Concern for family values is reducing among younger Japanese as they pursue an inner world

You are to write in no less than 120 words about the title " The Cooperation". You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.

1. 合作的意义。

2．合作在工作中的重要性(举例)。

3．怎样培养合作的能力？

pment". You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

(1)竞争已成为现代社会的突出特征。

(2)竞争对于社会发展的积极作用。

(3)结论。

Many Ph. Ds are out of job because ____.

A．they are wrongly educated

B．they are of little commercial value to the society

C．there are fewer jobs in high schools

D．they prefer easy jobs with more money

The Presidential election of 1997 was a war______.

A．between Republican Party and Democratic Party

B．between the members of baby boomer generation

C．between the powerful and the powerless

D．between Bill Clinton and Bush and Dole

_.

A．they listen to their employees" voice mail and their phone calls on their jobs

B．they search their employees" computer records and read their E-mails

C．they use cameras to record their employees" behaviors and activities at work

D．they employ some detectives to trace their employees after their office hour

dustrial nations. The study shows that electronic observation is most common in the United States. Many employers are using computers, cameras, listening devices and telephones to observe their workers. In the 300 businesses investigated in the U. S. more than 20 percent said they search computer records and listen to voice mail or electronic mail of their employees. Voice mail is a system for recording messages. Electronic mail, also called E-mail is messages sent between computers. About 20 million American workers, from factory workers to highly paid engineers, may be under electronic observation. This does not include employers who listen to people using telephones on their jobs. The ILO study says that electronic observation is especially common in some industries, such as telecommunications, insurance and banking. It also says the use of cameras is increasing in factories and stores in Japan and the use of technology to observe workers has grown rapidly in many other European industrial nations since 1985. Workers and worker organizations have major objections to electronic observation. They say it violates human rights and destroys the feeling of trust between workers and employers, because some employers use it to punish workers without the workers knowing the reason. They say it also makes it easier to learn private information about their workers, and employers even have greater powers than law enforcement agencies to observe people. For example, police need court orders to listen to the telephone calls of suspected criminals, but no such order is required for a business that wants to listen to the phone calls of one of its workers. The United States Congress is considering a bill to restrict the uses of electronic observation in work places. Employers will be required to tell workers if they are being observed. Questions:

Whats the purpose of the study conducted by the International Labor Organization?

A．To find out which country is the most developed one in the world.

B．To see how the workers" privacy is protected by the different countries.

C．To learn what kinds of electronic observation are used in the world.

D．To investigate the situation of workers" privacy in 19 developed countries.

Chinas culture originates from all of the following except______.

A．Confucianism

B．Buddhism

C．Christianity

D．Chinese Socialism

ching in Xiamen Universitys MBA center for over five years, Ive come to realize that even if political and economic barriers are overcome, a major hurdle remains—culture! On occasion I have felt that some Chinese were rude or inconsiderate. Unfortunately, some Chinese have thought even worse of me. But most of the discord arises not from intent but from ignorance of cultural differences. Americas individualist culture springs from a 2 000 year tradition of Roman and Greek arts, philosophy and government, as well as the moral and legal traditions of Christianity. By contrast, Chinas culture, including its arts, philosophy, and government is rooted in the Confucian ethic, Taoism, Buddhism, and more recently, Chinese Socialism. Two weeks after I arrived in China, I told a cashier "Thank you. " She replied, "Dont use thanks. " Taken aback, I asked "Why shouldnt I use thanks?" She looked at me as if I were from another planet and I beat a hasty retreat. I reasoned that since China is socialist, maybe polite phrases denote feudalist class distinctions and are best avoided! But a leopard cant change its spots and an American cant easily stop saying "thank you" for everything. A week later a shop assistant told me "Dont use thanks. " I asked "Why not?" and she replied, "Dont be polite. " I thought, "Well, this is too much! We cant use any polite speech at all?" To my dismay, I eventually learned that "Dont use thanks" had the exact same meaning and usage as the English "Dont mention it". I had translated words instead of intent. My mistake was merely an embarrassment, but similar blunders(错误)by business and political leaders have destroyed potential business negotiations or diplomatic relationships. Questions:

Whats the best title of this passage?

A．Cultural Barriers to Sino-U. S. Friendship.

B．Possible Business Cooperation between China and America.

C．Political and Economic Hurdle between U. S. and China.

D．Different Languages Used by Chinese and Americans.

What great achievements have been made since mid 1970s?

A．Many activists have established lots of local groups to help the beaten women.

B．Plenty of temporary homes for the victims and their children have been set up.

C．The police and the courts now treat this problem with more serious attitude.

D．All of the above.

The author quotes Rudolph Flesch in paragraph 3 because______.

A．Rudolph Flesch is the best-known expert in the study of human creativity

B．the quotation strengthens the assertion that creative individuals look for new ways of doing things

C．the reader is familiar with Rudolph Flesch"s point of view

D．the quotation adds a new idea to the information previously presented