2023北京初三二模英語匯編：閱讀單選CD篇

2023北京初三二模英語匯編

閱讀單選CD篇

（2023北京西城統(tǒng)考二模）Waterloverswilltellyouthatnotallwatertastesthesame.However,ifyour

watertastesdifferentwhenifsinareusableplasticbottle,anewstudyfindsitmaybeacausefbrworry.

Twoscientists,JanChristensenandSelinaTisler,haveundertakenastudyaboutwhichchemicals（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）

inreusableplasticbottlesgointothewater.Theyletwatersitfbr24hoursinnewbottles,inusedbottlesandin

bottlesthathadjustcomeoutofadishwashingmachine.Afterthat,theycomparedwhattheyfoundinthewaterin

thedifferentbottles.

Theresultswerequiteasurprise.Morethan400difierentchemicalshadleached（析出）fromnewplastic

bottlesintothewater.Waterstoredinusedplasticbottleshadthehighestlevelsofplastic-relatedchemicals.Running

thebottlesthroughadishwasherworsenedtheleaching.Afterasinglewashing,morethan3,500difierentchemicals

endedupinabottle'swater.Manyofthesewererelatedtodishwashersoap（洗碗皂）andremainedevenaftera

secondwashingwithrunningwater.What'smore,dishwashingitselfalsocausedmoreplasticchemicalstoleach.

SimilardiscoverieswerealsomadebyPatHunt,abiologistatWashingtonStateUniversity.Shefoundthatheat

cancausechemicalstomoveoutofplastics.Hotwaterinadishwasherhelpstocleandishes.Butplasticscanstartto

breakdowniftheyareinhotwaterrepeatedly,"Plasticsjustshouldn'tgointhedishwasher,nsheconcludes.

ChristensenandTisler5sstudyfoundsomechemicalsthatareprobablyharmful.Futurestudiescouldmakeclear

howmuchofeachchemicalisthere.Andthafsimportant.Justbecauseachemicalisinthewaterdoesn'tmeanitwill

causeproblems.Muchoftheriskwilldependonhowmuchofachemicalactuallygetsintothebody.

Huntagrees.HThisstudyisastartingpoint,"shesays.Itgivesresearchersideasaboutwhatchemicalsfrom

reusablebottlesareprobablyinwater.Butitdoesn'ttelluswhatrisksthenow-pollutedwatermaybringtous.More

researchisneeded.

Still,loweringexposures（接觸）toplastic-relatedchemicalsisprobablyagoodidea.Huntsuggestsusing

non-plasticbottles.nIfyoudouseaplasticbottle,fillitupanduseitrightaway,nTisleradds."It'sbestnottostore

waterinthemovernightorforlongperiodsoftime.”

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thelengthoftimewateriskeptinplasticsmatters.

B.Waterinnewplasticbottleshasthemostchemicals.

C.Drinkinghotwaterinplasticbottlesharmspeople'shealth.

D.Over3,500plasticchemicalsarefoundindishwashedbottles.

2.Accordingtothepassage,furtherresearchisneededtofindout.

A.whetherchemicalsactuallyenterthebody

B.howplastic-relatedchemicalsgetintowater

C.whatrisksplastic-relatedchemicalsmaycause

D.whenpeopleshouldthrowawayaplasticbottle

3.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Improperusageofplasticbottles.

B.Variousopinionsaboutplasticbottles.

C.Unknownchemicalsinplasticbottles.

D.Researchfindingsaboutplasticbottles.

（2023北京西城統(tǒng)考二模）Whydowedothethingswedo?Whatdrives

ourbehavior?Psychologistshavesuggesteddifferentwaysofthinkingabout

motivation（動機），includinglookingatwhethermotivationarisesfromoutside

（extrinsic）orinside（intrinsic）aperson.

Researchershavefoundthateachtypehasadifferenteffectonaperson*s

behaviorandeffortstoachievegoals.Tobetterunderstandtheinfluenceofintrinsic

andextrinsicmotivationonhumanbehavior,itwouldhelptoleamhoweachtypeworks.

Extrinsicmotivationiswhenyouaremotivatedtoperformabehaviorortakepartinanactivitybecauseyou

wanttogetareward（獎賞）oravoidpunishment.Youwilltakeactionnotbecauseyouenjoyit,butbecauseyou

expecttogetsomethinginreturnoravoidsomethingunpleasant.

Intrinsicmotivationiswhenyoudecidetodosomethingbecauseyoufinditsatisfying.Youareperformingan

activityforwhatitisnotbecauseyouareaftersomeexternal（夕卜部的）reward.Thebehavioritselfisitsownreward.

Studieshaveshownthatofferingtoomanyexternalrewardsfbranalreadyinternallyrewardingbehaviorcan

reduceintrinsicmotivation—whichisknownastheoverjustification（獎勵過當(dāng)）effect.Forexample,ina2008

study,childrenwhowererewardedforplayingwithatoytheyhadalreadyexpressedinterestinplayingwithbecame

lessinterestedinthetoyafterbeingexternallyrewarded.

Thisisnottosuggestthatextrinsicmotivationisabadthing——itcanbebeneficialinsomesituations.For

example,extrinsicmotivationcanbeespeciallyhelpfulwhenapersonneedstocompleteataskthattheyfind

unpleasant.

Mostpeoplewouldacceptthatintrinsicmotivationisbest,butitisnotalwayspossibleineverysituation.

Sometimesapersonsimplyhasnointernalwishtojoininanactivity.

Bothextrinsicandintrinsicmotivationplayakeyroleinlearning.Expertshavearguedthateducation's

traditionalstressonexternalrewards（suchasgrades,reportcards,andgoldstars）underminesanyintrinsic

motivationthatstudentsmightalreadyhave.However,othershavesuggestedthatextrinsicmotivatorscanhelp

studentsfeelmoreknowledgeableintheclassroom,whichinturnbuildsuptheirintrinsicmotivation.

AsprofessorDavidMyersputit,aperson'sinterestoftensurviveswhenarewardisusedneithertobribe（賄

賂）nortocontrolbuttoshowajobwelldone,asina“mostimprovedplayer“award.Putsimply,rewards,rightly

given,canincreaseenjoymentandmotivatehighperformance.

Understandinghoweachtypeofmotivationworksandwhenitislikelytobeusefulcanhelppeopleperform

tasksandimprovetheirlearning.

4.Youdosomethingoutofintrinsicmotivationwhenyou.

A.doschoolworktogetagoodgrade

B.workonasubjectyoufindinteresting

C.takepartinasporttoreceiverecognition

D.cleanyourroomtoavoidcriticismfromyourparents

5.Whydoesthewritermentionthe2008studyinParagraph5?

A.Toexplainthebenefitsofofferingtoysasrewards.

B.Toproveexternalrewardscaninfluenceone'sinterest.

C.Tointroducehowintrinsicmotivationworksinchildren.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofunderstandingintrinsicmotivation.

6.Theword"undermines"inParagraph8means.

A.weakensB.separatesC.improvesD.encourages

7.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.extrinsicmotivationiskeytoone*sachievement

B.intrinsicmotivationhaslittletodowithenjoyingatask

C.properly-givenrewardscanencouragefurtherimprovement

D.offeringrewardsofanykindtakesthefunoutofanactivity

（2023北京海淀統(tǒng)考二模）Mostkidsknowit^wrongtoshoutator

hitsomeone.ButwhatifthatsomeoneisAlexa-anAI（ArtificialIntelligence

人工智能）speaker,orRoomba-arobotcleaner?

AnewstudybyTeresaFlanagan,adevelopmentalpsychologistfromDuke

University,foundthatkidsagedfourtoelevenfeltneitherRoombanorAlexa

shouldbeshoutedatorattacked.However,thatfeelingweakenedaskidsgrew

intotheirteens.

Flanaganwasinspiredtodotheresearchafterwatchingsomemoviesaboutrobots.uInthosemovies,wesee

adultsinteractingwithrobotsinterribleways,“saidFlanagan."Buthowwouldkidsinteractwiththem?”

Flanaganinvited127childrenagedfourtoeleventotakepartinthestudy.Thekidswereaskedtowatchavideo

ofthetwodevices（設(shè)備）andthenanswerafewquestions,likewhetheritwaswrongtoattackAldevicesandhow

smartandsensitivetheythoughtAlexawascomparedtoRoomba.Flanaganstudiedthesurveydataandfound

somethingencouraging.

Overall,kidsdecidedthatbothAlexaandRoomba,unlikehumans,probablyweren'tticklish（怕癢）and

wouldn'tfeelpainwhentheygothit.However,theygaveAlexa,butnotRoomba,highmarksformentaland

emotionalabilities,suchasbeingabletothinkorgettingupsetwhensomeonewasmeantoit.

“YoungchildrenthinkAlexa,evenwithoutabody,hasemotionsandamind,^^Flanagansaid."Buttheydon't

thinkRoombadoes—maybethathassomethingtodowithAlexa'sabilitytohaveverbal（語音的）communication.,,

Althoughtheybelievedthetwointelligentdeviceshaddifferentabilities,childrenacrossallagesagreeditwas

wrongtohitorshoutatthemachines.However,theolderkidsgot,themoretheyreporteditwouldbemoreacceptable

toattackdevices.

Thefindingsoffernewideasaboutthechangingrelationshipbetweenchildrenandintelligentdevicesandraise

importantquestionsabouthowwearesupposedtotreatthemingeneralandasparents.Shouldadults,forexample,

modelgoodbehaviorfortheirkidsbythankingAldevicesfortheirhelp?

Fornow,Flanaganistryingtounderstandwhychildrenthinkitiswrongtoattackintelligentdevices.

8.WhydoesFlanaganmentionsomemoviesinParagraph3?

A.Topresenthowrobotsinfluencechildren.

B.TostresstheimportanceofAltechnology.

C.Toexplainwheretheresearchideacamefrom.

D.Toshowthepopularityofchildren'sTVshows.

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.AdultssetagoodexampleontreatingAI.

B.FlanaganstudiedthedatawiththehelpofAL

C.AlexahasmorephysicalfeelingsthanRoomba.

D.YoungerkidsholdafriendlierattitudetoAldevices.

10.WhatwillFlanaganprobablydonext?

A.ExaminewhatgoodmannerskidsshowtowardAL

B.TestwhetherAlexaismuchsmarterthanRoomba.

C.Surveyhowadultsinteractwithintelligentdevices.

D.StudywhykidsthinkAIisworthyofnicetreatment.

（2023北京海淀統(tǒng)考二模）Aweisthefeelingofamazementandrespectmixedwithsurprise.Research

showsthataweexperiencesdecreasestressandanxietyandincreasepositive（積極的）emotionsandoverall

satisfactioninlife.Itcanalsoimproveourrelationships,makingusmorelikelytohelpothersandmoresupported.

Mostofusconnectawewithsomethingunusualandbeautifiil:nature,musicoraspiritualexperience.But

ordinarypeoplecanbringaboutawetoo.Researchshowswecanbeawedbyournearestanddearest-thepeople

sittingnexttous,ortalkingontheotherendofthephone.Psychologistscallthisinterpersonalawe.

Often,thisinterpersonalaweishowpeoplerespond（反應(yīng)）tolife'sbigchanges,likeseeingababy'sfirststeps

orafriendfightingagainstcancer.Yetinterpersonalawehappensinoureverydaylife,too.JohnBargh,apsychologist,

saidhewas“trulyawestruck^^byhisthen-5-year-olddaughterwhiledininginaMcDonald'syearsago.Whenshe

heardanotherchildcryingacrosstherestaurant,shetookthetoyfromherHappyMeal,walkedoverandhandedit

tohim.

Wccan'tmakesomeoneelsebehaveinanawesomeway,butwecangetpreparedtonoticeitwhentheydoandtake

stepstostrengthentheemotion'spositiveeffects.

Toincreaseyourchancesoffeelingawedbypeoplearoundyou,MariannaCraziosi,anexpertinpositive

psychology,suggestsyoudirectyourattentiontopeople'spositivesidesandcatchthemattheirbest.Youmaythink

yourbrotherorfriendisselfish;theremaybealittletruthtothat,butit'sneverthewholestory."Trytofindexamples

ofhimhelpingothersordoingsomethinggreat.Inotherwords,becomeafieldscientist,likeJaneGoodall,“

Graziosisaid.

Tohelpyourecognizeandrememberaspecialexperience,sayoutloud“Wow,thatwasawesome!”whenawe

strikesyou.Enjoyitinthemomentandtellothersaboutit.Thiswillstrengthenyourpositiveemotions.Andrecallit

orwriteaboutitlater.Studiesshowawecanbedrawnagainsimplybyrememberinganaweexperience.

Whenyoufeelawedbypeoplearoundyou,thankthemandletthemknowjusthowmuchtheiractionsaffect

you.Thismakestheotherpersonfeelgoodandcangiveyourrelationshipanimprovement.Andyou'llalsohave

highlevelsofhappinessandpsychologicalwell-being.

Awecouldbeanywhere.Perhapsawe,whileanordinaryresponsetotheextraordinary,isalsoanextraordinary

responsetotheordinary.

11.Youarclikelytofeelinterpersonalawewhen.

A.youlistentoaCDofapopularsinger

B.youreadabookaboutafamousperson

C.yougetasurprisehelpfromyourfamily

D.youwatchabeautifulsunsetwithfriends

12.BysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph5,Graziosisuggeststhatweshould.

A.readabouthowtogetonwithothers

B.trytogetafullpictureofotherpeople

C.watchcarefullyhowothersdotheirjobs

D.learnfromanexpertinpositivepsychology

13.Thewriterwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.aweoftencomesfromsensesofsatisfaction

B.awemomentsareusuallyverydifficulttocreate

C.natureprovidesthemostaweinoureverydaylife

D.recallingaweexperiencesstrengthensrelationships

14.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RespondtoAweinEverydayLife

B.SpreadAwetoPeopleAround

C.ExpressThankstoAwesomePeople

D.TakedownAwesomeMoments

（20234匕京門頭溝統(tǒng)考二模）Highlyproductivepeoplehavecertainhabitsthatotherpeopledon't.How

aretheygettingsomuchdoneandachievingtheirpurposes?Weallwantsuccess,butwhatarewedoingwrong?

Hereareafewhabitsyoureallyneedtoavoidifyouwanttobehighlyproductive.

Notseeingthebiggerpicture

Startingwiththeendinmindcanhelpyoutoimaginewhatyouaretryingtocreate.Whenyoucanseethebigger

picture,youcanbegintobreakthecoursedowninstepstoseeexactlyhowyou'regoingtogetthere.Thinkingof

theendhelpsyoukeepyoureyeontheprize,especiallywhenyougetlessconfident.

Workingwithoutpriorities（優(yōu)先事項）

Whendecidingwhatstepstotaketoreachtheend,highlyproductivepeopledon'twastetimeondetailsthat

influencethecourse.Makeyourpathsimple.Payattentiontowhatisimportant.

Procrastination（拖延癥）

Thoughitistrue,itcanbethehardestthing.Ifwewaitfortherighttime,itmaytakeusaverylongtimeto

finallyfeelconfidenttobeginsomething.Manythingscanpullusawayfromstartingourproject.

Workinglonghourswithoutbreaks

Youcan'tdoyourbestjobifyou'reverytired.Ifyoutakecareofyourselfyouarebetterpreparedtobeintop

formtodothejobathand.Accordingtostudies,theabilitytogiveattentionbecomesweakerafteraboutanhour,and

thenyouwillbecomelessproductive.Soifyou'retired,don'tworkharder.Youneedatleasta15-minutebreakto

giveyourbrainarestandbereadytodomoreofyourbestwork.

Listeningtopeoplewhosay“no”

Neverbelimitedbyotherpeople.Highlyproductivepeoplearenotpreventedbydifficultyandotherpeople's

ideasaboutwhatthey'redoing.Theyfindawaytogetstarted,andtheyfindawaynottogiveup.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"productive“inParagraph1mean?

A.實際的B.繁忙的C.樂觀的D.高效的

16.Tobeproductive,youshouldavoid.

A.startingwiththeendinyourmindB.keepingyoureyeonimportantthings

C.waitingfortherighttimetogetstartedD.payingnoattentiontowhatothersthink

17.Whichcanhelpdoyourbestworkwhenyouaretired?

A.Trythehardestproject.B.Spendaquarterresting.

C.Workharderthanbefore.D.Spendmoretimeondetails.

（2023北京門頭溝統(tǒng)考二模）Wanttofallasleepfast?Readabookbeforegoingtobed.Itisatthetopof

mostlistsifyouasktheInternetfortipsforfallingasleep.Butwhydoesreadingmakeussosleepy?

“Formanypeople,readingcanberelaxingandenjoyable.Itcanputyourmindandbodyintherightmood（狀

態(tài)）togotosleep,"saysRamanMalhotra.Heisanexpert（專家）attheWashingtonUniversitySleepCenter.Of

course,that'sifyou'rereadingsomethingrelaxing.AccordingtoDr.Malhotra,readinganythingthatcouldmakeyou

tooexcitedprobablyisn'tgoodforrelaxing.

Makingitahabittoreadeverynightbeforebedmightmakereadingevenmorehelpfulforyoursleep.Thisis

becausehavingaregular''relaxingtime“beforebedcanhelpimproveyoursleep.''Addingabedtimeroutine（慣例）

of15to30minutescanseparateyour4sleeptime,fromactivitiesthatcancauseexcitement,saysDr.Malhotra.

Moreover,readingtiresyoureyesout.Thishappenswithbothpaperbooksande-books,butDr.Malhotra

recommends（推薦）paperbooks.

“Mostofthedigital（數(shù)碼的）readerssendoutbluelight,andthislightcancauseourbody'sinternalclocks（生

物鐘）tonotworkcorrectly,hesays."Thiswillmakeitmoredifficultforustofallasleep.^^

Thatbluelightiswhydoctorsadviseyounottospendtimeusingyourphonetooclosetoyourbedtime.Besides,

ifyou'rereadingonaphone,youmayeasilyendupopeningupotherappsandstayinguplate.

Ontheotherhand,sometimesyou'retryingtofinishabookbutarehavingahardtimestayingawakethrough

it.Inthiscase,Dr.Malhotrasuggeststryingabrighterlight.Youcanalsositstraight,ormakesuretheroomisn'ttoo

warm.Ifyoudogetreallytired,though,it'sprobablyasignthatyouneedsomerest.

Readingmightnotbethebestsleepaid（輔助物）foreveryone,butifyoiTvebeenexperiencingsometrouble

recently,itmightbeworthhavingatry.

18.AccordingtoMalhotra,whatmaybetheresultofreadingexcitingbooksbeforebed?

A.Beingawake.B.Beinghungry.C.Beingtired.D.BeingAngry.

19.WhyarepaperbooksrecommendedbyDr.Malhotra?

A.Toadvisepeopletostayupreading.

B.Toencouragepeopletolovereading.

C.Togetmoremoneybysellingpaperbooks.

D.Tostoppeoplebeinginfluencedbybluelights.

20.WhatdoesDr.Malhotraadvisepeopletodowhentheyaretryingtofinishabookbutarehavingahardtime

stayingawakethroughit?

A,Buildabigroom.B.Liedowntoread.

C.Putinabrighterlight.D.Stoptohavesomesnacks.

21.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ReadforFunB.ReadtoSleepC.SleepingHabitsD.SleepingProblems

（2023北京房山統(tǒng)考二模）Yawningissomethingwealldo—maybebecausewe'reboredcarryingout

uninterestingtasksorbecausewe'retired.Sometimes,justseeinganotherpeopleyawncancauseyoutoyawn.But

isyawningreallycontagious（傳染的）,andwhydowedoitinthefirstplace?

Manyofusthinkweopenourmouthswhenweyawntotakeinmoreoxygen（氧氣）,

butinfactitappearsthereisnoclearreason.AccordingtoBBCBitesize,newresearchsuggests

itmightbebecauseyawningcoolsthebraindownandpreventsitfromoverheating,muchlike

Fthefaninyourcomputer.Thismightbewhywe'remorelikelytofeelsleepyandyawninwann

\temperatures.

yawnWhatisclearisthatweyawnmorewhenwe'reverytiredandreadyforashortsleep,and

wecan'tcontrolwhenwedoit——oncewestart,there'snostoppingus!Butit'salsotruethat

yawningisaverycontagiousbehaviour.JohnDrury,aresearcherfromSussexUniversity,toldtheBBC,"Yawning

issomethingthatyoucan'tstop.Dogsyawnwhentheirownersyawn.Animalsyawnateachother.Ithappenswhether

youwanttoornot.^^

Hisresearchintothisbehaviourfoundthatthereisaconnectionwithoursocialgroupandhowcloseweareto

thepeopleinit.Ifweidentifywith（認(rèn)同）thepersonwhoyawns,wearelikelytocopyittoo.

AnotherresearchbytheUniversityofNottinghamin2017foundsimilarresults.Theyaskedvolunteerstowatch

otherpeopleyawn.Theyfoundtheirabilitytopreventyawningwhenothersaroundthemyawnedwaslimited.And

thedesire（渴望）toyawnwasincreasedwhenpeopleweretoldtheycouldn't.Theyalsofound,whenusingelectrical

stimulation（刺激）,thattheywereabletoincreasepeople'sdesiretoyawn.Thesefindings,theysay,couldbeuseful

becauseitcouldhelptreatotherconditionslikeTourette\"L童抽動癥），whichinvolvethesameareaofthebrain.

Whatiscertainisthattheactofyawningcanhappenatanytimeevenwhenwethinkwe'renottired—but,I

hope,notwhenyou'rereadingthisarticle!

22.AccordingtoBBCBitesize,thereasonwhyweyawnmightbe.

A.ourbrainsneedtoexercise

B.wehavetobreathemoreoxygen

Courbrainsneedtobecooleddown

D.wearenotusedtowarmtemperatures

23.WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchbytheUniversityofNottingham?

A.Theuseofelectricalstimulationcanhelpcontrolthestrongwishtoyawn.

B.Peoplecankeepthemselvesfromyawningwhentheyaretoldnottodoit.

C.Peoplearemorelikelytoyawnwhensomeonearoundthemyawns.

D.Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbeusedtopreventsomediseases.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theprocessofyawning.

B.Thereasonsforyawning.

C.Theuseoffindingsaboutyawning.

D.Thedevelopmentofstudyingyawning,

naforeignlanguageandexperiencedifferentcultures.

（2023北京房山統(tǒng)考二模）SeparateBoysandGirlsatSchool

JackWhiteisa17-year-oldstudentwhohasalreadypublishedacollectionofpoetrywithalocalpublisher.Jack

believesswitching（轉(zhuǎn)換）toanall-boysschoolchangedhislife.

“WhenIwasatmycoed（男女同校的）school,poetrywasforgirls,notboys.Boysweresupposedtolike

subjectslikemath,computers,andscience.WhenIwrotepoems,theboysatschoolusedtomakefunofme.Atmy

newschool,thingsaredifferent.

Jackmaynotrealizethatboysandgirlsalsoleamandthinkdifferentlybasedonspecific（特有的）biological

developments.Thesedifferenceshaveaneffectonhowandwhenboysandgirlsleam,sosingle-sex（單性別的）

educationisactuallybetterforchildren.

Take,forexample,braindevelopment.Theareasofthebraininvolvedinlanguage,feelings,physical

coordination（協(xié)調(diào)），andsocialrelationshipsdevelopinadifferentorderandspeedingirlsandboys.Teenagegirls

finditeasiertoanswerthequestion,uHowdoesthestorymakeyoufbel?”thanteenageboys.Researchhasshown

thatteenagegirls'brainsdeveloptheconnectionsbetweenlanguageandemotionsearlierthanboys'brains.Ateenage

boywillhavemoredifficultyansweringthatquestionbecausehisbrainhasnotfiillydevelopedthatconnectionyet.

Inasingle-sexclassroom,everyone'sbrainisdevelopingatsimilarspeeds,soteacherscanteachaccordingtotheir

students5actualabilities.

Boysandgirlsalsohavedifferenthearingabilities.Girlshaveasenseofhearingwhichistwotofourtimes

betterthanboys.Womenteachersoftenspeakmorequietly,soboysmayhavemoredifficultyhearingawoman

teacherifsheistalkinginher“normal"voice.Theteacherneedstospeakloudertogettheboys'attention.Inasingle-

sexschool,teachersdonothavetokeepadjustingthevolumeoftheirvoice.

Jackmightnotnoticethebiologicalargumentswhysingle-sexeducationisbetter,butherealizesthatheis

learningfasterathisnewschool.AsJacksays,“IhatedwritingandstudyingEnglishinmyoldcoedschool,butlook

atmenow,Iamapublishedpoet!MynewschoolhelpedmebecomecomfortablewithwhoIreallyam.^^

25.Whatcanweleamfromthepassage?

A.Girlsusuallyhavelessopportunitiestotalkinclassinacoedschool.

B.Jackwaslaughedatbyotherboysbecausehewasnotgoodatpoetry.

C.Thepartofthebrainthatunderstandsouremotionsgrowsslowerinboys.

26.Whatwillprobablyhappeninasingle-sexschool?

A.Studentswillleamandmakeprogressatthesamespeed.

B.Teacherswillgivelessonsbasedontheirstudents*abilities.

C.Studentswillbeexpectedtoleampoetryasamainsubject.

D.Teacherswillaskmorequestionsinvolvedinstudents,emotions.

27.Thewords"adiustin式thevolume“inParagraph5probablymean"

A.changingtheloudnessB.increasingtheclearness

C.loweringthelevelD.controllingthespeed

28.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainwhysingle-sexeducationisbetter.

B.Toshowhowaboybecameapublishedpoet.

C.Tocomparehowboysandgirlsthinkdifferently.

D.Todiscusstheproblemofwritingpoemsatschool.

（2023北京昌平統(tǒng)考二模）Whilemanypeopleseechoresasnecessarypains,therearescience-based

reasonstochangeyourthoughtsaboutchores.Itturnsoutthatdoingchoresisnotalwaysinthewaysthatyoumight

think.

Asresearchersstatehereinastudy,doingtaskswhichdon'tneedalotofeffortallowsthemindtofloataround

whereitwill.Yourmindgetsabreakandallowsyoutoconsideroldproblemswithneweyes.Infact,effortlesstasks

createmoregreatideasthandifficulttasksorjustresting.So,doingchorescanleadtocreativeproblem-solving.

Choresareexercisesnacksforhealth.Thephrase"exercisesnacks“referstosmall,eventiny,piecesofphysical

activity,suchasstandingforafewminutesaftersittingfbrawhile,takingatwo-minutewalk,ordoingachorelike

sweepingupthekitchen.Researchershavestudiedtheeffectsofexercisesnacksranging（范圍）from30seconds,

likewalkingupaflightofstairs,to10minutes,likewashingdishes.Someofthehealtheffectsincludeimproved

memory,reducedriskofsomeseriousdiseases,andlongerlife.

Choresarerelatedtoourmental（心理的）health.Completingchoresincreasesyoursenseofself-efficacy,

knownasaperson'sbeliefthattheyhavetheabilityandskillstoreachtheirgoals.Self-efficacy,whichwasfirst

developedbyProfessorAlbertBandurainthe1970s,hasbeenshowntoincreaseconfidence,lowself-efficacyis

connectedwithworries,sadnessandhopelessness,whilehigherself-efficacyisconnectedwithlifesatisfaction,self-

confidence,socialconnectionandgrowthmindset（思維）.

Doingchorescanreducestress.AsmallstudyfromFloridaStateUniversityexploredwhetherthechoreofdish