一、Section Ⅰ Use of English
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
1、(1)
A、tedioius
B、pleasant
C、instructive
D、tricky
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
2、(2)
A、in addition
B、for example
C、at once
D、by accident
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
3、(3)
A、Fortunately
B、Occasionally
C、Accordingly
D、Eventually
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
4、(4)
A、amuse
B、assist
C、describe
D、train
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
5、(5)
A、while
B、because
C、unless
D、once
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
6、(6)
A、answer
B、task
C、choice
D、access
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
7、(7)
A、tolerant
B、formal
C、rigid
D、critical
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
8、(8)
A、move
B、drag
C、push
D、send
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
9、(9)
A、mysterious
B、illogical
C、suspicious
D、inevitable
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
10、(10)
A、boring
B、native
C、harsh
D、vague
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
11、(11)
A、turn back
B、take apart
C、set aside
D、cover up
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
12、(12)
A、Overall
B、Instead
C、However
D、Otherwise
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
13、(13)
A、like
B、miss
C、believe
D、regret
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
14、(14)
A、raise
B、affect
C、justify
D、reflect
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
15、(15)
A、time
B、bond
C、race
D、cool
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
16、(16)
A、nature
B、secret
C、importance
D、context
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
17、(17)
A、cheated
B、defeated
C、confused
D、confronted
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
18、(18)
A、terrible
B、hard
C、strange
D、wrong
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
19、(19)
A、trying
B、changing
C、exciting
D、surprising
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.
(3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there.
(12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.
Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
20、(20)
A、hide
B、emerge
C、withdraw
D、escape
二、Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Rats and other animals need to be highly attuned to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Laleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.
They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial—for four days. The robot rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.
During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened cage doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, she says.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are, too,” says Wiles.
21、21. Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can ________.
A、pick up social signals from non-living rats
B、distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one
C、attain sociable traits through special training
D、send out warning messages to their fellows
Rats and other animals need to be highly attuned to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Laleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.
They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial—for four days. The robot rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.
During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened cage doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, she says.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are, too,” says Wiles.
22、22. What did the asocial robot do during the experiment?
A、It followed the social robot.
B、It played with some toys.
C、It set the trapped rats free.
D、It moved around alone.
Rats and other animals need to be highly attuned to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Laleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.
They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial—for four days. The robot rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.
During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened cage doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, she says.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are, too,” says Wiles.
23、23. According to Quinn, the rats released the social robot because they ________.
A、tried to practice a means of escape
B、expected it to do the same in return
C、wanted to display their intelligence
D、considered that an interesting game
Rats and other animals need to be highly attuned to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Laleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.
They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial—for four days. The robot rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.
During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened cage doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, she says.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are, too,” says Wiles.
24、24. Janet Wiles notes that rats ________.
A、can remember other rats’ facial features
B、differentiate smells better than sizes
C、respond more to actions than to looks
D、can be scared by a plastic box on wheels
Rats and other animals need to be highly attuned to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Laleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.
They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial—for four days. The robot rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.
During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened cage doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.
Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.
Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, she says.
The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scent on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are, too,” says Wiles.
25、25. It can be learned from the text that rats ________.
A、appear to be adaptable to new surroundings
B、are more socially active than other animals
C、behave differently from children in socializing
D、are more sensitive to social cues than expected
It is true that CEO pay has gone up—top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s, CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about $18.9 million a year.
The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America’s highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.
Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company”. CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling. Plus, virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, often with their own research and development. And beyond this, major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.
The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn’t explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.
Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.
26、26. Which of the following has contributed to CEO pay rise?
A、The growth in the number of corporations.
B、The general pay rise with a better economy.
C、Increased business opportunities for top firms.
D、Close cooperation among leading economies.
It is true that CEO pay has gone up—top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s, CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about $18.9 million a year.
The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America’s highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.
Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company”. CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling. Plus, virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, often with their own research and development. And beyond this, major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.
The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn’t explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.
Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.
27、27. Compared with their predecessors, today’s CEOs are required to ________.
A、foster a stronger sense of teamwork
B、finance more research and development
C、establish closer ties with tech companies
D、operate more globalized companies
It is true that CEO pay has gone up—top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s, CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about $18.9 million a year.
The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America’s highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.
Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company”. CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling. Plus, virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, often with their own research and development. And beyond this, major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.
The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn’t explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.
Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.
28、28. CEO pay has been rising since the 1970s despite ________.
A、continual internal opposition
B、strict corporate governance
C、conservative business strategies
D、repeated governance warnings
It is true that CEO pay has gone up—top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s, CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about $18.9 million a year.
The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America’s highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.
Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company”. CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling. Plus, virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, often with their own research and development. And beyond this, major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.
The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn’t explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.
Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.
29、29. High CEO pay can be justified by the fact that it helps ________.
A、confirm the status of CEOs
B、motivate inside candidates
C、boost the efficiency of CEOs
D、increase corporate value
It is true that CEO pay has gone up—top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s, CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about $18.9 million a year.
The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America’s highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.
Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many more skills than simply being able to “run the company”. CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. Then there’s the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling. Plus, virtually all major American companies are becoming tech companies, often with their own research and development. And beyond this, major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.
The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn’t explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.
Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.
30、30. The most suitable title for this text would be ________.
A、CEOs Are Not Overpaid
B、CEO Pay: Past and Present
C、CEOs’ Challenges of Today
D、CEO Traits: Not Easy to Define
Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.
Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city’s decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone’s future looks uncertain at best.
Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.
It’s not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year’s mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.
It’s not that measures such as London’s Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’ health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits—fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.
But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments—Britain’s and others across Europe—have failed to do so.
Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas—city centres, “school streets”, even individual roads—are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.
31、31. Which of the following is true about Madrid’s clean air zone?
A、Its effects are questionable.
B、It has been opposed by a judge.
C、It needs tougher enforcement.
D、Its fate is yet to be decided.
Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.
Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city’s decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone’s future looks uncertain at best.
Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.
It’s not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year’s mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.
It’s not that measures such as London’s Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’ health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits—fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.
But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments—Britain’s and others across Europe—have failed to do so.
Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas—city centres, “school streets”, even individual roads—are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.
32、32. Which is considered a weakness of the city-level measures to tackle dirty air?
A、They are biased against car manufacturers.
B、They prove impractical for city councils.
C、They are deemed too mild for politicians.
D、They put too much burden on individual motorists.
Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.
Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city’s decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone’s future looks uncertain at best.
Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.
It’s not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year’s mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.
It’s not that measures such as London’s Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’ health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits—fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.
But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments—Britain’s and others across Europe—have failed to do so.
Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas—city centres, “school streets”, even individual roads—are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.
33、33. The author believes that the extension of London’s Ulez will ________.
A、arouse strong resistance
B、ensure Khan’s electoral success
C、improve the city’s trafficimprove the city’s traffic
D、discourage car manufacturing
Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.
Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city’s decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone’s future looks uncertain at best.
Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.
It’s not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year’s mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.
It’s not that measures such as London’s Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’ health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits—fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.
But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments—Britain’s and others across Europe—have failed to do so.
Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas—city centres, “school streets”, even individual roads—are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.
34、34. Who does the author think should have addressed the problem?
A、Local residents.
B、Mayors.
C、Councilors.
D、National governments.
Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.
Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city’s decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone’s future looks uncertain at best.
Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.
It’s not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year’s mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.
It’s not that measures such as London’s Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’ health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits—fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.
But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments—Britain’s and others across Europe—have failed to do so.
Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas—city centres, “school streets”, even individual roads—are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.
35、35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that auto companies ________.
A、will raise low-emission car production
B、should be forced to follow regulations
C、will upgrade the design of their vehicles
D、should be put under public supervision
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this spring—the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year—the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. Gen Zs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that’s tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.
If “entitled” is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs are clear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren’t interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.
That’s a big change from the previous generation. “Millennials wanted more flexibility in their lives,” notes Tanya Michelsen, Associate Director of YouthSight, a UK-based brand manager that conducts regular 60-day surveys of British youth, in findings that might just as well apply to American youth. “Generation Zs are looking for more certainty and stability, because of the rise of the gig economy. They have trouble seeing a financial future and they are quite risk averse.”
36、36. Generation Zs graduating college this spring ________.
A、are recognized for their abilities
B、are in favor of office job offers
C、are optimistic about the labor market
D、are drawing growing public attention
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this spring—the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year—the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. Gen Zs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that’s tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.
If “entitled” is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs are clear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren’t interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.
That’s a big change from the previous generation. “Millennials wanted more flexibility in their lives,” notes Tanya Michelsen, Associate Director of YouthSight, a UK-based brand manager that conducts regular 60-day surveys of British youth, in findings that might just as well apply to American youth. “Generation Zs are looking for more certainty and stability, because of the rise of the gig economy. They have trouble seeing a financial future and they are quite risk averse.”
37、37. Generation Zs are keenly aware ________.
A、what a tough economic situation is like
B、what their parents expect of them
C、how they differ from past generations
D、how valuable a counselor’s advice is
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this spring—the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year—the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. Gen Zs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that’s tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.
If “entitled” is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs are clear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren’t interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.
That’s a big change from the previous generation. “Millennials wanted more flexibility in their lives,” notes Tanya Michelsen, Associate Director of YouthSight, a UK-based brand manager that conducts regular 60-day surveys of British youth, in findings that might just as well apply to American youth. “Generation Zs are looking for more certainty and stability, because of the rise of the gig economy. They have trouble seeing a financial future and they are quite risk averse.”
38、38. The word “assuage” (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to ________.
A、define
B、relieve
C、maintain
D、deepen
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this spring—the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year—the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. Gen Zs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that’s tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.
If “entitled” is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs are clear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren’t interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.
That’s a big change from the previous generation. “Millennials wanted more flexibility in their lives,” notes Tanya Michelsen, Associate Director of YouthSight, a UK-based brand manager that conducts regular 60-day surveys of British youth, in findings that might just as well apply to American youth. “Generation Zs are looking for more certainty and stability, because of the rise of the gig economy. They have trouble seeing a financial future and they are quite risk averse.”
39、39. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that Generation Zs ________.
A、care little about their job performance
B、give top priority to professional training
C、have a clear idea about their future jobs
D、think it hard to achieve work-life balance
Now that members of Generation Z are graduating college this spring—the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year—the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. Gen Zs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that’s tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.
If “entitled” is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs are clear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren’t interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.
That’s a big change from the previous generation. “Millennials wanted more flexibility in their lives,” notes Tanya Michelsen, Associate Director of YouthSight, a UK-based brand manager that conducts regular 60-day surveys of British youth, in findings that might just as well apply to American youth. “Generation Zs are looking for more certainty and stability, because of the rise of the gig economy. They have trouble seeing a financial future and they are quite risk averse.”
40、40. Michelsen thinks that compared with millennials, Generation Zs are ________.
A、less realistic
B、less adventurous
C、more diligent
D、more generous
Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the Office
Is it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers. You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you. Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side.
41. _____
If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try to stay tight-lipped around them. But you won’t be helping either one of you. A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness. The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book, but rather, when given the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them, you should just be honest.
42. _____
Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel, whether it’s a concern about a project, a stray thought, or a compliment. Those are all valid, but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers, too. In fact, rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don’t value their opinions. Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.
43. _____
It’s common to have a “cubicle mate” or special confidant in a work setting. But in addition to those trusted coworkers, you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around you. Use your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don’t always see. Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way. This will help to grow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.
44. _____
Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear. And you don’t have to be someone’s boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project. This will help engender good will in others. But don’t overdo it or be fake about it. One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.
45. _____
This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it can go a long way to achieving results. Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction. Watch out for how they verbalize with others. Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward. Jokes that work on one person won’t necessarily land with another. So, adapt your style accordingly to type. Consider the person that you’re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.
41、(41)
Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the Office
Is it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers. You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you. Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side.
41. _____
If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try to stay tight-lipped around them. But you won’t be helping either one of you. A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness. The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book, but rather, when given the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them, you should just be honest.
42. _____
Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel, whether it’s a concern about a project, a stray thought, or a compliment. Those are all valid, but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers, too. In fact, rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don’t value their opinions. Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.
43. _____
It’s common to have a “cubicle mate” or special confidant in a work setting. But in addition to those trusted coworkers, you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around you. Use your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don’t always see. Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way. This will help to grow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.
44. _____
Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear. And you don’t have to be someone’s boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project. This will help engender good will in others. But don’t overdo it or be fake about it. One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.
45. _____
This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it can go a long way to achieving results. Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction. Watch out for how they verbalize with others. Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward. Jokes that work on one person won’t necessarily land with another. So, adapt your style accordingly to type. Consider the person that you’re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.
42、(42)
Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the Office
Is it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers. You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you. Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side.
41. _____
If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try to stay tight-lipped around them. But you won’t be helping either one of you. A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness. The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book, but rather, when given the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them, you should just be honest.
42. _____
Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel, whether it’s a concern about a project, a stray thought, or a compliment. Those are all valid, but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers, too. In fact, rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don’t value their opinions. Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.
43. _____
It’s common to have a “cubicle mate” or special confidant in a work setting. But in addition to those trusted coworkers, you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around you. Use your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don’t always see. Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way. This will help to grow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.
44. _____
Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear. And you don’t have to be someone’s boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project. This will help engender good will in others. But don’t overdo it or be fake about it. One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.
45. _____
This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it can go a long way to achieving results. Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction. Watch out for how they verbalize with others. Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward. Jokes that work on one person won’t necessarily land with another. So, adapt your style accordingly to type. Consider the person that you’re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.
43、(43)
Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the Office
Is it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers. You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you. Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side.
41. _____
If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try to stay tight-lipped around them. But you won’t be helping either one of you. A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness. The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book, but rather, when given the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them, you should just be honest.
42. _____
Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel, whether it’s a concern about a project, a stray thought, or a compliment. Those are all valid, but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers, too. In fact, rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don’t value their opinions. Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.
43. _____
It’s common to have a “cubicle mate” or special confidant in a work setting. But in addition to those trusted coworkers, you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around you. Use your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don’t always see. Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way. This will help to grow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.
44. _____
Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear. And you don’t have to be someone’s boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project. This will help engender good will in others. But don’t overdo it or be fake about it. One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.
45. _____
This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it can go a long way to achieving results. Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction. Watch out for how they verbalize with others. Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward. Jokes that work on one person won’t necessarily land with another. So, adapt your style accordingly to type. Consider the person that you’re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.
44、(44)
Five Ways to Win Over Everyone in the Office
Is it possible to like everyone in your office? Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. But unlike in friendships, you need coworkers. You work with them every day and you depend on them just as they depend on you. Here are some ways that you can get the whole office on your side.
41. _____
If you have a bone to pick with someone in your workplace, you may try to stay tight-lipped around them. But you won’t be helping either one of you. A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness. The lesson is not that you should make your personal life an open book, but rather, when given the option to offer up details about yourself or painstakingly conceal them, you should just be honest.
42. _____
Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. We often feel the need to tell others how we feel, whether it’s a concern about a project, a stray thought, or a compliment. Those are all valid, but you need to take time to hear out your coworkers, too. In fact, rushing to get your own ideas out there can cause colleagues to feel you don’t value their opinions. Do your best to engage coworkers in a genuine, back-and-forth conversation, rather than prioritizing your own thoughts.
43. _____
It’s common to have a “cubicle mate” or special confidant in a work setting. But in addition to those trusted coworkers, you should expand your horizons and find out about all the people around you. Use your lunch and coffee breaks to meet up with colleagues you don’t always see. Find out about their lives and interests beyond the job. It requires minimal effort and goes a long way. This will help to grow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.
44. _____
Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear. And you don’t have to be someone’s boss to tell them they did an exceptional job on a particular project. This will help engender good will in others. But don’t overdo it or be fake about it. One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.
45. _____
This one may be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it can go a long way to achieving results. Remember in dealing with any coworker what they appreciate from an interaction. Watch out for how they verbalize with others. Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while other are more straightforward. Jokes that work on one person won’t necessarily land with another. So, adapt your style accordingly to type. Consider the person that you’re dealing with in advance and what will get you to your desired outcome.
45、(45)
It’s almost impossible to go through life without experiencing some kind of failure. People who do so probably live so cautiously that they go nowhere. Put simply, they’re not living at all. But the wonderful thing about failure is that it’s entirely up to us to decide how to look at it.
We can choose to see failure as “the end of the world” or as proof of just how inadequate we are. Or, we can look at failure as the incredible learning experience that it often is. Every time we fail at something, we can choose to look for the lesson we’re meant to learn. These lessons are very important; they’re how we grow, and how we keep from making that same mistake again. Failures stop us only if we let them.
Failure can also teach us things about ourselves that we would never have learned otherwise. For instance, failure can help you discover how strong a person you are. Failing at something can help you discover your truest friends, or help you find unexpected motivation to succeed.
46、 It’s almost impossible to go through life without experiencing some kind of failure. People who do so probably live so cautiously that they go nowhere. Put simply, they’re not living at all. But the wonderful thing about failure is that it’s entirely up to us to decide how to look at it.
We can choose to see failure as “the end of the world” or as proof of just how inadequate we are. Or, we can look at failure as the incredible learning experience that it often is. Every time we fail at something, we can choose to look for the lesson we’re meant to learn. These lessons are very important; they’re how we grow, and how we keep from making that same mistake again. Failures stop us only if we let them.
Failure can also teach us things about ourselves that we would never have learned otherwise. For instance, failure can help you discover how strong a person you are. Failing at something can help you discover your truest friends, or help you find unexpected motivation to succeed.
参考答案：
参考译文
人生几乎不可能不经历某种失败。没有失败过的人可能活得过于谨慎，以至于一事无成。简而言之，他们根本就没有真正地活过。但失败的绝妙之处就在于，如何看待失败完全取决于我们自己。
我们可以选择把失败看作“世界末日”，亦或当成自己能力不足的证明。或者，我们也可以把失败看作是极好的学习经验，而事实往往也的确如此。每当我们做某事失败时，我们可以去寻找我们应当吸取的教训。这些教训非常重要；它们是我们成长的方式，也能帮助我们避免重蹈覆辙。只有在我们允许时，失败才能阻挡我们前进的步伐。
失败同样也可以教会我们认识自己。如果没有失败，我们可能永远也无法这样认识自己。例如，失败可以帮助你认识到自己有多强大。在某些事情上的失败可以帮助你发现你最真诚的朋友，或者帮助你找到意想不到的成功动力。
三、Section Ⅲ Writing
47、Part A
47. Directions:
Suppose you are planning a tour of a historical site for a group of international students. Write an email to
1) tell them about the site, and
2) give them some tips for the tour.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name. Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)
参考答案：
参考范文
Dear friends,
I am delighted to hear the news that all of you would come to Beijing this month. As the organizer of this trip, I would like to recommend you the Great Wall, one of the world-renowned relics and the most famous tourist attractions in China.
More than two thousand years ago, the Great Wall was originally built to defend against enemy attacks. As magnificent as its name, the Great Wall demonstrates ancient Chinese people’s wisdom and symbolizes Chinese civilization. I am sure you would be fascinated by its beauty at your first sight of it.
During your sightseeing, please remember not to scribble on the wall and not to litter anywhere. I hope my recommendation is useful to you. Hope you all have a nice triip!
Sincerely,
Li Ming
参考译文
亲爱的朋友们：
听说你们这个月要来到北京，我感到非常高兴。作为这次旅行的组织者，我要向你们推荐长城这个景点。它是一处举世闻名的文化遗址，也是中国最著名的旅游胜地之一。
在两千多年以前，长城最初是用来防御敌人攻击的。长城像它的名字一样壮观，背后蕴含了古代人民的智慧，是中华文明的象征。我相信你们在第一眼看到它时，一定会被长城的美丽所吸引。
在游览期间，请不要在城墙上随意涂鸦，也不要乱扔垃圾。我希望我的推荐对你们有所帮助。预祝各位旅途愉快！
诚挚的，
李明
48、
Part B
48. Directions:
Write an essay based on the chart below. In your writing, you should
1) interpret the chart, and
2) give your comments.
You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
参考答案：
参考范文
As is explicitly depicted in the pie chart, the university students’ purposes of reading on the phone mainly fall into four categories, including learning, killing time, getting information and other unspecified purposes. Learning takes a comparatively large share, accounting for about 60%, while killing time is the runner-up, taking up 21.3% of the whole proportion. It is followed by getting information and other unspecified purposes, which occupy 17% and 2.2% respectively.
Apparently, college students read on their mobile phones with two main purposes: learning and leisure. But what are the reasons accounting for this situation? In the first place, recently China has been characterized by its speedy development in technology. Taking educational mobile apps as an example, they offer students many effective learning tools, which allows students to learn anytime and anywhere. Besides, confronted with stress from study, college students are prone to alleviate mental pressure through mobile phone reading. In addition, more and more undergraduates consider reading via mobile phone as a convenient way to obtain information.
In view of the arguments above, we can conclude that the current phenomenon is of no surprise. If college students can make better use of the advantages of phones, their future will be more promising.
参考译文
如图所示，某高校学生的手机阅读目的主要分为四类：学习知识、消磨时间、获取信息及其他目的。学习的占比相对较大，约为60%，而消磨时间位列第二，占21.3%。其次是获取信息和其他未指明的目的，分别占17%和2.2%。
可明显看出，大学生们使用手机阅读的目的主要有两个：学习和休闲。那么造成这种情况的原因是什么呢？首先，近年来，中国的技术发展迅速。以移动端教育APP为例，它们为学生们提供了很多有效的学习工具，让学生可以随时随地进行学习。而且，面对来自学业的压力，大学生更倾向于通过手机阅读来缓解心理压力。此外，越来越多的大学生认为手机阅读是获取信息的便捷途径。
鉴于上述论点，我们可以得出结论，目前这种现象是意料之中的情况。如果大学生能更充分地利用手机的优点，他们的未来将更加充满希望。
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