高考英语（江苏专用 译林）复习：真题研练 week 1　tuesday含解析.docVIP

Week1Tuesday

Task1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

(2014·浙江，C)Lastsummer，twonineteenth－centurycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontana，tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremadeofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil；nowtheyholdTwitterengineers.

Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry’soddloveaffairwith“lowtechnology”，aconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworld，andwithold－schoolcraftsmanship(手艺)thatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual(虚拟的)—so，totakeadvantageofit，Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.Therescuedwoodcottages，fittedbyhandinthelateeighteen－hundreds，areanobviousexample，butTwitter’sdesignslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretation(阐释)oflowtechnologythatfocusesonnature.

Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees，sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeinamorenatural，park－likesetting.”AtGoogle’soffice，anentireflooriscarpetedingrass.Facebook’ssecondMenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.

OlleLundberg，thefounderofLundbergDesign，hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.“Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlives，andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelmostimpoverished(贫乏的)，becausethey’resurroundedbythedigitalworld，”hesays.“They’relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentity，andwe’vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.”

Thiscraft－basedtheoryisrootedinhistory.WilliamMorris，theEnglishartistandwriter，turnedbacktopre－industrialartsintheeighteen－sixties，justaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.“Withoutcreativehumanoccupation，peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife，”Morrissaid.

Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore(恢复)ourmen