As the President of Ariel Investments, I am often asked how to cultivate （培 养） green hands to be qualified for a new job within a short time. My memories take me straight back to the days when I worked for John W. Rogers.
While in college, I worked as an intern （实 习生） at Ariel Investments. As the youngest girl of six kids from a single mom, I had very little knowledge of the business world. When I graduated, I decided to return to the company to improve myself.
At the age of 22, my perspective was greatly influenced by lunching with the company's founder and then-president, John W. Rogers. He told me that I would often find myself in the company of rich and successful people with big titles, lots of degrees and lots of experience. And yet, my ideas could still be as good or even better, he said. This early advice became the guiding force that has helped me throughout my entire career. When I was starting out, I thought my inexperience was holding me back, but John said that it was a good thing. He told me that being inexperienced means that you have a fresh point of view.
As my tutor, John encouraged me to be brave. As my boss, he took some giant leaps of faith to support me. Because of our first lunch and the years of support that followed, I never thought twice about speaking up, raising my hand or taking a seat at the table. Staying in the background was never a choice. But John 's advice came with one important warning. I needed to keep my attitude in check. It's one thing to be firm but quite another to be rude. Similarly, there is a fine line between confidence and overconfidence. With that in mind, I have had to learn to balance the way I act around others. As someone once told me, “the goal is to be non-threatened and non-threatening at the same time. ”
1.What can we learn about the author from the text?
A.She went to Ariel Investments after graduation for practice.
B.She made her voice heard with encouragement from her boss.
C.Her miserable childhood had a negative effect on her work.
D.Her performance during internship was highly praised in public.
2.Due to John W. Rogers' advice, the author_______ .
A.learned to strike a balance between work and life
B.contributed her ideas only after listening to others'
C.no longer felt lost and became aware of her own value
D.switched to a different company to display her talent
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Keep Your Attitude under Control.
B.Encourage Your Employees to Grow.
C.Let Your Success Be Your Noise.
D.Live a Life with a High Goal.
4.Who would probably benefit most from this article?
A.Company bosses. B.Those new to a job.
C.Business consultants. D.Experienced teammates.
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As the President of Ariel Investments, I am often asked how to cultivate （培 养） green hands to be qualified for a new job within a short time. My memories take me straight back to the days when I worked for John W. Rogers.
While in college, I worked as an intern （实 习生） at Ariel Investments. As the youngest girl of six kids from a single mom, I had very little knowledge of the business world. When I graduated, I decided to return to the company to improve myself.
At the age of 22, my perspective was greatly influenced by lunching with the company's founder and then-president, John W. Rogers. He told me that I would often find myself in the company of rich and successful people with big titles, lots of degrees and lots of experience. And yet, my ideas could still be as good or even better, he said. This early advice became the guiding force that has helped me throughout my entire career. When I was starting out, I thought my inexperience was holding me back, but John said that it was a good thing. He told me that being inexperienced means that you have a fresh point of view.
As my tutor, John encouraged me to be brave. As my boss, he took some giant leaps of faith to support me. Because of our first lunch and the years of support that followed, I never thought twice about speaking up, raising my hand or taking a seat at the table. Staying in the background was never a choice. But John 's advice came with one important warning. I needed to keep my attitude in check. It's one thing to be firm but quite another to be rude. Similarly, there is a fine line between confidence and overconfidence. With that in mind, I have had to learn to balance the way I act around others. As someone once told me, “the goal is to be non-threatened and non-threatening at the same time. ”
1.What can we learn about the author from the text?
A.She went to Ariel Investments after graduation for practice.
B.She made her voice heard with encouragement from her boss.
C.Her miserable childhood had a negative effect on her work.
D.Her performance during internship was highly praised in public.
2.Due to John W. Rogers' advice, the author_______ .
A.learned to strike a balance between work and life
B.contributed her ideas only after listening to others'
C.no longer felt lost and became aware of her own value
D.switched to a different company to display her talent
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Keep Your Attitude under Control.
B.Encourage Your Employees to Grow.
C.Let Your Success Be Your Noise.
D.Live a Life with a High Goal.
4.Who would probably benefit most from this article?
A.Company bosses. B.Those new to a job.
C.Business consultants. D.Experienced teammates.
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People often ask me how, as a man, I became so devoted to improving the quality of women’s lives. It wasn’t until age forty that I realized what had started me down my career path.
One morning more than thirty-seven years ago, I was awakened by the passing school bus. I was thirteen years old, living at home with my two younger brothers and our mother, Doris Joy Heavin. She had just passed her fortieth birthday. She was a mother of five children and had suffered emotional and physical problems most of her life. Her doctor had tried various treatments on her with little benefit.
As I awoke to the sound of the passing school bus, my brother Paul came in and told me that I’d better come quickly because mother was sick. As I knelt beside her bed, I could feel the absence of warmth. I put my arms around her, first to feel for a sign of life, and then as a final hug. I took my younger brothers, aged eight and nine, in my arms and gently told them that our mother was in heaven.
Her death was unnecessary. The high blood pressure causing the blood clot(血栓) that took her life was unnecessary. Rather than medicate the symptoms, she could have dealt with the cause of her high blood pressure: we now know that exercise and proper nutrition will almost always reduce the causes of high blood pressure and most other chronic(慢性的) diseases.
Many years later, while teaching a fitness and weight loss class to a group of about eighty women, I realized I was subconsciously(下意识地) searching the crowd for the face of my mother.
57．The underlined part “medicate the symptoms” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______ .
A．provide proper nutrition
B．take exercise regularly
C．give up the treatment
D．treat the disease using medicine
58．What made the author devoted to improving the quality of women’s lives.
A．His mother’s illness and death.
B．The early loss of both his parents.
C．His support to the rights of women.
D．His knowledge of high blood pressure.
59．From the passage we learn that ________ .
A．the author was the oldest child in his family
B．the author’s father died long before his mother
C．high blood pressure is a kind of chronic disease
D．many women were found with blood clot at the time
60．Why did the author think his mother’s death was unnecessary?
A．Because her blood clot wasn’t a deadly disease at the time.
B．Because his mother wouldn’t have died if she had a job．
C．Because her high blood pressure could have been prevented．
D．Because his mother was not treated in the local hospital.
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People in China, as in other parts of the world, are waiting to see how U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will deal with global problems such as the current economic slowdown once he takes office. As Sam Beattie reports from Beijing, there is widespread hope for closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation.
For many students in Beijing, Mr. Obama symbolizes all that is possible in the United States. He's a popular winner here, seen as a self-made man who has made it to the top.
"I think he is very charming, and a president who can create a new era," said Zhang Wei, a university student. "I like him very much and most of my friends do too." Ni Weibo, another university student, agrees. "Sino-U.S. relations still need more cooperation," she said. "I think he will help take it to a new era."
China's President Hu Jintao congratulated Mr. Obama within hours of his victory, saying he hoped bilateral ties could be made stronger.
Political analysts here say China will be looking for the incoming president to avoid contentious issues such as Taiwan's independence, human rights and Tibet.
Instead, they say Beijing would like Mr. Obama to focus on solving the global economic crisis, and to help China's slowing economy by opening up U.S. markets.
But trade relations might be a sticking point, says Renmin University's Professor of International Studies, Shi Yinhong.
He warns, "There is a possibility that President Obama will take some protectionist measures which China will not accept, then trade disputes could develop to a degree that we have not seen ever before."
Despite making the headlines, Mr. Obama faces some tough challenges in managing the U.S. relationship with China. China is now a stronger and more confident country than the China his predecessors dealt with. And in this time of economic uncertainty, analysts say it's a country with which Mr. Obama will want to maintain a good relationship.
1.What can we infer from the first three paragraphs?
A. Mr. Obama was popular with many students in Beijing mostly because he will take office soon.
B. Economic slowdown is the big problem that the world is facing and looking forward to solve except US
C. China’s President Hu Jintao congratulated Obama on his victory within hours.
D. Through Obama’s being elected, we can see all is possible in US and a new relationship may come.
2.What is not mentioned in this passage?
A. What Barack Obama is expected to do in dealing with the US-China relationship.
B. Why Barack Obama will maintain a good relationship with China.
C. How Barack Obama will deal with the current economic slowdown.
D. What image Barack Obama has given to Chinese people.
3.. What does “ a sticking point”( in para.7 ) mean?
A. a twist point B. a disputed point C. a good beginning D. a understanding point
4.What is the best title for this report?
A. US-Chinese Cooperation Under the Current Economic Slowdown
B. Obama, Seen As A Popular Winner In China
C. Chinese Want Stronger Ties With US Under Obama Administration
D. The Current Economic Problem faces China As Well As US
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He doesn’t like the man, so he will not ______ him to be the president.
A. ask a favor of B. do a favor for C. be in the favor of D. be in favor of
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The story is about ________ life of Obama, who is ________ 44th President of the United States of America.
| A．a; the | B．a; a | C．the; the | D．the; a |
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The president of the World Bank says he has a passion for China , he remembers starting as early as his childhood.
A. where B. which C. what D. when
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Ron Meyer is the president and COO（首席运营官） of Universal Studios．As one of the most successful business leaders in Hollywood, he heads up Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts．He's the guy who oversees the production of Multimillion-dollar extravaganzas（作品） like King Kong and Cinderella Man．
Meyer’s story sounds like the plot of one of his motion pictures．He grew up in a modest home where there was little income．It was a big deal to go to a restaurant．At 15, he quit high school and spent his time hanging out with the neighborhood toughs（流氓）．He was then a kid quick with his fists who seemed to get into fights somewhat regularly．At one point, he was separated from others with an infectious disease, having no TV and nothing to do．His mother sent him two books．One was The Amboy Dukes, a novel about kids in street gangs．The other was The Flesh Peddlers, about a guy in the talent agency（星探公司）who lived a successful life．“I realized,” he says, “that I was no longer that silly kid I had been, and I wanted to change my life．”
Meyer took any job he could get．He worked as a busboy and short-order cook．He cleaned offices and sold shoes．That attitude made an impression on people．One day he received a call from Paul Kohner, a successful agent who represented stars like John Huston, Charles Bronson and Lana Turner．Their messenger and driver had quit, and they knew Ron was willing to take whatever job they offered. He started the job the next day．
Meyer was lucky to work with a good boss―and he had the brains to make the most of that experience．In nearly six years of driving for Kohner, Meyer became his right-hand man and learned a lot．By the 1970s, Meyer had built many relationships in the business．In 1975, the fate presented an opportunity and he started his own operation Creative Artists Agency, which became a huge success, representing Hollywood legends like Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise．
Twenty years later, Meyer was appointed to run Universal Studios, a position far beyond his youthful dream．But once he saw success was possible, he was driven to achieve it．Today, colleagues regularly owe his success―and theirs―to his humility and perseverance．It’s a level of success that takes determination, personality and intelligence, whether it comes from a college education or from the street．
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How a bitter childhood contributes to one’s success．
B．It’s important to choose a right career to achieve one’s life goal．
C．A talent agency helps a person to become famous．
D．It’s people’s determination, intelligence and personality that decide their success．
2.What does the author mean by saying “he had the brains to make the most of that experience”?
A．He benefited a good deal from the experience．
B．He smartly took the opportunity to learn from the experience．
C．That experience made him ever smarter than ever before．
D．He used his brains to impress his boss．
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．A talent agency is to oversee the production of movies．
B．Ron Meyer did far more successfully than Raul Kohner．
C．Relationship is the most important thing in the film industry．
D．Meyer had never thought of being as successful as today．
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When people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?
I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some people’s minds I wouldn’t be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, I’m actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online.
Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a strong reason for online journalism.
In her successful blog post titled The Job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states, “Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers’ heads,” She goes on to state that people don’t feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get new from many different sources.
If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.
Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.
Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.
Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.
1.According to Paragraph 2, the author feels ________.
A. confident about the future of his career
B. worried about the future of print
C. tired of being a newspaper journalist
D. embarrassed about online writing
2.What information is conveyed in Jenny’s blog post?
A. Twitter is not very popular.
B. It is hard to manage online journalism.
C. Print still has its own advantages.
D. People have more options to get information.
3.What does the underlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Promising B. Depressing
C. Unforgiving D. Encouraging
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To explore the future of journalism.
B. To analyze the cause of print decline.
C. To explain the bright future of a journalist.
D. To introduce a successful blog post about print.
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1. The hostess of the party, who ______ as a doctor for five years, is president of a famous private school.
A. worked B. has worked C. works D. had worked
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Ever since Donald Trump w as elected President of the US , the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.
In China, the spotlight has been main ly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely inf luent ial ro le model w ith strik ing beauty, a successful career, and happy family. She leads a dream life that a million g irls w ould long for. Yes, she w as born w ith a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got w here she is by herself.
There’s alw ays going to be articles that say people born into w ealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do w ork harder than you.
There is a tendency in the med ia now adays to encourage elit ism(精英主义). They are trying to brainw ash young people into think ing that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuild ing and appearance improvement. They make you believ e that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the upper class.
But w hat’s the dow nside of being average or common? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a w eek unless you are a gym crazy? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to w orry constantly about how to enter high society later?
Don’t let the idea of elit ism get to you. Everybody has a right to live the life they w ant. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on w hether they are a part of the upper class or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, w hy bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your ow n life path and go for it.
1.Which of the follow ing about Ivanka is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. She w as born in a w ealthy family.
B. She has a successful career.
C. She made it due to her father.
D. She is pretty beautiful.
2.What is the author ’s attitude tow ards the tendency in the media to encourage elitism?
A. Unconcerned. B. Negative. C. Doubtful. D. Approving.
3.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Run After Stars’ Shadow s B. Elitism and the Upper Class
C. Trump and His Daughter Ivanka D. Follow Your Ow n Course in Life
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