Question

【题目】

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 (计时隔离). 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 (装饰) 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：本文介绍了科尔曼学校针对打架学生推行的新的教育方式——正念练习。学校不再让学生听课反思，而是去“正念时刻”房间冷静下来理清思路，然后更愿意学习。

【1】题意：根据第一段和第二段，如果一个科尔曼学校的学生打架了，学校可能会怎么做?考查细节理解。根据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.（一个男孩在学校打架了。大多数学校会把他送到校长办公室。相反，他被送到一个安静的房间）结合下文Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.（学校正在帮助孩子们练习正念）可知科尔曼学校会把学生送到一个安静的房间去，Send the student to a quiet room符合题意，故选B。

【2】题意：正念时刻室与正常暂停有何不同?考查细节理解。根据It is not putting as many kids in time-out. Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.（这不是让很多孩子暂停。相反，学校正在帮助孩子们练习正念）联系下文Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings.（那里的老师让学生解释发生了什么事。他们帮助他们谈论他们的感受）可知“正念时刻”房间给了学生一个安静的地方来解释他们的感受，It gives students a quiet place to explain their feelings符合题意，故选A。

【3】题意：哪一种不是老师帮助学生冷静下来的方式?考查细节判断。根据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.（那里的老师让学生解释发生了什么事。他们帮助他们谈论他们的感受。他们告诉学生做深呼吸。这些都是正念练习）可知ABC三项符合题意，Ask the students to think about the result of making trouble（让学生思考制造麻烦的结果）不是正念练习，故选D。

【4】题意：在科尔曼，每天上课时，扩音器会引导学生练习正念多长时间?考查细节计算。根据They take 15 minutes to practice mindfulness. Then they go to class. At the end of the day, they do another 15 minutes.（它通过呼吸练习来指导学生。他们花15分钟来练习正念。然后他们去上课。在一天结束的时候，他们又做15分钟）可知两个15分钟是30分钟（半小时），故选B。

【5】题意：根据文章，哪句话解释了为什么练习正念可以让学生冷静下来?考查细节理解。根据卡莉莲·汤普森校长的介绍She said the exercises help her students clear their minds. Then they are more ready to learn.（这些练习帮助她的学生理清思路。然后他们更愿意学习）可知练习正念可以让学生冷静下来，She said the exercises help her students clear their minds符合题意，故选D。

本文介绍了科尔曼学校针对打架学生推行的新的教育方式——正念练习。篇幅较长，难度较大，但是只要认真阅读短文，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据，结合前后联系，就能顺利选出正确答案。例如小题2，问正念时刻室与正常的暂停有何不同，考查细节理解；根据It is not putting as many kids in time-out. Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.（这不是让很多孩子暂停。相反，学校正在帮助孩子们练习正念）联系下文Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings.（那里的老师让学生解释发生了什么事。他们帮助他们谈论他们的感受）可知“正念时刻”房间给了学生一个安静的地方来解释他们的感受，It gives students a quiet place to explain their feelings符合题意，故选A。