Digital technology — email and smart phones especially—have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey (调查) of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it, and only 35 percent say it's tolerated.
Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced (加深) by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say they've watched TV or a movie while “working” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework，and 28 percent have cooked dinner.
It is true, however, that working at home makes people much more efficient (高效的), because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. It’s much faster, for example, to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.
The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.
More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who haven't worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough ability to change or be changed easily to suit a different situation to manage their time efficiently.
1.Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?
A. They are used to face-to-face communication.
B. They want to stick to their routine practice.
C. They have little trust in modem technology.
D. They fear losing control of their workers.
2.What seems to be most workers' attitude toward remote working?
A. Favorable.B. Doubtful.C. Reserved.D. Disapproving.
3.What does the author suggest smart firms do?
A. Shorten their office hours.
B. Give employees a pay raise.
C. Adopt flexible work patterns.
D. Reduce their staff’s workload.
假设你是李华，昨天看到央视关于世界濒危珍稀动物的报道后深有感触，决定给世界动物保护基金会（WWF）负责人写一封邮件，邮件的内容包括：
1. 你看完报道的感受；
2. 动物濒危的原因；
3. 你对WWF的建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 可适当增加细节，使得行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：deforestation 砍伐森林
Dear Sir or Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，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。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，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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。
There are a lot public holidays for Chinese people, such as National Day, May Day, and Children’s Day. But I think we should have other holiday——Farmers’ Day. Firstly, China is a agricultural country. Farmers really play a very importantly role in China. They provide food for us, without which we cannot to live. Secondly, farmers offered a lot to the development of industry. Lastly of all, most farmers work hard, with little time to enjoy themselves. Some people look down upon farmers so they think farmers do not have many knowledge. I suggest that there should be a Farmers’ Day to show respect for these 900 millions farmers in China.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)，或括号内单词的正确形式。
We often hear people say “You’ve a greater chance 1. (hit) by lightning.” It is used to describe something 2. (likely) to happen. However, 3. truth is that lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 Americans are struck by lightning each year, of 4. about 70 people die. In fact, there are more deaths 5. (cause) by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. And in India, at least 2,000 people 6. (kill) in lightning strikes since2005.
Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention 7. other disasters. The US has made June 22-28 National Lightning Safety Week, aiming to deepen the public’s 8. (understand) of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.
“If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning,” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. “The most important thing is to seek a 9. (hide) place. If you are near wide, open places, move indoors as 10. (quick) as possible and stay there until after the storm has ended.”
请根据句意或汉语提示,用所缺单词或短语的适当形式填空。每空一次
1.My mother is a ___________(退休) teacher, and she enjoys her life now.
2.A reptile has cold blood and ________(产卵) eggs.
3.It is _________(polite) to stare at others in public places.
4.The crocodile is very dangerous but we can’t harm it, because it belongs to the ___________(danger) species and is facing up to dying out and needs protection.
5.The technology has been ________(simple) so that anyone can use it.
6.Now the population of the birds is _____ ______ _______.（增长）
7.One of her acquaintances was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. She tried to ________ her ______(使……振作起来).
8. The initials, WWF, _____ _____(代表) World Wide Fund for Nature.
9.If you show you _____ _____ _____ (意识到) cultural differences, most Americans will
not worry about answering your questions.
10.____ _____ ____ (……的数量) the pandas living in the wild has increased to about 1,590.
根据句意及语法写出正确的单词
1.The little pupil took his grandma ________ the arm and walked her across the street.
2.Li Ning’s designs were attractive, and they had a major advantage _____ their better-known rivals—they were cheaper.
3.Opposite is St. Paul’s Church, ______ you can hear some lovely music.
4.Was it because Jack came late for school _____ Mr. Smith got angry?
5.If you miss this chance, it may be years ______ you get another one.
