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．

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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

It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work － 36   up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished. She was  37  jeans and a sweater. Sitting at the table I had just   38  a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s 39    was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40   happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of   41  .

I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had   42   an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just   43   I had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuck to their wooden floor.   44   that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was   45   than that, for I felt I had become a part of their    46  .

Freda stayed at home with the kids,   47  I would often see her in the morning 48

them to school. And I’d be there when they   49   home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had   50   them grow up. Now I was fired, but the   51  thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.   

I left Freda’s  52   relationship with my clients（主顾）. Who am I  53  them? As a matter of fact. I’m   54   an employee － the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted  55   of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.

1.A. moving                B. coming                    C. jumping                   D. stepping

2.A. hanging               B. making                    C. changing                 D. wearing

3.A. washed             B. cleaned                            C. swept                      D. brushed

4.A. duty            B. pay                                    C. work                        D. money

5.A. never                   B. seldom                    C. already          D. yet

6.A. loss                 B. surprise                   C. fear                          D. regret

7.A. started                B. improved                         C. developed              D. broken

8.A. why                 B. what                                  C. that                          D. which

9.A. but                       B. and                                   C. or                    D. for

10.A. less           B. more                                C. least                         D. most

11.A. story                  B. life                                    C. activity           D. experience

12.A. so                       B. as                             C. since                        D. however

13.A. taking                B. bringing                           C. meeting                  D. calling

14.A. left           B. marched                          C. went                        D. returned

15.A. found                B. noticed                   C. watched                  D. realized

16.A. possible            B. great                                 C. proper                    D. strange

17.A. meaning           B. result                               C. nature                     D. importance

18.A. for            B. to                                      C. with                         D. at

19.A. merely              B. certainly                          C. probably                 D. hardly

20.A. member  B. person                             C. relative          D. companion

 

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 beside 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.sight                     B.attention?     C.appreciation              D.respect?

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?