根据下列内容，回答181-185题。 ForthefirstcenturyorsooftheIndustrialRevolution,increasedproductivityledtodecreasesinworkinghours.Agenerationagosocialplannersworriedaboutwhatpeoplewoulddowithallthisnew-foundfreetime.IntheUS,atleast,itseemstheyneednothavebothered. Althoughtheoutputperhourofworkhasmorethandoubledsince1945,leisure(freetime)seemsreservedlargelyfortheunemployed.Thosewhoworkfull-timespendasmuchtimeonthejobastheydidattheendofWorldWarII.Infact,workinghourshaveincreasednoticeablysince1970. Thereareseveralreasonsforlostleisure.Since1979,companieshaverespondedtoimprovementsinthebusinessclimatebyhavingemployeesworkovertimeratherthanbyhiringextrapersonnel.Mostincreasedproductiondoesn'trelatetotheemployment.Somefirmsareevendownsizingastheirprofitsclimb.It'smoreprofitabletoask40employeestolaboranextrahoureachthantohireonemoreworkertodothesame40-hourjob. Althoughemployeescomplainaboutlonghours,they,too,havereasonsnottotrademoneyforleisure.Peoplewhoworkreducedhourspayahugepriceincareerterms.It'stakenasanegative(负面的)signalabouttheircommitmenttothefirm.Manymanagersfinditdifficulttomeasurethecontributionoftheirstafftoafirm'swell-being,sotheyusethenumberofworkinghoursinsteadoftheoutputtoevaluatetheemployees.Wellawareofthis,employeesadjusttheirbehavioraccordingly. Itmaytakesometimebeforeworkerscansuccessfullytradeincreasedproductivityandmoneyforleisuretime.TherealityisthattheU.S.marketforgoodshasfocusedonfulltime,two-careerhouseholds.Carmakersnolongerproducecheapmodels,anddevelopersdonotbuildthetinybungalowsthatservedthefirstpostwargenerationofhouseseekers. Inaword,inU.S.,goodsareappropriateonlyforhighincomesandlonghours. Whatwastheresultoftheindustrialrevolution?__________
A.Less working time. B.More unemployment. C.Fewer factories. D.More jobs.正确答案A
