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ectio
betwee
timea
dproductivity生产率is
otalwayspositive。”可得出应选择A。选项B
1
f重庆大学网络教育西安学习中心
说大多数人工作更长的时间就能完成更多的工作，这与文章主旨恰恰相反。选项C说有些人的工作时间甚至会超过80小时，这在文中没有明确提及。选项D认为人们工作时间却长久能赚更多钱，而文中也没有这个意思，从文中只能看出有人认为工作时间越长就能完成越多的工作或者获得晋升。
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tco
sulta
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vestme
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peoplespe
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eededvacatio
afterworki
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ghardertha
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ebefore
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sareworki
ghardertodaytha
everbeforeOraretheyAma
ageme
tco
sulta
tBillMeyerdecidedtofi
dout。”可看出应该选D。其他三项都不符合题意。
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tsisTRUEAThemoretimeaperso
spe
dsatworkthemoreheorsheaccomplishesBEmployersdo
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gtimeCSomepeopleworkmoretha
40hoursaweeki
thehopeofgetti
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DAllemployeesarewilli
gtospe
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【答案】C本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。由第二段的“Althoughma
yworki
gpeopleca
dotheirjobeffectivelyduri
garegular40hourworkweektheyfeeltheyhavetospe
dmorer