题目内容
-Did Tom come back a little earlier last night?
-Yes, it was not yet twelve o’clock ________ he arrived home.
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When Tom finished his studies at the university (大学), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.
When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.
One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部门), Tom?”
The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”
【小题1】When he graduated (毕业) from university, Tom was not ________.
| A.interested in getting any information from the government |
| B.looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours |
| C.good at making decisions |
| D.very good at science |
| A.He did not like it. | B.He thought it was good |
| C.He refused to take it. | D.He was unable to follow it. |
| A.what his nephew was doing |
| B.how his nephew was getting on with his job |
| C.whether his nephew could understand him or not |
| D.what his nephew had expected |
| A.the people working in the government office were in many groups and they worked in turn |
| B.most of the government workers were not working hard |
| C.only half of the government workers went to work on time |
| D.the government office had more people than needed |
A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.
But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.
The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
1.All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except .
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A.Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture |
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B.Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals |
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C.some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer |
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D.it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees |
2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
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A.the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say |
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B.the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO |
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C.the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say |
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D.the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO |
3.Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and roll up his sleeves before he spoke?
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A.He felt hot in the room. |
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B.He wanted to look cool by doing this. |
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C.He was too excited. |
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D.He wanted to be close and frank with his employees. |
4.What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?
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A.They felt he was a stupid CEO. |
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B.They felt he did not deserve their loyalty |
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C.They felt he was more trustworthy. |
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D.They didn't want to take risks with him. |