北京市海淀區(qū)近五年九年級第一學期期末英語匯編之閱讀理解（帶答案）

北京市海淀區(qū)近五年九年級第一學期期末英語匯編-閱讀理解北京市海淀區(qū)2019-2020學年九年級上學期期末英語試題閱讀理解AOnSeptember17'h,2019,"BingDwenDwen"and"ShueyRhonRhon"werechosenasthemascots（吉祥物）forthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicGamesandtheParalympics（殘奧會）.It'sacartoonimageofapandawearingaspacesuit.Itlookslikeawintersportsathletefromthefuture."Bing"means"ice"inChinese,whichisasymbolofwintersports."Dwen"suggestshealth."DwenDwen"givestheimageamorefriendlyfeel.Altogether,"BingDwenDwen"showsthespiritoftheOlympics,includingastrongmindandahealthybody.ItlookslikearedlanternhangingonhomesandstreetstocelebrateChineseNewYear.OnitsheadarepapercutsofpigeonsintheshapeoftheTempleofHeaven."Shuey"means"snow"inChinese."RhonRhon"aretwodifferentChinesecharacterswiththesamepronunciation.Themascot,"ShueyRhonRhon",symbolizescommunicationamongdifferentcultures.TheideabehindthesetwomascotsistoconnecttraditionalChineseculturewiththeGames.ThepandaisdesignedwithitsmodernappearancetoshowourgreatexpectationsfortheGamesandourwelcometothewholeworld.Thevividredimageof"RhonRhon"remindspeopleofthecelebrationofChina'sSpringFestival.21."BingDwenDwen"isacartoonimageof________________.A.apigeon B.apanda C.alanternD.aspacesuit22.Whatdoesthemascot"ShueyRhonRhon"symbolize?A.Thestrongmindofallathletes.B.ThefriendlinessoftheOlympics.C.Athletesfromdifferentcultures.D.Communicationamongdifferentcultures.23.Theideabehindthetwomascotsisto__________________.A.stresstheimportanceofhealthB.introducewaysofcommunicationC.showtraditionalChinesecultureD.celebrateChina'sSpringFestivalBYearsago,wewere,askedtocreateanewspaperingroupsaboutworldcultureinourhistoryclass.Wefirstwrotethenamesofthreefriendswewantedinourgroup.Unluckily,Mrs.Bartlett,ourteacher,didn'tputmeinthegroupwithanyofmyfriends.Instead,IwaswithMauro,whoneverspokeEnglish,Juliette,whoalwaysworethickglassesandRachel,whoworestrangeclothes.Ihadnevertalkedtothem.Oh,howbadlyIwantedtobewithmyfriends!IwassosadthatIwalkeduptoMrs.Bartlett."Iknowwhatyouwant,Karina,"shegentlypattedmeonmyshoulder,"butyourgroupneedsaleader.Ineedyoutohelpthemgetapassinggradeonthisproject.Onlyyoucanmakeit."Iwasshocked."Willyouhelpthem?"sheasked."Yes"Ireplied.Icouldn'tbelieveitcameoutofmymouth,butitdid.Ibravelywalkedtomygroupandstartedourproject.Wehaddifferenttasksaccordingtoourinterests.Gradually,1feltmyselfenjoyingtheircompany.IfoundoutMaurowasstrugglingwithEnglish.BehindJuliette'sthickglasseswerehersparklingeyes.Rachelwassocreativethatshewantedtobeafashiondesigner.Irealizedthattheywerenotstrange；theywerejustpeoplethatnoonecaredenoughfor-exceptMrs.Bartlett.Herthoughtfulnessbroughtoutthebestinthefourofus.Ilearnedsomethingthatweek.Iwasgivenachancetoseeotherpeopleinanewlight.Ilearnedthatwhowe,areismoreimportantthanwhatweareorseemtobe.Mrs.BartlettgaveusanAonthatproject,butthoughtweshouldhavehandeditrightback,forshewastheonewhotrulydeservedit.24.Karinabadlywantedtobewithherfriendsbecauseshethought___________.A.herfriendstookgreatinterestinhistoryB.hergroupmatesknewlittleaboutworldcultureC.itwouldbeeasyforherfriendstocreatenewspapersD.itwouldhehardtocommunicatewithhergroupmates25.WhatcanwelearnaboutKarina'sgroup?A.Juliettedidn'tlikeherthickglassesB.Maurohadtroubleinspeakinginpublic.C.Karinawasmadetheleaderofhergroup.D.Rachelwantedtobeapopstarinthefuture.26.Fromthestory,weknowMrs.Bartlettis_____________________.A.thoughtful B.creative C.honest D.strictCAJohnsHopkinsUniversityresearcher,MelvilleJ.Wohlgemuth,noticedthatthehatsheworkedwithturnedtheirheadstothesidewhenhunting."It'salovelybehavior,andIwascuriousaboutthepurpose,"hesaid."Iwantedtoknowwhenbatsweredoingthisandwhy.Itseemedtohappenashatsweretargetingprey（瞄準獵物）,andthatturnedouttohethecase."Wohigemuth'steamfoundthatabat'sheadandearmovementswentwiththeanimal'ssonarvocalizations（聲納發(fā)聲）tohelpithunt.Thefindingsshowhowmovementscanstrengthensignalsusedbysenseslikesightandhearing-notjustinbats,butindogsandcats,andeveninhumans.Bats'useofecho-location（回聲定位）tofind,locateandcatchpreyiswelldocumented.ButtheleadauthorWohlgemuthandhisteamarethefirsttoshowhowthemysteriousheadandearmovementsinfluencethehunt.Theresearchersusedanovelmethodtostudytheheadandearmovementsofthebigbrownbat,acommonbatspecies.First,researcherstrainedthebattositonaplatformwhiletrackingmovingprey.Afterthat,theresearchersfixedmarkerstothetopofthebat'sheadandbothears.Themarkersallowedtheteamtomeasuretheheadandearpositionsasthebattrackedthepreymovinginvariousdirections.Theyfoundtheheadmovementstookplacewhenthepreychangeddirectionormovedunpredictably.Theearmovementshappenedasthepreygrewcloser,whichhelpedthebatheartheechoesitusedtotrackandcatchtheprey.Mostnotably,theseheadandearmovementswentwiththebat'svocalizations,allowingtheanimaltolocatewherethepreyexactlywas.Co-authorCynthiaF.Mosssaidothersimilarstudiesmissedtheimportanceofheadandearmovements,becauselaboratoriesusuallyobservedthesubjectwithafixedheadposition.That'snothowanimalsoperateintherealworld,whentheirheadsarefreetomove.Mosscomparedthebat'sheadandearmovementstothoseofotherspeciesthatuseactivesensingtoprocessimportantinformation."Bystudyingthesemovements"shesaid,"weashumanscangetinsightintohowmovementshelpanimalssensetheirenvironment."27.TheresearchofWohlgemuthandhisteamisthefirsttoprovethat___________·A.headandearmovementshelpbatslocatethepreyB.animalssendsignalstohelpthemhuntmorequicklyC.humanslearntohuntbycopyinganimals'movementsD.sonarvocalizationscanworkforbothanimalsandhumans28.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout___________.A.howthebatusesheadandearmovementstotrackmovingpreyB.howtheresearchersstudiedtheheadandearmovementsofthebatC.howthebatistrainedtotrackthepreybymovingitsheadandearsD.howtheresearchersmeasuredthemovinghat'sheadandearpositions29.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Bats:AMasterofNightHunting B.Bats:AModelofFastMovementsC.Bats:AnExpertofExactLocation D.Bats:AnExampleofMysteriousAnimalsDOurbrainsbelieveinformationautomatically（自動地）-evenifit'sfalse-becausewecanlearnefficientlythisway."We'relearningfalseinformationnotbecausewe'repoorlearnersornotworkinghard,"saysDavidRapp,apsychologyandeducationprofessoratNorthwesternUniversity."Inmanycases,it'sausefulskillforustoacceptwhatpeopletellus,becauseoftenwhatpeopletellusistrue."Whenwehearnewinformation,thosefreshfactsdon'tcoverwhatweknewbefore.We'lldrawonoldornewinformationwhenthesituationcomesup.___________.Short-termmemoriesareeasierforourbrainstoaccessthanfactsweheardlongerago,becausethey'refresherinourminds-evenifthey'rewrong.Sincewehavetothinkbackfurthertorememberoldinformation,wewilloftenignoreitinfavourofnewinaccurate（不準確的）information.Newinformationiswhatwe'recurrentlythinkingaboutorhasbeenrecentlypresentedtous,whiletheoldoneisn'tasreadilyavailable.Wealsobuyintothefactsthatseemmorereasonable.Often,thismeanstheyfitbetterwithwhatwewanttobelieve,whichcanexplainwhypeoplequotedifferentfactsinpoliticaldebates.Bothcandidatessaidsomethingthatwasobjectivelytrueornot,butpeoplewouldgowithwhattheyhopetobetrue.Thingsgeteventrickierwhentruthandfalsehoodcoexistintheinformation.Forinstance,ourbrainsaren'tsurewhethertobelievethedescriptionsofLondoninHarryPotter."Don'tlookforthattrainstationtoHogwarts,buttheremightbestreetsmentionedthatarereal,"saysDr.Rapp.Infact,ourbrainscankeeptrackofwhat'strueorfalsebymentallytagging（標記）factsaseithertrueorfalse,butsortingallthatinformationtakestime.Inmanycases,weareunlikelytothinkcriticallytogetinformation,especiallywhenwearereadingforpleasure.Howeverit'sworthputtingintheextraefforttohaveasecondthoughtabouttheinformationthatseemsdoubtful."WiththeeasethatwecanlookthingsupontheInternet,"saysDr.Rapp,"there'snoreasonnotto.""Seekoutreliablesources,"headds.30.ThemissingsentenceinParagraph2mightbe"___________".A.WealwaysfindtheinformationupdatingfastnowadaysB.Oftentimes,weusetheinformationweheardmostrecentlyC.Fromtimetotime,wefailtorememberunimportantthingsD.Wehardlyseeoldinformationthatisdifferentfromthetruth31.Theunderlinedphrase"buyinto"inParagraph3canbereplacedby___________.A.believein B.learnfrom C.comeupwithD.careabout32.WhydoesthewritermentionHarryPotterinParagraph4?A.Toprovepeopleareunabletothinkcriticallywhenreading.B.Toshowtheinformationwegetcanbeamixoftrueandfalse.C.Towarnreadersofthenegativeinfluence,offalseinformation.D.Toexplainhowindividualfactsarementallytaggedastrueorfalse.33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Ourbrainscandoverylittlewithfalseinformation.B.Short-termmemoriescancoverlong-termmemories.C.Dr.RappcallsonpeoplenottodependontheInternet.D.Peopleneedtodouble-checktheinformationtheyquestion.【答案】21.B22.D23.C24.D25.C26.A27.A28.B29.C30.B31.A32.B33.D北京市海淀區(qū)2018-2019學年九年級上學期期末英語試題閱讀理解26．（6分）FuturePlansYourfutureplanisallaboutsupportingyoutobecomethebestpersonyoucanbe．Whatdoyouwanttodointhefuture？Herearesomeanswersfromsomestudents．LaurentWhenIamolder．Iamgoingtotravelmore．IcametotheUKfromItalywhenIwasfive．AsIamgoingtotravel，IwilllearnasmanynewlanguagesasIcan．IwilllearnChineseandRussian．Sorry，Iforgottosay，mynameisLaurentandIhopeIwillmeetyouonmytravelsinthefuture!RosieHi，mynameisRosie．Iam17yearsold．IamgoingtobeadoctorwhenIamolder．Ilovetostudyandwillgotomedicalschool．Afterthat，Iamgoingtotravelabroad，toAfricaandIndiaandworkinhospitalstogetsomeexperience．Iknowitwillbedifficult，butIwillbestrongandwon'tgetfrightenedevenifthingsgethard．Iwanttobethebest!KevinMynameisKevinandIam15yearsold．IamnotsurewhatjobIwantwhenIamolder，butIdoknowthatIwanttogotouniversity．IamgoingtostudyEnglish，ItalianandmathinYear12&13andthengotoagooduniversitytostudymodernlanguages．MaybeIwillbecomeafamouswriterorartist．（1）LaurentcametotheUKfrom．A．ItalyB．RussiaC．ChinaD．Africa（2）Rosieisgoingtobe．A．a(chǎn)writerB．a(chǎn)teacherC．a(chǎn)doctorD．a(chǎn)traveler（3）Kevinwantsto．A．travelabroadB．gotouniversityC．teachinschoolsD．workinhospitals27．（6分）Adogonasurfboardissomethingyoumightenjoyseeinginafunnyvideo．Butwouldyoubelievethatarealsurfingdogcouldhelpraisemoneyforthoseinneed？AdognamedLuckyisusingherspecialtalentstodojustthat．Lucky'strainerstartedcoachinghertobecomeaservicedogwhenshewasapuppy．Luckydidwellduringtraining．Shelearnedhowtoturnonlights，opendoors，anddootherjobs．Theseskillswouldbeusefulforhertohelpapersonwithspecialneeds．Judy，thedog'strainer，concentrated（關注）onLucky'spositivequalities．Likemostdogs，Luckylovedwater，soJudytookhertothebeach，Luckyquicklybecamegoodatsurfing．Hertalentgotpeople'sattention．Judydecidedthatinsteadofbeingaservicedog，Luckywouldbecomea"surfing"dog．TheideawasthatLuckycouldusehersurfingtalenttoraisemoneytohelppeople．Lucky'sfirstcharityeventwasin2009．ShestarredatanactivitytohelpateenagernamedPatrick．Patrickwasunabletowalk，buthehadalwaysdreamedofsurfing．Attheevent，PatrickandLuckyweresupposedtousetheirownsurfboards．LuckydecidedtojumponPatrick'sboard，however．Theysurfedtogetherandraised$10，000．ThemoneyhelpedpayforPatrick'smedicaltreatmentandhisownservicedog．Encouragedbythisevent，JudystartedtheorganizationnamedSurfingforPaws﹣abilities．Luckynowtravelstodifferentplacesandsurfsateventstoraisemoneyfortheorganizationthathelpspeopleinneed．NotonlydoesLuckyraisemoneybutalsowhatshehasdoneInspiresmanyotherorganizationstohelpbothpeopleandanimals．She'ssurfedtomakemoneytobuypetmasksforfiredepartments．She'ssurfedatcharityeventstohelpfighthumanandanimalcancer．She'sevenshownoffhersurfingskillstoraisemoneytobuyteddybearsforchildreninhospitalsandpeopleinnursinghomes．Asof2012，thisamazingdoghasraised$250，000tohelpthoseinneed．（1）WhatisLucky'specialtalent？A．Surfingonboard．B．Turningonlights．C．Makingavideo．D．Openingdoors（2）Wecanknowfromthepassagethat．A．LuckyisPatrick'sservicedogB．LuckylooksaftersickchildrenC．LuckyvisitsoldpeopleinnursinghomesD．Luckyhelpsbothpeopleandanimals（3）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．Dogsarehumans'goodfriendsB．ThepersonwhotrainsdogswellC．CharityneedsgreatdoghelpersD．Thedogwhosurfstoraisemoney28．（8分）Whenitcomestodaysoftheweek，Mondaygetslittleexpectation．Isurveyedfriends，andtheresultswereveryclear．Whenaskedwhichdayoftheweektheyliketheleast，90percentofmyfriendschoseMonday．NotonepersonthoughtofMondayashisorherfavoriteday．SongwritershaveevenwrittenasongabouthorribleMondays．Inthe1960s，amusicalgrouphadahittitled"Monday，Monday．"Theysang，"Everyotherdayoftheweekisfine，yeah．ButwheneverMondaycomes，youcanfindmecryingallofthetime．"Idon'tagreewithalltheseideas．Infact，IthinkthatMondayisactuallythebestdayoftheweek．Firstofall，considerallthegoodthingsthathappenonMondays．Ifyouareasportsfan，youmaygettowatchMondayNightFootballinthefall．Furthermore，quiteafewpublicholidays，includingMemorialDay，LaborDay，andColumbusDay，arecelebratedonMondays．Thatmeansthatseveraltimesayear，aMondayprovidesathree﹣dayweekend．Andaccordingtoconsumer（消費者）websites，Mondayisthebestdaytogetagooddealonacarbecausetherearen'tasmanypeopleshoppingonthefirstdayoftheworkweek．ExpertssaythatyoucanalsogetthebestonlinedealsonMondays．Thisisespeciallytrueforelectronics，suchascomputers，TVs，andvideogames．Tome，however，there'ssomethingevenmoreimportantaboutMondays．EachMondaystandsfornewbeginning．Forexample，lastweekIgotbehindonmyhomeworkandhadtospendtheweekendcatchingup．ButassoonasMondayarrived，Ihadacleanslate．AnotherweekIforgottodosomeofmychores，soIhadtogiveupgoingtoamoviewithmyfriendsontheweekend．IalsoloveMondaysbecausewefrequentlystartnewlessonsatschoolatthebeginningoftheweek．Whilelastweek'stopicsmayhavebeenboring，Mondaycanbringanewbooktoread，moreexperimentstoconduct，ormathproblemstoworkout．IrealizethatIamprobablynotgoingtopersuadeeveryonethatMondayisthebestdayoftheweek，buthopefullyIcanencourageafewpeopletochangetheirattitude．ThenexttimeaMondaycomes，thinkaboutallthegoodthingsthatcouldhappenandlookforwardtothedayinsteadoffearingit．There'snowaytoavoidMondays，sojoinmeinmakingthebestofthem．Whoknows？Youmightevenstartlikingthefirstdayoftheworkweek．（1）Whydoesthewritermentionthesong"Monday，Monday．"inParagraph1？A．Becauseitwasaverypopularsonginthe1960s．B．Becauseitshowsmostpeopledon'tlikeMonday．C．BecausesongwritersliketowritesongsaboutMonday．D．BecausethemusicalgroupoftenperformedonMonday．（2）Thewords"acleanslate"inParagraph3probablymean""．A．a(chǎn)freshstartB．a(chǎn)suddenstopC．a(chǎn)tiringendD．a(chǎn)nearfuture（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．Peopledon'tliketogoshoppingonlineonweekdays．B．Thewriterlikesdoingchoresinsteadofgoingtoamovie．C．Thelessontopicsonweekdaysarealwaysinteresting．D．SomepublicholidaysonMondaysmakethree﹣dayweekends．（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A．WhatmakesMondaytheworstday．B．WhysomepeoplelikeMondaytheleast．C．WhyMondayisthebestdayoftheweek．D．HowwecanmakegooduseofMondays．29．（6分）Sincethefirstpersonwalkedonthemoonin1969，technologyhasgreatlyhelpedspaceexploration．Inrecentyearsscientistshavebuiltaspecialrobottoaccompanyastronautsonspacemissions（任務）．Becausethisrobotlooksandmoveslikeaperson，scientistscallitahumanoidrobot．ThelatestmodelofthehumanoidrobotisknownasR2，shortforRobonaut2．R2wasfirstlaunchedintospaceonFebruary24，2011．ItwasbuiltbytheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（NASA）andthecarproducerGeneralMotors（GM）．R2weighs330poundsandcosts$2.5milliontobuild．Ithasarmsandahead﹣filledwithvisionequipment﹣butnolegs．Its"brain"，orcomputer，isinitsstomach．R2'sarmscanhold20pounds．Eachbendablefingerhas5poundsofgraspingforce．R2'shandsarealsoskillful．Sinceitshandsareshapedlikehumanhands，R2canusehumantoolstocompletetaskstraditionallyperformedbyastronauts．"Astronautsabsolutelyhavetheirdaypackedfromtheminutetheywakeupuntiltheygotobed．IfRobonautcanprovidejustanhour'sworthofrelieftotheastronautsdoingsomethingtheydon'twanttodo，thatwouldmakeitworthitrightthere，"saysNicRadford，thedeputyprojectmanagerofR2．OneadvantageofworkingwithR2willbethatitcan'tcomplainaboutitswork!Astronautswillalsoappreciatethefactthattherobotcanperformitsdutieswithoutconstantsupervision（監(jiān)管）．R2canbeassignedataskandthencheckedonperiodically．IfR2doesnotcompleteataskcorrectly，astronautswillbeabletomakeminoradjustmentstoadapt（適應）therobot'sbehaviorsothatthetaskgetsdoneright．R2isstillinthedesignstageofdevelopment，whichmeansthatscientistsarefrequentlytestingitandlookingforwaystoimproveit．Rightnow，humanoidrobotsdonothavetheprotectiveequipmentneededtoworkoutsidethespacestation．Astechnologyadvances，humanoidrobotswillbeabletohelpastronautswithdangeroustasksaswellasroutineones．Inthefuture，humanoidrobotswillbeastronauts'eyesinspace，goingtoplacesconsideredtoodifficultorunsafeforastronautstoexplore．Someofthemwillbemountedonwheelstoexplorethesurfaceofplanetsorasteroids（小行星）．Therobotswillbeabletosendbackvideosandhelpastronautsgatherinformationabouttheatmospheresoftheseplaces．Oneoutcomeofusingthesehumanoidrobotswillbeagreaterunderstandingoftheinteractionbetweenhumansandrobots．NASAengineersbelievethatwhenhumansandrobotscombineforcesandworktogether，theresultswillbebetterthanwhateithercouldachievealone．JohnOlson，adirectoratNASAheadquartersinWashington，D．C．，saysthattheprojectwillallowustogofartherandachievemorethanwecanprobablyevenimaginetoday．（1）Accordingtothepassage，weknowthatR2．A．hasskillfularmsandlegsB．looksandmoveslikeapersonC．hasn'tbeenlaunchedyetD．providesjustonehour'srelief（2）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat．A．R2canonlyperformitsdutieswithconstantsupervision．B．R2isdesignedtoonlyhelpastronautsdealwithroutinetasks．C．R2willbeabletoworkoutsidethespacestationinthefuture．D．R2hasalreadytakentheplaceoftheastronauts'eyesinspace．（3）JohnOlsonbelievesthat．A．humanoidrobotswillbebetteratunderstandinghumansB．a(chǎn)stronautswillgofartherinspacethanhumanoidrobotsC．humanswillachievemoregoalswiththehelpofhumanoidrobotsD．robotswillgatherinformationabouttheatmospheresoftheearth【答案】（26）ACB（27）ADD（28）BADC（29）BCC北京市海淀區(qū)2017-2018學年九年級上學期期末英語試題閱讀理解ANewYear’sResolutionPostedbyLaurenConradDecember28,2017Youguys,Icannotbelieveit’sabouttobe2018!Ifyouhaven’tthoughtofyour2018NewYear’sresolutionyet,startbychoosingonewordfromthelistbelow.LovePeaceKindnessJoyPatienceSelf-controlKathieDecember29,2017ThewordthatIchoosefromthelistisjoy.Whetherthatmeansjoggingwithmyclassmatesinthemorning,walkingmydogintheneighborhood,orenjoyingdinnerwithmyparents,IamgoingtomakesureItakethetimetohavefun!SofiaDecember30,2017Self-controlwouldbemywordforthecomingyear.ThisyearIamgoingtobeamorningperson!I’llwakeupearlyandstartmydayat5aminsteadof6am.ImaginewhatIcoulddowith5morehourseveryweek!TaylorDecember31,2017Mywordisn’tonyourlist.ButthisyearI’dlike“SLOW”toguideme,whichmeansmanythingstome.Iwilltrytoavoidtoomuchhomeworkinordertothinkdeeply,slowlyreadabookinsteadofquicklylookingthroughsocialmedia,andgotobedearlierinordertohaveslowermornings.45.WhendidKathiemakeherresolution?A.OnDecember28. B.OnDecember29.C.OnDecember30. D.OnDecember31.WhatisSofia’swordforthecomingyear?A.Peace. B.Kindness. C.Patience. D.Self-control.47.WhatisTaylorprobablygoingtodoin2018?A.Tojoginthemorning. B.Tolookthroughsocialmediaquickly.C.Toreadabookslowly. D.Towalkhisdogintheneighborhood.BFinallyHomeLastyear,myparentsmovedtothistown.IhadtogotoanewschoolandfoundnoonetobefriendswithbecauseIwasn’tinterestedinthetopicsmostofmyclassmatesliked.“MaybeI’llneverhaverealfriends,”Ithought.Iclosedmyeyesandimaginedplayingmydrums.Suddenly,Iheardthesoundofaguitar.Ifollowedthesoundandfoundoutthatwasaband.Irecognizedtheguitarplayeratmyfirstsightandsodidhe.“Hey,you’reCassiefrommyclass!”hisvoicesurprisedme.“I’msorry,”Isaid.“Ijusthaven’theardanylivemusicinthistownbefore!Yousoundgreat—didyouguyswritethatsong?”“Yeah—well,we’restillworkingonit.I’mMatt.”Hestoodupandheldouthishand.“MindifIlistenin?”Iaskedinalowvoice.“Notatall,”Mattsaid,smiling.“Maybeyoucangiveussomesuggestions!”ThesongwasprettygoodandIcouldreallyimproveitwithmydrumskills.BehindmydrumsetwastheoneplaceIfeltcompletelylikemyself.ButIwasn’tsureifIwantedtoopenthatdoortotheworld.“Hey,doyouplaydrums?”Mattaskedsuddenly.Hisquestionsurprisedme.Howdidheknow?AndthenIfollowedhiseyestomyhands,whichhadbeenbeatingarhythm(節(jié)奏)onthefloor.Itriedtosayno,butmyheartstoppedmefromrefusing.“Sure,I’vebeenplayingforafewyears,”Isaidfinally.“Oh,wow!You’vegottojoinus!”Mattsaid.“Ihavesomedrumsoverhere.”Ilookedattheirshinyfaces.“Absolutely.Iwouldlovetoplay!”Ireplied.“One,two,three,four!”Mattcountedandbegansinging,andIknewIwasfinallyhome.48.Whenthewriterfirstwenttoanewschool,she______.A.joinedamusicclub B.hadnoclosefriendsC.couldplaytheguitar D.developedanewhobby49.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenMattaskedifsheplayeddrums?A.Surprised. B.Scared. C.Worried.D.Excited.50.Thewritersaidshewasfinallyhomebecause______.A.shelearnedtoplaythedrums B.shedecidedtoleavethetownC.shelovedherhomeverymuch D.shemadesomefriendsfinallyCNowadays,manyteensarebadlyaddictedtousingphones.Itprobablywon’tsurpriseyouthatteensaretextingmorethaneverbefore.Insteadofsleeping,KennyAlarcon,16,oftentextswithhisfriendsthroughthenight.FrancesGarcia,ahighschoolsenior,sendsandreceivesabout1000textseachday.BothFrancesandKennywakeupseveraltimesduringthenighttotext.Kennyevensleepswithhisphonebeneathhispillow.Dr.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,saysthatit’scommonforteenstobeinterruptedbytextswhilesleeping.“Iftheyoftenlosesleep,”Dr.Dowdellsays,“teensmaybecomeangry,ordepressed.Alackofsleepcanleadtoweightgainandevenobesitybecausemanypeopleturntojunkfoodforquickenergywhentheyaretired.”Someexpertsareworriedabouthowtextingisaffectingteenagers’lives.Oneconcernisthatstudentsmightnotlearncorrectgrammarandspellingifmostofthewritingtheydoismadeupoftextmessages.Somepeoplealsoworrythatteensdon’tspendenoughtimetalkingwithothersface-to-face,whichcouldbehurtingtheirrelationshipswithfriendsandfamily.Moreover,allthattextingtakesawayhoursthatcouldbespentstudying,exercising,takingupahobby,orjustrelaxing.AccordingtoDr.Dowdell,teensneedtolearnthattheycanandshouldturnofftheirphonessometimes.ShehadKennyandFrancesdoanexperiment.Theseweretherules:Nophonefor48hours.NocomputerorInterneteither,unlessitwasforschoolwork.After48phone-freehours,KennyandFranceswereinterviewed.“Wow,itwaspuretorture(折磨),”Kennyjoked.Kennymissedhisfriends,andhewassadattimes.Buthealsofeltrelieffromtheconstanttexting.Hespenttimereadingbooksandtalkingwithhisfamily,whichhereallyenjoyed.Franceshadanevenhappierresult.“Ilovedit!”shesaid,“Iwasgoingtothegymandhangingoutwithfriendsandplayingbasketball.Ihadawonderfulexperience.”Francesdecidedtocontinuetheexperimentforawhile.“IthinkI’llbesomuchsmarterandhealthier,”sheexpla