2020年中考英语阅读理解20篇模拟训练(含答案)

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EverydayIpassedbyahomelessoldmanonthestreet.HeusuallysatnearwhereIwentto

school.WheneverIpassedby,hesaid“hello“cheerfully,andIalwayssaiditback.Igavehim

somechangeIhad.

Theoldmanalwaysworeanoldwatch.Itwasnotanexpensiveonebyanymeans,butit

worked.OnedayIfoundhewasn'twearingitanymore.Iaskedhimwhyandhelookeddown

andtoldmethatthebattery（电池）diedsohethrewitaway.Iknewhecouldn'tbuyanewbattery

andhecertainlycouldn'tpayfbranewwatch.

Hestayedonmymindallday,andIknewwhatIhadtodo.Iwentouttoashopandbought

himawatch.Itwasnotanexpensiveone,butwasveryliketheonehehad.WhenIsawhimthe

nextday,hewassmilingandascheerfulasever.WhenIbentdowntoputsomechangeinhiscup,

Ialsodroppedinthewatch.Ididn'tsayanythingaboutit.Ijustsmiledathimandkeptonwalking.

Hedidn'tevennoticeituntilIhadwalkedon.Ilookedbackandwatchedashepulledthewatch

fromthecup.HeputthewatchonwithabigsmileonhisfaceandIwalkedhappilyonmyway.

54.Themanalwayssaidhellotothewriterwhenshepassedbecause.

A.shewasacollegestudentB.shewaskindtohim

C.shewasveryrichD.shewaspatientwithhim

55.Whydidthemanthrowthewatchaway?

A.Hisfriendboughtanewoneforhim.

B.Hewantedtogetanewone.

C.Thebatterywasuseless.

D.Thewatchwasveryoldandbroken.

56.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.

A.themanknewthewriterwouldbuyhimanewwatch

B.thewatchmusthavecostthewriteralotofmoney

C.thewriterdroppednothingbutawatchinthecup

D.themandidn'tseeitwhenthewriterputthewatchinthecup

57.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtohelpothersB.Don'tthrowoldthings

C.ATimeless（永恒的）GiftD.Ahomelessoldman

C

AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglishofcourse.Butsometimestherearesome

importantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.

Firstofall,theysoundverydifferent.Often,Americansdon'tsayeachwordseparately.

Theysaywordstogether.Americansmaysay“Idunno^^insteadof"Idon'tknow”.Ortheymay

say“Whaddyasay?^insteadof"Whatdidyousay?”However,theBritisharemorecareful.They

usuallysayallthewordsandkeepthemseparate.

Soundisnotonlythedifference.Wordssometimeshavedifferentmeaningstoo.Forexample,

thevocabularyforcarsanddrivingisverydifferent.Americansdrivetrucks,butinEngland

peopledrivelorries.

Manyexpressions（短语）arealsodifferentinthetwocountries.InEngland,ifyouaregoing

totelephoneyourfriends,you“phonethemup".InAmerica,you“givethemacall".Whenyou

aresayinggoodbyeinEnglandyoumightsay“Cheerio!”InAmericayoumightsay“Seeyou

later.”

There'realsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansusuallyusethehelping

verb"do"whentheyaskaquestion.Theysay"Doyouhaveastorybook?,^ButtheBritishoften

leaveoutthehelpingverb.Theysay“Haveyouastorybook?”

Mostlanguagesarelikethis.Languageschangeovertime.Whenpeopleliveinseparate

places,thelanguageschangeindifferentways.ThisiswhathashappenedtoEnglish.Itcanalso

happentootherlanguages,suchasFrench.ManypeopleinCanadaspeakFrenchbuttheirFrench

isverydifferentfromtheFrenchofFrance.

58.Whatdoestheword“separately”meaninthispassage?Itmeans"

A.含糊地B,快速地C.分开地D.简略地

59.Languages.

A.arealwayschangingastimepasses

B.keepunchangedeveniftimechanges

C.arethesameinallplacesD.areeasytolearn

60.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Americanpeopleusuallysay"Idon'tknow“insteadof441dunno

B.TherearefourdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.

C.CanadiansspeakallthesameFrenchasFrenchmen.

D.Whenpeopleliveindifferentplaces,thelanguagearespokeninthesameway.

61.Thispassageismainly,about.

A.Englishvocabulary

B.howAmericansoundsaredifferentfromBritishsounds

C.thewaytheBritishsaywords

D.somedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish

D

Agroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.

Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalkedhappily.Thentheir

talksoonturnedtocomplainingaboutthestress（压力）inworkandlife.Theteacherwenttothe

kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmanycups—china（瓷制的）ones,plastic

onesandglassones.Someareplain（朴素的）looking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.

Theteachertoldthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallof

youtooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonly

thebestforyourselves,andthatisthesource（根源）ofyourproblems.^^

“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoflee,notthecup,butyouwentforthebestcupsand

thenbeganlookingateachother'scups.”

“Nowthinkaboutthis:lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandposition（lifi）insociety

arethecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonly

aboutthecups,wefailtoenjoy,thecoffee.Sodon'tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffee

instead.”

62.Whatcupsdidtheteachergivetohisstudents?

A.Allchinacups.B.Plasticandglasscups.

C.Beautifulcups.D.Differentkindsofcups.

63.Intheirteacher'seyes,whydidtheyhavesomuchstress?

A.Becausetheycaredtoomuchaboutthingsthatwerenotimportant.

B.Becausetheyunderstoodthemeaningoflife.

C.Becausetheyknewaboutlifeitselfandenjoyedit.

D.Becausetheydranktoomuchcoffee.

64.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.CoffeeorCupB.AnOldTeacherC.StressinYourLifeD.WhatDoYouWant

65.Whatcanwelearnfromtheteacher9swords?

A.Weshouldusetheplainandcheapcupstodrinkcoffee.

B.Weshouldthinkmuchofcups.

C.Weshouldcareaboutlifeitselfinsteadofunimportantthings.

D.Weshouldlearnhowtoworkoutproblemsinourworkandlife.

51.53CDA53-57BCDC58-61CABD62-65DAAC

A

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LessonsActivities

Monday〜FridaySaturdayandSunday

6:00p.m.〜7:30p.m.8:00a.m.〜9:00p.m.

ComputerlessonsforbeginnersBasketballandvolleyballplaygroundsopen

MondayandWednesday

7:30p.m.~9:30p.m.Monday~Sunday

Dancelessonsfordancer-loversSwimmingpoolopen

Youcanlearnandenjoywonderfuldances

Tuesday,ThursdayandFridayThe2ndandlastSaturdaysofeverymonth

6:30p.m.~7:30p.m.7:00p.m.~9:30p.m.

CookinglessonsConcerttime

LearntocookdeliciousdishesfromalloverEnjoySwedishrock,Americanjazzandbeautiful

Chinasongsfromdifferentpartsoftheworld!

)51.Onwhichofthefollowingdayscan'tyouhavecomputerlessons?

A.MondayB.WednesdayC.FridayD.Sunday

()52.Roseisfreeafter7:20p.m.Whichlessonscanshetake?

A.Computerlessons.B.Dancelessons.

C.Cookinglessons.D.Bothcomputerandcookinglessons.

()53.Howoftencanyouenjoymusicintheclub?

A.Twiceamonth.B.Twiceaweek.

C.Fourtimesamonth..D.Fivedaysaweek.

B

Manuelcamehomecrying.Thechildrenhadcalledhim"Fatso'1again,andhehatedit.Hesat

down,andlookedverysad.

“Don'tworry,I'mfattoo/'saidhismother.

MButit'smetheycallFatso,"Manuelcried.Hismotherfeltverysorryforhim.

"Allrightthen,'1shesaid.''We'rebothtoofat.Let'sgoonadiettogfther.”

Itwouldnotbeeasy.Theybothlovedbread,cakes,potatoesandchips.Todiet,theyhadto

eatsalads.Thefirstdaywasfun,butbynight-time,theyfeltveryhungry.

nWewon'tthinkaboutfood.Let'sthinkaboutairplanes/saidhismother."ButIkeepseeing

chocolateinmymind,"Manuelanswered.

Theseconddaywashard,fortheywereboththinkingaboutcreamcakes.Thethirdwas

worse.Bynowtheybothwantedtogiveup.

"No,no,wemustbestrong,"saidManuefsmother.

Somehow,theykeptondietingforthreeweeks,andlostalotoffat.Theylikedtheirnew

hobbiessomuchthattheykeptgoinguntiltheywerereallyslim.Afterafewmonths,Manuel

enjoyedeatingfruit,ornutsinsteadofsweets.NobodycalledhimFatsoanymore.Somgwere

callinghimSpiderLegsandhelovedit.

54.Manuelandhismotherkeptthinkingaboutcreamcakesbecause.

A.thecakescouldmakethemthinkaboutairplanes

B.thecakescouldhelpthemloseweight

C.theylikedeatingthemalotbefore

D.theyhadnootherfoodtoeat

55.Manuel'smotherfeltsorrybecause.

A.ManuelwasverysadB.theotherchildrenwerenotfat

C.hersonwastoofatD.Manuelcouldn*teatcreamcakesanymore

56.Weknowfromthereading.

A.Manuel'smotherdidn'teatcreamcakesatall

B.Manuelandhismothereatsaladstoloseweight

C."potatoesandchips'1canmakepeoplethin

D.therewasnofunatallinlosingweightforManuel

57.ManuellovedotherscallinghimSpiderLegsbecause.

A.hecouldeatlotsofsweetsnowB.SpiderLegssoundsgoodforhim

C.hedidn'teatcreamcakesanymoreD.theotherchildrenareallSpiderLegs

C

Ifyougotoafastfoodrestaurant,youwillprobablyseealotofteenagers（青少年）.

Today,manyteenagersareoverweight,andthereasonofthisisbecauseoftheirbadeating

habits.Mostteenagerslovefastfoodwithalotoffat,oil,saltandsugar.Peopleoftencallthiskind

offood“junkfood^^.

Butbadeatinghabitsgobeyondfastfood.Wefindmanyteenagerseatunhealthily.Somedon't

havebreakfastbeforetheygotoschool.Duringtheday,somedon'thaveapropermealforlunch.In

arecentsurvey（调查）atoneschool,scientistsfoundthatover50%ofthestudentsdidn'tfollowa

healthydiet.Theydidn'tlikevegetables,andmanyofthemdidn'tliketoeatfruits.They

prefferred（更喜欢）toeatfoodwithalotofsalt,sugar,orfat.

Parentstodayalsoworryabouttheirchildren'sdiet.Somedoctorsgivethefollowingadvice:

Teenagersshouldn'teattoomuchjunkfood.

Teenagersshouldn'teatfoodwithtoomuchsalt.Saltcancausehighbloodpressure（高血压）in

thefuture.

Teenagersshouldeatfoodwithlessfat,oil,andsugar.

Teenagersneedtoeatsomefruitsandvegetableseveryday.Fruitsandvegetablesarerichin

vitamins（维生素）andhavelittlefat.

Teenagersneedtodrinkmoremilk.Milkwillhelptheirbonesgrow.

Teenagersneedtoeatbreakfasteveryday.Thisisgoodfortheirbodyandmind.

58.Inarecentsurveyatoneschool,scientistsfoundmanystudentsliked.

A.vegetablesB.fruitsC.healthyfoodD.unhealthyfood

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“beyond“meaninChineseinthispassage?

A,超出B.不如C.相等D.在后面

60.Inthispassagedoctorsthinkthatteenagersshouldeatmore.

A.foodwithnovitaminsB.fatandsugarC.vegetablesandfruitsD.saltandoil

61.Thepassagemainly（主要）wantstotellusthat.

A.teenagersshouldn'teatjunkfoodB.teenagerslikeeatingjunkfood

C.teenagersshouldhaveahealthydietD.teenagerdon'tlikeeatingfruitsorvegetables

D

Atpresent,moreandmorepeoplearecrazyabouttravelling.Whydopeopletravel?”Tosee

moreoftheworld,“manypeoplewouldsay.Buttravellingabroadnowmeansmuchmorethan

thatforthegrowingnumberofChinesetourists.Ofcourseitoffersusgoodopportunitiestomeet

peoplefromothercountries,learnabouttheircultureandcustoms.

AccordingtotheUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganization（UNWTO）,morethan1billion

peopletravelledtoanothercountryin2012.In2012,Chinesepeopletravelledabroad30percent

morethanin2011.Theprosperity（繁荣）ofthetourismindustrycanalsobringbothourcountry

andforeigncountriesgreateconomicbenefits（经济利益）.Chinesepeopleusuallyjoinlarge

touristgroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.

Chinesepeopledon'tjusttravelfbrsightseeing.TheChinaInternationalTravelService

CompanysaidthatalltheirtourtripssoldoutamonthbeforeChristmasDay.Storesoffered

discounts（打折）duringthattime,soshoppinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesispopularamong

Chinesetravellers.InDecember,Chinaisgoingthroughaverycoldwinter.Somanypeoplelike

togotosomecountriesinSoutheastAsiabecausetheweatherthereisquitepleasant.

TheimprovementoflivingstandardsmeansmoreChinesecantravelabroad.Butmanyofthem

don'thaveasenseofpublicmanners.AreportbyLivingSocialwebsiteinMarch2012evenlisted

Chineseastheworld'ssecondworsttourists.

Ifyouwanttochangethatbadname,remembertoavoidthefollowing:littering,spitting,

snatchingbusseats,line-jumping,takingoffshoesinpublic,talkingloudlyandsmokingin

non-smokingareas.Besides,weshouldlearnsomenecessarymannersofforeigncountries.

62.Chinesepeopletravelabroadnotto.

A.goshoppingB.makemoney

C.seemoreoftheworldD.gosightseeing

63.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganization,.

A.morethan1billionChinesepeopletravelledabroadin2012

B.morethan1billionpeopletravelledabroadin2012

C.thenumberofpeoplewhotravelledabroadroseby30%

D.30%ofthepeoplewhotravelledabroadareChinese

64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutChinesepeople?

A.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplecantravelabroadnow.

B.Chinesearethesecondworsttouristsintheworld.

C.Chinesepeoplelikejoininglargetouristgroups.

D.ManyChineseliketogotoSoutheastAsiainsummerforsightseeing（观光）.

65.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TravellingB.Travellingabroad

C.ChinesetouristsD.Chinesepeopleliketravelling

51—53DBA54-57CABB58-61DACC62-65BBDB

A

Thecontents（目录）belowaretakenfromthebookExtraReadingforMiddleSchools.

ContentsContents

51.Whatskilldoesthisbookhelpstudentswith?

A.Listening.B.Speaking.C.ReadingD.Writing.

52.1fyouwanttolearnaboutschoolinoldtimes,whichpagewillyouturnto?

A.Page13.B.Page44.C.Page57.D.Page76.

53.WhichsentenceisTRUEaccordingtothecontentsofthebook?

A.Unit6isabouthappyholidays.

B.ModuleTaskineachmodulehas6pages.

C.Oneoftheunitstalksaboutho,wtoliveahealthylife.

D.Therearefourunitsandonemoduletaskineachmodule.

B

Theweatherisgettinghotter.Youarethirstyplayingbasketballorridinghomefromschool.

Acolddrinkmaybejustthething.Butbecarefulwhatyouaredrinking.Somethingthatlooks

coolmaynotbegoodforyourhealth.

Thereareplentyof"energydrinks*'onthemarket.Mostofthemhavebeautifulcolorsand

coolnames.Thelistsonthemtellyoutheyarehelpfultoyourhealth.Soundsgreat!

Butafteracarefulcheckyoumayfindthatmostenergydrinkshavelotsofcaffeine（咖啡因）

inthem.Thesedrinksareespeciallyaimedatyoungpeople,students,busypeopleandsports

players.Makerssometimessaytheirdrinksmakeyoubetteratsportsandcankeepyouawake.

Butbecarefulnottodrinktoomuch.

Caffeinemakesyourheartbeatfast.Becauseofthis,theInternationalOlympicCommittee

（国际奥委会）haslimited（限制）itsuse.Caffeineinmostenergydrinksisatleastasstrongasthat

inacupofcoffeeortea.Possiblehealthdangershavesomethingtodowithenergydrinks.Just

oneboxofenergydrinkcanmakeyounervous,havedifficultysleepingandcanevencauseheart

problems.Scientistssaythatteenagersshouldbediscouragedfromtakingdrinkswithalotof

caffeineinthem.

54.ManypeoplelikedrinkingenergydrinksbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPTthat.

A.theyhavebeautifulcolorsandcoolnames

B.theyhavelotsofcaffeine

C.theycankeepthemawakeandbetteratsports

D.theyaresaidtobehelpfultohealth

55.Themainreasonforpeoplenottodrinktoomuchenergydrinksisthattheymaycause.

A.heartproblemsB.nervousness

C.sleepingdifficultyD.possiblehealthdangers

56.Theunderlinedword"discouraged"canbereplaced（替换）with"

A.encouragedBr.stopped

C.helpedD.disliked

57.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.

A.advertisementsarenotimportantingettingpeopletobuyenergydrinks

B.energydrinksarehelpfultoteenagers?study

C.sportsplayersneedtodrinkalotofenergydrinks

D.energydrinksareespeciallyaimedatteenagers

C

Whenpeoplearedirty,theytakeabathorashower.Animalsdon'thavesoap（月巴皂），butthey

dokeepthemselvesclean.Manyanimalswithhair,suchasdogsandcats,keepthemselvesclean

bylicking（舔）theirhair.Theyalsousetheirteethtopulloutsmalldirtythingsfromtheirhair.

Whentheylicktheirhair,itisalmostasiftheyareusingawetbrushtocleanthemselves.

Birdstakebathstostayclean.Firsttheywalkthroughwaterthatisnotdeep.Nexttheybeat

（拍打）theirwingstodrythemselves.Birdsalsotakesandbaths（沙浴）ontheground.Itis

thoughtthattheydothistodriveawayparasites（寄生虫）.

Evenfishneedcleaning.Fishhaveverylittleparasitesthatliveintheirmouths.Somefish

livebyeatingtheseparasitesoffotherfish.Suchfisharecalled"cleanerfish".Largerfishwill

opentheirmouthssothatthecleanerfishcangetintoclean.

Someanimalsthatliveingroupscleaneachother,suchasmonkeys.Theyoftencleanone

another.Onemonkeymaycleananareathattheothermonkeycan'treach.Howinterestingitis!

58.Onewaythatbirdskeepcleanisto.

A.opentheirmouthsB.takesandbathsC.beattheirwingsD.cleaneachother

59.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,allthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT.

A.fishneedcleaning

B.somefisharecleanerfish

C.someparasitesliveinthefish'smouths

D.largerfishopentheirmouthstoeatcleanerfish

60.YDUmayprobablyreadthispassageina..

A.weatherreportB.schoolreportC.sciencebookD.historybook

61.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.AnimalsKeepingCleanB.DifferentAnimals

C.DrivingAway”ParasitesD.MonkeysLivinginGroups

D

InthetorchlightIsawsixpirates,althoughoneofthemwaslyingwithabandage（绷带）

roundhishead.TherewasnosignofmyfriendsandIfearedtheywerealldead.

“Well,“saidSilver,"Here'sJimHawkinsvisitingus!”

“What'shappeningandwherearemyfYiends?”Iasked.

“Yesterdaymorning,“saidSilver,t4DrLiveseycamedownwithaflagoftruce.Hesaidthat

theshipwasgoneandthathewantedtobargain（谈判）.Sowebargainedandhereweare:food,

houseandfirewood.Asforthem,1don'tknowwheretheyare.”

“DoIhavetochoosewhichsidetobeon?Yoursortheirs?,,Iasked.

“Yes,youdo.^^saidSilver.

“Wen,"Istarted.€€Youareinabadway:theship'slost,thetreasure'slostandyourmenare

lost.Everythingisruined.Anditwasmewhodidit!Istoletheoldcaptain'smap.Iwasinthe

applebarrel.Iheardyou,DickandHands,andtoldtheotherseverywordyousaid.Asfortheship,

Icuttherope,andkilledthemanyouleftontheship.ThenIsailedtheshiptoasecrethiding

place/5

“Ihavealwaysbeenincontrol,and1don'tfearyou,“Icontinued."Killmeifyouwant,or

spareme.Butifyouspareme,whenthisisfinished,andyouareallincourt（上法庭）forpiracy,

rilsaveyouifIcan.Itisforyoutochoose.Killonemorepersonanddoyourselvesnogood,or

sparemeandkeepmeasawitnesstosaveyoufromhanging.^^

62.HowdoesJimfeelwhenhefirstmetthepirates?

A.Excited.B.Happy.C.Worried.D.Bored.

63.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthestory?

（I）SilveraskedJimtochoosewhichsidehe'son.

（2）Jimsawsixpiratesinthetorchlight.

(3)Jimsailedtheshiptoasecretplace.

(4)JimheardthetalkbetweenDickandHands.

(5)Jim'sfriendsbargainedwithSilverforfreedom.

A.⑵⑸⑴(4)⑶B.(4)⑶⑸⑵⑴C.⑸⑵⑴(4)⑶D.(4)⑶⑵(5)⑴

64.Theunderlinedword“spare“inlastparagraphcanprobablybereplacedby.

A.killB.hurtC.protectD.prevent

65.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Twochoices.B.Savefriends.C.Fightpirates.D.SmartJim.

51-53CAD54-57BABD58-61BDCA62-65CBCA

(A)

LeedsCastle

OneofthemostpopularplacesofinterestinBritain

Openingtimes

Openallyearroundexcept7thand8thNovemberandChristmasDay(25thDecember).

1Aprilto30September

Open：10:30a.m.—5:30p.m.Gatescloseat6p.m.

1Octoberto31March

Open：10:30a.m.-4p.m.Gatescloseat5p.m.

Prices

Adults:£16.50Students:£9.50Childrenunder4:free

51.LeedsCastleisopenon.

A.8thNovemberB.7thJanuaryC.25thDecemberD.7thNovember

52.JohnandMarywilltaketheirthree-year-oldsontoLeedsCastle.Howmuchshouldtheypay?

A.£33.B.£16.50C.£26D.£9.50

53.WhencanyouvisitLeedsCastleon29thOctober?

A.9:30a.m.B.2p.m.C.5:30p.m.D.5p.m.

(B)

Whatshouldyoutakeinwithyouwhenyoutakeanexam?Pen,pencil,eraser,ruler...,and

don'tforgetabottleofwater!

AccordingtoastudyattheBritishPsychological（心理学的）SocietyAnnualConferenceheld

inLondon,studentswhobringwaterintoexamsmayimprovetheirgradesbyupto10percent.

ScientistsattheUniversityofEastLondonandtheUniversityofWestminster,UK,didastudy

on447students.Thestudentswerestudyingfordifferentdegrees（学历）attheUniversityofEast

London.Only25percentofthementeredtheexamhallwithsomethingtodrink.

Scientiststhencomparedtheirexamresultswiththeirnormalschoolworkgrades.Theyfound

thatallthosewhohadbroughtdrinkswiththemgotbettergradesbybetween2and10percent.

Itisunclearwhydrinkingwaterimprovesexamresults.Butscientistssayhavingenough

waterinourbodiesandnotfeelingthirstycouldhaveahelpfuleffectonourbrains.Drinking

watermayalsoreduceanxiety（焦虑），whichhasabadeffectonexamperformances,accordingto

ChrisPawson,PhD,oftheUniversityofEastLondon.

"Whatevertheexplanation,itisclearthatstudentsshouldtryhardtostayhydrated（含水

的）withwaterduringexams,“hesaid.

Sonexttime,whenyouaregoingtohaveabigexam,trybringingabottleofwaterwith

you.Whoknowsitmayhelpyoupasstheexam!

54.Howmuchmaythestudentsimprovetheirgradesmostiftheybringwaterintoexams?

A.By2%.B.By8%.C.By10%.D.By25%.

55.Howmanystudentsinthestudygotbettergrades?

A.Allthe447studentswhocomefromtheUniversityofEastLondon.

B.About112studentswhobroughtdrinksorwaterintotheirexams.

C.About10percentofthestudentswhostudieddifferentsubjects.

D.About300studentswhotookpartinthestudy.

56.Inscientists,opinion,howdoeswaterhelpstudentsinexams?

A.Itisgoodfortheirfeelings.B.Itmakesstudentssmarter.

C.Itmakes