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Even as the economy improves, a jobless executive may face up to a year or more of unemplo

yment. This is a lot of time, especially for hard charging high-performers who are not used to having any free time. While some job seekers spend hundreds —even thousands --of hours discovering daytime television, others seem to thrive on activities that boost their professional careers or resolve family issues when they aren't working.

Having an extended period of free time in the prime of one's life can in fact be a unique opportunity to focus on volunteer service, professional education or personal growth.

Community Involvement

For Lisa Perez, the wakeup call was burned pork chops. An executive who previously hadn't been particularly interested in home and health had become obsessed with homemaking during a stint of unemployment.

She realized that cleaning and organizing her home wasn't helping her job search. Nevertheless, "I made lists of 50 things to do every day," says Ms. Perez, a political and public-relations consultant in Scottsdale, Ariz. "My house was spotless, just so I'd have something to do."

One day, her boyfriend didn't arrive on time for dinner because he had to work late, and her pork chops were ruined. She threw a fit. "I'd never been a person like that," she says. "So I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself, and go out and do something productive."

Ms. Perez, 35, resolved to become an active volunteer for the duration of her search. She gave her time to a health-care concern, a housing program and a political campaign.

The work bolstered her self-confidence. "Volunteering takes the focus off of you. One thing you have that's still valuable is your time. And, of course, you learn that there are thousands of people with a life that's much worse than yours," she says.

Volunteer assignments are also great ways to meet powerful and well-connected people. Over a six-month period, her volunteering evolved into working as a paid consultant and then as a full-time employee, a job she still holds today. In all, she was unemployed for eight months.

Before her job loss, she thought she didn't have time to volunteer while working. "Now, even though I have a demanding job, I still volunteer, because of what I got out of it," says Ms. Perez.

Continuing Education

Gene Bellavance, a 36 year old information-technology project manager, took another route during his unemployment. When he was laid off from a steel company near Cleveland, he knew his immediate prospects were bleak. He expected his search to take a year. He faced a decision: take a job that would set back his career or hold out for an offer he really wanted.

Mr. Bellavanee, single and virtually debt free, shifted his finances into survival mode. He cashed out his pension, sold his house, unloaded things he didn't need at gar age sales, and rented an apartment with a roommate. Then, he says, "I signed up for every benefit I could find."

But he wasn't just waiting out the year. He spent the rest of his search updating his skills, including becoming certified in new database and project management software. "You have to invest in yourself," Mr. Bellavance says. "I estimated what technology was going to be the most beneficial and chose applications that were going to be pervasive, that were right for my market, and that were going to ensure top pay."

In addition to income from the occasional IT-consulting assignment, he relied on a combination of displaced-worker-retraining grants and unemployment benefits. "I went out and found the classes, submitted the paperwork, and dealt with the bureaucracy. You have to stay after them, keeping your benefits moving forward. It's up to you to make it work with your overall transition plan," he says.

His job search was one month shy of the

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第1题

Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimisti

Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy’s long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt-tightening.

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第2题

What's the dark side of American consumers' saving more and spending less？A．The job and ho

What's the dark side of American consumers' saving more and spending less？

A．The job and housing markets will become even weaker.

B．There is little hope that the American economy will recover soon.

C．More and more retailers and marketers will have to go bankrupt.

D．It's possible that the American economy will rebound sooner.

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第3题

It is said in th．e passage that when the economy slides （)．A． men would choose working wo

It is said in th．e passage that when the economy slides ()．

A． men would choose working women as their marriage partners

B． more women would get married to seek financial security

C． even working women would worry about their marriages

D． more people would prefer to remain single for the time being

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第4题

What do we learn about Japan from the passage？A．It now belongs to the western hemisphere.B

What do we learn about Japan from the passage？

A．It now belongs to the western hemisphere.

B．Its economic situation perhaps goes even worse than the US.

C．Its financial systems collapsed as other western countries did.

D．Its economy will recover sooner than other Asian countries.

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第5题

The economy started 2006 extremely strong in spite of record oil prices and rising interes
t rates. An unusually mild winter across much of the country is part of the story, but the lack of worry by consumers and business about oil prices is an even bigger part. The question remains, will we continue to glide down the economic highway or slip on oil？

Oil prices have raised overall consumer prices and cut into household purchasing power. So far the higher costs haven't deterred(阻止) buying, even buying of cars and other energy-sensitive items. The major reason for the lack of reaction is that oil is less important to the economy than it once was. Oil, which produced 45% of world energy in 1971, accounted for only 35% in 2003, with increases in nuclear and natural gas use making up the difference.

GM, Ford, and Chrysler suffered as buyers shifted to more fuel-efficient vehicles from Toyota and Honda, but the shift was hot pronounced. Admittedly, light truck sales are holding up in part because manufacturers are offering large discounts to "move the metal", but the fact that buyers are responding to those incentives shows they aren't too scared of gas prices.

Americans continue to spend more than they earn, but gasoline prices will have an effect. Although the April chain store results suggest gasoline prices aren't hurting much yet, eventually Americans will be forced to realize that they have to slow down. We expect the economy to slow in the second half of the year as the impact of higher oil prices sinks in. How much the economy slows will depend on how high oil prices remain. We expect some drop in oil prices by yearend, but I have been saying that for so long even I am starting not to believe it.

The anger against the oil companies is clearly misplaced. Exxon and friends control only a small share of world oil reserves. Most are now in the hands of state-owned oil companies. The recent move by Bolivia to nationalize its industry is only the latest in a long line of similar actions. The history of these enterprises is one of severe underinvestment and mismanagement, which tends to reduce supply and keep prices high. The risk on oil prices is primarily on the high side of our forecast.

Although I think oil prices will drop back in the medium term, to address my serious worries, I'm buying my wife a bike for Mothers' Day.

The economy at the beginning of 2006 is not affected by the high oil price mainly because ______.

A．the warm winter requires less oil to run the heaters

B．the warm winter promotes consumption, across the country

C．people believe that the oil price will drop in near future

D．people don't think the high price will make much of a difference

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第6题

The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One
of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or "provider" and purchaser or "consumer" in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a potential buyer with various inducements of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision, Such condition, however, does not prevail in most of the health-care industry.

In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the ordinary relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician-and even then there may be no real choice-it is the physician who usually makes all significant purchasing decisions: whether the patient should return "next Wednesday", whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and sophisticated patient who will challenge such professional decisions or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the disease is regarded as serious.

This is particularly significant in relation to hospital care. The physician must certify the need for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be discharged. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor&39;s judgments that are final. Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real "consumer." As a consequence, the medical staff represents the "power center" in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.

Although usually there are in this situation four identifiable participants-the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government)-the physician makes the essential decisions for all of them. The hospital becomes an extension of the physician; the payer generally meets most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital, and for t/he most part the patient plays a passive role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care expenditures are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, the economy directed at patients or t.he general is relatively ineffective.

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What&39;s the author&39;s main purpose in writing this passage？

A.To criticize doctors for exercising too much control over patients.

B.To analyze some important economic factors in health-care.

C.To urge hospitals to reclaim their decision making authority.

D.To inform potential patients of their health-care rights.

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第7题

Things are finally being made in the U.S.A. again! Better yet, a whole new crop of newer b
usinesses are growing based on the fact that every product they sell is manufactured right here in the United States. Most newer businesses are for products made and marketed locally, such as a dog biscuit brand out of San Luis Obispo, but old standards like Unionwear are still going strong. In fact, Unionwear owner has had a whole host of new customers calling him. The fact that more consumers are seeking out American-made products in greater numbers is a good thing for business owners. That means that they will be willing to pay a little bit more for your products and services—as long as you capitalize on the fact that your products were made here. The shift back to treasuring American-made goods follows several horrific disasters in factories overseas. Coupled with the publics strong desire to see the American economy rise again, many consumers are looking for products made in the U.S.A., even if they cost a bit more. Even Walmart is making an effort to carry more domestically made goods in stores. Ultimately, your customers want to buy things without having to wonder if a small child made it for just pennies a day. This renewed passion for domestic products is great for businesses. Forecasters predict that labor costs in China are going to rise, which means that the country will no longer be the center of cheap manufacturing. If the cost of Chinese labor surges, it will no longer be cost-efficient for companies to ship their manufacturing jobs overseas. If your business is not already manufacturing domestically, maybe now is the time you should start. If your business already makes its products in the United States, now is a great time for marketing. When you are reminding potential customers that your products are America-made, be sure to be clear. False patriotism will turn your customers off, even if you have a great product. The fact that consumers are seeking American products with renewed intensity encourages all business owners to take advantage of this passion by cleverly marketing the fact that you are a domestic or local business. With patriotic summer holidays upon us, why not have a sale to capitalize on your companys patriotic support of the American economy？ Your customers will love it and so will you.

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that Unionwear is______.

A．a set of quality standards for various commodities

B．a shop that has never sold any locally-made products

C．a shop that has been selling mostly home-made goods

D．is a stock that has been rising in value in America

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第8题

As we have entered the new century, humansociety is beginning its move from the industrial

As we have entered the new century, human

society is beginning its move from the industrial

economy into the knowledge-based economy. In

more specific term, the application of information 【S1】______

to the economy is best used in the networking of

communication, and the so-called Net economy. 【S2】______

This et refers to the computer network of satellites,

optic fibers, and telephone lines that connect the

whole world. For the click of a mouse, information 【S3】______

from the other end of the globe will transport to 【S4】______

your computer screen at the extremely fast speed

of seven-and-a-half times around the earth per

second. Generally, there are two aspects of the Net.

One is the networking between businesses and their

customers. Another is the networking between 【S5】______

individual businesses, or the regional and even

global networking between industrial production and

science research. Internet shopping belongs to the 【S6】______

first aspect.

From a long-term respective, Internet shopping 【S7】______

is but a low-level aspect of the Net, and it is

very likely to become the most important trend. 【S8】______

After all, most commodities are unsuitable for

Internet shopping. Besides, if everyone shops on

the Net, what will come to the hundreds and thousands 【S9】______

of shopping malls？ Therefore, the second

aspect of the Net will be more important. Its

significance goes past that of connecting businesses. 【S10】______

There have been reports of immediate consultation

of doctors from all over the world on the Internet.

These are early examples of high-level networking.

【S1】

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第9题

The above experiment shows that not all the information which is received can be retained

The above experiment shows that not all the

information which is received can be retained for even

a second. The information is taken in all right, and 【S1】______

immediately thereafter, most of it is lost and can not

be recalled. Only a small part can be retained for

future use. Now this immediate-forgetting is not an

isolated phenomenon occurs only in the psychological 【S2】______

laboratory, h is, rather, the fate of most of the

information which human beings are constantly

receiving. Information is taken in, and the bulk of

it vanishes within a second and so. On the whole, this 【S3】______

immediate-forgetting is advantageous. Most of the

information taking in during the daily round is of 【S4】______

momentary value only. It serves to keep us abreast

of the ever-changing relationships among 【S5】______

ourselves and our environment and, this service

rendered, its further retention would merely obstruct

the ongoing flow of our activities. It is necessary 【S6】______

to retain every minute detail of immediately past

circumstances; and indeed, if we did retain these

details this would deprive us freedom to consider the 【S7】______

detailed requirements of the present moment. In all of

life's activities, we take in, from one moment to the

next, a great deal of information which value is 【S8】______

restricted to the moment of its intake. So it is

altogether an economy such information be forgotten 【S9】______

immediately. It is an economy that is selected for 【S10】______

more lasting retention be only those minima

outstanding characteristics likely to be of future value.

【S1】

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第10题

South America Located mostly（most) in the southern half of the earth, South America is a v

South America Located mostly(most) in the southern half of the earth, South America is a very（41）_____(interest) continent. The northern part of the continent is（42）_____(cover). By the Amazon Rainforest, which is home to thousands of the plant animal species. It is a very important force（43）_____(shape) the world's weather and climate patterns. And it is also important for the（44）_____(develop) of the economy of South America. Products such as chocolate, rubber, coffee and many kinds of medicine are（45）_____(harvest) from the plants found in the rainforest. Even the liquid from the skin of some species of tree frogs are being used as（46）_____(experiment) medicines. Other parts of South America are very（47）_____(differ).The Andes Mountains spread over the（48）_____(west) part of South America. The ranges, about 5500 miles long, are a continuous barrier, with many peaks rising beyond 2000（49）_____(foot). Southern South America is an extremely（50）_____(wind) and cold place where many species of penguins（企鹅）, seals and whales live. _____

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第11题

As a medium of exchange, money permits the separation of exchange into the two distinct ac
ts of buying and selling, without requiring the seller to purchase goods from the person who buys his products, or vice versa. Hence producers who know they will be paid in money, can concentrate on finding the most suitable outlet for their goods, while buyers who will pay in money, can concentrate on finding cheapest market for the things they wish to purchase. Specialization, which is vital to an advanced economy, is encouraged, because people whose output is not a complete product but only a part of one in which many others are involved can be paid an amount equivalent to their share of the product.

Another advantage of money is that it is a measure of value, that is, it serves as a unit in terms of which the relative values of different products can be expressed. In a barter economy it would be necessary to determine how many plates were worth one hundred weight of cotton, or how many pens should be exchanged for a ton of coal, which would be a difficult and time-consuming task. The process of establishing relative values would have to be undertaken for every act of exchange, according to what products were being offered against one another, and according to the two parties'desires and preferences. If I am trying to barter fish bananas, for example, a lot would depend on whether the person willing to barter fish for bananas, for example, a lot would depend on whether the person willing to exchange bananas is or not keen on fish.

Thirdly, money acts as a store of wealth. It is difficult to imagine saving under a barter system. No one engaged on only one stage in the manufacture of a person could save part of his output, since he would be producing nothing complete. Even when a person actually produced a complete product the difficulties would be overwhelming. Most products deteriorate fairly rapidly, either physically or in value, as a result of long storage; even if storage were possible, the practice of storing products for years on would involve obvious disadvantages-imagine a coal-miner attempting to save enough coal, which of course is his product, to keep him for life. If wealth could not be saved, or only with great difficulty, future needs could not be provided for, or capital accumulated to raise productivity.

Using money as a medium of exchange means that______.

A．you have to sell something in order to buy something

B．you have to buy something in order to sell something

C．you don't have to buy something in order to sell something

D．the seller and the purchaser are the same person

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