Employees are being flooded with too much information that has little to do with their work, according to a new survey.
On average, white-collar workers spend 51 percent of their work time receiving and processing information. Only one third of it was relevant to their work, the survey found. Information overload for white collar workers has become a global issue. The huge amount of information has already affected their efficiency in management as well as their performance at work.
Buried with e-mails
Every morning, a secretary at the human resources department of an auto parts company opens her e-mail box, only to find it crammed with at least 50 unread mails. For her, even scanning through these e-mails every day takes at least half an hour. Some of her colleagues are not so lucky — they have to read at least 100.
Bothered with calls
Telephone calls are also causing a problem. More than 40 percent white-collar workers chose mobile phones as the preferred way to communicate important and urgent business matters.
Talking saves time and energy over the clicking, reading and replying to e-mails, but phone calls are also more distracting(分心的). While answering a call, a clerk is likely to put away a much more important task at hand and start the business being talked about on the phone.
Solution? Not yet.
Many companies start with providing staff with better computers, better Internet access and more advanced gadgets(裝置). For example, staff members above a certain level in one company will be provided with a blackberry phone for easier access to their e-mails. The company has also organized many lectures on efficient ways of e-mail management. Yet most white-collar workers think their companies can do more.
【小題1】What does the new survey find about white-collar workers?

A．They spend 51% of their work time on meetings.
B．Only half of the information they receive is useful.
C．Over 60% of them prefer to use the telephone.
D．Some of them have to read at least 100 e-mails every day.
【小題2】Telephone calls cause a problem because ________.
A．they take up the time to receive and send e-mails
B．they are often not answered
C．they are mostly not about business
D．they may lead to the changing of work schedule
【小題3】How do some companies try to solve the problem of information overload?
A．They start to give staff a pay rise.
B．They plan to employ more people.
C．They provide employees with more advanced equipment.
D．They organize lectures on how to reduce stress.
【小題4】What is the major issue discussed in this text?
A．Poor management leads to inefficiency at work.
B．Junk mail is causing big trouble.
C．White-collar workers suffer from information overload.
D．Better computers are in need in workplaces.


【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】C

解析

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

Michael, a typical (典型的) American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal (接線端) in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.

　　The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating (使隔離) us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts(賬戶), making paper checks(支票)unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.

　　Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.

13. The sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means ____ .

　　A .Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true

　　B. Michael is not a real person but probably the lifestyle does exist

　　C. Michael has ambitions but he can?t make his dreams come true

　　D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays

14. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?

　　A. Games and sports.

　　B. Personal banking.

　　C. Music and films.

　　D. International business.

15. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings.

　　B. Modern technology seems to be separating human beings.

　　C. We may no longer need to work in the office.

　　D. Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2010屆湖南省高三下學(xué)期3月月考英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

 

NEW YORK---One in five U.S. workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday.

    Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally. Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.

   The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13. Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

56. Harris Interactive made the survey to find out            .

     A. how U.S. workers spend their after-work time            

    B. what U.S. workers do at after-work drinks

     C. the relationships between U.S. workers        

    D. who are most likely to attend after-work drinks

57.         of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague. 

       A. 4 percent       B. 8 percent       C. 16 percent       D. 10 percent

58. According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks             .

A.benefited them a lot                B. could provide information  

C.only made them relaxed             D. was of no help to them

59. We can learn from the text that                 .

    A. workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all

    B. about 75% of  workers go more than once a month  

    C. 10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers

    D. about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker

60. After the survey, it can be inferred that                     .

     A. all the workers oppose after-work drinks

       B. the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks  

    C. all the workers support after-work drinks

       D. all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：20102011學(xué)年河南省衛(wèi)輝市高二4月月考英語卷 題型：完型填空

完形填空（共20小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

The old man went slowly into the restaurant. A young waitress named Mary  36  him go toward a table by the window.

Mary ran  37  to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a  38  with that chair.”

She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(使平穩(wěn)) him with one arm, she helped him move  39  the chair, and get  40  seated. Then she leaned his  41  against the table where he could reach it. In a  42 , clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind  43 .” “You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need  44 , just wave at me!”

 45  he had finished a hearty(豐盛的) meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary  46  him the change. She helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed  47  his walking stick, and  48  with him to the front door.

Holding the door  49  for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned with his whole body, smiled, and nodded. “You are very kind.” he said softly.  50 Mary went to clean his table, she was very  51 . Under his plate she found a business card and a note. Under the note was a one-hundred-dollar bill.

The note  52: “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you  53  yourself too. It shows by the  54  you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through  55  meets you.”

The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.

1.A. watched         B. helped          C. looked            D. wanted

2. A. towards        B. over            C. away              D. outside

3. A. lift           B. change          C. ring              D. hand

4. A. behind         B. next to         C. in the front of   D. in front of

5. A. comfortably    B. nervously       C. curiously         D. actively

6. A. hat            B. walking stick   C. coat              D. bag

7. A. hard           B. tough           C. soft              D. cold

8. A. methods        B. minds           C. gestures          D. thoughts

9. A. nothing        B. everything      C. anybody           D. anything

10. A. After         B. Before          C. As if             D. If

11. A. took          B. brought         C. passed            D. treated

12. A. her           B. them            C. him               D. it

13. A. waved         B. greeted         C. walked            D. sent

14. A. open          B. shut            C. closed            D. opened

15. A. Unless        B. Though          C. Now that          D. When

16. A. surprised     B. puzzled         C. disappointed      D. satisfied

17. A. put           B. read            C. told              D. spoke

18. A. ignore        B. value           C. respect           D. express

19. A. way           B. smile           C. action            D. style

20. A. who           B. whom            C. anyone            D. whoever

 

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：20102011學(xué)年江蘇省高二下期末考試英語試題 題型：單詞拼寫

 

1.The boss seems __________（有偏見）against the female employees wearing jewelry at work.

2. The sky was high and soft and light outside with the leaves moving ________（輕柔）in the breeze.

3. Aware of a thunderstorm on the way, the farmers made the valuable things ________（轉(zhuǎn)移）to safe places.

4. The dictionary is edited in the order of ________（字母表）.

5.Kent is a constant reminder of Pip’s shabby beginnings, so he made a decision to move from it to the bright lights of London without any             （同伴）.

6. The two numbers sound so alike on the phone that it’s hard to d___________ one from the other.

7. My husband has been a_______ to smoking for several years. It is really hard for him to stop now.

8. This boy is very g___________ --- he often buys things for other people.

9. After months of overworking, Jack was suffering from physical and m          exhaustion.

10. The ability to use a language can be a_________ only by the practice of using the language.

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：0910學(xué)年黑龍江雙鴨山一中高二學(xué)業(yè)考試英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

 

第三部：閱讀理解  （共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀短文（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

     About 4 years ago, as a newly appointed general manager for a chemical plant near Toronto, I was faced with several leadership challenges. When I was first appointed as acting general manager, the plant was not even covering its costs and I was told that it would either be turned around or else!

     I met with all employees and explained the severity(嚴(yán)峻)of the situation and that we would all need to do what we could to increse sales and improve performance or reduce operating expenses. They all appreciated my honesty although they were very nervous about their futures.

     I then started working with each department head to determine how I could support their efforts. At first, they thought that I was looking to fix the blame for inefficiencies(無效率), but over time, they realized that I only wanted to help them find solutions.

     They learned to trust me; as when things sometimes went poorly, I told my boss that I was the person in charge rather than pointing my finger at one of my members of staff. When we gained new busuness and it directly improved our bottom line, I praised the efforts of the entire team.

     The plant workers became more and more motivated and now they all seem to really enjoy their jobs and I feel honored to be their leader. Do we still have challenges? Yes, but the strength of the team is such that we  all pull toghter to face them “as one”, kind of like a family facing life’s ups and downs.

56. When the author bacame the general manager, the plant _____.

A. could only make ends meet

B. had a strong management team

C. was really in bad situation

D. was planning to enter other fields

57. When the author came to the plant the firs time, he impressed the employees with his _____. 

A. practical attitude    B. Intelligence    C. diligence        D. politeness

58. Every time things didn’t go well, the author would _____.

A. take the blame himself

B. ask his staff to take responsibility

C. get very depressed

D. think of ways to increase sales.

59. The passage offers a good example of _____.

A. being a good employee

B. being a good leader

C. reducing operating expenses

D. The importance of honesty.

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案