It’s 8;30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats , he reads his e-mail and reviews his to do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write --- wait a minute! Radio ? Breakfast ? Sofa ?What kind of workplace is this ? Well,actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter—he works at home,communicating with the workplace through the internet.
Like John,millions of people ---and their employers--- are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work . Telecommuters can follow their own schedules. They work in the comfort of their homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents,they save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save,too,because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often.This saves employers even more money.Telecommuting helps society,too,by reducing pollution and traffic problems.
Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing,design work, computer programming and accounting(会计). If a job involves working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.
1.From the passage we know that John does his job ______.
A. By telephone B. Through the Internet
C. In his office D. Away from home
2.One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can ____.
A.work for several employers
B. Enjoy a lot of traveling
C. Get along well with other workers
D. Work on your own schedule
3.Telecommuters change jobs less often,so ______.
A.their employers can save money
B. their employers will give them a higher pay
C. they can get more work experience
D. they will have a longer paid holiday.
4.The underlined phrase “suited to”in the third paragraph probably means “______”.
A. acceptable B. bad for
C. difficult for D. fit for
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper."Last week," he said,"my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back."
"How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read,"Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella.. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street."
"Now," said the merchant,"I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one."
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well known."
This appeared in the newspaper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors, and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
1.The result of the first advertisement was that _____.
A. The man got his umbrella back
B. The man wasted some money advertising
C. Nobody found the missing umbrella.
D. The umbrella was found somewhere near the church.
2.The merchant suggested that the man should ________.
A. buy a new umbrella
B. go on looking for his umbrella
C. write another and better advertisement
D. report the police
3."If it fails, I'll buy you a new one," suggested that the merchant ________.
A. was quite sure of success
B. wanted to buy him a new umbrella
C. didn't know what to do
D. was rich enough to buy one
4.The story is mainly about _________.
A. a useless advertisement
B. how to make an effective advertisement
C. how the man lost and found his umbrella
D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner
A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.
That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”
1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .
A. buy some food for his family
B. buy some medicine for his wife
C. go to see a doctor
D. go to the cinema
2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because .
A. they were too bad
B. they were very expensive
C. it rained hard that morning
D. few people liked to go out on such a bad day
3.The farmer ran away quickly because .
A. the policemen were coming towards him.
B. his wife was waiting for him at home
C. he was afraid to see a dead man.
D. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.
作为即将参加高考的高三学生，学习任务重，压力大，所以你认为有效的学习显得尤为重要。请根据你的切身体会，以“How to Be an Efficient Learner？”为题，从合理安排、劳逸结合等方面谈谈你对有效学习的看法。
注意：1.短文标题和开头句子已给出，不计入总词数；2.词数：120左右；3.参考词汇：agenda n．日程表；balanced adj.均衡的。
How to Be an Efficient Learner?
Being Senior Three students，we have a tight schedule and seem to have endless homework to do everyday.
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、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：在错词下面划一横线，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。
Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear
the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Don't panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. If it's a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.
Once upon a time there was a rich merchant1.__________ had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He took great care of her and gave her nothing 2._________ the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very 3._________ （pride）of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is4._________very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s close friend. 5._________ the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and 6._________ would always help him out and tide（帮助渡过）him 7.__________ difficult times. Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 8._________ （contribute）in maintaining his wealth and business as well as 9.__________ （take）care of the household. 10.__________, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
