A.A crystal punch bowl.B.A crystal glass.C.A crystal cup.D.A small crystal statue.
A.A crystal punch bowl.
B.A crystal glass.
C.A crystal cup.
D.A small crystal statue.
A.A crystal punch bowl.
B.A crystal glass.
C.A crystal cup.
D.A small crystal statue.
第1题
听力原文:M: I'd like to mail this package to Minneapolis.
W: How would you like to send it?
M: By express, please.
W: OK. Let's see. It's twelve pounds, so that will be ten dollars and eighty-one cents.
M: Ten eighty one?
W: Yes. That's pretty heavy package you've got there.
M: Hmm. I guess it is. It's a crystal punch bowl I'm sending.
W: Well, it can be sent parcel post, if you want.
M: How long will that take?
W: About twelve days.
M: And how much will it cost?
W: Let me see. Twelve pounds ... To Minneapolis. That'll cost five ninety-four.
M: OK. I'll send if parcel post.
(20)
A.$ 12.
B.$10.18.
C.$ 5.94.
D.$10.81.
第2题
What did the woman show the man?
A.A postcard
B.A magazine
C.A picture she took
D.A new art book
第3题
What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______.
A.a boy of about 20
B.a dark-haired young man
C.an iii man
D.a rather weak fellow
第4题
One example of how a tribe takes care of its own people is ______.
A.a force that can be both good and bad
B.very strong loyalty to one's ethnic group
C.tribal loyalty may mean a quick promotion
D.it is important to be loyal to one's own tribal group
第6题
Company benefits sounded like a "who's who" of worker-friendly programs. There was job security for life. You could leave work two hours early if you arrived two hours early. You could put children and elderly parents in IBM-paid care programs. You could go to graduate school full-time while still being paid. And there were no hourly workers. Everyone was considered important and mature, so everyone was paid a salary and didn't have to punch a time clock. The firm was one of the first to institute job enrichment programs; way before the term was even invented. Everything it did was aimed at making employees feel important. And for years IBM had a highly motivated work force.
But things have changed. IBM chairman John Akers told a startled group of management trainees that employees are "too damned comfortable at a time when the business is in crisis". He also said there are "too many people standing around the water cooler waiting to be told what to do".
Obviously, Akers thought shock therapy was in order, Between an economic recession and competition, IBM suffered a major drop m revenue in 1991. "What we need around here is a higher tension level," Akers said. So they're making some changes at IBM. The firm slashed about 17 000 jobs. And suddenly IBM wants its managers to encourage certain workers to leave the firm.
The whole situation is a dilemma for IBM. Policies such as no layoffs have done a lot to motivate workers and make them loyal. Yet in a highly competitive world it may be unwise to let employees feel too secure.
IBM was viewed by most workers as ______.
A.a pressure cooker
B.an elder-care center
C.a company caring human relations
D.a company with high efficiency
第8题
— ______________________________?
— No, sorry, I didn't know the rule about punching in.
A.Are you late this morning, Wendy?
B.Didn't you punch out this morning, Wendy?
C. Didn't you punch in this morning, Wendy?
第9题
Time clock punch was not used in IBM because ______.
A.nobody liked it
B.staff were trusted and valued
C.there were no hourly workers
D.everyone was punctual
第10题
I had to _____ myself to make sure I wasn ’t dreaming.
A) punch
B) pinch
C) stress
D) stretch