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A. (2012佛山市二模)
Carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) poisoning kills and injures many people and animals around the world. The gas has been a problem since people first began burning fuels to cook food or to create heat. It is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color. It has no taste. It has no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. But it is very deadly. It robs the body of its ability to use oxygen.
Carbon monoxide decreases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues. It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it.
Damage to the body can begin very quickly from large amounts of carbon monoxide. How quickly this happens depends on the length of time a person is breathing the gas and the amount of the gas he or she breathes in.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs. But people have to be awake to recognize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a person’s head to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. The person may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly. People develop severe head pain as the amount of gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may have terrible stomach pains.
Medical experts say carbon monoxide affects people differently. For example, a small child will experience health problems or die much quicker than an adult will. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important. An older adult with health problems may suffer the effects of carbon monoxide more quickly than a younger person with no health problems. People with heart disease may suffer chest pains. They may begin to have trouble breathing.
61. Why is carbon monoxide called the silent killer?
A. Because it tastes and smells good.
B. Because it is not easily noticed.
C. Because it kills and injures people.
D. Because it always harm people.
62. How does carbon monoxide harm people?
A. It makes people’s blood unable to move.
B. It decreases the amount of blood in the body.
C. It makes body tissues full of blood.
D. It makes the blood less able to carry oxygen.
63. When people breathe in small amounts of the gas, they may ________.
A. feel a little dizzy
B. suffer a severe headache
C. go around in the room
D. have a terrible stomachache
64. Which of the following about carbon monoxide poisoning is true?
A. Adults are affected more seriously than children.
B. Young people are more severely affected than old people.
C. People in poor health may have more severe consequences.
D. People with heart problem only suffer from chest pains.
65. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. warn people not to burn fuels to keep warm in the winter
B. list the damages that carbon monoxide brings to people
C. give advice on how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
D. introduce some knowledge about carbon monoxide poisoning
B
From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face the cold “prospect” of losing their jobs as a global recession (衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.
Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help keep Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.
"In the Confucian mindset (儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense of collective (集体的) responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).
In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.
Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.
Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.
66. The underlined word “prospect” in the first paragraph most probably means_____.
A. weather B. scene C. future D. place
67. Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that_______.
A. it’s helpful to the economy recovery
B. it costs the company less money to survive
C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers
D. it can form a team working harder and more loyally
68. According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on_______.
A. human rights
B. sharing responsibility
C. personal profits
D. individual survival
69. In which company can we refer the job cuts will be probably the most severe?
A. A local American group
B. A small Japanese company
C. A German branch of a Korean multinational
D. A Hong Kong’s unit of a French company
70. The passage mainly tells us______.
A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today
B. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present
C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downtown
D. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession
A. (2012佛山市二模)
Carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) poisoning kills and injures many people and animals around the world. The gas has been a problem since people first began burning fuels to cook food or to create heat. It is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color. It has no taste. It has no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. But it is very deadly. It robs the body of its ability to use oxygen.
Carbon monoxide decreases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues. It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it.
Damage to the body can begin very quickly from large amounts of carbon monoxide. How quickly this happens depends on the length of time a person is breathing the gas and the amount of the gas he or she breathes in.
Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs. But people have to be awake to recognize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a person’s head to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. The person may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly. People develop severe head pain as the amount of gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may have terrible stomach pains.
Medical experts say carbon monoxide affects people differently. For example, a small child will experience health problems or die much quicker than an adult will. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important. An older adult with health problems may suffer the effects of carbon monoxide more quickly than a younger person with no health problems. People with heart disease may suffer chest pains. They may begin to have trouble breathing.
61. Why is carbon monoxide called the silent killer?
A. Because it tastes and smells good.
B. Because it is not easily noticed.
C. Because it kills and injures people.
D. Because it always harm people.
62. How does carbon monoxide harm people?
A. It makes people’s blood unable to move.
B. It decreases the amount of blood in the body.
C. It makes body tissues full of blood.
D. It makes the blood less able to carry oxygen.
63. When people breathe in small amounts of the gas, they may ________.
A. feel a little dizzy
B. suffer a severe headache
C. go around in the room
D. have a terrible stomachache
64. Which of the following about carbon monoxide poisoning is true?
A. Adults are affected more seriously than children.
B. Young people are more severely affected than old people.
C. People in poor health may have more severe consequences.
D. People with heart problem only suffer from chest pains.
65. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. warn people not to burn fuels to keep warm in the winter
B. list the damages that carbon monoxide brings to people
C. give advice on how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
D. introduce some knowledge about carbon monoxide poisoning
B
From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face the cold “prospect” of losing their jobs as a global recession (衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.
Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help keep Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.
"In the Confucian mindset (儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense of collective (集体的) responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).
In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.
Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.
Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.
66. The underlined word “prospect” in the first paragraph most probably means_____.
A. weather B. scene C. future D. place
67. Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that_______.
A. it’s helpful to the economy recovery
B. it costs the company less money to survive
C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers
D. it can form a team working harder and more loyally
68. According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on_______.
A. human rights
B. sharing responsibility
C. personal profits
D. individual survival
69. In which company can we refer the job cuts will be probably the most severe?
A. A local American group
B. A small Japanese company
C. A German branch of a Korean multinational
D. A Hong Kong’s unit of a French company
70. The passage mainly tells us______.
A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today
B. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present
C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downtown
D. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession |