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Among various brands, Gen Y-ers tend to choose the one that______.
A．provides value
B．is the cheapest
C．is most famous
D．makes them look cool
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Certainly people don't seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs—the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items don't seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is, "Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious".
The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse, a quality to be admired and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This doesn't mean that ambition is an end, that people no longer feel its stirrings and promptings, but only that, no longer openly honored, it is less openly professed. Consequences follow from this, of course, some of which are that ambition is driven underground, or made sly. Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life.
It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if ______.
A．its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
B．it is rewarded with money, fame and power
C．its goals are spiritual rather than material
D．it is shared by the rich and the famous
A.how to stretch the family dollar
B.how to make money in the stock market
C.the interpretation of scarce data
D.how scarce resources are used to produce various goods allocated among individuals in society
E.why resources are as scarce as they are
“For more than two decades, SydneyPLUS and its partner companies have provided related, often complementary knowledge management solutions, but have ___39___ operated under separate names and management teams. Given the ___40___ among our products and the tremendous benefit to our customers of one-stop access to interconnected, end-to-end knowledge management solutions, we decided to ___41___ into a single company with an integrated, cross-functional leadership team,” said Ron Aspe, founder and owner of SydneyPLUS, and CEO of Lucidea. “The new name represents our ___42___ approach – incorporating all of our brands while keeping the ___43___ product names and offerings that our customers recognize and love.”
The creation of a consolidated corporate structure allows Lucidea to more effectively use combined resources to support strategic ___44___ in product development, sales and marketing. Innovation and growth in these areas will enable Lucidea to more quickly deliver exciting products to its rapidly ___45___ global customer base.
“We have many customers who currently use multiple Lucidea products, and this new structure will make it easier for us to support those customers, provide extended benefits to multi-product customers, and guide new and ___46___ customers to the products that will best fit their needs,” said Phillip Green, chief operating officer of Lucidea. “We already achieved integration between several of our products, and this organizational change will better enable us to explore ___47___ integration options where it makes sense and to meet our customers’ needs.
A.additional
B.enlarging
C.individual
D.expanding
E.concerns
F.hitherto
G.affluent
H.collaboration
I.initiatives
J.unified
K.separable
L.merge
M.retain
N.whereby
O.existing
Pheromones are substances that serve as chemical signals between members of the
same species. They are secreted to the outside of the body and cause other individuals
of the species to have specific reactions. Pheromones, which are sometimes called
line "social hormones," affect a group of individuals somewhat like hormones do an individual
(5) animal. Pheromones are the predominant medium of communication among insects
(but rarely the sole method). Some species have simple pheromone systems and produce
only a few pheromones, but others produce many with various functions. Pheromone
systems are the most complex in some of the so-called social insects, insects that live
in organized groups.
(10) Chemical communication differs from that by sight or sound in several ways.
Transmission is relatively slow (the chemical signals are usually airborne), but the
signal can be persistent, depending upon the volatility of the chemical, and is sometimes
effective over a very long range. Localization of the signal is generally poorer than
localization of a sound or visual stimulus and is usually effected by the animal's moving
(15) upwind in response to the stimulus. The ability to modulate a chemical signal is limited,
compared with communication by visual or acoustic means, but some pheromones may
convey different meanings and consequently result in different behavioral or physiological
responses, depending on their concentration or when presented in combination. The
modulation of chemical signals occurs via the elaboration of the number of exocrine
(20) glands that produce pheromones. Some species, such as ants, seem to be very articulate
creatures, but their medium of communication is difficult for humans to study and
appreciate because of our own olfactory, insensitivity and the technological difficulties
in detecting and analyzing these pheromones.
Pheromones play numerous roles in the activities of insects, They may act as alarm
(25) substances, play a role in individual and group recognition, serve as attractants between
sexes, mediate the formation of aggregations, identify foraging trails, and be involved in
caste determination. For example, pheromones involved in caste determination include
the "queen substance" produced by queen honey bees. Aphids, which are particularly
vulnerable to predators because of their gregarious habits and sedentary nature, secrete
an alarm pheromone when attacked that causes nearby aphids to respond by moving away.
What does the passage mainly discuss？
A．How insects use pheromones to communicate
B．How pheromones are produced by insects
C．Why analyzing insect pheromones is difficult
D．The different uses of pheromones among various insect species
American stereotypes are abundant. New Englanders are often thought of as being friendly and helpful. Southerners are known for their hospitality and warmth. People from the western part of the United States are often considered very outgoing. These differences in character can be traced to different factors such as climate, living conditions, and historical development.
When travelling from place to place, Americans themselves are often surprised at the differing degrees of friendliness in the United States.
The main idea of the passage is ______.
A．even Americans are surprised at the big differences among themselves
B．there are many differences in character in different parts of the USA
C．there are many reason for the differences
D．stereotypes about people are not necessarily true
A.information
B.identification
C.competition
D.imagination
Short Answers
1 Auctions are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He
asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or "bids", for the various
items on sale. He encourages buyers to b 记 higher figures, and finally names the highest
bidder as the buyer of the good. Practically all goods whose (lualities vary are sold by
auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, species, fruit and vegetables and
wines. Auction sales are also useful for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare
kooks, old china and works of art
2 An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be
sold; and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. TI the advertisement
cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together,
called a "lot", is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and
continue in numerical order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in
the rocm and then produces the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneer's
services are paid for in the form. of a percentage of the price the goods
are sold for. The
auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible
3 The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods
he is selling, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. Fe will not
waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the rival among his buyers
and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against
each other. It is largely in his advice that a seller will fix a "reserved" price, that is, a price
below which the goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficult
to stop a 'knock-out", whereby dealers illegally arranged themselves as the only bidder, in
the hope of buying goods at extremely low prices. If such a "knock-out" comes off, the real
auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers
Questions31-35:
31. What are auctinns？
32. What are the goods which can be sold by auction？ (Name at least three)
33. Mhat is a "lot"？
34. How are the auctloneer, s services pa 记 for？
35. What wifl happen if a "knock-out" is achieved？
In relationship banking the emphasis is on establishing a long-term multiple-service relationship; on satisfying the totality of the client's financial service needs; and on minimizing the need or desire of clients to splinter their financial business among various institutions.
Implicit within any definition of relationship banking is recognition that the financial-service requirements of one individual or relatively homogeneous group. A successful relationship banking program is, therefore, dependent in a large part on the development of a series of "financial-serviced packages": each designed to meet the needs of identifiable homogeneous groups.
Another dimension of relationship banking is the development of highly personalized relationships between employee and client. In most financial institutions today the client is serviced by any employee who happens to be free at the time, regardless of the nature of the transaction. Personalized relation ships are therefore difficult to establish. In a full relationship banking pro gram, however, the client knows there is one individual within the institution who has intimate knowledge of the client's requirements and preferences regarding complex transactions. Over time, the client develops a high level of confidence in this employee. In short, a personalized relationship evolves between client and employee.
With what subject is the passage mainly concerned？
A．The decline of the financial-service industry.
B．Variety within financial services.
C．A way of making banking more personal.
D．Increasing everyday banking transactions.
