Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a(n)______ attitude and a clear goal from being successful.A. positiveB. oddC. individualD. concerned
The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is one of the most significant cultural _ of 1960s-70s China.A. ruinsB. contributionsC. emblemsD. regions
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.-|||-1.A)She is attracted to the beauty of modern buildings.-|||-B)She is preoccupied with her dream to be an architect.-|||-C)She is influenced by her father who teaches architecture.-|||-D)She is drawn to its integration of design and engineering.-|||-2.A)Through hard work. C)By studying the subject online.-|||-B)With the professor`s help. D)By taking prerequisite courses.-|||-3.A)It is groundbreaking. C)It is immaterial.-|||-B) It is long-lasting. D)It is immortal.-|||-4.A)Economics. C)Computer science.-|||-B)Philosophy. D)Western art.
As the first part of UN Biodiversity Conference or COP15--- the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity(生物多样性 )was held from October 11-15 in 2021 in Kunming in Yunnan .The theme was Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth.More than 1,800 participants gathered at a forum(论坛) on ecological civilization at a sideline event. The forum covered a wide range of topics, including coping with climate change and nature-based ecological protection and restoration.COP 15, the largest UN gathering on biodiversity in a decade, is tasked with elaborating on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and identifying new protection goals through 2030.China, as one of the 17 recognized “megadiverse” countries in the world, has elevated biodiversity conservation to a national strategy.The Part Two of COP15 will take place in Kunming in April to May next year, and will feature the adoption of the new Global Biodiversity Framework, which will replace the expired Aichi Biodiversity Targets.【小题1】Where COP15 was held ?A.KunmingB.BeijingC.ShanghaiD.Chongqing【小题2】What’s the theme of COP 15 ?A.Building a Shared Future for Biological Diversity .B.Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth.C.Building a Bright Future for the Earth.D.Aichi Biodiversity Targets【小题3】How many parts is COP 15 divided into?A.ThreeB.fourC.fiveD.two【小题4】The forum covered a wide range of topics except ________ .A.coping with climate changeB.nature-based ecological protectionC.national strategyD.restoration
Low-carbon Future:We Can Afford to Go Green Tackling climate change will cost consumers the earth.Those who campaign for a green revolution are out to destroy our western lifestyles.Such are the cries of opponents of emissions cuts,and their message has political impact:a number of surveys have found that the enthusiasm of voters for policies to reduce climate change falls off as the price tag increases. However,a new (模型化)exercise suggests that these fears are largely unfounded.It projects that radical cuts to the UK’s emissions will cause barely noticeable increases in the price of food,drink and most other goods by 2050.Electricity and petrol costs will rise significantly,but with the right policies in place,say the modellers,this need not lead to big changes in our lifestyle. "these results show that the global project to fight climate change is feasible,"says Alex Bowen,a climate policy expert at the London School of Economics."It’s not such a big ask as people are making out." Although it is impossible to precisely predict prices four decades from now.the exercise is one of the most detailed examinations yet of the impact of climate change policies on UK consumers.It provides a useful rough guide to our economic future. Though its results speak directly to the UK consumer,previous research has come to similar conclusions for the US.In June,one study found that if the US were to cut emissions by 50 per cent by 2050,prices of most consumer goods would increase by less than 5 per cent.The findings are also consistent with analyses by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change in Washington DC."Even cutting emissions by 80 per cent over four decades has a very small effect on consumers in most areas,”says Manik Roy of the Pew Center."The challenge is now to convince consumers and policy-makers that this is the case." The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends that wealthy nations cut their emissions to between 80 and 95 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050 in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change.The UK government aims to reduce its contribution by 80 per cent and leaders of the other G8 nations have discussed following suit.To meet this goal,industries will have to cut down fossil fuel consumption,and low-carbon power sources will have to massively expand. Companies will have to pay increasingly higher prices for the right to emit greenhouse gases. How will this affect the average citizen’s wallet To measure the impact of the 80 per cent target on the UK population, New Scientist approached Cambridge Econometrics, a firm known for its modelling of the European economy. The firm used historic economic data to predict the impact of emissions reductions on prices in over 40 categories of goods and services. It compared the impact of the 80 per cent cut with a baseline situation in which the government takes no action other than the limited emissions restrictions already in place as a result of the (京都议定书). Most of the price increases are a consequence of rising energy costs, in part because coal and gas are re-placed by more expensive low-carbon sources. The price of electricity is projected to be 15 per cent higher in 2050 compared with the baseline. In today’s prices, that would add around £5 onto typical monthly household electricity bills. It will also result in higher prices elsewhere, as every industrial sector uses electricity. But electricity and other forms of energy make up only a small part of the price of most goods. Other factors-raw materials, labour and taxes-are far more important. The energy that goes into producing food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco, for example, makes up just 2 per cent of the consumer price. For motor vehicle purchases and hotel stays, the figure is 1 per cent. Only for energy-intensive industries does the contribution climb above 3 per cent. As a result, most products cost just a few per cent more by 2050. At current prices, going low-carbon is forecast to add around 5 pence to the price of a slice of bread or a pint of beer. The price of household appliances such as washing machines rises by a few pounds. There is one major exception to the pattern. Airlines do not currently have a low-carbon alternative to jet fuel. Unless one is found, they will bear the full burden of carbon pricing, and average fares will rise by at least 140 per cent--raising the cost of a typical London to New York return trip from around £350 to £840. Achieving the overall picture of low prices does require government action. The model forecasts that by 2050 natural gas and petrol will cost 160 per cent and 32 per cent more respectively. To avoid large price rises in home heating and road transport while still hitting the 80 per cent target, the Cambridge researchers had to build two major policies into their analysis. They assumed that future governments will provide grants to help switch all domestic heating and cooking to electricity, and invest in the basic facilities needed for electric cars to almost completely replace petroleum-fuelled vehicles. Both policies have been discussed in recent UK government strategy documents, though the detail of how they would be implemented still needs further discussion. Firm policies must follow if ambitious emissions cuts are going to be made, says Chris Thoung of Cambridge Econometrics. So is tackling climate change going to be easier than expected, in terms of consumer costs While the Cam-bridge Econometrics model is widely respected and regularly used by the UK government’s climate change advisers, any attempt to forecast four decades ahead can be diverted from its intended course by unforeseen events. That leads some economists to question the model’s results. For example, companies could move to countries with less strict carbon regulations, points out Richard Tol of the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin, Ireland. Incomes in the UK would fall, making goods relatively more expensive. Tol also questions whether it is reasonable to use historical prices as a basis for projecting beyond 2020. Despite this, the Cambridge Econometrics results, together with other recent studies, do provide a useful guide for governments, says Michael Grubb of the University of Cambridge. They suggest that the overall challenge is conquerable, even if many of the details will only become clear in years to come.According to the modellers, emission cuts won’t change the lifestyle, provided that______. A.the price of food and drink remains stableB.appropriate policies are carried outC.electricity and pettol costs don’t riseD.the public has a strong faith in it
There are three basic elements to look for when judging the quality of a psychological test – reliability, validity, and standardization.RELIABILITY is a measure of the test's consistency. A useful test is consistent over time. As an analogy, think of a bathroom scale. If it gives you one weight the first time you step on it, and a different weight when you step on it a moment later, it is not reliable. Similarly, if an IQ test yields a score of 95 for an individual today and 130 next week, it is not reliable. Reliability also can be a measure of a test's internal consistency. All of the items on a test should be measuring the same thing – from a statistical standpoint, the items should correlate with each other.VALIDITY is a measure of a test's usefulness. Scores on the test should be related to some other behavior, reflective (反映出...的) of personality, ability, or interest. For instance, a person who scores high on an IQ test would be expected to do well in school or on jobs requiring intelligence. A person who scores high on a scale of depression should be diagnosed as depressed by mental health professionals who assess him. A validity correlation reflects the degree to which such relationships exist. Relatively low correlations mean that some people may score high on a scale of depression without being depressed and some people may score high on an IQ test and yet not do well in school.STANDARDIZATION is the process of trying out the test on a group of people to see the scores which are typically obtained. In this way, any test taker can make sense of his score by comparing it to typical scores. This standardization provides a mean and standard deviation (标准差) relative to a certain group. When an individual takes the test, he can determine how far above or below the average his score is, relative to the norm group. When evaluating a test, it is very important to determine how the norm group was selected. For instance, if everyone in the norm group took the test by logging into a website, you are probably being compared to a group which is very different from the general population.(1) (单选题)If a test is reliable, it _____________.A. gives a different result when it is taken at a different timeB. consistently elicits the same response from an individualC. should work in the same way a bathroom scale doesD. D. has various different items measuring different things(2) (单选题)From paragraph 3, we can learn that "test validity" is ______________.A. a way to measure how well a person has performed in school or on jobsB. a means to predict what personality a person will probably developC. a guide to help health professionals diagnose a particular patientD. an indicator of how much meaning can be placed upon the test result(3) (单选题)According to the passage, the purpose of test standardization is _________.A. to select a group of people to form the norm group for a testB. to obtain typical scores of a test so as to rank future test takersC. to evaluate how well a test can measure a test taker's abilityD. to set a standard a test must meet when designing its questions(4) (单选题)In talking about standardization of a test, the writer implies that ____________.A. the norm group must represent the population for which the test is intendedB. everyone in the norm group should be able to use computer technology wellC. the larger the norm group, the more standardized the test will be consideredD. the norm group for every test must be selected from the general population(5) (单选题)The best title for the passage would be _____________.A. "What Does a Test Measure?"B. "How to Interpret a Test Score?"C. "What Makes a Good Test?"D. "How to Standardize a Test?"
12题选()。A. We are running out of natural resources soonB. Only combined efforts can make a differenceC. The waste problem will eventually hurt all of usD. All of us can actually benefit from recycling
It has probably happened to you: You are in a meeting, but your boss is totally distracted by their phone — drawn away by the latest ping of an email or text message, or scrolling a news feed. The phenomenon is called boss phubbing," which is when a supervisor snubs (冷落) an employee in favor of his mobile phone when they are meeting. And two researchers of marketing at Baylor University have found that this behavior undermines trust and engagement in the workplace.Their research drew on survey responses from 413 supervisors and employees. The participants were asked to respond to statements that measured degrees of boss phubbing. The researchers found that boss phubbing negatively impacts employees' trust in their supervisor, which in turn negatively affects the employee's feeling that their work is meaningful, that they have the necessary resources to do their job, and that they are in a safe working environment. All this in turn leads to decreased employee engagement and productivity.Employees who experience boss phubbing, they wrote, "are less likely to feel that their work is valuable to their own professional growth." In addition, "employees who work under the supervision of an untrusted, phubbing supervisor tend to have lower confidence in their own ability to carry out their job, which negatively impacts engagement."
Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines.That is,generally,younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.It is not always the case,though.When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars,there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide.The public overall is split on whether they'd like to use a driverless car.In a study last year,of all people surveyed,48 percent said they wanted to ride in one,while 50 percent did not.The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how varying the shift to driverless cars could be.Not everyone wants a driverless car now一and no one can get one yet-but among those who are open to them,every age group is similarly involved.Actually,this isn't surprising.Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies,driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular.Older adults,especially those with limited moving or difficulty driving on their own,are one of the classic use-cases for driverless cars.This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.When it comes to driverless cars,differences in attitude are easily noticeable based on factors not related to age.College graduates,for example,are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education,59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.Where a person lives matters,too.More people who live in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.While there's reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board,a person's age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become mainstream.Once driverless cars are actually available for sale,the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.24.What happens when a new technology appears? ____ A.It often leads to great inventions in other related fields.B.It contributes greatly to the advance of society as a whole.C.It further widens the gap between the old and the young.D.It usually draws different reactions from different age groups.25.What does the author say about the driverless car? ____ A.It does not seem to create a generational divide.B.It will not necessarily reduce road accidents.C.It has given rise to unrealistic expectations.D.It may start a revolution in the car industry.26.Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people? ____ A.It saves their money and energy.B.It helps with their moving.C.It adds to the safety of their travel.D.It makes their life more interesting.27.What is likely to affect one's attitude toward the driverless car? ____ A.The location of their living place.B.The field of their special interest.C.The amount of training they received.D.The length of their driving experience.
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The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation. In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash. In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding. [共5题](1)What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment? [本题2分]A. The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation. B. The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. C. The man who is wealthy and impersonal. D. The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
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6. The children will now play some pieces of music that they ______ themselves. A.were taught posed C.accomplished D.worked7. While she waited,she tried to ______ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A.occupy pose C.think D.intensify8. In the film,the peaceful life of a monk ______ the violent life of a murderer. A.is compared with B.is compared to C.is contrasted to D.is contrasted with9. ______ to pay for an order is simplicity itself. A.Use plastic B.Using plastics C.Using plastic D.Used plastic10. Additional time is required for cooking or ______ homemade dishes. A.chill B.to chill C.chilled D.chilling
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question or statement.Hot pot is a traditional dish in China. It is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of the Jin Dynasty. Hot pot's origins can be found in the dining practices of Mongolian horsemen who rode across the steppe and into northern China. Legend has it that the Mongols used their helmets as pots to simmer (炖) broth (汤底) over open fires, and cooked chunks of meat in the broth.Hot pot cooking seems to have spread to northern China during the Tang Dynasty. In the regional variations developed with different ingredients such as seafood. In the centuries that witnessed the growth of the Song Dynasty, hot pot moved — and changed — further south, with each successive region adapting it to their local ingredients and tastes.The ingredients in a hot pot vary a lot from region to region. Perhaps the most famous hot pot is the Chongqing or Sichuan hot pot. It features a dark red broth chock-full (塞满了的) of spices, chili peppers, and the uniquely mouth-numbing Sichuan peppers. In Beijing and elsewhere in the north, hot pot broth tends to be mild and, compared to its racy southern "cousins", a little light. In the northeast of China, a kind of local sauerkraut (酸菜) is used to add some tang (强烈的味道), making the broth a bit sour. People can choose a version of hot pot according to their taste.1 Hot pot is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of _______.A. the Jin Dynasty B. the Tang DynastyC. the Song Dynasty D. the Yuan Dynasty
The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.A. transferredB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted
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If you_________in a job for several years, you may be able to accumulate a lot of work experience and skills that would be beneficial to your future career development.A. have workedB. had workedC. have been workingD. had been working
ⅢComplete the following sentences with the given sentence structures-|||-get ready for.sa为························备-|||-e.g.Susan has to buy a lot of things to get ready for her trip.(苏珊不得不买很多东西为旅行做准备。)-|||-1 The boy got up early to __ (为上学做准备).-|||-2 I have a lot of work to do to __ (为明天做准备).
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拼写合适的单词补全句子(答案不区分大小写;单词提提示中一根小短线代表一个字母)Something that is inf- - - - - has no limit,end,or edge.
The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is perhaps the most popular set of novels of the modern era. With seven books and many successful films to its name, the series has gathered about 15 billion dollars in sales. How did the series become so popular? The reason can be broken down into several areas.The first book in the series was rejected 12 times before it was picked up by Bloomsbury—a small publisher in England. So receiving this contract was Rowling's first step to success. However, getting a book contract does not ensure the success of a book. The story was soon loved by children and adults alike. In light of this, Bloomsbury Publishing published a second version of the books with “adult” (less colorful and more boring) book covers. This made it easier for a full range of ages to enjoy the series.Another factor that worked like a charm was that the publisher and Rowling herself, through the books, conducted midnight releases, promotions, and pre-ordering more readers. Customers who feared that their local bookstore would run out of copies responded by pre-ordering over 700,000 copies before the July 8, 2000 release.What does the underlined word “releases” (Para. 3) mean?A. The activity that frees or expresses energy or emotion.B. The announcement about the book’s publishing information.C. The sales of books that is available only at midnight.
一、拼写合适的单词补全句子(答案不区分大小写;单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母) If someone is __ob---__ , they are extremely fat.