2012北京中考英语一模阅读D篇

2012北京中考英语一模阅读D篇LtD东城D WhenwefoundTony,hewasasorrysight.Hisclothesweredirty.Therewasbloodalloverhisarm.BeThereareexceptions,ofcourse,andonceinawhileamandoesgetintosome57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage? A.Tonywenttolookforawildanimal. B.Tonyfoundhisguninthecirclehewalked. C.Amanwillbefulloffearwhenhegetslost. D.Amanwon’tgetlostifhehasasenseofdirection.58.Theword“”refersto______.A.waysofprotectingtheforest B.theartoftravellingintheforestsC.theexperienceoffindingalostmanD.skillsofhelpingpeopleinthewoods59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.Don’tBeMad B.FearsintheForest C.EasytoGetLost D.WhattoDointheForest石景山DSundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe.Placesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytime“businesshours”arenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternet,thehourofthedayandthedayoftheweekhavebecomeirrelevant.AhalfcenturyagointheUnitedstates,mostpeopleexperiencedstrongandprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofwork,schooltimeandsummertime.Todaythedividinglinesarestillthere,buttheyseemnotclear.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmost,itnolongerdoes.Itusedtokeeptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummer,inmost,itstilldoes.Andwhethertheworkweekshouldstrengthenitslegal（法律的）limits,orwhetheritshouldbecomemorechangeable,isoftendebated（争论）.Howshouldwe,asasociety,organizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingthedividinglinesoftimeuntilweliveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.Partofthedifficultyisthatweseldomrecognizethe“lawoftime”evenwhenwemeetitfacetoface.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetogotoschoolacertainnumberofhours,acertainnumberofdays,acertainnumberofyears–butunlesswemeetthetruantofficer（学监）,wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolbecauseofsocialcustomandparents’requirementratherthantothelaw.Asadultsweknow“extrapayforovertimeworking”verywell,butlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhatconstitutes（构成）“overtime”isamatteroflegalthing.Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylight–savingtime,haveweeverthoughttoourselves:“Hereisthelawinaction”?Asweshallsee,thereisalotoflawthathasgreatinfluenceonhoworganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlaw,overtimelaw,anddaylight-savinglaw–aswellaslawaboutSundayclosing,holidays,beinglatetowork,timezones,andsoon.Oncewebegintolookforit,wewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irrelevant”probablymean?A.Impossible.B.Unacceptable.C.Unimportant.D.Disagreeable.57.ThewriterraisesthequestionsinParagraph2tointroducethefactthatpeople_____.A.areunknowingofthelawoftimeB.failtomakefulluseoftheirtimeC.welcomechangeableworkinghoursD.enjoyworkingovertimeformorepay58.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmostchildrengotoschoolbecausethey_____.A.havetofollowthelawB.needtofindsocialcustomsC.needtolearnmoreknowledgeD.havetofollowtheirparents’requirement59.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ourlifeisgovernedbythelawoftime.B.Howtousetimeisnotworthdebating.C.Newwaysofusingtimechangeoursociety.D.Ourtimetableisdecidedbysocialcustoms.朝阳DNotlongago,Iopenedaninterestinge-mailfromJenniferinCanada.Webecamefriends.Oneday,sheinvitedmeand11otherwomentoa“MovieNight”tobeheldeverysixweeksatherhouse.We’dtalk,eatandwatchfeel-goodmovies.Ie-mailedherbackimmediately:Iwasin.ResearchshowsthatgatheringssuchasJennifer’smakesense.InaUSstudy,researchersmeasured(测量)thehappinessof4739peopleover20years.Thestudyfoundthataperson’shappinessdependsonthehappinessofpeopleheconnectswith.Surprisingly,italsofoundthathappinessspreadsnotonlybetweendirectfriends,butalsoamongfriendsofyourfriends’friends!Andthosegoodfeelingsseemtohavethegreatestinfluenceamongfriendsofthesamesex(性别).“Peoplewithmoregoodfriendsarelesslikelytodevelopdepression(情绪低落)andworry,”saysDr.ToupeyLuft.“Thoughyoucan’tchooseyourfamilyorworkmates,youdohavecontroloverfriendships.”Withalittleeffort,youcanaddmorepositive(正面的)relationshipstoyoursocialcircle.Here’show:“Nobodyisallpositiveorallnegative,”saysLuft.“Buttherearepeopleyoumayfeelmorepositive.Usethatasyourwaytocheckpeopleandkeeprecords.”Whenspendingtimewithothers,payattentiontoyourfeeling.Areyoufeelingtiredandunhappy？Tohelpyoukeeprecords,Luftsuggeststakingamomentwhenyougethometowritedownwhatyourfeelingiswhenaroundthem.Whileit’sgreattogatherwithpositivefriends,it’salsogoodtostaywithothersinthesamelifesituations.“Butifyou’realljustcomplaining(抱怨)andnothingischanging,it’snothealthy,”saysLuft.Areyourfriendsnegative,orareyoudoingmostofthecomplaining?Consideringtheanswerstothesequestionscanhelpyoudecideifyouwanttostandinfrontofthem.Oryoucouldlettherelationshipdisappearslowly.Sometimesyourhobbiescanleadtotruefriendships.Checkoutnewspapersandwebsitestofindagrouporclassforsomethingyouenjoy.Thesefriendscanalwaysbethereforyouandcancareeachotherthroughdifficulties,illnessanddeath.Notintogroups?Lookforindividual(个人的)communicationinstead.Luftsays,“Setsmallgoals,suchashavingcoffeewithonenewperson,anddevelopfriendshipaccordingtoaplan.Ifsomeonesuggestsgoingforlunchsometime,setadate.”“Ifyou’refeelingdisappointed(失望)withafriend,trytalkingaboutwhatyoubothneed,”saysLuft.Forexample,tellherwhatyouwantduringhardtimesinyourlives.Whileyourfriendmayneedtobeleftalone,youmaywantcaringphonecalls.Withsomefriendsyoulaughandhavefuntogetheratthemovies—andthatcanbeenough.Withothers,youpayattentiontoyourdeepconnection.56.Whatdoesyourhappinessdependon,accordingtothepassage?A.Howmanyfriendsyouhave. B.Howpeopleyouconnectwithfeel.C.Whatsituationyouareinnow. D.Whatkindoffriendsyouhave.57.Whatdoesthefirstsuggestionwantustodo?A.Tomeasureourhappiness. B.Tocheckpeoplearound.C.Tojoinagroupforhobbies. D.Toleavenegativefriends.58.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Allthesuggestionstellustoaddpositiverelationshiptooursocialcircle.B.It’snecessarytocomplainaboutsomethingbutnotrighttodosoforlong.C.Joiningagroupcanbringbetterfriendshipthanmakingindividualfriends.D.Weoftenhavemanyfriendsduringgoodtimesbutfewduringhardtimes.59.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthat______.A.whenyourfriendleavesyou,youneedcomfortB.whenyourfriendissad,youshouldcallherupC.peoplemaybehavedifferentlyduringhardtimesD.friends’needsmaybequitedifferentsometimes丰台DThewebsthatspidersbuildtocatchinsectsseemweak.However,thestrengthofspiderthreadisgreaterthansteel.Webscanevenstanduptoverystrongstorms.Nowateam,headedbyMarkusBuehler,ascientistattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,hasworkedoutwhythespiderwebissostrong.Itisnotjustthestrengthofthethread,butthecleverdesignoftheweb.Thekeytoaweb’ssuccessisitsabilitytokeepitsshapeandstrengthevenaftersomeofthethreadsbreak,saysBuehler.Thescientistsfoundthethreaditselfhastheabilitytobecomesofterorfirmer.Soitcanholddifferenttypesofheavythingsandbearalocalizeddamage(损坏).Thislocalizeddamagecansimplyberepaired,ratherthanreplaced,orevenleftaloneifthewebcontinuestoworkasbefore.Buehler’sresearchismostlytheoretical(理论上的),basedoncomputermodelingofmaterialproperties(特性)andhowtheyrespondtostresses.Butinordertotestthefindings,heandhisteamliterallywentintothefield.Theytestedactualspiderwebsbypokingandpullingatthem.Inallcases,damagewaslimitedtotheimmediateareatheydisturbed.Intests,scientistsalsousedthreeotherstrongmaterialsmadeintothesamewebs.Thespiderthreadwassixtimesstrongerthananyothermaterial.Moresurprisingly,whenthescientiststookawayupto10percentofthethreadsfromdifferentplaces,thewebdidn’tbecomeanyweaker.Actually,itbecameupto10percentstronger.Thespiderweb’scleverdesigngivesscientistsmanynewideas.Thefindingsmightbeusednotjustforphysicalobjectssuchassaferbuildings,butalsointhedesignofnetworkedsystems.Forexample,acomputerexperiencingavirusattackcouldbedesignedtoshutdownatonce,beforeitsproblemsgetworse.“It’sareallygoodchance,”saidBuehler.“Itmaygiveussomenewideasforengineering.”56.Wheredoesthestrengthofthewebthreadscomefrom?A.Theirhighstickiness.B.Theirhighfirmness.C.Theircleverdesign.D.Theirabilitytochangeinquality.57.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningtotheword“disturb”inthe3rdparagraph?A.Upsetting.B.Changing.C.Moving.D.Hitting.58.HowmanydifferentexperimentsdidBuehler’steamdototesttheirfindings?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SpiderWebsAreStrongerthanSteelB.SpiderWebsHoldValuableSecretsC.HowSpiderWebsGetTheirStrengthD.WhatStrongSpiderWebsMeantoUs密云DSciencecan'texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure(血压)andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress(紧张)levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic(算术)orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased(放松)aroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudge评判.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaveragepeoplelostabout11pounds，or5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetter，losinganaverageof12pounds，moreth57．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownB．WhatpetsbringtotheirownersC．People’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD．Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch58.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ananimalcanprovidemorecomfortthanahusband/wife.B.KarenAllenoftheUShadabloodpressuretestinallpetownersin2002.C.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadnochangeinbloodpressure.D.Peoplewithpetsdiditbestprobablybecausepetsmadethemfeelmorereleased.59．TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA．peoplewithdogsdidmoreexercise.B．dogslostthesameweightaspeopledid.C．dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledid.D．peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful.大兴DTheoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplay,itmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhinkthatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.“Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbyawave?”askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupinScotland.“Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.”Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.TheUnitedStatesandafewothercountrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwaveenergy,anditisalreadybeingusedinScotland.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.“Thewindsstartoutbymakinglittleripples(波纹)inthewater,butiftheykeeponblowing,thoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowaves,”Taylorsaid.“Wavesareoneofnature’swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.”Whenwavescometowardsthecoast,peoplecansetupdams(大坝)toblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine(涡轮).Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgenerator(发电机).Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.Besides,waveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasoilandcoaldo.Oceanscoverthreequartersoftheearth’ssurface.Thatwouldmakewavepowerseemperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworld.Buttherearesomedisadvantagesthatneedustopaymoreattentionto.JamieTaylorsaidthatwavepowerstillcosttoomuchmoney.Hesaidthatitsinfluenceonanimalsintheseaisstillunknown.Besides,wavepowerwouldgetinthewayoffishingandboattraffic.Withmoreresearch,“Manyoftheseproblemsmightbesolved,”Taylorsaid.“Findingmoreenergysources(资源)isveryimportant,fortraditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmayrunoutsomeday.”Inthefuture,whenyouturnonalightbutton,anoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________________.A.almosteverycountryismakinguseofthewavepoweratpresentB.itisnecessaryforustodevelopwavepowerinsteadofoilandcoalC.wavepowerwillbesuretomakesomebadinfluenceonseaanimalsD.scientistsaremakingeffortstofindnewwaysoffishingandboattraffic57.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphtellus?A.Whyscientistsaredoingtheresearchonwavepower.B.Whatexperiencethatscientistshaveachievedsofar.C.Howthewaveenergyformsandgrowsbigger.D.Whichcountriesaretryingoutwavepower.58.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardswavepower?A.Thewriterbelievesthatwavepowerwillbeusedwidelybyman.B.Thewriterdoubtsifwaveenergycanbechangedintoelectricity.C.Thewriterissuretheexperimentswillcometotheendsomeday.D.Thewriterthinksthatwavepowerisn’tworthresearchingatall.59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SeaAnimalsandWavePower. B.HowDoWeGetWaveEnergy?C.TheAdvantagesofWavePower. D.CanWavesMakeElectricity? 门头沟燕山D Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookbyyourself?HaveyoubeendoingInternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan'tyoubebotheredtodo? AstudyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfoftheadultsaresolazythatthey'dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs. Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealth, Aboutoneinsixpeoplequestionedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbroken,theywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup. Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryingly,ofthe654respondentswithchildren,64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem. Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit'snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobese(veryfat)beforetheystartschool. DrSarahDauncey,medicaldirectorofNuffieldHealth,said,“Peopleneedt