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M：How do you like your new flexible work in arrangement? Do you enjoy working from home?
W：Yes and no, (8)I find an isolation challenging at times, apart from my mother, not too many people I know, have time for phone chat during working hour. I tried the library but found I wasn’t really keen on working there.
M：No, neither would I. (9)I find the library a bit too quiet. I’d lack inspiration or stimulation, which would be counter-productive to getting a lot of work done.
W：I found the same thing. So, lately, I’ve been going out to Cafes occasionally, (10)I love the noise, the people, the busyness of a Café, the sense of being out in the world.
M: Coffee shops seem to have affectively become off spaces for so many people in this digital age. Though I’m not sure how Café owners feel about it - having so many people who go to that places to work rather than drink and eat.
W：Yes, some people seem to spend a lot of time there and not order much. (11)The most annoying one for Café owners must truly be those, usually only two of them, who occupy a table for six with their laptops and paperwork.
M：They should sit at a table for two, not the table for six. Some obviously stay so long, they need to plug the laptops into a power adapter. I nearly tripped over someone’s computer electrical lead the other day in my local café.
W：It’s a double-edged sword, no doubt about that, for a Café owner. While remote workers help to keep the café full in quiet times, they can take up valuable table space and busy period.
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预览四道题各选项,由选项中的working hours, working condition 、paperwork等词可以推测,对话内 容与工作或学习环境有关;再结合选项中反复出现的coffee以及 order, a table for six 可进一步推测,对话 内容涉及在咖啡馆工作或学习。
详解详析
8. What does the woman say is the disadvantage of working from home?
详解C)。男士问女士是否喜欢在家办公,女士回答说,她发现独处有时很有挑战性,即在家办公有 种与世隔绝的感觉。因此答案为C)。
9. What does the man say is counter-productive to getting work done in the library?
详解B)。对话中男士提到,图书馆有点儿太安静了，会让他缺乏灵感或刺激,这对完成大量工作会 产生适得其反的效果。因此答案为B)。
10. What does the woman like about doing one’s work in a café?
详解A)。对话中女士提到,她喜欢咖啡店的嘈杂、那里的人、忙碌的气氛以及那种置身于这个世 界的感觉。因此答案为A)。
11. What is most annoying for café owners according to the woman?
详解D)。对话中女士提到,咖啡店的老板们最讨厌的肯定是那些两个人占用六人桌办公的情况 他们通常都带着笔记本电脑和文件。因此答案为D)。