Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers
LONDON (Reuters)-----Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers,unhappiness and more sick -leave, a survey showed on Wednesday.
A survey carried out by carefree. net of over 2, 700 European office workers from the UK,France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of the computer equipment.
“We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations, "said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. “The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It's certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way,”White added.
A quarter of those using outdated computers in Britain said they were"quite" or " very dissatisfied"with their everyday job compared to 16 percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology.
The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick-leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use old computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent.
Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men.
White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment cap also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction. There is no question about it; but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction.”
1.The underlined word"this"(paragraph 3) refers to____________.
A. computer use in most jobs B. workplace dissatisfaction
C. the aging of office computers D. the survey by cared free. net
2.How many office workers using old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction?
A. 16%. B. 35%.
C. 25%. D. 55%.
3.According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers?
A. Most office workers use old computers.
B. They do some of their work with computers.
C. They are easier to be satisfied with new technology.
D. Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety.
4.What is the subject of the news story?
A. Influence of technology in the workplace.
B. Research work of the Work Foundation.
C. Poor working conditions in offices.
D. Different attitudes to old computers.
2018年12月1日是都匀一中113岁的生日。为了使我们的新校园更加美好，作为学生会主席的你，根据下面的内容向全校学生写一份倡议书。
1. 做到“三节”:节电、节水、节约粮食；
2. 垃圾入桶不乱扔，保持寝室、教室、食堂及其他公共场所的卫生；
3. 遵守学校各项规章制度，不携带学校违禁物品如手机、刀具等进入校园。
注意:
1. 词数:100-120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇:规章制度:rules and regulations； 违禁物品:forbidden objects
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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删或修改。
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:在错的词下面画一条横线，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11处起)不计分。
Some theme parks are not only amusing but also educational. Take the PCC in Hawaii as example. The PCC is setting in 42 acres of beautiful countryside where visitors can see seven different traditional Polynesian island village. Villagers from many island communities come to show visitors its styles of dress and different customs. You can learn how they make clothes from bark(树皮) and what they climb very tall trees with their bare feet. They also tell you about their social customs and showing you their cooking methods and their dances. Their most important skill is boat-building, that allows the islanders to explore all the islands around. We know that their history they were sea travellers moved from island to island. Now they use those boat-building skills to make long boats and show the races and battles that they took part in them long ago.
单词拼写:根据课本所学知识及中文提示，用其适当形式填空。
1.She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in ______(防御).
2.That is the French custom when _______(成人) meet people they know.
3.Yesterday, another student and I, ________(代表)our university’s student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.
4.It is possible to “read” others around us, even if they do not intend for us to catch their ________(未说出口的)communication.
5._________(无论哪一个)and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you!
6.Every area of the park ________ (模仿)after life in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the round table.
7.This science and technology--based theme park in France uses the most ______(先进的)technology.
8.Children _______(尤其地)would burst into laughter at Mr Bean’s behavior.
9.Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he _______(主演) in.
10.At that time, hunger was a ________(引起烦恼的) problem in many parts of the countryside.
Can you imagine waking up each day in a house that is 1. (gentle) rocked by the movement of water? Well, for some people this vision of the future may become a reality.
It is a commonly accepted fact that 2. the Earth’s temperature rises, the ice caps at the North and South Poles will melt, 3. (cause) the sea level to rise.
So, where does this leave the many countries in the world 4.have large sections of their populations living in areas which lie at or below sea level? The Netherlands, for example, is one of 5. most highly populated, low-lying countries and 6. (battle) with the problem of flooding for years. Further rises in the sea level would result in much of the country disappearing under water.
Inventive architects may have come up with a 7. (solve) to the problem: a house actually built on the water. The basic idea is that houses will have a base 8. (fill) with air and a way of anchoring(使固定) them to the ground. This will allow the house 9. (move) upwards whenever the sea level rises and sink back down when the sea level drops. So, will 10. (float) houses be the homes of the future? For some people there may be no alternative.
When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t ____. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could ____ a fulltime music school.They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister ____ talent.
I was better at my ____. My teacher had told my parents that I had great ____. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to ____ me. But the only time he was ____ was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m.. Back then, I was ____ about the British TV show The Avengers, which was ____ every Saturday at 3 p.m.. I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. So I ____ this amazing opportunity.Today, I don’t even have a ____ in my house.
My sister became an engineer, but she ____ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched her ____. She went back to college, got a(n) ____ in music education, and became a music teacher. She started kids off on their first instrument and gave them all the encouragement and support she never ____.
Recently, she and a pianist pal (朋友) put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family ____ for her. As she played, I looked around at the ____. Everyone was ____ enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person that remembered that a 7 year-old kid making those perfectly ____sounds and knew how far she had come, despite ____.
Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.
1.A. advance B. quit C. reflect D. listen
2.A. inspect B. open C. attend D. visit
3.A. lacked B. spotted C. possessed D. admired
4.A. major B. project C. composition D. instrument
5.A. patience B. enthusiasm C. potential D. ambition
6.A. train B. examine C. correct D. challenge
7.A. punctual B. skillful C. occupied D. available
8.A. sensitive B. crazy C. serious D. particular
9.A. filmed B. designed C. aired D. commented
10.A. jumped at B. turned down C. waited for D. opened up
11.A. tutor B. violin C. musician D. piano
12.A. never B. once C. already D. even
13.A. attitude B. career C. plan D. position
14.A. scholarship B. sponsor C. degree D. assistant
15.A. provided B. imagined C. received D. expected
16.A. voted B. feared C. stayed up D. turned up
17.A. students B. audience C. spotlights D. platform
18.A. obviously B. desperately C. appropriately D. anxiously
19.A. booming B. pleasing C. awful D. powerful
20.A. everything B. something C. everybody D. somebody
