Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house. So far as the children were concerned,they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination. He stirred Maggie's anger, however, so that she often said to her husband, "it's mercy that brother of yours doesn't come oftener". In fact,James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight o'clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother. His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed. Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them, as if he was unable to see children, at least until the time came for him to go. Instead, after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, "you'll be getting on with the supper, Maggie". Such was his regard for her. Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company,she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James' voice. Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs. Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was mean. He always went home by the last train ,just after two o'clock. Maggie's children secretly stared at their uncle. They could not forget that he had, in their mother's words, "lost two wives and taken a third". They wondered about those two unfortunate lost ladies. They asked each other what their fate had been, and if neither could ever be found again. James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her. The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door.
1. James often visited Maggie and her family.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
B
[解析] 题干要求判断James是否经常拜访Maggie和她的家人。文章讲的是关于一位不速之客的故事。第一段第一句话提到“James was not a frequent visitor to the house”,意思是“James并非是一位常客”,所以题干是错误的。
2. Maggie's children felt curious about this guest.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
A
[解析] 题干要求判断Maggie的孩子们是否对这位客人感到很好奇。第一段提到了孩子们对这位不速之客的态度,“they had a mystery about him that stirred their imagination”,他们对这位客人还是十分好奇的,所以题干中的信息是正确的。
3. Maggie was angry about James' visit because he had never brought her any gifts.
4. When James was in their house, he would often spend the whole night there.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
B
[解析] 题干要求判断James到她们家时是否经常在那里过夜。第二段提到了James到她们家的情况,“James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight O'clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours”,也就是说他只在那里待六个小时,并不是在那里过夜,所以题干是错误的。
5. James showed no interest and unfriendliness in Maggie's children when he came.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
A
[解析] 题干要求判断James是否对Maggie的孩子们没兴趣、不友好。第二段提到他对孩子们的态度,“Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them, as if he Was unable to see children”,所以题干中的信息是正确的。
6. James treated Maggie very friendly.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
B
[解析] 题干要求判断James是否对Maggie很友好。根据第二段中“after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either”,我们可以看出,James对Maggie不友好,甚至是很冷淡,所以题干表述是错误的。
7. Maggie and her children stayed upstairs and made a loud noise on purpose.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
A
[解析] 题干要求判断Maggie和孩子们在楼上是否是故意制造出噪音的。第三段讲到,当James和孩子们的父亲谈话时,Maggie把孩子们都带到了楼上,“of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James's voice”,可以看出Maggie是故意这么做的,以便打断James的谈话。而且从第一句“Maggie paid him back in her own way.”也可知她是故意的。所以题干是正确的。
8. Her children couldn't wait to say goodbye to James because they dropped off to sleep early.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
B
[解析] 题干要求判断是否所有的孩子等不到和James告别因为他们很早就睡着了。第三段讲到,当James要离开时,“Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left”,她会把孩子们叫醒,迫使James给他们四个先令。所以题干是错误的。
9. James was so mean that he often went home by the last train.
10. James never brought his third wife with him because he didn't want to buy another ticket.
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
C
[解析] 题干要求判断James从未带妻子一起来是否是因为他不想再买一张票。最后一段提到了James和他妻子的一些情况,“lost two wives and taken a third”,而且“James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her”,但是没有明确告诉我们原因,所以无法判断题干是否正确。
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy(值得称赞的). Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Persona] advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones;their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the attractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the unattractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman considered to be more feminine(有女性气质的)has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required. This is true even in politics, "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates (候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
1. The underlined word "liability" most probably means ______.
① International advertising entails dissemination of a commercial message to target audiences in more than one country. Target audiences differ from country to country in terms of how they perceive or interpret symbols or stimuli, respond to humor or emotional appeals, as well as in levels of literacy and languages spoken. ② How the advertising function is organized also varies. In some cases, multinational firms centralize advertising decisions and budgets and use the same or a limited number of agencies worldwide. In other cases, budgets are decentralized and placed in the hands of local subsidiaries, resulting in greater use of local advertising agencies. ③ International advertising can, therefore, be viewed as a communication process that takes place in multiple cultures that differ in terms of values, communication styles, and consumption patterns. International advertising is also a business activity involving advertisers and the advertising agencies that create ads and buy media in different countries. The sum total of these activities constitutes a worldwide industry that is growing in importance. International advertising is also a major force that both reflects social values ,and propagates certain values worldwide. ④ In international markets the process of communicating to a target audience is more complex because communication takes place across multiple contexts, which differ in terms of language, literacy, and other cultural factors. In addition, media differ in their effectiveness in carrying different appeals. A message may, therefore, not get through to the audience because of people' s inability to understand it (due to literacy problems), because they misinterpret the message by attaching different meanings to the words or symbols used, or because they do not respond to the message due to a lack of income to purchase the advertised product. Media limitations also play a role in the failure of a communication to reach its intended audience. ⑤ The process of communication in international markets involves a number of steps. First, the advertiser determines the appropriate message for the target audience. Next, the message is encoded so that it will be clearly understood in different cultural contexts. The message is then sent through media channels to the audience who then decodes and reacts to the message. At each stage in the process, cultural barriers may hamper effective transmission of the message and result in miscommunication.
1. Paragraph ①______ A. Audiences in International Advertising B. Steps in Advertising as a Communication Process C. The Ways the Advertising Function Is Organized D. International Advertising as a Communication Process E. Definition of International Advertising F. The Author' s Opinion about International Advertising
A
[解析] 文中第一段通过介绍国际广告的功能,引出了对它的目标对象的着重介绍。因此答案为A。
2. Paragraph ②______
C
[解析] 第二段第一句就指出广告机构的组织形式是不同的,接着就举了两个例子来说明。故答案为C。
3. Paragraph ③______
E
[解析] 第三段介绍了国际广告的三个特点,明确了国际广告到底是什么。故答案为E。
4. Paragraph ④______
D
[解析] 第四较详细介绍了为什么国际广告作为一种交流过程是复杂的。故答案为D。
5. Paragraph ⑤______
B
[解析] 最后一段第一句话就表明本段将详细介绍交流过程中的几个步骤。故答案为B。
6. International advertising entails dissemination of a commercial message to ______ in many countries. A. advertiser B. cultural barriers C. target audiences D. advertising decisions and budgets E. a major force F. the multiple contexts of communication
8. Besides being seen as a communication process, international advertising is also ______ that both reflects social values, and propagates certain values worldwide.
9. In international markets the process of communicating to a target audience is more complex because ______ differ in terms of language,literacy,and other cultural factors.
Self-confidence is important to achieve success. Children are sensitive and need encouragement to learn. They need the support from parents and adults to grow up well-balanced. Confidence in children comes from positive support in adults. 1 A positive image means that they are self-confident, that they know their own limits and trust their own abilities. People who have a positive image enjoy their lives and can handle themselves in tough situations. So, it is the same situation for children. 2 This feeling is not born. It's created in the child's environment. Verbal and non-verbal hints are important to convey a message of confidence. Confidence from adults gives the child the ability to handle new challenges and activities. Accept children for who they are. Whatever the child does right, we should praise them and encourage them. If a child does something inappropriate, then we have to correct them (without yelling at them). 3 Children learn a lot more by trying for themselves though it will take longer and probably be more messy. Patience and confidence can do a lot. 3 Provide them with help, if they need it. Be proud of them, whether or not they succeed. Children with self-confidence are not frightened by new experiences or learning situations. Act as a role model. Children learn the most from your behavior. Children always imitate adult behavior, good and bad. They want to be adults themselves. If they see you cussing (骂人), they will cuss. 5 Abused(受虐)children will become child abusers. Building confidence in children will help them achieve success as adults. A. If they see you helping others,they will try to help. B. They need to know that without making mistakes,there can be no wisdom. C. It is important that children develop a positive image of their own. D. Give children the time and space to try something new and learn from their mistakes. E. Self-confidence is the most important factor in success. F. In order to build self-confidence,parents need to show confidence in their children.
[解析] 第四段空格前的内容主要论述父母要接受自己的孩子这一观点。作者认为父母看到孩子做对了事情,要给予赞扬和鼓励;对于他们做得不好的事情,要帮助他们改正。那么空格处的内容应与“If a child does something inappropriate...”相衔接。选项B中的“making mistakes”与前面的“does something inappropriate”在语义上相呼应,因此符合题意。
4.
D
[解析] 空格前讲到“耐心和信心具有很大作用”,而空格后建议父母要给予孩子帮助,因此应填句子的内容应该与前后信息一致或相关联。通过分析剩余选项,D选项“Give children the time and space to try something new and learn from their mistakes”在结构和内容上与上下文衔接,为应填句子。
5.
A
[解析] 最后一段作者建议父母要为孩子树立榜样,并举例说明。空格前后分别是两个孩子模仿成年人的例子,考生可以判断应填句子应该与这两个例子相关或相似。在剩余的两个选项中,A选项的“If...,they will...”与空格前的“If they see you cussing, they will cuss”句型一致,而且是一个正面的例子,在结构和内容上都符合题意。
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of 1 ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost 2 word flashed on the Internet and was picked up,half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on 3 the group's on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: "We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn't just something 4 happened in Australia. It's world history." The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to 5 with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is 6 to turn back. In Australia—where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a 7 law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death—probably by a 8 injection or pill—to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can 9 a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering:a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not 10 of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says. A. that B. deadly C. deal D. done E. incurably F. different G. afraid H. sign I. immediately J. similar K. via L. unlikely
1.
E
[解析] 此处需要副词。incurably ill patients患有不可治愈的疾病的病人。
2.
I
[解析] 此处需要副词。almost immediately几乎同时。
3.
K
[解析] 此处需要介词。via通过,经由。
4.
A
[解析] 此处为定语从句。因为前面有something,根据语法规则,只能用that。
5.
C
[解析] 此处需要动词。deal with为固定搭配,表示“处理”。
6.
L
[解析] 此处需要副词。句首but表示转 折,根据上文,此处填unlikely(不可能)。
7.
J
[解析] 此处需要形容词。making a similar law to deal with euthanasia制定一个类似的法律处理安乐死。
8.
B
[解析] 此处需要形容词。deadly致命的。
9.
H
[解析] 此处需要动词。sign a certificate of request签署一个请求协议。
"Take Five", the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was a 1 (music) milestone—a deceptively (似是而非也) complex jazz composition that introduces a new, 2 (adventure) sound to millions of 3 (listen). In a career that spanned almost of American jazz since World War II, Brubeck's celebrated quartet (四重奏) combined exotic (民国情调的), 4 (challenge) tempos (拍子) with classical influences to create 5 (last) standards. Brubeck combined classical influences and his own 6 (innovate) on the seminal 1959 album Time Out by his classic quartet. It was the first jazz album to 7 (deliberate) explore time signatures outsides of the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. He was also the first modern jazz 8 (music) pictured on the cover of Time magazine—on Nov. 8, 1954. His experience in World War II let him to look beyond jazz and to compose some other 9 (extend) works touching on themes involving 10 (religious), civil rights and peace. In a 2010 interview, Brubeck said, "If there is a heaven, let it be a good place for all of us to jam (即兴音乐) together and have a wonderful musical experience."
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Dear Helen,
I remember all the time that your birthday is around the corner. I am sure all the friends and relatives are planning a big birthday party for you. May I join them in wishing you a happy birthday?
How I wish I could stretch out my hand to shake with you, but you are so far away on the other side of the globe. Do you know how much I cherish our friendship during the past ten years, and how much I anticipate maintaining it for the years to come?
I write this letter to send my heartiest congratulations. I am sure that your birthday party will be a great success and I wish you many happy returns.