【正文】 a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing caf233。s socalled silent caf233。 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 desk tents designed for conversationfree privacy in the office. One Kyoto pany even offers single women the opportunity to have a one woman wedding—a full bridal affair, plete with white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media expression“botchizoku”, referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things pletely on their own.s always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo, and it39。m going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere.”It provides various tea and books.It has attracted many popular young people.C.People are not allowed to municate.（2）Which of the following statement can39。Unstable economic situationA change in traditional family support patternC.The increasing social isolation（3）What do we know about Higashikokubaru? A.t like to be a nurse.B.t like the life in big cities.C.She enjoys her solo time in a quiet place.（4）What is the best title of the passage? A.One woman weddingC.Silent cafes【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了日本如今興起的“無(wú)聲咖啡館的相關(guān)信息，特殊服務(wù)方式以及原因。根據(jù)第一段中的“This is a familiar scene in Tokyo39。s’, where customers are not allowed to speak, and only municate by writing in notepads.”可知在這家餐廳里顧客和服務(wù)員的交流是通過(guò)手寫(xiě)實(shí)現(xiàn)的。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故ABD三項(xiàng)都是原因。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23yearold nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home, to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time.”可知Chihiro Higashikokubaru旅行90分鐘來(lái)到東京享受solo time，說(shuō)明她很喜歡solo time，故選D。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段可知在日本出現(xiàn)了“silent cafes”并介紹了在日本出現(xiàn)的新的社會(huì)現(xiàn)象，人們?cè)絹?lái)越喜歡獨(dú)處。D項(xiàng)與主題段相關(guān)，能夠很快切入主旨，可做文章的標(biāo)題?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。 In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential (潛能) to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can39。 American parents often encourage their children to bee involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children bee mature young adults.s more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to municate effectively.t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so.the social skills than Chinese parentstheir children39。what their children want but they can39。extra activities than schoolwork（2）According to the passage, Chinese parents . A.B.pay much more attention to their children39。D.t encourage their children to participate in extra activities（3）From the passage, we can infer . A.B.Chinese children have the ability to municate effectivelysomething should be done to develop the potential of the children in China（4）What39。s attitude towards Chinese education reform? A.Indifferent.C.Negative.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，比較了中國(guó)父母和美國(guó)父母不同的教育方式，可喜的是中國(guó)父母已經(jīng)意識(shí)到自己的不足，今后將更加注意孩子社交技能的培養(yǎng)。根據(jù)第四段中的“As a rule, Chinese parents don39。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities”可知中國(guó)的父母不鼓勵(lì)孩子參與額外的活動(dòng)。(3)考查推理判斷。故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it”可推斷作者對(duì)中國(guó)的教育采取的是積極態(tài)度。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 The setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team—all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking of team rules. They were there to support their coach39。 While the school had been out for the New Year39。 Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldn39。s decision. The team may not win another game this year. But they39。s action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life.（1）It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were ________. A.B.three junior students and two senior studentsscolded by their parents for drinking alcohol（2）What did the girls do to support their coach39。They didn39。B.They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium.They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life.（3）Which word best describes the coach Rainville? A.1