15.Digital technology-email and smart phones especially-has vastly improved workers'ability to be productive outside of a traditional office.Even so,most white-collar work still happens in an office.One reason is that,according to findings of a new survey(調(diào)查)of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix,most bosses are doubtful about remote working.Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it and only 35 ercent say it's tolerated.
Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced ( 加深)by the same survey,which shows that 43percent of workers say they've watched TV or a movie while"working"remotely,while 35 ercent have done housework,and 28 ercent have cooked dinner.
It is true,however,that working at home makes people much more efficient,because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done.It's much faster,for example,to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.
The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.
More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value.Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who haven't  worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home.Under  such circumstances,smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.

32.What does digital technology contribute to?A
A.Promoting production.
B.Hiring more white-collar workers.
C.Conducting a new research.
D.Removing bosses'doubt.
33.Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?A
A.To manage their workers better.
B.To stick to their routine practice.
C.To rely less on modem technology.
D.To increase face-to-face communication.
34.What seems to be most workers'attitude toward remote working?B
A.Doubtful.
B.Favorable.
C.Reserved.
D.Disapproving.
35.What does the author suggest smart firms do?C
A.Shorten their office hours.
B.Give employees a pay raise.
C.Adopt flexible work patterns.
D.Reduce their staff's workload.

分析 本文是一篇科教類(lèi)閱讀,主要介紹了數(shù)字技術(shù),電子郵件和智能手機(jī)大大提高了工人們的工作能力,使得他們可以在家辦公.但老板害怕失去對(duì)工人的控制,不太贊成在家辦公.但作者建議小公司可以采用靈活地工作模式.

解答 32.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Digital technology-email and smart phones especially-has vastly improved workers'ability to be productive outside of a traditional office.可知,數(shù)字技術(shù)有助于促進(jìn)生產(chǎn).故選A.
33.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第三句One reason is that,according to findings of a new survey(調(diào)查)of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix,most bosses are doubtful about remote working.可知,大多數(shù)老板對(duì)于遠(yuǎn)程工作是懷疑的,他們害怕失去工人.故選A.
34.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段第一句It is true,however,that working at home makes people much more efficient,because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done.可知,在家里工作更高效,因?yàn)楣ぷ髌陂g可以照顧煩心的家務(wù)事.故可推斷出工人們是贊成的.故選B.
35.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Under  such circumstances,smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.可知,作者建議小公司要采取靈活的工作模式.故選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇科教類(lèi)閱讀,題目涉及多道詞義猜測(cè)題,主旨大意題,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測(cè).

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