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一、UseofEnglish1Mostofuswouldliketobeboth1andcreative.WhywasThomasEdisonabletoinventsomanythingsWashesimplymoreintelligentthanmostpeopleDidhespendlonghourstoilingawayinprivateSurprisinglywhenEdisonwasayoungboyhisteachertoldhimhewastoo2tolearnanything.Otherfamouspeoplewhosecreativegeniuswent3whentheywereyoungincludeWaltDisneywhowasfiredfromanewspaperjobbecausehedidnothaveanygoodideasandEnricoCarusowhosemusicteachertoldhimthathis4wasterrible.DisneyEdisonandCarusowereintelligentandcreativemen;5expertsoncreativitybelievethatintelligenceisnotthesameascreativity.Creativityistheabilitytothinkaboutsomethinginnewandunusualwaysandto6outuniquesolutionstoproblems.Whencreativepeopleareaskedwhatenablesthemtosolveproblemsinnewwaystheysaythattheabilitytofindaffinitiesbetween7unrelatedelementsplaysakeyrole.Theyalsosaythattheyhavethetimemightbeavailableforthosenotincludedinthegovernmentscheme.wasbroughttopeoplesmindsbyadvancementofbroadwidthtech.ITdirectorsfeelcomfortablebecausesafeguardsarenolongerreallynecessary.theremoteworkforceisexpandingrapidly.C.theyaremoreconfidentoftheirnetwork,ssafety.D.theirstaffgeteasieraccesstotheinternet.TheexampleofTelewestismentionedtoshowthatA.theBusinesseliminatestheunbalanceofpeopleslife.itshardtopleasepeople*svariousdesires.theBusinessissophisticatedinluringcustomers.D.thediversedemandsforremoteworkingarebeingmet.ThebesttitleforthepassagemightbeRemoteWorkingIsIn.TelecommunicationTechIsEverImproving.Work-LifeBalanceNeedstoBeKept.TechnologyMakesRemoteWorkingaReality.6^Scientistshavelongwarnedthatsomelevelofglobalwarmingisadonedeal一dueinlargeparttoheat-trappinggreenhousegaseshumansalreadyhavepumpedskyward.Nowhoweverresearchersarefleshingouthowmuchfuturewarmingandsea-levelrisetheworldhastriggered.Theimplicitmessage:〃Wecantstopthissohowdowelivewithit〃saysThomasWigleyaclimateresearcheratNCAR.OnegroupledbyGeraldMeehlatNCARusedtwostate-of-the-artclimatemodelstoexplorewhatcouldhappeniftheworldhadheldatmosphericconcentrationsofgreenhousegasessteadysince
2000.Theresults:Eveniftheworldhadslammedonthebrakesfiveyearsagoglobalaveragetemperatureswouldrisebyabout1degreeFahrenheitbytheendofthe21stcentury.Sealevelswouldrisebyanother4inchesover20th-centuryincreases.Risingsea-levelswouldcontinuewellbeyond2100evenwithoutaddingwaterfrommeltingglaciersandicesheets.Therisehighlightstheoceansenormouscapacitytoabsorbheatanditsslowreactiontochangesinatmosphericconditions.Theteamraneachmodelseveraltimeswitharangeofwhatif〃concentrationsaswellasobservedconcentrationsforcomparison.TemperatureseventuallyleveloutDr.Meehlsaysinreviewinghisteamsresults.〃Butsea-levelincreaseskeepongoing.Therelentlessnatureofsea-levelriseisprettydaunting.z,Dr.Wigleytookaslightlydifferentapproachwithasimplermodel.Heransimulationsthatcappedconcentrationsat2000levels.Ifconcentrationsareheldconstantwarmingcouldexceed
1.8degreesF.by
2400.Thetworesearchersaddthatfarfromholdingsteadyconcentrationsofgreenhousegasescontinuetorise.Thusatbesttheresultspointtotheleastchangepeoplecanexpecttheysay.Theideathatsomelevelofglobalclimatechangefromhumanactivitiesisinevitableisnotnew.Butthewordhasbeenslowtomakeitswayintothebroaderdebate.Manypeopledon,trealizewearecommittedrightnowtoasignificantamountofglobalwarmingandsea-levelrise.Thelongerwewaitthemoreclimatechangewearecommittedtointhefuture,zMeehlsays.Whiletheconceptofclimate-changecommitmentisn,tnewthesefreshresultstelluswhatspossibleandwhatsrealistic”andthatfortheimmediatefuture^preventionisnotonthetablez,saysRogerPielkeJr.directoroftheCenterforScienceandTechnologyPolicyResearch.ToPielkeandothersthismeansadaptationshouldbegivenamuchhigherprioritythatitsreceivedtodate.Theresaculturalbiasinfavorofpreventionz,hesays.Butanysoundpolicyincludespreparationaswellheadds.Wehavethescientificandtechnologicalknowledgeweneedtoimproveadaptationandapplythatknowledgeglobally.AccordingtotheresearchofNCARiftheconcentrationswereheldsteadyat2000levelsA.theocean,scapacitytoabsorbheatwoulddecline.thesea-levelwouldkeeponincreasing.theglobalaveragetemperaturewoulddecrease.significantclimatechangewouldnottakeplace.Globalwarmingissomethinggettingworsebecauseofaculturebias.causedbytheriseofthesealevel.C.peoplehavetolivewith.D.wedontneedtoworryaboutinthefuture.Byatbesttheresultspointtotheleastchangepeoplecanexpect”Paragraph3theresearcherstrytotellusthattheimpactofclimatechangeisrelativelyminor.theglobalwarmingisinevitableinthenearfuture.concentrationsofgreenhousegasescannotbeheldsteady.theatmosphericconditionswillbebetterthanpeoplethink.TheviewsofPielkeandDr.Wigleyonhowtofaceglobalwarmingunrelated.similar.complementary.opposite.TheauthorwritesthispassagetoA.callonpeopletopreventglobalwarming.B.presenttheresultsfromtworesearchmodels.appealtopeopletotakeadaptationaspriority.forecastthefuturetrendsofglobalwarming.
11、TomBurkerecentlytriedtoprintoutaboardingpassfromhomebeforeoneofthefrequentflightshetakes.Hecouldn,t.HisnameoronesimilartoitisnowononeoftheTransportationSecurityAdministrationsterroristwatchlists.EverydaythousandsofpeoplelikeBurkefindthemselvesunabletodothingslikeprintaboardingpassandarepulledasideforextensivescreeningbecausetheirnameoranamethatsoundsliketheirsisononeofthewatchlists.FromtheTSAsperspectivethescreeningisjustoneofthemanynewlayersofincreasedsecuritythataredesignedtopreventterroristactivity.Theinconvenienceisregrettablebutapricethatsocietyhastopayforsecurity.AndfornationalsecurityreasonstheFBIandothergovernmentagenciesresponsibleforsupplyingnamestothelistswillnotdisclosethecriteriatheyuse.Theysaythatwouldamounttotippingtheirhandstotheterrorists.Butcivillibertariansaremoreconcernedaboutthelong-termconsequenceofthecurrentlists.OnSept.112022theno-flylistcontained16names.Nowthecombinedlistsareestimatedtohaveasmanyas
20000.InternalFBImemosfromagentsreferredtotheprocessasreallyconfusedandnotcomprehensiveandnotcentralized.Burkeandotherscontendthatsuchcommentsaredisturbingbecauseitwasduringthefirstyearaftertheattacksthatthewatchlistsgrewexponentially.“TheunderlyingdangerisnotthatTomBurkecannolongergetaboardingpasstogetonanairline”saysalawyer.〃ItsthattheTomBurkesintheworldmayforevermorebeassociatedwiththeterroristwatchlist”.Burkesaystheydoknowthatthelistsarefrequent[yupdatedanddistributedinternationallybuttheydon,tknowhowtheoldlistsaredestroyed.Theyalsohopetoensurethatsometimeinthefutureapersonwhosenameisonthelistbutisnotaterroristdoesnotrunintofurthertroubleifsaylawenforcementinanothercountrythatthey*revisitingcomesacrosstheirnameononeoftheoldlists.Inadditionairlinesareconcernedthatthelistsarenotupdatedfrequentlyenough.〃WevebeenencouragingtheTSAtoworkwithalloftheotherfederallaw-enforcementagenciestogetaregularreviewofthenamesthattheysubmittoTSAbecausetherehavebeenreportsthattheseagencieshavesaidthatiftherewasareviewmanyofthenamescouldberemoved7saysDianaCroninoftheAirTransportAssociation.Thenumberofnamesontheno-flylistincreasesrapidlyfrom16to20000mostprobablybecauseterroristattacksarelaunchedfrequently.manypeople,snamesaresimilartoknownterrorists.C.thescreeningsystemisnoteffectiveenough.D.terroristsarenotaccuratelyidentifiedafter
9.
11.IntheeyesoftheTSAthecurrentsystemisinconvenientandpointless.reasonablebutimperfect.effectiveandpraiseworthy.necessarybutimpractical.TheattitudesofFBIandBurketowardsthereliabilityoftheno-flylistaresimilar.opposite.confusing.ambiguous.Accordingtoparagraph4Burke*sgreatconcernaboutthecurrentsystemisthatthesystemfailstoupdateinternationally.B.heisoftenmistakenforaterrorist.thedamagedonebythelistcannotbequicklycorrected.gettinghisboardingpasswilloftentakemoretime.TheairlinesmaybesatisfiediftheTSAcanA.distributetheno-flylistsbeforeaflight.revisetheterroristwatchlistsmoreoften.C.preventterroristsfromboardingairplanes.D.abolishthecurrentterroristscreeningsystem.16^Peoplelikemostanimalsarenaturallylazy.Sotheascentofmankindissomethingofamystery.Humanswhomaketheirlivingshuntingandgatheringinthetraditionalwaydonothavetoputmucheffortintoit.Farmerswhorelyonraintowatertheircropsworksignificantlyharderandleadunhealthierlives.Buttherealback-breakingisthatcarriedoutbyfarmerswhouseirrigation.Yetitwastheinventionofirrigationatfirstsightsoharmfultoitspractitionersthatactuallyproducedasufficientsurplustofeedthepriestsscholarsartistsandsoonwhoseactivitiesarecollectivelythoughtofascivilization”.Inthepast10000yearstheworldsclimatehasbecometemporarilycolderanddrieronseveraloccasions.ThefirstoftheseknownastheYoungerDryasafteratundra-lovingplantthatthrivedduringitoccurredatthesametimeasthebeginningofagricultureinnorthernMesopotamia.Itiswidelybelievedthatthiswasnotacoincidence.ThedryingandcoolingoftheYoungerDryasadverselyaffectedthefoodsupplyofhunter-gatherers.Thatwouldhavecreatedanincentiveforagriculturetospreadoncesomebrightsparkinventedit.Whyfarmersthenmovedontoirrigationishoweverfarfromclear.ButHarveyWeissofYaleUniversitythinksheknows.Dr.Weissobservesthatthedevelopmentofirrigationcoincideswithasecondcooldryperiodsome8200yearsago.Hisanalysisofrainfallpatternsintheareasuggeststhatrainfallinagriculturesupper-Mesopotamianheartlandwouldatthistimehavefallenbelowthelevelneededtosustainfarmingreliably.Farmerswouldthushavebeenforcedoutoftheareainsearchofotheropportunities.Onceagainaninnovativesparkwasrequired.Butitclearlyoccurredtosomeofthesedisplacedfarmersthattheslow-movingwatersofthelowerTigrisandEuphratesnearsealevelcouldbedivertedusingcanalsandusedtowatercrops.Andtherestastheclichehasitishistory.Soclimatechangehelpedtointensifyagricultureandthusstartcivilization.Butanequallyintriguingideaisthatthespreadofagriculturecausedclimatechange.Inthiscasethepresumedcriminalisforestclearance.MostofthelandcultivatedbyearlyfarmersintheMiddleEastwouldhavebeenforested.Whenthetreesthatgrewtherewereclearedthecarbontheycontainedendedupintheatmosphereascarbondioxide.Moreoveroneformoffarming-thecultivationofriceinwaterloggedfields-generatesmethaneinlargeandindependenceinaan8settingto9awiderangeofpossiblesolutionstoaproblem.Howstronglyiscreativity10tointelligence11mostcreativepeoplearequiteintelligentthe12isnotnecessarilytrue.Manyhighlyintelligentpeople13measuredbyIQtestsarenotverycreative.Someexpertsremainskepticalthatwewilleverfullyunderstandthecreativeprocess.Othersbelievethatapsychologyofcreativityiswithinreach.Mostexpertsagree14thattheconceptofcreativityas15bubblingupfromamagical16isamyth.Momentary17ofinsight18byimagesmakeupa19partofthecreativeprocess.Attheheartofthecreativeprocessareabilityandexperiencethat20anindividuaTseffortoftenoverthecourseofalifetime.A.imaginativeB.brilliantinventiveD.original
2、⑵A.clumsyB.awkwardquantities.WilliamRuddimanoftheUniversityofVirginiaexplainedthatincombinationthesetwophenomenahadwarmedtheatmospherepriortothestartoftheindustrialera.Asenvironmentalistsarewonttoobservemankindispartofnature.Thesestudiesshowjusthowintimatetherelationshipis.Theinventionofirrigationismeaningfulbecauseitcouldhelptoalleviatefarmersworkload.increaseagriculturalproduction.makeplantingmucheasier.getridofhumanlaziness.AccordingtoDr.WeissthesecondcoolanddryperiodeventuallyA.changedthegrowingseason.B.spurredtheuseofcanals.C.forcedthefarmerstodesertagriculture.D.ledtodecliningpopulations.FromthefirstfourparagraphswecaninferthatthedawnofcivilizationA.wasaccompaniedbyhardshipsofhumanexistence.isamysteryasyetunknowntomankind.canbeattributedtotheinnovativesparksofancestors.wasrecordedbyhistorybooksendingatthattime.WhichoffollowingtendstowarmtheclimateA.Todeveloptheirrigationsystem.B.Topromoteorganicagriculture.C.Toreverttohuntingandgathering.D.Toturnfarmlandbackintoforest.ThepassageismainlyaboutA.therelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandcivilization.B.thehistoryofglobalclimatechange.C.theinteractionbetweennatureandhumansociety.D.theimpactofthespreadofagriculture:PartB10pointsTnthefollowingtextsomesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA、B、C、D、E、F、Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoiceswhichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.10points“Everythreemonthsfromthebeginningof2022〃,saysCliffRichardwhowasonceBritain,sanswertoElvisPresley〃Iwillloseasong”.ThereasonisthatinmostEuropeancountriescopyrightprotectiononsoundrecordingslastsfor50yearsandnowSirCliffrecordedhisfirsthitsingle“MoveIt”in
1958.41Oneofthebigfourmusicfirmsestimatesthatabout100m“deepcatalogue”ieoldalbumsnowsoldinEuropeeachyearwillhaveenteredthepublicdomainbytheendof
2022.Assumingacurrentwholesalepriceof$10thatcouldjeopardize$1billionofrevenuesorabout3%ofannualrecordedmusicsales.42EvenoncemuchofthebackcataloguehasenteredthepublicdomainthebigmusicfirmscancarryonsellingitonCD.Theywillevenbenefitfromnothavingtopayanythingtotheartistortohisestate.Theywillinmanycasesstillowncopyrightontheoriginalcoverart.ButtheywillfacenewcompetitionfromahostofprovidersofCDswhomayundercutthem.Andontheinternetpublicdomainmusicislikelytobefreeasmuchofthecopyrightedstuffalreadyisonpeer-to-peernetworks.43Artistshaveralliedtothecause:U2StatusQuoandCharlesAznavourallwantthe50-yearlimitincreased.Manymoreactswillsignapetitionthisspring.SirCliffhasspenthourscomplainingtothecommissionthatcomposersofsongsgetcopyrightfor70yearsaftertheirdeath:morethanperformers.44ManypeoplebelievethatAmericahasgonetoofarinprotectingcopyrightattheexpenseofthepublicgoodincludingitseemsthecommissionwhichsaidlastyearthatitsawnoneedtoliftitsown50-yearlimit.Itsdeadlineforproposalsoncopyrightlawhassuppedfromthisyearto
2022.Butgovernmentsarelikelytoweighinontheissue.FranceItalyandPortugalhaveindicatedthattheysupportanextensionofthetermandBritainislikelytostickupforitsownmusicmajorEMI.AlthoughartistsandtheirestateswantlongercopyrightthebigmusicfirmswouldbenefitfromitthemostespeciallyinthenextcoupleofdecadessaysStephenKingchairmanoftheAssociationofUnitedRecordingArtistsandmanageroftheLibertines:
45.Nowtheyhavewisedupaboutmakingdeals.Thebestguaranteeoffinancialsecurity—saferthanclingingontocopyright-ishiringagoodlawyerearlyon.A.Heisunlikelytoproducesuchabighitinthenearfuturesomoreofhisattentionisdirectedtorevisingtheoldsongandsellingittomorepeople.Backinthe1950shesaysperformersgotonlyone-tenthoftheshareofroyaltiesthattheydonow.Foryearsartistshavewithgoodreasonaccusedbigrecordlabelsofrippingthemoff.ThismonthearlyrecordingsbyElvishimselfstartedtoenterEurope,spublicdomain.OverthenextfewdecadesatorrentofthemostpopulartracksfromtheBeatlestheRollingStonesandmanyotherartistswillbecomepublicpropertyinEurope一tothepleasureoffansandtheconsternationofthemusicindustry.ThemusicindustryalsopointsoutthatAmericagivesartistsalmosttwiceasmuchcopyrightprotectionasEurope.AmericahasrepeatedlylengthenedcopyrighttermswiththelatestreprievetheSonnyBonoCopyrightTermExtensionActof1998givingperformersprotectionfor95yearsafterpublication.E.ButwhentheattentionisshiftedfromEuropetoAmericaartistsshouldfeelmuchbetterbecausethelengthofcopyrightprotectionthereisevenshorter.ItseemsthattheAmericangove
25、4526PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.10points46AtatimewhenWallStreetfirmsarebeingpunishedformisleadinginvestorsaboutdot-comstocksduringthebubbleitsalltooeasytoconfusefinancialexcitementwithtechnologicalreality.Manypeoplearequicktodismissanytalkofan〃Internetrevolution7assosuch,90schatter.47ThereisaworldofdifferencebetweencrazyevaluationsandserioustechnologybetweenInternetstocksandtheNetitself.WhileinvestorshavebeencomplainingabouttheirfatechiefexecutiveshavebeenbusyembracingtheNet.lt,stimetogetoverthebubbletalkandgetrealabouttechnology,spromise.Orriskfallingbehind.Thestrongupturninprofitslastquarterduringaperiodofweakeconomicgrowthisprooftotheproductivity—enhancingpoweroftheNet.Throughboombustandrecoveryannualproductivitygrowthhaspoweredalongataround
2.5%.Withoutitcompanieswouldhavebeenforcedtocutpayrollsevenfurtherduringtheworstdaysofthedecline.Withitcompaniesaregeneratinghigherprofitswithoutbiggainsinrevenues.Astheeconomypicksupsteamproductivitywilllikelyboostprofitsevenfurther.Despiteusualwisdomelectronicbusinesshasexceededeventhedreamyprojectionsof
1999.Business-to-businesscommerceconductedonlinewillreach$
2.6trillionin
2022.Andmanysurvivingdot-comcompaniesaredoingsurprisinglywell.48Some40%ofpubliclyheldNetcompaniesincludingAmazoncomInc.wereprofitableinthefourthquarterof2022andhalfareexpectedtobeprofitablebytheendofthisyear.Truetherehasbeenviciousdisasterinthefield.Venturecapitalistspoured$100billionintomorethan6000Netstartupsoverthepastdecadeand2000disappeared.Manyideassomecrazyandsomenotfailed.ButeBayAmazoncomYahoo!GoogleExpediaandothersaremakingmoneythankstoarecoveryinonlineadvertisingandtheyarechangingthefaceofbusiness.JustastheformerIBMChiefExecutiveLouisV.GerstnerandotherspredictedmainstreamCorporateAmericaisturningouttobethechiefbeneficiaryoftheInternet.Usingitcompaniesarestreamliningproductioninventoryandsales;cuttingcosts;andtrackingtheircustomers.Itapparentlytakesfourtosixyearsafterfirstinstallingnewsystemsbeforeproductivitygainsaremaximized.49Mostcompaniesareintheirthirdorfourthyearwhichmayexplainwhyproductivitygrowthhasbeenrisingconsistentlyduringthedownturninsteadofdroppingasitusuallydoesinafall.Itmayalsomeanthatproductivityandprofitsmaybestrongerthanexpectedinthesecondhalfof2022andin
2022.TheUSeconomyhashadbadluckforthreeyears.ThebubbleterrorismcorporatefraudwarandnowSARS.Yetithasweatheredthesemostlyunexpectedshocksratherwell.Smartfinancialandeconomicpolicyhashelped.50ButtherealkeyhasbeenInternettechnologywhichprovidedtheflexibilityandproductivitytoadjustquicklywithoutdrasticcuts.ThinkwhattheNetwilldofortheeconomywhenwegetbacktonormal.47484950参考答案【
一、UseofEnglish]l~5BCDDB6~10AAADA1广20点击下载查看答案【
二、ReadingComprehension]1〜5DCCDD610BCBBC1广30点击下载查看答案28C.dumbD.untutored
3、⑶A.despisedB.hiddenC.distortedD.unnoticed
4、4A.accenttonesoundvoice
5、⑸A.althoughB.neverthelesssowhenever
6、6rootsetcomesolve
7、7A.seeminglyB.actuallyC.logicallyD.barely
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9、9createconstructcomposeentertain10relatedinteractedbasedassociated11A.ThereatB.ThereofC.WhereasD.Whereby12inversereversetransversediverse13aswhichwhatthat14howeverthereforefurthermoreultimately15spontaneouslyintermittentlycoincidentallyD.simultaneously16A.fountainwellwaterfallD.hotspring17flashesflaresglaresglints18A.accompaniedB.showedC.inspiredD.formed19A.smallB.importantC.significantD.temporary20A.changeadjustaltershape
二、ReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.40pointsMoreandmorepeoplearestartingtoworkfromhomere-assessingtheirz,work-lifebalanceandcapitalizingonwhatindustrycallsremoteworking”.ArecentsurveyofBritishcompaniesshowedthateightoutoftenbusinesseshavenowagreednewworkingarrangementsfortheirpersonnel.Theobjectoftheexercisewastoimprovethework-lifeBalanceofemployeesandencouragegreaterlevelsofefficiency.During2022/2022some900000requeststoworkflexiblyweremadeunderanewGovernmentschemeand800000oftheapplicationsweregranted.FurthermoresevenoutoftenbusinessessaidthattheyalsowouldbepreparedtoconsiderflexibleworkingrequestsfromotherstaffwhodidnotqualifyundertheGovernmentscheme.OneofthenewtechnologicaldevelopmentsthatmakesremoteworkingpossibleistheAsymmetricalDigitalSubscriberLineADSLbroadbandthatcancarrybothvoiceanddataathigh-speed.RemoteworkerscanconnecttotheircompanysVirtualPrivateNetworkeitherthroughDigitalSubscriberLineDSLinternetwhichispermanentlyconnectedorthroughaRemoteAccessServiceRASwhichinvolveshavingtodialineachtime.PeoplestartedthinkingaboutremoteworkingbackintheEightiesbutthetechnologywasnotavailabletoconsideritapossibility”saysMeyrickVeversCommercialDirectorofTelewestBroadbandoneofUK,scommunicationandmediagroups.“HowevernowwiththeincreasedavailabilityanduseofDSLtohomeusersremoteworkingisdefinitelyontheincrease”.OfcoursesecurityisveryimportantandITdirectorsareunderstandablycautious.Buttheyarenowbeginningtofeelmorecomfortableaboutallowingtheirstaffahigherlevelofaccessfromhome.TelewestBusinesssexperienceinputtingtogetherproductsolutionsisbasedonthecompanysfocusonunderstandingtheircustomers,needs.Becausecustomers,needsarediverseandTelewestBusiness,spossiblesolutionsarewide-rangingthecompanyinvitesbusinessesseekingfurtherinformationtovisittheirwebsiteorcalldirect.Callcentreworkersmobilestaffsuchassalesexecutivesandlocalauthoritysocialworkersorparentsathomeareamongthoseforwhomremoteworkingappearstobeincreasinglyattractive.“PeopleinindustryintheUKhavesomeofthelongestworkinghoursintheworld”saysVevers.Doingthosehourssolelyintheofficeismoredisruptivetothepersonallifeoftheindividualthanhavingtheflexibilitytoworkfromhome”.“Remoteworkingisallaboutpersonalchoiceandgivingpeoplemoreflexibilitythatsuitstheirpersonallives.AtTelewestBusinessweaimtotryandhelpplayapartinenablingcompaniestogivetheiremployeesthatflexibility”.Thephrasecapitalizingon,/Para.1canbesubstitutedbyA.investingmoneyin.B.specializingin.insistingupon.makinguseof.AccordingtothepassageremoteworkingA.ridspeopleoftheworkwhichisrequiredofthemintheoffice.B.requirestheuserstodialintothecompanysVirtualPrivateNetwork.。