A.North Americans value punctuality more than Latin Americans.
B.To be late for an appointment is not an appropriate behavior in a Latin American cultur
e
C.A North American tends to come for his / her appointments a little bit lat
e
D.There is a common standard to determine what is early and what is lat
E.
A.North Americans value punctuality more than Latin Americans.
B.To be late for an appointment is not an appropriate behavior in a Latin American cultur
e
C.A North American tends to come for his / her appointments a little bit lat
e
D.There is a common standard to determine what is early and what is lat
E.
II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. 注意:请在答题处填入相应的字母编号!字母一定要大写! In its 11____________ survey of U.S. college students, the research firm Universum USA asked its more than 60,000 respondents to 12____________ the characteristics they associate with dream employers, and 13____________ down the results into seven personality types. Careerists are looking for a 14____________ brand name and employers who 15____________ only the best and brightest; entrepreneurs want to work for fast-growing companies with a 16____________ work environment; explorers are looking for challenging work and a 17____________ of assignments; harmonizers are seeking work / life balance and 18____________ employment; hunters are attracted by competitive base salaries and good 19____________ for future earnings; idealists are 20____________ to friendly work environments and high ethical standards; and leaders want leadership opportunities and mentors. A) secure E) recruit I) mood M) prospects B) consequently F) broke J) annual N) prestigious C) identify G) creative K) variety O) tended D) depressing H) classified L) drawn 11. ____________
II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. 注意:请在答题处填入相应的字母编号!字母一定要大写! College isn't the only place where information exists. You can learn in a library. But somebody handing you a book doesn't 11________ foster learning. You want to learn with other people, ask questions, try out ideas and have a way to 12________ your ability. It usually takes more than just a book. Education should be 13________, although it's fine to have deep interests, too. In high school there were 14________ when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. My parents encouraged this, and I'm 15________ that they did. Although I 16________ a lot of different kinds of classes in college, I 17________ up for only one computer class the whole time. I read about all kinds of things. One parent wrote me that her 15-year-old son "lost himself in the hole of the computer." He got an A in website design, but other grades were 18________, she said. This boy is making a mistake. High school and college offer you the best 19________ to learn broadly—math, history, various sciences—and to do projects with other kids that teach you first-hand about group 20________. It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language, or any other discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. A. chance B. broad C. recruited D. attended E. frequently F. dynamics G. filling H. automatically I. sinking J. periods K. test L. signed M. genuinely N. grateful O. limited 11. _________
II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. 注意:请在答题处填入相应的字母编号!字母一定要大写! After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss efforts and 11________they didn’t work because they required me to 12_________foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, 13____________the diet altogether. If I took a common-sense 14____________and ate smaller portions of all foods, I would be able to satisfy my hunger and not feel 15__________. My biggest challenge was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier 16_______. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to 17__________myself from thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. There had to be some way to 18___________cooking with healthful eating. I found the 19_________ after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could 20__________ my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious. A) observe E) combine I) abandoning M) life B) lifestyle F) adopting J) give up N) approach C) solution G) prevent K) defend O) deprived D) quit H) realized L) modify
II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. 注意:请在答题处填入相应的字母编号!字母一定要大写! On television,the abuse of advertisements is most 11____. Who can bear sitting through ten minutes of 12____bombardment by shampoos, hair creams, snacks, washing powder and underarm spray? It is just too much! What is worse, they always come just before the most exciting part of a program. Besides giving us a 13____jolt they methodically 14____and abuse our minds until we watch them without actually seeing and hear their chatter without actually listening. It would certainly be for the good of all viewers if the advertisers 15____down on their advertisements and only advertise discreetly. 16____ advertisement on television is based on hard-selling and relentless assault on the viewers. Furthermore how much of what they advertise are based on truth? Does using a certain brand of shampoo 17____dandruff? My personal experience is a 18____no. Does 19____certain food make us healthier? Then why are the hospitals always full? Does using a certain brand of soap powder really make the owner happier? Such things we must ask, if we do not want to be 20____ in by the advertisements. A) numb E) definite I) eliminate M) prospects B) consuming F) apparent J) annual N) prestigious C) cut G) presently K) variety O) taken D) continuous H) classified L) mental 11. ____________
II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. 注意:请在答题处填入相应的字母编号!字母一定要大写! On television,the abuse of advertisements is most 11____. Who can bear sitting through ten minutes of 12____bombardment by shampoos, hair creams, snacks, washing powder and underarm spray? It is just too much! What is worse, they always come just before the most exciting part of a program. Besides giving us a 13____jolt they methodically 14____and abuse our mind until we watch them without actually seeing and hear their chatter without actually listening. It would certainly be for the good of all viewers if the advertisers 15____down on their advertisements and only advertise 16____. Presently advertisement on television is based on hard-selling and relentless 17____on the viewers. Furthermore how much of what they advertise are base on truth? Does using a certain brand of shampoo 18____dandruff? My personal experience is a 19____no. Does 20____certain food make us healthier? Then why are the hospitals always full? Does using a certain brand of soap powder really make the owner happier? Such things we must ask, if we do not want to be taken in by the advertisement. A) numb E) definite I) eliminate M) prospects B) consuming F) apparent J) annual N) prestigious C) cut G) discreetly K) variety O) assault D) continuous H) classified L) mental 11. ____________
Part II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 注意:请在答题处填入相应的字母编号!字母一定要大写! It was easy to ___11___ to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months ___12___ I probably covered only half of what I ___13___. Working in London has many ___14___. For one, I truly get to learn the culture by being ___15___ in its workforce. Most of my coworkers were British so I feel like I really got to know and learn the British culture through such a huge ___16___ of a British person’s daily life. Secondly, it is an ___17___ way to live and travel in another country since most jobs pay enough to ___18___ rent, living expenses and some travel expenses. And thirdly, I have the chance to gain ___19___ work experience and internationalize my resume. Working in London has been the best decision I have made so far. I would not ___20___ for a second to recommend it to anyone! A.creative F. immersed K. aspect B. recommended G. intended L. prospect C. exploring H. adjust M. advantages D. accommodations I. valuable N. assigning E. cover J. economical O. hesitate 11. ________
为了保护您的账号安全,请在“简答题”公众号进行验证,点击“官网服务”-“账号验证”后输入验证码“”完成验证,验证成功后方可继续查看答案!