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7.Caught Twittering of on Facebook at work?It'll make you a better employee.An Australian study shows that surfing the internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.
The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the internet for personal reasons at work are about 9percent more productive than those who do not.the study author Brent Coker,from the department of management and marketing,said"workplace Internet leisure browsing(工作时的网络休闲)",or WILB,helped to sharpen workers'concentration."People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration,"Coker said on the university's website (www.unimelb.edu.au/)."Short breaks,such as quick surf of the Internet,enable the mind to rest itself,leading to a higher total net concentration for a day's work,and as a result,increase productivity,"he said.
According to the study of 300workers,70percent of people who use the Internet at work engage in WILB.Among the most popular WILB activities are searching for information about products,reading online news,playing online games and watching videos on YouTube.
"Many firms spend millions on software to block their employees from watching videos,using networking sites or shopping online under the pretence that it costs millions in lost productivity,"said Coker."That's not always the case."
However,Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation (适度),or were on the Internet for less than 20percent of their total time in the office."Those who behave with Internet addiction tendencies will have a lower productivity than those without,"he said.

26.What does the passage mainly tell us?D
A.What we should do with our leisure time?
B.How to surf the internet for fun during office hours.
C.Why we should surf the internet for fun during office time.
D.Moderately surfing the Internet for fun during work can improve working efficiency.
27.Why can surfing the internet for fun during office hours increase productivity?
C
A.Workers are tired of work and want to rest.
B.Workers can learn some work skills on the Internet.
C.It makes people relax and regain concentration on work.
D.It contributes to improving the relationship between bosses and workers.
28.All the following statements are true EXCEPTB.
A.The research was made by the University of Melbourne.
B.Most firms allow their employees to use the Internet for fun.
C.Most people in the research surf the Internet for fun during work.
D.Popular WILB activities are watching videos,shopping online and so on.
29.From the passage we can know thatC.
A.The workers engaged in WILB aren't fit for their work.
B.Brent Coker is a successful boss who can accept the research results.
C.Surfing the Internet long hours for fun won't increase productivity.
D.Many firms'preventing employees'WILB contributes to high productivity.
30.Which section of a newspaper do you think the passage is taken from?A
A.Work and life   B.Health and diet   C.Advertisements    D.Science and technology.

分析 文章讲述了工作时间适度的网络休闲活动可以提高产能.

解答 26-30   DCBCA
26题答案是D.主旨大意题.根据An Australian study shows that surfing the internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.和Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation (适度),可知工作时间适度的网络休闲活动可以提高产能,故选D.
27题答案是C.细节理解题.根据workplace Internet leisure browsing(工作时的网络休闲)",or WILB,helped to sharpen workers'concentration."People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration可知工作时的网络休闲可以让员工放松并集中工作.故选C.
28题答案是B.细节理解题.根据Many firms spend millions on software to block their employees from watching videos,using networking sites or shopping online under the pretence that it costs millions in lost productivity可知许多公司禁止员工上班时间使用网络购物,看视频等.选项B是错误的表达,故选B.
29题答案是C.细节理解题.根据Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation (适度),or were on the Internet for less than 20percent of their total time in the office."Those who behave with Internet addiction tendencies will have a lower productivity than those without可知适度的网络休闲可以提高产能,控制在工作时间的20%以内.过度沉溺于休闲网络,则会降低产能.故选C.
30题答案是A.推理判断题.文章讲述的是工作和休闲网络(生活)的关系,故选A.

点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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A.has bought the two new products before
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B."digital ink"has gained the same reading speed as print
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A.the e-book should be tied to a specific device
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70.This passage mainly talks aboutA.
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C.the designs of electronic books         D.two new electronic books.
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C.Keeping calm will help go forward.
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69.We can learn from the passage thatD.
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B.The value of Ove Andersson.
C.How to improve the European market.
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Overall,newspaper websites helped drive a 15 percent increase in the total newspaper audience for 25-to-34-year olds and a 10-percent increase for 18-to 24-year olds,the association said.
It did not provide comparisons to the same period last year for total print newspaper readership.Readership numbers,which were provided by Scarborough Research,include circulation,shared copies and any other way that someone could end up reading a newspaper.
Print readership fell,according to a comparison of figures from the two periods conducted by Renter,.‘
The New York Times readership dropped 5.8 percent,while the largest U.S.paper,USA Today,fell 3 percent.The Wall Street Journal saw readership remain nearly the same.
39.Which would be the best title for the passage?A
A.Online Newspaper Readership Grows
B.Convenient Way to Read Newspapers
C.rThe Internet Is Taking over in the World
D.Print Newspapers Have Lost Their Advantages
40.Why have US Newspaper publishers been fighting?C
A.Because they want to earn more money.
B.Because they feel they have been out of date.
C.Because many readers are lost to other media.
D,Because people don,t like print newspapers any more.
41. The reason why online newspaper readership increase is thatD•
A.print newspapers are expensive to buy
B.surfing the Internet is a sign of fashion
C.online newspapers cover much more information
D.more and more younger readers prefer to visit newspaper websites
42. From paragraph 6,we can learn that audience reach includes the usualD
A.TV viewers and radio listeners
B.TV viewers and print newspaper readers
C.radio listeners and online newspaper readers
D.online newspaper readers and print newspaper readers.
16.Three years ago,I met a little girl named Alicia.She had brown hair and big,green eyes.She looked like a normal 7-year-old girl.She had autism(自闭症),but that didn't mean she wasn't bright.In fact,one day proved just that.
As I walked into the room to meet with Alicia,I noticed that she was sitting in the corner alone."Hey there Alicia!What are you doing?"She immediately looked down.I was used to this."Thinking."She said."About what?""Butterflies.""What about them?"Then,she looked me right in the eye and said"Today I was outside looking at flowers,and I saw a butterfly.I began chasing it and finally caught it.I took it inside to show the nurse and she said,‘Oh,honey,you have to let it go.'I didn't want to let it go.I was so happy I had a new friend,but the nurse said that if I didn't let it go,it would die.I didn't want it to die so I ran outside and let it go.I was so happy."
After she told me her story,she put her head back down.I felt a tear.I couldn't believe that a 7-year-old girl with autism taught me about a life lesson.Happiness can be found in everyone and everything.
I later found out that she moved to a different hospital.Her mother died of cancer.After her mother died,her father couldn't handle an autistic child.Later he abandoned(抛弃) her.I was so heartbroken about this that I quickly took action to find her.
Five years later,I have a 12-year-old daughter with brown hair and big,green eyes.Her name is Alicia.I had found her after years of hope,loss,and just luck.She is my butterfly in life.

21.The underlined word"that"in paragraph1refers toA.
A.she had a disease.
B.she was at the age of 7.
C.she was clever indeed.
D.she had beautiful eyes.
22.According to the text,Alicia wasn't used toD.
A.looking down to avoid eye contact.
B.thinking questions on animals.
C.sitting all by herself in the corner.
D.looking into the eyes of others.
23.What can we infer from Alicia's butterfly story?A
A.Butterflies bring nothing but happiness to Alicia.
B.Butterflies are a friend to a child patient.
C.Butterflies are easy to die in the wild.
D.Butterflies could be caught without difficulty.

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