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     From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a
global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through
a pay cut.
     Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve
jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time
of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly
from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more
loyal and devo ted group.
     "In the Confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense
of collective responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel,
associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).
     In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off
workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian
groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.
      Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong
Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last
month from below 5 percent in January.
     Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap
will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best
practices of rivals(對(duì)手) from abroad.
1. The underlined word "prospect" in the first paragraph most probably means _________.
A. weather    
B. scene    
C. future    
D. place
2. Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that _________.
A. it's helpful to the economy recovery
B. it costs the company less money to survive
C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers
D. it can form a team working harder and more loyally
3. According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _________.
A. human rights  
B. sharing responsibility
C. personal profits
D. individual survival
4. In which company can we infer the job cuts will be probably the most severe?
A. A local American group.  
B. A small Japanese company.
C. A German branch of a Korean multinational.  
D. A Hong Kong's unit of a French company.
5. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today
B. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present
C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturn
D. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession
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科目：高中英語 來源：黃岡新內(nèi)參·高考（專題）模擬測試卷·英語 題型：050

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　　Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the seafront towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passers. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.

　　“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please.”Said the man in one breath.

　　Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash(色斑) of his shirt half filling the picture.

　　“Seventy pence, sir.”The man said,“It's the bargain of your holiday.”

　　“Seventy pence.”Edgar repeated, mildly,“For this”He stared at the photograph.

　　“They're normally eightyfive, sir ,but for a single subject I make a cutprice offer. It's the best value you'll get in Chadwell.”“You'll have to make a better offer.”Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly to the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower comer. He had had no idea that he was being snapped (快照). He thought he was really quite a gooklooking chap(小伙子).

　　“That's as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds.”Said the cameraman,“It's better in a way because it's so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”

　　“I've never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn't worth that kind of money. It's not as if I need the thing. Look, I'll give you twentyfive.

　　“No, I can't do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50pthat's the price of the blank frame(結(jié)構(gòu)), so you see…”

　　“Criminal, criminal.”Edgar broken in,“You want a profit(利潤) of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I'm afraid I'll give you your 50p and that's that.”

　　“Let me see, then.”The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar's hand.“I can't waste any more time with you. It's 70p or I keep it.”

　　“Keep it.”Edgar said. He turned, looked out to sea, then walked quickly away.

1．Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?

[　　]

A．It was his home.

B．He had gone there on holiday.

C．He was taking part in the making of a film

D．He went there to have his photograph taken

2．Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________.

[　　]

A．he thought he recognized her

B．he wanted the photograph to be amusing

C．she was having her photograph taken

D．he was feeling excited and cheerful

3．The photographer lowered his price to 70p because ________.

[　　]

A．Edgar wanted to bargain(討價(jià)還價(jià)) for the snap

B．Edgar could not afford to pay the normal price

C．the only person in the snap was Edgar

D．there was only one copy of the photograph

4．What was Edgar's opinion of the photograph?

[　　]

A．He thought it made him look like a criminal.

B．He liked it but thought it was too dear.

C．It annoyed(使苦惱) him because he had not expected it.

D．He thought it was a bargain at the price.

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科目：高中英語 來源：測試專家課課練單元練　　高二英語(下) 題型：050

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　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

　　For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the colour you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is:“This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”

　　Now how does a woman go about buying clothes In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary(相反的) to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lockout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

1．What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?

[　　]

A．They welcome suggestions from anyone.

B．Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.

C．Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought.

D．They listen to advice but never take it.

2．What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?

[　　]

A．He buys a similar thing of the colour he wants.

B．He usually does not buy anything.

C．At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.

D．So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.

3．Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that ________.

[　　]

A．they waste money on inferior(劣質(zhì)的) goods

B．they should buy only the best clothes

C．they are much more sensible than men

D．they think of the price of clothes and nothing else

4．What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?

[　　]

A．The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.

B．Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.

C．Women stand up to shop. but men sit down.

D．The time they take over buying clothes

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科目：高中英語 來源：高一年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末檢測題（三） 題型：050

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　　Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing．Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff(花崗巖懸崖)．In spite of her fear, she put on the clothes, took a hold on the rope, and started up the face of that rock．Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breath．As she was hanging on there, the safety rope suddenly touched Brenda’s eye and knocked out her contact lens(隱形眼鏡)．

　　Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet above her．Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn’t there．Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry．She was desperate and began to get upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to find it．

　　When she got to the top, her friend Helen examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens that could be found．She sat down, discouraged, with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to make it up the face of the cliff．She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth．”

　　At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff．One of them shouted out, “Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?” Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it．

(1)

What is Brenda’s feeling when beginning to climb the cliff?

[　　]

A．

Happy．

B．

Desperate．

C．

Fearful．

D．

Brave．

(2)

What happened as she got to a ledge to take a breath?

[　　]

A．

She fell from the cliff．

B．

She decided to give up climbing．

C．

A rock hit her eyes and knocked her down．

D．

The safety rope knocked out her contact lens．

(3)

Who found Brenda’s contact lens?

[　　]

A．

Brenda herself．

B．

Helen．

C．

A member from her climbing party．

D．

A member from another climbing party．

(4)

Which can be the best title?

[　　]

A．

Brenda and the Cliff

B．

The Ant and the Contact Lens

C．

A Hard Cliff Climbing

D．

A Beautiful Ant

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科目：高中英語 來源：甘肅省嘉峪關(guān)市第一中學(xué)2011-2012學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題 題型：050

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(1)

The Browns are looking for a new house．Mr．Brown wants to live in the north of the town near his workplace．Mrs．Brown wants a house with four bedrooms．The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough．Why doesn’t the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?

[　　]

A．

it is on the wrong side of the town．

B．

there aren’t enough bedrooms．

C．

there is no dinning room．

D．

the garden is too big．

(2)

Man：why don’t we rent one of the Sea View Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Sea View Hotel, and it would be much cheaper．

Mary：there’s one big difference between the flats and the hotel．There would be much less work in the hotel．

Why would Mary rather stay in hotel?

[　　]

A．

They wouldn’t have to cook．

B．

it’s not so expensive

C．

She would enjoy the beautiful gardens．

D．

it’s near the sea．

(3)

Tom：there’s a new football team standing in the village, mum．I’m old enough to play in it．We stop school at half past three, so I’d have plenty of time．

Mum：well, I suppose you could do your homework later．But look, Tom, you haven’t read the advertisement carefully．You can’t possibly play for this team．

Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

[　　]

A．

He’s not old enough．

B．

Tom hasn’t read the advertisement carefully．

C．

School stops too late．

D．

He has to do his homework．

(4)

Man：I’m looking for a room to rent．It doesn’t matter how big it is．I don’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is．I’ve got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet and near the school．

Girl：there are some advertisements fro houses in the paper．What about this one?

Man：yes…yes…that’s all right．Oh, dear, no, I don’t think it would do．

[　　]

A．

It’s too small．

B．

the color of the walls is wrong．

C．

The man likes old furniture better．

D．

it’s too noisy．

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科目：高中英語 來源：河北省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

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     President Barack Obama's speeches are proving a best-seller in Japan -- as an aid to learning English.
An English-language textbook, "The Speeches of Barack Obama," has sold more than 400,000 copies
in two months, a big hit in a country where few hit novels sell more than a million copies a year.
Japanese have a love for learning English and many bookstores have a corner especially for dozens of
journals in the language, many of them now featuring(給……以顯要位置) the new U.S. leader's face.
     "Speeches by presidents and presidential candidates(候選人) are excellent as listening tools to learn
English, because their contents are good and their words are easy to catch," said Yuzo Yamamoto of
Asahi Press, which produced the best-selling text book.
     "Obama's is especially so. His speeches are so moving, and he also uses words such as 'yes, we
can,' 'change' and 'hope' that even Japanese people can memorize," he said.
     "Speeches by George W. Bush and former nominee (被提名者) John Kerry's four years ago did not
have the same attraction, however, and nor do those made by Japanese politicians, Yamamoto said.
     The 95-page book features Obama's speeches in English from the 2004 Democratic National
Convention and during the Democratic Party primaries, in which he defeated Hillary Clinton. They are
accompanied by Japanese translations.
     The 1,050 yen ($12) book, which includes a CD of the speeches, tops the bestseller list on bookseller Amazon's Japanese Website.
     "Readers have sent in postcards saying that when they heard the speeches, they were so moved and
ried even though they don't understand English very well," Yamamoto said.
     Following Obama's inauguration ( 就職典禮) on Tuesday, Asahi Press plans to issue a sequel (續(xù)集)
that includes his inaugural address, as well as President John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural speech. It will
also feature a reading of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address of 1863.
1. Why are Obama's speeches chosen as listening materials?
A. They're easy to understand. 
B. They're cheap to buy.
C. They're best-sellers. 
D. They're official.
2. Which of the following is NOT true about "The Speeches of Barack Obama"? 
A. It is published in English with Japanese translations. 
B. More than 400,000 copies have been sold in a month. 
C. It is sold with a CD of the speeches. 
D. It is a best-selling textbook published by Asahi Press.
3. It can be inferred fro the passage that _____. 
A. Japanese care little about US presidents' speeches 
B. the best-seller includes Obama's inaugural speech
C. speeches by Japanese politicians have the same attraction 
D. many readers are benefiting from the best-seller
4. The best title for the passage might be _____.  
A. Obama helps Japanese learn English 
B. Obama: from promise to power 
C. Japanese learn English from Obama's speeches 
D. Obama and English learning

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