It’s 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write ... Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter —  he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.
Like John, millions of people — and their employers — are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work. Telecommuters can follow their own timetables. They work in the comfort of homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telecommuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems.
Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting. If a job is related to working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.
小題1:From the passage we can learn that John does his job           .
A．by telephonB．through the Internet
C．in his officeD．a(chǎn)way from home
小題2:One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can        .
A．work for several employersB．enjoy a lot of traveling
C．get along well with other workersD．work on your own schedule
小題3:Telecommuters change jobs less often, so         .
A．their employers can save money
B．their employers will give them a higher pay
C．they can get more work experience
D．they will have a longer paid holiday
小題4:The underlined phrase “suited to” in the third paragraph probably means “       ”.
A．a(chǎn)cceptable forB．bad forC．difficult forD．fit for

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：文章介紹了通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)工作的遠距離工作者，例舉遠距離工作的好處，和時候做遠距離的工作。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter —  he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.可知約翰是通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)工作的，選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Telecommuters can follow their own timetables. 可知遠距離工作者可以有自己的時間安排，選D
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money.可知遠距離工作者不會經(jīng)常換工作，所以老板也會省下很多錢，選A
小題4:猜詞題：從后面的舉例：include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting.可知這些是適合做遠距離的工作，選D
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