He's written a book the name______I have completely forgotten.A.whichB.thatC.of whomD.of w
He's written a book the name______I have completely forgotten.
A.which
B.that
C.of whom
D.of which
He's written a book the name______I have completely forgotten.
A.which
B.that
C.of whom
D.of which
A.Writing
B.To be written
C.Being written
D.Written
Reading is their strongest subject, but I had not realized they had college reading abilities until they were tested.Both children enjoy history more, and my son likes to carry his history book to the grade school, where he attends part time.When his classmates do their grade school history, he pulls out his high school book and works independently from it.Surprisingly, this has also increased his ability to fit into his public school class.He was the youngest child in his class, has some disabilities, including speech disorders, and hadn't been in public school since first grade.He had complained that the public school class he had longed to try was boring, but after I increased his challenges at home, he seemed to adapt better at public school as well, choosing to participate more in the group activities, and making new friends.
36.According to the passage, which of the following belong to learning disability?
A.Being unable to say clearly.
B.Being unable to say anything.
C.Being unable to read anything.
D.Being unable to write anything.
37.Which statement can describe the mother's feeling when she found how excellent her son was in many of his subjects?
A.She is painful
B.She is excited
C.She is surprised
D.She is indifferent(无动于衷)
38.___is the strongest subject for the writer's son.
A .Listening
B.Speaking
C.Writing
D.Reading
39.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.My son has never been to public school.
B.My son has done well in many of his subjects.
C.It is difficult for those with learning disability to express clearly.
D.It is easy to underestimate the abilities of those with learning disability.
40.What is reason for the mother's underestimating his own son's ability?
A.Because she pays on attention to it.
B.Because the boy shows it in a wrong way.
C.Because the mother has difficulty to understand her son.
D.Because it can be so difficult for them to show what they know.
Some people did not like "Uncle Tom' s Cabin" chiefly because______.
A.the author was merely an unknown little lady
B.they thought it was mere propaganda
C.the book was poorly written
D.the book might lead to a terrible war
Internationally famous child doctor Robert Coles is the world's top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, "The Privileged Ones", and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. "Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich," says the 53-year-old doctor, "such as better health, education and future work prospects. (78) But most important is the quality of family life. Money can't buy love."
It can buy a lot of other thing, however, and that's where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Overindulgence (娇美) by their parents can make them spoilt. They tent to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness.
(79) "But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world," adds Mr. Coles, "and they are more self-assured." The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems. "However, they will have a sense of isolation," warns Dr. Coles, "and they could suffer from the hardship of not being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really, be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that."
(80) Today's wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a heavy load than a happiness to their children. So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.
In his book "The Privileged Ones", Dr. Cotes implies that ______.
A.there are fewer problem in the rich family than the poor family
B.rich children live a life of separation from the world
C.rich children usually enjoy more love than poor children
D.the quality of rich children's family life may not be high
James: ______. Jane: Maybe you should talk to him about it.
A.It's driving me crazy.
B.I can't stand his complaints.
C.This film is boring.
D.The book he lent me is tom,
Section B – TWO questions ONLY to be attempted
Five years ago, George Woof was appointed chief executive offi cer (CEO) of Tomato Bank, one of the largest global banks. Mr Woof had a successful track record in senior management in America and his appointment was considered very fortunate for the company. Analysts rated him as one of the world’s best bankers and the other directors of Tomato Bank looked forward to his appointment and a signifi cant strengthening of the business.
One of the factors needed to secure Mr Woof’s services was his reward package. Prior to his acceptance of the position, Tomato Bank’s remuneration committee (comprised entirely of non-executives) received a letter from Mr Woof saying that because his track record was so strong, they could be assured of many years of sustained growth under his leadership. In discussions concerning his pension, however, he asked for a generous non-performance related pension settlement to be written into his contract so that it would be payable whenever he decided to leave the company (subject to a minimum term of two years) and regardless of his performance as CEO. Such was the euphoria about his appointment that his request was approved. Furthermore in the hasty manner in which Mr Woof’s reward package was agreed, the split of his package between basic and performance-related components was not carefully scrutinised. Everybody on the remuneration committee was so certain that he would bring success to Tomato Bank that the individual details of his reward package were not considered important.
In addition, the remuneration committee received several letters from Tomato Bank’s fi nance director, John Temba, saying, in direct terms, that they should offer Mr Woof ‘whatever he wants’ to ensure that he joins the company and that the balance of benefi ts was not important as long as he joined. Two of the non-executive directors on the remuneration committee were former colleagues of Mr Woof and told the fi nance director they would take his advice and make sure they put a package together that would ensure Mr Woof joined the company.
Once in post, Mr Woof led an excessively aggressive strategy that involved high growth in the loan and mortgage books fi nanced from a range of sources, some of which proved unreliable. In the fi fth year of his appointment, the failure of some of the sources of funds upon which the growth of the bank was based led to severe fi nancing diffi culties at Tomato Bank. Shareholders voted to replace George Woof as CEO. They said he had been reckless in exposing the company to so much risk in growing the loan book without adequately covering it with reliable sources of funds.
When he left, the press reported that despite his failure in the job, he would be leaving with what the newspapers referred to as an ‘obscenely large’ pension. Some shareholders were angry and said that Mr Woof was being ‘rewarded for failure’. When Mr Woof was asked if he might voluntarily forego some of his pension in recognition of his failure in the job, he refused, saying that he was contractually entitled to it and so would be keeping it all.
Required:
(a) Criticise the performance of Tomato Bank’s remuneration committee in agreeing Mr Woof’s reward package. (10 marks)
(b) Describe the components of an appropriately designed executive reward package and explain why a more balanced package of benefi ts should have been used to reward Mr Woof. (10 marks)
(c) Construct an ethical case for Mr Woof to voluntarily accept a reduction in his pension value in recognition of his failure as chief executive of Tomato Bank. (5 marks)
11. Which of the following is NOT true about Thomas J. Stanley?
A)He is the writer of The Millionaire Mind.
B)He himself became rich by writing about the rich.
C)He has found that one’s school grades and his economic achievement are closely related.
D)One of his books, The Millionaire Next Door, has been on the list of Best Sellers.
12. We can learn from the passage that .
A)one who wants to be a millionaire must have high scores in college.
B)natural intelligence is not so important a factor on deciding whether or not a person is able to become a millionaire.
C)a child born into a rich family is likely to be a millionaire in the future.
D)one can become rich by taking scrap cloth and making underwear for prisons.
13. What are the keys to success according to the passage?
A)honest and hardworking.
B)smart and creative
C)intelligent and well-educated D)self-disciplined and risk-taking
14. What kinds of careers do millionaires choose?
A)They choose the ones that are well-paid.
B)They choose the ones that they’re capable of doing.
C)They choose careers according to their natural genius.
D)They choose the ones that supply them with room for their individualism.
15. In the sentence “It’s a lesson Stanley has taken to heart”, “It” refers to .
A)He himself has gotten rich by writing about the rich.
B)Millionaires may not have great analytic intelligence.
C)Books about millionaires will be very popular with readers.
D)What he has found about millionaires in his survey.
The power of fate is strong in Shakespeare's play. Chance and evil eventually join to bring tragedy. Chance involves Romeo in a murder, chance prevents a message from reaching Romeo in 6me, chance brings about deadly meeting in a cemetery.
Many Elizabethans were followers of astrology (星相术) and believed that the stars could control events. Thus, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "star-crossed lovers" whose stars doomed (命中注定) them to disaster.
Elizabethans also had a concept of fate in the person of Dame Fortune (命运女神). By spinning her wheel, she could raise the state of a beggar or lower that of a king. One of the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.
One of the most difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Juliet, or were they themselves to blame? The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet a fascinating work.
According to Paragraph 1, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet ______.
A.when he succeeded in comedies and history plays
B.after he had developed his skill in tragedy
C.before he wrote comedies and history plays
D.when he was no longer young
A.Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.
B.Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.
C.The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.
D.Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.