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Section B-|||-Directions:In Section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each-|||-passage or conversation,you will be asked several questions.The passages and conversation-|||-will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read-|||-the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question-|||-you have heard.-|||-Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.-|||-11.A.Working five days a week for eight hours.-|||-B.Working four days a week for eight hours.-|||-C.Working five days a week for seven hours.-|||-D.Working four days a week for ten hours.-|||-12.A.They will hire employees with efficiency.-|||-B.They will see less loss due to fewer mistakes.-|||-C.They will save money on renting office.-|||-D.They will pay fewer wages to their employees.-|||-13.A.They will get higher pay and less workload.-|||-B.They will enjoy more opportunities at work.-|||-C.They will increase their quantity of work.-|||-D.They will have more time of their own.

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本题主要考查对听力材料中关于工作时长安排相关信息的理解。解题思路是仔细聆听材料，提取与题目相关的关键信息，然后对每个选项进行分析判断。

第11题

题目询问如今员工有了什么样新的工作时长选择。

  • 材料中明确提到“Now, employees have the option of working a four - day workweek for four - fifths of their normal pay”，即员工现在可以选择每周工作四天，并且获得正常工资的五分之四。
  • 正常每周工作五天，每天八小时，那么每周工作时长为$5\times8 = 40$小时。现在每周工作四天，要完成同样的工作量，每天工作时长为$40\div4 = 10$小时。所以新的工作时长选择是每周工作四天，每天工作十小时。

第12题

题目问新的工作安排对公司有什么影响。

  • 材料中提到“As a result, they would make fewer costly errors in their work. Thus, the shortened workweek would increase company profits”，说明员工工作时间缩短后会减少工作中的错误，从而增加公司利润。
  • 同时提到“As four - day employees would only be paid 80 percent of the normal rate, hiring more staff to ensure that the same amount of work would be accomplished and would not result in additional payroll costs”，即雇佣按四天工作制工作的员工工资是正常工资的80%，雇佣更多这样的员工完成同样工作量不会增加额外的工资成本，也就意味着公司在工资支出上会减少。

第13题

题目是新的工作时长安排对员工有什么好处。

  • 材料中提到“As long as the employees could afford a lower salary, they could improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time with their families, pursuing private interest or enjoying leisure activities”，说明员工可以用多出来的时间陪伴家人、追求个人兴趣或享受休闲活动，也就是员工会有更多属于自己的时间。