As more skilled workers enter the global labor market, people feel pressured to work
选出应填入下面一段英语中______内的正确答案。
One study conducted by a psychologist(1)ofinterviewing workers before and after the installation of a robot. The robot was used to control a matching process of stamping and assembling metal parts. Prior to installation, much of the work was done by skilled machinists. After installation, the robot did the work, but the workers controlled the robot through the robot througha control panel. The results of the study indicated that workers praised the robot(2)eliminating the physical labor and fatigue(3)the manual operation, but complained of more and continued stress. Prior to installation ofthe robot, there was time for talking or short periods of relaxation between jobs. Now, however, because of the speed of the robot, there was a need for constant scanning and monitoring of the operation(4)performed by the robot. Has the installation of the robot created a better work environment? Has the change from physical labor to mental stress resulted in an improved(5)oflife? Much additional research is necessary.
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America’s skilled white-collar work force has overtaken the ranks of skilled blue-collar workers for the first time.(翻译)
A.The manager involves the subordinates in decision making by consulting team members.
B.The manager makes all the decisions and dominates team members.
C.The leader encourages team members to function independently and work out their problems by themselves.
D.Autocratic leadership style. is usually only appropriate when the team is highly motivated and skilled, and has a history of producing excellent work.
In agriculture, the transformation was marked by the emergence of the grain elevators, the cotton presses, the warehouses, and the commodity exchanges that seemed to so many of the nation's farmers the visible sign of a vast conspiracy against them. In manufacturing, the transformation was marked by the emergence of a "new factory system" in which plants became larger, more complex, and more systematically organized and managed. And in distribution, the transformation was marked by the emergence of the jobber(中间商), the wholesaler, and 'the mass retailer(零售商). These changes radically altered the nature of work during the half century between 1870 and 1920.
To be sure, there were still small workshops, where skilled craftspeople manufactured products ranging from newspapers to cabinets to plumbing fixtures. There were the sweatshops in city tenements, where groups of men and women in household settings manufactured clothing or cigars on a piecework basis. And there were factories in occupations such as metalwork where individual contractors presided over what were essentially handicraft proprietorships that coexisted within a single building. But as the number of wage earners in manufacturing rose from 2.7 million in 1888 to 4.5 million in 1900 to 8.4 million in 1920, the number of huge plants like the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia burgeoned (迅速成长), as did the size of average plant. (The Baldwin Works had 600 employees in 1855, 3,000 in 1875, and 8,000 in 1900.) By 1920, at least in the northeastern United States where most of the nation's manufacturing wage earners were concentrated, three-quarters of those worked in factories with more than 100 employees and 30 percent worked in factories with more than 100 employees.
What can be inferred from the passage about the agricultural sector of the economy after the Civil War?______
A.New technological developments had little effect on farmers
B.The percentage of the total population working in agriculture declined
C.Many farms destroyed in the war were rebuilt after the war
D.Farmers achieved new, prosperity because of better rural transportation
, the mobile phone , and the Internet are all instrumental in the continuing development of the Information Age. Previously , in the Industrial Age , raw materials and physical labor were the key ingredients in the creation of wealth. Today, however, wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. Individuals in the workforce offer their knowledge , not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. More recently , we are hearing the term information worker (i-worker) to describe those who work with information and technology. Regardless of the terminology, knowledge and information workers engage in mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures , and data. Some knowledge workers in the US worry over the outsourcing of their jobs to skilled workers in other countries. Outsourcing overseas is a reality. Jobs that can be condensed to a set of rules are likely to go first either to workers abroad or to computers. Although we cannot predict the kinds of future jobs that will be available , they wil1
undoubtedly require brainpower and education. Existing jobs , in both good and bad times, give way to shifts in technology and competition. Recessions are followed by recoveries , and the economy adjusts , as it has always done in the past. In the current climate of outsourcing and changing job requirements , workers need to be flexible , to learn continually, and to have strong basic skills.
As a knowledge and information worker , you can expect to be generating , processing, and exchanging information. Whether you work in m-commerce (mobile technology businesses) , e-commerce (Internet-based businesses) , or bricks-and-mortar commerce, nearly three out of four jobs will involve some form.of mind work. J obs that require thinking, brainpower, and decision making skil1 s are likely to remain plentiful. To be successful in these jobs , you wil1 need to be able to think critically, make decisions, and communicate those decisions.
Management and employees will be working together in such areas as product development , quality control , and customer satisfaction. All workers , from executives to subordinates , need to think creatively and critically. Even in factory production lines, workers are part of the knowledge culture. One of the secrets of a well-known carmaker’ s success in the past , said a chief executive of the Japanese carmaker, "is that the company encourages every worker , no matter how far down the production line , to consider himself or herself a knowledge worker and to think creatively about improving his particular corner of the organization. "
Mark the following statements True or False according to the information provided in the text.
1. Today , the development of economy is based on information and knowledge.
2. In the Industrial Age , raw materials and physical labor were the most important in
the creation of wealth.
3.In the Information Age , the creation of wealth depends on the development and
exchange of information and knowledge.
4. In the Information Age , people in the workforce offer more of their knowledge ,
rather than just their muscles , to do their jobs.
5. Knowledge workers are a team of workers formed by people in the management of a
company.
6. Information workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn , and they
engage in mind work , dealing with words , figures and data.
7. Outsourcing of knowledge workers' jobs overseas is not a reality in the US.
8. Knowledge and information workers work at jobs that require thinking , brainpower ,
and decision making skills.
9. To be successful as a knowledge worker , one needs to be able to think critically,
make decisions , and communicate those decisions.
10. All workers , from executives to subordinates , need to think creatively and critically, but those far down the production line should not regard themselves as knowledge workers.
192. Advice given by human resources officers in large foreign companies can help you find a satisfying job. Here are some useful suggestions. Don’t start writing your resume before your graduation. From the first day you enter the university, you have begun writing it. Plan to put your four years to full use so that at graduation your resume will be full of valuable experiences and remarkable academic results. Never apply to a company or for a job blindly. Find out where your interests lie and what your advantages are. Decide first what road you want to take for the rest of your life. Choose a company and a job that fits you well. Don’t feel inferior to boys if you are a girl job-hunter. Except for some physical work, girls are as capable as boys. Girls even have lots of advantages over boys. For instance, girls are stronger in social communication. They are innately skilled to express themselves effectively and to show understanding to others. They tend to be more patient, easier to get along with, and usually have better command of foreign languages. [共5题]
(1) Who may be most interested in the advice given in this passage?
(A) Bosses of big companies.
(B) Officers who take in employees.
(C) Students who will soon graduate.
(D) People with much work experience.
(2) The first suggestion given in the passage is that you should ________.
(A) learn to write a resume soon after you enter the university
(B) try your best to achieve excellent results at university
(C) write your resume during all the years at university
(D) fully enjoy the four years of your university life
(3) Before applying for a job, you should make sure of ________.
(A) your interests and strong points
(B) your life experiences and skills
(C) the job or jobs that are easier for you to find
(D) the company that can offer you a good job
(4) In the opinion of human resources officers, girls ________.
(A) tend to be difficult to appear friendly
(B) should have confidence in themselves
(C) demand more understanding from others
(D) like to express their ideas freely
(5) The best title for the passage might be ________.
(A) Secrets of Getting a Well-paid Job
(B) What to Write in Resume
(C) Advantages of Girl Job-Hunters
(D) How to Succeed in Job Hunting
More and more people in modern societies get()due to the huge work pressure.
A、excited
B、happy
C、depression
D、high
A.drive
B.drives
C.drove
D.have driven
In the passage the author______.
A.encourages people to work more creatively
B.describes how to balance work with life
C.analyzes why it is important to enjoy work
D.promotes an innovative approach to work