2023北京11区初三一模英语试题专项汇编（含答案）：阅读CD篇

北京11区初三一模英语试题专项汇编（含答案）：阅读CD篇海淀一模CPeopleusedtoseelotsofplasticsontheseasurface.Nowinastudy,researchershavefoundthatthemicroplasticpollutionindeepwaterismuchmoreseriousthanthatontheseasurface.“Whatwe’veknownaboutmicroplastichasbeenfromtheseasurface,“saysKyleVanHoutan,“butthisstudysuggeststhere’salargeramountthat’sunnoticed.“Microplasticsaresmallpiecesthatbreakfromplasticbottlesorbagsastheychangetosimplerchemicalformsintheenvironment.Theyhavedifferentsizesandcanbefoundanywhere,includingintheoceans,lakes,soilandevenblowingintheairTostudymicroplasticpollutionindeepsea,Houtan’steamcollectedsamples(样本)intheseabyusingaROV(遥控潜水器).AstheROVwentdownfrom5to1,000metersbelowtheseasurface,aspecially-designedmachinefiltered(过滤)thesamplewaterandkeptthesmallparticles(微粒).Backinthelab,theteamusedaspecialmachinetofindoutthetypesofplasticpresent.Althoughtheresearchersfoundmicroplasticwaseverywhere,theamountoftheparticleswasnotevenlyspreadinthewater.Themidwater,180to460metersbelowthesurface,heldthehighestamountofmicroplasticpollution,aboutfourtimesasmuchasonthesurface.VanHoutanthinksthismaybebecausewhenplasticbreaksdownintoever-smallerpieces,theyarecoveredwithbiologicalmaterial,whichcausesthemtogodownintothedeep-seaareaTheirfindingsarebasedonlyonacertainarea,andiftheresultsholdforthewideroceanenvironment,theamountofplasticinthemidwaterwouldbeworrying,becausethisiskeylivingenvironmentformostseaanimals.Theseparticles,whichhaveharmfulchemicals,cangointothefoodwebsatboththeocean’ssurfaceandseafloor,andcaninfluencereproductionofseaanimals.Thefinaleffectremainsunknown,butwhatisforcertain,Houtansays,isthat“thisisaseriousproblem,anditshowshumanscanchangenaturalsystems.“Yetinotherways,“theresultsareencouraging,“hesays.Sincemostofthemicroplasticwastecomesfromsingle-useplastic,thismeanswecouldreducemicroplasticpollutionbycuttingdownontheproductionanduseoftheunnecessaryplasticproducts.27.Houtan’steamusedROVto____________________.A.filterthesamplewater B.collectsamplesintheseaC.examinethechemicals D.recordthedepthofwater28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudymentionedinthepassage?A.Theseasurfaceisthemostseriouslypolluted.B.Deep-seaanimalswilldieoutinthenearfuture.C.Themidwaterholdsthemostmicroplasticparticles.D.Biologicalmaterialdestroysthefoodwebsindeepsea.29.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toremindpeopletoreduceplasticwaste.B.Toexplaincausesofmicroplasticpollution.C.Tointroducechangesintheoceanecosystem.D.Toadvisepeopletorecyclesingle-useproducts.DMostofusprobablyhavetoldalieatonetimeoranother.Someliesareharmful.Somearemostlyharmless.Stillotherliesmayevenhecreatedwithkindness.Butwhateverkindoflieyoutell,ittakessurprisingbrainpowertopullitoff.Lyingalsocanhaveunwantedinfluences,too.Whenyoutellthetruth,youthinkofwhatyouwanttosayandjustsayit.However,lyingtakesmuchmorework—youhavetocomeupwithastoryandrememberit.Alotofthatworkisdoneinabrainareacalledtheprefrontalcortex(前额叶皮层).It’sresponsibleforworkingmemoryandexecutivefunction(执行功能)taskssuchasplanning,problem-solvingandself-control.Workingmemorykeepsthingsinmindjustforalittlewhileasyou’reusingthem.Executivefunctioncomesintoplaywhenyouuseself-controltokeepfromblurtingout(脱口而出)thefactsthatwoulduncoveryourlie.Ithelpsyourecallallthedetailsofalietomakesurethatitsoundsbelievable.Italsoletsyouthinkasteportwoaheadtomakesurethelieyou’retellingwilllikelyholduptoquestioning.Callingonyourexecutivefunctionthiswayusesupalotofbrainpower.Vendemia,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofSouthCarolina,didaresearchandhasfoundthatpeople’smentalworkloadwillbeheavierandtheirreactiontimelongerwhentheylie.Worsestill,whentheprefrontalcortexisbusywithtasksrelatedtolying,shenotes,ithasahardertimedoingothertaskssuchasmakingastudyplanorusingself-controltokeepfromspendingtoomuchtimeoncomputergames.Lyinghassocialinfluences,too.Eventhekindestliescansometimesberiskyandoftenbackfire.Whenyougivedishonestpraise,youmaymakeyourfriendsfeelgoodatfirst.Butifyoudoitoftenenough,they’llsoonlearnthattheycan’ttrustyourpraise.Peoplegenerallyvaluehonestyanddon’tlikeliars,soifyouareviewedasuntrustworthy,itcanbebadforyourrelationships.It’swidelyagreedthatnearlyallculturesvaluehonesty,andnowscienceisrevealing(揭示)howdishonestyinfluencesthebrainandyourabilitytobuildthetrustonwhichstrongrelationshipsdepend.So,evenwhenlyingdoesn’tstretchyournose,itstillcomesatapricethatyoucan’tafford.30.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout_________________.A.whyself-controlbenefitsthebrain B.whatsocialinfluenceslyingcanbringC.howthebrainworkswhenpeoplelie D.whenexecutivefunctioncomesintoplay31.Whatcanwelearnaboutlyingfromthepassage?A.Lyingimprovesworkingmemory.B.Coveringliestakesmuchbrainpower.C.Thenatureofliesisdecidedbythebrain.D.People’sreactioncanbespedupbylying.32.Theunderlinedword“backfire”inParagraph4probablymeans“______________”.A.leadtoseriousaccidents B.helptowinfullsupportC.buildupstrongrelationships D.havetheoppositeeffect33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SignsofLyingB.CostsofLyingC.CausesofLiesD.TypesofLies西城一模CInmanyways,ourmemoriesdefine（定义）oursenseofself.Youfirsthaveasenseofyourselfearlyinlife,perhapsasyoungas18months,whenyourecognizethatthelittlebabyyouseeinthemirrorisreallyyou,andnotanotherchild.Asyouprogressthroughchildhoodandintoteenageyears,youstarttodevelopasetofviewsaboutyouridentity（身份），includinghowyourbodylooksandperforms,yourabilities,yourpersonalityandyourplaceinsociety.Whilewearegrowingup,westarttocreateourowndescriptionsabouttheeventswehavegonethrough,orwhatIcallthe“lifestory”.Ouridentitiesareshapedbyourlifestories,asthememoriesofthesestoriesgraduallybecomeapartofoursenseofself.Ofallthesememories,themostimportantare“self-definingmemories”.Theyarerememberedmostclearlyandcanhelptobuildupouroverallsenseofselfmostgreatly.Learningtorecognizeyourownself-definingmemoriescanhelpyougainimportantinsightsaboutyouridentity.Theeasiestwaytodiscoveryourownself-definingmemoriesisbythinkingabouttheeventsinyourlifethatyouaremostlikelytotellotherpeopleaboutwhentheysay“tellmealittleaboutyourself”.However,self-definingmemoriesarealwayschangingasyouexperiencemoreevents.Theymayvaryaccordingtoyourageandwhatyoucareaboutinpresentlife.Inastudy,scientistscomparedolderadultswithcollegestudents.Theyfoundthatolderadultsweremorelikelytofeelmorepositively（正面地）abouttheirself-definingmemories,evenifthememorieswereofeventsthatwerenegativeinnature.Asimilarstudyalsosuggeststhatolderadultshavefoundwaystomakesenseoutoftheirlifestories.Theyturnmemoriesoftroublingeventsintopositivestories,andinthisway,theymakepeacewiththeirpaststruggles（挣扎）.Foryoungeradults,troublingeventscausethemtoexperiencemorepainwhentheyrecallthem.Asscientistshavediscovered,aself-definingmemorydoesnothavetobepositiveinorderforyoutogrowfromit.It’snottheevent,butthemeaningyoumakeoutoftheevent,thataffects（影响）yoursenseofwell-being.Discoveringyourself-definingmemoriesisanimportantstepindealingwithyourlifeexperiences.Byrecognizingandmakingsenseoutofpastevents,youridentitycancontinuetogrowandimprovehowyouseeyourselfbothnow,andinthefuture.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Ourself-definingmemorieshavelittletodowithage.B.Ourowndescriptionsoflifeexperiencesshapeouridentity.C.Weshouldsharepositivelifestorieswhenintroducingourselves.D.Westarttohaveself-definingmemorieswhenweare18monthsold.28.FromthestudiesmentionedinParagraph5,weknow_______.A.importanteventscanbechangedbytimeB.olderadultshavefewtroublinglifeeventsC.makingsenseoutofmemorieshelpsustogrowD.self-discoveryhappensduringpositiveexperiences29.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Self-definingmemories:HowothersgettoknowyouB.Self-definingmemories:AcollectionofpleasantmemoriesC.Self-definingmemories:AgreatwaytounderstandyourselfD.Self-definingmemories:DescribingyourbestselftotheworldDAweisthefeelingwegetinthepresenceofsomethingvastthatchallengesourunderstandingoftheworld,likelookingupatmillionsofstarsinthenightskyorshakinghandswithabasketballsuperstar.Whenpeoplefeelawe,theymayuseotherwordstotalkabouttheexperience,suchaswonder,amazementorexcitement.Weoftenthinkaboutawewhenweexperienceuncommonandextraordinaryevents,suchasviewingasunriseovertheGrandCanyonorwatchingOlympiansbreakworldrecords.Butwhenscientistsstudypeople’sexperiencesofawe,theysuggestaweisalsofoundineverydaylife—watchingagingkotreechangefromgreentoyellow,orseeingastrangergivefoodtoahomelessperson.Thefeelingofaweaffectsthewayweviewourselves.Theexperienceofawecanhaveadeepinfluenceonourmental（心理的）health,byallowingustoputourworriesintoperspective.Whenweareinthepresenceofsomethingvastandindescribable,wefeelunimportant,andsodoourworries.Theexperienceofaweliftsusoutofthecommonpracticalthoughtsthatcontrolourdailylivesanditallowsustohaveinnerpeace.Inareaswherethepopulationcaneasilygettobeautifulgreenspaces,peoplereportgreaterhappinessandgoodwilltowardothers.Astudyshowedthatolderadultswhotookweekly15-minuteoutdoorwalksinnatureforeightweeksreportedincreasedpositiveemotionsandlesspainintheirdailylives.Peopleinawearemorelikelytoshowkindnessandfeelagreatersenseofconnectiontoothersandtheworld.Inmomentsofawe,wedirectourselvesfromthesensethatwearesolely（独自地）incontrolofourownfuturetothefeelingwearepartofacommunity.Whenwegivelessattentiontoourowngoalsandneeds,wearemorelikelytobeabletonoticeothersandwhattheymaybeexperiencing.Insum,aweariseswhenwerunintothewondersoflifeandleadstoadisappearingoftheself.Steppingoutsideofoneselfisavaluableskill.Itispossibletofindawe-inspiringmomentsinalldifferentplaces.Therefore,activelylookfortheexperiencesthatfeedyourownhungerforawe,beitthroughadmiringthetreesinyourneighborhood,orseeingthegoodnessinothers.Takethetimetoslowdownandopenyourmindtothosethingswhichyoudonotfullyunderstand.Youwillbethebetterforit—and,asyourfeelingsofawespreadthroughactsofkindness,sowilltherestofus.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Meetingstrangersoftenbringsfeelingsofexcitement.B.Evencommondailyeventscanleadtothefeelingofawe.C.Uncommoneventsareusuallyrelatedtothebeautyofnature.D.Greaterhappinesscanresultfromgivingourselvesmoreattention.31.Thewords“putourworriesintoperspective”inParagraph3probablymean“____________”.A.getusedtoourworriescompletelyB.dealwithourworriesassoonaspossibleCshareourworrieswithfamilyandclosefriendsD.understandtheactualimportanceofourworries32.Apersonwhohasjustexperiencedawewillprobably_________.A.readilyreachouttothoseinneedB.reportfeelingmoreself-importantC.separatehimselffromtherestofagroupDbeunwillingtoworkwithothersonateam33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toshowuswaystounderstandwhataweis.B.Toexplaintoushowawecanimprovehealth.C.Toencourageustobereadytoexperienceawe.D.Toadviseustofreeourselvesfromthefearofawe.东城一模CHaveyouconsideredbeingawriter?Maybethisisadreamyou’vehadeversinceyouwereyoung.Butwritingforalivingisnoteasy,andbeforeyoustart,youshouldbesurethatyouaredoingitfortherightreasonsandgoinwithyoureyesopen.Tobeawriter,youneedtogetusedtobeingalone.Awritermustbereadytospendatleastfivehoursadayalone,ofteninfrontofthecomputer.Atthesametime,rememberthatgoodstoriesarecreatedthroughalotofeffort.Anotherquestionmightbehowtotellifyouhaveatalentforwriting.Perhapsyoualwaysgotgoodgradesatschoolforyourwriting,oryouworkedonschoolnewspapers,orwonprizesforyourwriting.Perhapsyoumayhavehadarticlespublished(出版)inmagazines.Thisshowsyouhavegoodwritingskills.Originalityisalwaysconsideredtheheartofwriting.Itisimportantthattiredoldideasandwordsdonotappearinyourwriting.Fromthefirstpage,thestoryshouldbelikenothinganyonehaseverreadbefore.Trytosurpriseyourreaderateveryturnandmakeyourreadersay,“Wow!Ineverexpectedthattohappen!”Eventhoughtherearealotofchallenges,ifyoustillwanttobeawriter,herearesomeideasthatmighthelp.First,rememberthatyourfirstdraft(草稿)willneverbeperfect.Thevalueofthefirstdraftmaybetostartdevelopingandorganizingyourideas.Manysuccessfulwriterswrite,rewrite,andrewriteagain.Whenyouwrite,putyourselfintheplaceofthereader.Trytowritestoriesthatyouwouldliketoreadyourself.Ifyouarewritingapassageonlybecauseyouhaveto,yourreaderiscertainlynotgoingtoenjoyit.Most,ifnotall,goodwritersreadasmuchaspossible.Whenyoureadotherpeople’swork,thinkaboutwhatmakesforgoodwritingandusethatinyourownwriting.Asawriter,youareakindofeducator.Makesurethatyouarewell-informedaboutthethingsyouwriteabout.Doingresearchhashelpedmanywriterscreatemoreinterestingandrealisticstories.Writingisdifferentforeveryone.Ifwritingisreallyforyou,chancesareyoualreadyknowitdeepdownandhavedoneforsometime.Ifso,goodluck!27.Whatisthemostimportantthingforawriter?A.Aloneness. B.Interest. C.Creativity. D.Talent.28.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.A.writersshoulddoresearchaboutwhatiswrittenB.successfulwritersshouldwritethefirstdraftperfectlyC.writersshouldaskreadersforadviceaboutwhattowriteD.goodwritersshouldavoidfollowingotherwriters’writingstyles29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AreYouTalentedatWriting?B.DoYouWanttoBeaWriter?C.IsWritingDifferentforEveryone?D.DoYouNeedPracticetoBeaWriter?DBeingthankfulandexpressingittoothersisgoodforourhealthandhappiness.Italsohelpsusbuildtrustandcloserrelationshipswiththepeoplearoundus.Thesebenefitshavemostlybeenseenwhentwopeopleareinvolved:onepersongivesthanksandtheotherreceivesthanks.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatexpressinggratitude(感谢)notonlyimprovesone-to-onerelationships,butcouldbringwholegroupstogether—inspiring(激发)awilltohelpandconnectinpeoplewhosimplyseeanactofgratitude.Inthisstudy,SaraAlgoeandherteamranseveralexperimentstofindouthowseeinggratitudeinfluencespeople’sfeelingstowardthethankfulpersonandthepersonwhoisthanked.Inoneexperiment,participants(参与者)weretaskedwithreadingamoviereviewdraftandunderliningeyecatchingpartsforthereviewersbenefit.Firsttheysawanexample.Severallinesoftextwereunderlined,asthetaskrequired,butmanymistakeswerealsocorrected,showingeffortthatwentbeyondthetask.Someparticipantscouldseeahandwrittennotefromthereviewersaying,“Thankyousomuchforcatchingthosemistakes!”Afterward,participantsunderlinedpartsinanotherarticlebythereviewer.Thenresearcherscountedhowmanymistakesparticipantscorrected,andaskedthemhowmuchtheymightliketobefriendswiththereviewer.Theresultsshowedthatparticipantswhohadseenanoteofgratitudeweremorewillingtocorrectmistakesandhelpout,andmorelikelytowanttobecomefriendswiththereviewer,thanthosewhohadn’t.Algoeandherteamalsodiscoveredfromothersurveyquestionsthatparticipantswantedtohelpandconnectwiththepersonreceivingthegratitude.“That’sbecausereceivinggratitudemarksyouasapersonwhoiseffectiveatbeingsupportiveorhelpful,”saysAlgoe.Thesefindingsshowthatexpressinggratitudenotonlystrengthenstherelationshipsbetweenthepeopleinvolvedbutalsoinfluencesthepeoplewhoseeitinwaysthatcouldreverberatethroughoutagroup.Ifpeopleinagroupnoticeothers’goodactsandthankthemfortheirkindnesses,thewholegroupcouldbeencouragedtobekindertooneanother.Doesthismeanweshouldallexpressgratitudemoreoften?Yes.Wecangiveahug,bringagiftofflowers,orjustsaythankyou,Gratitudeexpressionseemstobeaspecialkindofemotionalexperiencethatisgreatforbuildingrelationships.30.Whatdoweknowabouttheexperiment?A.Participantstriedtomakefriendswiththereviewer.B.Participantswereaskedtowriteamoviereviewdraft.C.Participantswerethankedforunderliningey-catchingparts.D.Participantswhosawathankyounotecorrectedmoremistakes.31.Whichofthefollowingbestmatchesthefindingsofthestudy?A.Tonyisthankedalotbecausehealwayshelpsothers.B.SusanandMikearefriendsandtheyalwayshelpeachother.C.Lindaissupportiveinagroupandbecomesthegroupleader.D.AmywantstobefriendswithJohnbecauseheisthankedalot.32.Thewords“reverberatethroughoutagroup”inParagraph8probablymean“________”.A.attractmorepeopletojoinagroupB.haveaneffectoneveryoneinagroup.C.helpgroupmembersdeveloptheirstrengthsD.provideopportunitiesforeveryoneinagroup33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroducehowtoexpressgratitudeproperly.B.Toexplainwhypeopleshowandreceivegratitude.C.Toencouragepeopletoshowthankfulnesstoothers.D.Toremindpeopleoftheimportanceofhelpingothers.朝阳一模CKidsarebornforscience.Thisideamaysurpriseyoubecausescienceseemsdifficulttolearn.Yetitreallyholdswaterandsciencelearningislikelytomakeagreatdifferenceinkids’lives.Thebasicscienceisamixtureofthoughtandexperimentcalledthescientificmethod.It’swhereyoustartwithanidea,createawaytoexplainyouridea,andshowwhatyoulearnedbasedonfacts.Learningtofollowthisprocesshelpsyouthinklogically(逻辑地)andcarefully.Theseimportantthinkingskillscanbeusedinmanyareasofstudy.Togiveachildpracticewiththesethinkingskillsislikegivingvitamins(维生素)toadevelopingmind.Oneofthegreatestthingswecanteachourchildrenistolovelearning.Learningscienceisagreatwaytodoso.Childrenareintriguedbysciencebecausemuchofscienceishands-on.Itattractsmostchildren.Nothingmakesachildsitupandtakenoticelikethe“WOW!”ofagreatscienceshowing.Scienceopensdoorstomanysubjectsatschool.Buildingloveforsciencecanbehelpfulinotherareasofstudy.Forexample,onecannotlovescienceforverylongwithoutbecominggoodatitslanguage—math!So,scienceencourageschildrentostudymath.Aninterestinscienceisaninterestinhowthingswereonceunderstoodcomparedtohowtheyareunderstoodnow.Asaresult,studyingsciencelendsitselfeasilytostudyinghistory.Andafteryoudoanexperiment,youneedtowritealabreport.So,writingbecomesanimportantpartofscience.Scienceisthebasicthingformuchofourlife.Thescienceoffarmingshowshowourfoodisproduced;biomedical(生物医学的)sciencekeepsushealthy;evenourbedsthesedaysaredesignedaccordingtoscientificfacts.Wealmosteat,sleepandbreathewiththehelpofscience!Whenwepreparethefuturevoters(选民),creatorsandofficials,itisimportanttomakesuretheyarenotonlycomfortablebutalsogoodatscience.27.Theexpression“areintriguedby”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”.A.areinterestedin B.aresatisfiedwithC.aregoodat D.arebusywith28.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.A.childrenusuallyconsiderscienceboringB.scienceistoodifficultforchildrentounderstandC.learningsciencecanimprovechildren’sthinkingskillsD.childrenwhoaregoodatwritingcanlearnsciencewell29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whykidsshouldlearnscience.B.Howkidscanmakeuseofscience.C.Whyscienceisimportantforofficials.D.Whatfuturevotersshouldlearnatschool.DLikemanywriters,I’matopmasteratprocrastination(拖延症).WhenIshouldbeworkingonatask,withtheclocktickingtowardsmydeadline,I’llsittherewatchingmeaninglessinterviewsorcatvideosontheInternet.Accordingtothetraditionalthinking—I,alongwithmyfriendprocrastinators,haveatimemanagementproblem.Bythisview,Ihaven’tfullyunderstoodhowlongmytaskisgoingtotakeandI’mnotpayingenoughattentiontohowmuchtimeI’mactuallywastingonvideos.Withbetterscheduling(时序安排),Iwillstopprocrastinatingandgetonwithmywork.Increasingly,however,psychologists(心理学家)arerealizingthisiswrong.ResearchersintheUKhaveshowedthatprocrastinationisamatterwithmanagingouremotions,notourtime.Thetaskwe’reputtingoffismakingusfeelbad—perhapsit’sboring,toodifficultorwe’reworriedaboutfailing—andtomakeourselvesfeelbetterinthemoment,westartdoingsomethingelse,likewatchingvideos.OneresearchtoencouragetheemotionalviewofprocrastinationwaspublishedbyresearchersatCaseWesternReserveUniversity.Theyfirstmadepeoplefeelbad(byaskingthemtoreadsadstories)andshowedthatthisincreasedtheirrepeatedhabittoprocrastinatebyplayingvideogamesinsteadofpreparingforthetesttheyknewwascoming.Followingstudiesbyanotherteamalsoshowedfeelingdownonlymakespeopleprocrastinatemoreiftheyhavefunthingstodivert(分散)theirattention.Thisfreshviewonprocrastinationisbeginningtoopenupexcitingnewmethodstoreducingthehabit.Amethod,whichisbasedonAcceptanceandCommitmentTherapy(接纳与承诺疗法),seemsespeciallyproper.Itarguesthatorderingchoicesandactionsthathelpyougetclosertogetthingsdonecankeepyouawayfromtheunpleasantfeelings.Sothenexttimeyou’regoingtoprocrastinate,makeyourfocusassimpleas“What’sthenextaction?”Focusingonthisone-stepquestiontakesyourmindoffyourfeelingsandontoeasilyachievableaction.“Ourresearchandlivedexperienceshowveryclearlythatoncewegetstarted,usuallywe’reabletokeepgoing.Gettingstartedis“everything”.30.Traditionally,wethinkprocrastinatorsarethosewho________.A.areusuallyresponsiblepeopleB.havedifficultymanagingtimeC.enjoywatchingvideoswhilewritingD.cangetworkdonewithbetterorganization31.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Lowemotionsleadtoprocrastination.B.Procrastinationimprovesyourmoods.C.Test-takerscannotescapebademotions.D.Procrastinatorsprefergamestosadstories.32.Whydoesthewritersuggestfocusingononesimplequestion?A.Becauseitshortenstheprocess.B.Becauseitmayreduceunpleasantfeelings.C.Becauseitcanfixtimemanagementproblem.D.Becauseitencouragesthewildestimagination.33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroducenewstudiesaboutprocrastination.B.Tocomparedifferentreasonsforprocrastination.C.Todiscusswhateffectprocrastinationbringsabout.D.Toexplainhowgoodtimemanagementmattersinlife.石景山一模CNomatterwhereyoulookoutdoors,springseemstobringwithitlotsofwildflowers,whichprovidesuswithnicecolorsandsweetsmells.JoelSartore,aphotographerandanenvironmentalist,hasmadeapointofplantingnative(本地的)wildflowersathomeandathisoffice.Healsoencourageshisneighbourstostarttheirowngardensofnativeplants.Why?Wildflowersneedourhelp.IntheU.S.,GreatPlainsalone,over33millionacresofwildflowersandgrasslandshavebeenlostsince2009,accordingtoWWF.You’veprobablyheardthatwildflowerssupportinsectslikebutterfliesandbees,whichplayahugeroleinpollinatingcrops(庄稼授粉)thatwedependonforfood.That’sjustoneofmanywayswildflowersandothernativeplantsareimportanttoourearth.Nativeflowersarepartofalivingnetwork.Theylockcarbon(碳)withinsoil,animportantpartofmitigating(减缓)changesinweather.Theystorewaterandnutrients,whicharegoodforforests.And,ofcourse,theylookbeautiful,makingthemanattractioninanyplaces.“Ifwehopetoencouragechildrentogrowupfightingtosavetheplanet,wildflowersareaperfectfit;theygetkidsthinkingaboutnaturewithasenseofwonder,”Sartoresays.“Theseplacesserveasoutdoorclassrooms,plustheycleanourair,soil,andwater.”Butwhatcanwedo?Youdon’thavetobeaneagergardenerorhavelotsoflandtoputyoureffortinto.Ifyouliveinacity,youcanjustplantflowersinawindowboxoronyourrooftop.Anotherwaytogetinvolvedbeyondyourownspaceathomeistofindouthowpublicgreenspacesnearyouaremanaged.Youcanalsovolunteeratalocalnaturecenter,orcommunitygardenthatisplantingnativeplants.Ifyouaren’tsurewhattypesofplantsarenativetoyourarea,askatanearbygardencenterorsearchonline.“Ibelievethatpeoplewanttohelpmaketheplanetabetterplace,buttheyjustdon’tknowwheretostart,”Sartoresays.“Plantingwildflowersandotherplantsisagreatway.”27.WhydoesSartoreplantwildflowersathomeandathisoffice?A.Toshowwhattypesofplantsarenativetothearea.B.Toencouragehisneighbourstoplantmorenativeplants.C.Toprovidekidswithsomeplacesasoutdoorclassrooms.D.Tocallattentiontothedisappearingofnativewildflowers.28.What’sPa