It is often the fact ____ the team members haven't agreed on how they will deliver
A.why
B.that
C.which
A.why
B.that
C.which
The main problem of the round-the-clock working system lies in ________.
A) the inconveniences brought about to the workers by the introduction of automation
B) the disturbance of the daily life cycle of workers who have to change shifts too frequently
C) the fact that people working at night are often less effective
D) the fact that it is difficult to find a number of good night workers
It can be inferred from the passage that_________
A.everybody is suffering from worry
B.people have all realized the fact that worry leads to nothing
C.a little worry might make things better
D.it often happens that what you worry about will never come true
听力原文: Many days seem to bring numerous tasks and responsibilities. All of which apparently must be tackled right away. You spend a day putting out files, but by the end of the day, you haven't accomplished any of the really important things you set out to do. In desperation, you draft a to-do list, but most days, you can make little progress with it.
When you look at the list each morning, a big fat cloud of doom is right at the top. Those difficult, complex, important tasks, that are so crucial to get done, and so easy to avoid. Plenty of us create a to-do list to address feelings of being overwhelmed, but we rarely use these tools to their best effect. They wind out being guilt-provoking reminders of the fact that we're over-committed and losing control of our priorities.
According to Timothy Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carlton University in Ottawa, people often draw up a to-do list, and then that's it. The list itself becomes the day's achievement, allowing us to feel we've done something useful without taking on any real work. In fact, drawing up the list becomes a way of avoiding the work itself. Too often, the list is seen as the accomplishment for the day, reducing the immediate guilt of not working on the tasks at hand by investing energy in the list, says Pychyl. When a list is used like this, it's simply another way in which we-lie to ourselves.
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A.They often feel insecure about their jobs.
B.They are unable to decide what to do first.
C.They are incompetent to fulfill their responsibilities.
D.They feel burdened with numerous tasks every day.
As the life cycle【C11】______to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending(即将发生的)death.【C12】______this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a【C13】______subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as【C14】______. As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are【C15】______to think about it—and certainly not to talk about it【C16】______the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo【C17】______only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to【C18】______the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains【C19】______our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes【C20】______is so.
【C1】
A.better than
B.rather than
C.less than
D.other than
听力原文:W: What sports do you often go in for, Mr. Clinton?
M: Oh, football—both kinds, you know, soccer and rugby. I play quite a bit of cricket, too. Do you like sports, too, Miss Li?
W: Yes, very much. I play basketball, but my favourite sport is table-tennis. What's your favourite sport?
M: Mine is football. It's the best way to build up your health, I think.
W: That's true. I'm interested in it, too.
M: Is football very popular in China now?
W: Not really. In fact, only in recent years have people taken an interest in football. It's getting more and more popular, though. What about watching the football match tomorrow evening? I've got two tickets.
M: Why, yes, that'll be nice. Thank you.
W: By the way, people say in Britain there are many football fans behaving as troublemakers. Is that true?
M: Yes, sometimes. In fact, only a few get out of control.
W: British people have a keen interest in the game, as I can see.
M: Right! Football fans are so dedicated that they travel hundreds of miles to see their favourite team in action and cheer it on to victory.
(20)
A.Differences between soccer and rugby.
B.A football match between China and Britain.
C.Chinese and British football fans.
D.One's favorite sport.
听力原文: Buried treasure is scattered over every part of the United States. Why don't people find it? As a matter of fact, a great deal of buried treasure is found much more than we ever hear all out. People who find treasure have a habit of keeping it to themselves. Either they are afraid that others might claim it, or they want to avoid paying taxes on it. There are perhaps a dozen unreported treasure finds for each one reported.
Florida has probably yielded more buried treasure than any other part of the United States. The Gulf of Mexico used to be infested with pirates attacking Spanish ships. Often they were unable to dispose of their goods immediately. They packed it in large boxes or sacks and buried it in secret hiding places on the shore. Often they drew a map of the area so that they could come back later and know where to dig.
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A.Treasure hunters don't report their finds to avoid paying taxes on it.
B.Those who find treasure usually keep it to themselves for fear that others might claim it.
C.The police don't bother about keeping a record.
D.Both A and B
In the past, women tended to assume that they would be overtaken
by men in the race to the top. And, today's young women are far less 【S1】______.
philosophical about their status and are more aggressive in their 【S2】______.
resentment in being treated as in some way inferior than men. On the 【S3】______.
other hand, since lack of drive is one of the criticisms leveled with 【S4】______.
women, perhaps this aggression is a positive advantage. Some young
women, though, find it very difficult to come to term with the feeling that 【S5】______.
characteristics of authority which are acceptable in men are often not
acceptable in women. A reason often advanced for women fail to reach the 【S6】______.
top is their desire for balance between work and a life outside work.
Employers know this and tend, when a woman with young children
applies for promotion, treat the fact that she has young children as an 【S7】______.
important factor and, giving the choice, are more likely to give promotion 【S8】______.
to. a man than to her.
What about women whose children are almost grown up? Well, the
writers of the study recommend a far much more positive approach to 【S9】______.
women who want to return to their careers before their children are off 【S10】______.
their hands.
【S1】