Americans, generally speaking, make an effort to be friendly with their colleagues, neighbours and other people they often run into. This often takes the form of a simple greeting like “How’s it going?” or “What’s up ?” This is simply a way of saying I see you and I recognize you.Americans also show this friendliness in “small talk”. Small talk is a casual conversation that Americans engage in when they meet on the street, in the shop or in the office before a meeting. Usually the topics of such small talk will be something that everyone is familiar with, the weather, sports, traffic, hobbies or what’s on television. The topic of the conversation is not as important as the effort make to spend a few minutes with the other person. Small talk shows that you are a considerate person who is interested in others and who is willing to take the time to get to know people.Small talk is used in the business world to create a friendly atmosphere and to put everyone at ease before the serious matters of business are discussed. Often businessmen will spend a few minutes talking about the weather or sports before a meeting. This form of small talk only lasts a few minutes before the American businessman wants to “get down to business.”Asians are very skilled at making casual conversation. However, they often find it difficult to make small talk with Americans because they don’t know what to say, how to say it and who to say it to. Americans may see Asians who are reluctant to make small talk as unfriendly and cold. Which of the following is not true according to the passage ?()
A. You should keep the conversation short.
B. Asians are not friendly and don’t like to talk with others.
C. “To get down to business” means to start the work.
D. The topics of the small talk are not very important.
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Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passages. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are supposed to choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a single line through the center.Passage One In order to (56) foreign exchange administration, maintain strong balance of payments position, China (57) the Regulations on Foreign Exchange Administration on January 29,1996. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange is the agency responsible for foreign exchange administration. The SAFE has a similar branch structure with that of the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank. The Bank of China (58) the principal foreign exchange bank. Other banks and financial institutions, (59) affiliates of non-resident banks, (60) designed transactions with the approval of the SAFE.
A. remains
B. becomes
C. appoints
D. will be
驾驶人发现轮胎漏气,将机动车驶离主车道时,不要采用紧急制动,以免造成翻车或后车采取制动不及时导致追尾事故。
A. 对
B. 错
案例分析题四、根据材料回答以下各题: 国力是指一个国家的综合实力。它包括一个国家生存和发展所需要的全部实力和潜力及在国际社会的影响力。美国学者克莱因在1980年提出了一个国力方程,即P=(C+E+M)×(S+W)。其中P代表国力;C代表基本实体,最高分为100分,人口和领土各占一半;E代表经济能力,最高分200分,国民经济生产总值占一半,另外一半由能源、矿产、工业、农业和外贸分摊;M代表军事能力,最高分200分,常规军事力量和战略核力量各占一半;S代表战略意图,W代表国家意志,战略意图和国家意志最高分各定为1分。克莱因对1978年世界一些国家国力计算结果如下:国别美国英国法国前苏联日本中国印度越南以色列C+E+M434688238277139713923S0.30.50.40.70.60.40.30.80.9W0.40.50.50.50.80.20.20.20.8S+W0.71.00.91.21.40.60.51.01.7P30468744581088336I39 哪些国家的综合国力相当( )
A. 英国、法国
B. 印度、越南
C. 越南、以色列
D. 前苏联、美国
知识经济的发展无疑给发展中国家带来赶超发达国家的巨大机遇(如可以借鉴发达国家的经验,缩短工业化阶段的进程,即发挥后发优势),但同时也使这些国家面临严峻挑战。而挑战来自自身准备的不足,因为______。知识经济对于已完成工业化的发达国家而言是生产力发展的自然结果,顺理成章;对于首先要通过工业化改变二元经济结构的发展中国家而言,则意味着要不甘落后、抓住机遇,就必须将工业化与知识化两步并作一步走,即如果说在上一个百年.后发国家还有可能通过加速工业化过程追赶发达国家,那么在当今新的世纪交替之际,由于科学技术的加速发展以及科技进步转化为经济增长的过程不断加快,后发国家已经没有了从容实现工业化的可能。发展中国家面临的挑战显然更加严峻。 下列选项中,适合填在文中横线上的一项是( )
A. 路遥知马力
B. 磨刀不误砍柴工
C. 机会只偏爱有准备者
D. 只有站在巨人的肩上才能看得更远