【单选题】onE oF thE most FAmous struCturEs in thE worlD, thE stAtuE oF liBErty is wiDEly ConsiDErED A inspiring symBol oF hopE AnD FrEEDom.
【单选题】sAn FrAnCisCo: itsContEmporAry issuEs
FAmous For its BEAutiFul sEtting, sAn FrAnCisCo is Built on A sEriEs oF stEEp hills loCAtED on thE northErn tip oF A pEninsulA At thE EntrAnCE to sAn FrAnCisCoBAy. thE BAy AnD its ExtEnsions, whiCh inCluDE sAn pABloBAy AnD suisunBAy, ConstitutE onE oF thE grEAt nAturAl hArBors oF thE worlD, EmBrACing nEArly 1,200 sq km (morE thAn 450 sq mi) oF wAtEr.BECAusE oF this, sAn FrAnCisCo wAs onCE thE mAjor pACiFiCCoAst sEAport oF thE unitED stAtEs. toDAy thE City is An importAnt CEntEr For FinAnCE, tEChnology, tourism, AnD CulturE. thE City wAs nAmED AFtEr sAn FrAnCisCoBAy, whiCh in turn wAs nAmED For sAint FrAnCis oFAssisi By EArly spAnish ExplorErs.
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thE pEoplE oF sAn FrAnCisCo CAn tAkE priDE in thEir City’s ACComplishmEnts.
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sAn FrAnCisCAns, AnD in somE CAsEs thEir CountErpArts in thEBAyArEA, hAvE suCCEssFully unDErtAkEn mAmmoth ConstruCtion projECts suCh As thE sAn FrAnCisCo-oAklAnDBAyBriDgE, thE golDEn gAtEBriDgE, AnD thEBAyArEA rApiD trAnsit systEm.
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sinCE At lEAst thE 1950s, sAn FrAnCisCAns hAvE Also EArnED A rEputAtion For tolErAnCE oF AnD rEspECt For DivErsity.
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During thE lAtE 1990s thE grEAtEst proBlEm in sAn FrAnCisCo’s inFrAstruCturE wAs thE muniCipAl rAilwAy. proportionAtEly morE sAn FrAnCisCAns rEly on puBliC trAnsportAtion thAn Do thE pEoplE in Any othErCAliForniA City, But riDErs ComplAinED oF sErious DElAys AnD ovErCrowDing. somE improvEmEnts wErE unDErwAy By 1999, AnD in thAt yEAr City votErs Also ApprovED mAjor ChAngEs in thE orgAnizAtionAl struCturE oF thE City’s trAnsportAtion DEpArtmEnts.
thE most sErious soCiAl proBlEms FACing thE City ArE not uniquE to sAn FrAnCisCo, But somE hAvE tAkEn on grEAtEr DimEnsions in thE City thAn thEy hAvE ElsEwhErE. onE suCh proBlEm is homElEssnEss.During thE ADministrAtion oF mAyorArtAgnos From 1988 to 1992, thE plAzA in Front oF City hAll BECAmE An EnCAmpmEnt For homElEss pEoplE, rEnDEring othEr usE impossiBlE AnD rAising puBliC hEAlth ConCErns.Agnos’s politiCAl opponEnts DuBBED it "CAmpAgnos" AnD thE situAtion ContriButED toAgnos’s DEFEAt in 1991. thE proBlEm oF homElEssnEss pErsists DEspitE thE EFForts oF City AgEnCiEs AnD privAtE ChAritiEs to proviDE shEltEr, hEAlth CArE, AnD Drug, AlCohol, AnD mEntAl hEAlth trEAtmEnt. in thE miD AnD lAtE 1990s mAyors FrAnk jorDAn AnD williEBrown Both sought to DisCourAgE homElEss pEoplE From living in puBliC spACE in thE Downtown ArEA AnD, inBrown’s CAsE, in golDEn gAtE pArk. howEvEr, rEsiDEnts oF othEr ArEAs ComplAinED thAt BECAusE oF thEsE projECts, thE DisplACED homElEss hAD movED into thEir nEighBorhooDs.
in othEr ArEAs thE City hAs mADE somE progrEss towArD ADDrEssing soCiAl proBlEms.As wAs truE ACross muCh oF thE nAtion, thE CrimE rAtE in sAn FrAnCisCo DroppED in thE 1990s, As DiD thE rAtE oF Drug-rElAtED violEnCE. in ADDition, somE puBliC homing projECts in sAn FrAnCisCo thAt wErE EspECiAlly pronE to violEnCE AnD Drug-rElAtED ACtivity wErE rAzED AnD rEBuilt with DEsigns ConsiDErED lEss likEly to EnCourAgE thosE ACtivitiEs. othEr puBliC homing projECts rECEivED stEppED up sECurity pAtrols.
somE soCiAl CritiCs hAvE pointED to An inCrEAsing EConomiC AnD soCiAl polArizAtion oF sAn FrAnCisCo’s populAtion. thosE who work in FinAnCE or high-tECh FiElDs ArE inCrEAsingly AFFluEnt, pushing rEnts AnD homE priCEs to Among thE highEst lEvEls in thE nAtion.At thE sAmE timE, pEoplE who lABor in thE sErviCE sECtor oFtEn work For thE minimum wAgE, CAnnot shArE thE AFFluEnt liFEstylEs ArounD thEm, AnD ArE hArD-prEssED to AFForD rising rEnts. thE DisAppEArAnCE oF mAny unionizED joBs in mAnuFACturing AnD
FAmous For its BEAutiFul sEtting, sAn FrAnCisCo is Built on A sEriEs oF stEEp hills loCAtED on thE northErn tip oF A pEninsulA At thE EntrAnCE to sAn FrAnCisCoBAy. thE BAy AnD its ExtEnsions, whiCh inCluDE sAn pABloBAy AnD suisunBAy, ConstitutE onE oF thE grEAt nAturAl hArBors oF thE worlD, EmBrACing nEArly 1,200 sq km (morE thAn 450 sq mi) oF wAtEr.BECAusE oF this, sAn FrAnCisCo wAs onCE thE mAjor pACiFiCCoAst sEAport oF thE unitED stAtEs. toDAy thE City is An importAnt CEntEr For FinAnCE, tEChnology, tourism, AnD CulturE. thE City wAs nAmED AFtEr sAn FrAnCisCoBAy, whiCh in turn wAs nAmED For sAint FrAnCis oFAssisi By EArly spAnish ExplorErs.
During thE lAtE 1990s thE grEAtEst proBlEm in sAn FrAnCisCo’s inFrAstruCturE wAs thE muniCipAl rAilwAy. proportionAtEly morE sAn FrAnCisCAns rEly on puBliC trAnsportAtion thAn Do thE pEoplE in Any othErCAliForniA City, But riDErs ComplAinED oF sErious DElAys AnD ovErCrowDing. somE improvEmEnts wErE unDErwAy By 1999, AnD in thAt yEAr City votErs Also ApprovED mAjor ChAngEs in thE orgAnizAtionAl struCturE oF thE City’s trAnsportAtion DEpArtmEnts.
thE most sErious soCiAl proBlEms FACing thE City ArE not uniquE to sAn FrAnCisCo, But somE hAvE tAkEn on grEAtEr DimEnsions in thE City thAn thEy hAvE ElsEwhErE. onE suCh proBlEm is homElEssnEss.During thE ADministrAtion oF mAyorArtAgnos From 1988 to 1992, thE plAzA in Front oF City hAll BECAmE An EnCAmpmEnt For homElEss pEoplE, rEnDEring othEr usE impossiBlE AnD rAising puBliC hEAlth ConCErns.Agnos’s politiCAl opponEnts DuBBED it "CAmpAgnos" AnD thE situAtion ContriButED toAgnos’s DEFEAt in 1991. thE proBlEm oF homElEssnEss pErsists DEspitE thE EFForts oF City AgEnCiEs AnD privAtE ChAritiEs to proviDE shEltEr, hEAlth CArE, AnD Drug, AlCohol, AnD mEntAl hEAlth trEAtmEnt. in thE miD AnD lAtE 1990s mAyors FrAnk jorDAn AnD williEBrown Both sought to DisCourAgE homElEss pEoplE From living in puBliC spACE in thE Downtown ArEA AnD, inBrown’s CAsE, in golDEn gAtE pArk. howEvEr, rEsiDEnts oF othEr ArEAs ComplAinED thAt BECAusE oF thEsE projECts, thE DisplACED homElEss hAD movED into thEir nEighBorhooDs.
in othEr ArEAs thE City hAs mADE somE progrEss towArD ADDrEssing soCiAl proBlEms.As wAs truE ACross muCh oF thE nAtion, thE CrimE rAtE in sAn FrAnCisCo DroppED in thE 1990s, As DiD thE rAtE oF Drug-rElAtED violEnCE. in ADDition, somE puBliC homing projECts in sAn FrAnCisCo thAt wErE EspECiAlly pronE to violEnCE AnD Drug-rElAtED ACtivity wErE rAzED AnD rEBuilt with DEsigns ConsiDErED lEss likEly to EnCourAgE thosE ACtivitiEs. othEr puBliC homing projECts rECEivED stEppED up sECurity pAtrols.
somE soCiAl CritiCs hAvE pointED to An inCrEAsing EConomiC AnD soCiAl polArizAtion oF sAn FrAnCisCo’s populAtion. thosE who work in FinAnCE or high-tECh FiElDs ArE inCrEAsingly AFFluEnt, pushing rEnts AnD homE priCEs to Among thE highEst lEvEls in thE nAtion.At thE sAmE timE, pEoplE who lABor in thE sErviCE sECtor oFtEn work For thE minimum wAgE, CAnnot shArE thE AFFluEnt liFEstylEs ArounD thEm, AnD ArE hArD-prEssED to AFForD rising rEnts. thE DisAppEArAnCE oF mAny unionizED joBs in mAnuFACturing AnD
【单选题】luCiD DrEAming, thE ABility DrEAmErs to BEComE AwArE oF AnD to Control thEir DrEAms whilE DrEAming, is thE FoCus oF somE CurrEnt psyChologiCAl rEsEArCh.
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【单选题】rEADing 3 "groupDECision mAking"
ADvAntAgEs oF groupDECision mAking
→CommittEEs, tAsk ForCEs, AnD AD hoC groups ArE FrEquEntly AssignED to iDEntiFy AnD rECommEnD DECision AltErnAtivEs or, in somE CAsEs, to ACtuAlly mAkE importAnt DECisions. in EssEnCE, A group is A tool thAt CAn FoCus thE ExpEriEnCE AnD ExpErtisE oF sEvErAl pEoplE on A pArtiCulAr proBlEm or situAtion. thus, A group oFFErs thE ADvAntAgE oF grEAtEr totAl knowlEDgE. groups ACCumulAtE morE inFormAtion, knowlEDgE, AnD FACts thAn inDiviDuAls AnD oFtEn ConsiDEr morE AltErnAtivEs.EACh pErson in thE group is ABlE to DrAw on his or hEr uniquE EDuCAtion, ExpEriEnCE, insights, AnD othEr rEsourCEs AnD ContriButE thosE to thE group. thE vAriED BACkgrounDs, trAining lEvEls, AnD ExpErtisE oF group mEmBErs Also hElp ovErComE tunnEl vision By EnABling thE group to viEw thE proBlEm in morE thAn onE wAy.
→ pArtiCipAtion in group DECision mAking usuAlly lEADs to highEr mEmBEr sAtisFACtion. pEoplE tEnD to ACCEpt A DECision morE rEADily AnD to BE BEttEr sAtisFiED with it whEn thEy hAvE pArtiCipAtED in mAking thAt DECision. in ADDition, pEoplE will BEttEr unDErstAnD AnD BE morE CommittED to A DECision in whiCh thEy hAvE hAD A sAy thAn to A DECision mADE For thEm.As A rEsult, suCh A DECision is morE likEly to BE implEmEntED suCCEssFully.
DisADvAntAgEs oF groupDECision mAking
→ whilE groups hAvE mAny potEntiAl BEnEFits, wE All know thAt thEy CAn Also BE FrustrAting.
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onE oBvious DisADvAntAgE oF group DECision mAking is thE timErEquirED to mAkE A DECision.
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thE timE nEEDED For group DisCussion AnD thE AssoCiAtED Compromising AnD sElECting oF A DECision AltErnAtivE CAn BE ConsiDErABlE.
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timE Costs monEy, so A wAstE oF timE BEComEs A DisADvAntAgE iF A DECision mADE By A group CoulD hAvE BEEn mADE just As EFFECtivEly By An inDiviDuAl working AlonE.
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ConsEquEntly, group DECisions shoulD BE AvoiDED whEn spEED AnD EFFiCiEnCy ArE thE primAry ConsiDErAtions.
A、sEConD DisADvAntAgE is thAt thE group DisCussion mAy BE DominAtED By An inDiviDuAl or suBgroup.EFFECtivEnEss CAn BE rEDuCED iF onE inDiviDuAl, suCh As thE group lEADEr, DominAtEs thE DisCussion By tAlking too muCh or BEing ClosED to othEr points oF viEw. somE group lEADErs try to Control thE group AnD proviDE thE mAjor input. suCh DominAnCE CAn stiFlE othEr group mEmBErs’ willingnEss to pArtiCipAtE AnD CoulD CAusE DECision AltErnAtivEs to BE ignorED or ovErlookED、All group mEmBErs nEED to BE EnCourAgED AnD pErmittED to ContriButE.
→AnothEr DisADvAntAgE oF group DECision mAking is thAt mEmBErs mAy BE lEss ConCErnED with thE group’s goAls thAn with thEir own pErsonAl goAls. thEy mAy BEComE so siDEtrACkED in trying to win An ArgumEnt thAt thEy ForgEt ABout group pErFormAnCE. on thE othEr hAnD, A group mAy try too hArD to CompromisE AnD ConsEquEntly mAy not mAkE optimAl DECisions. somEtimEs this stEms From thE DEsirE to mAintAin FriEnDships AnD AvoiD DisAgrEEmEnts. oFtEn groups ExErt trEmEnDous soCiAl prEssurE on inDiviDuAls to ConForm to EstABlishED or ExpECtED pAttErns ot BEhAvior.EspECiAlly whEn thEy ArE DEAling with importAnt AnD ControvErsiAl issuEs, intErACting groups mAy BE pronE to A phEnomEnon CAllED groupthink.
→ groupthink is An AgrEEmEnt-At-Any-Cost mEntAlity thAt rEsults in inEFFECtivE group DECision mAking. it oCCurs whEn groups ArE highly CohEsivE, hAvE highly DirECtivE lEADErs, ArE insulAtED so thEy hAvE no ClEAr wAys to gEt oBjECtivE inFormAtion, AnD—BECAusE thEy lACk outsiDE inFormAtion—hAvE littlE hopE thAt A BEttEr solution might BE FounD thAn thE onE proposED By thE lEADEr or othEr inFluEntiAl group mEmBErs. thEsE ConDitions Fo
ADvAntAgEs oF groupDECision mAking
→CommittEEs, tAsk ForCEs, AnD AD hoC groups ArE FrEquEntly AssignED to iDEntiFy AnD rECommEnD DECision AltErnAtivEs or, in somE CAsEs, to ACtuAlly mAkE importAnt DECisions. in EssEnCE, A group is A tool thAt CAn FoCus thE ExpEriEnCE AnD ExpErtisE oF sEvErAl pEoplE on A pArtiCulAr proBlEm or situAtion. thus, A group oFFErs thE ADvAntAgE oF grEAtEr totAl knowlEDgE. groups ACCumulAtE morE inFormAtion, knowlEDgE, AnD FACts thAn inDiviDuAls AnD oFtEn ConsiDEr morE AltErnAtivEs.EACh pErson in thE group is ABlE to DrAw on his or hEr uniquE EDuCAtion, ExpEriEnCE, insights, AnD othEr rEsourCEs AnD ContriButE thosE to thE group. thE vAriED BACkgrounDs, trAining lEvEls, AnD ExpErtisE oF group mEmBErs Also hElp ovErComE tunnEl vision By EnABling thE group to viEw thE proBlEm in morE thAn onE wAy.
→ pArtiCipAtion in group DECision mAking usuAlly lEADs to highEr mEmBEr sAtisFACtion. pEoplE tEnD to ACCEpt A DECision morE rEADily AnD to BE BEttEr sAtisFiED with it whEn thEy hAvE pArtiCipAtED in mAking thAt DECision. in ADDition, pEoplE will BEttEr unDErstAnD AnD BE morE CommittED to A DECision in whiCh thEy hAvE hAD A sAy thAn to A DECision mADE For thEm.As A rEsult, suCh A DECision is morE likEly to BE implEmEntED suCCEssFully.
DisADvAntAgEs oF groupDECision mAking
→ whilE groups hAvE mAny potEntiAl BEnEFits, wE All know thAt thEy CAn Also BE FrustrAting.
A、sEConD DisADvAntAgE is thAt thE group DisCussion mAy BE DominAtED By An inDiviDuAl or suBgroup.EFFECtivEnEss CAn BE rEDuCED iF onE inDiviDuAl, suCh As thE group lEADEr, DominAtEs thE DisCussion By tAlking too muCh or BEing ClosED to othEr points oF viEw. somE group lEADErs try to Control thE group AnD proviDE thE mAjor input. suCh DominAnCE CAn stiFlE othEr group mEmBErs’ willingnEss to pArtiCipAtE AnD CoulD CAusE DECision AltErnAtivEs to BE ignorED or ovErlookED、All group mEmBErs nEED to BE EnCourAgED AnD pErmittED to ContriButE.
→AnothEr DisADvAntAgE oF group DECision mAking is thAt mEmBErs mAy BE lEss ConCErnED with thE group’s goAls thAn with thEir own pErsonAl goAls. thEy mAy BEComE so siDEtrACkED in trying to win An ArgumEnt thAt thEy ForgEt ABout group pErFormAnCE. on thE othEr hAnD, A group mAy try too hArD to CompromisE AnD ConsEquEntly mAy not mAkE optimAl DECisions. somEtimEs this stEms From thE DEsirE to mAintAin FriEnDships AnD AvoiD DisAgrEEmEnts. oFtEn groups ExErt trEmEnDous soCiAl prEssurE on inDiviDuAls to ConForm to EstABlishED or ExpECtED pAttErns ot BEhAvior.EspECiAlly whEn thEy ArE DEAling with importAnt AnD ControvErsiAl issuEs, intErACting groups mAy BE pronE to A phEnomEnon CAllED groupthink.
→ groupthink is An AgrEEmEnt-At-Any-Cost mEntAlity thAt rEsults in inEFFECtivE group DECision mAking. it oCCurs whEn groups ArE highly CohEsivE, hAvE highly DirECtivE lEADErs, ArE insulAtED so thEy hAvE no ClEAr wAys to gEt oBjECtivE inFormAtion, AnD—BECAusE thEy lACk outsiDE inFormAtion—hAvE littlE hopE thAt A BEttEr solution might BE FounD thAn thE onE proposED By thE lEADEr or othEr inFluEntiAl group mEmBErs. thEsE ConDitions Fo
【单选题】Listening 4 "Professor’s Office"
{$mediaurl} Why does the professor say this:
A、He realizes that she won’t have time to revise the report.
B、He is concerned that she will not complete the research.
C、He recalls that he will not be available to help her.
D、He wants her to get an extension to finish the project.
{$mediaurl} Why does the professor say this:
A、He realizes that she won’t have time to revise the report.
B、He is concerned that she will not complete the research.
C、He recalls that he will not be available to help her.
D、He wants her to get an extension to finish the project.
【单选题】 Glint was (a) favored material of prehistoric humans, (which) used it (to make) tools and weapons,because it would chip (into) shapes with sharp edges.
A．a
B．which
C．to make
D．into
A．a
B．which
C．to make
D．into
【单选题】 All of the following are true of the maria EXCEPT:
A．( They have small craters
B．( They have been analyzed by astronomers
C．( They have a rough texture
D．( They tend to be darker than the terrace
A．( They have small craters
B．( They have been analyzed by astronomers
C．( They have a rough texture
D．( They tend to be darker than the terrace
【单选题】Roads in the United States remained crude, ______ with graved or wood planks, until the beginning of the twentieth century.
A、were unsurefaced or they covered them
B、which unsureface or covered
C、unsurfaced or covered them
D、unsurfaced or covered
A、were unsurefaced or they covered them
B、which unsureface or covered
C、unsurfaced or covered them
D、unsurfaced or covered
【单选题】listEning 5 "BiologyClAss"
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why DoEs thE proFEssor sAy this:
A、hE is showing thE stuDEnts somE sliDEs.
B、hE DoEs not wAnt thE stuDEnts to Ask quEstions.
C、hE wAnts thE stuDEnts to pAy AttEntion.
D、hE thinks thAt thE inFormAtion is vEry ClEAr.
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A、hE is showing thE stuDEnts somE sliDEs.
B、hE DoEs not wAnt thE stuDEnts to Ask quEstions.
C、hE wAnts thE stuDEnts to pAy AttEntion.
D、hE thinks thAt thE inFormAtion is vEry ClEAr.
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