When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is the major economic and social concern of our day, then it is no stretch to think Yellen is the most powerful person in the world right now.Throughout the 2008 financial crisis and the recession and recovery that followed, central banks have taken on the role of stimulators of last resort, holding up the global economy with vast amounts of money in the form of asset buying. Yellen, previously a Fed vice chair, was one of the principal architects of the Fed's 3.8 trillion money dump. A star economist known for her groundbreaking work on labor markets, Yellen was a kind of prophetess early on in the crisis for her warnings about the subprime (次级债) meltdown. Now it will be her job to get the Fed and the markets out of the biggest and most unconventional monetary program in history without derailing the fragile recovery.The good news is that Yellen, 67, is particularly well suited to meet these challenges. She has a keen understanding of financial markets, an appreciation for their imperfections and a strong belief that human suffering was more related to unemployment than anything else.Some experts worry that Yellen will be inclined to chase unemployment to the neglect of inflation. But with wages still relatively flat and the economy increasingly divided between the well-off and the long-term unemployed, more people worry about the opposite, deflation (通货紧缩) that would aggravate the economy's problems.Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles (去泡沫) and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick that it creates another credit crisis.Unlike many past Fed leaders, Yellen is not one to buy into the finance industry's argument that it should be left alone to regulate itself. She knows all along the Fed has been too slack on regulation of finance.Yellen is likely to address the issue right after she pushes unemployment below 6 %, stabilizes markets and makes sure that the recovery is more inclusive and robust. As Princeton Professor Alan Blinder says, "She's smart as a whip, deeply logical, willing to argue but also a good listener. She can persuade without creating hostility." All those traits will be useful as the global economy's new power player takes on its most annoying problems.What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen? A.Lack of money.B.Subprime crisis.C.Unemployment.D.Social instability.What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis? A.Take effective measures to curb inflation.B.Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.C.Formulate policies to help financial institutions.D.Pour money into the market through asset buying.What is a greater concern of the general public? A.Recession.B.Deflation.C.Inequality.D.Income.What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief? A.Develop a new monetary program.B.Restore public confidence.C.Tighten financial regulation.D.Reform the credit system.How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen? A.She possesses strong persuasive power.B.She has confidence in what she is doing.C.She is one of the world's greatest economists.D.She is the most powerful Fed chief in history.

仔细阅读(共10小题,20分)-|||-The reason we have eight-hour work days at all was-|||-because companies found that cutting employees'-|||-hours had the reverse effect they expected: It upped-|||-their productivity.During the Industrial Revolution,-|||--t0-16-hour days were normal.Ford was the first-|||-company to experiment with an eight-hour day-and-|||-found its workers were more productive not only per-|||-hour, but overall.Within two years, their profit-|||-margins doubled.-|||-One survey of almost 2,000 full-time office workers in-|||-the UK found that people were only productive for-|||-two hours out of an eight-hour day.We can focus for-|||-an even shorter period of time when we re pushing-|||-ourselves to the edge of our capabilities. Resea rchers-|||-like Anders Ericsson have found that when engaging-|||-in the kind of deliberate practice necessary to truly-|||-master any skill,we need more breaks than we think.-|||-Most people can only handle an hour without taking a-|||-rest.And many elites,like elite musicians,authors and-|||-athletes, never dedicate more than five hours a day-|||-consistentlyto their cra-|||--|||-7.What have researchers found about deliberate-|||-practice to master skills?-|||-A Long-term continuous prac-|||-B More breaks will be needed.-|||-C Intensive training is necessary.-|||-D One hour is the minimum practice duration.

You ________ her in office last Friday．She's been out of town for two weeks．A. needn't have seenB. might have seenC. must have seenD. can't have seen

That part of the city has long been ______ for its street violence.A. historicalB. responsibleC. illegalD. notorious

13.It was the seventh time that the prince _ to visit our country.A. has comeB. had comeC. was comingD. came

convenient current frequent replace negative positive familiar suffer essential complex1. The lace on my boot is broken, so I need to get a new one to __________ it. 2. I think that we have met before, because your face looks ___________. 3. There is growing frustration among the townspeople with the __________ mayor. 4. Many people _________ from seasonal depression during the winter. 5. The past ten years have seen some very ___________ developments in artificial intelligence. 6. Only two students in the class could solve the __________ math problem. 7. Many people find online shopping to be a(n) ___________ way to buy things. 8. The possession of a passport is ___________ for foreign travel. 9. Despite the film's __________ reviews, I still want to see it. 10. Ms. Zhang is such a(n) ___________ customer that the storeowner knows her by name.

I'll adimit I've never quite understood the obsession （难以破除的成见） surrounding genetically modified （GM） crops. To environmentalist opponents, GM foods are simply evil, an understudied, possibly harmful tool used by big agricultural businesses to control global seed markets and crush local farmers. They argue that GM foods have never delivered on their supposed promise, that money spent on GM crops would be better channeled to organic farming and that consumers should be protected with warning labels on any products that contain genetically modified ingredients. To supporters, GM crops are a key part of the effort to sustainably provide food to meet a growing global population. But more than that, supporters see the GM opposition of many environmentalists as fundamentally anti-science, no different than those who question the basics of man-made climate change.For both sides, GM foods seem to act as a symbol: you're pro-agricultural business or anti-science. But science is exactly what we need more of when it comes to GM foods, which is why I was happy to see Nature devote a special series of articles to the GM food controversy. The conclusion: while GM crops haven't yet realized their initial promise and have been dominated by agricultural businesses, there is reason to continue to use and develop them to help meet the enormous challenge of sustainably feeding a growing planet.That doesn't mean GM crops are perfect, or a one-size-fits-all solution to global agriculture problems. But anything that can increase farming efficiency—the amount of crops we can produce per acre of land—will be extremely useful. GM crops can and almost certainly will be part of that suite of tools, but so will traditional plant breeding, improved soil and crop management—and perhaps most important of all, better storage and transport infrastructure （基础设施）, especially in the developing world. （It doesn't do much good for farmers in places like sub-Saharan Africa to produce more food if they can't get it to hungry consumers.） I'd like to see more non-industry research done on GM crops—not just because we'd worry less about bias, but also because seed companies like Monsanto and Pioneer shouldn't be the only entities working to harness genetic modification. I'd like to see GM research on less commercial crops, like corn. I don't think it's vital to label GM ingredients in food, but I also wouldn't be against it—and industry would be smart to go along with labeling, just as a way of removing fears about the technology.Most of all, though, I wish a tenth of the energy that's spent endlessly debating GM crops was focused on those more pressing challenges for global agriculture. There are much bigger battles to fight.How do environmentalist opponents view GM foods according to the passage? A.They will eventually ruin agriculture and the environment.B.They are used by big businesses to monopolize agriculture.C.They have proved potentially harmful to consumers' health.D.They pose a tremendous threat to current farming practice.What does the author say is vital to solving the controversy between the two sides of the debate? A.Breaking the GM food monopoly.B.More friendly exchange of ideas.C.Regulating GM food production.D.More scientific research on GM crops.What is the main point of the Nature articles? A.Feeding the growing population makes it imperative to develop GM crops.B.Popularizing GM technology will help it to live up to its initial promises.C.Measures should be taken to ensure the safety of GM foods.D.Both supporters and opponents should make compromises.What is the author's view on the solution to agricultural problems? A.It has to depend more and more on GM technology.B.It is vital to the sustainable development of human society.C.GM crops should be allowed until better alternatives are found.D.Whatever is useful to boost farming efficiency should be encouraged.What does the author think of the ongoing debate around GM crops? A.It arises out of ignorance of and prejudice against new science.B.It distracts the public attention from other key issues of the world.C.Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgent issues of agriculture.D.Neither side is likely to give in until more convincing evidence is found.

Half a dozen radio stations about the face of the globe crackled sparks of electricity from capital and into millions of humble homes; peace came through the air and was simultaneous over all the face of the earth. The great ceremony on the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay was anticlimax. The greatest fleet in the world lay amidst the greatest ruins in the world under a dark and cheerless covering of clouds. The USS Iowa was on one side of the Missouri, the USS South Dakota on the other. A tattered flag with thirty-one stars was hung on one of the turrets of the battleship—the flag of the infant republic, which Commodore Perry brought with him to the same bay almost a hundred years before. Above the mainmast fluttered the battle flag of the Union of today. The deck was crowded with the American technicians. There were a Russian with a red band about his cap and a Tass newsreel man who insisted on crawling in among the main actors to get his shots; there was a Canadian general who spoiled his part and signed on the wrong line; there was a carefully tailored Chinese general from Chungking (Chongqing). Half a dozen Japanese were piped over the side of the Missouri, but for the purpose of history and in every man’s memory there were only two—the general, Umezu, and the statesman, Shingemitsu. Umezu was dressed in parade uniform, all his ribbons glistening, and his eyes blank, but you could see the brown pockmarks on his cheeks swelling and falling in emotion. Shingemitsu was dressed in a tall silk hat and a formal morning coat as if he were attending a wedding or a funeral. He had a wooden leg, and he limped along the deck; when he began to climb to the veranda deck where the peace was to be signed, he clutched the ropes and struggled up with infinite pain and discomfort. Shingemitsu and Umezu were brought forward, and, after a few carefully chosen words beautifully spoken by General MacArthur, they signed their names to a document marking an end to the Japanese Empire. When they had signed, the generals and admirals of all the other nations put their signatures to the document, and peace, if peace it was, had come. When portraying Umezu and Shingemitsu, the author focused on all the following EXCEPTA. facial expression.B. appearance.C. motions.D. inner activity.