During an interview for one of my books，my interviewer said something I still think about often.Annoyed by the level of distraction（干擾）in his open office，he said， "That't why I have a membership at the co-working space across the street --- so I can focus." His comment struck me as strange.After all，co-working spaces also typically use an open office layout（布局）.But I recently came across a study that shows why his method works.
The research examined various levels of noise on participants（參與者）as they completed tests of creative thinking.They were randomly divided into four groups with various levels of noise in the background，from total silence to 50 decibels（分貝），70 decibels，and 85 decibels.
The differences between most of the groups were so small that they could be ignored；however，the participants in the 70 decibels group -- where there was a level of noise similar to background chatting in a coffee shop --- performed better than the other groups.Since the effects were small，this may suggest that our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to total silence and 85 decibels of background noise.
The study also suggests that the right level of background noise --- not too loud and not total silence --- may actually improve one's creative thinking ability.The right level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow our imaginations to work，without making it impossible to focus.This kind of "distracted focus" appears to be the best for working on creative tasks.
So why do so many of us hate our open offices？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.Indeed，the researchers found that face---to---face communications and conversations influence the creative process，and yet a co-working space or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.
（1）Why does the writer mention his interview at the start of the passage？ BB
A．To advertise for one of his new books.
B．To introduce the topic of the passage.
C．To show his confusion about the interview's actions.
D．To express the interviewer's annoyance over his open office.
（2）What does Paragraph 2 tell us about the research？ DD
A．Theory of the research.
B．Place of the research.
C．Results of the research.
D．Method of the research.
（3）Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability？ BB
A．85 decibels.
B．70 decibels.
C．50 decibels.
D．Total silence.
（4）What makes an open office unwelcome to many people？ AA
A．Constant interruptions.
B．Limited working space.
C．Personal privacy unprotected.
D．Inconvenience of group discussion.
【答案】B；D；B；A
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