上宝中学初三英语之首字母阅读练习10篇.docx

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上宝中学初三英语之首字母阅读练习10篇

上宝中学初三首字母阅读练习10篇

（1）

Whenananimalhelpsanotheranimal,itusuallygetssomethingvaluableinreturn.Foralongtime,manyscientiststhoughtthatonlypeoplecouldactgenerouslyjustbecauseitfeelsgood.

However,anews1inGermanysuggeststhatchimpanzees（ananimallikealargemonkeywithoutatail）alsodogoodthingsfornorealreason.Andsodochildrenwhoareasyoungas18monthsofage.Maybeitisbecausehumansandchimpanzeess2anancestorabout6millionyearsago.

Peopleandchimpanzeesappeartodevelopsuchfeatureswithoutanyothert3,saysWarneken,ascientistinGermany.

WarnekenandhispartnersworkedonadultchimpanzeesthatliveonanislandintheAfricancountryofUganda.Theyalsoworkedwith18-month-oldchildreninGermany.Theresearchersperformedthreeexperimentsontheadultchimpanzeesandtwoexperimentsonthekids.Inthefirsta4experiment，apersontriedtoreachhisarmintoacagetogetastick，buthecouldn’treachit.Achimpanzeewasinthecage，anditcouldreachthestickifitwantedto.

Thirty-sixchimpanzeestookpartinthisexperimentonebyone,andnochimpanzeesawwhattheotherchimpanzeeshaddone.Eventhoughtheanimalshadn’tm5thepersonbefore,theyusuallytookthestickandgaveittotheperson.What’smore,theydidthiswhetherornotthepersonofferedthembananasasareward.

Inthenextexperiment,36childrenactedinas6way.Theyhelpedthepersonreachthestick,whetherornottheywereofferedtoysfortheirhelp.

Researchersdidotherexperimentsonchimpanzeesandbabies.Norewardswereofferedineitherexperiment.Ands7,boththechimpanzeesandchildrenwentoutoftheirwaytohelp.Still,thenewstudyisdifferentfromearlierfindings.Researchershavefoundthatchimpanzeesdon’tgiverewardsoffoodtootherchimpanzees,evenifitcoststhemnothingtobegenerous.

（2）

MaryKayisawell-knownAmericanbusinesswoman.Hercompany,MaryKayCosmeticsInc.,isaverysuccessfulcompanywhichs1cosmetics（化妆品）andemployspeopleallovertheworld.Shebecamesuccessfulthroughhardworkandshehasastrongbeliefinherself.

MaryKaywasborninAmerica.Soonaftershestartedschool,herfatherbecameill.Hermotherworked14hoursadayinarestauranttos2thefamily.MaryKayhadtodohousework,cook,andtakecareofherfather.

Afterhighschool,herfamilycouldn'taffordtosendhertocollege.Soshegotmarriedandstartedafamily.Thenshestartedhersalescareer.Atfirst,shesoldbooks.Later,shevisitedpeople'shomestosellhomecareproducts.MaryKaywassuccessfulsellingthoseproducts.Hermanagerspraisedherworkbutneverraisedherpay.Itt3herthatmendidn'tbelievethatawomancouldsucceedinbusiness.Shedecidedtoprovethemwrong.

In1963,MaryKaystartedherowncompany.Itsoldmanyskincareandbeautyproducts.Todaythecompanyhassalesofmorethan1,000milliondollarsandemploysmorethan800,000salesrepresentativesin37countriesaroundtheworldandmostofthemarew4.

MaryKaysharedwithheremployeesherlifemotto—Belieffirst;Familysecond;Careerthird.Everyyear,sheheldan“AwardsNight”andawardedapinkCadillaccar,diamondjewelriesand5-starvacationstos5employees.Shepraisedthem,notjustmoney.Thecompanywants

womentofeelgoodaboutthemselves.

MayKaydiedin2001.Shewasatoughbusinesswomanw6agreatknowledgeofmarketingandsales.Throughherbeliefinwomen’sabilitiesandherwillingnesstogivethemachance,shemadethed7ofasuccessfulcareercometrueforhundredsofthousandsofwomenallovertheworld.

（3）

Earlythatmorning,Tomdidn'tgotoworkasusual.Hethoughthehadcaughtacoldandphonedtherestauranttoaskforleave.ButTomdidn'treallyfeelillenoughtostayinbed.I1,hedecidedtogotothenewshoppingmalltobuyawatch.Themallwasinterestingsohespentafewhourslookingaround.Hefelth2andboughtsomepopcorn（爆米花）.SuddenlyalargeredandblueparrotappearedabovehimandcamedownagainandagaintoeatthepopcornfromTom'spacket.

Tomwasrathersurprised,buthehadseenthebirdshowatOceanPark.Hestretchedouthisarmandtheparrotflewdownandhappilyclimbedontohisshoulder,andthenontohishead.

Theparrotwasquitefriendly.SoTomjuststoodtherew3theparrotonhishead.

Thecrowdofpeoplegrewandgrew.Anewspaperreporterheardthenoise,sawthecrowdanddecidedtoinvestigate.Thisiswhathappened:

theparrotescapedfromtheo4flatbyflyingoutofthewindow.Itenjoyeditselfduringthedaytime,butwheneveningcamethebirdtriedtofinditshome,withoutsuccess.

BythetimetheparrotfoundTom,ithadbeenfreefortwodaysanditwasveryhungry.Ithadhadadrinkfromthef5butithadn'thadanythingtoeatatall.Popcornwasnotitsfavoritefood,buttherewasnothingelse.SowhenitsawTom,itwasveryp6.Itwantedafriend,itneededsomefoodanditwashopingtogohome.

Severalhourslater,theSPCAcontacted（联系）theowner.Hecametothemallwithabagofpeanuts,whichtheparrotlikedevenbetterthanpopcorn.Heputthepeanutsintoacageandtheparrothoppedin.

Tomr7atlast.Hewastiredandhungry,buttheParrot'sownerthankedhimandevengavehimareward—justenoughtobuythewatch.

（4）

ItwasasunnysummerSaturday.ThesunshonedownuponthegrasslandroundCloverFarm.

Robby,theeldestofthefarmer’sfourchildren,wasnothappy.

“Comeon,Robby,tellmethet1,”calledouthismotherfromthehousewhereshewasatwork.

Robbyanswered,“Mother,Idon’twanttotakethechildrentothegrassland.Iwanttopleasemyself!

”

“Whotoldyoutotakethechildrentothegrassland---Father?

”Motherasked.

“Yes,itwas.HesaidIwastotakethemtoplayonthegrassland,andnottoleavethereuntilhecamebackfromthemarket.”

“Andwhatisityouwanttodoinstead?

”

“IwanttogowithmynetdowntoButterflyCorner.Therewillbelotsofbutterfliesoutthissunnyday.Andtheotherboysatschoolareallc2.TheyhavemorethanIdo.”

“Oh,dear!

ButIcanguesswhyhegavethoseorders.Heknewthatthisisaverybusydayfor

me,”hismothersaid.“Andasthisismarket-dayatthetown,hewouldbeawayuntildinnertime.So,yousee,hehasleftyouincharge.YouareinFather’sp3thismorningtoguardthefarmandallofus,especiallythelittlekids.Don’tyouthinkit’sanhonortobesotrusted（信任）?

”

Somethingh4inRobby’sheartbecauseofhismother’swords.Hewalkedquietlyaway.Afterall,whatwerethebutterfliescomparedwiththekidsleftinhischarge?

“Hip,hip,hooray!

”Robbycheered.Hehadwonavictory---o5himself.

“Hi,Nettie!

Hi,Dumps!

Comealong!

Andwhere’sBaby?

We’regoingtothegrassland,andI’llteachyoutoplayanewgame!

”heshouted.

Thefourkidsenjoyedahappyday.

Atthedinnertable,Fathershowedthefamilyanewbike.HesaidtoRobby,“NowI’lltellyouw6Iwantedyoutostayathomethismorning.Itwasforthissurprise.Look,myboy!

ForweeksbackI’vebeenplanningtobuythisbicycleforyou.TodayIboughtit,andit’syours!

”

ForafewsecondsRobbycouldnotbelievehiseyes.Thegood,kindfatherhadbeenplanningforthisboy’sp7!

“Oh,Father!

”hecried.

（5）

LifeinanAmericanhighschoolisaninterestingandexcitinglearningexperience.HighschoolinAmericaisnotjustap1forstudyingsomesubjects.Itisalsoanimportantsocialcenter,wherestudentscandevelopotherinterestsandtalents.

Thehighschoolisd2intofouryears.Theteenagerusuallystartsschoolatabout8am,andendsatabout3pm.There’snoschoolonSaturday.

Studentshavelunchattheschoolcafeteria,wheretheycanchoosefromavarietyofgoodthingstoeatanddrink.Afterlunchtheyplayasport,talktofriendsors3relax.Thelunchbreaklastsaboutanhour.

Whentheschooldayends,somestudentsgohome,butmanystillstayatschoolforafter-schoolactivities.Therearemanyactivitiesandclubstochoose.Withtheheadmaster’sagreement,studentscanstartanykindofclubthatise4andfun!

Intheafternoonmanystudentspracticesportswiththeschoolteam.Sportsareanimportantpartofhighschoollife.It’sanhonour（荣誉）toplayontheschoolteam.

Americanhighschoolstudentsliketobe"popular".Thism5beingagoodstudent,beingactiveinthecommunityandbeingwell-likedbyothers.Popularstudentsareelectedtotakepartinstudentgovernment.EveryyearinJunethereareprizesforthebestathletesandthebestathletes.

Therearemanysociale6suchasSpringDanceandSchoolPicnicduringtheschoolyearwhichinvolve（涉及）thewholeschoolandtheteachers.

MostAmericanhighschoolstudentshaveapart-timejobduringtheschoolyearandafull-timejobduringthesummer.Parentsencouragetheirchildrentoworkb7itspartofgrowingupandbecomingresponsibleandindependent.

Mosthighschoolshaveajoblisttohelpstudentsfindwork.Teenagersarefondoftheirjobs!

（6）

Itseemslikeamagictricksometimes.OnedayyouwalkdownastreetinShanghailinedwitholdbuildings.Thenextweekyouwalkdownthes1streetandallthebuildingsaregone.It’sasifamagicianhadwavedhiswand:

nowyouseeit,nowyoudon’t.Andthenextweekthe

magicianhasdonehisworkagain,becausethatsamestreetifnowlinedwithhighriseapartmentsandshoppingmalls.

Urbanredevelopment（城市改造）isaf2oflifeinallofChina’scities.Therehasbeena

rushtobecomemodernandtoimprovethelivingstandardsofChinesepeople.But,asinmostcases,whensomethingisg3,somethingisalsolost.Inthiscase,whatislostistheconnectiontohistorythatmany