公园里工作一样。故Low technology 被认为是与自然有关的,故A正确。
3.B 段落大意题。根据第一句This craft based theory is rooted in history, William Morris, the English artist and writer, turned back to pre-industrial arts in the eighteen-sixties, just after the Industrial Revolution得知英国的艺术家和作家William Morris认为工业基础理论是扎根于历史的,很多都可以追溯到18世纪60年代之后的工业革命之后的艺术理论。也就是告诉我们人类有重视艺术的传统的。故B项正确。
4.A 推理题。根据文章第三段内容可知很多大公司都积极创设一种自然的低技术的环境来提高员工的创造性。在根据倒数第二段第一句Research has shown that natural environments can restore(恢复) our mental capacities.可知研究人们还认为自然的环境能够恢复员工的精神能力。这些都说明作者认为low technology是非常有好处的。也就是说作者对它的态度是积极的。故A正确。
5.C 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了之前的low technology对现在的高科技公司有很大作用,很多low technology可以被用来装饰办公室,来提高员工的创造性和恢复精神能力。在文章第三段里列举了多个实例,说明本文的主要内容是C项。
【长难句解析】
The cottages could be an example of the industry' s odd love affair with "low technology," a concept associated with the natural world, and with old-school craftsmanship (手艺) that exists long before the Internet era.
【翻译】这些小木屋可以背当成工业时代喜欢利用"低技术"的例子,这是一个与自然世界,存在与网络年代之前的旧手艺有关的概念。
【分析】本句较长,句中的a concept与前面的the industry' s odd love affair with "low technology是同位语的关系,associated with the natural world, and with old-school craftsmanship (手艺) that exists long before the Internet era.是一个形容词短语做定语修饰名词a concept。其中有定语从句that exists long before the Internet era修饰名词old-school craftsmanship。
B
Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲)by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.