At the meeting, all the staff have a heated d...

At the meeting, all the staff have a heated discussion on the most efficient way to ________their plan in limited time.

A. analyze B. assume

C. acknowledge D. accomplish

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Nowadays, people have a heated discussion on whether the pressure on international sports players kills the essence of sport --- the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for the entire nation’s hopes, dreams and reputation.

A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina to someone and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map.

Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money travelling to Argentina, where the finals were played.

So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentinians really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really, but it’s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.

1.According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will ___________.

A.fail to succeed. B.lose enjoyment.

C.achieve success. D.go unreasonable.

2.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ____________.

A.children take part in all kinds of sports because sports activities give them pleasure.

B.competitions between different school teams make sports no longer a personal act for fun.

C.some people believe that international competition makes sports a task, a responsibility, for the individuals.

D.some people think international competition is in a way opposite to the pursuit of personal excellence.

3.What does the speaker mean when he says “In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map”?

A.Winning the World Cup makes Argentina a football power in the world.

B.Argentina is not important before it wins the World Cup.

C.Winning the World Cup gives weight to Argentina’s position in the world.

D.Argentina is world-famous for its football because of its obvious position on the map.

4.The word “irrational” in the third paragraph means __________.

A.passionate, B.unreasonable.

C.angry, D.happy,

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–What is the theme about for the meeting this evening?.

--No idea. Perhaps we will have to discuss the plan ___ a few days later.

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We’re having a meeting in half an hour. The discussion ________ at the meeting will influence the future of our company.

A.to be made 　 B. being made 　　　 C. made　　 D. having been made

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At the meeting, we discussed___ we should spend more money on the project.

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At today’s meeting we are to discuss and decide on the most effective ___________ to the study of mathematics.

A. approaches                     B. means                               C. methods                           D. ways

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There will be more than five proposals __________ at the meeting.

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Would it be possible for me to meet with you _____ and discuss the matter?

A. on your comfort                   B. at your service

C. at your ease                       D. at your convenience

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The discussion on renewable energy has been going on for at least a decade and people have relied on fossil fuels almost entirely for more than a century. However, the situation when fossil fuels were the most efficient and the cheapest source of energy has been left far in the past. Many countries such as Germany and Sweden have already made significant efforts to fix this situation, employing numerous power plants working on the renewable resources of energy. The most effective among these resources is geothermal（地热的）energy.

Geothermal energy does not depend on the world’s economic and political situation as strongly as fossil fuels do. Besides, extracting（提炼）fossil fuels adds to the price of energy produced from them. Therefore, geothermal energy is much cheaper than traditional ones, saving up to 80% of the costs over fossil fuels.

Being a renewable resource, geothermal energy produces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources. In geothermal systems, carbon dioxide makes up about 10% of air produced. Overall, in order to produce the electricity that can be used for one hour, the geothermal systems produce 0.1 pound of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases. For a comparison, a power plant producing from gas produces up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and those power plants that work on coal（煤）produce an astonishing 3.6 pounds of greenhouse gases.

Low costs is another reason why using geothermal power plants should be the first choice for many countries. Geothermal heat systems require 25% to 50% less energy for work compared with the traditional systems for heating or cooling. Besides, geothermal equipment is less big: due to the very nature of geothermal energy, geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts, all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building. What’s more, the life span of geothermal equipment is rather long. All these make geothermal power stations easy to build and keep.

1.Fossil fuels are more expensive than geothermal energy partly because _______.

A. it is free to use geothermal energy

B. the production of fossil fuels costs a lot

C. fossil fuels are nearly used up

D. geothermal energy doesn’t depend on political situation

2.According to Paragraph 3, what can be concluded from the comparison?

A. Geothermal energy is environmentally friendly.

B. Gas and coal are often used to produce electricity.

C. Coal is much more efficient than gas.

D. The geothermal systems don’t produce harmful gases.

3.Geothermal equipment is usually not as big as that of traditional energy because of______.

A. the life span of geothermal equipment　　 B. geothermal power plants

C. the nature of geothermal energy　　 D. the small buildings

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Many countries have benefited from geothermal energy.

B. Geothermal energy is well accepted.

C. Fossil fuels are being run out of.

D. Geothermal energy has many advantages.

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To meet the sales goal ________ in the plan a the beginning of the quarter, all the staff are trying their best to promote their products.

A. laid out　　 B. held out　　 C. figured out　　 D. let out

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