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福建省福建师范大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期

中考英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

WhilethebenefitsofZoomandothervideoconferencingtoolsmadethemabsolutely

essentialinthepandemic(),theresearchsuggeststhatheavyrelianceonthetechnology

疫情

comesatacosttocreativethinking.

BrucksatColumbiaUniversityandherteamstartedtheirinvestigationwhenmanagers

reportedhavingtroubleinnovatingwithremoteworkers.Brucksdoubtedwhether

videoconferencingwasafactor,suspectingthatdifficultiescoordinating()large,global

协调

teamsonlinemightbetoblameinstead.

Tofindout,theresearchersanalysedideasfornewproductsgeneratedby1,490

engineersforamultinationalcompany.Theengineers,whowereinFinland,Hungary,India,

IsraelandPortugal,wererandomlypairedupandgivenanhourorsotobrainstormproducts

eitherinpersonorovervideoconferencing.Theythenselectedtheirbestidea.

WritinginNature,theresearchersreportthattheengineersproducedmoreideas,and

moreinnovativeideas,whenworkingfacetoface.“Theyarenotonlygeneratingalarger

goodatselectingthebestideasfromabunchasthosethatmetinperson.

“Visualfocusisahugecomponentofcognitive()focus.Whenyou’refocusedon

认知

betweenface-to-faceandvirtualmeetingsthatcould“permanentlyreshapetheofficeand

workschedules”.Butsheurgedbusinessestobecautious,becauseifvirtualmeetingsare

cheaperthanin-personones,theymaystillbemorecost-effective.

Askedfortips,Bruckssaidpeoplecouldsavemorecreativetasksforin-personmeetings,

orturnofftheircamerawhencomingupwithideas.“Ithinkitunlocksmorecreative

thinking,”shesaid.

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