初等考試
110年
[一般行政] 公民與英文
第 43 題
📖 題組：
According to two recent studies, the annual cost of workplace absence in the U.K. has risen to 10.5 billion pounds, with 500 people __41__ employment every week because of work-related injury or illness. Ill health is now the main __42__ of joblessness in the U.K., with repetitive strain injury, back strain, and stress the three top reasons for absence. One study found that employees took an average of 7.8 days off work through sickness last year, a __43__ from 8.5 days the previous year. “Absence is a huge cost to business—the worst performing firms have twice the absence rates of the best ones,” said one research unit. Many companies believe __44__ to 15% of absences are not genuine. Overindulging in alcohol is the main reason for pulling a sickie, one survey has found. A third of British __45__ would call in sick after a drunken night. But more than half said they would think again if their pay was cut.
According to two recent studies, the annual cost of workplace absence in the U.K. has risen to 10.5 billion pounds, with 500 people __41__ employment every week because of work-related injury or illness. Ill health is now the main __42__ of joblessness in the U.K., with repetitive strain injury, back strain, and stress the three top reasons for absence. One study found that employees took an average of 7.8 days off work through sickness last year, a __43__ from 8.5 days the previous year. “Absence is a huge cost to business—the worst performing firms have twice the absence rates of the best ones,” said one research unit. Many companies believe __44__ to 15% of absences are not genuine. Overindulging in alcohol is the main reason for pulling a sickie, one survey has found. A third of British __45__ would call in sick after a drunken night. But more than half said they would think again if their pay was cut.
43
- A break
- B fall
- C step
- D period
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第 43 格前後出現的兩個數據：$7.8$ 與 $8.5$。若你是一位正在撰寫勞動力調查報告的分析師，當你發現今年的天數比去年還少時，你會用什麼樣的詞彙來形容這種「數值由高往低」的變動現象？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
專業點評：精準洞察數據動態
- 大力肯定：做得好！身為研究公共行政與政策的學者，我非常讚賞你能敏銳捕捉到文中數據間的邏輯關聯。這不僅是語言能力的展現，更是分析政策趨勢時必備的專業直覺。
- 觀念驗證：本題核心在於數據趨勢的判讀。文中提到去年平均病假為 $7.8$ 天，而前年是 $8.5$ 天。當數值從高位轉向低位時，最精準的動態描述即為「下降」（fall）。在實務報告中，這代表了勞動力缺勤狀況的改善。
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