11.An entire industry has been built upon the assumption that image is everything,but when it comes to it,an appealing image is not enough.If there is no substance(事實)behind the image,the product,service or person will fail eventually.
First of all,one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services.Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection.Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies.But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created,the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back.For example,the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness.But the recent scandal(丑聞)showed that behind that image,it cheated in business practices.Despite the previous positive image,the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit.Although the image had been nearly perfect,the reality,behind the image has led to tile downfall of the word-famous accounting firm.
Similarly,personal advisers can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars.Putting out positive news releases,making sure that only the best photographs are published,and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons.But once again,history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune.With people,just as with products and services,image is certainly important,but without positive substance behind the image,failure is close.
To summarize,it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success,whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the"selling"of a person.But image is only half of the equation(等式).What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself--the person or product must deliver truth on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.
67.The down fall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due toB.
A.its previous images                 
B.its dishonesty in business
C.its bad management                
D.its poor service
68.Why did some famous people fall from grace?A
A.They failed to live up to their images.
B.Their images were not well built up.
C.They felt much pressure from the public.
D.They paid little attention to fame and fortune.
69.The structure of the passage isA.

70.The author tries to argue thatD.
A.image creates everything            
B.image is the key to success
C.truth is unlikely ever to be equaled    
D.truth and image are equally important.

分析 本文是一篇議論文,作者運用知名公司和名人的事例向我們說明事實真相的重要性,事實應(yīng)該與人們的想象、公司或名人所塑造的外在形象相吻合,否則可能引致失。

解答 67.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段Although the image had been nearly perfect,the reality,behind the image has led to the downfall of the word-famous accounting firm.可知the Arthur Andersen accounting firm 這家公司最后由于不實經(jīng)營而失敗,故選B.
68.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段But once again,history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune.With people,just as with products and services,image is certainly important,but without positive substance behind the image,failure is close.可知當(dāng)那些名人被發(fā)現(xiàn)與人們的想象不符時就會遭到質(zhì)疑,故選A.
69.A.細節(jié)理解題.First of all、Similarly、To summarize和全文內(nèi)容可以判斷本文結(jié)構(gòu)是先提出觀點,然后進行兩方面論證,最后得出結(jié)論,故選A.
70.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself-the person or product must deliver truth on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.由此判斷作者認為事實與想象一樣重要,故選D.

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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C.It needs special training.
D.It is a team sport.
42..As its participants move around a city,C.
A.they can ask for help       
B.they may choose to escape
C.they should run to extremes 
D.they must learn to survive
43..Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?D
A.Sports and extremes.
B.Excitement and popularity.
C.Dreams and success.
D.Determination and freedom.
44.What is the passage mainly about?B
A.What parkour is and where can do it.
B.What parkour is and what it can bring us.
C.Why we do parkour and what we get from it.
D.When we can do parkour and how we do it well.

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