2020北京市各区初三一模英语汇编：阅读理解真题与答案

2020北京各区初三一模英语汇编：阅读理解

（2020朝阳一模）

A

AI（人工智能）makesourliveseasierandbetter.Let'sseetheamazingAI.

Cooldriverlessbus

Abusdooropensandyougeton.Wait,whereisthedriver?Hereisanewkindof

driverlessbuscalledApolong.Itwasproducedin2018.Itcanseat14peopleanddoesn't

needadriver.Thebusfollowstrafficrules.

Yourclosefriend

Hi,everyone.I'mXiaoice,achatbot（聊天机器人）.1was"born"in2014.Ispeak

likea17-year-oldgirl.Ifyoufeellonely,youcantalkwithme.I'mgoodatsingingand

tellingstories.Iwanttobeyourfriend!

World'sfirstAIpresenter

Hey,look!ThefamousChinesepresenterQiuHaoisreportingthenewsforus.But,

is"he11reallyQiuHao?Theansweris"no”.Thisistheworld'sfirstAIpresenter.Itwas

inventedin2018.Itlooksandspeaksjustlikearealperson.

PopularAIartist

Thisbeautifulpaintingwasatanauction（拍卖）in2018.Itsoldforabout3,000,000

yuan!Butitisnotaworkbyafamouspainter,suchasVincentvanGogh.Itwaspainted

byanAIartist.ThreeFrenchmencreatedtheAIartistin2017.

21.WhenwasApolongproduced?

A.In2019.B.In2018.C.In2017.D,In2014.

22.BothQiuHaoandXiaoicecan.

A.driveB.paintC.swimD.speak

23.createdtheAIartist.

A.ThreeFrenchmenB.A17-year-oldgirl

C.TheChinesepresenterD.VincentvanGogh

B

Asateenager,schoolwasdifficultforme.Ihadakindofattentiondisorder,whichmeansIcouldn'tdirectmy

attentiontowhatIwasdoingSowheneveryoneelseintheclasswascenteringtheirattentionontasks,Icouldnot.

Inmyfirstreadingclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonitallfinishedin45minutes.I

immediatelyputupmyhandandsaid,"Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeable

tofinishthetask.”

Shelookeddownatmethroughherglasses,saying,"Youarenotdifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman."With

herencouragement,Itried.ButIdidn'tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrangIhadtotakeithome.

Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.

Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn'tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn'tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareading

systemofraiseddots（点），whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.

Wasn'tIthe“blind"inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted“students?Withthoughtsrunningthroughmy

head.Ifoundmyselfdeeplyattractedinreadingandwriting,Icompletedthetaskinlessthan40minutes.IrealizedthatI

wasnotdifferentfromothers.Ijustneededaquieterplace.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblem,whyshouldI

evergiveup?

Ididn'texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquitesurprisewhenitcamebacktome

thenextdaywithan"A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords,nSeewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?

24.Schoolwasdifficultforthewriterbecause.

A.hedidn'tliketheteacher

B.thetasksweretooboringtohim

C.hegotakindofattentiondisorder

D.hisclassmatestalkedwithhiminclass

25.Mrs.Smith'swordsinParagraph3showthat.

A.sheencouragedhimB.shelaughedathim

C.shefeltsorryforhimD.shewaspleasedwithhim

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Neverstopreading.B.Nevergiveupeasily.

C.Howtobeagreatteacher.D.Howtolearnasablind.

c

Successseemstobewhateveryonelongsfbrinlife,nomatterhowoldheis.Studentswanttosucceedatstudy.Adults

lookforwardtotheirsuccessatwork.Haveyoueverwondered?Whatisthekeytosuccess?Somemaysaytheansweris

goodluck.Somemaysayhardworkisthekey.Infact,hardworkreallydoespayoff.Scientistfindthatperseverance（坚持

不懈）leadstobettergradesandhigherachievementsinschool.

“Beingpassionate（热诚的）It'snotenoughtomakesurethatyoucanachievesuccessinyourschoolwork.^Say

researchers,andtheythoughtof“courage“asakeytosuccess.Courageisalsoconsideredaseffortinreachinglong-term

goals,andastrongwilltocontinueone'seffortsnomatterwhatdifficultiestheymightgothrough.

Researchersthinkthatthefindingcouldhelpcreatenewtrainingtohelpchildrendeveloptheskillsandhelpthemto

succeedintheirfuture.

ResearchersfromtheAcademyofFinlandstudiedmorethan2000studentsfromHelsinki.Theywerefollowed

throughtheirlearningfrom12to16,thesixthgradeuntiltheninthgradeinlocalschoolyears.Researchersfoundthatthe

factor（因素）thatbestpredictscouragewasrelatedtogoals.Whattheyhadachievedintheirpastlearningplayednorolein

developingtheskill.

ProfessorKatariinaSalmela-Aro,wholedthestudy,said,“Couragemeansayoungpersonisreallyinterestedinhisor

herstudiesanddoesnotgiveupeasily.Akeyfactorofcourageishighperseverancewhenfacingdifficultiesorinaterrible

situation.Theimportantfindingisthatthesefactorsarethekeytosuccessandwell-being.Ourstudyshowsthepowerof

courage.

ProfessorKatariinaSalmela-AroalsothinksItisimportanttodevelopnewpracticesandbuildcharactertoimprove

courageinteenagers.Sheadded,44Youngpeopleshouldseeeverydayschoolworkaspartoftheirlifeinawidercontext（背

景）andsetachievablegoalsforthemselves.Schoolsmustalsoserveasaplacewhereitissafetofailandlearntodealwith

setbacks.Onemustnotbeinthisdiscouragedbysetbacks,butthepowerandnewenergyfromthem!

27.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Wherecouragecomesfrom.

B.Howstudentscandrawpower.

C.Whatcourageisthoughtofas.

D.Whyhavingenergyisimportant.

28.Accordingtothepassage,ProfessorKatariinaSalmela-Arobelievesthat.

A.couragemightbedevelopedwiththehelpofschools

B.teenagerswithcourageshowstronginterestsinsuccess

C.couragecanhelpreducethenumberofdifficultiesinlearning

D.teenagers'achievementinthepastcaninfluencetheircourage.

29.Theword"setbacks"inParagraph6probablymeans”

A.changesB.difficultiesC.weaknessesD.efforts

D

Doyouhavegoodfriends?Doyousometimesfeelsoclosetothemthattheyarelikefamilytoyou?

Itturnsoutthatthisisn9tjustanexpression.AstudybyYaleUniversityhasfoundthatyouandyourfriendshavemore

genes（基因）incommonthanstrangersdo.Researcherslookedatthegenesof1,932peopleandcomparedtheminpairsof

unrelatedfriendsandstrangers.Theyfoundthatfriendshave1%ofgenesthatmatch.

“1%ofgenesmaynotsoundlikemuchtothelayperson（夕卜行）,buttogeneticists（遗传学家）itisalargernumber,”

ProfessorNicholasChristakisofYaleUniversitytoldDiscoveryNews.Infact,thisisthesameamountofgenesyoushare

withyourfourthcousins,thosewhohavethesamegreat-great-greatgrandparentsasyou.

Sodoyouhappentobecomefriendswithpeoplewhoshareyourgenes?Notatall.Infact,itisevolution（进化）that

bringsyoutogether.

Peoplewhosharecertaingenesalsoshareskillsandhavesimilarlikesanddislike,researcherssaid.Inancienttimes,it

wasimportantthatpeoplewhowerealikestayedtogether.Forexample,peoplewhohadasimilarsusceptibility（易感性）to

thecoldweremorelikelytohelpeachotherbuildafire,givingthemabetterchancetostayalive.

Researchersalsofoundthatamongallthegenesstudied,thoseproducingachangeinsenseofsmellwerethemost

similarinfriends.Thisisprobablybecausepeoplewhosmellthingsinthesamewayaremoreeasilydrawntosimilar

environments.Forexample,peoplewholikethesmellofcoffeemayhangoutatcafes（咖啡馆）moreoftenandasaresult

aremorelikelytomeetandbecomefriendswitheachother.

Withtheirfindings,theteamhasdevelopedaninterestingtestcalledthe"friendshipscore”.Itcanhelptellhowbigthe

chancesarethattwopeoplewillbefriendsbystudyingtheirgenes.

So,hereisaquestionforyou:wouldyouliketotakethistestandknowinadvance（提前）whoyourfriendsaregoing

tobe,orwouldyoustillprefertolearnaboutitbyyourselfandlettimebythejudge?

30.Fromthepassage,weknowthatfriends.

A.looklikeourcousinB.share1%ofgeneswithus

C.feelclosetoourfamilyD.canhelpuswhenwefeelcold

31.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterprobablyagrees.

A.wedevelopourfriendshipbychance

B.ourgenesdecidewhowecanmakefriendswith

C.everyoneshouldtakethetestcalled"friendshipscore”

D.peoplesharingcertaingeneshaveskillsandinterestsincommon

32.ThewritertakestheexampleofancientpeopleinParagraph5to.

A.studyhowancientpeopledealtwiththecold

B.predictthatsimilarenvironmentsleadtofriendship

C.provethatitisevolutionthatbringsfriendstogether

D.explainwhyancientpeoplegaveeachotherchancetokeepalive

33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Friendship:ItsInfluenceonPeopleandBehavior

B.Friendship:ItsBenefitstoTeensandDecisionMaking

C.Friendship:Isitnecessarytobejudgedbytime?

D.Friendship:Isitpossibletobeinfluencedbygenes?

（2020大兴一模）

A

SchoolRules

Erika,Japan

Asstudents,weshouldwearourschooluniformseveryday.Wearenotallowedtochangethecolorofourhair.Our

schooltellsusthatwemaynotdate,gotomovies,leavehomeafterthesunsetorplayvideogameswithout

permission（允许）fromschool.Inclasswemustlistentotheteachercarefully.Inourfreetime,wearenotallowed

totakepart-timejobs.

Jacky,Australia

Everystudenthastherighttobesafeandhappyatschool.Wearthecorrectuniformandshowrespecttoyourself

andtheschool.Don'tfightwithothersatschool.Smokingisnotallowedforyourownsake（利益）andthatof

others.Don'tusemobilephonesorotherelectronicdevicesinclass.Don'ttroublewiththelearningoftheother

students.

Bill,USA

Wehavetowearschooluniforms.Food,drinksorsnacksshouldn'tbetakenintotheclassroom.Wearesupposed

tokeepquietontheschoolbus.InAmerica,wecanhavepart-timejobsinourfreetime.Gumchewing（口香糖）

atschoolisnotallowed,asitisdifficulttocleanup.Andifwechewguminclass,wemaynotpaymoreattention

toourstudy.

Mary,China

Herearesomeofourschoolrules.Weshouldn'tbelateforschool.Wehavetowearschooluniformseveryday,and

Ithinkitisgoodforusbecauseuniformscanmakeuslooksmart.Wecan'ttalkloudlyinclassorruninthehallways

duringbreak.Wearenotallowedtousemobilephonesatschool.Wemustn'tsmokebecauseifsbadforourhealth.

21.Accordingtotherules,videogamescan'tbeplayedfreelyin.

A.ChinaB.JapanC.AustraliaD.theUSA

22.WhichofthefollowingisallowedinAmericanschoolrules?

A.Takingpart-timejobs.B.Takingsnacksintoclassroom.C.Chewingguminclass..D.Talkingloudlyontheschoolbus.

23.Marythinksschooluniformscanmakestudentslook

A.coolB.simpleC.smartD.friendly

B

TravelintheFuture

Thesedays,ifyouwanttotravelfromNewYorktoBeijing,theflighttakesabout16hours.Youalsohavetowaitat

theairport,andsometimesyouhavetotransfer（换乘）ontoadifferentairplane.Ifyouaddallofthatextratime,thetrip

takesatleast20hours.Butinthefuture,thetripfromNewYorktoBeijingmightonlytaketwohours.

Rightnow,acompanyisdevelopingsomethingcalledET3,whichstandsfor“evacuatedtube（真空管）transport

technology^^.Here'showitworks.AtubegoesallthewayfromNewYorktoBeijing.Thetubeisonlyafewmeterswide.

Capsules（舱）movethroughthetube.Sixpeoplecansitinonecapsule.Thecapsulesuseelectricityinsteadofoil.For

internationaltravel,thecapsulescantravelatabout6,500kilometersperhour.That'smuchfasterthanairplanes-most

modemairplanesusuallyonlyflyatabout800kilometersperhour.

Sohowisthispossible?Howcanthesecapsulestravelsofast?Theansweristhatthereisnoairinsidethetube.When

airplanesfly,theyhavetomovethroughair.Theairslowstheairplanesdown.Becausethereisn'tanyairintheET3tubes,

thecapsulesareabletomoveataveryhighspeed.Also,thecapsulesarequitelight.Eachonlyweighs183kilograms.

ThereareotheradvantagestoET3.Becauseituseselectricity,it'squiteclean.Also,it'salotquieterthanairplanesand

cars.Finally,ET3tubesandcapsulesdon'trequireverymuchbuildingmaterials.

Ofcourse,ET3doesn'tcomeintouseyet.Thetechnologyisstillbeingdeveloped.Developersstillhavetosolvealot

ofproblems.ThebiggestproblemisthatrightnowET3wouldbefartooexpensive.InordertomakeET3cheaper,wewill

needmuchbettertechnology.

It'sexcitingtothinkofhowET3willchangethetravelinthefuture.Whoknows?Maybesomedayyou'llbeableto

havelunchinNewYorkanddinnerinBeijing.

24.Accordingtothepassage,anET3looksmorelikea.

A.spaceshipB.busC.planeD.subwaytrain

25.ET3travelsattheveryhighspeedbecause.

A.itispoweredbyelectricityandoil

B.itismuchlighterthananairplane

C.itmovesthroughatubewithoutair

D.itismadeupoffewercapsules

26.Fromthepassage,thewriterexpectsthat.

A.moderntechnologywillbeusedinairplanes

B.ET3willtaketheplaceofairplanessomeday

C.lessmoneywillbespentforpassengersonET3

D.ET3willchangethetravelinthefuturegreatly

C

Atpresent,wecanusecomputersorsmartphonestotextmessagestothefriendsaroundtheworld.Wecanbuyfruit

fromBrazilorseemoviesmadeinIndiaonthewebsites.Buthowcanwegettoknowandunderstandpeoplewhoareliving

indifferentcountriesbetter?

Asweallknow,itisbeneficialforteenagerstohavemoreknowledgeandunderstandingtheworldbetter.Wemust

rememberthattheyarethedecision-makersofthefuture.Toshapetheworldintheinterestsofall,weshouldhelpthemto

actasresponsibleglobalcitizens（公民）.Soitisimportantforthemtolearnmoreabouthowotherpeopleliveindifferent

partsoftheworld.Bydoingthis,theycanfindoutwhatproblemstheyhaveintheircommunitiesanddecidehowtheycan

helpeachotherbetter.

Acharity（慈善）groupintheUKstartedaprojectforAfricainFebruary,2004.Theaimoftheprojectwastotakea

freshlookatAfrica^pastandpresentandtheinternationalcommunity'sroleinitsdevelopment.LotsofBritishstudents

tookpartintheproject.Studentsfrom25UKschoolsconnectedwithstudentsfrom25Africanschoolstodiscussthe

AfricanContinent（非洲）anditscultureontheInternet.SomestudentsfromthepoorareasinAfricaweretakentothe

placesthathadcomputers,sotheycouldtakepartintheproject.StudentsusedtheircomputerstoworkontheInternetand

sendemails.Theycouldevendesigntheirownwebpageswithpictures,soundsandvideos.Togethertheteenagersbuilta

websitewhichwentliveinJune,2005.Throughtheprojectteenagerswereencouragedtostudythedifferentculturesof

AfricaaswellassomeoftheproblemsfacingyoungpeopleinAfrica.

Now,moreandmoreprojectshavebeenstartedsincethenallaroundtheworld.Teenagersfromschoolsindifferent

countriesarestilltryingtomakeconnectionsandfindoutmoreabouteachother.Let'shopetheseprojectshelpteenagers

understandmoreaboutthelivesofothersontheothersideoftheworld.

27.Accordingtothepassage,teenagersareencouragedto.

A.usecomputersasoftenaspossibleintheirfreetime

B.havemoreknowledgeandunderstandtheworldbetter

C.goabroadandlearndifferentculturesofothercountries

D.offertheirsecond-handcomputerstoAfricanstudents

28.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusaccordingtothepassage?

A.Howtheprojectshavedevelopedaroundtheworld.

B.Whatallthestudentshaveachievedfromtheprojects.

C.WhyBritishschoolstookpartintheprojectsoearly.

D.Whohelpedthecharitygrouptosetuptheproject.

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Teenagers?ProjectsinAfricanSchools

B.WebsitesDesignedbyAfricanTeenagers

C.LanguageSystemsAllovertheWorld

D.Teenagers?InternationalCommunity

SleepandWeight

Acoupleofgroupsofresearchershavefoundthereasonwhypeoplearegettingfatter.ResearchersfromtheUniversity

ofChicagorecruited（征募）12youngmenwhocametotheirsleeplabonfourdifferentnights.Twonights,themenslept

onlyfourhours.Theothertwonights,theyslepttenhours.ResearchersVanCarterheadedthestudy.

"Aftertwonightsofeithershortsleeporlongsleep,wecheckedintheirbloodevery20minutesor30minutesthe

levelsofthehormonestimulatingappetite（刺激食欲）

Theyalsocheckedthehormonethatsignalsthebrainwhenyou'refull.Theyfoundthatwhenthemenslept10hours,

theywokeupwithnormallevelsofhormoneandnormalappetite.Butwhentheysleptonlyfourhours,theyhadhigher

levelsofhormonethatstimulatesappetiteandlowerlevelsofthehormonethatsignalsfullness.

“Yeah,ourstudysuggeststhatshortsleepdoesmodifythehormonethatcontrolsappetiteinsuchawaythatoneis

hungrier.

Andnotonlywerethemenhungry,butalsowhattheywantedtoeatwasn'tnutritious（有营养的）.

“Thefoodsthattheypreferredwerecandy,cookies,cake,icecream,potatochips,pretzels,bread,pasta,rice,allhigh

carbohydrate（碳水化合物）food.

Anotherstudycametosimilarresults.ResearchersatStanfordUniversityanalyzed（分析）datafromover1,000

volunteerswhoansweredquestionsaboutsleephabitsandalsohadtheirhormonelevelsmeasured.Psychiatrist（精神病专

家）EmmmanuelMenosawthesameincreaseinthehormonestimulatingappetite,andthesamedecrease（降低）in

hormonethatsignalsfullness.

“What'sinterestingaboutitisthatit'scounter-intuitive（反直觉的）,becausemostpeoplewouldsay,'Oh,yes.Ifyou

sleepalot,youarelazyandyou'regoingtobeoverweight.'andactuallythat'snotwhatweobserve（观察）

Overthepastfortyyears,Americanadultshavecutdowntheiraveragesleeptime.Theysleptabouteightandahalf

hours.Today,it'sdowntosevenorless.MenosaysAmericansmightwanttoreconsider（重新考虑）theamountoftime

theysleep.

“NowIthinkwhatwearefindingisthatifsimportanttosleeptherightamount,andhealthysleepisasimportantas

exerciseandnutrition.Ithink,indeed,peoplewhoareoverweightshouldsleepalittlemore.Butiftheytreatbettertheir

sleep,itmayhelpthemtoloseweight.

30.Accordingtothepassage,theresearchersfindthat.

A.it'seasiertogetoverweightifwedon'thaveenoughsleep

B.ouremotionsmakegreatinfluenceonthequalityofsleep

C.wewillloseweightmoreeasilyifweoftenstayuplate

D.takingenoughexercisewillmakeuskeepgoodshapes

31.Accordingtotheresearches,shortsleepersusuallyseemto.

A.haveapalefaceandfeelverytiredthenextmorning

B.feelalittlehungryandhavesomethingtoeateagerly

C.havenosenseofsleepandkeepawakeallthenight

D.havehighbloodpressureandresultasabadheadache

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"modify,meaninthepassage?

A.provideB.preventC.changeD.improve

33.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.MostoftheAmericanswillinsistonincreasingtheirsleepingtime.

B.Overweightpeoplewillcontroltheirfoodinsteadoftakingexercise.

C.Tsnecessarytocheckthelevelsofhormoneinourbloodeveryday.

D.Americansarefacingtheproblemofgettingoverweightatpresent.

（2020东城一模）

A

Herearesomebooksaboutspacetravel.TakeatriptotheMoonandbeyondwiththeseencouragingreads.

BalloontotheMoonTheExtraordinaryLifeofNeilArmstrong

LongbeforeanyonehaddesignedaNeilArmstrongmadehistoryin1969

rocket,theMontgolfierbrotherswerewhenhebecamethefirstpersontoset

makinghotairballoons.InOctoberfootontheMoon.Fromhischildhood

1783,theybecamethefirstpeopletoplayingwithmodelplanestobecoming

experiencecontrolledflight.Balloononeofthemostfamousastronautsof

totheMoonstartsthereandleadstoNeilArmstrong'salltime,discoverthewonderfulstoryofNeil

"smallstep“andbeyond.LearnaboutalltheprogressofArmstrong'slifeinthisbook.Ithaslotsoffactsand

thespacetravel,thengetreadyforanunknownbutpictures,andshowsthekeyeventsinhislife.

excitingfuture.

ToSpace&BackCountingonKatherine

SallyRidebecamethefirstAmericanThisencouragingbooktellsthe

womaninspacein1983.Inthisbook,storyofKatherineJohnsonwhohas

Sallysharesherpersonalexperienceofagiftformath,Shehelpedmakethe

travelingintospace.FromdiscussingthehistoricApollo11moonlanding

experienceoflivingandworkinginspacepossibleandmadesurethatApollo

toexplaininghowastronautstrainandadapt（适应）totheir13returnedhomesafelywhenthemission（任务）she

newenvironment,journeythroughspace.talksabouther|wasindanger.

21.WhofirstexperiencedcontrolledflightinOctober1783?

A.TheMontgolfierbrothers.B.KatherineJohnson.

C.NeilArmstrong.D.SallyRide.

22.Ifagirlisinterestedinwomenastronauts,lifeinspace,shewillprobablyread.

A.ToSpace&BackB.BallontotheMoon

C.CountingonKatherineD.TheExtraordinaryLifeofNeilArmstrong

23.WhatdidKatherineJohnsondo?

A.Shedesignedthefirstrocket.

B.Sherecordedkeyeventsofspacetravel.

C.Sheexplainedhowastronautstrainedforspacetravel,

D.ShehelpedmaketheApollo11moonlandingpossible.

B

Peoplecanreduce,reuse,orrecyclewasteinsteadofthrowingitaway.Mattand

Samdecidedtodoanexperiment.TheywantedtoseeexactlyhowmuchwastethethreeR'scouldsave.

First,theycollectedtherubbishfromsixclassroomsattheirschool.Theydividedtherubbishintothreegroups:

•thingsthatwerereusable,suchasapenciloramarkerthathadbeenthrownaway

•thingsthatcouldberecycled,suchascans,glass,orpaper

•thingsthatweretrulywaste

Then,MattandSamweighedeachofthethreegroups.Theylearnedthat84%ofthetotalrubbishthrownawaythat

daycouldberecycledorreused.Theydecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

MattandSampresentedtheideaofstartingarecyclingprogrammetotheschoolleaders.Thentheyworkedwiththe

StudentCouncil.Theypreparedbrochures（手册）tosendhometotellthestudentsandtheirfamiliesaboutrecycling.They

statedinthebrochurethatrecyclinghelpstokeepourplanethealthy.Theschoolboughtcoloredcontainers（容器）foreach

classroom.Eachroomreceivedabluecontainerforpaperandagreencontainerforglassandcans.Theyalsoreceivedared

containerforrealrubbish.

Withinashorttime,eachclassroomintheschoolwassortingrecyclablematerialsfromrubbishbeforeitwasthrown.

MattandSamdecidedtoweightherubbishonemoretime.TheywantedtochecktheschooPsprogress.Theycollectedthe

rubbishfromtheredcontainersfromthesamesixclassroomsasbefore.Theysortedtherubbishintothreegroupsagainand

weighedeachgroup.Thistime,theywerepleasedtofindthattheredcontainerswerefilledwith90%wastethatshouldbe

thrownaway.Only10%ofrecyclablematerialshadbeenthrownintotheredcontainers.MattandSamwerepleasedwith

theirschoofseffortatreducingwasteonourplanet.

24.Bydoinganexperiment,MattandSamwantedtofindout.

A.whatthingscouldbereused

B.whatrecyclablematerialscouldbesaved

C.howmuchwastethethreeR'scouldsave

D.howmuchwastetheirschoolproducedaday

25.WhatdidMattandSamdointherecyclingprogramme?

A.Theymadeaspeechonrecycling.

B.Theywroteareporttotheschoolleaders.

C.Theyboughtcoloredcontainersforeachclassroom.

D.Theyhelpedstudentsandtheirfamiliesknowaboutrecycling.

26.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMattandSam?

A.Responsible.B.Friendly.C.Independent.D.Confident.

C

OQ9

ThuOlympicLogo*yye$ee]OgOSonsigns,buildings,television,andevenontheclotheswewear.Logosare

usedtostandforbrands（品牌）.TherearelogossuchastheNike“swoosh”,theApplelogoandthecolorfulringsofthe

OlympicGames.Alloftheselogosaredesig