What one culture considers a perplexing or awkward pause, others see as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research conducted at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretched to four seconds, people started to feel unsettled. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people were happy with silences of 8.2 seconds—nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings.These cultural differences are reflected in the saying in the US that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” while in Japan it’s reckoned that “a silent man is the best one to listen to”. In Japan, the power of silence is recognised in the concept of haragei (belly talk), which suggests that the best communication is when you don’t speak at all. “As soon as you need words there’s already a failure to understand each other so you’re repairing that failure by using words,” says Dr. Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in the US.Of course, there are times when it’s better to speak up. Silence can sometimes be misinterpreted, says Tannen. Researchers of courtroom interaction found lawyers advised clients giving testimony to think before answering and not jump in immediately. But juries often suspected that a silence before speaking meant the person was making a lie, she says. “The intention and the effect of silence are often different.”In the workplace that can mean a manager announcing a decision and assuming that if staff are unhappy they will speak up, she explains. The employees, however, may see no point in saying anything because the boss has made up their mind. “That’s a very dangerous difference,” she says.Learning how to face silence is an important skill, says Matthew MacLachlan of UK-based Learnlight, a language and soft skills training provider—especially when working across cultures.In presentations, silence can be far more effective than dramatic passion, he adds. “Before starting, look at the audience and be silent for a moment because that says, ‘I’m in control. I know what I’m doing. I’m confident.’” A classic example was when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone, says MacLachlan. “He introduced pauses so that you didn’t miss his key points. Because silence makes us nervous, our instinctive reaction is that we’d better pay attention, there’s something going on here.”“Silence can be a very powerful focal point for understanding ourselves, understanding others, for developing better mutual understanding and more productive outcomes and that applies to business, politics, education, law, medicine, every realm of human life,” says Carbaugh. Having observed the use of silence in Finland and also among the Blackfeet Nation, a North American Indian tribe in northern Montana in the US, he says he sees benefits far beyond wheeling and dealing.1. What is the reaction of the Dutch after a four-second silence in conversation?A) Confused and awkward.B) Happy and comfortable.C) Anxious and worried. D) Indifferent and calm.2. What does the sentence “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” (Para. 2) mean?A) A person who speaks up most loudly gets the most attention. B) A silent person can have a more successful life.C) A greased wheel is the least likely to break down.D) A rusty wheel is more likely to make disturbing noises.3. What did lawyers advise clients to do when giving testimony according to researchers?A) Speak up loudly.B) Hide their real intentions.C) Remember to defend themselves.D) Think before speaking. 4. Why may employees fail to speak up even when unhappy with their manager’s decision?A) Because they are afraid of being fired by their boss.B) Because they don’t want how to talk with the boss.C) Because they think their boss’s decision cannot be changed. D) Because they think their boss is more experienced.5. Why did Steve Jobs introduce pauses when launching the first iPhone?A) To show his confidence.B) To disguise his nervousness.C) To convey his ideas more clearly.D) To remind listeners of his key points.
Section A Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) The law of weapon purchasing in Illinois State. B) The relationship between crime and mental illness C) The graduate student of Northern Illinois University D) The shooting happened in Northern Illinois University 2. A) The gunman has mental disease. B) The gunman is dissatisfied with the university C The gunman is dissatisfied with the lecture. D) It is not clear. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A) It has been influenced by war. B) It is devalued by its **********. C) It is more competitive than before. D) It has turned into a global currency. 4. A) Most experts support the four countries' currency change. B) The meeting on Friday is useless for global recovery. C) Currency wars threaten global economic recovery. D) Policymakers should cooperate with central bankers. Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) The preservation of coastal resorts. B) The closure of political disputes. C) The gap between the rich and the poor. D) The commitments to reduce carbon emissions. 6. A) Promising. B) Hopeful. C) Disappointing. D) Satisfying. 7. A)18. B) 80. C) 94. D) 194. Section B Conversation One Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) He eats a lot after marriage. B) He sleeps a lot after marriage. C) He exercises less after marriage. D) He drinks a lot after marriage. 9. A) Its membership is expensive. B) Its membership is inexpensive C) Most of its members work out two times a week. D) Most of its members are white- collar workers. 10. A) She is under 20 years old. B) She is in her 20s. C) She is under 30 years old. D) She is in her 30s. 11. A) Buy a ticket for the health club. B) Bring a guest pass. C) Make a membership card. D) Borrow the woman’s card. Conversation Two Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard 12. A) Ask her assistant to wet the man's hair B) Talk with the man about his hair C) Communicate with her assistant about the haircut D) Show the man the latest style 13. A) It is dry and thick. B) It is very curly. C) It is dry and has split ends. D) It is quite oily. 14. A) His diet. B) His habit. C) His living environment. D) His inheritance. 15. A) Use air blower to make the hair dry. B) Use shampoo of high quality. C) Let the hair dry naturally. D) Cut hair once a week Section C Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) People can buy sliced bread at stores. B) There was no sliced bread at stores. C) There was no delicious bread at stores. D) People made bread at home and never bought it. 17. A) From the customer. B) From the ingredient. C) From the balloon. D) From the tradition. 18. A) It is full of delicious bread B) It looks very serious. C) It is full of colorful balloons. D) It is covered with paintings Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) A skin care brand. B) A leather brand C) A watch brand D) A daily use brand 20. A) Most of it comes from skin care line. B) More than half of it is from makeup. C) 50% of it is derived from foundation. D) 25% of it is from makeup brushes. 21. A) It was invented in 1968. B) It is available in every store. C) It cannot deal with skin problems such as burning. D) It is designed for pre and post-operation skin care. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) They get more freedom. B)They encounter more pressure. C) They shoulder more social responsibilities. D)They are required to do better at researching. 23. A) They teach students how to research and write. B) They ask students to study independently. C) They help students to learn about society. D) They communicate with students frequently. 24. A) They prevent students from thinking. B) They don' t provide enough explanations for facts. C) They don t offer informative researches. D) They don t have basic facts. 25. A) Take encyclopedias as their mere information resource. B) Focus on more information of specific topics. C) Be independent from their professors. D) Accumulate their own evidence from broader sources.
22.In 1815, Napoleon left the island of Elba to begin his second _____ of France .A. instructionB. needC. conquestD. order
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Compared with Americans, what are Japanese less likely to do?A. Enjoy positive emotions.B. Take care of people who are unhappy.C. Keep away from happiness.D. Avoid sadness.
Perhaps we need to pay attention to what we spend day today on items that are not essential.
9、1.In developing countries,the practical uses-|||-of the automobile are catching up.(2分)-|||-在发展中国家,汽车的实际使用正在-|||-迎头赶上。-|||-○ 汽车让发展过年的实际使用正在赶-|||-上。-|||-○ 在发达国家,汽车的实际使用正在赶-|||-上。-|||-汽车的实际使用正在迎头赶上。
29. The politician's speech was so convincing that it helped him ___ many undecided voters in the election.A. win overB. take overC. go overD. get over
A city child's summer is spent in the street in front of his home，and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing—not out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted that I would be no good at it. They were right，of course. I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop(门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question；but whoever he was，I nod to him gratefully now. “ What’s in those books you're always reading？” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind？”asked somebody else without much interest. Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did，for usually I just sat there in silence，glad enough to be allowed to remain among them；but instead of answering his question，I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bugeyed and breathless. I must have told it well，but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them so keen an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man's entertainments，but I was offering them as well，without being aware of doing it，a new and exciting experience. The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or G．A. Henry. I had read them too，but at thirteen I had long since left them behind. Since I was much alone I had become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the booksforboys series. In those days there was no reading material between children’s and grownups' books，or I could find none. I had gone right from Tom Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreiser had hit my young mind，and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it. The next night and many nights thereafter，a kind of unspoken ritual(仪式) took place. As it grew dark，I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evening's tale. Some nights，in order to taste my victory more completely，I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte，and without warning tell them that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true，of course；but I had to make certain of my newlyfound power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences，but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store，I have an unreasoning love that will last forever. 【小题1】The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy ________. A．invited him to join in their game B．liked the book that he was reading C．broke the long silence of that summer evening D．offered him an opportunity that changed his life 【小题2】According to Paragraph 3，storytelling was popular among the boys basically because ________. A．the story was from a children's book B．listening to tales was an age-old practice C．the boys had few entertainments after dark D．the boys didn't read books by themselves 【小题3】Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to ________. A．play a mean trick on the boys B．experience more joy of achievement C．add his own imagination to the story D．help the boys understand the story better 【小题4】What is the message conveyed in the story? A．One can find his position in life in his own way. B．Friendship is built upon respect for each other. C．Reading is more important than playing games. D．Adult habits are developed from childhood.
Visitors to the art museum _____ at the artist's amazing skill and creativity.A. praiseB. admireC. appreciateD. marvel
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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.
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拼写合适的单词补全句子（答案不区分大小写；单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母） Someone or something that is so---- is very serious rather than cheerful or humorous.
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.
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中根小短线代表一个 字母 ) A va---- is a space that contains no air or other gas.
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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
Elder and weaker Mr. Mag paid_visits to his old friends.A. scarceB. rare()C. insufficientD. inadequate
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
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.
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 ) To enh ---- something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.
These drugs are available over-the-counter without a(n)__________. （）A. infectionB. dosageC. prescription
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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