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Telecommuting（电信）
Telecommuting—substituting the computer for the trip to the job—has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work.
For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with child-care conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes tardiness and absenteeism by eliminating commutes, allows periods of solitude for high concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour congestion and improve air quality. But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the tranquil Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays home to care for her sick child: she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor. These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family. Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done.Management, too, must separate the myth from reality. Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employees’ situation, not the availability of technology, that precipitates a telecommuting arrangement. That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small. 1．Which of the following is not mentioned as a problem related to office work? A) Wasting time in traffic. B) The conflict between child-care and work. C) The inflexible schedule. D) The high expense on office equipment. 2．According to the passage, how does telecommuting benefit management? A) It enables workers to work intensively without being disturbed by colleagues. B) It can reduce the rush-hour congestion. C) It can free workers from office. D) It can stabilize the staff since they can better take care of the family. 3．What subject does the passage mainly talk about? A) Business management strategies. B) The use of computer. C) The life style of telecommuters. D) Extending the workplace by means of computers. 4．According to the passage, the idea of telecommuting is not very realistic because____. A) it’s difficult to take care of small children and concentrate on work at the same time B) computer technology is not advanced enough C) electrical malfunctions can destroy a project D) the workers do not always have all the needed resources at home 5. Which of the following is an example of telecommuting as described in the passage? A) A scientist in a laboratory developing plans for a space station. B) A technical writer sending via computer documents created at home. C) A computer technician repairing an office computer network. D) A teacher directing computer assisted learning in a private school. 解答：
内容概要:本文针对使用电脑在家办公这样一种新的工作方式发表评论，指出它虽然有若干好处，但在某些方面并不现实，因此真正实行用电脑在家办公的公司并不多。
1.【答案】D。 【试题分析】事实辨析题。 【详细解答】从第二段可以看出，A,B,C项都是在普通的办公室工作中存在的，人们希望通过在家办公来解决的问题，只有D项没有提到，故选D。 2.【答案】A。 【试题分析】事实辨析题。 【详细解答】从文章第二段“telecommuting ... allows periods of solitude for high concentration tasks”可以得知，在家办公对于管理方的好处在于员工可以更专心地投入那些需要注意力高度集中的工作。故选项A正确。 3.【答案】D。 【试题分析】主旨题。 【详细解答】文章主要讨论了一种新的工作方式——使用电脑在家办公，因此D（通过电脑使工作空间扩大）是正确选项。 4.【答案】A。 【试题分析】事实辨析题。 【详细解答】从文中第五段句子“Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time”可知选项A正确。 5.【答案】B。 【试题分析】细节题。 【详细解答】本题问的是哪一项是文章所给的使用计算机在家办公的例子。根据文章第四段中“A computer programmer ... stays in contact with her office via computer”可知，只有B与之相符。 |
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