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1.现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班

2.对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

BossesSay“Yes”toHomeWork

Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice—allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.

Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo—staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts（员工数）andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovidecompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdonthavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.

Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,scepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.

Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInterTelresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmallandmediumsizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.

TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.

Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.

“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,”saysAndyPoulton,ebusinessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”

Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry（BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges）.“Thisistheenabler,”Poultonsays.

Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading（伪装）asbusinessfriendlybroadband.

“Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas￡15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,”saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenortheastofEngland.“Providersofferingbroadbandforrockbottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested（拥堵的）networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusinessonlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport.”Suchservicesdontcosttoomuch—qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof￡30amonth.

Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternetbasedbackuporeveninternetbasedphoneservices.

Internetbasedtelecoms,orVoIP（VoiceoverIP）togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls（whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness）,butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker—facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompanyimageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.

Bylaw,companiesmust“considerseriously”requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructure（基础设施）toprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.

MarketingdirectorJackOHernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:

“Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity—nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”

ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfeeearnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices（whetherthatsfromhome,orwhileontheroad）,thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.

OHernsays:

“Althoughmostofourworkisclientbasedandmustfitaroundthis,wecantseeanyreasonwhyaparentcantbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlaterintheday.”

Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.

AlthoughWrightVigarhasntyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefeeearnersasubstantialamountof“dead”timeintheirworkingdays.

Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings.“WithWiFi（fast,wirelessinternetconnections）poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfeeearnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,”headds.

Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovationssoon.

FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompanysdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompanysconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.

Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidntneedthemanymore.“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11yearold,”saysHargreaves.“ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoffsitemeetings,wedidntneedourofficesatall.Werenowsaving￡16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.”

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A）Howbusinessmanagersviewhitech.B）Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.

C）Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.D）Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.

2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInterTel,welearnthat.

A）moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome

B）employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses

C）morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions

D）attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged

3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?

A）Reducedcostoftelecommunications.B）Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.

C）AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.D）Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.

4.WhatisNeilStephensonsadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?

A）Theylookforreliablebusinessonlyproviders.B）Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.

C）Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.D）Theycontractthecheapestprovider.

5.Internetbasedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby.

A）offeringsophisticatedvoiceservicesB）givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime

C）helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathomeD）providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge

6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto.

A）presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers

B）supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof

C）attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit

D）reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice

7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackOHern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto.

A）enhanceitsmarketimageB）reducerecruitmentcosts

C）keephighlyqualifiedstaffD）minimiseitsofficespace

8.WrightVigarspracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitst