Passage 9

在商界，因为公司主管们不熟悉客户所在国家的风俗习惯和文化传统，每年都损失掉好几十亿美圆。我是一名主管国际业务的经理，在51个国家谈成过一千多项交易。我注意到了许多文化差异的存在及其对商业和个人生活的影响。虽然你不可能了解你所到访的每个国家的风俗习惯，但是你应该对基本的文化偏爱有所敏感。

Passage 10

1．  与此同时，我们每一个人每天都需要大学50夸脱的水，用于饮用、沐浴、做饭和满足其他的基本需要。

2．  联合国秘书长科菲∙安南说，“除非做出快速果断的决定，否则，到2005年，世界上三分之二的人口将生活在严重缺水的国家里。”

3．  对此的回答是要学会合理的用水。

4．  农业消耗了世界全部淡水用量的大约三分之二。

5．  改进水的输送系统，也会有所帮助，能够减少将水运送给用水人途中的浪费。

Passage 11

1.       即使随着技术的进步，图书管理人员的负担在一定程度上减轻了，美国图书馆协会最近的会议表明，技术的进步也带来了某些麻烦。

2.       如基尼库伯所说，“更为重要的是帮助人们从网络上找到他们想要阅读的东西而不是决定他们不该读什么。”

3.       即使你的建议没有被采纳，至少你的老板会知道你在不断的设法改进工作，使他的工作做得更便捷。

4.       现在需要建立一种商业环境，在这个环境中，你必须迅速的对时常和顾客需要的难以预料的变化作出反应。

5.       作为南澳大利亚的首府，阿德雷德是一个真正典雅的城市，其特点是传统的石砌建筑，周围是广阔的草地。

Passage 1

Quality is the life of a brand and consumers always choose products with premium quality. The quality of Chinese products is too unstable to have credibility, so that it seriously affects the establishment of Chinese brands. Therefore, for those national brands determined to challenge foreign brands, the task of top priority is to improve product quality.

Passage 2

Nowadays, sending teenagers to study abroad has become more and more popular, and the number is increasing sharply. Parents have unrealistic illusions about foreign education. Education exhibitions held by foreign schools and colleges often boast of their schools, prompting parents to turn their thoughts into actions.

Passage 3

Each day we throw away garbage in large amount. But a great deal of garbage may be recycled and 30%-40% of garbage is worthy of being recycled. After being treated, garbage can turn into useful things and be given a new life. If we treasure and recycle resources to the best of our abilities, the precious deposits of the Earth would not be hollowed out.

Passage 4

The establishment and development of China’s socialist market economy system calls for better community service. // We should broaden our horizons to reform and improve our social welfare and health care system. // Overseas, some developed countries and regions have accumulated fruitful and practical experiences in providing community service, and those experiences merit our reference and study.