【阅读理解Bothlatesleepersandearlyrisersfindthefixedhoursofanine-to-fiveworkdayaproblem.Nowthereisananswerthatseemstopleasethemboth.Employeesofover500businessesorganizationsandgovernmentagenc】

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　　Bothlatesleepersandearlyrisersfindthefixedhoursofanine-to-fiveworkdayaproblem.Nowthereisananswerthatseemstopleasethemboth.Employeesofover500businessesorganizationsandgovernmentagenciesintheUSAarechangingtheirworkhourstosuittheirindividualneeds.It'scalled“flexibletime”(flextime)anditmeansforexamplethatemployeescanstartworkingatanytimeduringthefirstthreehourstheirofficesareopenandleaveaftercompletingtheirrequireddailyworkingtime.Earlyriderscanbeganworkatsevena.m.finishatthreeandstillhavedaylighttimeforshoppingpickingupchildrenatschoolorrecreation.Latesleepersneednotreportforworkuntil10a.m.—buttheymuststayontheirjobuntilsixintheevening.

　　SaysaBostonofficial“Ouremployeeslikethesystemandtardiness(beinglate)hasbeenvirtuallycompletelygotridof.Fewerpeopleareabsentturnoverhasdroppedmarkedlyandproductivityandmorale(士气)haverisen.”

　　1．Howdoworkerswhoeitherenjoysleepinglateorrisingearlyreacttoaflexibleworkhourschedule?

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　　A．Anxiously.

　　B．Angrily.

　　C．Happily.

　　D．Frequently.

　　2．ThenormalAmericanworkdayscheduleis________.

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　　A．eighthours

　　B．fivehours

　　C．sixhours

　　D．flexible

　　3．Whatisoneofthebenefitsoftheflexibleworkschedule?

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　　A．Thetimepassesbymorequickly.

　　B．Thereismoretimeforlunch.

　　C．Hardlyanyoneiseverlateforwork.

　　D．Latesleepershaveplentyofsleep.

　　4．Whatistheearliestpossibletimesomeonecangetoutofworkonaneight-hourschedule?

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　　A．2:30p.m.

　　B．3p.m.

　　C．1p.m.

　　D．4p.m.

　　5．Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthebestonethatcanbeusedtocompletetheabovepassage?

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　　A．ManybusinessorganizationsintheUSAhaveneverheardofflexibleworkhours.

　　B．Employeesshouldn'tbeforcedtoadheretoaflexibleworkhourschedule.

　　C．Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifmostbusinessesadoptflexibleworkhoursinthenearfuture.

　　D．Flexibleworkhoursisaterribleidea.