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President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today — that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic (贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.
1. The statement “The business of America is business” probably means______.
A. America is a great power in world business
B. Business is of primary concern to Americans
C. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
D. Business problems are of great importance to the American government
2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only ______.
A. by protecting their individual freedom
B. when given equality of opportunity
C. by way of competition
D. through doing business
3. Who can benefit from business competition?
A. People with ideals of equality and freedom.
B. Both business institutions and government.
C. Honest businessmen.
D. Both businessmen and their customers.
4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ______.
A. its role in protecting basic American values
B. its absolute control of power
C. its democratic way of exercising leadership
D. its function in preserving personal freedom
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes ______.
A. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
B. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
核心考点
试题【President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still poi】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第二卷(非选择题, 共45分)
第三部分:写作 (共二节, 满分 45分)
第一节 阅读表达(共 5 小题, 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分)
阅读下面的短文, 请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)
There’s nothing wrong with turning your hobbies into business. We’re supposed to enjoy our work, right? Just turn something we already enjoy into our careers. Whether you’re turning into painting or building, you know you feel proud of the result of your efforts.
However, you should first explore the concept and do your market research and other planning. Don’t forget to consider what your day-to-day work life would look like.
There is one very positive aspect of doing a business plan based on your hobby. You may be highly motivated to do some planning and research, since this relates to an activity you know well and enjoy, and then you may be more likely to do the necessary planning. This is a big plus! And once you see how to do this research, you may be more likely to do it for other ideas you will come up with.
Something I’ve learned over the years is that creating business out of the first few ideas you come up with isn’t a good goal. If you are brainstorming ideas for your new career path, I suggest you list lots of ideas and choose one or two that have the most potential to explore, as well as those that really draw you in.
The evolution of your ideas is the best reason to explore those first ideas. The best careers come from exploring the first ideas and finding out what will and what won’t work for you.
Make sure the business plan you are creating based on your hobbies should be the one that you will enjoy and that will add to your quality of life. Then start with your hobbies, and enjoy the adventure of finding out where you will end up!
56. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
57. Please explain the underlined word “plus” in English. (Please answer within 5 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
58. Why is it favorable to you to make a business plan based on your hobby? (Please answer within 25 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
59. What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
60. What kind of business do you intend to start in the future? Why? (Please answer within 40 words.)
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第二节完成对话
一welcome back!I didn’t see you in the history class on Friday.
一__61__.My geography class went on a field trip to look at some of the different rocks.
一Really? ___62__!Where did you go?
一A desert.It gets hot during the day,but it cools off very quickly at night. ___ 63__.
—Well,did you enjoy the trip?
--Of course I did.Since there are so few plants growing there,it’s very easy to see different rocks.
— ___64___.You must call me if you have the chance to go there again.
一No problem. _65__ .
A.I really want to go there |
B.That sounds excellent |
C.I will be your guide next time |
D.It is very dry there after the sun goes down |
F.I wasn’t here on Friday
G.We learnt a lot from this trip
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you 26 ask. Well, the answer is this. To get some 27 , bee-keepers and farmers used to 28 small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and 29 the box with honeycomb. 30 , there was no way of getting the honey out 31 killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical 32 the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.
Now, bee-keepers 33 beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden 34 with spaces between them 35 can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now 36 of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in 37 special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round 38 this 39 out the honey. Then the honey is collected and 40 jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.
26. A. need B. may C. should D. must
27. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. space
28. A. put in B. put away C. put off D. put out
29. A. fill B. cover C. supply D. satisfy
30. A. Still B. And C. However D. So
31. A. for B. in C. by D. without
32. A. on B. close to C. in the front of D. far from
33. A. want B. take C. use D. expect
34. A. squares B. boxes C. sticks D. bowls
35. A. many B. they C. it D. which
36. A. full B. filled C . afraid D. emptied
37. A. the B. a C. another D. 不填
38. A. for B. in C. like D. to
39. A. forces B. makes C. helps D. drives
40. A. led into B. brought into C. poured into D. got into
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
49. Mrs. Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because ____________.
A. she hadn’t got enough money
B. she was a country girl
C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
50. The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because ______.
A. she had got an excellent result in the exam
B. she was good at telling funny stories
C. they wanted to get her help in their studies
D. they were deeply moved by her spirit
51. Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
A. cares for study very much
B. likes to borrow money from the bank
C. never misses a chance to talk
D. tries to save any money for her family
52. In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?
a. she began her studies at college.
b. She finished high school.
c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.
d. She had her 73 rd birthday.
e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
A. a c b e d B. b e c a d C. b c e d a D. e d a c b
53. ___________ Rik has graduated from ahigh school and he wants to find a job with high pay in the town. He has just passed his driving test. He loves vehicles a lot.
54. ___________ Mrs. Sphinx is a middle aged woman. She is out of work now. It is hard for her to find a suitable job for the lack of special train when young. However, she has a large family with four children to support.
55. ___________ Christina, young and attractive, is good at English. She wants to go abroad to run a hotel after graduation. But she is lack of experience. So she needs practice.
56. ___________ Jacky is a newly-graduated college student. He majors in computer. He also plays guitar fairly well. So he entertains himself with it when he is free.
A TUTORING, English, Maths, Physics, Computer Call Miss Smith, 800-3595 GUITAR TEACHER Wants students. Folk/ Jazz, Bob, 800-7535 |
B PASSPORT AND APPLICATION PHOTOS Call 800-0552 or 800-9668, ask for Steve. |
C HELP wanted for housework half a day per week. When—to be discussed. Good wages. Sylvan Street. Call 800-2817 If you are available a few hours during the day, some evenings and weekends to care for a school age child, please call Gayle Moore, days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964. |
D PERSONS wanted for delivery work.. Own transportation. Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101. After 9 a.m. |
E WAITRESSES wanted to 10 a.m.—2 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.—5 p.m. Apply in person, 207S. Main. Curtis Restaurant. |
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