在牛津学术数据库(Oxford Academic)查找(Smashing the Liquor Machine:A Global History of Prohibition)的电子书，该书的作者Mark Lawrence Schrad来自于()。A. Indiana UniversityB. Cornell UniversityC. Princeton UniversityD. Villanova University

What is the fundamental difference between confidence and self-importance?A. Confidence leads to success, while self-importance leads to failure.B. Confidence is about believing in oneself, while self-importance is about knowing oneself.C. Confidence stems from strength, while self-importance comes from fear.D. Confidence requires effort to develop, while self-importance is innate.

arXiv主页有关于arXiv的概况信息，介绍到“Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed by arXiv.”，即arXiv的资源经过了同行评审。A. 错误B. 正确

Jane, along with three other students, ______ to photograph the trees, write about their characteristics and so on.A. isB. areC. hasD. have

arXiv主页有关于arXiv的概况信息，介绍到“Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed by arXiv.”，即arXiv的资源经过了同行评审。A. 正确B. 错误

12. Our team has been working on a learning platform that caters to active participation and allows real-time communication between students all over the world, making it truly ____.A. negativeB. reactiveC. interactiveD. sensitive

What does the author most likely mean by advising us to "live with your goals"?A. To set your goals as high as possible and never give up on them.B. To make your daily choices and actions aligned with your ultimate objectives.C. To frequently reassess your goals to ensure they are still what you desire.D. To prioritize achieving your goals over enjoying your present life.

Children are delight. They are our future. But sadly, hiring someone to take care of them while you go to work is getting more expensive by the year. Earlier this month, it was reported that the cost of enrolling an infant or small kid at a childcare center rose 3% in 2012, faster than the overall cost of living. These are now large strips of the country where daycare for an infant costs more than a tenth of the average married couple's income. This is not necessarily a new trend, but it is a somewhat puzzling one. The price of professional childcare has been rising since the 1980s. Yet during that time, pay for professional childcare workers has stood still. Actually caregivers make less today, in real terms, than they did in 1990. Considering that labor costs are responsible for up to 80% of a daycare center's expenses, one would expect flat wages to have meant flat prices. So who's to blame for higher childcare costs? Childcare is a carefully regulated industry. States lay down rules about how many children each employee is allowed to watch over, the space care centers need per child, and other minute details. And the stricter the regulations, the higher the costs. If it has to hire a caregiver for every two children, it can't really achieve any economies of scale on labor to save money when other expenses go up. In Massachusetts, where childcare centers must hire one teacher for every three infants, the price of care averaged more than 16,000 per year. In Mississippi, where centers must hire one teacher for every five infants, the price of care averaged less than 5,000. Unfortunately, I don't have all the daycare-center regulations handy. But I wouldn't be surprised if as the rules have become more elaborate, prices have risen. The tradeoff (交换) might be worth it in some cases; after all, the health and safety of children should probably come before cheap service. But certainly, it doesn't seem to be an accident that some of the cheapest daycare available is in the least regulated South.1 What problem do parents of small kids have to face?A The ever-rising childcare prices.B The budgeting of family expenses.C The balance between work and family.D The selection of a good daycare center.2 What does the author feel puzzled about?A Why the prices of childcare vary greatly from state to state.B Why increased childcare prices have not led to better service.C Why childcare workers' pay has not increased with the rising childcare costs.D Why there is a severe shortage of childcare professionals in a number of states.3 What prevents childcare centers from saving money?A Steady increase in labor costs.B Strict government regulations.C Lack of support from the state.D High administrative expenses.4 Why is the average cost of childcare in Mississippi much lower than in Massachusetts?A The overall quality of services is not as good.B Payments for caregivers there are not as high.C Living expenses there are comparatively low.D Each teacher is allowed to care for more kids.5 What is the author's view on daycare service?A Caregivers should receive regular professional training.B Less elaborate rules about childcare might lower costs.C It is crucial to strike a balance between quality and costs.D It is better for different states to learn from each other.

Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago.In it the majority of students will have conformed to（符合）the standard model of the time：male，middle class and Western.Walk into a class today，however，and you'll get a completely different impression.For a start，you will now see plenty more women the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School，for example，boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female；you will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country. It might be tempting，therefore，to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved.But，increasingly，this apparent diversity（多样化） is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity.Behind the differences in sex，skin tones and mother tongues，there are common attitudes，expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set clones among the business leaders of the future. Diversity，it seems，has not helped to deal with basic weaknesses in business leadership.So，what can be done to create more effective managers of the commercial world？According to Valerie Gauthier，associate dean at HEC Paris，the key lies in the process by which MBA programs recruit their students.At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of standards such as previous academic and career performance，and analytical and problem solving abilities.This is then coupled to a school's mixture of what a diverse class should look like，with the result that passport，ethnic origin and sex can all become influencing factors.But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed，to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach arguably the only diversity that，in a business context，really matters. Professor Gauthier believes schools should not just be selecting candidates from traditional sectors such as banking，consultancy and industry.They should also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science，the creative arts，history or philosophy，which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context. Indeed，there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders such diversity might create.A study by Mannaz，a leadership development company，suggests that，while the bully boy chief executive of old may not have been removed completely，there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management at least in America and Europe.Perhaps most significant，according to Mannaz，is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models，such as those popular in Scandinavia，which seek to combine the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility.（1）What characterizes the business school student population of today？ ____ A.Greater diversityB.Intellectual maturity.C.Exceptional diligence.D.Higher ambition.（2）What is the author's concern about current business school education？ ____ A.It will arouse students' unrealistic expectation.B.It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.C.It focuses on theory rather than on practical skills.D.It stresses competition rather than cooperation.（3）What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important？ ____ A.ge and educational background.B.Social and professional experience.C.Attitude and approach to business.D.Ethnic origin and gender.（4）What applicants does the author think MBA programs should consider recruiting？ ____ A.pplicants with prior experience in business companies.B.Applicants with sound knowledge in math and statistics.C.Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.D.Applicants from less developed regions and areas.（5）The underlined word in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____ .A.effectiveB.traditionalC.decisiveD.joint

8 Write a paragraph of no less than 100 words on one of the following topics. One topic has an outline that you can follow.TopicHow to succeed in collegeTopic sentenceThere are some things you can do to succeed in college.Things to do- Pursuing passions- Seizing opportunities- Taking responsibilitiesConcluding sentenceYou will become successful not only in college but also in your future career.