To call Henry Ford "the man who put the world on wheels", the author means
A.he made quality wheels famous to the whole world.
B.he produced cars for free for people all over the world.
C.his innovation made it possible for anyone to own a car.
D.his innovation provided everyone in the world with a car.
1. ____ means a poetic device used to call somebody from far, as used in “The Tyger”. 2. ____ is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used for the whole, or the whole is used for a part, or the stuff of which something is made is used for the thing. 3. The combination of contradictory words for dramatic effect is called ___. 4. The dominant visual imagery in “The Tyger”, ___, is used to represent the fiery and magnificent quality of the symbolic animal. 5. The conspicuous usage of ___ that is definingly characteristic of Ballad directs the readers to the conclusion of Song in terms of the style of “The Tyger”.
Dear Mr. Ito,
We welcome your inquiry of June 20th and thank you for your interest in our products.
Our catalogue and some working samples we regularly use in our manufactures (150) to you today by express mail. Unfortunately, we cannot send you immediately a (151) range of samples, but you may take it that working samples are of the same high quality when you actually order them.
Mr. Kim, our overseas director, will be in Japan early next month and will be pleased to call on you. He will have with him a wide range of our manufactures, and when you see them, we think you will agree that the quality of the material used and the high standard of craftsmanship will appeal to the most (152) buyer.
We look forward very much to the pleasure of receiving an order from you.
(50)
A.is sent
B.are sending
C.being sent
D.are being sent
Please read the following short story and complete 2 tasks: 1) explaining what is the etiquette problem 2) describing the correct etiquette rules in similiar situations, with reference to your own life experiences if necessary. Case Study: Neal was giving a quality orientation presentation to a large group in an auditorium. His cell phone, which was in his pocket, rang in the middle of the presentation. As he took the call, he told his audience, "Sorry, I have to take this," spoke for just a few seconds, and then continued his presentation. Needless to say, he lost his audience in just those few seconds. What made things even worse, his presentation was being videotaped for an international audience!
Please examine the contents of this package (150) upon receipt to make sure that your order has arrived (151). In the event that you are not totally satisfied with your purchase for any reason, you can return it to us within thirty days for a full refund, no questions asked. Just repack it in the same box you (152), and apply the enclosed return shipping label to the outside of the box. Return postage will be paid by us. If you wish to return a product after thirty days from the purchase date, please call the customer service office at 800-252-NEED and ask to speak with a customer service representative.
(50)
A.specifically
B.exhaustingly
C.readily
D.immediately
Passage Two
If U. S. software companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry. Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top U. S. quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country.
Already, of the world's 12 software houses that have earned the highest rating in the world, seven are in India. That's largely because they have used new methodologies (方法论) rejected by American software specialists. For example, for decades, quality specialists, W. Edwards Deming and J. M. Juran had urged U. S. software companies to change their attitudes to quality. But their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the U. S., but not in Japan. By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was grabbing market share with better, cheaper products. They used Deming's and Juran's ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. In U. S. factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. In software, it still is.
Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance. But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1986. In 1987, he worked out a system for assessing (评估) and improving software quality. It has proved its value time and again. For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs. It fell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10%. So, like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home.
Let's hope that U.S. lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.
Which countries respected Deming's and Juran's ideas according to the passage?
A.India and Brazil.
B.India and Japan.
C.U. S. and Japan.
D.Japan and Brazil.
Will Quality Eat up the US Lead in Software?
If US software companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry. Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top US quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country.
AIready, of the world's 12 software houses that have earned the highest rating in the world, seven are in India. That's largely because they have used new methodologies rejected by American software specialists. For example, for decades, quality specialists, W. Edwards Deming and J. M.
Juran had urged US software companies to change their attitudes to quality. But their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the US — but not in Japan. By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was grabbing market share with better, cheaper products. They used Deming's and Juran's ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. In US factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. In software, it still is.
Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance. But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1986. In 1987, he worked out a system for assessing and improving software quality. It has proved its value time and again. For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs. It tell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10%.
Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home. The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India. Let's hope that US lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.
What country has more highest-rating companies in the world than any other country has?
A.India.
B.The US.
C.Brazil.
D.Germany.
SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: Right, everybody. Welcome to Central College library services. My name's Kathy Jenkins. I'll give you a brief introduction to the library. We have a well-stocked bank of resources which are in three main locations: the library itself, with books and periodicals; the self-access language center, with audio and video material; and the micro-computer lab. I'll start with the micro-computer lab, or micro-lab as we call it. It is fitted with 24 personal computers.
If you are a member of the library, you may borrow CALL discs in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian as well as English. By the way, CALL stands for computer aided language learning: C A double L, "CALL", for short. You may also borrow a range of word processing and, desktop publishing packages. All disks are, of course, strictly for use in the micro-lab only. If you wish to print anything you should use one of the five machines around the outside of the room. Four are connected to dot matrix printers, one is connected to the laser printer. If you want a top quality printout from the laser printer, come and see myself or any of the library staff. Dot-matrix printouts are free but there is a charge for using the laser printer.
Which of the following are NOT resources in the library?
A.Books and periodicals.
B.Newspapers.
C.Audio and video materials.
D.24 personal computers.
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