We don't deny that your products are superior in quality to ______ of Japanese make. A) the one
We don't deny that your products are superior in quality to ______ of Japanese make.
A) the one B) that C) these D) those
We don't deny that your products are superior in quality to ______ of Japanese make.
A) the one B) that C) these D) those
第1题
In my view, parents should share household tasks and childcare. I think the division of labor should depend on individual circumstances. It seems to me that we can learn most things if we try. It's unwise to suggest that women should take care of most of the practical aspects of childcare because they are more patient, more gentle and more skilled at it. Men can be just as skilled in these areas if they have practice!
Of course, I acknowledge that men are often physically stronger than women and are therefore better at doing certain types of physical work. And I don't deny that one individual may be better at cooking, for example, than the other. But I reject the suggestion that cleaning, washing and ironing are women's work. I strongly believe that we should question all types of sexual stereotyping. If you ask me, there's no such thing as "women's work". There's no reason at all why a man shouldn't do the ironing! My husband does all the ironing in our house — and I do all the electrical repairs!
(33)
A.Some jobs are more suitable for men than for women.
B.Women should take care of the practical aspects of childcare.
C.Cleaning, washing and ironing are women's work.
D.There should not be such things as "women's work".
第2题
听力原文:Who will be vice-president after Mr. Giuliani retires?
(A) We don't know yet.
(B) Yes, he certainly will.
(C) He retires next year.
(19)
A.
B.
C.
第3题
Some of the pioneers of the new economy are saying very strange things. These moguls of modern-day capitalism solemnly deny that they are engaged in business for the purpose of making money. What's going on here? Adam Smith, the founding father of capitalism, presumed that people engage in commercial activity for the purpose of economic gain. Have capitalism's most successful practitioners evolved beyond such base intentions? Are we to infer that the world's largest wealth-creation scheme is being driven largely by nonprofit motives?
Not really. New-economy tycoons still like to make money. They simply want to make clear that they are also driven by higher motives. And this trend in pursuit of higher things is spreading through the business world. A recent editorial in the Red Herring posited business as an expression of the highest human capacities: "Money comes to those who do it for love." Such talk has become so common that we have to remind ourselves that it is a fairly recent innovation. You probably don't have the time to review the immense sociological literature on the attitudes of workers in the early and middle part of the 20th century. A single book, Studs Terkel's Working, should be enough to make the point, or perhaps just a brief talk with some old guys about their work philosophy. You won't hear a lot of mush about saving the world or finding nirvana in the workplace. To these people, today's rhetoric about meaning in the workplace must sound absurd.
The attempt to find higher purpose and meaning in work is likely to fail. In the few cases where it does not, it will probably fall short of our expectations. Modem technological capitalism, for all its vitality and efficiency, cannot supply on its own a meaning to life. This isn't just a philosophical matter. When we seek meaning in work at the expense of the institutions society has built specifically to contain meaning—the arts, our families, the church and so on—we risk a great deal. We may not merely disappoint ourselves; we could disrupt the very prosperity the free market has provided us.
The traditional capitalist view is that people ______.
A.engage in commercial activity for the purpose of economic gain
B.are driven largely by non-profit motives
C.do the things that they do for love
D.tend to search for meaning in their lives
第4题
M: Hi, Ms. Jennings. This is Michael Markinson, the Sales Manager of S.C.Johnson Son Corporation.
W: Oh, Mr. Markinson, you called yesterday.I'm sorry I was away at a business meeting yesterday.
M: That's all right. I'm calling to talk with you about some business.
W: Please go ahead.
M: I have studied the pamphlet of your product and I'm impressed with all the equipment the projector has.
W: That is our newly designed built-in projector.
M: I see. I'm thinking of ordering twenty sets.But there's one problem.
W: What's that?
M: Price. It is not possible for US to make any sales at this price.
W: $ 369 is about as low as we can go.
M: I'm afraid I can't agree with you there. Your price is higher than that of many other companies.
W: But considering the high quality, our price is very reasonable.
M: I don't deny that the projector is of top quality.If you could go a little lower, says 300 for each projector, I'd give you the order right away.
W: Well, I don't know if we can do it. Let me talk to our General Manager.
M: All right. When can I get a reply?
W: Well, I think I can give you a reply the day after tomorrow.
M: That's great. Thank you very much.
W: My pleasure. Goodbye!
M: Goodbye!
?Look at the notes below.
?Some information is missing.
?You will hear a man bargaining for a better price.
?For each question (9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word,number or letter.
?After you have listened once, replay the recording.
Talking About Business-Bargaining for a Better Price
Company Name (that offers the price) : (9) Fraser Projector______Corporation
Company
Name: S.C. Johnson & Son Corporation
Position of Ms.
Jennings: (10) Marketing______
Position of Mr. Markinson: (11)______Manager
Price
offer: (12) $______for each projector
Price bargained
for: (13) $______for each projector
Solution: (14) Talk to the______
Reply
date: (15)______
(9)
第5题
听力原文:M: Have you seen my glasses? I can't find them anywhere.
W: Go in the bathroom and look in the mirror.
M: You mean I've got them on. How about, that?
W: You're the most absent-minded person I've ever known.
M: I can't deny it. I'd lose my head if it weren't attached to my shoulders.
W: I'll never forget the time you went fishing and forgot to take your rod and reel.
M: I won't forget it either, but that's not the most memorable example of my forgetfulness.
W: How about the time you started to leave without having any pants on?
M: No, that's not it.
W: It couldn't be forgetting your wallet. You've done that a hundred times. I'm tired of guessing, tell me.
M: You never would have guessed. I don't believe I've ever told you about it though you were indirectly affected by the incident. I almost married my college sweetheart.
W: You're right. You've never told me about her.
M: Well, anyway, the day we were supposed to get married was such a beautiful day that I forgot all about the wedding and went fishing instead. The girl never forgave me.
W: I hardly blame her, though I'm glad things turned out differently.
(20)
A.On his face.
B.In the bathroom.
C.The woman had them.
D.Above the mirror.
第6题
While we don't agree, we continue to be friends.
A.Because
B.Where
C.Although
D.Whatever
第7题
第8题
Let's go to the Great Wall by bus, ()?
A、don't we
B、shall we
C、aren't we
第9题
We can measure the amount of water in a pot, butwecan't measure its heat. We don't have an instrument for that.
第10题
-- Don't stop trying.--______. Success is coming.
A.Yes, we don't
B.Yes, we'll try our best
C.No, of course not
D.No, you can't
第11题
—Why don't we take a little break?
—Didn't we just have ______ ?
A.it B.that C.one D.this