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Internet access and power outlets available in most cafes in the．developed world might reduce your productivity．
A typical tale from store managers is of customers who buy a single cup of coffee or tea and occupy a four-seat table for eight or more hours．A store full of these people turns the shop into a silence broken only by the tapping of keyboard keys．In others, however, customers use the network briefly, and the turnover is high．
Cafe owners have talked about their discomfort for years．Some cafes founders started turning off Wi-Fi （无线网络） on the weekends．The experiment led to success, they said．People who otherwise avoided the cafe came in, and the place became crowded on Saturdays and Sundays．In the years since, hundreds of articles have appeared about similar cases in which a coffee shop turns off the signal, and sometimes blocks electrical outlets．
Nick Bilton, the New York Times" Bits blog editor, was banned from reading an electronic book a few days ago．The Actual Cafe in Oakland opened last year with lapton-free weekends．The owner, Sal Bednarz, wrote in an email, "I think it's fascinating that we've allowed technology to enter so much of our lives that it can feel like an affront （冒犯） when someone asks us to step away
from it for a short while．"
Dan Drozdenko, the owner of the Downbeat Cafe in Los Angeles, says, “People come here because we don't offer it．They know they can get their work done and concentrated．"
For tasks that don't require constant monitoring of live date—such as stock management or minding server operations—productivity seems to soar when the constant bright shiny ball of the Internet is nowhere to be seen．
People often leave the house or office to free themselves of conditions that reduce productivity, only to walk into a venue that lets them surf, and otherwise avoid focus．Could the offer of single-tasking and quiet thinking be a selling point when drinking coffee or tea? A moment's relief from the Blackbgerry buzz, the iphone alert, the Android annoyance? Only if one remembers to turn off one's 3G connection, too．
72．What's the disadvantage for a cafe owner if the customers use the Internet long?
A．It makes the turnover slow and affects the business．
B．It makes the cafe silent and is bad for its atmosphere．
C．The owner is disturbed by the tapping of keyboard keys．
D．It costs a lot to offer Internet access to customers．
73．What happened after Wi-Fi was turned off in the cafe on the weekends?
A．It added much inconvenience to people
B．Customers stayed in the cafe longer than before．
C．The environment in the cafe was improved．
D．There were more customers in the cafe．
74．What can be inferred from the words of Dan Drozdenko?
A．If people don't get their work done, they shouldn't go to a coffee shop．
B．If people go to a coffee shop, they would concentrate more on their work．
C．If people do their work while surfing the Internet in a coffee shop, they can't concentrate．
D．If people can't surf the Internet in a coffee shop, they would be unwilling to come,
75．The underlined word "soar" in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to "__"．
A．exist B．maintain
C．rise D．change．
查看习题详情和答案>>One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been hindering（阻碍）your 1 in this company passed away. We 2 you to join the funeral in the room that has been 3 in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to 4 that one of their colleagues had died, 5 after a while they started getting 6 about who this person might be.
The excitement 7 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 8 . Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well, 9 he’s no longer here!”
One by one the 10 got closer to the coffin（棺材）and when they looked inside it, they 11 became speechless. They stood over the coffin, 12 into silence, as if someone had 13 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a 14 next to the mirror that 15 , “There is only one person who is capable to
16 limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize （变革）your 17 . You are the only person who can 18 your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when others change. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go 19 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 20 for your life.
1．A．performance B．progress C．program D．process
2．A．demand B．allow C．invite D．advise
3．A．started B．prepared C．opened D．held
4．A．learn B．accept C．realize D．find
5．A．for B．and C．so D．but
6．A．ridiculous B．obvious C．curious D．nervous
7．A．grew B．appeared C．improved D．developed
8．A．admirations B．attentions C．appreciations D．respects
9．A．at least B．at last C．at present D．at once
10．A．employees B．managers C．friends D．citizens
11．A．quickly B．finally C．obviously D．suddenly
12．A．upset B．depressed C．shocked D．embarrassed
13．A．broken B．touched C．trembled D．removed
14．A．letter B．sign C．mark D．signal
15．A．told B．warned C．wrote D．read
16．A．set B．make C．take D．get
17．A．career B．luck C．life D．business
18．A．exchange B．satisfy C．influence D．achieve
19．A．for B．upon C．over D．beyond
20．A．reliable B．responsible C．suitable D．valuable
查看习题详情和答案>>One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been hindering(阻碍) your 1 in this company passed away. We 2 you to join the funeral in the room that has been 3 in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to 4 that one of their colleagues had died, 5 after a while they started getting 6 about who this person might be.
The excitement 7 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 8 . Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well, 9 he’s no longer here!”
One by one the 10 got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it, they 11 became speechless. They stood over the coffin, 12 into silence, as if someone had 13 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a 14 next to the mirror that 15 ,“There is only one person who is capable to 16 limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your 17 . You are the only person who can 18 your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, your friends change, your parents change, your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go 19 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 20 for your life.
1．A．ability B．progress C．talent D．practice
2．A．demand B．allow C．invite D．advise
3．A．started B．prepared C．opened D．created
4．A．learn B．receive C．notice D．find
5．A．for B．or C．so D．but
6．A．angry B．sorry C．curious D．nervous
7．A．grew B．appeared C．improved D．developed
8．A．sights B．attentions C．appreciations D．respects
9．A．at least B．in fact C．at once D．in general
10．A．employees B．managers C．friends D．citizens
11．A．quickly B．finally C．obviously D．suddenly
12．A．worried B．depressed C．shocked D．embarrassed
13．A．broken B．touched C．stolen D．changed
14．A．letter B．sign C．mark D．page
15．A．told B．warned C．wrote D．read
16．A．set B．take C．put D．get
17．A．business B．heart C．life D．success
18．A．realize B．satisfy C．influence D．consider
19．A．for B．upon C．over D．beyond
20．A．reasonable B．responsible C．suitable D．valuable
查看习题详情和答案>>One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been hindering（阻碍）your 1 in this company passed away．We 2 you to join the funeral in the room that has been 3 in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to 4 that one of their colleagues had died， 5 after a while they started getting 6 about who this person might be．
The excitement 7 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 8 ．Everyone wondered， “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well， 9 he’s no longer here!”
10 the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it, they 11 became speechless. They stood over the coffin, 12 into silence, as if someone had 13 the deepest part of their sould.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself．There
was also a 14 next to the mirror that 15 , “There is only one person who is capable to 16 limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can change your 17 . You are the only person who can 18 your happiness，realization and success．You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes，your friends change，your parents change，your partner changes or your company changes．Your life changes when YOU change，when you go 19 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 20 for your life．
1．A．ability B．progress C．talent D．practice
2．A．demand B．allow C．invite D．suggest
3．A．started B．prepared C．opened D．created
4．A．learn B．receive C．notice D．find
5． A．for B．or C．so D．but
6．A．angry B．sorry C．curious D．nervous
7．A．grew B．appeared C．improved D．developed
8．A．sights B．attentions C．appreciations D．respects
9．A．at least B．in fact C．at once D．in general
10．A．One by one B．All in all C．Hand in hand D．One or twice
11．A．quickly B．finally C．obviously D．suddenly
12．A．worried B．depressed C．shocked D．embarrassed
13．A．broken B．touched C．stolen D．changed
14．A．1etter B．sign C．mark D．page
15．A．told B．warned C．wrote D．read
16．A．set B．take C．put D．get
17．A．business B．heart C．life D．success
18．A．realize B．satisfy C．influence D．consider
19．A．for B．upon C．over D．beyond
20． A．reasonable B．responsible C．suitable D．valuable
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been hindering(阻碍) your 16 in this company passed away. We 17 you to join the funeral in the room that has been 18 in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to 19 that one of their colleagues had died, 20 after a while they started getting 21 about who this person might be.
The excitement 22 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 23 . Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well, 24 he’s no longer here!”
One by one the 25 got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it, they 26 became speechless. They stood over the coffin, 27 into silence, as if someone had 28 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a 29 next to the mirror that 30 ,“There is only one person who is capable to 31 limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your 32 . You are the only person who can 33 your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, your friends change, your parents change, your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go 34 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 35 for your life.
16．A．ability B．progress C．talent D．practice
17．A．demand B．allow C．invite D．advise
18．A．started B．prepared C．opened D．created
19．A．learn B．receive C．notice D．find
20．A．for B．or C．so D．but
21．A．angry B．sorry C．curious D．nervous
22．A．grew B．appeared C．improved D．developed
23．A．sights B．attentions C．appreciations D．respects
24．A．at least B．in fact C．at once D．in general
25．A．employees B．managers C．friends D．citizens
26．A．quickly B．finally C．obviously D．suddenly
27．A．worried B．depressed C．shocked D．embarrassed
28．A．broken B．touched C．stolen D．changed
29．A．letter B．sign C．mark D．page
30．A．told B．warned C．wrote D．read
31．A．set B．take C．put D．get
32．A．business B．heart C．life D．success
33．A．realize B．satisfy C．influence D．consider
34．A．for B．upon C．over D．beyond
35．A．reasonable B．responsible C．suitable D．valuable
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