Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the governme
A.economical
B.economy
C.economic
D.economics
A.economical
B.economy
C.economic
D.economics
Although Mike worked ______ , he could ______ support his family.
A.hard, hard
B.hard, hardly
C.hardly, hard
D.hardly, hardly
Young____ , Daniel Hellberg was the best candidate for the job.
A. as was he
B. as he was
C. although he was
D. although was he
A.which
B.what
C.how
D.it
The earnings of women are well below that of men () educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.
A.although
B.though
C.despite of
D.in spite of
A.decided
B.deciding
C.decision
D.decidedly
Which of the following is not expected by Chinese friends?
A.They expect standing friendship.
B.They'd like to establish good relationship between their two families,
C.They expect their friends' help in time of difficulty.
D.They hope to receive hospitality from their friends although they couldn't return.
Although photography (the Greek word for "writing with
light") and Filmmaking are now so much a part of our visual world
that we take them for granted, they are relative recent inventions. 【1】______
From the time of the Renaissance, many artists had used the
CAMERA OBSCURA draw forms and linear perspective accurately. 【2】______
A camera obscura was a dark room or box With light entering in a 【3】______
tiny hole, perhaps focused on by a lens. An inverted image from the 【4】______
world beyond would be thrown on the opposite wall or side, and its
outlines could be traced on paper. But it was until the first half of【5】______
the nineteenth century that several researchers working independent 【6】______
of each other found ways to capture this image permanently.
Late in the nineteenth century, sequences of still pictures began【7】______
to lead to “movies.” In the mid-twentieth century, the technology 【8】______
of capturing moving images from the world had evolved wireless 【9】______
television broadcasts. And now computer video graphics have opened
up vast new range of possibilities that may or may not originate in 【10】______
the world that we see.
【M1】
I could not decide why she chose my【C9】______although I realized that nobody【C10】______paid her very much attention. Her situation was very difficult【C11】______ she was straight out of drama school and only nineteen, being required to play a leading part in a company of fairly【C12】______and experienced actors. They (79) her much even if she had been good, and as, from all accounts (按照各种说法), she was not good they【C14】______every opportunity to speak evil against her. I think she thought I was the only person【C15】______who was both unconnected with the theatre and tolerably smart. And【C16】______, although I was irritated by her I did not【C17】______her. There was something attractive in her overflowing enthusiasm and she had【C18】______physical charm that with me she could【C19】______anything. She was nice to have around,【C20】______flowers or a bowl of fruit.
【C1】
A.insulted
B.teased
C.irritated
D.flattered
The restrictive laws that the courts are interpreting are mainly a legacy of the bank failures of the 1930s. The current high rate -- higher than at any time since the Great Depression -- has made legislators afraid to remove the restrictions. While legislative timidity is understandable, it is also mistaken. One reason so many American banks are getting into trouble is precisely that the old restrictions make it hard for them to build a domestic base large and strong enough to support their activities in today's telecommunicating round-the-clock, around-the-world financial markets. In trying to escape from these restrictions, banks are taking enormous, and what should be unnecessary, risks. For example, would a large bank be buying small, failed savings banks at inflated prices if federal law and states' regulations permitted that bank to expand through the acquisition of financially healthy banks in the region7 Of course not. The solution is clear American banks will be sounder when they are not geographically limited. The House of Representative's banking committee has shown part of the way forward by recommending common-sensible, though limited, legislation for a five-year transition to nationwide banking. This would give regional banks time to group together to form. counterweights to the big money-center banks. Without this breathing space the big money-legislation should be regarded as only a way station on the road towards a complete examination of American's suitable banking legislation.
The author’s attitude towards the current banking laws is best described as one of _______.
A.concerned dissatisfaction
B.tolerant disapproval
C.uncaring indifference
D.great admiration
Brazil' s population growth【62】has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960【63】1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this【64】may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.
Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧)and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect,【65】in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world's biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil' s most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based【66】wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.
"Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values--not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working," says Martine "They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and【67】people conscious of other patterns of behavior. and other【68】, which were put into a very attractive pack- age. "Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to【69】the poor to become consumers. "This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and【70】was incompatible'(不相容的)with un- limited reproduction," says Martine.
(41)
A.increase
B.reduce
C.extend
D.improve
Two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas, W. Michael Cox and Richard Alin, reported on the 10 largest downsizers of the 1990—1995 period, which include Digital Equipment, McDonnell Douglas, General Electric, and Kmart. Collective output (sales adjusted for inflation) declined by almost 10 percent. On the other hand, productivity per worker rose nearly 28 percent, compared with a gain of 1.5 percent in the rest of the economy. Says Cox, "Most of the companies emerged from the downsizing more competitive than before and thus were able to provide greater security to their workers. " The cost? 850,000 workers.
Yet negative outcomes prevailed at many firms. Devastatingly low morale, increased disability claims and suits for wrongful discharge (解雇), and general mistrust of management plague many companies. A study done at the Wharton School examined data on several thousand firms and found that downsizing had little or no effect on earnings or stock market performance. Far more effective were leveraged buyouts (举债全额收购) and portfolio (投资组合) restructuring.
There is some evidence that consistent focus on creating value for share holders, which includes paring unneeded workers, actually increases jobs in the long run, "Stronger, leaner companies are able to compete in the world market more effectively, and that ultimately draws jobs back to those companies." That's the opinion of Thomas Copland, a director of McKinsey and Co., a management consulting firm that studied 20 years of data or 1,000 companies in the United States, Canada, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France. The study revealed that, unlike those in the United States and Canada, the European firms lost jobs in the long term because their returns to shareholders fell between 1970 and 1990.
Although long-run growth is a pleasant prospect for shareholders, the short-term loss of jobs and income has left many employees and their families struggling in the aftermath of downsizing.
The term "downsizing" in this passage means ______.
A.just cutting down to size
B.producing smaller models or styles
C.cutting jobs and positions for higher performance and profits
D.cutting down on incentive programs