北京市城六区届初三一模英语分类汇编之阅读理解篇目D.docx

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北京市城六区届初三一模英语分类汇编之阅读理解篇目D

【西城一模】D

Citiesaretakinginterestinelectricscooter-sharesystemsasanaffordabletransportationtocutdownonpollutionandtrafficjams.Theelectricscooters,whichweighbetween30and40pounds,reachspeedsofabout15mph.

InSeptember2017，SantaMonica,California,becamethefirstU.S.cityto

haveanelectricscooter-shareservice.Usersfindandunlockoneofthemorethan

1，000scooterswithasmartphoneapp.Aridecosts$1，andthen0.15centsfor

eachminuteofridingthroughoutthebeachtown.

Bird,thestartupoperatingthescooter-share,picksupthescootersevery

nighttothem,andplacesthemaroundSantaMonicaeachmorningreadyforpeople’suse.ThecompanywascreatedbyTravisVanderZanden,whoonceworkedinUberandLyft,afterherealizedridesharingservicesfailedtohelpwithtrafficjamsandairpollution.SinceitsSeptember2017beginning,Bird’ssystemhasservedmorethan50,000riderswhohavetaken250,000trips—morethanhalfofwhichhavebeeninthelastmonth.It’ssinceexpanded（扩张）toVenice,California,andsomeneighborhoodsinLosAngelesandSanDiego.Birdplanstoexpandtolotsofmarketsbytheendof2018.

Competitors，backedbymillionaires，areappearing.Twobike-sharestartupsLimeBikeandSpin,havespokenofplanstoprovideelectricscootersincitiesthisyear.

ElectricscootershavealsogottentheattentionofMayorPeteButtigiegfromSouthBend，

Indiana.Thecityisinterestedinusingthemasawaytoimprovepublictransportation.SouthBendwasoneofthefirsttousebike-sharesystems,whichallowpeopletoparkridesharingbikesonpublicland.“Welovetobeearlypioneers，”saidButtigieg.“Ifweworkoutthesafetyproblem,wewouldbeopentowelcomingthetechnology.”

“Weneedtomakesurethesenewtransportationsystemsarelawfulandsafeforusers，”

ConstanceFarrell，aspokeswomanforthecityofSantaMonicatoldCNN.“Wewouldliketoseeelectricscooterscontinuetooperateinthecity.Theyareinlinewithourgoalofmulti-modallivingandcarbon-lightliving.”AccordingtoFarrell，therehavebeeneightaccidents,includingonewithaseriousheadinjury，inSantaMonicaafterthescootersrolledout.Usersarerequiredtohaveadriver’slicense（驾照），shouldn’trideonsidewalksorhaveotherpassengersonboard.

Birdhasgivenoutfreehelmetstosomeridersandtellsitsuserstorideinbikelanes,butsomeusersrideonsidewalks,andmostU.S.streetsdon’thavebikelanes.

“Theglobalcommunityofcitiesisgoingtohavetoworkthisalloutforscooters，”

Buttigiegsaid.“Theycanmoveunbelievablyquickly.That’sexciting，andalittle

dangerous.”

30.WhydidTraviscreateBirdcompany?

A.Becausehereceivedsupportfrommillionairesandthegovernment.

B.Becausemanycitieshadelectricscooter-shareservices.

C.Becauseitislawfulandsafetouseelectricscooters.

D.Becausecitiesneedbetterridesharingservices.

31.Thewords“areinlinewith”inParagragh6probablymean“”.

A.stopB.meettheneedofC.changeD.areaheadof

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Futureelectricscooterswillbeveryslowandsale.

B.Electricscooterswillcausefeweraccidentsthancars.

C.Morecitieswilltrytohelpwithelectricscootersservice.

D.Futuretrafficproblemswillbesolvedwithhelpofelectricscooters.

33.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thechallengesoftheelectricscooter-sharesysteminAmerica

B.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofelectricscootersinAmerica

C.theintroductionoftheelectricscooter-shareserviceinAmerica

D.thefutureofelectricscootersinpublictransportationinAmerica

30.D31.B32.C33.C

【东城一模】

D

ArkansasmaygiveuptheBMIprogramorweakenitwiththehelpofthenewgovernor,whosaidithad“alotofnegative,unexpectedresults”.

ThenumberofoverweightchildrenintheUnitedStateshasmorethandoubledinthepast20years.Beingseriouslyoverweightcanleadtohealthproblemslaterinlife.Asaresult,ArkansasfirststartedtheBMIprogramin2004-publicschoolswererequiredtoprovideparentswithayearlyreportoftheirchildren’sbody-massindex（BMI），anumbertoshowwhethertheirweightisappropriate（合适的）.Alongwithstudents’BMIs,parentsalso

receivedinformationonhealthrisksofbeingoverweight.

Astudyshowsthatobesity（肥胖）ratesinArkansashavestoppedincreasingsince2004.Butnoteveryonesupportsschoolsinreportingstudents’BMIs.Someparentshavecomplainedtheirkidsworrythattheyarebeing“graded”ontheirweight,althoughDr.JoeThompson,whohelpedplantheBMIprogram,gavetheexplanationatthestartoftheprogram,“Justlikea

schoolcheckforvisionorhearing,thisisawaytoraiseawareness（意识）aboutahealthrisk.’’

Criticsarguethattellingparentstheirchildrenweightoomuchcouldhurtchildren’sself-esteem（自尊）.Somealsoquestionwhetherit’stheroleofschoolstomonitorstudents’weight.Dr.NancyKrebs，anutritionexpert,alsothinksobesityreportcardsaren’tgoodenough.‘‘They’remakingkidsfeelbadabouthowtheyare，’’shesays.“Insteadoffocusingonkids’BMIs,schoolsshouldprovidebetterhealthandphysicaleducationclassesandservehealthierfoods.”

However,supportersoftheprogramsayoverweightchildrenhavehadself-esteemproblemsbeforetheirparentsgetobesityreportcards.Dr.KarenYoungatArkansasChildren’sHospitalsays，“Theoverweightkidsarealreadybeingteased（被嘲弄）.Itdoesn’ttaketheletterforthemtofeelbad.’’

HealthexpertsfromtheUniversityofArkansasthinkitwouldbeapitytostoptheBMIprogram.Theyseetheprogramasawake-upcallforfamiliesandtheletterisspurringsomemajoractiononsomeparents.DanitaThomassaidsheknewhersonIriewastooheavy.ButsincegettingthatfirstBMIreport,Iriehaslostnearly100poundsandgivenupjunkfood.“Itwashelpful，”shesaid.“Itmademerealizethatweneededtodosomethingdifferent.’’

TheBMIreportsandothersteps,suchaslimitsonvendingmachine（自动售货机）useatschool,areleadingtohealthierstudents.IftherewasnoBMIprogram,thereshouldbeothereffectivetoolstogetschoolsandparentsinvolvedwithpreventingchildrenfrombecomingoverweightadults.

30.WhatmightbethepurposeoftheBMIprograminArkansas?

A.Tomaketheschoolsrealizetheimportanceofhealtheducation.

B.Towarnparentsofhealthrisksofoverweightchildren.

C.Todriveparentstolearnmoreknowledgeonhealth.

D.Toexplainwhysomestudentsgainweightquickly.

31.Dr.NancyKrebsbelievesthat.

A.overweightstudentsareusuallylaughedatbyclassmates

B.schoolsshouldteachstudentshowtoleadahealthylife

C.overweightstudentsusuallygetlowgradesatschool

D.schoolsshoulddothejobtorecordstudents5weight

32.Thewords“spurringsomemajoractiononsomeparents”inParagraph6

probablymean“.

A.keepingsomeparentsfromworries

B.encouragingsomeparentstomakechanges

C.helpingsomeparentslearnfromotherfamilies

D.supportingsomeparentsinexpressingtheiropinions

33.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whatschoolsshouldreporttoparents.

B.Howschoolscancareaboutoverweightstudents.

C.Whyschoolsshouldhelpstudentscontroltheirweight.

D.Whetherschoolsshouldreportstudents5BMIstoparents.

【海淀一模】

D

Motivated（有内驱力的）orOverachieving?

Everyonehastheoccasionalclassmatewhohandsinhisworkaheadoftimewithreallybeautifulhandwriting.Someteachersmaycheerfullygetthehomeworkbysaying"Ofcourseyoudiditearly.I'msureyou'vedoneagoodjob!

"Someteachersmayfeelannoyedbecause"ThedeadlineisnotuntilnextFriday."Behindthisstudent'sbackaretonsofwhispersfromhisclassmates,"Ugh,heissuchanoverachieverandit'ssoannoying..."

Ifyouaskthesamestudenttoexplainhisbehavior,heprobablysaysthatheissimply"motivated".Suchstudentsrefusetocallthemselvesoverachieversbutprefer"motivated"instead.Theywanttoshyawayfromtheunpleasantterm

"overachiever"butchoosetoembracetheword"motivated".

Whyistheterm"overachiever"usedasaninsult（侮辱）?

Dowenotallworkhardtoachieveourgoals?

Whydoesthe"motivated"studentnotproudlycallhimselfan"overachiever"?

Inmypersonalexperience,beingcalledanoverachieverinfrontofmyclassmatesisnotpleasantatall.Thewordisoftenconnectedwithanunkindsmileorsometimesahintofjealousy（嫉妒）."Overachiever"carriestheimplied（暗指的）sensewhich"over"lendsit-youhavedonetoomuchandyouhavegonetoofar.Anyway,itisbeyondtheproperdegreeandjustannoyingtothosestudentswhorefusetoputintheeffortthemselvesandgetunhappywithyoufordoingso.

Astudentwouldratherthinkofhimselfasanexcellentstudentanditismotivationthatdriveshimtodohisbest.Whatistheimpliedmeaningof"motivated"?

Connectedwithpositivewordslikewillpower,spiritanddetermination,the"motivated"studentwouldappeartobecompetinginaneventofthebrainOlympics.

Althoughtherearedifferencesintheirimplications,thestudentwhocallshimself"motivated"couldactuallybeasecretoverachiever,goingoverthetopforallhiswork;whilethe"overachiever"isnothingmorethanamotivatedstudent,drivenbythesimpledesiretodowellandwillingtoputintimeandeffort.Infact,thechoicelieswithinthestudent:

tooverachieveornottooverachieve;tofindthemotivationtodowellandbedrivenbyit,ortositbackandblameothersforoverachievingtohidehisinabilitytoachieve.

30.Accordingtothepassage,overachievers

A.arepopularwiththeirclassmatesB.handinhomeworkaheadoftime

C.aremuchlovedbytheir