Now a Swedish proiect is aiming to change that by turning people’s under-used homes into temporary co-working spaces,available to freelancers for free.Hoffice was started by freelancers Christofer Gradin Franzen and Johline Zandra about a year ago in Stockholm when they invited a few people into their home office to work together.It was a great success,and the project has since spread to a number of cities in Europe,North and South America,Australia,India and Japan.Anyone can sign up and offer their home space as a free co-working space,or go find a Hoffice near them.
On a Hoffice day,everyone arrives and starts work at a certain hour.After 45 minutes,everyone;gets up to take a break,stretch,do qigong or yoga for 10 to 15 minutes.Afterwards,people can gather around again,and re-state their intentions and goals for the rest of the work day,as a way to motivate I each other.Meals can be eaten together at a certain hour,potluck-style(家常飯)or by bringing your;own lunch.
This process creates an encouraging and supportive work environment.As some freelancers describe,“By working at Hoffice,we give ourselves and each other the gift to spend our days in a social working environment,where we are extremely productive without ignoring our other human needs.We also make sure to give us and each other what we need to feel calm,happy,inspired and creative during the working day.”
So Hoffice is not just about sharing space;it's also about a free exchange of ideas.And perhaps the best thing is that Hoffices are free to use.
32.Hoffice was started to________.
A.change people’s attitude to work B.encourage people to be more social
C.improve people’s working conditions D.provide a co-working space for free
33.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A.How people respond to Hoffice. B.How a Hoffice day works.
C.What people share at Hoffice. D.What Hoffice means to people.
34.Some freelancers’descriptions of Hoffice suggest that they________.
A.benefit a lot from the working style B.work longer than before
C.expect more people to join them D.can’t be separated from each other
35.What do we know about Hoffice according to the text?
A.It is becoming increasingly popular.
B.It has been around for quite a few years.
C.It has created many new job opportunities.
D.It is suitable for people from all walks of life.
答案解析
32. D 細節(jié)理解題。由第二段頭兩句可知,Hoffice的出現(xiàn)是為了提供集體工作的場所。
33. B 段落大意題。本段主要介紹了Hoffice是如何工作的。
34. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)有些自由職業(yè)者的描述,他們在Hoffice這種環(huán)境下工作,效率很高,精神高漲,應該很有收獲。
35. A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段信息可知,Hoffice這種工作模式自創(chuàng)建之初就受到歡迎,已經(jīng)傳播到世界許多城市。