32. Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking space?
- A. It helps him concentrate.
- B. It blocks out background noise.
- C. It has a pleasant atmosphere.
- D. It encourages face-to-face interactions.
答案：A
答案句：Annoyed by the level of distraction(干扰)in his open office, he said, “That’s why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street —so I can focus. ”
参考译文：他对开放式办公室里的干扰程度感到恼火，他说：“这就是为什么我在街对面的共享办公空间办了会员——这样我就能集中注意力。”
定位线索：题干“Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking space”→答案句“That’s why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street —so I can focus”；文中“so I can focus”对应选项A“It helps him concentrate”（focus与concentrate同义改写）
解析：题干问面试者偏好共享办公空间的原因，答案句直接引用他的话“so I can focus”，即为了集中注意力，与选项A“It helps him concentrate”对应。选项B“阻断背景噪音”与原文“coworking space provides a certain level of noise”矛盾；选项C“氛围愉快”和D“鼓励面对面交流”在原文中未提及或与原文相反，均属无中生有。
33. Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability?
- A. Total silence.
- B. 50 decibels.
- C. 70 decibels.
- D. 85 decibels.
答案：C
答案句：however, the participants in the 70 decibels group—those exposed to a level of noise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop-significantly outperformed the other groups.
参考译文：然而，70分贝组——即暴露在类似于咖啡店背景闲聊噪音水平下的参与者——显著优于其他组。
定位线索：题干“Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability”→答案句“the participants in the 70 decibels group...significantly outperformed the other groups”；文中“70 decibels”对应选项C“70 decibels”
解析：题干问哪一水平的背景噪音能促进创造性思维能力，答案句明确指出70分贝组“significantly outperformed the other groups”，即表现最佳，对应选项C。选项A“完全安静”、B“50分贝”、D“85分贝”在原文中均未显示出显著优势，且原文提到“total silence和85 decibels”效果差异不大，故排除。
34. What makes an open office unwelcome to many people?
- A. Personal privacy unprotected.
- B. Limited working space.
- C. Restrictions on group discussion.
- D. Constant interruptions.
答案：D
答案句：The problem may be that, in our offices, we can't stop ourselves from getting drawn into others’ conversations while we’re trying to focus.
参考译文：问题可能在于，在我们的办公室里，当我们试图集中注意力时，我们无法阻止自己被卷入他人的谈话中。
定位线索：题干“What makes an open office unwelcome to many people”→答案句“we can't stop ourselves from getting drawn into others’ conversations while we’re trying to focus”；文中“getting drawn into others’ conversations”对应选项D“Constant interruptions”（被卷入谈话即不断被打扰）
解析：题干问开放式办公室不受欢迎的原因，答案句指出“无法阻止自己被卷入他人的谈话”，即不断被打扰，对应选项D“Constant interruptions”。选项A“隐私不受保护”、B“工作空间有限”、C“限制小组讨论”在原文中均未提及，属无中生有。
35. What can we infer about the author from the text?
- A. He's a news reporter.
- B. He’s on office manager.
- C. He's a professional designer.
- D. He's a published writer.
答案：D
答案句：During an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think about often.
参考译文：在我一本书的采访中，我的采访者说了一些我至今仍经常思考的话。
定位线索：题干“What can we infer about the author”→答案句“During an interview for one of my books”；文中“my books”对应选项D“He's a published writer”（有书即已出版作家）
解析：题干问从文中能推断出作者什么信息，答案句提到“for one of my books”，说明作者有书出版，可推断他是已出版作家，对应选项D。选项A“新闻记者”、B“办公室经理”、C“专业设计师”在原文中均无依据，属无中生有。