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英语试题及答案
英语试题及答案
I.ReadingComprehension
PassageOne
Ifleadership,basicallyspeaking,consistsofgettingthingsdonethroughothers,thenpersuasionisoneoftheleader’sessentialtools.Manyexecutiveshaveassumedthatthistoolisbeyondtheirgrasp,availableonlytothecharismatic(有魅力的)andtheeloquent.Overthepastseveraldecades,though,experimentalpsychologistshavelearnedwhichmethodsreliablyleadpeopletocompromise,dissent,orchange.Theirresearchshowsthatpersuasionisgovernedbyseveralprinciplesthatcanbetaughtandapplied.
Thefirstprincipleisthatpeoplearemorelikelytofollowsomeonewhoissimilartothemthansomeonewhoisnot.Wisemanagers,then,enlistpeerstohelpmaketheircases.Second,peoplearemorewillingtocooperatewiththosewhoarelikethemaswellasthosewholikethem.Soit’sworththetimetouncoverrealsimilaritiesandoffergenuinepraise.
D)persuasionisofnouse
2.Thepsychologists’researchshowsthat________.
A)persuasionisbeyondaveragepeople’sgrasp
B)persuasioncanbelearned
C)peopletendtoignoretheimportanceofpersuasion
D)peoplearebornwiththeabilitytopersuade
3.Accordingtothepassage,peoplearelesswillingtoworktogetherwith________.
A)thosewhoaredifferentfromthem
B)theirrelativesandfriends
C)thosewholikethem
D)theirclassmatesandteachers
4.Theauthorwarnsthemanager________.
A)tohaveanypromisemadebyotherswrittendown
B)nottobreaktheirpromises
C)tomakepromisesexplicitlyandwillingly
D)tohelppeoplekeeptheirpromises
5.Theexecutivescanstrengthentheirposition________.
A)eveniftheydon’thaveanyexpertise
B)iftheyknowsomethingunknowntotheirsubordinates
C)iftheyhavemorecommodities
D)eveniftheydon’tknowhowtopersuade
PassageTwo
Tradesecretescovereverythingthatpatentscover,andmuchmore.Atradesecretisknowledge,whichmayincludebusinessknowledgeortechnicalknowledge,thatiskeptsecretforthepurposeofgaininganadvantageinbusinessoverone’scompetitors.Customerlists,sourcesofsupplyofscarcematerial,orsourcesofsupplywithfasterdeliveryorlowerpricesmaybetradesecrets.Certainly,secretprocesses,formulas,techniques,manufacturingknow-how,advertisingschemes,marketingprograms,andbusinessplansareallprotectable.
Thereisnostandardofinventiontomeetasthereiswithapatent.Iftheideaisnewinthiscontext,ifitissecretwithrespecttothisparticularindustryorproduct,thenitcanbeprotectedasatradesecret.Unlikepatents,trademarks,andcopyrights,thereisnoformalprocedureforobtainingtradesecretprotection.Protectionisestablishedbythenatureofthesecretandtheefforttokeepitsecret.
Atradesecretisprotectedeternallyagainstdisclosurebyallthosewhohavereceiveditinconfidenceandallwhowouldobtainitbytheftforaslongastheknowledgeorinformationiskeptsecret.Incontrasttopatentprotection,therearenostatutory(法定的)requirementsfornoveltyorrestrictionsonthesubjectmatter.
Thedisadvantageoftradesecretscomparedwithpatentsisthatthereisnoprotectionagainstdiscoverybyfairmeans,suchasaccidentaldisclosureandindependentinventions.Manyimportantinventions,suchasthelaserandtheairplane,weredevelopedmoreorlesssimultaneouslybydifferentpersons.Tradesecretprotectionwouldnotpermitthefirstinventortopreventthesecondandsubsequentinventorsfromexploitingtheinventionasapatentwould.
6.Comparedwithpatents,tradesecrets________.
A)areeasiertoprotectB)shouldmeetcertainstandardofinvention
C)needstatutorysupportD)coveralargerscope
7.________isatradesecret.
A)MinMcDonaldB)Anemploymentcontract
C)AManualofVolkswagonD)Formula
8.Theprotectionof________becomeseffectivewithoutanyformalprocedure.
A)tradesecretsB)patentsC)copyrightsD)trademarks
9.Atradesecretdoesn’thavetobesomething________.
A)novelB)uniqueC)complicatedD)useful
10.Unlikepatents,________.
A)tradesecretscanbeobtainedbyothersillegally
II.VocabularyandStructure
11.Evennow,WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)specialistsarenotcompletelysurethatthecoronavirus(冠状病毒),whichtheyhaveidentifiedinpatients,isthesolecause,andtherearemany_____featuresaboutthemethodoftransmission.
A)intriguingB)shinyC)puzzlingD)aggressive
12.InthesummerJimandIhavebreakfastoutonthe_____.
A)avenueB)cabinC)openD)patio
13.Thetroopswereina(n)_____position,completelyexposedtoattackfromtheair.
A)remarkableB)graveC)vulnerableD)indispensable
14.Hecamebacktothetentverylateand_____inassilentlyashecould.
A)creptB)skiedC)flutteredD)wandered
15.Allthepathsacrossthepark_____atthemaingate.
A)convergeB)transformC)departD)diverge
16.Itissurprisingsuchacriminalshould_____agreatscholar.
A)passforB)regardasC)singleoutD)boastas
17.Thisnationhasdefeatedtyrants,_____deathcampsandraisedthislampoflibertytoeverycaptiveland.
A)overseenB)enforcedC)liberatedD)unsung
18.Be_____.Ourcountryisstrong.Andourcauseisevenlargerthanourcountry.Oursisthecauseofhumandignity:
freedomguidedbyconscience,andguardedbypeace.
A)diligentB)preparedC)capableD)confident
19.Thatstoryhastoomanygapsinitto_____.
A)makesenseB)makeitC)makelikeD)makeover
20.TheBushadministrationsaysthetaxcutswillgivetheU.S.economyandtheworldeconomyabadlyneededboostandthefastergrowthwillhelplowerU.S._____deficitsinthecomingyears.
A)tariffB)statisticsC)budgetD)existence
21.ThedevelopmentandresearchofTMD(ThreatMissileDefenceSystem)doesnot_____thetrendofthetimes.
A)resultinB)gowithC)standupD)headfor
22.Insurancecompaniesblamerisingmedicalbillsforhigh_____costs.
A)policyB)painfulC)householdD)guarantee
23.AdherencetotheprincipleofoneChinaisthebasisand_____forpeacefulreunification.
A)premiseB)settlementC)commitmentD)arrangement
24.J.PMorganCanadasaidthespreadoftheSARSviruscouldslashupto1.5_____pointsoffApril-JunegrowthinCanada.
A)percentageB)undergrowthC)commitmentD)recovery
25.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved.“Nothing_____,”shereplied.
A)asaresultB)inparticularC)onbalanceD)atthatpoint
26.You’vegotsomethinginyoureye–try_____youreyesafewtimes.
A)orbitingB)blinkingC)sprayingD)diverging
27.Hispersistentmoaningabouthispersonalproblemshasbeenreally_____melately.
A)buggingB)enforcingC)transformingD)compelling
28.Thefactoryworkersallstarworkingat8:
00a.m.and_____at3:
00p.m.
A)headforB)takeoffC)closeinD)knockoff
29.TheU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedabillthismonthmakingonlinegamblingafederalcrime.Criticsoftheindustrysaythecrackdownis_____.
A)onasmallscaleB)atriskC)onthelatchD)longoverdue
30.Theparentssaidtheywouldonnoaccount_____intheironlychildthesmallestdegreeofarrogance.
A)authorizeB)convergeC)recommendD)adopt
III.Cloze(10%)
Theexpression“lameduck”,canbeheardinalmostanyAmericantownorcity,especiallywherepeoplediscusspolitics.Mostoften,theyuseitto_31_apoliticianwhohascometotheendofhispower–aCongressman,forexample,whohasafewmoreweeksinofficeandwill_32_beoutofajob.
Thereareanumberofideas_33_where“lameduck”camefrom,_34_thepictureisclearenough–aduckthathasitswingsclipped,oritsweb-feetinjured,andcan_35_walkorwaddlelikeahealthyone.
ThetermseemstohavecreptintotheAmericanlanguagesometimeafterthe_36_warof1861-1865.Oneexplanationisthatitcamefromthelanguageofhunterswhofeltthatitwasfoolishto_37_powderortimeonadeadduck.Andalameduck–evenasittingduck–iscloseto_38_adeadduck.Anotherexplanation,however,saysthattheexpressioncame_39_England.Thereitwasusedtodescribeamanwholostallhis_40_instocks,wascleanedoutandcouldnotpayhisdebts.Hecouldnonothing_41_waddleofflikealameduck.And–sothestorygoes–peopleshowed_42_mercyforthepoorfellow.
ButintheUnitedStatespeopletookthephrasetodescribeacongressmanwho_43_togetreelectedbutstillhadalittletimeleftinofficeuntilhissuccessorwasswornin.
Intime,theexpressionwasusedinabroader_44_,generallydescribinganyman_45_daysofpowerwerecomingtoanend.IthasoftenbeenusedtodescribethepositionofanAmericanpresidentinthelasttwoyearsorsoofhissecond_46_.Itisadifficulttimeforhim,whenCongressisreadyto_47_himateveryturn.
ItmayrefusetoworkwithhimsimplybecausehisdaysintheWhiteHousearenumbered._48_sunissetting.Itisnotahappytime.Itislikeoldagecomingon.Andpeople,likeanimals,arecrueltolameducks,readyto_49_themout.Theireyesarealreadyturnedtowardthenewleader,thenewmanin_50_.
31.A)promoteB)judgeC)rewardD)describe
32.A)thenB)alsoC)thusD)already
33.A)ontoB)aboveC)toD)asto
34.A)forB)sinceC)althoughD)once
35.A)usuallyB)nolongerC)ofcourseD)still
36.A)nationalB)wordC)civilD)country
37.A)saveB)wasteC)utilizeD)consume
38.A)beB)pretendingC)beingD)taming
39.A)toB)ou