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　　Has your boss sent out a memo(備忘錄)warning all employees to stop logging into sites like Face book, You Tube, and Twitteron company time? You may want to send a memo straight back to him or her with some justification(辯護(hù))for your web surfing time．According to a study from University of Melbourne, workers who are allowed to spend time each day reading news, blogs, product reviews, communicating with friends on social networks and taking part in other non-work-related online pursuits are actually more productive than those who are blocked from doing so．

　　The study has showed that people who surf the Internet for fun at work－within a reasonable limit of less than 20％ of their total time in the office－are ________ by about 9％ than those who don抰．

　　Why the seemingly confusing result? According to Dr．Coker, it comes down to our attention spans．"People need to let their mind go blank for a bit to get back their concentration," he said．"Think back to when you were in class listening to a lecture－after about 20 minutes you can抰 concentrate your attention, yet after a break your concentration was restored．"

　　When mixed with work time, web surfing allows employees to refresh their minds and come back to the task at hand with more focus and care．

　　"Short breaks, such as a quick surf of the Internet, en-able the mind to rest itself, leading to better concentration for a day抯 work, and as a result, increased productivity," Dr．Coker added．

　　If your manager can抰 tolerate workplace leisure time, share this insight with him or her and maybe he or her even becomes your Face book friend．

1．What is the main idea of this text?(within 10 words)

_____________________

2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? You may have enough reasons to argue with your manager you抮e your web surfing time at work．

_____________________

3．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words．(within 5 words)

_____________________

4．List three kinds of things workers can do during the web surfing time at work．(within 10 words)

①________�、赺_______-________　③________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

____________________

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解析：

　　1．Web surfing makes you a more productive worker．/Logging into sites increases productivity．

　　2．You may want to send a memo straight back to him or her with some justification for your web surfing time．

　　3．more productive

　　4．①reading news�、赾ommunicating with friends�、踨eading product reviews

　　5．他說："人們需要讓大腦擺脫工作得以休息，以便注意力再度集中。"


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