Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home. The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India. Let’s hope that U.S. lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.
1. What country has more highest-rating companies in the world than any other country has?
A) India.
B) The US.
C) Brazil.
D) Germany.
2. Which of the following statements about Humphrey is tree?
A) He is now still an IBM employer.
B) He has worked for IBM for 37 years.
C) India honors him highly.
D) The US pays much attention to his quality advice.
3.By what means did Japan grab its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s?
A)Its advertising was most successful.
B)Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality.
C) The US hardware industry was lagging behind.
D) Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists.
4. What does the founding of the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute symbolize?
A) It symbolizes the US determination to move ahead with its software.
B) It symbolizes the Japanese efforts to solve the software quality problem.
C) It symbolizes the Indian ambition to take the lead in software.
D) It symbolizes the Chinese policy on importing software.
5. What is the writer worrying about?
A) Many US software specialists are working for Japan.
B) The quality problem has become a worldwide problem.
C)India and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US.
D) The US will no longer be the first software player in the world.
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Young Female Chimps Outlearn Their Brothers
Young female chimps are faster and better learners than young male chimps，sugges a new
study，echoing learning differences seen in human girls and boys．
While young male chimps pass their time playing，young female chimps carefully study their mothers．As a result，they learn how to fish for’tasty termite snacks over two years before the boys．
1. What country has more highest-rating companies in the world than any other country has?
A) India.
B) The US.
C) Brazil.
D) Germany.
2. Which of the following statements about Humphrey is tree?
A) He is now still an IBM employer.
B) He has worked for IBM for 37 years.
C) India honors him highly.
D) The US pays much attention to his quality advice.
3.By what means did Japan grab its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s?
A)Its advertising was most successful.
B)Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality.
C) The US hardware industry was lagging behind.
D) Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists.
4. What does the founding of the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute symbolize?
A) It symbolizes the US determination to move ahead with its software.
B) It symbolizes the Japanese efforts to solve the software quality problem.
C) It symbolizes the Indian ambition to take the lead in software.
D) It symbolizes the Chinese policy on importing software.
5. What is the writer worrying about?
A) Many US software specialists are working for Japan.
B) The quality problem has become a worldwide problem.
C)India and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US.
D) The US will no longer be the first software player in the world.
第3篇
Young Female Chimps Outlearn Their Brothers
Young female chimps are faster and better learners than young male chimps，sugges a new
study，echoing learning differences seen in human girls and boys．
While young male chimps pass their time playing，young female chimps carefully study their mothers．As a result，they learn how to fish for’tasty termite snacks over two years before the boys．