【題目】 Nowadays, to work remotely, all you need are a computer and an Internet connection. According to a new study, employees who can work from anywhere else are generally happier than those who work onsite(現(xiàn)場的)in an office.

Video conferencing company Owl Labs surveyed 1,202 full-time US workers from the ages of 22 to 65, and discovered that 62 percent of the respondents worked remotely at least some of the time and 38 percent worked onsite. Of the remote workers, 49 percent worked remotely full-time.

As it turns out, working remotely—or the idea of it—makes people happy, 83 percent of the survey respondents agree that the ability to work remotely would make them happier, and 71 percent of workers who do get to work remotely said their job makes them happy, compared with 55 percent of office-only workers.

In the study, full-time remote workers said they're happy in their job, 22 percent more than people who never work remotely. The reasons why respondents said they decided to work remotely were better work-life balance(91 percent), increased productivity/better focus(79 percent), less stress(78 percent), and to avoid a commute(通勤)(78 percent).

One reason why remote workers might be happier is that they were more than twice as likely to earn more than $100,000 per year. And the higher they were on the corporate(公司的)ladder, the more likely survey respondents were to have the privilege of working remotely: The job levels with the greatest percentages of remote workers were founder/CEO-level(55 percent)and vice president(46 percent).

Loyalty is another factor: Remote workers are 13 percent more likely than non-remote workers to stay with their current job for the next five years—making remote work a win-win for employees and employers alike.

Not only are remote employees happier, but they are prepared to work longer hours, according to the report. Remote workers said they work over 40 hours per week, 43 percent more than on-site workers do.

【1】What can he learned about the respondents in the survey by Owl Labs?

A.49 percent work remotely full-time.

B.55 percent are not satisfied with their work.

C.83 percent prefer to work in an office.

D.About 40 percent are office-only workers.

【2】Compared with remote workers, onsite workers are .

A.less loyalB.more productive

C.less creativeD.more hardworking

【3】It is more likely for those with higher job levels to .

A.live freelyB.have double income

C.work remotelyD.work less time

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.The choice of working sites.B.The benefits of working remotely.

C.The tendency of future jobs.D.The qualities of offsite employees.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了遠(yuǎn)程工作讓人感覺更快樂，遠(yuǎn)程工作員工的收入更高，且對職位的忠誠度也更高。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Video conferencing company Owl Labs surveyed 1,202 full-time US workers from the ages of 22 to 65, and discovered that 62 percent of the respondents worked remotely at least some of the time and 38 percent worked onsite.(視頻會(huì)議公司貓頭鷹實(shí)驗(yàn)室調(diào)查了1202名年齡在22到65歲的全職美國員工，發(fā)現(xiàn)62%的受訪者至少在某些時(shí)間遠(yuǎn)程工作，38%的人在辦公室現(xiàn)場辦公)可知，只在辦公室工作的員工大概占受訪者的40%。D. About 40 percent are office-only workers.(大約40%的員工只在辦公室工作)符合以上說法，故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的Loyalty is another factor: Remote workers are 13 percent more likely than non-remote workers to stay with their current job for the next five years (忠誠是另一個(gè)因素。遠(yuǎn)程員工在未來五年里留在現(xiàn)有工作崗位可能性比非遠(yuǎn)程員工高13%)可推測，和遠(yuǎn)程員工相比，只在辦公室工作的員工對工作沒有那么忠誠。A. less loyal(不那么忠誠)符合以上說法，故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的And the higher they were on the corporate(公司的)ladder, the more likely survey respondents were to have the privilege of working remotely: (在公司的階層越高，接受調(diào)查的員工越有遠(yuǎn)程工作的特權(quán)。)可知，一個(gè)員工的階層越高，越有可能遠(yuǎn)程工作。C. work remotely(遠(yuǎn)程工作)符合以上說法，故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其第一段的According to a new study, employees who can work from anywhere else are generally happier than those who work onsite(現(xiàn)場的)in an office.(根據(jù)一項(xiàng)新的研究，可以在任何地方工作的員工通常比那些只能在辦公室現(xiàn)場辦公的人更幸福)，第二段的As it turns out, working remotely—or the idea of it—makes people happy(正如結(jié)果所示，遠(yuǎn)程工作讓人幸福)和第五段的One reason why remote workers might be happier is that they were more than twice as likely to earn more than $100,000 per year.(遠(yuǎn)程工作的員工更加幸福的原因之一是，他們年薪超過10萬美元的可能性是非遠(yuǎn)程員工的兩倍多)可知，本文主要講述了遠(yuǎn)程工作給員工帶來的好處。B. The benefits of working remotely.(遠(yuǎn)程工作的好處)符合以上說法，故選B項(xiàng)。

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