----Stay a bit longer, please. It's been such____pleasure having you here.
----Thank you, but I've got____early start tomorrow morning.
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假如你是李华，是一名高中生。随着科技的发展，iPad已成为中学生的新宠。用iPad既可以听音乐，阅读纯文本电子书，又可玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某英语报社写一封信，谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容必须包括以下几点：
1、使用iPad对学习的好处;
2、使用iPad对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响;
3、提出自己的建议并说明理由。
注意：开头已经给出，不计入总数。词数120字左右。(请把开头搬入答题卡中)
Dear Editor',
I'm a senior high school student named Li Hua. Now many students have iPads and think it's a fashion to use them.
I am here today to talk to you about working in computer gaming. I’d certainly 1. (推荐)it as a career.Not because it’s popular, nor because it’s a well-paid job—generally it isn’t — 2. rather because it’s creative.
People get jobs in the computer games industry3. receiving degrees in all sorts of subjects. Of course, if you have done a course in computer, that will give you an advantage but it’s certainly not n 4. (必要). I myself 5. (毕业)in physics and colleagues of mine did history, engineering and English. The degree itself is l 6. important than the love for the job.
It is no 7. that everyone who joins the industry enjoys playing games. My parents always told me I spent far too much time on them, so much 8. they suggested I make 9. use of it and apply work in the industry. My uncle sent me the name of a major game company and I was lucky enough to be given a 10. (位置)in the research department. I feel delighted with my job.
The day my husband fell to his death，it started to snow，just like any November day．His body, when I found it，was lightly covered with snow．It snowed almost every day for the next four months，while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up．One morning，I shuffled downstairs and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling(铲)my walk．I dropped to my knees and crawled through the living room. And back up stairs so those good people would not see me. I was embarrassed．My first thought was，how would I ever repay them? I didn’t have the strength to brush my hair, let alone shovel someone’s walk．
Before John’s death，I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors，I defined myself by my competence and independence．So who was I if I was no longer capable and busy? How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch every day and watch the snowfall?
Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasn't easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn't even help them set the table. “I'm not usually this lazy, ”I wept．Finally，my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, "Mary，cooking for you is not a burden. I love you and I want to do it. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over，I heard similar emotions from the people who supported me during those dark days．One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your sorrow may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I once was, but in many ways I have changed for the better. My heart is now filled with thanks for people around me．I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
1.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. The writer’s friend was unwilling to cook for her．
B. The writer had been busy with her life before．
C. The writer recovered from her sorrow quickly with his friend’s help．
D. The day her husband died，it was snowing heavily．
2.We can describe the writer before her husband died as the following EXCEPT __．
A. hard-working B. independent
C. smart D. capable
3.．The underlined word“shuffled”in Paragraph 1 probably means ___________．
A. stepped steadily B. walked slowly
C. ran swiftly D. fell sadly
4.．We can infer from the passage that ____________.
A. the writer found her husband immediately he fell off the roof
B. the writer became strong-willed immediately after John's death
C. the people around the writer were friendly and supported her
D. before John’s death, the writer never asked others for help
5.．The writer wrote the passage to ___________．
A. share her sad story with us
B. express her guilty conscience（良心）to the people who helped her
C. show her thanks to the people who love and support her
D. tell us the changes she has made because of her husband’s death
Trevor, C. O., Lansford, B. and Black, J. W., 2004, "Employee turnover (人事变更) and job performance: monitoring the influences of salary growth and promotion", Journal of Armchair Psychology, vol. 113, no.1, pp. 56-64.
In this article Trevor et al. review the influences of pay and job opportunities in respect of job performance, turnover rates and employees' job attitude. The authors use data gained through organizational surveys of blue-chip companies in Vancouver, Canada to try to identify the main cause of employee turnover and whether it is linked to salary growth. Their research focuses on assessing a range of pay structures such as pay for performance and organizational reward plans. The article is useful as Trevor suggests that there are numerous reasons for employee turnover and a variety of differences in employees' job attitude and performance. The main limitation of the article is that the survey sample was restricted(限制) to mid-level management, thus the authors indicate that further, more extensive research needs to be undertaken to develop a more in-depth understanding of employee turnover and job performance. As this article was published in a professional journal, the findings can be considered reliable. It will be useful additional information for the research on pay structures.
The following card includes a brief summary and a short assessment of a research paper. It can provide a guide for further reading on the topic.
1.The research paper published is primarily concerned with______.
A. the way of preventing employee turnover
B. methods of improving employee performance
C. factors affecting employee turnover and performance
D. pay structures based on employee performance
2.As is mentioned in the card, the limitation of the research paper mainly lies in that_______.
A. the data analysis is hardly reliable
B. the research sample is not wide enough
C. the findings are of no practical value
D. the research method is out-of-date
3.Who might be most interested in this piece of information?
A. Job hunters.
B. Employees in blue-chip companies.
C. Mid-level managers.
D. Researchers on employee turnover.
Description
Tap the Apple Store app on your iPhone or iPod touch, and you can do all things Apple. Buy Apple products and accessories (配件) and read customer reviews. Add free laser engraving and choose signature gift wrap on select products to make your items even more special. Find Apple Retail Stores, reserve select Apple products for pickup at your favorite store, and request help when you are at the store. Schedule Genius Bar and One to One reservations and check in for them when you arrive.
The Apple Store app is also the easiest way to buy or reserve your new iPhone — right from your current iPhone. You can do it in just a few taps, without entering your AT&T account information. Order your new iPhone from the Apple Online Store and it's shipped to you free and ready to use. Or reserve your new iPhone, pick it up at an Apple Retail Store, and we'll set it up for you in minutes.
Apple Online Store Features
- Explore new and featured products from Apple.
- Buy a new iPhone and other Apple products, accessories, and software.
- Add free personal engraving to any new iPad or iPod.
- Choose signature gift wrapping for any iPad or iPod, select Mac notebooks, and select Apple software and accessories.
- Read customer reviews and get answers to product questions.
Apple Retail Store Features
- Reserve iPhone and other select products for pick up.
- Request help, check in for reservations, and receive meet-up alerts when you are at a store (iOS 4 required).
- Make Genius Bar and One to One reservations.
- Sign up for workshops and events.
What's New in Version 1.1
- Add engraving and gift wrapping to select purchases from the Apple Online Store.
- Reserve products for pickup at an Apple Retail Store.
- Check in for reservations and request help within stores (iOS 4 required).
- Add Apple Retail Store reservations directly to iCal.
Please note: With Location Services on and the Apple Store app open, Apple will use your location to identify nearby Apple Retail Stores and to offer additional services when you are in a store. If you have previously selected the Apple Store app using location but do not want this new feature, you can update your Location Services preferences in General Settings.
1.The text is intended to ________.
A. recommend a new product of Apple
B. inform the readers of Apple Store
C. describe the function of Apple Store
D. offer additional services to the customers of Apple Store
2.Tap the Apple Store app on your iPhone, and you can ________.
A. buy Apple products only B. get to any Apple Retail Store
C. reserve iPhone products for pickup D. request help wherever you are
3.Which of the following is NOT the advantage of Apple Online Store?
A. Reserve your new iPhone without entering your AT&T account information.
B. Order your new iPhone and it’s shipped to you free and ready to use.
C. Reserve your new iPhone and pick it up at an Apple Retail Store conveniently.
D. Check in for reservations, and receive meet-up alerts when you are at a store.
4.The text is most probably taken from _______.
A. a shopping website B. a geography magazine
C. a science fiction D. a touring brochure
