Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers --- Survey
LONDON  (Reuters) ----- Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers' unhappiness and more sick leave, a survey showed on Wednesday.
A survey carried out by caro4free.net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of the computer equipment.
"We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It's certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way," White added.
A quarter of these using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job compared to the percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology.
The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use old computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent.
Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men.
White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment can also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction. There is no question about it; but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction."
小題1:The underlined word "this" (paragraph 3) refers to ______.
A．workplace dissatisfactionB．computer use in most jobs
C．the aging off office computersD．the survey by care4@ free. net
小題2:How many office workers use old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction?
A．16%B．25%C． 35%D．55%
小題3:According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers?
A．Most office workers use old computers.
B．They do some of their work with computers.
C．Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety.
D．They are easier to be satisfied with new technology.
小題4:What is the subject of the news story?
A．Poor working conditions in offices
B．Research work of the Work Foundation
C．Influence of technology in the workplace.
D．Different attitudes to old computers.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章介紹了如何用電腦緩解工人對工作的不滿，和由此會帶來的問題。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第三段前三行"We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion.說明這里的this就是指job satisfaction，故A正確。
小題2:計算題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行A quarter of these using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job說明有四分之一的人即25% 表達了他們的不滿。故B正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段1,2行  White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment can also be a source of worry.說明經(jīng)常使用新的技術(shù)或者設(shè)備也會給人帶來擔(dān)憂。故C正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。本文主要討論的是在工作的時候，技術(shù)的影響。使用舊的電腦等技術(shù)可以讓人情緒不高，經(jīng)常換著使用新的電腦等也容易讓人擔(dān)憂。故C的說法正確。
點評：這篇文章考查推理題和句意理解，題目要我們理解有些重點的句子。集中考查了句意理解題，要求考生有較強的細節(jié)理解能力。
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