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1、SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.A篇AreOpenOfficesGoodforUs? Fouryearsago,ChrisNageledidwhatmanyothertechnologyexecutiveshavedonebefor
2、e–movedhisteamintoanopenconceptoffice.Hisstaffhadbeenentirelyworkingfromhome,buthewantedeveryonetobetogether,toconnectandcooperatemoreeasily.Itquicklybecameclear,though,thatNagelehadmadeahugemistake.Everyonewasdistractedandproductivitysufferedandninee
3、mployeeswereunhappy,nottomentionNagelehimself.Aboutthreeyearsaftermovingintotheopenoffice,Nagelemovedthecompanyintoa10,000-squarefootofficewhereeveryonenowhastheirownspace—completewithclosingdoors. Numerouscompanieshaveheldtheopenoffice—about70%ofUSo
4、fficesareopenconcept—andveryfewhavemovedbackintotraditionalspaceswithofficesanddoors.Butresearchthatwe’re15%lessproductive,wehavehugetroubleconcentratinginopenworkingspaces,hascontributedtoagrowingcriticismagainstopenoffices. Besidethecheapercost,one
5、mainargumentfortheopenworkspaceisthatitincreasesteamwork.However,it’swelldocumentedthatwerarelybrainstormbrilliantideaswhenwe’rejustshootingthebreezeinacrowd.Instead,asmanyofusknow,we’remorelikelytohearabouttheChristmasgiftacolleagueisbuyingforafamily
6、member,orproblemswithyourdeskmate’sspouse.Forjobsthatrequirefocus,likewriting,advertising,financialplanningandcomputerprogramming,somecompaniesthataren’treadytoabandonopenplansareexperimentingwithquietandclosedspaces.Thetroublewiththat,issomeofusdon’t
7、feelcomfortableleavingtheteamtogooffonourown—itcanfeelasifwe’renotpullingourweightifwe’renotpresent.That’sparticularlytrueinhigh-pressureenvironments.Someofusevenfeelthatescapingtoaquietroomisasignofweakness.B篇Whenaratherdirty,poorlydressedpersonkneel
8、satyourfeetandputsouthishandstobegforafewcoins,doyouhurryon,notknowingwhattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedlyhandoversomemoney?Whatshouldourattitudetobeggarsbe?Therecanbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories.Itmustbeterribletohavenoidea
