Take a second long piece of paper. Twist the paper once and glue the ends together. Now you have made a Mobius band(带子). For people studying maths, this band is uncommon.
This strange band was first made in the 1800s by a German man namedAugust. Mobius. Mr. Mobius studied maths. He wanted to find a way to show how this band works with maths. Understand it or not, this band has only one surface. You can find this out for yourself.
If you draw a line on the surface of the paper before you twist and glue it, the line is only on one side of the paper. The paper has two surfaces. However, if you draw a line after you make the Mobius band, you can follow the line around all sides of the paper. In other words, the Mobius band must have only one surface.
It is also very interesting to see what happens when you cut the band. If you cut the Mobius band in half once down the line you drew, you do not get two Mobius bands. Instead, after you cut the band, it turns into one large twisted ring. Then, if you cut this ring in half along the middle of the band again, you get two connected(相连的)Mobius bands.
1、What is a Mobius band?()
A、A long piece of paper
B、A paper ring for people to wear
C、A metal ring for music
D、An interesting twisted ring
2、Why didAugust Mobius make this ring?()
A、To help study a maths problem
B、To show it's the same as others
C、To show the only surface of any band
D、To find out how many sides it has
3、How can you change the two surfaces of a long piece of paper into one surface?()
A、Glue the ends of the long piece of paper
B、Cut the two surfaces of the paper into one
C、Draw a line in the middle of the paper
D、Twist the paper once and glue the two ends
4、What do you get if you cut the Mobius band along the middle?()
A、A long piece of paper
B、Two long pieces of paper
C、Two Mobius bands
D、One large twisted ring
5、Which of the following is NOT true?()
A、You can use any long piece of paper to make a Mobius band
B、Any long piece of paper has two surfaces
C、The Mobius band was first made about two hundred years ago
D、You have to draw a line in the middle of the long piece of paper before making a Mobius band
Business cards are less important in American culture than they are in Asian culture. But knowing the right way to handle business cards is a useful skill wherever you are.
Requesting someone's business card is a straightforward(直截了当的、坦率的)process. You need only say: "Do you have a business card?" or "May I have your business card?"
When you want to present your own card, you can say, "Here's my card. Feel free to call me if you have any other questions." Or, you might say, "Please send the information to this address. I look forward to hearing from you soon."
It's not polite to directly refuse a request from someone for your business card. Instead, you can say, "Sorry, but I'm afraid I'm all out at the moment." or "l forgot to bring them with me."
When you do receive a card, say "Thank you" and examine it briefly before putting it away.
1.In America,().
A.one does not use business cards
B.one uses business cards everywhere
C.one uses business cards but not as often as one does in Asia
D.one uses business cards much more often than one does in Asia
2.If you know how to handle business cards, you will().
A.be absolutely successful
B.get help from others
C.make everybody happy
D.find the knowledge helpful
3.To politely refuse a request for business cards, you may say the following except().
A.Sorry, but I can't satisfy you
B.Sorry, but I'm afraid I’m all out at the moment
C.I forgot to bring them with me
D.Sorry, but I don't have a business card
4.From the passage we can infer that().
A.business cards are the key to success
B.business cards should be beautifully designed
C.you should always carry your business cards
D.handling business cards skillfully is important
5.The word “examine” (Line 1, Para. 5) is closest in meaning to().
A.search for
B.test
C.look at
D.research
You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.
Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors---he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.
I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service…and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.
1.What is the purpose of the talk? ____________
A、To explain a new requirement for graduation.
B、To interest students in a new community program.
C、To discuss the problems of elementary school students.
D、To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.
2.What is the purpose of the program that the dean describes? __________
A、To find jobs for graduating students.
B、To help education majors prepare for final exams.
C、To offer tutorials to elementary school students.
D、To provide funding for a community service project.
3.What does Professor Dodge do? ____________
A、He advises students to participate in the special program.
B、He teaches part-time in an elementary school.
C、He observes elementary school students in the classroom
D、He helps students prepare their resumes.
4.What should students interested in the tutorials do? __________
A、Contact the elementary school.
B、Sign up for a special class.
C、Submit a resume to the dean.
D、Talk to Professor Dodge.
5.Whom do you think the speaker addresses to? _________
A、Faculty
B、Students
C、Freshman
D、Graduating students of the university.
answer for each statement from the four choices marked A, B,C and D.
“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon·Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them no again.
1.Children are becoming more inactive in study because__________.
A.they watch TV too often
B.they have done too much homework
C.they have to fulfil too many duties
D.teachers are too strict with them
2.According to historic books, women in the Song Dynasty used paper cut as headdress.()
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn’t say
(i) Following an investigation you discover that commissions were paid to a senior official in one country to ensure that the local drug licensing agency concerned facilitated the acceptance of one of your principal revenue earning drugs for use within its national health service.
(ii) You have discovered that an agent of your firm, aware that the licensing agreement might be forthcoming,
purchased several call option contracts on your company’s equity.
(iii) A senior member of the firm’s treasury team has been taking substantial positions in currency futures in order to protect the risk of loss on the translation of dollar assets into the domestic currency. Over the last 12 months significant profits have been made but the trades do not appear to have been properly authorised. You discover that a long position in 50, $250,000 contracts is currently held but over the last four weeks the dollar has depreciated by 10% and all the signs are that it will depreciate considerably more over the next two months.
(iv) One drug company has managed to copy a novel drug that you have just released for the treatment of various forms of skin cancer. You have patent protection in the country concerned but your company has not been able to initiate proceedings through the local courts. Contacts with the trade officials at your embassy in the country concerned suggest that the government has made sure that the proceedings have not been allowed to proceed.
The company’s chief financial officer has asked you to look into these issues and, with respect to (iv), any World Trade
Organisation (WTO) agreements that might be relevant, and to advise her on how the company should proceed in each case.
Required:
Prepare a memorandum advising the Chief Financial Officer on the issues involved and recommending how she should, in each case and in the circumstances, proceed.
A.You shouldn’t have done that
B.You have done it already
C.You don’t do it, please
D.You should do it
tead of doing your work, you check Facebook or do some on line shopping.This is called procrastination, and it affects everyone.So how can you stop procrastinating?
We often procrastinate because a task seems too big, or impossible to achieve.Try breaking down the task into smaller pieces.For example, instead of thinking,“I need to finish this essay by 10 p.m.tonight ” tell yourself,“I’ m going to make a short outline, fill that in, and then look for quotes.”
Another important factor is your environment, isn’t it? If there are too many distractions in your work space, you may be tempted to procrastinate more.Are there any things in your work space (for example, a TV) that could be causing you to lose focus?
Making a timeline with goals and deadlines is a great way to stop yourself from procrastinating.
However, it is important to make your deadlines realistic so that you can be sure you’ll stick to them.
Some people like to wait for the perfect time to start a task, while the perfect time is often now.Try something called the Two-Minute Rule to help you get started.This idea comes from David Allen’ s best-selling book, Getting Things Done.It states that.if something takes less than two minutes, such as washing your dishes after a meal, then you should do it now.
1.Procrastination means().
A.putting your work off till later
B.doing your work quickly
C.doing your work carefully
D.doing your work well
2.Sometimes we procrastinate because a task seems too().
A.easy
B.small
C.fun
D.big
3.Having a TV in your work space is an example of an environmental().
A.distraction
B.reaction
C.attration
D.concentration
4.Setting realistic is a() good way to stop procrastinating.
A.environments
B.deadlines
C.focus
D.places
5.The Two-Minute Rule states that if something takes no more than two minutes, you should().
A.put it aside
B.do it later
C.do it now
D.wait for a moment
对话理解
听力原文:W: When I want to borrow money from a hank, what should I do?
M: You should create a contract with the bank, stipulating the rate of interest, the repayment date, the amount and timing of any periodic cash interest payments, and other terms of the agreement.
Q: Which is not mentioned when creating a contract with the bank?
(11)
A.Stipulating the rate of interest.
B.Stipulating the repayment date.
C.Stipulating the amount and timing of any periodic cash interest payments.
D.Stipulating the financial sponsor.