While we have complained about budgets in accounting or fallen asleep in a carpool line,our children have been listening and watching.The stresses of our jobs are spilling over into our home lives,and our kids are worried about us.A new survey,“Ask the Children”,conducted by the Family and Work Institute of New York City,asked more than 1000 kids between the ages of 8 and 18 about their parents’ work lives.“If you were granted one wish to change the way your parents’ work affected your life,” the survey asked kids,“what would that wish be?” Most parents assumed that children would want more time with them,but only 10% did.Instead,the most common wish(among 34%) was that parents would be less stressed and tired by work. __ __ Alison Levin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the accounting firm Pricewater-house Coopers.Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed(压倒) by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments.“It’s not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done,” she says.“It’s about saying no and making choices.” Working parents,she adds,should be fully home when they are home. __ ____ We can start by leaving work,and thoughts of work,behind as soon as we start the trip home.Think about how to make the most of the upcoming time with your family.And do something to get yourself in a good mood,whether it’s listening to music in the car or reading a novel on the train,rather than returning calls on the cell phone,and stay away from e-mail. __ ____ Remember too that your kids are learning about the world of work from you,so when they ask about your day,be sure to tell them about something good that happened.(In the survey,69% of moms said they liked their work,but only 42% of kids thought they did.) __ ____ Parents can also distress by cutting back on their children’s activities.If keeping up with your kid’s schedule is killing you,you might insist that he choose between karate(空手道) lessons and the theatre troupe.Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to feed their own interests and have fun. (1)__The results of the survey mentioned in Paragraph 1 show that________. A.__children hope their parents would spend more time with them__ __ B.__children wish their parents would have less stress from workC.__children wish to change the way their parents’ work affects themD.__children wish to change the way their parents treat them (2)__We know from the passage that Allison Levin thinks that working parents should________. A.__refuse to take on too many work responsibilities__ __ B.__make a choice between family and work obligationsC.__stop thinking about their work when they are at homeD.__get up early in the morning to get more done (3)__What does the writer suggest that working parents do on their way home? A.__Finish what remains to be done in their work.__ __ B.__Go over what they’ve done during the day.C.__Think about what they should do the next day.D.__Adjust themselves to the upcoming family life. (4)__In Paragraph 4,“69% of moms said they liked their work,but only 42% of kids thought they did.” shows that ________. A.__children are not satisfied with their parents’ jobs__ __ B.__parents often complain about their work before childrenC.__children are not as tolerant as their parentsD.__parents are not telling the truth in the survey

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What can working parents do to reduce stress, according to the author?A. To enjoy themselves and have fun when working.B. To tell their children about their job-related stress.C. To reduce the number of their children's activities.D. To take part in their children's activities more often.

Ⅱ、Reading 1 read and choose the best answer.Connected to the WorldSocial media is now part of many people's daily life. It is estimated that around of the world's 4.2 billion people — nearly 56 percent of the world's population — use social media regularly. Facebook, the world's most popular social media site, has 2.7 billion users worldwide. WeChat, a Chinese social media site, has about 1.2 billion users. Research shows that, worldwide, the average person spends over two hours on social media every day. People in the Philippines have been found to be the most active users, spending over 4 hours on social media sites each day in general. Research also suggests that women are more active on social media than men are in the U.S. But what do people spend this time on social media doing? According to one survey, the most common social media activities are visiting other users' profile pages, reading their news, and leaving comments on what they post. It appears that users spend more time looking at other people's pages than adding to their own. Every second, five new Facebook profiles are created. And as Internet access becomes more widely available to people all over the world, the growth of social media's popularity will only continue.The world's most ____ socialcebook.◎ Access○ Popular☆ Lives

While parents complain about work at the dinner table, the children listen and watch. The stresses from their work are spreading to their home life and their kids are worried about them. A survey once asked more than 100 kids between 8 and 18 about their parents' work lives. "If you could take one wish to change the way your parents work affected your life," "Is very asked kids, "what would that wish be? "st parents assumed that children would want more with them, but only in did instead the most common wish was that parents' work wouldn't affect their family's life.51 According to the results of the survey mentioned in Para.I, what did most children wish?A. They wish that their parents would change their jobs.B. They wish that their parents would have less stress from work.C. They wish that their parents would ask them more for their opinions.D. They wish that their parents would spend more time with them.

The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may decide whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to remember that your purpose during the interview may differ from that of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interviewer’s task is not to embarrass you, but to hire the right person for the job. Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to improve your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job. Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The interviewer won’t know them unless you point them out, so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner. Don’t say anything bad about your former employers. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer asks about it, be honest. Show the interviewer that you are interested in the company by asking questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotions opportunities and benefits of the job you are interviewing for. If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions. Some interviewers may bring up salary early in the interview. At this time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where you can prove yourself that a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If possible, you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and have completed the paperwork. 1.To get the job you want, during the interview you should _________________. A.avoid the interviewer’s questions that are designed to embarrass you B.remember that you are the best C.make yourself stand out as the right person for the job D.tell yourself that you want to get the job 2.If you did not get along with your former employer, you ________________. A.should tell a lie to the interviewer B.should not speak ill of him C.should refer to him in a factual manner D.should never mention it 3.The underlined word “adverse” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by _____________. A.difficult B.friendly C.opposite D.different 4.The passage is mainly about _______________. A.how to make your strengths understood B.how to show your interest in the job C.how to be frank and sincere D.how to deal with an interview

题型说明：Directions: This section contains 20 target words. Each word is followed by four options marked A), B), C) and D). Select the option that serves as the antonym of the target word.61. (1.0分) coherentA disjointedB logicalC consistentD intelligible

No doubt some temperaments take much more kindly to a regular routine than others. There are many who shy away from the self-regimentation (自我管制) of a weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a definite program of work. Many able students claim that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic, they work on it intensively for three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid work completely.It has to be confessed that we do not fully understand the complexities of the motivation to work. Most people over 25 years of age have become conditioned to a work routine, and the majority of really productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important aspects of their work. The "tough-minded" school of workers is usually very contemptuous (蔑视的) of the idea that good work can only be done spontaneously under the influence of inspiration. The most energetic of authors, Anthony Trollope wrote: "There are those...who think that the man who works with imagination should allow himself to wait till inspiration moves him. When I have heard such doctrine preached (宣扬), I have hardly been able to repress my scorn."Those who believe that they need only work and study as the spirit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of "freedom". Freedom from restraint and discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to "self-expression" or "personality development". Our society insists on regular habits, time-keeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society we have to comply with its demands. We need not stick too rigidly to plans and time-tables, but plans there must be. Otherwise, effort is wasted, and time is dribbled away to no purpose. A sensible routine of work, so far from destroying spontaneity or creativity, should actually foster the best condition for creative work.The underlined part "as the spirit takes them" in the last paragraph means ________.A. when they feel healthy and wellB. when they have timeC. when they are in the moodD. when they find conditions suitable

Are some people born clever，and others born stupid？ Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience？ Strangely enough，the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no amount of education can make a genius out on a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand，a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth，whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view，now held by most experts，can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people，the closer they are likely to be intelligent.Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population，it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If，on the other hand， we take two identical twins，they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters， parents and children，usually have similar intelligence ，and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one，for example，to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing，and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other，but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.（1）The writer is in favor of the view that man's intelligence is given to him ____ A. at birthB. through educationC. both at birth and through educationD. neither at birth nor through education（2）If a child is born with low intelligence，he can ____ A. become a geniusB. still become a genius if he should be given special educationC. reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundingsD. not reach his intelligence in his life（3）In the second paragraph， the underlined sentence means if we ____ A. pick any two personsB. take out two different personsC. choose two persons who are relativeD. choose two persons with different intelligence（4）The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows ____ A. the importance of their intelligenceB. the role of environment on intelligenceC. the importance of their positionsD. the part that birth plays（5）The best title of the passage can be ____ A. SurroundingsB. IntelligenceC. Dependence on EnvironmentD. Effect of Education

What does Portugal's government state in the new law?A. Employers should not contact their workers outside of working hours.B. Employers should receive financial penalties for serious offenses.C. Employers should not switch off entirely outside of working hours.D. Employers should make technology an integral part of their lives.