DONALDSLOANGatesHallUniversity-优题课

If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have the last laugh．There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech "Information Age" demands people who are flexible（灵活的）and who have good knowledge of social science．
There are many social science majors in large companies who take up important positions．For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses．Studies show that social science majors are most suited to change, which is the leading feature（特点） of the kind of high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in．
Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily．A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates．The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies．Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are．It is probably due to these skills that have been offered a wide variety of positions．
Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job．recent graduates report that they don't regret their choice of study．
50．What's the main idea of the passage?
A．Social science graduates are more likely to be employed．
B．Computer major graduates are more likely to be employed．
C．A lot of people take up the social science majors．
D．Why is the unemployment problem so serious nowadays．
51．What is our present society's clearest feature?
A．It is full of pressure． B．It is full of chances．
C．It is full of changes． D．It is full of failures
52．Why are the social science graduates offered many jobs?
A．Because they are more experienced than the other kinds of graduates．
B．Because they are more flexible than the other kinds of graduates．
C．Because they can deal with problems better than the other kinds of graduates．
D．Because they have better communication skills than the other kinds of graduates．
53．What's the attitude of social science graduates towards their major?
A．Disappointed． B．Satisfied． C．Interested． D．Bored．

第三节阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A，B，C，D中选出最佳选项。
Bored? Lonely? Out of condition?
Why not try the
SPORT CENTER?
TENNIS
Indoor and outdoor courts. Coaching from beginners to advanced, everyday not evenings.
Children only-Sat. mornings.
SKIING
Dry slopes—3 levels instructors at weekends and Fridays. Daytime parcitice. 8 years upwards.
SWIMMING
2 pools I heated Olympic length. Tuition available.
Women: Tuesday and Thursday.
Men: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Children: Saturday
Family day: Sunday
GOLF
9 hole practice course. Professional Coaching. Lessons must be booked in advance in daytime. Evening practice. Minimum age — 9 years.
GYMNASTICS
Maximum age—18 years. Children aged 5—10. Monday and Wednesdays. 4:00—6:00 p.m. 10—18 year-old. Friday evenings. Bar work on Sunday mornings.
AND MUCH MORE
Table Tennis, Snooker, Darts（标枪）, Chess（everyday and evening）, Café （all day），Bar（lunch time and evenings）, Nursery（weekdays and weekends, not evenings）. Centre open 10:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. Daily. Interested? More details inside. Quote Card Number: 99.
46．What is this ad mainly about?
A．It mainly shows us some ways to spend weekends.
B．It mainly shows us a place to relax ourselves.
C．It Shows the ways saving our time.
D．It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.
47．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A．People can play tennis day and night.
B．Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately．
C．Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER．
D．People under 20 can all take gymnastics．
48．How many sports items are mentioned in the passage?
A．5 B．7． C．9． D．12．
49．Where can we find this ad in your opinion?
A．In a company． B．In a restaurant．
C．In a park D．On a newspaper．

When several different people look at the same person, it is not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you alone observe one behavior or one person at two different times, you may see different things. The following are but some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions(感知，认知):
Each person’s perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education, and personal experiences.
Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we’ve observed. It is not necessarily true that person’s perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by some. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus（聚焦） primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same yardstick to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.
Sometimes we see only what we want to see what may be obverse to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory（矛盾的）information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can ignore (忽视) the misdeed—“He’s basically a good boy, so what I saw was not shoplifting.” We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information—“All kids get into mischief(顽皮). Taking a book from the bookstore isn’t such a big deal.” We call change the meaning of the contradictory information—“It wasn’t shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later.”
72．The first factor given by the author that affects our perception is .
A．what we see and what we hear
B．cultural background and personal experiences
C．experiences one learns from others
D．critical measures taken by other people
73．While one observes a particular person .
A．he is likely to take everything into consideration
B．he pays more attention to the person’s advantages
C．children often differ from grown – ups in perception
D．his perception may be affected by other people’s opinions
74．Observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because .
A．their yardsticks are not the same
B．either of them may be slow to catch information
C．the time for observations is not long enough
D．each of them uses different language to express his/her impressions
75．The worst thing in selective perception is that .
A．perceived information runs against your desire
B．it contains some private feelings that may be wrong
C．importance of the contradictory information can be praised
D．the same information may not be dealt with in the same way

Listen carefully; we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free! It’s “no”. What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears. “Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’,” she said.
Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’… My advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”
Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend. “No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”. “No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”
68．The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.
A．you can have more time to play with others
B．you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy
C．you are selfish and treat others rudely
D．you can deal with your business as you have planned
69．When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.
A．secret way　 B．polite way C．proud way　 D．guilty way
70．In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.
A．they say “no” at a suitable time B．they say “no” as much as possible
C．they are afraid of saying “no” D．they make others angry at them
71．If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.
A．enjoys a wonderful life B．makes a lot of money
C．faces difficulty in life　　 D．forgets to say “yes” in the end

The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is a kind of plague (疫病). The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒) passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains—taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms(症状).
64．The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.
A．4 B．5 C．6 D．3
65．Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?
A．The Eskimos do not easily suffer from colds in cold weather.
B．Colds are not caused by cold.
C．People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.
D．A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had one.
66．Arctic explorers may catch colds when ________.
A．they are working in the isolated Arctic regions
B．they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C．they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions
D．they are coming into touch again with the outside world
67．The passage mainly discusses ________.
A．the experiments on the common cold
B．the false belief about the common cold
C．the reason and the way people catch colds
D．the continued spread of common colds

DONALD SLOAN
Gates Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 913-243-1682	After May 2009: 46 Clayton Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 314-726-8840
Objective	To work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position.
Education	B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009 Major: Social Services Minor: Applied Psychology
Experience	Assistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreational activities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers. Hotline Volunteer. Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006- May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships. Nurse’s Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006. Assisted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery.
Activities	University Concert Board. Work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts. Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to the university. Residence Hall Programming Board. Planned social events for Eggar Residence Hall.
Skills	Fluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working with people.
Interests	Skiing, softball, classical music, and guitar.

A．a wise leader	B．a skillful performer
C．a gifted scientist	D．a good social worker

A．is good at singing and dancing	B．is about to graduate from a university
C．has an interest in being a surgeon	D．specializes in psychology