题目内容
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】I think she would _________ it if we could all help out a bit more.（感激）
【小题2】I don’t mind ______________(道歉) to others if I make a mistake
【小题3】Cats like eating fish, while dogs like eating b______________.
【小题4】You are not allowed to camp here without_____________. （许可）
【小题5】I received an i___________________ and would definitely attend the party.
【小题6】He shocked everyone there when he paid his $114,000 student loan debt in _________ (现金).
【小题7】The organization offers free food to those low __________ (收入) families.
【小题8】Eating too much junk food is ___________ (有害的) to your health.
【小题9】I dislike the movie that I watched yesterday because it has a sad e________.
【小题10】I don’t know the song’s name, but it seems so f____________ to me.
【小题1】appreciate
【小题2】apologizing
【小题3】bones
【小题4】permission
【小题5】invitation
【小题6】cash
【小题7】income
【小题8】 harmful
【小题9】 ending
【小题10】familiar
解析试题分析：
【小题1】我想如果我们能够有点帮助她会很感激的。这里使用动词“感激”：appreciate。
【小题2】如果我犯错了，我不介意向别人道歉。这里使用动词“道歉”apologize，mind后面接动名词：apologizing。
【小题3】猫喜欢吃鱼，而狗喜欢吃骨头。这里使用名词“骨头”：注意用复数：bones。
【小题4】没有允许你不允许在这里露营。这里使用名词“允许”：permission。
【小题5】我收到一份邀请，一定会参加这个聚会。考查名词“邀请”：invitation。
【小题6】当他用现金付了$114,000 的学生贷款的时候，让每个人都很惊讶。这里使用名词“现金”：cash。
【小题7】这个组织给低收入家庭提供免费的食品。考查名词“收入”：income。
【小题8】吃太多的垃圾食品对你的健康有害。考查形容词“有害的”：harmful。
【小题9】 我不喜欢昨天看的电影，因为它的结尾令人难过。考查名词“结尾”：ending。
【小题10】我不知道这首歌对的名字，但是似乎对我来说是这么熟悉。考查形容词“熟悉的”：familiar。
考点：考查单词拼写
Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be an unusual economical field, but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on encouragement, provides an explanation for why so many girls are rid of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school -- the prophecy (观念) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious (恶性的) circle of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant effect on health practices, including family planning.
Topic: The significance of female (1)______________ in developing countries
| Viewpoint | Educating girls is more beneficial and worthy of being (2)_______________ . | |
| Families | From low-income families | From educated mothers' families |
| Attitudes | Girls are of less (3)______________ than boys. | Development should be for all the (4)______________. |
| Practices | There is (5)________________ investment in daughters, while boys are sent to school. Girls are made to stay at home, (6)______________ housework. | It is insisted that girls and boys be offered chances to be educated (7)_____________ . |
| Consequences | A vicious circle | A virtuous circle |
| Significance | Educating women (8)___________ to social benefits, has economic advantages and (9)____________ health practices significantly, including family planning. | |
| (10)_________ | Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding. | |
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Trust is in rare supply these days. People are having trouble trusting each other, according to an AP-GFK poll conducted in November 2013, which found that Americans are suspicious of each other in their everyday life. Only one-third of Americans say most people can be trusted—down from half who felt that way in 1972. A record high of nearly two-thirds says “you can’t be too careful” in dealing with people in 2013.
This can be carried over into the workplace, where employees want their leaders to be more trustworthy. Employees have grown tired of unexpected outcomes resulting from the lack of preparation. They want to be informed of any change management efforts before—not after the fact. Employees desire to know what is expected of them and be given the opportunity to better themselves, rather than be told they are not qualified for new roles and responsibilities.
Here are four early warning signs for you to course-correct when employees are having trouble trusting their leaders.
Lack courage
Leaders that don’t stand up for what they believe in are difficult to respect and trust. Too many leaders waste too much of their valuable time trying to act like other leaders in the organization—rather than attempting to establish their own identity and leadership style. Employees know that if their leaders are not savvy (精明) enough to move themselves into a position of greater influence, it will make it much more difficult for them to get noticed and discovered as well. When leaders lack the courage to enable their full potential and that of others, it becomes a challenge to trust.
Self-centered
When a leader is only looking out for themselves and lacks any sense of commitment to the advancement of their employees—this shuts off employees quickly. Great leaders are great coaches and are always looking to help their employees grow. When leaders lack any real desire to coach or 'guide the career advancement of their employees—it becomes increasingly difficult for employees to trust them. But when leaders are too disruptive (指手画脚), their employees sense that they are in it for themselves and/or don’t trust the talent around them.
Reputation issues
When people begin to speak negatively about their leader, it makes it more difficult for others to trust their intentions. For example, look at what has happened to President Barack Obama since December 2009 when his approval rating was 69%. Four years later, Obama’s approval rating is at 43%. Many who have followed him for years are now having trouble trusting him.
Every leader must be aware that they are constantly being evaluated and thus they can never grow self-satisfied. When they do, this begins to negatively impact their reputation and the trust employees have in their leadership.
Inconsistent Behavior
People are more inclined to trust those who are consistent with their behavior. Isn’t it easy to begin questioning one’s judgment when they are inconsistent? When everyone but the leader is on board with a strategy—you begin to wonder if their intentions are to support the organization’s advancement or their own. Leaders need to refresh their leadership style before they lose the trust of their employees.
This is what today leaders must consider: how to lead in new ways that focus less on oneself, but more on the betterment of a healthier whole.
| Trust between employees and their leaders | |
| Problem | 【1】 _________ has been declining among Americans in their daily life as well as in the workplace. |
| Employees’ hopes for leaders 【2】 _________ trust | ● Employees want to be 【3】 _________ to get prepared for any change management efforts in advance. ● Employees desire to know their leaders’ expectations of them and want to get 【4】 _________ to better themselves. |
| Warnings for leaders to 【5】 _________ the breakdown of trust | ● Don’t 【6】 _________ other leaders and stand up for what you believe in. ● Be 【7】 _________ to helping your employees grow. ● Never let 【8】 _________ negatively impact your reputation. ● Behave【9】 _________ or your judgment will be questioned. |
| Suggestion | For leaders, more focus on the betterment of a healthier whole should be taken into 【10】 _________. |