请输入或粘贴题目内容
搜题
拍照、语音搜题，请扫码下载APP
题目内容
（请给出正确答案）
A.He is the same as any other person on the Miguel Street who laughs at other people’s failure
B.He is weak and diffident
C.He is as vulnerable as Big Foot
D.He is a sensitive and compassionate person
答案
更多“How do you characterize the narrator in “Coward”？A.He is the same as any other person o”相关的问题
第1题
Acting minus the drama
Harriet Walter has written a fascinating book about her profession.
Benedicte Page reports.
It is not often that all experienced actor with a high public profile will sit down to answer in depth the ordinary theatregoer's questions: how do you put together a character which isn't your own？; what is it like to perform. the same play night after night'？; or simply, why do you do it？ Harriet Walter was prnmpted to write Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting by a sense that many people's interest in theatre extended beyond the scope of entertainment chit-chat. "1 was asked very intelligent, probing questions by people who weren't in the profession, from taxi drivers to dinner-party hosts to people in shopping queues. It made me realise that people have an interest in what we do which goes beyond show- business gossip," she says.
Other People's' Shoes avoids insider gossip and, mostly, autobiography: "If events in my life had had a huge direct influence, l would have put them in, but they didn't," Harriet says, though she does explain how her parents' divorce was a factor in her careen But the focus of the book is to share—remarkably openly the inside experience of the stage and the rehearsal room, aiming to replace the lalse sense of mystery with a more realistic understanding and respect for the profession.
"There's a certain double edge to the publicity an actor can get in the newspapers: it gives you attention but, by giving it to you, simultaneously criticises you," Harriet says. "People ask you to talk about yourself and then say, 'Oh, actors are so self-centred.' And the 'sound- bite' variety of journalism, which touches on many things but never allows you to go into them in depth, leaves you with a sort of short hand which reinforces prejudices and myths."
Harriet's career' began in the 1970s and has included theatre performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and television and film roles. She writes wittily about the embarrassments of the rehearsal room, as actors try out their half-formed ideas. And she is at pains to demystify the theatre: thc question "How do you do the same play every night？" is answered by a simple comparison with the familiar car journey you take every day, which presents a slightly different challenge each time. "I was trying to get everyone to understand it isn't line 42 this extraordinary mystery and you're not visitcd by some spiritual inspiration every night."
Harriet's own acting style. is to build up a character piccu by piece. She says that this process is not widely understood: "There's no intelligent vocabulary out there for discussing thc craft of building characters. Reviews of an actor's performance which appear in the newspapers are generally based on whethcr the reviewer likes the actors or not. It's not about whether they are being skilful or not, or how intelligent their choices are."
There remains something mysterious about slipping into "other people's shocs': "It's something like falling in love," Harriet says. "When you're in love with someone, you go in and out of separateness and togetherness. It's similar with acting and you can slip in and out of a character. Once a character has been built, it remains with you, at the end of a phone line, as it were, waiting for your call."
Harriet includes her early work in Other People's Shoes— "I wanted to separate myself from those who say, 'What an idiot I was, what a load of nonsense we all talked in those days!'; it wasn't all rubbish, and it has affected how I approach my work and my audienccs.' And she retains from those days her belief in the vital rol
A．was tired of answering people's questions about acting.
B．knew people liked to read about show business gossip.
C．wanted to entertain people through her writing.
D．wanted to satisfy people's curiosity about acting in the theatre.
第2题
What is corporate culture？ At its most basic, it's described as the (25) of an organisation, or simply as "how things are done around here." It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organisation, and includes such elements as (26) values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company's mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style. or (27) decor of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.
How does a company's culture (28) you？ In many, many ways, for instance, the work environment, including how employees interact, the degree of competition, and whether it's a fun or hostile environment—or something (29) between.
How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential employer？ The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research before the interview and (30) with observation at the interview.
(21)
A．like
B．be
C．such
D．of
第3题
It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A．Americans' character is affected by their social and geographical environment
B．Americans want to participate in all kinds of activities
C．curiosity is characteristic of Americans
D．Americans do not know how to deal with silence
第4题
W: That's true. Apart from the costumes, the characters are differentiated by their faces.
M: In what way？
W: There are four main types of character; the lead, the female lead, the painted face and the clown. Take a careful look at the actors and see ff you can tell which is which.
M: That man there -with a white nose is the clown. That beautiful girl is the female lead.
W: That's fight. By the way, how old do you think the actress is？
M: She looks as if she's in her teens.
W: In fact, she is in her late forties.
M: My goodness, it's almost unbelievable!
W: That's where the art comes in Mei Lanfang, a very famous actor, who used to play the role of a young female lead until he was in his seventies.
M: Really？ He must be an excellent actor! Well, I can't tell which the painted face is.
W: There are actually more than one. They paint their faces in different patterns with different colors to re- veal their characters. Red stands for loyalty, and white for the opposite meaning, black for uprightness and integrity.
M: Yes, the make-up seems as much fun as the performance.
W: I'm glad you enjoy it.
(23)
A．The female lead.
B．The clown.
C．The painted face.
D．The old lead.
第5题
How We Form. First Impression
1．We all have first impression of someone we just met．But why？ Why do we form. an opinion about someone without really knowing anything about him or her-aside perhaps from a few remarks or readily observable traits(特征)？
2．The answer is related to how your brain allows you to be aware of the world．Your brain is so sensitive in picking up facial traits， even very minor difference in how a person’s eyes， ears， nose or mouth are placed in relation to each other， that it makes you see him or her as different．In fact， your brain continuously processes incoming sensory (感官的) information-- the sights and sounds of your world．These incoming“signals” are compared against a host of (许多 )“memories” stored in the brain areas called the cortex(大脑皮层)system to determine what these new signals “mean”.
3．If you see someone you know and like at school， your brain says “familiar and safe”．If you see someone new， it says， “new-potentially threatening”．Then your brainstarts to match features of this stranger with other “known” memories．The height, weight, dress, ethnicity(种族特点), gestures, and tone of voice are all matched up．The more unfamiliar the characteristics, the more your brain may say, “This is new．I don’ like this person: ” Or else,“I am intrigued．”Or your brain may perceive a new face but familiar clothes, ethnicity, gestures like your other friends； so your brain says, “I like this person．” But these preliminary “impressions” can be dead wrong.
4．When we stereotvpe〔对……产生成见〕people, we use a less mature form. of thinking (not unlike the immature thinking of a very young child) that makes simplistic(过分简单化的)and categorical impressions of others．Rather than learn about the depth and breadth of people -- their history, interest, values, strengths, and true character -- we categorize them as jocks(骗子), geeks (傻瓜), or freaks(怪人).
5．However, if we resist initial stereotypical impressions, we have a chance to be aware of what a person is truly like， If we spend time with a person, hear about his or her life, hopes, dreams, and become aware of the person’s character, we use a different,more mature style. of thinking--and the most complex areas of our cortex, which allow us to be humane(有人清味的).
第 27 题
A．Ways of Departure from Immature and Simplistic Impression
B．Comment on First Impression
C．Illustra titlon of First Impression
D．Comparing Incoming Sensory Information Against Memories
E．Threatening Aspect of First Impression
F．Differences Among Jocks，Geeks and Freaks
Paragraph 2_____
第6题
When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty -- a great tall man with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped On his nose.The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humor nor his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said, "Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that." Then he drove away with his horses.The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink."How many bags of potatoes were there？" Gramp inquired."I don't know."
"How many potatoes did you pick up？"
"I didn't pick any."
"Not any! Why not？"
"You said I could pick them up if I wanted to. You didn't say I had to."
In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget, when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.My grandmother ("Gram") worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own day.She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the clouds -- all that was beautiful around her -- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, "See how beautiful this is!"
In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.
1.We know that Grandpa's nose ____
A、was flattened because it had been stepped on
B、was not flat when he was a boy
C、was both straight and broad
D、was straight but its tip was a bit flat
2.We learn from the passage that Grandpa ____
A、loved to give orders
B、liked making suggestions
C、was friendly and humorous
D、was a serious and strict person
3.When Grandpa told the writer to pick up potatoes if he wanted to do that, he meant that ____
A、he had to do it
B、he could do it if he wanted to
C、he could do it anytime he was ready
D、he did not really have to do so
4.The writer describes his Grandma as ____
A、someone who could find beauty in life
B、a very obedient housewife
C、a woman who complained about the injustices of life
D、a woman who loved Millet's paintings
5.According to the passage, in the days of the writer's grandparents ____
A、it was difficult for people to keep the "soft qualities" of mind and character
B、most people understood how to appreciate the beautiful things in life
C、it was the "soft virtues" that were thought to be very important
D、only ordinary people managed to appreciate the beauty of nature
第7题
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A．Americans want to participate in all kinds of activities
B．Americans' character is affected by their social and geographical environment
C．Americans do not know how to deal with silence
D．curiosity is characteristic of Americans
第8题
The other thing we have to 【31】______ is that the assessment of the intelligence of any 【32】______ is essentially a comparative affair. We must be sure that the 【33】______ with which we are comparing our subjects provides a" valid" or "fair" comparison. 【34】______ this, any test performed involves at least three factors: the 【35】______ to do one's best, the knowledge required for under standing 【36】______ you have to do, and the 【37】______ ability to do it. The first two must be equal for all that are being compared, if any comparison 【38】______ intelligence is to be made.
No one is 【39】______ interested in the marks a little child gets on his test; instead we are interested in 【40】______ we can conclude from his mark on the test that the child will do better or worse than other children of his age at tasks which we think require "general intelligence".
【21】
A．too much
B．less
C．more
D．so much
第9题
A prince, being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast, must imitate the fox, and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps. And the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent(小心谨慎的) ruler ought not to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interest, and the .reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept (戒律,准则) would not be a good one; but as they are had, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them. Nor have legitimate grounds ever failed a prince who wishes to show colorable excuse for the nonfulfilment of his promise. Of this one could furnish an infinite number of examples, and how many times peace has been broken, and how many promises rendered worthless, by the faithlessness of princes, and those that have best been able to imitate the fox have succeeded best. But it is necessary to be able to disguise this character well, and to be a great feigner and dissembler, and men are so simple and so ready to obey present necessities, that the one who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
The word "recourse"(para.1) probably means ______
A．method
B．resort
C．follow
D．change
第10题
听力原文： Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people？ Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces. We also tell people apart by how they behave, when we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others. Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face" looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person", you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. There are nearly 18, 000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing his personality. People have always tried to describe each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the main bad character or the hero's role. In fact, the words "person" and "personality" come from the Latin persona, meaning "mask". Today most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.
(33)
A．People have different personalities.
B．People can learn to recognize faces.
C．People differ from each other in facial features.
D．People have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprints.
第11题
？Read the article below about successful e-mail negotiation.
？Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
？For each gap 9-14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.
？Do not use any letter more than once.
Successful E-mail Negotiation
Given that you are involved in a negotiation that must proceed via information technology, how can you best achieve your goals？ The following prescriptions are important. Most people overestimate the ability of other people to make sense out of what they mean. People have a hard enough time deciphering our messages in face-to-face interactions; accuracy decreases dramatically in e-mail exchanges. Many people assume that longer means clearer. It does not. People have a slant attention span and often dislike long e-mail messages, or perhaps even stop reading them if they began to fall off of the screen. Must people are capable of only retaining seven, plus-or-minus two, ideas in their head at any one 6rae. As a general rule of thumb, most e- mail messages should fit on a single screen. Screen loading, or the tendency to write very long message can lead to annoyance on the part of the recipient, especially if be or she is busy. Negotiations are more productive when the parties exchange a greater number of shorter e-mails, rather than fewer, but longer e-malls. (9) This also builds reciprocity in exchange.
The asynchronous nature of e-mail provides people with the dubious luxury of not having to immediately receive of respond to e-mail messages. However, the sender of e-mail messages often expects a timely response. Not responding to e-mail may be perceived as rejection and disinterest. Further, newer forms of software allow senders to ascertain whether the recipient has read their e-mail. Failure to provide a timely response to e-mall is akin to giving the "silent treatment" to someone. (10) .
Meta-communication is communication about communication. This boils down to people talking about how they should communicate. (11) In any electronic communication, it is important to let team members know how often you check your e-mail, whether you or someone else reads and responds to your e-mail, and whether you forward your e-mail to others.
Flaming refers to the insults, criticisms, and character assassinations that people hurl over e-mail. Flaming remarks make fun of grammar, include labeling and accusations, character attack, backhanded compliments, and blunt statements. (12) . In contrast, face-to-face groups have mechanisms and norms, such as conformity pressure, that largely prevent flaming. People react to each other with less politeness, empathy or inhibition if they cannot sense the other's social presence. (13) .
There is more uncertainty, doubt, and ambiguity in electronic mail exchanges. (14) .As a consequence, people become frustrated and seek to control the exchange by issuing threats, e.g. "I am not going to read my e-mail again". Along lines, do nut chastise or deliver negative feedback via e-mail; face-to-face or telephone communication is more appropriate.
A Such and other negative interpersonal behaviors often stem from feelings of isolation.
B This stems from the asynchronous nature of communication.
C Increasing the rate of e-mail exchange prevents misunderstanding because misperceptions can be quickly rectified.
D This will result in the failure of communication.
E Suspicion and hostility increase as the communication between parties diminishes.
F Negotiators are much more likely to issue threats when communicating via information technology.
G Most people overestimate the ability of other people to make sense out of what they mean.
H This
