cool off pen up be good for on credit wipe away keep one's word melt away fall apa
cool off pen up be good for on credit wipe away
keep one's word melt away fall apart shrug off hold up
pave the way for open the door to enquire into
cool off pen up be good for on credit wipe away
keep one's word melt away fall apart shrug off hold up
pave the way for open the door to enquire into
第1题
What will probably be the first stage of change as the sun becomes a red giant?
A.Its core will cool off and use less fuel.
B.Its surface will become hotter and shrink.
C.It will use up its thermonuclear energy.
D.Its center will grow smaller and hotter.
第2题
What is unusual about the new kind of clothes?
A.The clothes have a built-in-air-conditioner.
B.The clothes have several layers of fibers.
C.The clothes will warm up when it's cold.
D.The clothes will cool off when it's cold.
第3题
What is unusual about the new kind of clothes?
A.The clothes have a built-in air-conditioner.
B.The clothes have several layers of fibers.
C.The clothes will warm up when it's cold.
D.The clothes will cool off when it's cold.
第4题
What will the weather be like in Seattle?
A.Sunny.
B.Cloudy.
C.Cold.
D.Rainy.
第5题
听力原文: Mark was a farmer who lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everybody thought he would die. They sent for a doctor in town, who arrived two days later and examined the sickman. The doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen or paper in the village, because no one could read or write.
The doctor picked up a piece of burnt wood from the fire. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house. "Get this medicine for him," he said, "and he will soon get better."
Mark's family and friends did not know what to do. They could not read the strange writing. Then the village baker had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his cart and drove to the nearest town. he bought the medicine, and Mark was soon well again. He would not let anyone wash the magic words from the door.
Why did everybody in the village think Mark would die?
A.He was seriously ill.
B.He was badly wounded.
C.Doctors would do nothing for him.
第6题
听力原文: Nobody likes staying at home on a holiday weekend--especially if the weather is fine. Last fourth of July we decided to spend the day in the country. The only difficulty was that thousands of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved out of town slowly in heavy traffic, but at last we were able to turn off on a quiet side road and, after some time, stopped near an old farmhouse. We had brought plenty of food with us in a big picnic basket and we got the basket out of the car. We spread things out on the ground near a path at the foot of a hill. Everything was ready now, so we sat down. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up our things and run back to the car as quickly as possible. There was a flock of a hundred or more sheep coming down the path directly towards us!
(23)
A.In the countryside.
B.At the top of a hill.
C.By a river.
D.On a grassland.
第7题
&8226;Read the article below about video games.
&8226;Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
&8226;For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.
&8226;Do not use any letter more than once.
Strong players
Video games let you escape into an alternative reality -- something gaming firms know about at first hand. For as other technology firms face stagnant or shrinking markets, the video-games industry seems to inhabit a parallel universe. It has had a bumper year, maybe the best it ever will. Global sales of games software and hardware will exceed $31 billion this year. This summer, UBS Warburg invested 17% of its model technology portfolio in two games publishers, Electronic Arts and Activision. Gaming, it seems, is recession-proof.
The industry is booming because it has its own cycle, as one generation of hardware succeeds another every few years. (8) Games consoles are flying off the shelves. The current line-up is of Sony's PlayStation2, the market leader by far, plus Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube, which are fighting for a distant second place.
Each gaming boom is bigger than the last. Children who have grown up with games keep on playing, which expands the market. It also increases the players' average age: the average American gamer is 28. (9) This shift is reflected in the rise of "mature"-rated games, which now account for 13% of the American market, up from 6% in 2001.
(10) Many observers are optimistic about the prospects for games sales next year, particularly in America. But the figures suggest that 2002 was the peak of the cycle, and that the market will shrink next year. Other observers expect console sales to grow only slightly next year.
Things will then cool off until the next generation of consoles appears in 2005. The next peak is not expected until 2007. (11) Both are dwarfed by console gaming at the moment, but are the focus of much activity, and could provide recurring revenues to help smooth out the industry's cyclical nature.
Online gaming has got off to a small but promising start in recent weeks with the release of adaptors that link consoles over the Internet. In America, Microsoft sold 150,000 starter kits for its "Xbox Live" service within a week of its launch last month. Sony says it has signed up 175,000 subscribers to its rival online service, launched in August. Both services will launch in Europe next year.
Gaming on mobile phones is also taking small but crucial steps forward. Today's phones mostly have one or two simple games built in. The latest handsets have colour screens and can download software remotely. (12) Games take roughly a minute to download, but adding one to a handset is almost as easy as downloading a new ringing tone or screen logo. It is predicted that mobile-gaming revenues will reach $3.5 billion in the next five years; other estimates are higher.
A Older players tend to have more disposable income to spend on games than do teenagers.
B Their processing power matches that of the arcade-game machines of the 1980s, so classic games run well.
C But how much longer will the good times last?
D That cycle, unrelated to the broader economic cycle, is now at or near its peak.
E But the industry has two new tricks up its sleeve, in the form. of online and mobile gaming.
F They are so wisely designed that they can be connected to any game machines.
G It has had a bumper year, maybe the best it ever will.
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第8题
听力原文: Bad as well as good moods spice life and build character. The key is balance.
We often have little control over when we are swept by emotion. But we can hove some say in how long that emotion will last. Psychologist Dianne Tice of Case Western Reserve University asked more than 400 men and women about their strategies for escaping bad moods. Her research, along with that of other psychologists, provides valuable information on how to change a bad mood.
Of all the moods that people want to escape, rage seems to be the hardest to deal with. When someone in another car cuts you off on the highway, your thought may be, That jerk ! He could have hit me ! I can't let him get away with that! The more you stew, the angrier you get. Such is the stuff of hypertension and reckless driving.
What should you do to relieve rage? One myth is that ventilating will make you feel better. In fact, researchers have found that's one of the worst strategies. Outbursts of rage pump up the brain's arousal system, leaving you much angrier, not less.
A more effective technique is "reframing," which means consciously reinterpreting a situation in a more positive light. In the case of the driver who cuts you off, you might tell yourself: Maybe he had some emergency. This is one of the most potent ways, Tice found, to put anger to rest.
Going off alone to cool down is also an effective way to defuse anger, especially if you can not think clearly. Tice found that a large proportion of men cool down by going for a drive—a finding that inspired her to drive more defensively. A safer alternative is exercise, such as taking a long walk. Whatever you do, don't waste time pursuing your train of angry thoughts.
Your aim should be to distract yourself.
The techniques of reframing and distraction can alleviate depression and anxiety as well as anger. Add to them such relaxation techniques as deep breathing and meditation and you have a store of weapons against bad moods. "Praying, "Dianne Tice also says, "works for all moods."
(33)
A.We can take control when we are swept by emotion.
B.We can control the length of time emotion lasts.
C.We can find the cause of emotion.
D.We can prevent bad emotions from happening.
第9题
1.The Golden Rules of Negotiating
The art of negotiating is a difficult skill for most of us, even good salespeople. Here are three golden rules for you to follow: Always Start the Negotiations.
You must initiate the process. This is because whoever controls the start of the negotiations tends to control where they end. If you let the other party start negotiations, you will be constantly giving up control, often without even realizing it. For instance, when you ask someone what his project budget is, you are allowing him to start the negotiations. You will then spend your time chasing his number rather than finding the best solution. So, never let the other party control the negotiations.
2.Always Negotiate in Writing.
The purpose of negotiations is to arrive at a formal written agreement, not tell a story or spend time talking. From the first moment you begin a proposal, you should create a document and take it to the client. It will include all the points of agreement and become real to the prospective customer. Negotiating first and then having to create a document adds unnecessary time to a transaction. But if you build your written agreement as you negotiate, you are prepared to ask for a signature the moment the decision to buy is made.
3.Always Stay Cool.
The negotiation table can be loaded with agendas, egos and emotions. Great negotiators know how to stay cool, providing leadership and solutions, while the rest of the room becomes insanely invested in personal agendas and useless emotions. Crying, getting angry and blowing off steam may make you feel good, but such behavior will not benefit you while negotiating. When the rest of the room gets emotional, stay cool and use logic to negotiate and close.
1.If you let the other party start negotiations, you will be completely grasp the control, often without even realizing it.()
2.So, never let both parties control the negotiations.()
3.Negotiating first and then having to create a document doesn’t need necessary time to a transaction.()
4.Great negotiators know how to stay cool, providing leadership and solutions, while the rest of the room becomes wild or helpless during the negotiation.()
5.When the rest of the room gets out of control, stay cool and use logic to negotiate and close.()
第10题
Scott suggested that they go up the hill in the evening because______.
A.they could see the sunset
B.it would be cool
C.there would be fewer people