We have an old musical instrument______a clavichord
A.call
B.calls
C.calling
D.called
A.call
B.calls
C.calling
D.called
Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age.
People will be alert and receptive if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.
Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. “The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information,” says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Again. “Most of us don't need that kindof skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness.” Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skill, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.
Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people in their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better adjusted. “The point is, you need to do both,” Cohen says. “Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.”
6. People who are cognitively healthy are those _______.
A、who can remember large amounts of information
B、who are highly intelligent
C、whose minds are alert and receptive
D、who are good at recognizing different sounds
7. According to Fozards argument people can make their brains work more efficiently by _______.
A、constantly doing memory work
B、taking part in various mental activities
C、going through specific training
D、making frequent adjustments
8. The findings of James and other scientists in their work _________.
A、remain a theory to further proved
B、have been challenged by many other experts
C、have been generally accepted
D、are practiced by the researchers themselves
9. Older people are generally advised to ___________.
A、keep fit by going in for physical activities
B、keep mentally active by challenges through specific training
C、maintain mental alertness through specific training
D、maintain a balance between individual and group activities
10. What is the passage mainly about?
A、How biochemical changes occur in the human brain.
B、Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally.
C、How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health
D、Why people should receive special mental training as they age.
A.Since that
B.Since then
C.By now
D.Now that
A.feel obliged to
B.feel must
C.feel better to
D.feel should
According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom. And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they’re stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders. So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, it’s not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets. It’s also not all about work-life balance.Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about one-in-five say women’s family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in top leadership positions in business and politics. Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate (选民) and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions. As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace. While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it’s only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime. (2019.6月四级真题) Q: What do we learn from previous survey findings about women seeking leadership roles?
A、They have unconquerable difficulties on their way to success.
B、They are lacking in confidence when competing with men.
C、Their failures may have something to do with family duties.
D、Relatively few are hindered in their career advancement.
1.Being an effective manager lies in knowing the right ()。
A.knowledge
B.skills
C.management style
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a focus of different management styles()。
A.People.
B.Customers
C.Project
3.Which of the following can’t be inferred from the passage()。
A.The management style. is likely to change because the manager has been replaced
B.The management style. is likely to change because the desired results have changed
C.The management style. is likely to change because the available resources have changed
4.When people in your team know where they fit in the big picture, they are more likely to be _____ to complete the task.
A.frustrated
B.reluctant
C.inspired
5.If you want to speed up a project and choose the best process for completing that project, youcan resort to ()。
A.teamwork
B.top-down management
C.tight deadline
A.as if
B.like
C.as
D.in order
A.carrying
B.to carrying
C.for carrying
D.carry
A、looked after
B、be looked after
C、being looked after
D、to be looked after
A.found
B.find
C.to find
D.finding