单选题The author of the passage is primarily concerned with _____.Asummarizing a thesisBrecommending a different approachCcomparing points of viewDmaking a series of predictions
单选题
The author of the passage is primarily concerned with _____.
A
summarizing a thesis
B
recommending a different approach
C
comparing points of view
D
making a series of predictions
参考解析
解析：
“cost-cutting approach to increasing productivity is fundamentally flawed. Manufacturing regularly observes a ‘40, 40, 20’ rule.”由此句可知，cost-cutting已经不是提高生产力的好方法，而是要通过“40, 40, 20” rule来提高生产力，所以作者是在recommending a different approach。
“cost-cutting approach to increasing productivity is fundamentally flawed. Manufacturing regularly observes a ‘40, 40, 20’ rule.”由此句可知，cost-cutting已经不是提高生产力的好方法，而是要通过“40, 40, 20” rule来提高生产力，所以作者是在recommending a different approach。
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