新GRE小短文阅读练习题一

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1   Factory workers in Beltania are guaranteed lifetime jobs, bonuses paid on the
basis of productivity and corporate profits, and a wage rate that is not attached
to a particular job.  Paradoxically, these guarantees do not discourage factory
: Q# N5 @" i0 }& Z6 Downers from introducing labor-saving machinery.  Such innovations are to the
. V2 h7 @. ?$ r( Cfactory owners' advantage despite the fact that the owners must protect the
& I* a' s5 ?0 ~- J9 I; U9 s" qwages of their workers.
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A   Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the introduction of labor-
saving machinery is advantageous to factory owners?
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# a7 }3 `  [+ z# T) J2 pB Before a Beltanian factory worker is hired, he or she must present a record
   of his or her previous productivity.  
) ^+ f: S0 C. E/ PC Labor-saving machinery increases productivity, thus yielding profits that
  k( z5 d6 ?- k" w( L2 x% E   more than cover the cost of retraining workers for other jobs.  
D  The purchase and maintenance of new machinery adds significantly to the
7 R9 `/ V8 d/ W- H. |0 X2 i    final cost of the goods produced.  
E  Factory workers demand a change of procedure in the routine tasks they perform.  
Limited competition exists among Beltanian factories for consumer markets.