北京英语中考二模各区县汇总阅读D篇.pdf

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2014北京中考二模各区县阅读理解北京中考二模各区县阅读理解D篇篇汇总汇总DongchengSports,drama,andallkindsoforganizationskeepstudentsbusyduringhighschool.Wheredotheygetthemoneytodothesethings?

Noteveryonegetsitfromparents.Mosthavetoworkforatleastsomeofthemoneytopayfortheseactivities.Someadultsquestionifhighschoolstudentsshouldhavejobs.Isayyes,theyundoubtedlyshould.Somepeopleworrythatteenswithafter-schooljobswillhavedifficultyfindingtimeforschoolwork.Actually,havingajobhelpsteensmakebetteruseoftheirtime.Manyjobstakeonlyacoupleofhoursonweeknights.Accordingtoanarticle,86percentofhighschoolstudentshaveanafter-school,weekendorsummerjobandstudentswhoworkbetween10and20hoursperweekduringtheschoolyeargethighergradesthanthosewhodonotworkatall.Insteadofconsideringworkingafterschoolahindrance,itshouldbelookedatasreal-worldeducation.Otherpeoplethinkthatworkaddstoomuchstress（压力）,whichmaybesomewhattrue,butwhetherhavingajobornot,thereisalwaysstress.Bettertolearnhowtodealwithbusyschedules（日程表）inacontrolledenvironmentlikehighschoolthantobeoutonyourownandaloneinthefuture,experiencingstressforthefirsttime.Ipersonallywouldbeworriedabouttheteenagerwhohastobecomeindependentwithouthavinganyexperienceofworking.Thebiggestreasonteensshouldworkisthatitisahealthywayofmakingmoney.Therearemanythingsteensneedtopayforandtheycannotdoitiftheydonthaveajob.Notallparentscanpayfortheseactivities.Mydadtoldme,“Havingajobisagoodwaytosaveupforthingsyouaregoingtoneedorwanttodo.Yougetalotmoreoutofthingsifyoupayforthemyourself.”Thesoonerkidsmakemoney,thesoonertheycanlearnhowtousemoneywisely.Iftheyarenotallowedtoworkinhighschool,theymayhaveahardtimeinthefuture.Teensshould,withoutadoubt,beallowedtoworkonschoolnights.56.Theword“hindrance”inParagraph2probablymeans“_”.A.somethingthatencouragesteenstostudyB.somethingthathelpsteensimprovestudyC.somethingthatpreventsteensfromstudyingD.somethingthatmakesteensloseinterestinstudy57.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Teensaretoobusywithstudytoworkathighschool.B.Teensexperiencestressforthefirsttimeathighschool.C.Teensareworriedaboutbeingindependentinthefuture.D.Teenswhoworkwilldealwithstressbetterinthefuture.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Workingmakesteensgetlowergrades.B.Workingteachesteenstospendmoneymorewisely.C.Workinghelpsteenstogetonbetterwiththeirparents.D.Workingstopsteensfromtakingpartinafter-schoolactivities.59.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whatmoneymeanstoteens.B.Whyteensshouldworkafterschool.C.Whetherparentsshouldhelpteensfindjobs.D.Howteensgetmoneyforafter-schoolactivities.BCDCHaidianElephantsaresocialanimals.Theylivewiththeirfamilies,givehugsandcalleachotherbyusingtheirtrunks（象鼻）astrumpets.Theyalsomightknowhowtohelpeachother.InarecentelephantstudybyresearchersfromtheUnitedStatesandThailand,pairsofhugeanimalslearnedtocooperate（worktogether）togetsomeearsofcorn.Perhapsthefindingisnottoosurprising:

scientistssupposethatelephantsmaybeamongthesmartestanimalsontheplanet.JoshuaPlotnik,whoworkedonthestudy,toldScienceNewsthattheanimalsdidntjustlearnatrick（诀窍）.Instead,thewaystheelephantsbehavedshowthattheyunderstandhowworkingtogetherbringsbenefitstoeveryone.Toworkoutwhetherelephantscancooperate,PlotnikandFransdeWaal,acomparativepsychologistatEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,builtatest.Thetestwasbasedononethatsbeenusedtostudythebehaviorofprimates（灵长类动物）formorethan70years.Inthecase（案例）ofelephants,theyweretryingtogettosomedeliciouscornsittingonastage.Theroperanaroundthestage.Animalsreceivedcorntreatsonlyifbothpulledtheropeendsatthesametimewiththeirtrunks.Thiscooperationbroughtthestagecloseenoughforthemtoreachthecornwiththeirtrunks.ThescientistsstudiedsixelephantsattheThaiElephantConservationCenterinLampang,Thailand.Theelephantsworkedouthowtogetthecorn,butPlotnikandhisco-workerswantedtoknowiftheanimalshadsimplylearnedatrick,oriftheyunderstoodsomebasicideasaboutcooperation.Sotheresearchersdidmoreexperiments.Inone,asingleelephantwasledtotheropeandstood,alone,waiting.Theanimalwaitedpatientlyformorethan25secondsforanotherelephanttocomealongtheanimalsseemedtoknowthatsometimes,youhavetowaitforhelptogetthejobdone.Sometimesanelephantwaitedaslongas45seconds.Thatsalongtimeforananimalwaitingforfood,PlotniktoldScienceNews.Sofar,onlyelephantsandprimateshavesuccessfullycooperatedtomasterthis