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AnideathatstartedinSeattle'
spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:
helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.
Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起)the"
IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"
projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.
InChicago,themayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"
OneBook,OneChicago"
program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.
TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致)canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.
UltinatelasNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess,orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.
1、WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?
A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.
B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.
C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.
D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.
2、WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?
A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.
B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.
C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds
D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment
3、Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?
A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.
B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.
C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.
D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached.
4、AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby________.
A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook
B.thegrowingpopularityofthewriters
C.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.
D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.
OurhousewasdirectlyacrossthestreetfromtheclinicentranceofJohnHopkinsHospitalinBaltimore.Weliveddownstairsandrentedtheupstairsroomstothepatientsattheclinic.
OneeveningasIwasfixingsupper,therewasaknockatthedoor.Iopenedittoseeatrulyawful-lookingman.He’shardlytallerthanmyeight-year-oldson.“Goodevening.I’vecometoseeifyou’vearoom.Icameforatreatmentthismorningfromtheeasternshore,andthere’snobustillmorning.”Hetoldmehe’dbeenhuntingforaroomsincenoonbutwithnosuccess.“Iguessit’smyface…Iknowitlooksterrible,butmydoctorsayswithafewmoretreatments…”ForamomentIhesitated,buthisnextwordsconvincedme:
“Icouldsleepinthischairontheporch.Mybusleavesearlyinthemorning.”
Itoldhimwewouldfindhimabed.WhenIhadfinishedthedishes,Italkedwithhim.Hetoldmehefishedforalivingtosupporthisfivechildren,andhiswife,whowashopelesslycrippled(残疾的)fromabackinjury.Hedidn’ttellitbywayofcomplaint.Nextmorning,justbeforeheleft,asifaskingagreatfavor,hesaid,“CouldIcomebackandstaythenexttime?
”Headded,“Yourchildrenmademefeelathome.”
Onhisnexttriphearrivedalittleafterseveninthemorning.Asagift,hebroughtabigfishandthelargestoysters(牡蛎)Ihadeverseen.Iknewhisbusleftat4:
00a.m.andIwonderedwhattimehehadtogetupinordertodothisforus.
Intheyearshecametostayovernightwithusandtherewasneveratimethathedidnotbringusvegetablesfromhisgarden.Iknowourfamilyalwayswillbegratefultohaveknownhim;
fromhimwelearnedhowtoacceptthebadwithoutcomplaintwhenfacingthemisfortune.
5、Whydidtheauthoragreetoletthemanspendthenightinhishouseatlast?
A.Becausethemansaidothersrefusedtoaccommodatehim.
B.Becausethemansaidhewouldnotcausemuchinconvenience.
C.Becausethemansaidhehadcomefromtheeasternshore.
D.Becausethemansaidhehadbeenhuntingforaroomsincenoon.
6、HowlongwouldittakethemantotravelfromhishometoBaltimorebybus?
A.About1hour.
B.About2hours.
C.About3hours.
D.About4hours.
7、Fromthetextwecanknowthat__________.
A.theauthor’schildrenwerekindandfriendlytotheman
B.themanwasfedupwithhishard-workandhisfamily
C.JohnHopkinsHospitalprovidedroomsforthepatientstolivein
D.theauthorandhisfamilywerethoughthighlyofbyhisneighbors
8、Theauthor’sfamilyweregratefultoknowthemanbecause__________.
A.heoftenbroughtthemfishandvegetablesfromhisgarden
B.hepaidthemmoneyforhisstaying
C.hetaughtthemhowtoacceptthebadwithoutcomplaint
D.hestayedonlyovernightwiththewriter’sfamily
SANFRANCISCO—Only21percentofworkersworldwideare“engaged”—that'
sthewordusedtodescribeworkerswhoarereadytoexpendsomeextraeffortatwork—while38percentaredisengaged,accordingtoanewsurvey.
“Engagementisnotsatisfactionorhappiness,butthedegreetowhichworkersconnecttothecompanyemotionally,andthedegreetowhichworkersareawareofwhattheyneedtodotoaddvalueandarewillingtotakethataction,"
saidJulieGebauer,amanagingdirectorofTowersPerrin,aconsultingfirm,whichsurveyedalmost90,000workersin19countries.
“Happyemployeesdon'
tnecessarilycreatebetterfinancialresults,butthereisadefinitelinkbetweenengagementandacompany'
sfinancialperformance,”Gebauersaid.
Thesurveyfound21percentofworkersworldwideareengaged,andanother41percentare“enrolled”,whichmeansthey'
reontheroadtoengagement.
Morethan80percentoftheengagedemployeessaytheycontributetothequalityofcompanyproducts,servicesandcustomersatisfaction,whileonly40percentofdisengagedworkersagree.
Engagementhelpsretention(留置)too.About50percentofengagedemployeessaytheyhavenoplanstoleavetheircompanyversus15percentofthedisengaged.
“Thefactthatalmost80percentofworkersaredisengagedislikelycostingcompaniesmoney."
Gebauersaid.
“Theconceptionofengagementisreallyafinancialissue,"
saidGebauer.‘Organizationsthathaveemployeesthatarehighlyengageddeliverbetterfinancialresultsthanthosethatdon'
t."
Inaseparatestudy,TowersPerrinassesseddataon40globalcompaniesoverathree-yearperiod,measuringemployeeengagementatacertainpointandthenlookingatthecompanies'
financialresultsoverthefollowingthreeyears.
Companieswithhighlymotivatedworkersenjoyeda3.7percentincreaseinprofits,whilecompanieswithalowerlevelofworkercommitmentsawadecreaseinprofitsslightly.
Whatmakesforanengagedemployee?
It'
snotnecessarilypay.Whilethelevelofpayisimportant,it'
snotamongthetop10driversofengagement.Ratherthanonlyusingthepay,companiesshouldsurveytheirworkforce,muchastheymightstudytheircustomers,toassesswhatemployeesareseeking.
9、Theunderlinedword“enrolled”inParagraph4means________.
A.engaged
B.disengaged
C.over-engaged
D.notyetbuttobeengaged
10、Accordingtothetext,among500disengagedemployees,howmanywouldprobablyhavetheintentionofleavingtheircompany?
A.50.
B.75.
C.250.
D.425.
11、Whatwouldprobablybetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?
A.Thetoptendriversofengagement.
B.Thereasontoencourageengagement.
C.Theimportanceofthepaylevelinengagement.
D.Thesurveyofworkforceinacompany.
We’veallseenthem:
perfectlytonedfamouspeopleonlate-nighttelevisiontellingusthatwetoocandeveloprock-hardabdominalmuscles(腹部的).It'
seasy!
Justpay$149.99fortheTorsoTrackor$149.75fortheAd-Doerandwatchthoseunwantedinchesleaveyourwaist.Americansspendtensofmillionsofdollarsonvariousproductstofirmuptheirfataroundthewaist.
Anddidtheywork?
Notnecessarily.Independentstudieshaveconcludedthatmostoftheseproducts—nomatterwhoapprovedthemorhowexpensivetheyare—shapeyourmidsectionnobetterthanold-fashionedstomachcrunches(仰卧起坐).Somecanevencauseinjury—likethe$518.99BodyShaper-Q8SP,whichleftelectricalburnsonsomeresearchersattheUniversityofWisconsin,LaCrosse.Others,likethepopularAb-Doer,typicallyburnlessenergythanagentlewalk,accordingtoastudytobepublishedinSeptemberbytheAmericanCouncilonExercise.
Thefactisthat