(much) Successful companies concentrate __ on selling their products to their existin
g customers than to their new ones.
g customers than to their new ones.
If we take a close look at successful language learners, we may discover a few techniques which make language learning easier for them.
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners They do not depend on books or teachers; they discover their own way to learn the language.Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain everything, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves.They are good guessers who look for clues and form. their own conclusions.
Successful language learning is active learning.Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such·~chance.They find people who speak the language and ask these people to collect them when they make a mistake.They will try anything to communicate.When communication is difficult, they can accept information
that is inexact or incomplete.It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose.They want to learn a language, because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it.It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them.
31.What is the purpose of this passage? ()
A.To explain the importance of language learning.
B.To teach people to speak English.
C.To introduce some useful techniques of language learning.
D.To compare language learning with language teaching.
32.Which one of the following statements is true about successful language learners according to the passage? ()
A.They are more intelligent than others.
B.They use special techniques.
C.They have good teachers and good books.
D.They spend much more time learning than others.
33.According to the passage, when successful language learners meet some new words, they usually().
A.pay no attention to them
B.look them up in the dictionary at once
C.ask their teachers
D.try to guess their meanmgs
34.Successful language learning is active, so successful learners().
A.look for a chance to use the language
B.wait for a chance to use the language
C.try to avoid using the language
D.only use the language in class
35.Successful language learners want to learn the language because().
A.they have to pass the examination
B.they have interest in the language
C.they think it's very easy to learn the language
D.they want to find better jobs
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher. They discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, they do not wait for a chance to use the language. Instead they look for such a chance. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear and to say strange things. They are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practise using the language regularly because they want to learn it.
The best learners of languages _____ .
A.are the most intelligent students in the class
B.are the best at memorizing long vocabulary lists
C.have the best language learning techniques
D.are the best at mastering rules of grammar
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries, who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
1. Boxing in the 18th century was crude because _____.
A. boxers fought with bare fists
B. there were no regulations
C. boxers could be seriously injured or even killed during a match
D. All of the above
2. What do you think led to the change of crude prize-fighting into a sport? _____
A. Prize money.
B. The introduction of science to the game.
C. The use of gloves.
D. The first set of rules of boxing.
3. Why did Mendoza enjoy tremendous popularity in his day? _____
A. He had defeated his own coach.
B. He was the first to introduce the use of gloves.
C. He did much to change prize-fighting into a sport.
D. He had drawn up the first set of rules of boxing.
4. Mendoza _____ when he was only a teenager.
A. was seriously injured
B. enjoyed more popularity than Humphires
C. made a great deal of money
D. gained fame quickly
5. Humphries turned against Mendoza because _____.
A. Mendoza refused to be his pupil
B. he was jealous of Mendoza's success
C. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly
D. Mendoza was quick to learn
BENEFITS OF VIDEO CONFERENCING
Almost everyone is familiar with video conferencing today, and for good reasons.Video conferencing is convenient. Video conferencing saves money. Video conferencing makes money. And it is so much easier than it used to be.
Today, of course, video conferencing has become an important means for doing business.There is no longer a need to waste time and money traveling, and the advanced technology can offer what every conferencing needs.Audio, web and video together can provide good solutions for large conferences with Q&A session sand private chats.
Why is video conferencing so successful when other technologies have come and gone? It is because it’s convenient and cost-effective. In addition to saving time and money, video conferencing is a lot less stressful than a meeting after a day of airport security, delayed flights and hotel check-in, etc.
Best of all, video conferencing is not expensive nowadays. Web, video and audio conferencing service providers can quickly get you up and running, often without setup fees or high charges. With all that’s available today, the only question is whether a business can afford not to use user-friendly video conferencing.
1、It's easy to use video conferencing in the past.()
2、Video conferencing is the best way for doing business.()
3、The success of video conferencing mainly lies in the development of technology.()
4、Compared to some other forms of meetings. video conferencing is much less stressful.()
5、Nowadays if you don't use video conferencing in some cases maybe your business will sufer losses to some degree.()
A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world’s birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations.
Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from home instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population grow.
China is one of the nations that have made great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about half since 1970.
Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2000.
Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people.
1. The world’s population could reach ____________.
A. 6 billion in 75 years
B. 11 billion in 2075
C. 11 billion by the end of this century
D. 600 million in 15 years
2. Which of the following is true?
A. The world’s birth rate is higher than ten years ago.
B. There has been a slower population growth in the past ten years.
C. Families are as large as before.
D. Birth control has been well practiced in all nations.
3. By the year 2000, the number of births and the number of deaths in China will _______.
A. be greatly different
B. drop a great deal
C. be equal
D. become much larger
4. According to the essay, China’s population control ________.
A. is not quite successful
B. should be considered a big success
C. is far from being successful
D. is a complete failure
5. It may happen in the future that the people who are working in Europe will have to pay much higher taxes because___________.
A. more and more children will be born
B. the number of retired people will become ever larger
C. fewer and fewer children will be born
D. they will be making a lot of money
Why do we care so much about how we look? Because it matters. Because beauty is powerful. Because even when we learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny, we are still moved by beauty. No matter how much we argue against it or pretend to be immune, beauty exerts its power over us. There is simply no escape.
Aristotle said, “Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.” It’s not fair, but it’s true. We simply treat beautiful people better than we do others. Attach a photograph of a beautiful author to an essay, and people will think that it is more creative and more intelligently written than exactly the same essay accompanied by the photo of a homely author.
As children, beautiful people are more likely to become favorites with parents and teachers. Later, they’re more likely to get good jobs and promotion. Beautiful lawyers get paid more than their less attractive colleagues. Good-looking criminals are more likely to win the sympathy of judges and juries. Attractive people in need are more likely to receive help from strangers.
(1)Eleanor Roosevelt’s regret shows ().
A、she was one of the most successful, influential, and beloved women in American history
B、she was not pretty
C、she has many regrets
D、even she was pretty, she wanted to be prettier
(2)“It matters” in paragraph 2 line 1 means ().
A、It is a matter
B、It doesn’t matter
C、It is important
D、It is not important
(3)According to paragraph 2 and paragraph 3, which of the following is not true?
A、We learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny.
B、We can be immune to beauty.
C、Aristotle meant beauty is the best recommendation.
D、People think a beautiful author’s essay is more creative and more intelligently written.
(4)Paragraph 4 is written to show ().
A、beauty is powerful
B、beautiful children are favorites with parents and teachers
C、beautiful lawyers get higher pay than their homely colleagues
D、attractive people receive more help from strangers
(5)The word “good -looking” in paragraph 4 line 3 may mean ().
A、beautiful or handsome
B、lovely
C、careful
D、kind-hearted
At the end of October, the managing director decided to hold a meeting and offer staff the choice of either accepting a 5% pay cut or facing a certain number of redundancies. All staff subsequently agreed to accept the 5% pay cut with immediate effect.
At the same time, the retailer requested that the truffles be made slightly softer. This change was implemented immediately and made the chocolates more difficult to shape. When recipe changes such as these are made, it takes time before the workers become used to working with the new ingredient mix, making the process 20% slower for at least the first month of the new operation.
The standard costing system is only updated once a year in June and no changes are ever made to the system outside of this.
Required:
(a) Calculate the total labour rate and total labour efficiency variances for November, based on the standard cost provided above. (4 marks)
(b) Analyse the total labour rate and total labour efficiency variances into component parts for planning and operational variances in as much detail as the information allows. (8 marks)
(c) Assess the performance of the production manager for the month of November. (8 marks)
In these activities, it is important to remember that the young teens have【C14】______attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized【C15】______participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to【C16】______else without feeling gusty and without letting the other participants【C17】______. This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility.【C18】______they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by【C19】______for roles that are within their【C20】______and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.
【C1】
A.thought
B.idea
C.opinion
D.advice
1.The best title for the passage is ()
A.Benefits on Both Sides
B.Art of Negotiation
C.Skills of Communication
D.How to Be a Good Negotiator
2.Negotiators’ good rapport can make it easy for negotiators()
A.to make them fully understood
B.to make necessary concession
C.to create a positive environment
D.to increase negotiators’ status
3.If we understand that the some real benefits of a deal may come much later()
A.we will take a long term view in the negotiation
B.we will pay more attention to the benefits on both sides
C.we will try much harder to improve the agreement
D.we will try to change the relationship with the other party
4.Many poor negotiators may not make any concession for themselves in that ()
A.they are afraid of losing face
B.they have no clear objectives
C.they are not flexible
D.they are not skillful
5.Good negotiators are usually very persuasive and eloquent in order to()
A.work out ways to resolve problems
B.make sure that everything is understood
C.have better communication with their partners
D.avoid the breakdown of the negotiation
There is a need for people to conform. with society, therefore preventing social-emotional support for interracial couples.Many people are afraid of getting involved because of what others will think.People are often much more open to and ready to embrace the idea when it does not affect their life.“ I support the kid down the street marrying for love, no matter what color skin the person they love has.” However, the same person is not necessarily so supportive when his child brings home someone of another race.Without the support of family, relationships feel more stressful.
Different cultural ideas also increase stress in a relationship.People tend to argue more when they agree less.They tend to agree less when their ideas about things are different.People naturally value their ideas more than they value the ideas of others.This causes each person in the relationship to constantly try to convince the other that their ideas are worthy and that they are worthy of love.A relationship with constant disagreement and a consistent effort to convince the other they deserve their love, without a social network for support, is not likely to be a long-term relationship.
Experts suggest that the way to overcome this is to have a new identity.After securing themselves in the relationship, the partners develop new relational identities that are uniquely and mutually theirs as an interracial couple.This new identity provides the support that is needed to make a relationship succeed.
11.The main idea of Paragraph 1 is that_______.
A.in a conservative society in the past, there were no interracial marriages
B.in a conservative society in the past, interracial marriages were not supported
C.the rates of interracial marriages are still infrequent in an open society
D.compared with the rates of interracial marriages in the past, the current rates are higher
12.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.Since people are much more open in the modern society, they support interracial marriages
B.When their child falls in love with someone of another race, parents are usually supportive
C.People do not have to obey the rules of the society
D.Many people are supportive to interracial marriages when they are not concerned.
13.The author’s attitude toward interracial marriages is _______.
A.indifferent
B.supportive
C.neutral
D.negative
14.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that _______.
A.people always try to convince other people that they are worthy of love
B.modern people tend to value their ideas more than they value the ideas of others
C.constant disagreement will usually lead to a short-term relationship if a supportive social network is not available
D.because of different cultural ideas, people tend to argue more while they agree less
15.The author mentions in the last paragraph that a successful interracial marriage depends on _________.
A.support from society
B.a new identity
C.a new identity and social support
D.a unique and mutual relationship