Encouraging pupils to keep noise to a minimum should be a valuable component of all children’s education, according to new research.
Dr. Helen Lees, from Stirling University’s school of education, says that “enforced（強(qiáng)制的）silence” is seen as a punishment and often acts to suppress children’s natural ability. But she says that teaching children about the benefits of “enforced silence”,--- deliberate stillness that gives them the opportunity to focus and reflect in a stress-free environment--- can have a significant effect on pupils’ concentration and behavior.
It is the latest in a string of researches to establish a link between the classroom environment and pupils’ academic ability.
A study almost a decade ago in London found that children’s exam results were cut by as much as a third if they were taught in noisy classrooms. Teaching unions have also called for a limit of 26℃ to be put on classroom temperatures because teachers and pupils struggle to work in hot conditions, and some educationalists claim that too much clutter（雜亂的東西）on classroom walls can prevent children from concentrating.
Dr. Lees said, “When we take some research on school settings and put it all together, what we see is that education without silence does not make much sense. In areas of better learning outcomes, better self- confidence and well-being measures, enforced silence in a person’s life and an individual’s education is shown throughout the relevant research to be a benefit.”
Dozens of schools across Britain have already introduced periods of “reflective silence” into the timetable.
Kevin Hogston, head of Sheringdale Primary, south London, has just introduced a minute’s silence at the start of twice-weekly meetings in which children are taught breathing techniques and encouraged to reflect. The school plans to introduce it into classrooms every day.
小題1:According to Dr. Helen Lees, “enforced silence” ＿＿
A．is an effective way of punishment
B．does not make much sense in class
C．can improve pupils’ confidence
D．makes pupils more creative
小題2:The underlined word, “suppress”, in the second paragraph probably means “_________”.
A．preventB．improveC．a(chǎn)pplyD．reveal
小題3:What can be inferred from the research on school settings?
A．Students are more active if taught in noisy classrooms.
B．Silence makes a great difference to pupils.
C．Clutter on the walls can help students concentrate.
D．Most schools are not satisfactory in terms of classroom temperatures.
小題4: What would be the best title for the text?
A．Arranging classroom settings benefits studies
B．Achieving silence is beneficial for people
C．Using enforced silence is effective punishment
D．Keeping quiet in class improves academic performance

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
文章主要講的是 Dr. Helen Lees,強(qiáng)制性安靜對(duì)學(xué)生的影響的程度進(jìn)行的實(shí)驗(yàn)，分析以及總結(jié)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段Dr.Helen Lees 說(shuō)的話中In areas of better learning outcomes, better self- confidence and well-being measures, enforced silence in a person’s life and an individual’s education is shown throughout the relevant research to be a benefit.可知強(qiáng)制性的安靜對(duì)針對(duì)提高孩子自信心和建立良好行為的措施是有利的。
小題2:詞意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)"...enforced（強(qiáng)制的）silence” is seen as a punishment and often acts to suppress children’s natural ability."可推測(cè)這種強(qiáng)制性的安靜被認(rèn)為是一種懲罰，并且會(huì)經(jīng)常壓制著孩子沒(méi)的天生的能力。因此只能選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段“ deliberate stillness that gives them the opportunity to focus and reflect in a stress-free environment--- can have a significant effect on pupils’ concentration and behavior.”及倒數(shù)第三段可知保持安靜對(duì)學(xué)生的影響是很大的。
小題4:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾，可知本篇重點(diǎn)在于保持課堂的安靜對(duì)于提高學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣和行為的好處。
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