The arrival of computers has brought a considerable change in all industries. With multiple features with this technology, it has become an important part of management. As a result, computers are by all businesses for their smooth running. It has been proved that computers improve the work productivity and have become a necessary professional investment.
Originally it was in the period of 1950s computers started gaining importance in the business world. At that time they were used to store data. With the popularity of computers in the commercial field, computers got used to perform multiple functions. The of computers with communication technology happened later which the creation of servers. Websites were designed which could be by the internet users. Extensive data like written documents, videos and images was in the enterprise servers.
Computers now perform many tasks. With its presence in every small workspace, let us take a look at some of its key .
The track of the financial status of a company is managed by computer. Spreadsheet software is used for this which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs. Company connects and interacts with its clients all across the globe through the computer. Emails are sent daily to official information and other software is used to create reports and memos. Corporate advertising like print brochures are easily created with the help of computer printers.
Companies a record of their customers, products and financial dealings through the computer. Database management software is used by the employees to the stored data, select it and use it for making reports etc. Moreover, through the computer the company gets into a direct with its bank account. There is actually no to its use.
A．associated B．compared C．employed D．showed
A．family B．office C．government D．school
A．opposed B．avoided C．ordered D．required
A．nevertheless B．therefore C．unless D．however
A．that B．when C．until D．before
A．personal B．scientific C．logical D．financial
A．happily B．hardly C．usually D．gradually
A．combination B．development C．invention D．argument
A．took over B．resulted from C．led to D．turned down
A．destroyed B．spread C．accessed D．made
A．stored B．downloaded C．charged D．changed
A．easy B．simple C．complicated D．interesting
A．uses B．branches C．sections D．techniques
A．cause B．purpose C．process D．effect
A．update B．convey C．correct D．write
A．profits B．staff C．managers D．materials
A．damage B．release C．maintain D．improve
A．doubt B．input C．output D．analyze
A．track B．finance C．connection D．investment
A．idea B．end C．reason D．answer
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In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a one. The world will be more _ _ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_ 6 900 million, almost 2 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _ _ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _ , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995, _ most of the increase would be in countries that _ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is as cities become larger and more houses are built. will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s _ _ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 . But they only carried out the situation that_ today. By changing the situation, by_ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is _time for the nations of the world to work a plan of action. But they warned that_ too long making decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A．learning B．project C．notice D．study
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．blue
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．known
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．found
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．animals B．plants C．forests D．people
A．must be true B．will come true C．can't be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．makes
A．settling B．working C．answering D．dealing
A．no B．still C．less D．plenty of
A．about B．in C．out D．for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
【改编】Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（喷涌）out of your taps? A new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water _________ now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid—fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short _________ in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped _________, and groundwater is being pumped(抽) dry. However, the _________ for water keeps increasing. So there comes ________ the water crisis!
What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex _________ of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to _________ rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving _________ demand for water, prompting(促使) rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and ________ governments to pump out so-called fossil water.
Lack of water may result in several ________. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not _________. Lack of water may also result in more international _________. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now _________ sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would _________ the ability of developing to improve their _________. This is because new industries often need a large amount of _______ when they are beginning.
One partial _________ to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to _________ more desalination(去盐作用) plants that change _________into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are _________ in water.
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Our planet isn't in very good shape right now. The air is . The ocean is polluted. The problem we’re facing is really . It may seem like there’s so much we need to do, to make things right. And that’s the . We don’tneed to do more. we need to do less.
Let’s take a look at some of the we can use the power of LESS to save the planet.
Driving less, walking more. Not only will you be saving the environment, you’ll be saving your________as well.
Wanting less, appreciating more. Instead of wanting a big home you can’t afford, maybe you should live in a smaller home in a ________ expensive area.
Talking less, listening more. We usually spend most of our time ________ . And actually you would be ________ how much people never really hear each other at all. Think about how your life can be improved by ________people better.
Spend more ________ being mindful. We often ________ alot of time trying to do too many things ________ .We try to print a report and ________ on the phone at the same time. Doing this we run the ________of printing the wrong pages and saying the wrong thing.
Buy less things. The more things we ________ , the more resources we take from the planet. The more we buy, the larger that________ becomes. Buying new things isn’t really a bad thing. ________ is our desire to buy the newest and greatest each year or every few months that is dangerous. After all, that ________ thing has to go somewhere. And it’s probably in the landfill somewhere.
How can you use the ________ of LESS to help save the planet? I would love to hear your ideas.
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Over years, I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept-the ant philosophy(哲学)．They have an amazing four-part philosophy．First, ants never ．If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll look for another ．Second, ants think about winter and summer．That’s an important You can't be so naïve(幼稚的)as to think summer will last forever．So ants are gathering in their winter in the middle of summer．Think ahead．The third part is that ants think summer all winter．During the winter, they themselves, "This won't last long; we'll soon be out of here．" They can't to get out．Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it can．What a great philosophy to have—the ant philosophy: never give up, look ahead, stay and do all you can．
A．escape B．return C．quit D．advance
A．ant B．way C．war D．cave
A．attitude B．plan C．opinion D．policy
A．straw B．fruit C．clothing D．food
A．remind B．warn C．enjoy D．teach
A．expect B．offer C．wait D．manage
A．recently B．possibly C．largely D．generally
A．considerate B．active C．energetic D．positive
Giant pandas（熊猫） are beautiful black and white ______. They look like ______. They live only in _____. They are very ______ and peaceful. They like eating _____. They never eat meat. Baby giant pandas ______a lot of time drinking their mum’s milk---more than fourteen ____ a day! Mother giant pandas have only one ______two babies______ a time. When the babies are born, they ___little white mice. There are only about_____ giant pandas in the world now. Sadly it’s very ____for giant pandas to stay alive in the world. Their number is getting ___because their living places are becoming farmlands. If ____keep taking the land, giant pandas will have ___to live. Also, people ____ them for their fur(毛皮). If this _____, then there will be no giant pandas in the world. So, what action can we take? We should _____newspapers and magazines about the giant pandas in China. We should tell them about the _____for giant pandas. If more people know about these problems, then maybe they will do _____to help.
A．plants B．animals C．flowers D．trees
A．lions B．dogs C．bears D．monkeys
A．Russia B．Australia C．China D．India
A．noisy B．terrible C．active D．quiet
A．bananas B．carrots C．bamboo D．cabbages
A．cost B．afford C．spend D．pay
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．mornings
A．or B．and C．but D．then
A．on B．in C．with D．at
A．look as B．look at C．look like D．look up
A．one billion B．one thousand C．one million D．millions of
A．Difficult B．comfortable C．terrific D．enjoyable
A．bigger B．smaller C．more D．fewer
A．scientists B．workers C．Travelers D．farmers
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．protect B．feed C．help D．kill
A．solves B．disappears C．continues D．changes
A．write to B．write about C．write with D．write on
A．food B．problems C．lives D．environment
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
Countless people appear in your life---familiar or strange, close or distant. Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there to serve some sort of , to teach you a lesson, or to help you who you are or who you want to become. You never think about who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, co-worker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will your life in some way.
And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful and unfair at first, but with more you find that without overcoming those difficulties you would have realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and complete stupidity all occur to the limits of your soul. these small tests whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved（铺设）, straight, flat road to . It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and . The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
Even the experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant(伤心的) and important ones. If someone hurts you, you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back , not only because they love you, but because , they are teaching you to love and how to open your and eyes to things.
Make every day count. every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to , and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no .
Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in . And learn a lesson in life each day that you live.
That’s the story of life.
A．people B．intention C．purpose D．advantage
A．figure out B．let out C．give out D．hold out
A．create B．affect C．challenge D．rescue
A．consideration B．explanation C．expectation D．instruction
A．ever B．never C．already D．almost
A．on purpose B．by itself C．on principle D．by accident
A．set B．reach C．test D．exceed
A．Despite B．Without C．For D．With
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．pointless B．bored C．undeserved D．meaningful
A．good B．different C．pleasant D．bad
A．watches B．loves C．understands D．betrays
A．temporarily B．eventually C．unconditionally D．cautiously
A．in a way B．on the way C．under way D．by the way
A．mouth B．heart C．mind D．emotion
A．Expand B．Adjust C．Expect D．Appreciate
A．evidently B．entirely C．previously D．casually
A．every B．each C．proper D．exact
A．ambition B．hatred C．beliefs D．regrets
A．future B．store C．existence D．time
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Is the world really going mad? _____day I was sitting in a restaurant _____ a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly_____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long _____ the whole room was _____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for_____ to open a window to stop myself _____!
Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without _____ that people are _____ the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and _____ the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to _____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him _____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down _____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of _____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can _____ should, be treated properly. House building, road _____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of _____ created over millions of years. I would like to _____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be _____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural _____.
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Though giant pandas may appear perfectly happy chewing bamboos, scientists recently discovered that they would rather have something sweeter. Scientists chose because the animals are herbivores (食草动物), which would mean that they would love sweets. However, the plant they choose, the bamboos, has a very sugar content and is therefore not considered sweet. Could this mean that pandas have their hobby for sweet things?
The pandas were given six kinds of sweet liquids that are found in fruits and vegetables. They were also given at the same time. In each of the taste tests, the animals the natural sweeter liquids and ignored the water . They ate up all the sweet liquids and the water was left untouched.
What was even more interesting is that when the scientists the water with five different man-made sweeteners, ones that humans find delicious, the pandas were not as . In these tests, they picked the water instead. The scientists believe that it could be either because pandas found them to be too or not sweet enough and that the mixture could not the pandas.
The scientists were not too by the results, since pandas in zoos have always shown a preference for treats like apples, sweet potatoes and even mooncakes. Scientists believe that the pandas may have once sweeter foods that were available in the lowland areas that they used to live in. But when human settlement in the lowland areas them to the bamboo forests in the mountains, they had no but to settle for the almost sugarless plants.
A．horses B．bears C．monkeys D．pandas
A．high B．simple C．low D．different
A．lost B．followed C．started D．kept
A．specially B．hardly C．naturally D．rarely
A．fruits B．water C．bamboos D．oxygen
A．picked B．hid C．rejected D．shared
A．largely B．gradually C．occasionally D．completely
A．mixed B．covered C．exchanged D．replaced
A．funny B．picky C．perfect D．interested
A．salty B．sweet C．sour D．hot
A．harm B．save C．attract D．change
A．Delighted B．surprised C．disappointed D．concerned
A．Enjoyed B．disliked C．controlled D．ignored
A．Encouraged B．forced C．introduced D．guided
A．desire B．chance C．wonder D．choice
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In the past，people usually believed what newlyborn babies wanted was food and to be kept warm and dry．They thought babies were not able to ____ things until they were five or six months old．____ the researchers in the United States now believe babies begin learning on their first ____ of life．They say babies are strongly ____ by their environment and one baby will ____ if his or her mother does something that the baby likes．
A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to ____ her mother．This is how babies start to learn to ____ and communicate with other people．The researchers say this ability to learn ____ in a baby even before birth．They also __ _ the idea that newlyborn babies can ____ and understand sounds they heard while they were still ____ inside their mothers．
Recently，an American study ____ 112 babies found babies learned better when they were ____．The babies appeared to learn well whether they were sitting up on their own，sitting in seats or ____ to sit up．The researchers say keeping that kind ____ had what they called a ____ effect on the babies' ability to learn about objects．They say the body position may be linked to development in the ____．One ____ says babies can pay more attention to ____ an object if they do not have to be about their balance．
A．eat B．know C．remember D．learn
A．Besides B．While C．But D．Therefore
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．influenced B．accepted C．disturbed D．moved
A．cry B．smile C．eat D．sing
A．annoy B．love C．notice D．please
A．live B．connect C．speak D．smile
A．disappears B．informs C．exists D．happens
A．infer B．support C．deny D．instruct
A．recognize B．realize C．receive D．record
A．sleeping B．delivering C．shaping D．developing
A．helping B．raising C．involving D．containing
A．sleeping soundly B．lying down C．awaking clearly D．sitting up
A．assisted B．forced C．asked D．mentioned
A．hobby B．gesture C．decoration D．purpose
A．negative B．unmarked C．significant D．side
A．language B．feeling C．brain D．body
A．psychologist B．mother C．doctor D．researcher
A．exploring B．finding C．feeling D．discovering
A．anxious B．confident C．worried D．curious
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Many theories regarding the causes of juvenile delinquency（crimes committed by young people）focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence．Theorieson the individual suggest that childrencriminal behavior before they were not sufficientlyfor previous misbehaviors or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others．Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes into their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status or as a rejection of middle-class values.
Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children fromfamilies，the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes．The latter may commit crimes for lack of adequate control from parents．All，however，are uncertain or unimproved and are of course challenged with criticism.
Changes in the social structure may indirectlyjuvenile crime rates．For example，changes in the economy thatto fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain．This results inamong youths and may inlead more youths into criminal behavior.
Families have also experiencedthese years．More families consist of one parent households or two working parents；，children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family．This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates．Other noticeableof offensive acts includeexperience or failure in school，theavailability of drugs and alcohol，and the growing phenomenon of child abuse and child neglect．All these conditions tend to increase theof a child committing a criminal act，a direct cause and effect relationship has not yet been established.
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In modern society loneliness can be seen as a social phenomenon and people can experience loneliness for many reasons. It is a very common, normally temporary, consequence of a breakup, divorce, or loss of any important relationship. In these cases, loneliness may both from the loss of a specific person or from dropping of social circles. The loss of a significant person in one's life will lead to a grief response; in this situation, one might feel lonely, even while in the of others.
There are many different ways used to treat loneliness. The first step that most doctors to patients is treatment. Short term treatment typically over a period of ten to twenty weeks. During treatment, emphasis is put understanding the cause of the problem, thoroughly changing the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes resulting from the problem, and exploring ways to help the patient feel . Some doctors also recommend group treatment a means to connect with other sufferers and establish a support system.
treatment is animal-assisted treatment. Studies and surveys indicate that the of animal companions such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs can feelings of loneliness or depression among some sufferers. the companionship the animal itself provides there may also be increased opportunities for with other pet owners. Results of a study also suggest that improper socialcognition (认知) offers the best chance of reducing loneliness.
, loneliness can sometimes play an important role in the creative process. In some people, temporary or prolonged loneliness can lead to remarkable artistic and creative expression, for example, as was the with poet Emily Dickinson, and many musicians. This is not to imply that loneliness itself ensures this creativity, , it may have an influence on the subject matter of the artist and more likely be present in individuals engaged in creative activities.
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A Japanese farmer bought a big foreign tractor to grow his corn and apples in northern Japan. The giant tractor __ _the waste land into fields at an amazing speed.___ __, he was troubled by the damage caused by raccoon dogs .Just when the sweet corn was ready to be____ __,it was ruined.
“I placed___ ___in several places around the fields,but ended up trapping a young raccoon dog. The mother stayed next to it,and didn’t_____ __when I approached. When I tried _____ ___ out to release the trap,the young raccoon dog bared its _____ ___and got really upset. It seems cruel,but I held its head down with my rubber boot _____ ____I released it from the trap. It didn’t run away,though. Right in front of ____ __, the mother started licking the young one’s ___ ____ leg. Seeing that, I felt committed an awful crime. “
“I_____ ____told them ‘Stop eating our corny But then I started leaving small piles of second rate corn around the ____ __of the fields. They’re not good enough to sell. The next morning when I went to the fields, they’d completely _____ __. But the raccoon dogs had caused ___ ___more damage at all. So at harvest time I decided to ____ ___using the traps and put out the corncobs without kernels .After that,__ ___ by the raccoon dogs stopped almost completely. So I figured that farmers suffer this sort of damage because they ___ _ _everything. After all,we,d turned what used to__ _ the raccoon dogs into fields. I worried that if I actually fed them,the raccoon dogs would even more __ _ ,but that didn’t happen.
I suppose you could say that my eyes were opened to the mysteries of nature. Anyway,I realized that nature didn’t work in the __ _ that most people thought.”
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Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which two trains crashed or a ship into the ocean? If , you may have wondered how these things could happen without the actors and actresses in the film.
The man who knows the is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important in the film industry. He may be ordered to a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a effect which is much less exciting, just as important to the success of the film.
In a for one movie there was a big glass bowl filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie the fish to stop swimming suddenly they seemed to stare at (盯着看) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to staring and swim. But fish can’t be ordered to do anything. It was quite a .
The special-effects man thought about the problem for a long time. The result was an idea for the fish with a harmless use of electricity. he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be absolutely . Then he rapidly reduced the amount of , allowing the fish to be free. Thus he got the humourous effect the wanted.
In other parts of movie making there are also special-effects men who have developed skills in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special- effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for his with ships and airplanes.
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The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion .How we use our money may as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences , rather than material goods, more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to $1 million under your bed .What would you do that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing all else---- yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money our selfish sides. We will much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.
But studies show that goods often fail to deliver happiness. Fortunately ,our ongoing research many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend .Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners , on average ,were no happier than .
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea it means spending less time with your families and friends.
And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying than material things. Experimental purchases—such as trips ,concerts and special meals –are more connected to our sense of self.
And experiences come with one more . They tend to bring us to other people , but more often, material things are enjoyed .So social contacts are important to mental and physical health.
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