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An increasing number of people are being allowed to finish the working week early during the summer months.Does your boss trust you to spend an afternoon in the sun?
Each year the number of companies which offer employees the choice of an early finish to the working week grows.Or, perhaps, each year, more people who work on ordinary Fridays hear about people playing on summer Fridays.
When the sun is shining, it makes sense that you should be given Friday afternoons off, right? Sadly, not all managers agree with the policy.
Companies that offer employees Friday afternoons off usually expect the hours to be made up.UK publishers Pan Macmillan and Penguin Random House (PRH) are among those offering summer hours.At PRH, those who wish to take off Friday afternoons are expected to work an extra 45 minutes a day from Monday to Thursday.On Fridays, a rota(值班表)ensures each team has been covered.“Most of us don't leave at exactly l p．m.，”Editor Anderson says.“Depending on your workload, you might just leave an hour or so early, but it's still nice to do.”
Simon Hayward, CEO of Cirrus, says that the “Summer Fridays” policy requires trust, and that managers need to be seen to take advantage of the offer too.“If a manager offers summer Fridays and then obviously expects employees to work on Friday afternoons, there is a risk associated with it that reduces the sense of wellbeing(幸福)．I think there's a genuine fear in some organizations about flexible working hours.Do you trust your employees to do their best for the business as well as for themselves and their families，or do you fundamentally mistrust them？”
Managers in the former camp tend to be comfortable with summer hours.Those in the_latter worry that summer Fridays will lead to late Mondays and longlunch Tuesdays.
文章大意：本文主要讨论星期五下午的休假制度。员工们对此非常支持，但是有些经理们担心会影响工作。专家指出这个制度是否会起到积极的作用取决于公司经理对员工的信任。
1．What's the good policy for some employees in summer？__C__
A．They don't work on Friday.
B．They have flexible working hours on Friday.
C．They can take Friday afternoons off.
D．They might leave an hour early on Friday afternoon.
2．Usually in companies, this policy causes the employees to__A__.
A．work extra time from Monday to Thursday
B．actually work on Friday afternoons
C．have a short lunch on Tuesdays
D．start work early on Friday mornings
解析：考查细节理解。根据第四段第一句“Companies that offer employees Friday afternoons off usually expect the hours to be made up.”和第三句“At PRH, those who wish to take off Friday afternoons are expected to work an extra 45 minutes a day from Monday to Thursday.”可知，在提供星期五下午休息的公司里，期待这个时间弥补回来，因此员工们从星期一到星期四要加班45分钟。故选A。
3．What is Editor Anderson's attitude towards the policy at PRH？__B__
A．Opposed. B．Supportive.
C．Neutral. D．Indifferent.
4．The underlined part in the last paragraph refers to__C__.
A．managers who trust their employees to do their best
B．companies which can manage the employees well
C．managers who mistrust employees
D．companies which offer Friday afternoons off
解析：考查词句猜测。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Do you trust your employees to do their best for the business as well as for themselves and their families, or do you fundamentally mistrust them？”可知，有的经理相信员工们竭尽全力为了公司也为了自己和家人，有的经理不相信员工，因此推断the latter指的是不相信员工的经理。故选C。
