Chinese consumers fueled a travel and tourism boom in recent years, despite the country’s economic slowdown.

Each year Universum, a Swedish consulting firm asks American MBA students where they would most like to work. The 2007 survey showed a few surprises in its top 50 companies named: Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems had fell, while old reliables such as General Electric, Coca-Cola and General Mills had jumped up the list. But the most-desired industry remains consulting, despite the beating it has taken since the end of the dotcom boom, and the top firm remains McKinsey. Perhaps the reason is: in recent years McKinsey has done as much as any company to provide MBA graduates with increasingly better and more profitable positions.

The reason for this was the firm's popularization of a concept known as "war for talent". It advocated finding the best and brightest and rewarding their innovations (创新) in proportion to "talent" instead of their performance or seniority (资格). But what is talent? And how does a company measure its employees' talent, especially when assigning them to new projects? The "war for talent" recommends a careful assessment of the inner skills and characteristics ready for success but gives few clues as to what those inner skirls might be, which might make the war standardless. For a company focused on quick growth, one shortcut could be young hires who had already been rewarded for their talent by receiving MBAs from well-respected schools. Thus as the idea of finding talented employees who could quickly learn the skills took off, so did the asking price of the star MBA graduates.

Unfortunately, now the "war for talent" seems less of a brilliant idea. The economic downturn, bringing with it less competition for the available talent, also did its part to control in indulgent (宽容的) employers.

Similarly, Professor Jeffrey Pfeifer emphasized that cultivating a talent means not just hiring the most effective performers, but being able to deal quickly and firmly with the least effective C performers. But he adds that the C refers not to the person but to the individual's performance in a given job. Some low-performing managers were A or B performers earlier in their careers—and may attain that level of performance again.

MBA programs will remain attractive recruiting areas, but the MBA model itself has come under increasing criticism. Prof. Pfeifer, in a 2007 article found little evidence that an MBA had much effect on future salary or career. Future MBA students might need to provide more evidence of their talent to impress potential employers.

According to the text, McKinsey is favored by American MBA students in that the company ______.

A．has a world wide reputation for high salary

B．is famous for its consulting business

C．makes very attractive job offers to MBA holders

D．successfully survived the burst of dotcom bubble

Electronics are being recycled in record numbers as more states require it and more companies collect and even pay for discarded items, but the gains come with controversy.

Some environmentalists complain that recycling is not keeping pace with electronics sales. Some say e-waste is being dumped in developing countries, where toxic materials such as lead and mercury can leach from landfills into groundwater.

"It is a success story, but we'd like to see it get more successful" to keep up with the electronics boom, says Janette Petersen of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The amount of recycled items more than doubled from 1999 to 2007, the most recent year for which the EPA has figures. But as a percentage of all electronics, it increased less, from 15% to 18%. "The demand for electronics recycling has been growing," partly because of the switch last year to digital TV, says Jennifer Berry of Earth911. corn, a private group that keeps a database of recyclers. Last year, she says 31% of inquiries involved electronics, primarily TVs, batteries and computers.

Public and private efforts are expanding. Vermont became the 21st state last month to enact a law that requires e-waste recycling. Twenty-six companies--including Dell, Hewlett Packard, AT&T and Verizon--have partnered with the EPA on the Plug-In to eCycling program to promote electronics recycling since its launch in 2003. Companies such as Gazelle. corn pay for used gadgets such as iPods, which they resell or recycle. Best Buy and other stores are collecting more e-waste. Target announced last month that it put bins in every store to accept cellphones, MP3 players and ink cartridges.

Jim Puckett of Basel Action Network, a Seattle-based non-profit organization that aims to stop toxic exports, worries that some American companies dump e-waste in Africa to save money. "People are trying to look green, but they're not telling you where it (waste) is going," he says. "You can't turn over your TV to just any recycler. " He says it's better to store an old TV than give it to a recycler that may export it to poor countries.

The Basel Action Network announced its e-Stewards program last month to ensure safe handling of electronics by using only recyclers certified by accredited organizations. It now lists 45 recyclers in 80 locations. Samsung and other companies have signed on. Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, back it.

By saying "the gains come with controversy" (Line 2, Paragraph 1), the author means ______.

A．recycling electronics gains no achievement

B．recycling can not solve the e-waste problem fundamentally

C．states and companies have to pay for discarded items

D．it is not necessary to take measures to recycle electronics

Please paraphrase the sentence: "The boom in translation jobs comes because of-and despite—technology." (para. 4)

Read about events in the business world over the last 100 years and complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in the box. Check the verbs in your dictionary if necessary. begin buy crash end force form launch invent merge sign 1912 Henry Ford developed the idea of the production line to the mass produce cars. 1929 The Wall Street stock marekt (1) and ended the consumer boom of the 1920s. 1933 The 3M company (2) Scotch tape, the first self-adhesive tape. 1946 Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita (3) Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K,K. (late known as Sony), making tape recorders. 1957 Six European countries (4) the Treaty of Rome and founded the European Economic Community, to promote free trade in Europe. 1967 Telefunken made the first colour television, and colour broasts (5) in Europe. 1973 The first oil crisis (6) companies around the world to increase their prices. As a result, both inflation and unemployment increased dramatically. 1985 In April, Coca-Cola (7) “New Coke”. It was a marketing failure and they reintroduced “Classic Coke” two months later. 1995 The “dot-com boom” of the Internet companies began, creating “dot-com millionaries.” The boom (8) in 2000. 1999 Two oil companies, Exxon and Mobile, (9) , becoming the world’s largest company. 2005 The Chinese company Lenovo (10) IBM’s PC division.

听力原文：China's car boom is presenting the country of 1.3 billion with a dilemma.

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, for instance, is experimenting with a plan to limit the number of vehicles entering the city during the two-week sports extravaganza next summer by using odd-and even-numbered license plates. Traffic gridlock and air pollution have been haunting organizers. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge even hinted at the possibility of rescheduling some endurance events if air quality doesn't improve. The country's car population has been growing due to an emerging middle class that desires personal mobility. Already, China has become the world's second largest consumer of auto- mobiles and the third biggest maker of automobiles.

What does the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games plan to do to solve the problems caused by car boom?

A．Reduce the number of cars by increasing the relevant tax.

B．Reschedule some endurance events to avoid the traffic jam.

C．Limit the number of vehicles by using odd-and even-numbered license plates.

D．Prevent cars from entering Beijing from other provinces.

听力原文： The Indian government has given its approval to a merger between the country's two state-run airlines. Key government ministers gave their consent to a merger between Air India and Indian Airlines despite opposition from leftist politicians concerned about the welfare of the airlines' employees. Indian civil aviation officials predict the merger will save more than 150 million dollars annually without any job cum. The two legacy carriers have been losing money for years despite a boom in air travel here. Indian Airlines traditionally flew domestic routes, while Air 'India was the international flag carrier. Less than five years ago India had only three airlines. There are now ten, including several low-cost carriers. The merger of the two state-run airlines is set to start March 31st, and industry watchers say the merged carriers could eventually be partly or fully privatized.

In the description of two Indian airline companies, which statements is INCORRECT?

A．The merger will save more than 150 million each year.

B．The merger will lead to great cut in job positions.

C．The two companies have been suffering financial loss for many years.

D．The two companies traditionally flew domestic and internationai routes respectively.

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Crash. Shatter. Boom. Crash. Shatter. Boom. Smattering of silly dialogue. Pretty girl screams: "Dad! " Crash. Shatter. Boom. Silly di.，dogue. "DAD!!! " Crash. Shatter. Boom， What? Oh， sorry. We were falling into a trance there.

Which is， dear moriegoer， what may happen to you during Michael Bay"s Transformers: Age of Extinction， the fourth Transformers film and lasts 165 minutes， which is precariously close to the three-hour mark that Bay undoubtedly will reach~by our sophisticated calculations， and at thecurrent growth rate， with his sixth instalment.

But let"s not get ahead of ourselves. Despite what you"ve just read， this film will likely be amassive hit because by now， if you"re buying a Transformers ticket， you surely know what you"regetting into， and you want more， more， more. And Bay is the Master of More.

Or just take it from the I l-year-old sitting next to me， who reserved any audible judgment he， too was in a trance， though maybe from sugar intake——until the moment he saw a Transformerbecome a dinosaur. Overwhelmed by the pairing， he proclaimed， "That"s the sickest thing I"veever seen in my life."" It was as if peanut butter and jelly had been tasted together for the first time.

This time， there"s a whole new human east. Most important， Mark Wahiberg has replaced Shia LaBeouf as well， Main Hmnan Guy.

A significant part of the movie also takes place in China clearly a nod to the franchise"s huge market in the country.

In any case， we begin in Paris， Texas， where Cade Yeager （Wahlberg）， a struggling inventor， is desperately seeking a big discovery，. He"s also a widowed dad， and super-protective （as the movieincessantly reminds us） of his high-school daughter， Tessa （Nicola Pehz， blond and pretty andineffective， though the one-note script. does her no favours）.

One day， Cade buys a rusty old truck. Examining it back home， he soon discovers it"s noneother than Optimus Prime， the Autobot hero， seriously damaged.

As Cade works on fixing him up， his assistant， wisecracking surfer-dude Lucas， has the dumbidea of calling the authorities. What he doesn"t know is that the government is plotting to destroyall remaining Autobots in favour of a man-made army of Transtbrmers. He"s being helped in thisendeavour by the shadowy KSI Corporation， run by the nasty-but-complicated Joshua Joyce （StanleyTucci）.

So now， it"s evil humans that pitted against the trustworthy Autobots. So much for gratitude.There"s also a subplot involving Tessa and her secret boyfriend， Shane （Jack Reynor， underused），whose Irish accent leads Cade to dismissively call him "Lucky Charms" ——at least until the twobond in battle.

The obvious question: Is it too much for its own good? Bay is very talented at all things visual，the 3-D works well and the robots look great. But the final confrontation alone lasts close to anhour. At some point， you may find yourself simply in a daze， unable to absorb any" further action into your brain.

What can be inferred from the first paragraph? 查看材料

A.The girl can"t understand the movie she was seeing.

B.The girl felt scared about the movie she was seeing.

C.The movie the girl seeing was very. thrilling.

D.The girl couldn"t find her father.

The China boom is by now a well-documented phenomenon. Who hasn't【1】the Middle Kingdom's astounding economic growth (8 percent annually} , its tremendous consumer market (1.2 billion people), the investment enthusiasm of foreign suitors ($40 billion in foreign direct investment last year【2】)? China is an economic wonder.【3】Nicholas Lardy of the Brookings Institution, a Washington D．C．-based think tank, "No country【4】its foreign trade as fast as China over the last 20 years. Japan doubled its foreign trade over【5】period; China's foreign trade was quintupled(使成五倍). They've become the pre-eminent producer of labor-intensive manufacturing goods in the world. "

But there's been【6】from the dazzling China growth story-namely, the Chinese I multinational. No major Chinese companies have yet established themselves, or their brands,【7】the global stage. But things are now starting to change.【8】100 years of poverty and chaos, of being overshadowed by foreign countries and multinationals, Chinese industrial companies are starting to make a mark on the world.

A new generation of large and credible firms【9】in China in the electronics, appliance and even high-tech sectors. Some have【10】critical mass on the mainland and are now seeking new outlets for their production-through exports and by building Chinese factories abroad, chiefly in Southeast Asia.

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A．listened

B．listened to

C．heard

D．heard of

Passage 1

Back in the carefree days of the Noughties boom, Britain’s youngsters were swept along by the buy-now-pay-later culture embraced by consumers up and down the country. During a decade of near?full employment, many _1_ quickly from one job—and one credit card—to another, and rainy days were such a distant memory that they _2_ seemed worth saving for. But with the supply of cheap credit _3_ up and a generation of school and university leavers about to _4_ the recession-hit job market, thousands of young people with no memory of the early 1990s recession are shocked into the _5_ that the world of 2009 is very different. Katie Orme, 19，who lives in Birmingham, says she has decided never to get a credit card after seeing the problems that her parents and 22year-old sister have had with debt—just one of the _6_ lessons that she has had to learn. Orme finished her A-levels a year ago, and has been searching for a job—and living at home with her parents—ever since. She has had to _7_ on to support herself and is now on a 12-week internship (实习期）at the Prince’s Trust to improve her _8_ . The Trust says that the number of calls from _9_ people such as Orme has shot up by 50% over six months. “It’s so hard to get a job at the moment,” she says, “it’s better to go and get more qualifications so when more jobs are _10_ you will be better suited.”

A) sign

B) skipped

C) available

D) mostly

E) anxious

F) mug

G) hardly

H) remedy

I) realization

J) dynamic

K) resume

L) tough

M) neglected

N) drying

O) flood

第1空答案是：

On a crane, the boom indicator tells the operator what angle the boom angle is compared to the ______.

A.vertical position

B.horizontal position

C.boom stop angle

D.minimum radius angle