Though it is a mere one to three per cent of the population, the upper class possesses at - 试题答案网问答

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The Now Rich and the Old Rich Though it is mere 1 to 3 percent of the population, the uppe

The Now Rich and the Old Rich

Though it is mere 1 to 3 percent of the population, the upper class possesses at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two segments: upper-upper and lower-upper. Basically, the upper-upper class is the “old rich”—families that have been wealthy for several generations and aristocracy of birth and wealth. Their names are in the Social Register, a listing of acceptable members of high society. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockfellers, Roosevelts, and Vanderbilts. Most are not visible to the general public. They live in grand seclusion (深居简出), drawing their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. In contrast, the lower upper class is the “new rich”. Although they may he wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich have hustled(急于做)to make their money like everybody else beneath their class. Thus their prestige is generally lower than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who tend to look down upon the new rich.

However its wealth is acquired, the upper class is very, very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to cultivate an interest in the arts and to collect rare books, painting, and sculpture. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind — all of which keeps them so distant from the masses that they have been called the out-of-sight class. They also command an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they hold many top government positions, run the Council on foreign relations, and control multinational corporations. Their actions affect the lives of millions.

All the following statements are true except that______.

A．the upper-upper class is of aristocratic origin

B．the “old rich” enjoy higher prestige than the “new rich”

C．the “old rich” isolate themselves and lead a lonely life

D．the upper class owns at least a quarter of the country’s wealth

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第2题

No species has developed a closer relationship with humanity than the dog, though cat-love

rs may disagree. But that relationships basis — what it is about dogs that allows them to live【C1】______ with people — is still【C2】______ understood. After all, dogs are【C3】______ from wolves, which are big, scary carnivores that would certainly have【C4】______ with early man for prey, and【C5】______ have been averse to the occasional human as a light snack. 【C6】______ specifically bred for fighting, dogs are more docile than wolves, so that is【C7】______ part of the answer. But mere docility cannot【C8】______ for why people like to have dogs in their homes. Sheep are【C9】______, but few people keep them as pets. Brian Hare, of Harvard University, thinks he knows. And, as he told the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Seattle, it does not【C10】______ well on the intelligence of mankinds closest living【C11】______, the chimpanzee. Dr. Hares hypothesis is that dogs are superbly【C12】______ to social cues from people. That【C13】______ them to fit in with human society. On one【C14】______, this might sound common sense. But humans are such【C15】______ animals that they frequently【C16】______ to realize just how unusual are their own【C17】______ at communicating. Dr. Hare【C18】______ decided to test his idea by【C19】______ the abilities of dogs with those of chimpanzees,【C20】______ are often regarded as second only to people in their level of innate intelligence.

【C1】

A．at present

B．at difference

C．at ease

D．at distance

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It can never be proved, but it is a safe assumption that the first time five thousand ma

le human beings were ever gathered together in one place, they belonged to an army. That event probably occurred around 7000 BC, and it is an equally unsafe bet that the first truly【M1】______ large-scale slaughter of the people in human history happened very soon afterward. The first army almost certainly carried weapons no different from those hunters had been using on animals and on each other for【M2】______ thousands of years previously—spears, axes, bows and arrows. Its strength did not lie on mere numbers; what made it an army was【M3】______ discipline and organization. This multitude of men obeyed a single commander and killed their enemies to achieve his goals. It was the【M4】______ most awe concentration of power the human world had ever seen,【M5】______ and nothing besides another army could hope to resist it.【M6】______ The battle that occurred when two such armies fought has little【M7】______ in common with the clashes of primitive warfare. Thousands of men were crowded together in tight formations that moved on command and marched in step. Drill, practiced over many days and months until it became automatic, is that transformed these men from a mob of【M8】______ individual fighters into an army. And when the packed formations of well-drilled men had【M9】______ collided on the forgotten battlefields of earliest kingdoms, what【M10】______ happened was quite impersonal, though every man died his own death. It was not the traditional combat between individual warriors.

【M1】

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Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by som

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

Technology, entrepreneurship (创业能力) and innovations are keywords that sum up the new era.

The Internet is not just a technology, it is also about marketing. Companies which do not use the Net as a marketing tool will lose their competitiveness.

The function of information technology in marketing is more than just receiving orders on the Net. The Net offers a means of attracting clients by providing them information, something not possible in the past. It has changed the way of service and is more efficient and more capable of providing comprehensive customer service.

The Net has revolutionized the way companies are run. Electronic mail, for instance, has improved management efficiency tremendously. The traditional telephone conversations and face-to-face contacts could be easily interrupted and were inefficient. Now you need perhaps to spend just a couple of hours on e-mailing. Besides, it is now much easier to gather information to help make the right decision.

The New Economy has also led to the mushrooming of IT or Internet-related firms as though the mere setting up of such a company is a guarantee of high profits. This means businesses must have good human resource management practices so as not to lose talented employees.

Technology is a tool and a change in mindset (思想的形式) is required to do away with a hierarchical (等级的) system. This is related to entrepreneurship and innovations. What is needed are people who can think independently. A flat organization reduces the layers of management. This is absolutely fine if every worker is capable of thinking and working on his own. But there are many who feel insecure when they can no longer rely on others. They will have to learn new mode of thinking.

According to the passage, if a company wants to win in the market, it should ______.

A．carry out reform. policies

B．adopt advanced technology

C．compete with other enterprises

D．use the Internet as its marketing tool

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第5题

Beauty Beauty has always been regarded as something ,praiseworthy, Almost everyone th

Beauty

Beauty has always been regarded as something ,praiseworthy, Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants(被告). But in the executive, circle, beauty can become a liability (不利因素).

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder,it is harmful to a woman.

Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer mere effort and ability were thought to account for their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the "masculine" qualities required.

This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photo graphs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness.The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.

第 31 题 The passage is mainly about:

A．Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy.

B．Beauty is a positive factor for woman on her way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a man.

C．Why are attractive women not thought to be able

D．To women, beauty can become a disadvantage in the executive circle.

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第6题

[A] mature[B] major [C] minor [D] mere

[A] mature

[B] major

[C] minor

[D] mere

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第7题

Enrico Mingardi spent a good part of the morning with me explaining his ideas on hew to im

prove the water-bus service in Venice. Being the chairman of the ACTV, the public transportation company, he discovered that some of his ideas weren't very popular. But he did think it would be easy enough to change the timetable on one line.

Almost immediately, he told me, a request was delivered from people who liked it better the old way. "They collected 750 signatures against the change," he recalled, "so I said OK, I'll put it back." He put it back. Another request arrived. This one carried 1,500 names of angry residents protesting the reversion (复原); they had liked it better the new way.

"Were some of the names the same？" I asked, joking.

He shrugged. "Sure," he replied.

Venice. The mere name makes people think of its astonishing 1,500 years, an incomparable heritage of art, polities, and commerce. Ten million visitors a year arrive to wonder at the remains of its glory, the architecture and paintings, and to be seduced (诱使) by the dreamlike charm of a place that seems to exist somehow apart from real life, a kind of baroque (巴罗克式的) style, floating in mist and shadow, entranced by the continual murmur of the water as it never get tired of kissing the stones.

But Venice is not a dream. In these days it is facing more than its share of reality. In fact, as the event of the bus requests demonstrated yet again, Venice at heart is a classic small town, trapped in the body of a monument.

To begin with, Venice actually is small. You could walk from one end to the other in an hour. And you will walk, because the streets are usually the size of an average sidewalk, or less. Walking, as much as the surrounding water, dictates the shape of Venetian life: the reasonable pace, the sudden street corner encounters with friends, the pause to talk. Among the many things the Venetians love about their town—no ears, virtually no crime—this intimacy is the best. They like to say their city is like a living room.

Is Venice still sinking？ This is the question everybody outside Venice seems to ask. In a word, yes, though the rate has slowed, mainly because the pumping of groundwater for industries on the mainland has been stopped.

What is Enrico Mingardi？

A．He is in charge of the public transportation.

B．He is responsible for the improvement of the water-bus service.

C．He works for a TV station.

D．He is the chairman of a public transportation company.

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第8题

Title to a bearer security passes mere by______.A．endorsementB．crossingC．deliveryD．transfe

Title to a bearer security passes mere by______.

A．endorsement

B．crossing

C．delivery