北京各区中学考试英语一模精彩试题阅读D篇.docx

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北京各区中学考试英语一模精彩试题阅读D篇

海淀：

D

“Youdon’thavetobegreattogetstarted,butyouhavetogetstartedtobegreat.”Ibelieveitisthoughtnormalintoday’ssocietytojustletlifehappentous.Ialsobelievethatwesometimesdamageourwell-plannedthoughtsaboutsuccessbecauseitiseasiertojustcarryonasusualratherthan‘try’withthepossibilityoffailureinmind.

Themainreasonwhymostpeoplenevergetmovingisbecausetheyhavenorealideaaboutwhattheywant.Withoutacertainresultalreadysetinyourmind,itisreallydifficulttogetgoing,andevenifyoudo,yourmotivation（动力）maysoondisappearandyougiveupbeforetoolong.

Whynotconsiderwhatisreallyimportantinyourlife?

Writedownwhatexcitesyou,whatwouldtrulymakeyouhappyandwhatproblemsyouhave.Attheendoftheweek,takeacarefullookatthenotesyouhavetaken.Youwillsoonbegintoseeaclearerpictureofwhatdirectionyoushouldbeheading.

Knowledgeisuselesswithoutaction.Youcanreadeverybookonanysubjectbutyourlifewillstaythesameifyoudonotusethatknowledge.Thismayseemclearbutthereasonwhytheself-helpindustryisthriving（繁荣的）isbecausepeoplereadandr

eadandreadbutneverusetheinformationprovided.

Knowledgeisfantasticbutitisnot

lifechanginguntilused.Ilovetoreadpersonaldevelopmentmaterialtokeepapositiveattitudetowardsmylife,butIalsorealizethatifIdon’tsetgoalstoachieve,thenIwillalwaysbeatalkthetalkpersonwhoisgreatatgivingadvicebutuselessatrealizingit.Ifyouhavenoplansofpracticingwhatyousay,thenitmaybebesttokeepyourmouthclosed.

Doyouwanttoknowwhoyouare?

Don’task.Act!

Actionwillexplainyou.Whateverexcuseswehavefornotlivinguptoourtalent,thefactisthattimewillalwaysmoveforward.Bewhateveryouwanttobeandwhateveryoucanbe.Alwaysremembertheonlylimitswehavearetheoneswecreateforourselves.Lifeisnotwhatwethink,itiswhatweexperiencewhenweactuponthethoughtsweentertain.

58.InParagraphTwo,thewriterwantsto________.

A.telluswhatpeopleneedtogetsuccess

B.showuswhatpeoplesetintheirmind

C.informuswhypeopleshouldpractice

D.explainwhypeoplestopgoingahead

59.Theunderlinedphrase“livingupto”probablymeans________.

A.matchingB.showingC.wastingD.losing

60.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SeeaClearPictureofLife.B.GetStartedtoBeGreat.

C.SetGoalstoAchieve.D.ActuponThoughts.

58.D59.A60.D

西城：

阅读理解（共44分）

D

Shewasonlyaboutfivefeettallandprobablyneverweighedmorethan110pounds,butMissBessiewasatoweringpresenceintheclassroom.ShewastheonlywomantoughenoughtomakemereadBeowulfandthinkforafewstupiddaysthatIlikedit.From1938to1942,shetaughtmeEnglish,history—andalotmorethanIrealized.

Ishallneverforgetthedayshescolded（批评）meintoreadingBeowulf.“ButMissBessie,”Icomplained,“Iain’tmuchinterestedinit.”

Herlargebrowneyesbecamesharp.“Boy,”shesaid,“howdareyousay‘ain’t’tome!

I’vetaughtyoubetterthanthat.”

“MissBessie,”Isaid,“I’mtryingtojointhefootballteam,andifIgoaroundsaying‘itisn’t’and‘theyaren’t,’theguysaregonnalaughmeofftheteam.”

“Boy,”shereplied,“you’llplayfootballbecauseyouhaveguts（勇气）.Butdoyouknowwhatreallytakesguts?

Refusingtoloweryourstandardstothoseofthecrowd.Ittakesgutstosayyou’vegottoliveandbesomebodyfiftyyearsafterallthefootballgamesareover.”

Istartedsaying“itisn’t”and“theyaren’t,”andIstilljoinedtheteamwithoutlosingmyfriends’respect.

Negroes,aswewerecalledthen,werenotallowedinthetownlibrary,excepttosweepfloorsorcleantables.Butwiththehelpofsomenicewhites,MissBessiekeptgettingbooksoutofthewhitelibrary.ThatishowsheintroducedmetotheBrontës,ByronandKeats.“Ifyoudon’tread,youcan’twrite,andifyoucan’twrite,youmightaswellstopdreaming,”MissBessieoncetoldme.

SoIreadwhateverMissBessietoldmeto,andtriedtorememberthethingssheinsistedthatIstoreaway.ItcouldbeembarrassingtobeunpreparedwhenMissBessiesaid,“GetupandtelltheclasswhoFrancesPerkinsisandwhatyouthinkabouther.”Forty-fiveyearslater,Icanstillreciteher“truthstoliveby”.

MissBessienoticedthingsthathadnothingtodowithschoolwork,butwereessentialtoayoungster’sdevelopment.Onceafewclassmatesmadefunofmyworn-outhand-me-downovercoat.AsIwasleavingschool,MissBessiepattedmeonthebackofthatoldovercoatandsaid,“Carl,neverworryaboutwhatyoudon’thave.Justmakethemostofwhatyoudohave—abrain.”

Nochildcangetallthenecessarysupportathome,andmillionsofpoorchildrengetnosupportatall.Thisiswhatmakesawise,educated,warm-heartedteacherlikeMissBessiesoessentialtotheminds,heartsandsoulsofthiscountry’schildren.

57.Theunderlinedwords“toweringpresence”inthefirstparagraphmeans_______.

A.MissBessiewasstrongenoughtoinfluenceherstudents

B.MissBessiewaswatchingthestudentsallthetime

C.thestudentsthoughtshewastallandheavy

D.thestudentsfeltnervousinfrontofher

58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Carl’sfriendscamefrompoorfamilies.

B.CarlhatedtoreadBeowulfinpublic.

C.MissBessiewantedCarltobeabetterman.

D.MissBessiedidn’twantCarltoplayfoot

ball.

59.MissBessieaskedCarltoreadalotbecause_______.

A.hisparentsweretoopoortoaffordbooks

B.hewasnotallowedintothelibrary

C.thewhitesdidn’twanttheblackstoread

D.sheexpectedhimtohaveagoalinlife

60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DreamsGowithEducationB.AnUnforgettableLesson

C.UnforgettableMissBessieD.ReadingMakesaFullMan

57.A58.C59.D60.C

东城：

D

Breakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday,butmanypeopledon’thaveit.Commonreasonsfornoteatingbreakfastincludeshortageoftime,notfeelinghungry,traditionaldislikeforbreakfast,anddieting（节食）.

Breakfastsimplymeans“breakthefast”.Youeatnothingforatleast6to12hourseachnight.Eventhoughyouhavebeensleeping,youhavestillbeenburningenergy.Andinthemorningyourbodyneedsenergyfortheday’sworkahead.

Agoodbreakfastshouldprovideupto1/3ofyourtotalcalories（卡路里）thatyourbodyneedsfortheday.Generallyspeaking,weeat400lesscaloriesforbreakfastthanfordinner.Ifbreakfastdoesn’tinterestyouinthemorning,tryeatingalighterdinnerearlierintheeveningorsavehalfyourdinnerforbreakfastinthemorning.

Ifyoustillaren’thungryinthemorning,startwithsomethingsmalllikejuiceorbreadorhavenutritious（有

营养的）mid-morningsnacklaterwhenyouarehungry.

So,yousayyou’reonadiet.Somepeopleareafraidthateatingbreakfastwillmakethemhungrierduringthedayandtheywilleatmore.Itistruethateatingbreakfastislikelytomakeyoufeelhungrythroughouttheday.That’sbecauseyourbodyisworkingcorrectly.Althoughyoumayfeelasifyouareeatingmorealldaylong,infactyou’reprobablynot.

Noteatingbreakfastmaycauseyoutoovereat,becauseafallinbloodsugaroftenmakesyoufeelhungrylater.Tomakethingsworse,sinceyourbodyisinaslowedstate,itwillnotbeabletoburnthoseextracalorieswell.Ifyoufeedyourbodyhealthysnacksandmealsthroughouttheday,youmaynotbecomehungrysoeasilyandeattoomuchwhenyouhavemeals.

Sincebreakfastisthefirstandmostimportantmealoftheday,yourchoiceisimportant.Thebestbreakfastfoodsarefruits,juice,leanmeat,andgrainproductssuchasbread,rice,noodlesandcereals.

58.Theunderlinedword“fast”means“aperiodduringwhichsomeone________.”

A.movesquicklyB.workshard

C.goeswithoutfoodD.sleepsinbed

59.Fromthepassage,weknowthat________.

A.breakfastprovidesusmostoftheenergy

B.breakfastmayhelptosavethedinner

C.breakfastmightmakepeopleovereat

D.breakfasthelpsourbodyworkwell

60.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.BreakfastandEnergyB.WhyNotEatBreakfast

C.BreakfastandDietingD.WhattoEatforBreakfast

57.A58.C59.D60.B

朝阳：

D

Christmasisatimeforshopping.ButIthinkthoseofuswholiveinlargeci

tiesinAsiawouldbecheatingourselvesifwesaidthisistheonlytimewearebusyshopping.No,fromBangkoktoSingapore,fromShanghaitoManila,shopping—especiallyshoppinginlargecenters—isayear-roundactivity.

Shoppingcentersaregood.TheyshowAsia’ssurprisingeconomic（经济的）growth,andhowfarwehavecomeinsuchashorttime.Formanyoftheoldergenerationwhocanrememberatimewheneveryonelivedinvillagesandtherewasnorunningwater,theair-conditionedcentremeanscomfort,choice,luxury（豪华）andbettertimes.

Nowadays,itseemsourusualactivitieshappeninthecentre—it’swhereweshop,eat,watchmovies,meetourfriendsorjustgenerallywalkaround.

Furthermore,wehavecometoregardshoppingcentersasimportantlandmarksortouristattractions（吸引）.WholegenerationsofAsiansaregrowinguptothinkthat,besideshomeandschool,theshoppingcenteristhemostnaturalplacetobe.

Myideaaboutshoppingcentersisnotthattheyareoftenbigbuildingsthatlookquitedifferentfromotherpartsinacity,orthattheypromote（促进）shoppingatatimewhenourplanetcanhardlyaffordit.Mymainideaaboutcentersisthattheydon’treallyseemtomakeushappy.Thelargeadvertisementsoutsidethestorescouldmakeusthinkthatifweonlyhadthis