根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。Nowadays more and more foreign enterprises and companies are no longer relying on interviews for recruitment(招募). Years of studying interviewing has made it clear that it is not a very objective process. Personnel officers often hire the person they like best or even the one they think most physically attractive. Looking good is no guarantee of doing the job well.
To get a more objective view，many companies are also using psychological tests，to hire both for relatively routine job and for positions at senior levels of management. It is impossible to say how many employers use tests，but estimates of test sales in the U．K.for 2001 were over one million.
Recruitment can involve steps in two ways. Step 1 is always the same：job application. The company decides whether you might be suitable based on your qualifications and your previous job experience. Step 2 can be screening. A specific test is given at this stage to rule out those who might not be worth interviewing. Some large employers use tests—especially IQ based tests precisely to eliminate the unsuitable. Only those who pass Step 2 go to the interview. Step 2 can also be testing and interview combined. If the company thinks you might be suitable after looking at your application，they ask you to come to be tested and to be interviewed. It is seen very much as part of the same step.
Tests claim to be scientific and objective. A large body of research has shown that interviews by themselves are not very reliable as a method of selection. People's judgments are often very subjective：whether they like the look of someone counts for more than almost anything else. But reliable and valid tests can offer rapid and more objective information about wouldbe employees. If a candidate talks well in an interview but his test results suggest that he is a careless person who cannot concentrate，and employer is likely to think twice about hiring him.
Taking a serious test for a job is rather different from taking a gamelike test. You can spend just a little time answering questions of that kind of test，and you can deny the answers and say they are not accurate. But you can not go to a serious test without enough preparation since you can not afford to be denied and eliminated again and again. What can you do to do justice to yourself in tests？Here are three tips：Understand，Analyze，Practice.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Competitors who wear red win more than those that are dressed in any other color, according to a study in Germany.
Experts believe that red could make individuals and teams feel more confident as well as being perceived by others as more aggressive.On the other hand, the results could suggest that the success of those teams has given those that wear the red color more confidence.
The study, by German sports psychologists at the University of Munster, was reported in New Scientist magazine. They showed video recordings of taekwondo(跆拳道) matches to 42 experienced referees(裁判). One fighter wore blue and the other wore red.
They then showed them the same recordings but digitally manipulated(操纵) the clothing to exchange the colors.
“If one competitor is strong and the other is weak, it won’t change the outcome of the fight,” said Norbert Hagemann, who led the study. “”
In 2004 scientists at Durham University also looked at how color influenced sporting competitiveness. They analyzed Olympic contest sports such as boxing, tawkwondo, and freestyle wrestling and found that nearly 55 percent of which were won by the competitor in red.
“” said Robert Burton, one of the researchers.
It is the color of fire and is often associated with energy, danger, strength, power, and determination.
The fighters wearing red were given an average of 13 percent more points than when they wore blue.
C. The study shows that football shirts from worldwide teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool, sell successfully.
D. It is reasonable that wearing red makes individuals feel more confident, although this hasn’t yet been tested.
E. Researchers found that those who wear red tops, jackets or clothing score 10 percent more in any competition than if they were in another color.
F. The findings could explain why Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have been so successful.
G. But the closer the levels, the easier it is for the color to tip the scale
Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A - F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
| A. Building Trust B. Approval and encouragement C. Communication D. Belonging and Acceptance E. The importance of relationship F. Being responsible |
Relationships are an important part of your life. Relationships help you meet your social and emotional needs. They help you feel accepted and liked by others. The feelings you have about yourself and others depend on how well these needs are met.
One of the most important things in life is to be loved and accepted by others. This gives you a feeling of security. You feel secure when you know you can count on family and friends to love and to accept you the way you are. You add to your feeling of security by making others feel loved. Helping people you care about makes you feel giving and unselfish.
Think about how good you feel when someone compliments or thanks you. “What a good job” or “I appreciate your help” are comments that you like to hear about yourself. Such comments make you feel worthwhile. Naturally you feel happy when you receive a compliment. Likewise, you can compliment your family members or friends on their accomplishments.
Learn to express your thoughts clearly and listen to what others say. Talk things over with your family and friends. Share your hopes and dreams. Express your joys and frustrations. When family members and friends are talking, take time to listen to what they are saying. Give them clues that show you are listening, such as a nod of approval or a smile.
Another relationship skill that helps people get along with one another is trust. To earn trust you need to show parents, adults, and friends that you can handle new experiences and responsibilities. Being honest and truthful with people can also help you.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds._____ She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
____. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. __
______. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. ________. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. __________ .She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
| A．She gave them some delicious food and left. |
| B．Suddenly she felt the bird go softly. |
| C．Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. |
| D．One day she left with the two birds at home alone. |
E.She took them home and put them in a small cage.
F.One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G.She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
| I think machine power is better than human power because we cannot survive without our daily used machines like bikes, coolers, computers, etc. |
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| Started on 14-Apr-2008 By Smith E-mail: rksscet12@yahoo.com |
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| Johnson 6-May-2008 |
Yes, it’s very clear that machine power is better than man power. But machine power has its limitations (局限). It cannot survive without electricity and manhandling. If it doesn’t have these two then it is completely useless. So man should not completely depend on machines. One more point is that because of the use of machines man has become lazy. This laziness has brought in many problems like obesity, arthritis (关节炎) and other health problems. But I am not saying that man should completely turn from machine power to man power. He should have a balance of both. Even I can’t think of life without a car, a computer and a cooler. |
| Sally 9-May-2008 |
Humans only created the machines. So, human power is greater than machine power. To do the things quickly we created the machines. But machines cannot think. That thinking power beats machine power. |
| Tina 17-May-2008 |
But without humans there is no value of any machine. If someone wants to use his machine perfectly then one must have expert labor or man power. |
| Tommy 19-May-2008 |
Hi to all, my opinion is that human power is more powerful than machine power, because human beings created the machines. Human brain works more compared to machines. |
| Mike 20-May-2008 |
I think human power is better than machine power because even if we travel on foot to near places the money will not be wasted and we can get exercise. |
Who agrees with Smith generally?
| A．Tommy. | B．Tina. | C．Sally. | D．Johnson. |
According to Johnson, man should ______.
| A．keep a balance between human power and machine power |
| B．completely depend on machine power |
| C．turn from machine power to man power completely |
| D．live a life without a car, a computer or a cooler |
Sally thinks that human power is better than machine power because ______.
| A．machines are useless without electricity |
| B．machine power can make people become lazy |
| C．machines can’t think like human beings |
| D．human brain can do things quickly |
Which of the following questions are the speakers talking about in the passage?
| A．Will machine power defeat human power? |
| B．Which is better, human power or machine power? |
| C．What limitations does machine power have? |
| D．Will machines think in the future? |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。
The first chocolate was eaten by Mayan and Aztec people in Central and South America hundreds of years ago. _______ the cocoa bean was used to make a chocolate drink that the people enjoyed very much. Much later, the cocoa bean was brought across to Europe and people there also came to love the taste of chocolate.
_____ One of the items he sold was cocoa powder to make into drinks. In 1831, he opened a small factory to make cocoa powder from cocoa beans. John Cadbury believed that alcohol was an important cause of poverty and he wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead. A few years later a man called Joseph Fry invented a way to make chocolate bars, and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it. At first, chocolate was a luxury and only the rich people could afford it. ___
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______ Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk of milk
powder to the chocolate. Cadbury’s introduced their first milk chocolate bar in 1879. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury’s Milk Bar, was introduced in 1905. It has been a best seller in Britain and around the world for nearly 100 years.
The Cadbury factory is still in Birmingham and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world.
| A．Later, as more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper. |
| B．John Cadbury wanted people to drink chocolate instead of alcohol. |
| C．However, at first only plain chocolate was produced. |
| D．Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory to see how chocolate is made. |
E. In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Birmingham.
F. More and more chocolate was manufactured.
G. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate;
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