Jack is the name of a game. It is quite popular with children. To play jacks, you will need a small ball and ten small metal objects (物体) called jacks. The rules for this game are quite easy. To begin with, put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Toss the ball high, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep the jack in your hand and go on to pick up the other jack one at a time. You lose your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack, or if you drop (掉) any of the jacks from your hand. When you finish all the ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at one time. This is more difficult, of course. You lose your turn if you make any of the above three mistakes (错误) or if you do not pick up two jacks each time.小题1:To play jacks is ___________.A．difficult for boysB．interesting for childrenC．difficult for girlsD．interesting for old people小题2:The word “toss” here means __________.A．dropB．catchC．throwD．pick小题3:If you want to finish the first and second parts of the game, you have to pick up jacks __________.A．ten timesB．fifteen timesC．twenty times D．thirty times小题4:The jacks are made of _________.A．paperB．glassC．metalD．water小题5:After you pick up the first ten jacks, the game becomes more difficult because you must pick up _________ at a time.A．two jacksB．four jacksC．three jacksD．only one
Coins were given value according to the exact amount of metals contained in them______.A. before the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesB. after the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesC. during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesD. between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
To empower students to succeed and make a difference in the 21st century， educator，business leaders， and recent college graduates agree that students have to be better prepared through a liberal， well rounded education and the ability to apply their skills and knowledge to hands-on， real-world learning experiences.College learning for the New Global Century， a recent report released by the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America's Proms e(LEAP) ， covered specific areas in which institutions can help students prepare for the transition into the workforce.87 percent interviewed agree that America's colleges and universities need to raise the quality of student achievement to ensure the United States remains competitive.“There is a need to connect what businesses，corporations， and employers want and what colleges offer to meet real-world challenges.”explain Cruncher.“We have to stop channeling students into a narrow field.We need to teach them to think critically， write well， and be a team player with global awareness in order to be a viable(surviving independently) contributor to the business or nonprofit sectors.”In a previous report， the council began to address the types of skills graduates need to have.The outcomes：besides having a main focus or line of education， they would a so have to think critically and write well.On the negative side， they found there was a basic disconnection aboutthe type of education students needed to pull this off.“It was a pleasant for members on the board that many of us were on the same page.It became the basis for his current report.”The College Learning report show show val y important a liberal education is， says Humphreys.“We can focus on what business leaders want and argue for a broader-vision education.To produce responsible citizens in a complex society with global emphasis， we must teach important skills that are marketable.Employers want students to talk about the experiences that brought their education to life.”Business executives place the greatest emphasis on what they look for when evaluating the skills of potential new hires， and 69 percent of employers said combining broad knowledge with more in-depth focus is“very important.” Employers were somewhat c once med about recent college graduates not having necessary specific job or technical skills but agree that“he technical can be taught.“They expressed the greatest frustration with the challenges of finding“360-degree people.”Crutcher agrees.“That's what it means to be flexible.The mind has to be quick， or you will be left behind.”So what more do employers really want from recent college graduates?“They want students who can function in groups， work in teams， write critically，have analytical reasoning,and communicate effectively，”says Humphreys.“Keep in mind the most important thing-the world is changing-becoming more global and more connected because of technology， and we have to change with it.Emphasize undergraduate research.Less memorizing.Put into action what you're learning.Both business leaders and recent graduates say engaged learning is key to continued success in the workforce.”Employers appear to support the recommendations.Both employers and recent graduates stress the need for colleges to integrate skills and knowledge of a major to broader areas of study and to apply both to real-world settings and situations through community service， internships， and study-abroad experiences， for example.They strongly endorse the concept of a liberal education and producing good citizens.It also helps if students develop a sense of social responsibly through practical skills that span all areas of study， such as communications.A strong work ethic(道德准则) and sense of loyalty promises greater dividends(回报) for the employer and possible greater success for the individual.This type of graduate is a good investment for an employer and can have along-range impact not only on self-growth but on business development and the community at large.【小题1】What does the report released by LEAP focus on?A．College students' application of skills and knowledge.B．College students' preparation for the entry into workforce.C．College students' desire for well-rounded education.D．College students' ability to learn real-world experience.A．preparing students to meet real challengesB．raising the quality of students' achievementC．teaching students to think criticallyD．guiding students into a narrow worldA．It failed to help graduates to focus on their studies.B．It failed to track students' mainline of education.C．It failed to help graduates develop skills which are critically needed.D．It failed to clarify how students could be on the same page in education.A．find employees with flexibility and quick mindB．produce responsible citizens with global emphasisC．place the greatest emphasis on what they look forD．combine broad knowledge with more in-depth focusA．Attach importance to memorizing work.B．Keep themselves occupied in learning.C．Bring what they are learning to life.D．Try to enrich study-abroad experience.A．Those with a sense of social responsibility.B．Those with the concept of a liberal education.C．Those with practical skills and work experience.D．Those with a strong work ethic and sense of loyalty.【小题2】According to the report， American education has been .A．preparing students to meet real challengesB．raising the quality of students' achievementC．teaching students to think criticallyD．guiding students into a narrow world【小题3】What's the problem of American education pointed out by the previous report?A．It failed to help graduates to focus on their studies.B．It failed to track students' mainline of education.C．It failed to help graduates develop skills which are critically needed.D．It failed to clarify how students could be on the same page in education.【小题4】The greatest challenge for employers is to .A．find employees with flexibility and quick mindB．produce responsible citizens with global emphasisC．place the greatest emphasis on what they look forD．combine broad knowledge with more in-depth focus【小题5】What should college graduates do to ensure continued success according to Hamphreys?A．Attach importance to memorizing work.B．Keep themselves occupied in learning.C．Bring what they are learning to life.D．Try to enrich study-abroad experience.【小题6】What type of graduate will become a good investment for an employer?A．Those with a sense of social responsibility.B．Those with the concept of a liberal education.C．Those with practical skills and work experience.D．Those with a strong work ethic and sense of loyalty.
多选题（共10题，20.0分）29. （2.0分）What are the general characteristics of large cities?A. Large building areaB. The traffic is convenientC. People are of high qualityD. Highly educated
Why do you go to the library? For books, yes—but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone else’s life. At one type of library you can do just that—even though there's not a single book.At a Human Library, instead of books, you can "borrow" people. People with unique life stories volunteer to be the "books." For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating as any you can find in a book. (If you attend, make sure to review the habits that make you a good listener.) Many of the stories have to do with some kind of depressing topic. You can speak with a refugee, a soldier suffering from PTSD (创伤后遗症), a homeless person and a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to take time to truly get to know and learn from someone they might otherwise make a snap judgement about. According to its website, the Human Library is "a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered."The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Romni Abergel and his colleagues hosted a four-day event during a major Northern European festival. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, hoping to raise awareness among youth about depression, which has been growing ever since.Though there a few permanent human libraries, most aren’t place at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don't need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio. Check out the organization's Facebook page to see when the Human Library might be arriving near you.【1】What shall we do before going to the Human Library?A. Go over some listening habits. B. Get a library card.C. Make an appointment. D. Bring a book.【2】What does the underlined word “snap" in paragraph 2 mean?A. True. B. Quick.C. Obvious. D. Wrong.【3】Why did Ronmi Abergel found the Human Library Organization?A. He expected to answer different questions.B. He wanted young people to pay attention to depression.C. He successfully held an event in Northern Europe.D. He had set up the Human Libraries all over the world.【4】What is the best title of the text?A. A Library in Denmark B. Human Library OrganizationC. Human Library Is Near You D. "Borrow" People Instead of Books
America’s education system has become less a ladder of opportunity than a structure to transmit inequality from one generation to the next. That’s why school reform is so critical. This is an issue of equality, opportunity and national conscience. It’s not just about education, but about poverty and justice. It’s true that the main reason inner-city schools do poorly isn’t teachers’ unions, but poverty. Southern states without strong teachers’ unions have schools at least as awful as those in union states. Some Chicago teachers seem to think that they shouldn’t be held accountable until poverty is solved. There’re steps we can take that would make some difference, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying some of them—yet the union is resisting. I’d be sympathetic if the union focused solely on higher compensation. Teachers need to be much better paid to attract the best college graduates to the nation’s worst schools. But, instead, the Chicago union seems to be using its political capital primarily to protect weak performers. There’s solid evidence that there are huge differences in the effectiveness of teachers. The gold standard study by Harvard and Columbia University scholars found that even in high-poverty schools, teachers consistently had a huge positive or negative impact. Get a bottom 1% teacher, and the effect is the same as if a child misses 40% of the school year. Get a teacher from the top 20%, and it’s as if a child has gone to school for an extra month or two. The study found that strong teachers in the fourth through eighth grades raised the skills of their students in ways that would last for decades. Just having a strong teacher for one elementary year left pupils a bit less likely to become mothers as teenagers, a bit more likely to go to college and earning more money at age 28. How does one figure out who is a weak teacher? Yes, that’s a challenge. But researchers are improving systems to measure a teacher’s performance throughout the year, and, with three years of data, it’s usually possible to tell which teachers are failing. Unfortunately, the union in Chicago is insisting that teachers who are laid off—often for being ineffective-should get priority in new hiring. That’s an insult to students. Teaching is so important that it should be like other professions, with high pay and good working conditions but few job protections for bottom performers. This isn’t a battle between garment workers and greedy bosses. The central figures in the Chicago schools strike are neither strikers nor managers but 350,000 children. Protecting the union demand sacrifices those students, in effect turning a blind eye to the injustice in the education system. 【小题1】What do we learn about America’s education system? A．It provides a ladder of opportunity for the wealthy. B．It contributes little to the elimination of inequality. C．It has remained basically unchanged for generations. D．It has brought up generations of responsible citizens. 【小题2】What is chiefly responsible for the undesirable performance of inner-city schools? A．Unqualified teachers. B．Lack of financial resources. C．Unfavorable learning environment. D．Subconscious racial discrimination. 【小题3】What does the author think the union should do to win popular support? A．Assist the city government in reforming schools. B．Give constructive advice to inner-city schools. C．Demand higher pay for teachers. D．Help teachers improve teaching. 【小题4】What is the finding of the gold standard study by Harvard and Columbia University scholars? A．Many inner-city school teachers are not equal to their jobs. B．A large proportion of inner-city children often miss classes. C．Many students are dissatisfied with their teachers. D．Students’ performance has a lot to do with teachers. 【小题5】Why does the author say the Chicago unions’ demand is an insult to students? A．It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students. B．It underestimates students’ ability to tell good teachers from poor ones. C．It makes students feel that they are discriminated against in many ways. D．It totally ignores students; initiative in the learning process.
Scientists have developed a way to read minds，translating unspoken thoughts into written words.It's the first time it's been done without having to put anything into the brain.They used artificial intelligence （AI）（人工智能）. It is the name given to a computer system that is able to "think" for itself and carry out tasks that usually require human intelligence. Scientists used a special scanner（扫描器）.The machine can see where blood runs，which shows the parts of the brain that are most active.People taking part in the experiment（实验） listened to the radio for 16 hours as their brains were scanned.The AI tool learned to connect certain brain activity with words they heard.After that，each person was asked to think of a story，and the AI tool managed to pick up these thoughts as they happened. The results had about a 50% accuracy rate（准确率），although the AI found it hard to work out the meaning of pronouns，such as he or she，her or him.For example，it turned"I don't have my driver's license yet"into"She has not even started to learn to drive yet." It could usually understand the meaning of what someone was thinking rather than the exact words.The AI was personalized，so when it had learnt from one person but it was tested on another，it couldn't understand their thoughts. The scientists，who have been working on the technology for 15 years，say they understand the risks of it being used badly.Scientist Jerry Tang told a newspaper， "We want to make sure people only use these types of technologies when they want to，and that it helps them." The scientists hope it will help people with certain medical conditions，who are still awake but have lost the ability to speak，to communicate once again.（1）What does the underlined word"It" in paragraph 1 refer to（指代）？ ____ A. way.B.Anything.C.The brain.D.AI.（2）What is the main purpose of paragraph 2？ ____ A.To describe the process of the experiment.B.To explain the results of the experiment.C.To offer some opinions about the experiment.D.To list the difficulties with the experiment.（3）What does the example in paragraph 3 show？ ____ A.The AI is much cleverer than people.B.The AI didn't start the work as it was ordered.C.The AI couldn't understand the exact words of what people thought.D.The AI will be well developed according to people's special needs.（4）What can we learn from the text？ ____ A.It is not difficult to take AI under control.B.AI will not be used in a proper way in the future.C.AI is so wise that it can treat people with medical problems.D.It's expected that AI will help those speechless exchange ideas.（5）What can be the best title for the text？ ____ A.High Risks of Using AIB.Mind-Reading DevelopmentC.Importance of Human BrainD.Ways of Improving Technology
DOver the past decade, the growth in highskilled jobs has largely been limited to Australia's biggest cities. Meanwhile, in rural and regional Australia lowerskilled jobs have been growing fastest. This skills gap is increasing regional differences in income and employment opportunities, despite the promises of technology and infrastructure as solutions to the tyranny of remoteness.Our research finds that jobs, particularly the highly skilled, whitecollar kind, are becoming increasingly collaborative（协作的）. Complex tasks and rapidly changing work environments have increased the need for workers who can collaborate with others to solve problems and who are open to continuous learning. Roles for highly skilled workers are becoming more specialized. This specialization means more collaboration with other specialists and greater space for market positioning.The productive advantages of cities are selfreinforcing. Skilled workers benefit from the opportunity to learn from and add value with other skilled workers. The coordination（协调）costs of this collaborative work are reduced when team members are colocated.Employers also benefit from proximity（接近）to similar firms because there is a larger pool of skilled candidates for new jobs and better access to potential business partners. All these advantages encourage further specialization and productivity gains, with the result that workers and business continue to concentrate around large city centers.The growing skills divide between urban and rural Australia reflects a paradox（悖论）of the digital economy. While digital technology represents a channel for bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.The latest census（人口普查）data shows no change in the rate of working from home, despite muchimproved digital infrastructure in some areas. In time this may change, perhaps as video confferencing technology improves. However, while better technology might allow regional workers to interact with colleagues and clients in cities. it will also make it easier for citybased professionals to service regional areas.Employment is still growing in regional Australia. But the fact that cities make highly skilled workers more productive means the gap in skilled employment is likely to continue to widen.Attempts to swim against this tide by moving skilled jobs to the country will be expensive. Currently, subsidies（补助金）are needed to attract and retain（保留）highly skilled health professionals to regional communities. Despite this, our analysis of the latest census data shows that the skills gap between regions and cities is still growing.So these subsidies are not translating into sustainable, collaborative communities of highskilled regional workers. Instead, regions need to focus on their strengths, and foster the entrepreneurship that can create new sources of gainful employment.The government's move towards more individualised funding arrangements in the aged care and disability care sectors will increasingly become a resilient（有弹性的） source of income for workers and businesses in regional communities. Demand for aged care services is expected to increase dramatically in the coming decades, such that by 2050 some 3.5 million Australians will require aged care. Adding to this, regional communities are experiencing population ageing at a faster rate than the large capital cities.These are important jobs which should be recognised as such. There will be opportunities for regional businesses to provide the technology and services （ranging from personalised transport to food services）which allow older people and Australians with disability to remain active and healthy.Currently people from the regions who are eager for professional careers typically move to the city to study. In many cases they do not return. Here, technology may be part of the solution. Combining specialised online educational resources with good local support teachers could enable students to access a much wider range of courses from regional areas.Regional communities will also need entrepreneurs（企业家）to develop the future industries and microbusinesses which improve the diversity and resilience of the local economy. However, startups and existing businesses are more likely to survive and expand when there is a supportive entrepreneurship ecosystem, including access to relevant skills development opportunities.1What is the remarkable characteristic of the highskilled job?A. Collaboration.B. Complexity.C. Organization.D. Sustainability.2Workers and business continue to concentrate around large city centers in that __________ .A. highly skilled workers increase the coordination costsB. potential business partners live close to large city centersC. they encourage selfdependence and increase differencesD. they benefit from specialization and productive advantages3What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5mean?A. Digital infrastructure in some areas have been greatly improved.B. The lowerskilled workers are likely to have a considerable income.C. Digital technology doesn't necessarily bridge the gap in skilled employment.D. The government will have more support and preferential policies for business.4The author mentions "aged care services" to indicate that __________ .A. they lack proper managementB. they can bring new jobs to regionsC. they focus on their technical strengthsD. they help regions' funding arrangements5What is the key message of the last paragraph?A. Combining online resources with local support teachers is a good way.B. Entrepreneurs can improve the diversity to develop their own industries.C. Regional communities supply sufficient subsidies to pay skilled workers.D. Supportive entrepreneurship ecosystems play a crucial role in regional areas.6What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Lowskilled jobs have been growing fast in regional Australia.B. Regional Australia is committed to the development of local economy.C. The skill jobs gap is increasing between cities and regions in Australia.D. Highly skilled workers crowd into cities to pursue career development.
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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.
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 ) A seq----- of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order.
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.
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
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 there is a bo-- in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity.
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 aut _ _ _ _ _ a factory , office , or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people.
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).
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.
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.
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
These drugs are available over-the-counter without a(n)__________. （）A. infectionB. dosageC. prescription
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
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
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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.
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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.