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1、B. Hang-gliding in Rio De語鵝也安置陽光實(shí)瞼學(xué)校英語沖刺復(fù)習(xí)英語精練(28 AIce climb in LondonThe huge ice skating area at Somerset House has been drawing crowds each winter for years, but last November an ice wal1 was added for the first time, bringing even more danger and excitement. Standing more than 26 feet high is a

2、long line of pure ice, featuring three climbing faces of varying difficulty using crampons (防滑鞋)，ice picks and ropes. Using it costs about 40 (020 78454600; www. somersethouseicednk. org. uk). It is open from late November to the end of January.Hang-gliding (懸掛式滑翔)in Rio De JaneiroAccording to the h

3、ang-gliders of Rio, once you* ve swooped (俯沖)over the citys streets, gazing at the Sugar Loaf, and the city of Niteroion, the other side of Guanabara Bay, you will understand why birds are peaceful animals. Accept the roman tic idea on a 30-m inute cycling flight from the 525-meter Pedra Bonita in t

4、he Sao Conrado mountaindown to the Sao Conrado beach. It costs around 55.Contact Air Adventures (00 21 9843 9006; www. riohanggliding. com). Skywalk in SydneyThis experience takes having a look at a nice view to the whole other level, as you are suspended more than 850 feet (260 m) above street leve

5、l, controlled to a glass viewing platform of Sydney Tower. Its the city, s highest building. After a thorough briefing and being fitted with protective skysuits, skywalkers make their way along two-purpose-bui11 walkways and platforms, which have transparent floor, while a guide points out landmarks

6、. Night time skywalks are also available. It costs 46.Mountain boarding in LeedsRiders roll down hills and fly off jumps, doing tricks. A number of special mountainboard parks have opened around the country (see www. ridethehill. com). But the Leeds body of the Boarding Society practice at least twi

7、ce a week in the city in locations that include Roundhay Park. Those with their own boards are welcomed to join them. Contact the society at . Alternatively, beginners can get lessons in Halifax at the Another World (01422 245196; www. Mountain boarding, co. uk) mountainboard center for 8 an hour, w

8、ith equipment.The purpose of the above ads is to.offer some ways to experience extreme sportshelp readers have different excitement during their holidaysintroduce the most exciting sports around the worldintroduce the latest sports in the worldWhich of the following is open at night?A. Ice climb in

9、London.Janeiro.C. Skywalk in Sydney.I). Mountainboarding in“to give children a good start academically as one of their top threechildhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents listedLeeds.43. What kind of feeling would you have if you wenthang-gliding inRioAmerican respondents chose

10、this as one of their top three choices. Toreasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half theDe Janeiro?prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond,B.Jumping quicklyA. Flying peacefully like a bird.Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics

11、, butlike a sportsman.rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability toD.Flying like aC. Flying over the city like a pilot. function as a member of a group. The majority of young Japanese childrenromantic actor.are taught to read at home by their parents.You have never tried dange

12、rous sport, then you can get onTn the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschooltofind some training information. education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing childrenA.vww. ridethehi 11. comwith a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a societyC.www. scuz

13、. infoto have preschools. 62 percent of the more individually oriented ( 強(qiáng)調(diào)個性發(fā)展的)Americans 1 isted group experience as one of their top threeIn a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese earlymany American

14、s are turning to Japan, a country of high academic chiIdhood education continues into elementary school education.achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early chiIdhoodanswers provided by Japanese preschools are not the on

15、es Americans education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as earlyexpected to find. In most Japanese preschools,s urprisingly little musical training or potential development. In large cities, someemphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 kindergartens are

16、 attached to universities that have elementary andJapanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development secondary schools.specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of earlySome Japanese parents believe that if their young children attenda university-based program, it will i

17、ncrease the children s chances of eventual ly being admitted to top-rated school s and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe .

18、Japanese parents pay more attention to preschool education than American parentsJapanJ s economic success is a result of its scientific achievementsJapanese preschool education emphasizes academic instructionJapan s higher education is better than theirsMost American respondents believe that prescho

19、ols should also attach importance to.A. problem solvingB. group experienceC. parental guidanceD. individually orienteddevelopmentIn JapanJ s preschools education, the focus is on.A. preparing children s artistic interests B. developing children* s artistic interestsC. tapping children s potentialD.

20、shaping children scharacterWhy do some Japanese parents send their children to uni vers i ty-based kindergartens?They can do better in their future studies.They can gain more group experience there.They can be individually oriented when they grows up.They can have better chances of getting a first-r

21、ate education. CA is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious （勤勤懇懇的）way you do your job.You may be al 1 these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCsof business should include a P, for politics, as

22、in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn, t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despi te the obvious rewards of engaging in office pol i tics一a better job, a

23、raise, praise-many people are still unable or unwilling-to ”play the game”.People assume that office politics involves some manipulative （工于心計(jì)的）behavior, w says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. Bui politics derives from the word polite . It can mean lobbying

24、 （游說）and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and then expecting something in return. ”In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behaviors used to pursue one, s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involv

25、es some forms of socializing within the office environment not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, “ says Neil P. Lewis, a management psychologist. But if two or three candidate

26、s are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It s simple human nature. wYet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have a

27、n idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery, fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotio

28、n.uOffice politicsw (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to_.the political views and beliefs of office workersthe interpersonal relationships within a companythe various qualities required for a successful careerthe code of behavior for company staffTo get promoted, one must not only be

29、 competent but.A. avoid being too outstandingB. get along well with hiscolleaguesC. honest and loyal to his company D. give his boss a good impressionThe author considers office politics to be.unwelcome at the workplacebad for interpersonal relationshipsan important factor for personal advancementin

30、dispensable to the development of company cultureIt is the author, s view that.self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryhard work contributes very little to one s promotionmany employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryspeaking up for oneself is part of human natureDThe producers of in

31、stant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their productJ s obvious advantages. Furthermore, the advertising expense for instant coffee was far greater than that for regular coffee. Efforts were made to find the cause of the usersJ seemingly unreasonable resistan

32、ce to the product. The reason given by most people was dislike for the taste. The producers doubt that there might be deeper reasons, however. This was supported by one of motivation researchJ s classic studies, one often cited in the trade. Mason Haire of the University of California constructed tw

33、o shopping lists that were the same except for one item. There were six items common to both lists: hamburger, carrots bread, baking powder, canned peaches, and potatoes, with the brands or amounts specified. The seventh item, in fifth place on both lists, read “l(fā)ib. Maxwell House coffeeon one list

34、and uNescafe instant coffee“ on the other. One list was given to each one in a group of fifty women and the other list to those in another group of the same size. The women were asked to study their lists and then to describe, as far as they could, the kind of woman (personality and character) who w

35、ould draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those who had received the list including instant coffee described a housewife who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand, only one woman in the other group described the housewife, who had included regular coffee on, her list was lazy; only si

36、x of that group suggested that she was a poor planner. Eight women felt that the instant-coffee user was probably not a good wife! No one in the other group drew such a conclusion about the housewife who intended to buy regular coffee.The result of the investigation showed that.women who used regula

37、r coffee were good plannersmost of the women investigated were good at reasonsmany women believed that wives who used instant coffee were lazyhousewives who used instant coffee were lazyIn the study, the women were supposed to give the opinions about.which was better, instant coffee or regular coffe

38、ewomenJ s attitude towards shoppingthe necessity of making such a shopping listthe personality of a woman who would prepare such a listJudging by the result of the study many women were not interested in instant coffee because.they didn t trust advertisementsinstant coffee was not suited to their ta

39、stethey wanted to show that they were intelligentthey had a sense of shame about using instant coffeeThe “instant coffeev probably means.A. expensive coffeeB. coffee made up quickly foruseC. cheap coffeeD. coffee made up slowly foruseCreativity is the key to a brighter future “ says education and bu

40、siness experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.If Dick Drew had 1istened to his boss in 1925 we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he dove lope

41、d a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15

42、percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using

43、the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The resu

44、lt is that children can give back information but can, t recognize ways to use it in new situation.They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their resul