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Are you single and dreaming of an exciting voyage vacation, but unsure of the next step? You’re not alone! Many single travelers wonder which voyage will have the most singles on board, how they’ll meet other singles, what the voyage will cost and whether they’ll enjoy themselves.
Our hosted singles voyage is ideal for singles of all ages. No other form of travel affords as many opportunities to meet people and make friends. In fact, our Singles Division can help you find a singles voyage on a ship that’s just right for you and make sure you meet many other singles on board.
We’ve scheduled singles voyage on sailings throughout 2005, to all of the world’s greatest destinations. And we’ve selected popular itineraries(旅行路线)on large, newer ships for different audiences, so you can find one that suits your tastes.
If you’re looking for a roommate to cut costs, our Match Program can pair you with a samesex single in one stateroom(on hosted sailings only),enabling us to offer you the same perperson pricing that couples receive. We guarantee to find you a roommate, whenever you signup before the cutoff date. If we don’t, you only need pay the perperson, doubleoccupancy rate. If you prefer the privacy of your own stateroom, the single supplement rates will apply.
Either way, we’ll provide our own onboard host to organize singles cocktail parties, mixers, games, singlemingle dining and more. Once you’ve booked your voyage, we’ll also give you private access to our singles chat site where you can get to know other singles before you depart.
We expect our staterooms on these sailings will fill quickly, so please book early to avoid disappointment. To get started, click on any singles voyage in the calendar to the left. Hope to see you onboard!
Note: If you can’t take advantage of one of our hosted singles cruises but still wish to travel as a single, click here for more information.
小题1:The voyage which is strongly recommended in the text is for________| A．young singles | | B．singles of all ages who want to meet people and make friend | | C．single travelers | | D．singles who intend to go to the world’s greatest destinations |
小题2: What can Match Program do for travelers according to the text?| A．To match a single man with a proper woman. | | B．To match a single woman with a proper man. | | C．To have a match between samesex singles in one room. | | D．To pair a willing person with a samesex single in one room. |
小题3: Which activity is NOT included in the voyage?| A．Having singles cocktail parties. | | B．Having private access to our singles chat site. | | C．Mixers, games, singlemingle dining etc. | | D．Finding a roommate. |
小题4:The text probably comes from_____________.| A．a guide book | | B．an ad on newspaper | | C．a website | | D．a magazine |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C |
解析
小题1:第二段首句“Our hosted singles voyage is ideal for singles of all ages.”及第二句说明所推荐的旅行适合所有年龄的单身人士“to meet people and make friends.”因此选B项。
小题2:第四段首句意思是如果你想找一位室外友降低费用（cut costs）,Match Program可以帮你找一位同性的单身人士与你同室。由此可知选D。不要从字面的角度单纯考虑match作为“做媒；比赛”的意思，否则会误选其他答案。
小题3:倒数第三段分别提到会向参加旅行的人士提供“cocktail parites, Mixers, games, single mingle dining, private access to our singles chat site”,而D. Finding a roommate是他们的服务内容之一。
小题4:倒数第二段第二句“To get started,click on any singles voyage in the calendar to the left.”且末段末句“click here for more information.”点击来参与或获取信息，推测可能在网站上。选C。 |
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When we think of leadership ,we often think of strength and power .But what are these really ,and how do they operate?
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things .If this is even possible .it is short-term ,and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must , but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term ,They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down , making the person unable to function at his or her best .If they associate you with this emotion of fear. They will become less functional around you ,and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot .but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively .Fear has no place in leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion .We can order someone to do something ,which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level ,so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation(积极性)。Today’s work place is all about relationships as a human being as well as a worker .Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like .Leaders understand the way things work .They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence---knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others . Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you , which is the key to the leadership skills .
小题1: An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when___.
A. he is forced to do things
B. be cannot work at his best
C. he feels his brain shut down
D he thinks of his work as too heavy
小题2: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A People tend to associate leadership with fear
B Working conditions affect people’s physical health
C Good relationship is the key to business success
D Smart people are more functional in the work place.
小题3: To positively influence employees a leader should first of all __
A provide better suggestions
B develop his own personality
C five his employees a pay raise
D hide his own emotion of fear
小题4:Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to___| A．provide a variety of project for employees | | B．help raise employee’s living standards | | C．give employees specific instructions | | D．deal wisely with employees’ emotions |
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China"s government has issued a severe weather warning after the heaviest snowfalls in decades. The country is experiencing transport delays and power cuts as millions of people prepare to make long journeys home for the Chinese New Year. This report from Quentin Summerville: China hasn"t experienced weather this bad in decades. And as the country prepares for Chinese New Year, the disruption couldn"t come at a worse time. Over 100,000 people are stranded(搁浅) in Guangzhou railway station in the south. It may climb to as many as 600,000 as more people arrive to make their journeys home for the Spring Festival. Travellers have been evacuated to nearby sports stadiums and exhibition centres.
Across China around nineteen airports have shut because of the weather. Around half the provinces in the country have had to start rationing power(定量供电), according to the state media. The government has suspended（暂停） coal exports in favour of home consumption. At least a dozen people died over the weekend because of heavy rains and the snowfall.
The Spring Festival is China"s most important holiday when people journey home to be with their families. For millions of the country"s migrant workers it"s their only holiday. Some two billion journeys were made during the festival last year, making it the largest migration of people on the planet. And even without the severe weather, conditions on overcrowded trains and buses are terrible. The holiday stretches China"s transport system to its very limits
小题1:Choose the best title for this passage.| A．Heavy snow hits China | | B．Chinese New Year in snow | | C．China’s terrible translation system. | | D．An accident |
小题2:Which is not true according to the passage?| A．The heavy snow is the worst disaster in decades in China. | | B．No other cities in the world have more travellers in festivals than in China. | | C．The government doesn’t care for people’s life in disaster areas. | | D．The country’s migrant workers have more than one holidays to celebrate, according to the passage |
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How men first learned to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their association—the thing they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and the sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they make our speech silly and vulgar.
小题1:What is the origin of language?| A．It is unknown. | | B．It is a matter that is unclear. | | C．It is a question difficult to answer. | | D．It is a problem not yet solved. |
小题2:Which of the following about a real poet is NOT true?| A．He is less than a master of words. | | B．His style is always charming. | | C．His poem can move men to tears. | | D．He can express his ideas in words that sing like music. |
小题3:Where does the real power of the words come from?| A．From the words themselves. | | B．From their characteristics. | | C．From their peculiarity. | | D．From their association. |
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．The importance of choosing words. | | B．Where the real power of words come from. | | C．What great writers are like. | | D．We should learn to choose words carefully. |
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The income gap between China"s rural and urban residents(居民) has continued to widen during the past few years in spite of rapidly rising rural incomes, Agricultural Minister Sun Zhengcai said here on Wednesday.
The income ratio(比率) between urban and rural residents was 3.28:1 in 2006, against 3.23:1 in 2003, said Sun in his report on the promotion of building a new countryside in 2007. Sun also said the net income of rural residents in different regions also varied widely. The income gap is only one of several problems in rural areas, according to Sun"s report. While listing the achievements in rural areas in recent years, Sun believed that rural development still followed behind urban development.
"We have bigger pressure to ensure the supply of major agricultural products such as grain," he said. "China"s urbanization(都市化) has been speeded up and more rural residents have gone to urban areas," he said.
"In this case, more agricultural producers become farm produce consumers, which created more pressure for supply," he said.
Another problem facing China"s agricultural development is inadequate application of science and technology.
"Only 30 percent of scientific and technological achievements have been applied to agricultural production, which is 40 percentage points lower than developed countries," he said.
Despite increased government spending in rural areas, the infrastructure(基础下部组织) is still poor and easily hit by disasters.
According to Sun, the government spent 431.8 billion yuan ($59.15 billion) on agriculture, rural areas and farmers this year, an increase of 80.1 billion yuan over the previous year.
China set aside 11.38 billion yuan to promote a new rural cooperative medical care system and 27.98 billion yuan to support the new compulsory education mechanism in rural area to ensure that all citizens shared the fruits of China"s reform and opening-up, Sun said.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?| A．Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the income gap between China"s rural and urban residents will disappear this year. | | B．The net income of rural residents in different regions is the same. | | C．The government has taken measures to develop the economy in the rural areas. | | D．Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the supply of major agricultural products is enough. |
小题2:Can you infer the meaning of the underlined words in paragraph 5?| A．be made full use of | | B．be made little use of | | C．be not made full use of | | D．be made good use of |
小题3:How much is spent on agriculture, rural areas and farmers the previous year?| A．431.8 billion yuan | B．511.9 billion yuan | | C．351.7 billion yuan | D．80.1 billion yuan |
小题4: Which is NOT the problem in rural areas?| A．The income gap | | B．The inadequate application of science and technology | | C．The supply of major agricultural products | | D．China"s urbanization |
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Does technology pose a threat to the purity of Chinese language?
Many Chinese use instant messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, listen to music on MP3 players and log on the Internet using ADSL—most without knowing the literal Chinese translation of the abbreviations(缩略词). But they don’t have to, as many English letters have become part of the local vocabulary.
A dozen abbreviations including GDP, NBA, IT, MP3, QQ, DVD and CEO are among the 5,000 most-frequently used words in the Chinese media last year, according to a report on the 2006 Language Situation in China.
The report said some parents are so keen on English letters that a couple tried to name their baby “@”, claiming the character used in email addresses reflects their love for the child. While the “@”is obviously familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word “at” to pronounce it “ai ta”,or “love him”.
The study collected more than 1 billion language samples from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and websites. The annual report is jointly compiled by the Ministry of Education and the State Language Commission.
“Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of modern language,” said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China.
“The abbreviations have gained popularity because of the ease of usage,” Hou said. For example, DNA is much simpler to use than its Chinese version. “As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years, using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people,” she added.
Some language scholars fear such usage will contaminate(污染)the purity of Chinese and cause confusion in communication.
小题1: Which of the following is TRUE about the report on the 2006 Language Situation in China?| A．The report is compiled by the Ministry of Education alone. | | B．The report is compiled every year. | | C．The report is compiled every two years. | | D．The report is based on over 1 billion language samples from websites. |
小题2: Why does the author use the example of a couple who tried to name their baby “@”?| A．To show Chinese is badly polluted by English. | | B．To express the couple’s love for the child. | | C．To indicate “@”is a very common sign among the e-mail users. | | D．To show some people are very enthusiastic over English letters. |
小题3:Why are the English abbreviations becoming more and more popular according to the passage?| A．Because English is the most common language in the world. | | B．Because using English abbreviations is a fashion. | | C．Because English abbreviations are easy and simple to use. | | D．Because English abbreviations are easy to pronounce. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．People should know clearly the exact Chinese translation of English abbreviations. | | B．More and more Chinese people will use English abbreviations in the future. | | C．Most parents like to give their child English names now. | | D．Language scholars hate to use English abbreviations. |
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