[简答题]Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time.

[简答题]Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for young child at the same time. (passage 2)

[单项选择]Passage One
Children learn almost nothing from television，and the more they watch the less they remember．They regard television purely as entertainment，resent programs that demand on them and are surprised that anybody should take the medium seriously．Far from being over—excited by programs，they are mildly bored with the whole thing． These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television．The author Cardiac Cullingford confirms that the modem child is a dedicated viewer．The studv suggests that there is liRle point in the later hours．More than a third of the children regularly watch their favorite programs after 9 p．m．All 11-year—olds have watched programs after midnight．
Apart from the obvious waste of time involved，it seems that all this viewing has liRle effect．Children don’t pay close attention，says Cullingford，and they can recall few detaiL7．They can remember exactly which programs they have seen but they can rarely explain the elem
A. it is useless for television companies to delay adult viewing to the later hours
B. it is a waste of time for children to watch adult programs on TV
C. children should not watch television programs late into the night
D. children are supposed to learn a lot from television programs

[单项选择]As most new buyers soon learn, it is not that easy for a novice to use, particularly when the manuals contain instructions like this （　） from Apple: "This character prevents script from terminating the currently forming output line when it encounters the script command in the input stream. "
A. excerpt
B. manipulation
C. retrieval
D. reminder

[单项选择]He (tried to) learn Greek but (soon) got (tired of it) and (gave up it).（　）
A. tried to
B. soon
C. tired of it
D. gave up it

[简答题]Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. (Passage 3)

[单项选择]

Telecommuting—substituting the computer for the trip to the job—has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work. For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with childcare conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes lateness and absenteeism by eliminating commuters (经常乘火车往返者), allows periods of solitude (独处) for high concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush—hour traffic and improve air quality.
But these benefits do not come easily. Marking a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images. Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommute
A. Bussiness management policies.
B. Driving to work.
C. Extending the work place by means of computers.
D. Computers for child—care purposes.

[填空题]It is likely that telecommuting threatens the management control in some companies.