时文拓展阅读66（程办公实验）

时文阅读I远程办公实验受新冠肺炎疫情影响，全球许多企业都推出了远程办公的临时方案，远程办公一时受到广泛地关注。斯坦福大学教授尼古拉斯•布鲁姆与携程网合作开展了一次关于远程办公的实验,探索远程办公对员工工作效率的影响。阅读短文并回答问题AmidtheCOVID-19（新型冠状病毒）crisis,workingfromhomehasbecomeordinaryformanypeople.Forsome,workingfromhomeisdistractingandexhausting.Butonepioneeringstudyfoundthatworkingfromhomeincreasedoutputby13%.NicholasBloom,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityinCalifornia,begantheexperimentwhenJamesLiang,oneofthefoundersofTGroup-thelargestonlinetravelagencyinChina-metBloominStanfordandmentionedtohimhowexpensiveShanghaihousingwas,howthecostsofmaintainingcompanyheadquarterstherewerehugeandthathewasthinkingoflettinghisstaffworkfromhome.ThisideamadeBloominterested.BloomstartedtotestLiang'sthought.First,1000employeeswhovolunteeredforthestudyweredividedintotwoteams,separatedbybirthdates.Thosebornonevendaysgottoworkfromhomefouroutoffiveweekdaysforthenextninemonths.Thosebornonodddaysstayedintheofficeallweeklong.Thenthetwoteamsweretracked.Itwaseasytodo,astheseworkershadrepetitive,straightforwardtasksthatcouldeasilybequantified（量化）,andtheirproductivitycouldeasilybemeasured一makingbookingsinthesystemormakingphonecalls,forexample.Ninemonthspassed;BloomandLiangdiscoveredworkerswere13%moreproductiveathome.Bloom'sdatasuggeststhestaffcouldbecomemuchmoreproductivewhileworkingfromhomelongterm-butit'snotsostraightforward.Intheexperiment,therewerewarningsastowhocouldtakepartinthefirstplace.Participantshadtomeetthreerequirements:havenokids,havearoomthatwasn'ttheirbedroomandhavequalityInternetonequipmentthefirminstalledforthemathome.Sothere'snoguaranteethat,say,parentsworkingfromhomeorthosewithoutaccesstofastInternetwouldseethoseproductivityincreases.LyndaGrattan,aprofessoratLondonBusinessSchool,flagsupotherpoints;Bloom'sexperimentwaseasytocarryoutbecauseitwasessentiallyhappeningatacallcentre.uWehavenoproperdataontheproductivityofknowledgeworkerswhenthey'rebasedathome,"shesays.1.WhydidLiangwanttoletthestaffworkfromhome?Todecreasethestaffsalaries.ToavoidthespreadofCOVID-19.Toprovetheadvantageofremotework.D.Tosavethecostsofworkingintheoffice.2.HowdidBloomconducttheexperiment?A.Bygivingquestionnairestoallthestaff.B.Byfollowingtheproductivityoftwoteams.C.Byinterviewingvolunteersabouttheirfeelings.D.Byanalyzingfeaturesofvariousworkingenvironment.3.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?Theexperimenthasattractedmanyvolunteers.Thestaffworkingathomealwaysfinishmoretasks.ThespeedoftheInternetdecidestheproductivityofworkers.Workers'highproductivityisbasedonsuitableworkingconditions.4.WhatdoesGrattanthinkoftheexperiment?A.Itdoesn'tapplytoeasytasks.Itignorestheroleofparentsathome.Itneedsfurtherstudyforknowledgeworkers.Itinspiresknowledgeworkerstoworkathome.【参考答案】DBDC生词crisisn.危机even〃切.偶数的evendays偶数日trackv.跟踪（进展情况）Theresearchprojectinvolvestrackingthecareersof400graduates.这个研究项目对400名毕业生的事业发展情况进行跟踪调查。productiveadj.生产力高的sayv.比方说；假设Let'stakeanywriter,sayDickens...我们随便举一个作家为例，比如说狄更斯……语块odddays奇数日withoutaccessto...无法获得flagup使某人注意（某物）；指出长难句分析NicholasBloom,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityinCalifornia,begantheexperimentwhenJamesLiang,oneofthefoundersofTGroup-thelargestonlinetravelagencyinChina-metBloominStanfordandmentionedtohimhowexpensiveShanghaihousingwas,howthecostsofmaintainingcompanyheadquarterstherewerehugeandthathewasthinkingoflettinghisstaffworkfromhome.【分析】该句为主从复合句，主句主干为“NicholasBloombegantheexperiment"。"aprofessoratStanfordUniversityinCalifornia"为"NicholasBloom”的同位语，“whenJamesLiang...staffworkfromhome”为时间状语从句；其中“JamesLiang"为时间状语从句的主语，“oneofthefoundersofTGroup"为"JamesLiang”的同位语，“thelargestonlinetravelagencyinChina"为"TGroup”的同位语，“howexpensive...pricewas"、“howthecostsof...therewerehuge”与“thathewasthinking...workfromhome”为宾语从句。【翻译】詹姆斯•梁是中国最大的在线旅行社携程旅行网的创始人之一。他在加利福尼