听力原文: There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares in a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or company.
Different people buy shares through the stuck markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, and buy shares to try to become rich. Still others buy shares as part of their plan to save money.
Of course, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the shares or stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.
No wonder buying shares through the stock market is often compared to gambling. All are eager to make money by "gambling" in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to "gamble". Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.
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A. You can always make money.
B. You can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down.
C. You may sometimes lose money.
D. Your gambling is always safe.
A.Because they wanted to build stores here.B.Because they thought the place was beauti
A. Because they wanted to build stores here.
Because they thought the place was beautiful.
C. Because they realized that it was a very good location for a seaport.
D. Because they wanted to have a war here.
Even the gangster movie, a very popular【C10】______ of the typical American film, usually has a hero. 【C11】______ he is a lawman out to catch the criminals or a gangster who suddenly sees the light and tries to go【C12】______ . During the violence-ridden period of Prohibition in the 1920s, the gangster movie【C13】______ in popularity. These films kept the same 【C14】______ as the western-- the bad cannot triumph. One good person can save the innocent.
Recent science fiction films deal【C15】______ the same theme. Against the forces of the alien powers, people will fight to protect their ideals. Here, too, the action【C16】______ around a single individual, 【C17】______ ...now he or she must save the world. The hero battles the unknown, trusting in inner capabilities and in the power of good【C18】______ evil. Fearless, the hero of a typical American movie does not【C19】______ to jump into the action. This dominant theme of the American movie is familiar【C20】______ people around the world.
【C1】
A. make
B. sign
C. mark
D. signal
The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone's experience in the organization.
Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Coca-Cola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%; image, 30%; and exposure, a full 60%. Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.
Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Cokeman, feel that the scales (障碍物) have dropped form. their eyes. "Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issue. "They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead-that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion." She adds, "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down (使……不突出) their visibility." Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.
According to the passage, "things formerly judged to be best left unsaid" (Line 2, Para. 1) probably refers to"______.
A. criticisms that shape everyone's experience
B. the opinions which contradict the established beliefs
C. the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eye
D. the ideas which usually come up with new ways of management in the organization