"Many different departments are involved, in bringing a product to market," said Hess, referring to the 2000 Neon. "A company looks into renewing a particular vehicle when its marketplace demand is good, and the profits increase our shareholder's value," explained Hess. "We look to our market research in determining which options we'll keep the same or delete, and which ones we want to add to improve our appeal."
Now that the Neon 2000 is on the market, her team will use survey and research results to determine which option packages work best for the consumer, and what improvements, if any, need to be made. And the best goes on.
Hess supervises 1 200 engineers while managing a successful life as wife and mother. Her secret, she said, is to "always try to give 150 percent in everything I do. The only way I can really balance my work and family is 'by cheating at both ends'. " "For example," Hess said, "I always take my boys to school on the first day of the year--so I come in a little late. A few times a year I leave work for a couple of hours to see my son in a play or to attend his swim meet."
Like most other successful women in the auto industry, Hess's day begins early and ends late. In her case, coaching her son's basketball game ends some of Hess's days. "Occasionally," she adds," I come in to work on the weekends to catch up on paperwork and mail and have also been known to be called to work while I am on vacation."
What is Cindy's chief responsibility now?
A.Renewing promising car models.
B.Supervising production.
C.Doing market research.
D.Developing small cars.
She could only see the ______ of the trees.
A.outline
B.general
C.edge
D.outlook
If only she ______ not so terribly frightened of Aunt Ruth.
A.is
B.has been
C.were
D.would be
If only ______ the violin in the middle of the night, she'd be an ideal guest. ()
A.played
B.would play
C.didn't play
D.wouldn't play
He is the only one that is senior in age ______ her so she called him old pal.
A.over
B.against
C.to
D.above
Not only she but also her neighbours ______to the party.
A. was invited
B. has been invited
C. have invited
D. were invited
A.manages
B.manage
C.management
D.managing
In education, there should be a good balance among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. Such balance is defeated by too much emphasis on any one field. This question of balance involves not only the relation of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts but also relative emphases among the natural sciences themselves.
Similarly, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new possibilities in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to mm our attention away from the sound, established materials that form. the basis of courses for beginners.
According to the first paragraph, the task of education is fairly complicated because ______.
A.the current public school system is too complicated to be understood
B.the public school system has no choice of what to teach
C.it is difficult to decide whether elementary science should be taught in public schools
D.the educators have to take care of both ordinary and gifted students
Not only ______ very well, but also ______ well.
A.she cooks; does she dance
B.she cooks; she dances
C.does she cook; she dances
D.does she cook; does she dance
This could have a chilling effect on innovation and risks stifling emerging technologies with rules designed for another age, says Chris Marsden of RAND Europe, a think-tank that has analysed the potential impact of the proposed rules for Ofcom, Britain's media and telecoms regulator. "Regulators have to be thoughtful. They cannot predict the future of television "or the internet—no one can," says Niklas Zennstr. m, a co-founder of Skype, who is now setting up an internet television firm.
The proposed rules may be unrealistic as well as onerous. The idea that websites can be regulated like broadcasters, which are required to keep strict records of what they show in order to help watchdogs investigate complaints, is untenable. Firms could simply relocate outside the European Union to escape the new rules. Last week Ruth Hieronymi, a member of parliament, said she would introduce wording that might help to overcome some of the objections.
Behind the debate is the question of how best to balance competition and protection. Traditional broadcasters worry that they will be shackled by regulations while brisk start-ups can do as they please—so they like the idea of extending regulation to their new rivals. But even if the rules are approved as they stand, they will not come into force until 2010. Such a long, slow process seems incongruous given the pace of technological change.
The change of television can be attributed to______.
A.the scarce spectrum and only small number of stations existed
B.advancement of technology
C.the preference of different audiences
D.Europe's attempt to update the rules