What do we learn about the culture of busyness from a recent study?A. It places employees in endless meetings, emails and stress.B. It compels some 20% of employees to appear always busy.C. It distorts many employees' belief of what a satisfying life is.D. It does much harm to many busy employees' well-being.
A. It places employees in endless meetings, emails and stress.
B. It compels some 20% of employees to appear always busy.
C. It distorts many employees' belief of what a satisfying life is.
D. It does much harm to many busy employees' well-being.
题目解答
答案
解析
本题考查对“busyness culture”(忙碌文化)核心影响的理解。关键在于识别研究中提到的员工信念被扭曲这一深层问题,而非表面现象(如会议、压力)。需注意选项中因果关系的表述差异,正确选项应指向文化对员工价值观或信念的负面影响。
选项分析:
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A. It places employees in endless meetings, emails and stress.
该选项描述的是忙碌文化的表象(如工作环境中的具体表现),而非研究的核心结论。题目问的是“我们学到的关于文化的本质”,因此排除。 -
B. It compels some 20% of employees to appear always busy.
虽然“表现忙碌”是现象之一,但选项未涉及文化对员工内在信念的影响,且“compels”(迫使)的表述可能与研究结论的因果关系不符,排除。 -
C. It distorts many employees' belief of what a satisfying life is.
正确选项。研究指出,忙碌文化使员工错误地认为“忙碌=成功/幸福”,扭曲了他们对理想生活的认知,属于深层心理影响。 -
D. It does much harm to many busy employees' well-being.
虽然忙碌可能损害健康,但选项强调直接伤害,而题目更关注文化对信念体系的改变,因此非最佳答案。
关键点:
研究重点在于信念的扭曲,而非单纯的行为表现或健康问题。需通过因果关系锁定正确选项。