Question

【題目】 Robert W. Coleman Elementary, a primary school in the US. has an unusual method of educating difficult students. Instead of making hose who have broken school rules stay after school or go to the head teacher's office, teachers at Robert W. Coleman Elementary send them to the Mindful Moment Room. This room may sound terrible, but in fact it's comfortable and inviting.

In the Mindful Moment Room, a student is paired with a teacher. For five minutes, the student is allowed to speak with the teacher about what happened. For another fifteen minutes, the student is led through meditation(冥想). The room can be used during school time as well as before and after school.

You may not think a difficult primary school kid would sit there quietly for 15 minutes of meditation but that's true. Most of the children do behave very well in the room. Surprisingly, the results don't stop there. Many children even ask to go to the Mindful Moment Room themselves.

The Mindful Moment Program was created by the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF). Its purpose is to help students and teachers reduce stress and create a better learning environment for students. If you need more proof(證據(jù)) that the program is having a good influence on the kids, HLF cofounder Andres Gonzalez remembers a story.

A mother once told him," I came home the other day, feeling stressed out, and my daughter said, "Mom, you need to sit down. I will teach you how to meditate’”

【1】Why are the students sent to the Mindful Moment Room?

A.To make teaching more meaningfulB.To develop their interest in meditation

C.To be probably punished by the teacherD.To help them learn to behave themselves

【2】From the third paragraph, we can infer that the writer ________the results the method has achieved.

A.feels angry aboutB.is surprised atC.feels worried aboutD.is disappointed at

【3】What does Andes Gonzalez want to show by telling the story?

A.The Mindful Moment Program is wonderful

B.Students love Robert W. Coleman Elementary

C.It’s good for kids to communicate with parents.

D.Students of Robert W. Coleman Elementary are relaxed.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Students must stay in the room alone.B.Most students refuse to enter the room.

C.Students cannot enter the room after school.D.Students are asked to stay at the room for 20 minutes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是美國(guó)的一所小學(xué)采取了一種新的方式教育困難的學(xué)生，這種方式是讓他們?nèi)ペは胧摇Ｊ聦?shí)證明，這種方法確實(shí)挺有效。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段“Robert W. Coleman Elementary, a primary school in the US. has an unusual method of educating difficult students.”可知，這種方法是對(duì)待困難的學(xué)生。再結(jié)合下文第三段“Most of the children do behave very well in the room.”大多數(shù)孩子在冥想室舉止都很好，由此可推測(cè)這個(gè)冥想室是幫助孩子糾正行為舉止的。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段“Most of the children do behave very well in the room. Surprisingly, the results don't stop there.”可知，作者對(duì)冥想室取得的效果感到很驚訝。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段“If you need more proof(證據(jù)) that the program is having a good influence on the kids, HLF cofounder Andres Gonzalez remembers a story.”可知，Andres Gonzalez講這個(gè)故事是為了證明他的這個(gè)項(xiàng)目對(duì)孩子是有好的影響的，是一個(gè)很好的項(xiàng)目。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段“For five minutes, the student is allowed to speak with the teacher about what happened. For another fifteen minutes, the student is led through meditation(冥想).”可知，孩子在冥想室待20分鐘的時(shí)間，D選項(xiàng)符合文意，故選D。根據(jù)第二段“In the Mindful Moment Room, a student is paired with a teacher.”可知A不對(duì)；根據(jù)第三段“Many children even ask to go to the Mindful Moment Room themselves”可知B不對(duì)；根據(jù)第二段“The room can be used during school time as well as before and after school”可知C不對(duì)。