北京市东城区2014高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选（9）及答案阅读理解WhenMikeJonessignedontobemarketingdirectoratane-bookpublisher,oneoftheadvertisedbenefitswasthechancetoworkathomefulltime.Twoyearslater,helovesthejob,buthatedthelocation."Iwastotallycutofffromtheworld,"Mr.Jonessays."IwasonlyworkingfourorfivehoursadaybecauseI'dkeeplookingforthingstodojustsoIcouldgetoutoftheapartment."Aftermonthsofsearchingforalternatives,JonesfoundOfficeNomad,asharedworkplaceinSeattlethatsellsitselfas"individualitywithoutisolation."Thestudioislabeledwithamodernphilosophy(理念)called"coworking."Theconcepttriestocombinethefeaturesofacompanyofficewiththeflexibilityofworkingfromhome.Therearedeskstorent,conferenceroomstoreserve,andstillplentyofroomtorest.Coworkingmeetstheneedsofthosecomingfromthee-mailtimes.TheselaptopusersrepresentagrowinggroupoftheUSworkforce,andmanycoworkerssayothersareboundtofindsimilararrangements."Icouldn'tfigureoutwhyIhadtochoosebetweenfreedomandcommunity,"saysBradNeuberg,thecomputerprogrammerwhocreatedthetermcoworking."Iwantedboth.SoIstartedimaginingwhatthatwouldlooklike."In2005,Mr.NeubergfoundanemptyhallinSanFranciscoanduseditasthefirstcoworkingsite.Everymorning,Mr.Neubergsetuptablesandwaitedforcoworkers."Forthefirsttwomonths,nooneshowedup.Butpeoplestartedcominginandthewordspread."Soonenough,hehadstartedamovement.Coworkinglocationsnowcomeineveryflavour:loosegroupsofindividualworkerssuchasOfficeNomad,well-structuredofficesthatoffermoreconveniencesthansomebigcompanies."Ipreferittoworkingfromhome.I'mmuchmoreproductive,"saysHeatherFindlay,alocalpublisher.Shecanquantifyherincreasedproductivity:She'samonthaheadofschedulefromlastyear'spublishingcycle.Becauseofthesharedcosts,coworkingspotsareoftenagreatdeallessexpensivethanrentingaprivateoffice.NoisyneighborsarepartoftheattractionofBetaHouse,acoworkinglocationinCambridge,Mass.Takingupthetoptwostoriesofamultifamilyhouse,thesharedspacefeelslikeaunion.Abouthalfofthedozencoworkerstappedonkeyboards,whiletherestchattedintheopenkitchenarea.59.WhydidMikeJonesdecidetochangehisworkplacetwoyearslater?A.Hehatedthecompany’slocation.B.Hehatedtoworkfarfromhisfamily.C.Hehadtoworklonghourswithhighpay.D.Hehadlittlehumancommunicationinhiswork.60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatmostofthosewhoneedcoworkingusedto_____.A.workaloneB.earnalotC.workinofficesD.earnlittle61.WhichofthefollowingisthemainadvantageofCoworking?A.EnjoyingworkingathomefulltimeB.EnjoyingbothfreedomandcommunityC.EnjoyingthenoisyatmosphereofworkinginofficesD.Enjoyingmoreconveniencesthansomebigcompanies62.What’sthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.GrowingworkforceintheUSB.LookingforsharedworkplacesC.WorkingtogetheroraloneD.Workingfreebutnotalone【参考答案】59----DA61-6-2、BD阅读理解ItwasreportedlastweekthatdeveloperscouldtakephotosfromApplemobileandGoogleAndroiddeviceswithoutthephoneownersknowingthattheimageswerebeingtaken.InApple’scase,developerscanalsoobtainthelocationinformationforeachphoto.Senator(参议员)CharlesSchumersaidinatelephoneinterviewthathisofficehadspokenwithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogleonMonday.“WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinfo,”Mr.Schumersaid.“Theywerefriendlyandopentotheideathatthisoughttobechanged.”OnSunday,Mr.SchumersaidthatheplannedtosendalettertotheFederalTradeCommission(联邦贸易委员会)askingtheagencytoinvestigate...
