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AreyouChinesefilmfans?

OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andFlowersofShanghai.

DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?

Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890stothebeginningofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:

studentsandteachers,specialistsandfans,andsoon.

MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia（百科全书）ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.

IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.

Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.

Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!

21.Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably________.

A.theauthorof25NewTakes

B.atouristinthecinemabookstore

C.themanagerofthecinemabookstore

D.areaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinema

22.HowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakerrefertowhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage？

A.IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.

B.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.

C.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.

D.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'

sFrenchfilms.

24.Thepurposeofthespeakeris________.

A.tosatisfythecustomers'

varioustastes

B.tokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstore

C.toofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstars

D.totakethereadersintofilmproducers

B

DanielleSteel,America'

ssweetheart,isoneofthehardestworkingwomeninthebookbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchbeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodiveintothebook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.

DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduation,sheworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertisingindustries.Latershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:

390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesof"

MaxandMartha"

picturebooksforchildrentohelpthemdealwiththereal-lifeproblemofdeath,newbabiesandnewschools.Her1998bookaboutthedeathofherworkshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshadbeenmadeintofilms.SheislistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.

Notcontentwithabighouse,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge.DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresourceandhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroinesofherowninvention,herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.But,ifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwillandherinimitable（独特的）style.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.

25.DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthat________.

A.shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametime

B.sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabook

C.sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwriters

D.shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak

26.Childrenwhohaveread"

picturebooksmayknow________.

A.howtodealwithaffairsatschool

B.whattodoifMaxandMarthadie

C.whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamilies

D.howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses

27.OneofDanielleSteel'

sachievementsisthat________.

A.someTVplayswerebasedonherbooks

B.herpicturebooksattractedalotofyoungmen

C.oneofherbooksbecameabest-sellerin1998

D.shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords

28.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteel________.

A.livesanexcitinglife

B.valuesherreadersalot

C.writesaboutquietwomen

D.ispleasedwithherachievements

C

Whenwethinkofleadership,weoftenthinkofstrengthandpower.Butwhatarethesereally,andhowdotheyoperate?

Leadershiptodayisnotaboutforcingotherstodothings.Ifthisisevenpossible,itisshort-term,andtendstobackfire.Ifyouordersomeonetodosomethingagainsttheirwill,theymaydoitbecausetheyfeeltheymust,buttheangertheyfeelwilldomoreharminthelong-term,Theywillalsoexperiencefear.

Fearcausesthethinkingbraintoshutdown,makingthepersonunabletofunctionathisorherbest.Iftheyassociateyouwiththis

emotionoffear.Theywillbecomelessfunctionalaroundyou,andyouwillhavesucceededinnotonlyshootingyourselfinthefoot,butpossiblymakingaverygoodemployeeorpartnerunabletoperformeffectively.Fearhasnoplaceinleadership.

Thewayweinfluencepeopleinalastingwayisbyourowncharacter,andourunderstandinganduseofemotion.Wecanordersomeonetodosomething,whichmaybepartoftheworkday;

orwecanemploythemattheemotionallevel,sotheybecamefullydevotedtotheprojectsandprovidesomeoftheirownmotivation（积极性）.Today’sworkplaceisallaboutrelationships.

Anyoneworksharderinapositiveenvironmentinwhichtheyarerecognizedandvaluedasahumanbeingaswellasaworker.Everyoneproducesjustabitmoreforsomeonetheylike.Leadersunderstandthewaythingswork.Theyknowthepaycheckisnotthesinglemostmotivatingfactor（因素）intheworklifeofmostpeople.

Thetruestrengthofleadershipisaninnerstrengththatcomesfromtheconfidenceofemotionalintelligence―knowingyourownemotions,andhowtohandlethem,andthoseofothers.Developingyouremotionalintelligenceisthesinglebestthingyoucandoifyou

wanttodevelopyourrelationshipswithpeoplearoundyou,whichisthekeytotheleadershipskills.

29.Anemployeemayhaveafeelingof

fearintheworkplacewhen________.

A.heisforcedtodothingB.hecannotworkathisbest

C.hefeelshisbrainshutdownD.hethinksofhisworkastooheavy

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peopletendtoassociateleadershipwithfear.

B.Workingconditionsaffectpeople’sphysicalhealth.

C.Goodrelationshipisthekeytobusinesssuccess.

D.Smartpeoplearemorefunctionalintheworkplace.

31.Topositivelyinfluenceemployeesaleadershouldfirstofall________.

A.providebettersuggestionsB.develophisownpersonality

C.givehisemployeesapayriseD.hidehisownemotionoffear

32.Goodleadershipismainlyseeninaleader’sabilityto________.

A.provideagoodworkingenvironment

B.helpraiseemployee’slivingstandards

C.giveemployeesspecificinstructions

D.dealwiselywithemployees’emotions

D

AfewyearsagoIhadan"

aha!

"

momentregardinghandwriting.

Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear

maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.

Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal,friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkd

ayswerefilledwithlittleletters,andwerecognizedoneanother'

shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather'

soffice,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell，butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan'

tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

Idon'

tbuyit.

twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

33.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague'

shandwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwit