Making employees feel happy and healthy at work is good for many businesses. But it isn’t always an easy thing. A study suggests that only 33% of the U. S. employees consider themselves fully engaged （投身于）in work, while 16% are greatly disengaged, and 51% are just showing up.
But there is an exception. When it comes to employee engagement, it seems that employees in small companies are doing better. According to the same research, the largest U. S. companies are at the lowest levels of engagement, while companies with fewer than 25 employees are at the highest. And in one recent report, 75% of small business workers surveyed said they were “very” or “extremely” satisfied with their role as a small company employee.
Unlike big companies, small companies are often short of resources but the employees can get more surprises there. Small companies offer excellent career opportunities to their employees. The bosses often know their staff very well and understand their personal needs. Employees of small companies are more likely to receive free meals, paid leave, and they can even bring their pets to work.
But of course ? there are many other draws in small businesses. One of the top draws is flexible scheduling (弹性工时). Another is being able to really see the fruits of one's labor. Besides, non-cash award is also a big draw. This could be something small that reflects employees’ interests and lifestyles.
While a parental leave might lead to some financial problems, small companies may do something to improve it. “It may be impossible for a five-person team to be reduced to four for six months,” writes Camillia Velasquez, head of HR management platform, Justworks. “But it could be possible to allow new parents to take on reduced hours in a work-from-home environment. ” This kind of method has been realized in some small companies.
1.What can we know about employees in big and small companies?
A. Employees can develop better in small companies.
B. Employees can earn more money in small companies.
C. Employees in big companies are hard to be satisfied.
D. Employees in small companies are more engaged in work.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Working for small companies has many benefits.
B. All the employers in small companies know every staff member very well.
C. Staff in small companies may face many challenges.
D. Staff in big companies have more material benefits.
3.Compared with big companies, what is the advantage of small companies?
A. Employers in small companies have more choices.
B. Small companies have more attractions to employees.
C. Employees of small companies may have higher salaries.
D. Employees of small companies have fixed working time.
4.What can be most probably inferred from the passage?
A. Small companies may have more employees with much happiness.
B. Big companies should learn from some small companies.
C. Employees should have their own hobbies and lifestyles.
D. Employers should pay more attention to the staff’s needs.
Have you ever thought that your life will be perfect if something in your outside world changes? You may say, “I will live happily if I find my soul mate.” You may say, “If the perfect job comes along, I will get satisfaction. My problem is that my boss is stupid.” Or you may say, “If I have a child, I will know what it is like to be loved.” The problem is that it is not the outside world that prevents you from experiencing peace, love and joy. Instead, it is your own internal (内部的) patterns that get in your way.
To prove this point, at my weekend programs, I had my students look at a flower on my table. Then I asked them to share their experiences. Some showed a state of complete joy because staring at the flower reminded them of their wedding or a great trip with their lovers. Others said the flower made them angry because it reminded them of a gift given by a former partner who turned against them. Some students even told me that the flower reminded them of their beloved grandmothers’ gardens with some shedding tears (流泪)of joy and others shedding tears of sadness. However, the flower was still just a flower.
Our internal patterns decide whether each moment is filled with peace, anger, joy, love or sadness. When you don’t realize that it is your own internal state that is creating your experience, you are likely to blame (责备)the external situations in your life. Most people aren’t taught that emotion is a choice. And they aren’t taught how to change those lower emotional patterns such as anger, anxiety, sadness and so on. Next time, when you meet something bad, please look at your internal state. When you accept that you are responsible for your own state, and find the courage to turn inward, you can step out of being a slave to what shows up in your external world.
1.Why does the author mention the examples in Paragraph 1 ?
A. To lead to the topic of this passage.
B. To complain about imperfect life.
C. To show common problems in life.
D. To encourage people to change the outside world.
2.How does the author prove his opinion?
A. By giving examples. B. By doing an experiment.
C. By telling a related story. D. By comparing other people’s opinions.
3.What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?
A. To step out of negative emotions.
B. To pay attention to our internal world.
C. To share our real emotions with others.
D. To use different methods to change bad emotions.
4.What does the author want to express through the passage?
A. Our external world matters a lot.
B. Our emotions can affect our health.
C. Our internal patterns truly decide our emotions.
D. Our experiences have a great influence on our emotions.
Many children are interested in dinosaurs (恐龙). If you have a child who loves dinosaurs, then here is some good news for you. There is an exhibition of dinosaurs at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Albert A．You can plan a family road trip there. Give your child a surprise and you’ll enjoy your time there as a family.
Sitting just 19 kilometers west of Grande Prairie, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum was opened in 2015 and has collections that include fossils（化石）of sea animals, art works from different dinosaurs, a large family theater, as well as an outdoor discovery fossil walk, a large outdoor playground and the onsite Dine-O-Saur restaurant. Experience the dinosaurs' world like never before as you watch dinosaurs coming alive in movies. Learn about how these animals lived and breathed.
You can check out Dinosaurs Unearthed and all of the other exciting exhibitions at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum on the following days/ time periods :
September 1st—May 31st:
Tuesday—Sunday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.
Closed on Mondays
June 1st—August 31st:
Saturday—Monday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.
Tuesday—Friday 10 : 00 a. m. — 8 : 00 p. m.
Admission (门票):
Adults: $ 14 each
Seniors (65 + ) : $ 11 each
Students (with ID) and children (5—17) : $7 each
Children under 5 : free
Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) : $40
If you want to see a National Geographic film or a full-length film during your visit, it is an extra $2— $4.
For more information, please visit the museum’s website at www. dinomuseum. ca.
1.What can people do at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum?
A. Watch a full-length film for free.
B. Learn about dinosaurs’ disappearance.
C. Have fun on a large outdoor playground.
D. Buy some souvenirs of sea animals’ fossils.
2.If you want to go to the museum in October, what time should you try to avoid?
A. On Tuesdays. B. After 6 : 00 p. m.
C. On the weekend. D. Before 11 : 00 a. m.
3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce a museum. B. To encourage family time.
C. To advertise an exhibition. D. To tell readers about dinosaurs.
假设你曾是一名失学儿童，名叫李华，你有幸得到在中国工作的Peter先生的资助得以重返校园。你给Peter先生写一封感谢信，内容如下：
（1）收到钱和书后重返校园，非常感激。
（2）在老师的帮助和鼓励下学习有了很大的进步，决定更加努力，未来要向Peter先生学习。
（3）再次表达感谢并盼望见到Peter先生。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.倌的开头和落款已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mr.Peter,
I often think of you.How have you been recently?I'm Li Hua.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The Dragon Boat Festival has history of over 2,000 years. There are many tales about their origin. The most popular is when the festival is celebrated in honor of Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was very concerned about his country but was not understanding by the rulers. Feeling desperate, he jumped into the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, 278 BC. Before he died, the fishermen sailed their boats to look up for his body. People throw Zongzi into the water, hoping to prevent possible fish attack his body. That’s because people later celebrate the festival through such activity as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi on that special day.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some theme parks are not only amusing but also educational. Take the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii for example. It not only shows visitors the Polynesian way of life but also protects their skills 1. culture for the future. Polynesian is the name2. (give) to the many groups of small islands that are spread about the Pacific Ocean.
The PCC 3. (set) in 42 acres of beautiful countryside 4. visitors can see seven different traditional Polynesian island villages. Villagers from many island communities come 5. (show)visitors their styles of dress and different customs. For example, you can see 6. (difference) skills of the villagers. You can learn 7. they make clothes from bark(树皮) and how they climb very tall trees 8. their bare feet or see 9. kind of wedding ceremonies they have. They also tell you about their 10. (society) customs and show you their cooking methods and their dances.
