-- Not getting that job was a big bet down.
---Don’t worry. Something better will .
A. come along B. take on C. go by C. fall behind
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact, it seems that a little more courtesy could save businesses ￡5 billion every year.
Frequently hearing the phrase “thank you” or “well done” means the same to staff as a modest pay rise, researchers say. Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs, saving on the cost of finding replacements.
A third of 1,000 workers surveyed by the famous firm White Water Strategies said they did not get thanked at all when they did well——and a further third said they were not thanked enough, meaning they were less likely to put themselves into work and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere.
The final result is around ￡5.2 billion in lost productivity from employees who would raise their interests in work if they felt more appreciated, White Water claimed. According to the company, praising staff has the same motivational kick as a 1 per cent pay rise – and works out much cheaper for bosses.
Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement(认可) by their bosses was important to them, but only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise as they felt they needed. The survey found that those blue-collar and manual(体力的)workers were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well.
In regional terms, Scottish staff felt most undervalued. Four out of ten workers said they were never thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However, workers in the North-East are less impressed by being praised by the boss, as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told “well done” regularly. Older employees and women need the most praise, according to psychologist Averill Lemmon.
The underlined word “courtesy” (in Paragraph1) probably means “ ”.
A. politeness B. authority C. pay rise D. replacement
The survey done by White Water Strategies shows that .
A. giving workers a pay rise can’t make them work hard
B. most workers not praised have no interest in their work
C. workers who got few praise are more likely to change their jobs
D. sometimes politeness and encouragement cost nothing
Which of the following statements agrees with the passage?
A. Scottish bosses don’t like praising their workers very much.
B. Older workers and women need more pay rise.
C. Most workers don’t need any praise.
D. Blue collar workers get more praise.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Politeness is very important in our daily life
B. The words “well done” are useful as a pay rise
C. Several ways to make workers work hard
D. Workers and their bosses
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Scientists in Canada say big fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of industrial（产业的） fishing in the 1950s. The scientists found the numbers of some kinds of large fish have dropped by ninety percent in the past fifty years.
The study took ten years. The researchers gathered records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature published the findings.
The scientists say the common method called long line fishing ravages the populations of large fish. This method involves many fishing lines connected to one boat. These wires can be nearly one hundred kilometers long. They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish.
Long line fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every one hundred hooks. But long line fishing boats now might only catch one fish per hundred hooks.
The scientists say industrial fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. The study suggests that whole populations can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years.
Ransom Myers and Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia led the study with the University of Kiel in Germany. Worm says the destruction could lead to a complete reorganization of ocean life systems. Meyers says the decreased numbers of large fish are not the only worry. He says even populations that are able to reproduce do not get the chance to live long enough to grow as big as their ancestors. He says not only are there fewer big fish, but also they are smaller than those of the past.
It’s the end of this program ,Thank you for your listening.
What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Big fish are disappearing B. Long—line fishing in Japan
C. The harm of industrial fishing D. Stop killing big fish
Which of the following DOESN’T show that the populations of big fish are smaller than before?
A. Fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas.
B. Now long—line fishing boats might catch one fish per hundred hooks.
C. Fish now don’t have the chance to grow big enough.
D. Scientists spent ten years studying the populations of large fish.
What can we learn from the passage?
A. The number of big fish started to drop greatly about fifty years ago.
B. The study was started by Boris Worm of Dalhousie alone.
C. There will be no big fish left in fifty years .
D. Japaneses people have stopped catching big fish.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届山西山大附中高三9月月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.
Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions(消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.
The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.
You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.
I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely （发疯地）busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.
1.If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.
A．a schedule without gaps B．breaks and distractions
C．the limited time D．the limited energy
2.According to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ___________.
A．work without any rest B．focus on many things at a time
C．find some more time in a day D．do some exercise regularly
3.After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writer’s life?
A．He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.
B．He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.
C．He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.
D．He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.
4.The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ___________.
A．prove what the real limiting factor is
B．show us how busily he needs to work
C．explain how important a healthy body is
D．tell us what an odd experience he has
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Are You Really Lack of Time? B．How Can You Work Efficiently?
C．What Makes Your Energy Limited? D．When Should You Do Exercise?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012年北师大版高中英语选修一Unit13练习卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The following are three advertisements from different newspapers. Read them carefully and answer the following questions.
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(China Daily, March 3, 2005) The biggest shopping center will open on March 8. Everybody with today’s China Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone: 38990688; Address: No.6 Xidan Road. |
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(ENGLSIH NEWSPAPER. March 19) English Newspaper needs a foreign editor. He or she must have worked in China for more than 2 years. British nationality is necessary. The salary is $ 100,000 a year. The term is 3 years. In ten days this piece of advertisement will be not useful. Telephone: 3890666; Address: No. 6 Xinling Road. |
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(CHINA FOOTBALL, September 25, 2005) Shanghai Shenhua Team-----Dalian Shide Team TIME: September 25, Sunday (15: 30) PLACE: Hongkou Stadium TICKET PRICE: RMB 25 yuan (for adults); RMB 15 yuan (for students) NAME: China Football Super League COACHES: Farinha & Valeri Nepomniatchi |
1.If the customer has a China Daily of March 3, 2005, he will get a small present _____.
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A．every day |
B．from China Dail |
C．on March 8, 2005 |
D．on March 3, 2005 |
2.If a British editor has worked in China for 3 years and comes to the English Newspaper office to ask for the job in April, he will _____ .
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A．get the job |
B．not get the job |
C．be a good editor |
D．be not useful |
3.When and where will the football match be held?
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A．In Hongkou Stadium on September 25. |
B．In Hongkou Stadium on September 19. |
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C．In Shanghai Shenhua on September 25. |
D．In Dalian Shide on September 19. |
4.If three adults and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMB __ yuan.
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A．165 |
B．135 |
C．195 |
D．225 |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届广东省高一5月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
There are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. and some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing clothes. It does this by “feedback”(反馈). Information about what is happening is feedback into the robot to tell what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways. They work and they have feedback.
In some ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robot’s “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job.
The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions. The expensive robots are used in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials.
1.In this passage the author tells us that ________.
A. robots are very popular
B. there are various kinds of robots
C. we see robots only at certain times
D. robots can be easily controlled
2.What does the author seem to inform you about robots?
A. They should be greatly improved.
B. They will probably take over in the future.
C. They are very helpful and useful to humans.
D. They are machines that break down a lot.
3.The author says that in industry ________.
A. robots break down a lot
B. robots can do many jobs
C. robots only get in the way
D. robots sometimes cause troubles
4.The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that _______.
A. it is very much like human beings
B. it can do boring jobs for people
C. it will never bore people
D. it will work much better than human beings
5.The robots used for scientific research _______.
A. are not very clever B. are very cheap
C. are very big D. are very costly
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