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Shoeless"

childrenaremorelikelytogettoschoolearlier.leavelaterandreadmore.accordingtoanewresearchbyBournemouthUniversity.

AccordingtoTheTelegraph.researchershaveobservedtensofthousandsofchildrenwholeavetheirshoesoutsidetheclassroomandfoundthatpupilsaremoreengagedintheirlessons.whichinturnleadstobetteracademicperformance.TheresearchisinlinewithpoliciesintroducedinschoolsinEnglandwherechildrenwhogotoclassshoeless-followingthestepsofschoolsinScandinaviainanefforttoimprovetheiracademicstandardsandbehavior.

Thestudyisbasedonobservingandstudyingtensofthousandsofchildreninover100schoolsinaround25countriesoverthelasttenyears.FordecadeschildreninnorthernEuropehavelearnedwiththeirshoesoffbecausetheyareleftattheschooldoorarrivalduetosnow.

iceormud.

AndnowacademicsarecallingonteachersinEnglandtoapplysimilar"

shoeless"

policiestogivechildrenthebestpossiblechanceofperformingintheirexams.Expertsbelievehavingchildrenwithnoshoesintheclassroomimprovestheirlearningbecauseitmakesthem"

feelathome"

andmorerelaxedwhenlearning.

ProfessorStephenHeppell.wholeadstheresearchatBournemouthUniversity,said:

Childrenaremuchmorewillingtositonthefloorandrelaxiftheyhavenoshoeson.Thelastplaceachildwouldsittoreadisanuprightchairandwe'

vefoundthat95percentofthemactuallydon'

treadonachairathome.Whentheygoonholidaystheyreadlyingdown.Havingconditionsintheclassroomthatarelikethoseathomemeansthatmoreboysarereadingintheclassroom.Childrenalsoarriveearlierandleavelater.whichtranslatesintohalfanhourofextralearningadayonaverage.”

Wearingnoshoesalsomeansthecleaningbilldecreasedby27percentandschoolsneedto

spendlessmoneyonfurniturebecausetheydon'

tneedtobuyachairandatableforeverychildastheycansitonthefloor.WWW

21.Intheclassroom.shoelesskidswerefoundtobemore_.

A.absent-mindedB.polite

C.focusedD.restless

22.WhatcanweconcludefromProfessorHeppell'

swordsinParagraph5?

A.Childrenlearnfasterinanuprightsittingposition.

B.Classroomsshouldhavetheirconditionsimproved.

C.Habitsformedatanearlyagearerarelychanged.

D.Childrennaturallyprefertoreadinarelaxedposition.

23.WhydochildreninnorthernEuropegotoclassshoeless?

A.Theyhavetohebarefootfortheirfamilyconditions.

B.Theyfollowthecustomsfronttheirancestors.

C.Theyfeelmorecomfortablewithoutshoes

D.Theyhavetoleavethemuddyshoesoutsidetheclassrooms.

24.Whatcouldhethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Policieshelpschoolscutdownonspending

B.Shoelesschildrendobetteratschool

C."

policiesbenefitkidsinEngland$来&

源：

D.Goodbehaviorpaysoffintheend

B

IwastalkingwithafriendnotlongagowhomentionedhewastakinghischildrentoParisforthesummervacation,andtheonlythingIcouldthinkofwashowgratefulIwasthatmyfatherneverdidthatforme.Ourvacationswerespent50milessouthofourhomeinIndiana,atLane’sCampingRetreat.

Thecampgroundhadtwolakes:

oneforfishing,theotherforswimming.Theswimminglakehadadivingboardabout300feethigh,andeveryyearsomekidmadehiswaytotheendoftheboardandthenfrozewithfear.We’druntothecampstoreandfetchMr.Lane,whowouldwalkdowntothelakeandyellatthekidtojump.Butheneverwould.SoMr.Lanewouldclimbtheladder,throwthekidoverhisshoulder,andclimbbackdown.

Oneyear,ourdadboughtatractorinnertube,whichamazedus---wehadbeggedhimforyearsforsomethingtofloaton,andhehadresisted,sayingitwouldcausewildexcitementandwewoulddrown.Then,unexpectedly,heboughtthetube,whichlastedseveralminutesbeforeitbrokeandsankwhilemybrotherwasonit.Hewouldhavedrowned,excepthewasfivefeettallandthewaterwasonlythreefeetdeep,sohejuststoodupandwalkedtoshore.

Aftersupper,wewouldsleepwiththetentwindowsrolledupandDadtellingghoststories.Theraccoons（浣熊）wouldcomeoutfromthewoodsandmovearoundthecampfire,eatingthespilled（散落的）piefilling.

“What’sthat?

”Dadwouldask.“Someone’soutthere.Canyouhearthem?

”

Wewouldpulloursleepingbagsoverourheadsanddreamofserialkillers,thenawakentothesoundofbirdsong.

ThoughIhaveneverbeentoParis,Ican’tforthelifeofmeconsidermyselfdeprived（被剥夺的）.

25.Whathappenedwhentheauthor’sbrotherfloatedonthewater?

A.Hefellintothelake.

B.Hewashurtbythetube.

C.Heranwildforseveralminutes.

D.Hedrownedduetotheexcitement.

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisfriend’ssummertrip?

A.Itwastiring.B.Itwasboring.

C.Itwascostly.D.Itwasadmirable.

27.WhydidMr.Lanecometotheswimminglake?

A.Topunishthenaughtykid.

B.Toguaranteethekid’ssafety.

C.Toteachthekidsswimmingskills.

D.Tohelpthekidsovercometheirfearofdiving.

28.Forwhatreasondidthekidspulltheirsleepingbagsovertheirheads?

A.Theywantedtodrivetheraccoonsaway.

B.Theywerefrightened.

C.Theyfoundthecampfireunbearable.

D.Theyfeltverycold

C

Prosocialbehaviorsarethoseintendedtohelpotherpeople.Behaviorsthatcanbedescribedasprosocialincludefeelingempathy（同感）andconcernforothersandbehavinginwaystohelporbenefitotherpeople.

Prosocialbehaviorhaslongposedachallengetosocialscientistsseekingtounderstandwhypeopleengageinhelpingbehaviorsthatarebeneficialtoothers,butcostlytotheindividualperformingtheaction.Whywouldpeopledosomethingthatbenefitssomeoneelsebutoffersnoimmediatebenefittothedoer?

Psychologistssuggest 

thatthereareanumberofreasonswhypeopleengageinprosocialbehavior.Inmanycases,suchbehaviorsarefosteredduringchildhoodandadolescenceasadultsencouragechildrentoshare,actkindly,andhelpothers.Prosocialbehaviorsareoftenseenasbeingcompelledbyanumberoffactorsincludingegoisticreasons（doingthingstoimproveone'

sself-image）,reciprocalbenefits（doingsomethingniceforsomeonesothattheymayonedayreturnthefavor）,andmorealtruisticreasons（performingactionspurelyoutof 

empathy 

foranotherindividual）.

Characteristicsofthesituationcanalsohaveapowerfulimpactonwhetherornotpeopleengageinprosocialactions.The 

bystandereffect 

isoneofthemostnotableexamplesofhowthesituationcanimpacthelpingbehaviors.Thebystandereffectreferstothetendencyforpeopletobecomelesslikelytoassistapersonindistresswhenthereareanumberofotherpeoplealsopresent.Forexample,ifyoudropyourpurseandseveralitemsfalloutontheground,thelikelihoodthatsomeonewillstopandhelpyoudecreasesiftherearemanyotherpeoplepresent.Thissamesortofthingcanhappenincaseswheresomeoneisinseriousdanger,suchaswhensomeoneisinvolvedinacaraccident.Insomecases,witnessesmightassumethatsincetherearesomanyotherpeoplepresent,someoneelsewillhavesurelyalreadycalledforhelp.

Whydopeoplehelpinsomesituationsbutnotinothers?

Expertshavediscoveredanumberofdifferentsituationalvariablesthatcontributeto（andsometimesinterferewith）prosocialbehaviors.First,themorepeoplethatarepresentdecreasestheamountofpersonalresponsibilitypeoplefeelinasituation.Peoplealsotendtolooktoothersforhowtorespondinsuchsituations,particularlyiftheeventcontainssomelevelofambiguity.Fearofbeingjudgedbyothermembersofthegroupalsoplaysarole.Peoplesometimesfearleapingtoassistance,onlytodiscoverthattheirhelpwasunwantedorunwarranted.Inordertoavoidbeingjudgedbyotherbystanders,peoplesimplytakenoaction.

Expertshavesuggestedthatsomekeythingsmusthappeninorderforapersontotakeaction.

29.Whichsituationcanbedescribedasthebystandereffect?

A.Whenhearinganinjuredladycryingforhelp,theneighborsdidn’ttakeaction.

B.Onthesceneofyourcolleague’strafficaccident,youcalledthepoliceforhelp

C.Awomanwastogivebirthonthetrainandyouweretheonlydoctorthere.

D.Seeinganoldmanslippingontheicyroad,manypeoplevolunteeredtohelp.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distress”inthefourthparagraphmean?

A.comfortB.despairC.peaceD.trouble

31.ProsocialbehaviorsaremotivatedforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.

A.thedesiretobetterone’sself-image

B.instantbenefitsofhelpingothers

C.parentalinfluencesintheearlylife

D.empathy 

foranotherindividual

32.Afterthelastparagraph,themostpossibletopiccouldbe________.

A.situationalinfluencesonprosocialbehavior

B.variousreasonsforprosocialbehavior

C.possiblebenefitsofprosocialbehavior

D.skillsandknowledgetoprovideassistance

D

Inmanycountries,schoolshavelongsummerholidays,withshorterholidaysinbetween.However,anewreportsuggestsshorteningschoolholidaystostopchildrenforgettingwhattheyhavelearntduringthelongsummerbreak.Insteadofthreeschoolterms,itsays,thereshouldbefiveeight-weekterms.Andthereshouldbejustfourweeksoffinthesummer,withatwo-weekbreakbetweentheotherterms.

SoniaMonterohastwochildrenatprimaryschoolandworksfull-time.Shesupportstheidea.“Thekids,”shesays,“havemuchlongerholidaysthanmeandIcan’taffor