Employees are being flooded with too much information that has little to do with their work, according to a new survey.

    On average, white-collar workers spend 51 percent of their work time receiving and processing information. Only one third of it was relevant to their work, the survey found. Information overload for white collar workers has become a global issue. The huge amount of information has already affected their efficiency in management as well as their performance at work.

    Buried with e-mails

    Every morning, a secretary at the human resources department of an auto parts company opens her e-mail box, only to find it crammed with at least 50 unread mails. For her, even scanning through these e-mails every day takes at least half an hour. Some of her colleagues are not so lucky — they have to read at least 100.

    Bothered with calls

    Telephone calls are also causing a problem. More than 40 percent white-collar workers chose mobile phones as the preferred way to communicate important and urgent business matters.

    Talking saves time and energy over the clicking, reading and replying to e-mails, but phone calls are also more distracting(分心的). While answering a call, a clerk is likely to put away a much more important task at hand and start the business being talked about on the phone.

      Solution? Not yet.

    Many companies start with providing staff with better computers, better Internet access and more advanced gadgets(装置). For example, staff members above a certain level in one company will be provided with a blackberry phone for easier access to their e-mails. The company has also organized many lectures on efficient ways of e-mail management. Yet most white-collar workers think their companies can do more.

1.What does the new survey find about white-collar workers?

    A．They spend 51% of their work time on meetings.

    B．Only half of the information they receive is useful.

    C．Over 60% of them prefer to use the telephone.

    D．Some of them have to read at least 100 e-mails every day.

2.Telephone calls cause a problem because ________.

    A．they take up the time to receive and send e-mails

    B．they are often not answered

    C．they are mostly not about business

    D．they may lead to the changing of work schedule

3.How do some companies try to solve the problem of information overload?

    A．They start to give staff a pay rise.

    B．They plan to employ more people.

    C．They provide employees with more advanced equipment.

    D．They organize lectures on how to reduce stress.

4.What is the major issue discussed in this text?

    A．Poor management leads to inefficiency at work.

    B．Junk mail is causing big trouble.

    C．White-collar workers suffer from information overload.

    D．Better computers are in need in workplaces.

Long before they became doctors, lawyers, CEO’s or real estate developers, they played in garage bands and maybe even dreamed of becoming rock stars. That’s why they signed up for Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp.

    For nearly a week, the mostly middle-aged “campers” had practiced in the West 54th Street studios. They came from as far away as London and Tokyo and as close as Long Island and downtown New York to prepare for their moment of onstage glory.

    “I feel like I’m 18 again,” said Jerry Goldberg, a 60-year-old investment banker and guitar player, whose family was in the audience.” I admit that I felt a little uncertain when I first got here, but this has turned out to be a wonderful experience, one of the greatest of my life.”

    Everybody has two businesses, their own business and show business. This can be a life-changing experience for them. Mr. Daltrey, who has appeared at several fantasy camps, was asked why he keeps coming back.

    “I’ve had people tell me that I shouldn’t be doing this, that it's bad for my image,” he acknowledged. “But that’s rubbish. Look, it’s all so positive, and everybody is having so much fun. So what’s bad about that?”

    Jeff Munger, a drummer and rancher(农场主) said. “I’m at a point in my life where I’m going to spend my money on things I’m passionate about, and I’m absolutely crazy about music.”

    Most of the campers are successful executives or professionals: a founder of the Oracle Computer Company, a businessman whose father invented the Big Mac, a plastic surgeon, presidents of health care and seafood companies.

1.This text is mainly about________.

    A．a music course for the elderly people

    B．a pop club for professional musicians

    C．a rock music camp for music lovers

    D．a studio for wealthy businessmen

2.What do the middle aged campers have in common?

    A．They are all interested in charity.

    B．They are all passionate about music.

    C．They are all retired business people.

    D．They were all rock stars when they were young.

3.According to the text, Mr. Daltrey ________.

A．once played in a garage band

B．has come with his family

C．has joined in the camp a couple of times 

D．is very careful about his image

4.We can infer from the text that the campers _________.

    A．enjoy their regular jobs     B．come from different countries

    C．do part-time jobs            D．have a great many fans

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My parents and I went to the zoo on last Sunday.     1.               

There were a lot of visitors stood in front of the    2._______________

ticket window. We waited for a long time and buy three      3.               

tickets in the Monkey Mountain World of the zoo. I was     4.               

too eager to see the smart and funny animals, but I     5.               

quickened my steps through the crowd. Unfortunate,    6.               

I got separated from my parents. I had hard time looking     7.               

for him. But no luck. Wandering in the zoo, I felt     8.               

alone without companions. Worse still, I had no money,      9.               

so I had to walk home, covered as much as 10 miles.    10.

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1．不仅要表述出图中的内容，还要就此现象要发表自己的感想；

2．字数：100左右；

3．开头已给出。

One day, Xiao Ming saw a little girl fall over.

Sending messages by telephone has become _______ second most popular way of exchanging of New Year greetings, according to _____ research by China Daily.

A. the， a       B. the, the     C. a, a    D. a, the

----Did you see the manager in the office?

----Yes. He  _______ by a journalist from China Daily.

   A. had been interviewed        B. interviewed

   C. has interviewed             D. was being interviewed

--- Let me help you carry the heavy box?

--- _________! I’ m not that old.

A. Take your time B. No way   C. Come on  D. Go ahead

______ in the chimney for five hours, the thief looked very pale and tired 

A. Having been trapped          B. Being trapped   　

C. trapping　　                 D. Having trapped

--Have you heard about Apple iPhone 4s?

---Sure．It is very hot these days．I'm thinking about getting _______．

    A. them     B. one         C. that          D. it

_____ the absence of the manager, we were unable to decide on the date of the celebration．

    A．In spite of              B．On behalf of

C．Due to                   D．Regardless of