2019-2021北京初三（上）期中英语汇编：阅读回答问题

2019-2021北京初三（上）期中英语汇编

阅读回答问题

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（2021•北京市第二中学分校九年级期中）ChineseFancyKnot

Chinesefancyknots,alsocalledChineseknots,refertothetraditionaldecorativeknotsinChineseculture.

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TheybeganasaformoftraditionalartintheTangandSongDynastiesinChinaandbecamepopularintheMingDynasty.

Longago,theyfoundtheirwaytoJapanandotherSoutheastAsiancountries,andwerewellreceived.

ChineseFancyKnotsthere.NowtheyaretakenasoneofthemostclassicsymbolsofChineseculture.Asforthename

itself,itissurelymeaningful.TheChinesewordfor“knot”,jie,means"connection”.Itisrelatedtolotsofculturalideas—

marriage,brotherhood,reunion,etc.Meanwhile,thepronunciationoftheChinesewordjieisveryclosetothatofji,"good

luck”.Asaresult,Chineseknotsperfectlyserveasawaytoexpresspeople'sstrongwishesfbrgoodthingslikejoy,loveand

goodluck.

Besides,theknots,widelyexistingintheeverydaylifeoftheChineseculture,comeindifferentsizes.Smallonesare

connectedtojewelry（珠宝），clothes,gift——packagesandfurnitureinordertoattractpeople'sattention,whilelargeonesare

usedtodecoratealivingroomorstudy.Whetherlargeorsmall,thereareoveradozenbasicknotpatterns（图案）named

accordingtotheirshapes,usagesororigins.Forexample,DoubleCoinKnotsarecalledshuangqianJiebecausetheyarein

theshapeoftwoancientChinesecoins,meaning“goodthingscomeinpairs”.However,almostallthemainstylesof

Chinesefancyknotsaremadeupoftwoexactlysimilarparts,andthepatternsonthefrontandthebacksidesarealsosimilar

ineverydetail.

Inaddition,Chineseknotsarefamousfortheirbrightcolours.EachoftheChineseknotsismadeofasinglestringof

cotton,silk,goldorsilver.Butthecoloursofthestringsarerichandhavedifferenttraditionalculturalmeanings.Amongthe

mostcommonlyusedbasecolours,redmeansgoodluckandhappiness,greenmeanshealth,andyellow,whichwasonce

knownasaemperor'scolour,maymeanswealthandhonour.

Inbrief,thefamousChinesefancyknotsfullyreflect（反映）thedepthofChineseculture.Thesebrightlycolouredknots

ofdifferentpatterns,withtheirendlesschainsofknots,meanthatlifeonearthwillcontinueforever.

1.WhendidChinesefancyknotsbecomepopular?

2.WhatdoestheChinesecharacterfbr"knot"mean?

3.WhydopeopleexpressstrongwisheswithChineseknots?

4.WhatarethemainpointsaboutChineseknotsinParagraph3?

5.WhatdoChinesefancyknotsfullyreflect?

（2021•北京市陈经纶中学分校九年级期中）TheSuperBowl

TheSuperBowlisthechampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（联盟）inAmericaeveryyear.The

championoftheNationalFootballConference（NFC）competesagainstthechampionoftheAmericanFootball

Conference（AFC）（体系）todecidewhichisthebestteaminthecountry.SuperBowlisfarmorethanasportingevent.

ThemixofAmerica'sbiggestinstitutions（体系）:sports,TV,advertisingandentertainmentmakestheSuperBowlan

Americanculturalphenomenon.

TheSuperBowlisusuallyheldonthelastSundayofJanuaryorthefirstSundayofFebruary.ThatdayiscalledSuper

BowlSunday.Foryears,ithasbeenthemostwatchedone-daysportingeventintheUSanditgraduallyhasbecomean

unofficialnationalholiday.TheaverageviewingrateofSuperBowlreachedto44.9percentin2019.

SuperBowlSundayseesmorepartiesthananyotherdayduringtheyear.Youngpeoplearenoexceptiontotheparty

spirit.TheygathertowatchthegameonTV.TheSuperBowlisthethirdbiggesteatingdayinAmerica-behindChristmas

andThanksgiving.FanshostSuperBowlpartiesbyfillingtheirlivingroomswithjunkfoodanddrinks.Guestsmayarrive

dressedintheirteam'sT-shirtandcaixyingbeertoshare.

KnowingthattheSuperBowlhastheattentionofmillionsofAmericans,companiespaybigmoneyforgame-time

advertising.In2019,theadvertisingcostsetarecord-$5.3millionfor30seconds.TheSuperBowlhasdevelopedtoaTV

sellingseasonsandwichedbetweenafter-ChristmassalesandValentine'sDay.

AnothertraditionoftheSuperBowlistheHalftimeShow,whichpresentsatthehalftimebreakbetweenthesecondand

thirdquarters.TheSuperBowlHalftimeShowisthemost-watchedmusicaleventoftheyear.Soitisalsocalledthe

Americans'SpringFestivalGala.Non-footballfanstune（调台）intotheSuperBowlforthemostfamousmusicians'

performancesduringhalftime.Asthetopperformers,TravisScottandBigBoygaveimpressiveliveshowfortheaudience

intheSuperBowlHalftimeShow2019.TheshowrepresentsalinkbetweenAmericanfootballandpopcultureandhelps

broadenthetelevisionaudienceandnationwideinterest.

AmericansviewtheSuperBowlasaNationalDayofrevelry（狂欢）.Althoughpeoplemaywatchitfordifferent

reasons,thereisonethingforsure-theycanfindtheirownpleasureinit.

6.WhatistheSuperBowl?

7.WhenistheSuperBowlusuallyheld?

8.HowdofansusuallyhostSuperBowlparties?

9.WhyistheHalftimeShowcalledastheAmericans'SpringFestivalGala?

10.WhatmakestheSuperBowlmorethanjustsport?

（2021.北京四中九年级期中）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Today,thebully（欺凌；欺凌者）fighthavemovedtoanewfield-cyberspace.Usingemails,instantmessages,

websites,andcellphones,cyberbulliesharmorthreatenothersonpurpose.Withtheiridentities（身份）hiddenbehind

computerscreens,cyberbulliescanbehardertocatch.

BullyingbytheNumbers

Criminal-justiceprofessorsJustinPatchinandSameerHindujasurveyed1,500kidsaged10to17.Theyreportedthat

aboutonethirdofthekidsclaimedtohavebeencyberbullied.SueLimberandRobinKowalski,researchersandteachersat

ClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolina,recentlyfinishedastudyof3,767studentsingradessixthrougheight.Theyfoundthe

mostpopularmethodofcyberbullyingisinstantmessaging.Unkindmessagesinchatrooms,emails,andonwebsiteswere

closebehind.LimberandKowalskialsofoundthatgirlsweretwiceaslikelyasboystobethevictims（受害者）ofattacks.

That'sE一Nough!

Severalstateseitherhavelawsorareworkingonlawsthatrequireschooldistrictstostopcyberbullyingandpunish

studentswhoareinvolved.

Findingouttheidentityofthebullyandgettingkidstoreportaproblemcauseadditionalproblems.44Itisdifficultfbr

someonewhoisbeingcyberbulliedtoknowwhoisdoingitbecauseidentitiescanoftenbehiddenorwrong,“Limbersays.If

youareavictim,sheadvises,askanadultforhelp.

Waystoavoidbullies

Herearethetopthreeskillskidsneedtodevelopinordertoavoidschoolbullies.First,appearconfident.Bullieslook

forkidsthatshowfearandlowself-esteem.Howvictimsreply,howtheyholdtheirhead,whethertheystandtall,eventhe

toneoftheirvoicecansignalthatakidmightmakeaneasytarget（目标）.Second,developfriendships.Bullieslookfor

kidswholackconnectionsorwhoarealoneandtargetthem.Evenonegoodfriendatschoolcangreatlyhelpyouout.Third,

Beawayfrombullyingplaces.Makesureyouknowthattherearesomeareasatschoolwherebullyingismorelikelyto

happen.

11.HowmanykidsweresurveyedbyJustinPatchinandSameerHinduja?

12.AccordingtoLimberandKowalski,whoismorelikelytobethetargetofcyberbullying?

13.Whyisitdifficulttofindthebullies?

14.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

（2021•北京市顺义区仁和中学九年级期中）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

LearningwithLegosformorethan60years,Legobricks（砖块）havedevelopedchildren'simaginations.Now,a

newformofthesetoysiscalledLegoBrailleBricks.Itisbeingtestedaroundtheworld.

LegoBrailleBricksaredesignedtohelppeoplelearnBraille（盲文）.Thafsasystemofwritinginwhichlettersare

replacedbyraisedknobs（凸起）.ThesmallknobsonthebricksareputasBrailleletters.Blindchildrencanusetheir

fingertipstoreadtheknobstolearnBraille.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,36millionpeopleworldwideare

blind.IntheUnitedStates,only10%ofblindchildrenlearnBraille.LegoBrailleBrickscanhelpchangethat.

BrailleBrickswillbelaunched（上市）byLegoin2020.Forsomeschools,itwillbefree.TheDanishAssociationof

theBlindwasoneofthefirstorganizationstocomeupwiththeideaofusingLegobrickstoteachBraille.ThorkildOlesen,

thepresidentoftheorganization,isblind.Hesaysmanyteachersdon'thavethetoolsandskillstohelpkidslearnBraille.So

theyteachwithaudiotools,suchasaudiobooks."Likeanyotherpeople,weneedtoexpressourselvesinwriting,“Olesen

toldTIMEforKids.t4Audioisgreat.ButitcanneverreplaceBraille.Brailleisthemostimportanttoolfbrus.Itisthebest

wayforblindpeopletolearntospellcorrectly,write,andreadlikecommonpeople.”

Olesen'sorganizationsharedhisideaforBrailleBrickswiththeLegoFoundation（基金会）.Olesenexplainedtothe

toymakerthattheknobsonLegosaresimilartoBrailleletters.StineStormisaprojectmanagerattheLegoFoundation.She

likedtheideaofturningLegobricksintoalearningtool."ItwasafunandplayfulwaytoteachBrailletoblindchildren,she

says,“LegoBrailleBrickswillalsohaveprintedlettersonthemthatmatchtheBrailleletters,sosightedchildrenandblind

childrencanplaywiththeLegostogether.^^

15.Whatisthenewformofthetoycalled?

16.HowcanblindchildrenlearnBraillewithLegoBrailleBricks?

17.WhenwillBrailleBricksbelaunchedbyLego?

18.WhyisBraillethemostimportanttoolforblindpeople?

19.WhydoesStineStormliketheideaofturningLegobricksintoalearningtool?

（2020•北京师大附中九年级期中）Coronavirus（新型冠状病毒）disease（COVID-19）isaninfectiousdisease

causedbyanewlydiscoveredcoronavirus.Morecasesarestillreportedinsomecitieseveryday.Pleasefollowthegeneral

COVID-19preventionguidance.Staycautiouswhenyoumeetupwithfriends.Avoidindooractivitiesandstayawayfrom

biggroupsbystickingtoacoregroupoffriendsandfamily.Youshouldonlyplaysportsandgameswithotherswhenyou

canstay6feetapartandwearfacecoverings.Gettestedasquicklyasyoucanifyouhaveanysymptomssuchasfever,

coughandheadaches.Ifyouaretestedpositive,pleasestayathomeandprotectthosearoundyoubywearingaface

covering.

Topreventcatchingtheinfection,herearesomemoretipstohelpyoustaysafeasyoumoveaboutthecitythisfall.

•Whenyougotothegym：

\Wearafacecoveringthatcoversyournoseandmouthatalltimes.Don'tcoveryourfacewithbandanas（E|1花手

帕）orgaiters（鞋套）.Theyarenotacceptablefacecoveringswhileatthegym.

4Stopsocializing.Keepatleast6feetawayfromgym—goers.

•Whenyoueatout:

[Donotwait.Makeareservation,checkoutthemenuonlineanddowhateverelseyoucantoavoidlongwaittimes

beforeyougetatableandorder.

{Keepyourfacecoveringonatalltimesunlessyouareeatinganddrinking.

•Whenyoushop:

4Usehandsanitizer（,肖毒液）whenenteringthestore,aftertouchingproductsandafterleavingthestore.

"Onlytouchproductsyouintendtobuy,andusecontactless（无需接触的）paymentmethodswheneverpossible.

20.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouplaysportsandgameswithothers?

21.Whycan'tyoucoveryourfacewithbandanasorgaitersatthegym?

22.Whencanyoutakeoffyourfacecoveringwhenyoueatout?

23.Howcanyoupaysafelywhenyoushop?

24.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?

（2020•北京四中九年级期中）ComingtoaFullStop

InthethirdcenturyBC,thefullstop,orperiod,wasintroducedbyGreekliterarycriticAristophanesofByzantium.This

punctuationmark（标点符号）isusedtoshowtheendofasentence.

However,thefullstophasadifferentmeaningtoteenagersandthoseintheirearly20s,whoseethispunctuationmark

asasignofanger.Andthereisareasonforthat.

Theyoungergenerationhasgrownupusingthetextsastheirprimarymeansofcommunication.Whensending

messages,theytendtobreakuptheirthoughtsbysendingeachoneasaseparatemessage,insteadofusingafullstop.Some

havesaidthefullstopisunnecessarywhenusedintextingbecausethemessageisendedjustbysendingit.

AccordingtotheTelegraph,linguist（语言学家）LaurenFonteynofLeidenUniversityintheNetherlands,tweeted:

“Ifyousendatextmessagewithoutafullstop,it*salreadyobviousthatyou'veconcludedthemessage.""Soifyouaddthat

additionalmarkerforcompletion,theywillreadsomethingintoitandittendstobeafallingintonation（语调）ornegative

tone.n

DavidCrystal,oneoftheworld'sleadinglanguageexperts,arguesthattheusageoffullstopsisbeing"revised（修

改）inareallyfundamentalway".InhisbookMakingaPoint,hesaysthatthepunctuationmarkhasbecomean"emotion

marker"hatremindstherecipient（接受者）thatthesenderisangryorannoyed.

Thoughthefullstophastakenonadifferentmeaningtotheyoungergeneration,expertshavenotedthatitisimportant

totakecontext（语境）intoconsideration.Forexample,usingfullstopsinanemailisperfectlyacceptableandisnot

consideredrude.

25.Whatisthefullstopusedtoshow?

26.Howdoteenagersseethemeaningofthefullstop?

27.Whyhavesomeyoungpeoplesaidthefullstopisunnecessarywhenusedintexting?

28.DoLaurenFonteynandDavidCrystalagreewitheachother?

29.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

AnewrubbishsortingsystemhasbeenputintouseinFangchengyuanCommunityinBeijing.Localpeoplenotonly

sorttheirrubbish,butalsoputQRcodes（二维码）onit.

''Whentherubbishiscollectedandthecodesareseen,Iwillgetsmallgiftsandevensomemoney,*'oneofthelocal

peopletoldreporters.

"It'sreallycreativeandencouraging."

About350communitieshavecarriedoutthissmartsysteminBeijing.ThecapitalofChinahasjoinedalistofcitiesin

thecountrythattakeactiontosupportrubbishsorting.Forexample,ShenzhenandShanghaihavemadelawstopunish

peopleandorganizationsfornotsortingrubbishcorrectly.

Chinaproducesquitealotofrubbisheveryyear.Muchoftherubbishisburied（填埋）insoilorburnedwithoutbeing

sorted.Landfills（填埋场）takeupalotoflandandhaveariskofpollutingthesoilandwaternearby.Andburningrubbish

canproduceharmfulgases.

Throughrubbishsorting,wecanreduce（减少）theuseoflandfillsandairpollution.Whafsmore,rubbishsorting

savesresources,whichcouldbringeconomic（经济的）benefits.Forexample,atonofwastepapercanbereusedtomake

about850kgofpaper,saving17treesand50%ofwater.Becauseoftheirbenefits,somecountrieshavedeveloped

successfulsortingsystems.

Japanhasastrictanddetailedsystem.Whenpeoplethrowawayawaterbottle,thecap,thewastepaperandthebottle

itselfhavetogointothreedifferentbins（垃圾箱）.

Everyyear,familiesreceivespecialrubbishsortingtimetablesanddirectionsfromtheirlocalgovernments.Theyare

advisedtofollowthetimetablesanddirectionswhentheythrowawayrubbish.

InAustralia,everyfamilyisprovidedwiththreerubbishbins-theredlid（盖子）binfor"generalwaste"likefoodand

plasticbags,theyellowlidbinfor"recycling"likesteelareglass,andthegreeniidbinfor"greenwaste"suchasgrassand

leaves.Onthestreets,thebinsareprintedwithpicturesofthethingsthatareallowedinside.Itmakesrecyclingquiteeasy.

30.WhatwillpeoplegetiftheysorttheirrubbishinFangchengyuanCommunity?

31.HowmanycommunitieshavecarriedoutthissmartsysteminBeijing?

32.WhatdofamiliesinJapanreceivefromtheirlocalgovernmentseveryyear?

33.WhatisthegreenlidbinforinAustralia?

34.Whatarethebenefitsofrubbishsorting?

（2020•北京•景山学校九年级期中）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutawritingsystemforyourlanguage?Itmaybe

hardtopictureitnow,butamannamedSequoyahlivedinsuchaworld.SequoyahwasamemberofanativeAmericantribe,

theCherokee.Cherokeepeoplespeaktheirownlanguage,butforhundredsofyearstheydidnothaveasystemofwriting.

Withoutawritingsystem,theCherokeehadnonewspapersorbooksbefore1809.

Sequoyahwasprobablybornaroundtheyear1770andlivedwithhismotherinasmallvillageinthemountainsof

Tennessee.Whenhegrewup,hebecameablacksmith.Whenhewasdoingbusinesswiththose"English-speakingpeople”,

henoticedthattheyusedpaperwithmarkstorecordtheirthoughtsandideas.Sequoyahcalledthesepiecesofpaperwith

marks"talkingleaves”.HebegantowonderwhypeoplewhospokeCherokeedidnothaveawaytowritedowntheirwords.

In1809,SequoyahdecidedtogivetheCherokeetheirown“talkingleaves”.Atfirsthetriedtomakeadifferentsymbol

foreverywordintheCherokeelanguage.Butinthatcase,therewouldbesomanysymbolsandtoohardforpeopleto

remember,sohedecidedtomakeapictureforeachsyllable（音节）.Aftermuchhardwork,Sequoyahinvented85symbols.

Inordertoseewhetheritwouldwork,hehelpedhissix-year-olddaughterAyokalearneachsymbolandfoundshecould

learntoreadandwriteveryquickly.Sequoyah'sinventionwasasuccess!

Beforelong,Sequoyah'swritingsystemhadspreadfarandwide.Cherokeepeoplelivinginalldifferentpartsofthe

countrylearnedtoreadandwrite.In1825,Sequoyah'ssystemwasmadetheofficialwrittenlanguageforCherokeepeople.

Tothisday,CherokeespeakersstilluseSequoyah'swritingsystem.InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,youcanseestreet

signsandbillboardswritteninbothEnglishandCherokee.Sequoyahwillalwaysberememberedforhisimportant

contributiontoCherokeepeople.

35.DidtheCherokeehavenewspapersbefore1809?

36.WhatdidSequoyahcallthepiecesofpaperwithmarks?

37.HowmanysymbolsdidSequoyahinventintheCherokeelanguage?

38.WhenwasSequoyah'ssystemmadetheofficialwrittenlanguage?

39.WhywillSequoyahalwaysberemembered?

（2020•北京八中九年级期中）YoungInventorCreatesPlasticfromFishScales

LucyHughes,a24-year-oldEnglishinventor,hasusedfishskinandscales（鳞）tocreateanewkindofplasticthatwill

breakdowninaboutsixweeks.Herinventionwon2019JamesDysonAward,whichwascreatedbythefamousEnglish

inventorJamesDysontoencouragestudentstotrytousetheircreativitytosolveproblemsintherealworld.

LucyHughesstudiedhowtodesignproductsattheUniversityofSussexinEngland.Asadesigner,sheknewalot

abouthowwastefulmanyproductsare.Plasticbags,forexample,areoftenusedonceforashorttimeandthenthrownaway.

Shedecidedtochallengeherselftomakesomethingoutofwasteinstead

TheUniversityofSussexisn*tfarfromthecoast.Ms.Hughesspentsometimestudyingthefishingbusinessandthe

wastefromfishthatwerethrownaway.Aftersometests,shedecidedthatthefishskinandscalesseemedlikethemostlikely

partsforherproduct.Shetriedmorethan100differentexperimentsbeforegettingthingsjustright.Ms.Hughescalledher

finishedproduct"MarinaTex".Itsolvestwoproblems:thesingle-useplasticandfishwaste.

MarinaTexisclearandfeelslikeplastic,butit'sstrongerthannormalplasticthatisofthesamethickness.Itisalso

cheaptomakesinceit'smadefromfishwaste.TheprocessofmakingMarinaTexalsodoesn'tusemuchenergy.Most

importantly,MarinaTexdoesn'ttakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.Onitsown,itbreaksdowninfourtosixweeks.

Forwinningthecontest,Ms.Hugheswillearnf,30,000.Herschoolwillgetf,5,000.Sheislookingforwardtomoving

aheadwithheridea.ShehopestheawardmoneywillhelpherwiththeprocessofgettingMarinaTexintouseasquicklyas

possible.ShethinksthatoneofthebestusesforMarinaTexwillbeinsomekindsoffoodpackaging.

40.WhatdidLucyHughescreate?

41.HowmanyexperimentsdidLucyHughestry?

42.WhatproblemsdoesMarinaTexsolve?

43.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

44.HowwillLucyHughespossiblyspendtheawardmoney?

（2019•北京八十中九年级期中）AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglishofcourse.Butsometimesthereare

someimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.

Firstofall,theysoundverydifferentoften.Americansdon'tsayeachwordseparately.Theysaywordstogether.

AmericansmaysayTdunno^^insteadof"Idon'tknow”.Ortheymaysay“Whaddyasay?,?insteadof44Whatdidyousay?”

However,theBritisharemorecareful.Theyusuallysayallthewordsandkeepthemseparate.

Soundisnotonlythedifference.Wordssometimeshavedifferentmeaningstoo.Forexample,thevocabularyforcars

anddrivingisverydifferent.Americansdrivetrucks,butinEnglandpeopledrivelorries.

Manyexpressionsarealsodifferentinthetwocountries.InEngland,ifyouaregoingtotelephoneyourfriendsyou

“phonethemup".InAmerica,you“givethemacall".WhenyouaresayinggoodbyeinEnglandyoumightsay“Cheerio!”In

Americayoumightsay"Seeyoulater.”

There'realsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansusuallyusethehelpingverb"do”whentheyaska

question.Theysay“Doyouhaveastorybook"？ButtheBritishoftenleaveoutthehelpingverb.Theysay“Haveyoua

storybook?^^

Mostlanguagesarelikethis.Languageschangeovertime.Whenpeopleliveinseparateplaces,thelanguageschangein

differentways.ThisiswhathashappenedtoEnglish.Itcanalsohappentootherlanguages,suchasFrench.Manypeoplein

CanadaspeakFrenchbuttheirFrenchisverydifferentfromtheFrenchofFrance.

45.Wheredopeoplesaywordsseparately,inAmericaorinBritain?

46.WhentheBritishsay“phonethemup”,whatdoAmericanssay?

47.HowmanydifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharethereinthepassage?

48.Whatisthemainideaofthe5thparagraph?

49.WhyisAmericanEnglishdifferentfromBritishEnglish?

（2019•北京东城・九年级期中）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

It'snotusefulfbryouifyoucan'trememberwhatyoureadorstudy.Youjustwasteyourtime.

Ifyouwanttorememberwhatyoustudyorreadwell,youmusthaveaspecialpuiposeorreasonforreading.Whenyou

knowwhyyou'rereading,youcanrememberbetter.

Thinkwhyasalesgirlinastoregoesawaywhenyouranswertoherofferis"No,thankyou.Tmjustlookingaround",

becausebothyouandsheknowthatyouaren'tsurewhatyouwant.Butifyousay,"Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairof

sunglasses.MInstead,Shewillsay,"Rightthisway,pIease.^^Andshewillbeverygladtoleadyoutowhatyouwant.

Ifsquitethesamewithyourstudyingorreading.Ifyouchooseabook,youonlythink,“justlook“butwithoutany

purpose,youarelikelytogetnothing.Butifyouknowwhatyouwant,youarealmostsuretogetsomethingfromitwhen

youreadorstudy.Youwant"tofindoutmoreabout...ntounderstandthereasonfbr...H.Agoodreaderhasaclearpurposeor

reasonforwhatheisdoing.Hecanconnecttheinformationtohisgoalandrememberitbetter.

Readingisnotonesingleactivity,either.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.

Asyouread,youtakeinideasquicklyandcorrectly.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourownideastoyourselfwhen

youread:Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththewriter.Ifyouexpressyourideas,theymaysoundlikethis:nYes,I

agree.Thafsmyopinion,too,or"Oh,Ithoughtthatrecordwasbrokenmuchearlier.I'dbettercheckthosedates,9,Or"But

therearesomeotherfactstobeconsidered!vYoudon'tjustsittheretakinginideas,youreallydosomethingelse,andthat

somethingelseisveryimportant.

Anotherprocessofthinkingaboutwhatyoureadincludesjudgingit,connectingittowhatyoualreadyknow,andusing

itforyourowngoals.Inotherwords,agoodreaderisacritial（fit评的）reader.Whenyouread,youcantellbetweenfacts

andopinions.Anotherpartofcriticalreadingisyoucanjudgesources.Stillanotherpartisdrawingrightconclusions.

50.Isitusefulifyoucan'trememberwhatyoureadorstudy?

51.Whatmustyoudoifyouwanttorememberwhatyouread?

52.Whatcanyougetifyoujustlookatabookwithoutanypurpose?

53.Howmanyimportantprocesseswhenyouread?

54.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

（2019•北京市广渠门中学九年级期中）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Everyonecanchangetheworld

Whatcanwedotohelpprotecttheenvironment?Itseemsuselesstojustpickupapieceoftrash（垃圾），butwhatwill

happenifyoukeepdoingiteveryday?TommyKleyn,anordinarymanfromtheNetherlands,maygiveyoutheanswer.

TommyKleynwalkedpastapollutedriveronhiswaytoworkeveryday.Itusedtobeabeautifulview,butthetrashon

thebankmadeitdirtyandsmelly.SoTommydecidedtopickupthetrashalongtheriveralittlebitatatimeafterwork."It

tookmeabout30minutestofillonegarbage（垃圾）bagwithtrash,butonegarbagebagdidn'tseemhelpfulinaplaceas

pollutedasthis.IdecidedtofillonebagoftrasheachdayasIpassedby,"Tommysaid.Everyday,Tommytookpicturesof

theriverandsharedthemonhisFacebookpage.Tohissurprise,injustsixdays,hehadmadegreatprogresswithhiscleanup

effort（努力）.Hefelthappyandkeptdoingit.Gradually,moreandmorepeopleknewaboutTommy'sstory.Otherpeoplein

thecommunitybeganfollowinginhisfootstepsandcleaninguptrashontheirwayhome,too.

“Theideaistoencouragepeopletofillonegarbagebagwithlittereachday.Itonlytakes30minutes,butitreally

makesadifferenceandyouwillbeamazedathowgoodyoufeelafterwards,'1hesaid.

Peoplefromallovertheworldhavebeenmovedandinspired（激发）byTommy'sstory.Noeffortisuselessifwekeep

doingiteveryday.Ordinarypeoplelikeyouandmecanalsomakeadifferencetotheworldweliveinifwetakeactions

rightnow.

55.DidTommyKleynwalkpastapollutedriveronhiswaytoworkeveryday?

56.WhatdidTommydecidetodoafterwork?

57.WheredidTommysharethepicturesoftheriverthathetook?

58.WhobeganfollowinginTommy'sfootstepsandcleaninguptrash?

59.Whatc