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成人高考英语试题及答案高起点

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MakingMoreMoneyatWork

CNN'sGerriWillisoffersfivetipsonhowtofattenyourpaycheck.

ByGerriWillisJanuary6,2006:

2:

41PMEST（EST＝easternstandardtime〔美国〕东部时间。

）

NEWYORK（CNNM）-Whileeveryoneelseisouttoloseweightorpayoffthosecreditcards,whatifyourgoalistojustmakemoremoney?

●CNN-CableNewsNetwork

●Tips（on/aboutsth.）（有关…的）点子、主意、劝告

⏹Ifyoutakemytipyouwillmakealotofmoney.

⏹GerriWillisoffersfivetipsonhowtofattenyourpaycheck.

⏹fromtiptotoe彻头彻尾，完完全全

⏹haveatthetipsofone'sfingers精通；（在手头）随时可以使用

⏹on[at]thetipofone'stongue（想说的话）已到舌尖，险些要说出

●loseweight减肥

●Whatif…倘若…将会怎样；即使…又有什么要紧

●Whatifyourgoalistojustmakemoremoney?

=Whatwillyoudoifyourgoalistojustmakemoremoney?

●Whatifhedoesn’tcome?

Whatshallwedoifhedoesn’tcome?

●Whatifit’strue?

Evenifit’strue,doesitmatter?

●payoff

⏹paysomeoneoff -Lit.topaywhatisowedtoaperson.

●Ican'tpayyouoffuntilWednesdaywhenIgetmypaycheck.

●IhavetousethismoneytopayoffSarah.

⏹paysomeoneoff -Fig.tobribesomeone;togivesomeonemoneyillegallytogetthemtodowhatyouwant贿赂

●MaxaskedLeftyifhehadpaidthecopsoffyet.Leftypaidoffthecopsontime.

●Thepairhadpaidofflocalpolicetoprotecttheirdrug-sellingoperation.

⏹paysomethingoff-topayallofadebt;topaythefinalpaymentforsomethingboughtoncredit.

●ThismonthI'llpaythecaroff.Didyoupayoffthegasbillyet?

●Ittookhersixyearstopayoffherstudentloan.

●IguessIcanaffordanewcar,butit'salotofmoneyandit'snoteasytopayitoff.

⏹payoff-toyieldprofits;toresultinbenefits.

●Myinvestmentinthosestockshasreallypaidoff.

●ThetimeIspentinschoolpaidoffinlateryears.

⏹payoff-toresultinsuccess

●Ihopeallthishardworkpaysoff.

●creditcards信用卡

Intoday'sFiveTipswe'regoingtogiveyouthe（skill）downlow（secret）ongettingmoremoolah（informaltermsformoney）inyourpaycheck.

1）Comparethebottomline

Beforeyougoaskingforaraise,youhavetoknowwhereyoustandontheplayingfield.Researchthegoingrate.

●thebottomline

1）themostimportantfactinasituation最基本的事实

●Thebottomlineisthatpeople'shealthisatriskiftheysmoke.

2）thetotalamountofmoneythatabusinessmakesorloses账本底线；盈亏一览结算线

●Thebottomlineiswhatcountsinmostcompaniesthesedays.

●Hekeepsacarefuleyeonthebottomline.

3）Sb’sbottomline-thelowestpricesomeonewillaccept,orthegreatestchangetheyarepreparedtoacceptwhentheyaretryingtoreachanagreementwithsomeoneelse.某人的底线；某人可接受的最大变化

●Wehavetofindoutwhattheterrorists’bottomlineis.

●theplayingfield-thecircumstancesunderwhichcompetitionoccurs竞技场

●goingrate-thecurrentrateorthecurrentchargesforsomething.现行汇/利率；现行收费标准

⏹Thegoinginterestrateforyouraccountis10percent.

⏹Ourbabysitterchargesusthegoingrate.

CheckoutonlineserviceslikeS.Onthissiteyoucanalsogetmorein-depthpersonalsalaryreportsfrom$30-$80thatincludebonusinformationandsalarytips.

●checkoutsomebody/somethingalsochecksomebody/somethingout-todiscoverthefactsaboutsomeoneorsomething检查；调查；核实

●NotoneoftheplacesIcheckedoutseemedrightforthewedding.

●Wecheckedouthisstory,andhisbosssayshereallywasatworkthatday.

●Shesaiditwasagoodmoviesowethoughtwe'dcheckitoutourselves.

●in-depth-detailedandthorough详细的；深入的；彻底的。

anin-depthstudy深入的研究

TheBureauofLaborStatisticsisalsoagoodwaytogetanideaofthoseinyourfieldandgeographicregion.Lookatwww.bls.govandsearchbyareaandoccupationandyou'llbeabletoseetheaveragehourlyandannualsalaryofspecificjobs.

●Getanideaof-learnabout;know对…有所了解

2）Tootyourownhorn

We'veallbeentaughtthevirtuesofmodesty.Butifyou'relookingtomakeacaseformoremoney,youhavetoshowoffalittle.

●thevirtuesofmodesty谦虚的美德

●makeacasefor-提出充分的理由

Youneedtomakeacaseforyoursuggestionsbeforeyoucangetthemapproved.在你的建议得到批准之前，你必须提出充分的理由。

●showoff-todosomethingtoattractattentiontoyourself炫耀；卖弄

⏹Heshowsoffallthetime,andyouwonderifhe'severjustaregular,realperson.

⏹Pleasestopshowingoff!

Youembarrassme.

⏹Johnisalwaysshowingofftohisgirlfriend.

●

Createaportfolioofyourachievements.Trytousenumberandexactfigureswhenpossible,likeyoumanagedastaffoftwelveoryouincreasedsalesby25%.Usewordslike"First"and"highest"and"best."

Aftereachaccomplishmentaskyourselfhowthishelpedthecompany.Afterall,that'swhatyoursupervisorisinterestedin.

●accomplishment-theactionofaccomplishingsomething成绩；成就；完成的工作

●lookto

looktosomeoneorsomething（forsomething）-toexpectsomeoneorsomethingtosupplysomething.指望…

●Childrenlooktotheirparentsforhelp.

●Tomlookedtothebankforaloan.

looktodosomething-toexpectorplantodosomething期望

●Inthefollowingyear,Columbialookedtoexpanditsoperationsineitherfilmorradio.

Ifaraiseseemsoutofthequestion,askaboutabonusinstead.AccordingtoarecentstudybyHewittAssociates（美国翰威特咨询公司）,amajorityofcompaniesaregoingtobecuttingbackonannualraisesandrelyingmoreonbonuses.

●Outofthequestion-impossible不可能

●Isataxincreasestilloutofthequestion?

●inquestion-Underconsiderationordiscussion讨论之中的，考虑之中的

●outofquestion-unquestionably.毫无疑问

●cutback（onsomething）-toreducetheuse,amount,orcostofsomething.减少；削减

⏹Youareallgoingtohavetocutbackonwaterusage.

⏹Yousimplymustcutbackonofficeexpenses

3）Bemorelikeable

Rememberwhenwetoldyouthatyoushouldgotoallthoseholidayparties?

Wehopeyoulistened.

Beinglike-ablearoundcolleaguesgoesalongwayincareeradvancement,accordingtoarecentstudy.

●goalongway大有作用（效果，影响，）帮助;成功

goalongway-beadequateforawhileortoacertainextent

●Mrs.Fiedlermakesalittlemoneygoalongway.

●Thankyou,yourgenerousgiftwillgoalongwaytowardshelpingtobuildthechildren'shospital.

●Ifyousaythatsomeonewillgoalongway,youmeanthattheywillbesuccessful

●Thatgirlwillgoalongway,I'msure.

goalongwaytoward/indoingsomething -Fig.almosttosatisfyspecificconditions;tobealmostright.

●Thismachinegoesalongwaytowardmeetingourneeds.

●Yourplanwentalongwayinhelpinguswithourproblem.

Infact,beingwell-likedismoreimportantthanbeingcompetent.IntheHarvardBusinessReview（哈佛商业评论）study,peopledidn'twanttoworkwithsomeonewhoisdisliked,nomatterhowskilledtheyare.

●competent-havingsufficientskill,knowledge,etc.;capable胜任的；有能力的；能干的；

●Hewasaloyalandverycompetentcivilservant（公务员）.

●Idon'tfeelcompetenttodealwithamedicalemergency（急诊）.

Sohowcanyouboostyourlikeabilityfactoratwork?

AccordingtoTimSanders,theauthorof"TheLikeabilityFactor",thereareafewpracticalthingsyoucanworkontoboostyouremotionalintelligence.

●workon-toexerteffortinordertodo,make,orperformsomething致力于，从事于

●emotionalintelligence情商

Tobeginwith,stopcriticizingpeople,insteadcriticizeoutcomes.Youshouldalsobesmarterwithe-mailrecommendsSanders.Don'thitreplyall,hesays,andneversendane-mailwhenyou'remad.Keepitinyourdraftfolderuntilthenextdayandchancesareyouwon'tsendit.Andfinally,don'tforgetyoursmile.Overhalfofyourpersonalityisvisuallydetermined.

●chancesareyouwon’tsendit-（probablyyouwon’tsendit）很可能

●personality个性；性格；人的特征

●visually-withrespecttovision凭直觉地；直观地；

4）Findthehotjobs

Thebeginningoftheyearisagoodtimetolookforjobs,saysJohnChallenger,CEOofcareeroutsourcingcompany.Justaspeoplemaybelookingtoimprovethemselves,companiesarealsolookingtoexpandtheirbusinessandtakelesserrisks.

Ifyouthinkit'stimeforanewjob,think（consider）healthcare."Thisisthestrongest,mostconsistentareaforjobgrowth,"saysChallenger.

consistent-

1 ）（with）inagreement（with）一致的

Thetwostatementsarenotconsistent.

Thesecondstatementisnotconsistentwiththefirst.

2） always（acting,thinkingorhappening）accordingtothesamerulesorprinciples;thesameorregular始终如一的

Hewasconsistentinhisattitude.

Othergoodareastolookforjobsincludetechnologyandinternationalfields."Withincreasingglobalization,knowinganotherlanguageisveryvaluable,"hesaid.

●globalization[,ɡləubəlai'zeiʃən]n.全球性；全球化

5）Test-DriveaDreamJob

Ifyouhavetheluxury（奢望）ofpursuingyourdreamjob,thinkabouttest-drivingacareer...foraprice.

YoucanbetrainedasapastrychefandworkasachocolatierinPortlandOregonfortwodays.For$349youcanbeaninnkeeperataBedandBreakfastforaday.Ifyoufancyvintagecars,youcanbeacarrestorerinDetroitforagrand.

●luxury['lʌkʃəri;'lʌɡʒəri]

●pastry['peistri]面制糕点；apastrychef西式糕点主厨

●chocolatier[tʃɔkələ'tiə]Onewhomakesorsellschocolate.

●Oregon['ɔriɡən;-ɡɔn]俄勒冈州（美国西北部州

●innkeeper['inki:

pə]n.旅店老板；客栈掌柜

●BedandBreakfast供住宿及次晨早餐的旅馆

●vintage['vintidʒ]老式的；过时的vintagecars老爷车

●grand[ɡrænd][美国俚语]一千美元

●restorer[ri'stɔ:

rə]修复者

●Detroit[di'trɔit]底特律

Andthismaybeawaytofigureoutifyourdreamjobisreallythatdreamyafterall.Accordingtothecompanyonlyafewpeoplehaveactuallyfollowedthroughwiththeirvacationandmadetheirdreamjobareality.

●figuresomeoneorsomethingout

1）tobegintocomprehendso