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.