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A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life---a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we know voices or faces.
As a child, visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge---except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW’.
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand---as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.
【小题1】Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
| A．He had worked with his colleague long enough. |
| B．His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful. |
| C．His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible. |
| D．He still had a lot of work to do. |
| A．talk more about handwriting |
| B．take more notes on workdays |
| C．know better one another’s handwriting |
| D．communicate better with one another |
| A．are harder to teach in schools | B．attract more attention |
| C．are used only between friends | D．carry more message |
| A．thinks it impossible to teach handwriting |
| B．does not want to lose handwriting |
| C．does not agree with Florey |
| D．puts the blame on the computer |
A few years ago I was on a bicycle trip when I got off my bike for a rest. I sat down on the grass. A few seconds later, I was covered in ants. They were swarming all over me so I got up and brushed them off. It was a strange experience but I soon forgot about it.
A couple of years later, I was living in Jordan. I had just moved into a modern flat and was unpacking plates when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I looked over at the kitchen drawer and there was a cockroach(蟑螂)crawling out of it. I screamed. Then I grabbed a can of insecticide and sprayed it on the cockroach. He ran under the nearby bathroom door. It took me three days before I found the courage to open the bathroom door to see if he was still alive. He wasn’t.
Why did I react so violently to one lone insect when a closer encounter with hundreds of ants hardly affected me? The answer is easy: because cockroaches are creepy(令人毛骨悚然的) crawlies and ants aren’t. Creepy crawlies are those little bugs which cause feelings such as anxiety - they make your skin crawl.
Did you know that some people feel such a fear of bugs that it becomes a phobia(恐惧症)? Psychologists have offered many explanations. Some say we associate them with dirt and disease. Or that these are life forms that are so alien to us, that we find them disgusting for their dissimilarity.
Insects, however, don’t follow our rules - they just do what they want and invade our space. Unfortunately, although insects and bugs have been a successful animal species up to now, many of them, like many other species nowadays, are under threat of dying out. Entomologistswarn that this could upset entire ecosystems and lead to all kinds of disastrous consequences.
So my advice to you is: the next time you feel the urge to stamp on, splatter or spray a creepy crawly, give a thought to the planet and stop.
【小题1】.. Why did the author mention the ants in the beginning?
| A．Because the experience with the ants presents a sharp contrast to that with the cockroach later. |
| B．Because the author wants to show her preference to the ants and her dislike for the cockroaches. |
| C．Because both ants and cockroaches are creepy crawlies that the author dislikes. |
| D．Because meeting the ants is an unusual experience that the author can hardly forget. |
| A．a kind of fruit juice | B．a kitchen knife |
| C．liquid for killing insects | D．cleanser (洗涤剂)for the bathroom |
| A．The author doesn’t mind the contact with those harmless small creatures. |
| B．The author prefers cockroaches to ants and feels guilty for killing one. |
| C．They invade our space and become a threat to humans. |
| D．They still deserve a place for keeping the balance of the nature. |
| A．Some people may be frightened so much by bugs that it leads to a psychological barrier to some degree. |
| B．The earth will have a better and cleaner environment if more creepy crawlies are killed. |
| C．Many bugs are in danger of dying out so we should not kill them due to fear or disgust. |
| D．Some bugs are extremely unpleasant that some people have a strong wish to destroy them. |
A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.
But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.
The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
【小题1】All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except .
| A．Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture |
| B．Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals |
| C．some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer |
| D．it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees |
| A．the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say |
| B．the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO |
| C．the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say |
| D．the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO |
| A．He felt hot in the room. |
| B．He wanted to look cool by doing this. |
| C．He was too excited. |
| D．He wanted to be close and frank with his employees. |
| A．They felt he was a stupid CEO. |
| B．They felt he did not deserve their loyalty |
| C．They felt he was more trustworthy. |
| D．They didn't want to take risks with him. |
A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life---a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we know voices or faces.
As a child, visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge---except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW’.
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand---as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.
1.Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
|
A．He had worked with his colleague long enough. |
|
B．His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful. |
|
C．His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible. |
|
D．He still had a lot of work to do. |
2. People working together in an office used to __________.
|
A．talk more about handwriting |
|
B．take more notes on workdays |
|
C．know better one another’s handwriting |
|
D．communicate better with one another |
3. According to the author, handwritten notes ___________.
|
A．are harder to teach in schools |
B．attract more attention |
|
C．are used only between friends |
D．carry more message |
4. We can learn from the passage that the author _____________.
|
A．thinks it impossible to teach handwriting |
|
B．does not want to lose handwriting |
|
C．does not agree with Florey |
|
D．puts the blame on the computer |
A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting．
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task．It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting，and then I realized whose it must be．I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year，maybe two，and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point．
It was a very important event in the computerization of life—a sign that the informal friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails．There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters，and we recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces．
As a child visiting my father’s office，I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”．
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting，a book by Florey．Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen．
I don’t buy it．
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive，personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does．For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting．
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy．That may sound impossibly grand—as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings．However，they have worked in many school systems．
1．Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?
A．He had worked with his colleague long enough．
B．His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful．
C．His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible．
D．He still had a 1ot of work to do．
2．People working together in an office used to ____________．
A．talk more about handwriting B．take more notes on workdays
C．know better one another's handwriting D．communicate better with one another
3．The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________．
A．to both his family and his staff B．to his family in small letters
C．to his family on the fridge D．to his staff on the desk
4．According to the author，handwritten notes _______．
A．are harder to teach in schools B．attract more attention
C．are used only between friends D．carry more message
5．We can learn from the passage that the author __________．
A．thinks it impossible to teach handwriting B．does not want to lose handwriting
C．puts the blame on the computer D．does not agree with Florey
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