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【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 (計時隔離). 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.

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