北京中考英语真题阅读CD篇精编版.docx

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北京中考英语真题阅读CD篇精编版

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，drawingpicturesforhisstoriesandreadingmanybook