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smovetoManchesterUnited,pluslistentoeveryoneelse'

sopinions,whenallyoureallywanttodoisenjoyeachmouthfulalongtheway.

Asecondgreatthingabouteatingoutaloneisthechancetocombinefoodwithoneoflife'

sothertruepleasures:

reading.Youhavetoplanthiscarefully:

IndianorChineserestaurantsarebest―youneedfoodyoucaneatwithjustonehand,leavingtheotherfreetoholdyourreadingmaterial.

Butperhapsthebiggestattractionofatableforoneisthechanceitgivestopeople-watching.Restaurantsandthedifferentreasonsforvisitingthem―firstdate,businessmeeting,nightoutwithfriends―producehumanbehaviourofsurprisingrichnessandvariety.Willthemansellinghisbusinessideagetanyjoyoutofhispossibleinvestor（投资者）?

Willthemarriedcouplethinkofanythingtosaytoeachotherbeforetheirmaincoursesarrive?

This"

humanzoo"

partofeatingoutaloneisoneofthereasonsI'

dhatetobefamous:

everyonewouldbewatchingyou,soyouwouldn'

tbeabletowatchthem.ThesnookerplayerSteveDavissaysthiswasoneofthestrangestconsequences（后果）ofbecomingwell-known:

hegotveryworriedabouthiseatinginpublic,almosttothelevelofdoubtingwhetherhewas"

doingitright."

Sonexttimeyou'

reconsideringyoureatingoutchoices,remembertheadviceofthebusinessmanNubarGulbenkian:

"

Thebestnumberforadinnerpartyistwo―myselfandasuperheadwaiter."

1.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

________

A.Thereasonsforeatingoutalone.

B.Thetroublewitheatinginpublic.

C.Thesuggestionsaboutdiningout.

D.Thefearofmakingdiningchoices.

2.Whatisthebestpartofdiningoutalone?

A.Onecanfixone'

seyesonthefood.

B.Onecanenjoyreadingwhileeating.

C.Oneislikelytocomeacrossfamouspeople.

D.Oneisgiventhechancetowatchotherdiners.

3.hatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph5?

A.SteveDaviscaredtoomuchabouttablemanners.

B.Famouspeoplearealwaysthecenterofattention.

C.Beingfamousmayruinthejoyofeatingoutalone.

D.Beingwatchedseemsfarbetterthanwatchingothers.

4.Whatissuggestedattheendofthetext?

A.Diningwithfriends.B.Chattingoverdinner.

C.Havingatableforone.D.Sharingatablewithawaiter.

Passage2

America'

stopeducationofficialsaysmanyschoolsarespendingtoomuchtimeteachingthe"

basics"

﹣reading,mathandwriting.Itmightseemoppositetowhateducatorshavebeenpromoting.ButU.S.EducationSecretaryJohnKingsayschildrenreallydeserveaccesstoawell﹣roundededucationthatincludesmusicandartsbecauseitwillhelpthemgointobeingwell﹣rounded,well﹣educatedpersons.Kingspokeabouthisowneducationwhenexplainingwhyschoolsneedtoteachmorethanmath,readingandwriting.

KinggrewupinNewYork.Bothhisparentsdiedwhenhewasquiteyoung.Inhishouse,thingswereoftencrazyandfrightening.Itwashisteacher,Mr.Osterwei,whohelpedhimescapehisdifficultlife.Quiteoften,theteachertookhimandhisclassmatestothetheater,thezoo,theballetandfamousMuseumofNaturalHistory."

Thosewerepowerful,life﹣changingexperiences,"

Kingsays.KinggraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.HereceivedhislawdegreefromYaleUniversity.HetookchargeofNewYorkStatepublicschoolsfrom2011﹣2015.TheU.S.SenateapprovedhimasEducationsecretarylastmonth.

Manyschoolsspendalmostallfundingonthe"

becausetheylackmoneyforothersubjects,Kingsays.Ortheywantstudentstodobetterontestsusedtocomparestudentperformance.

Studentsneedtoconnecttheirstudiesandthingsthatmattertothempersonally,suchasmusiciftheyaretobecome"

sophisticated（水平高的）thinkers"

.A2013reportbyUNESCOsaystoday'

sworldneedspeopleabletosolvenewandunusualproblems.Itsaysartscanhelpstudentsfindthoseanswers.Inthereport,UNESCOsaidteachingtheartsinChina.SouthKoreaandJapanisdifferent.

FromthatinmanyWesterncountries,theemphasis（重点）inthosethreecountriesis"

onjoyfulexperiencesandchildren'

sinterests."

IntheWest,educatorsaremorelikelytoconnecttheartstoreading,writingandmath.A2014reporttriedtocomparehowwellcountriesteachchildrenhowtosolveproblems.ItfoundSingapore,SouthKorea,Japan,China,Canada,Aust