Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacoffeeshopdrinkingteaandreadingabook.Shestopsforashorttimetowritesomewordsonapieceofpaper.Thensheshowsherwordstoapassingshopworker:“Wherearethetoiletsplease?”Thisisacommonp
Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacoffeeshopdrinkingteaandreadingabook.Shestopsforashorttimetowritesomewordsonapieceofpaper.Thensheshowsherwordstoapassingshopworker:“Wherearethetoiletsplease?”ThisisacommonpictureinTokyo’sso-called“silentcafes”wherepeoplearenotallowedtospeakcommunicatinginsteadbywritingonpiecesofpaper.Manypeopleinthecitylikethecoffeeshopverymuch.Inthesilentcaféjustremembertheonlyrule:keepsilence.
Agrowingnumberof“silentcafes”appearinTokyo.AsweallknowtheworkingpressureontheJapanesemakethemfeelfrustrated.Theyreallyneedaquietplacetorelaxthemselves.Duringrelaxationsilenceiswhattheywant.Thenecessarycommunicationisthroughpaperwithwordsonit.MoreandmoreyoungJapanesepeopleprefersuchaplacetorelaxthemselves.
Thesilentrelaxationisnotonlyincoffeeshops.Eveninsomedancinghallsthedancersdancewithoutloudmusicheardintheplacebutsilentdiscos（迪斯科）.Allthedancersinsuchadancinghallwearwirelessheadphones（无线耳机）connectedwiththeDJ.Themusiccanbeturnedupordownaccordingtothedancers’ownneed.Itsoundsreallyinteresting.
Mostpeoplethinkitisakindofprogressinsocietytorespect（尊敬）othersnomatterwhatyouaredoing.IfyouhaveatriptoTokyoyoucanfindsuchasilentcafétorelaxyourselfinsilence.
1．Whatistheyoungwomandoinginthecoffeeshop?
A．Waitingforafriend B．Drinkingsomecoffee
C．Readingabook D．Seeingamovie
2．Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?
A．Thelibrary B．Thekitchen C．Thegarden D．Thebathroom
3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“frustrated”inParagraph2probablymean?
A．cheerful B．upset C．angry D．dangerous
4．Thedancersinasilentdancinghall____________.
A．dancetothemusicintheirheadphones
B．don’tdanceatall
C．can’tcommunicatewiththeDJ
D．dancealonewithoutmusic
5．Whatcanweknowformthepassage?
A．Thesilentrelaxationisonlyincoffeeshops.
B．Thenumberofthesilentcafesisgettinglarger.
C．Mostpeo