We really want you to know that we greatly()your support.
A.appreciate
B.favor
C.accept
D.admire
A.appreciate
B.favor
C.accept
D.admire
M: If you want your kids to be polite, you have to be polite to them.
Q: What conclusion can we draw from the conversation?
(16)
A.Children learn by example.
B.Children must not tell lies.
C.Children don't like discipline.
D.Children must control their temper.
A.You're welcome.
B.I'm really pleased.
C.How happy I am!
D.It's my pleasure.
However, encouragement of critical thinking in students is one of the goals of most colleges and universities. Few professors require students to share the professors' own beliefs. In general, professors are more concerned that students learn to question and critically examine the arguments of others, including some of their own beliefs or values. This does not mean that professors insist that you change your beliefs, either. It does mean , however, that professors will usually ask you to support the views you express in class or in your writing.
If your premises (前提) are shaky, or if your arguments are not logical, professors personally point out the false reasoning in your arguments. Most professors want you to learn to recognize the premises of your arguments, to examine whether you really accept these premises, and to understand whether or not you draw logical conclusions. Put it this way. Professors don't tell you what to think; they try to teach you how to think.
On the other hand, if you intend to disagree with your professors in class, you should be prepared to offer a strong argument in support of your ideas. Arguing just for the sake of arguing usually does not promote a critical examination of ideas. Many professors interpret it as rudeness.
In the first paragraph, the writer tries to tell us that people______.
A.easily accept certain things without a second thought
B.grow up through learning certain things in life
C.are forming their views during their growth
D.have strong beliefs in authorities while getting old
A group of alumni(男毕业生), highly __31__ in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into __32__ about stress in work and life.
__33__ his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and __34__ with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some
__35__ looking,some expensive, some exquisite - __36__ them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: 'If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were __37__, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. __38__ it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the __39__ of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself __40__ no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even __41__ what we drink.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you __42__ went for the best cups... And then you began __43__ each other's cups. Now __44__ this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and __45__ in society are the cups. They are just __46__ to hold and __47__ life, and the type of cup we have does not __48__, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we __49__ to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.' God brews the coffee, not the cups...
Enjoy your coffee! 'The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.'Live simply. Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the __50__ to God.
A.established
B.prepared
C.devoted
D.defeated
Guest: Oh, it's ten o'clock. I'd better go now. Host:______
A.Ok. Please walk slowly.
B.Why do you want to go now? Don't you want to stay?
C.Won't you stay for another cup of coffee?
D.Yeah, it's really late. Why not immediately?
A.Oh, I am sorry.
B.What a pity!
C.It is really a problem.
D.Hope you'll be better.
One area of change id television.When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning get__3__.My father__4__to go all out(尽全力)and buy a 16-inch black and white set.Still remember__5__the Disney cartoon films.That was exciting!
Now, televisions have larger pictures in full color.The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more__6__.The new high definition(高清晰度)sets are as clear as__7__screens.
The type and number of programs have__8__greatly.There are hundreds of channels(频道)and more shows than one person could ever watch.There are many fine entertainment and educational shows.There’s also a lot of garbage that most parents don’t want their kids to watch.__9__, we have more choices(选择),and that is good.
I wonder what__10__will be like when today’s kids are my age.
(1)A.forget
B.remember
C.compare
D.miss
(2)A.today’s
B.yesterday’s
C.tomorrow’s
D.future’s
(3)A.gone
B.new
C.expensive
D.popular
(4)A.made
B.decided
C.hoped
D.tried
(5)A.making
B.watching
C.preparing
D.buying
(6)A.untrue
B.loud
C.high
D.realistic
(7)A.movie
B.television
C.radio
D.telephone
(8)A.lost
B.increased
C.watched
D.played
(9)A.As usual
B.Above all
C.Besides
D.Especially
(10)A.movies
B.food
C.cars
D.televisions
—Waiter:________________.
A.I’ m really sorry about that.
B.I don’ t think it’ s hard.
C.You’ ll get it next time.
What did the man mean by saying "Take it easy unless you want lead for lunch"? ()
A.Put up your hands.
B.Don't move or I'll shoot you.
C.If you want to have lunch, you must listen to me.
D.You go first slowly and we'll have lunch together.
Unfortunately, many salespeople are【C8】______to tell the truth. They【C9】______some in formation, or share partial truths, or just plain lie. They do it in the【C10】______that customers will buy when they hear【C11】______they want to hear. It is true that customers want to hear certain things but【C12】______they are true. Let's go back to the restaurant.【C13】______the wait is not 15minutes-it is 90 minutes. It is not what we want to hear. Still, we can decide to stay or not to stay. If we do not stay, we will be hack. But if we【C14】______told 30 minutes and it became 90, that【C15】______the last time we ate there. Sooner or later, customers al ways find out the truth. If the truth is different than what they have been told, you have lost their trust.
Truth is【C16】______accuracy. It includes a willingness to stand behind what you say. In other words, are you willing to put your money【C17】______your mouth is? If you are working with others, part of their【C18】______is that when something goes wrong you will stand with them. If an order is delayed, for example, how will you help them【C19】______their business commitments? Part of earning their trust is having a backup plan in place should your【C20】______systems fail.
【C1】
A.takes
B.spends
C.lasts
D.relies
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don' t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You' re a lucky dog." That' s being friendly. But "lucky dog?" There' s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn' t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn' t think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn' t important. It' s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone' s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
This passage is mainly about ______.
A.how to interpret what people say
B.what to do when. you listen to others talking
C.how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D.why we go wrong with people sometimes