专科综合英语2试卷B.docVIP

电子科技大学网络教育考卷（B卷） (20 年至20 学年度第 学期) 考试时间 年 月 日(120分钟) 课程 综合英语2 教师签名 程凯文 大题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 合 计 得 分 Part I Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (10% ) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked ABCD, for questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Going Home to Wok Today fewer people in the United States drive to work. They have stopped commuting to work. They stay home. They have not lost their jobs or started their own companies—they are a new type of employees: the telecommuter (通过与办公室连接的电脑终端在家工作的人). Over five million working people in the US divide their work between home and the office. Some work mostly at home, some work mostly in the office, and some work at home half the time and in the office half the time. Today, with a modern system of communications, many people can work anywhere. An individual only needs a supportive boss and an office with a telephone and an answering machine, a computer and a printer, a copier, a fax machine, and a modem. Researchers predict that, in just a few years, 41 percent of workers in the United States will telecommute. Driving to work may soon become something of the past. For Employees Employees like telecommuting because they can have a freer working schedule. They can start to work whenever they want to. They can work in the evening and go out in the morning or in the afternoon. They don’t have to spend as much time sitting in highway traffic. They can take advantage of the fresh air. Moreover, telecommuting gives working mothers and fathers more time with their families. But telecommuting is not the cure for all working people who feel stressed in their jobs. People who work at home alone often feel isolated. They seldom see people face-to-face. With less time in the office, they may spend mos