朗阁

　P1 冷冻食品Calerance Birdseye and the Development of Frozen Food

　　P2 远程办公The Rising of Telecommuting

　　P3 *青少年创业竞赛课程Lessons from the Teen Entrepreneurship Competition in Hong Kong

　　朗阁讲师点评

　　1. 本场考试的难度对比之前略有*，三篇文章难度递进，P1整体的难度较低，填空加判断的组合并没有重合部分，按序做题即可。P2远程办公的话题虽然是新题，但相信大家熟悉又陌生。P3普遍烤鸭们都会觉得有困难，因为出现了6道选词填空，所以做题时间非常紧张，但也是**的一篇旧题，在2013年9月28日，2015年2月28日都有重复出现。

　　2. 整体分析：科技类(P1)，社会类(P2)和教育类(P3)。

　　Passage 1：克拉伦斯与冷冻食品的发展 Calerance Birdseye and the Development of Frozen Food

　　题型：填空(7)+判断(6)

　　参考答案：

　　1.college

　　2.disease

　　3.challenge

　　4.line

　　5.prisons

　　6.membranes

　　7.ink

　　8. FALSE

　　9. NOT GIVEN

　　10. FALSE

　　11. TRUE

　　12. FALSE

　　13. NOT GIVEN

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　　Passage 2：远程办公The Rising of Telecommuting

　　题型：段落信息配对(6)+特殊词配对(4)+ 填空(3)

　　参考答案：

　　14. D

　　15. F

　　16. A

　　17. E

　　18. C

　　19. E

　　20. C

　　21. D

　　22. B

　　23. C

　　24. centralised

　　25. flexibility

　　26. goals

　　参考文章：

　　A

　　Teleworking – working remotely from an office- is said to have many benefits for organisations, the environment and society. It provokes mixed reactions from its acolytes and those that experience it first-hand. Whether you like it or not, it is true to say that work is no longer dependent on geography, and this opens up a range of opportunities for working in new ways and environments.

　　B

　　The surveys show “that the productivity increase is not primarily because of longer working hours (as is sometimes suggested). Although prevalent, working more is just one of a number of influencing factors, and not the most important.” An unusual comparison of the performance of teleworkers with a closely matched control group of non-teleworkers found that not only was productivity higher but also that absenteeism and error rates were lower.

　　C

　　Two other areas where SUSTEL has added to the economic impact knowledge base is its effect on absenteeism and space utilisation. In the case of absenteeism, over 60 per cent of those surveyed stated that telework had enabled them to work when they were prevented from reaching a work location (usually through illness or transport problems). Around half the cases also identified substantial reductions in space requirements – to the point where one organisation had completely done away with a central office. Changes in non-commuting travel on weekends: home-bases workers, which includes a substantial population of people who are not telecommuters, spend more time shopping out of the home than traditional workers.

　　D

　　Half-time telecommuting could reduce carbon emissions by over 51 million metric tons a year—the equivalent of taking all of New York’s commuters off the road. Additional carbon footprint savings will come from reduced: office energy, roadway repairs, urban heating, office construction, business travel, paper usage (as electronic documents replace paper). Although energy utilization will continue to grow as we expand our industry and improve our standard of living, efficient use of energy will always be of prime importance. By telecommuting to work instead of using more conventional methods, there is a great potential to save energy. The three major areas where energy can be conserved are Vehicle-related materials and resources; Highway-related materials and resources; and work-related materials and resources.

　　E

　　A tremendous amount of energy is required to produce transportation equipment such as automobiles, buses, trains and jet aircraft. If telecommuting is promoted, there will be less use of this equipment and less energy will be required for production, maintenance and repair of this equipment. Fuel resources and gases needed to operate this equipment will be reduced, as well the building and repair of highways and maintenance requires a large consumption of energy, not only in the operation of the highway construction and repair equipment but also in the manufacture and transportation of the required materials An increase in the percentage of people telecommuting to work will decrease the need for expanded highways and associated road maintenance. The first two areas related to getting to work.

　　F

　　Socially, the SUSTEL research found that most survey respondents felt that teleworking gave them a better quality of life and work-life balance. Many also reported health benefits. A significant number also stated that they were using local services more and becoming more involved in their local communities. The loss of teamwork and team spirit within teleworking populations was tackled through ideas such as Oracle’s ‘FUNctional’ offices. Designed to increase communication and interaction when people are at the office, they are bright and focused around a central cafe to stimulate ideas and face-to-face contact.

　　G

　　The finding that many teleworkers report both longer working hours and a better quality of life is paradoxical. More time working is usually associated with increased stress, domestic tension and other factors that reduce the quality of life. One possible explanation is that, for many individuals, their increased working hours will be less than the time they have saved in commuting. Hence, they still have more time available for family and other activities. For some, the stress associated with commuting (especially for long distances) may be less than that arising from additional working time. Perhaps most significantly, teleworking can in effect create time through opportunities for multi-tasking or greater control of activities. As one survey respondent noted. “Although the amount of time has not changed it has made the weekends freer, as domestic activities can be fitted in during lunchtimes or early morning.”

　　H

　　When you work in an office or a cubicle and something goes wrong with any hardware or software you have the option of calling in the IT man. In fact, all of the equipment that you use at the office is supported by technical staff. That means regular updates and maintenance for various and sundry office tools like land-line phones, computers, internet connections, laptops, cell phones, printers, and other office equipment is all up to you when you work from home, you’ll surely encounter technical problems and when you do, where do you get the support and help you need? If your computer hard drive crashed today, would you have the funds to replace it?

　　Passage 3：*青少年创业竞赛课程Lessons from the Teen Entrepreneurship Competition in Hong Kong

　　题型：选词填空(6)+判断(4)+单选(4)

　　27. F

　　28. J

　　29. K

　　30. D

　　31. H

　　32. B

　　33. NO

　　34. YES

　　35. NOT GIVEN

　　36. YES

　　37. A

　　38. C

　　39. D

　　40. D

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　　考试建议

　　1. 2024年度**个季度的***后一场考试，难度和内容和之前相比略有*。目前的考试趋势，依然是**篇以判断+填空为主，所以在准备的过程中，还是要继续多做这种题型的搭配。但是本场考试中P2段落信息配对(6)+特殊词配对(4)+ 填空(3)，建议先完成填空题，再做特殊词匹配，***后完成难度***大的段落信息配对。同时的备考中可以用平行阅读*做题速度。P3是一篇旧文，选词填空会给大家带来比较大的障碍，选择题型本身题量也很大，所以做题速度提不上去，很可能导致做不完。课后的练习一定要做好配对相关的题型搭配的练习，*定位的灵活度和效率，*证能够在规定时间内完成所有题目。

　　2. 下场考试的话题可能有环境类，文化类，经济类。

　　3. 重点浏览2013到2021年机经。