单选题 Working from home comes with some additional benefits. You enjoy a better work-life balance, don’t have to commute to the office and get to work in casual clothes if you want. Designing your home office space can produce a positive effect, too—if you’re not stuck in a crowded room all day. Here are two ideas to help you design the ultimate home office. Choose your color. While some people like bright colors, you might not want to see yellow or green every day. Paint your office walls in a neutral (淡雅的) color to give your eyes a break. You should also avoid darker colors, which tend to make small spaces feel even smaller. This doesn’t mean your home office needs to be completely neutral. Add something like a framed art. Play with natural light. You might push your desk into a dark corner, creating an office cubicle (隔间). Working in a small space can make your home office feel much more oppressive than it needs to be. Instead, look for areas where natural light flows in your home. Move your desk close to windows while keeping it parallel to them to reduce glare (刺眼的光). You can also add curtains to help you manage the amount of light that enters your workspace each day, particularly around lunch time.

单选题 According to the first paragraph, if you work from home, you can________.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】细节辨认题。由题干中的first paragraph和work from home定位到第一段第二句。定位句中明确提出居家办公的好处：一是更好地平衡工作和生活，二是不用通勤上下班，三是可以随意穿着。选项A)wear informally是对定位句中in casual clothes的同义转述，由此可以确定A)“非正式的穿着”为本题的答案。原文中未提及B)“挣更多的钱”、C)“工作更有效率”和D)“专注于你的工作”，因此均可以排除。

单选题 The writer believes that designing one’s home office space can________.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】细节辨认题。由题干中的designing one’s home office space定位到第一段第三句。定位句指出，如果不想挤在狭小的空间里，设计家庭办公室空间能产生积极的作用。选项B)create a positive effect与定位句中的produce a positive effect意思一致，由此可以确定B)“产生积极的效果”为本题的答案。原文中未提及A)“加大房间空间”、C)“让其看起来专业”和D)“吸引更多的顾客”，因此均可以排除。

单选题 Why are you advised not to use darker colors when designing your office space?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】细节辨认题。由题干中的darker colors定位到第二段末句。定位句指出，要避免选用深色，这会使狭小的空间感觉更小。选项D)中的look smaller与定位句中的feel even smaller意思一致，由此可以确定D)“它们可能会让你的空间看起来更小”为本题的答案。原文中未提及A)“它们能制造一种沉闷的气氛”、B)“它们可能很容易让你感到沮丧”和C)“它们与你的办公桌和椅子不搭配”，因此均可以排除。

单选题 The word "oppressive" in Paragraph 4 means "________".

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节推断题。由题干中的Paragraph 4定位到第四段。定位段指出，要利用自然光。你可能会把你的桌子推到一个黑暗的角落，创造一个办公室隔间。在一个小空间里工作会让你的家庭办公室感觉比它需要的更压抑。由此可以确定C)“不舒服的”为本题的答案。A)“放松的”、B)“有趣的”和D)“灵活的”都是积极正面的形容词，与原文表达的压抑之感不符，因此均可以排除。

单选题 The purpose of adding curtains in your home is________.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】细节推断题。由题干中的adding curtains定位到第五段第三句。定位句指出，可以通过添加窗帘来帮助你控制每天进入工作空间的光线，由此可以确定B)“控制自然光的量”为本题的答案。原文中未提及A)“给房间增添一种温暖的感觉”、C)“节省电费”和D)“保护隐私”，因此均可以排除。