Most people have come to realize that it is about time the government ______ further measu
A.must take
B.is taking
C.takes
D.took
A.must take
B.is taking
C.takes
D.took
Thomas Malthus published his Essay on the Principle of Population
almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning 【M1】 ______
that worldwide famine was just around the next comer. The fast-growing
population's demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed their 【M2】 ______
supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation.
But in reality, the world's total grain harvest has risen steadily over the
years. Except for relative isolated trouble spots like present-day Somalia, 【M3】 ______
and occasional years of good harvests, the world's food crisis has remained 【M4】 ______
just around the comer. Most experts believe this can continue even as ff 【M5】 ______
the population doubles by the mid-21st century, although feeding l0 billion
people will not be easy for politics, economic and environmental reasons. 【M6】 ______
Optimists point to concrete examples of continued improvements in yield.
In Africa, by instance, improved seeds, more fertilizers and advanced 【M7】 ______
growing practices have more than double com and wheat yields in an 【M8】 ______
experiment. Elsewhere, rice experts in the Philippines are producing
a plant with few stems and more seeds. There is no guarantee that plant 【M9】 ______
breeders can continue to develop new, higher-yielding crop, but most 【M10】______
researchers see their success to date as reason for hope.
【M1】
If most of the people of a country have a television, we ________
A.can say the television is a need in the same sense as food and clothing and shelter
B.can say the television must be in the basic necessities
C.cannot say the television is in the basic necessities
D.can say every family must have one
Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, CocaCola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big com panics, he weighs the different elements that make for longterm career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%; image, 30%; and exposure, a full 60%. Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.
Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales have dropped from their eyes. "Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleel Jamison, a New York based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. "They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion." She added, "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down their visibility." Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight (公众注意中心).
According to the passage, "things formerly judged to be best left unsaid" (in Para. 1) probably refers to ______.
A.the opinions, which contradict the established beliefs
B.criticisms that shape everyone's experience
C.the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eye
D.the ideas which usually come up with new ways of management in the organization
A.shopping
B.purchasing
C.enduring
D.spending
According to the writer, most people have a desire to ______.
A.be regarded as individuals
B.behave differently from other people
C.say what other people want to hear
D.spend all their time with a group of people
What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that______.
A.greater efforts should be made to improve people's living standards
B.70 percent of the people there have been employed for two years
C.40 percent of the population no longer relies on welfare
D.the living standards of most people are going down
A.autos have become most destructive to mankind
B.people usually pay little attention to law and morality
C.civilization brings much harm to people
D.the lack of virtue is becoming more severe
The passage mainly tells us that______.
A. money is the most important thing
B. there is something more important than money
C. we should look into their eyes while talking to people
D. the more money you have, the less happy you would be
What is reported to have caused the death of at least 17 people?
A.The heaviest wind storm.
B.The' heaviest snowfall.
C.The most severe tornado.
D.The most serious air crash.