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，根据所读内容在表格的空格处填上适当的单词或短语，每空不超过3个单词。 (一) If you are asked to chair a meeting, remember the following six golden rules for meeting management. 1. Always start the meeting on time. If you begin on time, group members who show up late will realize the value of time. Beginning on time reflects skill as an effective time manager and sets an example for others to follow. 2. Select a note-taker or arrange to have the meeting audio-taped. You may need to refer back to an issue that was discussed during the meeting at a later date. Good record-keeping is a sign of a good meeting manager as well. 3. Learn to listen. So many times we think we are going to say and, in the process, block out important points that other group members may be contributing. Additionally, we often hear only what we want to hear, rather than really listening to other people. Meetings that are characterized by effective listening are successful meetings. 4. Keep the discussion on track. Many times important issue can get sidetracked in a meeting, especially when everyone has a different opinion about the topic. If an unexpected conflict develops once the meeting is in progress, either appoint a subcommittee to look into the problem, or ask participants involved in the conflict to meet with you after the meeting. Doing so will help keep the discussion on track and minimize the chances of wasting participants’ valuable time. 5. Give everyone an opportunity to be heard. Some people tend to control meetings, whereas others wait to be asked their opinions. As the leader of the meeting, you need to keep an open mind and make sure everyone feels welcome to contribute and express ideas without criticism.
6. End on time. If you said the meeting would last no longer than one hour, make sure the meeting lasts for only one hour. Running late with a meeting makes members late for other appointments, increases the chances that the members will mentally leave the meeting and reduces your reliability as an effective meeting manager.
Advice on how to ______1________ Rules for meeting management _______4________ Start the meeting on time. _______5_______and set an example. Select a note-taker or______2________. Need to refer to an issue _____6_____. _______3________. ___7___is a character of successful meeting. Keep the discussion on track. Minimize the chances of ____8________. Give everyone an opportunity to be heard. Make everyone _____9______. End on time. ____10______ your reliability.
参考答案：1. manage a meeting 2. audio-tape the meeting 3. Learn to listen 4. Reasons 5. Reflect skill 6. later 7. Effective listening 8. wasting participants’ time 9. feel welcome 10. Increase
（二） A long story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child. It can be about kings, or Chicago newsboys, or housewives. The French writer, Victor Hugo, wrote his novel Les Miserables about a poor man who stole a loaf of bread. The American writer, Ernest Heminway , wrote A Farewell to Arms about a young American with the Italian Army in World War One. A novel can tell the story of any kind of action, over any period of time. The modern Irish writer, James Joyce, covers less than twenty-four hours in Ulysses. Yet Joyce takes a thousand pages to tell all that happens from the time one man gets up in the morning until he goes to bed early the next morning. A German writer, Herman Hesse, uses only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boy’s life from the age of ten until he becomes a young man. A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. The Badge of Courage, by the American novelist, Stephen Crane, tells about a young soldier in the War between the States who runs away the first time he is in battle. The book shows why he acted as he did. It describes his mental suffering until he overcomes his fears. People buy novels because they enjoy reading about other people. The novel satisfies the human desire to know and understand our fellow creatures.
______1_____of the novel ______2_____ A long story about people Character People____3______ Les Miserables is about a poor man__5__. __6 _is about a young American with the Italian Army. Time Over any period of time __7_covers less than 24 hours. __8_covers a boy’s life from ten until he is a young man. Content Things and reasons _______4________ __9_describes a young soldier’s mental suffering. Purpose Satisfy the human desire ______10_______.
参考答案：1. The nature 2. Definition 3. of any kind 4. for doing them 5. who stole bread 6. A Farewell to Arms 7. Ulysses 8. Demian 9. The Badge of Courage 10. to understand others
（三） Born in Germany in 1970, Claudia Schiffer was to become one of the most successful super models in the early Nineties. With over 500 magazine covers to her credit, her success in the cut-throat(致命的，危险的) word of fashion has been down to a combination of wise management and beautiful blonde (白肤金发碧眼的) looks. The 17-year-old Schiffer was first spotted in 1987, at a Dusseldorf disco, by Michel Levaton, boss of the Metropolitan Model Agency. Schiffer was then introduced to agent Aline Souliers, who quickly gained her an appearance in French Elle，sparking a fury(轰动) of interest around Europe. Her management carefully selected jobs to stimulate demand for Schiffer's wholesome looks and, half a dozen magazine covers later, she was chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to be the new Face of Chanel Schiffer's introduction to the American public quickly followed, with a high profile (鲜明的姿态) ad campaign for the newly launched Guess jeans label. Su
