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      reding and speaking English every day, he would speak it well enough now.

A．Had he practiced                       B．Didn’t he practise

C．Should he practise             D．Were he to practise.

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reding and speaking English every day, he would speak it well enough now．

[　　]

A．Had he practiced

B．Didn’t he practise

C．Should he practise

D．Were he to practise．

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　　Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat．The usual problem is how to get rid of it．But the designers of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat．They have designed a collection system which makes good use of not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as electric lights and refrigerators as well．The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the university’s six buildings warm and comfortable．

　　Some parts of most modern buildings-theatres and offices as well as classrooms are heated by people and lights far more than necessary, and sometimes they must be air - conditioned even in winter．The skill of saving heat and sharing it out again in a different way is called “heat recovery”．A few modern buildings recover heat from some buildings and reuse it in others．

　　Along the way, Pittsburgh University has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers．The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off．Boy students send out more heat than girl students, and the larger a student is, the more heat he gives．The hottest prospect for the Pittsburgh University would be a hardworking, overweight body student who is very clever in the university．

(1)

reding to this passage, the heat system of the Pittsburgh University is supplied by ________．

[　　]

A．

human bodies

B．

human bodies and electrical equipment

C．

human bodies and fuel

D．

human bodies, electrical and fuel

(2)

ill of heat recovering is used to ________．

[　　]

A．

produce a special form of air conditioning

B．

find out the source of heat

C．

provide heat for the hot water system

D．

collect and reuse heat

(3)

h of the following persons would produce the least amount of heat?

[　　]

A．

A fat boy student who is clever and studies hard．

B．

A thin girl student who is not clever and does not study hard．

C．

A thin boy student who is clever and studies hard．

D．

A fat girl student who’s both clever and hardworking．

(4)

est title for this passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

Modern buildings’ Heat System of Human Being

B．

A New Heat Recovery System in the Pittsburgh University

C．

Recovery of Boy’s Heat in the Pittsburgh University

D．

A Best Way to Save Fuel or Electricity

Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability (能力). They feel hopless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?
　 To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.
　 Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instructiong and practice in reding. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.

1. With the example of basketball players, the author shows .
A. why certain people are poor readers.
B. that there are differences in people’s abilities
C. why some people are good basketball players
D. that good basketball players can be good readers
2. To improve their reading albility, people should .
　 A. work long and hard　　　　 　 B. take different forms of tests
　 C. have special help and practice 　 D. try different reading materials
3. The experiments mentioned in the text show that .
　 A. good readers seem to enjoy reading
　 B. almost all poor reders can make progress
　 C. causes of poor reading are difficult to find out
　 D. tests help people improve their reading ability

 

Europe is not a gender-equality heaven. In particular, the corporate workplace will never be completely family-friendly until women are part of senior management decisions, and Europe’s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male. Indeed, women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.

　　The Europe Union is now considering legislation(立法) to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women---up to 60 percent. This proposed mandate(强制执行) was born of frustration. Last year, Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appeal was considered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.

　　Do we need quotas(定量) to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairly as they balance work and family?

　　“Personally, I don’t like quotas,” Reding said recently. “But I like what the quotas do.” Quotas get action: they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling(女性在工作中遇到的一种无形障碍),” according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.

　　I understand Reding’s reluctance---and her frustration. I don’t like quotas either; they conflict with my belief in meritocracy(精英管理), government by the capable. But, when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal, it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.

　　After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position---no matter how much “soft pressure” is put upon them. When women do break through to the summit of corporate power---as, for example, Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook---they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.

　　If appropriate pubic policies were in place to help all women---whether CEOs or their children’s caregivers---and all families, Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.

53. In the European corporate workplace, generally __________.

　 A. women take the lead

　 B. men have the final say

　 C. corporate governance is overwhelmed

　 D. senior management is family-friendly

54. According to Reding, quotas may help women __________.

　 A. get top business positions

　 B. see through the glass ceiling

　 C. balance work and family

　 D. anticipate legal results

55. The author’s attitude toward Reding’s appeal is __________.

　 A. skeptical             B. objective                   C. indifferent                D. approving

56. Women entering top management become headlines due to the lack of __________.

　 A. more social justice

　 B. massive media attention

　 C. suitable public policies

　 D. greater “soft pressure”

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