Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s a young, successful executive at 1 Internet-rvices company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable budgets. He 2 own Toyota’s Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehic le. But now he us 3 (most) subways and grains. “It’s not inconvenient at all,” he says besides, “having a car is so 4 (twenty) century.”
Suda reflects a worrisome trend in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, particular ly among the young, 5 prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. While mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, 6 in between is shaking. Last years sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent 7 you don’t count the mini-car market. There have been larger one-year drops in 8 nations: sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 in view of a tax increa. 9 experts say Japan is unique in that sales have been decreasing steadily over time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales 10 from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2008.
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As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her comp
any. During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never 11 direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat 12 becau she liked the individual otherwi.
He had a perfect resume and gave good 13 to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her cond choice.
“It wasn’t until I attended a(n) 14 workshop that I realized the person we pasd over was the perfect person,” Tiffany acknowledges. What she hadn’t known at the time of the 15 was that the candidate’s “different”behavior was simply a(n) 16 misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American 17 in a houhold where respect for tho in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes.
Many of us have had similar encounters(冲突) with behaviors we 18 as different. As the world becomes 19 and our workplaces more diver, it is becoming esntial to 20 our understanding of others and to re-examine some of our fal assumptions.
11. A. made B. looked C. carried D. showed
12. A. worried B. astonished C. disappointed D. upt
13. A. conclusions B. respons C. explanations D. impressions
14. A. small D. general C. designing D. diversity
15. A. interview B. choice C. meeting D. contact
16. A. different B. necessary C. cultural D. puzzled
17. A. worked B. raid C. taught D. behaved
18. A. make up B. pick up C. make out D. carry out
19. A. larger B. wor C. better D. smaller
20. A. expand B. distinguish C. recognize D. realize
三、阅读理解：
What should you think about when you try to find your career? Y ou are probably better at some school subjects than others. The may show strengths that you can u in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can u that in engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other
hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard.
Although not all subjects can be ud directly in a job, they may have indirect value.
Y our school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can u in your work. Y ou may be good at mental work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve the skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturday or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing el, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. Y ou may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you e from the inside in a part-time job.
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourlf. Y ou may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is bitter to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Y our school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. Y ou should not feel sorry about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
21. The first paragraph of the passage is mainly about ________.
A. the indirect value of school work
B. the importance of being good at all subjects
C. knowing one’s strong or weak subjects at school
D. using school performance to help to choo a career
22. In the writer’s opinion, for a student to have a part-time job is probably ________.
A. a good way to find out his weak points
B. one of the best ways of earning extra money
C. of great u for his work in the future
D. a waste of time he could have spent on study
23. If a student’s school record is not good, according to the passage, he________ .
A. may do well in his future work
B. won’t be able to find a suitable job
C. may be a complete failure in the future
D. will regret not having worked harder at school
24. From the last paragraph we can learn that _________.
A. no one can prevent himlf from his weakness
B. the more your understand your weakness, the better you know about you
C. your weakness often lies in your school record
D. it’s bitter to pretend not to have any weakness
25. The whole passage centers around ________.
A. knowing onelf in looking for a job
B. developing one’s abilities uful in school
C. gaining much knowledge by working hard at school
D. choosing a career according to what one is skilled in
Fifteen years ago, personal computers, CD players, satellite dishes and microwave ovens were available but most people were only thinking about them 1 buying them. However, today, you can e them in many homes. 2 other words, things which appear modern and unusual will quickly become common 3 even out of date. In recent years, the latest advances in technology 4 (happen) faster than at any time in history. For example, thirty years 5 , the latest advances were credit cards, freezers and pocket calculators. On the 6 hand, we also believed that by now, as a result of medical rearch, there would be no 7 dia, and that we would all be living on the moon. 8 (conquent), it’s not easy to predict the future. In conclusion, it’s always interesting to believe that there will be never any new technology, that things will always stay 9 they are. But yesterday’s latest advances are already being forgotten in order to make way for an even 10 (good) world.
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Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. He 11 on studying how quickly the human mind can remember information. One 12 of his rearch is known as the total time hypothesis(假设), which simply means the 13 you learn depends on the time you spend trying to learn it. This can be taken as our first rule of learning.
Although it is usually true that studying for four hours is better than studying for one, there is still the question of how we should u the four hours. The answer, as you may have 14 , is that it is better to spread out the study times. This phenomenon (现象), through which we can learn more efficiently by 15 our practice time, is known as the 16 of practice effect.
But we’re not finished yet. Let’s say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English 17 using a pile of cards. Should you look at the same word in 18 succession(接连发生), or look at the word and then have some delay 19 you look at it again? The answer is it is better to 20 out the prentations of the word you are to learn.
11. A. worked B. concentrated C. made D. took
12. A. result B. report C. study D. way
13. A. number B. figure C. vocabulary D. amount
14. A. suspected B. given C. launched D. introduced
15. A. realizing B. carrying C. dividing D. continuing
16. A. distribution B. introduction C. construction D. production
17. A. passages B. vocabulary C. texts D. contents
18. A. similar B. gradual C. general D. rapid
19. A. after B. and C. before D. so
20. A. put B. carry C. make D. space
三、阅读理解：
Female fashion models and many celebrities are “too thin,” say four in every five consumers from around the world, a new survey showed on Thursday.
A week before the start of the annual London fashion ason, The Nieln Company revealed w hat 25,000 people in 45 countries said about the body si ze of women strutting the world’s catwalks and red carpets.
“An overwhelming 81 percent of online consumers agree that female fashion models and celebrities are too thin,”ACNieln Europe’s President Patrick Dodd said in a news relea.
The findings follow a worldwide o utcry over the fashion industry’s promotion of the stick-thin images which critics say contribute to eating disorders in young women. Nieln found Latin American consumers were strongly against super-skinny models, with 91 percent of Argentinians and 89 percent of Brazilians supporting the notion that fashion models are too thin.
The online survey also found a link between perceptions of thi nness among women and a country’s quality of life.
Norway, New Zealand, Switzerland and Australia were the fiercest critics of the fashion industry with as many as 94 percent of tho polled believing models are too thin. Tho countries also consistently top global rankings for having the best quality of life.
“The countries believe in the healthy concept of beauty and culturally also reject the super-skinny model ty pe that follows fashion trends,” Dodd said.
As many as 89 percent of U.S., British and French consumers were against over-thin models, the survey showed.
That concern was least shared in Asia, where fewest people objected to the images portrayed by the fashion and celebrity industry.
Just 59 percent of Vietname consumers thought models were too thin, followed by 64 percent of Indians and 63 percent of Japane.
21. What’s the result of a model if she is too thin?
A. She is very popular with the fashion industry.
B. She is easily kicked out of the fashion industry.
C. She falls easily into eating disorders.
D. She doesn’t get ud to the catwalks.
22. Which country thinks mostly that fashion models are too thin?
A. Japan and Vietnam.
B. Norway and New Zealand.
C. Britain and France.
D. Brazil and Argentina.
23. Which countries are having the best quality of life in the world according to the passage?
A. Switzerland and Australia.
B. Britain and the USA.
C. Brazil and Argentina.
D. Norway and Japan.
24. Some continents in the world are surveyed about the too-thin models EXCEPT ________.
A. Europe.
B. Asia.
C. America.
D. Africa.
25. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. more and more too-thin models and celebrities will disappear on the catwalks stage
B. the countries supporting the healthy concept of beauty will culturally reject the super-skinny model
type that follows fashion trends
C. over-thin models will appear in the richest countries in the world
D. Vietnam is one of the poorest countries in the world
As we all know, readings takes place every day and it can influence a person both 1 (positive) and negatively. It can enlarge our minds, improve our thinking and expand our love and sympathies 2 in turn facilitate our actions, but bad reading also hurts since “A man is what he has read.”
Reading plays 3 very important role in life. It not only provides a source of satisfaction and pleasure, 4 rves as a means to ek information and to acquire, develop and apply knowledge. People read to develop thinking skills, to increa language proficiency and to 5 (broad) life experience, too.
For example, people advocate learning English through reading English novels. This method did not work miracle for me 6 one day when I was engaged in the story, I got the same feeling 7 I read Chine novels. Then I realized that I shouldn’t let the pressure of learning 8 my enjoyment of reading. English is not and will never be the end by 9 . The world through it is more fantastic and pleasant. This is 10 I have got from reading.
二、完形填空：
Some people and business get lucky ---- they happen to be in the right place at the right time. And they often succeed, 11 in the short run, despite of themlves. But depending on luck is not a good idea. As the Chine proverb 12 , “Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very long time.”
The vast 13 of what we call “luck” is the result of vision and purpo, hard work and passion. As another saying goes, “The 14 I work, the more luck I have.” Successful people work hard to put themlves into a 15 where good fortune can find them. The harder a manager works at 16 people, the luckier she will be in having a skilled and motivated staff. The harder a salesman works at satisfying 17 , the luckier he will be at gaining referrals (工作). The harder a couple works at it, the luckier they are at having a great relationship.
All that 18 requires is a strong vision, hard work, being passionate about goal, building relationship, 19 eking to improve, lf discipline and taking smart 20 . Beyond that, it’s simply luck.
11. A. at most B. at least C. at first D. at once
12. A. goes B. makes C. reads D. writes
13. A. number B. amount C. majority D. part
14. A. hard B. easy C. easier D. harder
15. A. position B. job C. role D. luck
16. A. helping B. employing C. developing D. teaching
17. A. employers B. customers C. himlf D. others
18. A. luck B. chance C. man D. success
19. A. constantly B. ldom C. conquently D. finally
20. A. chances B. risks C. achievements D. attempts
三、阅读理解：
An American expert in food science technology has won a major international award. Philip E. Nelson has been named winner of the Two Thousand Seven World Food Prize.
World Food Prize Foundation President Kenneth Quinn announced the award last month. The ceremony
