Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver．The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman．
Thirty years have passed, but Odland can't get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman's kind reaction．She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odland,“It's OK．It wasn't your fault．”When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson：You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter．
Odland isn't the only CEO to have made this discovery．Rather, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up．It's hard to get a dozen CEO's to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule．They say how others treat the CEO says nothing．But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul．
Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like,“I could but this place and fire you,”or“I know the owner and I could have you fired．”Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power．
The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson．He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management．
“A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person,”Swanson says．“I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables．”
(1)
What happened after Odland dropped the ice cream onto the woman's dress?
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A．
He was fired．
B．
He was blamed．
C．
The woman comforted him．
D．
The woman left the restaurant at once．
(2)
Odland learned one of his life lessons from ________．
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A．
his experience as a waiter
B．
the advice given by the CEOs
C．
an article in Fortune
D．
an interesting best-selling book
(3)
According to the text, most CEOs have the same opinion about ________．
Skeptics are stange lot．Some of them refuse to admit the serious threat of human activities to the enviroment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them．Those people, say skeptics, spread noting but bad news about the environment．The “eco-guilt”brought on by the discouraging nes about our planet gives rise to the popularity od skeptice as people search for more comforting worldviews．
Perhaps that explains why a new book by Bjorn Lomborg received so much publicity．That book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, declares that it measures the “real state of the world”as fine．Of course, another explanation is the deep pockets of some big businesses with special intererts．Indeed, Mr．Lomborg’s views are similar to those of some Industry-funded organizations, which start huge activities though the media to confuse the public aboat issues like global warming．
So it was strange to see Mr．Lomborg’s book go largely unchallenged in the media though his beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions．One national newspaper in Canada ran a number of articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with the conclusion that “After Lomborg, the environmental movement will begin to die down．”
Such one-sided views should have immediately been challenged．But only a different review appeared in Nature, a respected science magazine with specific readership．The review remarked that Mr．Lomborg’s “preference for unexamined materials is incredible(不可信的)”。
A critical(批判的)eye is valuable, and the media should present information in such a way that could allow people to make informed decisions．Unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as blocked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special interest．People might become half-blind before a world partially exhibited by the media．That’s a shame, because matters concerning the health of the planet are far too important to be treated lightly．
(1)
According to the passage, which of the following may be regarded as “skeptics”?
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A．
People who agree on the popularity of “eco-guilt”．
B．
People who disbelieve the serious situation of our planet．
C．
People who dislike the harmful effect of human activities．
D．
People who spread comforting news to protect our environment．
(2)
Which of the following can be a reason for the popularity of Lomborg’s books?
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A．
Some big businesses intend to protect their own interests．
B．
The book challenges views about the fine state of the wirld．
C．
The author convinces people to speak comforting worldviews．
D．
Industry–funded media present confusing information．
(3)
The author mentioned the review in Nature in order to ________．
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A．
voice a different opinion
B．
find fault with Lomborg’s book
C．
challenge the authority of the media
D．
point out the value of scientific views．
(4)
What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passenger?
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A．
To encourage the skeptics to have a critical eye．
B．
To warn the public of the danger of half–blindness with reviews．
C．
To blame the media’s lack of responsibility in information．
D．
To show the importance of presenting overall information by the media．
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“A very disruptive(扰乱型的)six-year old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand．” said one teacher．“I broke up a fight but was kicked，” said another．Many people have heard stories like this．But the situation is more worrying still and it involves(涉及)parents．
Every child, regardless of(不管)the surroundings into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential．And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal．But rights come with reponsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger ofignoring the latter．
Far too many children are behaving badly at school，even to the point of being violent to teachers．This is terrible enough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents．Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the toilet properly．
We are in danger od becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof．The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young．Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being addicted to computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents．Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching．
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute(代替)parents．Both parties need to work together．Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control．They are responsible for setting limits to their children's behavior and sticking to those limits when things get tough(困难)．They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn．
(1)
In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?
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A．
The school violence．
B．
The pressure of students' learning．
C．
The right to achieve students' potential．
D．
the responsibilities of the students．
(2)
The writer's attitude to the behaviors of parents may be ________．
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A．
dissatisfied
B．
unconcerned
C．
understanding
D．
tolerant(容忍的)
(3)
The underlined part in Para 4 may means ________．
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A．
parents and children live in their separate rooms
B．
parents care little about children's life at home
C．
children don't live with their parents in the same room
D．
children spent little time with their parents at home
(4)
From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________．
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A．
schools can't correct the wrongs that society does to teachers
B．
teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents
C．
parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn
D．
students are responsible for making themselves known in society
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