One machine can do as much work as ______.A.40% of the peopleB.4% of the people in the wor
One machine can do as much work as ______.
A.40% of the people
B.4% of the people in the world
C.40 people
D.75 000 people
One machine can do as much work as ______.
A.40% of the people
B.4% of the people in the world
C.40 people
D.75 000 people
A.that
B.those
C.ones
D.one
There is an experiment for this, or at least an observation, make long ago by Karl Von Frisch and more recently confirmed by James Gould at Princeton, Biologists who wish to study such things as bee navigation, language, and behavior. in general have to train their bees to fly from the hive to one or another special place. To do this, they begin by placing a source of sugar very close to the hive so that the bees (considered by their trainers to be very dumb beasts) can learn what the game is about. Then, at regular intervals, the dish or whatever is moved progressively father and farther from the hive in increments (增长) of about 25 percent at each move. Eventually, the target is being moved 100 feet or more at a jump, very far from the hive. Sooner or later, while this process is going on, the biologists shifting the dish of sugar will find the bees are out there waiting for them, precisely where the next position had been planned. This is an uncomfortable observation to make.
With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?
A.The bee, a social animal.
B.Navigational techniques of bees.
C.Testing the awareness of bees.
D.The bee hive, nature's candy shop.
—What a poor job I’ve done! —_______
A、Do it again.
B、You can do it.
C、Do your best!
D、Don’t be upset. No one can do it better than you.
A.Sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busy.
B.They need more sleep to feel ideally vigorous.
C.To sleep is something one can do at any time of the day.
D.Less sleep does harm to their health.
The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computations—add, subtract, multiply, and divide—with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It can multiply two 10-digit numbers in 1/1, 000 second, a problem that would take an average person five minutes to do with pencil and paper. Some computers can work 500, 000 times faster than any person can.
Once it is given a program, that is, a carefully worked-out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language, a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depths of the ocean. In business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will find out what route to take and what space is available.
Why does the author regard the electronic computer as the marvel of the machine age?
A.Because electronic computers are rare.
B.Because people know little about electronic computers.
C.Because electronic computers can do much more kinds of work that human beings can't.
D.Because electronic computers have been widely suspected.
Production and sales from the new machine are expected to be 100,000 units per year. Each unit can be sold for $16 per unit and will incur variable costs of $11 per unit. Incremental fixed costs arising from the operation of the machine will be $160,000 per year.
Warden Co has an after-tax cost of capital of 11% which it uses as a discount rate in investment appraisal. The company pays profit tax one year in arrears at an annual rate of 30% per year. Capital allowances and inflation should be ignored.
Required:
(a) Calculate the net present value of investing in the new machine and advise whether the investment is financially acceptable. (7 marks)
(b) Calculate the internal rate of return of investing in the new machine and advise whether the investment is financially acceptable. (4 marks)
(c) (i) Explain briefly the meaning of the term ‘sensitivity analysis’ in the context of investment appraisal; (1 mark) (ii) Calculate the sensitivity of the investment in the new machine to a change in selling price and to a change in discount rate, and comment on your findings. (6 marks)
(d) Discuss the nature and causes of the problem of capital rationing in the context of investment appraisal, and explain how this problem can be overcome in reaching the optimal investment decision for a company. (7 marks)
“Sir, we could have solved the problem in a much simpler and cheaper way, ” a worker sa id.
“Really? How?”
“We can put a huge fan near the packing machine. The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap. ”
See, this is smart work. In order to succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineer, but also think smart like this worker.
1. Some students spend less time on school work but do better in exams because they study longer.
A: F
B: T
2.The passage mainly tells us we should work hard like the engineer and think smart like theworker.
A: T
B: F
3.The soap factory could only put a huge fan near the packing machine to solve problem in amuch simpler and cheaper way.
A: F
B: T
4.The underlined phrase “blow away”means “停止” in Chinese.
A: T
B: F
5.Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained that the soapbox he bought was terrible.
A: F
B: T
A.the interviewer can ask the interviewee questions again in different ways
B.the interviewer can ask the interviewee some personal questions
C.the initial question do not produce the information desired
D.no one is present to clarify questions
By saying "suffering can be a blessing", the author means that ______.
A.a bad thing is generally followed by a good thing
B.it is hard to tell a bad thing from a good thing
C.a bad thing sometimes can do good to people
D.a thing bad to one person may be good to another
Woman: I’m new in town. Can you tell me how to get to the subway?
Man: Turn left around the corner and then walk one block up. ___________.
A.Just do that
B.Try that way
C.You can’t miss it
D.Sure thing, miss