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阅读理解 With advanced communication technologics making the iconic British red telephone boxes expendable (可抛弃的）, a US firm is all set to bring them back to use. Call boxes would be changed into mini-offices for workers on-the-go and will offer free coffee to subscribers (认购者). Bar Works Inc's chief executive Jonathan Black, a Briton living in New York, said that his company will renew telephone boxes with fully functional printers, scanners, 25-inch screens and Wi-Fi. Bar Works specializes in offering bar-themed work stations in prime locations, charging customers with a monthly subscription in return for free access to the business and office supplies. The company plans to operate in a similar manner, offering British customers with monthly memberships to "Pod Works" for £19.99 ($29). The company will refit telephone boxes in five major British cities and has already rented and changed 15 old call boxes in London and Edinburgh. As expected, they are coming into use by the public in the coming months. "Given the prime location, above all else, of the telephone boxes, the launch is expected to gain at least 10, 000 members by the end of 2021. It's an alternative to, say, Starbucks but obviously it provides you with total privacy. " said Black. Thanks to mobile phones, the red telephone boxes have been effectively made expendable. According to a report by the Daily Mail, retired telephone boxes, especially those damaged deliberately, are sent to a "telephone box graveyard" of sorts, where they take great pains to restore to their former glory before being sold to collectors across the globe. Such is the demand for properly restored telephone boxes, that it is not uncommon for them to be sold for amounts as high as £10, 000. Despite its setback, in a recent survey, the British red telephone box, which was originally designed in 1920, was voted the greatest British design of all time. （1） What will the red telephone boxes be used for? A . Mini-offices. B . Mini coffee boxes. C . Bar-themed call boxes. D . Leisure rooms for workers. （2） What do you know about the renewed telephone boxes? A . They will be put into use next year. B . They offer as much privacy as Starbucks. C . They will be equipped with office supplies. D . They have been rented in five major British cities. （3） What is Black's attitude towards the launch? A . Doubtful. B . Confident. C . Cautious. D . Uncertain. （4） What's the purpose of writing about the telephone boxes in this passage? A . To arouse concern for them. B . To introduce their new role. C . To expand a larger market. D . To advertise their launch. 答案： A C B B

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