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2021年高考英语大一轮复习单元检测卷 5Unit5NelsonMandela新人教版 必修 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (状元桥改编)A young woman sits alone in a café sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing worker：“Where are the toilets please？” Th s isa familiar scene in Tokyo's so called “silent cafés”， where customers are not allowed to speak, and only municate by writing in notepads. The concept rises by a desire to be alone among young Japanese, a situation brought by economic uncertainty, a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social isolation. The phenomenon is not confined to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos, where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small desk tents designed for conversation free privacy in the office. At the most unusual end of the spectrum(观点), one Kyoto pany offers single women the opportunity to have a “one woman wedding”—a full bridal affair, plete with white dress and ceremonies and the only thing missing being the groom. The trend has its own media expression—“__botch zoku__”， referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things pletely on their own. One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23 year old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home to Tokyo on her day off in order to 实用文档 enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the café， Miss Higashikokubaru said: “I heard about this place inmagazines, and I like ing here. Iwork as a nurse and it'salways very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo. It's a busy big city. I just want to e and sit somewhere quietly on my own. I'm going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere, and it's difficult to find.” The desire t