Only the balance sheet accounts are included on a trial balance includes, income state

interest you should maintain a balance of at least $ 2,000.

W: I only have $ 200 but I'll open an account anyway.

Q: What information does the man give the woman？

(12)

A．That she needs $200 to open an account.

B．That savings accounts earn low interest.

C．That she should not open an account.

D．That $ 2,000 will earn reasonable interest.

听力原文： It's no secret that throughout history common stock has outperformed most financial instruments. If an investor plans to have an investment for a long period of time, then their portfolio should be comprised mostly of stocks ; however, investors who don't have this kind of time should diversify their portfolios. For this reason, the concept of "asset allocation" was developed. Asset allocation is an investment portfolio technique that aims to balance risk and create diversification by dividing assets among major categories. The underlying principle of asset allocation is that the older a person gets, the less risk he or she should face. After you retire you may have to depend on your savings as your only source of income.

28. Throughout history, what kind of stock has outperformed most financial instruments？

29.What is the purpose of asset allocation？

30.What is the principle underlying the concept of asset allocation？

(28)

A．preferred stock

B．common stock

C．concept stock

D．cynical stock

nt sculptures. Her simple forms may at first glance appear to spring From nature, but many have been inspired by man-made objects. The surface textures sometimes resemble stone and sometimes steel, echoing the balance she achieves between nature-made and human-made inspiration. But the surfaces of these archetypal shapes also suggest ancient civilizations an evocation of the history of human life on earth.

In fact, the artist herself says that they remind her of artifacts found in an

archaeological dig. The analogy becomes clear when looking at her current installation at the Robischon Gallery in Denver. As single items, the shapes are marvelous small sculptures. But placed in relationship to each other, the metaphors they evoke are endless depending only on the imagination of the viewer. The fact that the objects remind us of tools as much as they do of organic and aesthetic objects reinforces the archaeological metaphor.

"This work is a tremendous departure from what I've been doing for the last 17 years," Leodas says. "There are a lot of connections, but the transitions are really important to me. I was doing these large vessels up to three feet in diameter. There are some similarities between the old and the new work in what the forms are about -- classic, simple, elegant, unadorned work. The vessels, though, are intensely glazed in jewel-like tones."

"People like to make reference to my Aegean heritage -- the deep underwater blue and green. For me, it was a process of refinement, trying to make the perfect one. I worked with only six or seven forms, and I dealt with balance and proportion. For example, if I was working with an oval shape. I would do it tall and narrow or wide and short -- playing with proportion that way."

There came a point, however, when she reached the end of her experiments with vessels, when she had done everything she needed to do with that application of her medium.

"I knew I had to change what I was doing, but I had no idea how. After the buildup of my reputation, it was just like being a baby."

"These new forms are all closed -- as opposed to a vessel, where I am thinking about inside-outside, containing space. This body of work was a tremendous outpouring I did not plan at all. I did not plan or think about how one was leading to the next one. I just made them..."

Leodas says these objects have been influenced by her love of tools. "When I was thinking about the new work, I went to a blacksmith friend's shop, pulled out his tools, and photographed them. There is just something about the well-made tool that really does its job..." There is a piece that ended up looking like a tire rib, another that resembles a blacksmith's hammerhead, and another whose form. derives from the disc between the vertebrae of a whale.

In the end, she believes that the forms are both very personal and at the same time universal. The artist's passion for clay is as plain as her exquisite formal achievements, her sense of fun as apparent as her expertise in the medium.

The term "archaeological metaphor" in the second paragraph suggests that the sculptures

A．appear both antiquated and modem.

B．are refined and unornamented.

C．resemble prehistoric implements.

D．are incomparable and artless.

A.kept

B.lost

C.maintained

D.reached

A.credit balance

B.debit balance

C.bank balance

D.payment balance

根据下列文章,请回答 16～20 题。

Liu :

To me，work is first and my child is second. I work more for myself than for my child because it' s the only way to be economically independent. Otherwise ! may some day lose everything, even my child.

I can give for the sake of my daughter but never at the cost of my career. Only after I achieve value through work can it be possible for me to raise my baby.

I resumed working after a short maternity (产妇的) leave. Now my daughter goes to kindergarten while I am at work; I think that is her first step into society.

Liang:

Nowadays, economic independence is particularly important to women. The only way to realize self-value is through work. I believe women should first live as a social entity(实体), then as a mother. And there are facts to show that women are not inferior to men in the working world.

Child is just another part of my life, it would be impossible to make her my whole life. I think I will also get a nanny(保姆) to lend me a hand.

Yao:

When women make their career as their final pursuit, I think they lose their natural maternal instincts. I hope my wife will put most of her energy and time on child care and family. Because she gives birth to the child, she can do a much better job than the father in understanding the child. The mother should be the main educator while father works as her assistant.

Wang:

Women are naturally fit for human reproduction while men are meant for material production. Married women must assume the role of full-time mothers if their financial situation permits it; and a woman' s value is only realized after she has successfully raised her child.

Zhao:

Although we may say women's talents lie in being mothers, we should admit that women do not sacrifice their families for work and they are not expected to give up a chance for a career. Both parents need to balance the responsibilities of family and work. After all women are equal members of society and have value in all social fields.

Now match each of the items (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.

Note: There are two extra statements.

Statements

第 16 题 Liu

A．My child is the focus of my life.

B．Family and work are both important for women.

C．Men should be asked to return to their paternal duties.

D．I would give up the whole world for my work.

E．Women need work to prove their own value.

F．Women are born to be mothers.

G．Women understand child better than men.

in the fall of 1977. Today, she is Vice-President of Daimler Chrysler, and head of the Small Car Platform. Engineering Department which is directly responsible for the design and development of the Neon, Doge Viper, and all future small cars.

"Many different departments are involved, in bringing a product to market," said Hess, referring to the 2000 Neon. "A company looks into renewing a particular vehicle when its marketplace demand is good, and the profits increase our shareholder's value," explained Hess. "We look to our market research in determining which options we'll keep the same or delete, and which ones we want to add to improve our appeal."

Now that the Neon 2000 is on the market, her team will use survey and research results to determine which option packages work best for the consumer, and what improvements, if any, need to be made. And the best goes on.

Hess supervises 1 200 engineers while managing a successful life as wife and mother. Her secret, she said, is to "always try to give 150 percent in everything I do. The only way I can really balance my work and family is 'by cheating at both ends'. " "For example," Hess said, "I always take my boys to school on the first day of the year--so I come in a little late. A few times a year I leave work for a couple of hours to see my son in a play or to attend his swim meet."

Like most other successful women in the auto industry, Hess's day begins early and ends late. In her case, coaching her son's basketball game ends some of Hess's days. "Occasionally," she adds," I come in to work on the weekends to catch up on paperwork and mail and have also been known to be called to work while I am on vacation."

What is Cindy's chief responsibility now？

A．Renewing promising car models.

B．Supervising production.

C．Doing market research.

D．Developing small cars.