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（2018•贵州中考）Toothpaste（牙膏）doesmorethanjustkeepourteethbrightand

white.Itcanbeusedwiselyinmanyotherways.Herearesomeusefultipsthatcan

saveustimeandmoney.Ifyoufollowthem,youwillhaveafreshsmellofusing

toothpaste!

Cleanadirtymirror

Ifyouwanttocleanadirtybathroommirror,trytoputabitof

toothpasteonthemirrorandwipeitdry.Theglasscanbecleanedup

beautifully.Anddoingthiscanalsostopthemirrorfromfogging.Then

youcanstillseeyourselfinthemirroraftertakingashower.

Removetheunpleasantfoodsmell

Havesomebadfoodsmell,likethesmellofonionsorfish,onyour

hands?Youcanremoveitbywashingyourhandswithtoothpaste.

You'llbefresh-smellinginnotime.

Makeyoursportsshoeswhiter

Thistime,cleanyoursportsshoesbyyourself,notbyyourmother.

Wipesometoothpastearoundyourshoesandthencleanitwithawet

cloth.See?Yourshoesarewhiteasnew!

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellusabout?

A.Howtobuythetoothpaste.

B.Howtochoosethetoothpaste.

C.Howtousetoothpastewisely.

D.Howtosellthetoothpaste.

2.Howmanywayscanyousaveyourtimeandmoneybyusingtoothpaste?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

3.Ifthereissomesmelloffishonyourhands,whatcanyoudo?

A.Washyourhandswithsoap.

B.Washyourhandswithtoothpaste.

C.Eatsomeonions.

D.Brushyourteethwithtoothpaste.

4.Thepassagedoesn'ttellusthat.

A.toothpastecancleanadirtymirror

B.toothpastecanremovethefoodsmell

C.toothpastecanmakeyourringbecomenewagain

D.toothpastecanremovefishsmell

5.Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inasciencemagazine.

B.Inanamusementmagazine.

C.Inahistorybook.

D.Inamathbook.

（二）

（2018•广西北部湾中考）Oncetherewasafamine（饥荒）.Arichcooksentfor

twentyofthepoorestchildreninthetownandsaidtothem,“Inthisbasketthereisa

pieceofbreadforeachofyou.Takeitandcomebacktomeeverydayatthishourfor

more.”

Inahurrythehungrychildrengottogetheraroundthebasket,andfoughtoverthe

breadbecauseeachwantedthelargestpiece.Atlasttheywentawaywithouteven

thankingthegoodcook.Mary,apoorly-dressedgirl,didnotfightwiththeother

children,butstoodquietlyindistance.Whenthebadly-behavedchildrenhadleft,

Marytookthesmallestpiece,whichwasallleftinthebasket.Shekissedthecook's

handandwenthome.

Thenextdaythechildrenwereasbadly-behavedasbefore.Marygotapieceof

breadalmosthalfthesizeoftheoneshegotthefirstday.Whenshecamehome,her

mothercutthebreadopen.Manynew,shiningpiecesofsilverfelloutofit.

Hermotherwasveryworried,andsaid,“Takethemoneybacktothecookat

once.Thesilvermusthavefallenintothedough（面团）byaccident.Hurryup,

Mary!”Whenthelittlegirlgavetherichmanhermother'smessage,hesaid,“Itwas

nomistake.Ihadthesilverpiecesputintothesmallestbreadforyouasaprize.

Alwaysbeassatisfied,peaceableandthankfulasyounoware.Gohomenow,and

tellyourmotherthatthemoneyisyours.^^

1.WhatdidMarydowhiletheothersfoughtoverthebread?

A.Shestoodquietlyindistance.

B.Shefoughtoverthebread.

C.Shewenthome.

D.Shesentforhermother.

2.Howdidthegirlexpressherthankstothecook?

A.Sheleftquietlywithoutaword.

B.Shekissedthecook'shand.

C.Shegavemoneytothecook.

D.Shebehavedasbadlyastheotherchildren.

3.Whydidthecookputthesilverpiecesintothebread?

A.Becausehewantedtogivethemtothepoorestchild.

B.BecauseMary'smotherwasveryworried.

C.BecausehewantedtogivethemtoMaryasaprize.

D.BecauseMary'sfamilywaspoor.

4.WhatdoyouthinkofMary'smother?

A.Shewasveryrich.B.Shewaspeaceable.

C.Shewasfoolish.D.Shewasveryhonest.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Somepiecesofbread.B.Somepiecesofsilver.

C.Agoodgirl.D.Arichcook.

㈢

（2018•四川广安中考）Peoplereadbookslessofteninthesedays.Withthe

inventionofradio,televisionandmostrecently,theInternetandcomputergames,it

seemsthatreadingbooksisnolongerapopularactivity.However,Ibelievethat

booksareanimportantpartofourlives.

Booksofferanoutstandingwealthoflearningandatacheaperpricethantakinga

course.Bookscanmakepeoplecleverer,becauseheavyreadershavegreater

knowledgeofhowthingsworkandwhoorwhatpeoplewere.

Everythingintoday'ssocietyrequiresreading.Imaginetryingtodosomethingas

simpleasreadingthedirectionsonamedicinebottlewithoutgoodreadingskills.

Someonecouldnotunderstandthemandbecomeverysickorevendie.

Evensomethingassimpleaswalkingordrivingthroughthecitycouldbecome

verydangerouswithoutenoughreading.Sometimes,youmustbeabletounderstand

whatiswrittenandexplainthemeaningofthem.

Somepeoplesaythatreadingisawasteoftimeandwecandobetterthingswith

ourtime.Evenifwedon'treadbooks,westillreadeveryday,andreadingbookscan

strengthen（力口强）ourabilities.Readingisoneofthegreatestthingswecandoinour

sparetime.

Withabook,youcantravelanywhereyouwant,doanythingyouwant,andtalk

toanyoneyouwant.Readingisveryimportantinourlives,nomatteryourage.SoI

thinkpeopleshouldreadbooks.

1.Whatactivityislesspopularthesedaysthanbefore?

A.Readingabook.

B.Listeningtotheradio.

C.WatchingTV.

D.SurfingtheInternet.

2.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat.

A.readingcanimproveyourmemory

B.readingcanmakeyouinterestingandattractive

C.readingcanmakeyousmarter

D.readingcanreducestress

3.Theunderlinedword"them"inthethirdparagraphrefersto.

A.thebookstheyarereading

B.thedirectionsonamedicinebottle

C.thegoodreadingskills

D.thewordsadoctortellsasickperson

4.Somepeopledisagreetoreadbooksbecausetheythink.

A.walkinginthecityalsoneedsreadingskills

B.drivingalongtheroadisdangerous

C.readingbooksisveryhelpfulforourabilities

D.readingbooksjustwastestheirtime

5.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.PeopleShouldEnjoyThemselves

B.HowWeImproveReadingSkills

C.WhyPeopleShouldReadBooks

D.WhatWeLoveDoinginSpareTime

（四）

（2018,陕西中考）Lastmonth,acommongraduationceremony（毕业典礼）was

heldinTianjinUniversity,butitreceivedmuchattention.XueMinxiu,bomin1937,

graduatedwithexcellentgradesafterworkinghardfor4years.

GoingtoauniversityhasalwaysbeenadreamforXue.Butforsomereasons,she

didn'thavethechancewhenshewasyoung.Evenso,sheneverforgotherdream.In

2014,shewasacceptedbyTianjinUniversityandfinallyherdreamcametrue.Since

then,Xuehasbeenamodelforthepeoplearoundher.Shegotupat5o'clockevery

morning.Thenshestudiedforawhilebeforebrushingteethandhavingbreakfast.

Herroomwasfilledwithbooksandnewspapers.Wherevershewent,shewouldtake

bookswithher.

Infact,forherage,Xuehadmanydifficultiesduringthefouryears.Butnothing

couldstopher.Whenevershehadproblems,shewouldeithersolvethembyherself

oraskteachersforhelp.Throughherhardwork,shepassedtheexamsandwas

named“astarstudent“duringthefirstperiodofhercollegelife.

“Ithinkthetruemeaningofourlivesistochallenge（挑战）andimproveourselves

whetherweareoldoryoung.Xuesaidatthegraduationceremony/Torme,learning

somethingIenjoyisalifelongjourney.IwanttothankTianjinUniversityforgiving

methechancetoachievemydream.Ourlifetimeisshort,soweshouldmakegood

useofit.”

1.Attheageof,XuewasacceptedbyTianjinUniversity.

A.77B.85C.81D.73

2.Withthehelpof，Xuesolvedherproblemsinstudy.

A.herfamilyandfriends

B.herteachersandherself

C.herteachersandclassmates

D.herclassmatesandherself

3.Whatisthebesttitle（标题）forthepassage?

A.AGraduationCeremony

B.AHard-workingOldLady

C.ADifficultExamination

D.AUniversityinTianjin

4.Wheredoyouthinkthepassagemaycomefrom?

A.Asciencereport.

B.Atravelbook.

C.Anewspaper.

D.Anadvertisement.

（五）

（2018«山东临沂中考）Whatwasdiscoveredbyaccident?Theansweris

penicillin（青霉素）.Itkillsgerms.Bykillinggerms,itsaveslives.Supposeyouare

sick.Yougotoadoctor.Sheexaminesyou.Shesaysyouhavea“staph“infection（葡

萄球菌感染）.Shegivesyousomemedicine.Youtakeit.Themedicineknocksout

thestaph.Soonyouarewell.Beforepenicillin,thiswouldnothappen.Staphwas

almostsuredeath.

Everyonewantedamedicine.Laboratoriesworkeddayandnight.Theygrewthe

staphinsmalldishes.Thentheytriedtokillit.Nothingworked.

Thelaboratorydisheshadcoversonthem.Theykeptthingsfromfallinginto

dishes.Molds（霉菌）wereabigworry.Theyarealwaysintheair.Youcan'tsee

them.

They'retoosmall.Therearethousandsofdifferentmolds.Moldscanmakean

experiment（实验）fail.That'swhydishesarecovered.

Dr.AlexanderFlemingwasworkingtokillthestaphgerm.Heworkedforyears.

Onedayhetookacoveroffadish.Helookedinside.Therewasathickgrowthof

staphgerm.Therewasalsosomemold.Thenhesawsomethingstrange.Wherethe

moldwas,therewasnogrowthofstaph.ThisiswhatFlemingprobablythought."By

accident,Ifoundamoldtokillthedreadedstaph.^^

Thisishowpenicillinwasfound.Buthere'stherealmiracle（奇迹）.Thereare

thousandsofkindsofmolds.Butonlyonekindcankillstaph.Themoldmusthave

fallenintothedishafewdaysbefore.Thecoverwasprobablyoffonlyafew

seconds（秒）.Inthosefewsecondstherightmoldfellintotherightdish.Anotherman

mighthavethrownthedishaway.ButFlemingwasverycarefulandsmart.He

understoodwhatthemolddid.Howluckythehumanswere!

1.Duringtheexperimentstofindamedicineforstaphinfections,.

A.thedisheswerenotcovered

B.staphandmoldwereputtogether

C.moldwaskeptinsmalldishes

D.staphwasgrowninsmalldishes

2.Theword"dreaded"means"

A.famousB.scary

C.healthD.endangered

3.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat.

A.accidentshappentoeveryone

B.thecarefulpersondoesnothaveaccidents

C.thecarelesspersonwillmissvaluablechances

D.luckisenoughwhendoingscientificexperiments

4.Mostofthispassageiswrittenby.

A.tellinganunusualstory

B.showingtheresultsofexperiments

C.offeringsomereasons

D.givingsomeadvice

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.medicineforastaphinfection

B.usefulaccidents

C.Dr.Fleming'sresearch

D.discoveringpenicillin

（六）

（2018•江西中考）Ayoungwomanturnsaroundandaroundquickly,andjumps

high.Inthebackground,ayounggirlreadsarejection（拒绝）letterfromaballet

school."Youhavethewrongbodyforballef,itsays,“andatthirteen,youaretoo

old.^^Thiswasoneofthemostpopularadvertisements（广告）of2014anditdescribes

AmericanballetTheater'sprincipal（主要的）dancerMistyCopeland.

Thiswasnotarealletter.ButCopelandsaysitisverysimilartolettersfromher

childhood.Whilemanydancersstartattheageofthree.Copelandonlybeganto

studyballetin1995asathirteen-year-old.Peopleoftentoldherthatshewastooold,

orthatshedidn'thavetheperfectbodytype（Sheisonly157cmtall）.Herfamily

movedalot,anditwassometimesdifficultforhertoattendballetclasses.But

Copelandloveddancinganddidnotwanttogiveup.Shestayedwithherballet

teacherduringtheweekandspenttimewithherfamilyonlyattheweekend.This

wasadifficultlife,butsheworkedhardandwonherfirstnationalcompetitionwhen

shewasfourteenyearsold.CopelandjoinedtheAmericanBalletTheaterin2000and

performedinmanyballetsoverthenextfewyears.In2007,shebecameasolo（单独

的）performer,andin2015shebecameitsprincipaldancer.

Copelandisnowadancer,authorandBroadwayperformer.Shealsostarsinthe

2015filmABallerinasTale.Sowhat'snext?AccordingtoCopeland,anythingis

possible:"Mycareer（职业）reallyisjustnowbeginning.^^

1.HowoldwasCopelandwhenshebecametheprincipaldancer?

A.13.B.14.C.25.D.33.

2.WhywasitdifficultforCopelandtoattendballetclasses?

A.Becauseherfamilymovedalot.

B.Becauseshewasnotagooddancer.

C.Becauseshehadnoinvitationletter.

D.Becauseshehadthewrongbodytype.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Copelandbecamesuccessfulbecauseoftheadvertisement.

B.Copelandhadtospendalotoftimeawayfromherparents.

C.Copelandwonherfirstnationalcompetitionasasoloperformer.

D.CopelandhasendeduphercareerasanactressonBroadway.

4.What'sthewriter'sopinionofCopeland?

A.Copelandsetsanexamplewhonevergivesup.

B.Copelandwastoooldtostartballetatthirteen.

C.Copelandhasmadeherachievementsbyaccident.

D.Copelandwasluckytogetsupportfromtheballetschool.

（七）

（2018•江苏宿迁中考）Wherecanyoulearnabouttheculturalrelics（文物）ofour

country?Youmayvisitmuseumsorreadbooks,butnowaCCTVshowmaygive

youamorefunwaytolearnaboutthem.

TheshowiscalledNationalTreasure.Ithas10episodes（集）.Itshows27

treasuresfrom9museumsacrossChina.Inordertomakeancientculturerelicscome

alive,theshowusesdifferentwaystoexplainthestoryhistoryandculturebehind

them.

Althoughit'sashowaboutoldrelics,itlooksmodernandtechnical（技术的）.An

IMAX-sizedLEDscreenonthestageshowsthetreasuresindetail.

Thetreasuresarepresented（呈现）bynationaltreasurekeepers（守护者），both

famouspeopleandcommonpeople.Insteadofjusttellingthestoriesandhistory

behindthetreasures,theshowinvitesfamousactorstobenationaltreasureskeepers.

Andtheyactoutthisstoriesonthestage.Theactorsevenusethefunnywordsto

maketheirperformancesinterestingandalive.Forexample,ontheshow,actorWang

KaiplayedEmperorQianlong.TVviewerslovedhisperformances.

Whiletellingthestoriesbehindthetreasures,nationaltreasurekeepersalsotell

theirownstories.Forexample,anoldmannamedQiuQingnianisgoodatmaking

naturalpaintsforrepairingancientpaintings.Formanyyearshehasbeenlookingfor

mines（矿）deepinsidemountains.OntheTVprogram,heshowsTVviewershowto

makenaturalpaints.

Theshowhasbecomewidelypopularwithitsinterestingplots（T青节），good

performancesandfunnywords.Ithaspromoted（推广）ancientculturalrelicsandhas

encouragedmorepeopletovisitmuseums.

1.TheshowNationalTreasurewasproducedto.

A.lookfornationaltreasurekeepers

B.makeancientculturalrelicscomealive

C.showthemoderntechnology

D.invitesomefamousactorstoactout

2.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnsomethingabouttheshowNationalTreasure

except.

A.actorsgoodperformances

B.thestorieswithinterestingplots

C.QiuQingnian'smines

D.thehistoryandculturebehind

3.Whatcolumn（专栏）inamagazinemightthepassagecomefrom?

A.Health.B.Historyandculture.

C.Sports.D.Scienceandtechnology.

4.Thewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis.

A.totelluswhatnationaltreasurekeepersdo

B.toexplainwhyNationalTreasureispopular

C.toteachusthewaysofmakingnaturalpaints

D.tointroducetheTVshowNationalTreasure

（A）

（2018•江苏南京中考）

BeijingOperaisthemostrepresentativeofallChinesetraditional

dramaticartformsandthelargestChineseoperaform.Havingahistoryof

about200years,itisdevelopedfromabsorbing（吸收）manyother

dramaticforms,mostlyfromthelocaldrama'Huiban'，whichwaspopularinSouth

Chinaduringthe18thcentury.Itisascenic（戏剧的）artintegratingmusic,

performance,literature,aria,andfacepainting.Theatricalartformsinmanyother

countriesdonotpresentsinging,dancingandspokenpartsinonesingledrama.An

operasinger,forexample,neitherdancesnorspeaksonstage;therearenosingingor

dancingpartsinamodernplay;inadancedrama,thedancerhasnospeakingrole

anddoesnotsingeither.TraditionalChinesedrama,includingBeijingOpera,isa

kindofentertainmentwhichincludesspokenparts,singing,dancingandacrobatics.

InadditiontoitspresenceinChina,BeijingOperahasspreadtomanyother

places.MeiLanfang,oneofthemostfamousperformers（表演者）ofalltime,wasthe

firsttointroduceBeijingOperatoforeignersandmadehighlysuccessfultoursto

foreigncountries.

“Youwillbepuzzled（困惑）allthewaythroughandalittleboredfromtimeto

time;butyouwillbecharmedandinterested.Youwillbestronglyattractedto

BeijingOperaevenifyouknownothingofthedramaticbackground.,,Thisishow

oneAmericantravelerdescribedhisfirstexperienceinwatchingBeijingOpera.

BeijingOperaisChina'snationaloperaanditisfullofChineseculturaltraditions.

WelcometoChinaandenjoyBeijingOpera!

1.WhatmakesBeijingOperadifferentfromtheatricalartformsinmanyother

countries?

A.Ithasoneoperasingeronstage.

B.Ithasonedancerwhohasnospeakingrole.

C.Ithasalreadyspreadtomanyothercountries.

D.Itincludesspokenparts,singing,dancingandacrobatics.

2.PeoplethinkMeiLanfangplayedanimportantroleinthespreadofBeijingOpera

because.

A.hemademanytourstoaforeigncountry

B.hewasafamousBeijingOperaperformer

C.hewasthefirsttointroduceBeijingOperatoforeigners

D.hemadeBeijingOperadifferentfromothertheatricalartforms.

3.FromParagraph4weknowthattheAmericantraveler.

A.feltboredalltheway

B.thoughthighlyofBeijingOpera

C.foundBeijingOperainterestingatfirst

D.knewthebackgroundofBeijingOpera

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"meaninthepassage?

A.BeijingOpera.B.Localdrama.

C.Anoperasinger.D.Amodernplay.

（九）

（2018•湖北宜昌中考）Isthereanimportantexamrightaroundthecorner?You

mightbestartingtofear,thinkingthatthere'snowayforyoutogetagoodgrade

becauseofthelittletimelefttostudy.Thisissomethingallstudentsmayworry

about.

Butyoushouldacceptthefactthatyouhavetotaketheexamnomatterhow

muchyouwanttoavoidit.

Thankfully,thereareseveralwaystohelpyougetatleastapassinggrade.You

mayhaveatry.

Getyourselftogether.

Thismightsoundlikesillyadvice,butit'sactuallythemostimportant.Whenyou

fear,youmaylosecontroloveryourthoughtsandactionsevenifyoutrytostudy,

perhapsyouwon'tgetanythinginyourhead.

Enjoyenoughsleep.

It'sunbelievablemanystudentshavelittlesleepeachnight.That'snotsomething

tobeproudof,especiallyifyou'resleepingsolittleandstillfailingtodoallthe

things.Sleepisn'tfortheweak,butforthewise.Yourbrainneedsenoughrest.After

agoodnight'ssleep,you'llperformmuchbetterinthemorning.

Don'tfear.

Oncethetestpaperisinfrontofyoudon'tbeafraid.Takeadeepbreathandstart

theexamwithconfidence（信心）.Justlikewhenyouwerereviewing,putawaythe

problemsyou'rehavingdifficultyinandcomebacktothemlater.Ifyouhavetime

left,goovereverythingtomakesureyouhaven'tmadeanycarelessmistakes.

1.Inthewriter'sopinion,wheneverthere'sanimportantexam,.

A.studentsmightexperienceaperiodoffear

B.studentswillhavelittletimetoworry

C.studentsshouldtryeverythingpossibletoavoidit

D.studentshavetoaskteachersformorehelp

2.Thewriterdescribes“getyourselftogether,,assillyadvicebecause

A.itwon'tinfluenceyourthoughts

B.itisoneofthecommonsenses

C.itisnotthemostimportantsuggestion

D.itwon'thelpyougetanythinginyourhead

3.Enoughsleepbeforeanimportantexamis.

A.theprideoftheweak

B.notsomethingtobeproudof

C.notnecessaryforthewise

D.awaytoavoidfailinginexams

4.Whenyoumeetwithdifficultproblemsintheexam,youcan

A.givethemupandtakeadeepbreath

B.thinkhardandreviewthemonceagain

C.putthemawayfirstandcomebacklater

D.justtrustyourselfandlookthroughthepaper

5.Accordingtothepassage,youmaygetatleastthepassinggradeif

A.youfearnothing

B.youfollowthewriter'sadvice

C.theproblemsarenotdifficult

D.thepreparationtimelastslonger

（十）

（2017•北京中考）

BuyingIsDoing?

Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?

Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?Inthe

future,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,at

shoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobably

seeyouspendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnot

necessarilybad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatit

carefully.

Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon'thavetogoto

class.However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney—noshopping,no

movies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?Whatthingswouldbring

youhappiness?Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyou

wouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.

Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewill

beourmostimportantmemories.Why?Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,not

passive.Theydon'tcomeinapackage.Youmaketheexperienceyourself.For

example,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.The

experiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyou

haveaconversationwithafriend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.The

conversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbeexperiencedorrecreatedby

anyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhavea

packagedexperience.ltrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoof

you.

Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeel

thatwemustconsumebecausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstart

apersonalrevolution（变革）againstconsumerism.How?Byconsumingless.Wecan

askourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatestsatisfaction.Thenwecan

organizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.

1.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould.

A.spendlessmoney

B.thinkaboutitcarefully

C.organizeourthings

D.gotoconveniencestores

2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat.

A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsumingless

B.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfaction

C.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoices

D.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories

3.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.

B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.

C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople'sshoppingbehavior.

D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.

（十一）

（2017•浙江丽水中考）Thinkofasimpleobject—apieceofchalk,forexample.

Areyourememberingitsname,itsshape,itscolororitssize?Areyouremembering

whatitisusedfor,orthesounditmakeswhentheteacherwritesontheblackboard?

Scientistssaythatmemoryincludesdifferentpartsofthebrain,suchaslanguageand

theabilityofsense.Theybelievethatyoubegintocreateamemorywhenyounotice

somethingwithyoursenses.Then,messagesaresenttodifferentbraincells,which

jointogethertoformconnections.Anewconnectiongoesintoyourshort-term

memory.ltisstoredthereforabout30seconds,andthenitiseitherlostorstoredin

yourlong-termmemory.

Havingagoodmemorymeansmakinglotsofconnectionsandstoringthemin

yourlong-termmemory.Todothis,youneedtokeepyourbrainingoodshape.Eat

plentyofbrainfoodsuchasfishoil,fruitandvegetables.Laughteralsomakesyour

brainmoreactive.Also,don'tforgettoexercise.Sodosomesportsorjustmove

aroundalotinthehouse.Finally,getplentyofsleep.Thiswillmakeyourmemories

growstronger.

Whenyouwanttoremembernewinformation,youmustpayspecial

attention.Useyoursenses—sight,smell,hearingandtouch-andkeeprepeatingthe

information.Todowellinyourexamsthisyear,turnofftheTV,silenceyour

mobile,andreviewyourworkregularly.Toremembersomethingspecial,useyour

imaginationtocreatevisual（视觉的）connections.Forexample,youneedtotakea

pencil,aneraser,yourIDcardandchipstoyournextexam.ImaginetheIDcardas

thebodyofananimaLthepencilitslongneck,andtheeraseritshead.Youranimal

ishungry,sonowimagineiteatingabagofchips.ltmaysoundcrazy,butit'sfunand

itworks.Anotherwayistodosomethingdifferenttoyourroom.Turnapicture

upside-down,ortieasockaroundthedoorhandletoremind（提醒）yourselfof

somethingtoremember!

1.Atthebeginning,thewritergivesanexampleto.

A.leadinthetopicofthearticle

B.showtheimportanceofchalk

C.letreadersremembertheword

D.makereadersknowhisfavorite

2.HowmanywaysarementionedtohaveagoodmemoryinParagraph2?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

3.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.

A.howtodowellinexams

B.howtoremembernewinformation

C.whytoreviewyourwork

D.whattoeattomakememoriesstronger

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Memoryhasnothingtodowithlanguages.

B.Laughtercanhelptoimproveourmemory.

C.Apictureofeatingchipsisthemostuseful.

D.Ourbrainisdifficulttokeepingoodshape.

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