Today companies have branches around the world. More than 11% of the US employers and employees work online either full-time or part-time, and that number is continuing growing. It is believed that it is a waste of time and money to fly around the world for face-to-face meetings. An effective solution to this problem is to use Web meetings.
A large group of presentations, training classes and meetings are done online without losing the face-to-face experience. Web meetings are online meetings where an organizer invites attendees to listen to or watch an online presentation by presenters. Besides, Web meetings can be recorded for later use in presentations or training projects or downloaded for on-demand playback. Presenters can take real-time surveys to study how to hold a successful meeting. Some Web meeting software programs can monitor the users' desktop behavior to see if they become distracted from the presentation and begin working on other documents. If so, the program can tell presenters when the listeners lose their attention, and how long the distraction lasts. In this way the presenters will know which parts of their meetings need improving.
Web meetings can work well because they're hosted on a server. Images from the presenter's desktop are taken, uploaded to a server and then downloaded by people who have access to the server Web meetings require a powerful server to deal with several images a second and “serve” them back to thousands of users at the same time.
Companies have two choices when it comes to these servers. They can either buy a special Web meeting server to host their meetings on-site, or they can pay for a Web meeting service every time and let the off-site provider worry about hosting the meetings. The choice depends on frequently the company holds
Web meetings, the average number of people attending the meetings, and the quality of engineering and information technology.
Web meetings are an excellent example of how technology is changing the way we do business. With all the technologies today, the traditional office might soon be a thing of the past.
1.What is the disadvantage of the traditional meeting?
A.It needs more people to organize it.
B.It is expensive and time-consuming.
C.It results in traffic accidents frequently.
D.It fails to meet the demands of big companies.
2.How do some Web meeting software programs help improve the meetings?
A.By presenting successful documents.
B.By recording the frequency of distraction.
C.By tracking the listeners' state of attention.
D.By taking surveys about a successful meeting.
3.What do you know about Web meetings according to the text?
A.Web meetings are likely to be widely used.
B.Web meetings help presenters stay focused.
C.Web meetings determine the quality of engineering.
D.Web meetings work well without the help of a server.
I was in the garden with Augie, my grandson, watching the bees. ''How do they make honey? '' Augie asked. ''Actually, Augie, I don't know, '' I replied. ''But, Grandma, you have your phone, '' he said. For Augie, holding a smartphone almost means knowing everything.
During my childhood I was crazy about books. Over time, reading hijacked my brain, as large areas once processing the real world adapted to processing the printed word. As far as I can tell, this early immersion (沉浸) didn't prevent my development.
Many parents worry that ''screen time'' will damage children’s development, but recent research suggests that most of the common fears about children and screens are unfounded. There is one exception: looking at screens before bed really disturbs sleep, in people of all ages. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) used to recommend strict restrictions on screen exposure. Last year, the organization examined the relevant science more thoroughly and changed its recommendations. The new guidelines stress that what matters is what children watch and with whom.
New tools have always led to panic guesses. The novel, the telephone, and the television were all declared to be the End of Civilization, particularly in the hands of the young. Part of the reason may be that adult brains require a lot of focus and effort to learn something new, while children's brains are designed to master new environments naturally. New technologies always seem disturbing to the adults attempting to master them, while attractive to those children like Augie.
When Augie's father got home, Augie rushed to meet him and said in excitement. ''Daddy, Daddy, look, '' he said, reaching for my phone. ''Do you know how bees make honey? I'll show you…''
1.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word ''hijacked'' in Paragraph 2?
A.occupied. B.damaged.
C.improved. D.relaxed.
2.What do the new guidelines of AAP focus on about ''screen time''?
A.The harm to children. B.The content and context.
C.Children's sleep. D.People's fears.
3.What might be the author's attitude towards ''screen time''?
A.Opposed. B.Doubtful.
C.Disappointed. D.Favorable.
假设你是李华，你的英国朋友罗伯特(Robert)准备来中国学习，因此想了解一些中国的肢体语言，请你用英语给他写一份邮件，介绍一些日常的肢体语言。
注意:词数100左右。
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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处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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。
It was my 17th birthday and I was looking forward to see my friends. I arrived at my favorite restaurant, waiting for him. We would have the special birthday dinner. I looked for a familiar face but failed. Soon the restaurant was filled customers, none of which were my friends. An hour later, I went back home, lonely and disappointing. To my great surprise, I found the door was wide open while I arrived home. Nervously, I walk into the dark room. Suddenly, all the light went on and my friends were appeared shouting ‘‘surprise”. I had an unforgettable birthday.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Charlie Chaplin, born in a poor family, showed an1.(astonish)talent2.a performer as soon as he could walk. Unfortunately, his father died early,3.(leave)his family even4.(badly ) off. In his teens, he could act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks, whom no one was5.(bore) watching. Later on, Charlie directed, produced and starred in6.series of funny movies,7.made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content 8.their lives. The little trap, who was a homeless man with a moustache, large trousers, worn-out shoes9.a small round black hat, was one of the most outstanding10.(part) he had ever played.
My mom only had one eye． I hated her． She was such an embarrassment（尴尬）．
I_______one day she came to school． I was so embarrassed． How could she do this to me？ I threw her a_______look and ran out． I_______that I would grow up and become successful， staying away from her．
Then I_______really hard． I was accepted by Seoul National University and left my mom． Then I got married and had kids， too． Now I'm living a_______life as a successful man．
_______， this happiness came to an end when_______my mother came to see me． Upon seeing my moms eye， my children ran away． I shouted at her_______， How can you come to_______my kids! "Hearing this， she looked at me for a while and then________．
A few days later I received a letter from my mom．
"My life has been long enough now． And I won't﹣________Seoul anymore， but would it be________for you to come to visit me once in a while？"
"You see， when you were very little， you________an accident， and lost your eye． As a mother， I couldn't________watching you having to grow up with only one eye， so I gave you mine． I was so________of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me． I was never________with you for anything you did． I really________you．"
My________fell apart． I hated myself and cried for my mom． I didn't________any way that will make up for the most________things I've done to her．
1.A.remember B.admit C.expect D.understand
2.A.different B.hateful C.concerned D.determined
3.A.realized B.learned C.feared D.decided
4.A.suffered B.studied C.burst D.trained
5.A.happy B.special C.lonely D.boring
6.A.Still B.Instead C.Besides D.However
7.A.secretly B.frequently C.hurriedly D.unexpectedly
8.A.doubtfully B.curiously C.angrily D.excitedly
9.A.cheat B.surprise C.frighten D.command
10.A.remained B.disagreed C.shouted D.disappeared
11.A.visit B.miss C.leave D.mention
12.A.hard B.strange C.possible D.necessary
13.A.got into B.looked into C.talked about D.cared about
14.A.stop B.stand C.avoid D.help
15.A.careful B.afraid C.proud D.sick
16.A.honest B.upset C.patient D.strict
17.A.love B.believe C.ignore D.doubt
18.A.eye B.family C.world D.marriage
19.A.dream of B.know of C.make use of D.keep track of
20.A.unfair B.careless C.terrible D.dangerous
