Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (状元桥改编)A young woman sits alone in a café sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing worker：“Where are the toilets please？” This is a familiar scene in Tokyo's so-called “silent cafés”， where customers are not allowed to speak, and only communicate by writing in notepads. 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 confined 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 conversation-free privacy in the office. At the most unusual end of the spectrum(观点), one Kyoto company offers single women the opportunity to have a “one woman wedding”—a full bridal affair, complete with white dress and ceremonies and the only thing missing being the groom. The trend has its own media expression———botchi-zoku”， referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things completely on their own. One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the café， Miss Higashikokubaru said: “I heard about this place in magazines, and I like coming here. I work as a nurse and it's always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo. It's a busy big city. I just want to come and sit somewhere quietly on my own. I'm going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere, and it's difficult to find.” The desire to be solitary is not a new concept in Japan, a nation home to an estimated 3．6 million “hikikomori”—a more extreme example of social recluses(隐士) who withdraw completely from society. 1．What can we know about the “silent cafés” according to the first paragraph? A．It provides all kinds of tea and books. B．It is a traditional café. C．It is popular among young Japanese. D．It offers service by writing not by speaking. 2．The word “botchi-zoku” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____. A．a media expression on the Internet B．a concept to be alone in Japan C．some persons that do their things by themselves D．some persons that like reading in the cafés 3．It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that Higashikokubaru _____. A．is a nurse B．doesn't live in Tokyo C．loves the idea and enjoys her time there D．often spends her weekends in the cafés 4．Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage? A．Silent cafés B．Lonely Japanese C．Happy weekends D．Peaceful places B (2018·哈尔滨六中高三10月段考)Search engines like Google make people think they are smarter than they actually are because they have the world's knowledge at th ... ...
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