I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I________myself much discomfort.
A. bring B. offer C. save D. promise
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一Jane looked beautiful at the wedding.
一Huh! Too much make-up__,
A. as I must disagree’ B. when I dare say
C. unless you mind D. if you ask me
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Who is the most powerful woman in the world? According to the US media, it's Janet Yellen, or at least she's about to be.
On Oct 9, 2013,US President Barack Obama nominated (提名)Yellen to serve as the next US Federal Reserve (the Fed, 美联储)chair. If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen will become the first woman to serve in the top spot.
Aged 67, silver-haired and tiny, Yellen is said to be the most qualified nominee ever. She chaired President Bill
Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, taught at Harvard and Berkeley, and was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She is currently the Fed's vice chair.
Many think Yellen is the right choice to deal with the challenges the Fed now faces:First, to bring interest rates back to more normal levels without triggering a new recession(衰退).Second, to reduce the US unemployment rate, which remains at historically high levels.
A CNN opinion piece says Yellen is unusual for an economist of her caliber(才干)."She has kept her eyes on what's critical-the people. Her research has centered on unemployment, on the best way to modulate(调整)government policies to benefit the people."
Past records also show that Yellen is exceptionally good at predicting where the economy is headed. An article in The Washington Post points out that she was one of the few voices at the Fed inDecember 2009 warning about the subprime crisis(次贷危机)and the following recession.
The reason why Yellen will be the most powerful woman in the world has to do with the unique position of the Federal Reserve, explains an article on Quartz, a US news outlet for business people in the new global economy,
First of all, the Fed is independent. Unlike US Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Hilary Clinton, the decisions made by the organization Yellen will lead next year are not subject to approval by anyone in the government.
Within the Fed, the chair alone sets the agenda. The Fed chairperson has huge influence on monetary policy(货币政策)and financial regulation. And don't forget how powerful the Fed itself is. It controls the money supply in the world's largest economy. The Fed's interest rate decisions don't just set the course for the US economy, its decisions set the course for the world economy, too.
Because of globalization, Yellen's decisions will affect everyone around the world, says an article in The Atlantic, making her even more powerful than some great women rulers in history, including Elizabeth I of England and China's Wu Zetian. For example, the article continues: "If Yellen even just talks about slowing down the Fed's bond-buying, Europe's troubled economies are likely to see their interest rates rise, and emerging markets, some of which, like India and Indonesia, used foreign capital to fund their current account deficits(赤字),are likely to see their currencies collapse."
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason for Yellen's nomination?
A.Yellen's professional experiences.
B.Yellen's ability to deal with the challenges the Fed faces.
C.Yellen's educational background.
D.Yellen's remarkable competence as an economist.
2.Janet Yelien will be the most powerful woman in the world because_·
A.the Fed is the most powerful organization in the US
B.Yellen gets full support from Obama
C. Yellen holds a unique position in the government
D. the Fed possesses great power and influence
3.What is the author's attitude towards Yellen's being nominated?
A. Optimistic. B. Negative.
C. Understanding. D. Doubtful.
4.What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
A.To introduce the US Federal Reserve.
B.To report on the next Fed chair.
C. To introduce the current world economy.
D. To report on a few powerful women.
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When you run so fast to get__,you miss the fun of getting there. Life is not a race, so take it slower.
A. anywhere B. everywhere
C. nowhere D. somewhere
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Mark Twain said that "habit is habit, and not to be flung(扔) out the window by anyone, but coaxed(劝诱) downstairs a step at a time. " The chances of successfully changing negative behavior when you make gradual changes that give you time to _ _ negative patterns for positive ones.
On any given day, countless numbers of us get out of bed and _ _ to begin to change a given behavior "today." Whether it be exercising more, drinking less, managing time or some other change in a negative behavior, we start out with high . In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail and are soon doing it was they thought they shouldn't be doing.
After considerable research, some researchers believe that behavior changes usually do not if they start with the change itself. , they believe that we must a series of “stages” to adequately prepare ourselves for that change. Once you have analyzed all the factors that what you do ,you must decide which behavior-change technique will work best for you.
According to the psychologist Albert Ellis, most problems and related behaviors arise from irrational (不理性的) statements that people make to when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppose after doing on an exam, you say to yourself, “I can not believe I failed that easy exam. I am so stupid.”By changing this irrational “catastrophic” self-talk into rational, statements about what is really going on, you can increase the that positive behaviors will occur.
Positive self-talk might be as follows: "I really didn't study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next ”.
Such self-talk will help you to recover quickly from and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purposefully or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on (沉湎于) negative images can also spare you wasted energy, time and emotional resources and move on to positive changes.
1.A. declineB. remainC. disappearD. improve
2.A. substituteB. cancelC. findD. ignore
3.A. refuseB. determineC. hesitateD. advocate
4.A. moreB. betterC. worseD. less
5.A. valuesB. requirementsC. expectationsD. levels
6.A. whicheverB. howeverC. whereverD. whatever
7.A. succeedB. failC. existD. fade
8.A. NeverthelessB. OtherwiseC. InsteadD. Moreover
9.A. look throughB. break throughC. go throughD. pull through
10.A. initialB. temporaryC. instantD. eventual
11.A. involveB. influenceC. explainD. adjust
12.A. emotionalB. physicalC. technicalD. professional
13.A. allB. othersC. someoneD. themselves
14.A. poorlyB. carefullyC. completelyD. slowly
15.A. positiveB. ridiculousC. negativeD. explicit
16.A. dangerB. awarenessC. amountD. probability
17.A. writtenB. phrasedC. listedD. captioned
18.A. researchB. testC. talkD. problem
19.A. tirednessB. habitsC. disappointmentD. burdens
20.A. recallingB. startingC. blockingD. holding
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-I'd like Johnson to take the job.
-He is____ . Better not add to his workload.
A. out of place B. out of order C. out of shape D. out of question
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TOKYO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded the forecast for global economic growth for 2012 to 3.3 percent before the IMF-World Bank 2012 annual meetings. The IMF called on all players to cooperate closely to improve the global economy as the global economy recovered more slowly than the IMF’s forecast in April due to many uncertainties.
“In advanced countries, growth is now too low to make a substantial dent in unemployment, and in major emerging countries, growth which had been strong earlier has also decreased.” said the IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard at the press conference.
Good effects have been observed with right action taken by some central banks in the euro area, and IMF received the good signals and considered them a good opportunity to seize as many uncertainties, in every corner of the world, preventing the decision makers from investing, creating jobs and developing values. The IMF suggested if the measures continued working effectively, there is reason to believe the most difficult time for Europe will pass soon, the recovery will begin in 2013.
Looking into the future, IMF suggested there are four key policies for all members to do to make the economy keep going forward.
Firstly, continue to complete the financial sector reform contributing to the safety of the financial sector, as the safety has not improved much yet than five years ago. And then, countries should deal with the legacy(遗留) of high debt, especially in the advanced economies, which have extremely high level. Policy makers also need to expand the employment on creating the condition for economic growth, because the jobless rate among young people is unacceptable. Finally, all members of IMF should face the global unbalance, which is the topic that has been talked about for a long time.
Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, said the annual meetings of IMF could provide a broad platform for players, both new ones from the emerging market and traditional ones from the advanced market, and cooperation is the thing most needed, because the global economy is a cooperative game.
Title IMF appeals for close 1. to improve global economy.
ReasonGlobal economic recovery is 2. than expected because of many uncertainties.
3. of action taken
1. The IMF received good signals, which were4. a good opportunity to seize as many uncertainties around the world.
2. The IMF has seen the 5. measurers being taken in Europe, which show great promise of recovery.
6. to adopt
1. All countries should continue to complete the financial reform7. the financial sector safer.
2. Countries should 8. the legacy of high debt, especially in the extremely high-leveled advanced economies.
3. Policy makers need to create the condition for economic growth, so that more young people can become 9. .
4. All members should face the topic of global unbalance.
10. The annual meetings of IMF could provide a platform for all players where cooperation is most needed in improving the global economy.
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Look, the moon is shining high in the sky; the weather is _______ be fine tomorrow.
A. probable to B. turned out to
C. bound to D. eager to
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A board game is a game played on a pre-marked surface or “board” according to a set of rules. Board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history. Do you think of yourself as a bit of an expert at board games like chess or Go?
Maybe you’re not quite as good as you think. New research from the University of Manchester and Oxford suggests complex games like these are impossible to learn fully. They may even be too complex for the human mind to understand.
Researchers studied two-player games, to try and understand the strategies which people use to make decisions during the game. Some games with two players are simple, with only a small number of possible moves. Players can quickly work out the best strategy but that means the game soon becomes boring.
It gets more interesting when there are many possible moves. That’s why people are so fascinated by complex board games like chess or Go, or some card games. But what the researchers found was that with difficult games, players find it hard to work out the best strategy and their actions become less reasonable.
This research is part of the field called game theory: the study of human strategic decision-making. Much thinking on how people play complex games is based on something called “the balance point”, which is when players have a perfect knowledge of what they are going to do and of what their rivals are going to do.
When you add more than two players then of course the game becomes even harder to understand. Trading on the stock market is an example of a complex multi-player game.
1.Which of the following games belongs to board games?
A. football B. badminton C. swimming D. Mahjong
2.It can be inferred in the passage that _______.
A. the simpler the board game is, the better it is
B. people dislike board games for the complex moves
C. players are easy to lose patience when in difficult games
D. it’s possible for people to understand complex games thoroughly
3.If players want to get to the balance point, they should ______.
A. ask other players to work out the best strategy
B. have a good knowledge of the games they are playing
C. figure out the next actions of themselves and their opponents
D. come to a quick decision about what to do next by themselves
4.In which section can we read this passage in a newspaper?
A. Culture B. Discovery C. Career D. Campus
5.The author intends to tell us ___________.
A. a new research about board games
B. the importance of playing board games
C. how the players win board games
D. how to learn board games fully
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