题目内容
.Think it over. You may have a lot of ways __________________(改正此句).(correct)
to correct this sentence
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 |
Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
China has banned free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1, 2008. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin plastic bags has also been banned.
The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.
What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Anhui have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.
【小题1】 People in China have to _____ now.
A.throw plastic bags here and there |
B.collect plastic bags in the street |
C.pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets |
D.use free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets |
A.environment | B.litter |
C.shops | D.supermarkets |
A.ask their parents to make cloth bags | B.make cloth bags themselves |
C.pick up plastic bags everywhere | D.buy cloth bags for their parents |
A.Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China. |
B.The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution. |
C.Some students in Anhui begin to make their own shopping bags. |
D.To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China. |