题目内容
The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret 1 before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School.He didn’t need to be informed 2 the class was , for 3were leading the way.
The door was shut from inside.The lock it had was missing , 4 knocked off , just leaving a 5 for the principal.
Though the principal had 6badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the 7 was till a shock for him.It was a scene that was 8 seen in action films.But he knew what to do.He 9 go into the classroom , take hold of the 10 boy and punished him.This would be an example to the others.
He took a deep breath and then 11 open the classroom door.He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of 12 , but few treated him as an important 13 , and some even paid little attention to his existence.
“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice.This time it was really 14.They stopped what they were doing and stared at him.Quickly he walked up to the 15 boy in the room , who he 16had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice.
He seized the boy by the ear and 17 him to the front of the class.
“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said.“ Now go to my office and wait for me.”
Then he turned to the class and 18them about how to behave in school.
To 19 his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”
One of the students put up her hand.“ Yes , sir.I have.When can you free my 20 back to continue his class ? ”
- 1.
- A.watch
- B.inspection
- C.look
- D.examination
- A.
- 2.
- A.where
- B.how
- C.what
- D.when
- A.
- 3.
- A.school guides
- B.class titles
- C.terrible noise
- D.some teachers
- A.
- 4.
- A.other than
- B.or rather
- C.worse still
- D.rather than
- A.
- 5.
- A.problem
- B.fault
- C.reason
- D.lookout
- A.
- 6.
- A.experienced
- B.heard
- C.seen
- D.punished
- A.
- 7.
- A.window
- B.door
- C.gap
- D.hole
- A.
- 8.
- A.seldom
- B.hardly
- C.never
- D.often
- A.
- 9.
- A.might
- B.should
- C.would
- D.could
- A.
- 10.
- A.noisiest
- B.biggest
- C.smallest
- D.youngest
- A.
- 11.
- A.pushed
- B.kicked
- C.forced
- D.knocked
- A.
- 12.
- A.silence
- B.surprise
- C.cries
- D.paleness
- A.
- 13.
- A.teacher
- B.principal
- C.role
- D.person
- A.
- 14.
- A.heard
- B.working
- C.shouted
- D.surprising
- A.
- 15.
- A.oldest-looking
- B.ordinary-looking
- C.funny-looking
- D.ill-looking
- A.
- 16.
- A.believed
- B.supposed
- C.guessed
- D.recognized
- A.
- 17.
- A.pushed
- B.pulled
- C.ordered
- D.got
- A.
- 18.
- A.announced
- B.said
- C.declared
- D.lectured
- A.
- 19.
- A.add to
- B.carry on
- C.end up
- D.show off
- A.
- 20.
- A.teacher
- B.brother
- C.monitor
- D.desk-mate
- A.
The rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America’s relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the world’s top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate (公司的) planning activities, compared to about one-third of U.S. companies. It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR.
Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts (相对应的人) in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson—Marshall’s U.S.employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather have about the same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country.
Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Network). Turner recently announced that the word “foreign” would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.
【小题1】Compared with the American PR personnel, what is/are an advantage(s) of the non-Americans involved in PR?
A. They tend to be more internationally minded
B. They speak more and better foreign languages.
C. They usually pay more attention to global financial situation.
D. Both A and B.
【小题2】What is the immediate cause of the downfall of America’s public relations?
A.The number of US public relations agencies had greatly decreased by 1991. |
B.Other countries have increased their efforts in public relations. |
C.On the global scale, cultural differences have significantly shrunk. |
D.The British companies are becoming especially sophisticated and creative in public relations. |
A.an American | B.a Briton |
C.Ted Turner | D.an Asian |
A.strict in thinking | B.like people from rural areas |
C.limited in outlook | D.interested in geographical knowledge |
The rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America’s relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the world’s top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate (公司的) planning activities, compared to about one-third of U.S. companies.It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR.
Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? Firstly, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts (相对应的人) in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson—Marshall’s U.S.employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather have about the same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, publications not often read in this country.
Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Network). Turner recently announced that the word “foreign” would no longer be used on CNN news
broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.
【小题1】Compared with the American PR personnel, what is/are an advantage (s) of the non-Americans involved in PR?
A. They tend to be more internationally minded
B. They speak more and better foreign languages.
C. They usually pay more attention to global financial situation.
D. Both A and B.
【小题2】What is the immediate cause of the downfall of America’s public relations?
A.The number of US public relations agencies had greatly decreased by 1991. |
B.Other countries have increased their efforts in public relations. |
C.On the global scale, cultural differences have significantly shrunk. |
D.The British companies are becoming especially sophisticated and creative in public relations. |
A.an American | B.a Briton | C.Ted Turner | D.an Asian |
A.strict in thinking | B.like people from rural areas |
C.limited in outlook | D.interested in geographical knowledge |