Since new technologies are ever growing, employers now have the chance to monitor （监控） their employees to make them spare more time to work when they use their phones, computer terminals, emails and even when an employee is using the Internet．

Recent surveys have shown that a majority of employers monitor their employees’ activities．It was found that three fourths of employers monitored the websites their employees visited in order to prevent improper surfing．The survey further indicated that 65% of employers used software to block connections to websites considered off limits to employees．One third of employers monitored their employees’ number of keystrokes and the amount of time spent on the keyboard and lastly just over half of the employers surveyed review and kept email messages．

Most of the time, email is not considered private if the email system is used at a company, the employer owns it and is allowed to review its contents．Email messages that are sent within the company, as well as those that are sent from the employee’s terminal to another company, or from another company to the employee are subject to monitoring．If an email is deleted out of the employee’s account, that doesn’t mean that they are totally deleted．The messages are kept in memory．Emails are often backed up along with other important data from the computer system．If an employer’s email policy specifically states that messages marked as “private” will be kept confidential （机密的）,however, there may also be some exceptions to that policy （政策）．

In order to know their employer’s email policy, employees should read over the employee handbook．If the handbook doesn’t address the issue of email monitoring, they should speak with their employer about their policy for emails and privacy．Currently there are very few laws that address workplace privacy; however, there are some organizations that are working to advocate for employees so that there will be a stronger government regulation of employee monitoring activities．

According to the author, the employers’ monitoring ____．

       A．may be an efficient management method

       B．should be performed secretly

       C．has resulted from the development in computers

       D．is quite common nowadays

Employers probably think that monitoring the employees can help them ____．

       A．improve their work efficiency（有效） B．use computers properly

       C．develop a way of keeping office secrets  D．reduce their mental pressures

It can be inferred from the passage that ____．

       A．employees should delete their own emails at once to keep them secret

       B．an employer’s email policy may protect the employees’ privacy

       C．nobody can help solve the problem of office privacy

       D．an employee may feel troubled by being monitored in the office

The underlined phrase “advocate for” in the last paragraph means “____”．

       A．tell the employees the truth

       B．publicly support

       C．ask the employees to be more attentive

       D．remind the employees of the possible failure

Since new technologies are ever growing, employers now have the chance to monitor （监控） their employees to make them spare more time to work when they use their phones, computer terminals, emails and even when an employee is using the Internet．

Recent surveys have shown that a majority of employers monitor their employees’ activities．It was found that three fourths of employers monitored the websites their employees visited in order to prevent improper surfing．The survey further indicated that 65% of employers used software to block connections to websites considered off limits to employees．One third of employers monitored their employees’ number of keystrokes and the amount of time spent on the keyboard and lastly just over half of the employers surveyed review and kept email messages．

Most of the time, email is not considered private if the email system is used at a company, the employer owns it and is allowed to review its contents．Email messages that are sent within the company, as well as those that are sent from the employee’s terminal to another company, or from another company to the employee are subject to monitoring．If an email is deleted out of the employee’s account, that doesn’t mean that they are totally deleted．The messages are kept in memory．Emails are often backed up along with other important data from the computer system．If an employer’s email policy specifically states that messages marked as “private” will be kept confidential （机密的）,however, there may also be some exceptions to that policy （政策）．

In order to know their employer’s email policy, employees should read over the employee handbook．If the handbook doesn’t address the issue of email monitoring, they should speak with their employer about their policy for emails and privacy．Currently there are very few laws that address workplace privacy; however, there are some organizations that are working to advocate for employees so that there will be a stronger government regulation of employee monitoring activities．

1.According to the author, the employers’ monitoring ____．

2.Employers probably think that monitoring the employees can help them ____．

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ____．

4.The underlined phrase “advocate for” in the last paragraph means “____”．

Since new technologies are ever growing, employers now have the chance to monitor （监控） their employees to make them spare more time to work when they use their phones, computer terminals, emails and even when an employee is using the Internet．

Recent surveys have shown that a majority of employers monitor their employees’ activities．It was found that three fourths of employers monitored the websites their employees visited in order to prevent improper surfing．The survey further indicated that 65% of employers used software to block connections to websites considered off limits to employees．One third of employers monitored their employees’ number of keystrokes and the amount of time spent on the keyboard and lastly just over half of the employers surveyed review and kept email messages．

Most of the time, email is not considered private if the email system is used at a company, the employer owns it and is allowed to review its contents．Email messages that are sent within the company, as well as those that are sent from the employee’s terminal to another company, or from another company to the employee are subject to monitoring．If an email is deleted out of the employee’s account, that doesn’t mean that they are totally deleted．The messages are kept in memory．Emails are often backed up along with other important data from the computer system．If an employer’s email policy specifically states that messages marked as “private” will be kept confidential （机密的）,however, there may also be some exceptions to that policy （政策）．

In order to know their employer’s email policy, employees should read over the employee handbook．If the handbook doesn’t address the issue of email monitoring, they should speak with their employer about their policy for emails and privacy．Currently there are very few laws that address workplace privacy; however, there are some organizations that are working to advocate for employees so that there will be a stronger government regulation of employee monitoring activities．

1．According to the author, the employers’ monitoring ____．

       A．may be an efficient management method

       B．should be performed secretly

       C．has resulted from the development in computers

       D．is quite common nowadays

2．Employers probably think that monitoring the employees can help them ____．

       A．improve their work efficiency（有效） B．use computers properly

       C．develop a way of keeping office secrets D．reduce their mental pressures

3．It can be inferred from the passage that ____．

       A．employees should delete their own emails at once to keep them secret

       B．an employer’s email policy may protect the employees’ privacy

       C．nobody can help solve the problem of office privacy

       D．an employee may feel troubled by being monitored in the office

4．The underlined phrase “advocate for” in the last paragraph means “____”．

       A．tell the employees the truth

       B．publicly support

       C．ask the employees to be more attentive

       D．remind the employees of the possible failure

My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my37. It became important to do things with 38.  I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept  40  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  41  I wanted to come.

    It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low    42  Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father   43  my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a   44  today, Beck?”  “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently  45   . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that   46  .

    Several hours later, the police called us,   47   us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could   48    speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49  of hurting him.

    “Daddy … I’m sorry …”

    “It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”

    “No,” I said, “I    50  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

    “Sweetheart, I don’t   51   anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I   remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He  52   a weak smile.

    I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I   53   wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that  54   have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the   55   to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

A. However               B. Instead             C. Besides             D. Therefore

A. sight                  B. effort              C. attention                  D. energy

A. Dad                  B. brothers         C. teachers            D. friends

A. start                     B. devote              C. save               D. waste

A. asleep                   B. busy                 C. silent               D. awake

A. unless                  B. even if             C. so that              D. in case

A. spirits                  B. conditions        C. emotions         D. hopes

A. left                      B. checked            C. knocked           D. entered

A. walk                   B. ride                C. picnic               D. game

A. whispered          B. warned             C. shouted            D. announced

A. morning              B. moment            C. afternoon         D. evening

A. convincing         B. informing         C. reminding         D. phoning

A. eventually          B. generally          C. strictly             D. broadly

A. tired                   B. sorry               C. aware               D. afraid

A. mean                 B. think                C. care                 D. discuss

A. hate                    B. forget               C. like               D. remember

A. managed                    B. expressed          C. exchanged               D. got

A. often                  B. once               C. even                 D. never

A. words                B. promises           C. smiles              D. apologies

A. experience           B. power              C. honor               D. desire

   My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 26 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 27 . It was important to do things with friends  28 . I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to  29  my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept  30  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  31  I wanted to come.

   It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low  32 . Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father  33 my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a  34  today, Beck?”  “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently  35 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that  36 .

Several hours later, the police called us,  37  us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could 38  speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 39  of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry …”

“It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”

“No,” I said, “I  40  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t  41  anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 42  a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 43  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 44  have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 45  to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.