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| Agreements (2)________ in the visitl | To build another (6)________city in Tianjin To share(7)________ in city planning, environment protection, recycling and so on for (8)________ development | |||||||||||||||||||
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| A press report stating that Microsoft has restarted talks to buy Yahoo"s search business for 20 billion U. S. dollars. "It has no basis in fact," the San Francisco Chronicle said on Monday. The Times of London reported on Sunday that the deal under discussion would put former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller and Ross Levinsohn, a former president of Fox Interactive Media, in charge of Yahoo. The report also said executives (管理人员) at both companies had agreed to the broad terms of a deal. In fact, there are no current talks between the two companies. The Chronicle quoted an executive at one of the firms who requested his name to be kept secret as saying. Furthermore, the 20-billion-dollar price mentioned in the Times of London article for Yahoo"s search business appears questionable given that the market capitalization (资本总额) for all of Yahoo is 16 billion dollars, said The Chronicle. Yahoo and Microsoft had had on-again, off-again talks over several months earlier this year about a 47. 5-billion-dollar takeover, and later a proposal focused only on Yahoo"s search business. Discussions regarding both plans collapsed without an agreement. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said repeatedly that he is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo, but that he is open to some sort of partnership involving their respective search businesses. Brad Williams, a Yahoo spokesman, said Sunday "We don"t comment on rumors." Frank Shaw, a Microsoft spokesman, declined to comment. Yahoo"s shares have plummeted since Microsoft withdrew its 33-dollar-a-share acquisition offer earlier this year, leaving people to think that discussions would eventually be restarted. Yahoo"s shares closed Friday at 11. 51 dollars, nearly one-third of the original offer. 小题1: 1. From this passage, we can know that ______.
2. What is the author trying to convince readers of in the third paragraph?
3. What does the underlined word “plummet” in the passage most probably mean?
4. You can find this passage most probably in ______ .
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| NEW YORK- One in five U.S．workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday． Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder.com, an online job site．As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally．Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke．While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position．An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend．Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month. The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13．Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. 56．Harris Interactive made the survey to find out ________. A．how U.S．workers spend their after-work time B．what U.S．workers do at after-work drinks C．the relationships between U.S．workers D．who are most likely to attend after-work drinks 57．________ of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague. A．4 percent B．8 percent C．16 percent D．10 percent 58．According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks ________． A．benefited them a lot B．could provide information C．only made them relaxed D．was of no help to them 59．We can learn from the text that _________. A．workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all B．about 75% of workers go more than once a month C．10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers D．about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker 60．After the survey, it can be inferred that_________. A．all the workers oppose after-work drinks B．the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks C．all the workers support after-work drinks D．all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gu Changwei was the first Chinese cinematographer to be nominated (提名) for an Oscar, and he is regarded by Zhang Yimou as the best cinematographer in China．Gu was behind the camera for many of Zhang Yimou’s famous films including the one that rocketed Zhang to fame: "Red Sorghum (高粱)"．And now this master of the visual has taken on his first directing role with the film "Peacock"．So Gu Changwei has come out from behind the camera into the spotlight (聚光灯). Gu Changwei is very serious about his directing "Peacock"．To get the authentic atmosphere, Gu took his film crew to the city of Anyang in central China’s Henan province where the story took place, to shoot the film．He chose all new actors because he didn’t want "stars" appeal to weaken the power of the story, and he also had his actors trained in the local dialect．For this film Gu has been able to get out from behind the camera to manage every aspect of the film, and to realize his own ideals in movie-making. "Peacock" is about the life of an average family in a small town in Henan province in the late 1970s and early 1980s．Gu chose this story for his first movie because he grew up during this same period and it struck a chord with him. “Peacock” wrapped up production in June, 2004．It’s aimed at the foreign film market and will be entered in February’s Berlin Film Festival, and released in China at the same time．But at the end of last October, Gu took “Peacock” to his Alma Mater, the Beijing Film Academy, one of the most famous film colleges in China, to hold a preview．The film was warmly received by both teachers and students. 61．The underlined word “cinematographer” refers to a person who ________. A．has been nominated for an Oscar B．uses a camera to shoot films C．directs first-class films D．arranges for cinema shows 62．Gu didn’t employ “stars” in his film because ________. A．stars usually stick to their own acting styles B．the stars may not be able to speak the local dialect C．the stars may share the audience’s attention with the story D．it was not easy for him, a fresh hand, to invite stars to join him 63．Gu chose such a story for his first movie because ________. A．he was born in the early 1970s B．he grew up in Henan province C．he was popular in Henan province D．the story had something to do with his own experience 64．From the passage we can learn that "Peacock"________. A．is the film for which Gu is likely to win an Oscar prize B．has already become popular both at home and abroad C．has its production started last summer D．will be publicly shown in spring, 2005 65．Please choose a proper title for this passage. A．From behind the camera into the spotlight B．Chinese cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar C．New faces to appear in “Peacock” D．"Peacock" to enter foreign film market | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shanghai-More Shanghai people are renting cars to travel over the coming National Day holiday, Tom reported today. Most cars in large local car-rental companies such as Yongda, Anji and Dazhong are leased so far with the Buick Sport Utility Vehichle (SUV) in high demand. Santana and Jetta were previously the most popular car models rented by Shanghai people for travel, while the high-end Buick models have generated great interest among locals renting cars these years. However, the rent on a Buick GL or GS model is between 650 yuan and 750 yuan a day, nearly double those of the Santana and Jetta cars. Compared with Santana, Buick looks better, has greater capabilities and is safer and more comfortable, said a car leaser. “I don’t mind paying a higher cost for a Buick to enjoy the holiday,” he said. SUV cars are very popular in the car renting market, according to some car rental firms. “All the 31 Buick GL8SUV cars were leased out several days ago,” said an employee with the Shanghai Yongda Car Rental Co. local people are more inclined (倾向于) to go travel with groups of friends, so SUV cars are a better choice, said an industry analyst (分析家). Moreover, SUV car are safer on rugged and rough roads, the analyst said. According to the data, most people rented cars for seven days; a less number rented them for two or three days. 1. What’s the best title for the passage ? How Shanghai People Spend Their Holidays Why So Many Shanghai People Rented Cars for Holidays More Shanghai Rent Cars for Holidays Shanghai Rent SUV Instead of Santana and Jetta 2. According to the passage we can see SUV is ________. the name of a car-rental company the name of an expensive car the name of an ordinary car the place for the holiday 3. At present for how much money can you rent a Santana or Jetta for a day ? Between 650 yuan and 750 yuan. Between 350 yuan and 380 yuan. About 450 yuan. Less than 300 yuan. 4. Why do many people choose SUV cars for their holidays ? Because they are cheaper. Because they are convenient on rugged and rough roads. Only because they can run on bugged and tough roads. Because no Santana and Jetta can be rented now. | ||||||||||||||||||||