题目内容
The boss insisted that the task _______before 5 o’clock this afternoon.
A.was finished B.finished C.be finished D.should finish
C
【解析】
试题分析:考查insist用法。当insist表示坚持要求做某事的时候,后面的宾语从句使用(should)+动词原形;当insist表示坚持认为的时候,后面使用陈述语气;句意:老板坚持要求在具体下午5点之前完成这个任务。根据句意说明本题的insist表示坚持要求做某事,所以使用should+动词原形的虚拟语气,should可以省略。故C正确。
考点:考查insist用法。
点评:当insist表示坚持要求做某事的时候,后面的宾语从句使用(should)+动词原形;当insist表示坚持认为的时候,后面使用陈述语气;
As the economy begins to recover, salary increases should do the same.
In the past few years, employers have raised workers’ salaries by about 4 percent per year--except for 2009, when the figure dropped to a historically low 2.1 percent, according to a survey of World at Word. About one-third of companies froze raises altogether.
For 2010, World at Work’s survey projects an average salary increase budget of 2.7 percent, a figure that shows the situation has improved but the job market is still weak. Between 10 percent and 15 percent of companies said they would freeze raises--far fewer than in 2009, but still more than in most years.
How can you get a raise? Avalos and others offer the following tips:
* Do your job well. This means producing high-quality work, of course, but also keeping the big picture in mind.
“It really comes down to positioning yourself as a high performer, somebody who is aware of business goals and helps the company meet their goals as an organization”, Avalos said
* Be visible. When times are tough, some workers think. “I’m going to hunker down and hope that nobody notices me, because I don’t want to be on a layoff list,” said Richard Phillips, owner of Advantage Career Solutions. This is a mistake, because you’re unlikely to get a raise if no one knows what you have accomplished. “If anything, what you want to do is be more visible.”
* Make your boss’s life easier. This means everything from having a good attitude to taking on extra tasks. If you don’t know how you can help your boss, ask.
* Ask for a raise. Talk to your boss and present your case: Here’s what I’ve done, here’s how it fits with the company’s goals, and here is why I think it’s worth a salary increase. In some cases, even if your company has an official raise freeze, you can get a raise if you make good case.
If the answer is no -- or if you’re not ready to ask directly -- Phillips suggests asking, “What would you like to see from me that would put me in line for a raise?”
A question like this can improve your standing. “Just asking the question says to the boss, ‘I’m thinking about where I fit in here, what I can do,” Phillips said, “That in and of itself has value.”
【小题1】The passage is mostly from a\an________.
A.novel | B.science fiction |
C.magazine | D.biography |
A.4 | B.2.1 | C.2.7 | D.10 |
A.have your job done well | B.be visible everywhere as possible as you can |
C.ask your boss for a raise directly | D.change your job |
A.the situation has improved but the job market is still weak |
B.salary increases should recover as the economy does |
C.producing high-quality work will surely help you get a raise |
D.that in and off an employee makes no difference |