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(8)Weweremovingtoanewstateaftermyhusbandhadbeenoutofworkformanymonthsandwehadnomoney.Infactwehadtoborrowmoneytoreachourdestinationtown.Anywayitwasmyhusbandtwoboysagedfourandtwoandmyselfsevenmonthspregnant怀孕inanoldVolvostationwagon.Wehadbeendrivingfortwodaysinthemiddleofwinterthatcar’sheaterdidn’tworkandwehadtakenaroutethatwasverydesolate.Therewasnothingaroundformiles-nocarsbuildingsorsignsofcivilization.Suddenlyourcarstartedlosingpowerandthegauges汽油表wentalloutoforder.Wesawalightinthedistanceandmanagedtorolltoastopinfrontofthispropertythatlookedlikeasmallsimplehouse.OurcellphoneshadnotgottenreceptionformanymilesanditwasfreezingoutsidesoIdidn’tknowifweweregoingtomakeitoutofthissituationalive.Myhusbandgotoutofthecartoseeiftherewassomethinghecoulddotogetusrollingagainbutitwasnotlookinggood.Ashortwhilelateramancameoutofthehouseandspokewithmyhusbandabitbeforeinvitingusallintohishome.Heandhiswifetookusinfedusandmadeusfeelathomeaswestruggledtofindsomewaytogettoourdestinationwhichwasstillafewhours’driveaway.Wewereabletocallafriendandgetarideleavingourbrokencarbehindbutnotbeforethecouplegaveusfoodandwaterforourjourney.Oneweeklaterthisdearsweetcouplepulledourcarallthewaytoourplaceandrefusedtotakeanythinginreturnexceptforustopayitforward-andwehaveandwillcontinuetodoitforever.
1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthefamily________.A.hadahopelessfutureB.wasinfinancialdifficultyC.sufferedfromapanycrashD.wantedtoturntotheirrelativesforhelp
2.Theunderlinedword“desolate”probablymean________.A.desertedB.advancedC.smoothD.muddy
3.Knowingthatthewagonhadbrokendowntheauthor________.A.calledherfriendseveralmilesawayforhelpB.stoppedthecarinfrontofasimpleservicestationC.wasafraidthattheycouldn’toverethedifficultyD.encouragedherhusbandandchildrentobeconfident
4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthefamily___________.A.gotoutoftheirfinancialdifficultyB.metwithmoretroublesafterthatC.camebacktothankthecouplewhohadhelpedthemD.followedthecouple’sexampleinreturnfortheirhelp1-4BACDElectriccarsaredirty.Infactnotonlyaretheydirtytheymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissions(排放)vehicles”butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricityesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthefewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcellswegetourelectricityfromgenerators(发电机).Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoaloilbutalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地热的)plantsaswellbutbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwordsthose“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.Itsjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniagreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeitit’snothappening.”Gasolineisanunbelievablyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricityyouwasteanicepartofthatenergymostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegeneratorthroughthetransmissionlinesetc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswontgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermalorhydroorsolarorwindthenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpoliticaltechnicalandeconomicreasonswedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inadditionelectriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill(垃圾)andfinallywhencarsarethepollutersthepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplantthoughallthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedbutittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.
5.WhatisthemainideaofthepassageA.ElectriccarsarenotcleanatallB.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredonesC.Peoplehavedoubtsaboutelectriccars’batteriesD.Gasolineisaneffectivewaytopoweravehicle
6.Theunderlinedwords“beclueless”mean___________A.knownothingB.haveconfidenceC.feelexcitedD.bepleased
7.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________A.notlessthan25milesB.asfaras50milesC.asfaras25milesD.notmorethan25miles
8.Accordingtothepassageelectriccars__________A.aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB.burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC.areverygoodatcleaningupD.arepoisonousforalongtime参考答案5-8AADBCSulemanDawoodSchoolofBusinessBeeapartofthemunitydedicatedtoexcellenceandknowledgecreation.LahoreUniversityofManagementScienceisapremierinstitutionknownforitsacademyexcellence.Itoffersadiverserangeofundergraduategraduateanddoctoralprogramsintheareasofmanagementputerscienceputerengineeringeconomicslawandsocialscience.•SulemanDawoodSchoolofBusinessSDSBoftheUniversityisrecognizedasoneofthemostprestigious有声望的businessschoolsintheregion.SDSBoffersprogramsatthegraduateMBAEMBAandtheundergraduateBScAccountingandFinancelevelsandalsooffersexecutiveeducation执行教育.Theschoolisnowreadytolaunchaworld-classPhDprogramme.Faculty全体员工PositionsWitharecordmajorsponsorshipSDSBisembarkingon着手amajorexpansionandislookingforhighlypetentfacultymembersmittedtostudentdevelopmentandresearch.BothpermanentandvisitingfacultypositionsareavailableattheProfessorAssociateProfessorandAssistantProfessorlevels.CandidateswithaPhDfromareputeduniversityandatrackrecordofacademicexcellencewillbepreferred.SubjectAreas•Accounting•InformationSystemsandE-business•Finance•Strategy•Markegy•Marketing•SupplyChainManagement•ProductionandOperationsWhyJoinLUMS•Opportunityforprofessionalgrowthanddevelopment•State-of-the-artteachingandresearchfacilities•Connectionswithothercentersofacademicexcellenceabroad•Opportunitytohelpshapethefutureofeducationandresearchintheregion•Highqualitystudentintake•Aninstitutemittedtomeritandexcellence•Facultyrecruited(征募fromthefinestuniversitiesoftheworld•Cultureofopenness•petitiveremuneration报酬package•Excellenceon-campushousingfacilitiesforfacultymembersApplicantsshouldforwardtheirletterofinterestanddetailedcurriculumvitae个人简历withapassportsizephotographtothefollowingaddress;ConvenorSDSBFacultySearchmitteeSulemanDawoodSchoolofBusinessLahoreUniversityofManagementScienceOppositeSectorUD.H.A.LahorePakistanEmail:sdsbfacultyiobs@lums.edu.pkURL lums.edu.pk
9.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat_.A.SDSBisknownforitsacademicexcellenceB.SDSBisoneoftheschoolsinLUMSC.LUMSisoneofthemostfamousbusinessschoolsintheregionD.SDSBoffersadiverserangeofprogramsintheareasofmanagement
10.WhydoesSDSBneedfacultymembersA.Theschoolneedspermanentandvisitingfacultypositions.B.Thefacultyisrecruitedfromthefinestuniversitiesoftheworld.C.Theschoolneedsstate-of-the-artteachingandresearchfacilities.D.Theschoolismakinganexpansionthankstosomemajorsponsorship.
11.IfyoujoinedLUMSyouwould____.A.studySupplyChainManagementB.havehighqualityteacherintakeC.havetheopportunityforprofessionalgrowthanddevelopmentD.getaPhDfromareputeduniversity参考答案9-11BDCDFrombankerstofactorystaffemployeesintheWestfaceacoldprospectoflosingtheirjobsasaglobalrecession衰退startstobite.ForcolleaguesintheEastthepainismorelikelytoethroughapaycut.HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsianpaniestryhardertopreservejobsindifficulttimeswhichwillpreventunemploymentandmayhelpAsianeconomiessurviveatatimeofslowingexports.TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforpaniestorecoverquicklyfromtheeconomicdownturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaffbutbuildupamoreloyalanddevotedgroup.IntheConfucianmindset儒家思想therightthingtodoistosharetheburdenwhichisthesenseofcollectiveresponsibility.WhileintheWestitsmoreaboutindividualsurvivalsaidMichaelBenolielassociateprofessoroforganizationalbehavioratSingaporeManagementUniversitySMU.IncontrastlocalWesternpaniesfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoffworkersbythethousandsbutattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationalsorwesternunitsofAsiangroupsjobcutswillprobablybelesssevere.Japansjoblessratewas4percentinSeptemberupfrom
3.8percentinJanuarywhileHongKongswasflatat
3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto
6.3percentlastmonthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEastandWestthegapwillnarrowasmorefirmsbeemoremultinationalandpetitionforcesfirmstoadoptthebestpracticesofrivals对手fromabroad.
12.Theunderlinedwordprospectinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.futureB.sceneC.weatherD.place
13.paredwithjobcutspaycutscanbringthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat_________.A.itshelpfultotheeconomyrecoveryB.itcanformateamworkingharderandmoreloyallyC.itwillkeeptheexperiencedandskilledworkersD.itcoststhepanylessmoneytosurvive
14.AccordingtoMichaelBenolieltheConfucianmindsetfocuseson_________.A.humanrightsB.personalprofitsC.sharingresponsibilityD.individualsurvival
15.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.thedifficultiesallthepaniesaroundtheworldwillmeetwithtodayB.thedifferentlaborsolutionsofAsianandWesterninglobalrecessionC.thewaystocutdownthecostofthepaniesineconomicdownturnD.theculturaldifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternworldatpresent参考答案12-15ADCB。