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1、Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.A 篇Are Open Offices Good for Us?Four years ago, Chris Nagele did what many other technology executives have done beforem

2、oved his team into an open concept office. His staff had been entirely working from home, buthe wanted everyone to be together,to connectand cooperatemore easily.Itquicklybecame clear,though, that Nagele had made a huge mistake. Everyone was distracted and productivity sufferedand nine employees wer

3、e unhappy, not to mention Nagele himself. About three years after movinginto the open office, Nagele moved the company into a 10,000-square foot office where everyonenow has their own space complete with closing doors.Numerous companies have held the open office about 70% of US offices are open conc

4、ept and very few have moved back into traditional spaces with offices and doors. But researchth at were 15% lessproductive, we havehuge trouble concentrating in open working spaces, hascontributed to a growing criticism against open offices.Besidethe cheaper cost,one main argumentfor the open worksp

5、aceis that itincreasesteamwork.However, it s welldocumented thatwe rarelybrainstorm brilliantideaswhen were justshootingthe breezeina crowd. Instead,as many ofus know, were more likelytohear about theChristmasgift a colleague is buying for a family member, or problems with your deskmate s spouse.For

6、 jobs that require focus, like writing, advertising, financial planning and computerprogramming,some companiesthataren tready to abandon open plansareexperimentingwithquietand closedspaces.The troublewiththat,issome of us dontfeelcomfortableleavingtheteamto go off on our ownit can feel as if were no

7、t pulling our weight if were not present.That s particularly true in high-pressure environments. Some of us even feel that escaping toa quiet room is a sign of weakness.B 篇When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands tobeg for a few coins, do you hurry on, no

8、t knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedlyhand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that theworld is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next mealis going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some mo

9、ney to beggars.Certainly, most of the world's great religions order us to be open hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe whatwas morallyrightin the old days, when one knew exactlywho in the villagehad sufferedmisfortuneand needed

10、 help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable andactually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.Secondly,the

11、reisthe worry thatthe money you givewillbe spent on beer,wine or drugs.there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that isno reason for losing one s sense of pride and self-dependence.Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by th

12、e governmentrather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local governmentdepartment and receive help.Thirdly,It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even

13、 if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.C篇One of the toughest things about being a high school student is that you never seem to getenough sleep at night, which often leaves you nodding o任 during classes. Spending either lessthan six or more than nine hours i

14、n sleeping puts your health at risk. A popular solution toa lackof sleep at nightis to take a "power nap（小睡） duringthe day, but does thiswork? Generallyspeaking, it canbe beneficial. Research shows that a nap in the day - even a brief one as shortas ten minutes can clearyour mind and leave you

15、withincreasedenergy and improved productivity.Here are some things you need to know to nap correctly. To start with' every time you dozeo 圩（打瞌睡）during the day does not count as a "power nap". The best time to take a power napis in the mid-afternoon, when your energy level tends to decr

16、ease. Try to avoid naps after 4pm,for sleeping too late in the day can make it harder to fall asleep at night.How long should a power nap be? Grabbing 10-30 minutes of rest is usually best for amiddle-of-the-daynap. You are not reallygettingestablishedsleepifyou nod 0 行 foronlyfiveminutes.However, n

17、apping more than 40 minutes can leave you feeling sleepier than when youstart,meaningYou'IIhave to go throughthe whole waking-upprocess afteryou go intothe deeperstage of sleep.However, as refreshing as it might be, if you are getting adequate sleep at night, takinga power nap isn't such a w

18、ise choice. The reason is that sleeping during the day can interferewith( 妨碍 )your body's biorhythms（生理节奏）The brain gets used to going to bed at roughlythe same time each night and gettingup at the same time each day, and you don't want to disturbthis routine.概要写作参考答案【 A 篇答案】 Are Open Office

19、s Good for Us?Para 1-3:Though open officesis meant to raisecooperation,employees feelithard to concentrate,thus reducing productivity.(3 分)Para 4: Quiet and closed spaces are better choices for jobs demanding concentration, but somehave a feeling of discomfort or weakness to work alone.(2分)【参考】Recen

20、tly, a research sparked heated discussion about open offices. Someargue that though open offices is meant to raise cooperation, employees feel it hard to concentrate, thus reducingproductivity. Meanwhile, others indicate that quiet and closed spaces are better choices forjobs demanding concentration

21、, but some have a feeling of discomfort or weakness to work alone.(56)【 B 篇答案】Whats your attitude when meeting with a beggar? Nowadays, many people choose not to give money because beggars pretend to be poor and may misuse the money. Actually, governmentshould take responsibility for poverty, not or

22、dinary people. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with people giving money to those who really need help. (51 words)【解析】1. 拿到一篇文章首先分析它可以分为几个主要部分，分割完之后对每个部分主要内容进行总结概括即可。这篇文章大致可以分为3 个部分，第一部分paragraph 1，第二部分paragraph 2-4，最后一部分 paragraph 5。2. 第一部分是第一段，第一段往往是在引入话题，本段都在描述当遇见一个乞丐时可能会有的反应，而且根据第一段前两句问句，可以得出这样一个问题，也就是当你遇见一个乞丐时会有什么样的反应 ?由此可以模仿第一段前两句依然采取问句方式，总结出What s your attitude when meeting with abeggar?3.第二部分包含三段内容，第二段根据Quite a few people will not give to beggars这句话我们可以了解到现如今有很多人不再给钱