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  3. Telecommuting — substituting the computer for the trip to the job — has been

Telecommuting — substituting the computer for the trip to the job — has been

游客2023-07-19  39
问题     Telecommuting — substituting the computer for the trip to the job — has been recognized 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 helps with child-care conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, reduces lateness and absenteeism by eliminating commuters, allows periods of solitude (清静) for high-concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush hour congestion and improve air quality.
    But these benefits don’t come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. Many workers are seduced (诱使) by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the peaceful Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes into his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays at home to care for her sick child; she hooks up her telephone 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, and much less respect, the necessity if the parent is to get any work done.
    Management, too, must separate the myth from the reality. Although the media have paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employee’s situation, not the availability of technology, that precedes (先于) a telecommuting arrangement.
    This is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small. [br] Which of the following may be one of the problems for office employees?
选项 A、Meeting expenses for lunches and clothing.
B、Losing concentration on their work.
C、Spending much money on traffic.
D、Being restricted to the office.
答案 D
解析 文章首段第二句中it指代前文的Telecommuting，远程办公的优点也就反衬了在办公室办公的缺点，故答案为[D]。[A]在文中未提及；[B]可由原文第三段第二句排除；首段第二句中的less time wasted in traffic反衬出office employees在交通上浪费了很多时间，而不是money，故排除[C]。
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