题目
A friend of mine is a department manager at a large company. His secretary requested a 10% salary raise.The problem was that 10% was a large raise compared to the 5% other employees had received. Was there a win-win (双赢) way out of this problem?As they looked at the possibilities, several ideas appeared. The company starts work at 8 am and closes at 5 pm. The manager learned that his secretary got caught in heavy traffic every evening on the way home. They agreed to have her work from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. This saved her at least 20-25 minutes driving time, a benefit to her at little or no loss to the company.They then studied her job in detail. Before long they jointly developed a new idea which gave her more responsibilities, and, at the same time, more interesting work.Both parties benefited form the changed arrangement of work. The raise itself was then discussed. A decision was made by agreeing on a 6% raise for three months and then an additional 2% later if the new responsibilities were properly performed.(1) (单选题)What was the department secretary’s request?A. better work environment.B.A change of job position.C.A challenging task.D.A salary raise.(2) (单选题)The salary raise for the other employees was__________.A. 2 percentB.5 percentC.6 percentD.10 percent(3) (单选题)According to the passage, to achieve a win-win result the company agreed to_________.A.give the secretary fewer responsibilitiesB.allow the secretary to work from homeC.change the secretary’s work timeD.reduce the secretary’s work load(4) (单选题) According to the last paragraph, the secretary may have an additional 2% salary raise if_____.A.she can perform her new responsibilitiesB.the company offers her a higher positionC.she agrees to change her work scheduleD.the company makes more profits(5) (单选题)Who will benefit from the new arrangement of work?A.ll the employees in the company.B.The company and the secretary.C.The company only. D.The secretary herself.
A friend of mine is a department manager at a large company. His secretary requested a 10% salary raise.The problem was that 10% was a large raise compared to the 5% other employees had received. Was there a win-win (双赢) way out of this problem?As they looked at the possibilities, several ideas appeared. The company starts work at 8 am and closes at 5 pm. The manager learned that his secretary got caught in heavy traffic every evening on the way home. They agreed to have her work from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. This saved her at least 20-25 minutes driving time, a benefit to her at little or no loss to the company.They then studied her job in detail. Before long they jointly developed a new idea which gave her more responsibilities, and, at the same time, more interesting work.Both parties benefited form the changed arrangement of work. The raise itself was then discussed. A decision was made by agreeing on a 6% raise for three months and then an additional 2% later if the new responsibilities were properly performed.(1) (单选题)What was the department secretary’s request?A. better work environment.B.A change of job position.C.A challenging task.D.A salary raise.(2) (单选题)The salary raise for the other employees was__________.A. 2 percentB.5 percentC.6 percentD.10 percent(3) (单选题)According to the passage, to achieve a win-win result the company agreed to_________.A.give the secretary fewer responsibilitiesB.allow the secretary to work from homeC.change the secretary’s work timeD.reduce the secretary’s work load(4) (单选题) According to the last paragraph, the secretary may have an additional 2% salary raise if_____.A.she can perform her new responsibilitiesB.the company offers her a higher positionC.she agrees to change her work scheduleD.the company makes more profits(5) (单选题)Who will benefit from the new arrangement of work?A.ll the employees in the company.B.The company and the secretary.C.The company only. D.The secretary herself.
题目解答
答案
1、D2、B3、C4、A5、B
解析
步骤 1:理解问题背景
文章讲述了公司经理和他的秘书之间的薪资调整问题。秘书要求10%的薪资增长,而其他员工只获得了5%的薪资增长。经理和秘书共同寻找双赢的解决方案。
步骤 2:分析问题
文章中提到,公司的工作时间是早上8点到下午5点。经理了解到秘书每天下班回家都会遇到交通拥堵。他们同意让秘书从早上7:30开始工作,下午4:30下班,这样可以节省至少20-25分钟的驾驶时间。此外,他们还详细研究了秘书的工作内容,共同开发了一个新的想法,赋予秘书更多的责任,同时使工作更加有趣。
步骤 3:总结答案
根据文章内容,可以得出以下答案:
1. 秘书的要求是薪资增长。
2. 其他员工的薪资增长是5%。
3. 为了实现双赢的结果,公司同意改变秘书的工作时间。
4. 根据最后一段,秘书可能会获得额外的2%薪资增长,如果她能够胜任新的职责。
5. 新的工作安排将使公司和秘书都受益。
文章讲述了公司经理和他的秘书之间的薪资调整问题。秘书要求10%的薪资增长,而其他员工只获得了5%的薪资增长。经理和秘书共同寻找双赢的解决方案。
步骤 2:分析问题
文章中提到,公司的工作时间是早上8点到下午5点。经理了解到秘书每天下班回家都会遇到交通拥堵。他们同意让秘书从早上7:30开始工作,下午4:30下班,这样可以节省至少20-25分钟的驾驶时间。此外,他们还详细研究了秘书的工作内容,共同开发了一个新的想法,赋予秘书更多的责任,同时使工作更加有趣。
步骤 3:总结答案
根据文章内容,可以得出以下答案:
1. 秘书的要求是薪资增长。
2. 其他员工的薪资增长是5%。
3. 为了实现双赢的结果,公司同意改变秘书的工作时间。
4. 根据最后一段,秘书可能会获得额外的2%薪资增长,如果她能够胜任新的职责。
5. 新的工作安排将使公司和秘书都受益。