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Human beings have always had an ability to attend to several things at once. (78) {{U}}Nor is electronic multitasking entirely new: We’ve been driving while listening to car radios since they became popular in the 1930s.{{/U}} but there is no doubt that multitasking has reached a kind of warp speed in the era of Web-enabled computers, when it has become routine to conduct several IM (及时通讯) conversations, watch TV and use the computer all at once. But what’s the impact of this media consumptionAnd how are these multitasking devices changing how kids learn, reason and communicate with one another Social scientists and educators are just beginning to deal with these questions, but the researchers already have some strong opinions. (79) {{U}}Although multitasking kids may be better prepared in some ways for today’s fast-paced work places, Many scientists are positively alarmed by the trenD、{{/U}} Kids that are instant messaging while doing homework, playing games online and watching TV, aren’t going to do well in the long run. On the positive side, multitasking students tend to be extraordinarily good at finding and using information.And probably because modem childhood centers around visual (视觉的) rather than print media, they are especially skilled at analyzing visual data and images. Many educators and psychologists say parents need to actively ensure that their teenagers break free of uncontrollable engagement with screens and spend time in the physical company of human beings--a growing challenge not just because technology offers such a handy option but because so many kids lead highly scheduled lives that leave little time for old-fashioned socializing and family meals. Indeed, many teenagers and college students say overcommitted(任务过量的) schedules drives much of their multitasking. Just as important is for parents and educators to teach kids that it’s valuable, even essential, to occasionally slow down, unplugs and take time to enjoy life beyond the screen. |
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Telecommuting-substituting the computer for the trip to the job-has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work. (78) {{U}}For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with childcare conflicts. {{/U}}For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes lateness and absenteeism by eliminating commuters (经常乘火车往返者), allows periods of solitude(独处) for high concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as SouthernCalifornia, Seattle, and Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour traffic and im-prove air quality. But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter.A、computer programmer from New YorkCity moves to the quietAdirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer.A、manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two.An accountant stays home to care for her sick child; she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor. These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. (79) {{U}}Telecom-muting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. {{/U}}Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family.Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done. Management, too, must separate the myth from the reality.Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employee’s situa-tion, not the availability of technology, that precipitates (加速……来临) a telecommuting arrangement. That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small. |
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It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has the effect on people in different countries.(76) {{U}}For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for oth-ers a catastrophe (灾害) or even a wonder. {{/U}} But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year.Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked; trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communications are affected as well: tele-phone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual.And al-most within hours there are also certain shortages-bread, vegetables and other things-not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly be-cause people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on… just for fear that something bad should happen. But why does snow have this effectAfter all, the Swiss, theAustrians and theCana-dians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs (扫雪机) and machines to spread salt.(77) {{U}}The reason why a country likeBritain does not buy snow-ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education, helping the old, and so on. {{/U}} |
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Thirty years ago, most teenagers had bicycles, but now they are comparatively rare.{{U}} (56) {{/U}}, motor scooters(小型摩托车)are much more common.{{U}} (57) {{/U}}, this may seem to be a sign of progress but{{U}} (58) {{/U}}the change is not necessarily for the better. It is easy to see why young people prefer scooters.{{U}} (59) {{/U}}, they are much faster and do not require much physical effort;{{U}} (60) {{/U}}, you can take a passenger with you on the pil-lion(后座)seat behind;{{U}} (61) {{/U}}, they give young people a feeling of independence, be-cause they can travel further and impress their friends.{{U}} (62) {{/U}}, the disadvantages are equally obvious.{{U}} (63) {{/U}}first sight, scooters are more expensive to buy and to maintain, and{{U}} (64) {{/U}}those under 16 are not allowed to have them.{{U}} (65) {{/U}}, greater freedom brings danger because speed encourages young people to take risks and as a result scooters are in-volved{{U}} (66) {{/U}}more accidents, and the accidents are{{U}} (67) {{/U}}more serious. Bicycles are safer and easier to control. Years ago, teenagers had more experience with them because they{{U}} (68) {{/U}}to ride as young children, and consequently knew what they were capable of.{{U}} (69) {{/U}}, many young people overestimate what a scooter can do and pre-tend it has the power of a motorcycle.{{U}} (70) {{/U}}, the fact is that bicycles are not very safe{{U}} (71) {{/U}}in cities these days because there are more cars and drivers are not used to them and do not make allowances for them. {{U}} (72) {{/U}}, those who are old enough to ride scooters naturally prefer them. Those who are too young or cannot afford to buy a scooter probably find bicycles glow and uncomforta-ble {{U}} (73) {{/U}}, and riding bicycles requires{{U}} (74) {{/U}}experience of traffic than before. On bal-ance, the change has been for the worse,{{U}} (75) {{/U}}for the 13-and 14-year-olds, but the only safe solution would be to have special lanes(车道)for cyclists. |
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Telecommuting-substituting the computer for the trip to the job-has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work. (78) {{U}}For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with childcare conflicts. {{/U}}For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes lateness and absenteeism by eliminating commuters (经常乘火车往返者), allows periods of solitude(独处) for high concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as SouthernCalifornia, Seattle, and Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour traffic and im-prove air quality. But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter.A、computer programmer from New YorkCity moves to the quietAdirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer.A、manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two.An accountant stays home to care for her sick child; she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor. These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. (79) {{U}}Telecom-muting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. {{/U}}Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family.Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done. Management, too, must separate the myth from the reality.Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employee’s situa-tion, not the availability of technology, that precipitates (加速……来临) a telecommuting arrangement. That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small. |
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When we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the Sun as a yellow star, we have summed up the most important single fact about it--at this moment in time. It appears probable, however, that sunlight will be the color we know for only a negligibly (微不足道的) small part of the Sun’s history. Stars, like individuals, age and change.As we look out into space, we see around us stars at all stages of evolution. There are faint blooded dwarfs so cool that their surface temperature is a mere 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit; there are scaring ghosts blazing at 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit and almost too hot to be seen, for the great part of their radia-tion is in the invisible ultraviolet range. Obviously, the "daylight" produced by any star depends on its temperature; today (and for ages to come) our Sun is at about 10,000 de-grees Fahrenheit, and this means that most of the Sun’s light is concentrated in the yellow band of the spectrum, falling slowly in intensity toward both the longer and shorter light waves. That yellow "hump" will shift as the Sun evolves, and the light of the day will change accordingly. (80) {{U}}It is natural to assume that as the Sun grows older, and uses up its hydrogen fuel-which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a sec-ond-it will become steadily colder and redder. {{/U}} |