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21. Which benefit is mentioned in the advertisement?
A. A free flight to any destination in Africa
B. a 20% discount on any course at Tanya Language School C. 20% off any boo purchased at Ruby Boostore D. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant
22. Which of the following booings may receive the most benefits?
A.
C. D.
23. This passage is probably taen from a(an)_____________
A. tetboo B. instruction C. poster D. report
B
A young woman sits alone in a café sipping tea and reading a boo. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing café waiter \familiar scene in Toyo’s so-called \cafés\where customers are not allowed to spea, and only communicate by writing in notepads.
B.
The concept rises by a desire to be alone among young Japanese, a situation brought by economic uncertainty, a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social isolation. The phenomenon is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos, where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small des tents designed for conversation-free privacy in the office. One yoto company even offers single women the opportunity to have a \—a full bridal affair, complete with white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media epression-“botchi-ou”, referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things completely on their own.
One recent weeday afternoon, Chihiro Higashioubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home, to Toyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaing quietly at the entrance of the cafe, Miss Higashioubaru said “I heard about this place via Twitter and I lie the idea of coming here. I wor as a nurse and it's always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Toyo, and it's a big busy city. I just want to come and sit somewhere quietly on my own. I’m going to drin a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I lie the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere.”
The desire to be isolated is not a new concept in Japan, home to an estimated 3.6 million \more etreme eample of social recluses(隐士) who withdraw completely from society. 24. What is special about the “silent cafes”? A. It provides various tea and boos. B. It has attracted many popular young people. C. It offers service by writing not by speaing D. People are not allowed to communicate.
25. Which of the following statement can’t account for the idea of being alone in Japan?
A. Unstable economic situation B. A change in traditional family support pattern C. The rising demand for privacy D. The increasing social isolation 26. What do we now about Higashioubaru? A. She doesn’t lie to be a nurse.
B. She doesn’t lie the life in big cities. D. She enjoys her solo time in a quiet place.
C. She travelled to Toyo on her wor days. 27. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Lonely Japanese B. One woman wedding C. Social recluses in Japan D. Silent cafes
C
In March, New Yor City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended a decade-long citywide ban on cellphone in public schools and left them to mae up their own rules because he argued that by denying access for some students, the city was eacerbating (使加重) the achievement gap in students’ performance.
Two researchers from the London School of Economics, Richard Murphy and Louis Philippe Beland argued that this might have the opposite effect because students are not generally using their phones to assist in their classroom wor during school. “Schools could significantly reduce the education achievement gap by prohibiting cellphones use in schools, and so by allowing phones in schools, New Yor may unintentionally increase the inequalities of outcomes,” they told CNN.
However, some educators have come to embrace the technology in their students’ pocets. Teacher en Halla has been teaching world history and Advanced Placement for 22years but his students’ cellphone ownership forced him to adapt to his classroom dynamics where he no longer is the single authority lecturing, according to the National Education Association (NEA). He now roams (漫步) the classroom and encourages students to use their cellphones to help them complete their assignments, this way they are less liely to let their devices distract themselves.
“It’s harder to do negative behavior when the phones are out and the teacher is waling around.” Mr Halla told the NEA. “I’ve always been that type of person who lies to adapt and change as time goes on. Otherwise, I wouldn’t still be teaching many years down the road.”
28. Why did Bill de Blasio stop the ban on cellphones in New Yor public schools? A. Because it negatively affected students’ health. B. Because it limited most students’ progress. C. Because it enlarged academic gap among students. D. Because it was requested by parents and students. 29. What did the two researchers thin of New Yor’s act?
A. Appreciative B. Meaningless C. Impractical D. Worrying 30. What is Halla’s class lie?
A. Students can solve problems using cellphones.
B. Students can use cellphones at will. C. The class focused on how to use cellphones. D. He is the only center of the entire class.
31. What does the underlined phrase in the last paragraph refer to? A. A sympathetic one. B. A humorous one. C. An easy-going one. D. An open-minded one.
D
Psychologists tae opposing views of how eternal (外部的) rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at wor and school. Some other researchers who study various aspects of mental life, state that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.
The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary rewards inspires creativity in grade-school children, according to a study in the June Journal Personality and Social Psychology.
“If they now they're woring for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging tas, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Esenberger of the University of Delaware in Newar. “But it's easy to ill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much epectation for rewards.”
Esenberger holds the view that a teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students. As an eample of the latter point, he notes growing efforts to tighten grading standards and restore falling grades at major universities.
In earlier grades, the use of so-called toen economics, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points towards valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.
32. Psychologists are divided about their attitudes toward ____. A. the choice between moral encouragement and monetary rewards
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