中考英语英语英语阅读理解训练及解析含答案

中考英语英语英语阅读理解训练及解析含答案

一、中考英语阅读理解

1.阅读理解

Whenhedidn'tbecomefamous,AlbertEinstein,oneofthegreatestscientistsintheworld,

livedahardlife,wearingcasually.Someoneremindedhimheshouldhaveadecent（得体的）

coatsoastoenterthesociety.

Hesaid,"I'munknown.EvenifIwearmorehandsomely,noonewillknowme."Afewyears

later;Einsteinbecameaworld-famousscientist,whostillworecasually.Themanagainreminded

heshouldhaveacoatmadequickly,oritwoulddisagreewiththefameofagreatscientist.

Einsteinsaidwithasmile,"Now,evenifIwearragged（衣衫褴褛的）clothes,peoplewillknow

me.n

Sometimes,heevenworeasportsshirtandapairofsandalstotheUniversityofBerlinwhen

heworkedasaprofessorinGermany.Hisfriendsdidn'tagreewithhim,buthesaidjokingly,"If

thebagisbetterthanthemeatinside,itwillbeabadthing."

Indeed,manyatime,ifwedon'tadorn（彳修饰;装饰）ourselvesfromtheappearancebutlet

theskeleton（骨架;骨骼）ofthespiritstandup,wewon'tfalloverinthisworld.

（1）Einsteinwasagreat.

A.reporterB.writerC.scientistD.artist

（2）Beforebecomingfamous,whensomeoneremindedhimtohaveadecentcoat.

Einstein.

A.hadadecentcoatquicklyB.stillworecasually

C.quarreledwiththepersonD.woremorehandsomelythen

（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Einsteinwasunfriendlytohisfriends.

B.EinsteinoncestudiedintheUniversityofBerlin.

C.Einsteindidn'tlikehisworkasaprofessorinGermany.

D.Einsteinthoughtthethingsinsideapersonweremoreimportantthantheappearance.

2.判断正误

gardensensorDoyouwanttohelptheenvironmentanddoyardworkatthesame

time?Thismachineknowswhenyourgrassneedswater.Itwatersyour

grass,andyoudon'thavetodoanything!Savetime,savewater,and

savemoney!Only$124.99.

theinflatablechairYoucantakethiswithyoutothebeachoronapicnic.Nomore

可充气的uncomfortabletowelsorblankets!Itfillswithairinfiveminutes.Feel

likeyouaresittinginyourownlivingroominthegreatoutdoors!

Only$49.50.

soundbook.What'sapartywithoutmusic?Indoorsoroutdoors,youcanhavea

wgoodtimewiththissmallitemonashelforinatree.Turnitdownto

setthemood,orturnituptostartthedancing!Only$299.99.

monofinWhat'sitliketoswimlikeafish?Nowisyourchancetofindout!Put

bothfeetin,getinthewater;andfeelhowitistoflapinsteadof

kick.Ifyoulovetobeinthewateranddivedeep,youneedthis!Only

¥$36.

（1）Thegardensensorhelpstheenvironmentanddoesyardworkatthesametime.

（2）Ittakestheinflatablechairmorethanfiveminutestofillwithair.

（3）Thesoundbookworksindoorsoroutdoors.

（4）Apersonneedstwomonofins,oneforeachfoot.

（5）Soundbookisthemostexpensiveofthefourproductswhiletheinflatablechairisthe

cheapest.

3.阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

RecentlyIhadatriptoSydneywithmyparents.WevisitedtheWildlifePark.

TheWildlifeParkhaslotsofdifferentanimals.Somearenative（当地的）toAustralisandcan

onlybefoundthere.Therearemorethan500animalsthere,includingkangaroos,koalas（考

拉）andcrocodiles（鳄鱼）.Theyarekeptintheirnaturalenvironment.IliketheWildlifePark

betterthanazoo.Inzoos,mostoftheanimalsareincages（笼子）.

Wefirstspentsometimewiththekangaroos.Wecouldtouchandfeelthem.Itwasvery

excitingtobesoclosetothem.Therewerekoalastheretoo.Theylookedverycuddly（令人想拥

抱的）.Althoughwecouldn'tcarrykoalas,Icouldtakeaphotowithone.Itisawonderful

souvenir（2己念品）ofmyholidayinSydney.

TheWildlifeParkhasplentyoffreshwatercrocodilesandsaltwatercrocodiles.Someofthem

areverybigandscary（吓人的）withhugeteeth!Ididnotwanttogettooclosetothem.

Therewasalsoabirdshow.Thekeepers（饲养员）showedusdifferentspecies（种类）of

birds.Isawanoldparrot（鹦鹉）.Itcould"talk"andmadeagreatimpressiononme.

Ienjoythetripverymuch.Therewassomuchtosee.

（1）TheWildlifeParkis.

A.inSydneyB.inCairoC.inAthensD.inRome

（2）Whatisawonderfulsouvenirofthewriter'sholiday?

A.Aparrotthatcouldtalk.

B.Achancetofeedakoala.

C.Aphotowithakoala.

D.Foodforthekangaroos.

（3）Whydidn*tthewriterwanttogetveryclosetothecrocodiles?

A.Theylivedinwater.

B.Thewriterwasafraidofthem.

C.Thewriterdidnotwanttofeedthem.

D.Thewriterdidnotlikethesmellofsaltwater.

(4)Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThekangaroosarekeptincagesintheWildlifePark.

B.ThewritertraveledtotheWildlifeParkalone.

C.Thewriterwenttoseekoalasfirst.

D.Thewriterwatchedabirdshow.

(5)AftervisitingtheWildlifePark,thewriterfelt.

A.boredB.unhappyC.excitedD.hopeless

4.阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

CinyeeChiu,anartistfromTaiwan,isalwayshappytotrysomethingnew.Heramazingworks

wonlotsofprizes.Amongthem,"24SolarTerms(节气)"isthemostpopular.

AncientChinesedividedayearinto24partsaccordingtothechangesoftheweather.It'sthe

24solarterms.Butnoteveryoneknowsthemwell.CinyeeChiuputthe24solarternsinpictures

tohelppeopleunderstandthembetter.

Cinyeeturnedeachsolartermintoananimal.Buttheseanimalsarenotjustanimals.Youcan

alsofindseasonalfruits,vegetablesorbeautifulflowersonthem.

Whenspringcomes,watergetswarmandfishstarttoswimaround.SoCinyeechosefishasa

symbolofStartofSpring.Also,shedrewspringvegetables,Chinesechivesonthebackofthefish.

WhiteDewfallsonaboutSept.8.Itshowsthebeginningofthecoolautumn.Therearecolorful

leavesandcoolernightsatthistimeofyear.Asthetemperaturefalls,whitedew(露珠)is

oftenseenonthegrassandtreesatnight.ForWhiteDew,Cinyeechosearaccoon—asmall

animalwiththickhair.Shedrewwhitespots(d、圆点)ontheraccoontoshowdew.Andshe

usedthedragonfruittoshowtherichcolorsinautumn.

TheyoungartistreallygavetheancientChinesecultureanewlook.

(1)ThewritergaveexamplestoshowCinyee's"24SolarTerms".

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

(2)FromParagraph5,weknowthat___.

A.araccoonlikesfish

B.StartofSpringfallsonaboutDec.8

C.WhiteDewshowstheendoftheautumn

D.Cinyeeusedwhitespotstoshowdew

(3)Accordingtothepassage,Picturecan'tbefromCinyee's"24SolarTerms".

(4)Thewritermainlywantstotalkabout.

A.whyCinyeemadeherselfknown

B.whodividedayearinto24parts

C.howCinyeeshowedthe24solarterms

D.whatStartofSpringandWhiteDewmean

5.阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

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(1)YoucanenjoyafilmonThursdayafternoon.

A.intheschoolhall

B.inComputerRoomFour

C.inBiologyLabTwo

D.inScienceCenter

(2)OnFriday,willtellyouwhywecan*tgrowtobe3meters.

A.Mr.WangB.MissYangC.DoctorHuD.Mr.Zhu

(3)From2:30p.m.to4:30p.m.onMonday,youcan.

A.watchafilm

B.enjoy3D-printedproducts

C.listentoatalk

D.experiencewhat5Gislike

(4)Thematerialaboveisprobably.

A.anoticeB.apoemC.amapD.adiary

6.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合题意的最佳选

项。

Jobinterviews(面试)canbeverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.Aninterviewer's"body

language"andquestions,andtheformofaninterviewarenotthesamearoundtheworld.

Ifyou'reatajobinterviewinJapan,don'tlookdirectlyintotheeyesoftheinterviewer.Itis

consideredimpolite.Butifyou'reataninterviewintheU.S,youshouldmakeeyecontact(交

流)withtheinterviewer.Ifyoudon't,theinterviewermaythinkyouarenotsureaboutyour

ability.

IntheU.S.andsomeothercountries,interviewersaren'tsupposedtoaskquestionsabout

familyandpersonalinformation.Inmostcountries,however,personalquestionsarevery

commonduringjobinterviews.

InGermany,yourinterviewmightbeginwithaveryshortconversationfollowedbyaformal

(正式的)interview.InMexicoandmanyothercountries,thewholeinterviewmightnotbe

formal.

(1)InJapan,lookingdirectlyintotheeyesoftheintervieweris_.

A.boringB.impoliteC.humorousD.dangerous

(2)WhatissuggestedataninterviewintheU.S.accordingtothetext?

A.Sittingbytheinterviewer.

B.Makingeyecontact

C.Talkingaboutfamilybackground

D.Askingpersonalinformation

(3)In_,ashorttalkusuallybeginsbeforeaformalinterview.

A.JapanB.theU.SC.GermanyD.Mexico

(4)Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthetext?

A.CultureB.GeographyC.ScienceD.Sports

(5)What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.JobInterviewsinJapan

B.JobInterviewsintheU.S

C.JobInterviewsinGermany

D.JobInterviewsinDifferentCountries

7.阅读短文，判断短文后句子的意思是否与短文内容相符。

Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunknearly5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChinese

rulercalledShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,

"thesaintoftea",mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplants

weregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproduced

andwhatkindsofwaterwereused.

ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.In

England,teadidn'tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethe

nationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.This

helpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Even

thoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswho

bestunderstandthenatureoftea.

(1)ItissaidthatShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrink.

(2)ThebookChaJingwaswrittenbyLuYu.

(3)TheteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe7thand8thcenturies.

(4)TheteatradefromWesterncountriestoChinatookplaceinthe19thcentury.

(5)TheChinesearetheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

8.根据短文内容，判断正误。

DearAlan,

Guesswhat?Ihaveachancetochoosemynewplacetolivein.Iamexcitedandalittlenervous.

Couldyoupleasegivemesomehelp?

IamnotsurewhetherIwillliveinahouseorinanapartment.Ontheonehand,ahousewillbe

toobigforjustoneperson,somaybeIshouldrentanapartment,Ontheotherhand,ifIrenta

house,Icouldfindsomeoneelsetosharewithme.Theonlyproblemisthatahousefullof

peoplemightbetoonoisyforme.Iprefertohavemyownspace.Thecityhassomenice

apartments,buttheyarealsotooexpensive.However;ifIcouldfindatwo-bedroomapartment

andgetaroommate,thatwouldmakeitmoreaffordable.Ijustneedtosearchforaroommate

whoisneatandquiet.YouknowIcannotlivewithsomeonewhoisloudandmessy.Idonot

haveacar;soIalsoneedtothinkcarefullyaboutthelocation.Iprobablyneedtolookfor

somewherenearabusstoporanundergroundstation.ThatwayIwillhavemoretimetostudy

andspendlesstimetravelling.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

Love,

Victor

(1)Victorfeelsexcitedbecausehecandecidewheretolive.

(2)Victorwantstosharethehousewitha(an)neatandquietperson.

(3)IfVictorfindsaroommate,hewillwastemoney.

(4)Victordoesn*thaveacar,sohewantsatwo-bed-roomapartment

(5)Victoralsoneedstothinkcarefullyaboutthelocation.

9.阅读短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Populationsofwhite-taileddeer(白尾鹿)aregrowingrapidlyinmanypartsoftheUnited

States.Aspopulationsgrow,foodbecomesaproblem.Manydeerdieofhunger.Othersgrowup

smallandunhealthy.Insearchoffood,hungrydeermoveclosertowherehumanslive.Theyeat

farmcrops,vegetablesandeventrees.Besides,increasednumbersofdeernearroadscancause

trafficaccidents.

Peopleadmirethegraceandfastspeedofdeer.Mostpeopledon'twanttheseanimalstobe

hungryandill.Shouldpeopletakeactiontocontrolthegrowingdeerpopulations?

ShouldPeopleTakeDirectAction?

Manypeoplethinkthathunting(打猎)isthebestwaytocontroltheanimalpopulations.

Wildlifemanagerswillseeifthere'senoughfoodinanareaanddecideitscarryingcapacity(容

量).Thenhunterswithlicensesaresenttohelpcontrolthenumberofdeer.Huntingisusually

notallowedincitiesorsuburbs,however.

Somepeoplehavetheideatocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces.Butthismethod

isexpensiveandrequiresfindinganotherplacethatcanacceptthedeerwithoutbreakingthe

balanceofecosystem.

Scientistsarealsoworkingtodevelopchemicalstocontrolthebirthrateindeerpopulations.

Butthisplanworksforonlyoneyearatatime.

ShouldPeopleTakeIndirectAction?

Somesuggestbringinginnaturalenemiesofdeer;suchaswolves,lionsandbears,toareas

withtoomanydeer.Buttheseanimalscouldalsohurtdogs,cats,andevenhumans.Other

communitieshavebuilttallfences(篱笆)aroundareastokeepoutthedeer.However;thisis

impossibleforfarmers.

Somepeopleareagainstanykindofaction.Theysupportleavingthedeeralone.Animal

populationsinanareanaturallygoupanddownovertime.Doingnothingmeansthatsomedeer

willdieofhungerorillness.Butfinally,thepopulationwillreachasizewithinthecarrying

capacityoftheenvironment.So,letnaturegoitsownway.

（1）Accordingtothepassage,increasednumbersofdeercanbringAtopeopleinthearea.

A.waterpollutionB.trafficaccidentsC.seriousillnessesD.growingpopulation

（2）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe"▲"inthepassage?

A.ShouldPeopleDoNothing?B.ShouldPeopleProtecttheDeer?

C.ShouldPeopleTakeSpecialAction?D.ShouldPeopleDrivetheDeerAway?

（3）ThewritermostprobablyagreesthatA.

A.farmerscanbuildfencestokeepthedeerout

B.peopleshouldleavethedeeraloneinthewild

C.huntingisthebestwaytocontrolthedeerpopulations

D.it'sgreattocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces

（4）ThewriterorganizesthispassagebyA.

A.tellingstoriesB.usingnumbersC.givingopinionsD.describingscenes

10.阅读理解

It'sreportedthatmorethan450millionChinesehavemyopia（近视）.Around30percentfor

primaryschoolstudents,60percentforjuniorhighstudentsand80percentforseniorhigh

studentsarenearsighted.Maybethisisbecausestudentsspendalotoftimereadingbooksand

usingelectronicproducts.

Parentsmighthavetriedtodosomethingtofixit,suchashavingtheirchildrengeteye

massages（按摩）,takemedicineorevengetsurgery.Peoplewhooffertheseservicesor

productsoftenpromisethattheycanreduce（缓解）orevencure（治愈）myopia.

However;youwillnolongerseeadvertisementslikethisbeforelong.Thegovernmenthas

madeanoticetoban（禁止）thiskindofadvertisements.Thenoticebansbusinessesfrom

usingwordslike"recovery"（'恢复）and"myopiacure"intheiradvertisements.Thenoticesays

thatmyopiacannotbecompletelycuredwithmedicaltechnologynow.Asaresult,these

advertisementscouldmisleadchildrenandtheirparents.

Toreducemyopiaamongyoungpeople,thegovernmentmadeanewplanlastAugust.The

planlimits（限制）notonlythetimechildrenplayvideogamesbutalsotheproductionofnew

videogames.

Youngpeoplecanpreventandcontrolmyopiabyspendingmoretimeoutsideandlesstimein

frontofbooksorcomputers.Peoplewhohaveeyesightproblemsshouldgotoahospitalandlet

adoctordecidewhattodo.

（1）What'sthemyopiarateofjuniorhighstudentsaccordingtothepassage?

A.30%.B.45%,C.60%.D.80%.

（2）ParentsmightdothefollowingEXCEPT__tofixmyopiaaccordingtoParagraph2.

A.havetheirchildrengeteyemassages

B.buythemspecialglasses

C.maketheirchildrentakemedicine

D.gettheirchildrentodosurgery

(3)Youwon'tseeadvertisementsonmyopiawiththeword"__"inthenearfuture.

A.recoveryB.eyesightC.medicalD.reduce

(4)WhichsentenceisTrueaccordingtoParagraph4and5?

A.Studentsinlowergradesareeasytogetmyopia.

B.Productionofnewvideogameshasbeenlimited.

C.Spendinglesstimeoutdoorsisgoodforchildren'seyesight.

D.Thenoticegivesadviceonprotectingtheeyesightofelderlypeople.

(5)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Don'tbelievetheadvertisements.

B.Studentsshouldn*tbeallowedtoplayvideogames.

C.Thegovernmentandpeoplearesavingchildren'seyesight.

D.Myopiacanbecuredwiththemedicaltechnologyatpresent.

11.阅读理解

Forthousandsofyears,humanshaveexplored(探索)theEarth.Nowadays,weareexploring

space.Astronomers(天文学家)arethemodern-dayexplorers,Now,manyastronomersare

lookingfornewplanetsandnewplacesforhumanstoliveinthefuture.Butwheredo

astronomersstartlooking?

Firstofall,astronomerslookforastar.That'sbecauseourownEarthmovesaroundastar

(theSun).Moreimportantly,itisthecorrectdistance(£巨离)fromtheSunforheatand

light.Sowhenastronomershavefoundthestar,theylookattheplanetsaroundit.Inrecentyears,

astronomershavefoundnearly400newplanetswithstars.However,manyoftheseplanetsare

eithertooneartothestarortoofaraway.

However,iftheplanetisinagoodposition,astronomerslookforthreekeythings:water,air

androck.Waterisimportantbecausealllifeneedswater.Humanscandrinkitandtheycanalso

growplantswithwater.Andplantsproduceairforhumanstobreatheandfoodtoeat.Rockona

planetisalsoimportant.That'sbecausethereisoftenwaterundertherock.

Aftermanyyearsofscrutinizing,astronomershavefoundaplanetthatissimilartotheEarth.

It'sGliese581gandit'snearastar.Theastronomersthinkithaswaterandrockandtheaverage

(平均的)temperatureisbetween-31℃and-12℃.That'scold,butnotcolderthanAntarctica

ortheArcticCircle,forexample.Gliese581gisbiggerthantheEarth.AyearonGliese581gis

only37Earthdaysinsteadof365.Butastronomersdonotthinkthesearebigdifferencesand

someofthemthinkGliese581gwillbeanewEarth.However;Gliese581gistwentylightyears

fromtheEarth.

(1)Whatdoastronomershavetofindfirstbeforestartingtolookforanewplaceforhumans

tolive?

A.newstar.B.Anewplanet.C.Someheat.D.Somelight.

(2)Whatdoestherockonaplanettellus?

A.Thestarisinarightposition.

B.Wemaydiscoverwaterunderit.

C.TheplanetistooneartotheSun.

D.Therecanbeairaroundtherock.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"scrutinizing"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.discussing.B.waiting.C.looking.D.traveling.

(4)What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Gliese581gisalreadyanewEarth.

B.ThereareplanetssimilartoourEarth.

C.Water,airandrockareimportant.

D.AstronomersarelookingforanewEarth.

12.阅读理解

KwanzaaisacelebrationofAfricanAmericanhistoryandculture.ItbeginsonDecember26th

andcontinuesuntilNewYear'sDay,January1st.

Duringthefestival,afamilymember,usuallytheyoungestchild,lightscandlesinaspecial

candleholder.Eachnightacandleislit.Traditionallytherearethreegreencandles,threered

candlesandacentralblackcandle.TheyrepresentthesevenKwanzaaprinciples(原贝(j).The

principlesarebelievedtoplayabigroleinbuildingstrong,successfulfamilies,neighborhoods,

etc.Intheevenings,adultssharestoriesandexplainhowtofollowthesevenprinciplesindaily

life.Onthesixthday,whichfallsonNewYear'sEve,familyandfriendsgettogethertoenjoya

largemeal.

Kyle,athirdgrader;wrotethisaboutKwanzaa,"WhenwecelebrateKwanzaa,wehavemany

peopleathome,lightthecandles,andhaveanicedinner.WelearnthemeaningofKwanzaaand

rememberfamilymembers.Wesaysomethinggoodaboutthem.Lastyear,werememberedmy

grandmother."

In1966,Dr.KarengacreatedKwanzaa.HewasstudyingthehistoryofAfricaatthattime.Dr.

KarengawantedtocreateaholidaytobringAfricanAmericanstogetherandcelebratetheir

historyandculture.Hecalledtheholiday"Kwanzaa".Infact,thenamecomesfromanAfrican

language,anditmeans"firstfruitsoftheharvest(4攵获季节)

(1)HowlongdoesthefestivalofKwanzaalasteveryyear?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Fivedays.D.Sevendays.

(2)Whatcolorarethecandles?

A.Green,blackandred.B.Green,whiteandred.

C.Green,blackandwhite.D.Black,whiteandred.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"represent"inParagraph2meaninChinese?

A.决定B.展示C.维护D.代表

(4)WhodidKylerememberduringKwanzaalastyear?

A.Hisaunt.B.Hisfather.C.Hisgrandmother.D.Hisgrandfather.

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutKwanzaa?

A.Ithasahistoryofabout100years.

B.ItsnamecomesfromanAfricanlanguage.

C.Itistocelebratethegoodharvestoftheyear.

D.Duringthefestival,there'sabigfamilydinnereachnight.

13.阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Areyouafraidofgoingtothedentist（牙医）?Ifso,you'renotalone.

Thesefearscouldjustbeinourheads,however.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyMartinTickle,

aprofessoratManchesterUniversityintheUK,thepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindental

surgeries（牙科手术）.Infact,amongthe451interviewedpatients,75%reportednopainat

allduringtheirvisits,includingsituationswhentheyhadtheirteethpulledout.

Coulditbethesoundofthedrill（钻头）then?

"Ifoundthatthesoundofdrillingcanevokedeepworryindentalpatients.Actuallytheydon't

haveanypain."HiroyukiKaribe,ascientistatNipponDentalUniversityinTokyo,toldthe

Guardian.

Tofindthereasonwhyadrillmightbringonaracingheart,Karibedividedthevolunteersinto

low-fearandhigh-feargroupsbasedonhowmuchtheyfearedatriptothedentist.Volunteers

wereplayedthesoundofadrillwhiletheirbrainactivitieswerewatchedbyamachine.

WhatKaribefoundinthelow-feargroupwasincreasedactivityintheareasofthebrainrelative

toauditoryprocessing（听觉处理），whichmeans,forthesepeople,thesoundofdentaldrills

isnodifferentfromothersounds

Inthehigh-feargroup,however;thebrainareathatwasactivated（激活）wasdifferent.It

wastheareathatcarriesoutanumberofduties,includinglearning,feelingsand,most

importantly,memory.Thismeansthatthesevolunteersnotonlyheardthesound,butthey

rememberedit-theymadeconnectionsbetweenthesoundofadrillandtheworryitproducedin

thepast,causingtheirworrytoreturn.

Understandinghowbrainsreplytothesoundsofdentists'drillscouldhelpscientistsfindways

tomakepatientsmorerelaxed,accordingtoKaribe,becausepatientswhoworryaboutgoingto

thedentistmightkeepputtingofftheirvisits.Butthebestwayistokeepyourteethhealthy.

（1）Howdoesthewriterexplainthatthepainisn*tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries?

A.Byshowingfactswithnumbers.

B.Byaskingquestionsonebyone.

C.Bygivingexamplesgroupbygroup.

D.Bycomparingresultsofpatients.

（2）Accordingtothefourthparagraph,whatdoestheword"evoke"meaninChinese?

A,减轻B.引起C.显示D.阻止

（3）Howdidthesoundofdrillingproducedifferentresultstothevolunteersinthestudy?

A.Itproducedsomeworryinthevolunteersinthelow-feargroup

B.Forthelow-feargroup,itactivatedthebrainareadealingwithlearning,feelingsandmemory

C.Forthehigh-feargroup,itcausedmoreactivitiesinthebrainarearelativetoauditory

processing.

D.Itmadepeopleinthehigh-feargroupremembertheirpastuncomfortablememories

（4）Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howthestudymightbeuseful.

B.Somenewwaystotreatteeth

C.Theproperwaytotreatdentalpatients.

D.Theim