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文章題目The history of Russian Ballet
重復年份20160114 20150418 20121124
題材發(fā)展史
題型判斷 6+填空 7
文章大意芭蕾舞發(fā)源于意大利,從 17 世紀后傳入俄國后一直欣欣向榮。出了很多優(yōu) 秀的藝術家和作品,外國舞派也對俄國芭蕾舞發(fā)展有著影響。后期以戲劇味 發(fā)展主流,一直講到本世紀 70 年代的發(fā)展。
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Until 1689, ballet in Russia was nonexistent. The Tsarist control and isolationism in Russia allowed for little influence from the West. It wasn't until the rise of Peter the Great that Russian society opened up to the West. St. Petersburg was erected to embrace the West and compete against Moscow’s isolationism. Peter the Great created a new Russia which rivaled the society of the West with magnificent courts and palaces. His vision was to challenge the west. Classical ballet entered the realm of Russia not as entertainment, but as a “standard of physical comportment to be emulated and internalized-an idealized way of behaving. The aim was not to entertain the masses of Russians, but to create a cultivated and new Russian people.
Empress Anna, (1730 – 1740) was devoted to ostentatious amusements (balls, fireworks, tableaux), and in the summer of 1734 ordered the appointment of Jean-Baptiste Landé as dancing-master in the military academy she had founded in 1731 for sons of the nobility. In 1738, he became ballet master and head of the new ballet school, launching the advanced study of ballet in Russia, and winning the patronage of elite families.
France provided many leaders such as Charles Didelot in St Petersburg (1801-1831), Jules Perrot(1848-1859) and Arthur Saint-Léon (1859-69).
In the early 19th century, the theaters were opened up to anyone who could afford a ticket. A seating section called a rayok, or 'paradise gallery', consisted of simple wooden benches. This allowed non-wealthy people access to the ballet, because tickets in this section were inexpensive.
One author describes the Imperial ballet as “unlike that of any other country in the world…the most prestigious of the ballet troupes were those attached to the state-supported theatres. The directors of these companies were personally appointed by the tsar, and all the dancers were, in a sense, Imperial servants. In the theatre, the men in the audience always remained standing until the tsar entered his box and, out of respect, after the performance they remained in their places until he had departed. Curtain calls were arranged according to a strict pattern: first, the ballerina bowed to the tsar’s box, then to that of the theater director, and finally to the general public.
文章題目Aquaculture in New Zealand
重復年份20160114 20151031 20121124 20110212
題材農業(yè)
題型小標題 7+人名理論配對 3+句子填空 3
文章大意新西蘭水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖,介紹了新西蘭一種新型保護海底動物多樣性兼顧商業(yè)運作 的方式一 aquaculture , 其發(fā)展遇到的問題及前景。
部分參考答案:
小標題
14. vi (一個受益的村莊)
15. vii (company’s profit)
16. 選含 limitation 的那項
17. 選含 concerns to environment 的那項
18. 選含 alternative explanation 的那項
19. 選含 research 的那項
20. 選含 science and business 的那項
填空題
24. polyculture/aquaculture
25. commercial partner
26. market value/high price
文章題目We have star performers
重復年份20160114 20121124
題材商業(yè)管理
題型段落細節(jié)配對 4+判斷 4+填空 5
文章大意人才與天賦,討論人才和選人標準之間的論證。講公司考核員工主要的依據(jù), talents, 文章批判了傳統(tǒng)的觀點(才能是與生俱來的,是不變的,是需要公 司去發(fā)現(xiàn)的)。文章先用一段肯定了有才能的人的存在,然后分段講到,才 能是隨時間變化的,是不能被精確度量的,是可以憑努力換來的。
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段落細節(jié)配對:
28 One example from non-commerce/business settings that better system wins bigger stars F
29 One failed company that believes stars rather than system B
30 One suggestion that author made to acquire employees then to win the competition nowadays G
31 One metaphor to human medical anatomy that illustrates the problems of hiring stars. C
判斷:
32 McKinsey who wrote The War for Talent had not expected the huge influence made by this book. NG
33 Economic condition becomes one of the factors which decide whether or not a country would prefer to hire foreign employees. YES
34 The collapse of Enron is caused totally by a unfortunate incident instead of company’s management mistake. NO
35 Football clubs that focus making stars in YES
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An investigation carried out on 1000 36 analysts of a survey by Harvard Business Review found a company hire a 37 star has negative effects. For instance, they behave considerably worse in a new team than in the 38 working environment that they used to be. They move faster than wall street and increase their 39 salary. Secondly, they faced rejections or refuse from those 40 rivals within the team. Lastly, the one who made mistakes had been punished by selling his/her stock share.