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Unit 1 Passage 1 I. Directions: Read the following passages, and then mark Y (YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage, mark N(NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage, mark NG(NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 快速阅读自查表 阅读和练习应完成的时间：10分51秒 实际用时： 正确答题记录： Going Home to Work 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 free 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 most of their working hours alone. They usually spend more time in contact with machines rather than with human bei