Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Japan’s famously diligent workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. Authorities have a message: Stay home. 1. . Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend Olympic and Paralympic events in Tokyo during the 2020 Games, putting additional pressure on the city’s already notoriously crowded commuter routes. Officials also hope that promoting working from home during the Games will encourage a more easy-going approach in a country known for its cases of karoshi, or death from overwork.

On July 22, one year before the Games, Tokyo rolled out a month-long “Telework Days” campaign, with government offices and private businesses committing to avoiding peak commuting hours. 2. . The government has been urging employers to be more flexible, hoping to help parents and others caring for elderly relatives to better balance their work and home responsibilities. Officials hope the campaign will show firms that employees can actually “work even more effectively” when they stay home.

3. . Such as concerns over the security of sensitive information, the difficulty of controlling working conditions and the fact that corporate culture stresses the importance of face-to-face communication.

Experts and government officials hope that Olympic efforts to expand telework might serve as something of a legacy for the Games. “Tokyo 2020 is a chance to actively introduce telework, which can create a stress-free lifestyle,” said Azuma Taguchi, a professor of engineering at Chuo University. 4. . And he also urged to take serious measures to tackle Olympic traffic.

5. . “This is a chance to make telework a legacy of the Games that will take root” in Japanese society, Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said in a recent forum to promote flexible work. And some officials are hoping that a more open-minded approach to work could encourage people to take “workstations” — working remotely from far-flung locations with attractive leisure options.

A. Workstations have already appeared in Japan.

B. The concept isn’t completely unfamiliar in Japan.

C. The efforts have also run up against various barriers.

D. Tokyo tells workers to stay home to enjoy a new lifestyle.

E. The aim is to avoid traffic chaos during next year’s Olympics.

F. He warned of potentially “fatal traffic jam” if action is not taken.

G. Others also see the Games as a chance to break existing work habits.

Answer

1.E

2.B

3.C

4.F

5.G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了日本2020奥运会在交通上会面临的问题，解决措施，以及不同人群对奥运会的看法。

1.前文Stay home.（待在家）与E. The aim is to avoid traffic chaos during next year’s Olympics.

（这样做的目的是避免明年奥运会的交通拥挤）承接自然，符合逻辑，因为不出门就能在很大程度上缓解交通压力。故选E项。

2.前文On July 22, one year before the Games, Tokyo rolled out a month-long “Telework Days” campaign, with government offices and private businesses committing to avoiding peak commuting hours.（在奥运开幕前一年的7月22日，东京推出了为期一个月的“远程工作日”活动，政府机关和私营企业承诺避免高峰期的通勤时间）与B. The concept isn’t completely unfamiliar in Japan.（这个概念在日本并不完全陌生）承接自然，答句中的concept就是前文提到的“Telework Days” 。故选B项。

3.C. The efforts have also run up against various barriers.（努力也遇到了一些障碍）与下文Such as concerns over the security of sensitive information, the difficulty of controlling working conditions and the fact that corporate culture stresses the importance of face-to-face communication.（对敏感问题的担忧，工作环境控制的困难，以及公司文化强调面对面交流的重要性）承接自然，答句所提到的barriers包括下文所列举的三个问题。故选C项。

4.F. He warned of potentially “fatal traffic jam” if action is not taken.（他警告，如果不采取措施，将会有致命的交通堵塞的潜在危险）与下文And he also urged to take serious measures to tackle Olympic traffic.（他还敦促日本政府采取严肃措施来解决奥运交通问题）承接自然，答句指出可能会出现致命的交通拥堵，后文敦促政府解决问题，符合逻辑，故选F项。

5.结合上一自然段的Experts and government officials hope that Olympic efforts to expand telework might serve as something of a legacy for the Games. 可知，此处陈述了专家和政府对奥运会努力的看法，故推测本段陈述另外一部分人对此事的看法，故G. Others also see the Games as a chance to break existing work habits.（另一些人把奥运会看作是一个打破现有工作习惯的机会）符合以上推测，故选G项。