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上海市崇明区2020届高三英语二模拟试卷
A. This is because ocean waters have taken in nearly all of the atmosphere's extra heat. B. This causes winds off the weaken and enables warm water to move eastward. C. The scientists examined waters off the coast of Narthem California in the eastern Pacific Ocean. D. The northward travel of so many different sea creatures was considered to have never happened before. E. The researchers discovered that some of the sea creatures were hundreds of kilometres south of their known range. F. A study estimated climate change will force hundreds of fish species and other creatures to seek out cooler waters in coming years. |
Warm Waters Caused Many Sea Creatures to Move Far North
A study has found that warmer waters off North America's West Coast caused many kinds of sea life to move farther north than ever before. The study was a project of scientists from the University of California, Davis.
They identified a total of 67 species between 2014 and 2016, during what was described as a "marine heatwave". The researchers reported that 37 of the 67 species they studied had never before been observed so far north as California. These creatures are native to an area hundreds of kilometers to the south.
Some species were discovered outside a marine laboratory belonging to the University of California, Davis. A few were even found north of California. The scientists involved in the study believe the findings can provide valuable information for predicting future sea life reactions to warming oceans.
There is also evidence suggesting that warming waters in the Atlantic Ocean have caused some sea creatures to move northward. A 2017 report in Yale University's online magazine Environment 360 explores this subject. The report notes that for many years, the ocean has served as our best defense against climate change. This has led to warmer oceans, with experts predicting continuing rising temperatures.
Warmer waters along the U.S. East Coast have affected a black sea fish. Researchers from Rutgers University reported the fish once was mainly found off the coast of North Carolina. But they discovered the species had traveled more than 700 kilometers northward, to waters off the coast of New Jersey.
Using climate models, researchers predicted that some species along the U.S. and Canadian Pacific coasts will move as far as 1,400 kilometers north from their current habitats. Such movement is expected to cause major difficulties for fisheries both in the U.S. and Canada, the study found.
Why choose eco-fashion? | ||
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of fashion | Ecological | Textile & clothing production processes; Issues related to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Ethical | Working {#blank#}3{#/blank#} involved | |
Problems with fashion | Textile {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | Cotton-planting: use of pesticides; Sheep-farming & wool-cleaning: global warming; Synthetics-making: {#blank#}5{#/blank#} waste |
Clothing production | Producing a lot of waste; Using harmful chemicals; {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a great deal of energy | |
Consumption levels & shopping habits | New clothes: bought in increasing quantities Old clothes: {#blank#}7{#/blank#} away quickly | |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to problems | Fashion producers | Ways to recycle and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}waste: Switching to green energy; Reducing energy use; Selecting sustainable materials; Choosing local suppliers |
{#blank#}10{#/blank#} | Selecting environmentally friendly clothing Reducing clothing consumption | |
Choosing eco-fashion can contribute to our personal health. |
Fighting the curse of presenteeism
"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" Beyond a certain level, extra effort seems to be selfdefeating. Studies suggest that, after 10 hours a week, employee productivity falls sharply.
But that doesn't stop some managers from demanding that workers stay chained to their desk for long periods. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, recently applauded the "996" model, where employees work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week, as a huge blessing". However, to modern office workers presenteeism is a curse.
There will be days when you do not have much to do, just waiting for someone else to respond to a request. As the clock ticks past 5pm, there may be no purpose in staying at your desk. But you can see your boss hard at work and, more important, they can see you. So you make an effort to look busy.
If bosses do not like to go home before their underlings (下属)and underlings fear leaving before their bosses, everyone is trapped. Staff may feel that they will not get a pay rise, or a promotion, if they are not seen to be putting in maximum effort. This is easily confused with long hours. Managers, who are often no good at judging employees5 performance, use time in the office as a measurement.
But presenteeism has more serious consequences. As well as reducing productivity, this can increase medical expenses for the employer. According to a study, these costs can be six time: higher for employers than the costs of absenteeism among workers. To take one example, research found that Japanese employees with lowerback pain were three times more likely to turn up for work than in Britain. As a result, those workers were more likely to experience greater pain and to suffer from depression. What could be more discouraging than being in pain while feeling trapped at work?
"None of this is to say that employers are not entitled to expect workers to be in the office for a small amount of time. Unavoidably there will be a need for some (preferably short)meetings. Dealing with colleagues face-to-face develops friendships, allows for a useful exchange of ideas and enables workers to have a better sense of their common needs.
With portable smart phones and laptops, we can work at home as easily as in the office. Turning an office into a prison does nothing for the creativity that is increasingly demanded of office workers as routine tasks are automatic. To be productive you need presence of mind, not being present in the flesh.
Fighting the curse of presenteeism | |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | Modern office workers stay chained to their desk for long periods. |
Contributing factors | •The staff think it may give them a(n){#blank#}2{#/blank#} to get a pay rise, or a promotion. •Employees' performance is{#blank#}3{#/blank#}in terms of working hours. |
Consequences | •Employees work less {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, some pretending to be busy. •More medical expenses have to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} by employers for their staff. •Workers have a{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to be both physically and mentally. unhealthy. •It is of no {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to the development of creativity. |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} of facetoface contact | •It develops friendships. •It makes a useful exchange of ideas {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. •It enables workers to {#blank#}10{#/blank#}each other's needs. |
Conclusion | To be productive you need presence of mind, not being present in the flesh. |
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