According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.A．did not know the resultB．wanted to gamble on the resultC．believed that Beijing would be the winnerD．are IOC members
According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.
A．did not know the result
B．wanted to gamble on the result
C．believed that Beijing would be the winner
D．are IOC members
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The passage would probably be most helpful to .A. those who draw maps B. those who get lostC. those who make compasses D. those who do experiments
Beijing's top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital. The luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel said it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the event. "Out of these people, foreigners make up 30 to 40 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe," a hotel sales manager surnamed Song said.Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would be game-goers gambling on the result. Domestic callers have mainly come from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. Song said the hotel was not taking reservations, but only noting down names of callers, because seven years was too far in advance. The hotel also may be used by the IOC and would then need to set aside rooms for IOC members, he said.Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 2008. The city currently has 20 five-star hotels, 34 four-star hotels and 338 other hotels with lower ratings. About 70 hotels will be designated to accommodate athletes and Olympic officials during the Games.In the first paragraph, which of the following is the most possible reason for many people to book rooms in top hotels in Beijing?A．The 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there.B．More foreigners want to come to China.C．People from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China.D．Those hotels can offer good service.
Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the second paragraph?A. Levels of education are closely related to productivity.B. Women are not as productive as men.C. Women receive less education than men.D. Goods produced by men are not as good as those by women.
From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,______.A. those colleges and universities were the sameB. people, young or old, might study in the collegesC. students studied only some languages and scienceD. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers
－Do you know who telephoned me? －(). A、I heard it was SallyB、Yes, I remember it nowC、No, I didn’t phone youD、Yes, I know you well
The weather in Guangzhou is different from _______. A.Beijing weatherB.that in BeijingC.BeijingD.those in Beijing
28． From the second paragraph(段) ,we know the modern trains have_________ ．A． the slower ways of travellingB． few travelersC． comfortable seats and dining carsD． comfortable seats
27． What is teleshopping?A． Buying the things which you know from TV by phone． 'B． Buying the things which you know from TV by mail．C． Buying the things which you know from newspapers by phone．D． Buying the things which you know from newspapers by mail．
：The“progresslive tax” is the tax（ ）．A．collected for social progress．B．that Increases with each passing year．C．that is collected from those who earn most．D．that varies according to how much money a person earns．
According to the author, at a big party, small talk is used with the purpose of__________.A.making both others and yourself feel at easeB.excluding those you don't like from joining youC.keeping your voice low so only your friends can hear youD.comforting those who feel lonely
Who should consult page 78 of the directions?A.Those who worked for an employer during 2006B.Those who expect to receive a refund from the governmentC.Those who did not have enough tax withheld from their payD.Those who are not sure how much they earned in 2006
Passage FourIdeasabout polite behaviour differ from one culture to another.Some societies,such asAmerica and Australia,for example,are mobile and veryopen.People here change jobs and move house quiteoften.As a m result,they have a lot of relationships that often last only mashort time,and they need to get to know people quickly.So it′s normal to havefriendly conversations with people that they have just met,and you can talk aboutthings that other cultures would regard as personal.On the other hand,there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-termrelationships are more important.A Malaysian or Mexican business person,for example,willwant to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to startbusiness.But when you do get to know each other,the relationship becomes muchdeeper than it would in a mobile society.To Americans,both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal atfirst.On the other hand,as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it,it′s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you allabout his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don′t want to answer.Cross-cultural differences aren′t just a problem for travelers,but also for people in daily life.Some societies have"universalist′′cultures.These societies strongly respect rules,and they treat every personand situation in basically the same way."Particularist"(强调特性的)societies also have rules,but they are less important than thesociety′s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particularsituation or a particular person.So the normal rules are changed to fit theneeds of the situation or the importance of the person.Who do Malaysians prefer to startbusiness with according to the passage?A.Those who talk a lot about themselves.B.Those who they know well enough.C.Those who enjoy talking with strangers.D.Those who want to do business withthem.
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this springthe most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was bom after 1995,give or take a year-the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks.GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that's tighter than it's been in decades.And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S.this year than last,according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.If"entitled"is the most common adjective,fairly or not,applied to millennials（those bom between 1981 and 1995）,the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious.According to the career counselors and expert who study them,Generation Zs are clear-eyed,economic pragmatists.Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years,Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008,when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both.They aren,'t interested in taking any chances.The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency,especially for those who have college debt.College loan balances in the U.S.now stand at a record$1.5 trillion,according to the Federal Reserve.One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind.In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students,meanwhile,the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment（followed by professional development and training,and then inspiring purpose）.Job security or stability was the second most important career goal（work-life balance was number one）,followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the great good.The word"assuage"（line 9,para 2）is closet in meaning to_____.A.defineB.relieveC.maintainD.deepen
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this springthe most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was bom after 1995,give or take a year-the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks.GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that's tighter than it's been in decades.And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S.this year than last,according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.If"entitled"is the most common adjective,fairly or not,applied to millennials（those bom between 1981 and 1995）,the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious.According to the career counselors and expert who study them,Generation Zs are clear-eyed,economic pragmatists.Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years,Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008,when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both.They aren,'t interested in taking any chances.The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency,especially for those who have college debt.College loan balances in the U.S.now stand at a record$1.5 trillion,according to the Federal Reserve.One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind.In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students,meanwhile,the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment（followed by professional development and training,and then inspiring purpose）.Job security or stability was the second most important career goal（work-life balance was number one）,followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the great good.Generation Zs graduating college this spring_____.A.are recognized for their abilitiesB.are in favor of job offersC.are optimistic about the labor marketD.are drawing growing public attention
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this springthe most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was bom after 1995,give or take a year-the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks.GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that's tighter than it's been in decades.And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S.this year than last,according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.If"entitled"is the most common adjective,fairly or not,applied to millennials（those bom between 1981 and 1995）,the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious.According to the career counselors and expert who study them,Generation Zs are clear-eyed,economic pragmatists.Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years,Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008,when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both.They aren,'t interested in taking any chances.The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency,especially for those who have college debt.College loan balances in the U.S.now stand at a record$1.5 trillion,according to the Federal Reserve.One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind.In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students,meanwhile,the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment（followed by professional development and training,and then inspiring purpose）.Job security or stability was the second most important career goal（work-life balance was number one）,followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the great good.It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that Generation Zs_____.A.care little about their job performanceB.give top priority to professional trainingC.think it hard to achieve work-Life balanceD.have a clear idea about their future job
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this springthe most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was bom after 1995,give or take a year-the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks.GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that's tighter than it's been in decades.And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S.this year than last,according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.If"entitled"is the most common adjective,fairly or not,applied to millennials（those bom between 1981 and 1995）,the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious.According to the career counselors and expert who study them,Generation Zs are clear-eyed,economic pragmatists.Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years,Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008,when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both.They aren,'t interested in taking any chances.The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency,especially for those who have college debt.College loan balances in the U.S.now stand at a record$1.5 trillion,according to the Federal Reserve.One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind.In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students,meanwhile,the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment（followed by professional development and training,and then inspiring purpose）.Job security or stability was the second most important career goal（work-life balance was number one）,followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the great good.Generation Zs are keenly aware_____.A.what a tough economic situation is likeB.what their parents expect of themC.how they differ from past generationsD.I how valuable a counselors advice is
According to the third paragraph, researchers differed from each other in the problem of_____A. whether nuclear reaction would occur.B. whether the stars would increase its density and temperature.C. whether shock waves would occur.D. whether the uneven forces would flatten the stars.
单选题What do you know from the second paragraph?ACorrective justice tries to preserve the idea of equal opportunity for each individual to realize the best that is in him.BJustice is not to heal the individual.CModern jurists aim to abandon the concept of equality.DJustice is to get even with him.
单选题According to the author, at a big party, small talk is used with the purpose of ______.Amaking both others and yourself feel at easeBexcluding those you don’t like from joining youCkeeping your voice low so only your friends can hear youDcomforting those who feel lonely
单选题The word those in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.Apeople who often take taxisBpeople who often have meals in big hotelsCpeople who are dishonestDpeople who are worthy of trust
单选题From the passage, one can assume that which of the following statements would best describe Hemingway’s attitude toward knowledge?AOne can learn about life only by living it fully.BA wise person will read widely in order to learn about life.CKnowledge is a powerful tool that should be reserved only for those who know how to use it.DExperience is a poor teacher.
单选题What are the Americans concerned about according to the poll?AAge of the children using the Internet.BGovernment protection from the Internet problems.CInformation overload.DThe flow of phone calls, faxes and e-mails.
单选题According to the second paragraph, many people are involved in the job to generate customer loyalty besidesAproducers.Bsuppliers.Csalespeople.Dvendors.
单选题We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ______.Aprovide meal for only those who live in the hotelsBprovide meals for any dinersCprovide free wine and charge for foodDare mostly poorly managed
单选题According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research findings of _____.AteaBbeerCalcoholDcoffee
单选题According to the research findings, the customers who will bring in more profit are those whoAare regarded as loyal customers.Bhappen to buy the products from a company.Ctrust the quality of the products from a company.Dcare little about prices of the products.
单选题What can we learn from the second paragraph?ACatwalkGenius.com financed Franny Armstrong to make her new movie.BFranny Armstrong hopes to attend the Sundance Film Festival.CPeople who gave 20 quids （$35） can get a ticket to watch the film.DAll those who financed the film will get a percentage of the profits.