1、周三Professional sports are very popular in the United States and they are big business. The most popular sports are basketball, football and baseball. _36_ has its own season. And _37_ supporters. Professional teams are named for the cities _38_ they are located. When a team plays in a championship g
2、ame, most people in the city _39_ the game with interest and enthusiasm. Basketball is _40_ around the world. Professional basketball games in the US _41_ indoors during winter months. From November to April _42_ can find a professional basketball game several nights a week in most large _43_ cities
3、. Basketball is an American sport. It _44_ the national pastime.The game is played in the evening _45_ every night of the week and _46_ weekends as well. The season begins in April and _47_ in the October. Football _48_ most popular professional sport in the US. It is played on Sundays _49_ the fall
4、 from August to January. American football is different _50_ international football, _51_ Americans called soccer. Both games require _52_ and specialized skills. Professional players are very _53_. The most famous players _54_ millions of dollars for their playing skill. American best players have
5、higher _55_ than the countrys president.36AEveryBboth CEach DAll37AmillionBmillions Cmillion ofDmillions of38Awhen Bwhere Cwho Dwhose39AfollowBwalkCrun Djump40Awell-knownBwellCknown Dfame41AplayedBis playedCplaysDare played42AsomebodyBoneCanyoneDeverybody43AAmericaBEnglandCAmericanDEnglish44Awas cal
6、ledBhas been calledCis calledDbe called45AnearlyBcloseCcloselyDnear46AatBinConDduring47AfinishBfinishingCfinishedDfinishes48AbecameBis becomeCis becomingDhas become49AduringBwhileConDat50AofBfromCwithDabout51AwhenBthatCwhereDwhich52AstrongBstrengthCstrengthenDstronger53Awell payBgood payCwell paidDg
7、ood paid54AmakeBhadCgot Dreceived55. AmoneyBsalariesCpay Dwageprofessional championship enthusiasm pastime .AAttitudes differed to small errors of grammar and usage, or inappropriateness of vocabulary and idiom, with the native speakers finding such errors a little irksome(令人厌烦的)，though sometimes am
8、using, while the Chinese panel members paid hardly any attention to such errors as, for example, misuse of phrasal verbs and similar usages: “When I saw the job description, I decided to apply the position.” “I expect to find out a lot of challenge in the job.” “I can deal the emergency situations e
9、fficiently.”Errors of idiom or appropriateness caused more comment, during the post interview discussion, from the native speakers than from the Chinese panel members, on whom the errors were sometimes lost. For example, one candidate, when asked what salary he expected, replied: “I dont care about
10、it.” The message was clear enough, namely that he was primarily interested in the job, but the formulation of the message was not quite right. Even such ribticklers(笑话)as “I am a well planned person .”and “I would like to expose myself in another field”(both actually heard at interviews) tended to c
11、ause lipbiting among the expatriate rather than the Chinese interviewers.Panels with two Chinese and one expatriate used to be more common, but are becoming less common. The reason is that with more of the interview now being conducted in Chinese, the non Chinese speaker does not know what has alrea
12、dy been asked and is liable to repeat in English questions that have already been covered in Chinese. This caused, naturally enough, confusion in the interviewee and can adversely affect the whole interview.The sensible procedure would seem to be to open the interview in the mother tongue of the can
13、didates, to put them at their ease, then at a later stage turn to English, to test English proficiency. In practice, however, possibly because of the problem mentioned in the previous paragraph when the panel contains a foreigner, it is often the reverse, with a few, fairly standard, opening questio
14、ns in English, and if these are successfully answered, then the job interview properly gets underway in Cantonese.One of the worst interview scenarios(方案)is when a foreigner who thinks she/he can speak Cantonese (but does so, in fact, badly) decides to question the interviewee in Cantonese. In other
15、 circumstances of a social nature the interviewee would no doubt politely compliment the foreigner on his or her good Cantonese, but in the seriousness of a job interview situation, the Chinese is confused and slightly embarrassed for the foreigner. These forays(初步尝试)into Chinese usually end pretty
16、quickly with one of the Chinese members of the panel rescuing the foreigner and continuing the interview in English.66The word “adversely” in the last sentence of the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _.ApositivelyBnegativelyChardDslightly67Concerning misuses of phrasal verbs,_.Aboth Chinese
17、and the native speakers of English find them amusingBthe Chinese interviewers tend to be tolerantCthe Chinese interviewers and the English native speaker interviewers often have a discussionDmight sometimes become a laughing stock to the native speakers of English but draw hardly any attention from
18、the Chinese68It is implied in the passage that _.AChinese are generally liable to make mistakes in English grammar and vocabulary usageBexpatriate interviewers are generally more friendly with interviewsCbraver candidates can often get the upper handDthe candidates often deliver an improper message
19、for the use of inappropriate expressions69Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThe non Chinese speaking interviewer might ask the questions which have already been asked by the Chinese and hence cause confusion.BIt is more practicable to start an interview with a few fairly s
20、tandard questions in English before switching to Chinese.CThe best procedure of an interview would seem to be beginning in Cantonese and then testing English proficiency.DThe Chinese interviewee often politely compliments the foreign interviewer if he or she speaks cantonese if it is not actually so
21、 good in the interview.70This passage is mainly concerned with _.Awhether language proficiency or work ability counts in job interviewsBhow to avoid awkward situation in a job interview in HongKongCthe language used in a job interview with both Chinese and expatriate panel membersDthe sensible proce
22、dure of getting on with an interview where the Chinese interviewees English is to be testedinappropriateness sensible adversely compliment interviewee 周四The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all illnesses may be preventable if
23、individuals would make sound personal health choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. If we so desire, we can smoke,
24、drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever foods we want, and live a completely sedentary life style without any exercise. The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal choices re
25、lative to health often cause a difficulty. As one example, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.A multitude of factors, both inherited and environmental, influence the developmen
26、t of health related behaviors, and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual. However, the decision to adopt a particular health related behavior is usually one of personal choices. There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choic
27、es. In discussing the morals of personal choice, Fries and Grapo drew a comparison. They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. Thus, for those individuals who are interested in preserving both
28、 the quality and quantity of life, personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.71The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because _.Apersonal health choice help cure most illnessBit
29、 helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeCit is essential to personal freedom in American societyDwrong decisions could lead to poor health72To “live a completely sedentary life style”(L7,Para.1)in the passage means_.Ato “live an inactive life” Bto “live a decent life”Cto “live a life with com
30、plete freedom” Dto “live a life of vice”73Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because _. Acurrent medical knowledge is still insufficientBthere are many factors influencing our decisionsCfew people are willing to trade the quality of life for the quantity of lifeDpeople are usual
31、ly influenced by the behavior of their friends74To knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is compared by Fries and Crapo to _.Aimproving the quality of ones lifeBlimiting ones personal health choiceCdeliberately ending ones lifeDbreaking the rules of social behavior75According to Fries a
32、nd Crapo sound health choices should be based on _.Apersonal decisions Bsocietys lawsCstatistical evidenceDfriends opinions concept boundary restrict fundamental statistical 任务型阅读Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, l
33、arge computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can u
34、se them The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (处理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast. There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secret
35、ary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a managers point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing dail
36、y jobs automatically outside office hours. But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (显示器). The case of a sl
37、ow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them. Whateve
38、r the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.small computers:1._ larger and expensive computers 2._can use themSmall computers has been 3._in the field of word processors , or WPSadvantages4._The secretary : freed from a lot of 5._
39、do other more interesting work for the boss6._secretarial time can be made better use of 7._ can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.8. _ will lost their jobs.medical problems related to work with visual display units Many people 9_slowlyThe unborn child in its mothers body 10._ Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。