— It’s just the time, you know. I’m always trying to meet deadlines.— _______________ yo

at the end of that period a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent of company vehicles are brought brandly new.

Which one is talking about Internet connectivity？

A.For many businesses, support for simple accounting transactions and basic financial management tasks just isn’t enough.

B.With the whole world moving to the Internet, it’s only logical that accounting software should follow the crowd.

C.The accounting program vendor should either offer add-on modules that allow customers to slap extra capabilities to its product, or a migration path to a full ERP environment.

D.If data is lost or tampered with you stand to lose time, money, business secrets (such as sales or profit data) and, if the damage is severe enough, your company.

There are three kinds of goals : short-term , medium-range and long-term goals.

Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.

The intermediate goals bulked (延伸) on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one-term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.

Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static (静止的) thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.

Our long-term goals mean a lot______.

A．if we complete our short-range goals

B．if we cannot reach solid short-term goals

C．if we write down the dates

D．if we put forward some plans

he specialists in an embarrassing position because he is often unable to give a direct answer to this simple question.

But actually this question is not as simple as it seems. There are thousands of different kinds of fishes, and they vary a great deal in size and life span. Moreover, it is not easy to find out just how long a fish lives in its natural state. We can find out how old a fish is by studying its scales, but we cannot say how much more time it would live if we had not caught it.

We may rear fishes and record their life span but we cannot be sure that this is the length of time they would have lived, had they been left alone.

We may make marking to show how fast the fishes grow so that we can calculate the age of the largest on record, but unless this large fish dies of old age we are still not in a position to know its natural life span.

Unlike human beings, fishes do not stop growing when they reach maturity. They continue to grow as long as they live, although the rate of growth slows down in mature fishes.

People often ask the specialist on fishes regarding its _______.

A.size

B.life span

C.age

D.variety

The specialist is embarrassed by the question because _______.A.he does not know the answer

B.there is no answer to the question

C.it is a silly and simple question for him

D.there is no definite answer to this question

We can know a fish’s age from its ______.A.weight

B.size

C.scales

D.length

Which of the following statements is NOT true？A.Different kinds of fishes have different life spans.

B.It is hard for the specialist to know the length of time a fish lives in its natural state

C.Mature fishes grow more quickly than young ones.

D.The specialist makes marking to know the rate of growth of fishes so that they know the age of the largest ones.

Human beings, unlike fishes, _______.A.stop growing when they reach maturity

B.grow faster after maturing

C.continue to grow as long as they live

D.have a short life span

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Brand refers to names, logos and slogans. For example, Nike is known for its slogan “Just do it” and swoosh logo. A trademark shows the origin and ownership of a product or service, which is used to protect names, logos, drawings, symbols and other characters related with a business. Coke？ and Coca-cola？ are registered trademarks of the Coca-Cola Company.

Many companies spend a lot of money and time registering their trademarks. There are at least two good reasons for this. Firstly, if you trademark a brand, you are the only person allowed to use that Brand name slogan etc. If others want to use that brand, they must ask your permission or pay some money. Secondly, registration also allows the owner to bring legal action against anyone who uses the trademark without authorization.

There are basic trademark symbols, e.g.“TM”for goods and“SM”for service.They tell the public that the product's name and design are the exclusive property of the company, but a registered trademark？ provides notice that it has indeed been registered.

()26. According to the writer, it is not necessary for a company to register a trademark.

()27. A trademark may be regarded as a protection for a brand name.

()28. The trademark symbols TM and ？ can be exchanged in a brand.

()29. Legal protection on a brand comes into force only after registration.

()30. A company can freely use other companies' brands.

When you look up at the night sky, what do you see？ There are other(26)_____bodies out there besides the moon and stars. One of the most(27)_____of these is a comet.

Comets were formed around the same time the Earth was formed. They are(28)_____ice and other frozen liquids and gases.(29)_____these "dirty snowballs" begin to orbit the sun, just as the planets do.

As a comet gets closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze. They(30)_____dust particles from the comet to form. a huge cloud. As the comet gets even nearer to the sun, a solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail. The tail and the(31)_____fuzzy atmosphere around a comet are(32)_____that can help identify this(33)_____in the night sky.

In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits. The average person can’t see them all, of course. Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the(34)_____eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit brought it(35)_____close to the Earth, within 122 million miles of it. But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit. It won’t be back for another four thousand years or so.

ntly unrelated facts. Color as seen is a mobile changeable thing depending to a large extent on the relationship of the color to other colores seen simultaneously. It is not fixed in its relation to the direct stimulus which creates it. On the other hand, the properties of surfaces that give rise to color do not seem to change greatly under a wide variety of illumination colors, usually (but not always) looking much the same in artificial light as in daylight. Both of these effects seem to the due in large part to the mechanism of color adaptation mentioned earlier.

When the eye is fixed on a colored area, there is an immediate readjustment of the sensitivity of the eye to color in and around the area viewed. This readjustment does not immediately affect the color seen but usually does affect the next area to which the gaze is shifted. The longer the time of viewing, the higher the intensity, and the larger the area, the greater the effect will be in terms of its persistence in the succeeding viewing situation. As indicated by the work of Wright and Schouten, it appears that, at least for a first approximation, full adaptation takes place over a very brief time if the adapting source is moderately bright and the eye has been in relative darkness just previously. As the stimulus is allowed to act, however, the effect, becomes more persistent in the sense that it takes the eye longer to regain its sensitivity to lower intensities. The net result is that, if the eye is so exposed and then the gaze is transferred to an area of lower intensity, the loss of sensitivity produced by the first area will still be present and appear as an "afterimage" super imposed on the second. The effect not only is present over the actual area causing the "local adaptation" but also spreads with decreasing strength to adjoining areas of the eye to produce "lateral adaptation". Also, because of the persistence of the effect if the eye is shifted around from one object to another, all of which are at similar brightnesses or have similar colors, the adaptation will tend to become uniform. over the whole eye.

This selection is concerned primarily with ______.

A．the eye's adaptation to color

B．the properties of colored surfaces

C．the effect of changes in color intensity

D．experiments on colored objects

Life is everywhere around us. It is evident in the huming of 【1】______

insects, the singing of birds, the rustlings of small animals in the

underbrush. It exists in the icy polar regions and in patched deserts.【2】______

It is present from the sea's sunlit surface to its darkest depths. High

in the atmosphere tiny creatures float about. Beneath our feet untold

trillion of microorganisms are 【3】______

on work in the soil, making it fertile for the growing of green 【4】______

plants, which sustain the other forms of life. 【5】______

Earth is packed with life so abundant and varied as to

staggering the imagination. How did it all start？ This planet of ours【6】______

and all inhabitants—how did they come to be here？ More 【7】______

particularly, how did humankind get started？ Did we evolve from

apelike animals？ And were we created？ Just how did we get here？ 【8】______

And what does the answer infer for the future？ Questions like these【9】______

have been around for a long time and they still unanswered in the 【10】______

minds of many.

【M1】

Transport can be a major expense for many companies,especially when cars have to be provided for both managerial and sale staff. __1__As a result, it's important to keep a close eye at the many costs __2__associated with company cars and how these different costs compare.

The moment a new car is driven away from the showroom,its value will drop as much as 12 percent. This is what is __3__known as depreciation and is the largest single cost to the buyer of a new vehicle. Depreciation is the highest in the __4__first two years of a vehicle's life: at the end of that period a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent

of company vehicles are brought brandly new. __6__However, it is important to know that some cars depreciate much more than others——regardless of price. This is often __7__to do with rarity and prestige value. The more common the car, the more quickly, in general, it loses vaule. Exported __8__models, which are restricted in number, can hold their value better than those are produced domestically and widely available. __9__In the same way, depreciation on a new model of a particular make may be low for the first few years after their launch. __10__This happened when diesel cars were first introduced. They depreciated more slowly when they were rarely seen; now that they are relatively common, this is no longer true.

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HOW GOOGLE CONTINUES TO KEEP EMPLOYEES HAPPY

Working for Google is a dream of many, not just because of what this company has achieved in the last 15 years, but because of its enviable work culture. With about 37,000 employees in 40 countries, you might wonder how Google maintains a motivating work experience throughout its entire company.

Working for Google comes with perks that most other organizations can't provide -- bowling alleys, free haircuts, gym memberships, and shuttles to and from work. The company's secret to success is putting the same amount of time and effort into keeping employees happy as it does into innovating products.

Back when the company was just a start-up, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin had the goal of making Google a place the most talented people wanted to work at. Their idea was simple: creating a work culture that keeps employees happy will motivate them to do their best and will keep them loyal to the company.

“It's less about the aspiration to be No. 1 in the world, and more that we want our employees and future ones to love it here, because that's what's going to make us successful,” said Karen May, the Vice President of people development at Google.

Google also makes its employees want to work because managers provide tasks that are inspiring and challenging. Every employee at Google has the opportunity to spend 20% of his or her working time on a project they choose. This freedom takes employees out of their routine and away from the mundane tasks that often make workers feel uninspired about their jobs.

Lastly, Google shows each employee just how important he or she is to the company. Each employee, regardless of her spot on the totem pole, has an influence on how Google performs.

“If you value people, and care about them as whole people, one thing you do is giving them a voice, and you really listen,” May said.

Google does just that by hosting employee forums every Friday, where they discuss the 20 most-asked questions. Employees have access to all company information, adding a sense of trust, and employees and leaders work together to solve problems.

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1. How would you describe Google？{A; B; C}

A. Medium-sized international company

B. Large global enterprises

C. Large American company

2. Which one does NOT belong to the methods that Google motivate its employees？{A; B; C}

A. Promoting the employee who has more influence on Google the higher job position.

B. Shuttling the employees between home and office.

C. Offering entertaining equipment in workplace.

3. Who founded Google？{A; B; C}

A. Larry Page and Sergey Brin

B. Karen May

C. Sergey Brin

4. If you are a normal employee of Google, what could you do EXCEPT？{A; B; C}

A. Know all information of Google and discuss questions with your leaders.

B. Only work for the project you choose.

C. Play bowling with your colleagues and get away from mundane errands.

5. What is Google's secret to success？{A; B; C}

A. Innovating hi-tech products.

B. Paying high salary to the employees and practicing strict management.

C. Valuing the happiness of its employees as much as innovating good products.

听力原文： An American study found, on average, a child watches between four and five hours of television each weekday, and ten hours on Saturday and Sunday. It was also noted that a typical child watches 25, 000 hours of television before his or her 18th birthday. In the life of Children, watching television is a significant sensory ex perience. Many children easily spend more time with the box than they do with any other form. of entertainment. Each year children read less and less and watch television more and more. In fact, Americans of all ages watch more television each year. The typical child sits in front of the television about four hours a day -- and for children in lower socioeconomic families the a mount of time thus spent is even greater. In either case, the child spends more time with TV than he or she spends talking to parents, playing with peers, attending school, or reading books. TV time appropriates family time, play time, and the reading time that could pro mote language development. Watching TV is a passive event. Children and adults, remain completely immobile while viewing the box. Most viewing experiences, at least among Americans, are both quiet and non-inter active. All attention is given to the images. Just like the operating room light, television creates an environment that attacks and beats the child; he can respond to it only by bringing into play his shutdown mechanism, and thus becomes more passive. Children arc often hooked. A highly active child will remain inactive while watching TV because that is what the medium requires. To morrow, we shall talk about violence on TV and its effects on children.

(33)

A．Children's IQ and TV.

B．The whole amount of time children spend watching TV.

C．The effect TV has on learning.

D．The amount of time the average child spends watching TV.