A.corporate
B.affair
C.exotic
D.finite
A.he finds more fun out of his study
B.he will find more fun out of his study
C.more fun will be found out of his study
D.the more fun he will find out of his study
(1). The main idea of this passage is that ________ .
A. laziness is a bad habit that everyone wants to get rid of
B. there are disadvantages and advantages in being lazy
C. laziness is the sign of very serious emotional problems
D. lazy people usually do their work more carefully
(2). Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?
A. Laziness is a kind of mental disease.
B. Laziness is more beneficial than harmful.
C. Laziness cannot be explained.
D. Laziness is sometimes due to a fear of failure.
(3). Which of the following ideas does the passage support?
A. Most of the time laziness is a good quality.
B. Most assembly workers are lazy.
C. The word "laziness" is sometimes misused.
D. Most overworked people are lazy.
(4). The author's attitude towards laziness is ________________.
A. objective
B. subjective
C. critical
D. humorous
(5). As used in this passage, the word "devised" (in Paragraph 2 ) probably means _________ .
A. understood
B. wrote
C. created
D. proved
We may think of the American economy, as consisting of two completely different sectors.The world of the giant corporations, which can be called the "industrial system", consists of 500 or 600 firms that provide "nearly all communications, nearly all production and distribution of electric power, much transportation, most manufacturing and mining, a substantial share of retail trade, and a considerable amount of entertainment." Outside of this industrial system fall most agricultural enterprises, some mining and trucking, professional and artistic pursuits, some retail trade, and most personal and domestic services.
The classical economic laws of supply and demand still apply to some degree.But today the industrial sector is characterized far more by planning and certainty than by the free play of market forces.It appears that it could scarcely be otherwise.In large corporations with advanced technological systems and complex organizations of highly trained specialists, plans for producing any one item are made well in advance.Such plans, once made, are hard to change.Because long-term planning demands certainty, market forces are avoided by various means.For example, the corporation may achieve "vertical integration" by buying companies that supply raw materials at one end of the process and distribution outlets at the other.Corporations may agree on "just prices" for things they buy and sell.They may enter mutually advantageous long-term contracts with suppliers and customers.Moreover, in their quest for certainty they generally have the support of the state.
26.The American giant corporations possess so many new characteristics that
A) highly educated managers are important for the corporations
B giant corporations become decentralized
C economic laws of the market are effective inside corporations
D heads of the giant corporations try to control the government
27.By the second paragraph, we know that .
A retail trade accounts for a big part in non-industrial system
B there are more giant corporations than agricultural enterprises
C giant corporations control every part of American economy
D giant corporations provide most of productions and services
28.From the whole passage, we can infer that American economy .
A is experiencing the rise of giant corporations
B is determined by hundreds of giant corporations
C has failed to balance supply and demand
D becomes highly-planned one
29.In the third sentence of last paragraph, the second "it" may refer to.
A classic economic law of supply and demand
B industrial sector
C American economy
D market force
30.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A American economy is characterized by high technology and giant corporations.
B American economy consists of industrial systems and agricultural enterprises.
C.Market economy is gradually replaced by planned economy.
D Highly trained specialists are needed.
A.will have
B.will be having
C.are having
D.will have had
A.such hot weather that
B.a hot enough weather so that
C.a very hot weather so that
D.so hot a weather that
A. Will you come with your boyfriend?一Sur
B. We'll be there before seven
C.Thank you for the invitation
D.Thank you all the same
E.That's all right
Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: ●summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then ●comment on whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machines. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. With intelligent machines to do the thinking, will our brains get lazy? Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence. But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines, our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent? Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown much of the time by automatic pilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capacity of mere human air traffic controllers. As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make life easier. In the future, the electronic assistant will develop to the point that it serves similar functions as a real living butler, fulfilling requests such as: “Organize a dinner party for six on Thursday, Jeeves, and invite the usual guests.” At that point, our long struggle with challenging technologies is at an end. Like Be Wooster, we can take it easy knowing that the hard work of planning and organizing is being done by a better brain-the electronic assistant. Starved of mental effort, our brains will regress.
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the response to the birth of a child, it is clear that the change from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.
It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the change the wife must make to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete change in daily routine and adjustment, and the father's role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.
1.According to the author, how do men feel after they become fathers ().
A、They feel like they need some more experience
B、They have a feeling that they must do a lot of planning
C、Some men feel proud and others uneasy
D、They have a feeling of not caring about things
2.Which of the following is stated in the passage ().
A、Some parents have a child accidentally and they are not prepared.
B、Young couples do not want to have children at all these days.
C、Working couples turn to their parents to take care of their children.
D、Many parents look forward to having a girl as their first child
3.In the third paragraph, the author ().
A、thinks fathers should take their responsibilities in raising children
B、criticizes writers for writing so much about being a father
C、supports the idea that a father should also run the home well
D、complains that husbands cannot get much help being a father
4.The change of the mother's role requires that the wife ().
A、just do whatever she likes to do in her life
B、change completely to deal with the new situation
C、work only within her own home if she can
D、help her husband with his trade or business
5.Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared with mothers,().
A、have to bear more burdens
B、make a more difficult adjustment
C、have an easier job to do
D、shoulder more burdens