北京市中考英语阅读冲刺练习

北京市中考英语阅读冲刺练习

（2012昌平一模）C.

ThenumberonegameintheappchartDrawSomethinghasbeensold

out.

ThedrawinggamebycompanyOMGPOPisnowtopspotinthe

AppleandAndroidchartsin84countries.

UScompanyZyngaisreportedtohavepaid$200m（£120m）forthe

app.

Playersdrawpicturesontheirmobilescompetingagainsteachother,

guessingwhatthepicturesarefromdrawingclues.

HeadofZyngaMarkPincussaidonce:"TheOMGPOPteamhas

createdagamethat'sfunandexpressive.1'

Theapphasbecomesuchabighitinthegamingworldinthelastfew

weeks.IthasknockedofflongrunningZyngatitlesWordswithFriends

andCityvillefromtopspotsinthemobileappscharts.

IndustrytrackerAppDatareportedthat13.3millionpeopleadayusedDrawSomething.

Itwasn'tovernightsuccessforOMGPOP,theNewYorkbaseddeveloperstartedin2009and

created35othersocialgamesbeforehittingthegamingjackpot.

ThestoryissimilartothatofAngryBirds,themostpopulargameeveronasmartphone.

CreatorsRoviodeveloped51gamesbeforefinallymakingitbig.

DrawSomethingisnowthemostdownloadedgameonFacebookandplayersdrawatotalofa

billionpictureseachweek.

53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagameaccordingtothepassage?

A.Cityville.B.AngryBirds.C.WordswithFriends.D.OMGPOP.

54.WhyisDrawSomethingsopopular?

A.It'sexcitingandfunny.

B.It'sinterestingandcreative.

C.It'sanovernightsuccess.

D.It'ssimilartoothergames.

55.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.AngryBirdswassuccessfulbecauseofthecreators?hardwork.

B.DrawSomethingwassuccessfulbecauseofthecreativeidea.

C.PlayerslikeDrawSomethingbecausetheylikedrawing.

D.TheOMGPOPteamisthestrongestgameteaminUSA.

（2012昌平一•模）D.

Spendingtimeonlineisnormalbehaviorforteenagers.ButtoomuchInternetusebyteens-or

toolittle,forthatmatter-mightberelatedtodepression（抑郁）,anewstudyfinds.

Thefindings,reportedintheJournalofPediatrics,donotmeanthattheInternetistoblame.

Forone,teensinthestudywhospentnotimeonlinewerealsoatincreasedriskofdepression

symptoms（症状）.Instead,theresearcherssaythatbothheavyInternetuse,andnon-use,could

showthatateenagerishavingahardtime.

Forthestudy,Dr.Pierre-AndreMichaudandhiscolleaguesattheUniversityofLausanne,

Switzerland,surveyed7,200individualsages16to20abouttheirInternetuse.

Thosewhowereonlinemorethantwohoursperdaywereconsidered“heavy“Internetusers,

whilethoseonlineanywherefromseveraltimesperweektotwohoursperdaywereconsidered

“regular“users.

Theteenagersalsoansweredanumberofhealth-relatedquestions,includingsomestandard

questionsabout“depressivetendencies^^（抑郁倾向）thatshowhowoftenapersonfeelssador

hopeless.ComparedwithregularInternetusers,thestudyfound,kidswhowereheavyusersor

non-usersweremorelikelytobedepressedorverydepressed.

Amongboys,heavyusersandnon-userswerebotharoundone-thirdmorelikelytohavea

highdepressionscore,comparedto“regular”users.Amonggirls,heavyInternetusershadan86

percentgreaterchanceofdepression,whilenon-usershada46percentcomparedtoregular

users.

Sinceteenagerstypicallygoonlinetoconnectwithfriends.Theresearchesfindthatthosewho

areneveronlinemaybemoresociallyisolated.

56.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Teenagersnevergoonlinearegoodstudents.

B.Teenagersnevergoonlinemaygetdepression.

C.SurfingtheInternetforteenagersisbadbehavior.

D.Internetisthereasonofteenager'sdepression.

57.Howlongdoesthewritersuggestteenstogoonlineperweek?

A.Lessthan14hours.

B.Morethan14hours.

C.Morethan20hours.

D.Lessthan20hours.

58.ThepurposeofDr.Michaudandcolleagues,studyistoknow.

A.theactualtimeofteenagerslearningonline

B.theactualnumberofteenagersplayingonline

C.theinfluenceonschoolstudyaboutteenagersonline

D.therelationshipbetweenInternetuseanddepression

59.What'sthemeaningofthewordisolatedinthelastparagraph?

A.Independent.B.United.C.SeparateD.Humorous.

（2012朝阳一模）C

WhenImovedtothecountry20yearsago,Itookajobasaschoolbusdriver.Tdneverhad

anyinterestindrivingschoolchildrentoandfromschool,but10yearslater,Iwasstillworkingon

theschoolbus.

TherearesomanygoodreasonswhyIstayed.Firstly,itwastheconversationsthatbrought

medifferentkindsofinformation.Ialsogottohearallthefamilysecretsofthenewcomerswho

wereafraidtobestartingatanewschool.1haveatoybearwhowasagreatcomforterforthelittle

ones.Thekidsgottolookafterhimonthetriptoschoolandhewaitedpatientlyforthemtogeton

forthetriphome.

Ourbuswouldoftenpassaplacewherewecouldseesomealpacas（羊驼）infrontofafarm

house.LittleMichaelwouldcryexcitedlyfromtheseat,"Look,Miss!Lookatthecamels!”He

usedtoputhisheadoutofthebuswindow.WhenIwarnedhimthataflywouldcomeintohis

noseifhewasn'tcareful,hesmartlygaveupthehabit.

Irememberalittlegirlgotonthebusonemorning5yearsagoandcriedloudlyalltheway

toschool.Wearrivedattheschoolgate.Asshewaitedtogetdownthebusstairs,shethrewher

armsaroundmyneckandsobbed（抽泣）thathergrandfatherhaddiedthenightbefore.

Aschoolbusdriverneedstokeeponeeyeontheroadandtheotheronthemirrortowatch

whatthelittleonesaredoingdowntheback.Mycatchphrase（口头禅）eachdaywasthatIwas

“takingthemonsters（怪兽）totheirmothers”.

Now,it'snecessarytothinkhowmanylivesI'vebeenresponsibleforthroughouttheyears,

andhowmanykilometersFvedriveninordertogetmypassengershomesafely.I'veenjoyedit,

butafter20years,it'stimetorestandparkmyschoolbusforgood.Longlivetheschoolbus

driver!

53.Whendidthewriterbegintobeaschoolbusdriver?

A.5yearsago.B.10yearsago.C.20yearsago.D.30yearsago.

54.Thewriterenjoyedherjobbecause.

A.drivingwasherhobbyB.childrenmadehervaluable

C.driverswerepaidwellD.shelikedtheenvironment

55.Whatisthewriter'sfutureplan?

A.Shedecidestogiveupthejob.B.Shetriestogoondriving.

C.Shewantstohaveaholiday.D.Shehopestohavemorekids.

（2012朝阳一模）D

Notlongago,Iopenedaninterestinge-mailfromJenniferinCanada.Webecamefriends.

Oneday,sheinvitedmeand11otherwomentoa“MovieNight“tobeheldeverysixweeksather

house.We'dtalk,eatandwatchfeel-goodmovies.Ie-mailedherbackimmediately:Iwasin.

ResearchshowsthatgatheringssuchasJennifer'smakesense.InaUSstudy,researchers

measured（测量）thehappinessof4739peopleover20years.Thestudyfoundthataperson's

happinessdependsonthehappinessofpeopleheconnectswith.Surprisingly,italsofoundthat

happinessspreadsnotonlybetweendirectfriends,butalsoamongfriendsofyourfriends,friends!

Andthosegoodfeelingsseemtohavethegreatestinfluenceamongfriendsofthesamesex（性

别）.

“Peoplewithmoregoodfriendsarelesslikelytodevelopdepression（情绪低落）andworry,”

saysDr.ToupeyLuft.'Thoughyoucan'tchooseyourfamilyorworkmates,youdohavecontrol

overfriendships."Withalittleeffort,youcanaddmorepositive（正面的）relationshipstoyour

socialcircle.Here'show:

“Nobodyisallpositiveorallnegative,saysLuft."Buttherearepeopleyoumayfeelmore

positive.Usethatasyourwaytocheckpeopleandkeeprecords/5Whenspendingtimewithothers,

payattentiontoyourfeeling.Areyoufeelingtiredandunhappy?Tohelpyoukeeprecords,Luft

suggeststakingamomentwhenyougethometowritedownwhatyourfeelingiswhenaround

them.

Whileit'sgreattogatherwithpositivefriends,it'salsogoodtostaywithothersinthesame

lifesituations.€tButifyou'realljustcomplaining（抱怨）andnothingischanging,ifsnothealthy,”

saysLuft.Areyourfriendsnegative,orareyoudoingmostofthecomplaining?Consideringthe

answerstothesequestionscanhelpyoudecideifyouwanttostandinfrontofthem.Oryoucould

lettherelationshipdisappearslowly.

Sometimesyourhobbiescanleadtotruefriendships.Checkoutnewspapersandwebsitesto

findagrouporclassforsomethingyouenjoy.Thesefriendscanalwaysbethereforyouandcan

careeachotherthroughdifficulties,illnessanddeath.

Notintogroups?Lookforindividual（个人的）communicationinstead.Luftsays,“Setsmall

goals,suchashavingcoffeewithonenewperson,anddevelopfriendshipaccordingtoaplan.If

someonesuggestsgoingforlunchsometime,setadate.^^

“Ifyou'refeelingdisappointed（失望）withafriend,trytalkingaboutwhatyoubothneed,“

saysLuft.Forexample,tellherwhatyouwantduringhardtimesinyourlives.Whileyourfriend

mayneedtobeleftalone,youmaywantcaringphonecalls.Withsomefriendsyoulaughand

havefuntogetheratthemovies—andthatcanbeenough.Withothers,youpayattentiontoyour

deepconnection.

56.Whatdoesyourhappinessdependon,accordingtothepassage?

A.Howmanyfriendsyouhave.B.Howpeopleyouconnectwithfeel.

C.Whatsituationyouareinnow.D.Whatkindoffriendsyouhave.

57.Whatdoesthefirstsuggestionwantustodo?

A.Tomeasureourhappiness.B.Tocheckpeoplearound.

C.Tojoinagroupforhobbies.D.Toleavenegativefriends.

58.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Allthesuggestionstellustoaddpositiverelationshiptooursocialcircle.

B.It'snecessarytocomplainaboutsomethingbutnotrighttodosoforlong.

C.Joiningagroupcanbringbetterfriendshipthanmakingindividualfriends.

D.Weoftenhavemanyfriendsduringgoodtimesbutfewduringhardtimes.

59.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthat.

A.whenyourfriendleavesyou,youneedcomfort

B.whenyourfriendissad,youshouldcallherup

C.peoplemaybehavedifferentlyduringhardtimes

D.friends,needsmaybequitedifferentsometimes

（2012大兴一模）C

IlovemyiPhone—itJsmylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.

Ialsolovemycomputer,asitstoresallofmywritingandthoughts.ThoughIlovethese

devices（装置）oftechnology,IknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthem

andtrulycommunicatewithothers.

Iteachhistoryinahighschool.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistorical

themes（主题）andideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandsharetheir

ideaswitheachotherintheclassroom.Ihavearule---nocomputers,iPads,phones,etc.When

studentsweretoldmyrulebeforeclass,someofthemwerenothappyatall.

Moststudentsthinkthatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepast

withstudentsmisusingtechnology.There'sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsbelievethatIam

anti-technology.There'snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcan

relatetomystudents.

TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinktherearevery

fewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversations.Interruptions（打断）bytechnologyoften

breakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwant

studentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothink

differentlyandtomakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursematerialandtheclassdiscussion.

I'vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandstudentsrealizethatwith

deepconversation,theylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondthe

classroom.

I'mnotsayingthatIwon'teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclass,but

untilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechange.Afewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoo

sweettogiveup.

53.What'sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThereasonswhystudentsshouldusecomputersoriPadsinclass.

B.Theadvantagesofusingcellphonesandcomputersintheclassroom.

C.Whatthewriteristryingtodoandwhatrulehasbeenmadeinclass.

D.Anewlearningstylethattheteacherenjoysusinginhistoryclass.

54.Accordingtothewriter,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay.

A.improveteachingandoffermorehelp

B.allowstudentstogetonwellwitheachother

C.helpstudentsconcentrateonwhattheylearn

D.keepstudentsfrommakingdeepconversations

55.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Theteacherwillcarryonthesuccessinthefuture.

B.Theteacherwillhavetocanceltheruleinclass.

C.Somestudentswillbepunishedaccordingtotherule.

D.Moreandmorestudentswillbeabsentinhistoryclass.

（2012大兴一模）D

Theoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplay,itmayalsobeusefulin

anotherway.Somescientiststhinkthatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.

“Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeinglifted

upbyawave?”askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupinScotland.

“Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.”

Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.TheUnited

Statesandafewothercountrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwaveenergy,

anditisalreadybeingusedinScotland.

Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.44Thewindsstartoutbymaking

littleripples（波纹）inthewater,butiftheykeeponblowing,thoseripplesgetbiggerandbigger

andturnintowavesJTaylorsaid.''Wavesareoneofnature'swaysofpickingupenergyandthen

sendingitoffonajourney.”

Whenwavescometowardsthecoast,peoplecansetupdams（大坝）toblockthewaterand

senditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine（涡轮）.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectrical

generator（发电机）.

Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.Besides,waveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollution

asoilandcoaldo.

Oceanscoverthreequartersoftheearth'ssurface.Thatwouldmakewavepowerseemperfect

forcreatingenergyaroundtheworld.Buttherearesomedisadvantagesthatneedustopaymore

attentionto.

JamieTaylorsaidthatwavepowerstillcosttoomuchmoney.Hesaidthatitsinfluenceon

animalsintheseaisstillunknown.Besides,wavepowerwouldgetinthewayoffishingandboat

traffic.

Withmoreresearch,t4Manyoftheseproblemsmightbesolved,“Taylorsaid."Findingmore

energysources（资源）isveryimportant,fortraditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmayrun

outsomeday.”

Inthefuture,whenyouturnonalightbutton,anoceanwavecouldbeprovidingthe

electricity!

56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.almosteverycountryismakinguseofthewavepoweratpresent

B.itisnecessaryforustodevelopwavepowerinsteadofoilandcoal

C.wavepowerwillbesuretomakesomebadinfluenceonseaanimals

D.scientistsaremakingeffortstofindnewwaysoffishingandboattraffic

57.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphtellus?

A.Whyscientistsaredoingtheresearchonwavepower.

B.Whatexperiencethatscientistshaveachievedsofar.

C.Howthewaveenergyformsandgrowsbigger.

D.Whichcountriesaretryingoutwavepower.

58.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardswavepower?

A.Thewriterbelievesthatwavepowerwillbeusedwidelybyman.

B.Thewriterdoubtsifwaveenergycanbechangedintoelectricity.

C.Thewriterissuretheexperimentswillcometotheendsomeday.

D.Thewriterthinksthatwavepowerisn'tworthresearchingatall.

59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SeaAnimalsandWavePower.B.HowDoWeGetWaveEnergy?

C.TheAdvantagesofWavePower.D.CanWavesMakeElectricity?

(2012东城一模)C

Floridaschoolchildrenchosethepantherasthestateanimal.Floridapanthersareatypeof

mountainlion.TheFloridapantheristheonlygroupofmountainlionseastoftheMississippi

River.Thepantherstandsforbeautyandpoweroflife.

IstheFloridapantherendangered?

In1967thegovernmentlistedtheFloridapantherasendangered.Endangeredmeansthatwithout

humanhelpananimalorplantwillbecomeextinctExtinctmeansthattheanimalorplantwill

neveragainstayaliveonearth.

WhatdoFloridapantherslooklike?

Panthersareabout10timesasbigasahousecat.Likeallcatstheyhaveverysharpclawsandteeth.

Theyneedsharpclawsandteethtokillandeattheirfood.Floridapanthersaretawny(thesame

colorasdeer).Thefurontheirbelliesandtheinsideoftheirlegsislighter,andthefurontheir

backs,tails,andlegsisdarker.TheseareFloridapantherpawprints:

FrontpawHindpaw

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