People working together in an office used to ____________.A. talk more about handwritingB. take more notes on workdaysC. know better one another's handwritingD. communicate better with one another
People working together in an office used to ____________.
A. talk more about handwriting
B. take more notes on workdays
C. know better one another's handwriting
D. communicate better with one another
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2. Which of the following is implied in the first paragraph?［A］ People used to be forced to work under whips.［B］ The author dislikes the function of politics in economy.［C］ Incentives are always less available than regulations.［D］ People have an instinct of working less and getting more.
BMy grandfather is an eighty-year-old man． He always complains about how fast things have changed，and he often says that life used to be better．Families aren’t families the way they used to be． A lot of families have broken down． If husband and wife have problems with their marriage，they no longer stay together． And moth-ers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now not any more． Everyone is working． No one has．time to look after children at home．And the cars! No one walks anymore; everyone drives， We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter． But now we don't． And in school，the children don’t have to think anymore．In math class，for example，we used to add，subtract(减)，multiply(乘) and divide．(除) in our heads， Kids don't use their heads anymore ;instead，they use calculators(计算器)．Most families have computers now． In the past，we didn’t have computers． We didn't even have lights． My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen． But now nobody eats home-cooked food anymore．And people don-t talk to each other anymore． They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too busy to think．Life used to be simple，but it isn’t anymore．( )26． What does the writer's grandfather think of the life now?A． He thinks the life is the same as it used to be．B． He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be．C． He thinks the life now is better than it used to be．D． He thinks the life now is very good．
Since Wallerstein's study, ______.A. there are fewer divorcesB. children of divorce no longer get therapyC. times and attitudes toward divorce have changedD. people don't talk about divorce any more
THREE THINGS TO BRING YOU MORE FRIENDS Do you lack friends Do you want to make more friends If so, you may read on… There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf. You have more time to do the things you want to do. But if you want to make more friends, and do things together with them, please consider these suggestions on how to meet people and form. strong, lasting friendships. Spend more time around people and talk to them. If you want to make friends, you first need to put yourself out in order to meet people. Friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit at home playing computer games. Participate in an online community. You don't necessarily need to have a lot of common interests with people in order to make friends with them. Social networking sites such as Wechat, Facebook, Twitter, and My Space are great way to meet new people and learn more about the people you meet. Join a sports team. A common misunderstanding about this is that you have to be really good at playing a particular sport in order to make friends with others on the team, but not all teams are so competitive. As long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a local team could be a great way to make new friends.1. How many ways the author suggests on how to make more friends()A. Three.B. Four.C. Two.2. If you want to make more friends, first you need to()A. join a club.B. chat on the internet.C. put yourself out.3. What is the meaning of the word “online” in paragraph3()A. 直线的B. 在线的C. 线下的4. What is misunderstanding about joining a sports team()A. You have to be good at playing a particular sport.B. You must enjoy the sport.C. You must support your teammates.5. The main point of this passage is about ().A. how to talk with friends.B. how to make more friends.C. how to study English well.
The language, used to talk about language, is called __________.A、metalanguageB、artificial languageC、natural languageD、language
The language used to talk about language is called .A、special languageB、local languageC、metalanguageD、human language
Having been working in logistics for 3 years, he is more()than he used to be.A、 proudB、 braveC、 confident
SMALL TALK BEFORE A MEETING This is a situation you’ve probably experienced many times: you arrive for a meeting ten minutes early. There are several people already there. You say hello and then … What do you talk about What do you say In this situation, you need to be able to make small talk. Small talk is an informal conversation. We use the term “small talk” because it is not about exchanging information or making decisions or having a serious discussion. It’s a way to avoid uncomfortable silences and build stronger relationships. Small talk might seem to be about nothing important, but it is important in itself. Being able to make small talk will allow you to make yourself part of a group. It will set the stage for more serious types of communication.1.Small talk is a kind of formal dialog.()2.The term “small talk” means there are only two persons in the dialog.()3.Small talk is a useful ice-breaker and can build stronger relationships.()4.Small talk is not at all important. ()5.Making small talk will allow you to be a member of a group.()
It is said in th．e passage that when the economy slides ( )．A． men would choose working women as their marriage partnersB． more women would get married to seek financial securityC． even working women would worry about their marriagesD． more people would prefer to remain single for the time being
Which two statements about zoning are correct? () A. Zoning increases security.B. DNS queries are used for software zoning.C. Software zoning is more secure than hardware zoning.D. When using zones and VSANs together, the zone is created first.E. Zoning requires that VSANs be established before it becomes operational.
One of the few things you ___ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.A. need B. must C. shouldD. can
Which statement about two lines spliced together is TRUE ________．A.Splicing is used to increase the circumference of each lineB.Splicing two lines together is stronger than knotting two lines togetherC.Splicing is used to increase the overall strength of the lineD.Splicing is used to prevent rotting of the lines bitter end
Nowadays,more people are living closer together,and they use machines to produce leisure.As a result,they find that their leisure,and even their working hours,become（ ）by a byproduct of their machines,namely,noise.Noise is in the news;it has acquired political status,and public opinion is demanding,more and more insistently,that something be done about it.A.damagedB.spoiltC.destroyedD.interfered
根据下面资料，回答"Hi there. How′ s it going?" "Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh?" "Well, I guess we can always use the rain." What is that? This story? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day. Maybe you′re waiting for the elevator, or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesn′t do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives. Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, "Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. It′ s so powerful. It does something to you." "Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary," Oliver says, "If I don′t make small connection with another person, I can′ t work." What causes it? As a rule, you′re either trying to force something into your life, or you′re using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaning conversation. The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to beat the time. Take the elevator, for instance. Now there′ s prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and there′ s no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. "Making conversation in such peaceful social settings," according to Oliver, "can confirm your territory. It′s a way of feeling liked and accepted." The topics of small talk don′t matter. In fact, you don′t want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. It′ s non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change quickly when you′re with lots of people doing lots of talking. Let′ s say you′ re at a party. Now it′ s time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so don′ t look silly standing by the food table alone all night. Why is small talk described as "non-threatening talk in a threatening situation"?A.It is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with danger.B.It is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitable.C.It is used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassment.D.It is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation.
Why is small talk described as "non-threatening talk in a threatening situation"?__________A.It is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with dangerB.It is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitableC.It is used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassmentD.It is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation
Text 3 Even in traditional offices,“the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,”said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn.She started spinning off examples.“If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990,we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey,mission,passion.There were goals,there were strategies,there were objectives,but we didn’t talk about energy;we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very“team”-oriented—and not by coincidence.“Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America,it’s still a big deal.It’s not explicitly conscious;it’s the idea that I’m a coach,and you’re my team,and we’re in this together.There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies,but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and,as Khurana,another professor,points out,increase allegiance to the firm.“You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations:terms likevision,values,passion,and purpose,”said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance.The“mommy wars”of the 1990s are still going on today,prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In,whose title has become a buzzword in its own right.Terms like unplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home.But if your work is your“passion,”you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it,even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak:Everyone makes fun of it,but managers love it,companies depend on it,and regular people willingly absorb it.As linguist once said,“You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.”In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning,office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.“Team”oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_____A.historical incidentsB.gender differenceC.sports cultureD.athletic executives
Text 3 Even in traditional offices,“the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,”said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn.She started spinning off examples.“If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990,we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey,mission,passion.There were goals,there were strategies,there were objectives,but we didn’t talk about energy;we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very“team”-oriented—and not by coincidence.“Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America,it’s still a big deal.It’s not explicitly conscious;it’s the idea that I’m a coach,and you’re my team,and we’re in this together.There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies,but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and,as Khurana,another professor,points out,increase allegiance to the firm.“You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations:terms likevision,values,passion,and purpose,”said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance.The“mommy wars”of the 1990s are still going on today,prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In,whose title has become a buzzword in its own right.Terms like unplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home.But if your work is your“passion,”you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it,even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak:Everyone makes fun of it,but managers love it,companies depend on it,and regular people willingly absorb it.As linguist once said,“You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.”In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning,office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.It can be inferred that Lean In____A.voices for working womenB.appeals to passionate workaholicsC.triggers debates among mommiesD.praises motivated employees
Text 3 Even in traditional offices,“the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,”said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn.She started spinning off examples.“If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990,we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey,mission,passion.There were goals,there were strategies,there were objectives,but we didn’t talk about energy;we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very“team”-oriented—and not by coincidence.“Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America,it’s still a big deal.It’s not explicitly conscious;it’s the idea that I’m a coach,and you’re my team,and we’re in this together.There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies,but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and,as Khurana,another professor,points out,increase allegiance to the firm.“You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations:terms likevision,values,passion,and purpose,”said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance.The“mommy wars”of the 1990s are still going on today,prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In,whose title has become a buzzword in its own right.Terms like unplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home.But if your work is your“passion,”you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it,even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak:Everyone makes fun of it,but managers love it,companies depend on it,and regular people willingly absorb it.As linguist once said,“You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.”In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning,office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.Which of the following statements is true about office speak?A.Managers admire it but avoid it.B.Linguists believe it to be nonsense.C.Companies find it to be fundamental.D.Regular people mock it but accept it.
Text 3 Even in traditional offices,“the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,”said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn.She started spinning off examples.“If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990,we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey,mission,passion.There were goals,there were strategies,there were objectives,but we didn’t talk about energy;we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very“team”-oriented—and not by coincidence.“Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America,it’s still a big deal.It’s not explicitly conscious;it’s the idea that I’m a coach,and you’re my team,and we’re in this together.There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies,but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and,as Khurana,another professor,points out,increase allegiance to the firm.“You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations:terms likevision,values,passion,and purpose,”said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance.The“mommy wars”of the 1990s are still going on today,prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In,whose title has become a buzzword in its own right.Terms like unplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home.But if your work is your“passion,”you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it,even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak:Everyone makes fun of it,but managers love it,companies depend on it,and regular people willingly absorb it.As linguist once said,“You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.”In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning,office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.According to Nancy Koehn,office language has become______A.more emotionalB.more objectiveC.less energeticD.less strategic
单选题Why is small talk described as “non-threatening talk in a threatening situation”? ______.AIt is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with danger.BIt is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitableCIt is used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassment.DIt is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation.
问答题【参考范例七】PART 2Describe a person you live with or used to live with. You should say: when you lived together what is special about this person whether you live together now and explain why you choose this person to talk about.You will have to talk about the topic for one or two minutes.You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say.You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
填空题What conclusion can we draw about working at home from the passage?Working at home is getting popular but most people need to meet their colleagues ____.
问答题题目要求: In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.Practice 1 A: What is important when...? Attending an interview ●Punctuality ●Manner ●Appearance B: What is important when...? Working in a team ●Having a team leader ●Deciding people’s responsibilities ●Sharing information
问答题The world of work is changing rapidly. Working conditions today are not the same as they used to be, and people no longer devote their life to doing one job for life. Write a composition of about 400 words to discuss the possible causes of these changes, and give your suggestions as to how people should prepare for work in the future.