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_________ is unknown to us all.
A. Where did he get it B. Where he got it C. That where he got D. Which he got it
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_________ is unknown to us all.
A. Where did he get it B. Where he got it C. That where he got D. Which he got it
查看习题详情和答案>>People often say that money talks. They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done. But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power. Ask anyone in a business, they will tell you that it is a jungle out there. The expression probably began because the jungle is filled with wild animals and unknown dangers that threaten people. Sometimes people in business feel competing businesses are as dangerous as wild animals. And they feel that unknown dangers in the business world frighten the survival of their business.
People in business have to be careful, if they are to survive the jungle out there. They must not be led into making bogus investments. Bogus means something that it is not real. Nobody is sure how the word got started. But it began to appear in a American newspapers in 1800s. A newspaper in Boston Massachusetts said the word came from a criminal whose name was Bogazy. The newspaper said Bogazy wrote checks to people, although he did not have enough money in the bank. After he wrote the checks, he would flee from town. So people who were paid with his checks received nothing. The newspaper said Americans shortened and changed to the criminal's name Bogazy to bogus.
People try to earn money also must be aware of being ripped off. A person who is ripped off has had something stolen or at least has been treated very unfairly. A writer for the magazine American Speech said he first saw the expression used in 1971. It was on a sign that a student carried during a protest demonstration at a university. The message on the sign was that the student felt ripped off or cheated. Perhaps the best way to prevent getting ripped off in business is to not try to get rich quickly.
To be successful, a person in business works hard and tries to get down to brass tacks. This expression means to get to the bottom or most important part of something. For example, a salesman may talk and talk about his product without saying the price. You get down to brass tacks when you say it sounds good but how much does it cost？
Word expert Charles Funk thinks the expression comes from sailors on ships. They clean the bottom of a boat. When they have removed all the dirt, they are down to the brass tacks, the copper pieces that hold the boat together. So if we get down to brass tacks, we can prevent rip-offs and bogus ways of earning money in that jungle out there. And some good luck will help too.
1.This passage is mainly written to________.
A. explain several expressions related to money
B. tell us some skills of learning English words
C. tell us the secret of how to do business
D. tell us the power of money
2.People compare doing business to being in a jungle because________.
A. doing business is as exciting as living in a jungle
B. businessmen are as dangerous as animals in a jungle
C. doing business is as difficult as living in a jungle
D. businessmen are as careful as people living in a jungle
3.If we say something is bogus, we probably mean it is not________.
A. real B．beautiful C．good D．new
4.According to Paragraph 2,where did the word "bogus" come from? _________
A. The name of a very successful businessman.
B. The name of a criminal who cheated others.
C. The name of a famous newspaper in Boston.
D. The name of a check written by a criminal.
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
W：David, so you are taller than Smith．
M：That’s right．
But I’m shorter than Tom．
1．Who is the shortest of the three?
A．Tom．
B．David．
C．Smith．
M：Pop music is really boring to all people．
W：I can’t agree with you．Most of the young people enjoy it．
M：Simply because they are too young．
2．Who is the man?
A．He is a young man．
B．Maybe he is an old man．
C．He is a pop music lover．
M：Mary, have you found a job at the market?
W：No, I wish I were a boy．
3．What does the woman imply?
A．A boy is stronger than a girl．
B．A boy can find a job more easily than a girl．
C．She doesn’t like to be a girl．
W：How many eggs did you buy from the supermarket this morning?
M：A dozen．But four were broken on my way home．
4．How many eggs does the man have now?
A．12．
B．4．
C．8．
W：What do you think of the football game we watched last night?
M：It is no better than the one we are watching now．
5．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．Neither of the football games is good．
B．Both of the football games are good．
C．The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：The American pop star Jackson is in our city．
W：That’s great．
M：I’m very fond of Jackson, so are my parents and my sister．
W：Are you going to the Jackson’s concert?
M：Yes．My family will go there．I’m going to buy tickets for tonight’s concert．
W：Why not buy a ticket for me?I’m busy now, I have to type two letters for my boss, David．
M：With pleasure．
W：100 yuan, please．
M：Oh, your change, twenty yuan, here you are．
6．How many tickets will the man possibly buy for tonight’s Jackson’s concert?
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Five．
7．What job does the woman probably do?
A．Doctor．
B．Secretary．
C．Manager．
听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。
M：Sit down, please, take it easy．What is your name, please?
W：Alice．
M：What is the matter?Madam?
W：My house was broken into last night．
M：Can you describe what happened last night?
W：Yes．At six o’clock, my husband and I left home to attend a friend’s birthday’s party．We didn’t get home until mid-night．When I opened the door, we found that someone had entered our house by the window．
M：Have you got anything stolen?
W：Yes．My diamond necklace is gone, so are my computer and two valuable vases．
M：Can you tell me anything more?
W：Oh, the man living opposite our house said he had heard a sound of glass being broken at about eleven．After a while, he saw a tall man with long hair came out of my house．
M：Well, we will look into the case right away．If we have any news, we will let you know．
8．What in the man in the conversation?
A．A policeman．
B．Alice’s husband．
C．Alice’s neighbor．
9．When was the woman’s house broken into?
A．At twelve last night．
B．At around 11 last night．
C．At seven yesterday evening．
听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。
M：Susan, is your cousin beautiful?
W：No, she is not as good-looking as you thought．She is an ordinary girl．But she is very tall．You are taller than I, but she is even taller than you．
M：Does she use any make-up?
W：No, she doesn’t like to．She is very natural．
M：Does she have a good figure?
W：I don’t think so．But she looks very healthy．She is also very lively and very lovely．
M：Do you like her because of that?
W：That’s not the main reason．I like her because she is gentle and understanding．
M：Oh, everyone likes such a girl．
W：Yes．And she always wears a sweet smile．
M：I see．No wonder you’re always talking about her．
10．What did the man used to think of Susan’s cousin?
A．Very beautiful．
B．Common．
C．Gentle．
11．Who is the shortest of the three people?
A．Susan．
B．The man．
C．Susan’s cousin．
12．What is the main reason for Susan’s liking her cousin?
A．Because Susan’s cousin is very tall．
B．Because Susan’s cousin is very healthy．
C．Because Susan’s cousin is gentle and understanding．
听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。
M：Mrs Speneer, what time is Mr Black’s flight expected to arrive at Boston Airport?
W：Around 2 p．m．sir．Will you go with the company car to meet him?
M：Yes．So I’d better leave here no later than now．How about the hotel for Mr Black and his party?
W：I made the reservations for them last week and checked again yesterday, to be sure everything is ready．
M：Including the welcome room for tonight’s reception．
W：That’s right．The manager promised me that everything would be exactly as we have requested．
M：Excellent．I want everything to be the very best．
W：I’m sure it will be．That manager has never let us down yet．
M：We want to make a good impression．Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but pay back the wonderful treatment we received from them in Tokyo last year．
13．What is the man going to do?
A．Take a flight for Japan．
B．Drive the woman to the hotel．
C．Meet a guest at the airport．
14．Where will Mr Black stay after his arrival?
A．At a hotel．
B．At the man’s house．
C．At the woman’s house．
15．What will take place that evening?
A．Mr Black’s arrival．
B．A hotel reception．
C．A business meeting．
16．Why does the man want to make a good impression?
A．To repay Mr Black’s kindness．
B．To get invited back to Tokyo．
C．To increase the hotels business．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Bill, Ed and Arnold are three musicians who are discussing ways in which they will perform together on stage in front of an audience．Bill says, “Here’s what I have in mind, when the curtain goes up, I’ll come out and play the violin．Then the curtain goes the piano．Then the curtain goes down．Then the curtain goes up．．．”
“Wait a minute, ”interrupt the other two．“What are we supposed to do?”Bill says．“The curtain doesn’t go up and down by itself．”
17．What instrument do Ed and Arnold play?
A．The violin．
B．The piano．
C．Unknown．
18．According to Bill, who will be performing on the stage?
A．Ed and Arnold．
B．Bill, Arnold and Ed．
C．Bill．
19．Who asked the question, “What are we supposed to do?”
A．Bill and Ed．
B．Ed and Arnold．
C．Bill, Ed and Arnold．
20．According to Bill, what will Ed do?
A．Pull the curtain up and down．
B．Play he instruments with the other two．
C．Play an instrument by himself．