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北京中考英语真题阅读CD篇
2017北京中考C
BuyingIsDoing?
Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?
Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?
Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?
Inthefuture,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,atshoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?
Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobablyseeyouspendalotofyourlifeconsuming(消费)things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarilybad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.
Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon’thavetogotoclass.However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?
Whatthingswouldbringyouhappiness?
Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.
Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewillbeourmostimportantmemories.Why?
Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.Theydon’tcomeinapackage.Youmake theexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwitha friend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbe experiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhavea packageexperience.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.
Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsume becausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution(变革)against consumerism.How?
Byconsumingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatest satisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.
49.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________.
A.spendlessmoney B.thinkaboutitcarefully
C.organizeourthings D.gotoconveniencestores
50.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________.
A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsumingless
B.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfaction
C.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoices
D.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories
51.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.
B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.
C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople’sshoppingbehavior.
D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.
D篇Sayyou’resittingaroundwithsomefriendsplayingvideogamesandsomeonementionsagamethathappenstobeoneofyourfavorites.“Oh,thatgame’seasy.Sonotworththetime,”oneofyourfriendssays.Theothersagree.Althoughyouenjoythegamequitealot,notwantingtoarguewiththem,yougoalongwiththecrowd.
Youhavejustexperiencedwhatiscommonlyreferredtoaspeerpressure(同伴压力),alsocalledpeerinfluence.Youwilladoptacertaintypeofbehavior,dress,orattitudeinordertobeacceptedaspartofagroupofyour“peers”.Asateen,youarelikelytohaveexperiencedtheeffectofpeerpressureinanumberofdifferentareas.
Weareallinfluencedbyourpeersatanyage.Forteens,asschoolandotheractivitiestakeyouawayfromhome,youmayspendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanwithyourfamily.Asyoubecomemoreindependent,yourpeersnaturallyplayagreaterroleinyourlife.
AccordingtoDr.CaseyfromCornellUniversity,teensareveryquickandaccurateinmakingdecisionsontheirownandinsituationswheretheyhavetimetothink.However,whentheymakedecisionsintheheatofthemomentorinsocialsituations,theirdecisionsareofteninfluencedbyfactorslikepeers.Inarecentstudy,teenvolunteersplayedavideodrivinggame,eitheraloneorwithfriendswatching.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatthenumberofrisksteenstookmorethandoubledwhentheirfriendswerewatching,comparedwithwhentheyplayedalone.Thisshowsthatteensmayfinditmoredifficulttocontrol riskybehaviorwhentheirfriendsarearound,orinsituationswheretheyareextremelyangry.
Justaspeoplecaninfluenceustomakeunwisechoices,theycanalsoinfluenceustomakegoodones.A teenmightjoininavolunteerprojectbecausehisorherfriendsaredoingit,orgetgoodgradesbecausehis orherfriendsthinkgettinggoodgradesisimportant.Infact,friendsoftenencourageeachothertostudy,or tryoutforsports.
Whilewearealwaysinfluencedbythosearoundus,thedecisiontoactornotisuptous.Sowhenitcomestodecisionmaking,thechoiceisuptoyou.
52.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Caseyprobablyagreesthatteens____________.
A.liketoplaydrivinggameswiththeirfriends
B.prefersituationswheretheyhavetimetothink
C.maytakemoreriskswhentheirfriendsarearound
D.areslowinmakingdecisionswhentheyareontheirown
53.Thewords“intheheatofthemoment”inParagraph4probablymean“_________”.
A.whenteensavoidpossiblerisks B.whenteenstrusttheirjudgment
C.whenteenslosecontrolovertheiranger D.whenteensgiveconsiderationtosituations
54.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Teensareeagertobedifferentfromtheirpeers.
B.Peerpressurehaseffectsonbothteensandadults.
C.Peerpressuredoesmoreharmthangoodtoteens.
D.Teesthinkitchallengingtogetgoodgradesatschool.
55.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.PeerPressure:
IsItNecessarytoDealwithIt?
B.PeerPressure:
IsItPossibletoGetAwayfromIt?
C.PeerPressure:
ItsBenefitstoTeensandFriendMaking
D.PeerPressure:
ItsInfluenceonTeensandDecisionMaking49BAB52CCBD
2016北京中考C
AreYouRightHandedorLeftHanded?
Whichhanddoyouusewhenwrite?
About8to15percentofpeoplearelefthanded.Theyoftenhavetousetoolsthataredesignedforright﹣handedpeople.Soitisdifficultforleft﹣handerstousemosttools.Ifyouarerighthanded,trythisexperiment:
Takeaknifewithyourlefthandandtrycuttingapotatointopieces.Don'tbesurprisedifyoufeelawkward(别扭的).
Inthepast,peoplethoughtitwasstrangetousethelefthand.Youngstudentslookeddownupontheirleft﹣handedclassmates.Somechildrenwereevenpunishedforusingtheirlefthandtowrite.Butthesedaysparentsandteachershaveacceptedthat.Inalmosteveryschoolintheworld,left﹣handedstudentscanusetheirlefthandtowrite.
Whatcausespeopletobelefthandedorrighthanded?
Expertshavesearchedlongandhardonthis.Theyconclude(得出结论)thatleft﹣handedpeoplearelefthandedforthesamereasonthatright﹣handedpeoplearerighthanded.Oneoutofeverytenpeoplejustisaleft﹣hander.It'ssimplylikethecolorofoureyes﹣somepeoplehavebrowneyes,whilesomeothershaveblackeyes.
However,mayresearchersthinkthatleft﹣handersandright﹣handersaredifferentinsomeaspects.Right﹣handersaremoretalkativeandoutgoingthanleft﹣handers.Manyright﹣handedpeopleunderstandspokenwordsbetter.Forexample,aftertheylistentodirectionstoasupermarket,theycanfinditeasily.Right﹣handersaregoodatorganizingpeople,too.Theyarealsobetterbasketballguards.JustaskYaoMing.
Researchshowsthatleft﹣handersarecreativeandartistic.Manyfamousperformers,likeJimCarreyandPaulMcCartney,arelefthanded.Manyleft﹣handerslearnbettervisually(在视觉方面).Inart,bothLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelowerelefthanded.Inmusic,LudwigvanBeethovenwaslefthanded.Inscience,youfindNewtonandEinstein.Theleft﹣handedpeoplearealsoreallygoodattennisandothersinglesports.
Ifyoupreferonehand,butyouarestillgoodatwritingwiththeother,youaremixed.Researchshowsmixed﹣handerscanremembereverydaythingsbetterthanotherpeople.Whatdidyoueatforlunchtwoweeksago?
Ifyou'remixedhanded,youcanprobablyremember.
49.Ifright﹣handerscutuppotatoeswiththerelefthand,theywill .
A.gethurtB.giveupcuttingC.feelawkwardD.changetheirtools
50.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Causesofbeinglefthanded.B.Encouragementtoleft﹣handers
C.Punishmentforusingthelefthand.D.Changesinopinionsonleft﹣handers.
51.Accordingtothepassage,right﹣handers .
A.learnbettervisuallyB.aregoodorganizers
C.arebetteratsinglesportsD.givecleardirectionstoothers
52.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatleft﹣handers .
A.maybemoretalkativeandoutgoing
B.areordinarypeoplelikeright﹣handers
C.mightremembereverydaythingsbetter
D.nolongerneedtouseright﹣handedtools.
D
ShouldChildrenBeAllowedtoGetBored?
Childrenneedtimetostandandstare.Theyshouldbeallowedtogetboredsothattheycandeveloptheirabilitytobecreative.
Childrenareexpectedbytheirparentstobereadingatextbookallthetime.However,researchshowsthatitmayhamperthedevelopmentoftheirimagination,whileboredomcangivethemopportunitiestodevelopcreativity.
Boredomisoftenlinkedwithloneliness,butawriternamedMeeraSyalsaidboredomhadhelpedhereindevelopinghermind.Shetoldresearchersaboutherchildhood.Havingfewthingstodo,Syaloftentalkedwithherneighbors.Shealsotriedtodothingslikelearningtobakecakes."Butimportantly,Ithoughtandwrotealot,becauseIwasbored,"Syalsaid.Shekeptadiary,fillingheretimewithshortstoriesandpoemsshemadeup.
GraysonPerry,anartist,grewupinafamilywithlittlemoney.Heenjoyedhimselfbymakingupstories,drawingpicturesforhisstoriesandreadingmanybooksi