单选题 .  In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker's life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, variety is not an important factor.
    Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to create it. Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about.
    To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.1.  Which of these possible factors leading to greater productivity is not true? ______
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 事实细节题
   A对应的是第一段第二句“Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. ”B对应的是第二段第一句“Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. ”C对应的是第二段第四句“Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making. ”只有D不对。
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   近年来世界上许多国家都面临着一个问题:如何使工人的生产效率更高。一些专家声称应该使工作更多样化。但是,多样化的工作就能有更高的生产率吗?有证据表明,多样化确实使工人的生活变得更加愉悦,但实际上并没有使他更加努力地工作。至于增长生产率,多样化并不是一个重要的因素。
   还有些专家觉得,给工人自由,让工人按照自己的方式去做他的工作很重要,毫无疑问这是真的。问题是,这样的自由不易在现代厂房里实施,因为复杂的机器必须要用一个固定的方式来使用。这样,虽然自由选择也许很重要,但通常很少能实现。另一个重要的问题是一个工人对他所做的产品的贡献大小问题。大多数工厂的工人只能看见一个产品的一小部分。一些汽车工厂现在开始实验使用小的生产流水线,而不是一个大生产线,以便让每个工人在自己的生产线上付出更多的劳动。因此,职工的贡献程度不仅是一个重要因素,它同时也是一个我们能做些什么的问题。
   更多的钱究竟在多大程度上能有更高的生产率?工人们自己当然认为这个很重要。但也许他们想要更多的钱仅仅是因为自己的工作很无聊。钱只是让他们更好地享受业余生活。类似的观点也可以解释工人要求缩短工作时间的问题。也许,如果我们能够让工作更加有趣,他们就不会要求更多的工资,工作时间的长短对他们来说也不再那么重要了。