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Part2Multiplechoices(每小题：1分)Directions:ChoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.1.Heburnedalltheimportantdocumentsforfearthatthey________________intotheenemy'shands.A.fellB.fallenC.fallD.filled2Itisacomprehensivedocumentthatwas.draftedbypeoplefrombothHongKongandChineseMainlandafter________________fouryearsofconsultationanddiscussion.A.anyB.someC.certainD.none3.Wedidholdameetingyesterday,butyou________________,sowedidnotinformyou.A.didnotneedattendingB.needn'thaveattendedC.didnotneedtoattendD.needn'ttoattend4.Heseemedtobeworkinghard.Hisresults,________________,didnotimprove.A.howeverB.thereforeC.althoughD.anyhow5.Invain________________togetintouchwiththeEmbassy.A.theytriedB.triedtheyC.didtheytryD.theyhavetried6.Theyclimbedtothetopofthehill________________theycouldgetabird'seyeviewofthecity.A.forfearthatB.inorderthatC.incaseD.asaresult7."Theadditionalworkwilltake________________."Saidthedirector.A.anotherfourweeksB.otherfourweeksC.fourotherweeksD.fouranotherweeks8.Iwon'tseeyouoffattheairporttomorrow,soIwishyou________________.A.haveagoodjourneynowB.agoodjourneynowC.wouldhaveagoodjourneynowD.tohaveagoodjourneynow9.Wehadameetingandtalkedthematteroverfacetoface,forfearthatthere________________anymisunderstanding.A.mustbeB.wouldbeC.wasD.be10.Heisnotaregularcustomerhere,just________________casuallytoday.A.tobedroppingonB.droppingatC.callingonD.havingdroppedin11.Thenextbigissue________________theworkersisthequestionoflowwages.A.confrontsB.confrontingC.toconfrontD.confronted12.Theyareleftgazinguponavistaofruinedbusinesses,________________borrowingsandinadequatepublicservices.A.cripplingB.cripplesC.crippleD.tocripple13.Itakethetrouble________________myschedule,buthedoesnotevenwanttogoanotherround.A.rearrangeB.rearrangingC.torearrangeD.andwillrearrange14.Valuableexperiences________________fromprojecttodesignconstructionandmonitoringarepresentedthroughtheengineeringcasestudy.A.thatrangeB.rangedC.rangingD.whichwillrange15.Anothermomentoftensiondescendswhilestudents________________thedomesticflightthatwilltakethemtotheirtemporaryhomeinAmerica.A.areawaitingB.awaitedC.willawaitD.await16.Thechemicalconstituentsandtraditionalusesof20species________________tothegenusarereviewedandcompared.A.attributedB.attributingC.attributeD.willattribute17.Bookslyingidleinthelibraryare________________wastedammunition.A.aB.\C.theD.an18.Indeed,________________aretheexpectationsofMrObamathatoneofhisbiggestchallengeswillbetomanagethemsothathedoesnotdisappointtoomuch.A.suchB.muchC.soD.that19.Iverymuchdoubtifit________________thefirsteditionofhisnovel.A.beB.isC.willbeD.mustbe20.Inmanyways,childrenlive,________________,inadifferentworldfromadults.A.astheywereB.asitisC.astheyareD.asitwerePart3BankedCloze(每小题：2分)Directions:FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsmorethanonce.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.fortunatelyB.effectiveC.imagesD.articulateE.facialF.manageG.decisionsH.connectI.advancedJ.integrateK.progressiveL.conceptsM.picturesN.performanceO.importantVideoconferencingisnothingmorethanatelevisionsetorPCmonitorwithacamera.Throughthevideoconferencing,notonlyyourvoicebutalsoyourface,thesurroundingsandanyothergraphicandphysical1.canbecapturedandtransmittedthroughthecommunicationsystemwithorwithoutwires.Ofcourse,whenyougointothedetails,thetechnologyinvolvedisvery2.andthesubjectmatterlitteredwithjargon.SuchasISDN(IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork),POTS(PlainOldTelephoneService)orthe3.behindbandwidth,explaininghowvideoconferencingworks.Goodpeoplecommunicationis4.inanybusiness,andthemoreinteractionyoucanachieve,themorelikelyitisthatyour5.willbetherightones.Videoconferencingnotonlyallowsyoutospeaktopeopleindifferentlocations,butalsonote6.expressionsandgesturesthatletyouknowwhattheotherpersonisreallythinking.Meetingsaremademore7.bysharingdocumentsandcomputerapplicationsthatasimpletelephonecannot8..Increasingly,organizationsarediscoveringthecompetitiveadvantagesandthepowerofvideoconferencing.Withadvancesin9.,economicalpricing,theabilityto10.essentialmeetingtoolsandconnectivitytoglobaltelephonenetworksandstandardizedvideoconferencingprotocols,videoconferencingisnowapracticalrealityforanyorganization.Part4Multiplechoices(每小题：2分)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassage.Theterm"corporateculture"referstoanorganization'svaluesystem.Managerialphilosophies,workplacepractices,andorganizationalnetworkareincludedintheconceptofcorporateculture.TysonFood'scorporatecultureisreflectedinthefactthateveryone—evenCEODonTyson—wearsclothesofayellowishbrowncolouronthejob.Theleaderswhodevelopedthecompanyandthecorporateculturetypicallyshapethecorporateculture.Onegenerationofemployeespassonacorporateculturetoneweremployees.Sometimesthisispartofformaltraining.NewmanagerswhoattendMcDonald'sHamburgerUniversitymaylearnskillsinmanagement,buttheyalsopickupthebasicsoftheorganization'scorporateculture.Employeescanabsorbcorporateculturethroughinformalcontactsaswell,bytalkingwithotherworkersandthroughtheirexperiencesonthejob.Corporateculturehasamajorimpactonthesuccessofanorganization.Inorganizationswithstrongcultures,everyoneknowsandsupportstheorganizations'objectives.Inthosewithweakcultures,noclearsenseofpurposeexists.Infact,theauthorsoftheclassicbookInSearchofExcellenceconcludedthepresenceofastrongcorporateculturewasthesinglecommonthreadamongmanydiversebuthighlysuccessfulcompaniessuchasGeneralElectricandMcDonald's.ManagementexpertPeterDuckersfeelsthat,ratherthantryingtochangetheexistingculture,managersshouldfocusonchangingemployeesandcorporatepractices.Forinstance,changetherewardsystem—ordevelopanewone—torecognizesomeeffectivenewpractices.Whenemployeesrealizethattheorganizationreallydoesrewardthenewapproach,theywilladoptitmuchmorequickly.Asyoucanimagine,changingacompany'scorporateculturecanbeverydifficult.Butsomemanagerstrytodojustthatwhentheyfeelthecurrentcultureisweak,orwhentheorganization'sobjectiveschangeandtheoldculturenolongerfits.Sometimestheyareobligedtochangethecorporateculturebecausethecompetitivesituationofthecompanychanges.Forinstance,electricutilities,whichoncehadtheirprofitsguaranteedbypublicregulation,nowfacemorecompetitionthanever.FirmsthatwerecompetingagainstotherAmericancompaniesnowfindthemselvesfightingcompetitorsfromoverseas,too.Whetheronewantstochangeanorganizationcultureornot,itisimportanttochoosemanagersandemployeeswhosepersonalstylesfittheorganization'sgoals.1.Accordingtothepassage,corporateculture________________.A.istheculturalatmosphereinacompanyB.isestablishedbytopleadersandcan'tbechangedC.involvesthecorevaluesofacompanyD.haslittleinfluenceontheperformanceofacompany2.InMcDonald'sHamburgerUniversity,newmanagers________________.A.learnthecompany'scorporatecultureatlengthB.areonlyinterestedinlearningmanagementskillsC.learnallthenecessaryskillsandpracticesofthecompanyD.havechancestoknowaboutthecompany'scorporateculture3.Ifanorganizationhasastrongcorporateculture,________________.A.itcanbesureofachievinggreatsuccessB.itwillbeassuccessfulasGeneralElectricandMcDonald'sC.itsstafftendtoworkforacommongoalD.itmayhaveastronginfluenceonthemarket4.Onereasonwhysomemanagerstrytochangeacompany'scorporatecultureisthat________________.A.theexistingcorporatecultureisverystrongB.thecompanyisfacingalotofcompetitionC.theytrytoadaptthecorporateculturetonewsituationsD.theyarenotsoconservativeastheoldgeneration5.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthisarticle?A.Togivereaderssomefactualinformationaboutcorporateculture.B.Tocriticizemanagerswhotrytochangetheexistingcorporatecultureoftheircompanies.C.ToargueagainstPeterDuckers'opinion.D.Topromotethecorporatecultureofsuccessfulcompanies.Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassage.IcanrememberthefirsttimeIgotlostinabook.Iwasinthefirstgrade,sittinginthelibrarywiththerestofmyclass,andtheteacherwascallingmynameastheclasswasover.Ineverheardher.Iwassoenthralledwithreadingthattherestoftheclasswasoutthedoorandtheteacherhadtocomeovertomeandtapmeontheshoulder.Thatisthepowerofreading.Fromthatmomenton,IknewIhadfoundsomethingspecial.Ithoughtthatreadingwasthetickettogotoplaces,experiencethings,andimmersemyselfsocompletelyallwiththepowerofagoodbook.Ihaveneverfoundavalidreplacementforreading.Movieshavetheirplace,andthereisnothinglikeagoodmovie.Butrealizethatitissomeoneelse'sview.Notyours.Youdon'treallyhavethepowertodaydreamwithamovie.Ithappenstoofastonsomeoneelse'stimetable.Allthoseimagesspeedbyandyourbraintriestomakesenseoftheimages.Withreading,youcanstopandponder.Youcangobackandrereadapassage.Youcanbuildyourownfantasyoutoftherawmaterialinthebook.Thereisnosubstituteforreading.ItakebookswithmewhenIknowIwillbewaitingafairamountoftime.Forinstance,whenIgotothedoctor'soffice.Thewaitsareusuallylong,andIliketofillthetimewithagoodbook.Idon'tevennoticethewait,andsometimesdon'tevenliketogetinterrupted!Yes,bookstaketheboringpartsoutoflife.Howaboutaplanetrip?Whenyoucanimmerseyourselfinabook,thennodoff,andwakeupinadifferentcityisarealpleasure.Ihonestlydon'tknowwhatI'ddowithoutreading.Hasreadingbecomealostart?Iwenttothelibrarytheotherdayandsawwhatkidswerecheckingout.Theratioleanedmoretowardsvideosthanbooks.Somethinglike80percent.Igotquitedepressed.Thesekidsneedtoreadmore,notwatchmore.Arewegoingtoloseagenerationofcreativity?BylookingatthecheckoutlineIcanseeithappening.Thisistheparents'fault,notthekids'.Parentsneedtoenforcetheimportanceofreading,notwatchingmovies.Therationeedstoreverseitself.6.Theword"enthralled"inParagraph1means________________.A.frightenedB.tiredC.sleepyD.attracted7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutwatchingmoviesistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Watchingmovieswon'tbereplacedbyotherrecreations.B.Onecanexpresshisownideawhenwatchingmovies.C.Watchingmoviesislessinterestingthanreading.D.It'simpolitetonodoffwhenwatchingamovie.8.Whatmakesreadingdifferentfromwatchingmoviesisthatinreading________________.A.onecantakeanapifnecessaryB.onecanreadwheneverhewantsC.oneisgivenenoughtimeandspacetoreflectD.onewillnotbedisturbedbyothers9.Thewriterusuallytakesbookswithhimwhengoingtothedoctor'sofficebecause________________.A.readingmaydistracthimfromthediseaseB.readingwillmakethewaitinghourlessboringC.itfreeshimfrombeingdisturbedbydoctorsD.hewantstosharehisfavouritebookwithhisdoctor10.Theauthorthinksreadinghasbecomealosingartbecause________________.A.childrenarenotencouragedtoreadbyteachersB.booksarelessappealingtochildrenthanvideosC.therearelessandlessworthybooksD.therearenotenoughbooksavailableinlibrariesQuestions11to15arebasedonthesamepassage.IjustreturnedfromspeakingtohospitalityexecutivesinOsloandAmsterdamaspartofmyworkasacommunicationscoach.Whilepreparingforthepresentations,Iaskedtheorganizersaboutthebiggestchallengefacinghospitalitymanagersintheircountries.TheanswerwasexactlywhatIhearfromtheirUScounterparts:motivatingemployeestoofferexceptionalcustomerservice.Thechallengeisuniversalacrosscountriesandindustries.Fortunately,soisthesolution.Motivationstartswithemployeeengagement,andengagementbeginswitheffectivecommunicationskills.Inmypresentationtohotelandtravelexecutives,IquotedJackWelch,formerCEOofGeneralElectric(GE)andcurrentBusinessWeekcolumnist,whooncesaid:"Nocompany,largeorsmall,cansucceedoverthelongrunwithoutenergizedemployeeswhobelieveinthemissionandunderstandhowtoachieveit."Threekeypointsinthisquotationholdthesecrettomotivatingemployees:"energizedemployees,""believe,"and"understand".Successfulcompanieshaveenergeticemployees.Nothingenergizesemployeesmorethanpublicrecognitionandpraisefortheiraccomplishments.Praisefillsemotionaltanks,givingyourteamthefueltoperformtoitspeakpotential.Nottoolongago,afriendandherhusbandweretreatedtoanall-expense-paidtriptoHawaii.Shewasoneoftheselectfewwhomade"President'sClub"basedonherhighsales.Shereturnedfromthetripandstartedlookingforanewjob.Why?Herbosshadfailedtorecognizeheraccomplishmentpublicly—firstwomantomakePresident'sClubinthecompany's18-yearhistory.Yes,peoplewanttobefamous—especiallyinfrontoftheirpeers.Successfulcompanieshaveemployeeswhounderstandhowtoachievesuccess.TheCEOofDominosPizzaIndia,AjayKaul,saysthecompany'smissionmustbesimpleenoughtobeunderstoodbyall4,000ofhisemployees.Onceithasbeenset,it'suptoyoutocommunicateconstantlyhowwellthecompanyisperformingagainsttheobjective.Ifyou'regenuine,passionate,andhaveaclearvision,itresonates(产生共鸣)withyouremployeesandtheywillsparenoeffortstoaccomplishtheobjective.Don'tconfuseemployeemotivationwithpriceofadmissiontocompeteasasuccessfulcompany.Acompanyhastomeetbasicexpectationstomotivatetoptalents.IntheUS,anemployeeexpectstwoweeksvacation.InEurope,anemployeeexpectsfiveweeks.Butwhileexpectationsmightdifferincountriesandcultures,whetherornotyourownbusinesswillstandapartdependsonthequalityofyourinteractionwithyouremployeesand,inturn,howtheyengagewithyourcustomers.11.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat________________.A.EuropeanemployeesarenothospitabletoclientsB.thereisnoeasywaytosolvetheproblemconcernedC.AmericanemployeesareexceptionalinofferingcustomerserviceD.hospitalitymanagersinAmericaandEuropearefacedwiththesameproblem12.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.JackWelchbelievedlargecompanieswouldbemoresuccessfulinthelongrun.B.JackWelchhasretiredfromGEandisnowwritingaparticularcolumn.C.Thewriterbelievesgoodcommunicationwillleadtostrongstaffmotivation.D.ThewriterquotesJackWelch'swordsinthathestronglyagreesonhisviewpoint.13.Agoodwaytomotivateanemployeeisto________________.A.treathim/hertoexpensiveholidaysB.makehim/herpopularandfashionableC.recognizehis/heraccomplishmentinpublicD.offerhim/herthemembershipof"President'sClub"14.Accordingtothetext,inasuccessfulcompany,________________.A.employeesareallsuccessfulpeopleB.employeescompetewitheachotherfortheobjectiveC.managerskeepaclosewatchontheemployees'performanceD.employeesarewell-informedofthecompany'sobjectiveandprogress15.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Employeesaroundtheworldhavethesameexpectations.B.Goodcommunicationwiththestaffiscrucialtoacompany'ssuccess.C.Customerrecognitionandloyaltywillleadtostrongerstaffmotivation.D.Acompanycanbesureofsuccessifitmeetstheemployees'basicneeds.Questions16to20arebasedonthesamepassage.Speedreadingisausefulskillwhichcanbeattainedwithregularpractice.Today'sstudentofspeedreadingisbombardedwithmanydifferentbooks,websites,programmes,andcoursesonspeedreading.Oneessentialpartofhisstudy,however,willnotbefoundinthemajorityofthesesources—thedevelopmentofastrongshort-termmemory.Bystrengtheninghismemory,areadercanincreasebothhisspeedandhislevelofcomprehension.Evenwhenaslowreaderreadsatext,imagesofthewordsareautomaticallystoredinhisbrain.Howstronglytheyareimprintedandhowquicklytheycanberecalledisamatteroftraining.Wholeblocksofwordscanberetainedduringthereadingprocess.Memoryisvitalforquickcomprehensionofreadingmaterial.Asthereader'seyesmoveforwardtoreadnewblocksofwords,asharpmemoryiscriticalsincethemind's"decoding"processesrelyonmentalimages.Byretainingwords,thememoryfreesthemindtocontinuereadingwhileworkingonwordsthathavealreadybeen"read."Astrongmemoryenablesaccurateassimilation(吸收)andcross-referencingofinformationinthebrain-mentalprocessesthatarekeytocomprehension.Ifareadercouldenhancehismemorywhilereducinghiseyefixationtimeandacquiringothergoodreadinghabits,hisspeedwouldincreasedramatically.Thatmuchisclear.Butcanmemorybedeveloped?Andifso,how?Itisfirstofallnecessarytounderstandthetypeofmemoryinvolvedinspeedreading—short-termmemory,capturing"images"notonlyofwordsbutalsooffullblocksoftext.Memoryingeneralcanbedevelopedsignificantlythrough"braingames."Tothespeedreader,however,mostmnemonic(帮助记忆的)devicesandlong-termmemorytechniquesareuseless.Hisfocusmustbeonexercisesthatservetoincreasehisattentionspanandhiscapacityformentalconcentration.Theoldestandsimplestsuchexerciseisaccomplishedsimplybychoosingreadingmaterialmoredifficultthanwhatoneisaccustomedto.Thischallengesthememorytoretainlarger"morsels"ofinformationforlongerperiodsoftime.Otherthanthat,timedexercises,theuseofeitherwordsorpicturesarealsouseful.Inthese,theindividualtestshimselftoseehowmuchhecanrecallofa"datasheet"afterastudyperiodofagivennumberofseconds.Itisimportanttokeepalognotingthenumberofmemorizeditemsandthetimessothattheprogresscanberecorded.Aslongasyouhaveastrongmemoryandstrongerreadingskills,youwillbeanexpertspeedreader.16.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A.Excellentshort-termmemoryplaysafundamentalpartinspeedreading.B.Studentshavetoomanyspeedreadingexercisestodo.C.Thebooks,websites,programmesandcoursesonspeedreadingareuseless.D.Withjustagoodshort-termmemory,onewillbeabletodospeedreadingverywell.17.Whatistrueaboutslowreadersaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Theycannotrememberimagesofwordsatall.B.Theyfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatthey'rereading.C.Thewordsarenotstoredstronglyenoughintheirbrain.D.Theyhaveaverylimitedvocabulary.18.Whendoesthebrainofareaderprocessthewordsthathavebeenread?A.Afterfinishingreadingthewholepassage.B.Whenthereadingpassageisverysimple.C.Whenhe/shepausesinreading.D.Whilehe/sheisreadingnewblocksofwords.19.Ifoneintendstoimprovehisreadingspeed,heshouldbetrainedto________________.A.enlargehisvocabularyB.lengthenthetimehecouldconcentrateC.strengthenhislong-termmemoryD.acquireallkindsofmnemonictechniques20.Whatkindofreadingmaterialcanbeusedinthetrainingtoimproveshort-termmemory?A.Thematerialwhosetopicisfamiliartothetrainee.B.Thematerialthathasfewnewwords.C.Thematerialthatismoredifficultthanthoseoneusuallyreads.D.Thematerialthatthetraineehasreadbefore.Part1Multiplechoices(每小题：1分)Directions:ChoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.1.HepushedopenthedoorandleftCatherine________________tocomplainabouthermisery.A.precededB.proceededC.processedD.propelled2Furthermore,manypensionerswhoare.struggling________________donotqualifyforincomesupport.A.emotionallyB.physicallyC.financiallyD.spiritually3.Asinanymathematicsteaching,cleveruseofquestionscan________________peoplealong.A.pullB.extendC.punchD.nudge4.Thesistersaidthatherbrother________________thepsychiatristafterfeelingdepressed,homesickandlonely.A.consultedB.highlightedC.sympathizedD.proceeded5.Thefirstpriorityisto________________agoodreferencebooktoidentifythepestandchoosethemosteffectivecontrol.A.concedeB.conciseC.consentD.consult6.Itisthereforeorientatedtowardstheyoungandisnotintendedtoprovideadultswithchannelsofcommunicationwiththepoliceforjoint________________.A.concessionB.concisenessC.consumptionD.consultation7.Theinvestmentwillprovidethehotelwithsomeofthemost________________andup-to-datetrainingandpresentationfacilitiesinNorthYorkshire.A.trickyB.comprehensiveC.upcomingD.detached8.Pickingtheselectfewtomakethe________________fromasuccessfulplayingcareerinfootballtotelevisionreportinghasbecomeaminorentertainmentinitself.A.showB.displayC.illustrationD.transition9Myinjurieshavenotyetcompletely.________________fromthelastfightwithbullyMcNab—onlythreeweekspreviously.A.curedB.treatedC.healedD.diagnosed10.Despitestrongobjections,MrDeSilvasaidthegovernmentwould________________withplanstoincreasethenumberofseatsintheLegislativeAssembly.A.precedeB.programmeC.proceedD.process11.OnmyfirstdayatworkIwas________________withthetaskofchairingameeting.A.metB.tackledC.confrontedD.encountered12.Death,forus,isthesorryendofthehumanstory,notthe________________preludetoanewone.A.mysteryB.mysteriousC.mythologyD.mythological13.Whatistruly________________aboutthestoryistheresultofthefall,andthedivinepurposebehindit.A.disconcerting　B.embarrassingC.puzzledD.disapproving14.Thereisalsoagamesroomwithtabletennis,poolandvideogamesand________________somesortofactivityorentertainmentgoeson.A.normallyB.actuallyC.formerlyD.typically15.Hebecomesabsorbedwiththesearchforanswers,notfroman________________curiosity,butoutofadeeplyfeltneedtofindoutwhypeoplelive.A.idealB.absoluteC.isolatedD.idle16.Themeasureswehavetakento________________thecrisisarestartingtowork.A.dealB.challengeC.tackleD.oppose17.Thepackingmustbestrongenoughto________________roughhandling.A.withstandB.resistC.repelD.ensure18.Upthegardenpath,thereisn