A. director B. master C. audience D. visitor 查看更多

 

题目列表(包括答案和解析)

A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States.The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.

“I studied English before I left home”she said.“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”

Her problem is easy to understand.Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own.Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.

One such saying is “get your act together”

When things go wrong in a businessan employer may get angry.He may shout“Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.”

Orif the employer is calmerhe may say“Let us get our act together.”

Either waythe meaning is the same.Getting your act together is getting organized.In businessit usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began.Butit is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry.Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes.The director may have said“Calm downnow.Get your act together.”

Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s.Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978.The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.

Nowthis expression is heard often when officials of a company meet.One company even called its yearly report“Getting Our Act Together.”

The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people.It is cut to the chase.

She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.One official was giving a very long report.It was not very interesting.In factsome people at the meeting were falling asleep.

Finallythe president of the company said“Cut to the chase.”

Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.Hurry and get to the good part.

Naturallythis saying was started by people who make movies.Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies.Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in carsor in airplanes or on foot.

Cut is the director’s word for stop.The director means to stop filmingleave out some materialand get to the chase scene now.

Soif your employer tells you to cut to the chasebe sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

1.After the woman visited the United States she might feel that ________.

Aher English was poor

Bit’s easy to master English

Cit’s difficult to make money

Dpeople there weren’t very friendly

2.In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

AA task is completed successfully.

BPlayers perform badly in a match.

CAudience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.

DVisitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

3.According to the textthe expression “get one’s act together” ________.

Awas first used by a Japanese businesswoman

Bwas forbidden to be used in the government policy

Coriginally came from a yearly report of a company

Dwas commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978

4.What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

ATheir use.? BTheir meaning.

CTheir origin.? DTheir popularity.

 

查看答案和解析>>

阅读理解

  A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States.The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.

  “I studied English before I left home,” she said.“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”

  Her problem is easy to understand.Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own.Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.

  One such saying is “get your act together”.

  When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry.He may shout, “Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.”

  Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.”

  Either way, the meaning is the same.Getting your act together is getting organized.In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

  It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began.But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry.Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes.The director may have said, “Calm down, now.Get your act together.”

  Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s.Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978.The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.

  Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet.One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”

  The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people.It is cut to the chase.

  She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.One official was giving a very long report.It was not very interesting.In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.

  Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”

  Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.Hurry and get to the good part.

  Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies.Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies.Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot.

  Cut is the director’s word for stop.The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.

  So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

(1)

After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that ________.

[  ]

A.

her English was poor

B.

It’s easy to master English

C.

it’s difficult to make money

D.

people there weren’t very friendly

(2)

In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

[  ]

A.

A task is completed successfully

B.

Players perform badly in a match.

C.

Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.

D.

Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

(3)

According the text, the expression “get one’s act together” ________.

[  ]

A.

was first used by a Japanese business woman

B.

was forbidden to be used in the government policy

C.

originally came from a yearly report of a company

D.

was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978.

(4)

What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

[  ]

A.

Their uses

B.

Their meanings

C.

their origins

D.

their popularities

(5)

The text is most likely to be found in a book about ________.

[  ]

A.

life attitude

B.

travel journals

C.

language culture

D.

successful business

查看答案和解析>>

阅读理解

  A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States.The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.

  “I studied English before I left home,” she said.“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”

  Her problem is easy to understand.Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own.Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.

  One such saying is “get your act together”.When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry.He may shout, “Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.” Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.”

  Either way, the meaning is the same.Getting your act together is getting organized.In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

  It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began.But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry.Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes.The director may have said, “Calm down, now.Get your act together.” Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s.Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978.The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet.One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”

  The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people.It is “cut to the chase”.She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.One official was giving a very long report.It was not very interesting.In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”

  Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.Hurry and get to the good part.Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies.Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies.Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot.Cut is the director’s word for stop.The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.

  So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

(1)

After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that _________.

[  ]

A.

her English was poor

B.

It’s easy to master English

C.

it’s difficult to make money

D.

people there weren’t very friendly

(2)

In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

[  ]

A.

A task is completed successfully

B.

Players perform badly in a match.

C.

Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.

D.

Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

(3)

What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

[  ]

A.

Their uses

B.

Their meanings

C.

their origins

D.

their popularities

(4)

The text is most likely to be found in a book about _________.

[  ]

A.

life attitude

B.

travel journals

C.

language culture

D.

successful business

查看答案和解析>>

阅读理解

  A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States.The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.

  “I studied English before I left home,” she said.“But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”

  Her problem is easy to understand.Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own.Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.

  One such saying is “get your act together”.

  When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry.He may shout, “Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.

  Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.” Either way, the meaning is the same.Getting your act together is getting organized.In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

  It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began.But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry.Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes.The director may have said, “Calm down, now.Get your act together.”

  Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s.Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978.The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.

  Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet.One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”

  The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people.It is “cut to the chase”.

  She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company.One official was giving a very long report.It was not very interesting.In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.

  Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”

  Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.Hurry and get to the good part.

  Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies.Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies.Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。

  Cut is the director's word for stop.The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.

  So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

(1)

After the woman visited the United States she might feel that ________.

[  ]

A.

it's difficult to make money

B.

It's easy to master English

C.

her English was poor

D.

people there weren't very friendly

(2)

In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

[  ]

A.

Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

B.

Players perform badly in a match.

C.

Audience is satisfied with the actor's performance in a movie.

D.

A task is completed successfully

(3)

According to the text, the expression “get one's act together” ________.

[  ]

A.

was first used by a Japanese business woman

B.

was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978.

C.

originally came from a yearly report of a company

D.

was forbidden to be used in the government policy

(4)

What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?

[  ]

A.

their origins

B.

Their meanings

C.

Their uses

D.

their popularities

(5)

The text is most likely to be found in a book about ________.

[  ]

A.

life attitude

B.

travel journals

C.

successful business

D.

language culture

查看答案和解析>>

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D.
Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
     The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you
consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing   1  
     What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go
through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering,   2   revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical
Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.
     When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when
Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The
musical had.   3   several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For
instance, Lloyd Webber   4   some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from
singing certain sounds.
     When you revise, you change aspects of your work in   5   to your evolving purpose, or to include   6   
ideas or newly discovered information.
     Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. 
  7  , it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision
to   8  . topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However. don't make the mistake of skipping the revision
stage that follows   9  . Always make time to become your own  10  and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak.
Reviewing your work in this way can give you  11  new ideas.
     Revising involves  12  the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your
purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask
yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or
purpose  13  throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the  14 
 that is, facts, opinions, inferences-that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included
too many  15  details that may confuse readers?
(     )1. A. technique     
(     )2. A. in particular 
(     )3. A. undergone     
(     )4. A. rewrote       
(     )5. A. addition      
(     )6. A. fixed         
(     )7. A. However       
(     )8. A. discuss       
(     )9. A. drafting      
(     )10. A. director      
(     )11. A. personal      
(     )12. A. mixing        
(     )13. A. amazing       
(     )14. A. angles        
(     )15. A. unnecessary   
B. style         
B. as a result   
B. skipped       
B. released      
B. response      
B. ambitious     
B. Moreover      
B. switch        
B. rearranging   
B. master        
B. valuable      
B. weakening     
B. bright        
B. evidence      
B. uninteresting      
C. process        
C. for example       
C. rejected        
C. recorded       
C. opposition      
C. familiar        
C. Instead        
C. exhaust           
C. performing    
C. audience        
C. basic         
C. maintaining    
C. unique         
C. information      
C. concrete  
D. career           
D. in other words            
D. replaced         
D. reserved          
D. contrast          
D. fresh             
D. Therefore         
D. cover                  
D. training       
D. visitor            
D. delicate       
D. assessing        
D. clear            
D. hints              
D. final     

查看答案和解析>>


同步练习册答案