首页
登录
职称英语
According to a recent survey, employees in many companies today work longer
According to a recent survey, employees in many companies today work longer
游客
2025-03-02
8
管理
问题
According to a recent survey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979.They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979.It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday, At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the banker’s activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.
(76)
Apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes.
When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job.For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the Same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job.The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend mote time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.
However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive. (77)
In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone’s productivity and creativity begin to decrease.
Some employees are not willing to spend so much extra, unproductive time at the office once they finish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and enjoy themselves. For these people, the Solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both. [br] What is the main idea of this passage?
选项
A、Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.
B、Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.
C、Most Americans work 80 hours a week and some work even longer.
D、People can make more money by working longer hours.
答案
A
解析
本题考查考生对文章大意的把握。根据最后一段的总结句“However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive.”可得出应选A项。B项说大多数人工作更长的时间就能完成更多的工作,这与文章主旨恰恰相反。C项说大多数美国人的工作时间甚至会超过80小时,这在文中没有明确提及。D项认为人们工作时间更长能赚更多钱,而文中也没有这个意思,从文中只能看出有人认为工作时间越长,就越能完成更多的工作或得到更好的晋升。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3978864.html
相关试题推荐
Themeetingwillbeginat9:00accordingtothe______A、calendarB、columnC、sche
________inarecentsciencecompetition,thethreestudentswereawardedschola
________theemployees’workingefficiency,thesupervisorwillallowthemtoha
Themeetingwillbeginat9:00accordingtothe______.A、calendarB、columnC、sch
Aspartofmorecomprehensivecomplianceandethicsprograms,manycompanies
Aspartofmorecomprehensivecomplianceandethicsprograms,manycompanies
Aspartofmorecomprehensivecomplianceandethicsprograms,manycompanies
最近发生在日本的地震改变了地球表面。TheearthquakewhichhappenedinJapanrecentlyhadchangedt
Therelationshipbetweenemployersandemployeeshasbeenstudied______.A、origi
Recently,oneofmybestfriends,whomI’vesharedjustabouteverythingwit
随机试题
A—midfieldB—backfieldC—cheerteamD—shootE—cornerballF—kick-offG—stopping
December1stisWorldAIDSDay.The【B1】______thisyearis"LiveandLetLiv
[originaltext]W:Iwaiteduntil10:20foryou.M:Imusthavearrived8minutes
Thegreenhouseeffectcausestroublebyraisingthetemperatureoftheplane
腹腔镜胃、十二指肠溃疡穿孔修补术的适应证是A.溃疡穿孔在12h以内,不伴脓毒性休
双重化配置的两套保护装置,每套保护装置及与其相关设备的直流电源均应取自与()
在培训过程中,工作任务表的作用不包括()。A.提高学习的效果 B.关注信息的反
不属于人工费的是( )A.计时工资或计件工资 B.奖金 C.津贴、补贴
下列关于同期资料管理的相关时限要求,不符合规定的是()。A.主体文档应当在企业
非节奏流水施工的特点有( )A.各施工段上的流水节拍均相等 B.相邻施工过程
最新回复
(
0
)