54. What have businesses come to recognize now?
- A. Who is capable of solving problems with ease.
- B. How people can be more focused and productive.
- C. What kind of people can contribute more to them.
- D. Why some people are more passionate about work.
答案：C
答案句：Most important, there is a growing recognition that people who balance work and play, and who work at what they are passionate about, are more focused and productive, delivering greater value to their clients.
参考译文：最重要的是，人们越来越认识到，那些平衡工作与娱乐、并从事自己热爱工作的人，更加专注和高效，能为客户带来更大的价值。
定位线索：题干“businesses have come to recognize”→答案句取自第4段“there is a growing recognition”；文中“delivering greater value to their clients”对应选项C“what kind of people can contribute more to them”。
解析：题干中的“recognize”对应答案句中的“recognition”。答案句指出，人们认识到那些平衡工作与娱乐、从事热爱工作的人更专注高效，能为客户带来更大价值。这正说明企业认识到什么样的人能贡献更多，对应选项C。选项A“谁能轻松解决问题”范围过窄；选项B“如何更专注高效”是认识的内容而非认识本身的目的；选项D“为何有人对工作更热情”答非所问。
55. What does the author say about the gig economy?
- A. It may force companies to reform their business practice.
- B. It may soon replace the traditional economic model.
- C. It will drive technological progress on a global scale.
- D. It will bring about radical economic and social changes.
答案：D
答案句：Slowly but surely, these platforms create a bridge between traditional enterprises and this emerging economy. Perhaps more important, as the global economy continues to be disrupted by technology and other massive change, the gig economy will itself become an engine of economic and social transformation.
参考译文：这些平台缓慢但确定地在传统企业和这一新兴经济之间架起桥梁。也许更重要的是，随着全球经济继续被技术和其他巨大变化所颠覆，零工经济本身将成为经济和社会转型的引擎。
定位线索：题干“the gig economy”→答案句取自末段“the gig economy will itself become an engine of economic and social transformation”；文中“an engine of economic and social transformation”对应选项D“bring about radical economic and social changes”。
解析：答案句明确指出，零工经济将成为经济和社会转型的引擎（an engine of economic and social transformation），即带来根本性的经济和社会变革，对应选项D。选项A“迫使公司改革”在原文中未提及；选项B“很快取代传统经济模式”程度过重，原文只说“create a bridge”而非取代；选项C“推动全球技术进步”偷换概念，原文说的是“被技术颠覆”而非推动技术进步。