() a survey, most people who win keep their jobs, and stay where they live.
A.Apart from
B.Instead of
C.According to
D.Because of
A.Apart from
B.Instead of
C.According to
D.Because of
第1题
While we have complained about our jobs or fallen asleep in car-pool lines, our children have been noticing. They are worried about us. A new survey, "Ask the children," conducted by the Families and Work Institute of New York City, queried more than 1,000 kids between the ages of 8 and 18 about their parents' work lives. "If you were granted one wish to change the way your parents' work affected your life," the survey asked kids, "what would that wish be?" Most parents assumed that children would want more time with them, but only 10% did. Instead, the most common wish (among 34% ) was that parents would be less stressed and tired by work.
Allison Levin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the growing field of "work/ life quality". Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments-not only at the office but at home and in the community too—and start paring them down. "It's not about getting up earlier in the morning se you can get more done," she says. "It's about saying no and making choices."
We can start by leaving work, and thoughts of work, behind as soon as we start the trip home. Do something to get yourself in a good mood, like listening to music, rather than returning calls on the cell phone. When you get home, change out of your work clothes, let the answering machine take your calls, and stay away from e-mail. When your kids ask about your day, tell them about something good that happened. (In the survey, 69% of moms said they liked their work, but only 42% of kids thought their mothers really did. )
Parents can also de-stress by cutting back on their children's activities. If keeping up with your kid's schedule is killing you, insist that he choose between karate lessons and the theater troupe. Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to have some fun. I keep a basketball in the trunk of my can. I might never be able to fix everything at work or at home, but at least I can work on my jump shot.
Which of the following sentences can be the best title of this passage?
A.Kids Say: Chill
B.Kids Stress Parents
C.Parents Complain about work
D.Parents Get in Good Mood
第2题
The role of women in Britain has changed a lot in this century, () in the last twenty years. The main change has been () giving women greater equality with men. Up to the beginning of this century, women seem to have had () rights. They could not vote and were kept at home. () , as far as we know, most women were happy with this situ ation. Today, women in Britain certainly () more rights than they used to. They were () the vote in 1919. In 1970 a law was passed to give them an equal () of wealth in the case of divorce, () the Equal Pay Act gave them the right of equal pay with men for work of equal value in the same year. Yet () these changes, there are still great difference in status between men and women. Many employers seem to () the Equal Pay Act, and the average working women is () to earn only about half that a man earns for the same job. () a survey, at present, only one-third of the country’s workers are () women. This small percentage is partly () a shortage of nurseries. If there were () nurseries, twice as many women might well go out to work
A.but
B.and
C.because
D.although
第3题
A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的) generation—has beenentering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are bettereducated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young malecounterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success. Theybelieve that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think it's easier formen to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when theyhave children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers. While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say thiscountry needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say theyhave been discriminated against at work because of their gender. As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work astheir male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they placerelatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women areless likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they're not interested inbecoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap onthis question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women facethe trade-offs that go with work and motherhood. These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18-32), conducted Oct. 7-27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of thedramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation inrecent decades, young women view this as a man's world—just as middle-aged and olderwomen do. 1.What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?
A、They are better educated than their male counterparts.
B、They are generally quite optimistic about their future.
C、They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.
D、They can get ahead only by striving harder.
第4题
阅读理解:阅读下面的短文,根据文章内容进行判断,正确写“T”错误写“F”。
QUESTIONNAIRESA、ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Every coin has two sides and questionnaires are no different. With questionnaires, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
ADVANTAGES OF QUESTIONNAIRES
Compared to face-to-face interviews, questionnaires are cheaper for
collecting data from a large number of respondents. Also, questionnaires are easy to analyze, and computer software can easily complete data entry and make tables for nearly all surveys. Questionnaires are familiar to most people as nearly everyone has had some experience completing one. Questionnaires reduce bias when there are no clues to affect the respondents.
DISADVANTAGES OF QUESTIONNAIRES
One main disadvantage of questionnaires is the possibility of low response rates which reduces our confidence in the results. Another disadvantage is they provide little flexibility for the respondents. What’s more, many times the respondent is not the same person you sent the
questionnaire to. Finally, questionnaires are not suitable for some people. For example, a survey to a group of poorly educated people might not work because of reading problems.
1. The advantages of questionnaire are more than disadvantages.{T、F}
2. Questionnaire is the cheapest way for collecting data from respondents.{T、F}
3. Questionnaires have the advantage of being analyzed easily through the computer software.{T、F}
4. Questionnaire is suitable for everyone.{T、F}
5. The respondent is usually the same person you sent the questionnaire to.{T、F}
第5题
The survey of more than 6,000managers and employees in 26 organizations in the U.S. and Canada showed that employees and managers felt their employers did a good job explaining their performance objectives and the way their performance is measured. They were unclear, though, about how performance was related to pay. Surprisingly, employees reported they knew more about stock options at their companies and how they are determined than how base pay is. However, the results showed that base pay knowledge plays a larger role in overall pay satisfaction than do other forms of compensation, such as bonuses. Employees who had higher levels of pay knowledge showed greater overall pay satisfaction, which, in turn, was linked to higher levels of retention(聘用), commitment to the company, and even trust in management. In other words, Heneman emphasizes, ensuring that employees understand their pay is good for a company’s bottom line.
He feels that corporate culture is often a major problem in dealing with the lack of pay knowledge among workers. In many companies, it is considered taboo—or even explicitly forbidden—to discuss matters dealing with salary. In lieu of (代替) disclosing actual pay amounts of employees to others within the company, management can provide more information about pay practices and policies, such as the process used to determine salary, and the average of raises in a particular year. Workers want more than generalities; they want to know how pay policies apply to their particular situation, Heneman points out. That often means managers need to sit down with their employees one-on-one.
21. What does the North American Survey mainly suggest?
A. If the employers make their pay policy known better, the company would get more in return.
B. If the employers make their pay policy known better, they would get pay raises and bonuses.
C. If the employees know more about the pay policy of the company, they would get more.
D. If the employees know more about the pay policy of the company, they would become one in the management.
22. The employers of many companies failed to ______.
A. explain what their performance objectives were
B. explain the way performance was measured
C. explain the way performance was related to pay
D. explain how performance was related to promotion
23. Which of the following is the most important factor in overall pay satisfaction?
A. Stock options.
B. Bonuses.
C. Corporate culture.
D. Base pay.
24. The employees who understand and are satisfied with their pay would ______.
A. be willing to remain in the bottom line
B. be willing to be loyal and dedicated to the company
C. be ensured that their pay is justified
D. be ensured that their employers are worthwhile
25. What can employers do to help their employees know better how pay is determined?
A. They can shatter the taboo by encouraging discussion about salary matters among the employees.
B. They can disclose pay amounts of employees to others within the company.
C. They can talk with individual employee about how pay policies apply to his particular situation.
D. They can tell all employees the total of raises in a particular year.
第6题
What was the average age of the runners at the beginning of the survey?
A.50
B.58
C.68
第7题
第8题
A.lose
B.lost
C.loss
D.loose
第11题
A.in demand
B.demanded
C.on demand
D.for demand