More and more people are interested in paid study rooms(付费自习室) with cute tables and chairs, air purifiers(空气净化器), green plants, pretty walls and quiet computer keyboards. Some places have sunrooms and learners can enjoy the beautiful views through large windows. The staff will tell people to keep quiet in the study areas.
“We hope to offer(提供) a good learning place to people who want to study,” said Wang Yi, the founder(创办人) of a 24-hour paid study room. “After it opened, the number of people coming is much larger than we first thought. So we are now looking for new places.”
Feng Jia comes to the paid study room every day to get ready for exams. “There are not enough seats in public libraries. Also, there are many people talking or walking around,” he said. “At home, it is even more ▲ to focus because of phones, snacks and pets.”
While many people welcome the paid study rooms, others are afraid that these rooms will replace(取代) libraries. In fact, public libraries and paid study rooms are meeting the different needs of people. People come to public libraries for the large number of books, while they go to the study rooms for the learning environment(环境).
() 1. The underlined word “staff” in paragraph 1 means “”.
A. students B. readers C. workers D. members
() 2. People can do the following in the paid study rooms EXCEPT(除了) .
A. see many cute tables and chairs B. enjoy the learning environment
C. get ready for their coming exams D. talk with others and walk around
() 3. Which of the following words can be filled in the blank “▲”?
A. easy B. difficult C. wonderful D. boring
() 4. Which one is TRUE about public libraries?
A. They have enough seats all the time.
B. People can read many books there.
C. They will replace paid study rooms.
D. People can take snacks and pets there.
() 5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some good learning places for study.
B. How students focus on their study.
C. Why paid study rooms are popular.
D. New ideas about paid study rooms.

1. C
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C

【分析】
这是一篇关于付费自习室的英语阅读理解，共5道题，涵盖词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意等题型。解题时需结合原文信息逐一分析：1. 词义猜测题：根据划线词所在句的语境，staff是负责提醒人们保持安静的人，结合选项判断含义；2. 细节理解题：需找到原文中关于付费自习室禁止或不允许的行为，排除符合的选项；3. 逻辑推理题：根据上下文冯佳的表述，家里的干扰因素导致难以集中注意力，选择合适的形容词；4. 细节理解题：定位原文关于公共图书馆的描述，匹配选项；5. 主旨大意题：梳理全文内容，确定核心主题是付费自习室受欢迎的原因。
【解析】
1. 根据第一段“The staff will tell people to keep quiet in the study areas.”可知，staff是在学习区维持秩序的人，即“工作人员”，对应选项C。A学生、B读者、D成员均不符合语境，故选C。
2. 原文提到付费自习室是安静的学习场所，要求保持安静，因此不能交谈或随意走动，选项D是不允许的行为，故选D。A、B、C均是付费自习室可提供或做的事，排除。
3. 冯佳提到家里有手机、零食、宠物等干扰，因此更难集中注意力，“difficult”（困难的）符合语境，故选B。A容易、C精彩、D无聊均不符合，排除。
4. 根据最后一段“People come to public libraries for the large number of books”可知，公共图书馆有大量书籍，选项B正确。A原文说图书馆座位不足，错误；C原文说两者互补，不会取代，错误；D原文未提及图书馆允许带零食宠物，错误，故选B。
5. 全文围绕付费自习室展开，介绍其受欢迎的原因（环境好、解决图书馆座位问题等），选项C符合主旨。A未突出付费自习室；B偏离主题；D未强调受欢迎，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是贴近生活的英语阅读理解，考查学生对原文细节的定位、词义猜测及主旨归纳能力，题型常规，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6