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请阅读 Passage l,完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1 THE SERVANT(1963) is one of thosefilms that it is impossible to forget. The servant exploits his master'sweaknesses until he turns the tables: the story ends with the a cringing masterministering to a lordly servant. It is hard to watch it today without thinkingof another awkward rela-tionship-the onebetween business folk and their smartphones.Smart devices are sometimes empowering.They put a world of information at our fingertips. But for most people theservant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call all thetime. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees ' free time. Work invades the home far morethan domestic chores invade the office.Hyperconnectivity exaggerates the declineof certainty and the general cult of flexibility. Smartphones make it easierfor managers to change their minds at the last moment. Employees find it ever harderto distinguish between on-time and off-time—and indeed between realwork and makework. None of this is good for businesspeople ' s marriages ormental health. It may be bad for business, too. When bosses change their mindsat the last minute, it is hard to plan for the future.How can we reap the benefits ofconnectivity without becoming its slaves? One solution is digital dieting.Banning browsing before breakfast can reintroduce a small amount ofcivilization. Banning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can reallyshow the iPhone who is boss.The problem with this approach is that itworks only if you live on a desert island or at the bottom of a lake. LesliePerlow of Harvard Business School argues that for most people the only way to breakthe 24/7 habit is to act collectively rather than individually. One of theworld's most hardworking organisations, the Boston Consulting Group, introducedrules about when people were expected to be offline, and encouraged them towork together to make this possible. Eventually it forced people to work moreproductively while reducing burnout.MsPerlow' s advice should be taken seriously. The problem of hyperconnectivitywill only get worse, as smartphones become smarter and young digital natives takeover the workforce. But ultimately it is up to companies to outsmart thesmartphones by insisting that everyone turn them off from time to time.The example of Boston Consulting Group is used to illustrate that _____.
A
its employees work hard
B
to break the 24/7 habit needs to act collectively
C
people work more productively if their burnout is reduced
D
making a rule helps employees work productively
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更多 “单选题请阅读 Passage l,完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1 THE SERVANT(1963) is one of thosefilms that it is impossible to forget. The servant exploits his master'sweaknesses until he turns the tables: the story ends with the a cringing masterministering to a lordly servant. It is hard to watch it today without thinkingof another awkward rela-tionship-the onebetween business folk and their smartphones.Smart devices are sometimes empowering.They put a world of information at our fingertips. But for most people theservant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call all thetime. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees ' free time. Work invades the home far morethan domestic chores invade the office.Hyperconnectivity exaggerates the declineof certainty and the general cult of flexibility. Smartphones make it easierfor managers to change their minds at the last moment. Employees find it ever harderto distinguish between on-time and off-time—and indeed between realwork and makework. None of this is good for businesspeople ' s marriages ormental health. It may be bad for business, too. When bosses change their mindsat the last minute, it is hard to plan for the future.How can we reap the benefits ofconnectivity without becoming its slaves? One solution is digital dieting.Banning browsing before breakfast can reintroduce a small amount ofcivilization. Banning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can reallyshow the iPhone who is boss.The problem with this approach is that itworks only if you live on a desert island or at the bottom of a lake. LesliePerlow of Harvard Business School argues that for most people the only way to breakthe 24/7 habit is to act collectively rather than individually. One of theworld's most hardworking organisations, the Boston Consulting Group, introducedrules about when people were expected to be offline, and encouraged them towork together to make this possible. Eventually it forced people to work moreproductively while reducing burnout.MsPerlow' s advice should be taken seriously. The problem of hyperconnectivitywill only get worse, as smartphones become smarter and young digital natives takeover the workforce. But ultimately it is up to companies to outsmart thesmartphones by insisting that everyone turn them off from time to time.The example of Boston Consulting Group is used to illustrate that _____.A its employees work hardB to break the 24/7 habit needs to act collectivelyC people work more productively if their burnout is reducedD making a rule helps employees work productively” 相关考题
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Jules Verne's most famous book is "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea". (A "league" is an old word 1 about three miles.) In those days submarines had not been 2 , but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things 3 the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good 4 . His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed 5 real people. In another book, "Around the World in Eighty Days", Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, 6 made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem 7 to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different 8 , even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book. In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge 9 his imagination in describing future inventions. 10 he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.(1).A、meaningB、includingC、means(2).A、madeB、discoveredC、invented(3).A、inB、atC、under(4).A、pilotB、story-tellerC、captain(5).A、areB、to beC、as if(6).A、thatB、whoC、what(7).A、easyB、difficultC、comfortable(8).A、roadsB、pathsC、ways(9).A、exceptB、as wellC、as well as(10).A、AlwaysB、SometimesC、Some times
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25． Which is NOT true according to this passage?A． The writer loves his teacher very much．B． A good teacher should not scold his students． 'C． The teacher may be rich if he becomes a businessman．
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Passage ThreeAn old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king's surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard.""You don't ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years!Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa's head, the litter of which, it is said was what he finally chose.41. This story tells us ______.A. how cruel the king wasB. how clever the minister wasC. Sissa was a famous mathematicianD. how the game of chess came into being
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Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents, he is well fed, looked after and loved. It is unlikely that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure．But a child has his pains：he is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are; he is continually being told what to do and what not to do．Therefore, a child is not happy as he wishes to be.When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to accept．responsibilities. With no one to pay for his food, his clothes, or his room, he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may get himself into trouble. If, however, he works hard, goes by the law and has good health, he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and in building up for himself his own position in society.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving everything to others.21．The happiest people should be those whoA．face up to difficulties in lifeB．hope to be young againC．enjoy life in different agesD．wish to be grown up
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A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners' curiosity_________ he reaches the end of the story.A． whenB． unlessC． afterD． until
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Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are two passages in this part． Each passage is followed by some questionsor unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Youshould decide on the best choice．Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:Passage OneMr． Brown was going away for a week．Before he left,he said to his son．“If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea．”“OK, Dad．”said his son． But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, so he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him．His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then．Four days passed, but no one came to see his father． The boy thought that there was noman to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening．The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door． The boy opened it． A man was standing at the door and said,“Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper．He could not find it．He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more． ”The man was very surprised．He asked, “No more? I met your father last week． When did it happen?”“Burnt yesterday evening． ”Mr． Brown told his son that________。A． he would be away from home for four daysB． he would be back in seven daysC． he would be back in a monthD． he liked a cup of tea
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According to the passage, it is true that ________.[A] in the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existed[B] no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-one[C] one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a driver’s license[D] one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the arm
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15． From the passage，we can learn _________ ．A． one shouldn’t criticize others very oftenB． one should often make his windows cleanC． one must judge himself before he judges othersD． one must look at others through his dirty window
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Passage FiveMost famous people have some unusual story associated with their names. Casanova, for example, was a legend in his own time. He was the epitome of the gallant adventurer and lover. However, he spent thirteen years of his life as a librarian!Thomas Edison, the brilliant inventor, was deaf from the age of twelve. The young Edison's hearing loss was long believed to have been caused when he tried to catch a moving train and a conductor grabbed him by the ears to pull him on board. Edison himself liked to tell this story. No one is really sure how he did lose his hearing.Great writers and artists often require various types of inspirational warm-up before they create. Rudyard Kipling could not write unless his pen was filled with black ink, and only black ink. Ludwig van Beethoven poured icy cold water over his head before he composed his music. He felt that the cold water would refresh his brain. The author Charles Dickens always faced north when working or sleeping. Tycho Brahe, an important Danish astronomer, had his nose shot off in a duel with a Danish nobleman in 1566. He replaced it with another nose made of gold. President James Garfield could simultaneously write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.52. This passage is about famous ______.A. scientistsB. personalitiesC. composersD. leaders
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"THE SERVANT"(1963) is one of those films that it is impossible to forget. The servant ex-ploits his master′s weaknesses until he turns the tables: the story ends with the a cringing masterministering to a lordly servant. It is hard to watch it today without thinking of another awkward rela-tionship-the one between business folk and their smartphones.
Smart devices are sometimes empowering. They put a world of information at our fingertips.
But for most people the servant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call allthe time. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees′ free time. Work in-vades the home far more than domestic chores invade the office.
Hyperconnectivity exaggerates the decline of certainty and the general cult of flexibility. Smart-phones make it easier for managers to change their minds at the last moment. Employees find it everharder to distinguish between "on-time" and "off-time"--and indeed between real work and make-work. None of this is good for businesspeople′ s marriages or mental health. It may be bad for busi-ness, too. When bosses change their minds at the last minute, it is hard to plan for the future.
How can we reap the benefits of connectivity without becoming its slaves One solution is digital dieting. Banning browsing before breakfast can reintroduce a small amount of civilization. Ban-ning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can really show the iPhone who is boss.
The problem with this approach is that it works only if you live on a desert island or at the bot-tom of a lake. Leslie Perlow of Harvard Business School argues that for most people the only way tobreak the 24/7 habit is to act collectively rather than individually. One of the world′s most hard-working organisations, the Boston Consulting Group, introduced rules about when people were ex-pected to be offiine, and encouraged them to work together to make this possible. Eventually itforced people to work more productively while reducing burnout.
Ms Perlow′ s advice should be taken seriously. The problem of hyperconnectivity will only getworse, as smartphones become smarter and young digital natives take over the workforce. But ulti-mately it is up to companies to outsmart the smartphones by insisting that everyone turn them offfrom time to time.
Smart devices have become the master mainly because __________.
A.everybody is on call all the time
B.bosses invade their employees' free time
C.managers easily change their minds at the last moment
D.employees find it harder to distinguish between real work and make-work
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Passage 1
"THE SERVANT"(1963) is one of those films that it is impossible to forget. The servant ex-ploits his master′s weaknesses until he turns the tables: the story ends with the a cringing masterministering to a lordly servant. It is hard to watch it today without thinking of another awkward rela-tionship-the one between business folk and their smartphones.
Smart devices are sometimes empowering. They put a world of information at our fingertips.
But for most people the servant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call allthe time. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees′ free time. Work in-vades the home far more than domestic chores invade the office.
Hyperconnectivity exaggerates the decline of certainty and the general cult of flexibility. Smart-phones make it easier for managers to change their minds at the last moment. Employees find it everharder to distinguish between "on-time" and "off-time"--and indeed between real work and make-work. None of this is good for businesspeople′ s marriages or mental health. It may be bad for busi-ness, too. When bosses change their minds at the last minute, it is hard to plan for the future.
How can we reap the benefits of connectivity without becoming its slaves One solution is digital dieting. Banning browsing before breakfast can reintroduce a small amount of civilization. Ban-ning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can really show the iPhone who is boss.
The problem with this approach is that it works only if you live on a desert island or at the bot-tom of a lake. Leslie Perlow of Harvard Business School argues that for most people the only way tobreak the 24/7 habit is to act collectively rather than individually. One of the world′s most hard-working organisations, the Boston Consulting Group, introduced rules about when people were ex-pected to be offiine, and encouraged them to work together to make this possible. Eventually itforced people to work more productively while reducing burnout.
Ms Perlow′ s advice should be taken seriously. The problem of hyperconnectivity will only getworse, as smartphones become smarter and young digital natives take over the workforce. But ulti-mately it is up to companies to outsmart the smartphones by insisting that everyone turn them offfrom time to time.
The author mentions the film in the first paragraph in order to __________.
A.introduce the film to people
B.introduce the topic
C.review it because it is unforgettable
D.remind people of another similar relationship
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请阅读Passage l，完成第小题。
Passage 1
Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, 25, is a guardsman in Britain. On Dec 11, 2012, he became the first Indian soldier to parade outside Buckingham Palace. He said wearing a turban instead of the famous bearskin was "the best moment of his life".
The historical day came as the UK's 2011 census was published. It shows nearly one in seven of the population in 2011 were foreign-born.
The increase in the number of immigrants in the country is especially obvious in London. For the first time in history fewer than half the population of London described themselves as "White British".
The top source of new immigrants to the country is India. Many other immigrants are from Poland, Pakistan, Ireland and Germany.
One major reason for the explosion in the foreign-born population is the accession of 12 countries in the central and eastern Europe to the EU, giving them the right to live and work in the UK, said the office for National statistics, which was responsible for the census.
For many immigrants the UK tends to be a good place for life and work. Kissy Meyer, 25,moved to Nottingham from Germany in 2007.
"The UK is a great place to live because everyone is so sociable. Apart from the heavy drinking, I love the outgoing lifestyle." She told The Sun.
The census results also suggested the English language could be a barrier for immigrants trying to integrate into British society. In 91 percent of households, English is the main language spoken. However, in four percent of British families, no one is brought up speaking English.
"Britain needs to do more to help integrate its immigrant population," the Labor leader Ed Miliband said in a speech in London on Dec 14, 2012.
The future labor government would make proficiency in the English language a key priority,seeking to achieve what he calls a "connected nation" rather than a "segregated one".
"We can only converse if we can speak the same language, so if we are going to build one nation, we need to start with everyone in Britain knowing how to speak English," he said.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
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A．The Historical Day
B．Results of a Census
C．Diversity in Britain
D．Immigrants Problems
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good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners' curiosity ______ he reaches the end of the story.A. when
B. unless
C. after
D. until
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Josh graduated with his master’s degree in space studies and planetary sciences，but after years of working odd jobs and barely______，he decided to go back to get his teaching license。A.putting on the back burner
B.breaking new ground
C.making ends meet
D.proving his mettle
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第二篇Milosevic's DeathFormer Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead last Saturday in his cell at the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The 64-year-old had been on trial there since February 2002.Born in provincial Pozarevac in 1941,he was the second son of a priest and a school teacher.Both of his parents died when he was still a young adult. The young Milosevic was"untypical", says Slavoljub Djukic,his unofficial biographer. He was"not interested in sports,avoided excursions（短途旅行）and used to come to school dressed in the old-fashioned way一white shirt and tie."One of his old friends said,he could "imagine him as a station-master or punctilious（一丝不苟的）civil servant."Indeed that is exactly what he might have become,had he not married Mira.She was widely believed to be his driving force.At university and beyond he did well.He worked for various firms and was a communist party member. By 1986 he was head of Serbia's Central Committee.But still he had not yet really been noticed.It was Kosovo that gave him his chance.An autonomous province of Serbia,Kosovo was home to an Albanian majority and a Serbian minority. In 1989,he was sent there to calm fears of Serbians who felt they were discriminated against.But instead he played the nationalist card and became their champion. In so doing, he changed into a ruthless（无情的）and determined man. At home with Mira he plotted the downfall of his political enemies. Conspiring（密谋）with the director of Serbian TV,he mounted a modern media campaign which aimed to get him the most power in the country.He was elected Serbian president in 1990.In 1997,he became president of Yugoslavia.The rest of the story is well-known:his nationalist card caused Yugoslavia's other ethnic groups to fight for their own rights,power and lands.Yugoslavia broke up when four of the six republics declared independence in 1991.War started and lasted for years and millions died.Then Western countries intervened.NATO bombed Yugoslavia,and he eventually stepped down as state leader in 2000.Soon after this,Serbia's new government,led by Zoran Djindjic,arrested him and sent him to face justice at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Hague.All of the following persons changed his fate in one way or another EXCEPT_______.A:Mira B:his parentsC:Zoran Djindjic D:the Director of Serbian TV
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单选题The master’s authority to act in the interests of the cargo owner is part of his general authority as servant of the Shipowner，and therefore（）will be liable if the master abuses his powers.A
the ChartererB
the ShipownerC
the shipperD
the cargo owner
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单选题请阅读 Passage 1,完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1Every year, the Nobel Prize is given to outstanding work in six fields: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and work in peace.These prizes are named after Alfred Nobel, who asked for the Nobel Foundation to be made in his will.He was an inventor and businessman.Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1883.His father, Immanuel Nobel has periods of success building bridges and periods of not making any money.Immanuel sent Alfred to study chemistry in Paris.Alfred met Ascanio Sobrero, who found the liquid nitroglycerine, a liquid that explodes very easily.Alfred thought about making use of nitroglycerine in the construction of bridges and tunnels.An accident happened during the experiment with the liquid, causing an explosion, which killed and injured several people, including his brother.He continued looking for ways to make this liquid not explode so easily.Nobel was successful in finding a safe way to store the liquid and in 1864 began producing huge amounts of it.He found that mixing it with kind of sand would turn the liquid into a paste.He then wanted to shape the paste into rods that would make it easy to blow up rock when building a tunnel.In 1867, he patented the material as dynamite.This patent greatly reduced the costs of blasting rock and drilling tunnels.As a businessman, Nobel set up laboratories that made dynamite in 90 locations in more than 20 countries.Although dynamite was useful in construction, many people used it as a weapon in war. At age 43, the wealthy and lonely businessman put an ad in the newspaper for a secretary though he was really looking for a wife.Bertha Kinsky worked as his secretary for a short time, but married another man and became Bertha von Suttner.Bertha and Alfred remained friends and wrote letters many years later.She most likely influenced him to strive for peace.She published a novel “Lay Down Your Arms!” in 1889 and became a leading figure in the peace movement.For these reasons, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.What was one problem of nitroglycerine?A
Office buildings could not be built using nitroglycerine.B
Transporting the compound from one factory to another took too much timeC
The compound was explosive and storing it safely was difficult.D
Making dynamite from the compound was too expensive to make a prof it.
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单选题One might infer from the passage that Hemingway preferred which one of the following sources for his novels and short stories?A
Stories that he had heard from friends or chance acquaintancesB
Stories that he had read about in newspapers or other secondary sourcesC
Stories that came to him in periods of meditation or in dreamD
Stories that he had lived rather than read aboutE
Hemingway’s obsession for geographic details progressively overshadowed the dramatic element of his stories
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单选题请阅读 Passage l,完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1 THE SERVANT(1963) is one of thosefilms that it is impossible to forget. The servant exploits his master'sweaknesses until he turns the tables: the story ends with the a cringing masterministering to a lordly servant. It is hard to watch it today without thinkingof another awkward rela-tionship-the onebetween business folk and their smartphones.Smart devices are sometimes empowering.They put a world of information at our fingertips. But for most people theservant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call all thetime. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees ' free time. Work invades the home far morethan domestic chores invade the office.Hyperconnectivity exaggerates the declineof certainty and the general cult of flexibility. Smartphones make it easierfor managers to change their minds at the last moment. Employees find it ever harderto distinguish between on-time and off-time—and indeed between realwork and makework. None of this is good for businesspeople ' s marriages ormental health. It may be bad for business, too. When bosses change their mindsat the last minute, it is hard to plan for the future.How can we reap the benefits ofconnectivity without becoming its slaves? One solution is digital dieting.Banning browsing before breakfast can reintroduce a small amount ofcivilization. Banning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can reallyshow the iPhone who is boss.The problem with this approach is that itworks only if you live on a desert island or at the bottom of a lake. LesliePerlow of Harvard Business School argues that for most people the only way to breakthe 24/7 habit is to act collectively rather than individually. One of theworld's most hardworking organisations, the Boston Consulting Group, introducedrules about when people were expected to be offline, and encouraged them towork together to make this possible. Eventually it forced people to work moreproductively while reducing burnout.MsPerlow' s advice should be taken seriously. The problem of hyperconnectivitywill only get worse, as smartphones become smarter and young digital natives takeover the workforce. But ultimately it is up to companies to outsmart thesmartphones by insisting that everyone turn them off from time to time.Smart devices have become the master mainly because______A
everybody is on call all the timeB
bosses invade their employees ' free timeC
managers easily change their minds at the last momentD
employees find it harder to distinguish between real work and make-work
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单选题We learn from the passage that the author ______.A
revises someone else’s opinionB
explains an opinion of his ownC
favors one of the three opinionsD
comments on three different opinions
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单选题According to the passage, if we perceive a person, we are likely to be interested in _____.A
what he wearsB
how tall he isC
how happy he isD
what color he dyes his hair
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单选题请阅读 Passage 1,完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1Every year, the Nobel Prize is given to outstanding work in six fields: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and work in peace.These prizes are named after Alfred Nobel, who asked for the Nobel Foundation to be made in his will.He was an inventor and businessman.Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1883.His father, Immanuel Nobel has periods of success building bridges and periods of not making any money.Immanuel sent Alfred to study chemistry in Paris.Alfred met Ascanio Sobrero, who found the liquid nitroglycerine, a liquid that explodes very easily.Alfred thought about making use of nitroglycerine in the construction of bridges and tunnels.An accident happened during the experiment with the liquid, causing an explosion, which killed and injured several people, including his brother.He continued looking for ways to make this liquid not explode so easily.Nobel was successful in finding a safe way to store the liquid and in 1864 began producing huge amounts of it.He found that mixing it with kind of sand would turn the liquid into a paste.He then wanted to shape the paste into rods that would make it easy to blow up rock when building a tunnel.In 1867, he patented the material as dynamite.This patent greatly reduced the costs of blasting rock and drilling tunnels.As a businessman, Nobel set up laboratories that made dynamite in 90 locations in more than 20 countries.Although dynamite was useful in construction, many people used it as a weapon in war. At age 43, the wealthy and lonely businessman put an ad in the newspaper for a secretary though he was really looking for a wife.Bertha Kinsky worked as his secretary for a short time, but married another man and became Bertha von Suttner.Bertha and Alfred remained friends and wrote letters many years later.She most likely influenced him to strive for peace.She published a novel “Lay Down Your Arms!” in 1889 and became a leading figure in the peace movement.For these reasons, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A
The construction of bridges and tunnels became much more expensive.B
The original objective of dynamite was to help the Russian navy.C
Many people used nitroglycerine as a weapon in war.D
Alfred Nobel gave away prizes to specialists in six categories.
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单选题请阅读 Passage l,完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1 THE SERVANT(1963) is one of thosefilms that it is impossible to forget. The servant exploits his master'sweaknesses until he turns the tables: the story ends with the a cringing masterministering to a lordly servant. It is hard to watch it today without thinkingof another awkward rela-tionship-the onebetween business folk and their smartphones.Smart devices are sometimes empowering.They put a world of information at our fingertips. But for most people theservant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call all thetime. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees ' free time. Work invades the home far morethan domestic chores invade the office.Hyperconnectivity exaggerates the declineof certainty and the general cult of flexibility. Smartphones make it easierfor managers to change their minds at the last moment. Employees find it ever harderto distinguish between on-time and off-time—and indeed between realwork and makework. None of this is good for businesspeople ' s marriages ormental health. It may be bad for business, too. When bosses change their mindsat the last minute, it is hard to plan for the future.How can we reap the benefits ofconnectivity without becoming its slaves? One solution is digital dieting.Banning browsing before breakfast can reintroduce a small amount ofcivilization. Banning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can reallyshow the iPhone who is boss.The problem with this approach is that itworks only if you live on a desert island or at the bottom of a lake. LesliePerlow of Harvard Business School argues that for most people the only way to breakthe 24/7 habit is to act collectively rather than individually. One of theworld's most hardworking organisations, the Boston Consulting Group, introducedrules about when people were expected to be offline, and encouraged them towork together to make this possible. Eventually it forced people to work moreproductively while reducing burnout.MsPerlow' s advice should be taken seriously. The problem of hyperconnectivitywill only get worse, as smartphones become smarter and young digital natives takeover the workforce. But ultimately it is up to companies to outsmart thesmartphones by insisting that everyone turn them off from time to time.Judging from the text, the problem of hyperconnectivity can be solved by ____.A
digital dietingB
banning using smartphonesC
living aloneD
making it a rule to turn off smartphones sometimes
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单选题According to the passage, before taking a job, a person should _____.A
demonstrate his capabilityB
give his boss a good impressionC
ask for as much money as he canD
ask for the salary he hopes to get
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单选题请阅读 Passage 1，完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1Frenchmen attach great importance to education.They regard the cultivation of children as a social obligation.French education mixes warm romantic humor into its careful and severe education.I have ever heard such a story:It took place in an ordinary French family.One day， when the boy was playing basketball， the ball hit a vase off the shelfwith its mouth knocked off a large piece.The vase was an antique handed down through generations from Bourbon Dynasty.To cover the great trouble， the boy glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place panic-stricken.That evening his mother noticed the change on it.At dinnertime， she asked her boy if he had broken the vase.Being scared of punishment， the boy said by a sudden inspiration that a cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf.His mother was quite clear that her son was lying， for all the windows were closed before her leaving.However， she just said that it seemed it was her carelessness not to have the window tightly closed.Before going to bed， the boy found a note on his bed， on which he was asked to go to the study. The boy had thought he had gotten by under false pretences， but then felt he couldn't dodge the misfortune.Now that he had already lied， he made up his mind no matter what his mother said， he would disavow to the end.On seeing her son enter in fear， his mother took out a chocolate box and gave one piece of the chocolates to her son.“Baker， this chocolate is a reward for you， for you created a cat with your special imagination.” Then， she put another chocolate in his hand.“This chocolate is a reward for your ability to restore.But the glue you used is for restoring paper materials; to restore a vase needs higher special technique.Tomorrow， let's bring the vase to the artists to see how they make a craftwork intact as it was.”With that， she took the third chocolate， “The last chocolate stands for my apology.I shouldn't have laid a vase in a place where it could so easily fall down， I wish you hadn't been scared， my little sweetheart.”“But， Mom， I...”The boy tried to make something clear， but he awkwardly uttered nothing but some words.“Our talk is over.Good night， Baker!” She gave a soft kiss on his forehead and walked out of the study.The following days were the same as before.The only change was that the boy had never told a lie since then.No scolding.It looks unimaginably queer.In fact， the three chocolates are the alarm in the boy's heart all the tune.Sometimes， no punishment itself is a kind of punishment.What would be the best title for the passage?A
A Beautiful LieB
An Antique VaseC
The French PunishmentD
The Change for the Better
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单选题请阅读 Passage 1，完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1Frenchmen attach great importance to education.They regard the cultivation of children as a social obligation.French education mixes warm romantic humor into its careful and severe education.I have ever heard such a story:It took place in an ordinary French family.One day， when the boy was playing basketball， the ball hit a vase off the shelfwith its mouth knocked off a large piece.The vase was an antique handed down through generations from Bourbon Dynasty.To cover the great trouble， the boy glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place panic-stricken.That evening his mother noticed the change on it.At dinnertime， she asked her boy if he had broken the vase.Being scared of punishment， the boy said by a sudden inspiration that a cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf.His mother was quite clear that her son was lying， for all the windows were closed before her leaving.However， she just said that it seemed it was her carelessness not to have the window tightly closed.Before going to bed， the boy found a note on his bed， on which he was asked to go to the study. The boy had thought he had gotten by under false pretences， but then felt he couldn't dodge the misfortune.Now that he had already lied， he made up his mind no matter what his mother said， he would disavow to the end.On seeing her son enter in fear， his mother took out a chocolate box and gave one piece of the chocolates to her son.“Baker， this chocolate is a reward for you， for you created a cat with your special imagination.” Then， she put another chocolate in his hand.“This chocolate is a reward for your ability to restore.But the glue you used is for restoring paper materials; to restore a vase needs higher special technique.Tomorrow， let's bring the vase to the artists to see how they make a craftwork intact as it was.”With that， she took the third chocolate， “The last chocolate stands for my apology.I shouldn't have laid a vase in a place where it could so easily fall down， I wish you hadn't been scared， my little sweetheart.”“But， Mom， I...”The boy tried to make something clear， but he awkwardly uttered nothing but some words.“Our talk is over.Good night， Baker!” She gave a soft kiss on his forehead and walked out of the study.The following days were the same as before.The only change was that the boy had never told a lie since then.No scolding.It looks unimaginably queer.In fact， the three chocolates are the alarm in the boy's heart all the tune.Sometimes， no punishment itself is a kind of punishment.How did the boy feel when he found the note on his bed?A
Doubtful.B
Calm.C
Uneasy.D
Embarrassed.
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单选题请阅读 Passage 1，完成第 21~25小题。Passage 1Frenchmen attach great importance to education.They regard the cultivation of children as a social obligation.French education mixes warm romantic humor into its careful and severe education.I have ever heard such a story:It took place in an ordinary French family.One day， when the boy was playing basketball， the ball hit a vase off the shelfwith its mouth knocked off a large piece.The vase was an antique handed down through generations from Bourbon Dynasty.To cover the great trouble， the boy glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place panic-stricken.That evening his mother noticed the change on it.At dinnertime， she asked her boy if he had broken the vase.Being scared of punishment， the boy said by a sudden inspiration that a cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf.His mother was quite clear that her son was lying， for all the windows were closed before her leaving.However， she just said that it seemed it was her carelessness not to have the window tightly closed.Before going to bed， the boy found a note on his bed， on which he was asked to go to the study. The boy had thought he had gotten by under false pretences， but then felt he couldn't dodge the misfortune.Now that he had already lied， he made up his mind no matter what his mother said， he would disavow to the end.On seeing her son enter in fear， his mother took out a chocolate box and gave one piece of the chocolates to her son.“Baker， this chocolate is a reward for you， for you created a cat with your special imagination.” Then， she put another chocolate in his hand.“This chocolate is a reward for your ability to restore.But the glue you used is for restoring paper materials; to restore a vase needs higher special technique.Tomorrow， let's bring the vase to the artists to see how they make a craftwork intact as it was.”With that， she took the third chocolate， “The last chocolate stands for my apology.I shouldn't have laid a vase in a place where it could so easily fall down， I wish you hadn't been scared， my little sweetheart.”“But， Mom， I...”The boy tried to make something clear， but he awkwardly uttered nothing but some words.“Our talk is over.Good night， Baker!” She gave a soft kiss on his forehead and walked out of the study.The following days were the same as before.The only change was that the boy had never told a lie since then.No scolding.It looks unimaginably queer.In fact， the three chocolates are the alarm in the boy's heart all the tune.Sometimes， no punishment itself is a kind of punishment.What does the underlined word dodge in 4th paragraph probably mean?A
Avoid.B
Cover.C
Rescue.D
Bear.
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