江苏译林版苏州九年级中考一模阅读整理C篇.docx

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江苏译林版苏州九年级中考一模阅读整理C篇

2018年九年级中考一模阅读整理C篇

一：

C

Decidingwhattowearinthemorningisachallengeforsomepeople.Weoftenworryaboutwhatotherswillthinkofusbecauseofourclothes.Butresearchersarebeginningtothinkthatourclothinghasanequallypowerfuleffectonhowweseeourselves.

ScientistsAdamGalinskyandHajoAdamsreportthatthereissciencebehindourstyle.Intheirresearch，GalinskyandAdamshadsomeparticipants（参与者）wearwhitelabcoatssimilartotheonesscientistsordoctorswear.Otherparticipantsworetheirnormalclothes.Theparticipantstookatestthatsurveyedtheirabilitytopayattention.Intheexperiment，participantssawcardswithdifferent-coloredwordsonthem.Theyhadtosaythecolorofthewordtheysaw，nottheworditself.Thepeoplewearingthewhitelabcoatssaidthecorrectcolorofthewordmoreoften.

GalinskyandAdamsthinkthatthewhitecoatsmadetheparticipantsfeelmoreconfidentandcareful.Theresearchersalsobelievethatotherkindsof"symbolic"clothescaninfluencethebehaviorofthepeoplewearingthem.Apoliceofficer'suniformorajudge'srobe，forexample，increasesthewearer'sfeelingsofpowerorconfidence.Andinworkplacesthathaveadresscode，"symbolic"clothesmayalsoaffecthowwellemployeesdotheirjobs.

FashionbloggerJessicaQuirkbelievesthatourclothesgreatlyaffecthowwefeelaboutourselves.AccordingtoQuirk，"Thereisjoyandluckandconfidenceinwhatwewear."Onherblogcalled"WhatIwore，"Quirkpostsaphotoofwhatshe'swearingeveryday.Shesaysthatpeopleshouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheywear.Forexample，weshouldchoosealookthatmakesusfeelmorecreativeandhappy.Onewaytodothisatworkisto"dressupfortheexcitingjobwewant，"shesays，"nottheboringjobwehave."Anotherwayistowearspecialclothesthatmeansomethingtous.Forexample，Quirkwearsonespecialpairofshoestoallherimportantmeetings.Theyareher"lucky"shoes.

AsQuirkpointsout-andasresearchershavediscovered-ourclothesare"likeoursecondskin."Theclotheswewearcanaffectourbehavior.Theycanalsotelltheworldsomethingaboutus，withoutushavingtosayaword.

32.WhatdoyouthinkParagraph2ismostlyabout?

A.Descrbinganexperiment.B.Theopinionsofablogger.

C.Arecordoftwoscientists.D.Advicefromtwoscientists.

33.WhathappenedinGalinskyandAdams'experiment?

Putthestepsintothecorrectorder.

a.participantslookedatthewordseachwritteninadifferentcolor.

b.theresearcherscountedthecorrectitems.

c.theparticipantssaidthecolors，notthewords.

d.theresearchersgavesomeparticipantswhitecoatstowear.

A.d，c，a，bB.d，a，c，bC.b，a，c，dD.b，c，a，d

34.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Theclotheswewearcanaffecthowwefeel.

B.Theclotheswewearshouldbesymbolic.

C.Theclotheswewearmakeusfeelmorepowerful.

D.Theclotheswewearcanaffectwhatothersthinkofus.

二：

C

Therearetwowaysofdrivingintheworld:

ifthedriver'sseatisontheleftandcarstravelontherightsideoftheroad,itiscalled"left-handdriving",asitisinChina,whiletheotherwayofdrivingiscalled"right-handdriving",asitisinBritain.Nowadays,around65%oftheworld'spopulationdrivesontherightoftheroad,whiletherestisusedtodrivingontheleft.

Thoughnooneknowstheexactreasons,itseemslikelythatpeopleinancienttimestravelledontheleftoftheroad.Romancoinsshowpicturesofhorsemenpassingoneachother'sright.Andright-handpeoplegenerallygotonahorsefromtheanimal'sleft.Obviously,it'ssafertodothisattheleftsideoftheroad,anditmakessense（行得通）forthehorsetoberiddenontheleft.

Achangehappenedinthelate1700s.WhenNapoleon（拿破仑）conquered（攻占）nations,heforcedthemtotravelontherightsideoftheroad,whichspreadleft-handdrivingthroughoutEurope.However,Britainstillstuckwiththeright-handdrivingruleandcountrieswhichwerepartoftheBritishEmpireweremadetofollow.ThisiswhyIndia,AustraliaandtheformerBritishcolonies（前英国殖民地）inAfricacontinuetodriveontheleft.Oneexception（例外）isEgypt,asthatcountrywasdefeated（打败）byNapoleonbeforebecomingpartoftheBritishEmpire.

Somecountrieschangedsidesuntilmoderntimes.Swedenonlymovedtodrivingontherightin1967andIcelandchangedthefollowingyear.Ghanachangedsidesin1974.OnSeptember7,2009,Samoabecamethethirdcountryevertochangefromleft-to-right-handdrivingforthereasonthatitmadeiteasiertoimport（进口）cheapcarsfromright-handdrivingJapan,AustraliaandNewZealand.

Soifyouwanttotraveltoanothercountryorgoonbusiness,makesureyouknowwhetheritisleft-orright-handdrivingtoavoidunnecessarytroubles.

31.WhichpictureshowsthecorrectdrivinginBritain?

32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Swedenchangedtodriveontherightin1974.

B.PeopledriveontheleftsideoftheroadinEgypt.

C.Peoplehaveknowntheexactreasonsfordrivingontheleft.

D.Napoleonhelpedwiththespreadofleft-handdriving.

33.Whatisthewriter'spurposeforwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplaintheadvantagesofthetwowaysofdriving.

B.Tointroducethedevelopmentofthetwowaysofdriving.

C.Tocomplainaboutthechangeofthetwowaysofdriving.

D.Tocomparethedifferencesofthetwowaysofdriving.

三：

C

Thereisanoldstoryaboutakingandhisdaughter.Thekingaskedhisdaughterhowmuchshelovedhim.Shesaidthatshelovedhimasmuchasshelovedsalt.Heranswermadethekingsad.Saltisasimplething,anditisverycommon.Sothekingthoughthisdaughterdidn'tcareabouthim.Butthekingwaswrong.Saltmightbecommon,butitisveryimportant.Throughouthistory,salthascausedwars.Sowhydopeoplecaresomuchaboutsalt?

Salthasmanyuses.Ourbodiesneedsalt.Ifwedon'thaveenough,ourbodycan'tworkproperly.Weputsaltonicyroadstomakethemsafe.Wealsousesalttoproduceotherproducts.Productslikepaper,glass,rubberandsoapdependonsalt.Butformanyyears,salt'smostimportantjobwaspreserving（保存）food.

Likeotherlivingthings,mostbacteria（细菌）thatcausefoodtospoilneedwatertosurvive.Saltabsorbslargeamountsofwater,somostbacteriacannotliveinasaltyenvironment.Asaresult,salthastheabilitytopreservealmostanything.Formuchofhumanhistory,thisabilityhasmadesalttreasured.EveryancientculturefromEgypttoChinadependedonsalt.Eventoday,wecomparehardworking,usefulpeopletosaltbycallingthem"thesaltoftheearth".

Forcenturies,saltwasalsohardtoget.Thecombination（组合）ofusefulnessandraritymadeitextremelyexpensive.Sincealmosteveryoneneededsalt,thesalttradewasanimportantbusiness.Saltcouldevenbeusedlikemoney.Infact,thewordsalary（工资）comesfromthewordsalt.Andvaluablepeoplearestilldescribedasbeing"worththeirsalt."Today,saltiseasytoget.Itisnolongerexpensive,butitisstillbothimportantanduseful.

31.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriteristryingtomakereaders.

A.becomeinterestedintheoldstoryB.understandtheimportanceofsalt

C.fallinlovewithsaltD.understandthedaughter'slovetosalt

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Saltisverycommon,butithasmanyuses.

B.Saltwassovaluablethatitwasonceusedlikemoney.

C.Althoughsaltischeapnow,it'sstillimportantanduseful

D.Wecanusesalttoproducealltheproductsweneed.

33.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"rarity"?

A.thequalityofbeingrareB.thequalityofbeingimportant

C.thequalityofbeingcommonD.thequalityofbeinguseful

四：

C

Coloringisanactivitythatchildrenworldwidehavelong

enjoyed.Withapicturealreadymadeforthem,kidssimply

choseacrayon,pencilormarkeroftheirfavoritecolorandfill

itin.Today,italsobecomesmoreandmorepopularamong

teenagersandevenadults,whoareenjoyingrelaxinghoursof

coloring.InDecember,fiveofthetoptenbest-sellingbooksin

theUnitedStateswerecoloringbooks.

Theyarefun,butarecoloringbooksgoodforyou?

Thegoodfeedback（反馈）fromcustomersisencouraging.TrinaLucida,apopularartistcreatingcoloringbooks,saysthatmanyofhercustomersarebuyingthecoloringbooksforotherswhoaresickorgoingthroughahardtime.Sheaddsthatthe"bigidea"behindherlatestbookistoencouragepeopletodosomethingcreative.

Lucidaisright,accordingtoAllanRohan,apsychology（心理学）professor."Manycustomersthinkofcoloringbooksasanewcreativestage,"hesaidinaninterview,"butwhat'smoreimportantisthatpeoplespendtimecoloringinordertoreducestressafteralongday."Researchshowsthatcoloringcanreducestressbyguidingpeopletofocuson（专注）onesimpletask.Whenapersonisfillinginaflowerwithalightpurplecolor,hefocusesontheflowerandforgetsaboutallhistroublesinlife.

Expertsaddthatcoloringmayrelieveacertainkindofpain.Doingthecoloringhelpspeoplerelaxtheirmindandcalmdown.Also,coloringhelpspeople'sbraininahealthyway.Theshapeofthedrawingmakesonesideofthebrainactive,whilethecolorofthedrawingimprovestheother.Coloringcanbringoutyourimaginationandtakeyoubacktoyourchildhood.Interesting,isn'tit?

"It'sveryrelaxing,"saidSusanJackson,abigfanofLucida'scoloringbooks."Coloringfreesmymind.Andit'snotjusttotrytofillblank（空白的）pages.Thepicturesmakemehappyandthereisjustsomethingaboutthem.SoI'msavingthepicturesIlikebesttotheveryend."

32.TrinaLucidawantshercoloringboo