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PartIWriting（30minutes）（35分）

【答案写在答题卡上】

1. 

网络提供给了人们丰富多彩和便捷的生活

2. 

很多人开始感觉离开网络寸步难行

3. 

你对网络依赖症的看法

HowWillOurLifeGoonwithoutInternet

PartIIvocabularycomprehension【20分】

1.WTOisregardedbysomecountriesasanaccesstoforeignmarketsratherthanasaforopeningupthehomemarket.（）

A）commerceB）committeeC）commitmentD）commission

2.Weshouldrecognizethateverycompanyandeverypersonispartofalongofcustomersandsuppliers.（）

A）poolB）lineC）streamD）chain

3.Todaythesmalltownisbetteragainstfloodthanitwas20yearsago.（）

A）protectedB）preventedC）preservedD）prepared

4.DidyoumeanIshouldkeepthereceipt?

I?

mafraidIhave.（）

A）runitoverB）tornitupC）takenitapartD）shakenitoff

5.Unlikephotocopiesofbooks,thedigitalcopiesarevirtuallyinqualitytotheoriginal.（）

A）similarB）identicalC）resemblingD）alike

6.Thepriceoffreshvegetablesaccordingtotheweather.（）

A）fluctuatesB）increasesC）soarsD）maintains

7.Yourproposallooksgood,butIamnotconvinceditcanbeputintoeffect.（）

A）onpaperB）atsightC）undercoverD）inbulk

8.Thegovernmentthatrefusestomeettheneedsofitspeoplemustbearthe.（）

A）resultsB）outcomesC）effectsD）consequences

9.Theelderlypeopleinthiscountryareentitledtoaspecialheatingallowancefromthegovernmentwhentheypasstheageofsixty.（）

A）claimB）declareC）inquireD）apply

10.Thesnowhasbeensteadilyforhoursandthegroundiscompletelycovered.（）

A）showeringB）droppingC）descendingD）falling

11.Thehostesswenttogreattomakethechildcomfortableandfeelathome.（）

A）effortsB）lengthsC）heightsD）details

12.Yousaidthepostofficeisonthisblock,canyoubeabitmore?

（）

A）particularB）specificC）abstractD）especial

13.HiscompositionwassoconfusingthatIcouldhardlymakeanyofitwhatsoever.（）

A）meaningB）messageC）informationD）sense

14.Iamafraidthatyouhavetoalteryourviewsinlightofthetragicnewsthathasjustarrived.（）

A）optimisticB）distressingC）indifferentD）pessimistic

15.Asthesayinggoes,readingwithoutreflectingislikeeatingwithout.（）

A）chewingB）tastingC）digestingD）releasing

16.Allofusdidquiteagoodjobbuttheteacheronlyhimoutforpraise.（）

A）yelledB）singledC）selectedD）pulled

17.Withoutasuresupplyofwater,farminginthatarearemainsattheoftheweather.（）

A）disposalB）riskC）costD）mercy

18.Industrialcommunitiesshouldbecloseenoughtocrowdedcentersbutenoughtoreducepotentialdangers.（）

A）advancedB）reliableC）distantD）sophisticated

19.Shehadaguiltyaboutnottellingthepolicewhathadactuallyhappened.（）

A）consciousnessB）conscienceC）consequenceD）confusion

20.Thereisabeautifulofpineforestnearmycountryhouse.（）

A）extensionB）lengthC）spellD）stretch

PartIII（skimmingandscanning）（15minutes）（10分）

TimeOfffromWorkGainsinImportance

　　Americanworkersaresayingtheyneedabreak.Astheirnumberofhoursclockedonthejobhascrepthigher,moretimeoffhasbecomeabiggerpriority.Inthepastfewyears,humanresourcesexpertssaytimeoffhasconsistentlyplacedamongthetopthreeemployeeconcerns,alongwithcompensationandstaffinglevels,whereasitusedtobefartherdownthelist.InaSpolltakenonlineinNovember2004,39%ofworkerssaidifgiventhechoice,theywouldchoosetimeoffovertheequivalentinadditionalbasesalary.Ofcourse,mostofthe4,600respondentsarestilloptingforthebiggerpaycheck,butthedesirefortimeoffisupalmost20%fromjustthreeyearsagowhenSconductedasimilarpoll.

　　Thereasonsforthisshiftaremanyandvaried.Somehavetodowiththewayanewgenerationisthinkingaboutwork,whileothersaredrivenbyhowcompaniesarerespondingtorecenteconomicpressures.

ANewGeneration

　　Theresultsmayinpartrepresenttheneedsofanewbreedofworkers.TheaverageAmericanisworkingonemonth（160hours）moreeachyearthanagenerationago.AccordingtorecruitingandhumancapitalmanagementexpertJohnSumser,youngerworkersworkformeaningfirstandmoneysecond.Hegoesontowarnemployersthatthesearethepeoplewhoarethefoundationforthenextworkforceandtheymaynotbuytheexistingparadigm（范例）.Astudyreleasedinlate2004bytheNewYork-basedFamiliesandWorkInstituteconcludesthatthenewbrandofyoungworkersisrejectingthework-centricstyleoftheirparents’generation.Thestudy,whichexamineschangesintheworkforceoverthepast25years,foundthatyoungerworkersaremorelikelytobe“family-centric”or“dual-centric”（withequalprioritiesonbothcareerandfamily）ratherthan“work-centric”whencomparedtomembersoftheBoomerGeneration.

September11thandtheEndoftheRoaringNineties

　　TheimpactoftheterroristattacksofSeptember11thcutacrossallagegroupsoftheworkforce.Wecollectivelyenteredanewera,reevaluatinglife’sprioritiesandmakingchangesinourattitudetowardtimespentatworkversushobbiesandfamily.“Istartedlookingatthingscompletelydifferently.I’vebeenfarlesswillingtoputinthe14-hourdaysnecessarytogetnoticedandclimbthecorporateladder,”saidTonyJackson,a43-year-oldemployeeofaNewYorkCity-basedfinancialservicescompany.“Frankly,Ican’tseethatchanging.”

　　EvenbeforeSeptember11th,someexpertssaytheslowshiftinworkerattitudeswasalreadyunderwayduetotheendoftheroaring1990’s,whenhourswerelongandsignificantpersonalwealthwascreated.Forthosewhofaredwellfinancially,someoptedforcareersofcontractworkwheretheycouldcallmoreoftheshotspertainingto（与……有关的）timeoff,ornewoccupationswithgreaterpersonalrewards.Forothers,eveniftheirbankaccountswerenotspillingoverfromAmerica’seconomicheyday（全盛时期）,theirownenergyhadbeendepletedduetounrelenting（毫不松懈的）yearsofworkhoursandhighstress.Theywerereadyforsomethinglesstaxing.

　　FamiliesandWorkInstitutePresidentandco-founderEllenGalinskyagrees.ShesaystheSpollnumbersshowevidenceofanincreaseinneedfortimeoffandashiftinthinkingduetothefactthatworkershavebeenpushedtotheirlimitinrecentyears.“Thisnewgenerationofworkersisattheedgeofhowlongtheycanwork.Itjustfeelsliketoomuch.Theyarenotslackers（懒虫）;

theyjustdon’twantmore,”saysGalinsky.

MonetaryNeedsLessIntenseDuetoDualIncomeHouseholds

　　“We’vedecidedweprefertohavemoretimetoourselves,”saysCarolKornhaber,aNewEnglandsoftwareprogrammerinherlatetwenties.Kornhaberandherhusbandarebothworkingbuthavesoughtoutjobswheretheyarenotpressedtoputinlonghours.Instead,theyhaveinsisteduponeight-hourdaysandhavingenoughvacationtimetotravel,amajorinteresttheyshare.Financialpressuresareeasedbybothofthemworkingandkeepingacarefulwatchontheirexpenses.“Weareluckyinalotofwaystohavefoundbosseswhounderstandourneeds.”

Burnout

　　Tryingtosqueezemoreproductivityoutofworkersmaybenothingnew,butithasbecomeparticularlyacuteinrecentyears.Thishasbeendueinlargemeasuretorecession-inducedlayoffsandothertrendssuchastherisingcostofhealthcarebenefits.Afteralayoff,workerswhoremainbehindareoftenaskedtopickupmostorevenalltheloadofthepeoplewhowereletgo,requiringmoreandmorehoursattheoffice.Asnewcorporateinitiativesareplanned,theinverseisalsotrue.AsSumserobserves,“theadditionalworkload,whichrunsacrosstheeconomyfromtheofficeworkertothemanufacturingline,seemstobeafunctionofthecostofbenefits.Theregulationsmakeitcheapertoaddworkloadforexistingemployeesthantohirenewplayers.”TheFamiliesandWorkInstitutereportsthatnearlyonethirdofU.S.employeesoftenorveryoftenfeeloverworkedoroverwhelmedbyhowmuchworktheyhavetodo.Nearlythreeoutoffourreportthattheyfrequentlydreamaboutdoingsomethingdifferentfromtheircurrentjob.

ShowMetheMoney

　　Overworkedornot,themajorityintheSpollstillchosetofattentheirpaycheckifgiventhechoice.Formany,itwasapracticalmatter.SaysPeggyJones,anaccountantinaBostonareabusinessservicescompany,“IalreadygetthreeweeksayearthatIcan’tuseupbecauseI’msobusy.I’ddefinitelygofortheextramoneytopaysomebillsormakeabigpurchaseI’vebeenholdingoffon.”ForJones,therealitiesofrunningahouseholdandsavingupforcollegeforherchildrensimplyneedtotakeprecedenceoverextrafreetime.

CompaniesAreAlreadyResponding

Tomanyhumanresourcesexpertsitisinevitablethat,giventhegrowinghealthoftheeconomyandtheupcomingpopulation-drivenlaborshortagesastheBoomerGenerationmovesintoretirement,thependulumofcontrolintheemployee-employerrelationshipwillswingbacktotheemployeeside.Thatisexpectedtobegininjustafewyears.Accordingtohumanresourcesexpert,LarrySchumer,atS,“sincemostcompaniessucceedbasedonamotivatedandcapableworkforce,theyhaveofferedandwillcontinuetooffermorepaidflexibility,whetheritbethroughtriedandtestedtime-offprogramsorthenextgreatidea.”Wherewillthatnewbalanceofemployerversusemployeeneedslie?

Time,orperhapstimeoff,surelywilltell.

1.Whichofthefollowinghasbeenrisinginimportanceinthepastfewyears?

　A）Compensation.B）Timeoff.C）Righttovote.D）Staffinglevels.

2.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthattheBoomerGenerationisconcerned________.

　A）aboutfam