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  3. Telecommuters fall into two camps. Some sit on the sofa watching daytime soaps, pausing occasionally to check their cell phones.

Telecommuters fall into two camps. Some sit on the sofa watching daytime soaps, pausing occasionally to check their cell phones.

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问题     Telecommuters fall into two camps. Some sit on the sofa watching daytime soaps, pausing occasionally to check their cell phones. Most, however, do real work, undistracted by meetings and talkative colleagues.
    In the future more people will work from home. With office space in London and New York so costly, many firms save money by encouraging staff to work in their pyjamas. Instead of having to bury their noses in strangers’ armpits on crowded trains, they can work via e-mail, Skype and virtual private networks.
    Yet, in research published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Daniel Cable of the London Business School shows that telecommuters are less likely to be promoted. In one experiment, subjects were asked to judge scenarios (场景) in which the only difference was whether the employee was at his office desk or from home. Managers rated those at the office to be more dependable and industrious, regardless of the quality of their work.
    Visibility creates the illusion of value. Being the last to leave the office impresses bosses, even if you are actually larking around (胡闹) on Facebook. Oddly, this holds true at firms that explicitly encourage staff to work from home. Many Californian tech firms asked employees not to come to the office too often; yet bosses unconsciously penalised those who obeyed.
    Remote workers understand this. Many frequently sent their bosses progress reports to prove they are on the job. A fifth of the workers in the study admitted to leaving an e-mail or voice mail early or late in the day. Still, many are not as smart as they think. Some choose a Monday or Friday to work at home. That, says Mr. Cable, makes others think they are keen to extend the weekend.
    A culture of presenteeism (全勤主义) hurts working mothers most. Many women (and some men) work from home to allow themselves the flexibility to pick up kids from school. That need not mean they produce less; only that they do it at a time and a place of their own choosing. Some firms, such as Best Buy, an electronics retailer, recognise this and try hard to evaluate staff solely on performance. But this is not easy. Intangibles such as teamworking skills matter, too. Mr. Cable thinks homeworking will lose its stigma (耻辱) only when most people do it. Or perhaps when the boss is telecommuting, too.

What is the biggest disadvantage of working from home according to the last paragraph?
选项 A、The traditional working culture can be hurt.
B、Mothers’ work may be disrupted by their kids.
C、Retailers can’t get enough on-site employees.
D、Employees may lack chances to develop certain skills.
答案D
解析 由题干中的disadvantage和the last paragraph定位到最后一段倒数第三句。推理判断题。定位句指出，一些无形的东西也很重要，比如团队合作能力。由此可以推断出D)与文义相符，故为正确答案。
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