20.My American friend kindly invited me to her home to celebrate this year's Thanksgiving Day.I(61)experienced (experience) my first ever Thanksgiving.
On that day,we watched the Thanksgiving parade (游行)in New York City on TV.My friend's family sat(62)in  front of the television.They came from all over the States and enjoyed being together.(63)Looking (look) at their happy faces,I thought it was really a holiday for families,just like the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.
That evening,we had a big Thanksgiving dinner.This (64)traditional (tradition) meal includes roast turkey,mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables.When the dishes and plates arrived at the table,we started to take (65)turns (turn) to say the things we were (66)thankful (thank) for.This,in fact,is a Thanksgiving tradition many families practice in the US.
Then,the food (67)was passed  (pass) around the table and we all ate far too much.I also had desserts with my dinner.There(68)were (be) different kinds of pies,such as apple pies,pumpkin pies and coconut pies.
If one mentions Thanksgiving,one must talk about Black Friday,the Friday (69)which/that  follows Thanksgiving Day.Shops across the United States will give their (70)biggest (big) sales of the whole year on Black Friday.Many people go crazy about it.I saw many long queues outside the shops on that day.
19.My three-year-old granddaughter,Tegan,went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents.Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.
Like most children,Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents'house.In particular,Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party.She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create.Meanwhile,her Daddy concentrated on conversation,and as he continued to chat with his family,Tegan would hand him a cup of"tea".Her Daddy,who always tries to participate in her games,would pause for a few seconds from his conversation,and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan.He would request two lumps of sugar.He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted,and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.
After going through this routine several times,her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind:"She is only three years old,where is she getting this‘tea'that I've been dutifully drinking?"He quietly followed her,without her knowing,and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door.Sure enough,there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her‘tea'water out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak (浸泡)his false teeth!

25.At the family gathering,the adultsC.
A.drank tea while chatting
B.arranged tables for children's games
C.talked about what happened at home
D.watched their favorite TV programs
26.Tegan's daddy followed her secretly to find outD.
A.whether there was any tea left
B.what kind of tea he had drunk
C.where she got the sugar for tea
D.where she got the tea
27.The water of the tea Tegan's father drank isD.
A.fresh and clean
B.boiled at the bathroom
C.taken from Tegan's home
D.the water of soaking false teeth
28.What do we know from the text?A
A.Tegan's father always played with her in games
B.Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done
C.Tegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering
D.Tegan's father cared nothing about what she was doing.
17.No one disagrees with the economic necessity of geographically extending a product.Not only does it increase turnover(营业额)but also it makes economies of scale possible,thus giving companies a competitive advantage in local markets.But how far do we push the global idea?Should we globalize all aspects of a brand:its name,its creative concept and the product itself?
Global branding suggests the wish to extend all three aspects throughout the world.Rarely,though,is it realistic and profitable to extend all of them.The Mars brand,for instance,is not absolutely global.The Mars chocolate bar is sold as an all-round nutritious snack in the UK and as an energizer in other European regions(different concepts and positioning for the same physical product).Nestle adapts the taste of its worldwide brands to local Market.The Nescafe(配方)vary worldwide.
Nowhere is globalization more desirable than in sectors that centre on mobility,such as car rental and airline industries.When a brand in these sectors is seen as being international,its authority and expertise are automatically accepted.Companies such as Hertz,Avis and Europcar globalized their advertising campaigns by portraying typical images such as a busy executive(主管).An Italian businessman will identify more with a hurried businessman who is not Italian than with an Italian who is not a businessman.
The main aim of such global marketing campaigns is not to increase sales but to maximize profitability.For example,instead of bringing out different TV advertisements for each country,a firm can use a single film for one region.The McCann-Erikson agency is proud of the fact that it has saved Coca-Cola﹩90 million over the past 20 years by producing commercials with global appeal.
Social and cultural developments provide a favorable platform for globalization.In an effort to stand out from others,young people seek new models on which to build their identity.They are then open to influence from abroad.When drinking Coca-Cola,we all drink the American myth-fresh,young,dynamic,powerful,all-American images.Nike tells young people everywhere to surpass themselves,to transcend the confines of their race and culture.
Globalization is also made easier when a brand is built around a cultural stereotype(固有印象).AEG,BOSCH,Siemens,Mercedes and BMW rest secure on the"Made in Germany"model,which opens up the global market since the stereotype goes beyond national boundaries.
People everywhere associate the stereotype with outstanding performance.Barilla is another example:it is built on the classic Italian image of tomato sauce,pasta,a carefree way of life,songs and sun.IKEA furniture epitomizes(成为的典范)Sweden.Lancome expresses the elegance of the French woman.
Certain organization factors ease the shift to a global brand.American firms,for instance,are naturally geared towards globalization because marketing in their huge domestic market already treats America as a single entity despite its social and cultural differences.
Another organizational factor concerns the way US companies first expanded in Europe.Many set up European headquarters,usually based in Brussels or London.From early on Europe was considered a single and homogeneous(同性质的)area.
Finally,a single center of production is also a great advantage.Procter & Gamble centralizes European production of detergents(洗涤剂)in its Amiens factory.This maximizes product standardization and enables innovations to spread to all countries at once,thus giving the company a competitive advantage over local rivals and ensuring the continued growth and success of the brand.

65.By mentioning the cases of Mars and Nestle,the author suggests thatB
A.extending products worldwide is of great importance to every company
B.a global brand may not be really global in every aspect
C.an effective marketing strategy is more important than a global brand
D.the Mars and Nestle brands compete fiercely against each other in the global market
66.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?D
A.Car rental and airline industries need globalization the most
B.The aim of advertising campaigns conducted for a specific region is mainly to maximize profitability
C.The young are influenced greatly by globalization
D.Germany may be better adapted to globalization
67.According to the passage,which of the following may promote global branding?C
A.A company's investment in advertising campaigns.
B.The innovative concepts of the products
C.Social and cultural developments as well as cultural stereotypes
D.The cooperation among companies all over the world
68.The underlined phrase"geared towards"in Paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to"A".
A.suitable for         B.good at    C.designed for       D.adopted as
69.What's the author's attitude towards global branding?A
A.Favorable              B.Worried         C.Cautious         D.Doubtful
70.What does the passage mainly discuss?B
A.The world-famous companies and their global marketing campaigns
B.Global branding and is contributive factors
C.Great changes in the global market
D.Globalization and its possible influence on the global market.
16.The 21st century brought in what was supposed to be paperless living.The data of our lives was to be recorded in digital clouds.We were told to click the option for paperless statements,unsubscribe to unwanted catalogues and keep a shredder(碎纸机)nearby at all times.
So how are we doing?
"We have a bigger need for paper management than before because we have more access to information than ever before,"says Chris Plantan,creative director for Russell & Hazel,maker of stylish office accessories.Plantan says there are lots of files and lots of piles out there.
For many,organizing papers is another chore that inspires procrastination.You don't need to be a regular viewer of the A&E cable program"Hoarders"to know that many of us stash our papers in shopping bags instead of filing cabinets.Filing doesn't make it onto the to-do lists of many over-scheduled people these days.
"It ranks at the bottom of the list,along with having a tooth pulled,"says Melissa Sorensen,a professional organizer based in Woodbridge."People arerestricted by fear,worried about what will happen if they throw something out,"Sorensen says."Eighty-five percent of the things you file,you never retrieve again."
Those who do have files often suffer from another issue:figuring out where they put stuff.
Holly Bohn founded See Jane Work,an online source for creative office products,to make the task of staying organized a bit more fun."Despite technological advances,paper management is a problem because we are bombarded by paper.Our lives are so busy and complex we can't make decisions."She believes each person has to create her own system to accommodate both boring paperwork and sentimental mementos.Her products,targeted at multi-tasking women,offer a bit of charm.
Solutions don't have to start with a clumsy metal filing cabinet.Some people are stackers and save things in fabric-covered stackable boxes.Color-coded binders and colorful plastic trays are also recommended to classify different things.
Will virtual living eventually mean the death of filing?"People who have cookbooks still like to pull out recipes and save them,"says Kim Oser,a Gaithersburg professional organizer,"just like people who love their GPS still like looking at a map.In our lifetime,we will still have paper and still have filing.One hundred years fron now?who knows?"
 
61.Chris Plantan probably agrees thatB.
A.paperless living will never be realized
B.reality is running counter to paperless living
C.technology proves the necessity of paper management
D.file processing becomes impossible in the digital age
62.Which best illustrates the program"Hoarders"mentioned in Paragraph 4?C
A.Man cannot live without paper
B.TV viewers are good at filling papers
C.People often leave their papers disorganized
D.Paperless living is advocated by many people
63.Who is most likely to hold that most of the files should be thrown out?D
A.Kim Oser        B.Holly Bohn      C.Chris Plantan        D.Melissa Sorensen
64.What might be the best title for this passage?A
A.Paper management          B.Office transformation     C.Storing files            D.Going paperless.
15.Any car accident is frightening,but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water,with you trapped inside,is absolutely terrifying.(36)DHowever,most deaths result from panic,without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water.By adopting a brace(支撑) position,acting decisively and getting out fast,you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.
Brace yourself for impact (撞击力).As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water,adopt a brace position.The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle,so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the"ten and two"position.
Undo your seatbelt.(37)FUnbuckle the children,starting with the oldest first.Forget the cell phone call.Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.
(38)ALeave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window.A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water,so try the method of opening it electronically first.Many people don't think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking.
Break the window.If you aren't able to open the window,or it only opens halfway,you'll need to break it with an object or your foot.It may feel counter-intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car.
(39)G
Escape when the car has equalized.If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced,you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. (40)CWhile there is still air in the car,take slow,deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.

A.Open the window as soon as you hit the water.
B.Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.
C.It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually.
D.Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning.
E.In conclusion,if you know what to do in the water,you will be safe.
F.This is the first thing to attend to,yet it often gets forgotten in the panic.
G.But the sooner the window is open,the sooner you can escape directly through it.
14.Dear Miss Manners,
Friends of mine lost their home in a house fire.It was terrible.Another friend set up a"go fund me"type page for friends and to donate and help the couple.Many friends,including me,helped with money,meals,lamprey and their dog while they were getting back on their feet.
Last week,they sent thankyou notes.My roommate received one addressed to her and I did not.The note was a printed onesizefitsall message.My roommate realized I didn't receive a thankyou note,so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know I had been left out.I didn't know she had done this until later.
The next day,I got a text message apologizing and saying that I had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me!(Miss Manners,they didn't even address the notes themselves!) It was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note,which was texted to me with the message,"Here is a thank you just for you."
I was a little annoyed.I helped them in their need and didn't get a second thought.I have not responded to her text message.Is it fair of me to consider this friendship over?Should I tell her that I am upset,or should I accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?
Yours,
Mary
28.For what purpose did Mary write the letter?D
A.To start a public donation for the unlucky couple.
B.To teach us how to see the true colors of friendship.
C.To tell us to learn a lesson from her story.
D.To ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance.
29.From the letter we can infer thatB.
A.the couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot
B.so far Mary hasn't received a thankyou note addressed to her
C.Mary's roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness
D.the couple left Mary out by accident when they wrote the thankyou notes
30.What does Mary think of the couple she helped?D
A.Careless   
B.Considerate    
C.Unbelievable    
D.Ungrateful
31.The letter is most likely taken fromC.
A.a diary 
B.a brochure   
C.a newspaper  
D.a report.
13.Modern man has cleared the forests for farmland and for wood,and has also carelessly burned them.More than that,though,he has also interfered with the invisible bonds between the living things in the forests.There are many examples of this kind of destruction.The harmfulness of man's interference can be seen in what happened many years ago in the forest of the Kaibab plateau(凯亚巴布高原)of northern Arizona.Man tried to improve on the natural web of forest life and destroyed it instead.
The Kaibab had a storybook forest of large-sized pines,Douglas fir,white fir,blue and Engelmann spruce.In 1882a visitor noted,"We,who have wandered through its forests and parks,have come to regard it as the most attractive region which we have the privilege to visit."This was also the living place of the Rocky Mountain mule deer.Indians hunted there every autumn to gather meat and skins".The forest also had mountain lions,timber wolves and bobcats that kept the deer from multiplying too rapidly.
Then,in 1906,President Theodore Roosevelt made the Kaibab a national game preserve.Deer hunting was forbidden.Government hunters started killing off the deer's enemies.In 25 years'time,6,250 mountain lions,wolves and bobcats were killed.Before the program,there were about 4,000 deer in the Kaibab,and by 1924,there were about 100,000.
The deer ate every leaf and twig they could reach.But there was not nearly enough food.Hunting of deer was permitted again.This caused a slight decrease in the deer herd,but a far greater loss resulted from starvation and disease.Some 60 percent of the deer herd died in two winters.By 1930the herd had dropped to 20,000 animals.By 1942 it was down to 8,000.

24.The destruction of the environment of the Kaibab resulted fromB.
A.turning the forest into cultivated land
B.interfering with natural cycle of forest life
C.forest fires caused by man's carelessness
D.cutting the trees for building materials
25.Engelmann spruce(Para.2)is most likely the name ofA.
A.a tree   
B.an animal   
C.a mountain   
D.a game
26.The number of the deer in the Kaibab had increased enormously inC years'time.
A.25      
B.6          
C.18          
D.12
27.Years later,large numbers of deer in the Kaibab died mainly because ofC.
A.the cold            
B.the organized kill
C.the shortage of food  
D.the poor management.
12.WantedProject Management Assistant
Responsibility:
-Provide service for the project in Chongqing.
-Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.
-Responsible for file management,customer service for students and parents.
Requirements:
-College degree and above.
-Good English and computer skills.
-Related working experience in the international organization.
-Patient,careful,supportive.Has strong teamwork spirit.
English Teacher
Responsibility:
-Conduct English teaching according to British education system.
Requirements:
-University degree and above in English major or normal English.
-Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity.
-With deep understanding and respect for different cultures.(Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply for this position.)
Marketing Assistant
Responsibility:
-Responsible for the local management of marketing and sales activities according to the instruction from the head office.
-Collect related information to the head office.
-Develop relationship with local media and customers.
Requirements:
-College degree and above with good English (speaking and writing).
-With basic idea of sales and marketing,related experience is preferred.
-Working experience in the international organization is a must.
-Good communication and presentation skills.
Accountant
Responsibility:
-Accountant work for Chongqing office and project.
-Perform the finance management locally according to the rules and policy of the company.
Requirements:
-College degree and above in finance area.
-Good English and computer skills.
-Good sense of finance management.
-At least two years of experience as an accountant in the international organization is a must.
-Self-management,hard-working,independent and able to deal with pressure.
You can go to http://www.51job.com for the information.
Please mail or fax your resume (both in English and Chinese ),diploma,training certificates(证书)and expected salary to the following address within two weeks.Please write"应聘"on the envelope.No personal visit or telephone call before that.Your materials will be kept in ACE files.
Add:Room 1607,Plaza Building,Yuzhong District,Chongqing,400100
Fax No:023-63728428
E-mail:acercq@cta.cq.cn

21.If you have just graduated from a university,you should apply for the position asB.
A.a project management assistant 
B.an English teacher
C.a marketing assistant 
D.an accountant
22.If you want to get the position as the project management assistant,in your resume you'd better sayC.
A.you always have new ideas and can't wait to see them realized
B.you can decide everything for yourself and have your plan carried out
C.you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions
D.you are good at persuading others to follow you
23.If you want to apply for a position,you canC.
A.go to the company or make a phone call at any time
B.go to acercq@cta.cq.cn for the information about the employment
C.tell the company how much money you want for your position
D.write about yourself either in English or in Chinese.
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