【正文】 on from 9 to 5 . those who have worked in private offices for decades have proven to be the most noisy and tough. They haven’t had to consider how their loud habits affect others, so I can only work effectively during times when no one else is around, or if I isolate myself in one of the small, constantly soughtafter, glasswindowed meeting rooms. To make the openoffice model work, employers have to take measures to improve work efficiency. For one, they should create more private areasones without open windows. Also, they should implement rules on when interaction should be limited. And please, let’s eliminate the music that blankets our workspaces. Companies could simply join another trendallowing employees to work from home. That model boosts productivity, with employees working more hours and taking fewer breaks. There are fewer interruptions when employees work remotely. At home, my greatest distraction is the refrigerator. 51. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs? A The author enjoyed working in an open office. B This openoffice model has gained popularity. C Companies are pelled to shift to an open office. D Google and Yahoo refuse to go along with the trend. 52. Large open floor plans can help bosses to ____ A reduce investment in research. B show movies to workers in the office C supervise coworkers’ conversations. D restrict the use of personal cell phones. 53. According to Paragraph 4, an open office ____ A can benefit workers’ mental health. B brings no relaxation to workers at all. C adversely affects productivity and health. D contribute to better productivity . 54. It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 that in an open office ___ A fellow workers are likely to spend a long time talking. B one’s personal performance can be improved easily. C work efficiency can be ensured amid frequent interaction. D most of the workers can easily bee close friends. 55. The last sentence of this passage suggests that the author___ A can hardly concentrate on his work at home. B often suffers from the noise of the refrigerator. C works more efficiently at home than in the open office. D has nobody to talk to while working at home. 56. The central idea of this passage is that the openoffice model___ A should be highly remended. B is destroying the workplace. C is more of a blessing than a curse. D proves to be quite innovative Passage Two The mosquitoborne Zika virus, which has spread to 22 countries in the Americas, is terrifying to pregnant women and their partners. The virus may cause birth defects in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy. In Brazil more than 4,000 have been born with abnormally small heads since last October, pared with fewer than 200 in a typical year. The response of several governments has triggered a debate about abortion and birth control which may outlast the outbreak itself. Outbreak Break out Studentleading movement Studentled movement. Input, output , outset, outskirts, outspread, uphold, Outgrow, outlast Maneating society , maneaten society Manmade satellite Soundproducing insects It started after some governments advised women to delay getting pregnant. Colombia, which has the secondhighest number of infections after Brazil, advised women to wait six to eight months. Jamaica issued a similar remendation, even though no cases of Zika have yet been reported there. El Salvador’s government suggested that women should delay pregnancy until 2018. Panama warned women from vulnerable munities not to conceive. Some women find this advice rather bossy. Others say that governments have done little to help women control their fertility. A lobby group in New York notes that rates of teenage pregnancy in Latin America are among the world’s highest, as 56% of pregnancies in Latin America and the Caribbean are unintended. Rates of accidental pregnancy are high because sex education is inadequate and birth control is hard to e by. Health workers are reluctant to prescribe contraceptives to teenagers or to women who have not yet given birth. If women are to avoid pregnancy, governments must inform them better and provide more access to contraception for both men and women. Some argue that the Zika crisis should prompt countries to liberalize policies that severely restrict abortion. In El Salvador, which does not allow abortion even if a woman’s life is at risk, activists are stepping up their campaign for a change in the law. A Brazilian newspaper argued that Brazil should end its ban on most abortions. Rather than calling on women to delay pregnancy, Brazil is sensibly concentrating its efforts on the mosquito responsible, which also carries dengue and yellow fever. The country had stamped out the threat by 1958 but let down its guard and allowed it to return. The health minister announced that insect repellent will be distributed to 400,000 expectant mothers. Some 310,000 health workers are teaching people how to keep mosquitoes at bay. Following WHO guidelines, Brazil advises women contemplating pregnancy on how to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes. Women need facts, not fertility targets. 57. The first paragraph is primarily concerned with ___ A the harm done by the Zika virus. B abortion and birth control C the response of some countries. D the origin of the Zika virus . 58. The rate of infections with the Zika virus is the highest in ___ A Colombia B Brazil C Jamaica D Panama 59. Rates of accidental pregnancy are high in Latin America because of the following except ___ A insufficient sex education or information on pregnancy. B the reluctance to prescribe contraceptives to teenagers. C poor accessibility of birth control for men and women. D the extremely low rate of marriage in some countries. 60. Which of the followi