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Petter says his aim as Director of the MCA is to
A．modernise the Association.
B．carry out the Association's wishes.
C．set an example of firm leadership to his staff.
D．expand the membership of the Association.
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In the medium term, Clive says his main aim is to
A．increase his number of multiple retailer stockists.
B．improve his standing against competitors.
C．broaden the skills base of his staff.
The writer notices that, when Petter talks about his predecessor, he
A．expresses some regret for how the Association dealt with him.
B．thinks he had been there for too long.
C．questions changes he made within the Association.
D．indicates he has mixed feelings about his leadership style.
When Petter applied for the post of Director of the MCA, he knew that
A．a decision was likely to take a long time.
B．not everyone in the Association was interested in him.
C．he would have to face intense competition.
D．some members would oppose his appointment.
•For each question (15-20), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
Bruce Petter has not always been an executive. He started his career pumping petrol at a filling station, as he explains: 'After I left the army, my friend's father, who was Managing Director of a petrol company, recommended that I go into the oil industry. My great- uncle was running our own family petrol company, and I learnt the ropes at a petrol station. I subsequently married the daughter of the Marketing Director but this did not make for the happiest of scenarios. Depending on which side of the family they came from, my relatives thought I should support either my great-uncle or my farther-in-law, so I decided the time had come for me to leave the warring factions to fight it out among themselves and move on.'
He became founding Director of the Petrol Retailers Association. But after a few years he decided, 'I was getting to the stage where I wanted to move on again, so when I heard about the Management Consultants Association (MCA) post, I applied.'
He was aware that the selection process for the head of any trade association would, by definition, be protracted because of the difficulty of getting very busy people with mainstream business interests together. The association had 30 member companies at the time, representing a large proportion of the best-known names in the sector, and 'they all wanted to have a look at this individual who had applied to represent their interests, so I saw an awful lot of the membership'.
His principal area of expertise, he feels, is in running a trade association and the briefing that he has been handed suggests that this will be of prime value. 'If you were to ask me if I was ever going to be an expert management consultant, the answer would be no. But I am, I hope, able to articulate their views, to push through policies they want to see in operation and to improve their image. I hope to make management consultancy a powerful voice in government and industry.'
The President of the MCA confirms what landed Petter the job. 'We saw a lot of people, but there were three things in particular that impressed us about Brace. His experience of running a trade association was key and it seemed to us that he had a good understanding of how to relate to and inspire a membership made up of very busy partners, often in very large but also some considerably smaller firms. We are also aware that management consultancy is not always portrayed in a favourable light and he has done quite a bit of work on public image and has some very positive views in this area.'
So, Mr Petter has taken over from retiring Director Brian O'Rorke, and a change of mood is now in the air. O'Rorke was at the helm for 13 years and his successor is reticent when it comes to predicting how his own approach will differ. 'Brian did a magnificent job of sustaining the Association, of holding it together through thick and thin.' I detect a 'but' in his voice. But？ 'I think if you ask anybody who or what the MCA was under his direction, the temptation would be to say "Brian O'Rorke". 'Petter feels his own style. will be very much determined by the objectives of the members: he sees himself as a channel for those aims. 'I don't want the MCA to be perceived as Bruce Petter's empire, but rather the members' empire,' he says. Mr Petter clearly has a difficult task ahead, but many of his staff will welcome a more open, modem style. and there's every indication he will be a success.
What do we learn about Bruce Petter in the first paragraph？
A．He likes to think of himself as a loyal person.
B．He has a negative view of family-run businesses.
C．His military background came in useful later in his career.
D．An awkward situation influenced the development of his career.
请根据短文内容，回答题。
The Storyteller
(1) Steven Spielberg has always had one goal: to tell as many great stories to as many people as will listen. And that&39;s what he has always been about. The son of a computer scientist and a pianist, Spielberg spent his early childhood in New Jersey and, later, Arizona. From the very beginning, his fertile imagination filled his young mind with images that would later inspire his filmmaking.＜br＞
(2) Even decades later, Spielberg says he has clear memories of his earliest years, which are the origins of some of his biggest hits. He believes that E.T. is the result of the difficult years leading up to his parent&39;s 1966 divorce, "It is really about a young boy who was in search of some stability in his life." "He was scared of just about everything," recalls his mother, Leah Adler. "When trees brushed against the house, he would head into my bed. And that&39;s just the kind of scary stuff he would put in films like Poltergeist."＜br＞
(3)Spielberg was 11 when he first got his hands on his dad&39;s movie camera and began shooting short flicks about flying saucers and World War II battles. Spielberg&39;s talent for scary storytelling enabled him to make friends. On Boy Scout camping trips, when night fell, Spielberg became the center of attention. "Steven would start telling his ghost stories," says Richard Y. Hoffman Jr., leader of Troop 294, "and everyone would suddenly get quiet so that they could all hear it."＜br＞
(4) Spielberg moved to California with his father and went to high school there, but his grades were so bad that he barely graduated. Both UCLA and USC film schools rejected him, so he entered California State University at Long Beach because it was close to Hollywood.＜br＞
Spielberg was determined to make movies, and he managed to get an unpaid, non-credit internship (实习) in Hollywood. Soon he was given a contract, and he dropped out of college. He never looked back.＜br＞
(5) Now, many years later, Spielberg is still telling stories with as much passion as the kid in the tent. Ask him where he gets his ideas, Spielberg shrugs. "The process for me is mostly intuitive(凭直觉的 ) ," he says. "There are films that I feel I need to make, for a variety of reasons, for personal reasons, for reasons that I want to have fun, that the subject matter is cool, that I think my kids will like it. And sometimes I just think that it will make a lot of money, like the sequel (续集) to Jurassic Park.
Paragraph 1 __________ 查看材料
A.Inspirations for his movies
B.The trouble of making movies
C.A funny man
D.Getting into the movie business
E.Telling stories to make friends
F.An aim of life
Phil Borges is among recent "Giraffe Heroes." He is a doctor who fixes people's teeth, but he is also a photographer. Mister Borges started an organization called Bridges to Understanding. It sends photographers to small villages to give cameras to children and teach them how to take pictures. Bridges to Understanding has sent photographers to Peru, the Arctic, Kenya, Nepal and India as well as a Native American village in Arizona. The Giraffe Project says Mister Borges stuck his neck out to connect children all over the world with photography.
Two other Giraffe heroes are Azim Khamiea and Plez Felix. They live in California. Members of a street gang robbed and killed Mister Khamisa's son Tariq. He was 20 years old. The young man who killed him was Mister Felix's 14-year- old grandson, Tony. He is now in prison. Plez Felix apologized to the Khamise family for the actions of his grandson. He end Mister Khamisa now work together to tell young people that killing and violence do not solve problems.
Since 1982, the Giraffe Project has named more than 900 heroes. These "Giraffes," as they are aim known, do not receive money. Instead, they are presented as examples for others to follow. Their stories are told through the news media, schools and the Internet.
What does the phrase "stick their necks out for the common good" mean？
(33)
A．It means to take a risk to save the giraffes'(长颈鹿) lives.
B．It means to take a risk for the welfare of other people.
C．It means m search everywhere for the benefit for oneself.
D．It means to search for the good examples for others to follow.
His sole motive was to make her happy.
A. aim
B. argument
C. capability
D. pursuit
Paragraph 2__________ 查看材料
A.Inspirations for his movies
B.The trouble of making movies
C.A funny man
D.Getting into the movie business
E.Telling stories to make friends
F.An aim of life
根据以下材料，回答题
A New Citizenship Test
（1） Last week， a sample of the new US citizenship （公民身份） exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services （US-CIS）. It will be tried out in 10 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008. Instead of asking how many stripes the US flag has， as the current test does， the new one asks why there are 13 stripes. Instead of having to name the branches of government， an applicant is asked to explain why there are three.
（2） "The goal is to make it more meaningful." explains Emilio Gonzalez， director of the US-CIS.Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better "understanding and respect" for US civic（公民的） values， Gonzalez says.
（3） The US isn"t the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a "shared commitment" from immigrants for their adopted country"s "values". In recent years， in addition to the usual requirement of language/work skills and economic status， several European countries have adopted citizenship tests. Britain introduced a new citizenship test last November. In March， a new Dutch law took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship test. It involved watching a video showing nude （裸体的 ） women bathing at beaches and gay （同性恋的 ） men kissing in public. The aim was to ensure that "newcomers will be comfortable with the country"s liberal social mores （风俗） ".
（4） Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decades. But， today， the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other. Promoting integration has become a major concern for European countries， after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes （穆斯林聚居区） in France and the killing of Dutch public figures by religious extremists.
（5） Officials believe that a person"s attachment to， a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country. However， some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate （同化） themselves. "Immigration is a culture war today. Is giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight？" says Ali Noorani， of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition （难民辩护联盟） .
Paragraph 2 __________ 查看材料
A.Preparation for taking a citizenship test
B.Citizenship tests in European countries
C.Importance of promoting integration
D.Necessity to know the branches of government
E.Different views on the new citizenship test
F.Goal of the new citizenship test
