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题干：Well,nogainwithoutpain,theysay.Butwhataboutpainwithoutgain?EverywhereyougoinAmerica,youheartalesofcorporaterevival.Whatishardertoestablishiswhethertheproductivityrevolutionthatbusinessmenassumetheyarepresidingoverisforreal.Theofficialstatisticsaremildlydiscouraging.Theyshowthat,ifyoulumpmanufacturingandservicestogether,productivityhasgrownonaverageby1.2%since1987.Thatissomewhatfasterthantheaverageduringthepreviousdecade.Andsince1991，productivityhasincreasedbyabout2%ayear,whichismorethantwicethe1978-1987average.Thetroubleisthatpartoftherecentaccelerationisduetotheusualreboundthatoccursatthispointinabusinesscycle,andsoisnotconclusiveevidenceofarevivalintheunderlyingtrend.Thereis,asRobertRubin,thetreasurysecretary,says,a“disjunction”betweenthemassofbusinessanecdotethatpointstoaleapinproductivityandthepicturereflectedbythestatistics.Someofthiscanbeeasilyexplained.Newwaysoforganizingtheworkplace-allthatre-engineeringanddownsizing-areonlyonecontributiontotheoverallproductivityofaneconomy，whichisdrivenbymanyotherfactorssuchasjointinvestmentinequipmentandmachinery，newtechnology,andinvestmentineducationandtraining.Moreover,mostofthechangesthatcompaniesmakeareintendedtokeepthemprofitable,andthisneednotalwaysmeanincreasingproductivity：switchingtonewmarketsorimprovingqualitycanmatterjustasmuch.Twootherexplanationsaremorespeculative.First，someofthebusinessrestructuringofrecentyearsmayhavebeenineptlydone.Second,evenifitwaswelldone,itmayhavespreadmuchlesswidelythanpeoplesuppose.LeonardSchlesinger，aHarvardacademicandformerchiefexecutiveofAuBongPain，arapidlygrowingchainofbakerycafes,saysthatmuch“re-engineering"hasbeencrude.Inmanycases,hebelieves,thelossofrevenuehasbeengreaterthanthereductionsincost.Hiscolleague,MichaelBeer，saysthatfartoomanycompanieshaveappliedre-engineeringinamechanisticfashion，choppingoutcostswithoutgivingsufficientthoughttolong-termprofitability.BBDD’sAlRosenshineisblunter.Hedismissesalotoftheworkofre-engineeringconsultantsasmererubbish-“theworstsortofambulance-chasing”.
题目：Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage? - A 、Radical reforms are essential for the increase of productivity.
- B 、New ways of organizing workplaces may help to increase productivity.
- C 、The reduction of costs is not a sure way to gain long-term profitability.
- D 、The consultants are a bunch of good-for-nothings.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
判断题。B选项在第三段第二句中提到：企业重组的新方法只是对经济生产力做出了一方面的贡献，而经济生产力的发展还受到许多其他因素的驱动。C选项在第五段第三句中提到：许多公司用机械的方式进行重组，在没有充分考虑到长期赢利能力的情况下降低了成本。D选项在文章最后一句提到:许多重组咨询专家所做的工作被视为垃圾--“典型的劳而无获”。只有Α选项在文中没有提及。
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