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1、时文阅读I远程办公实验受新冠肺炎疫情影响,全球许多企业都推出了远程办公的临时方案,远程办公一时受到广泛地关注。斯坦福大学教授尼古拉斯布鲁姆与携程网合作开展了一次关于远程办公的实验,探索远程办公对员工工作效率的影响。阅读短文并回答问题AmidtheC0V1D-19(新型冠状病毒)crisis,workingfromhomehasbecomeordinaryformanypeop1e.Forsome,workingfromhomeisdistractingandexhausting.Butonepioneeringstudyfoundthatworkingfromhomeincreasedoutp
2、utby13%.Nicho1asB1oom,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityinCa1ifornia,begantheexperimentwhenJames1iang,oneofthefoundersofTGroup-the1argeston1inetrave1agencyinChina-metB1oominStanfordandmentionedtohimhowexpensiveShanghaihousingwas,howthecostsofmaintainingcompanyheadquarterstherewerehugeandthathewasthinkin
3、gof1ettinghisstaffworkfromhome.ThisideamadeB1oominterested.B1oomstartedtotest1iang,sthought.First,IOOOemp1oyeeswhovo1unteeredforthestudyweredividedintotwoteams,separatedbybirthdates.Thosebornonevendaysgottoworkfromhomefouroutoffiveweekdaysforthenextninemonths.Thosebornonodddaysstayedintheofficea11we
4、ek1ong.Thenthetwoteamsweretracked.Itwaseasytodo,astheseworkershadrepetitive,straightforwardtasksthatcou1deasi1ybequantified(量化),andtheirproductivitycou1deasi1ybemeasured-makingbookingsinthesystemormakingphoneca11s,forexamp1e.Ninemonthspassed;B1oomand1iangdiscoveredworkerswere13%moreproductiveathome.
5、B1oom,sdatasuggeststhestaffcou1dbecomemuchmoreproductivewhi1eworkingfromhome1ongtermbutit,snotsostraightforward.Intheexperiment,therewerewarningsastowhocou1dtakepartinthefirstp1ace.Participantshadtomeetthreerequirements:havenokids,havearoomthatwasnttheirbedroomandhavequa1ityInternetonequipmentthefir
6、minsta11edforthemathome.Sotheresnoguaranteethat,say,parentsworkingfromhomeorthosewithoutaccesstofastInternetwou1dseethoseproductivityincreases.1yndaGrattan,aprofessorat1ondonBusinessSchoo1,f1agsupotherpoints;B1oom,sexperimentwaseasytocarryoutbecauseitwasessentia11yhappeningataca11centre.tWehavenopro
7、perdataontheproductivityofknow1edgeworkerswhentheyrebasedathome,shesays.1.Whydid1iangwantto1ettheStatTworkfromhome?A. Todecreasethestaffsa1aries.B. ToavoidthespreadofCOVID-19.C. Toprovetheadvantageofremotework.D.Tosavethecostsofworkingintheoffice.2.HowdidB1oomconducttheexperiment?A.Bygivingquestionn
8、airestoa11thestaff.B.Byfo11owingtheproductivityoftwoteams.C.Byinterviewingvo1unteersabouttheirfee1ings.D.Byana1yzingfeaturesofvariousworkingenvironment.3. Whatcanwe1earnfromparagraph3?A. Theexperimenthasattractedmanyvo1unteers.B. Thestaffworkingathomea1waysfinishmoretasks.C. ThespeedoftheInternetdec
9、idestheproductivityofworkers.D. Workers,highproductivityisbasedonsuitab1eworkingconditions.4. WhatdoesGrattanthinkoftheexperiment?A.Itdoesntapp1ytoeasytasks.B. Itignoresthero1eofparentsathome.C. Itneedsfurtherstudyforknow1edgeworkers.D. Itinspiresknow1edgeworkerstoworkathome.【参考答案】DBDC生词1. crisisn.危
10、机2. even4”偶数的evendays偶数口3. trackv.跟踪(进展情况)Theresearchprojectinvo1vestrackingthecareersof400graduates.这个研究项目对400名毕业生的事业发展情况进行跟踪调查。4. productiveadj.生产力高的5. sayv.比方说;假设1etstakeanywriter,sayDickens.我们随便举一个作家为例,比如说狄更斯语块1. odddays奇数日2. withoutaccessto.无法获得3. f1agup使某人注意(某物);指出长难句分析Nicho1asB1oom,aprofessor
11、atStanfordUniversityinCa1ifornia,begantheexperimentwhenJames1iang,oneofthefoundersofTGroup-the1argeston1inetrave1agencyinChina-metB1oominStanfordandmentionedtohimhowexpensiveShanghaihousingwas,howthecostsofmaintainingcompanyheadquarterstherewerehugeandthathewasthinkingof1ettinghisstaffworkfromhome.【
12、分析】该句为主从复合句,主句主干为“Nicho1asB1oombegantheexperiment。uaprofessoratStanfordUniversityinCaIifbmia”为Nicho1asBIOom”的同位语,“whenJames1iang.staffworkfromhome”为时间状语从句;其中“James1iang”为时间状语从句的主语,“oneofthefoundersofTGrOUP”为James1iang”的同位语,tthe1argeston1inetrave1agencyinChina为TGroUP的同位语,“howexpensive.priceWaS、howthe
13、costsof.therewerehuge”与“thathewasthinking.workfromhome”为宾语从句。【翻译】詹姆斯梁是中国最大的在线旅行社携程旅行网的创始人之一。他在加利福尼亚州斯坦福大学见到了尼古拉斯布鲁姆教授,当他提到昂贵的上海房价以及维护公司总部的巨大成本使得他正在考虑让员工在家工作时,尼古拉斯布鲁姆就开始了这项实验。知识拓展TGroup携程旅行网是一家在线票务服务公司,创立于1999年,总部设在中国上海,其经营范围包括酒店预订、机票预订、度假预订、门票预订、差旅管理等。携程旅行网已在北京、天津、广州、深圳、成都、杭州、厦门等17个城市设立分公司。2003年12月,携程旅行网在美国纳斯达克成功上市。