17.In recent years many countries have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive.Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied.But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity?There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker's life more enjoyable,it doesn't actually make him work harder.As far as increasing productivity is concerned,then,variety is not an important factor.
Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important.The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery.Thus while freedom of choice may be important,there is usually very little that can be done to create it.
Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making.In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product.Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines,so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line.It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor,but it is also one we can do something about.
To what extent does more money lead to great productivity?The workers themselves certainly think this is important.But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring.Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more.A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours.Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting,they will neither want more money,nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.
32.According to the author,what advantage do varied jobs bring?D
A.They relieve workers'difficulties.
B.They increase productivity enormously.
C.They bring out the best in workers.
D.They reduce boredom among workers.
33.What can we clearly see from the passage?D
A.It's difficult to have more production lines.
B.It's necessary to have a large number of workers.
C.It's practical to allow more freedom in a modern factory.
D.It's important to raise workers'sense of contribution
34.The passage seems to suggest thatB.
A.more money leads to demands for shorter working hours
B.more money does not automatically(自動(dòng)地) create higher productivity
C.workers like more money better than more interesting jobs
D.workers expect to have both more money and more interesting jobs
35.What does the passage mainly discuss?D
A.How to enrich workers'1ife.
B.How to decrease dullness in a factory.
C.How to shorten working hours.
D.How to make workers more productive.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了如何提高工人的效率,給工人的自由,提高工人的貢獻(xiàn)意識(shí)和使他們的工作更有趣等.
解答 32.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段:There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker's life more enjoyable,it doesn't actually make him work harder可知不同的工作減少工人之間的無聊;故選D.
33.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段:Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making可知提高工人的貢獻(xiàn)意識(shí)很重要;故選D.
34.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段:Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more可知意錢不會(huì)自動(dòng)(自動(dòng)地)創(chuàng)造更高的生產(chǎn)力;故選B.
35.D.主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知文章主要講了如何提高工人的效率,給工人的自由,提高工人的貢獻(xiàn)意識(shí)和使他們的工作更有趣;故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.