Question

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.

1.From the passage we can learn that John does his job            .

A. by telephone     B. through the Internet

C. in his office      D. away from home

2.One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can         .

A. work for several employers            B. enjoy a lot of traveling

C. get along well with other workers       D. work on your own schedule

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

4.The underlined phrase “suited to” in the third paragraph probably means “        ”.

A. acceptable for       B. bad for

C. difficult for      D. fit for

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了一種新的人群—“在家上班族”。這些遠距離上班族在家通過網(wǎng)絡從事工作，這樣既能在舒適的環(huán)境下工作，又能照顧家人。對于雇主來說，這種新型工作方式也節(jié)省了他們租用辦公場所、辦公設備的費用。適合在家從事的工作包括寫作、電腦編程和會計等職業(yè)。

1.B細節(jié)理解題。從文章首段末句he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.可知John在家通過網(wǎng)絡進行工作，故B選項正確。

2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Telecommuters can follow their own timetables.判斷D選項正確。

3.A細節(jié)理解題。文章倒數(shù)第二段介紹Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money.由此可知A為正確選項。

4.D詞義猜測題。后面列舉的都是可以在家里完成的工作，由此判斷suit to 應該是適合的意思，故D選項正確。

考點：考查社會百態(tài)類短文閱讀。