When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?” and “How?” and “Why?”
They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know.
When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself.
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, “That Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!”
Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.
One day Ben said to himself, “Why can’t the wind help me float across the water? And I’m going to try.” Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.
The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all.
One boy shouted, “Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”
“Yes,” said another. “He’s always finding new ways to do things.”
1.When he was only a child, Ben .
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A．liked to fly a kite by himself |
B．always asked easy questions |
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C．always liked to play with water |
D．always liked to find out how things worked |
2. His father and brothers .
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A．couldn’t answer all his questions |
B．could answer all his questions |
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C．tried hard to find out something new for him |
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D．were too busy to answer his questions |
3.How did Ben Franklin float across the water?
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A．The other boy took him across it. |
B．The water carried him across it. |
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C．The flying kite took him across it. |
D．A boat took him across it. |
4.He found out many things that .
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A．children didn’t know |
B．his father and brothers knew |
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C．people didn’t know |
D．most people knew |
Nowadays, most employees of local high-tech industries are below the age of 35,and for newly rising industries such as computer software and the Internet, the figure is below 30.People in this age bracket(阶层)are known as Generation-X, which is made up of those born between 1963 and 1981(i.e. those aged between 17 and 35).Compared with those born from 1946 t0 1960, Generation-X are typically independent, they also have their shortcomings. Employers often complain that Generation-X are a group hard to manage. Although willingness and enthusiasm are highly valued by Generation-X, they will not accept orders blindly. In short, Generation-X will not accept authoritarian(权力主义) leadership. They expect their leaders to have a detailed understanding of the job, and most importantly, to treat them as an important member of them as partners.
As a result, managing Generation-X employees is not only a science but also an art. There are basic guidelines to follow in managing them and helping them perform at their best.
1. Support them in their quest(追求)for knowledge skills;
2. Room for creativity and failure.
3. Provide frequent and timely feedback(反馈)
4. Provide communication channels.
If managers follow these basic guidelines, they may find that the employees they once considered as young, selfish and uncontrollable turn out to be responsible and energetic team players.
1. Generation-X in this article refers to the group of people who are ___
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A．educated employees below the age of 35. |
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B．young hard-working workers in factories. |
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C．often praised by the mangers |
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D．born after the year of 1963 |
2.From the article we know that the writer_____
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A．thinks highly of Generation-X |
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B．feels disappointed with Generation-X |
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C．has a better understanding of Generation-X |
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D．suggests that the managers be strict with Generation-X |
3.If you were a manager working with Generation-X ,you should ____.
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A．treat them as equals and encourage them to try new ideas. |
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B．Give them orders frequently and make them work hard. |
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C．Let them know they are selfish and uncontrollable. |
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D．Warn them that they may lose jobs at any time. |
What would have happened ______as far as the river bank ?
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A．Bob had walked farther |
B．if Bob should walk farther |
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C．had Bob walked farther |
D．if Bob walked farther |
W0rd comes ______free souvenirs will be given to _____comes first.
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A．what ; no matter whom |
B．that; whoever |
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C．which; whomever |
D．that ; no matter who |
There is no doubt ______ international cooperation is key to ______ with cybercrime, as Vinton Cerf has said that the problem of cybercrime is _______ huge that it requires UN to form a special agency to act as an international referee or steward.
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A．whether ; doing ; so |
B．that ; dealing ; so |
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C．whether ; dealing ; such |
D．that ; doing ; such |
--- Shall we go to Xufu Cultural Fair right away?
--- ______.
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A．It’s your opinion |
B．I don’t mind |
C．That’s your decision |
D．It’s all up to you |
