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Tish Sommers argues that ______.
A
older women find it hard to escape poverty
B
older women usually perform better in their jobs
C
the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexism
D
more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism
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细节理解题。答案出自第二段：…sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the doorstep it moves in.妇女受到了性别歧视和年龄歧视，所以他们很难脱离贫困。
细节理解题。答案出自第二段：…sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the doorstep it moves in.妇女受到了性别歧视和年龄歧视，所以他们很难脱离贫困。
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October 8
Book Review of Anne Narazaki's
New Century, New Business
Reviewed by John Gilliam
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Those of us who take an interest in the interaction between business and technology will find Ms. Narazaki's ideas persuasive. The view that business cannot survive without keep~ing up with new technology has become today's corporate reality.
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B.sensitive
C.disapproving
D.important
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has increase since the eightiesB
is at its worst in industrialized countriesC
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is caused by human self-interest
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banning browsing before breakfastB
banning browsing after dinnerC
banning texting at weekendsD
banning texting at weekdays
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单选题When the author uses the automobile industry as an example, she argues that ______.A
Japan’s auto industry is exceeding America’s auto industryB
the public schooling has stagnated because of competitionC
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competition must be introduced into the public education system
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单选题In this passage the author argues that______.A
more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduatesB
college education is not enough if one wants to be successfulC
college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning peopleD
intelligent people may learn quicker if they don’ t go to college
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单选题Tish Sommers argues that ______.A
older women find it hard to escape povertyB
older women usually perform better in their jobsC
the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexismD
more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism
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单选题Which of the following best characterizes the individual perspectives presented in the two passages?A
The first suggests that we should put for faith in our intuition, while the second cautions us against irrational thinking.B
The first examines the nature and origins of intuition from a scientific perspective, while the second analyzes dubious notions in sports.C
The first is concerned with debunking a theory about intuition, while the second advocates intuitive thinking for improving sports performance.D
The first provides an objective account of research on human intuition, while the second presents a first-person account of intuition at work.E
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单选题The author argues that a teacher's chief concern should be the development of the pupil's_______.A
personal qualities and social skillsB
total personalityC
learning ability and communication skillsD
intellectual ability
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poor bargaining skillB
insensitivity to fashionC
obsession with high fashionD
lack ofimagination
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问答题Practice 5 “The US governs the international system to protect its own economy. It is not in charge of protecting other economies.” Soros says. “So when America goes into recession, you have anti- recessionary (反衰退的) policies. When other countries are in recession, they don’t have the ability to engage in anti-recessionary policies because they can’t have a permissive monetary policy. because money would flee.” In person, he has the air of a philosophy professor rather than a gimlet-eyed (目光敏锐的) financier. In a soft voice which bears the faces of his native Hungary. he argues that it is time to rewrite the so-called Washington consensus—the cocktail of liberalization, privatization and fiscal rectitude which the IMF has been preaching for 15 years. Developing countries no longer have the freedom to run their own economies, he argues, even when they follow perfectly sound policies. He cites Brazil, which although it has a floating currency and manageable public debt was paying ten times over the odds to borrow from capital markets. Soros credits the anti-globalization movement for having made companies more sensitive to their wider responsibilities. “I think [the protesters] have made an important contribution by making people aware of the flaws of the system,” he says. “People on the street had an impact on public opinion and corporations which sell to the public responded to that.” Because the IMF has abandoned billion dollar bailouts(紧急融资)for troubled economies, he thinks a repeat of the Asian crisis is unlikely. The fund ‘s new “tough love” policy—for which Argentina is the guinea pig——has other consequences. The bailouts were a welfare system for Wall Street, with western taxpayers rescuing the banks from the consequences of unwise lending to emerging economies. Now the IMF has drawn a line in the sand, credit to poor countries is drying up. “It has created a new problem-the inadequacy of the flow of capital from center to the periphery(外围),” he says.
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单选题Passage1In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn't affect her, Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant's sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn't be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline's three-year indictment of fast fashion. In the last decade or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara,HM, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent release, and more profit. These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable-meant to last only a wash or two, although they don't advertise that-and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.The victims of this revolution, of course, are not limited to designers. For HM to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.Overdressed is the fashion world's answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma.Mass-produced clothing, like fast food, fills a hunger and need, yet is non-durable and wasteful,Cline argues. Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a year-about 64 items per person-and no matter how much they give away, this excess leads to waste.Towards the end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal,a Brooklyn woman named Sarah Kate Beaumont, who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes-and beautifully. But as Cline is the first to note, it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft; her example can't be knocked off.Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment-including HM, with its green Conscious Collection line-Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer. She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy. Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to.Priestly criticizes her assistant for her________.A
poor bargaining skillB
insensitivity to fashionC
obsession with high fashionD
lack of imagination
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单选题Maslow argues that people’s needs _____.A
are largely intangibleB
are fundamental onesC
cover a wide rangeD
vary amongst individuals
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