③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 Defense Secretary Rumsfeld called it a"frenzy, and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer dismissed it as"self-inflicted sill iness. But as Michael Hirsh notes in our lead story, much of the debate has been inside the Republican Party, where important voices of experience argue Bush needs to prepare domestic and world opinion and think through the global consequences before moving forward. With so much at stake, the media shouldn t pay attention? Now who's being silly? 1. Faced with diversified issues of injustice, Dr Phil McGraw ad vised that people should [a] strongly voice their condemnation of those responsible B] directly probe the root of their victimization [C] carefully examine their own problems [D] sincerely express their sympathy for the victims 2. One possible response, when the program"Dr. Phil was first presented on TV, that people were afraid of was B satisfaction C] indifference D] indignation 3. The word"tough"(Paragraph 2) most probably means [A] piercing to the truth B using vulgar language [C] mean and hostile d] difficult to understand 4. The author advises the public to [A]leave out factors such as unconscious impulses b] draw lessons of their own from September 11 [C] respond decisively to September 11 tragedy D] accept decisions beyond our control 5. With a series of questions at the end of the text, the author [A] feels uncertain of what his own opinion is b differentiates two conflicting views [C] criticizes the Bush Administration D] argues for the US policy on Iraq Text 4 Pressure is mounting on Ahold's embattled supervisory board following the Dutch grocery group's decision to pay its new chief executive more than C 10m to lead its recovery from a ruining accounting scandal Anders Moberg,'s pay package--and the timing of its disclosure at a shareholder meeting last week--has confronted Ahold with a new credibility crisis as it struggles to restore confidence after the 6970m( $I bn) scandal. The dispute- ev ident in a sea of critical med ia comment in the Netherlands at the weekend threatens to divert management from its recovery strategy, built on significant divestments and a likely rights issue to reduce fi? Il bn in net debt. Units deemed unable to attain first or second position in food retail within three to five years will immediately be put up for sale The board's position appears all the more delicate following comments made by Mr. Moberg
○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 11 Defense Secretary Rumsfeld called it a "frenzy," and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer dismissed it as "self-inflicted silliness." But as Michael Hirsh notes in our lead story, much of the debate has been inside the Republican Party, where important voices of experience argue Bush needs to prepare domestic and world opinion and think through the global consequences before moving forward. With so much at stake, the media shouldn't pay attention? Now who's being silly? 1. Faced with diversified issues of injustice, Dr. Phil McGraw advised that people should [A] strongly voice their condemnation of those responsible. [B] directly probe the root of their victimization. [C] carefully examine their own problems. [D] sincerely express their sympathy for the victims. 2. One possible response, when the program "Dr. Phil" was first presented on TV, that people were afraid of was [A] suspicion. [B] satisfaction. [C] indifference. [D] indignation. 3. The word "tough" (Paragraph 2) most probably means [A] piercing to the truth. [B] using vulgar language. [C] mean and hostile. [D] difficult to understand. 4. The author advises the public to [A] leave out factors such as unconscious impulses. [B] draw lessons of their own from September 11. [C] respond decisively to September 11 tragedy. [D] accept decisions beyond our control. 5. With a series of questions at the end of the text, the author [A] feels uncertain of what his own opinion is. [B] differentiates two conflicting views. [C] criticizes the Bush Administration. [D] argues for the US policy on Iraq. Text 4 Pressure is mounting on Ahold's embattled supervisory board following the Dutch grocery group's decision to pay its new chief executive more than C 10m to lead its recovery from a ruining accounting scandal. Anders Moberg's pay package--and the timing of its disclosure at a shareholder meeting last week--has confronted Ahold with a new credibility crisis as it struggles to restore confidence after the 6 970m ( $1 bn) scandal. The dispute- evident in a sea of critical media comment in the Netherlands at the weekend threatens to divert management from its recovery strategy, built on significant divestments and a likely rights issue to reduce fi? Il bn in net debt. Units deemed unable to attain first or second position in food retail within three to five years will immediately be put up for sale. The board's position appears all the more delicate following comments made by Mr. Moberg
③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 to the Financial Times in which he critic ized non-executive directors for ignoring his advice to disclose his salary in May, when he agreed his contract Instead Ahold waited more than four months to make the announcement, on the day share-holders were asked to approve Mr. Moberg's appointment I was the one who said I liked transparency, and I had hoped [the supervisory board] had shown [ the salary package] in May to avoid a situation like this, Mr. Moberg told the Ft As the row prompted the left-leaning dutch Daily to call for a boycott of Holds dutch Albert Heijn supermarket chain where only last week Ahold announced 440 redundancies--l was clear the supervisory board had badly misjudged the reaction While Henny de ruiter, supervisory board chairman, said the salary was a fair reflection of hat a company in Ahold's unfavorable circumstances had to pay to attract a top manager, furious investors accused it of pushing through the package regardless of investor opinion Furthermore. Dutch media commentators noted that the scandal at ahold had been the trigger for the Dutch government to appoint a commission to strengthen corporate governance That commission has recommended a limit on executive bonuses, far below the potential two-and-a-half times annual salary that Mr Moberg could earn Meanwhile, Mr. Moberg is try ing to d istance himself from the row and focus on strategy. He told the FT that measures had already been taken to raise its stake in the ICA-Ahold joint enture in scandinavia Ahold had included in its forecasts an amount necessary to buy the shares of either of its joint venture partners, should either exercise a"put option"and sell their stake from April 2004 1. The decision on Anders Moberg's pay package has [A] incurred much criticism from the shareholders B]helped restored public confidence in Ahold [C] freed the supervisory board from another crisis, D] put pressure on the new chief executive 2. The recovery strategy by ahold's management includes [A]avoiding further accounting scandal B] diverting investment to other fields [C] issuing rights to more retailers D] selling the retailers with poor performance 3. Anders moberg thought that ifis salary had been announced earlier [a] the board's position would have become less difficult b] he would have agreed to the contract with Ahold [C] more time could have been devoted to his recovery plan D] the shareholders' reaction wouldn't have been misjudged 4. Before the scandal at Ahold, the executive bonuses in Dutch companies [a] were higher than what Moberg earned B] were regulated by a commission C] were not monitored by the government D] were not set by corporate management 5. According to Moberg,s recovery strategy, Ahold will [A]sell its stake to other joint venture companies B] buy shares of its Scandinavian partners [C]choose to put money in its chain shops in Scandinavia
○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 12 to the Financial Times, in which he criticized non-executive directors for ignoring his advice to disclose his salary in May, when he agreed his contract. Instead Ahold waited more than four months to make the announcement, on the day share-holders were asked to approve Mr. Moberg's appointment. "I was the one who said I liked transparency, and I had hoped [the supervisory board] had shown [the salary package] in May to avoid a situation like this," Mr. Moberg told the FT. As the row prompted the left-leaning Dutch Daily to call for a boycott of Ahold's Dutch Albert Heijn supermarket chain where only last week Ahold announced 440 redundancies--it was clear the supervisory board had badly misjudged the reaction. While Henny de Ruiter, supervisory board chairman, said the salary was a fair reflection of what a company in Ahold's unfavorable circumstances had to pay to attract a top manager, furious investors accused it of pushing through the package regardless of investor opinion. Furthermore, Dutch media commentators noted that the scandal at Ahold had been the trigger for the Dutch government to appoint a commission to strengthen corporate governance. That commission has recommended a limit on executive bonuses, far below the potential two-and-a-half times annual salary that Mr. Moberg could earn. Meanwhile, Mr. Moberg is trying to distance himself from the row and focus on strategy. He told the FT that measures had already been taken to raise its stake in the ICA-Ahold joint venture in Scandinavia. Ahold had included in its forecasts an amount necessary to buy the shares of either of its joint venture partners, should either exercise a "put option" and sell their stake from April 2004. 1. The decision on Anders Moberg's pay package has [A] incurred much criticism from the shareholders. [B] helped restored public confidence in Ahold. [C] freed the supervisory board from another crisis, [D] put pressure on the new chief executive. 2. The recovery strategy by Ahold's management includes [A] avoiding further accounting scandal. [B] diverting investment to other fields. [C] issuing rights to more retailers. [D] selling the retailers with poor performance. 3. Anders Moberg thought that ifhis salary had been announced earlier, [A] the board's position would have become less difficult. [B] he would have agreed to the contract with Ahold. [C] more time could have been devoted to his recovery plan. [D] the shareholders' reaction wouldn't have been misjudged. 4. Before the scandal at Ahold, the executive bonuses in Dutch companies [A] were higher than what Moberg earned. [B] were regulated by a commission. [C] were not monitored by the government. [D] were not set by corporate management. 5. According to Moberg's recovery strategy, Ahold will [A] sell its stake to other joint venture companies. [B] buy shares of its Scandinavian partners. [C] choose to put money in its chain shops in Scandinavia
③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 D] exercise its potential influence on partners Unit 3 Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 (40 points) Text 1 months of increasingly sophisticated attacks and bombings, according to U.S. and iraqi official er The extraord inary move to recruit agents of former president's security services demonstrates U.S. officials that American military forces--already stretched thin--cannot alone prevent attacks like the devastating truck bombing of the U. N. headquarters recently, the officials said Authorities have stepped up the recruitment over the past two weeks, one senior U. S official said, despite sometimes firm objections by members of the U. S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, who complain that they have too little control over the pool of recruits. While U.S officials acknowledge the sensitivity of cooperating with a force that embodied the ruthlessness of the overthrown president's rule, they assert that an urgent need for better and more precise telligence has forced unusual compromises The only way you can combat terrorism is through intelligence, "the senior official said. "It's the only way you're go ing to stop these people from doing what they're doing " He added Without Iraqi input, that's not going to work Officials are reluctant to disclose how many former agents have been recruited since the effort began. But Iraqi officials say they number anywhere from dozens to a few hundred, and U. S officials acknowledge that the recruitment is extensive Were reaching out very widely, "said one official with the U.S.-led administration, who like most spoke on cond ition of anonymity because of sensitivity over questions of intelligence and sources Added a Western diplomat: There is an obvious evolution in American thinking. First the police are reconstituted, then the army. It is logical that intelligence officials from the regime would also be recruited Officials say the first line of intelligence-gathering remains the Iraqi police, who numb 6, 500 in Baghdad and 33, 000 nationwide. But that force is hampered in intelligence work by a lack of credibility with a belief-broken public, and its numbers remain far below what U. S. officials say they need to bring order to an unruly capital. Across Iraq, walk-in informers have provided tips on weapons hid ings and locations of suspected guerrillas, but many Iraqis dismiss those reports as occasional and sometimes motivated by a desire for personal gain The emphasis in recruitment appears to be on the intelligence service known as the Mukhabarat, one of four branches in the former security service, although it is not the only target for the u.s The Mukhabarat, whose name itself insp ired fear in ord inary Iraqis, was the foreign intelligence service, the most sophisticated of the four
○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 13 [D] exercise its potential influence on partners. Unit 3 Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 U. S.-led occupation authorities have begun a secret campaign to recruit and train agents with the once-dreaded Iraqi intelligence service to help identify resistance to American forces here after months of increasingly sophisticated attacks and bombings, according to U. S. and Iraqi officials. The extraordinary move to recruit agents of former president's security services demonstrates a growing recognition among U. S. officials that American military forces--already stretched thin--cannot alone prevent attacks like the devastating truck bombing of the U. N. headquarters recently, the officials said. Authorities have stepped up the recruitment over the past two weeks, one senior U. S. official said, despite sometimes firm objections by members of the U. S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, who complain that they have too little control over the pool of recruits. While U.S. officials acknowledge the sensitivity of cooperating with a force that embodied the ruthlessness of the overthrown president's rule, they assert that an urgent need for better and more precise intelligence has forced unusual compromises. "The only way you can combat terrorism is through intelligence," the senior official said. "It's the only way you're going to stop these people from doing what they're doing." He added: "Without Iraqi input, that's not going to work." Officials are reluctant to disclose how many former agents have been recruited since the effort began. But Iraqi officials say they number anywhere from dozens to a few hundred, and U.S. officials acknowledge that the recruitment is extensive. "We're reaching out very widely," said one official with the U.S.-led administration, who like most spoke on condition of anonymity because of sensitivity over questions of intelligence and sources. Added a Western diplomat : "There is an obvious evolution in American thinking. First the police are reconstituted, then the army. It is logical that intelligence officials from the regime would also be recruited." Officials say the first line of intelligence-gathering remains the Iraqi police, who number 6,500 in Baghdad and 33,000 nationwide. But that force is hampered in intelligence work by a lack of credibility with a belief-broken public, and its numbers remain far below what U. S. officials say they need to bring order to an unruly capital. Across Iraq, walk-in informers have provided tips on weapons hidings and locations of suspected guerrillas, but many Iraqis dismiss those reports as occasional and sometimes motivated by a desire for personal gain. The emphasis in recruitment appears to be on the intelligence service known as the Mukhabarat, one of four branches in the former security service, although it is not the only target for the U.S. effort. The Mukhabarat, whose name itself inspired fear in ordinary Iraqis, was the foreign intelligence service, the most sophisticated of the four
③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 1. America's attitude towards Iraqi intelligence was one of [A] disgus B hatred [C]fear D]resent The word"devastating"( Line 3, Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to [A]destructive B]regretful C] frustrating 3. The U.S. officials consider the nature of the recruitments of former security service [A]give-ins to the bombing [B] setbacks of US-led administration [C] examples of US-Iraqi cooperation D] compromises of some kind 4. Which of the following is true regard ing the recruitment of the intelligence? [A]The new-release people are unwilling to tell anything about themselves B] It is just a preparatory step for the reconstruction of the Iraqi armed forces IC] The western world as a whole dislikes the idea of reconstruction in this way D] An obvious connection exists in the reconstructions of the army and the police 5. A large part of the Iraqi people hold information about weapon hidings as A] fear-inspired B] money-driven [C]unreliable [D] sophisticated Text 2 The real heroine of the novel stands at one remove to the narrative. on the face of it readers are more likely to empathize with, and be curious about, the mysterious and resourceful slave, Sarah, who forms one point of an emotional triangle. Sarah is the property of Manon, and came with her to a failing Louisiana sugar plantation on her marriage to the good-for-nothing, bullying owner. But Manon 's husband is soon struck by Sarah, and the proof lies in their id iot small son, Walter However, the reader is forced to see things through Manon's eyes, not Sarah's, and her consciousness is not a comfortable place to be. Never a please or a thank you passes her lips when talking to slaves, though manners is the order of the day in white society. Manon is enormously attracted by inter-racial marriage (for the place and time -the early 19th century-such a concern would not be unusual, but in her case it seems pathological). Walter, with"his father's curly red hair and green eyes, his mother's golden skin, her full, pushing-forward lips", is the object of her especial hatred, but she chatters on about all the " dreadful mixed-blooded", the objectionable yellow"people Beyond Manon's polarized vision, we glimpse free negros"and the emerging black middle-class. To Manon's disgust, such people actually have self-respect. In New Orleans buying shoes, Manon is taken aback by the shopkeeper's lack of desired respect. Mixed race prostitutes acquired the affections of male planters by giving them something mysterious their wives cannot
○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 14 1. America's attitude towards Iraqi intelligence was one of [A] disgust. [B] hatred. [C] fear. [D] resent. 2. The word "devastating" (Line 3, Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to [A] destructive. [B] regretful. [C] frustrating. [D] terrible. 3. The U.S. officials consider the nature of the recruitments of former security services [A] give-ins to the bombing. [B] setbacks of US-led administration. [C] examples of US-Iraqi cooperation. [D] compromises of some kind. 4. Which of the following is true regarding the recruitment of the intelligence? [A]The new-release people are unwilling to tell anything about themselves. [B] It is just a preparatory step for the reconstruction of the Iraqi armed forces. [C]The western world as a whole dislikes the idea of reconstruction in this way. [D] An obvious connection exists in the reconstructions of the army and the police. 5. A large part of the Iraqi people hold information about weapon hidings as [A] fear-inspired. [B] money-driven. [C] unreliable. [D] sophisticated. Text 2 The real heroine of the novel stands at one remove to the narrative. On the face of it, readers are more likely to empathize with, and be curious about, the mysterious and resourceful slave, Sarah, who forms one point of an emotional triangle. Sarah is the property of Manon, and came with her to a failing Louisiana sugar plantation on her marriage to the good-for-nothing, bullying owner. But Manon's husband is soon struck by Sarah, and the proof lies in their idiot small son, Walter. However, the reader is forced to see things through Manon's eyes, not Sarah's, and her consciousness is not a comfortable place to be. Never a please or a thank you passes her lips when talking to slaves, though manners is the order of the day in white society. Manon is enormously attracted by inter-racial marriage (for the place and time -- the early 19th century--such a concern would not be unusual, but in her case it seems pathological). Walter, with "his father's curly red hair and green eyes, his mother's golden skin, her full, pushing-forward lips", is the object of her especial hatred, but she chatters on about all the "dreadful mixed-blooded", the objectionable "yellow" people. Beyond Manon's polarized vision, we glimpse "free negros" and the emerging black middle-class. To Manon's disgust, such people actually have self-respect. In New Orleans buying shoes, Manon is taken aback by the shopkeeper's lack of desired respect. Mixed race prostitutes acquired the affections of male planters by giving them something mysterious their wives cannot
③魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 often What that might be, and why wives can ' t offer it too, are questions Manon can't even ask, let The first third of the book explores the uneasy and unsustainable peace between Manon, Sarah and the man always called just "my husband"or "he". Against the background of violent slave revolts and equally savage revenges, it's clear the peace cannot last. It's part of the subtlety of this book that as the story develops and the inevitable explosion occurs, our view of all the characters swiftly changes. Sarah turns out to deserve all the suspicion Manon directs at her; at the point of death Manon's husband displays an admirable toughness and courage, and Manon herself wins the reader's reluctant admiration for her bravery, her endurance, and her total lack of self-pity Perhaps the cruelest aspect of this society is the way it breaks down and distorts family affections. A slave's baby is usually sold soon after birth; Sarah's would -be husband, if he wants her must buy her; and Manon herself, after all, is only the property of her husband 1. Which of the following reflects Manon s attitude towards colored people? [A] Sympathetic B]Suspicious C] Concerned D] Disgusted 2. It can be inferred from the text that the novel is written [a] with a mobile point of view B] with a limited third person singular [C]from Manon,'s perspective D] from Sarah's eye as a slave 3. According to Manon, black people should A] emerge as free middle class citizens b] behave submissively towards the whites [C] have self-respect in the mixed race marriage D] learn to offer more affection to their wives 4. We learn that as the story develops [A]readers will think differently of all the characters B] Manon,s husband will win back her admiration C] the emotional crisis will be swiftly resolved D] all the suspicion will be proved against Sarah 5. From the text we learn that [AJ Manon s husband is a nameless but bullying person B Manon is the real heroine who deserves readers' sympathy [C] Sarah is in fact smarter than her master Manon D Walter is a proof of the mixed race prostitution Text 3 am not one who golfs. The only time I tried it I was confident that a dozen balls would be an adequate supply. This is the sport of retired people: how hard could it be? The confidence was misplaced, also, one by one, the balls, and I had to quit somewhere around the seventh hole. On the sixth, actually, I hit a car-there was absolutely no reason for a highway to be that close to a golf course-but that's another story. The point is that the game did not yield up its mystery to me; I
○黑 魔方考研英语精读黄花宝典 15 often What that might be, and why wives can't offer it too, are questions Manon can't even ask, let alone answer. The first third of the book explores the uneasy and unsustainable peace between Manon, Sarah and the man always called just "my husband" or "he". Against the background of violent slave revolts and equally savage revenges, it's clear the peace cannot last. It's part of the subtlety of this book that as the story develops and the inevitable explosion occurs, our view of all the characters swiftly changes. Sarah turns out to deserve all the suspicion Manon directs at her; at the point of death Manon's husband displays an admirable toughness and courage; and Manon herself wins the reader's reluctant admiration for her bravery, her endurance, and her total lack of self-pity. Perhaps the cruelest aspect of this society is the way it breaks down and distorts family affections. A slave's baby is usually sold soon after birth; Sarah's would-be husband, if he wants her, must buy her; and Manon herself, after all, is only the property of her husband. 1. Which of the following reflects Manon's attitude towards colored people? [A] Sympathetic. [B] Suspicious. [C] Concerned. [D] Disgusted. 2. It can be inferred from the text that the novel is written [A] with a mobile point of view. [B] with a limited third person singular. [C] from Manon's perspective. [D] from Sarah's eye as a slave. 3. According to Manon, black people should [A] emerge as free middle class citizens. [B] behave submissively towards the whites. [C] have self-respect in the mixed race marriage. [D] learn to offer more affection to their wives. 4. We learn that as the story develops [A] readers will think differently of all the characters. [B] Manon's husband will win back her admiration. [C] the emotional crisis will be swiftly resolved. [D] all the suspicion will be proved against Sarah. 5. From the text we learn that [A] Manon's husband is a nameless but bullying person. [B]Manon is the real heroine who deserves readers' sympathy. [C] Sarah is in fact smarter than her master Manon. [D] Walter is a proof of the mixed race prostitution. Text 3 I am not one who golfs. The only time I tried it I was confident that a dozen balls would be an adequate supply. This is the sport of retired people: how hard could it be? The confidence was misplaced, also, one by one, the balls, and I had to quit somewhere around the seventh hole. On the sixth, actually, I hit a car--there was absolutely no reason for a highway to be that close to a golf course--but that's another story. The point is that the game did not yield up its mystery to me; I