Surfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an Australian study.
The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive  than those who do not. Study author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employee’s attention.”
“People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention,” Coker said on the university’s websit e. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total Internet attention for a day’s work, and as a result, increases productivity(生产效率),”he said.
According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firms spend a lot of money on software to block their employees from watching video, using social networking sites or shopping online,” said Coker. “That’s not always a good idea .”
However, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time surfing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without,” he said.
小题1:What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show?| A．People who surf the Internet are good employees. | | B．Not everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours. | | C．Surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity. | D．The Internet is becoming more and more impo rtant in people’s life. |
小题2: According to Paragraph 3, Brent Coker would most probably agree that______.| A．the longer a person’s mind rests ,the better attention he will have | B．surfing the Internet is the best way to increase productivit y | | C．workers should have a long break during office hours | | D．Workers should let their minds rest now and then |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities? | A．Watching videos. | B．Reading online news. | | C．Reading online novels | D．Playing online games. |
小题4:The underlined word “block” in Paragr ap4 means “_____”.| A．prevent | B．cycle | C．burst | D．breathe |
小题5:What can we infer form the last paragraph?| A．Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity. | | B．Those who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity. | | C．Most people don’t surf the Internet in moderation during office hours. | | D．People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet. |
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Earthquakes strike suddenly at any time of the day or night, but there’s no way to tell them. If an earthquake happens, it may 小题1:____ many deaths and injuries and great damage. Decide how and where your family will get together if 小题2:____ . Choose an out-of-state friend or relative that the family members can 小题3:____ after the quake to report where they are and how they are. Know the 小题4:____ places in each room: under the 小题5:___ tables, desks, or against inside walls. Keep enough food, water and other things, 小题6:____ a flashlight, a radio medicines and clothing.
During the earthquake, you should 小题7:___ a clear head and never be too nervous to know what to do. Protect your 小题8:____ and neck with your arms. If possible, take a book, a pillow or any other things to 小题9:____ yourself from falling glass and ruins. If you are 小题10:____, you must immediately lie under any strong furniture. If outdoors, move to an open area away form tress, buildings, walls and power poles. If you are in a narrow valley, move to the center of it and look up for falling 小题11:____. If you are in a car, move to the side of the road and stop the car. Do not stop near buildings, power lines or on or under bridges. Stay in your car until the shaking stops.
Do not move a badly 小题12:___ person unless he is in great danger after the earthquake. Do not use the telephone 小题13:___ unless there is a serious injury or fire. Turn on your radio for instructions and news reports. Be prepared for aftershocks. If you want to小题14:___ your home, post a message inside your home 小题15:__ family members where you can be found.
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| 小题19: | | A．loose | B．safe | C．dangerous | D．wide |
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| 小题21: | | A．ignoring | B．holding | C．including | D．carrying |
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| 小题24: | | A．let | B．prevent | C．stop | D．protect |
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| 小题25: | | A．indoors | B．outdoors | C．away | D．out |
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Museum of the Moving Image(MMI)(Monday Closed)
As the best museum in New York City and with a balance of hands-on(实际操作的)activities and information, it’s the rare bird that can entertain and educate people of different ages. It’s a perfect destination for a family trip of a couple hours.
Pros—Excellent movie screenings. Easy subway access.
Cons—Difficult to reach by Car.
| New York Hall of Science(NYHS)(Monday Closed)
Being New York City’s only hand son science and technology center, it is an interactive science museum focusing on its audience of children. It has the most hands-on exhibits in an NYC museum, and it’s a fun destination for ages 5 and up. Older folks might take great interest in the NASA rockets outside the museum, but don’t bother unless you’ve kids to keep you company.
Pros—Cool interactive science exhibits, the rockets.
Cons—Hard to reach by public transportation.
| Queens County Farm Museum(QCFM)(Year-round 7 days a week)
It is an actual farm in New York City and home to animals your kids can feed and a yard full of a climbing plant whose fruit can be made into wine. Good chance to meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and cows! The animals are mostly readily accessible to visitors. And the museum sells feed for young hands willing to get licked by sheep and goats.
Pros—Outdoor fun.
Cons—Expensive festivals, long bus ride, no subway.
| Queens Museum of Art(QMA)(Monday and Tuesday Closed)
Opened in 1972 to serve as a cultural center in New York City, it exhibits art by local and international artists. Its best exhibits are on the two World’s Fairs. and of course,the Panorama of New York City, a giant , highly detailed diorama(透景画)of all five New York City b oroughs. 行政区)
Pros—The Panorama, Great gift shop. Easy subway access.
Cons—Not much for kids.
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小题1:The least likely choice for 5-year-old Jack to make among the museums is______.| A．T MMI | B．T NYHS | C．QMA | D．QCFM |
小题2:According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?A．All the museums mentioned abo ve lie in New York City. | | B．No other museum in New York City is better than MMI. | | C．Lucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums. | | D．NYHS has the most hands-on activities in America. |
小题3:We can know from the text that______.| A．visitors can pay a visit to all the museums by subway | | B．people can visit only one of the any day | | C．there is often a rare bird flying in the sky above MMI | | D．the Panorama is, as a matter of fact, a great gift shop |
小题4:In which museum can you enjoy outdoor fun?
A．MMI. B．NYHS. C．QCFM. D．QMA. |
Before discussing different kinds of emotions, let us briefly talk about how researchers 1 bodily processes, actions and behavior, and how this relates to what we do in our daily lives when we observe emotions in 2 .
Bodily processes can be directly measured by 3 of a polygraph. (测谎器)When a polygraph is skillfully used to 4 how we react bodily with what we are 5 , it is called a "lie detector". Bodily processes can also be measured 6 . This is what we do when we observe someone blushing (脸红). However, we are not always 7 of what bodily processes respond to.
Measuring action 8 behavior is the other way researchers assess the emotions. 9 , one measure of fear of snakes is how 10 a person will go to the snake. Another procedure is to have a person 11 how afraid he is, or how he feels, in this way, researchers have 12 the so-called "fear thermometer" to assess a person’s fear. 13 our everyday living, we do very much the same thing. Only not too 14 . We react to what a person does, what he says, 15 he says it, and how he looks. Is he smiling? Is his voice trembling? We put all this 16 together to infer what a person is feeling.
17 , we do not always act as we feel. Sometimes we do things that we don’t feel like doing. 18 we say we feel one way and then we act another. Actors, for example, successfully learn to "make believe" emotions, or learn to 19 them. Thus we 20 always tell what a person is feeling by what he says or by what he does.
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During the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的) schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.
In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7: 00 am to 7: 00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7: 00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5: 00 pm.
All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.
小题1:The main purpose of this announcement is to _________. | A．tell students of important schedule changes | B．tell students of new bus and library services | | C．show the excellent services for students | D．ask students to renew their library cards |
小题2:At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?| A．8: 00, 9: 00, 10: 00, 11: 00 | B．8: 00, 9: 30, 10: 30, 11: 30 | | C．8: 30, 9: 00, 9: 30, 10: 00 | D．8: 00, 9: 30, 11: 00, 12: 30 |
小题3: Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _________. | A．they are not to be announced | B．they are hard to arrange | | C．the full list is not ready | D．the full list is too long |
小题4:In the summer holidays, the library will have _________. | A．no special hours | B．special hours on weekdays | | C．special hours on weekends | D．special hours both on weekdays and weekends. |
小题5:We may infer that during the summer holidays _________. | A．the student newspaper will sell more copies | B．there will be a concert or a film once a week | | C．many students will stay in the university | D．no breakfast will be served on weekends |
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I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with my grandparents from the time I was two __36__ I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was __37__.
Grandma loved music. It was she that first __38__ me to Elvis Presley (猫王) as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in __39__ with it. Most five-year-olds ask for __40__ for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’ albums. I would play them non-stop and __41__ to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and __42__ me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I __43__ started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to __44__ piano lessons from a lady living in the __45__. I would come home from __46__ and walk three houses down for my lesson. I __47__ took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a foundation (基础) and __48__ me to continue to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I __49__ my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to __50__ her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice __51__ in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most __52__ of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very __53__ and said, “That’s wonderful!” I __54__ to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every __55__ I write or sing in my life.
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| 小题3: | | A．sent | B．left | C．remembered | D．introduced |
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| 小题4: | | A．debate | B．love | C．agreement | D．doubt |
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| 小题5: | | A．music | B．space | C．gifts | D．toys |
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| 小题6: | | A．wave | B．sleep | C．dance | D．play |
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| 小题7: | | A．forced | B．prepared | C．enabled | D．taught |
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| 小题8: | | A．generally | B．eventually(最后) | C．suddenly | D．fortunately(幸运地) |
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| 小题9: | | A．observe | B．make | C．take | D．enjoy |
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| 小题10: | | A．hotel | B．apartment | C．neighborhood | D．countryside |
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| 小题11: | | A．school | B．hospital | C．street | D．office |
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| 小题12: | | A．exactly | B．only | C．completely | D．seldom |
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| 小题14: | | A．gave up | B．gave away | C．brought along | D．brought up |
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| 小题15: | | A．comfort | B．blame | C．attract | D．find |
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| 小题16: | | A．joined | B．poured | C．moved | D．fell |
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| 小题17: | | A．surprising | B．touching | C．puzzling | D．tiring |
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