Unless you’re very young or very old,it's likely you have some kind of relationship with email, whether you get hundreds of messages a day or a few dozen a week. A new study suggests that how we deal with these incoming messages could be affecting our stress levels and overall health.
A team from the Future Work Centre in the UK surveyed 2,000 people across various industries, sectors, and job roles, asking participants how they managed their email and how much associated stress they felt as a result. Overall, those who spent the most time organising and staying on top of messages felt the most email-related pressure too.
“While email can be a valuable communication tool, it’s clear that it’s a source of stress of frustration for many of us. The people who reported it being most useful to them also reported the highest levels of email pressure!” said one of the team, Richard MacKinnon.
Two of the habits linked to more email-related stress were checking for messages first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Half of those surveyed had push notifications (消 息推送）set up for new email, while 62 percent of respondents left their email app open all day and all night. Both were linked to higher levels of email pressure. The survey also found that managers suffered more than non-managers.
Stress is not just a problem when it comes to our mood—it’s been linked to a lot of disorders such as heart disease， weight gain， memory impairment (减弱），digestive problems,and depression.
The researchers suggest that the relationship between email-related stress and the negative impact on home life is not the same for everyone.
1.What’s the purpose of the study?
A. To find out how many people have an email account.
B. To know what sort of people use email most.
C. To find out how email management is related to stress.
D. To show what changes email has brought about to people.
2.What does Richard Mackinnon think of email?
A. It brings more strengths. B. It is not an essential tool.
C. It is a double-edged sword. D. It makes people puzzled.
3.Which of the following habits causes the most stress?
A. Checking email in the morning.
B. Checking email in the evening.
C. Keeping email app open at work.
D. Setting up push notifications for new email.
4.Where does the text most probably come from?
A. Science fiction. B. A science report.
C. fashion magazine. D. A book guide.
You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years.
One of the big changes is that cars will drive themselves. Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell the car where you want to go and it will drive itself.
“We definitely have the technology for it now,” says Andrew Poliak of automotive technology supplier QNX. “We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025. ”
The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years.These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California. Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars have no steering wheels (方向盘）or pedals.
Last week, police ordered one of Google’s cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not disobeying any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak with the operators of the vehicle. According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million kilometers. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years. So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.
Other companies are working on self-driving cars. Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota all have plans for such vehicles. A company called BestMile plans to operate selfdriving buses in Switzerland next spring. The buses will hold up to nine people and will be tested for two years. Mercedes-Benz is developing large self-driving trucks for long trips. These trucks use drivers to control them.
1.What Andrew Poliak said suggests that .
A. he takes pride in their technology on self-driving cars
B. he is eager to sell their technology on self-driving cars
C. he is optimistic about the development of self-driving cars
D. he feels sure people will soon have the technology for self-driving cars
2.Why did the police order one of Google’s cars to stop last week?
A. Because its speed was too low.
B. Because it disobeyed local laws.
C. Because the operators behaved badly.
D. Because there existed technological problems.
3.What caused some of Google’s self-driving cars to have accidents?
A. Lack of experience. B. High speed.
C. Other cars’ faults. D. Too much traffic.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Self-driving Cars
B. How to Develop Self-driving Cars
C. The Advantages of Self-driving Cars
D. Owning A Self-driving Car Is Fashionable
A group of Canadian kids are already spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax，Nova Scotia, by wrapping warm clothing around lamp poles for the city’s homeless to pick up and use. The sight of warmly dressed poles caught recently the attention of locals, who stopped to click pictures to share on social media.
Every year, Tara Atkins collects warm clothing from her community, in order to give to the less fortunate. This year, she took to Facebook to call for donations and the response was strong—their front porch (门厅）was filled with bags of clothes. Since the family was traveling to Halifax on November 15 with their daughter Jayda and seven of her friends to celebrate her 8th birthday, Tara decided it was the perfect time to teach the children a valuable life lesson.
The kids spent time handing out coats to any homeless they met on the streets and tied the rest around lamp posts for o thers to pick up. According to Tara, the experience helped the children better understand the difficult situation of homeless people having to confront the severe winter on the s treets.
There is no way to be sure that the coats left hanging on street posts were actually picked up by the homeless, but Tara says she isn’t too worried about that. By next morning, all the jackets and scarves on the posts were gone. Photographs of the inspiring project have been shared about 8,000 times on Facebook, and got over 10,000 likes. Tara, who did something similar in Toronto in December last year, says she’s already planning next year’s coat drive. She’s hoping to spread the word well ahead of time, so more people can contribute. And she also wants to add $ 5 fast food gift cards so the recipients (接受者）can also enjoy a hot meal. “We’ve had help from others when we were in need, and we knew how great it made us feel,” said Zachary Atkins, Tara’s husband.
1.How did locals respond at the sight of the warmly dressed poles?
A. They got confused.
B. They were annoyed.
C. They took photos and spread the news.
D. They unwrapped and put on the clothes.
2.Why did Tara Atkins go to Halifax on November 15?
A. To go sightseeing.
B. To celebrate Jayda’s birthday.
C. To collect warm clothing for the homeless.
D. To spend the holiday with family.
3.What does the underlined word “confront” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Face. B. Discuss.
C. Enjoy. D. Describe.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Tara is sure that the coats will be picked up by the homeless.
B. People responded warmly to the photographs on Facebook.
C. Tara is appealing to the government to donate.
D. Zachary Atkins is against what Tara has done.
Walter Peak High Country Farm，on the western shores of Lake Wakatipu，is famous in history. Its sheltered bays were used as camping sites by Maori travelling to the Mararoa and Oreti Rivers on Moa hunting and pounamu (greenstone) gathering expeditions.
Things to do
Situated on picturesque Lake Wakatipu's wester shores，the farm is the perfect place to spend a few relaxing hours. The Farm Tour itself is a wonderful，interactive experience for the whole family， with something to keep everyone entertained and happy. Our rural host will meet you after you leave the steamboat and take you for a walking tour of the farmyard. The first stop is the holding pens (畜栏），where you can help feed the sheep and deer，and even get up close to the Scottish highland cattle. Then walk slowly through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel’s Homestead for morning or afternoon tea. Afterwards the farmer will lead you over to the shearing shed (剪羊毛棚）where you can watch the farm dogs rounding up sheep on the hills， and see the farmer cut the wool off a sheep. You will then board the steamboat for your cruise back to Queenstown.
Ticket Information
Child Ticket $ 22. 00
Adult Ticket $ 77.00
Visitor Information
OPENING TIME: 10 AM
CLOSING TIME:4 PM
Additional Information
All tickets purchased at MyFun must make a booking at +64-3441—8166. Please mention your My Fun barcode (条形码)number when making your booking. Please print out your voucher (收据）and take along with you to the attraction. Tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Terms and Conditions
Purchase of the tickets depends on our partner’s terms and conditions.
1.Where can a visitor have morning tea?
A. On the steamboat. B. At the holding pens.
C. In the shearing shed. D. In the Colonel’s Homestead.
2.How much should a parent with a child pay for the Farm Tour?
A. $99. B. $ 121.
C. $ 176. D. $198.
3.A visitor who has bought tickets at MyFun must .
A. take the voucher to the Farm
B. contact MyFun and get discount
C. tell the Farm your MyFun barcode number
D. call +64-3441-8166 to print out your voucher
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack来信询问“嫦娥四号”探测器（Chang’e-4 probe）名称的由来。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1．“嫦娥四号”登月成功；
2．嫦娥的传说；
3．中国人的登月梦。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
As everybody know, parents are worried too much about their child, especially when the young meet with challenges. So do my parents. They are even more nervous than I when a important test is coming. I have been thinking about talked to them. I’ll let them know I have a goal and will work hard to achieve them. When they are convincing that I’ll be responsible for that what I should do, they surely won’t feel worried. Please keep in mind that our parents love us unconditional. I hope my thought can be helpful to you in dealing the relationship with your parents.
