The following statements refer to strategic planning: （i) It is concerned with quantifiabl

Which of the following statements best illustrates the main point of the last paragraph of the passage?

A．Einstein was not a thoroughgoing realist, in particular where the interpretation of quantum mechanics was concerned.

B．When Newton predicted that gravity affects all objects equally, his theory was not improved by experimental trials.

C．Those impressed by Hume's argument often conclude that experience plays only a psychological or rhetorical role.

D．Pasteur's search for a means of bacterial sterilization was assisted greatly by the process of experiment.

E．Galileo's astronomy theory itself was less reliable than the predictions he drew from it.

Since those major powers are shifting their strategic focus to Africa, African countries are presented with historical opportunities while at the same time they will also ______.

Which one of the following statements concerning approaches for the budget development process is correct?关于预算编制流程的表述中，下列哪一项是正确的？

A.The top-down approach to budgeting will not ensure adherence to strategic organizational goals. 自上而下的预算编制方法不会保证战略性的组织目标得到很好贯彻

B.To prevent ambiguity, once departmental budgeted goals have been developed, they should remain fixed even if the sales forecast upon which they are based proves to be wrong in the middle of the fiscal year.为了防止捉摸不定，一旦设定了部门预算指标，这些指标就该保持不变，哪怕先前 引以为据的销售预测在年度中间发现是错误的。

C.With the information technology available, the role of budgets as an organizational communication device has declined.鉴于信息技术的便利，预算作为组织沟通协调手段的作用已经式微

D.Since department managers have the most detailed knowledge about organizational operations, they should use this information as the building blocks of the operating budget.鉴于部门经理对各 该部门营运的细节最为了解，应该利用他们掌握的信息作为编制经营预算的基础

Theaccountteamdesignedap5-570solutiontostrategicallypositionthecustomerforfutureIBMannouncements.Thecustomerwasdissatisfieduponimplementingthesolution.AnAIXv5.1partitionwasaddedtotherequirementshalfwaythroughthesolutiondesignprocessanditwasnotconsideredinthefinaldesign.WhatshouldthepSeriestechnicalspecialisthavedonetopreventthissituation？（）

A.SubmittedanRPQ（RequestforQuote）forAIXv5.1supportonap5-570

B.Designedap670becauseitsupportsAIX5.1partitions

C.InitiallydesignedasolutionsupportingAIX5.1partitions

D.Gainedcustomerapprovalforthefinaldesignpriortoorderingthesystem

Which of the following statements would best serve as an introduction to the passage?

A．The assumption that the knowledge incorporated in technological developments must be derived from science ignores the many non-scientific decisions made by technologists.

B．Analytical thought is no longer a vital component, in the success of technological development.

C．As knowledge of technology has increased, the tendency has been to lose sight of the important role played by scientific thought in making decisions about form, arrangement, and texture.

D．A technologist thinking about a machine, reasoning through the successive steps in a dynamic process, can actually turn the machine over mentally.

Which of the following statements would best serve as an introduction to the passage?

A．The assumption that the knowledge incorporated in technological developments must be derived from science ignores the many non-scientific decisions made by technologists.

B．Analytical thought is no longer a vital component in the success of technological development.

C．As knowledge of technology has increased, the tendency has been to lose sight of the important role played by scientific thought in making decisions about form, arrangement, and texture.

D．A technologist thinking about a machine, reasoning through the successive steps in a dynamic process, can actually turn the machine over mentally.

Many animals and plants threatened with extinction could be saved if scientists spent more time talking with the native people whose knowledge of local species is dying out as fast as their languages are being lost.

Potentially vital information about many endangered species is locked in the vocabulary and expressions of local people, yet biologists are failing to tap into this huge source of knowledge before it is lost for good, scientists said. "It seems logical that the biologists should go and talk to the indigenous people who know more about the local environment than anyone else," said David Harrison, an assistant professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

"Most of what humans know about ecosystems and species is not found in databases or libraries or written down anywhere. It's in people's heads. It's in purely oral traditions," Dr. Harrison told the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco. "About 80 percent of the animals and plants visible to the naked eye have not yet been classified by science. It doesn't mean they are unknown; it just means we have a knowledge gap."

An estimated 7,000 languages are spoken in the world but more than half of them are dying out so fast that they will be lost completely by the end of the century as children learn more common languages, such as English or Spanish. He cited the example of a South American skipper butterfly, Astraptes fulgerator, which scientists thought was just one species until a DNA study three years ago revealed that it was in fact 10 different species whose camouflaged colouration made the adult forms appear "identical to one another".

Yet if the scientists had spoken to the Tzeltal-speaking people of Mexico—descendants of the Maya—they might have learnt this information much sooner because Tzeltal has several descriptions of the butterflies based on the different kinds of caterpillar. "These people live on the territory of that butterfly habitat and in fact care very little about the adult butterfly but they have a very-fine grained classification for the larvae because the caterpillars affect their crops and their agriculture," Dr. Harrison said.

"It's crucial for them to know which larva is eating which crop and at what time of year. Their survival literally depends on knowing that, whereas the adult butterfly has no impact on their crops," he said. "There was a knowledge gap on both sides and if they had been talking to each other they might have figured out sooner that they were dealing with a species complex," he said.

"Indigenous people often have classification systems that are often more fine-grained and more precise than what Western science knows about species and their territories." Another example of local knowledge was shown by the Musqueam people of British Columbia in Canada, who have fished the local rivers for generations and describe the trout and the salmon as belonging to the same group.

In 2003 they were vindicated when a genetic study revealed that the "trout" did in fact belong to the same group as Pacific salmon, Dr. Harrison said. "It seems obvious that knowing more about species and ecosystems would put us in a better position to sustain those species and ecosystems," he said. "That's my argument that the knowledge gap is vastly to the detriment of Western science. We know much less than we think we do."

Why does the author say that indigenous languages hold the key to saving endangered species?

Read and analyze the following short text and identify the four stages of the SPSE approach. (a) Since its inception, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been an advocate for the American public – working to keep people, vehicles and roads safe. (b) Culture, technology and innovations both steer and detour us on our Road to Zero fatalities. (c) In 2015 alone, 35,092 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes. (d) Crashes are no accident and each tragedy is preventable. (e) Americans deserve safer roads, and that starts with culture. (f) NHTSA is taking the initiative to create the future as opposed to just letting it happen. (g) In our view, the only acceptable goal for roadway fatalities is zero. (h) Our strategic plan, “The Road Ahead”, highlights three lanes that can deliver a future free from motor vehicle fatalities. SOURCE: Traveling the three lanes on the Road to Zero. Available at: https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/traveling-three-lanes-road-zero. (Accessed: 26 December 2016). Stages Sentences Situation 1. _____________ Problem 2._____________ Solutions 3._____________ Evaluation 4. _____________ 注意：请把句子的代码填入，代码间空一格 1. __________

?Look at the statements below and at the five extracts from an article about online recruitment.

?Which article (A, B, C, D or E) does each statement 1--8 refer to?

?For each statement 1--8, mark one letter (A, B, C, D or E) on your Answer Sheet.

?You will need to use some of these letters more than once.

A

The survey, of 265 senior HR professionals and more than 1, 000 employees, also found that employers were taking a more strategic approach. Rather than relying on one online method of attracting and finding staff, companies are using a number of techniques--87 percent of those using corporate websites also use job boards, while 56 percent of respondents reported using more than three online options at the same time. Research conducted last year by Brooklands, a provider of integrated HR solutions, reveals that companies with fast recruitment processes have a definite advantage in the online war for talent.

B

Nearly three-quarters of recruiters also reported wasting time interviewing unsuitable candidates, although this is something that can be addressed by the use of online tests, which sift out unsuitable candidates before face-to-face interviews take place. ‘The aim is not so much to filter people out,’ says Trevor Bond, Siemens' UK project management champion, 'but to get as much information as possible on the individuals before they get to interview stage. '

C

JD Wetherspoon's online recruitment process for shift and kitchen managers, designed in conjunction with Changeworknow, combines relationships. 'The online application form. looks formal, ' admits senior recruitment and training manager Paula Goodwin. 'But the system is quite informal, on the whole. It's chatty and upbeat, and candidates get a few quirky comments from the system as they go along. That makes the experience fun. '

D

Job boards do not create more candidates; they simply provide another channel through which they can be contacted. To survive, therefore, they have to deliver value above other channels. Another area where job boards are making their mark is in the provision of candidate pools. Website visitors will not always be, searching for work, but they may still register their CVs on the off chance that their dream job will come along. 'We have got a database of 1.3 million passive jobseekers, ' says Keith Potts, managing director of Jobsite. co. uk. ' It's become a shop window for employees--a place where anyone can get headhunted. '

E

Richard Alberge, chief executive of PSL, believes there is an evolution taking place in online recruitment. 'It's not only about job boards and testing. It's about how technology can make a difference, ' he says. He recognized there is still potential for growth among job boards. But he is also aware that some areas of Internet activity, including social networking sites such as Friends Reunited, Yahoo groups and even eBay communities, have yet to make their mark on the recruitment arena. These online communities could prove a better resource for candidates than any number of CV databases.

Online recruitment is more effective than interviewing every candidate.