【正文】 orld how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 21. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 . A) to clarify the British government39。s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very wellinformed about both the situation in Angola and the British government39。 like when I met Sandra, a 13 yearold girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. The Princess concluded with a simple message: We must stop landmines. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very illinformed and a loose cannon (亂放炮的人 ) .” The Princess responded by brushing aside the Criticisms: This is a distraction ( 干擾 ) we do not need. All I39。s promotion C) many employees fail to recognize the need of flattery D) speaking up for oneself is part of human nature Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip co Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross39。s simple human nature. Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery 奉承 ), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors. Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some selfpromotion. 16. Office politics (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to . A) the political views and beliefs of office workers B) the interpersonal relationships within a pany C) the various qualities required for a successful career D) the code of behavior for pany staff 17. To get promoted, one must not only be petent but . A) avoid being too outstanding B) get along well with his colleagues C) honest and loyal to his pany D) give his boss a good impression 18. Why are many people unwilling to play the game (Line 4, Para. 5)? A) They are not good at manipulating colleagues. B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled. C) They think the effort will get them nowhere. D) They believe that doing so is impractical. 19. The author considers office politics to be . A) unwele at the workplace B) bad for interpersonal relationships C) an important factor for personal advancement D) indispensable to the development of pany culture 20. It is the author39。. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and then expecting something in return. In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one39。t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics a better job, a raise, praise many people are still unable or unwilling to play the game. People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心計(jì)的 ) behavior, says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. But politics derives from the word 39。s idea because they thought . A) a language should be easy to use and understand B) sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted C) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds D) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people 15. Stokoe39。 near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (調(diào)節(jié) ) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuff it39。s only liberal arts university for deaf people. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher. Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混雜英語 ). But Stokoe believed the hand talk his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoe39。t e for the appointment at 4:15. B) The man is glad he39。s advice. D) The man no longer smokes. 5. A) Bee a teacher. B) Go back to school. C) Move to a big city. D) Work in New York. 6. A) Quit delivering flowers. B) Leave his job to work for her. C) Work at a restaurant. D) Bring her flowers every day. 7. A) She can find the right person to help the man. B) She picked up the book from the bus floor. C) She can help the man out. D) She39。s phone number. 2. A) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person. B) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown i