Between ten and midnight the United States is politically leaderless—there is no

Between ten and midnight the United States is politically leaderless—there is no

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Between ten and midnight the United States is politically leaderless—there is no center of information anywhere in the nation except in the New York headquarters of the great broadcasting companies and two wire services. No candidate and no party can afford the investment on election night to match the news-gathering resources of the mass media; and so as every citizen sits in his home watching his TV set or listening to his radio, he is the equal of any other in knowledge. There is nothing that can be done in these hours, for no one can longer direct the great strike for America’s power; the polls have closed. Good or bad, whatever the decision, America will accept the decision—and cut down any man who goes against it, even though for millions the decision runs contrary to their own votes. The general vote is an expression of national will, the only substitute for violence and blood. Its decision is to be defended as one defends civilization itself.
There is nothing like this American expression of will in England or France, India or Russia. Only one other major nation in modern history has tried to elect its leader directly by mass, free, popular vote. This was the Weiman Republic of Germany, which modeled its unitary vote for national leaders on the American practice. Out of its experiment with the system it got Hitler. Americans have had Lincoln, Wilson and two Roosevelts. Nothing can be done when the voting returns are flooding in; the White House and its power will move to one or another of the two candidates, and all will know about it in the morning. But for these hours history stops.
小题1:Between ten P.M. and midnight the United States is politically leaderless because ________.
A.the president has been murdered
B.the general strike for power has ended
C.the government has resigned
D.the general vote is being held
小题2:“The great strike for America’s power” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.
A.the strike of the government members
B.the great vote
C.the election campaign
D.the strike of the government employees
小题3:The author believes that the decision at the polls will ________.
A.lead to a civil warB.result in a general strike
C.cause violence and bloodD.be defended by all Americans
小题4:Without the general vote, the author implies ________.
A.there would be a civil warB.there would be a general strike
C.there would be an election campaignD.there would be a fierce debate

答案
 
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析

小题1:D 推理判断题。本题应从全文来看。从大选完毕到结果尚未公布之间为权力空白期。
小题2:C 推理判断题。由文章第 1 段第 1 句和第 3、4 句可以推断,此处的 The greatest strike for America’s Power 指美国大选。
小题3:D 事实细节题。由第 1 段最后几句可知:不管大选的结果是否与他们的投票一致,美国人都会赞成并支持这一结果。
小题4:A 推理判断题。由第 1 段倒数第 2 句 The general vote is…the only substitute for violence and blood 可知,言下之意,没有大选,就可能导致因争夺权力而发生战争。
举一反三
Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT com­pany fired about 400 people overnight. No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in Chi­na. Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift—the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”
The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Mo­tors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood—our jobs, the Industries we work in, relationships and love as well.  
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face more changes and cha­llenges. So what should we do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved?
whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely, Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign com­panies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”
“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.            
小题1:The whole passage is about _______.
A.people’s opinions about a bestseller of the US
B.what people think about China’s entry into the WTO
C.the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges
D.how a book influences the Chinese
小题2:The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese” in order to _______.
A.be more competitive with foreign firms
B.find an excuse for their job cuts
C.let the workers make a living on their own
D.encourage the fired workers
小题3:The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to _______.
A.something we depend on for a living
B.a most important kind of food
C.change or challenge
D.way of life
小题4:From what Hengwei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that _______.
A.they have different opinions on changes and challenges
B.people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies
C.the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges
D.they are both greatly encouraged by the book

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We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. It seems as if a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this means your troubles are beginning. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table, destroying your prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if these were not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
Things can go wrong on-a number of people on the road. During the rush hour one evening, two cars hit each other and both drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She suddenly went into a panic and stopped her car. This made the driver following her stop suddenly. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road’. Seeing a cake-flying through the air, a truck driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck and fell onto the road. This led to yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic to move again. In the meanwhile, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves from the accident; for they were happily having what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days.
小题1:What does the writer mainly tell us?
A.Troubles always happen at the same time.
B.Everyone may have trouble every day.
C.A small matter can cause great trouble.
D.Only the lucky man won’t have any trouble every day.
小题2:according to the passage, what should be the correct order?
(1) The woman driver stopped her car suddenly.             •
(2) The driver’s wife dropped her cake on the road.
(3) Only two dogs were happy.
(4) Two cars hit each other.
(5) The truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles.
A.(2)(3)(3)(5)(1)B.(4)(1)(2)(5)(3)
C.(3)(5)(2)(4)(1)D.(1)(4)(2)(3)(5)
小题3:Which of the following is true?
A.The woman’s husband brought three guests home to dinner unexpectedly.
B.The meal got burnt.
C.Her baby pulled the table-cloth off the table.
D.It is not strange to experience such accidents.
小题4:What does the word "these" in the last sentence of the first paragraph refer to?
A. Your husband brings three guests to dinner unexpectedly.
B. The meal gets burnt.
C. The baby pulls the table-cloth off the table.
D. Both B and C.
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How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents, he is not so free to do what he wishes to do. He is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
小题1:according to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that _______.
A.life for a child is comparatively easy
B.a child is always loved whatever he does
C.if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D.only children are interested in life
小题2:After a child grows up, he ________.
A.will have little time playing
B.has to be successful in finding a job
C.can still ask for help in time of trouble
D.should be able to take care of himself
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.People are often satisfied with their life.
B.Life is less interesting for old people.
C.Adults are freer to do what they want to do.
D.Adults should no longer rely on others.
小题4:The main idea of the passage is ________.
A.life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life
D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life
小题5:The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss _______.
A.examples of successful young men
B.how to build up one’s position in society
C.joys and pains of old people
D.what to do when one has problems in life

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A is for always getting to work on time.
B is for being extremely busy.
C is for the conscientious(勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.
You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.
Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable or unwilling—to “play the game”.
“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative(工于心计的) behavior,” says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “But politics derives from the word ‘polite’. It can mean lobbying(游说) and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”
In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.
“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,” says Neil P. Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It’s simple human nature.”
Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery(奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.
Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.
小题1:“Office politics” is used in the passage to refer to________.
A.the political views and beliefs of office workers
B.the interpersonal relationships within a company
C.the various qualities required for a successful career
D. the code of behavior for company staff
小题2:To get promoted, one must not only be competent but________.
A.avoid being too outstanding
B.get along well with his colleagues
C.honest and loyal to his company
D.give his boss a good impression
小题3:The author considers office politics to be________.
A.unwelcome at the workplace
B.bad for interpersonal relationships
C.an important factor for personal advancement
D.indispensable to the development of company culture
小题4:It is the author’s view that________.
A.self-promotion does not necessarily mean flattery
B.hard work contributes very little to one’s promotion
C.many employees fail to recognize the need of flattery
D.speaking up for oneself is part of human nature

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After a fortnight of extraordinary type, the much-feared computer virus that was supposed to strike the globe’s hard drives last Friday simply fizzled. So many warnings were sounded that most computer owners either fed anti-virus programs into their systems or refused to turn the power on during the dreaded M-day. They dodged one disease, but more strains are on the way. The eponymous Friday-the-13th virus is due to strike this week, and the Maltese Amoeba may detonate on March 15.
Who creates these things? A disproportionate number seems to originate in Bulgaria or Russia, where writing the smallest, most elegant virus programs has become a matter of quirky pride. Viruses are transmitted either by shared disks (as was Michelangelo) or over telephone lines. The virus program hides in a computer until, activated by a date, time, or some other trigger, it springs to life. The most common virus, Stoned, makes your screen announce: “Your computer is now stoned. Legalize marijuana. ” (Regardless of your politics, you don’t want this one around; it can damage your files inadvertently.) Solution: either keep your computer isolated—no trading disks, no on-line communication—or else install one of a dozen or so commercially available anti-virus programs that detect and delete the little time bombs. If they can come up with a virus that is hidden, will they next try to extort a business?—as in, pay me $1 million or my virus will destroy your system.
In the meantime, money is being made by firms selling anti-virus programs. Egghead software stores logged a 3,000 percent jump in anti-virus sales. Was the threat overblown by the companies that make millions selling anti-virus software? Thanks to the media blitz, no one will ever know what might have happened—an unallied number of computer owners discovered and deleted Michelangelo before it was supposed to strike—on the artist’s birthday.
小题1:The much-feared M-day was ________.
A.Friday-the-13th when the eponymous virus was due to strike
B.Friday-the-15th when the Maltese Amoeba would be activated
C.the previous Friday when Michelangelo virus was due to strike
D.the previous Friday which coincided with the artist"s birthday
小题2:Computer viruses are ________.
A.diseases spread from one computer to another by shared disks
B.viruses hidden in a computer’s instructions by the designers
C.little time bombs hidden in a computer waiting to be triggered
D.just those computer programs created by malevolent designers
小题3:Which of the following sayings fits the Michelangelo virus?
A.A burnt child dreads the fire.B.The bug’s bark was worse than its bite.
C.A barking dog seldom bites.D.Once bitten, twice shy.
小题4:The author implies that in days to come the viruses might be used ________.
A.to destroy dataB.to commit crimes
C.to commit mischiefD.to create confusion

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