One of Microsoft’s cool people, is
Patrick Blackburn. As a test manager for the Product Group, Blackburn’s job may
sound routine; however, he says it’s anything but that. "Most
people ,think of software testing as a mundane task of punching the keyboard
like a monkey, trying to break the program," Blackburn says. "Part of that is
true, but we write software programs called Monkeys to do that for us so that we
don’t have to hire real monkeys. Real monkeys are too difficult to manage and
don’t usually pass the personal hygiene criteria !" In reality, Blackburn says,
testing responsibilities are very technically challenging and often include
complete development cycles of their own. He spends most of his time coming up
with creative incentives to convince his team to believe in schedules for
products that don’t yet exist, hiring A. a routine and mundane job B. technically challenging C. like a monkey punching keyboard D. partly done by monkeys
[单项选择]A. One night. B. One year. C. Three days. D. Three months.
[单项选择]
Passage Three
One of the simple pleasures of a lazy summer day is to be able to enjoy a refreshing slice of watermelon either at the beach, at a picnic, or fresh from the farmer’s market. Delicious and nutritious, watermelon is one of those guilt-free foods we can all enjoy: one cup of watermelon packs only about 50 calories! Watermelons are not only cooling treats for when the mercury starts to rise; they are also loaded with healthy nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin C, lycopene (番茄红素 ), and etc. Vitamins A and C and lycopene are antioxidants, which are substances that work to help get rid of the harmful effects of substances.
Research has suggested that a diet high in fruits and vegetables that have plenty of antioxidants can reduce the risk of heart disease, some cancers, and some other dangerous diseases. A cup of watermelon provides 25% of the recommended daily value of vitamin C and 6% of the recommended daily value of vitamin A. Ad A. it is delicious B. it is nutritious C. it contains low calories D. it contains antioxidants
[单项选择] Passage Three
An ethics crisis at one of the world’s
most successful human embryonic stem cell laboratories has plunged the
controversial field of research into a new swirl of uncertainty. The accusations
surrounding Korean cloning expert Woo Suk Hwang of Seoul National
University--the first scientist to grow stem cells inside cloned human
embryos--has already killed a spate of planned studies that sought to prove the
cells’ medical potential. The claims that Hwang may have obtained human eggs for
his studies from women who felt pressured to donate are also reigniting a
long-smoldering debate in the United States over the ethics of paying young
women for their eggs, which are difficult to obtain but essential to the
production of stem cells tailored to individuals. Egg donation,
which is generally safe but occasionally leads to serious and A. Hwang paid the women for their eggs in his studies. B. The charge of Hwang re-activized the debate in U. S.. C. The debate in U. S. is about whether or not pay for eggs. D. The planned studies will continue without interruption.
[单项选择] Passage 2
One in three Americans said that money
was a crucial factor in their decision to work for pay (or have a spouse work)
rather than stay home to raise the children, with Baby Boomer women most likely
to have made that choice. Forty-five percent of Baby Boomer women—compared with
just 32 percent of those 55 and over—said they went to work. "Baby Boomer women,
especially the older ones, grew up expecting to replicate the pattern of their
mothers’ lives," suggests Hochschild. "But then the bills started coming in and
more job opportunities opened up, and these women moved into a life they hadn’t
anticipated." Money played a great role in marriage—even an
unhappy one. Approximately 18 percent of all those interviewed said they stayed
married because they lacked money to get a divorce, while less than 8 percent
said that financial strain A. she no longer had hair B. she hated to meet very rude people C. she did not like civil service jobs D. midlife career switch was a widespread practice
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