The conference aims to develop business and let people think about ______ they can have a positive influence on the planet.
A．why B．that C．what D．how
请你根据对下面这幅漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文。你的短文应该包括以下内容：
1. 这幅漫画描述了什么
2. 这幅漫画想要告诉我们什么
3. 发表你个人的看法
注意：
1. 可参照图示作必要的发挥想象。
2. 词数150左右。
3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
参考词汇：
温室greenhouse
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Interviewing someone for a job is not as easy as it looks. First, as the interviewer, you’re tasked with finding the person who will not only do the job well but also fit in well with the other employees.
You have to make an evaluation of abstract qualities that can’t be found on a résumé. Because you have to repeat the process for every potential employee, you end up asking question after question, applicant after applicant.
Still, interviewers need to be told something: “What is your biggest weakness?” is not a good question. It just isn’t.
Now, job seekers have to understand that interviewers want to find some way to know what makes an applicant different from others. Asking questions that are seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see who can think creatively. Then what may be a proper way to respond to such a question?
Honesty, with a twist(新手法)
“‘What are your three strengths and three weaknesses?’ is a classic, but not too many people know how to answer this,” says Kenneth C. Wisnefski, founder and CEO of WebiMax, an online marketing company.
“As an interviewer, we want to hear strengths that describe initiative(主动性), motivation and dedication. The best way to respond is to include these qualities into specific ‘personal statements.’”
“Similarly, weaknesses should be positioned as a strength that can benefit the employer.”
“I like to hear applicants state an exaggerated strength, and put an interesting twist on it. An example of this is, ‘My initiative is so strong, that sometimes I take on too many projects at a time.’”
This answer leads with a strength that employers want —initiative —and still acknowledges that you’re not perfect.
Although you might consider this acknowledgement too honest, it works because it proves you’re being honest.
Honesty, with progress
When you consider what your weaknesses are, think about how you have attempted to overcome them. No one is perfect, so pretending that you are a perfectionist will come across as insincere.
Debra Davenport, author of “Career Shuffle,” believes citing(引用) examples are the best approach.
“My preferred response for this question is to tell the truth without damaging the applicant’s image.” Davenport explains.
“A better response might be, ‘I’ve had some challenges with work-life balance in the past and I realize that a life out of balance isn’t good for me, my family or my employer. I’ve taken the time to learn better time and project management, and I’m also committed to my overall wellness.’”
The answer adds some dimension to the question, and proves you’ve thought beyond the answer. You’ve actually changed your behavior to address the situation, even if you haven’t completely overcome the weakness.
Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes
However you decide to answer, Debra Yergen, author of “Creating Job Security Resource Guide,” recommends job seekers imagine themselves sitting on the other side of the desk.
“If you were doing the hiring, what would you be looking for? What would be your motivation for asking certain questions? Who would you be trying to weed out? If you can empathize (共鸣) with the interviewer, you can better understand what they want and need, and then frame your qualifications to meet their needs for the position you seek.”
Once you consider what the goal of the question is and figure out what your honest answer is, you’ll be able to give the best possible answer to a tricky question.
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Job Interviews |
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Tasks for a job interviewer |
☆ Find the person both doing the job well and (1.) ▲ along well with other employees. ☆ (2.) ▲ abstract qualities of applicants by asking one question after another. |
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(3.) ▲ to interviewees for replying to a tricky question |
☆ Understand that the interviewers want to (4.) ▲ between applicants and that asking a question seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see an applicant’s (5.) ▲ . ☆ Be (6.) ▲ and inventive when asked about your weaknesses, and respond properly. ☆ Never (7.) ▲ you are perfect, which may be believed to be insincere. ☆Try to show that you’ve changed a lot (8.) ▲ you haven’t completely get rid of your weaknesses. ☆ Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes and have a better (9.) ▲ of their needs for the job. |
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☆ With the goal of the question (10.) ▲ into account and the honest answer in your mind, you will be able to give the best possible answer. |
Lots of people have hobbies. Some people collect old coins or foreign stamps; some do needlework; others spend most of their spare time on a particular sport.
A lot of people enjoy reading. But reading tastes differ widely. Some people only read newspapers or comics, some like reading novels, while others prefer books on astronomy, wildlife, or technological discoveries.
If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm. If I watch all the sports programs on TV with great pleasure, I must put up with the fact that other people find sports boring.
Is there nothing that interests us all? Is there nothing that concerns everyone—no matter who they are or where they live in the world? Yes, dear Sophie, there are questions that certainly should interest everyone. They are precisely the questions this course is about.
What is the most important thing in life? If we ask someone living on the edge of starvation, the answer is food. If we ask someone dying of cold, the answer is warmth. If we put the same question to someone who feels lonely and isolated, the answer will probably be the company of other people.
But when these basic needs have been satisfied—will there still be something that everybody needs? Philosophers think so. They believe that man cannot live by bread alone. Of course everyone needs food. And everyone needs love and care. But there is something else—apart from that—which everyone needs, and that is to figure out who we are and why we are here.
Being interested in why we are here is not a “casual” interest like collecting stamps. People who ask such questions are taking part in a debate that has gone on as long as man has lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics.
1. This text is most probably taken from __________.
A. a research paper B. a course schedule
C. a personal letter D. a book review
2. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A. Philosophical questions are as interesting as collecting stamps.
B. Thinking about philosophical questions is a serious interest.
C. Figuring out who we are and why we are here is man’s basic needs.
D. Philosophy has universal appeal and concerns everybody in nature.
3. The author believes that __________.
A. no existing subject can interest everyone in the world
B. different people may have different interests and concerns
C. everyone has to figure out who we are and why we are here
D. people in modern society pay more attention to philosophical questions
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1. Whose entry will be accepted by The New Yorker?
A. Richard, a post-graduate from Quebec, Canada, who sent his design on Dec.20.
B. Amy, a 28-year-old Asian-American teacher, who sent her design on Jan. 20.
C. Jessie, a 16-year-old student from New York, who sent her design on Dec. 29.
D. John, a 68-year-old retired engineer from San Francisco, who sent his design on Jan. 10.
2. Which of the following is NOT true about James Surowiecki?
A. James Surowiecki is the author of The Financial Page column.
B. James Surowiecki usually has discussions with people from different fields.
C. James Surowiecki speaks with a chairman about issues of medicine this month.
D. Visiting newyorker.com/go/vasella, you can watch the conversation of this month between James and an economist.
3. ___________ can be provided by The Big Apple Circus Care program for sick children.
A. Excellent treatment and care B. Trained professional doctors and nurses
C. Unique methods to relieve stress D. Special pediatric facilities
4.Which of the following can be used by the Big Apple Circus Clown Care program to promote itself?
A. We help all children live happy lives.
B. Our doctors jump through rings to cure the blues.
C. Every life deserves world class care.
D. Work together for a healthier world.
Air pollution is damaging 60% of Europe’s prime wildlife sites in meadows, forests and bushes, according to a new report.
A team of EU scientists said nitrogen emissions(氮排放) from cars, factories and farming were threatening biodiversity. It’s the second report this week warning of the on-going risks and threats linked to nitrogen pollution.
Nitrogen in the atmosphere is harmless in its inert(惰性的) state, but the report says reactive forms of nitrogen, largely produced by human activity, can be a menace to the natural world.
Emissions mostly come from vehicle exhausts(排气), factories, artificial fertilizers(肥料) and animal waste from intensive farming. The reactive nitrogen they emit to the air disrupts the environment in two ways: It can make acidic soils too acidic to support their previous mix of species. But primarily, because nitrogen is a fertilizer, it favors wild plants that can maximize the use of nitrogen to help them grow.
In effect, some of the nitrogen spread to fertilize crops is carried in the atmosphere to fertilize weeds, possibly a great distance from where the chemicals were first applied.
The effects of fertilization and acidification favor common aggressive species like grasses, brambles and nettles. They harm more delicate species like mosses(苔藓), and insect-eating sundew plants.
The report said 60% of wildlife sites were now receiving a critical load of reactive nitrogen. The report’s lead author, Dr Kevin Hicks from the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), told BBC News that England’s Peak District had a definitely low range of species as a result of the reactive nitrogen that fell on the area.
“Nitrogen creates a rather big problem that seems to me to have been given too little attention,” he said. “Governments are responsible for protecting areas like this, but they are clearly failing.”
He said more research was needed to understand the knock-on effects for creatures from the changes in vegetation accidentally caused by emissions from cars, industry and farms.
At the conference, the representatives agreed “The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen”. The document highlights the importance of reducing reactive nitrogen emissions to the environment, adding that the benefits of reducing nitrogen outweigh the costs of taking action.
1.The underlined word “menace” is used to express that the reactive nitrogen, largely produced by human activity can be ___________.
A. frightening B. threatening C. unique D. unusual
2. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. it’s harmless to have reactive nitrogen existing in the atmosphere
B. reactive nitrogen emissions help aggressive species less than crops
C. the harm to those delicate species has a negative impact on biodiversity
D. reactive nitrogen can fertilize soils and keep their biodiversity
3. The team of EU scientists released the second report of nitrogen emissions this week when __________.
A. no action was taken to stop nitrogen emission
B. governments were willing to protect areas harmed by nitrogen
C. “The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen” was agreed
D. nitrogen emissions were threatening wildlife sites’ biodiversity
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Keeping Away From Nitrogen Emissions B. Stopping Nitrogen Emissions
C. Air Pollution Damaging Europe’s Wildlife D. Saving Europe’s Wildlife
