19.As anyone who freelances(做自由職業(yè))knows,there are lots of advantages of working at home alone.But there are drawbacks too,like the potential loneliness.No wonder co-working spaces are becoming so popular:they permit self-employed individuals to feel like they are part of all office environment,while making them get some work done too.But renting a co-working space does cost money.
Now a Swedish project is aiming to change that by turning people's under-used homes into temporary co-working spaces,available to freelancers for free.Hoffice was started by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm when they invited a few people into their home office to work together.It was a great success,and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe,North and South America,Australia,India and Japan.Anyone can sign up and offer their home space as a free co-working space,or go find a Hoffice near them.
On a Hoffice day,everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour.After 45minutes,everyone gets up to take a break,stretch,do qigong or yoga for 10to 15minutes.Afterwards,people can gather around again,and re-state their intentions and goals for the rest of the work day,as a way to motivate each other.Meals can be eaten together at a certain hour,potluck-style(家常飯)or by bringing your own lunch.
This process creates an encouraging and supportive work environment.As some freelancers describe,"By working at Hoffice,we give ourselves and each other the gift to spend our days in a social working environment,where we are extremely productive without ignoring our other human needs.We also make sure to give us and each other what we need to feel calm,happy,inspired and creative during the working day."
So Hoffice is not just about sharing space; it's also about a free exchange of ideas.And perhaps the best thing is that Hoffices are free to use.
4.Hoffice was started toD
A.change people's attitude to work
B.encourage people to be more social
C.improve people's working conditions
D.provide a co-working space for free
5.What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?B
A.How people respond to Hoffice
B.How a Hoffice day works
C.What people share at Hoffice
D.What Hoffice means to people
6.What do we know about Hoffice according to the text?A
A.It is becoming increasingly popular.
B.It has been around for quite a few years.
C.It has created many new job opportunities.
D.It is suitable for people from all walks of life.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者在本文主要向我們介紹了自由職業(yè)者工作的優(yōu)點以及缺點,接著描述了Hoffice的出現(xiàn)提供了集體工作的場所,自由職業(yè)者認為他們在Hoffice這種環(huán)境下工作,效率很高,精神高漲,很有收獲.
解答 4-6DBA
4.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"Now a Swedish project is aiming to change that by turning people's under-used homes into temporary co-working spaces,available to freelancers for free.Hoffice was started by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm when they invited a few people into their home office to work together."現(xiàn)在,瑞典的一個項目旨在改變把人民下使用房屋為臨時的合作空間,可以自由職業(yè)者的自由.Hoffice開始由自由職業(yè)者Christofer Gradin Franzen和johline Zandra大約一年前在斯德哥爾摩時,他們邀請了一些人加入他們的家庭辦公室一起工作.可知Hoffice的出現(xiàn)是為了提供機體工作的場所.故選D.
5.B.段落大意題.根據(jù)"On a Hoffice day,everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour."在一個家庭辦公室的一天,大家都來工作的某一時刻開始;以及后文可知第三段主要介紹了Hoffice是如何工作的.故選B.
6.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"It was a great success,and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe,North and South America,Australia,India and Japan."它取得了巨大的成功,該項目已擴展到歐洲、北部和南美洲、澳大利亞、印度和日本的一些城市.可知Hoffice這種工作模式自創(chuàng)建之初就受到歡迎,已經(jīng)傳播到世界許多城市.故選A.
點評 本文是一篇說明文類閱讀.此類題型主要考查學生的細節(jié)理解.細節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,所以在做細節(jié)理解題時要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,再結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.在做段落大意題時考生首先要仔細閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準確把握作者觀點,確定主旨.