初三英語(yǔ)二模后閱讀CD篇沖刺

中考CD篇沖刺（房山二模）Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntobehad.Butourparentsprobablyadviseustofindajobtomakesomepocketmoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenturnedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:puttingthethingsontheshelvesinorderandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrentakeuppart-timejobs.It'satasteofindependence.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that'snobadthing!SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedetrimentaltoapersonlater.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatemployer’雇s(主)organizationscriticizedyoungadultsbecausetheywereill-preparedforfulltimework.Andtheywereprovednothavingtakenpart-timeworkatschoolage.However,arecentreporthasshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenby20%inthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplethinkgoingouttoworkwillinfluencetheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults—andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properpart-timeworkisagoodwaytohelpyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."It'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthemasenseoffreedom.One13-year-oldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat"IenjoymyjobbecauseI'mmakingmoneyandithelpsmyconfidencespeakingtopeopleandsocializingwithpeopleIworkwith."ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettingupforonaSaturdaymorning.Didyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?Accordingtothepassage,teenagersprobablyprefer_________ontheweekend.A．doinghomeworktohavingfunwithfriendsB．playingsportsoutsidetodoinghomeworkathome31.Whatdoestheword“detrimental”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Harmful.B.Impossible.C.Important.D.Worthy.Accordingtothepassage,GeoffBartonprobablyagreesthat_______.Teenagersliketakingpart-timejobsmorethanfull-timejobs.doingpart-timejobsismoreimportantthanstudyingandresting.takinguppart-timejobsbenefitsteenagers’futureworkinglives.teenagersareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodgrades.What’sthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheschoolchildrenTocriticizeschoolchildrenareoutofcontrolToshowschoolchildrendislikepart-timejobsToencourageschoolchildrentotakepart-timejobsC（旭日二模）Itturnsoutthatascientistcanseethefuturebywatchingfour-year-oldswithasweet.Theresearcherinvitesthechildrenintoasimpleroom.“Youcanhavethissweetrightnow,

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hesays“ButifyouwaitwhileIgooutforafewminutes,youcanhavetwosweetswhenIgetback.”Andthenheleaves.Somechildreneatthesweetthemomenthe’outsthedoor.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersmakeuptheirmindtowait.Theycovertheireyes,theyputtheirheadsdown,theysingtothemselves,theytrytoplaygamesorevenfallasleep.Whentheresearcherreturns,hegivesthesechildrentheirsweets.Andthen,sciencewaitsforthemtogrowup.Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschool,somethingunusualhashappened.Asurveyofthechildren’sparentsandteachersfoundthatthosewho-years-fouroldswerestrong-mindedenoughtoholdoutforthesecondsweetgenerallygrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependableteenagers.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptation(迷惑)earlyonweremorelikelytobelonelyandeasilyupset.Whenwethinkofexcellence,weseeEinstein—deep-eyed,woolly-haired,athinkingmachine.Highachievers,weimagine,werebornforgreatness.Butthenyouhavetowonderwhy,overtime,naturaltalentseemstoflowerinsome,yetdisappearinothers.Thisiswherethesweetscomein.Theabilitytoputoffthepleasureofmeetingneedsisamasterskill,avictoryofthereasoningbrainovertheimpulsive(激動(dòng)的)one.Itisasign,inshort,ofemotionalintelligence.AnditdoesnshowuponanIQtest.InhisbookEmotionalIntelligence,DanielGolemanarguesthatbrainpowerasmeasuredbyIQactuallymatterslessthanqualitiesofmindlikeunderstandingone’sownfeelings,empathy—beingsensitivetootherpeople’andsfeelingthe—aretryingtounderstandishowtheyworktoimproveeachother.Amongtheingredients()forsuccess,researchersnowgenerallyagreethatIQcountsforabout20%:therestdependsoneverythingfromluck,tosocialclassandemotionintelligence.Inthebusinessworld,accordingtopersonalexecutives(),IQgetsyouajob,butEQgetsyouahigherposition.27.Somechildrengettwosweetsintheresearchbecausethey______.A.haveastrongmindB.likeeatingsweetsC.playgamestogetherD.singtothemselves28.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’totEQbelongaccordingtothepassage?A.Beingabletogetajob.B.Understandingone’sownfeelings.C.Beingabletocontrolone’semotionsD.Understanding.thefeelingsofothers.What’sthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?TointroducethebookcalledEmotionalIntelligence.Toexplaintheimportanceofemotionalintelligence.Tosharesomewaysofdevelopingemotionalintelligence.Tosharesomeexamplesofimprovingemotionalintelligence.D豐臺(tái)二模Clarasitsatherdeskdeepinthought.Shestaresatthemathprobleminfrontofherdesperatelytryingtorememberhowtosolveit,butasshesitsthereherlonglistofhomeworkplaysoverinherhead,andshebecomesoverwhelmed.Shebiteshermusic,awaveofcalmspreadsoverherbody,shecloseshereyesandlistenstothemusic.Whenthesongends,Clara’seyesopenandsheturnsofftheradio.Sheagainlooksatthetroublesomequestionandsighs,“Irememberhowtodothisnow,”shesaystoherself.Thenshefinishestheproblem,butthistimecalmerthanbefore.AccordingtoNPRnews,45%ofteenssaytheyarestressedbyschoolpressures,suchashomeworkandgrades.Highschool,andallofthehonorsandAPcourses,canstressoutteenslikeClaratothepointofexhaustion,butitdoesn’thavetobeway.Lotsofstudentscanusestressrelieverstosimmerdownduringtheirschoolday.Musiccanbeoneofthosereliefs.Whenthebodyisstressed,itreleasescortisol(開(kāi)釋皮質(zhì)醇),alifesustainingadrenalhormone(腎上腺荷爾蒙)nicknamed“thestresshormone”.Byplayingmusic,studentsstoptheflow(流動(dòng))ofcortisolreleasedfromtheirbody,thereforereturningtotheirnormal,non-stressedselfquickerthansomeonewhodidn’thearorplayanymusic.Whenreturningtothisstate,teenscanthinkmoreclearly,withtheirstressgone.Musicdoesnotonlycalmthestressedmind,itdevelopscreativity,aswellasimprovingmathandreadingskills.Amusicclasscanhelpstudentswhoarestressedandgivethemanhourofrelaxationduringtheirday.Thiscanhelphighschoolershaveaclearmindtoconcentrateontheirschoolwork.Addingmusictoateen’sdcanhelpthembecomelessstressedandfinallyhelpthemwiththeircourses,makingasmartergeneration.Now,Iknowyou’rethinking,“Whataboutkidswhofindplayingamusicalinstrumenthardorboring?Howwouldtakingamusicclasshelpthem?even”Well,thoughplayinganinstrumentdoesn’necessarilythelpallteens,itisagreedthatthereareveryfewteenswhodonotlistentomusic.Thisshowsthatallstudents,intheirownway,likehearingmusicthroughouttheirday.Themusicthattheylistentocalmsthemandgivesthemreassurance(保證)thattheycanmakeitthroughtheirschoolwork.Thatbeingsaid,allschoolsshouldhavearequiredhouroftimewhenhighschoolerswouldlistentomusic,doeasyhomework,andcalmthemselvesdownaftertheirlongschoolday.

‘relaxatiMusichelpskidsintheireducation,providingthemwithabrighterfutureandensuringthattheytakecareoftheirgeneration,thegenerationbeforethem,andthegenerationstocome.30.Thewords“becomesoverwhelmed”inParagraph1probablymeanA.losesconfidenceB.feelsdisappointed’tsureabouttheanswers31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Musichelpsstudentstobemorecreative.B.Fewstudentscanrelaxthemselvesatschool.C.Addingmusictoateen’sdaystopsthemfromstudying.D.Musicspeedsuptheflowofcortisolreleasedfromthebody.32.AccordingtoParagraph5,weknowthat________.A.takingamusicclassishardandboringB.allteenslistentomusicintheirownwayC.playinganinstrumentisnecessaryforallteensD.allschoolshavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’time33.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBrightFutureofMusicB.TheWayofCalmingDown

“________”.D2014海淀二模Elephantsaresocialanimals.Theylivewiththeirfamilies,givehugsandcalleachotherbyusingtheirtrunks(象鼻)astrumpets.Theyalsomightknowhowtohelpeachother.InarecentelephantstudybyresearchersfromtheUnitedStatesandThailand,pairsofhugeanimalslearnedtocooperate(worktogether)togetsomeearsofcorn.Perhapsthefindingisnottoosurprising:scientistssupposethatelephantsmaybeamongthesmartestanimalsontheplanet.JoshuaPlotnik,whoworkedonthestudy,toldScienceNewsthattheanimalsdidn‘tjustlearnatrick訣(竅).Instead,thewaystheelephantsbehavedshowthattheyunderstandhowworkingtogetherbringsbenefitstoeveryone.Toworkoutwhetherelephantscancooperate,PlotnikandFransdeWaal,acomparativepsychologistatEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,builtatest.Thetestwasbasedononethat‘sbeenusedtostudythebehaviorofprimates靈長(zhǎng)(類動(dòng)物)formorethan70years.Inthecase(事例)ofelephants,theyweretryingtogettosomedeliciouscornsittingonastage.Theroperanaroundthestage.Animalsreceivedcorntreatsonlyifbothpulledtheropeendsatthesametimewiththeirtrunks.Thiscooperationbroughtthestagecloseenoughforthemtoreachthecornwiththeirtrunks.ThescientistsstudiedsixelephantsattheThaiElephantConservationCenterinLampang,Thailand.Theelephantsworkedouthowtogetthecorn,butPlotnikandhisco-workerswantedtoknowiftheanimalshadsimplylearnedatrick,oriftheyunderstoodsomebasicideasaboutcooperation.Sotheresearchersdidmoreexperiments.Inone,asingleelephantwasledtotheropeandstood,alone,waiting.Theanimalwaitedpatientlyformorethan25secondsforanotherelephanttocomealong—theanimalsseemedtoknowthatsometimes,youhavetowaitforhelptogetthejobdone.Sometimesanelephantwaitedaslongas45seconds.―That‘salongtimeforananimalwaitingforfood,‖PlotniktoldScienceNews.Sofar,onlyelephantsandprimateshavesuccessfullycooperatedtomasterthiskindofpull-togethertest.Butthatdoesn‘necessarilytmeanotheranimalsdon‘tcooperate.Plotniksaysmanybehaviorsintheanimalkingdommaybeexplainedbycooperation,butperhapshumanscientistsdon‘tunderstandtherules.Experimentslikethesimplepull-togethertestgivescientistsawaytobegintolearn.56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutelephants?A.Theyusetheirtrunksastrumpetsforfun.B.Theyprobablyknowhowtohelpothers.C.Theyplaywithotheranimalfamilies.D.Theylikeeatingearsofcornbest.57.Whydoesthewritertalkaboutthecaseofelephants?A.Toexplainwhyelephantsareamongthesmartestanimals.B.Totellusthatelephantsarepatientenoughtogetthefood.C.Toshowushowtheexperimentsonelephantswereorganized.D.Tosuggestthatelephantshavesomebasicideasofcooperation.58.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Manyanimals‘behaviorsarerelatedtocooperation.B.Somescientistshavefoundanimals‘rulesofcooperation.C.Moststudiescanprovethereasonwhyanimalscooperate.D.Moreexperimentsareneededtohelpknowaboutcooperation.59.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Thinkof―You‖inWorkingB.AWaytoBegintoLearnC.There‘sNo‘I’inElephantD.NoMatchforElephant2014-2015九年級(jí)期中考試CArethereHarryPorterbooksinyourschooIlibrary?ManykidsallovertheworldarereadingJ.K.Rowling'sbooksinschool.Butsomeparentsthinktheirchildrenshouldn'tbeabletofindthoseandotherbooksinschooIlibraries.ShouldschooIIibrarieskeepbooksthatsomeparentsdon'tapproveof?Shouldtheytakethosebooksofftheshelves?Alloverthecountry,schoolsaretryingtofindsolutionstothisproblem.Readthesearguments.Thendecideforyourself.Yes!SomeBooksSouldBeBanned禁(止)fromSchoolLibraries!"Weneedcertainlimits(限制)，"saidonestudent.HesaidsomebookshavenoplaceinschoolIibraries.BooksshouldmeetcertainstandardsbeforetheyareputinschooIs.Isthisagoodbookforkidstoread?IsitfuIIofviolence(暴力)?DoesitincludebadwordsorideaskidsshouIdnotlearnabout?Ifabookisnotgoodforallkids,itshouldnotbeinaschooIIibrary.Mostparentsknowwhat'sgoodforkids.TheyhavearighttodecidewhichbooksshouldorshouldnotbeinschooIIibraries.Ifparentsdon'thavetimetofindouteverythingtheirkidsread,theyshouldtrustschooIstodothatforthem.No!BooksShouldNotBeBannedfromSchoolLibraries!"Parentsshoulddecidewhattheirownkidsread,"saidNatalieNicol,astudent."Butotherparentsshouldn'tmakethatchoiceforthem."Manyexpertssaythatit'stheparents'job,nottheschooI'sjob,tocheckoutwhattheirkidsarereading.Iftheydon'tIikeabook,theyshouldnotlettheirkidsreadit.WhyshouldafewparentsstopkidsfromreadingstoriesliketheHarryPotterseries?KidsshouldbeabletocheckoutbookstheirparentsthinkareOKtoreadit.ManyschooIsIetkidsborrowcertainbooksiftheyhaveasignedpaperfromaparent.Thatworksfine.Aparentdoesn'tsignthepaperifheorshedoesn'twantthechildtoreadthebook.Otherkidscanreadthebooksiftheyhavepermission.SomebooksarenotOKforallkidstoread.Butifmoreadultswerecarefulaboutwhattheirownkidsread,theywouldn'thavetobanbooksfromthelibrary.53.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“approveof"mean?A.borrowB.acceptC.knowD.keepAccordingtosomeparents,whatshouldschoolsdobeforebooksareputinschools?A.Setcertainstandards.B.LearnaboutthewritersC.Doasurveyonbooks.D.Takeoutthebadwords.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Whetherstudentsshouldreadcertainbooksornot.Whethersomelimitsshouldbesetonbooksornot.WhethersomebooksshouldbeinschooIlibrariesornot.Whetherparentsshouldchoosegoodbooksforkidsornot.D2014延慶一模InaUSstudy,researchersmeasured測(cè)(量)thehappinessof4739peopleover20years.Thestudyfoundthataperson’shappinessdependsonthehappinessofpeopleheconnectswith.Surprisingly,italsofoundthathappinessspreadsnotonlybetweendirectfriends,butalsoamongfriendsofyourfriends’friends!Andthosegoodfeelingsseemtohavethegreatestinfluenceamongfriendsofthesamesex性(別).“Peoplewithmoregoodfriendsarelesslikelytodevelopdepression(情緒低沉)andworry,”saysDr.ToupeyLuft“.Thoughyoucan’tchooseyourfamilyorworkmates,youdohavecontroloverfriendships.”Withalittleeffort,youcanaddmorepositive(正面的,踴躍的)relationshipstoyoursocialcircle.Here’rethesuggestions:“Nobodyisallpositiveorallnegative,”saysLuft.“Buttherearepeopleyoumayfeelmorepositive.Usethatasyourwaytocheckpeopleandkeeprecords.”Whenspendingtimewithothers,payattentiontoyourfeeling.Areyoufeelingtiredandunhappy？Tohelpyoukeeprecords,Luftsuggeststakingamomentwhenyougethometowritedownwhatyourfeelingiswhenaroundthem.Whileit’sgreattogatherwithpositivefriends,it’salsogoodtostaywithothersinthesamelifesituations.“Butifyou’realljustcomplaining(訴苦)andnothingischanging,it’snothealthy,”saysLuft.Areyourfriendsnegative,orareyoudoingmostofthecomplaining?Consideringtheanswerstothesequestionscanhelpyoudecideifyouwanttostandinfrontofthem.