2017浙江中考CD篇阅读真题英语汇编附答案

2017浙江中考CD篇阅读汇编

舟山、嘉兴

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Haveyoueverbeeninaconflict（冲突）？Doyouknowhowtosolveit?Conflictresolutionisapeaceful

wayoftryingtosolveaconflict.Bothsidesintheconflictexplainwhattheythinkhappenedtocause

it.Thepersonwholistenstobothsidesiscalledthemediator（调解人）.

Afterbothsidestellwhattheythinkhappenedtocausetheconflict,theydiscusswaystosolveit.

Theytrytocomeupwitha“resolution“thatbothsidesagreeto.Theycannotbeangryduringthe

communication.Everyoneshouldusegoodlisteningandattendingskillswhiletalking.Ifvoicesgettoo

loudoritappearsthatsomeoneisangry,themediatorwillspeakupandhavethemtreateachotherwith

respect.Afterdifferentsuggestionsaresharedinhowtomediatetheconflict,itistimefor

discussingthebestsolution（解决办法）.

Hereisanexampleofhowconflictresolutionworksstepbystepinaschoolplaygroundsetting:

•Someonesaysastudentpushedhimonthefootballfield.

•Thepersonwhowasaccusedcisthe“pusher“saysitwasactuallyanaccident.

•Thepersonwhowaspushedgetsthemediator

•Themediatortakesthetwopersonstoaquieterplace,awayfromotherstotalk.

•Themediatorcalmsthemdownandletsthemknowheunderstandstheirfeelings.

・Eachpersondescribeswhathappened.A

•Themediatorrepeatswhatheheard,soitiscleartoeveryone.

•Themediatorasksforideastosolvetheproblem.八八

•Thetwopersonsoffertheirownsolutions.1、

•Thetwopersonshaveadiscussionandcometoanagreement.

•Themediatormakessurethepersonsfollowthesolution.

•Themediatorofferspraiseforsolvingtheproblem.

Conflictresolutioncanbeusedinmanyenvironments.Itencouragespeopletotellwhatreally

happened,tosharetheirfeelings,andtoworktogetherpeacefullytosolvetheproblem.Itofferspeople

workablestepstoreachanagreementwiththehelpofamediator.

1.Accordingtothepassage,iftwostudentshavehadafight,theyhadbetter.

A.callthepolice

B.getamediator

C.askparentsforideas

D.describethefighttoteachers

2.Inconflictresolution,themediator'sjobisto.

A.describewhatreallyhappenedtobothsides

B.helpbothsidesreachanagreementinaproperway

C.listentobothsidesandthenpunishthetroublemaker

D.writedownwhatbothsideshaveexplainedinthecommunication

3.Theunderlinedwords"wasaccused^inthispassagemightmean""inChinese.

A.被惩罚B.被轻视C.被指责D.被否定

4.Thewritergivestheexampleinthepassageinorderto.

A.showhowamediatorworksinafootballmatch

B.helpusknowtheimportanceofamediatorindailylife

C.showhowconflictresolutionisusedindifferentenvironments

D.helpusclearlyunderstandtheworkablestepsinconflictresolution

D

KathycouldstillrememberthenightshehadtoleaveherhomeinHungary.Itwasthebeginning

ofWorldWarIIandherfamilyhadtoleavetheircountryassoonaspossible.Shequicklyfilledabagwith

afewpiecesofclothing,herdiary,andhertreasure-abeautifulsilkscarf.

Kathyandherbestfriend,Monica,hadaskedtheirparentstobuythemmatchingscarves.Theyeach

wouldwearthescarvesasasymboloftheirfriendship.KathyhadnoideathatshewasgoingtoAmerica

thatnightandwouldnotbereturning.

Kathykeptthatspecialsilkscarfformanyyears.Onedayshedecidedtogiveittoher

granddaughter,Eliza,toweartoherfirstjobinterviewforgoodluck.KathywasafraidthatElizawould

losethescarf,butthegranddaughterpromised,"Don'tworry,Grandma,nothing'sgoingtohappento

yourscarf.You'Hsee.Itisgoingtobringbothofuslucktoday.^^Andwiththat,Elizakissedher

grandmotherandleftfortheinterview.

ThatafternoonElizalefttheinterview,feelingsurethatshehadgotthejob.Soshedecidedto

celebratebygoingtoarestaurant.Asshewassittingathertable,shefeltsomeonelookingather.Sitting

nexttoherwasanoldwoman,whocouldnottakehereyesawayfromher.

Tmsorry,doIknowyou?”Elizaasked.

"I'msorry,dear,butyoumakemethinkofsomeoneIonceknew,^^theoldwomanreplied.t4Mybest

friendlookedlikeyouandusedtowearascarfjustliketheoneyou'rewearingaroundyourneck."Eliza

listenedcarefully,withhereyesandmouthwideopen.Shehadheardstoriesofhergrandmother'sbest

friendandknewthemeaningofthescarf.CouldthisbeMonica,hergrandmother^childhoodfriend?

Elizaintroducedherselfandwaitedtohearthenameoftheotherwoman.

“Myname'sMonica,dear.IlivedinHungaryasachild,butmyfamilyhadtoleavewhenIwas

fourteenyearsold.TvebeenlivinghereinCaliforniaeversince.^^saidtheoldwoman.

Elizacouldnotbelieveherears...

5.Kathyandherfamilylefttheircountrybecause.

A.KathyfoundajobintheUSAB.KathywouldstudyinCalifornia

C.theyhadnofriendsinEuropeD.theywantedtogetawayfromthewar

6.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6,wecaninfer（推断）thatElizafelt.

A.surprisedB.thankfulC.sorryD.nervous

7.WhatwouldElizamostprobablydoafterthedinner?

A.ShegavethesilkscarftoMonica.B.Shewentforanotherjobinterview.

C.SheshowedMonicaaroundCalifornia.D.ShetookMonicatomeethergrandmother.

8.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.

A.AGiftfromParentsB.AScarfofLuckC.ASuccessfulInterviewD.AStoiyintheWar

温州

C

Criticalthinkingistheabilitytothinkclearlyandrationallyaboutwhattobelieveorwhattodo.

AccordingtoareportontheWorldEconomicForum（2016）,criticalthinking,creativity,andtheirpractical

application（应用）arewidelyacceptedasthetopthreeskillsthatyoungpeopleneedtopossess（拥有）

intheirfuturecareer.

Agoodcriticalthinkerusuallytakesthefollowingstepsbeforehedecideswhattodo.Wheneverhe

needstodosomething,hewould,firstofall,reason.Hecheckswhyheneedstodoitandwhetherhereally

needstodoit.Then,analyze.Hetriestofindoutwhatitreallyisandthebestwaytodoit.Afterthat,

evaluate.Hemakessurewhetherheisabletodoitandhowtodoitwell.Finally,hemakesthedecision

andtakesaction.Takethe“Double11"（apopularonlineshoppingdayinChina）asanexample.Afew

daysbeforeit,hecheckscarefullywhatheneedsandwhetherhereallyneedsthem,andmakesashopping

list.Hegoestotheonlineshopstocomparethequalityandthepricesofthethingsthatheisgoingtobuy.

Hecomparestheshopsthatsellthesethings.

Thenhecheckswhetherhecanaffordthemandinwhichshopsheisgoingtobuythem.Althoughittakes

himsometimetomakethedecisions,hewouldnotregretaftertheshopping.

Thenwhatwouldhappenifhedidn'tthinkcriticallybeforehemadethedecisions?Afterthecrazy

“Doubleir,,therewereusuallyalotofcomplaintsontheInternet.Therewereregretsaboutbuying

morethingsthantheyneeded.Therewerecomplaintsaboutthepoorqualityandthepricesofthethings

theybought.Therewerealsocomplaintsbecausetheyreceivedwrongthingsorsimplyreceivednothing.

Therewereallkindsofregretsandcomplaints.Whyso?Theyhadnotthoughtcriticallybeforetheymade

thedecisions.

Criticalthinkinghelpsyoumakewiserdecisions.Ithelpsyouavoidwastingtime,moneyandsoon.

Therefore,dolookbeforeyouleap.

33.Accordingtothepassage,criticalthinkingisathinkingskillthat.

A.helpsmakebetterchoicesB.willappearinthefuture

C.helpsmakequickdecisionsD.makesusspendmoremoney

34.InParagraph2,howdoesthecriticalthinkeranalyzethethingshemaybuy?

A.Hecheckswhatheneedstobuy.B.Hestudiesthequalityandtheprices.

C.Hemakesapropershoppinglist.D.Hecheckshowmuchmoneyhehas.

35.Theunderlinedword“complaints”meansthatthepeople.

A.arenotsatisfiedB.arenotconfident

C.arenotinterestedD.arenotresponsible

36.Whichofthefollowingexamplesistheuseof"criticalthinking”？

A.Darningdidanewscienceexperimentbeforereadinginstructions.

B.Lingling'sparentsbecameveryangrywhentheyknewherbadmarks.

C.Afterlookingattheotherteam-sweakpoints,thecoachmadeanewplan..

D.Afterhearingthestrangerswords,thegirlfollowedhimintoasupermarket.

D

StuffyPetesatdownonabenchintheNewYorkCityPark.Itwasthethirdbenchtotheleftasyou

entertheparkfromtheeast.

EveryThanksgivingDayfornineyears,anOldGentlemanhadcometofindStuffythereatonein

theafternoon.HeledStuffytoarestaurantandwatchedhimeatabigdinner.Hewastryingtomakeita

tradition.

Stuffyhadjustcomefromadinnersobigthathehadalmostnopowertomove.Howheexpected

thatgentlemanwouldnotcomethisyear!Thenhiseyesgrewwiderandhisbreathstopped.

TheOldGentlemanwasthinandtall,dressedallinblack.Heworeeye-glasses.Hishairwaswhiter

andthinnerthanitwaslastyear.Hislegsdidnotseemasstrongastheyhadseemedtheyearbefore,but

hemoved,straightandproud,toStuffyandtowardthetraditionthathewasbuilding.

“Iamgladtoseeeverything'sfinewithyou.ForthatblessingyouandIcangivethanksonthisday

ofthanksgiving.Ifyouwillcomewithme,myman,Iwillgiveyouadinnerthatwillsurelymakeyour

bodyfeelasthankfulasyourmind,^^saidthegentleman.Thewordsthemselveswerealmostatradition（

Stuffywasveryfull,butheunderstoodthathisdesire（欲望）forfoodonThanksgivingDaywasnot

hisown.Itbelonged.tothiskindgentleman.

ThegentlemanledStuffytotherestaurantandtothesametablewheretheyhadalwaysgone.He

satatthetable,watching.

TheturkeyandalltheotherfoodweregonealmostasquicklyastheyappearedStuffysawthelook

ofhappinessonthegentleman'sface.Hecontinuedtoeattokeepitthere.

Inanhourthebattlewasfinished.

“ThankyouformyThanksgivingdinner,“Stuffystoodupheavily.

Theysaidgoodbye,astheydideachyear,atthedoor.

Stuffywentaroundthefirstcorner,stoodforoneminute,andfell.Hewaspicked,upandtakentoa

hospital.

Anhourlater,theOldGentlemanwasbroughttothesamehospital.

“Thatniceoldgentlemanoverthere,adoctorwastalkingtoanother.t4Doyouknowwhafswrong

withhim?He'salmostdeadfbrtheneedoffood.Averyproudoldman,Ithink,Hetoldmehehadn'teaten

anythingfbrthreedays.”

37.HowmanyThanksgivingdinnershadtheOldGentlemaninvitedStuffytohave?

A.One.B.Two.C.Nine.D.Ten.

38.WhydidStuffy'seyesgrowwiderandhisbreathstopwhenhesawtheOldGentlemancoming?

A.Hefeltawfulbecausehewastoofull.

B.Hewasafraidtohaveanotherbigdinner.

C.Hefeltexcitedtoseethegentlemanwasfine.

D.Hewassurprisedtomeetthegentlemanthere.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"jj"inthestoryreferto?,

A.Thegentleman'sneedoffood.B.Stuffy'sefforttofinishallthefood.

C.Stuffy'sthankstothegentleman.D.Thehappinessonthegentleman'sface.

台州

Herearethreetoysonthe2016UShottoylist.

Why?ithassomethingtodowiththequalityofthetoys.Companiesarenotallowedtolie.Butthey

cantrytomakeyoubelievethatyouwantsomething.Keepingyoureyesopenforthesemarketingtricks

（策略）.

ShowingFamousFaces

WhyisSimoneBile'spictureonyourbreakfastbox?WhydoesTaylorSwiftdrinkDietCoke?They

maylovethoseproducts.Butthey'realsopaidbythosecompanies.Companiesinvitestars,andeven

cartooncharacterstostandupfortheproducts.

ForcingFOMO

FOMOstandsforFearofMissingOut.Ifyouthinkyouwon'tbeabletogetaproductbecauseit's

sellingquickly,you'remorelikelytorushtobuyit.Thafswhyyousee"limitededition（限量版）”

products.Apple,forexample,usesthisrulewhenitgivesoutlimitednumbersofnewphotostocreate

shoppingexcitement.

CreatingCollections

ThinkShopkins.Thecompanycreatesgroupsofproducts,likeicecreamballsandteacups.Thenit

triestoadviseyoutobuythemalltocompleteyourcollection.Manyproductshavefoundsuccessthisway.

ThentheyendedUDinaboxinyourhouse.Askyourself:DoIwantthisbecauseIlikeit?OramIjust

tryingtocollectmorethanmyfriends?

PlayingMindGames

Marketerswantyoutothinkthatbuyingtheirproductwillchangeyouinsomeway.Theywantyouto

thing"buyingthisbrand（品牌）isgoingtomakeyoucool,happy,orpopular,"saysProfessorAhem.

Marketerstrytocontrolyourviewofthebrandbyusingastory,imagery,music,orpeople.Then,

wheneveryou'reabouttobuysomething,theyhopethatimagewillpopintoyourmind,makingyou

choosetheirproductoveranther.

Sonowyouknow.ThisBlackFriday,besuretoshopsmart.

38.Howmanybrandsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence'Theniheyendedupinaboxinyourhouse."mean?

A.Thentheproductswerefoundnousetoyou.

B.Thensomethingwaswrongwiththeproducts.

C.Thentheproductswerefoundnecessarytobuy.

D.Thenpeoplewereproudofgettingtheproducts.

40.Thepassageisprobablya.

A.businessstoryB.marketingreportC.scientificresearchD.productintroduction

41.thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.TopThreeToysB.HotCompaniesC.ShoppingSmarterD.CreatingExcitement

Thewaywespendourtimecanbedividedintothree“bottles”.Thesearethenecessarytasksbottle,

thevoluntary（自愿的）tasksbottleandthehappinessbottle.

Everyday,wespendtimefillingthenecessarytasksbottlewithusefulthings,likemakingmoney,

doinghousework,buyingfoodandpayingbills.Wethenfillanotherbottlewithvoluntarytasks.Theseare

thingsthatwedoforothers,butwemaynotenjoythem.Thisbottlegetsfilledwithtasksliketaking

childrentoactivities,cookingfamilymeals,anddoinglaundry.Thosebottlesareveryimportant.Ifwe

don'tfillthemeachday,ourfamilywon'trunproperly.

However,weoftenforgettofillthethirdbottle——thehappinessbottlethatwefillwithactivitiesthat

makeushappy.Isyourhappinessbottlesometimesemptyattheendoftheday?BetweendoingallLhe

necessaryandvoluntarytasks,timefliesby,andbeforeweknow也itistimeforbed.Weallhavedayslike

that.

Thisiswhyeachdaywehavetomakeanefforttofillourhappinessbottle.Ifillminebygoingtothe

dancingclass.AndIalwaysleaveclassesmorehappilythanwhenIenter.Thisweek,Ihadthepleasureof

takingpartinaguitarpracticeinmyneighborhood.Weshowourmusicaltalentandpracticemusicfor

charity.Itwasatimeoffun,friendshipandmusic-making.Attheendoftheevening,myhappinessbottle

wasfilledtotop.

▲Willyouractivitiesbringjoytoyourlife?Oraretheothertwotaskseatingupallyourtime?

Trytofindwaystoachieveabalancebetweenhowyoufillyourthreebottles.Attheendoftheday,

hopefullywe'vedoneallwecantomakesurethatourhappinessbottleisfilled.

42.Whichactivitybelongstoanecessarytaskaccordingtothepassage?

A.Goingtowork.thoughitisrainingheavily.

B.Buyingabirthdaygiftforyourgoodfriend.

C.Havingayardsaletoraisemoneyforsickkids.

D.SendingyoursontoapianolessonSunday.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninthethirdparagraph?

A.Werequireenoughtimetofillthenecessarytasksbottle.

B.Necessaryandvoluntarytasksarelessimportant.

C.Allthethreebottlesarefilledtotopattheendoftheday.

D.Weneedtimetodosomethingtomakeourselveshappy.

44.Howdidthewriterfillthehappiness"bottle"thisweek?

A.Bycookingmealsforfamily.B.Bygoingtothedanceclass.

C.Bypracticingmusicforcharity.D.Bylisteningtosomenicemusic.

45.Whichofthefollowingisthebestfor▲“inthelastparagraph?

A.Makesuretofillallthethreebottles.

B.Soconsiderhowyourtimewillbespent.

C.Peoplewillhavemorehappyactivities.

D.It'snotenoughtofillthehappinessbottle.

绍兴、义乌

C

MoreChineseuniversitiesareopeningtheirlibrariestothepublic,allowingpeopletoenjoyreading

duringnormaltimeandthevacations.

Butforsomestudents,includingWangLing,21,inSunYat-senUniversity,thispracticehascaused

headaches."Membersofthepubliccometoourlibrariesmorefbrsightseeingthanreading,saidWang.

“Theysometimesevenbringtheirkidsalong,andtakephotosasifitwereaplaceofinterest.^^

Wanghasfoundithardtogetaseatduringbusytimes.Beingshortofspaceisacommonproblemfor

universitylibrariesinChina.

However,thisisnottheonlyreasonwhystudentsdisliketheirlibrariesbeingopentomembersofthe

public.Theyfearthatthequietnessofthelibrarieswillbeinfluencedbecauseofvisitors'rudebehavior.

ChenJie,18,astudentinTongjiUniversity,isonewhowouldbeagainstopeningtothepublic.<6I

havebeentoapubliclibrarybefore.Peoplewerechattingloudlyorspeakingoncellphonesoyoucan

hardlyread,^^Chensaid.Shenoticesteachersdoingseriousreadingandfeelstheirconcentration（专注）has

influencedher."Iftoomanystrangersstayhere,thewholelibrarywillbeanoisyplaceandit'sdifficultfbr

ustostudyquietly,“shesaid.

Willtherebealternative（可替代的）waystosharethoselibraries?Someexpertsconsiderthat

universitylibrariescanpreventthepublicfromenteringcertainareas."Wemightkeepmagazinesfbr

academicresearchonlyfbrteachersandstudents,“saidZhuLina,libraiydirectorinJinanUniversity.

Workingtogetherwiththecommunitylibraryisanothersolution."It'spossiblethatamemberofthe

publiccanorderabookinourlibraryovertheIntemet,^^GeJianxiong,thelibrarydirectorinFudan

Universitysaid."We'llsendittoapubliclibrariesclosetotheirhome.”

38.WecanseefromthepassagethatWangLing.

A.hatestostudyinthelibraryB.preferssightseeingtoreading

C.feelsgoodtoplaywithkidsD.isauniversitystudentaged21

39.InChenJie'sopinion,visitorstouniversitylibrariesmay.

A.takeuptoomuchspaceB.breakthepeacethere

C.maketeachersrelaxedD.getstudentstoreadmore

40.Thewritermentionstwolibrariesdirectors,wordstohelpexplainhowto__.

A.managelibrariesonlineB.keepthepublicpolite

C.shareuniversitylibrariesD.doscientificresearch

41.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewspaper.B.Alibraryguide.C.Astorybook.D.Anoticeboard.

D

Haveyoueverseenacarwithoutadriver?Itsoundscrazy,butthesecomputer-drivendriverlesscars

willsoonbefillingroadsnearyou.CompanieslikeGoogleandTeslahavebeendesigningandtestingthese

cars,andthetechnologyisthere.

Sohow?Thecarshavesensors（感应器）allaroundwhichcanfindothercarsandobjectsintheroad.

Roadsignsarereadbycameras,andsatellitenavigationsystems（卫星导航系统）areusedsothecarknows

howtogetwhereyouwanttogo.Allyouhavetodoistypeintheaddress!Finally,acentralcomputer

systemtakesinalltheinformationthatitreceivesfromthesensorsandcamerasandworksoutwhento

speedup,stopandturn.

Soundlikeyourideaofheaven（天堂）?Sittingback,lookingoutofthewindowsandevenwatching

afilmorreadingabookwhile'driving'wouldbepossiblewiththisnewtechnology.Youwouldn'thaveto

worryaboutrememberingdirectionstowhereyou'regoing.Inaddition,computerswouldalsodrivemore

safelythanpeople—theywouldobeytherulesandhavequickeractiontimeswhenindangerous

situations.

However,therearemanydrawbacksofdriverlesscars.Computerswouldhavedifficultiesmaking

ethical（道德的）decisions:ifachildranintotheroad,wouldthecomputerchoosetohitthechildorturn

suddenlyandpotentiallykillthecar'spassengers?Moreover,Ipersonallyfinddrivingfun-I'dmissnever

drivingacarmyself.Therewouldalsobemanyotherdecisionstobemade-shouldchildren,ordrunk

people,beallowedinadriverlesscarbythemselves?Orwouldthereneedtobeapersonwithadriving

licenseinthecaratalltimes?

I'mnotcertainI'dwantadriverlesscar-butit'sonlyamatteroftimebeforethey'llbecomemore

affordableandpopularonourroads.

42.Whenusingadriverlesscar,youneedonly.

A.readtheroadsignscarefullyB.checkthecameras

C.puttheaddressintothecomputerD.rememberthedirections

43.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusabouttheofdriverlesscars.

A.instructionsB.standardsC.advantagesD.tests

44.Theunderlinedword“potentially“inParagraph4means"

A.possiblyB.successfullyC.especiallyD.naturally

45.What'sthewriter'sopinionaboutfuturedriverlesscars?

A.They'llcausemoreaccidents.B.They'Dbelessexpensive.

C.They'lluselessenergy.D.They'llrunmuchfhste匚

丽水

C

Thinkofasimpleobject—apieceofchalk,forexample.Areyourememberingitsname,itsshape,its

colororitssize?Areyourememberingwhatitisusedfor,orthesounditmakeswhentheteacherwriteson

theblackboard?Scientistssaythatmemoryincludesdifferentpartsofthebrain,suchaslanguageandthe

abilityofsense.Theybelievethatyoubegintocreateamemorywhenyounoticesomethingyou'reyour

senses.Thenmessagesaresenttodifferentbraincells,whichjointogethertoformconnections.Anew

connectiongoesintoyourshort—termmemory.Itisstoredthereforabout30seconds,andthenitiseither

lostorstoredinyourlong—termmemory.

Havingagoodmemorymeansmakinglotsofconnectionsandstoringtheminyourlong-term

memory.Todothis,youneedtokeepyourbrainingoodshape.Eatplentyofbrainfoodsuchasfishoil,

fruitandvegetables.Laughteralsomakesyourbrainmoreactive.Also,don'tforgettoexercise.Sodo

somesportsorjustmovearoundalotinthehouse.Finally,getplentyofsleep.Thiswillmakeyour

memoriesgrowstronger.

Whenyouwanttoremembernewinformation,youmustpayspecialattention.Useyoursenses—sight,

smell,hearingandtouch-andkeeprepeatingtheinformation.Todowellinyourexamsthisyear,turnoff

theTV,silenceyourmobile,andreviewyourworkregularly.Toremembersomethingspecial,useyour

imaginationtocreatevisual（视觉的）connections.Forexample,youneedtotakeapencil,aneraser,your

IDcardandchipstoyournextexam.ImaginetheIDcardasthebodyofananimal,thepencilitslongneck,

andtheeraseritshead.Youranimalishungry,sonowimagineiteatingabagofchips.Itmaysoundcrazy,

butitsfunanditworks.Anotherwayistodosomethingdifferenttoyourroom.Turnapictureupside-down,

ortieasockaroundthedoorhandletoremind（提醒）yourselfofsomethingtoremember!

38.Atthebeginning,thewritergives.anexampleto.

A.leadinthetopicofthearticleB.showtheimportanceofchalk

C.letreadersrememberthewordD.makereadersknowhisfavorite

39.HowmanywaysarementionedtohaveagoodmemoryinParagraph2?

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

40.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.

A.howtodowellinexamsB.howtoremembernewinformation

C.whytoreviewyourworkD.whattoeattomakememoriesstronger

41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Memoryhasnothingtodowithlanguages.B.Laughtercanhelptoimproveourmemory.

C.Apictureofeatingchipsisthemostuseful.D.Ourbrainisdifficulttokeepin.goodshape.

MybestfriendJennyandIgottothemallforshopping.Sheheldupawhitesweaterandmatching

skirt."Doyoulikethis?"sheasked.

“It'sgreat,'qsaid.JennynoddedandcontinuedlookingwhileImovedabout,touchingthebeautiful

clothes."I'lltrythison.^^Jennywalkedtowardsthedressingroom.Afterawhile,shecameoutinthe

outfit（——套衣月艮）.Shelookedbeautiful.

Isighed.Partofmewantedtosayhowgoodshelooked,butanotherpartstoppedthewordscoming

out.Jennywasinsuchgoodshapethatshe'dlookgoodintheoutfit.Sometimes.Iregrettedchoosingabest

.friendwhowassopretty.God,whycan'tIbetheonewiththerichparentsandthegreatlook?Moreand

more,Iwasenvious（妒忌的）ofher.

“Well,Teresa,whatdoyouthink?^^Jennyaskedmorethanonce."Doyoulikeit?"

Theoutfitlookedgreatonher,butIlied,"Notreally.Ithinkyouneedsomethingwithmorecolors.

“Youthinkso?nJennysaiddoubtfully.

“Justbelieveme.We'llfindsomethingbetter,HItoldher,pushingherbackintothedressingroom.

“Youjustcan'tbuythefirstthingyousee."IdidmybesttogetJennyoutofthestore,awayfromthatoutfit.

Asweleft,Jennygavethesweateronelastlook.

Justdownthemall,wepassedayogurtplace."Mytreat,^Jennysaid,pullingoutherwallet.

Icouldneversaynotochocolate,sowegotsomeandsatdownatatable.AsJennytalkedwithout

stoppingaboutamillionthings,Ithoughtaboutmyfeelingstowardher.Thosefeelingsweren'tkind.

Sittingthere,AJennywasattractive（吸弓I人的）notjustbecauseof