题目内容
2.Last summer,two nineteenth-century cottages were rescued from remote farm fields in Montana,to be moved to an Art Deco building in San Francisco.The houses were made of wood.These cottages once housed early settlers as they worked the dry Montana soil; now they hold Twitter engineers.The cottages could be an example of the industry's odd love affair with"low technology,"a concept associated with the natural world,and with old-school craftsmanship (手艺) that exists long before the Internet era.Low technology is not virtual (虚拟的)-so,to take advantage of it,Internet companies have had to get creative.The rescued wood cottages,fitted by hand in the late eighteen-hundreds,are an obvious example,but Twitter's designs lie on the extreme end.Other companies are using a broader interpretation (阐释) of low technology that focuses on nature.
Amazon is building three glass spheres filled with trees,so that employees can"work and socialize in a more natural,park-like setting."At Google's office,an entire floor is carpeted in glass.Facebook's second Menlo Park campus will have a rooftop park with a walking trail.
Olle Lundberg,the founder of Lundberg Design,has worked with many tech companies over the years."We have lost the connection to the maker in our lives,and our tech engineers are the ones who feel impoverished (贫乏的),because they're surrounded by the digital world,"he says."They're looking for a way to regain their individual identity,and we've found that introducing real crafts is one way to do that."
This craft based theory is rooted in history,William Morris,the English artist and writer,turned back to pre-industrial arts in the eighteen-sixties,just after the Industrial Revolution.The Arts and Crafts movement defined itself against machines."Without creative human occupation,people became disconnected from life,"Morris said.
Research has shown that natural environments can restore(恢复) our mental capacities.In Japan,patients are encouraged to"forest-bathe,"taking walks through woods to lower their blood pressure.
These health benefits apply to the workplace as well.Rachel Kaplvin,a professor of environmental psychology,has spent years researching the restorative effects of natural environment.Her research found that workers with access to nature at the office-even simple views of trees and flowers-felt their jobs were less stressful and more satisfying.If low-tech offices can potentially nourish the brains and improve the mental health of employees then,fine,bring on the cottages.
50.The writer mentions the two nineteenth-century cottages to show thatD.
A.Twitter is having a hard time
B.old cottages are in need of protection
C.early settlers once suffered from a dry climate in Montana
D.Internet companies have rediscovered the benefits of low technology
51.Low technology is regarded as something thatA.
A.is related to nature B.is out of date today
C.consumes too much energy D.exists in the virtual world
52.The main idea of Paragraph 5is that human beingsB.
A.have destroyed many pre-industrial arts
B.have a tradition of valuing arts and crafts
C.can become intelligent by learning history
D.can regain their individual identity by using machines
53.The writer's attitude to"low technology"can best be described asA.
A.positive B.defensive C.cautious D.doubtful
54.What might be the best title for the passage?C.
A.Past Glories,Future Dreams
B.The Virtual World,the Real Challenge
C.High-tech Companies,Low-tech Offices
D.The More Craftsmanship,the Less Creativity.
分析 本文讲述的是关于现代科技公司运用"大自然对人们创造力产生作用"的理念,积极创设原生态的办公环境的事.本文提到的低科技指的是工业化之前的建造技术,它更贴近自然.在自然的办公环境下,职员们不会感到有压力,对他们的健康是有好处的.
解答 50.D 细节理解题.根据短文第二段中"Low technology is not virtual (虚拟的)-so,to take advantage of it,Internet companies have had to get creative"可知,低科技不是虚拟的,因此要充分的利用它,高科技公司需要有创造力.而短文开头提到的两个19世纪的小村舍就是低科技技术下的产物.现代的高科技公司也需要用低科技的理念创设原生态的办公室.故答案选D.
51.A 推理判断题.根据下文中作者给出的例子"so that employees can"work and socialize in a more natural,park-like setting"以及最后一段中"Her research found that workers with access to nature at the office"可以判断出,低科技跟大自然有关,即在一个天然的环境下,故选A.B选项意思是低科技已经过时了,这不符合文意,现在很多高科技的公司都在打造低科技的办公室,让职员们更接近自然;C选项的意思是低科技消耗很多能源,其实正好相反,低科技的东西都是很天然的,不需要消耗很多能源;D选项的意思说低科技是虚拟的,而短文短文中说它并不是虚拟的,故与文意不符.故答案选A.
52.B 细节理解题.根据这一段的第一句话"This craft based theory is rooted in history,William Morris,the English artist and writer,turned back to pre-industrial arts in the eighteen-sixties"可知,工艺基础理论是有其历史根源的,英国的艺术家、作家William Morris又回到了19世纪60年代的工业化之前的艺术.由此可知答案选B.
53.A 推理判断题.A是积极的;B是辩护的;C是谨慎的;D是怀疑的.通过作者给出的这些例子可以看出,利用低科技建造的原生态办公室对职员们的工作的积极性是有好处的.并且作者还引用了一项研究"Research has shown that natural environments can restore(恢复) our mental capacities"来说明自然环境对我们精神上的有利影响.故答案选A.
54.C 标题判断题.这篇短文中作者告诉我们低科技不是虚拟的,现代的高科技公司需要有创造力,所以要充分的利用以前的低科技技术,创设更加原生态的办公环境.故用High-tech Companies,Low-tech Offices作为题目是最合适的.
点评 健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文.阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考,理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等.同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等.由于此类文章缺乏故事情节,很多同学对此类文章感到费解.文章都是就事论事,需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少,因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难,只要多加训练,就能较好地答题.
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