[单选题]OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.PeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday:breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.Andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Soon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinkwillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe().
[单选题]PassagethreeManypeoplebelievethatboysandgirlsshouldbeeducatedinseparateclassesbecausetheirbrainsaretolearnindifferentways.Forthepastdecadeparentsandteachershavebecomeworriedincreasinglyaboutboys,whoarenowroutinelyoutperformedbygirlsateverylevelandwhoshowgrowinglevelsofself-dissatisfactionandlackofmotivation.Dr.Sax,founderoftheNationalAssociationforSingleSexPublicEducationintheUnitedStates,arguesthatthisgendergapistheresultofinnatelydifferentlearningstylesofboysandgirls,andthatmostclassroomsplaytothestrengthofgirls.Boys,forexample,donothearaswellasgirls.So,afemaleteacherwithasoftvoicemaybelievethataboywhoisnotpayingattentionisplayingup,whenactuallyhecannothearherproperly.Herreactionmaybetodisciplinehim.ButDr.Saxsaysthatshewouldgetbetterresultsbyspeakinglouderandmovingpurposefullyaroundtheclassroom.Boys’eyesalsorespondbettertomovementanddirection,whilegirls’eyesaremoreaffectedbycolorandtexture.Askedtodraw,five-year-oldgirlsproduceflowers,petsandpeople.Boyswilldrawacarcrash,butmaybereproachedbyteachersforproducingsomethingthatis“notnice”.Similarly,althoughmostgirlscansitstillfromayoungage,mostboysneedtobeactivetodiscovertheirownpace.Oneresult,Dr.Saxbelieves,istheoverdiagnosisofattentiondeficitdisorderamongboyswhoareconsideredinattentivebyteachers.Parentsanddoctorsaretemptedtotreatthiswithmedication,whensimplyputtingtheminaboy-friendlyclassroomwouldbefarmoreeffective.Thefailureofschoolstounderstandwhygendermattersmeansthatboysveryoftenswitchofffromlearningfromanearlyageandneverreengage.Longaftertheirsistershavegonetouniversity,theyarestilltrappedathomesufferingfrom“failuretolaunch”intoadultlife.Thesolution,Dr.Saxbelieves,liesinsingle-sexeducationprovidedbyteacherstrainedtounderstandthedifferencesinbrainfunctionbetweenboysandgirls.33.Ifaboyisnotpayingattentioninclass,Dr.Saxsuggeststhat___________.
[单选题]Text2Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinside,theorganizationalconstraints(约束)influencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon’tatleastaskforit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithotherresources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth’sstory:IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle(小隔间)officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforanofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.IguesstheythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemyopinioneitherway.Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequaltoourmerit,but“nice”isn’taqualityattributedtomostorganizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeserveasignificantraiseinpay,you’llprobablyhavetoaskforit.Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip(筹码)whenyouareseekingaraise.Youmustbeabletodemonstratethatyoudeservearaise.Timingisalsoagoodbargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethingheorsheneeds(anewclientorasizablecontract,forexample)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youaremorelikelytogettheraiseyouwant.Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopenmarket.Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableattheappropriatetimeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionoftheinteraction.6.Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,apersonshould________.
[单选题]Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinside,theorganizationalconstraints(约束)influencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon’tatleastaskforit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithotherresources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth’sstory:IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle(小隔间)officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforanofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.IguesstheythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemyopinioneitherway.Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequaltoourmerit,but“nice”isn’taqualityattributedtomostorganizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeserveasignificantraiseinpay,you’llprobablyhavetoaskforit.Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip(筹码)whenyouareseekingaraise.Youmustbeabletodemonstratethatyoudeservearaise.Timingisalsoagoodbargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethingheorsheneeds(anewclientorasizablecontract,forexample)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youaremorelikelytogettheraiseyouwant.Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopenmarket.Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableattheappropriatetimeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionoftheinteraction.7.WhatcanbeinferredfromBeth’sstory?
