2015-2024北京中考真题英语汇编：阅读回答问题

第1页/共1页2015-2024北京中考真题英语汇编阅读回答问题一、阅读回答问题（2024北京中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Recently,Istartedtouseanapptokeeparecordofmyrunning.EachrunIwantedtogoalittlefarther,runalittlefasterandburnmorecalories(卡路里).LastnightIfinishedan8.3-kmrunin46minutesandburnt468calories.Incomparison,myruntwodaysagowas8.6kmin46minuteswith483caloriesburnt.Thisinnerself-comparisonleftmefeelingdisappointed.Ibecamesofocused(专注的)onthenumbersthatIforgottoconsiderwhatIachieved.Thesetinydifferencesinnumberskeptmeawayfromthebiggerpicture:howdidIactuallyfeelaftercompletingmymostrecentrun?Well,honestly,Iwascompletelytiredout.Whatgoodisrunningtobeatyourtopscoreifyoudon’tfeelontop?Weshouldexerciseforthepurposeofbuildingourconfidence.Andworkingoutharderandfastermayservethatpurpose.Butconfidencebuildingcomeswithbeingabletodomoreinourday-to-daylife,experiencinglesspainandmorefreedominmovement,andfeelinggoodafteraworkout.Fitnessshouldhelpuswithourquality(质量)oflife,theabilitytosleep,goodmemory,amongotherthings.Fitnessshouldnotjustcomewiththeeagernessforthesuccessinnumbers.Inourbusylives,weonlyhavelimitedtimeforfitness.Whenwedophysicalexercise,weshouldvaluewhatfeelsgoodoverwhatlooksorsoundsgood.Sometimeswhatservesusandourhealthiscominghomeanddoingalightworkout,likegoingonashortbikeride.Sometimeswhatservesusissimplygoingtosleepat9:30p.m.insteadofforcingourselvesintoaworkout.Appsofthiskindareagreatwayforustokeepaneyeonourhealth.Butdon’treadintothenumberstothepointwhereyouloseoutonfeelingproudthatyouaretakingcareofyourself.Somyadviceis:whenyoudophysicalexercise,makesureyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfoverfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers.1．Whydidthewriterstarttousetheapp?2．Whatdidthewriterforgettoconsiderwhenhebecametoofocusedonthenumbers?3．Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldbeourpurposeofdoingexercise?4．Whenyoudophysicalexercise,whichdoyouthinkismoreimportant,feelinggoodaboutyourselforfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)（2023北京中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。My100DaysWithoutaMobilePhoneWhenwasthelasttimeyoulefthomewithoutyourmobilephone?Canyouimagineyourselflivingamonth,orevenayearwithoutcheckingyourmobilephonefromtimetotime?Asabusymodernpersonwithlotsofsocialconnections,plansandresponsibilities,Ijustcannotaffordtonotbeintouchwiththerestoftheworld.Stayingconnectedtootherpeopleisabigpartofmylife.However,sometimesitcanbebothersome(恼人的).OnedayIdiscoveredIwasterriblytiredout.Itriedturningnotifications(通知)off.Butthefearofmissingoutsomethingimportantmademecheckthephonemoreoftenthanbefore.So,Isimplystoppedusingmyphone.Well,totellthetruth,itwasnotsimpleatall.Forthefirstcoupleofdays,Ihadabigfearthatallofmyfriendswouldsoonforgetaboutme.WhenIhadafreemoment,Ihadnoideawhattogetmyselfdistracted(分心的)with,andtheworriesmixedwithboredomkeptbotheringme.However,afterthreeweekswithoutamobilephone,Istartednoticingchanges—changeswhichIliked,andwhichdrovemetonotjustcontinuetheexperiment,butinfacttoreorganizesomeofmyhabits.Firstofall,InoticedthatIbecamemuchmorefocused(专注的).Before,whiledoingsomething,Iwouldoftenfindmyselfwonderingwhatwasgoingononline.Afteramonthofstayingawayfrommymobilephone,Ifoundthattheurge(冲动)wasalreadynotthatstrongandthatmyabilitytofocusimproved.Idiscoveredthattheworldisabeautifulplace.Before,Iwouldlookatitthroughmycameramostly:takeaphoto,postit,getsomelikes.Now,IsawbeautifulpeoplewalkingaroundandIsensedtheseasonschange.Icouldunderstandtheactualbeautyoftheworld,andIdidnotneedanyoneelsetoprovethevalueofthisbeautythroughlikesorshares.Now,as100dayshavepassed,Icansaythattheexperimentwasworthit.Iamplanningtostayawayfrommyphoneforaslongaspossible.5．Whatmadethewritercheckthephonemoreoftenthanbefore?6．Whendidthewriterstartnoticinghischanges?7．Whatdoesthewriterplantodowithhisphoneaftertheexperiment?8．Wouldyouliketofollowthewriter’sexample?Whyorwhynot?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)（2022北京中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。WorkingOutthroughOnlineVideosPhysicalexerciseisgoodforourmind,bodyandspirit.Today,workingoutthroughonlinevideosisbecomingverypopular.SincetheInternetiswidelyused,it’sveryeasyforustodoso.Thatmeanswecanworkoutanytimeanywhere.Oneofmyfriends,LinFei.followedshortworkoutvideostododailyexercise.“Withliveprograms,Ifeellikeworkingoutwithmyfriends,whichencouragesmetoholdontothelastminute.”shesaid.Anotherfriendofmine,Michael,toldmethatworkoutvideoslethimfeelsocomfortable.“Ihaveafearofworkingoutatthegym（健身房）becauseIdon’tlikebeingwatchedbyothers.Workingoutathomemakesworkingoutmuchmoreenjoyable.”hesaid.Withtheirexamples,Idecidedtogiveitatry.WhenItoldmyplantomyeldersister,aP.E.teacher,sheremindedmethatworkoutvideoscouldbehelpfulbutmightstillcarrysomeproblems.“Withoutbeingwithsomeoneinperson,youwillbelesswilling（愿意的）toworkouttoyourbest.Workingoutatthegymallowsyoutohaveadviceinrealtimeandgetpushedharder.”mysistersaidtome.“Well,ifyoureallywanttohaveatry.first,chooseproperprogramsorvideos.That’sveryimportant.Andthenaskyourfriendsforadvice.Theirexperiencescangiveyouagoodsightintowhatyoucanexpect.Anyway,don’tbeaddicted（沉迷的）toit.Youshouldtrydifferentwaystoworkouttobehealthy.”Athersuggestions,Ifinallyfollowedanonlineworkoutprogramwithpersonalizedhelpthatisheldforthreemonths.Afterthefirstperiodoftraining,IfeltitverypracticalandhelpfulwhenIputintherightamount（量）ofworkalongwithastrongwill.Comparedwithgoingtothegym,usingonlinevideostoworkoutisamuchcheaperandtime-savingchoice.ButitcanbedifficultsometimeswhenI’mtoolazyortoobusytosticktoit.9．Whichwaytoworkoutisbecomingverypopulartoday?10．WhydoesMichaeldislikeworkingoutatthegym?11．Whatistheproblemofworkingoutwithoutsomeoneelseinperson?12．Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisfirstperiodoftraining?13．Wouldyouliketofollowonlinevideostoworkout?Whyorwhynot?（2021北京中考真题）Screen-FreeDaysIrememberthefirsttimeIsuggestedscreen-freedaysinourschooltosomeofourstudentleaders.Jokingly,Isaidtothegroup,“Whatdoyouthinkifwegoaweekwithoutusingourlaptopsorsmartphones?”Theylaughed,andoneofthemsaid,“Noway,Mr.White.Theywouldbetoomuch.”Icouldfeeltheirworry,andtoldthemthatIwasonlyconsideringsinglescreen-freedays.

Eventhatidealeftthemfeelingupset.Accordingtoasurveywedid,moststudentsinourschoolspendaboutsixhoursadayonscreens.Manyofmystudentsstarttheirdaybycheckingtheirsmartphones.Ioftenseethemlookingattheirphoneswhengettingoffthebusoratparents’drop-off,theycan’tusetheirown“screens”atschool.Theyusuallyworkoncomputersatschoolforatleasttwohoursduringtheday.It’sclearthatourstudentsspendalotoftimeonscreens.Wedoseethebenefitsoftechnology.However,weteachersalsowanttomakesurethatstudentshavebalancedlearningandsocialexperiencesawayfromtheirscreens.

That’swhywehavecomeupwiththeideaofscreen-freedays.Duringthecourseoftheyear,wehavebuiltinseveralscreen-freedaysthatrequireustomakedifferentplansforourstudentsabouthowtheywillcommunicatewithoneanotherandtheworldaroundthemwithout“screens”.

Forsometeachers,thismeansbringingbackavaluablelessonplanthathasbeenputoffforsometimebecauseitis“outofdate”.Othershavedesignedsomethingcompletelynew.Funactivities,forexample,cardgamesandroomescape(密室逃脱)games,areorganizedatschool.Intheseactivities,studentssocializewithoutsmartphonesandhaveface-to-facecommunicationwithoutcheckingon“likes”they’vegotonline.Thesefunactivitiesalsomakeitpossibleforthewholegradetoenjoythecompanyoftheirfriendswithnosmartphones.Afterourfirstscreen-freeday,studentsmentionedthattheyweresurprisedtheyenjoyedit.

Findingwaystohelpourstudentsconnectwithoneanotherisimportant.Whiletechnologyisalreadypartofourworld,itshouldn’tplaysuchanimportantroleinalearner’slife.14．Howmanyhoursdomoststudentsintheschoolspendonscreenseveryday?___________________________________________________________________15．Whyhavetheteacherscomeupwiththeideaofscreen-freedays?___________________________________________________________________16．Whatfunactivitiescanthestudentshaveatschool?___________________________________________________________________17．Howdidthestudentsfeelafterthefirstscreen-freeday?___________________________________________________________________18．Whatdoyouthinkoftheideaofscreen-freedays?Whydoyouthinkso?___________________________________________________________________（2020北京中考真题）This12-year-oldGirlBuiltaRobottoFindPlasticsintheOceanAnnaDuwaswalkingalongthebeachwhenshenoticedplasticsthere.Shereacheddowntopickthemup,andquicklyrealizedthereweremanymoretinypiecesthanshecoulddealwith.Itseemedimpossibletocleanthemallup.Du,12yearsoldatthetime,triedtosolvetheproblemlikeanygoodscientist—first,bydoingalittleresearch.That’showshelearnedthat8milliontonsofplasticsendupintheoceanseveryyear.Thenshegottoworkbuildingsomethingthatcouldhelpsolvetheproblem;aremote-operatedvehicle(遥控潜水器),orROV.HerROVcanmovethroughwaterandfindplasticsontheoceanfloor.TheactuallycoolpartofDu’sROVisthedetection(探测)system.Sheusesacameraalongwiththreedifferentkindsoflighttofindtheplastics.Shealsousesvisible(可见的)lighttofindunnaturalcolorsthatmightmaketheplasticsstandout.“Shehasaverygoodengineeringsensetobreakdownaproblemlikethisandthengoafterit,”saysengineerCaseyMachado.“Itsoundssimple,butit’salevelofthinkingthat’sreallyamazing.”Dustartedattendingpubliceventsandworkshopsatauniversitywhenshewasfiveyearsold,andsoshepickeduptheengineeringskillsnecessarytobuildherROV.ShesaysactuallygettingherROVtomovethroughwaterwellwasnoteasy.Shefailedmanytimes,butshenevergaveuptryingandtesting.Whenaskedaboutfutureplans,shementionswantingtoaddresstheeffectsofclimate(气候)change.“Ithinktherearealotofproblemsthatcouldbesolvedwithnewinventions,”saysDu.Duthanksherparents,whoforyearshavetakenhertostudentoutreachactivities,forsupportingherinterestinscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM).Shesaysshehasbeenabletomeetstudentsandscientiststhere.“IknowIwanttobeanengineerbecauseIlikebuildingthingstohelpsolveworldproblems,”saysDu.“ButI’mnotsurewhatkindofengineerIwanttobeyet.”19．WhatdidAnnaDunoticewhilewalkingalongthebeach?____________________________________________________________________20．HowoldwasDuwhenshedidalittleresearchtosolvetheproblem?____________________________________________________________________21．WhatcanDu’sROVdo?____________________________________________________________________22．WhydoesDuwanttobeanengineerinthefuture?____________________________________________________________________23．WhatmadeDusucceedinbuildingherROV?____________________________________________________________________（2019北京中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。HugeWavesDestroyingArcticIceFasterthanExpectedIcecoversmuchoftheArcticOcean（北冰洋）.Somepiecesoficearehuge,likemovingislands.Astemperatureshaveincreased,however,someoftheicehasbeguntodisappear.Scientistshavediscoveredhugewaves（海浪）inthearcticwaters.ThewaveswerediscoveredbyaccidentinMay,2010.ScientistAlekseyMarchenkoandhisstudentssetoutonatrip.Theywantedtostudytheicywaters.OnMay2,theshiptraveledeastandstoppednexttoalargechunkoficearound50milesfromthesmallislandofHopen.MarchenkopreparedtoleadhisstudentsoutontotheIce."WewerereadytogobutwhenIwentout,Idiscoveredmanycracks（裂缝）around,"heremembers.Hedecidedtomovetheshipdeeperintotheicetokeepsafe.Thefartherintheywent,hethought,thehardertheicewouldbecome.Astheypushedforward,however,theshipexperiencedsmallwaves,andthenbiggerones.Soon,thewavesbrokeuptheicearoundtheshipintothousandsofsmallerpieces．Withinanhour,Marchenkoandhisteamsawawavethatwasabout13feethigh.Theship'snavigation（航行）systemfinallyrecordedthelargestwaves.Theyweremorethan20feetinheight.Thewavesweresostrongthattheyforcedhugepiecesoficetojumpupanddown,breakingtheiceintosmallerpieceswithinjustonehour.Scientistshadneverimaginedthattheprocesscouldhappensofast.Thewavesintheseareasusedtobesmall.Thespeedandforceofthehugewavestheremakesitimpossibletoknowinadvancewhentheyarecoming.Thatcouldbedangerousfornavigatorsandlocalcommunitieswhoareunpreparedforhugewavesordependonseaicetoprotectthem.Wildlifelikepolarbearsandwalrusesthatdependonseaicetoliveisalsoindanger.Somescientiststhinkpeoplewillsoonseeevenbiggerwavesintheseicywaters.Aswavesbreakupice,theseaswillbecomemoreopen,andthewaveswillgetevenstronger.Therearestormytimesahead.24．WhendidMarchenkoandhisstudentsdiscoverhugewavesinthearcticwaters?___________________________________________________________25．WhydidMarchenkoandhisstudentssetoutonthetrip?___________________________________________________________26．WhatdidMarchenkodecidetodotokeepsafe?___________________________________________________________27．Howhighwerethelargestwavesrecordedbythenavigationsystem?___________________________________________________________28．WhatisParagraph7mainlyabout?___________________________________________________________（2018北京中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题．Whenitcomestothelettergradeonyourtestorhomework,youmightnoticethatthereisnoletterE.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhythatisso?IntheA,B,C,DandFgradingsystem,thefirstfourlettersaretypicallyconsideredpassinggrades.AnFinthissystemsimplystandsfor“fail”.Theword“fail”happenstostartwiththeletterF,whichseemstoleaveouttheletterE.Thefact”．SomeschoolshaveUgradefor“unsatisfactory”,orIgradefor“incomplete”.Evenwithallthissaid,weshouldalsopointoutthatEgradeactuallyhasbeenusedprettycommonlythroughoutthehistoryoflettergradesintheUS.ThefirstcollegeintheUStousealettergradingsystemliketheonesweusetodayisMountHolyokeCollege.In1897,theybegantousethefollowinggradingscale:A:95-100%(excellent)

B:85-94%(good)

C:76-84%(fair)D:75%(barelypassed)

E:below75%(failed)WecanseetheinclusionofEinsteadofF.Gradually,thelettergradingsystembecamemorepopularthroughouttheUS.However,manyschoolsdecidedtodroptheEgradeandgostraighttoF.Thereisnoevidence(证据)toreallysupportthis,butonepossibleexplanationisthatteacherswereworriedthatsomestudentsandparentsmightmistakeEfor“excellent”.Whydowehavelettergrades?Well,partofthereasonisthattheymadegradingsimplerduringatimeofgreatchangeforschools.Asthe20thcenturybegan,growingcitiesandanincreaseinimmigrationledtolargerschoolclassrooms.Mostteachersatthattimethoughtthisnewlettergradingsystemwasaneasy,fairandclearwaytogradestudents.Today,moreandmorepeoplearguethatlettergradesdon’tfullyreflect(反映)studentlearning。However，asteacherstrytoimprovegradingmethods,manyparentscontinuetofavorthelettergradestheygotaskids,theyarefamiliar(熟悉)andeasyforparentstounderstand.Sowhiletheymightnotbeperfect,thelettergradesprobablyaren’tgoingawayanytimesoon.29．whatdoesanFstandforintheA、B、C、DandFgradingsystem?______________________________________________________________30．whenwasthelettergradingsystemfirstusedintheUScollege?______________________________________________________________31．whatisonepossibleexplanationfordroppingtheEgrade?______________________________________________________________32．whatdidmostteachersthinkofthelettergradingsysteminthe20thcentury?______________________________________________________________33．whydomanyparentsstillpreferthelettergradestoday?______________________________________________________________（2017北京中考真题）What’sinaName?ManyAmericannamescomefromEngland.ButwheredidmostEnglishnamescomefrom?Centuriesago,mostpeopleinEnglandhadonlyonename--theirfirstname.Inthe11thcentury,fiveorsixofthe50peopleinavillagemightbenamedWilliam,anditwaseasytogetconfused.ButintheMiddleAges,peoplefoundawaytodescribeeachpersonexactly.IftherewerefourWilliamsinonevillage,onemightbereferredtoasWilliamthesonofJohn.AsecondmightbecalledWilliamfromthehill.Athird,Williamtheblacksmith（铁匠）.Andafourth,Williamthebrownhaired.Inconversation,peoplemightrefertothefourWilliamsasWilliamJohn’sson,Williamhill,Williamsmith,andWilliambrown.Itwas300or400yearsbeforetheextra（附加的）namesgraduallydevelopedintolastnames,orsurnames.Theywerepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Bythe1300s,Robert,thesonofWilliamsmith,hadthenameRobertsmith,evenifhewasnotablacksmithlikehisfather.Asthelastnamebecamewidelyaccepted,thefirstletterwascapitalized,asinRobertSmith.Bythe15thcentury,mostpeopleoftheupperandmiddleclasseshadsurnames.Manysurnameswerebasedonfather-sonrelations.The“sonof”partwasaddedtothefather’sfirstname,likeJohnson,meaningJohn’sson.Sometimesitwasshortenedtojust“s”,asinJonesorEvans.SurnameslikeHilldescribedtheplacewhereapersonlived.Theyarethemostcommontypeofsurname.Athirdkindofsurnamewasbasedonaperson’sjob.Foresterwassomeonewholookedaftertheforest.IntheMiddleAges,occupationnamessuchasBaker,Carpenter,andMillerbecamecommon.Thefourthkindofsurnamewasnickname（绰号）.AmanwhosesurnamewasBearmightbeasfierceasabear.Haveyoueverwonderedwhysomesurnamesaresocommon?ThemostcommonsurnameintheEnglishlanguageisSmith.Beingabletomakemetals（金属）intotoolswasanimportantskillintheMiddleAges,andmanypeopleweretrainedasblacksmiths.ThemostcommonAmericansurnamesareSmith,Johnson,WilliamandBrown.34．WheredomanyAmericannamescomefrom?______________________________________________________________35．Whendidpeoplefindawaytodescribeeachpersonexactly?______________________________________________________________36．Howlongdidittakeforextranamestodevelopintolastnames?______________________________________________________________37．Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?______________________________________________________________38．WhyweremanypeopletrainedblacksmithintheMiddleAges?______________________________________________________________（2016北京中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。A108-year-oldMessageinaBottleOnNovember30,1906,GeorgeBidderdroppedabottlefromaboatintotheNorthSea.Theweightedglassbottlesankalmosttotheseafloor,andthenitmoveslowlyfor108yearsand138days.ItsjourneyendedwhenMarianneWinklerfoundthebottlein2015.WinklerwasthenonvacationonAmrumIsland.Shepickedupthebottlewhenitwaswashedupontothebeach.Shesawapieceofpaperinside,butdidn’tbreakitopen.Shecouldtellthatthebottlewasold.Soshedidn’twanttodamageit.Finallyshegotthepieceofpaperoutofthebottle.Shefoundthatthepaperwasactuallyapostcard.Onthebackofthecardtherewasthismessage:TheMarineBiologicalAssociation（海洋生物学协会）wouldpayashilling（先令）forthebottle.AshillingwasaunitofmoneythatwasusedinGreatBritainbeforetheearly1970s.Winklerfilledoutthecardandpostedit.TheassociationwassurprisedtogetapostcardaddressedtoGeorgeBidder,thepresidentoftheassociationfrom1939to1945.TheworkersoftheassociationsearchedontheInternettofindashilling.TheyfoundoneandsentittoWinklerasareward.Themessageinthebottlewastheoldesteverre-discovered.ForthisreasonMarianneWinklergotaplacein“GuinnessWorldRecords”（吉尼斯世界纪录）.Shebroketherecordfortheoldestmessageinabottle.Winkler’sbottlewasnottheonlyoneBiddersenttosea.Between1904and1906,hespentawaymorethanonethousandbottles.Heplacedpostcardsinsidethem.Thebottleswerepartofaresearchprojecttomapcurrents（洋流）intheNorthSea.Thiswasthebestmethodatthattime.Butwhethertheassociationcouldgetthebottlesbackdependedonthepeoplewhofoundthem.Theassociationreportedthatabout55percentofthebottleswerereturned.Theyaddedthattheexperimentwasasuccessasitshowedtheeast-to-westflowoftheNorthSea’scurrents.39．Howlongdidtheweightedglassbottlemoveinthesea?__________________________________________________________________40．DidMarianneWinklerfindthebottlein2015?__________________________________________________________________41．Whatwasinthebottle?__________________________________________________________________42．WhowasGeorgeBidder?__________________________________________________________________43．WhydidBidderdropbottlesintothesea?__________________________________________________________________（2015北京中考真题）BlackFridayThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursday.ThedayafterithasbeenknownasBlackFriday.Itisthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason,andithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearintheUSsince2005.MoststoresofferbigsalesonBlackFriday.Theyopentheirdoorsquiteearlyinthemorning.Theytrytoattractshopperswithbigdiscounts(打折).Someitems(商品)likeTVsandclothsaremuchcheaperthanusual.Storesmayevenlosemoneyontheseitems.Theyhopethatshopperswillbuygiftsforotherpeoplewhiletheyareinthestore.BlackFridayisagreattimetogoshopping.However,thereareproblem.Thebiggestoneisthattherearenotenoughlow-priceditems.Eachstoremayonlyhaveafew.Theseitemsareingreatneed,sopeoplestandinlonglinestogetthem.Theymaywaitthreetofourhoursbeforeastoreopens.TheymaybehopingtogetalowpriceonaTVorcomputer,butnoteverybodycangetone.Somepeopleleave,disappointed.Thesituationmakespeopleworried.SomeBlackFridayeventshavebeencrazy.Therehavebeenfightsovertoysamongshoppers.Someworkershaveevenbeenhurtbylargecrowds.ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfun.Still,ifyouplantogo,youwillexpectlargecrowdsandabitofpushing.Sowheredoesthename“BlackFriday”comefrom?ItwasfirstusedinPhiladelphiainthe1950s.ThepolicecalledthisdayBlackFridaybecauseoftheheavytrafficitcaused.Inthe1960s,storestriedtorenametheday“BigFriday”.Itdidnotstick.Thename“BlackFriday”continuedtospreadacrossthecountry.Itseemsthatitisheretostay.NowpeoplealloverthecountrytakepartinBlackFridayevents.Itisevenspreadingtootherpartsoftheworld.StoreshaveheldBlackFridayeventsintheUK,Australia,andBrazilsince2012.InMexico,storesofferaweekendofdiscountseveryyear.Theycallit“ElBuenFin”,whichmeans“thegoodweekend”inSpanish.Iguesspeopleeverywhereliketobuythingsonsale.44．IsBlackFridaythestartoftheholidayshoppingseason?_______________________________________________________45．WhatisthebiggestproblemwithBlackFriday?_______________________________________________________46．Howlongmaypeoplehavetowaitbeforeastoreopens?_______________________________________________________47．Wherewasthename“BlackFriday”firstusedinthe1950s?______________________________________________________48．WhydopeoplelikegoingshoppingonBlackFriday?______________________________________________________

参考答案1．Tokeeparecordofhisrunning.2．Heforgottoconsiderwhatheachieved.3．Buildingourconfidence.4．Feelinggoodaboutyourselfismoreimportantthanfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers.Becauseexerciseshouldimproveourqualityoflifeandfeelinggoodaboutyourselfismoremotivatingandsustainable.【导语】本文介绍了作者反思过度关注运动数据带来的负面影响，强调运动的目的是提升生活质量，而非仅仅追求数字上的进步。1．根据“Recently,Istartedtouseanapptokeeparecordofmyrunning.”可知，作者开始使用一个应用程序来记录跑步情况。故填Tokeeparecordofhisrunning.2．根据“Ibecamesofocused(专注的)onthenumbersthatIforgottoconsiderwhatIachieved.”可知，作者忘记了考虑他所取得的。故填Heforgottoconsiderwhatheachieved.3．根据“Weshouldexerciseforthepurposeofbuildingourconfidence.”可知，我们应该为了建立我们的信心而锻炼。故填Buildingourconfidence.4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。例如，自我感觉良好比数字感觉良好更重要。锻炼可以提高我们的生活质量。自我感觉良好更有动力，也更持久。故填Feelinggoodaboutyourselfismoreimportantthanfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers.Becauseexerciseshouldimproveourqualityoflifeandfeelinggoodaboutyourselfismoremotivatingandsustainable.5．Thefearofmissingoutsomethingimportant.6．Afterthreeweeks.7．Stayawayfromthephoneforaslongaspossible.8．Yes,I’dliketo.BecauseIals