Question

【題目】

A boy got into a fight at school. Most schools would have sent him to the principal’s office. Instead, he was sent to a quiet room. It was a safe place where he could cool down.

The boy is in third grade. He goes to Robert W. Coleman Elementary, a school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school is trying something new. It is not putting as many kids in time-out (計(jì)時(shí)隔離). Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.

Mindfulness is a way of thinking. A mindful person only thinks about what he is doing at the moment. He does not let bad feelings get in the way.

When students at Coleman need to cool down, they go to the Mindful Moment Room. It is a peaceful space. The room is decorated (裝飾) with bright curtains and beanbags. Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings. They tell the students to take deep breaths. These are all mindfulness exercises. They are part of a new program at Coleman.

The school principal is Carlillian Thompson. She said the exercises help her students clear their minds. Then they are more ready to learn.

Carlillian has seen many signs of success. She says the students think more about how they behave. They pay more attention to their feelings.

Each school day starts with a message over the loudspeaker. It guides the students through breathing exercises. They take 15 minutes to practice mindfulness. Then they go to class. At the end of the day, they do another 15 minutes.

Many students go to the Mindful Moment Room. On one day in November 12 kids visited. One was the boy who had been in a fight.

By the time he left, another boy had walked in. Soon there were four boys in the room. There were two teachers there to help them.

One started the breathing exercises. “Inhaling deep,” he said aloud. “Lock your chin to your chest. Exhale and out.”

There are no time-outs at this school, but deep breathing instead.

【1】According to Paragraphs I and 2, if a student at Coleman gets into a fight, what will the school probably do?

A.Send the student to the principal’s office.

B.Send the student to a quiet room.

C.Put the student in time-out.

D.Ask the student to communicate with his or her parents.

【2】How is the Mindful Moment Room different from normal time-out?

A.It gives students a quiet place to explain their feelings.

B.It is a place where students get in trouble for their actions.

C.It makes students say they are sorry for fighting.

D.It is a place where students do noisy exercise.

【3】Which is NOT the way the teachers help the students to cool down?

A.Ask the students to explain what happened.

B.Help the students to talk about their feelings.

C.Tell the students to take deep breaths.

D.Ask the students to think about the result of making trouble.

【4】How long will the loudspeaker guide the students to practice mindfulness on each school day at Coleman?

A.For 15 minutes.B.For half an hour.C.For an hour.D.More than 2 hours.

【5】According to the passage, which sentence explains why practicing mindfulness can cool students down?

A.The room is decorated with bright curtains and beanbags.

B.Many students go to the Mindful Moment Room.

C.They are part of a new program at Coleman.

D.She said the exercises help her students clear their minds.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文介紹了科爾曼學(xué)校針對(duì)打架學(xué)生推行的新的教育方式——正念練習(xí)。學(xué)校不再讓學(xué)生聽課反思，而是去“正念時(shí)刻”房間冷靜下來(lái)理清思路，然后更愿意學(xué)習(xí)。

【1】題意：根據(jù)第一段和第二段，如果一個(gè)科爾曼學(xué)校的學(xué)生打架了，學(xué)�？赡軙�(huì)怎么做?考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)A boy got into a fight at school. Most schools would have sent him to the principal’s office. Instead, he was sent to a quiet room.（一個(gè)男孩在學(xué)校打架了。大多數(shù)學(xué)校會(huì)把他送到校長(zhǎng)辦公室。相反，他被送到一個(gè)安靜的房間）結(jié)合下文Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.（學(xué)校正在幫助孩子們練習(xí)正念）可知科爾曼學(xué)校會(huì)把學(xué)生送到一個(gè)安靜的房間去，Send the student to a quiet room符合題意，故選B。

【2】題意：正念時(shí)刻室與正常暫停有何不同?考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)It is not putting as many kids in time-out. Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.（這不是讓很多孩子暫停。相反，學(xué)校正在幫助孩子們練習(xí)正念）聯(lián)系下文Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings.（那里的老師讓學(xué)生解釋發(fā)生了什么事。他們幫助他們談?wù)撍麄兊母惺埽┛芍�“正念時(shí)刻”房間給了學(xué)生一個(gè)安靜的地方來(lái)解釋他們的感受，It gives students a quiet place to explain their feelings符合題意，故選A。

【3】題意：哪一種不是老師幫助學(xué)生冷靜下來(lái)的方式?考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。根據(jù)Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings. They tell the students to take deep breaths. These are all mindfulness exercises.（那里的老師讓學(xué)生解釋發(fā)生了什么事。他們幫助他們談?wù)撍麄兊母惺�。他們告訴學(xué)生做深呼吸。這些都是正念練習(xí)）可知ABC三項(xiàng)符合題意，Ask the students to think about the result of making trouble（讓學(xué)生思考制造麻煩的結(jié)果）不是正念練習(xí)，故選D。

【4】題意：在科爾曼，每天上課時(shí)，擴(kuò)音器會(huì)引導(dǎo)學(xué)生練習(xí)正念多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間?考查細(xì)節(jié)計(jì)算。根據(jù)They take 15 minutes to practice mindfulness. Then they go to class. At the end of the day, they do another 15 minutes.（它通過呼吸練習(xí)來(lái)指導(dǎo)學(xué)生。他們花15分鐘來(lái)練習(xí)正念。然后他們?nèi)ド险n。在一天結(jié)束的時(shí)候，他們又做15分鐘）可知兩個(gè)15分鐘是30分鐘（半小時(shí)），故選B。

【5】題意：根據(jù)文章，哪句話解釋了為什么練習(xí)正念可以讓學(xué)生冷靜下來(lái)?考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)卡莉蓮·湯普森校長(zhǎng)的介紹She said the exercises help her students clear their minds. Then they are more ready to learn.（這些練習(xí)幫助她的學(xué)生理清思路。然后他們更愿意學(xué)習(xí)）可知練習(xí)正念可以讓學(xué)生冷靜下來(lái)，She said the exercises help her students clear their minds符合題意，故選D。

本文介紹了科爾曼學(xué)校針對(duì)打架學(xué)生推行的新的教育方式——正念練習(xí)。篇幅較長(zhǎng)，難度較大，但是只要認(rèn)真閱讀短文，各個(gè)小題都能在文中找到適當(dāng)依據(jù)，結(jié)合前后聯(lián)系，就能順利選出正確答案。例如小題2，問正念時(shí)刻室與正常的暫停有何不同，考查細(xì)節(jié)理解；根據(jù)It is not putting as many kids in time-out. Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.（這不是讓很多孩子暫停。相反，學(xué)校正在幫助孩子們練習(xí)正念）聯(lián)系下文Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings.（那里的老師讓學(xué)生解釋發(fā)生了什么事。他們幫助他們談?wù)撍麄兊母惺埽┛芍�“正念時(shí)刻”房間給了學(xué)生一個(gè)安靜的地方來(lái)解釋他們的感受，It gives students a quiet place to explain their feelings符合題意，故選A。