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Pay and productivity, it is generally assumed, should be related. But the relationship seems to weaken【B1】______people get older
Pay and productivity, it is generally assumed, should be related. But the relationship seems to weaken【B1】______people get older
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Pay and productivity, it is generally assumed, should be related. But the relationship seems to weaken【B1】______people get older.
Mental ability declines with age. That is the same for the brainy and the dim—and not 【B2】______for humans: it is measurable even for fruit flies.【B3】______minds that keep lively will suffer less than the lazy. In general, the more education you have, the more productive your old【B4】______will be.
Some【B5】______decline faster than others. According to most studies, people’s numerical and reasoning abilities are at their best in their 20 s and early 30 s.【B6】______abilities—those that depend on knowledge—may improve with age.
For most workers, decreased abilities will【B7】______to lower productivity; only a minority will find know-how and knowledge outweighs their failing powers. Even those employees who remain highly productive will be likely to shine only in a narrow【B8】______.
Academics notice this. It is less clear that employers do. Studies of supervisors-ratings show no clear correlation【B9】______age and perceived productivity. When other employees-views are【B10】______into account though, the picture changes: these ratings suggest that workers in their 30s are the【B11】______productive and hardworking, with scores falling thereafter.
That is【B12】______up by studies of work samples, which find lower productivity among the oldest employees. A study for America’s Department of Labor showed job performance peaking at 35, and【B13】______ declining. It varied by industry: the fall was slower in footwear, but faster in furniture.
Intellectual occupations are harder to measure, but the picture is the same. Academics seem to publish【B14】______ as they age. Painters, musicians and writers show the same tendency. Their output peaks in their 30s and 40s. The only【B15】______is female writers, who are most productive in their 50 s.
【B15】
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exception
解析
该句句意为“画家、音乐家和作家也表现出同样的趋势。他们的输出峰值也出现在30多岁和40多岁。唯一的…是女性作家,其输出峰值出现在50多岁时。”根据句意这里是说唯一的例外是女性作家。可以填出exception一词。
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