Internet access and power outlets available in most cafes in the.developed world might

Internet access and power outlets available in most cafes in thedeveloped 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 hoursA store full of these people turns the shop into a silence broken only by the tapping of keyboard keysIn others, however, customers use the network briefly, and the turnover is high

Cafe owners have talked about their discomfort for yearsSome cafes founders started turning off Wi-Fi (无线网络) on the weekendsThe experiment led to success, they saidPeople who otherwise avoided the cafe came in, and the place became crowded on Saturdays and SundaysIn 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 agoThe Actual Cafe in Oakland opened last year with lapton-free weekendsThe 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 itThey know they can get their work done and concentrated"

For tasks that don't require constant monitoring of live datesuch as stock management or minding server operationsproductivity 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 focusCould 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

72What's the disadvantage for a cafe owner if the customers use the Internet long?

       AIt makes the turnover slow and affects the business

       BIt makes the cafe silent and is bad for its atmosphere

       CThe owner is disturbed by the tapping of keyboard keys

       DIt costs a lot to offer Internet access to customers

73What happened after Wi-Fi was turned off in the cafe on the weekends?

       AIt added much inconvenience to people

       BCustomers stayed in the cafe longer than before

       CThe environment in the cafe was improved

       DThere were more customers in the cafe

74What can be inferred from the words of Dan Drozdenko?

       AIf people don't get their work done, they shouldn't go to a coffee shop

       BIf people go to a coffee shop, they would concentrate more on their work

       CIf people do their work while surfing the Internet in a coffee shop, they can't concentrate

       DIf people can't surf the Internet in a coffee shop, they would be unwilling to come,

75The underlined word "soar" in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to "__"

       Aexist                                         Bmaintain                

       Crise                                           Dchange

答案

ADCC

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