2023年江苏各地(徐州宿迁等)中考英语一模考汇编3 阅读理解之议论文含详解

专题03阅读理解之议论文

（2023春•江苏盐城•九年级校联考—模）Youhavetriedtoohardbutyoudon,tsucceed;you,vemadeallyourefforts

butyoudon,tgettheresultsyouwant.Whatshouldyoudo?Giveupandturnoveranewpage.Dropitlikeit,shot,andrun

intheoppositedirectionasfastasyoucan.

Doyoufeelsurprised?Whatiswrongwithgivingup?Ohyes,weallhavebeentrainedandaskedtoworkhardto

achieveourdreams,andthatisagoodthing.Theproblemcomesoutwhenalltheseinspirationalquotes（励志名言）start

confusingus.

Thesemessagestellpeoplenottogiveup,buttheydon,ttellyouthatitshouldonlyapplyto（适用于）yourtrue

dreams.Theytellpeopleto“tryandtryagain,5untiltheysucceed,butthatamountofeffortshouldonlybeputtowardwhat

peoplereallywantinlifeandtheyshouldnevergiveupnomatterwhatlifegoalstheyhave.Therestisalljustthereto

confuseyou,distract（使分心`）you,giveyouaheadacheandsadness,sodon,tletithappen.

Ifyouarereallynotgoodatsomething,giveitupandtrytodosomethingyoulike.Onceyoudosomethingyoulike,

youwon,tfeelboredandalsowon,tgiveitup.Youknowclearlywhatyouwanteventheroadtosuccessishard.Soyou

needtoknowwhatyou,regoodat.Tofindyourtalent,youneedtoobserve（观察）thethingsaroundyouandwritedown

thethingsyou,reinterestedinonyournotebook.ThenyoucansearchthemontheInternetandknowmoreaboutthem.

Askingyourparentsorfriendsforhelpisalsoagoodideabecausetheycanseesomethingyoucan,t.Theycanhelpyou

knowyourselfclearly.

Trytodiscoveryourtalent,yourabilityandyourskills.Findoutwhatyouaregoodat,whatmakesyouhappyandthen

workonit.Ifyoudo,noonewouldhavetotellyouorinspireyounottogiveupbecausewhenyoulovesomething,you

keeptryinguntilyougetitrightandtheenthusiasmflowsfromwithin.Don,tWoITyaboutwhatpeoplewillsayorthink.Ifs

yourlife,soyouhavetoloveitandbeyourownboss.

1.Inspirationalquotesaresuitableforthosewho.

A.aresuccessfulB.havenolifegoalsC.havetruedreamsD.nevergiveup

2.Onceyoufindsomethingyoulike,youwon,t.

A.achieveyourdreamsB.feelboredorgiveup

C.knowyourselfclearlyD.continueit

3.Youcandiscoveryourtalentthroughsomewaysexcept.

A.observingthethingsaroundyou.B.searchingthingsontheInternet

C.writingdownthethingsyou'reinterestedinD.askingyourteachersforhelp

4.Theunderlinedword“enthusiasm“inthepassagemeans.

A.happinessB.curiosityC.abilityD.sadness

（2023•江苏无锡•统考——模）Humanspeechcontainsmorethan2,000differentsounds,fromthecommon“m”and“a”

totherareclicksofsomesouthernAfricanlanguages.Butwhyarecertainsoundsmorecommonthanothers?A

ground-breaking,five-yearstudyshowsthatdiet-relatedchangesinhumanbiteledtonewspeechsoundsthatarenow

foundinhalftheworld,slanguages.

Morethan30yearsago,thescholarCharlesHockettnotedthatspeechsoundscalledlabiodentals,suchas"F'andςV,,

weremorecommoninthelanguagesofsocietiesthatatesofterfoods.NowateamofresearchersledbyDamianBlasiatthe

UniversityofZurich,Switzerland,hasfoundhowandwhythistrendarose.

Theydiscoveredthattheupperandlowerfrontteethofancienthumanadultswerealigned（对齐），makingithardto

producelabiodentals,whichareformedbytouchingthelowerliptotheupperteeth.Later,ourjawschangedtoanoverbite

StrUCtUre（结构），makingiteasiertoproducesuchsounds.

TheteamshowedthatthischangeinbitewasconnectedwiththedevelopmentofagricultureintheNeolithicperiod.

Foodbecameeasiertochewatthispoint.Thejawbonedidn,thavetodoasmuchworkandsodidn,tgrowtobesolarge.

Analysesofalanguagedatabasealsoconfirmedthattherewasaglobalchangeinthesoundofworldlanguagesafter

theNeolithicage,withtheuseOf"F'andςV,increasingremarkablyduringthelastfewthousandyears.Thesesoundsare

stillnotfoundinthelanguagesofmanyhunter-gathererpeopletoday.

Thisresearchoverturnsthepopularviewthatallhumanspeechsoundswerepresentwhenhumanbeingsevolved

around300,000yearsago.ςςThesetofspeechsoundsweusehasnotnecessarilyremainedstablesincetheappearanceof

humanbeings,butratherthehugevarietyofspeechsoundsthatwefindtodayistheproductofacomplexinterplayof

thingslikebiologicalchangeandculturalevolution,“saidStevenMoran,amemberoftheresearchteam.

5.WhichaspectofthehumanspeechsounddoesDamianBlasi,sresearchfocuson?

A.Itsvariety.B.Itsdistribution.C.Itsquantity.D.Itsdevelopment.

6.Whywasitdifficultforancienthumanadultstoproducelabiodentals?

A.Theyhadfewerupperteeththanlowerteeth.

B.Theycouldnotopenandclosetheirlipseasily.

C.Theirjawswerenotconvenientlystructured.

D.Theirlowerfrontteethwerenotlargeenough.

7.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Supportingevidencefortheresearchresults.

B.Potentialapplicationoftheresearchfindings.

C.Afurtherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.

D.Areasonabledoubtabouttheresearchprocess.

8.WhatdoesStevenMoransayaboutthesetofhumanspeechsounds?

A.Itiskeytoeffectivecommunication.B.Itcontributesmuchtoculturaldiversity.

C.Itisacomplexanddynamicsystem.D.Itdrivestheevolutionofhumanbeings.

（2023・江苏盐城・校考一模）

Beforeweuploadaphotoofourselvestosocialmedia,likeWeChat,we,lluseanapptosmoothourskin,makeour

eyeslookbigger,andgiveuslongereyelashesandfullerlips.Withacoupleoftouchesonourmobilephone,we,reableto

presentthebestpicturesofourselvestoothers.

However,theproblemis,whenWesimplyeditourimperfectionSG段疵)away,we,realsochangingthewaywelookat

ourourselves.[

Lastmonth,researchersfromtheUSBostonUniversitypublishedanarticleSelfies-LivingintheEraOfFiltered(滤镜)

Photographs.Thearticlelistedthebadeffectsofphotoeditingonpeopleandthepossibilitytocauseappearanceworries.

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TheresearchersthinkthattheseappsmakeitdifficulttotellbetweenrealityandfantaSy(虚幻).“Theseappsallowone

tochangehisorherappearanceinminutesandfollowanunrealisticstandardofbeauty,,,thearticlesays.3

Inthepast,peoplemightcomparetheirlookstothosewhowerefamousthattime.Butfortoday,syoungpeople,

beautystandardsaremostlikelysetbywhattheyseeonsocialmedia.ςςFrombirth,theyarebomintoanageofsocial

platforms,andtheirfeelingsareconnectedtohowgoodtheylook,“aBritishdoctorEschosaid.

4"Nowyou'vegotthecomparisonofyourrealselftofakeselfthatyoupresentonsocialmedia,,,ReneeEngeln,

aprofessoratNorthwesternUniversity,toldtheHuffPostwebsite.Hefurtherpointedoutthatwhenpeoplespendtoomuch

timecomparingwithothers,theymaybecome4ςbeautysick"andfinditdifficulttoacceptwhattheyactuallylooklike.

SowhenWelookinarealmirror,weshouldn,tthinktoourselves,4ςDoIlookasgoodasmyselfintheBeautyCam(美

颜)?"InStead,weshouldthink,tifeelgood,Ihavemyhealth.”

9.Whatmaypeopledobeforetheypresentthebestofthemselvesonsocialmedia?

A.Wearingfalseeyelashes.B.Reddingtheirlipsbeforegoingout.

C.Usingappstoeditphotos.D.Smoothingtheirskininthemorning.

10.WhereshouldweputthesentenceςςThisiswhymanyyoungpeoplesufYeranappearanceworrieswhenitcomestohow

theyreallylook.,,7

A.(4)B.(3)C.(2)D.(1)

11.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.EverybodylooksasgoodashimselfintheBeautyCam.

B.Theseappsmakeiteasytotellbetweenrealityandfantasy.

C.Thearticlelistedthebadandgoodeffectsofphotoeditingonpeople.

D.Peopletodaypaymoreattentiononhowgoodtheylookthaninthepast.

12.Whatdidtheauthorwritethispassagefor?

A.Tocallonpeopletocaremoreaboutappearance.

B.Tocallonpeoplenottouseappsonmobilephones.

C.Tocallonpeopletospendtoomuchtimecomparingwithothers.

D.Tbcallonpeopletolearnsomethingmoreimportantthanappearance.

（2023•江苏无锡•校考——模）Today,ourchildrenspendmoreandmoretimeonline.Manychildrenspendalotoftheir

freetimeplayinggamesontheInternet,onvideogamesystemsorontheirmobilephones.IntheUK,99%ofteenkids

aged8to15playvideogameseveryweek,andchildrenasyoungasfiveplayvideogamesregularly（有规律地）.This

informationtellsthattheadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbecarefullyconsidered.

Formanypeople,Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexcitingstories.Videogamesalsomakeyou

thinkinacreativewayandyouhavetomoveyourhandsandeyesquickly.Thiscanimprovethewaythatachild,sbrain

works.Videogamesalsomakechildrenusetheirimagination（想象力）.Theplayerhastodomanycreativethings,like

drawingandbuildingthings.VideogamesarealsoagoodwaytoteachchildrenabouttechnologybecausetheycanIeam

howcomputersandotherdevices（设备）workwhiletheyplay.

However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,childrencandownload（下载）

manygamesforfree.Theydon,tneedmoney,sotheydon,tneedtoasktheirparentsiftheycandownloadthegames.This

meansthatparentsoftendon,tknowiftheirchildrenareplayingviolent（暴力的）orscaιygames.Second,manychildren

spendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesoncomputers,smartphonesandiPadsandthiscanleadtohealthproblems-children

whospendtoomuchtimeonthecomputeranddon,texercisecanbecomeoverweight.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuch

timeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework,theycanhaveproblemsatschoolandgetbadgrades.Finally,videogames

canaflectchildren,ssocialskills,theymightnotIeamhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.

Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheonehand,theyarefun

andeducational.Ontheotherhand,theycancauseproblemswithchildren,shealthandsocialskills.ltisuptoparentsto

knowwhatgamestheirchildrenareplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.Parentsshouldalsomakesuretheir

childrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren.

13.WhatdoesParagraph1reallywanttotellus?

A.Manychildrenhavefunplayingvideogamesrecently.

B.Childrenataveryyoungageplayvideogamesregularly.

C.Playingvideogameshassomanydangersthatwedon,tknow.

D.Theadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbefullyconsidered.

14.WhichofthefollowingwouldbemostsuitableforinParagraph2?

A.videogamesmayhurttheireyes.B.videogamescancostlotsofmoney.

C.videogamesarefunandeducational.D.videogamesareasimportantastheirlives.

15.Whichisoneofthedisadvantagesofvideogames?

A.Playinggamestoomuchmaymakechildrenlazyandsleepy.

B.Someimpropergamesmaybedownloadedbychildrenforfree.

C.Playinggamesmayleadchildrentomaketoomanyfriendsonline.

D.Videogamescanmaketherelationshipbetweenchildrenandparentsworse.

16.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.AllroadsleadtoRome.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Readingmakesafullman.

（2023•江苏盐城•校考一模）Wefeelangιyorguiltyaboutthethingswedidordidnotachieve,aboutthethingswe

cannothave,andmanyotherthings.Itseemsthateveryonecarriestheirownbademotions（情绪）.Butneitherguiltnor

angercanhelpus.Overtime,theycanbeheavyweightsonourshoulders.

Thesebademotionsdon,tdoanythinggoodforusatall.Soyoumightaskyourself—isitpossibletoputdownthis

heavyburden（负担）andgiveyourselfabreak?Itisquitepossible.Startbyactuallylookingatyourfeelings.Howdothey

getinsideofus?WhydoWecarrythemforsolonginsteadofputtingthemdown?CanWelivewithoutthem?

Bythinkingaboutourbademotions,wecanfindhealthywaystodealwiththem.Unhealthybehaviorsarenottheway

todothis.Theyprovidenorelief.Instead,therearebetterwaystohandlethem.Oneofthebestwaysisforgiveness.

Forgivenessisapowerfultool.Weshouldforgiveourselvesfirst.Weshouldn,tkeepbademotionsinside.Wemust

alsoforgiveotherswhohavemadeusguiltyorangry.Thisisnotalwayseasy.Butwhenwelearntoforgiveourselves,it

becomeseasiertoforgiveothersaswell.

Thereisnothinggoodaboutcarryingyearsofemotionalburdens.Byforgivingourselvesandothers,Wecanabandon

ourburdensandfeelbetteraboutourselves.Themomentyoudothis,youwillstarttofeelalotlighter.Yearsofheaviness

willbemagicallylifted!You,11starttofeellikeyouhavemoreenergyandyou,Ilbemuchhappierwithyourlife.

17.Whatisthefirststeptoremovingtheburdenofbademotions?

A.Askingotherssomequestions.B.Studyingyouremotions.

C.Tryingtolivewithoutthem.D.Findingwaystodealwiththem.

18.Whatisonewaytodealwithbademotions?

A.Keepingbademotionsinside.B.Forgettingthepast.

C.Forgivingourselvesandothers.D.Findinggoodemotionstoreplacethem.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abandon“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.putawayB.carryonC.staywithD.leavebehind

20.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Howtobecomeanenergeticperson.B.Howtodealwithbademotions.

C.WhyWeshouldforgetaboutforgiveness.D.WhatWeshoulddotoforgiveourownmistakes.

（2023・江苏无锡•模拟预测）Califbrnia,sSiliconValleyshapesourlives.Untilrecently,thatis.TheriseofTikTokhas

hittheheartofSiliconValley,sSUPremaCy（最高地位）.AlongwithotherdigitalproductscomingoutofChina,TikTokhas

thepossibilitytoreshapethefutureoftechnology.

ɪfshardtooverstatejusthowmuchofaSWitCh（转变）thisis.AndChineseapps,platformsandservicescurrentlylook

quitedifferentfromthoseintheWest.

Already,thewayChinese-launchedappsinteractwithusers,andtheservicestheyofferwithintheapps,areinfluencing

Westernplatforms.

InChina,peopledoalotOfeCOmmerCe（电子商务）andbusinessthroughtheirapps.Fromshoppingonlinetohailing

taxis,socializingwithfriendsandmeetingupwithstrangers,everythingyoucandowithinoneapp.Westerncompaniesare

takingnote.PlatformslikeFacebookhavebeguntobringvariousfeaturesandservicesunderasingleumbrella.

AnotherwayinwhichChinesesocialmediaplatformsareinfluencingWesternonesisinhowtheypresentandfilter（ii

滤）information.FacebookandTwitterrecommendpostsbasedonwhatyourfriendsarepostingandsharingonyournews

feed.TikTokandotherChineseappslikeittrytolearnasmuchasitcanaboutyou,andthendirectcontenttoyoutheythink

you,lllike.

UndertheChinesemodelofalgorithmic^算法的）explorationandrecommendation,usersarelessbeholden（有责任的）

tothepersonalcontentcreatorstheyfollow.OnYouTube,bigpersonalitieshavebecomecelebritiesbecauseoftheirability

tobuildaloyalfanbase（粉丝园）.ButonTikTok,anyonecanbecomeastarovernightbecauseofasinglevideothatproves

popularwiththeapp,salgorithm.Thatfamecandisappearalmostasquicklywhenthenextbigvideoissurfacedthroughthe

app,scode.

Givenhowpopularthatstrategyhasbeen,itcouldsignalabroaderchangeamongothersocialmediaplatforms,aswell.

IfChinesecompaniescontinuetoplayanincreasinginfluentialroleintech,ouronlineworldcouldlookverydifferentby,

say,2030.

21.Thepassagemostprobablyappearsin.

A.atravelguideB.asciencemagazineC.aresearchreportD.aproductinstruction

22.WhatistheFIRSTparagraphusedfor?

A.TointroducethehistoryofCalifornia'sSiliconValley.

B.ToexpresstheimportanceofChinesedigitalproducts.

C.ToshowthedevelopmentofCalifornia'sSiliconValley.

D.TodescribethedisadvantagesofChinesedigitalproducts.

23.What,sthemainreasonforTikToktobebetterthanWesterndigitalproducts?

A.ThebigmarketinChina.B.Itsloyaluserbases.

C.Theadvancedalgorithmic.D.Itsdifferentfunctions.

24.WhichmayNOTbethepossiblefutureoftechnology?

A.Platformwouldmakecelebritieshavemoreloyalfans.

B.Differentserviceswouldbeprovidedinonedigitalproduct.

C.Peoplehavealargerpossibilityofbeingfamousonthoseplatforms.

D.ThealgorithmicofTikTokwouldbewidelyappliedtofilterinformation.

（2023•江苏扬州•统考一模）Orderingtakeoutsisverypopularnowadaysbecauseitisconvenient.Morethan60

percentofthepeopleinChinaordertakeoutfoodatleasttwiceaweek.Ifpeopledon,twanttoeatout,theycanjustorder

takeoutsonthesmartphoneandwaitforittobedelivered（送达）.Whataboutpeoplelivinginancienttimes?Didtheyeat

takeouts?

Infact,herewastakeoutasfarbackastheSongDynasty.Accordingtohistorybooks,EmperorXiaozong（l127-1194）

likedtoordertakeoutslateatnight.Hisservantsthenwentaroundthecitytopickupthedishesandbringthembacktothe

palace.

Ordinary（普通的）peoplealsoorderedtakeouts.Restaurantwaiterswouldgooutintothestreetsandyelloutwhich

dishescouldbeorderedthatday.Afterhearingthewaiters,peoplecouldthenplaceanorder.Later,deliveryworkerswould

bringfoodtotheirhomes.InthefamousSongDynastypaintingAIongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival（《?青明上7可

图》），atakeoutworkercanbeseenonadeliverywithfoodinhand.

Peopleatthattimeevenhadaspecialmealboxfortakeoutdishes.Itwasalongwoodenboxwithseverallayers.

Peoplealsousedwarmingplatesmadeoftwolayersofporcelain（瓷）.Hotwatercouldbeputbetweenthemtokeepdishes

warm.

25.Accordingtothepassage,takeouthasalonghistoryofaboutyearsinChina.

A.900B.1100C.1000D.2000

26.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph4"yell”probablymeans.

A.throwB.findC.shoutD.give

27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Manypeopleliketoordertakeoutsnowadaysbecauseitisverycheap.

B.OnlytheEmperorcouldordertakeoutsinancienttimes.

C.PeoplecanseeatakeoutworkerinAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmiHgFestival.

D.PeopleusedspecialplasticboxesfortakeoutdishesinancientChina.

28.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Theemperorwholikedtakeouts

B.TakeoutsinAncientChina

C-Theadvantagesoforderingtakeouts

D.ThewaytoordertakeoutsinancientChina

（2023•江苏苏州•星海实验中学校考一模）44Wesaidnototheinvitationtothebirthdaypartybecausemychildsays

they,renotevenfriends.”

WhenIreadtheabovewords,Ifeltheartache.

Iknowbirthdaypartiescanbelikeatrouble,butlet,sbelievetheparentswhosentthatinvitationweren,ttryingtoget

moregiftsfortheirkidsormakethingsmorecomplicated.

Forsomekids,managingschoolandfriendsiseasy.Maybeyouhaveachildvvho,soutgoing,self-confidentormaybe

youhaveachildwhodoesn,thaveanyproblems.However,forsomekids,schoolandfriendscanbeverydifficult.

Abirthdaypartyisafun,excitingandgoodopportunity.Itisachanceforthekidonthesidelinestoplaywithother

kidswhodon,tplaywithhim/heratschoolorwhodon,tcallhim/herafriend.

Sometimesevenwhenthebirthdaypartyandthethemehavebeendecidedonandthedifficultdecisionaboutwhomto

invitehasbeenmade,therecanstillbedoubts.Thoseinvitationscanstayuntouchedinthebottomofthechild,sbackpack

fordays,becausehe/sheistooscaredtohandthemout.

ɪdon,tknowyourchild,andIdon,tknowyou.Idoknowthereareparentswholieawakeatnightwonderingiftheir

childwillhavethecouragetohandouttheinvitationsinthemorning;1doknowthereareparentswhohopetheycan

dependonotherparentstoteachtheirchildrentobekindenoughtoshowup.Maybeyou,11neverhavetobeoneofthe

parentswhofindithard.Iknowwhatthat,slike,becauseIhavechildrenwhofinditeasy.ButIalsohaveachildwho

doesn,t.Andbecauseofthat,we,vebecomeafamilythatsaysyestoeveryinvitationwereceive.

Sometimesabirthdaypartyinvitationisnotjustabirthdaypartyinvitation;ifsalsoaninvitationtobeafriend.

29.What,stheauthor,sattitudetowardthewordsinPara.1?

A.Worried.B.Sad.C.Interested.D.Excited.

30.WhatcanWelearnfromthepassage?

A.Childrenareverydifferentfromeachother.

B.Somechildrenatschoolneedspecialattention.

C.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtoplaygames.

D.Notallchildrencandealwithschoolproblemswell.

31.Tosomechildren,whatdoesabirthdaypartymean?

A.Achancetohavesomefunoutdoors.B.Achancetogetmanygiftsfromothers.

C.Achancetoplayandmakefriendswithothers.D.Achancetoinviteotherchildrentotheirhomes.

32.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellus?

A.Kidsreallylovegoingtoparties.B.Kidsshouldlearntomakefriends.

C.Somekidsaren,tgoodatmakingfriends.D.We,dbetteracceptbirthdaypartyinvitations.

（2023•江苏南京•统考一模）Inmanycountries,schoolshavelongsummerholidays,withshorterholidaysinbetween.

However,anewreportsuggestsreducingthelengthofschoolholidaystostopchildrenforgettingwhattheyhavelearned

duringthelongsummerbreak.Insteadofthreeschoolterms,itsays,ttThereshouldbefiveeight-weekterms.Therewould

bejustfourweeksoffinthesummer,withatwo-weekbreakbetweentheotherterms.Theannual（每年的）amountof

holidaytimewouldremainthesame.^^

SoniaMonterohastwochildrenatprimaryschoolandworksfulltime.Shesupportstheidea.44Thekids,“shesays,

“havemuchlongerholidaysthanmeandIcan,taffordtotakeseveralweeksoffwork,soIneedsomeonetotakecareof

them.Butnobodywantstheworkinthesummermonths—theyallhaveholidaysoftheirown.”

Notsurprisingly,someyoungpeopledisagree.StudentJasonPanos,says,ςςIt,sastupididea,ɪreallycan,timagine

stayingatschoolinthesummer-I,dhateit.It,stotallyunfair,too.Thepeoplewhosuggestthishadlongschoolholidays

whentheywereyoung.Butnowtheywanttostopusenjoyingthesummer.TheyonlyneedtolookatplaceslikeSpainand

America,wheretheyhavemuchlongerholidaysthanhere.Thekidstheredon,tforgeteveιythingthey,velearnedina

coupleofmonths,dothey?^^

NadiaSalib,14,agrees.ɑSure,^^shesays,ςςthefirstweekatschoolafterthesummerisnevereasy,butyousoonget

backintoit.Therealproblemroundhereisthatkidsgetboredaftersomanyweeksoutofschool,andthensomeofthem

startcausingtrouble.Buttheansweristogivethemsomethingtodointheirfreetime,notmakeeveryonestayinschool

longer.Weailhatethat.^^

33.WhydoesSoniaprefershorterschoolholidays?

A.Shethinksthatmiddleschoolholidaysaretoolong.

B.Shedoesn,tgetanysummerholidaysinherpresentjob.

C.Shecan,tgetanyonetolookafterherchildreninsummer.

D.Shecan,taffordtopaysomeonetolookafterherchildren.

34.WhatdoesJasonsayaboutlongsummerholidays?

A.Schoolsinothercountriesdon,thavethem.

B.Theycanhelpchildrenforgetaboutschool.

C.Thesedaysmanyolderpeoplehavethemloo.

D.Theyhavenoinfluenceonchildren'seducation.

35.WhatdoesNadiasayaboutyoungpeopleinsummer?

A.Theywouldliketospendmoretimeatschool.

B.Longholidaysareverybadfortheireducation.

C.Whereshelivesthereisnothingforthemtodo.

D.Theybehavebadlywhentheygobacktoschool.

36.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestexplainsthearticle?

A.They,vechangedalltheschooltermsandsomestudentsaregettingveryangryaboutit

B.Somepeoplewanttochangetheschoolyearbutnoteveryonethinksit,sagoodidea.

C.Everyone,sagainsttheideaofshorteningthesummerholidayssothey,vedecidedtoforgettheidea.

D.Teenagersareveryworriedbecausetherearegoingtobefewerschoolholidaysintheyear.

（2023•江苏苏州•苏州高新区实验初级中学校考一模）Ihaveaquestionforallofus.Isallwinningsuccess?

Winningisreally,reallyfun.ButIamheretosharemyviewsonwhatarealsuccessis.

Allaroundtheworld,wehavecreatedthewin-at-all-costcultures.Asasociety,wehonorthechampions.Wecheerfor

thosepeoplewhowinchampionships,electionsandawards.Winningatallcostshasbecomeacceptable.Wehavebecome

sofocusedonthatendresultinsteadoftheprocess,andparticularlywhentheendresultisawin,usuallyhowWegotthere

oftengetsSWePtUnderthePrOVerbialrug.

Weneedtoredefine（重新定义）success.Realsuccessisdevelopingchampionsinlifeforourworld,winor

lose.Wemaybeabletoplanourwaytoawin,butwecan,tplanourwaytosuccess.

Backto1990,whenɪwasfirstmadetheheadcoachoftheUCLAWomen,sGymnasticsTeam,thebestIcoulddowas

whatother“successful“coacheshaddone.So,Ibecametough-talkingandmean.Iactedlikeaheadcoachwhoseonly

thoughtwastofigureouthowtowin.

Afterputtingupwithmeforafewyears,ourteamaskedmeforateammeeting.Andforovertwohours,theygaveme

examplesofhowmyarrogance（傲慢）washurtful.Thatwasmytime-out,andIchosetochange.IrealizedthatI

neededtosupportourstudentathletesaswholehumanbeings,notjustathleteswhowon.

Itissomucheasiertogiveordersthantoactuallyfigureouthowtomotivate（激励）someonetobebetter.Andthe

motivationtakesareallylongtimetotakeroot.Thekeyingredientwastodeveloptrustthroughpatienceandhonesty.

Let,sthinkaboutwhatyouaretalkingwithyourparentsonthecarridehome.Aretheyfocusingontheendresult?Are

youexcitedtousethattimetoshowyouareawinner?Allofyo