2015考研英语阅读拯救大型购物中心
<p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Rackspace">Rackspace</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thegills">thegills</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2007 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span>-<span word="computing">computing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="web">web</span>-<span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="morethan">morethan</span> 1,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="crammed">crammed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="folding">folding</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thehallway">thehallway</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="differentbuilding">differentbuilding</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peoplein">peoplein</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rackspace">Rackspace</span>公司总部的旧楼曾人满为患。该公司提供云计算和主机托管服务，2007年在圣安东尼奥市区已拥有1000多名员工。公司走廊里放了很多折叠桌，连这里都挤满了人。要是想找其他部门的人谈点事，都得跑到另一栋楼或者坐几个来回的升降梯才行。</p><p> <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Weston">Weston</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theymove">theymove</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>, <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sceptical">sceptical</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="encircledsuburb">encircledsuburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Windcrest">Windcrest</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="grotty">grotty</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="offthe">offthe</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>.</p><p> 即便如此，当公司的创建人之一兼主席<span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Weston">Weston</span>表示他们要搬到一家购物中心时，员工们都还将信将疑。那时候商场是空置的，地点位于<span word="Windcrest">Windcrest</span>这个被包围着的郊区，外观不太好看，相当重要的原因是这座空无一人的大型商场正位于公路的出口处。</p><p> <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Engates">Engates</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chieftechnology">chieftechnology</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="Rackspace">Rackspace</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mallas">mallas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2008 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="communityeconomic">communityeconomic</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,000 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="withplans">withplans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hirehundreds">hirehundreds</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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