Her performance in the last scene wasA.fairly describableB.quite remarkableC.rather notabl
Her performance in the last scene was
A.fairly describable
B.quite remarkable
C.rather notable
D.very noticeable
Her performance in the last scene was
A.fairly describable
B.quite remarkable
C.rather notable
D.very noticeable
听力原文:W: Sarah was the most talented singer in the production, wasn't she!
M: NO question about it.
What does the man say about Sarah?
A.He didn't understand what she was singing about.
B.He has a few questions about her performance.
C.He is sure what to ask her.
D.She was definitely the best performance in the show.
听力原文: Babara always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life,
but to tell you the truth, she had a terrible voice. She took lessons for years, practiced
every day, but in spite of all this, her voice didn't improve. Honestly, it didn't get better; it just got louder.
Her teacher finally gave up and stopped teaching her but Babara went on practicing singing, and one day she decided to give a concert and invited her former teacher to attend.
The teacher was very worried about what to say after the performance. She knew it would be awful and it was. She didn't want to tell a lie, but she didn't want to hurt Babara's feelings, either. Finally she got an idea and went back to the stage to greet her former student.
"Well, "said Babara, "what do you think of my performance?"
"My dear, "said the teacher," you'll never be better than you were tonight."
What was the most important thing in Babara's life?
A.Money.
B.Love.
C.Music.
听力原文: A lot of parents do not realize how important the emotional aspect of the relationship is. It determines their children's performance. I recently heard a mother discussing what school her child might get into. She said, "I don't know how bright my son is." She said that as if her son's intelligence was an independent fate, like the color of the boy's eyes.
Many parents are frequently bothered by their children's marks at school. Their relationship with the child is almost wholly built around this. It was not at all like that with my dad. Until I was eight, he did not seem to worry about marks. And, after that, it was never exam performance that he was concerned about. Rather, he concentrated on my self-understanding. He constantly showed me that I was not stupid by pointing out things I had said that were signs of intelligence. This gave me self-respect. I kept failing exams. But, my father thought there was a difference between my failing one exam and whether I would be a success or failure in life.
Money can be used as a substitute for love for children of divorcees or of rich parents. It can also be used with school performance. Especially in the present exam-crazed system, parents can easily forget the point of education: it is to create fulfilled, creative adults, not exam-takers. If they show love conditionally on performance, it is a cause of depression.
(30)
A.The mother does not enjoy the performance of her son.
B.The mother does not like to communicate with her son.
C.The mother does not like her son.
D.The mother is short of emotions towards her son.
(28)
A.In my opinion, if she stays up tonight, she'll have better performance in the exam tomorrow.
B.In my opinion, after a night's study, she'll understand better and feel fresh.
C.In my opinion, it's better for her to sleep than not to sleep if she wants to have a clear mind.
D.She and I have the same opinion.
Annual Performance Reviews
In theory, annual performance reviews are constructive and positive interactions between managers and employees working together to attain maximum performance and strengthen the organization. In reality, they often create division, (51) morale (士气) ,and spark anger and jealousy. (52) , although the object of the annual performance review is to improve performance, it often has the (53) result. A programmer at a brokerage (经纪) firm was shocked to learn at her annual performance review that she was denied a promotion (54) she wasn't a "team player", What were the data used to make this (55) ? She didn't smile in the company photo.
(56) this story might sound as if it came straight out of a comic strip, it is a true (57) of one woman's experience. By following a few tips and guidelines (准则) from industry analysis, this kind of ordeal (厄运) can be avoided.
To end the year (58) a positive and useful performance review, managers and employees must start the year by working together to (59) clear goals and expectations.
It may be helpful to allow employees to submit a list of people (60) with the company who will be in a good position to (61) their performance at the end of the year; these people may be coworkers, suppliers, or even customers.
By checking employees progress at about nine months, managers can give them a chance to correct mistakes and provide (62) to those who need it before the year is out. When conducting the review, managers should (63) strengths and weaknesses during the past year and discuss future responsibilities, avoiding punishment or blame.
(64) , when employees leave their performance reviews, they should he focusing on (65) they can do in the year ahead, not worrying about what went into their files about the past.
(51)
A.heighten
B.undermine
C.stimulate
D.hinder
The monkey who escaped from Bristol Zoo last weekend was discovered by school children yesterday. Police say that the animal, who was found in a school playground, was fine but a little hungry. The zoo admitted that it needed to improve its security.
Discovered…Naked and Drunk
Hollywood resident Helen Hicks was stopped by police early on Sunday morning after dancing around her neighbourhood with no clothes on. Hicks has drunk half a bottle of vodka after an argument with her rock guitarist boyfriend Johnny Hedges. A friend says that Ms Hicks was suffering depression.
Hospitalised
Lion tamer Sergei Ivanov was seriously injured by his lion, Sheba, during last night’s performance of the Moscow Circus. Ivanov has worked in the circus for over 25 years. He was taken to Springfields General Hospital last night. Doctors say that he is lucky to be alive.
Caught on Camera
Super-rich male model Justin Orlando’s love affair with British pop singer Ross Curtis was exposed this week. The two men were photographed together in a London restaurant. Orlando, who has never tried to hide his sexuality, said that he was very happy with his new partner.
1 The monkey was found by school children.
2 The zoo said they were responsible for the monkey’s escape.
3 Helen took her clothes off as a joke.
4 Sergei hadn’t had much experience with animals.
5 Justin wanted to hide his sexuality.
But the hoisting game is not what it used to be. Even at the height of the sales, shoplifters today never know if they are being watched by one of those evil little balls that hang from the ceilings of so many department stores above the most desirable goods.
As if that was not trouble enough for them, they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.
Selfridges was the first big London store to install close-circuit videotape equipment to watch its sales floors. In October last year the store won its first court case for shoplifting using as evidence a videotape clearly showing a couple stealing dresses. It was an important test case which encouraged other stores to install similar equipment.
When the balls, called sputniks, first made an appearance in shops it was widely believed that their only function was to frighten shoplifters. Their strange appearance, the curious holes and red lights on and off, certainly made the theory believable.
It did not take long, however, for serious shoplifters to start showing suitable respect. Soon after the equipment was in operation at Selfridges, store detective Brian Chadwick was sitting in the control room watching a woman secretly putting bottles of perfume into her bag.
As she turned to go, Chadwick recalled, she suddenly looked up at the sputnik and stopped. She could not possibly have seen that the camera was trained on her because it is completely hidden but she must have had a feeling that I was looking at her. For a moment she paused, then she returned to the counter and started putting everything back. When she had finished, she opened her bag towards the camera to show it was empty and hurried out of the store.
(1)Why is January a good month for shoplifters?
A、Because the shop staff will serve them.
B、Because they are not excellent thieves.
C、Because there are so many people and the staff are busy.
D、Because there are so many wonderful goods in the shops.
(2)Sputniks are to __________________.
A、frighten shoplifters.
B、entertain customers.
C、show the performance of the shoplifters.
D、make films that can be used in evidence.
(3)The woman stealing perfume __________________.
A、checked at the cosmetics counter
B、sensed that Brian was watching her
C、saw the hidden camera
D、was thinking what the sputnik was for
(4)Why the woman opened her bag towards the camera?
A、To show she was sorry for what she had done.
B、Because she was afraid of being arrested.
C、To show she didn’t steal anything.
D、Because she didn’t want the things she had picked up.
(5)The author believes that __________________.
A、shoplifters respect sputniks now
B、to play the hoisting game, you need to be talented
C、the theory in paragraph 5 tells us how sputniks work
D、the case last October let other shops realize sputniks is useful
A.It was the first play she had seen performed professionally.
B.She saw it against the wishes of her parents.
C.She was surprised at how traditional the performance was.
D.She had a variety of emotional reactions to the play.
A.To play the violin again.
B.To go to the United States.
C.To apply for a scholarship.
D.To have her performance taped.