judgement overruling their staff’s, ignoring the true influences on performance. Thus theappraisal experience becomes a question of pleasing the boss, particularly in meetings, which ispsychologically unsafe and socially driven, determining who is “in” and who is “ out”.
E
When judgement is replaced by feedback in the true sense, organizations will have a lot moretime to devote to their customers and their business. No time will be wasted in appraisal . Thisrequires a fundamental shift in the way we think about the organization of performanceappraisals, which almost certainly will not be forthcoming from the human resources profession.
In the last few years, managers throughout industry have seen more changes than many of themcould have expected to see in their entire working lives having to communicate information whichoften leads to feelings of insecurity has become a key activity. From being regarded as relativelyunimportant in many companies , management employee communication has become a centralcorporate need.
Concordia International provides a good example of a company that has adjusted well to thechanging needs for communication . since 1995 , Concordia has been turned inside-out and upside-down, to ensure that it is a marketing –led, customer-responsive business, one that looksoutwards at customers and competitors, rather than inwards at its own processes and the waythings were done in the past. In the last eight years, Concordia has reduced its workforce by morethan 80.000 people - or 35% -on a voluntary basis, with further downsizing anticipated.
From being an engineering company, Concordia is now remaking itself as a service company.The role of employee communication in such a context is to build people’s self-confidence, topersuade them that, although it is inevitable that the changes will go ahead, they also bring withthem new opportunities for employees. However, this is not an easy task. People tend to beskeptical of these claims and to feel that they are losing touch with the company they have workedfor over many years. This is understandable, since many of the old certainties are being sweptaway , including the core activities of the company they work for. Above all , they have had to faceup to the fact that they no longer have a job for life.
Research indicates that people respond to this predicament in a variety of ways. The bulk ofemployees fall into two main categories in terms of their response to the new situation: on the onehand there are the “ pragmatists” and on the other “ the highly anxious” the former see their job asa means to an end and have a relatively short-term perspective, with strong loyalty to their localterm , rather than the company as a whole . The second category, usually the majority, mayrespond to threatened changes with a feeling of having been let down, and even feel anger at thecompany for what they see as changing the terms of their employment.
` The employee communication process needs to be capable of accurately directing itsmessages at a variety of employee groups and departments within the workforce . this is whymiddle managers and line managers are so key to communication. They are the people who knowabout the full rage of concerns among the workforce. The problem in the past was that this crucialarea was often the responsibility of a separate, relatively isolated unit. Concordia putsresponsibility for communication firmly on line managers. All their research points to the sameconclusion: people prefer to get their information face-to-face from their line managers. That is thekey relationship and where arguments and hearts and minds –are lost.
The general rule in company communication is to tell employees as much as you can as soonas you can. If you can’t provide details, then at least put the news in context and commit yourselfto providing greater detail when it becomes available another rule of company communication isthat there must be a fit between what the company is telling its employees and what it is telling itsshareholders.15 In the last eight years, Concordia has
A made over 80.000 employees reduncdant
B completed a period of downsizing
C reduced its workforce of 80.000 by 35%
D given 35% of departing employees voluntary redundancy
16 From Concordia’s point of view, the role of communication is to
A win employee support before going ahead with the changes
B change the company’s core activities.
C emphasise the positive aspects of the changes
D explain the need for the changes
17 what does research show about most employees’ response to change?
A they expect it to have a bad effect on the company
B they feel completely powerless
C they become less loyal
D they fell they have been treated unfairly
18 Concordia’s communication process mainly relies on
A printed communication
B departmental heads
C personal communication
D a separate, specialized unit
19 According to the writer, what is the guiding principle about giving information within anorganization?
A Never make promises about future developments
B Give people an overall view at the earliest possible stage
C always include plenty of hard information
D Hold back until all the details can be provided
20 which of the following would be the most suitable title for the article?
A employee attitudes to company communication
B making company communication more effective
C Researching company commmucation
D Making employees feel less powerless
文章取材自一本管理手册,说的是一个组织里的有效沟通问题。这套题目有些特别,不像之前的阅读的第三部分,六道题目分别依次对应文章的六个段落,这题的答案稍微分散了些。
15题,答案很明显,但是选项很有迷惑性。答案是第二段的最后一句:In the last eight years, Concordiahas reduced its workforce by more than 80.000 people - or 35% -on a voluntary basis, withfurther downsizing anticipated.减少了80000员工(或者说减少了35%的员工),预期还会减少更多。A选项是对的,made redundant是前面某套题目阅读的第五部分考过的词组;B不对,没有完成(completed),因为预期还会裁减更多(with further downsizing anticipated);C也不对,迷惑性最大,reduced its workforceof 80.000,用了介词of,所以这句的意思是一共就80000员工,而实际情况是减少了80000员工;D不对,35%的员工被裁减,都是在自愿的基础上的,而不是离开的人中有35%是自愿的。
16题,问根据此人的观点,沟通的角色是什么。也就是问沟通的目的或者作用是什么。答案在第三段。沟通是为了帮助人树立自信,说服他们虽然要面临一些变化,但是同样也会拥有一些新的机会。说白了,就是鼓励这些被裁的人。答案选C,强调变化的积极方面。这里的positive aspects是对前面说的bring with them newopportunities的一个概括。(想起了电影《在云端》,up in the air,里面那个老男人的工作就是职业裁员专家,专门对被裁的人说些这样的话。)
17题,问调查显示大多数人对change的反应是什么。这题在答案中也很明显,但是选项很纠结。都有点似是而非。The second category, usually the majority, may respond to threatened changes with afeeling of having been let down.,and even feel anger at the company for what they see as changingthe terms of their employment.大多数员工的反应就是很失望,甚至会很愤怒。个人觉得这题出的不够严谨,没有哪个选项能严格从原文中提炼出来。对比下D要好点,因为对公司失望和愤怒,就是觉得受到了不公正的待遇。此题有待高手补充更完美的理由。
18题,问沟通过程主要依赖于什么。答案是第五段的这句:people prefer to get their information face-to-face from their line managers。喜欢面对面的从直属经理那里获取信息。所以选C,个人的交流。
19题,问组织内部提供信息的指导准则是什么。最后一段的第一句就是:The general rule in companycommunication is to tell employees as much as you can as soon as you can。尽可能的快,尽可能的多。不能提供细节的,至少给个大致的背景消息(put the news in context)。时机成熟了,再告知更多。选B:在可能的最早的阶段让人有个总体的印象。
20题,给文章选标题。这种题在BEC的阅读里还真不多见。选标题,就是要挑选文章的最主要意思,从整体上把握文章的main ideas。这篇文章通篇说的就是communication,前面介绍了沟通的背景:裁员;接着说了员工对裁员的反应;然后最后两段,一段说员工喜欢什么样的沟通方式,一段说沟通的原则是什么。综合起来,就是关于怎样进行有效沟通的问题。选B。A不对,片面了,只是文中某部分的内容,并且这部分内容是为后面做背景介绍,不是主要的;C不对,不是简单的research,research仅仅是介绍状况,文章还有关于实现措施的。#p#副标题#e#
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2015年的考研已结束,大家想知道考研的真题吗?下面是读文网小编整理的2015考研英语真题,希望对大家有帮助。
Section I Use of English
Directions: Read the following text.Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. It may involve not only his parents and his friends, 1 those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations, or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. 4 , a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen.5 a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 6 a good family.
The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. Formerly it lasted three days, 7 by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, 9 cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s wrists, and 10 a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the 11 .Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife’s parents and may 12 with them up to a year, 13 they can build a new house nearby.
Divorce is legal and easy to 14 , but not common. Divorced persons are 15 with some disapproval. Each spouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice 19 up: The divorced male doesn’t have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait ten months.
1.[A]by way of [B]on behalf of [C]as well as [D]with regard to
2. [A]adapt to [B]provide for [C]compete with [D]decide on
3. [A]close [B]renew [C]arrange [D]postpone
4. [A]Above all [B]In theory [C]In time [D]For example
5. [A]Although [B]Lest [C]After [D]Unless
6. [A]into [B]within [C]from [D]through
7. [A]since [B]but [C]or [D]so
8. [A]copy [B]test [C]recite [D]create
9. [A]folding [B]piling [C]wrapping [D]tying
10. [A]passing [B]lighting [C]hiding [D]serving
11. [A]meeting [B]collection [C]association [D]union
12. [A]grow [B]part [C]deal [D]live
13. [A]whereas [B]until [C]if [D]for
14. [A]obtain [B]follow [C]challenge [D]avoid
15. [A]isolated [B]persuaded [C]viewed [D]exposed
16. [A]whatever [B]however [C]whenever [D]wherever
17. [A]changed [B]brought [C]shaped [D]pushed
18. [A]withdrawn [B]invested [C]donated [D]divided
19. [A]breaks [B]warms [C]shows [D]clears
20. [A]so that [B]while [C]once [D]in that
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
Text 1
France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.
The parliament also agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting.
Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health. That’s a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death—as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.
The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty. And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.
The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep—and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.
The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.
In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models. The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states: “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people.” The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute. But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance.
Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
21.According to the first paragraph, what would happen in France?
[A] Physical beauty would be redefined.
[B] New runways would be constructed.
[C] Websites about dieting would thrive.
[D] The fashion industry would decline.
22.The phrase “impinging on” (Line 2,Para 2) is closest in meaning to
[A] heightening the value of.
[B] indicating the state of.
[C] losing faith in.
[D] doing harm to.
23.Which of the following is true of the fashion industry?
[A] The French measures have already failed.
[B] New standards are being set in Denmark.
[C] Model are no longer under peer pressure.
[D] Its inherent problems are getting worse.
24. A designer is most likely to be rejected by CFW for
[A] setting a high age threshold for models.
[B] caring too much about models’ character.
[C] showing little concern for health factors.
[D] pursuing perfect physical conditions.
25.Which of the following may be the best title of the text?
[A] The Great Threats to the Fashion Industry.
[B] Just Another Round of Struggle for Beauty.
[C] A Dilemma for the Starving Models in France.
[D] A Challenge to the Fashion Industry’s Body Ideals.#p#副标题#e#
Text 2
For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country. In Britain this has had a curious result. While polls show Britons rate “the countryside” alongside the royal family, Shakespeare and the National Health Service (NHS) as what makes them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.
A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National Trust not to rescue stylish houses but to save “the beauty of natural places for everyone forever.” It was specifically to provide city dwellers with spaces for leisure where they could experience “a refreshing air.” Hill’s pressure later led to the creation of national parks and green belts. They don’t make countryside any more, and every year concrete consumes more of it. It needs constant guardianship.
At the next election none of the big parties seem likely to endorse this sentiment. The Conservatives’ planning reform explicitly gives rural development priority over conservation, even authorizing “off-plan” building where local people might object. The concept of sustainable development has been defined as profitable. Labour likewise wants to discontinue local planning where councils oppose development. The Liberal Democrats are silent. Only Ukip, sensing its chance, has sided with those pleading for a more considered approach to using green land. Its Campaign to Protect Rural England struck terror into many local Consecutive parties.
The sensible place to build new houses, factories and offices is where people are, in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place. The London agents Stirling Ackroyd recently identified enough sites for half a million houses in the London are alone, with no intrusion on green bet. What is true of London is even truer of the provinces.
The idea that “housing crisis” equals “concreted meadows” is pure lobby talk. The issue is not the need for more houses but, as always, where to put them. Under lobby pressure, George Osborne favours rural new-build against urban renovation and renewal. He favours out-of-town shopping sites against high streets. This is not a free market but a biased one. Rural towns and villages have grown and will always grow. They do so best where building sticks to their edges and respects their character. We do not ruin urban conservation areas. Why ruin rural ones?
Development should be planned, not let rip. After the Netherlands, Britain is Europe’s most crowded country. Half a century of town and country planning has enabled it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living. There is no doubt of the alternative—the corrupted landscapes of southern Portugal, Spain or Ireland. Avoiding this rather than promoting it should unite the left and right of the political spectrum.
26.Britain’s public sentiment about the countryside
[A] didn’t start till the Shakespearean age.
[B] has brought much benefit to the NHS.
[C] is fully backed by the royal family.
[D] is not well reflected in politics.
27.According to Paragraph 2, the achievements of the National Trust are now be
[A] gradually destroyed.
[B] effectively reinforced.
[C] largely overshadowed.
[D] properly protected.
28.Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
[A] Labour is under attack for opposing development.
[B] The Conservatives may abandon “off-plan” building.
[C] The Liberal Democrats are losing political influence.
[D] Ukip may gain from its support for rural conservation.
29.The author holds that George Osborne’s preference
[A] highlights his firm stand against lobby pressure.
[B] shows his disregard for the character of rural areas.
[C] stresses the necessity f easing the housing crisis.
[D] reveals a strong prejudice against urban areas.
30.In the last paragraph, the author shows his appreciation of
[A] the size of population in Britain.
[B] the political life in today’s Britain.
[C] the enviable urban lifestyle in Britain.
[D] the town-and-country planning in Britain.
Text 3
“There is one and only one social responsibility of businesses,” Wrote Milton Friedman, a Nobel prize-winning economist, “That is,to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profit”. But even if you accept Firedman’s premise and regard corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies as waste of shareholders’ money, things may not be absolutely clear-cut. New research suggest the CSR may create monetary value for companies-at least when they are prosecuted for corruption.
The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR,according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm.This could add value to their businesses in three ways. First, consumers may take CSR spending as a “signal” that a company’s products are of high quality. Second, customers may be willing to buy a company’s products as an indirect way to donate to the good causes it helps.And third, through a more diffuse “halo effect,” whereby its good deeds earn it greater consideration from consumers and others.
Previous studies on CSR have had trouble differentiating these effects because consumers can be affected by all three. A recent study attempts to separate them by looking at bribery prosecutions under America’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). It argues that since prosecutors do not consume a company’s products as part of their investigations, they could be influenced only by the halo effect.
The study found that, among prosecuted firms, those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties. Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms’ political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.
In all, the study concludes that whereas prosecutors should only evaluate a case based on its merits, they do seem to be influenced by a company’s record in CSR. “We estimate that either eliminating a substantial labour-rights concern, such as child labour, or increasing corporate giving by about 20% results in fines that generally are 40% lower than the typical punishment for briding foreign officials,” says one researcher.
Researchers admit that their study does not answer the question of how much businesses ought to spend on CSR. Nor does it reveal how much companies are banking on the halo effect, rather than the other possible benefits, when they decide their do-gooding policies. But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.
31. The author views Milton Friedman’s statement about CSR with
[A] tolerance
[B] skepticism
[C] uncertainty
[D] approval
32.According to Paragraph 2, CSR helps a company by
[A] winning trust from consumers.
[B] guarding it against malpractices.
[C] protecting it from being defamed.
[D] raising the quality of its products.
33. The expression “more lenient” (Line 2, Para. 4) is closest in meaning to
[A] more effective
[B] less controversial
[C] less severe
[D] more lasting
34.When prosecutors evaluate a case, a company’s CSR record
[A] has an impact on their decision.
[B] comes across as reliable evidence.
[C] increases the chance of being penalized.
[D] constitutes part of the investigation.
35.Which of the following is true of CSR, according to the last paragraph?
[A] Its negative effects on businesses are often overlooked.
[B] The necessary amount of companies’ spending on it is unknown.
[C] Companies’ financial capacity for it has been overestimated.
[D] It has brought much benefit to the banking industry.#p#副标题#e#
Text 4
There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint. Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate. “Sometime in the future,”the paper’s publisher said back in 2010.
Nostalgia for ink on paper and the rustle of pages aside,there’s plenty of incentive to ditch print. The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper-printing presses, delivery trucks—isn’t just expensive; it’s excessive at a time when online-only competitors don’t have the same set of financial constraints. Readers are migrating away from print anyway. And though print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.
Overhead may be high and circulation lower, but rushing to eliminate its print edition would be a mistake, says BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti.
Peretti says the Times should’t waste time getting out of the print business, but only if they go about doing it the right way. “Figuring out a way to accelerate that transition would make sense for them,” he said, “but if you discontinue it, you’re going to have your most loyal customers really upset with you.”
Sometimes that’s worth making a change anyway. Peretti gives the example of Netflix discontinuing its DVD-mailing service to focus on streaming. “It was seen as a blunder,” he said. The move turned out to be foresighted. And if Peretti were in charge at the Times? “I wouldn’t pick a year to end print,” he said. “I would raise prices and make it into more of a legacy product.”
The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and they’d feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in. “So if you’re overpaying for print, you could feel like you were helping,” Peretti said. “Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional revenue.” In other words, if you’re going to make a print product, make it for the people who are already obsessed with it. Which may be what the Times is doing already. Getting the print edition seven days a week costs nearly $500 a year—more than twice as mush as a digital-only subscription.
“It’s a really hard thing to do and it’s a tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed doesn’t have a legacy business,” Peretti remarked. “But we’re going to have questions like that where we have things we’re doing that don’t make sense when the market changes and the world changes. In those situations, it’s better to be more aggressive than less aggressive.”
36.The New York Times is considering ending its print edition partly due
[A] the high cost of operation.
[B] the pressure from its investors.
[C] the complaints from its readers.
[D] the increasing online ad sales.
37. Peretti suggests that, in face of the present situation, the Times should
[A] seek new sources of readership.
[B] end the print edition for good.
[C] aim for efficient management.
[D] make strategic adjustments.
38.It can be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that a “legacy product”
[A] helps restore the glory of former times.
[B] is meant for the most loyal customers.
[C] will have the cost of printing reduced.
[D] expands the popularity of the paper.
39.Peretti believes that, in a changing world.
[A] legacy businesses are becoming outdated.
[B] cautiousness facilitates problem-solving.
[C] aggressiveness better meets challenges.
[D] traditional luxuries can stay unaffected.
40.Which of the following would be the best title of the text?
[A] Shift to Online Newspapers All at Once
[B] Cherish the Newspaper Still in Your Hand
[C] Make Your Print Newspaper a Luxury Good
[D] Keep Your Newspapers Forever in Fashion#p#副标题#e#
Part B
Directions: Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the A-G for each of the numbered paragraph (41-45). There are two extra subheadings. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
[A] Create a new image of yourself
[B] Have confidence in yourself
[C] Decide if the time is right
[D] Understood the context
[E] Work with professionals
[F] Make it efficient
[G] Know your goals
No matter how formal or informal the work environment, the way you present yourself has an impact. This is especially true in first impressions. According to research from Princeton University, people assess your competence, trustworthiness, and like ability in just a tenth of a second, solely based on the way you look.
The difference between today’s workplace and the “dress for success” era is that the range of options is so much broader, Norms have evolved and fragmented. In some settings, red sneakers or dress T-shirts can convey status; in others not so much. Plus, whatever image we present is magnified by social-media services like decade or two ago. Millennials, it seems, face the paradox of being the least formal generation yet the most conscious of style and personal branding. It can be confusing.
So how do we navigate this? How do we know when to invest in an upgrade? And what’s the best way to pull off one that enhances our goals? Here are some tips:
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As an executive coach, I’ve seen image upgrades be particularly helpful during transitions-- when looking for a new job, stepping into a new or more public role, or changing work environments. If you’re in a period of change or just feeling stuck and in a rut, now may be a good time. If you’re not sure, ask for honest feedback from trusted friends, colleagues, and professionals. Look for cues about how others perceive you. Maybe there’s no need for an upgrade and that’s OK.
42 |
Get clear on what impact you’re hoping to have . Are you looking to refresh your image or pivot it?For one person, the goal may be to be taken more seriously and enhance their professional image. For another, it may be to be perceived as more approachable, or more modern and stylish. For someone moving from finance to advertising, maybe they want to look more “SoHo.” (It’s OK to use characterizations like that.)
43 |
Look at your work environment like an anthropologist. What are the norms of your environment? What convey status? Who are your most important audiences? How do the people you respect and look up to present themselves? The better you understand the cultural context, the more control you can have over your impact.
44 |
Enlist the support of professionals and share with them your goals and context. Hire a personal stylist, or use the free styling service of a store like J.Crew. Try a hair stylist instead of a barber. Work with a professional photographer instead of your spouse or friend. It’s not as expensive as you might think.
45 |
The point of a style upgrade isn’t to become more vain or to spend more time fussing over what to wear. Instead, use it as an opportunity to reduce decision fatigue . Pick a standard work uniform or a few go-to options. Buy all your clothes at once with a stylist instead of shopping alone, one article of clothing at a time.
Part C
Directions:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
Mental health is our birthright. (46)We don’t have to learn how to be mentally healthy; it is built into us in the same way that our bodies know how to heal a cut or mend a broken bone.Mental health can’t be learned, only reawakened. It is like the immune system of the body, which under stress or through lack of nutrition of exercise can be weakened, but which never leaves us. When we don’t understand the value of mental health and we don’t know how to gain access to it, mental health will remain hidden from us, (47)Our mental health doesn’t really go anywhere; like the sun behind a cloud, it can be temporarily hidden from view, but it is fully capable of being restored in an instant.
Mental health is the seed that contains self-esteem—confidence in ourselves and an ability to trust in our common sense. It allows us to have perspective on our lives—the ability to not take ourselves too seriously, to laugh at ourselves, to see the bigger picture, and to see that things will work out. It’s a from of innate or unlearned optimism. (48)Mental health allows us to view others with sympathy if they are having troubles, with kindness of they are in pain, and with unconditional love no matter who they are. Mental health is the source of creativity for solving problems, resolving conflict, making our surroundings more beautiful, managing our home life, or coming up with a creative business idea or invention to make our lives easier. It gives us patience for ourselves and toward others as well as patience while driving, catching a fish, working on our car, or raising a child. It allows us to see the beauty that surrounds us each moment in nature, in culture, in the flow of our daily lives.
(49)Although mental health is the cure-all for living our lives, it is perfectly ordinary as you will see that it has been there to direct you through all your difficult decisions. It has been available even in the most mundane of life situations to show you right from wrong, good from bad, friend from foe. Mental health has commonly been called conscience, instinct, wisdom, common sense, or the inner voice. We think of it simply as a healthy and helpful flow of intelligent thought. (50)As you will come to see, knowing that mental health is always available and knowing to trust it allow us to slow down to the moment and live life happily.
Section III Writing
Directions:
Write an essay of 160~200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) give your comments.
You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
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大学英语四级写作部分一直是考生获取高分的拦路虎,也是制约学生获取高分的瓶颈。要想在英语四级作文中取胜,就必须从最基本的字、词、句出发,正确掌握英语作文的用词规则,了解基本的句型特点,这样才能使得句子简洁、连贯且多样化。为了提高大家写作水平的技巧和方法,下面读文网小编为大家带来英语四级写作真题范文,欢迎大家学习!
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The comic reflects the image of our modern world in which technology has been an inseparable part of people’s daily life. As is shown, the man in the picture uses a laptop at work and home, for business and entertainment, so obsessed that he even dreams about bending over his laptop.
It is undeniable that this has been a common scene and the overuse of computers has aroused great concern. In my opinion, people should be cautious of the excessive use of computers for the following reasons. In the first place, it will inevitably affect people’s health if they sit before computers and stare at the screens for long hours, which may result in muscle pain and visual impair. Secondly, playing computers alone isolates people from others. Relationships in the real world are maintained through human contact and spending time with each other instead of chitchatting online. In summary, people should cut down their computer use for health and social reasons. Computers are not controllers but tools in our life.
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大学英语四级写作部分一直是考生获取高分的拦路虎,也是制约学生获取高分的瓶颈。要想在英语四级作文中取胜,就必须从最基本的字、词、句出发,正确掌握英语作文的用词规则,了解基本的句型特点,这样才能使得句子简洁、连贯且多样化。为了提高大家写作水平的技巧和方法,下面读文网小编为大家带来大学英语四级写作真题范文,欢迎大家学习!
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The Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Education
The presented picture reflects a common trend in the way people are educated nowadays. In this picture, the mother is going to walk her son to school. But according to the son, he doesn’t really need to go to school since the phone in his hand already knows everything. The picture reveals the impact of mobile phone use on education.
Can mobile phone replace traditional class in school? I don’t think so. First of all, students can develop their own way and habit of learning under the guidance of the teachers, which can benefit their life-long learning. Secondly, every subject of education in school is systematic, such as Chinese, mathematics, science and philosophy. Education should not be considered as information fragments that we randomly collect on the mobile phones. Last but not least, students can have exact face-to-face communication with their teachers and classmates, which will help to cultivate their communicative abilities.
In conclusion, mobile phone use is a convenient way of obtaining information, but it is still necessary that we attend school to get formal education.
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大学英语六级写作部分一直是考生获取高分的拦路虎,也是制约学生获取高分的瓶颈。要想在英语六级作文中取胜,就必须从最基本的字、词、句出发,正确掌握英语作文的用词规则,了解基本的句型特点,这样才能使得句子简洁、连贯且多样化。为了提高大家写作水平的技巧和方法,下面读文网小编为大家带来英语六级写作真题范文,欢迎大家学习!
参考范文:
Living the Ideal Kindness is an ideal that is easily accessible to all of us. We all know that a small kindness can make our journeys lighter and more enjoyable. Even bringing an instance of kindness to mind can put a smile on your face days or weeks later or perhaps even inspire you to share kindness with another. Though it may seem simple to the point of insignificance, many cultures throughout the world and history have recognized kindness as a powerful virtue. It may be the simplest way to experience and share all the grandest ideals of humanity. We can make the choice to act from the best place within ourselves at any time, while simultaneously recognizing the highest potential in another with the smallest of acts, nourishing the seed of hope in each soul we encounter.
In a way, kindness acts as the oil that makes the engine of our world move more smoothly and with less friction. We can still get where we are going but the ride is more pleasant, and those around us can share in the ideal world that we help to create. We are all fortunate that kindness is limitless in its supply and available to everyone. When we act in ways that confirm our ideals, we make the ideal our reality. Then, instead of affirming the experience of struggle and competition, we can shift our experience to the reality of ease and pleasurable camaraderie with the fellow citizens of the world.
Whether giving way to someone in traffic or letting someone go ahead of us in line, donating money or sharing our homes in a crisis, we actively create a universe of kindness and giving with every choice we make. The smallest gesture can bring a smile to light the shadow of an unpleasant situation or remove tension from a difficult task, but it’s effects can echo and extend far beyond the moment. We can be sure that we will receive a kindness in return, but giving is its own reward. Kindness expands the light within us and reaches out to touch the light in others as well, giving us all a glimpse of the glow that has the power to enlighten our world.
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大学英语六级写作部分一直是考生获取高分的拦路虎,也是制约学生获取高分的瓶颈。要想在英语六级作文中取胜,就必须从最基本的字、词、句出发,正确掌握英语作文的用词规则,了解基本的句型特点,这样才能使得句子简洁、连贯且多样化。为了提高大家写作水平的技巧和方法,下面读文网小编为大家带来英语六级写作真题精选范文,欢迎大家学习!
作文题目:
My View on College Students’ Quitting School
1.越来越多的大学生退学
2.出现这种现象的原因
3.你如何看待这种现象
参考范文:
In recent years, more and more college students quit school ahead of schedule.Except the minority quitting for objective reasons like health problem,most students leave with the pursuit of an ideal career, as well as more experience and fortune.Several factors may contribute to its emergence.
In the first place, some students think that the opportunity cost of spending four years on college campus is too high,and the job market competition is getting fiercer.
Therefore, when there’s a satisfying job available, it’s worth quitting.In the second place, some hold that the real world is a better school for them to get practical knowledge than traditional schools.
Last but not least, the publicizing and popularity of some successful businessmen like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs,who didn’t finish school but ended up with a great fortune and achievement,
set examples for the young generation emphasizing individuality and personality.
However, I don’t think it’s rational for college students to quit school.Armed with high education and more mature personality, better-prepared graduates can fight for their future more easily.
In a word, college education pays off.
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大学英语六级写作部分一直是考生获取高分的拦路虎,也是制约学生获取高分的瓶颈。要想在英语六级作文中取胜,就必须从最基本的字、词、句出发,正确掌握英语作文的用词规则,了解基本的句型特点,这样才能使得句子简洁、连贯且多样化。为了提高大家写作水平的技巧和方法,下面读文网小编为大家带来英语六级写作真题范文三篇,欢迎大家学习!
作文题目:
Science and the World's Problem
科学与世界性难题
参考范文:
In saying that the world is at a crossroads created by science and technology I know I am not the first. But mankind cannot afford to hesitate in indecision. There is only one choice for us. We must begin to move along the road to a better future for all the peoples of the world and we must do this now.
By the end of the 20th century, the population of the world might have been doubled. In attempting to ensure food, clothing and a dignified standard of life for this enormous host of people we must use every weapon that science and technology can give us. There are obvious difficulties for the less developed areas in doing this — for example, lack of capital, differences in social structure and inadequate knowledge.
Our strategy to overcome these difficulties must be total. We have to look at world problems as a whole, that is, try to better our understanding of the complex interactions between the multitude of development activities. We already know the great gifts that science and technology can bestow on all nations. If we are made wiser by a constant appreciation of the complexities of what we are attempting, the faster we shall move towards a solution of the really imperative problems that confront us everywhere.
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为了方便各位同学们准备复习期中考试英语考试,下面读文网小编为大家带来六年级英语期中真题试卷附答案,希望对同学们的复习有所帮助。
一、
1. her 2. countries 3. closing 4. third 5. Chinese
6. mine 7. boys 8. swimming 9. photos 10. mice
二、
C B B A A D C C C A
三、
1. their 2. making 3. to go 4. teeth 5. thinnest
6. better 7. gets 8. fourth 9. closed 10. watching
四、
1. Are you making a model plane?
2. Where are the boys sitting?
3. Don't look out of the window.
4. What can you see over there?
5. The child has an apple.
五、
E F G I H B D J A C
六、
F F T T F
七、参考范文:
My Pencil-box
I have a pencil-box. It is nice and big. It has many colours. There are two blocks on my pencil-box. One is yellow, the other is orange. In my pencil-box, there are pens, pencils, a ruler and an eraser. I like my pencil-box very much and my pencil-box looks like my best friend.
以上是由小编收集整理的六年级英语期中真题试卷附答案全部内容,相信对你会有用的。
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英语四级考试正在紧张备考当中,为了帮助同学们复习备考。下面读文网小编为大家带来英语四级真题试卷附答案,欢迎各位同学备考练习。
第一篇
Could youreproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere, or is there something unique about it?
It wouldn’t besurprising if it were hard to reproduce in other countries, because youcouldn’t reproduce it in most of the US either. What does it take to make aSilicon Valley?
It’s the rightpeople. If you could get the right ten thousand people to move from SiliconValley to Buffalo, Buffalo would become Silicon Valley.
You only needtwo kinds of people to create a technology hub (中心):rich people and nerds (痴迷科研的人).
Observationbears this out. Within the US, towns have become startup hubs if and only ifthey have both rich people and nerds. Few startups happen in Miami, forexample, because although it’s full of rich people, it has few nerds. It’s notthe kind of place nerds like.
WhereasPittsburg has the opposite problem: plenty of nerds, but no rich people. Thetop US Computer Science departments are said to be MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, andCarnegie-Mellon. MIT yielded Route 128. Stanford and Berkeley yielded SiliconValley. But what did Carnegie-Mellon yield in Pittsburgh? And whathappened in Ithaca, home of Cornell University, which is also high on the list.
I grew up inPittsburgh and went to college at Cornell, so I can answer for both. Theweather is terrible, particularly in winter, and there’s no interesting oldcity to make up for it, as there is in Boston. Rich people don’t want to livein Pittsburgh or Ithaca. So while there are plenty of hackers (电脑迷)who could start startups, there’s no one to invest in them.
Do you reallyneed the rich people? Wouldn’t it work to have the government invest the nerds?No, it would not. Startup investors are a distinct type of rich people. Theytend to have a lot of experience themselves in the technology business. Thishelps them pick the right startups, and means they can supply advice andconnections as well as money. And the fact that they have a personal stake inthe outcome makes them really pay attention.
56. What do welearn about Silicon Valley from the passage?
A) Its success is hard to copy any where else.
B) It is the biggest technology hub in the US.
C) Its fame in high technology is incomparable.
D) It leads the world in information technology.
57. What makesMiami unfit to produce a Silicon Valley?
A) Lack of incentive for investments.
B) Lack of the right kind of talents.
C) Lack of government support.
D) Lack of famous universities.
58. In that wayis Carnegie-Mellon different from Stanford, Berkeley and MIT?
A) Its location is not as attractive to rich people
B) Its science department are not nearly as good
C) It does not produce computer hackers and nerds
D) It does not pay much attention to business startups
59. What doesthe author imply about Boston?
A) It has pleasant weather all year round.
B) It produces wealth as well as high-tech
C) It is not likely to attract lots of investor and nerds.
D) It is an old city with many sites of historical interest.
60. What doesthe author say about startup investors?
A) They are especially wise in making investments.
B) They have good connections in the government.
C) They can do more than providing money.
D) They are enough to invest in nerds.
第二篇
It’s nice to have people of like mindaround. Agreeable people boost your confidence and allow you to relax and feelcomfortable. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that canexpand your company and your career.
It’s nice to have people agree, but youneed conflicting perspectives to dig out the truth. If everyone around you hassimilar views, your work will suffer from confirmation bias. (偏颇)
Take a look at your own network. Do youcontacts share your point of view on most subjects? It yes, it’s time to shakethings up. As a leader, it can be challenging to create an environment in whichpeople will freely disagree and argue, but as the saying goes: Fromconfrontation comes brilliance.
It’s not easy for most people to activelyseek conflict. Many spend their lives trying to avoid arguments. There’s noneed to go out and find people you hate, but you need to do someself-assessment to determine where you have become stale in your thinking. Youmay need to start by encouraging your current network to help you identify yourblind spots.
Passionate, energetic debate does notrequire anger and hard feelings to be effective. But it does require moralstrength. Once you have worthing opponents, set some ground rules so everyoneunderstands responsibilities and boundaries. The objective of this debatinggame is not to win but to get to the truth that will allow you to move faster,and better.
Fierce debating can hurt feelings,particularly when strong personalities are involved. Make sure your check inwith your opponents so that they are not carrying the emotion of the battlesbeyond the battlefield. Break the tension with smiles and humor to reinforcethe idea that this is friendly discourse and that all are working toward acommon goal.
Reword all those involved in the debatesufficiently when the goals are reached. Let your sparring partners (拳击陪练) know how much you appreciate their contribution. The more theyfeel appreciated, the more they’ll be willing to get into the ring next time.
61.What happens when you have like-mindedpeople around you all the while?
A) It will help your companyexpand more rapidly.
B) It will be create a harmoniousworking atmosphere.
C) It may prevent your businessand career from advancing.
D) It may make you fell uncertainabout your own decision.
62.What does the author suggest leaders do?
A) Avoid arguments with businesspartners.
B) Encourage people to disagreeand argue.
C) Build a wide and strongbusiness network.
D) Seek advice from their worthycompetitors.
63.What is the purpose of holding a debate?
A) To find out the truth about anissue.
B) To build up people’s moralstrength.
C) To remove misunderstandings.
D) To look for worthy opponents.
64.What advice does the author give topeople engaged in a fierce debate?
A) They listen carefully to theiropponents’ views.
B) They slow due respect for eachother’s beliefs.
C) They present their viewsclearly and explicitly.
D) They take care not to hurt eachother’s feelings.
65.How should we treat our rivals after asuccessful debate?
A) Try to make peace with them.
B) Try to make up the differences.
C) Invite them to the ring nexttime.
D) Acknowledge their contribution.
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离英语四级考试越来越近,多做往年的真题练习非常重要。下面读文网小编为大家带来2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题附答案,欢迎考生参考练习。
Part Ⅰ Writing
The First Place I Will Show in My Hometown—the Central Avenue
My hometown is Harbin. The most interesting place which I would like to take my foreign friends to is the Central Avenue, if they come to my hometown. The reasons for this can be illustrated as below.
To begin with, as the symbol of Harbin, the Central Avenue not only has a long history, but also a famous food palace. There are a variety of delicious foods for you to choose. Just take the ice-cream brick of Ma Dieer as an example. Many of tourists to the Central Avenue sing their praises for the ice-cream brick of Ma Dieer. In addition, the brilliant historic culture of the Central Avenue can widen people’s vision and enhance their knowledge, which lays a solid foundation for the understanding of this fabulous city—Harbin.
I believe my foreign friends will enjoy themselves in the Central Avenue. Not only can they appreciate the wonderful landscape of Harbin but also taste authentic northeast food. No better place can be chosen than the Central Avenue!
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1-5: BDDCD
6-10: ADBAC
11-15: ACBCA
16-20: DABDC
20-25: BCDAB
26. identical
27. approach
28. back and forth
29. opposite
30. indicates
31. referring to
32. parallel to
33. reserved
34. at the right angle
35. embarrassing
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A
36. melted
37. line
38. contributing
39. ranging
40. dramatic
41. impact
42. appealing
43. average
44. maintain
45. recently
Section B
46. C Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace….
47. N Books—especially books the average…
48. J Nor did TV kill radio…
49. H Sometimes a new technology doesn’t…
50. A Amazon, by far the largest…
51. L Sometimes old technology lingers for…
52. B Does this spell the doom of the ….
53. F One technology replaces another only…
54. C Physical books will surely become much rather…
55. M Then there is the fireplace…
Section C
56. B The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.
57. D Their chances of getting a good job.
58. A They benefit students in their future life.
59. D Those who have received a well-rounded education.
60. C Prepare themselves for different job options.
61. A It sounds very attractive.
62. D They cause serious damage to the environment.
63. C It wants to keep its own environment intact.
64. B It improves economic efficiency.
65. A To justify America's dependence on oil imports.
Part IV Translation
In order to promote equality in education, China has invested 36 billion Yuan to improve educational facilities in rural areas and strengthen rural compulsory education in Midwest areas. These funds are used to improve teaching facilities, and purchase books, benefiting more than 160,000 primary and secondary schools. Funds are used to purchase musical instrument and painting tools as well. Now children in rural and mountainous areas can have music and painting lessons as children from coastal cities do. Some students who has transferred to city schools to receive a better education are now moving back to their local rural schools.
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2023年成人高考专升本英语真题及答案(详解)
成人高考,作为一项国家级的大型考试,承载着无数考生的梦想和期望。经过一上午努力奋斗,2023年10月份成人高考英语科目已经考完,下面小编为大家整理了2023年成人高考专升本英语真题及答案,这些都是由考生回忆整理的,仅供参考!
成人高考英语是必考科目,相对四级英语来说,成考英语的难度要低一些,介于三级到四级之间。很多成考生都没有长期的学习英语,所以刚开始学习难度可能会比较大,但是不用担心,只要坚持学习一段时间,慢慢的我们的学习能力就会加强的。
学习英语尽量开口说,就算记生词也是。把握正确念法,才能帮助记住一个单词。多找文章大声朗诵。成考英语学习没有捷径,学会学习,才能更好地提高复习效率。成人高考属于成人教育的一种,考生几乎都是在职人士,国家自然会有所考量,作为国家选拔人才的一种方式,成人高考采用宽进严出的方式,考试难度并不大。
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