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Why College Is Not Home
The college years are supposed to be a time for important growth in autonomy（自主性）and the development of adult identity. However, now they are becoming an extended period of  adolescence，during which many of today's students are not shouldered with adult responsibilities.
For previous generations, college was a decisive break from parental control；guidance and support needed to come from people of the same age and from within. In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family, thanks to cell phones，email and social media, have increased significantly. Some parents go so far as to help with coursework. Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passage from the shelter of the family to autonomy and adult responsibility, universities have given in to the idea that they should provide the same environment as that of the home.
To prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility, college needs to be a time of exploration and experimentation. This process involves "trying on" new ways of thinking about oneself both intellectually（在思维方面）and personally. While we should provide "safe spaces" within colleges, we must also make it safe to express opinions and challenge majority views. intellectual growth and flexibility are fostered by strict debate and questioning.
Learning to deal. with the social world is equally important. Because a college community（群体）differs from the family, many students will struggle to find a sense of belonging. If students rely on administers to regulate their social behavior and thinking pattern, they not facing the challenge of finding an identity within a larger and complex community.
Moreover, the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders.
If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined（规定）and controlled, the insensitive or aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize may actually be encouraged.
It is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out, particularly when there are reasons to do so. Our generation once joined hands and stood firm at times of national emergency. What is lacking today is the conflict between adolescents, desire for autonomy and their understanding of an unsafe world. Therefore, there is the desire for their dorms to be replacement homes and not places to experience intellectual growth.
Every college discussion about community values, social climate and behavior should include recognition of the developmental importance of student autonomy and self-regulation, of the necessary tension between safety and self-discovery.
24. What's the author's attitude toward continued parental guidance to college students?
A. Sympathetic    B. Supportive    C. Disapproving    D. Neutral
25. The underlined word "passage" in Paragraph 2 means        .
A. text    B. choice    C. extension    D. change
26. According to the author, what role should college play?
A. To foster students' intellectual and personal development.
B. To define and regulate students' social behavior.
C. To develop a shared identity among students.
D. To provide a safe world without tension for students.
27. Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
 
I: introduction  P: point  Sp: sub-point  C: conclusion
C
Last summer, two nineteenth-century cottages were rescued from remote farm fields in Montana, to be moved to an Art Deco building in San Francisco. The houses were made of wood. These cottages once housed early settlers as they worked the dry Montana soil; now they hold Twitter engineers.
The cottages could be an example of the industry's odd love affair with "low technology," a concept associated with the natural world, and with old-school craftsmanship that exists long before the Internet era. Low technology is not virtual（虚拟的）--so, to take advantage of it, Internet companies have had to get creative. The rescued wood cottages, fitted by hand in the late eighteen-hundreds, are an obvious example, but Twitter's designs lie on the extreme end. Other companies are using a broader interpretation of low technology that focuses on nature.
Amazon is building three glass spheres filled with trees, so that employees can "work and socialize in a more natural, park-like setting." At Google's office, an entire floor is carpeted in glass. Facebook's second Menlo Park campus will have a rooftop park with a walking trail.
Olle Lundberg, the founder of Lundberg Design, has worked with many tech companies over the years. "We have lost the connection to the maker in our lives, and our tech engineers are the ones who feel most impoverished, because they're surrounded by the digital world," he says. "They’re looking for a way to regain their individual identity, and we've found that introducing real crafts is one way to do that."
This craft-based theory is rooted in history. William Morris, the English artist and writer, turned back to pre-indu-strial arts in the eighteen-sixties, just after the Industrial Revolution. The Arts and Crafts movement defined itself against machines. "Without creative human occupation, people became disconnected from life," Morris said.
Research has shown that natural environments can restore our mental capacities. In Japan, patients are encouraged to "forest-bathe," taking walks through woods to lower their blood pressure.
These health benefits apply to the workplace as well. Rachel Kaplvin，a professor of environmental psychology, has spent years researching the restorative effects of natural environments. Her research found that workers with access to nature at the office--even views of trees and flowers—felt their jobs were less stressful and more satisfying. If offices can potentially nourish the brains and improve the mental health of employees then, fine, bring on the cottages.
28. The writer mentions the two nineteenth-century cottages to show that          .
A. Twitter is having a hard time
B. Internet companies have rediscovered the benefits of low technology
C. early settlers once suffered from a dry climate in Montana
D. old cottages are in need of protection
29. Low technology is regarded as something that          .
A. consumes too much energy B. is related to nature
C. is out of date today         D. exists in the virtual world
30. The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that human beings         .
A. have destroyed many pre-industrial arts
B. can become intelligent by learning history
C. have a tradition of valuing arts and crafts
D. can regain their individual identity by using machines
31. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. The More Craftsmanship, the Less Creativity
B. Past Glories, Future Dreams
C. The Virtual World, the Real Challenge
D. High-tech Companies, Low-tech Offices
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