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1、Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
2、 Accordingtoarecentsurv,ey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedani
3、nvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,ma
4、deredundant(多余的)telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases. (76)Apparentlymanypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employees
5、knowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem. Agroupofheadhunters(猎头)wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesfor
6、anexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejo
7、b.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework. However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity(生产率)isnotalwayspositive.(77)Infact.manystudiesindicatethatafteracertai
8、npoint,anyon
