2019-2020学年上海各区初三英语二模题型汇编-阅读回答问题(学生版)

2019--2020学年初三英语二模阅读回答问题汇编One【崇明县】AndrewBennetttalkedforthefirsttimeaboutthenighthiswifewaskilled.Thejudgethoughtitwashewhokilledhiswife.NowhewrotetoamagazinefromtheprisonaboutwhathappenedonthenightofNovember23,1995.“Ihadtostaylateatthehospitalthatnighttodoanoperation.Ileftatabout11pm.Idrovehomeslowlybecausetheweatherwasterrible.Thewindwasblowinganditwasrainingheavily,Iwasturningintoourroadwhenamansuddenlyraninfrontofmycar,IalmosthithimbutIstoppedjustintime.Iwasfrightenedandthemenlookedfrightened,too.IgotoutofthecarbutheranawaybeforeIcouldaskifhewasallright.Itwasverystrange.WhenIgothome,thelightswereonbutitwasveryquiet,Icalledtomywifebuttherewasnoanswer.ThenIrememberedthatshewasoutataconcert.“Iwasstillveryupsetaboutwhathappenedontheroad.SoIwenttohaveabath.ThenIsawthatthewindowinthebathroomwasopen.Thiswasstrangebecausemywifealwayslockedthedoorsandwindowsbeforeshewentout.Shewasafraidofburglars.WhenIwenttocloseit,IfoundEllenlyingthere,bloodeverywhere,Irushedoverandfeltforherpulsebutshewasdead.Isatonthefloorbesideherbodyandwastoofrightenedtodoanything.“ThenextthingIknewwastheskywasgettingbright,Ican'trememberathingaboutthatnight.InthemorningIphonedthepolice.TheyarrivedhalfanhourafterIphonedthem.Butitseemedlikeafewhours.DuringthattimeItriedhardtorememberanythingIcouldaboutthenightbefore,Icouldn'tstopthinkingaboutthemanintheroad.Whatwashedoingonthatnightinourquietneighborhood?Whydidhelooksofrightened?Whydidherunaway?”DidAndrewBennettwritetheletterathome?HowdidAndrewBennettsucceedinavoiding避免）atrafficaccidentthatnearlyhappened?WhatdidAndrewBennett'swifewanttodothatnight?

WhatwerethetwostrangethingsthatAndrewBennettmentioneQ提至到）?HowlongdidittakethepolicetogettoAndrewBennett'shouse？93Whodoyouthinkmightbethemurderer（杀人犯）？Giveatleasttworeasons.Two【奉贤区】Alive-streamingapp（直播应用）thatmonitors（监控）studentsinclassroomsinsomemiddleschoolshasraisedalotofonlinediscussion.ItwasreportedthatanyuserappShuidicouldseeinsideclassrooms.Someparentshavepraisedtheappforgivingthemthechancetomonitortheirchildren,whileothersworryaboutprivacyproblems,Doyouthinktheappisagoodidea?y**w■Istronglysupportthisapp.Nowadays,childrenplayanimportantroleinthewholefamily,andparentsalwayswanttocarefortheirchildren,wherevertheyare.Thisnewplatform（平台）helpsparentsseewhattheirchildrenaredoinginclasses.It'salsoagoodwaytomakestudentsbehavethemselvesinschool.I'minfavorofthisappifparentsgettheirchildren'spermission（准许）first.Theappcouldhelpparentsfocusonchildren'shadhabits.Itcouldalsobeusedasatooltopreventbullying（霸凌）.However,parentsshouldgettheirpermissionfirsttoprotecttheirprivacy.枕Ithinkthisappisabadidea.Schoolsshouldbeapleasantandrelaxingplaceforstudentstostudyandplay.Butwewillfeeluncomfortableifcamerasarewatchingusallthetime.Weshouldpayattentiontoourprivacy.Ourlivesshouldn'tbewatchedbythepublic.Anyformofprivacyinvasion（侵犯［shouldn'tbeallowed.Althoughsomeparentswanttoknowmoreabouttheirchildren,theyshoulddoitinabetterway.Beingundertheeyeofstrangeristoodangerous.AnswerthequestionsCananyuseofaliving-streamingappseeinsideclassroom?InLinda'sopinion,whatdoesthisnewplatformhelpbothparentsandstudents?AccordingtoJeff,whataretheadvantagesofthisappifparentsgettheirpermissionfirsttoprotecttheirprivacy?WhydoesBettythinkthisappisabadidea?WhatformdoesDavidthinkistoodangerous?Areyouinfavorofhavingmonitoringequipmentinyourschool?Why?Three【普陀区】Four【青浦区】StephenGlennisafamousAmericanscientistwhohasmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs突（破）.Manypeopleweredyingtoknowthesecretstohisfantasticachievements.Tosolvethemystery,areporterinterviewedhimaskingwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson.StephenGlennsaidthatitallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasaboutfouryearsold.Hetriedtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratoranditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor-arealseaofmilk!Insteadofshoutingathim,givinghimalectureorpunishinghim,hismothersaid.“Steve,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Steve,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreallthethingstoproperorder.So,weshouldcleanitup.”Heusedsponge（海绵）andtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Youhaveafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhand.Let'sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!Thisfamousscientistsaidthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknew.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn'twork,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.StephenGlennismorecreativethananordinaryperson,isn'the?HowoldwasStephenwhentheexperiencewithhismotherhappened?WhatdidhismotheraskhimtodowhenStephenspilledthemilkalloverthefloor?Howcanalittleboycarryabigbottlewithoutdroppingit?Whatcanbefilledintheblanktocompletethesentenceinthelastparagraph?Itwasatthatmomentthatheknew.WhatdoyouthinkofStephen'smother?Givetworeasons.Ithinksheisamotherbecause.Five【松江区】OnFriday,7June,anItalianAirlineflightwasreadytoleaveRomeforTokyoinJapan.Allthepassengerswereontheplane.Thedeparturetimewas21:00.Theseatbeltswereturnedon,sopassengerswerenotallowedtostandupandhadtostayintheirseats.Thensomethingunusualhappened.Awomandecidedthatshehadtogotothetoilet.Soshegotupandwalkedtothebackoftheplane.ThetoiletdoorwasclearlymarkedTOILET,butthewomanopenedadoornexttothetoilet.Thisdoorwastheemergencyexitand,whensheopenedit,theevacuationslide（逃生滑梯）opened.Becauseofthis,theplanewasnotabletotakeoff.Allthepassengershadtoleavetheplane.Whentheevacuationslidehasopened,therearetwopossibilities.Workerscanchangetheslideattheairport,butthelightwillbedelayedforalongtime.Ortheplanecantakeoffwithoutanevacuationslideandreplaceitwhenithaslanded,butthenumberofpassengersontheplanemustbesmallerforsafetyreasons.Thirty-eightpassengershadtostayatahotelattheairportandtakeanotherflightthenextday.Theotherpassengersgotbackontheplane,anditfinallytookoffat05:10onSaturdaymorning.ItarrivedinTokyoat14:10.SomepassengersfoundthattheirluggagewasstillinItaly.Butperhapstheywerelucky...WhatcitywastheItalianAirlinesflightreadytoflyto?Passengersontheplanewereallowedtostandupandwalkabout,weren'tthey?Whywastheflightdelayed?91.Inwhatsituationcantheplanetakeoffwithouttheevacuationslide?92.Howlongdidittaketheplanetogettothedestination？Doyouthinkthepassengersontheplaneluckyorunlucky?Why?Six【徐汇区】Itwasacoolspringmorningbackin2009andIhadjuststartedamorningshiftasaschoolcrossingguard.Lookingoutforthechildren,Isuddenlynoticedsomethingatsideways.BehindmeIfirstthoughtitwasasmall,

overweightdogheadingtowardsme.Ididn'tthinkmuchaboutit,andlookedcarefullyatanyapproachingchildren,aswellasenjoyingthemorningsun.Whatiswrongwiththatdog?Ithoughtlateron,asIlookedbacktocheckonthesmalldog—itwasmovingmuchtoofastforitself.Afewminuteslater,IfeltasifIwasbeingwatched,Ilookedbehindme,butthedoghaddisappeared.Then,asIslowlyturnedmyattentionbacktotheroad,Iwasgreatlysurprisedtoseealargekoalaatmyfeetandstaringrightupatme.Anumberofdifferentsolutionscrossedmymind.Butstayingcalmwasthebest.“Areyouwaitingtocrosstheroad?”Iaskedthesweetkoala.MissKoalalookedaway,andscratched（抓挠）behindhercar.Thenitgotuponallfourfeetandimpatientlystartedtocrosstheroad.Iquicklycheckedforanycars,thenwalkedtotheroadwithmystopsignheldhigh,whistle（吹哨）tomylips,andheldmybreath.Thekoalamadeittotheothersideofthestreet,thencontinuedfollowingthepaththroughthetreesanddisappearedintobushes.Sowhydidthekoalacrossattheschoolcrossing?Tosafelygettothetreesontheotherside!Isthewriteraschoolcrossingguardorananimalprotectionvolunteer?Wheredidthewriternoticethelittleanimal?Whatdidthewriterchooseamongthedifferentsolutions?Whichwordshowedthatkoaladidn'trealizethedangerwhencrossingtheroad?Howdidthewriterhelpkoalacrosstheroad?Whatdoyouthinkofthekoalacrossattheschoolcrossing?Why?Seven【宝山区】NedandMilesarestudentsatdifferentcolleges.Nedappliesforanonlineschool,whileMiles.attendsclassesonaschoolcampus.Thetwostudentseachbelievethattheirschoolsystemisbetterthantheother.Ned:Hey,Miles.Areyoufreetoseeamovietomorrownight?Miles:Sorry,no.I'llhaveaclasstomorrowandalotofhomeworktofinishup.Ned:Oh,that'stoobad.I'msogladItakeclassesonline.Icandecidewhen,whereandhowtocompletemylessons.Itsavesalotoftime.Miles:Itsoundsgood,butIactuallyreallyenjoygoingtoclassbecauseit'sagreatwaytogettoknowotherpeople.Italsohelpsmelearnhowtoworkwellwithothers.IfIdon'tunderstandsomething,I'malwaysabletoaskaboutitinperson.Thatsavesmealotoftimeandpreventsmisunderstanding.Ned:Inanonlineclass,Ihavetothinkthoroughly彻底地）beforeaskingquestions.Thatteachesmehowtosolveproblemsonmyown.Miles:Doyoueverrunintotechnical技术上的）problemsinyouronlineclasses?Ifyoucan'topenafile,howcanyoucontinueyourlearning?Ned:It'snotabigproblem.Icanemailtheteacherorcontactanotherstudentforhelp.Miles:Butansweringquestionsthroughemailstakestoomuchtime.Youmayfallbehindonyourstudies.Ned:Youcanfallbehind,too.Whatifyougetsickoryourclassgetscanceledbecausetheweatherisbad?Thosearen'tproblemsforonlineclasses.Miles:Yes,butthere'susuallyamake-up（弥补）classifaclassiscanceled.Ned:Inanonlineclass,Idon'thavetoworryaboutmissingclassesforanyreason.Icanalwaysreviewtheprevious（之前的）lessonsonline.Miles:Don'tyoufeellonelysometimes?IwouldfeellonelyifIhadtolearnonmyown.Ned:I'mconfidentinlearningbymyself.Besides,anonlineclassgivesmemorefreetimetotakepartinotheractivities.Miles:Istillpreferhavingclassmatestobrainstormanddiscussideaswith.Ibelievethatimprovesmylearningallthetime.Ned:I'mprettyself-disciplined（自律的）,andIworkbetteronmyown.Ican'tfocuswhenworkingwithothers.Miles:Iguesseverybodylearnsdifferently.Nedprefersattendingclassesonaschoolcampustostudyingonline,doesn'the?Whycan'tMilesgotoseethemoviewithNed?WhatcanNeddoifthere'satechnicalproblem?IfNedgetssick,howcanhecatchupwiththemissingclasses?AccordingtoMiles,whatimproveshislearningallthetime?93.Whichkindofschoolsystemdoyoulikebetter?Giveyourreason（s）.Eight【长宁区】DearJudySister,howareyou?Iwokeupthismorning.It'snearlyEaster.WheneveritisEaster.Ithinkofyou.I'llneverforgetseeingyouforthefirsttimewhenyouwereborn.Youwerethesweetestlittlebabywrappedinasoftwhiteblanket.HowIlovedkissingandholdingyou!Iwasateenagerandlovedcarryingyouaround.Sometimespeopleaskedifyouweremybaby.Imusthavelookedlikeaveryyoungmother,buthowproudIwasinthosemoments.However,thingsstartedtochangeformeasIneverfeltquitewanted.HowsadwhenitwasthatIfeltsojealous（嫉妒的）ofyou.Beforeyourarrival.MumwasinnohurrytobuythethingsthatIneeded.ButlaterIalwayshadtowaitandwaitforhertopaymyschoolfeesorbuybooksandclothes.Everythingwasalwayslate!HowmuchmoreupsettingthatmybirthdayandChristmaspresentswereonlyeverthingsthatIurgently急迫地）needed,suchnightdressandbooks?YoursituationwasdifferentandMumalwaysmadesurethatyouhadthebestofeverythingquickly.whenyougotahorseforyour6thbirthdayandstartedridinglessons,howjealousIwas!Islowlyturnedcoldtowardsyouandnevergaveyouthewarmhugsthatyouexpectedfrommeorshowedaninterestinyourhorseoryourmedals.Irememberyoursadface,probablywonderingwhyIdidn'tseemtocareaboutyou.TodayIconsideredthatasIwokeup.Ihaveneverspokenaboutthis,orwhythatisso.TodayImustsaythatIamverysorryforhurtingyourfeelings.Itwasneveryourfault(乍昔).Youweretooyoungtoevenrealizeit.Alltheseyears,youmighthavewonderedwhatyoudidwrongthatIdidn'toftenspeakwithyou.Pleaseforgiveme!Iwanttobearealbigsistertoyouagain.Ifyoucanforgiveme,wecanstartoverandspendtimetogether.YouhaveturnedintoabeautifulyoungwomanwhoIamsoproudof.Iwouldlovetobecloseagain.MuchloveHelenWhendidHelenwritethisletter?WhatdidHelendoforhernew-bornbabysister,Judy?HowdidHelenfeelwhenshegotnightdressandbooksasherbirthdayandChristmaspresents?WhatcausedHelen'scoldattitudetowardsheryoungersister?WhydidHelenwritethislettertoJudy?IfyouwereJudy,whatwouldyousaytoyoursisterafteryoureceivedherletter?(Atleasttwosentences)Nine【金山区】Halfayearbeforegraduationftomcollege,mysonbegantoseekajob.Duetothefinancialcrisis危机），fewercompanieswouldliketoemploynewstaff.Mysontargetedacompanythatwasgoingtohireonlyonepersonwhilethereweremorethantwentypeoplefillingtheirresumes（简历）.Aftertheinterview,therewouldonlybe3whocouldenterthefinalround,whichwouldlaterdecideonepersontobeemployed.Everythingseemedtogoquitewellandmysonpassedthefirstroundandenteredthefinalroundinaweek.Onthedayofthefinalinterview,mysonandothertwocandidatesarrivedattheinterviewplaceontime,waitingforthetest.Unexpectedly,theinterviewwasunbelievablysimple.Theintervieweronlysaidtothem,allofyouareverysuper.Pleasegohomeandwaitforournotice.Wewilltellyoutheresultin3days.Goodlucktoallofyou!"Onthemorningofthethirdday,mysonreceivedatextfromthecompanyshortlyafterbreakfastthathewasnotemployed.Weallfeltverydisappointed.Innightfallthatday,mysonsuddenlytoldmeexcitedlyonthephone,"Dad,Ihavebeenemployed!”Greatlysurprised,Icouldnotwaittoaskhim,"What'sthewholematter?"Mysontoldmethathereceivedanothertextsayingthathewasemployed.Actually,thefirsttextsenttomysonwasalsopartofthetestintheinterview.Threemenreceivedthesametextthismorningandonlymyson'sreplywas"Thankyou."whiletheotherssaid“Goodbye”.OnlythendidIknowthatmyson's“hope”cameinthatway.Thatis,whenyoufeeldisappointed,donotforgettosay"Thankyou."totheonewhodisappointsyou.SayingThankyou."showsrespectforothersworkandshowsyouaregenerous.Therefore,whileunderthesamecondition,youwillgettheupperhandintermsofopportunitiescomparedwithothers!Whendidtheauthor'ssonbegintoseekajob?Wouldmanycompaniesliketoemploynewstaffbecauseofthefinancialcrisis?Howmanypeopleappliedforthejob?Howdidtheauthorfeelafterbeingtoldthenewsinnightfallthatday?What'sthedifferencebetweentheauthor'sson'sanswerandtheothers'?Whatdoyouthinkoftheinterview?Whathaveyoulearntfromit?Ten【虹口区】Canyourememberatimewhensomebodywaskindtoyou?Perhapsapersonletyougoinfrontoftheminaqueue.Maybeyoursisterphonedyoutoaskhowyourweekwasgoing.Orperhapsastrangerorafriendgaveyouahandinamuchdeeperway.Thereareathousandwaystoofferkindness.Andatatimewhentheworldseemstohavesomanyproblems,somepeoplehavestartedtotaketheissueofkindnessveryseriouslyindeed!Beingkindisawin-winsituation.Itbringshappinesstothereceiveraswellasthepersonwhodoestheaction.Asasimpleexample,let'simagineyouhaveaworkmatewhoalwaysdoesaverygoodjob.Howabouttakingmomenttomentionthistohim?Yourworkmatewillbehappytoreceivesomepraise,andyouwillprobablyfeelgoodaboutyourselfforhavingspreadlittlejoy.Manyorganizationstrytoencouragepeopletodokindacts,whereverandwhenevertheycan.Theideabehindthisisthatitdoesn'ttakeanymajorplantobekind.PerhapsthestrongestsupportersofthisideaaretheRandomActsofKindness(RAK)KindnessFoundation,whoworkwithschoolsandcompaniestoteachpeoplekindnessisbeautifulskills.Theyoperateunderthebeliefsthatkindnesscanbetaughtandthatitiscontagious(有感染力的).Theiractivitiesrangefromsuggestingkindactstoallowingtheirwebsite-userstobecome"RAKtivists"(peoplewhoofficiallyregisterthemselvesasactivistsofkindness).Apartfromusingyourowncommonsense,theRAKwebsitesuggestssomemoreimaginativewaystoshowkindness.Generally,thesefallintothreetypes.Thefirstisinterpersonalkindness.Someexamplesaredonating(捐赠)oldclothestocharityorwritinganadvantageousonlineideaaboutrestaurantthatyoulike.Thesecondisenvironmentalkindness,whichcouldmeansimplyrecyclingororganizingagroupeventtotidyupalocalparkorbeach.Thethirdtypeislessclear:personalkindness,whichmeanstreatingyourselfkindlysuchastakingawalkinparks,invitingyourselftoabigmealorsettingyourselfagoaltocomplainless.Bybeingkindtoyourself,___93__Arethereathousandwaystoofferkindness?Whyisbeingkindwin-winsituation?

Whatdomanyorganizationsencouragepeopletodo?WhatdoesRAKbelieve?Howcanawebsite-userbecome"RAKtivists"?Pleasefinishthelastsentencewithin15words.Eleven【杨浦区】Twelve【嘉定区】Whathomeworkdidyoudointhewinterholiday?Nowhomeworkisnotsimplyaboutexercises.ItcanbeStudyingsnacksresearches,experimentsandevenworkexperiences.Takealookatsomestudents'specialhomework.StudyingsnacksOneday,WangYang,fromShanghaiOrientalSchool,wasdoinghisbiologyhomework.Histeacheraskedthemtoresearchthenutrientsofdifferentsnacks.Hebought10kindsofsnacks.Thenhecheckedtheiringredient（成分）listsonebyoneandwrotedowntheamountofsugar,fatandsoon,ineach.“Wearetolditisnotgoodtoeattoomanysnacks.Theyhavehighcalories（卡路里.Butwealwayspaynoattentiontoit,"hesaid.Afteranalyzing（分析）eachsnack'singredients,herealizeditwastrue.WangYangspentthreedaysonthehomework.Buthesaiditwasinteresting.“Ilearnedalot.Icollectedthedata（数据）,createdformsandwrotethereportbymyself."PhysicsinreallifeWithsomeplasticine（橡皮泥）,Withsomeplasticine（橡皮泥）,steelballs,aping-pongball,couldyoumakeatumbler（不到翁）?ThisisthephysicshomeworkofHuangJiali,14,ofShanghai54MiddleSchool.Huangfirstcuttheping-pongballinhalf.Thensheputtheplasticineandsteelballsintooneofthem.Thebottomofthetumblerwasmade.Finally,shealsousedthepapertomakethe“hat".“Nextterm,wewilllearnaboutthecenterofgravity（重心）.Thishomeworkmadememorecuriousaboutit,"shesaid.LearningonthejobWhileWangandHuangdidtheirhomeworkathome,DingLing,15,ofNo.5MiddleSchool,hadtogooutside.Sheworkedasaguideinthelocalmuseum.“Everyoneatourschoolhastotakepartinvolunteeringorotheractivities,"shesaid.Dingwasaguideinthegallery（展馆）ofcoins.Shegotbrochures（小册子）ftomthemuseum.Inordertomaketheintroductionmorevividly,shestilldidresearchandaddedmoreinformationtoherintroduction.Sheworkedthreehoursadayandhadnotimetotakeabreak.Butshefeltitwasameaningfulexperience,“Ilearnedhowtodosomeresearch,andmycommunicationskillsarealsoimproved.”shesaid.Howmanystudents'homeworkwasdisplayedbythewriter?Whatdoeshomeworkmeanaccordingtothispassage?Whatdoes“it”meanintheunderlinedsentence“Herealizeditwastrue”?WhatmaterialdidHuangJialiusetomakeatumbler?HowdidDingLinmakeherworkingexperiencemoremeaningful?Howdoyoulikethesespecialhomework?Why?（Chooseoneofthemtoexpressyourownopinion）.Thirteen〕黄浦区】Afewdaysago,Iranintoastrangerashepassedby.Isaidsorrytohimandhesaid,"Excuseme,too,Iwasn'tevenwatchingforyou.”Wewereverypolite,thisstrangerandI.Thenwewentonourwayaftersayinggoodbye.Laterinthekitchenathome,asIcookedourmeal,mydaughterBettywalkeduptome,veryquietly.WhenIturnedaround,Inearlyknockedherdown."Getoutoftheway!"Ishoutedangrily.Sheranaway,crying.Thatnight,whenIlayinbed,myhusbandsaidtome,"YouweresorudetoBetty.Goandlookaroundonthekitchenfloor,andyou'llfindsomeflowersthere.Bettybroughtthoseforyou.Shepickedthemherself-pink,yellow,andyourfavouriteblue.”Whenlheardthis,Ithoughtdeeply:Whilemeetingwithastranger,Iwascalmandpolite;butwithmydaughter,Iwasnotpatient.Ifeltsadandtearsbegantofall.IquietlywenttoBetty'sbed,"Wakeup,mydear,”Isaid,"Aretheseflowersyoupickedforme?”Shesmiled,"Ifoundthembythetree.Iknewyou'dlikethem,especiallytheblue."Isaid,“IamsosorrythatItreated对待）youthatwaytoday."Andshewhispered悄声说），“Mommy,that'sokay-Istillloveyouanyway."Ikissedherandsaid,"IloveyoutooandIdolovetheflowers.”ThatdayBettygavemealessononhowtogetalongwitheachotherinthefamily.Ispentmuchtimeonworkbeforeanddidn'trealizehowimportantfamilylifewas.Idecidedtochangemyselfinthefuture.Didthewritersaysorrytoastrangerwhensheranintohim?Whatdidthewriterdowhenshenearlyknockedherdaughterdown?WhotoldthewriterBettyhadpickedtheflowersforher?Whydidthewriterfeelsadandbegintocry?Howdidthewriterimproveherbehaviortowardsherdaughter?Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?Givethereason.Fourteen【闵行区】GeorgeReeder,63,inSomersethasbeengivenabraverycertificated书）forsavingthelifeofababyboy.Itwasacoldandwindymorning.Thelocalharbourmaster,GeorgeReeder,wascarryingouthisregulardutieswhenheheardanoisethatcaughthisattention.Ontheothersideoftheharbour,somepeoplewerepointingandshouting,sohecycledoverquickly.MrReederexpectedtoseeadoginthesea,butinstead,hesawababy'sbu|g儿儿车）inaboutfourmetresoffreezingcoldwater.Awomanwasscreamingdesperately—herbabyboywasstrappedintothebuggyandwasinthewater.Thestrongwindhadblownthebuggyintothesea.MrReederquicklydecidedtodosomething.‘Iwentoverandsawthatthebuggywasupside-down...andIjumpedin,'saidMrReeder.Hepulledthebuggyovertotheseawall.Thensomeotherpeoplecametohelp.Theytiedaropetothebuggyandmanagedtopullitoutofthewaterandtosafety.TanyaAllen,apasser-b（who,fortunately,wasanurse）,gavethebabyCPR心肺复苏术）andwasabletogethimtobreatheagain.MrReederrememberedseeingalittlebitofbreathcomingoutofthebaby'smouth.‘Ithought,heisallright.He'salive.Brilliant!'hesaid.Thenanairambulancehelicopterarrivedandthebabywastakentohospital.MrReedersaiditwasunbelievablethatthebabysurvived.‘It'ssuchamiracle,'MrReederadded.Afterhe'dfinishedhelpingthebabyandthehelicopterhadgone,MrReederwenthometorecoverfromtheexperience.Thechild'sgrandfatherknewMrReederand,alittlelater,wenttohishousetotellhimthattheboywasoutofdanger.MrReederwasveryrelievedandhappytohearthat.MrReedersaidthathehadn'treallybeenbrave.‘Itwaseveryone—fromTanyadoingtheCPRtothehelicopterpilot,'hesaid.‘I'mjustgladIcouldhelp'.ButwhenMrReedergotthecertificate,areportersaidthatwhathe'ddonewasverybrave.‘Thiswasanextremelybraveact,asheputhisownlifeatrisk.'Thereporterhasadvisedlocalpeopletoavoidwalkingalongtheseafrontinverywindyweather.WhywasGeorgeReedergivenabraverycertificate？HowwastheweatherwhenMrReederwascarryingouthisdutiesthatmorning？Beforeotherpeoplecametohelp,whatdidMrReederdotosavethebaby？WhocametohelpMrReeder,somepeoplearound,TanyaAllenorthehelicopterpilot？Accordingtothereporter,whatshouldthelocalpeopledoinverywindyweather？HowdoyoulikeMrReeder？Giveyourreason（s）.Fifteen【静安区】Saythewords‘realityTV'andtheshowthatcomesintomostpeople'smindisBigBrother.Loveitorhateit,therehavebeenversions（版本）inmorethanseventycountries!Thebasicformatissimple:putagroupofstrangersintoahouse,recordeverythingtheydoandwatchhowtheymanagetolivetogether.Actuallytheideawasn'toriginal.Asimilarshow,TheRealWorld,wasbroadcastin1992onMTV.ButtheformatreallybecamepopularwiththesuccessofBigBrother,andithasbeencopiedagainandagain,includingcelebrityversions.Insimilarshows,constants（参选手）havebeensenttothejungleoradesertisland.InWifeSwap

amothergoestolivewithafamilyofstrangersandtriestomanagetheirhomes;inYoung.DumbanLivingofMumagroupofspoil(宠坏的)teenagerswithnolifeskillslearntolivetogetherandlookafterthemselves.Sowhatmakestheseshowssoattractive?Actually,livingwithstrangersisstressfulandalsopersonalityproblemsarecommon.Contestantsoftenhavetosharetasksandhouseworkandthisalsobringsconflict.“It'sallaboutrelationships,”saysTVcritic(批评家)JoBarnett.“Somecharactersarepleasant,andsomeareunpleasant,buttheyareallrealpeople."Butisithealthytobesointerestedinotherpeople'sprivatelives?AndwhatkindofpeoplewanttoappearinfrontofIVcam