1、Anything worth ________ is worthy of ________ well.
A．doing; being done
B．doing; doing
C．to be done, to be done
D．to be done; being done
2、--- How about ______ plan to open a branch?
--- I should say it was ______ failure.
A．a; a B．a; / C．the; / D．the; a
3、 I had just settled in the new place and didn’t know ____________________.
A. what to expect B. what to be expected
C. how to expect D. how to be expected
4、You will miss the last bus ______ you hurry up.
A.because B.if C.unless D.until
5、 Hardly _ when they realized that it was too late to catch the last train．
A. the clock had struck twelve
B. the clock had been struck twelve
C. had the clock been struck twelve
D. had the clock struck twelve
6、Nowadays, people are __________ to smart phones so much that they even use them while driving.
A. applied B. related
C. addicted D. responded
7、All students want to enrich their knowledge, but I believe that most students today want that knowledge to be to their future careers.
A. relevant B. faithful
C. preferable D. sensitive
8、_________ to enter the country using a false passport, he was arrested by border guards.
A．Caught trying
B．Caught to try
C．Having caught trying
D．Being caught to try
9、---As is reported, retirement age should be put off immediately.
--- Easier said than done.We take___________all factors into consideration, we shall be faced with some other social problems.
A. unless B. until C. if D. once
10、For some unknown reasons, I don't feel I can trust him. Which of the following can best replace the underlined part?
A.Somehow B.Indeed C.Actually D.Unlikely
11、You are very ________ to be late again unless you get there by bus.
A．likely
B．possible
C．probable
D．proper
12、In the lecture, the professor told his students how to write an ______ of a graduate paper, expressing the main argument.
A. account B. abstract C. application D. address
13、(2014·江西)It was the middle of the night my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.
A.that B.as
C.which D.when
14、Word comes ________ free books will be given to anyone who comes first in this book fair.
A．which
B．that
C．what
D．where
15、He made ________a rule that everyone should arrive at the school at 6:00.
A．that
B．it
C．them
D．those
16、Time is pressing; it’s impossible for me to get there in an hour, ______ the possible delays.
A． accounting for B． answering for
C． allowing for D． heading for
17、If you really want to learn French, you just have to keep yourself to the language whenever you can.
A. exposed B. slided C. linked D. led
18、There is much chance ________ John will recover from his injury in time for the race.
A．that
B．which
C．if
D．until
19、She _______Mr White for two years.
A. married B. has been married to
C. married with D. has bee marrying
20、There are a great ______ flowers shown in the park and ______ people go to have a look.
A．plenty of; many
B．diversity of; many
C．diverse; many a
D．diversity; a few
21、How to Make Plans
Most people get seared when talking about planning or writing plans, 【1】, And you need to plan for success as planning redly works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to create effective plans is still a problem. Don’t worry, and just follow the steps below.
Step 1 【2】
What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you haven’t ended up where you thought you were going to end up, Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you haven’t done in the past. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now.
Step 2 Think about the What - Ifs
When you are building your plans, you should consider where you are going and make clear the What - Its, Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe, 【3】.
Step 3 Document the plans
When starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future 【4】. In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with all the key elements concerned, including details.
Step 4 Update the plans
According to your written plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and haven’t completed, 【5】, Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some days, planning will be getting simpler and easier.
A．Review historical plans
B．Make new plans immediately
C．Actually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned way
D．And you need to continue what you haven’t done and update it
E．Not all people can memorize every word they said and thought well
F．And what you should do next is to check your plan monthly or quarterly
G．For your benefits, you need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies（偶发事件）.
22、The majority of successful senior managers do not closely follow the classical rational (理性的) model of first clarifying goals, assessing the problem, formulating options, estimating likelihoods of success, making a decision, and only then taking action to carry out the decision. Rather, in their day-by-day tactical maneuvers(战术动作), these senior executives rely on what is vaguely termed intuition(直觉) to manage a network of interrelated problems that require them to deal with ambiguity, inconsistency, novelty, and surprise; and to integrate action into the process of thinking.
Generations of writers on management have recognized that some practicing managers rely heavily on intuition. In general, however, such writers display a poor grasp of what intuition is. Some see it as the opposite of rationality; others view it as an excuse for capriciousness(变化无常).
Isenberg's recent research on the cognitive processes of senior managers reveals that managers' intuition is neither of these. Rather, senior managers use intuition in at least five distinct ways. First,they intuitively sense when a problem exists. Second, managers rely on intuition to perform well-learned behavior patterns rapidly. This intuition is not arbitrary or irrational, but is based on years of painstaking practice and hands-on experience that build skills. A third function of intuition is to combine isolated bits of data and practice into an integrated picture. Fourth, some managers use intuition as a check on the results of more rational analysis. Most senior executives are familiar with the formal decision analysis models and tools, and those who use such systematic methods for reaching decisions are occasionally alert of solutions suggested by these methods which run counter to their sense of the correct course of action. Finally, managers can use intuition to bypass in-depth analysis and move rapidly to engender a plausible solution. Used in this way, intuition is an almost instantaneous cognitive process in which a manager recognizes familiar patterns.
One of the implications of the intuitive style of executive management is that thinking is inseparable from acting. Since managers often know what is right before they can analyze and explain it, they frequently act first and explain later. Analysis is tightly tied to action in thinking-acting cycles, in which managers develop thoughts about their companies and organizations not by analyzing a problematic situation and then acting, but by acting and analyzing in close concert.
Given the great uncertainty of many of the management issues that they face, senior managers often instigate (发起) a course of action simply to learn more about an issue. They then use the results of the action to develop a more complete understanding of the issue. One implication of thinking-acting cycles is that action is often part of defining the problem, not just of implementing the solution.
【1】Which of the following best describes the organization of the first paragraph?
A. An claim is made and a specific supporting example is given.
B. A conventional model is dismissed and an alternative introduced.
C. The results of recent research are introduced and summarized.
D. Two opposing points of view are presented and evaluated.
【2】Which of the following does the passage suggest about the writers on management mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. They have criticized managers for not following the classical rational model of decision analysis.
B. They have not based their analyses on a sufficiently large sample of actual managers.
C. They have misunderstood how managers use intuition in making business decisions.
D. They have drawn their conclusions on what managers say rather than on what managers do.
【3】According to the text, senior managers use intuition in all of the following ways EXCEPT to .
A. define clear goals
B. identify a problem
C. bring together diverse facts
D. speed up the creation of a solution to a problem
【4】Which of the following statements does the passage support?
A. Managers cannot justify their intuitive decisions
B. Managers' intuition works contrary to their rational and analytical skills.
C. Intuition enables managers to employ their practical experience more efficiently.
D. Managers relying on intuition are more successful than those relying on formal decision analysis.
23、Pirates: Romance and Reality
In the movies, pirates have exciting and adventurous lives. 【1】 Which aspects of the movie pirate are real, and which are invented?
A Pirate's Life
While movie pirates are men in search of adventure, the average pirate was usually trying to escape from a difficult life. Some were ex-sailors who were treated poorly on their ships. 【2】 They came from many different backgrounds. But on a pirate ship, equality was important. Men elected their captain and created the ship's rules together.
【3】
In movies, pirates have chests full of gold and piles of money stolen from other people. However.it was far more common for pirates to steal things like cloth, spices, and even medicine. They often sold these things. 【4】 They spent it as soon as they could on women and alcohol.
Pirate Style
Movie pirates often wear eye patches and have wooden legs. Many real pirates also looked like this. Why? 【5】 “Life at sea was hard and dangerous,” says David Moore, a maritime museum employee in the U.S. Disease was also common. For these reasons, some pirates lost eyes and legs.
A.Pirate Heaven
B.Pirate Treasure
C.One reason was the poor living conditions.
D.Others were escaped slaves who wanted their freedom.
E.But what was life actually like for an 18th-century pirate?
F.The men also divided the income from stolen goods fairly.
G.Also, unlike movie pirates, real pirates didn't bury their money.
24、 Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again. Everyone from Amazon to Silicon Valley startups is trying to lines in retail stores.
Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence to see what you've taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some startups are closely copying Amazon's approach to using AI-powered cameras fixed in ceilings. But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts. These companies have added cameras and sensors to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve placed in them. A built-in scale weighs items, in case you have to pay by the pound for an item. Customers pay by entering a credit card, or through an online payment system. When a customer exits the store, a green light on the shopping cart indicates that their order is complete, and they’re charged.
The startups behind the smart carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazom's Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co-founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Go is too expensive to use in a large format grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve have said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said he’s finding increased interest from retailers given Amazon’s steady expansion of Go since opening the first store in Seattle in 2018. “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something,” Siddiqui said. “They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.”
Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customer privacy and the impact on jobs. Beshry notes that the cameras in his shopping cart point down into the cart, so only a customer’s hand and part of their arm will be captured on camera.
【1】What do we know about the smart shopping carts?
A.They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings.
B.They can tell customers where to find what they want.
C.They flash the green light when the order is cancelled.
D.They are able to recognize purchases placed in them.
【2】What does Beshry think of the technology applied in Amazon’s Go stores?
A.It is far more expensive than their shopping carts.
B.It may increase the cost of running a store greatly.
C.It has attracted many more retailers than before.
D.It is likely to help retailers to think differently.
【3】What is the best title for the text?
A.The New Technology Promotes Retail Sales
B.AI-powered Cameras Are Used in Retail Stores
C.Smart Shopping Carts Will Let You Skip the Line
D.Artificial Intelligence Affects the Future Job Market
25、Though my grandfather, whom I called Papaw, was a farmer, my Mamaw would iron his work clothes happily every day. As the years passed, I began to question this ________. Why in the world did Papaw need his work clothes ________? Most days, he never saw anyone but me and maybe a few other ________ living around.
One day when I was about 13, I ________ Mamaw about it. I wanted to know why she thought it ________ to spend time pressing clothes that were rarely ________. She told me that Papaw was the most ________ man in the world and the ________ of her life. She loved every ________ she got to show him off and make the rest of the world ________ her good luck.
Later that day, I looked ________ at Papaw. He sure didn’t look all that handsome to me. For example, his hair was ________ on top, so that he was almost bald (秃顶). So I asked Mamaw about it again. She gave me a girlish smile, the ________ you don’t expect grandmothers to be able to ________ at their age.
“You just aren’t looking in the ________ light. He has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. His ________ is so calming that everyone wants to hear him talk.”
She ________, “I want him to feel beautiful. I ironed his clothes every day.________ for all these years, he has made me feel beautiful. I want him to look the part every day.”
The years went on. I ________ to realize, when I was probably 30, what ________ really was—it was Mamaw ironing Papaw’s clothes.
【1】A. practice B. phenomenon C. policy D. attitude
【2】A. washed B. changed C. ironed D. sewed
【3】A. tourists B. farmers C. firemen D. volunteers
【4】A. asked B. informed C. warned D. reminded
【5】A. lucky B. easy C. necessary D. popular
【6】A. designed B. repaired C. seen D. sold
【7】A. honest B. handsome C. inspiring D. intelligent
【8】A. rule B. mirror C. love D. example
【9】A. idea B. effort C. benefit D. chance
【10】A. accept B. envy C. find D. have
【11】A. closely B. secretly C. patiently D. regularly
【12】A. curly B. white C. thin D. long
【13】A. impression B. interest C. intention D. kind
【14】A. earn B. observe C. express D. explain
【15】A. same B. right C. real D. new
【16】A. world B. voice C. reaction D. speech
【17】A. regretted B. repeated C. continued D. waited
【18】A. so B. until C. but D. because
【19】A. happened B. longed C. came D. afforded
【20】A. beauty B. life C. answer D. belief
26、上周末Anna去商店购物。下面四幅图描述的是Anna购物后回家时在路上所发生的事。请以“What an Unlucky Day”为题写一篇短文。
参考词汇：
出故障 break down 经过 pass by
What an Unlucky Day
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