1. Why does the woman want to work in the restaurant?
A.The salary is high. | B.The manager is kind. | C.The environment is nice. |
A.2 hours. | B.4 hours. | C.6 hours. |
A.On Tuesday. | B.On Thursday. | C.On Saturday. |
A.$8. | B.$5. | C.$4. |
A.In a taxi. | B.In an office. | C.At home. |
1. What is the woman?
A.A writer. | B.A lawyer. | C.A police officer. |
A.A month ago. | B.Seven years ago. | C.Ten years ago. |
A.Take them for free rides. |
B.Observe their everyday life. |
C.Ask them to name characters in her book. |
1. When did the woman start work?
A.At 6:00 a.m. | B.At 7:00 a.m. | C.At 8:00 a.m. |
A.She didn’t sleep. | B.She had a long day. | C.She did boring work. |
A.A patient. | B.A nurse. | C.A doctor. |
6 . When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” — and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically (魔术般) appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊) . Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer to __________.A.show his magical power | B.pay for the delivery |
C.satisfy his curiosity | D.please his mother |
A.He wanted to have tea there. | B.He was a respectable person. |
C.He was treated as a family member. | D.He was fully trusted by the family. |
A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now. | B.It has been driven out of the market. |
C.Its service is getting poor. | D.It is not allowed by law. |
A.He missed the good old days. | B.He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
C.He needed it for his milk bottles. | D.He planted flowers in it. |
1. What is wrong with the woman?
A.She has a headache. | B.She got a bad cold. | C.She can’t fall asleep. |
A.Wednesday. | B.Thursday. | C.Friday. |
A.Improve it. | B.Leave it with him. | C.Submit it later. |
1. How many positions are available in total?
A.Four. | B.Five. | C.Six. |
A.The Design Department. |
B.The Marketing Department. |
C.The Personnel Department. |
A.Send an email. | B.Write a résumé. | C.Wait for the call. |
9 . Regardless of how far we’d like to believe gender (性别) equality in the workplace has come, there’s still a yawning gap between male and female leaders in the professional world. A 2018 statistic shows that women nowadays hold just 5.8 percent of CEO positions at S&P 500 companies, according to Catalyst.
While it’s not a huge shock that women are somewhat underrepresented in leadership positions, what is surprising though, is the fact that females may actually be better suited to lead in almost every area, at least according to new findings from the BI Norwegian Business School.
In their research, Professor Martinsen and Professor Lars Glas surveyed 2,900 managers with a special focus on personality types. The results were clear: Women scored higher than men in four of the five major leadership-centric categories.
While some people believe that men inherently make better leaders—probably because they picture a leader with a commanding voice, which is more typical of men than women—this piece of research suggests that women are better at methodical management and goal-setting, openness, sociability and supportiveness, as well as ability to communicate clearly.
There was one area in which men scored higher than women, though, and that was on emotional stability and ability to face job-related pressure and stress. The results suggest that women are more sensitive to the effects of high-pressure or highly emotional situations.
Obviously, its important to consider individual differences.Anyone, regardless of gender may be an inspiring leader and a competent boss. But next time you're hiring for a management position, you just might want to give the resumes(简历)from female candidates a harder look.
1. What makes us shocked much at leadership positions?A.Women are worse than men. |
B.Men take almost all high positions. |
C.There is a huge gap between genders. |
D.Women might behave better in nearly every field. |
A.properly. | B.potentially. | C.naturally. | D.normally. |
A.Why Women Make Better Leaders |
B.Why Women Are Better Than Men |
C.How We Can Figure Out The Boss |
D.How We Can Tell Gender Difference |
A.Job hunters. | B.Employers. | C.Employees. | D.Male bosses. |
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