内容正文:
新高考英语2— 2
小卷练透02
一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2.5分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.
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(2023江苏省前黄中学高三学情检测)Theterm “quietquitting”wentvirallastyear,describing
peoplewhostayintheirjobsbutmentalytakeastepback,forexample,workingthebareminimum
andnotmakingtheirjobthecenteroftheirlives.Nowin2023,thereisanewworkplacetrendonthe
horizon,caled“quiethiring”.
Quiethiringisastrategyusedtofilthecriticalgapsinacompanywithouthiringnewemployees.
Onecompanyhasalimitedamountoftalentandneedstomakeacalaboutwhereitsgoingtohavethe
bestimpact.Thisyearitmayneedtoaddfivemoredatascientiststoitsteamtomeetthestrategic
goals.Asasolution,itmaymovefiveemployeesfromanotherdepartmentonlyforashorttime,like
dataanalystsinthehumanresourcesandmarketingdepartment,intothefiveopendatascientistroles.
Inthiscase,thebossissaying,“WeregoingtointentionalydeprioritizesupportforHRand
marketingforthenextsixmonthssothatwecanincreasetheproductivityofourdatascienceteam,
andwearesayingthissoundandclearly.Everyoneknowsthis.”Theimportantdistinctionwithquiet
hiringisthatacompanyisopenlycommunicatingwithemployeesaboutitsprioritiesandmovingemG
ployeestoareasthatservethosepriorities,insteadofjustloadingemployeeswithmoreworkorsimply
hiringmorepeople.
Whilebeingassignedtoanewrolemayseemscary,quiethiringshouldbebeneficialtoemployG
ees.Ifyouwereaskedtotakeonadditionalresponsibilities,itwouldindicateyourvalue.Meantime
youmightsay,“Ifitsnotpossibletoincreasemypayment,canwemakeitsothatIcanworkfrom
homefivedaysaweek,reducingmycommute(通勤)costs? Or,couldIworkflexiblehours,makingit
easierformetolivetherestofmylife?”Anindividualconversationmaybeineffective.Ifyourepart
ofadepartmentorteambeingaskedtoswitchroles,employthatpowerandapproachhumanresources
asagroup.
1.Whatdoesthestrategyofquiethiringreferto?
A.Addingmorepositions. B.Trainingnewemployees.
C.Employingnewtalentsecretly. D.Shiftingexistingstafftonewposts.
2.Whatisthefeatureofacompanyshandlingquiethiring?
A.Innovationsarehighlyvalued.
B.Employeesareburdenedwithoverwork.