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businesses ￡5billion every year.
Frequently hearing the phrase "thank you" or "well done" means the same to staff as a modest pay rise,
researchers say. Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in
their jobs, saving on the cost of finding replacements.
A third of 1,000 workers surveyed by consulting firm White Water Strategies said they did not get
thanked at all when they did well, and a further third said they were not thanked enough. In both cases,
staff said they felt undervalued, meaning they were less likely to exert themselves and were more likely
to look for employment elsewhere. The net result is around ￡5.2billion in lost productivity from employees
who would raise their game if they felt more appreciated, White Water claimed. According to the company,
praising staff has the same motivational kick as a 1 per cent pay rise-and works out much cheaper for bosses.
Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement by their bosses was important to them, but
only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise as they felt they needed. The survey found that
those in blue-collar and manual jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well.
In regional terms, Scottish staff felt most undervalued. Four out of ten workers said they were never
thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However, workers in the North-East are less
impressed by being buttered up by the boss, as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told "well done"
regularly.
Older employees and women need the most reassurance, according to psychologist Averil Leimon, a
director of White Water Strategies. She said that words of praise did more than create a pleasant place to
work-they could even boost profits.
B. British staff felt most undervalued than staff of other counties.
C. White-collar were more likely to be praised than manual jobs.
D. Praise and encouragement can make employees more likely to work hard than stay in their jobs.
B. less likely to be moved by boss" praise
C. less eager for boss" praise
D. more likely to be moved by boss" praise
B. Older female employees.
C. Young female employees.
D. Young female employees.
B. You have to cost no money to become polite.
C. If you are polite, you don"t have to cost anything to get everything.
D. Politeness benefits you a lot.
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试题【阅读理解。 It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact, it seems that】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Then we are frustrated that the kids aren"t old enough and we"ll be more content when they are. After that
we"re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. we will certainly be happy when they are out of that
stage.
We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse (配偶) gets his or her act
together, when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation and when we retire. The truth is,
there"s no better time than right now. If not now, when? our life will always be filled with challenges. It"s
best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.
One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said." for a long time it had seemed to me that
life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten
through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has
helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that
you have.
And remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to
school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids; until you retire; until you get a new
car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be
happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So, work like you don"t need money, love like you"ve never
been hurt, And dance like no one"s watching.
B. Be Brave to Face the Challenges in Our Life
C. Happiness is A Journey
D. Don"t Wait
a baby, than another?
B. Because we don"t realize treasuring every moment means happiness.
C. Because no one will be happy until he gets married.
D. Because only if we get to a destination, we can lead a happy life.
B. he had to face more obstacles than anyone else
C. the obstacles in life helped him to see what happiness is
D. he realized that there is no way to happiness
B. Will is power,so do what you want to do.
C. A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed, so do not talk, just do it.
D. So said, so done, so do what you said.
1 , many mothers are working. More than half of the American women with young children have 2
outside the house. American families solve the child care 3 in different ways.
Some parents allow older children to stay at home alone after school. The parents 4 make sure that
their children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand 5 rules and can deal with emergencies
(紧急情况). Other parents say they would 6 allow their children to be at home alone. They usually 7
someone to take care of the children. Some parents in the U. S. find their own ways to cut the cost of child
care. They join child care 8 . Each person in the group 9 for the children of other group members at
different times. Some parents ask local churches, schools and social organizations to help 10 activities for
the children. These child care choices often cost 11 or no money. Many American parents, however, still
struggle with the problem of 12 good child care at a reasonable price.
| ( )1. A. therefore ( )2. A. children ( )3. A. problem ( )4. A. can ( )5. A. dangerous ( )6. A. rather ( )7. A. tell ( )8. A. schools ( )9. A. cares ( )10. A. have ( )11. A. much ( )12. A. taking | B. otherwise B. jobs B. question B. must B. safety B. certainly B. stop B. groups B. sends B. offer B . little B. finding | C. thus C. houses C. chance C. may C. funny C. always C. pay C. clubs C. asks C. play C. enough C. losing | D. however D. money D. choice D. ought D. true D. never D. invite D. hospitals D. pays D. join D. a great deal D. suffering |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| I believe that my country, Poland, is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents-to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. It"s not so common nowadays to treat food that way, since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch (起点), some customs have been kept--that"s why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away-even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore! Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. It"s widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals together--extremely difficult now, but so rewarding (值得)! You can share other members" troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body, and stomach in particular will be very grateful (感激) for such a time! In Poland, a wedding, Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook, sometimes for a few days before the event, and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about. You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. What@^@^@s more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am. | |||
| 1. When the writer was a child, he / she ______. | |||
| A. found people were crazy about bread B. learned people hardly baked their own bread C. thought that cutting bread was amazing D. began to realize the importance of food | |||
| 2. The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because ______. | |||
| A. he/she makes food from scratch B. his/her parents would blame him/her C. some customs still have effect on him/her D. many people are still working hard as farmers | |||
| 3. From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, ______. | |||
| A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time B. family members can know more about each other by having meals together C. it"s common for women to get together to cook for a few days D. the whole family often have meals together nowadays | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Silence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In between be does all he can to make a noise in the world, and be fears silence more than anything else. Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. If he is introduced to another person, and is number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards him-self as a failure,a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest- headed chatterbox (喋喋不休的人).He knows that ninety nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure (蜡塑人像). The aim of conversation is not. For the most part, to communicate ideas; it is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it must be admitted, different qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito (蚊子). But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person. Most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear, and some of it is pleasant even to the mind. He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors. Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people"s ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel. At the end of an evening, during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time. They just prove themselves to be successful conservationists. | |||
| 1. According to the author, people make conversation to _____. | |||
| A. exchange ideas B. prove their value C. achieve success in life D. overcome their fear of silence | |||
| 2. By "the buzzing of a fly " (Para.1),the author means"_____ ". | |||
| A. the noise of an insect B. a low whispering sound C. meaningless talks D. the voice of a chatterbox | |||
| 3. According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors _____. | |||
| A. about whatever they have prepared B. about whatever they want do C. in the hope of learning something new D. in the hope of getting on well | |||
| 4. What is the author"s purpose in writing the passage? | |||
| A. To discuss why people like talking about weather. B. To encourage people to join in conversations. C. To persuade people to stop making noises. D. To explain why people keep talking. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Glynis Davis: I first put on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn"t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I"d lose the weight at slimming classes in the New Year... but it didn"t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I"d lost will power and tried to believe that a few bags of fish and chips didn"t make any difference but the scales don"t lie. Roz Juma: To be honest, I never weigh myself any more. I"ve learnt to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn"t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super-thin body. This is obviously the size I"m meant to be and, most of all, I"m happy with it. Lesley Codwin: I was very happy about winning Young Slimmer of the Year. I"d look at the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me. That might have been my problem-perhaps from then on I didn"t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I"ve put on weight again. Ros Langfod: Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I"d always been about 110 pounds, but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet... I"m really good on a few days, then end up having the children"s leftovers or eating happily chocolate-my weakness. I"d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older. | |||
| 1. What do you think the four women were all talking about? | |||
| A. Their own weight-losing matter. B. Their life after marriage. C. Their work as a housewife. D. Different diets they like. | |||
| 2. Where are these short passages most likely to be taken from? | |||
| A. Talks on the air. B. Advertisements on the wall. C. Books in a library. D. Magazines for children. | |||
| 3. What does the underlined word "scales" ( in Paragraph 1 ) possibly mean? | |||
| A. The coach in the slimming club. B. A kind of tool to measure weight. C. Glynis Davis"s dear husband. D. The salesperson in a food shop. | |||
| 4. Which of the following best describes each of the four women"s attitudes towards slimming? 1. Glynis Davis a. I put on weight soon after I got married. 2. Roz Juma b. Fame doesn"t necessarily mean success. 3. Lesley Codwin c. Facts speak much louder than words. 4. Ros Langfod d. I like myself as I am, and to be what you are. | |||
| A. 1-c; 2-d; 3-b; 4-a B. 1-c; 2-b; 3-d; 4-a C. 1-d; 2-a; 3-b; 4-c D. 1-a; 2-b; 3-c; 4-d |