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by side. These cross-cultural partnerships, while beneficial in many ways, are also highlighting tensions
that expose differences in work experience, pay levels and communication.
In the last few years, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to China
for employment, attracted by its faster-growing economy and lower jobless rate. Their Chinese co-workers
are often around the same age. But the two groups were raised differently. The Americans have had more
exposure to free-market principles. "Young Americans were brought up in a commercial environment," said
Neng Zhao, 28, a semor associate at Blue Oak Capital, a private firm based in Beijing. "We weren"t. So the
workplace is a unique learning process for my generation."
Managers hiring workers in China appear to be paying for Western experience. Foreigners tend to earn
10 to 15 percent more than their Chinese counterparts (persons working in similar positions), said Michael
Norman, senior vice president at Sibson Consulting, an American firm. That imbalance does not go unnoticed
by Chinese workers. "There is definitely the belief that Americans get paid more for the same work," said
Ting Wang, 25, an associate at WildChina, a travel company based in Beijing. On the other hand, Chinese
workers have a deeper understanding of the influences, like Confucianism"and Communism, which play a
part in their country"s culture and economy.
It is important and necessary for Americans working in China to adjust, said Mr. Norman, who works
on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in Asia.
"In the West, there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly, but when you come to work in China,
you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business,"
he said.
B. Chinese workers are easier to cooperate
C. they can"t find proper jobs in America
D. the economy of China is developing rapidly
B. Cross-cultural partnerships.
C. Multi-national companies in China.
D. Different pays for the same work.
B. Chinese and American employees have the same experience.
C. Young Chinese can benefit from cross-cultural partnerships.
D. More Americans working in China cause higher jobless rate.
B. Different working experience.
C. Unequal opportunities.
D. Different upbringing environment.
B. ways of doing business in different countries differ
C. doing business in China takes money and patience
D. international companies need to understand each other
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试题【阅读理解。 As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs, more Chinese and 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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residents older than 16: They read below a sixth-grade level, which makes it difficult to find jobs and to
improve their lives. Among them, Amiya is one.
Amiya Olden remembers well the day she graduated from Denby High school. She handed her diploma
to her mother, who read it to her. "Then when someone asked me to read it, I could remember the things
she read, and I knew what I had to say," recalled Amiya Olden, "When we would go out to restaurants
with my aunts, and that"s when I really would get upset. I would see words on the menu but I couldn"t
read!"
But don"t feel sorry for her. She changed her life by reaching a point where she"d read enough. Two
summers ago, she took charge of her life when she walked into Pro Literacy Detroit to improve her reading.
Nineteen months ago, she was reading at a second-grade level; now at a fifth-grade level.
Olden now splits her days between her classes at Pro Literacy and the library, where she checks out
books and reads them. She says she hopes her improved reading skills will help her find a good job.
And she has advice for others, who have trouble reading.
"Don"t give up on it," she said. "Even though it can be challenging and you might get frustrated
sometimes, practice does help. If you really want to be able to go somewhere, go out to a restaurant and
you have to read signs and things like that, you want to know what you want to eat and where you want
to go... If you want to succeed in life and grow, you have to read. More important, you have to feel
confident that you can."
B. her daughter could remember the content of the diploma
C. they both could remember the particular moment
D. she could show off before her daughter
B. improve her reading level
C. find a good job in the training center
D. be a poster child for the reading crisis
B. the job market pays too much attention to reading
C. most students can"t graduate from high school
D. the reading crisis affects only poor people
B. A good job has been offered to her.
C. She is an adviser for those with reading difficulty.
D. Most of her time is divided between her classes and the library.
B. discouraged
C. confident
D. learned
| Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity (肥胖) with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved and urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets? Studies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image. |  |
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| Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead. But a recent survey has showed that such desires lack the required support and remain just dreams. The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of l,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 60 percent of interviewees considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at the "thinking" stage," it stated. Interviewees put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of money and a lack of business opportunity. They also listed lack of business experiences and social networks, the need for advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way. More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road. Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year. But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to run a company in exhibition services," Guo said. The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant. With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures (资料手册) at a low price. He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry. Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation. | |
| 1. Which factor contributes most to the interviewees "unrealized dreams"? | |
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| A. a lack of business experience B. a lack of social networks C. objections from family members D. a lack of money | |
| 2. What can help Guo Bing do well, if he runs a company in exhibition services? | |
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| A. His parents" help B. His strong will C. His good command of English D. His interview experience | |
| 3. How many of the interviewees in the survey would like to find a job first after graduation? | |
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| A. over 1148. B. over 128. C. over 757. D. over 510. | |
| 4. We definitely know from the passage that _____. | |
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| A. more than half of the interviewees have set up their own companies or stores B. the fresh graduates want to set up their own business because of a tough job market C. Guo Bing decided to be his own boss when he graduated from his university D. Guo Bing is so independent that he can do well without others" help | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Today most Chinese teenagers are happy to be favored by two parents and four grandparents in their families. But have you ever thought about how to take care of four to twelve old people when you grow up and get married? This could be a problem for most Chinese youths as China is entering new stage of an aging society. An aging society refers to one where lo percent or more of its population is over 60. By the end of 2007, Chinese over 60 years old have made up 11.7 percent of the nation"s total population "China is getting old before becoming rich," said Cai Chuang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The population increase that has powered Chinese growth for three decades will give way over the next ten years to a rapid aging of the society. This will lead to weaker economic growth, because of a lack of labor resources. As a result of the family planning policy, it is expected that the country"s total working population will decrease after 2015. China is not the only country getting old. More than 60 countries have become aging societies and one in three people in the European Union is a senior citizen. However, experts said that China doesn"t have a highly developed social security network to support the old. Social security is an insurance program protecting those in need, including the old, the disabled and others. | |
| 1. An aging society is a society that _____. | |
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| A. less than 10% of its population is over 60 B. 10% or more of its population is over 60 C. there are four old people in a family D. most of its population is over 60 | |
| 2. If China enters an aging society, _____. | |
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| A. there will not be enough labor resources B. the family planning policy will be ended C. everyone needs to take care of four to twelve old people D. China will have a highly developed social security network | |
| 3. What does Cai Chuang mean by saying"China is getting old before becoming rich? | |
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| A. China will be an aging society, then be a developed country. B. China will be a rich country before being an aging society. C. An aging society will affect Chinese economy development. D. China will stop developing because of its aging problem. | |
| 4. The passage mainly talks about _____. | |
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| A. an aging society B. Chinese social problems C. family planning policy D. aging problem in China | |
| 阅读表达。阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。 | |
| It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they always have the final say; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems; and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often form too low an estimate of their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young. Young people often anger their parents with their choices in clothes, hairstyles, entertainment, and music. This is not their intention. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or language or clothes or hairstyles anger their parents, this gives them additional pleasure. They feel they are better, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste. Sometimes you are a rebel, and proud because you do not want your parents" praise of what you do. If they did give praise, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are oppressed; you can"t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of childhood, when you are completely under your parents" control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself. If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do. Because you have the ability to make decisions and do things without to be told what to do. | |
| 1. What do the examples of parents given in the first paragraph show? (No more than 10 words) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. According to the passage, why teenagers don"t want their parents. praise of what they do? (No more than 15 words) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the writer"s advice to teenagers to improve parent-child relationship? (Only l word) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Please explain the underlined word "initiative" in English (No more than 15 words) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you often have strange clothes and hairstyles? Please give your reasons. (No more than 15 words) ______________________________________________________________________________________ |