北京市东城区2014高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选_00004.docVIP

北京市东城区2014高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选（9）及答案 阅读理解 　　When Mike Jones signed on to be marketing director at an e-book publisher, one of the advertised benefits was the chance to work at home full time. Two years later, he loves the job, but hated the location. 　　I was totally cut off from the world, Mr. Jones says. I was only working four or five hours a day because Id keep looking for things to do just so I could get out of the apartment. 　　After months of searching for alternatives, Jones found Office Nomad, a shared workplace in Seattle that sells itself as individuality without isolation. The studio is labeled with a modern philosophy(理念) called coworking. 　　The concept tries to combine the features of a company office with the flexibility of working from home. There are desks to rent, conference rooms to reserve, and still plenty of room to rest. 　　Coworking meets the needs of those coming from the e-mail times. These laptop users represent a growing group of the US workforce, and many coworkers say others are bound to find similar arrangements. 　　I couldnt figure out why I had to choose between freedom and community, says Brad Neuberg, the computer programmer who created the term coworking. I wanted both. So I started imagining what that would look like. 　　In 2005, Mr. Neuberg found an empty hall in San Francisco and used it as the first coworking site. Every morning, Mr. Neuberg set up tables and waited for coworkers. For the first two months, no one showed up. But people started coming in and the word spread. Soon enough, he had started a movement. 　　Coworking locations now come in every flavour: loose groups of individual workers such as Office Nomad, well-structured offices that offer more conveniences than some big companies. 　　I prefer it to working from home. Im much more productive, says Heather Findlay, a local publisher. She can quantify her increased productivity: Shes a month ahead of schedule from last years publishing cycle. 　　Because of the shared costs, cowo