Managers in excellent companies have a strong for doing things rather than talking about situations. [ ]A. opinion B. feelingC. idea D. preference 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”

“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”

But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”

I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.

Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.

This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. How to make friendship last for ever

C. You are who your friends are

D. Friends are the most important in one’s success

The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A. they’ll push you ahead

B. they’ll influence you

C. they’ll cover your shortcomings

D. they’ll help you achieve your goal

The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.

A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor

B. people have poor taste in music

C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

D. young people have greater chances of succeeding

By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.

A. improve a lot in making more friends

B. come to the right way of making friends

C. develop a better relationship with your friends

D. arrange the time with your friends properly

The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. musicians

B. managers

C. negative people

D. people wanting to succeed

Depression(抑郁症)is a serious problem today．Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billion of dollars．One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is “widespread, costly and deadly”．Depression hits one person in five around the world．

Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated，studies show that depression is a problem among everyone．Over any six-month period, between five to seven percent of the world’s population will be suffering from a serious depression．

Suicide(自杀)rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme, or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large, and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks．People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping，getting up on time，and doing work productively.

Depression, which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因)，brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate, making it possible for employees and managers to work efficiently．

Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese’s inability to face it．Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy．Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available．

“Most patients in China just don’t get help,” a Chinese doctor says．“In my hospital，I have

to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning，and just have time to say ‘Hello，how do you feel ?…’”

In Western countries，people are not afraid to admit that they have depression，but most do not tell it to their boss，because they fear that their boss would fire them．

“In my experience，aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it, because they feel

the most secure about themselves, ” an American doctor says．

Hopefully，in the near future，people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression．

B. Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work．

C. Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries．

D. The poorer and the less educated a person is，the less he will suffer from depression．

Compared to normal people，depressed people are likely to be________．

A. very unconfident and often absent-minded B. easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks

C. working efficiently and productively D. either weak or lazy

Depression becomes more serious in China because of_________．

A. the understanding of the problem B. the lack of treatment and doctors

C. their unwillingness to tell it to their boss D. the doctors’ careless work

What can we infer from the passage?

A. People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists．

B. The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed．

C. More and mote patients will turn to specialists for help

D. Western people are braver than Chinese people

改错
1.My English is so limited that I have to keep on learning some expressions and use them.________________________________________________________
2.Don't be angry with me because not having replied to your letter.
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3.The difficulty faces us today is the supply of food to those in need.
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4.Much experience are needed to operate a computer well.
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5.We are now living in the room whose windows face the south.
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6.The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see it carried out the next year.________________________________________________________
7.It has been announced, we shall have our final exam this month.
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8.She thought I was talking about her daughter, which, in fact, I was talking about my daughter.______________________________________________
9.The clouds moved across the moon, left us in total darkness.
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10.They looked up and saw a notice on the wall read:"No smoking!"
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11.They bought a new house but which will need a lot of work before they can move in.
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12.We can learn a lot of about what a person is thinking by watching his or her body language.________________________________________________
13.I was still so angry that I went up to tell him how I thought of him.
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14.It never occurred me to phone you.
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15.I was prevented by illness taking the exam.
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完形填空 I ：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(共12个小题；每小题1分，满分12分)

A businessman was on a business trip to Tokyo. One day he went to 29 some gifts for his employees (雇员) back in his country. He 30 a supermarket. A lady smiled and welcomed him. He was very touched, and felt good .Because he was not able to 31 the warmth of her smile, he was watching her as he was 32 . She was giving the same 33 to all the people who walked into the supermarket.

The businessman started thinking if she hated doing the same thing. So he asked, “My dear lady, are you 34 of doing this job?” The lady smiled and said, “No, sir, I have 35 here for the last 10 years and I love my job.” The businessman was surprised and asked, “Why have you stayed here for ten years, and why do you like your job 36 much?” The lady said, “Because I am doing something good for my 37 .” The businessman found this interesting. He asked, “Why?” The lady said, “As most of our customers are 38 , they spend foreign currency here. So our country has a lot of money and becomes richer. People who are happy with our service will 39 _____ more often and spend more money in our country.”

Surprised by her 40 , the businessman thanked her. After returning to his own country he worked hard to introduce the same attitude (态度) to his workers, and today his company is one of the best companies in the world.

29. A. buy B. order C. make D. pay

30. A. opened B. cleaned C. entered D. checked

31. A. require B. enjoy C. hide D. forget

32. A. traveling B. working C. singing D. shopping

33. A. feeling B. smile C. warmth D. watching

34. A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid

35. A. stood B. learned C. worked D. lived

36. A. so B. very C. even D. enough

37. A. home B. country C. supermarket D. boss

38. A. millionaires B. managers C. strangers D. foreigners

39. A. praise B. visit C. talk D. save

40. A. action B. service C. attitude D. help

It is understandable that many of today’s college graduates view themselves as the generation that opportunity forgot.

This fall, I interviewed 85 recent graduates of various colleges to discuss their success in finding a job. Of those I interviewed---many from famous schools ---only five are in the career fields they prepared for; the rest are unemployed or in jobs that are temporary. Graduates with once-marketable degrees in accounting and computer science, for example, now compete with applicants who have five years of experience and will accept the same entry-level salary.

　 Mainly because there are too many applicants for too few jobs, employers are ignoring resumes that once commanded interviews. But in my work as a management consultant, I find that many executives also feel that recent graduates have contributed to a problem: that young people have been so pampered (纵容) by their parents and are so untested academically that they bring little value to today’s demanding workplace.

　 Some of the least judgmental, most supportive managers I know are criticizing recent graduates for poor quality in their written and oral reports, and for difficulty in drawing essential facts from masses of data. Earlier generations faced this criticism as well, but employees flooded with resumes have now become far more selective than their predecessors (前人).

　 Among all the cruel talks about unemployment, little is said about the impact on the nation’s future of a generation convinced that the workplace has little use for it. This generation must regain its confidence if they are to remain the birthplace of ideas, products and services that shape world.

The quickest way to rebuild that confidence is to form partnerships between recent graduates and the companies that will employ them.

　 Corporations, in turn, should consider investing in training and developing a generation they will eventually need. High-potential graduates for whom there isn’t an immediate opening could be hired, not as unpaid interns(实习生) but as salaried trainees given three to six months to prove their value in a series of assignments. Those who don’t seize the opportunity can quickly be dismissed. Trainees should be given guidance to help them avoid the small missteps that can damage a career before it starts.

61. Why do today’s college graduates consider themselves as being forgotten by opportunity?

A. There are fewer jobs than they expected.

B. Many of them are not employed or in steady jobs that they want.

C. They are not as confident as the previous graduates.

　 D. They don’t know how to seize opportunities.

62. What is the attitude of the employers towards so many resumes?

　 A. Careful　　 B. Favored　　 C. Positive　　 D. Ignoring.

63. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

　 A. College graduates bring no value to a demanding workplace because of their lack of experience.

　 B. The young generation can be the birthplace of ideas, products and services that shape the world.

　 C. Graduates with higher degrees are more competent than those who have rich work experience.

　 D. Most high-potential graduates can immediately bring benefit to companies.

64. What is the quickest way that recent graduates can deal with their awkward condition?

　 A. Form partnerships between recent graduates and the companies.

　 B. Act as mentors for the older generation in order to improve their abilities.

　 C. Ask their managers more questions and learn more from them.

　 D. Make every effort to get training and practice.

65. What should corporations do to help graduates in their careers?

　 A. Dismiss them if they find graduates incompetent.

　 B. Hire them as unpaid or low-paid interns.

　 C. Invest in training and develop their potential.

　 D. Persuade the older generation to tolerate their missteps.

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