第一篇 Is the Tie a Necessity? Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties?Maybe. Last week, the UK’s Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be tree of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives. In fact, Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (知名人士) without ties, which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past.For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tile was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party - almost every social occasion.But today, people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions. The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a "band". The term could mean anything around a man’s neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear (颈饰)impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled(流放)to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him.It wasn’t, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer’s membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen. But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood. The tie symbolizes all of the following except()
A. respect
B. elegance
C. politeness
D. democracy
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工作职责分歧一个机床操作工把大量的机油洒在他机床周围的地面上。车间主任叫操作工把洒掉的机油清扫干净,操作了拒绝执行,理由是工作说明书里并没有包括清扫的条文。车间主任顾不上去查工作说明书上的原文,就找来一名服务工做清扫。但服务工同样拒绝,他的理由是下作说明书里也没有包括这一类工作。车间主任威胁说要把他解雇,因为这种服务工是分配到车间来做杂务的临时工。服务工勉强同意,但是干完之后立即向公司投诉。有关人员看了投拆后,审阅了三类人员的工作说明书:机床操作下、服务工和勤杂工。机床操作工的工作说明书规定:操作工有责任保持机床的清洁,使之处于可操作状态,但并未提及清扫地面。服务工的工作说明书规定:服务工有责任以各种方式协助操作工,如领取原材料和工具,随叫随到,即时服务,但也没有明确写明包括清扫工作。勤杂了的千作说明书中确实包含了各种形式的清扫,但是他的工作时间是从正常工人下班后开始。请你在认真读完该案例后,对下列问题做出选择: 你认为出现这一分歧的根本原因是:()
A. 该车间的员工素质不好
B. 车间主任缺乏人格魅力
C. 工作说明书不够明确、具体和全面
D. 勤杂工仅在正常工人下班后才上岗
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A. that
B. which
C. whether
D. why
MIDI enables people to use () computers and electronic musical instruments. There are actually three components to MIDI, the communications " () ", the Hardware interface and a distribution () called "Standard MIDI Files". In the context of the WWW, the most interesting component is the () Format. In principle, MIDI files contain sequences of MIDI Protocol messages. However, when MIDI Protocol () are stored in MIDI files, the events are also time-stamped for playback in the proper sequence. Music delivered by MIDI files is the most common use of MIDI today. the Hardware interface and a distribution () called "Standard MIDI Files".
A. format
B. text
C. wave
D. center