1 . 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 website. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, and as a result, increases productivity ,” 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 videos, 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.
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 important in people’s life. |
A.The longer a person’s mind rests,the better attention he will have. |
B.Surfing the Internet is the best way to increase productivity. |
C.Workers should have a long break during office hours. |
D.Workers should let their minds rest now and then. |
A.Watching videos. | B.Reading online news. |
C.Reading online novels. | D.Playing online games. |
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. |
注意: 1. 词数 100 字左右,开头已给,不计入总数;2. 适当添加情节,使行文连贯。
Recently we held a heated discussion about whether it is reasonable to use smart phones to search for the answers .
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注意:1. 词数120左右; 2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Recently, the student union conducted a survey on the influence of the Internet on studying.
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4 . Online shopping has changed retail (零售) forever. Most of us wouldn’t know what to do without it. But the e-commerce revolution seems to have missed an industry—groceries. Why aren’t we making our most important shopping trip easier?
The issue isn’t so much that grocers don’t want to be creative. Until recently, many grocers couldn’t afford the technology to support an e-commerce platform. But times are changing, and stores are adapting to meet increasing customer needs by adopting a unified commerce approach.
Grocery shopping is a tiring process and one that most people prefer to do as quickly as possible. However, the current state of online grocery shopping is not quite user-friendly. Maybe it’s because consumers like to touch and feel the fresh produce they’re purchasing. Maybe it’s because grocery e-commerce lacks features that clothing and other industries’ websites have—such as the ability to identify the closest store, an accurate inventory (库存), and the ability to manage large basket sizes.
E-commerce platforms can be expensive and hard to set up for grocers, but the industry is changing, and grocers need to get ready to stay competitive. The key to any successful shopping experience is a 360-view of the customer. Grocers need to invest in solutions that can gather customer information from multiple sales channels, online and off, and bring it together into one platform. Retailers should be trying their best to make shopping possible on different devices—simplifying the journey to help shoppers find what they need more easily.
Part of the reason that unified grocery commerce hasn’t taken off just yet is the fact that stores are not set up to serve different types of shoppers at once. Who is responsible for handling online orders? Should store associates put in-store shoppers or online ones first? It can get confusing for employees and customers alike. There is also the cost associated with adopting new technology in-store, such as creating apps to scan products, the ability to find the right shelf using the product locator and more.
According to Salesforce, the average retailer uses 39 different systems to manage the customer relationship. The key will be finding a way to combine these systems and analyze customer data to best serve customer needs.
1. What does the author say about grocers?A.They find it unrealistic to be creative. |
B.They have no money to get essential technology. |
C.They have no clear idea of customer needs. |
D.They are unaware of technological changes. |
A.Customers can’t buy fresh produce. |
B.Customers aren’t friendly in many cases. |
C.Customers can’t have quality experiences. |
D.Customers aren’t able to buy small-sized items. |
A.Have a competitive spirit at all times. |
B.Gather information on customers’ daily journeys. |
C.Turn multiple sales channels into one simple channel. |
D.Make their services accessible to people using various devices. |
A.Not enough space for more shelves. |
B.Failure to handle orders online and off at the same time. |
C.Employees’ limited knowledge of new technology. |
D.Difficulty in putting online shoppers above in-store ones. |
Social networking dominates my life in so many ways. Sometimes I set deadlines for myself: I will start doing my homework at 8 pm, and aim to finish in two hours. At 7:50 pm, I’m still scrolling through my friends’ silly posts and photos.
1.众所周知,手机在我们的日常生活中起到了非常重要的作用。(play a part in)
2.小海过去常在做作业遇到难题时用手机上网找答案。(turn to)
3.他还热衷于网上聊天和玩网络游戏。(crazy)
4.他总是埋头看手机,以至于忽视了家人。(bury)
5.现在,他决心花更多时间陪伴家人,亲近大自然。(company)
7 . 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 (有效率的) 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 website.” 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, increase 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.
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 important in people’s life. |
A.the longer a person’s mind rests the better attention he will have. |
B.surfing the Internet is the best way to increase productivity. |
C.workers should have a long break during office hours |
D.workers should let their minds rest now and then. |
A.prevent | B.cycle | C.burst (爆裂) | D.breathe |
A.People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet. |
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.Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity. |
8 . The Internet plays a big part in human life. We use it for work and pleasure. We use it to learn a new language. We find advice on it. We use it to connect with family and friends. We use it to stay in touch with events we care about.The list goes on and on.
As far as the Internet being a part of our lives, well, that train has left the station. There is no going back to an Internet-free life. But can using the Internet too much be bad for our health? It might be, say researchers. A new study finds that heavy Internet use may be connected to high blood pressure in a young group: teenagers.
The study results show that teens who spend at least 14 hours a week only online may cause high blood pressure, which makes their hearts and blood vessels(血管) work too hard. Over time, this extra pressure increases the risk of a heart attack. High blood pressure can also cause heart and other diseases.
The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan did the study. 335 young people, from 14 to 17 years old, took part in it. 134 of the teens were described as “heavy Internet users”. And researchers found that out of these 134 teens, 26 had high blood pressure. The researchers said the study was the first to connect heavy Web use with high blood pressure.
The lead researcher is Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow. She says, “Using the Internet is part of our daily life, but it shouldn’t ruin(毁坏) us.” Ms. Cassidy-Bushrow adds that it is important for teens to stop to have a rest regular from their computers or smartphones and do some kind of physical activity. She also suggests that parents shouldn’t let their children use the Internet for more than two hours a day, five days a week.
1. What does the underlined part “that train has left the station”mean in Paragraph 2?A.The train has changed its course. |
B.Life without the Internet is nowhere to be found. |
C.The Internet brings great changes to people’s life. |
D.The Internet has improved people’s life. |
A.There was no similar study like it before. |
B.Most of the young people had high blood pressure. |
C.Adult people aged above 17 took part in the study. |
D.Over half of the teens in the study were heavy Internet users. |
A.That teenagers shouldn’t use the Internet. |
B.That the Internet will ruin human life in the future. |
C.That smartphones are more harmful than computers. |
D.That regular breaks are necessary when using the Internet. |
A.Heavy Internet users are mostly teenagers. |
B.Every coin has two sides—so does the Internet. |
C.Too much Internet use may be bad for teenagers. |
D.How to prevent teenagers from using the Internet. |
9 . Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web(WWW).
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at only time.
Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.Computers. | B.Information. | C.Internet. | D.E-mails. |
A.The headmaster. | B.The officer. | C.The user. | D.No one. |
A.In the office. | B.At school. | C.At home. | D.In the company. |
A.The Internet is more and more popular. | B.English is important in using the Internet. |
C.Most of the information is in English. | D.Every computer must have the Internet. |
10 . Over the past few years I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been making changes to my brain. I'm not thinking the way I used to think. I can feel it most strongly when I'm reading. Involving myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy. That's rarely the case anymore.
I think I know what's going on. For over a decade, I've been spending lots of time online. The Web has been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes by a few Google searches. Even when I'm not working, I'm scanning headlines or just tripping from link to link.
The Net is becoming a universal medium where information flows through my eyes and ears and into mind. The perfect recall of silicon memory can be a blessing to thinking. But that comes at a price. As the media theorist Marshall Mcluhan pointed out, media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the staff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought. And what the Net seems to be doing is weakening my ability for concentration. Once I was a driver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a flying swallow.
I'm not the only one. When I mention my troubles with reading to acquaintances, Bruce Friedman, a blogger, also has described how the Internet has changed his mental habits. His thinking has taken on a “staccato” quality. “I can't read War and Peace anymore,” he admitted. “I've lost the ability to do that.”
A recently published study suggests that when reading online, we tend to become "more decoders of information. We are not only what we read; we are how we read.
1. According to the passage, the author thinks _______.A.the Net is merely a headache |
B.he can no longer die but swim shallowly |
C.the deep reading in the past has become a struggle |
D.other people around rarely have similar feelings like him |
A.Thoroughly passive. | B.Totally puzzled. |
C.Gladly approving. | D.Evidently worried. |
A.the more mental habits can be improved | B.the more they have to fight to stay focused |
C.the more they are influenced in shape | D.the more online activities they can enjoy |
A.Is the Net gradually changing us? |
B.Long articles are hard to read nowadays. |
C.Do people lack concentration to cover Web pages? |
D.More Web involvement results from attention distraction. |