Today companies have branches around the worl...

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.

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THYSSEN ELEVATORS is one of the leading elevator companies in the world with more than 120 branch companies around the globe. GUANGDONG THYSSEN ELEVATORS LTD. in Zhongshan produces high-quality elevators. We are offering the following positions ：

● Plant Manager

Excellent Senior Engineer with experience in this field to manage our plant in Zhongshan

● Senior Engineers ( Mechanical and Electrical)

For production and Engineering Department, good command of Internet

● Junior positions

For those who wish for success

● One purchaser(购货员)

Preferably with experience in a mechanical engineering company and international markets

● Cost Accountant(会计)

5 years experience in mechanical factory costing, good knowledge in Office 95, CET level. For these senior level Positions, we expect preferably a university degree or an excellent job Record. 3-5 years of experience on the job and good command of English. If you are ready to work with us, we will offer attractive salary packet and bright future.

THYESSEN

GUANDONG THYESSEN ELEVATORS LTD

LONGCHAN HUANCHENG

Zhongshan (5284655 ) Guangdong Province

(1) Secretary

● University graduate

● Good at English speaking, writing & translating

● Good PC knowledge and typing skill

● Pleasant character with good personal skill

(2) Accountants

● College or university graduate

● Good command of English and PC operation

● Work experience

(3) Production Trainees

● College or university graduate

● Food engineering/machinery or chemistry

● Good command of English

● 1-2 years experience in food factory

● Leadership ability and PC knowledge

(4)Production workers

● Polytechnic school(中专) graduate

● Food technology or chemistry

● Knowledge of basic English

● 1-2 years experience in food factory

NESTLE

DONGGUAN NESTLE COMPANY LTD

1.If you don’t know how to use a computer, you had better ask for the position of ________.

A. a secretary in NESTLE

B. a production worker in NESTLE

C. a senior engineer in THYSSEN

D. a cost accountant in THYSSEN

2.From the passage we can learn that ________ .

A. THYSSEN is a successful company with many branches

B. NESTLE is a company only producing chemical products

C. NESTLE asks for good command of English in every position

D. THYSSEN needs a senior sales manager to sell its products in Asia

3.As a graduate from university this year, you can probably get a job as ________.

A. a cost accountant in THYSSEN

B. a purchaser in THYSSEN

C. a secretary in NESTLE

D. an accountant in NESTLE

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More than a billion people around the world have smart phones, almost all of which come with some kind of navigation app such as Apple Maps or Amap. This raises the age-old question we meet with any technology: What abilities is our brain losing to these apps? But also, importantly: What abilities are we gaining?

Talking with people who are good at finding their way around or good at using paper maps, I often hear a lot of annoyance with digital maps. North/south direction gets messed up, and you can see only a small section at a time. I can really understand that it may be quite disturbing for the already skilled to be limited to a small phone screen.

But consider what digital navigation aids have meant for someone like me. Although being a frequent traveler, I'm so terrible at finding my way that I still use Apple Maps almost every day in the small town where I have lived for many years.

In many developed nations, street names and house numbers can be meaningful, and instructions such as go north for three blocks and──then west’’ make sense to those familiar with these rules. In Istanbul, however, where I grew up, none of those hold true. For one thing, the locals seldom use street names. Besides, the city is full of winding and ancient alleys(小巷) that cross with newer avenues at many angles. In such places, you’d better turn to the locals. In the countryside, however, there is often nobody outside to ask. In fact, along came Apple Maps, like a fairy grandmother whispering directions in my ear. Since then, I travel with a lot more confidence, and my world has opened up.

Which brings me back to my original question: While we often lose some skills after depending on new technology, this new equipment may also allow us to gain new abilities. Maybe when technology closes a door, we should also look for the doors it opens.

1.Why do people who are skilled at reading paper maps feel upset?

A.They are interested in reading paper maps,

B.They don’t know how to use navigation, apps.

C.They are limited to a single smart phone app.

D.They are confused by digital maps’ direction.

2.According to the text, which is the best way to find the destination in Istanbul?

A.Asking local people the way.

B.Following the navigation app.

C.Getting familiar with the city rules.

D.Looking for street names and house numbers.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the navigation apps?

A.Cautious B.Ambiguous

C.Favorable D.Critical

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A.Benefits of Navigation Apps

B.Disadvantages of Navigation Apps

C.My World Opens Up by New Technology

D.Have Navigation Apps Worsened Our Brain?

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Pets Comer is a company with dozens of pet stores and more than 600 employees around the UK.It is planning　 1.(provide) the first-ever pet and human first aid course for its staff.

To develop the2.(special) designed course,training teams3.(organize) by now.The course will begin next month.The full-day course will cover two parts with the first part4.(deal) with humans and the second with dog and cat first aid.Topics covered will include different5.(situation) in our daily life which require first aid skills such as minor injuries,shock and unconsciousness.

Lucy Ross,Head of Training at Pets Comer,said, "At Pets Comer,we have always tried to apply an honest and moral approach to everything6.we do.This includes having the best trained staff in the industry.Every human customer as well as their pet animals7.(be) welcome in our stores.It s our duty to provide all of our staff8.the tools and knowledge they need to feel9.(confidence) in helping both pets and customers.Therefore,10.makes sense

that our staffs first aid knowledge is beyond all your expectations."

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As is tradition, technology companies from around the world have flocked to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. There are thousands of eye-catching items to swoon over, whether you’re a nerd or not. Here are a few of the most interesting, exciting and possibly life-changing products seen at the show, which runs from Tuesday to Friday.

1.If one likes doing things by himself, which of the items suits him best?

A.Item 1. B.Item 2.

C.Item 3. D.Item 4.

2.Which of the following technologies appeared for the first time in the show?

A.The TV R User’s controlling the TV by Google Assistant

B.Nvidia’s laptops’ solving the problem of power

C.The Dreem band’s detect your heart rate

D.Samsung’s Micro LED technology making a 146-inch TV possible

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As is tradition, technology companies from around the world have flocked to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. There are thousands of eye-catching items to swoon over, whether you’re a nerd or not. Here are a few of the most interesting, exciting and possibly life-changing products seen at the show, which runs from Tuesday to Friday.

1.If one likes doing things by himself, which of the items suits him best?

A. Item 1.　　 B. Item 2.

C. Item 3.　　 D. Item 4.

2.Which of the following technologies appeared for the first time in the show?

A. The TV R User’s controlling the TV by Google Assistant

B. Nvidia’s laptops’ solving the problem of power

C. The Dreem band’s detect your heart rate

D. Samsung’s Micro LED technology making a 146-inch TV possible

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27．Today Chinese____by more and more people around the world

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All around the world, lawyers generate more hostility(敌视) than the members of any other profession-with the possible exception of journalism. But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.

During the decade before the economic crisis, spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation. The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law graduates never get a big-firm job. Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.

There are many reasons for this. One is the excessive costs of a legal education. There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subjects, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam. This leaves today’s average law-school graduate with $100,000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts. Law-school debt means that they have to work extremely hard.

Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers. Sensible ideas have been around for a long time, but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been too conservative to implement(实施)them. One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree. Another is to let students sit for the bar after only two years of law school. If the bar exam is truly a strict enough test for a would-be lawyer, those who can sit it earlier should be allowed to do so. Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third. The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like(行会) ownership structure of the business. Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm. This keeps fees high and innovation slow. There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.

In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency. After all, other countries, such as Australia and Britain, have started liberalizing their legal professions. America should follow.

1.A lot of students take up law as their profession due to________

A.the growing demand from clients. B.the increasing pressure of inflation.

C.the prospect of working in big firms. D.the attraction of financial rewards.

2.Which of the following adds to the costs of legal education in most American states?

A.Higher tuition fees for undergraduate studies.

B.Admissions approval from the bar association.

C.Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in another major.

D.Receiving training by professional associations.

3.The obstacle to the reform of the legal system originates from_______

A.Lawyers’ and clients’ strong resistance.

B.the rigid bodies governing the profession.

C.the stern exam for would-be lawyers.

D.non-professionals’ sharp criticism.

4.In this text, the author mainly discusses____

A.wrong ownership of America’s law firms and causes.

B.the factors that help make a successful lawyer in American.

C.a problem in America’s legal profession and solutions to it.

D.the role of undergraduate studies in America’s legal education.

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More than a hundred reporters from around the world thronged and bustled in the Stock Exchange Building in Stockholm's Old Town for about an hour before the doors to the Swedish Academy swung open. Notably, there were many Japanese reporters present, hoping to break the news that Haruki Murakami had won the prize. Finally, the Swedish Academy's Permanent Secretary Peter Englund stepped out from the doors and said Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature.

The following is a truncated Q&A with reporters and Englund. (The questions have been simplified and clarified.)

Why did Alice Munro win?

We gave her the Nobel Prize in Literature because she is a master of the contemporary short story.

Which book to begin with?

One of the amazing things about her is that she has no weak works in her writing. She has always worked to the best of her ability; she has always cultivated the short story to perfection. And she has never really written a weak or bad book. So you can take your pick. 'The Moons of Jupiter' was the first book I read by her and you can see both her different themes in that book and also her very special narrative mode, you can find it there. She tells her stories a bit like nobody else. She has a very economical language and sparse style. You can find that in 'The Moons of Jupiter.' You can take your pick. The latest one is obviously very interesting, 'Dear Life,' which contains a number of autobiographical sketches at the end that gives a key to the entire authorship of Alice Munro.

How was she informed?

Well, I left a message on her answering machine. I couldn't reach her and it was of course pretty early in the morning. But she will be notified by courier, by email to her both agents, by standard mail and so on.

What kind of message did you leave?

Basically, congratulations! You've won the Nobel Prize in literature.

What's the Importance of a woman winning?

Don't ask me. We picked her for excellence, nothing else. Of course it matters when you start doing the headcount. But she is no representative. She has received this prize just because of what she has done. Nothing else.

So the sexual balance doesn't count?

We don't have these kinds of quotas; thank god ... We don't have any quotas. We could, if we wanted to, award this prize four times in a row to a children's book writer working in the United States. If we wanted to. We can do as we please. We don't have to fill any quotes in any direction. We just give it to authors who show an extraordinary literary quality. One of these is Mrs. Alice Munro.

1.Why were there so many Japanese reporters in the Stock Exchange Building in Stockholm's Old Town?

A. They were waiting there to report who would win the 2013 Nobel Prize in 2013.

B. They had expected that Haruki Murakami would win the prize.

C. They just wanted to be the first to report the 2013 Noble Prize winner.

D. They were waiting in the stock market to give the world a big surprise.

2.Alice Munro would most probably be informed of her winning by ________?

A. picking up her answering machine　　 B. email from both of her agents

C. standard mail　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The passage doesn’t clarify it.

3.According to the passage, Alice Munro was awarded the 2013 Noble Prize in Literature mainly for ________.

A. she has an obvious advantage over Haruki Murakami

B. it is rare for a woman to have written so many perfect stories

C. she is a master of the contemporary short story

D. she deserves a prize for her hard work for so many years

4.Alice Munro is best known for her work ________.

A. “Dear Life”, which contains a number of autobiographical sketches that gives a key to her entire authorship

B. “The Moons of Jupiter”, which represented both her different themes and also her very special narrative mode

C. “Dance of the Happy Shades”, which helped her win the first Governor General’s Award

D. no specific work, but the uniqueness and perfection reflected in all her works

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More than 1.5 billion people around the world live without electricity. Finding better ways to bring light to the poor is the goal of researchers like Professor Irvine. In the late 1990s, he was working in Nepal when his return flight was canceled. A delay gave him time to take a fourteen-day hiking trip in the Himalayas.

One day he looked in the window of a school and noticed how dark it was. This is a common problem for millions of children around the world. Many families use kerosene oil (煤油) lamps. There are many problems with these lamps. They produce only a small amount of light. They are dangerous to breathe. And they are a big fire danger, causing many injuries and deaths each year. Kerosene costs less than other forms of lighting, but it is still costly in poor countries. Professor Irvine says many people spend over 100 dollars a year on the fuel.

When he returned to Canada, he began researching ways to provide safe and clean lighting. He began experimenting with light-emitting diodes (发光二极管), LEDs, at his lab. As a professor of renewable energy, he already knew about the technology. Light-emitting diodes are small glass lamps that use much less electricity than traditional bulbs (灯泡) and last much longer. He used a one-watt bright white LED made in Japan. He found it on the Internet and connected it to a bicycle-powered generator (发电机). He remembers thinking it was so bright that a child could read by the light of a single diode.

In 2000, after much research and many experiments, he returned to Nepal to put the systems into homes. Now the homes of 25,000 people in 51 countries have been equipped with it. “The one-time cost of our system which basically lives forever, as well as the solar panel — is less than one hundred dollars. So, one year of kerosene would pay for a solid-state lighting system,” he said. Now his aim is to develop a lower-cost lighting system. In January, Irvine is leaving the University of Calgary. He has also decided to start his own company in India.

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that kerosene oil lamps ______.

A. cost more than other forms of lighting

B. have damaged children’s eyesight

C. have wasted only a little fuel

D. have a lot of disadvantages

2.Irvine connected a white LED to a bicycle-powered generator to prove ______.

A. whether it can work without electricity

B. whether it can work well with less electricity

C. whether it can last longer than a generator

D. whether it is brighter than a traditional bulb

3.We can learn from the text that Irvine ______.

A. likes India rather than Nepal

B. is good at making new kinds of bulbs

C. is giving up his job in the university

D. is to earn much money from his company

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