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【题目】—Jack still can’t help being anxious about his job interview.

—Lack of self-confidence is his _________, I am afraid.

A. Achilles’ heel B. child’s play

C. green fingers D. last straw

【答案】A

【解析】试题分析:考查谚语。Achilles’ heel唯一的致命的弱点;child’s play容易做的事情,轻而易举的事情;green fingers搞园艺的才能;last straw最后一根稻草。句意:——杰克仍然情不自禁地担心他的工作面试。——恐怕缺乏自信是他唯一的弱点。根据句意可知A项正确。

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Enough meaningless drivel. That’s the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like LinkedIn gather and use social media data.

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report, released last week, has blamed firms for making people sign up to long incomprehensible legal contracts and calls for an international standard or kitemark (认证标记) to identify sites that have clear terms and conditions.

The term and conditions statement that we all carelessly agree to is meaningless drivel to anyone, says Andrew Miller, the chair of the committee. Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms. The simplified version would be checked by a third party and awarded a kitemark if it is an accurate reflection of the original.

It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis. we need to think through how we make that work in practice, says Miller.

Would we pay any more attention to a kitemark? I think if you went and did the survey, people would like to think they would, says Nigel Shadbolt at the University of Southampton, UK, who studies open data. We do know people worry a lot about the inappropriate use of their information. But what would happen in practice is another matter, he says.

Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new. We still don’t know how significant the long-term impact is going to be of unwise things that kids put on social media that come back and bite them in 20 years’ time, he says.

Shadbolt, who gave evidence to the committee, says the problem is that we don’t know how companies will use our data because their business models and uses of data are still evolving. Large collections of personal information have become valuable only recently, he says.

The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don’t expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn’t working. If properly administered, a kitemark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to. Although they would still have to actually read them.

【1】 What does the phrase meaningless drivel in paragraphs 1 and 3 refer to?

A. Legal contracts that social media firms make people sign up to.

B. Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.

C. Guidelines on how to use social media websites properly.

D. Insignificant data collected by social media firms.

【2】 It can be inferred from the passage that Nigel Shadbolt doubts whether _______.

A. social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme

B. people would pay as much attention to a kitemark as they think

C. a kitemark scheme would be workable on a nationwide scale

D. the kitemark ould help companies develop their business models

【3】 Andrew Miller thinks social media needs more attention than banks mainly because _______.

A. their users consist largely of kids under 20 years old

B. the language in their contracts is usually harder to understand

C. the information they collected could become more valuable in future

D. it remains unknown how users’ data will be taken advantage of

【4】 The writer advises users of social media to _______.

A. think carefully before posting anything onto such websites

B. read the terms and conditions even if there is a kitemark

C. take no further action if they can find a kitemark

D. avoid providing too much personal information

【5】 Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Say no to social media?

B. New security rules in operation?

C. Accept without reading?

D. Administration matters!

【题目】May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United StatesThis is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fallBut according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever.1

These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier.2On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts.3

For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous.4The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students.

5The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015.

ABesides, top colleges are facing changes in the population.

BWhat contributes to it?

CBut a mistake can be costly if it happens.

DBut top colleges ignore them.

E. They have international students who know English.

F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from.

G. They cannot afford college as planned.

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There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

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Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personal problems. In the same was, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

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A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys

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D. entirely with an irrational eagerness

2The passage is mainly concerned with ________.

A. the psychology of money - spending habits

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C. a special psychology of bargain hunting

D. the use of the psychology of spending habits in business

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D. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.

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A. are really unreasonable

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