阅读理解。 It"s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us, yet
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It"s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us, yet frequently we become a servant to
it. Email is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new tool. The average business person is getting
about 80 emails per day and many feel that about 80%of the messages in their in box are of little or no value.
So, I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Erasing Email”
1.get off the lists. The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it. If you are receiving a lot of
unwanted emails, ask to be removed from the various lists. This would include your inclusion in unwanted
lists.
2. “unlisted address”. Just as you keep an unlisted telephone number that you share only with those
whom you want to have direct access to , you might want to get a separate email address only for the
important communications you wish to receive.
3.check it once or twice per day. Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email server,
monitoring incoming email continuously. Maybe this is because email creates its own sense of urgency, but
most of the communications are not all that urgent. I respond to them a couple of times per day.
4. deal with it. As you open each email, do one of the following:
a. if it requires a quick response, respond to it and delete it.
b. if it requires a response but is not the best use of your time, try to find someone else to do it.
c. if it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond, schedule it for action in your day planner
and then download the message, save it, or print it out for future action.
I personally receive about 250 emails per day and by practising the suggestions above, I can handle that
volume in about an hour, taking advantage of this fantastic tool but not being controlled by it to make sure
I"m doing more important tasks in my day. |
| 1. if you get unwanted emails, the best you can do is to _____. |
A. make a list of them
B. put them into unwanted lists
C. send them to a special address
D. ask to be deleted from different lists |
| 2. For the important communications, the writer suggests that you ______. |
A. have a direct access for them
B. have several email servers for them
C. get a separate email address for them
D. get an unlisted phone number for them |
| 3. To avoid being chained by the coming emails, what you can do is to ______. |
A. respond urgent ones only
B. reply to all of them at the same time
C. handle them a couple of times daily
D. keep replying to emails all day long |
| 4. To deal with an email you get, you can do the following except ______. |
A. responding right away if it"s urgent
B. downloading every email before you reply
C. scheduling it for later reply if it takes much time
D. asking someone else to reply to it if it"s not at your convenience |
答案
| 1-4: DCCB |
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In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a gap year, a year off between high school
and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that
interest may be growing , though there are no official numbers.
Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, DC estimate that in the
current first-year class of 1600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number hasn"t
changed much over the years.
Mr.Deacon says the most common reason for taking a gap year is to have a chance to travel, but he says
inernational students may take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty.
Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education,
but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example,
could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital. Many colleges and universities support gap-year
projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and
intellectually as they work at something they enjoy.
The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next
Generation.” It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences
outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges
partly because they did something unusual with that time.
Of couse, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college ,
and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another
concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.
Holly Bull"s job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books have
been written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability of
information on the Internet have increased inerest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many
gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college. |
| 1. What is the passage mainly about? |
A. If you want to go to an American university, take a gap year first.
B. More and more American students are choosing to take a year off.
C. It is likely that taking a gap year is becoming popular in America.
D. Americans hold different opinions towards students taking a gap year. |
| 2. How many reasons for students" taking a gap year are mentioned in passage? |
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5 |
| 3. The esssay “time out or burn out for the next generation” suggests that ______. |
A. every student must take a gap year before applying for a famous university
B. some famous universities encouage students to gain more life experiences
C. taking a gap year can make students free from life learning
D. the stress of studies does harm to the students" health |
| 4. What can we learn from the passage? |
A. Charles Deacon doesn"t support the idea of the students" taking a gap year
B. Books and media have contributed to the students" inerest in school learning
C. Parents might disagree with the program, concerned about their children"s future.
D. Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically. |
| 阅读理解。 |
More surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage
itself is alive and thriving (兴盛)。As Skolnick notes, Americans are marrying people-relative to
Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline in the early 1970s,
the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be taken in this
pro-marriage context: some 80percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains, by far,
the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.
What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty-five years ago, the typical American
family consisted of a husband, a wife and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which
couples have decided not to have any children. And there are many marriages where at least some of the
children are from the wife"s previous marriage, or the husband"s, or both. Sometimes these children spend
all their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former
spouses.
Thus, one can find the very type of family arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages
with children from only the present marriage; marriages with full time children from the present marriage and
part time children from former marriages. These are stepfathers, stepmothers, half-brothers, and half-sisters.
It is not all the unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! There are enormous changes
from the traditional nuclear family. But even so, even in the midst of all this, one thing remains constant: most
Americans spend most of their adult lives married. |
| 1. By calling Americans marrying people the author means that ______. |
A. more of Americans, as compared with Eroupeans, prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger ate.
B. Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans
C. there are more married couples in USA than in Europe
D. Americans are more traditional than Europeans. |
| 2. Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today"s American families? |
A. A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.
B. Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.
C. Americans prefer to have more kids than before.
D. There are no nuclear families any more. |
| 3. Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families ______. |
A. the functions of marriage remain unchanged
B. most Americans prefer a second marriage
C. the vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriage
D. marriage is still enjoyed by all Americans. |
阅读理解。
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 |
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we"ve never been
before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when
on line 1 imagine how you"d feel if you were in the other person"s shoes.
For anything you"re about to send, ask yourself,"Would I say this to the person"s face?" if the answer is no,
rewrite and reread. 2
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 3 if it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely
discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
4 offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it"s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about
it. If it"s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Have good manners yourself doesn"t give you license to correct everyone else. 5 at the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as age, sex, and marital status. Unless you know the
person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don"t ask such questions. |
A. Everyone was new to the network once
B. if you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely
C. It"s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online
D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated
E. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages
F. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear
G. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you"d feel comfortable saying words to a person"s face |
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Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali
sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280
feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.
Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”- the land of fire. Death Valley"s present
name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its
unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has
been declared a National Monument and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can
be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this
place.
Here nature created a lot of surprising scenes, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the
frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and
colorful parts of Death Valley is the Devil"s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from
dreams. Sand sculptures stand-on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen. |
| 1.The name “Death valley” comes from _____. |
A. an Indian name
B. the death of the miners
C. the local people
D. a National Monument |
| 2. From the passage we can learn that _____. |
A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners
B. it"s still not easy to travel across the desert
C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert
D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert |
| 3. The Devil"s Golf Course is famous for _____. |
A. the terrible sights
B. the moon-like sights
C. the dream-like sights
D. the ever-changing sights |
| 4. From the passage we can see that the writer _____ the Death Valley . |
A. appreciates
B. is fearful of
C. dislikes
D. is tired of |
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Many of us already know about several American superstitions (迷信). Having a black cat cross your
path, walking ladder, and breaking a mirror are all bad luck. In addition to these, there are many other
superstitions that are worth knowing. Understanding them will keep you safe from evil spirits-if you believe
in such things- and impress your American friends when you mention them.
Like the superstitions in other cultures, American superstitions often involve the things important in daily
life, such as health, numbers, and marriage. For example, have you ever had a cough that would not go
away? According to one American superstition, you should take a piece of your hair and put it between two
slices of buttered bread. Next, feed this hair sandwich to a dog and say,"Eat well, you hound, may you be
sick and I be sound." This will trick the evil spirits and help your cough. It will also raise some eyebrows if
you try it.
In American superstitions, the number three is very important. Often, Americans will say, "All things
come in threes." Three is lucky because it represents the traditional family: mother, father, and child.
Therefore, gifts, letters, and guests will often arrive at your home in groups of three. However, it is also
possible for bad events, like accidents and funerals, to come in threes as well.
Another time people pay attention to superstitions is when they get married. During a wedding, brides
must wear or carry"something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." The old and
borrowed things will bring luck to the person who gives them to the bride. The new and blue things will
bring good fortune to the bride herself. The next time someone you know is getting married, be sure to
recite this phrase.
As it would be unlucky to discuss one more superstition, we will wind things up here. Keep your fingers
crossed, and stay lucky! |
| 1. The passage is most probably entitled "_______". |
A. American"s Bad Luck
B. Cross-culture and Superstitions
C. American Superstitions
D. Daily Life in Superstitions |
2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph "It will also raise some eyebrows if you try it."
means _____. |
A. whey you try it, the dog will raise its eyebrows
B. you will make some people surprised when you try this trick
C. only if you raise your eyebrows can the trick work
D. you will believe in the trick after you try it |
| 3. In American"s view, the number three is a(n) _____ number. |
A. lucky
B. unlucky
C. special
D. ordinary |
| 4. On the wedding, the bride often uses old and borrowed things so as to _____. |
A. save some money for the wedding
B. bring good luck to the people who gave them to the bride
C. give the good luck to the bride herself
D. pass the bad luck to others |
| 5. After reading the passage, we may feel it is written in a _____ tone. |
A. forma
B. serious
C. humorous
D. critical |
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