Health experts believe that even a little exercise is far better than _____at all.
A. noneB. little C. everythingD. anything
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Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine (女性的,嬌柔的) and has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly” qualifies required.
This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates (候選人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
1.The underlined word in the first paragraph “l(fā)iability” most probably means_________.
A. trust B. trouble C. disadvantage D. benefit
2.Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________.
A. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
B. turns out to be a disadvantage to men
C. has more effects on men than on women
D. has nothing to do with one’s work
3.It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often__________.
A. objective B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. subjective
4.The author writes this passage to_________.
A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive
C. emphasize the impact of appearance on both sexes
D. make women pay more attention to their appearance
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請根據(jù)下面的漫畫,結(jié)合你自己的切身體會,以"How to face the college entrance examinations"為題,用英語寫一篇短評。
要求:1) 著重描述漫畫所表達的現(xiàn)象以及你的看法,可適當發(fā)揮想象,不要做簡單描述;
2) 詞數(shù)150左右;
3) 參考詞匯:補腦汁 tonics
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The course about Chinese food attracts over 100 students per year, _______ up to half are from overseas.
A. in which B.of whom C. with which D. for whom
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Is the ‘Go to College’ Message Overdone?
Even in a weak job market, the old college try isn’t the answer for everyone. A briefing paper from the Brookings Institution warns that “we may have overdone the message” on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.
“We’ve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course there’s a lot of truth to that,” Ms. Sawhill said. “On average it does pay off… But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you don’t graduate, that is a very bad situation.”
One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. April’s national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates over 25 years old who hadn’t attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelor’s degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 16-24. The jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists cautions that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.
Ms. Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of one’s major: Students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions generally a better financial bargain than private ones.
She suggested two avenues for improving the situation: increasing vocational(職業(yè)的)-technical training programs and taking a page from Europe’s focus on early education rather than post-secondary learning. “The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades,” she said. “Then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to college—but once you get into college, you’re more likely to be highly subsidized(資助).”
She also is a supporter of technical training—to teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmers—because “employers are desperate” for workers with these skills.
1.People usually think that _____.
A. the cost of technical schooling is a problem
B. one will not succeed without a college degree
C. technical skills are most important for landing a job
D. there is an increased competition in getting into a college
2.What does the underlined part “taking a page from” mean?
A. Hearing from.B. Changing from.
C. Differing from.D. Learning from.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Public institutions charge more for education.
B. European universities are stricter with students.
C. Students with certain skills are in great demand.
D. Canadian students prefer to major in engineering.
4.Ms. Sawhill may probably agree that _____.
A. too much stress has been put on the value of college degrees
B. technical training is more important than college education
C. a college degree will ensure promising employment
D. it’s easier for art students to find favorite jobs
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Thousands of people turned out into the streets to ________ against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.
A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest
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The couple ________their old house and sold it for a vast profit.
A. did for B. did in C. did with D. did up
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一I think I saw Mr. Smith at yesterday's party.
一He__there. He is now on a business trip in Greece. And he left the day before
yesterday.
A. mustn't have been B.couldn't have been
C. might not be D. should not be
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-Will my car be ready by the end of the day?
-It___be, sir. I'll call if there're any problems.
A. could B.must
C. shall D. should
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