Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are…but it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems.
A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.
The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess (承认) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., with more than a third checking their first emails in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m. and midnight.
Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constant in contact we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity (容量).”
1.What can we conclude from the text?
A．All that glitters is not gold.
B．It never rains but pours.
C．Every coin has two sides.
D．It’s no good crying over spilt milk.
2.The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “________”.
A．calling B．reaching C．getting D．using
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.
B．Nine-tenths spent over three hours checking work emails.
C．One-fourth check their first mail between 11 p.m. and midnight.
D．The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. .
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Workaholics like smartphones.
B．Smartphones bring about extra work.
C．Smartphones make our life easier.
D．Employers don’t like smartphones.
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江苏扬州中学高一下期3月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
请阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
I will always remember my first day at the University of Lagos. On arrival at the campus, I was expecting to be met by some tired students(as was practiced in my secondary school), ______ every student around was new like myself. I asked the way to the multi-purpose hall but no one could tell me. I asked a number of questions about issues that ______ me, such as where and how to pay my fees, the way to the dining hall and so on, but no ______ was offered. “So in the midst of so many people I am all ______ . ”I thought to myself. The prospect was not ______ at all and all the delight I had felt at gaining ______ into a famous university at seventeen began to disappear.
Then as if ______ by an unknown force, I walked a little bit down the corridor in the direction of a notice board at which some boys and girls were ______ . Because of ______ of something to do, I decided to stop and look at the notice board. Yes! I happened on the ______ to all riddles that had _____ me since I set foot on the campus that morning. On the board there was a big campus ______ , on which I was able to______ the multi-purpose hall and all the other places. There were ______ details of various activities for freshmen and a comprehensive list of those offered admission into various courses.
How enjoyable it was to see the light of knowledge, having been wandering in the darkness of______ . Even then I was not able to ______ the thought that though I could not be sure how much of the responsibility was mine, the fact that not paying attention to the notice board had ______ contributed to my initial problems. I learnt from that incident an unforgettable______ which was very useful to me throughout my stay in the university, namely the ______ of reading notice board and handbooks if one is to be well ______ about places and events in the university.
1.A. but B. and C. so D. for
2.A. interested B. bothered C. excited D. surprised
3.A. view B. advice C. method D. help
4.A. available B. accessible C. alone D. afraid
5.A. helpful B. cheerful C. respectful D. thoughtful
6.A. entry B. insight C. popularity D. welcome
7.A. persuaded B. reviewed C. offered D. driven
8.A. knocking B. throwing C. gazing D. shouting
9.A. lack B. dream C. rest D. desire
10.A. way B. key C. place D. door
11.A. inspired B. encouraged C. puzzled D. frightened
12.A. notice B. message C. signal D. map
13.A. list B. locate C. land D. load
14.A. also B. always C. only D. just
15.A. disbelief B. ignorance C. appreciation D. difference
16.A. describe B. explain C. escape D. control
17.A. clearly B. nearly C. naturally D. relevantly
18.A. secret B. knowledge C. experience D. lesson
19.A. cause B. importance C. advantage D. example
20.A. educated B. warned C. concerned D. informed
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根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
1.__You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. 2.__ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class. 3._ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 4._ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
5._ You will probably discover them after you have tried these.
A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.
B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.
C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.
D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.
E. Maybe you are an average student.
F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
G. This will help you understand the next class.
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When you’re in high school, it can be difficult to find a job. You may not have much, or any, formal work experience and there aren’t many jobs available for teenagers. However, if you’re looking for a job, there are things you can do to help get your application noticed and help yourself get hired. 1.
Don’t be shy.
Tell everyone you know you are looking for a job. Many jobs aren’t advertised and you may be able to get a good job lead from a friend or family member.
2.
One good way to get experience is to start by working for friends and neighbors. Babysitting, garden work, doing cleaning, and pet sitting all can be included on your resume(简历).
Keep an open mind.
3. This is a tough market and you may not be able to find a job doing what you want to do. The more flexibility you have, the more opportunities you’ll be able to apply for. Plus, even if the job wasn’t your first choice, it may turn out to be better than you expected.
Check the rules.
There are only certain jobs you can do and hours you can work. 4. The minimum age you can work at paid non-agricultural employment is 14.
Write a resume.
A resume may not be required by employers. 5. Even though you may not have much information to include, a resume shows that you’re serious about your job search.
A. Start close to home.
B. Be always optimistic.
C. You can count on the following chance.
D. Don’t limit yourself to certain types of jobs.
E. But it can help you stand out from the competition.
F. These job search tips will help you get your job search started.
G. Check the Child Labor Law regulations to see how they apply to you.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
We are what we eat because what we eat every day has 1. great effect on our health. Therefore, we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits. 2. we all know, baked or fried foods may be 3. (taste) but eating too much of them will 4. (probable) result in some illnesses. Moreover, some food that costs us a great deal of money and is not healthy is junk food.
Compared with people in the West, Chinese people used 5. (eat) more grain and vegetables, but 6. (little) meat, which is a good eating habit. However, things are quite different now. With the rapid economic 7. (grow) of our country, now we are also eating a lot of food that is high in sugar and fat. We 8. (take) the risk of eating out without considering the balance of our diet.
The food we choose affects our health, so we must keep it 9. mind that the food we choose should give 10. (we) the nutrients (营养物) we need.
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完形填空
The hospital I work in sits on a beautiful mountain. People often have to walk about 40 kilometres in order to see a ___________ .This is why home-based care comes in. A doctor and several nurses travel out to___________ sick people. Before I go out, I often buy some ___________ for the poor people we will meet as some of them might be hungry. I ___________ buy a bag of sweets for the children every time I go out.
One day, I ___________ at an orphanage(孤儿院).Inside I saw a beautiful little girl, Tanzile. I gave her a sweet from my bag with a(n) ___________ and she asked, “Can I have another one?”I gave her another one and ___________ ,“This little darling is so clever—she has taken two for ___________.”But after I asked her some questions, I was ___________ .Tanzile is 7 years old. Two years ago, both of her parents ___________ in a car accident. Her younger sister who was only three then was taken away by a couple. Ever since then, she has ___________ to accept what people give only to her ___________they give her two.
In fact, we found many things that she had been ___________to give to her sister one day.
I said to her, “You must ___________ it if someone gives you food or something else—even if it is only one piece ___________ two—for your own health.”It was so ___________ for me to fight back the tears as she___________ her head. Her hope and ___________ were all that she had. They ___________ more than anything else.
I hope that Tanzile and the other beautiful children like her will ___________ with their brothers and sisters again.
1.A.result B. doctor C. parent D.friend
2.A.help B. surprise C. encourage D. protect
3.A.clothes B. medicine C. food D. water
4.A.hardly B. still C.never D. also
5.A.stopped B. hid C. survived D. danced
6.A.wish B. smile C.plan D. idea
7.A.guessed B. believed C. thought D.imagined
8.A.myself B. yourself C. herself D.themselves
9.A.interested B. pleased C. scared D. surprised
10.A.died B. tried C. fought D. cried
11.A.pretended B. refused C. hoped D. dreamed
12.A.although B. if C. once D. unless
13.A.developing B. choosing C. collecting D. making
14.A.want B. check C. eat D.accept
15.A.more than B. together with C. except for D.instead of
16.A.hard B. sorry C. funny D. strange
17.A.shook B.hit C. touched D. pressed
18.A.honesty B. attitude C.love D. humour
19.A.cared B. mattered C. cost D. earned
20.A.show up B.get along C. get together D. go out
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年四川广元市高二下期第一次段考英语卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Being responsible is actually not that difficult. I used to think it is hard to grow up into a responsible member of the society. An incident happening in a rainy Sunday afternoon changed my attitude. I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light while a girl was knocked down by passing car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately gave her first aid and I had joined in without hesitation. Soon many help was given to the girl. Because we sent her to the nearest hospitals in time, she was able to receive properly treatment. Not badly injured, I expressed gratitude to those giving help. Compared with the escaping driver, I was proud of what I did.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖北孝感六校教学联盟高一下期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
假设你们班要办一期英语角，主题是“我最喜欢的英文作品”。请你根据以下表格的信息，介绍一下马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。词数：100左右。
书名 | 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》（The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn） |
作者 | 马克·吐温（Mark Twain） |
内容简介 | 哈克贝利·费恩是一个孤儿， 无人管束， 但心地善良，他帮助黑奴Jim逃亡，一路上遭遇了许多艰难险阻，但最终取得了胜利。 |
评价 | 深受全世界青少年读者的喜爱。有人称：“全部现代美国文学起源于马克·吐温的一本名叫《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的书”。 |
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短文改错英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。
On March 25th last spring, I, as well as my brothers, were leaving for Nanjin in order to go to Jack's concert. I very fond of Jack's songs so I couldn't wait to see him. After we arrived at the center of the water stadium, the large number of people were waiting there. We met a few exciting fans of Jack, smiling and holding picture of Jack. Finally, at 8 o'clock in the evening, Jack turned down slowly among the cheers of all fans. Dressing in a red coat, Jack sang many more beautiful songs.
Following his rhythm, I sang with music. Finally, the concert ended up with a famous song by Jack.
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