八年级下册英语阅读还原50题含答案

八年级下册英语阅读还原50题含答案

一、阅读还原5选5

阅读短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

AColorfulMan

Mr.Tuckertalkedaboutcolorsallday.Helikedtolookforallthedifferentcolorsinhis

garden.Oneafternoon,hiswifesaid,“Canyoupleasegotothestore?ineedtomake

dinner!?M

Whenhewalkedbackhome,Mrs.Tuckernoticedthesadlookonhisface.

"What'swrong?”sheaskedhim.“1”

“No,nothinghappened.IfeltalittlesadwhenIleftit.^^Mr.Tuckeranswered.

"Why?"hiswifeasked.uItseemsthatyouhadfunthere.Relax!Don'tbesoworried.

Arcyouhungry?2"

“Ididhavefuninthestore."Mr.Tuckersaid.iklliketostaytherelonger,it'ssofullof

color.”

“Oh,Isee,“Mrs.Tuckersaid."Well,followme.3Theyareyourfavourite.”

Thenextday,Mr.Tuckerwasonhisusualmorningwalkaroundthetown."Morning.”

hegreetedtoMr.Brown.

“Mr.Tuckcr?^^Mr.Brownanswered.4tMyfamilyismovingoutofthistown,andIneed

someonetotakecareofmyshop.4Wouldyouliketogiveusahand?^^

Mr.Tuckerwashappyaboutthejobbuthewasn'tsurewhy.441wouldliketohelp,but

whyamIthebestperson?”

Mr.Brownlaughed.''Becauseit'sapaint（颜料）shop!5Mr.Tuckerwas

excited."I'lltakegoodcareofit!”

Mr.Tuckerkeptthepaintshopopenfortwentymoreyears,andtalkedaboutcolors

everyday.

A.Didsomethinghappenatthestore?

B.You'rethebestpersonforthejob.

C.Look,howredthese:omatocsarc!

D.Youknowallthecolorsintheshop!

E.Wc'rcgoingtohavedinnersoon.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Whenyoufirstvisitabigcity,maybeit'seasytoloseyourway.Butyoudon'tneedto

worry.6thefollowingthingscanhelpyoufindyourway.

Install（安装）amapapponyourphone.7.Youcanuseane-map.Itcanshow

yourtherightway.

Usecar-hailingapps（叫车软件）.Somecar-hailingapps,likeDiDiandUber,arc

becomingpopular.8.Youcancallacareasilyontheseappswithyourphone.Usually

thecarsarecleanandthedriversarefriendly.

Ataxiisalsoagoodhelper.9.Theycanhelpyougetwhereyouwanttogo.

10.Youcanalwaysfindtheminthestreets,especially^匕其）atthecrossings.It's

agoodideatoaskthemfbrhelpwhenyouloseyourway.

A.Yourphonehelpsyouagain

B.Taxidriversusuallyknowmanyplaceswell

C.Ifyoureallygetlost

D.Remembertoaskthetrafficpolicemenfbrhelp

E.Youdon'thavetobuyapapermap

Beforeyoureadthisstory,let'slookataChinesesentence:“研表究明,汉字序顺并不

定——影阅响读。“11Youmightnotrealizeit,butyourbraincanreadandunderstand

mostsentences,evenwhenthewordsareinthewrongorder.

Thismayhavesomethingtodowithpsychology（心'理学）.Whenwefirstlearnhowto

read,wereadwordbyword.12Peoplecanreadfivetosixwordsatonetime.Also,as

experiencedreaders,wetakethethingswe'refamiliarwithfbrgranted.Wedon'tpayas

muchattentiontosmalldetails,suchaswordorder.

Therefore,whenwereadthesentenceatthebeginningofthisarticle,thecontentwas

familiartous.Sowereadi（（hewaywe（hinkitshouldbeinourmemory,withall（hewords

intherightorder.]3Weassumethepersonisagirlwithouttakingacloserlook.

14Readthefollowingsentence:"Thisisbcuseaethehuamnmniddeosnotraed

erveyItctcrbyistlcf,buttheworda'sawlohc.^^

Itisbelievedthathumansrememberthemeaningsofwordsmostlybytheirshapeand

layout（布局），ratherthantheorderoftheletters.

15Wecannotread（hemasquicklyandefficientlyaswereadnonnaltext.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通

顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上

A.Thiscanbealsoseeninmanyotherlanguages,suchasEnglish.

B.Didyounoticethatsomecharactersareinthewrongorder?

C.Butwhenwebecomeexperienced,wereadphrasesardsentences.

D.However,thesesentencescancauseproblems.

E.Thisislikewhenweseeapersonwithlonghair.

阅读短文，从文后A〜E五个选项中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短文内容完整，正

确。

Ifyourfamilyreuniononlylaststhreeminutes,whatwillyoudo?AspecialChinese

NewYearstorywasshotbyasmartphonethesedays.16Ithas37millionviewson

Weibo.

17Itfocusesonamotherwhohastoworkaboardatrainduringtheholiday.The

trainmakesathree-minutestopinhertown.18Astheclockticks,theboyreciteshis

mathtables,toshowhowhardhe'sbeenworkingwhenshewasaway.

TrainsandtravelarcaforeverthemeofadsduringtheSpringFestival,withamadrush

ofpeoplereturningtotheirhometowns.19Thefilmmakesanefforttohonorthe

peoplewhoworkthrough（heholidaytomakeitpossibleforeveryoneelsetoseetheir

families.

It'safilmaboutthepowerofthesmartphone.20Inthemovie,peopleare

chatting,laughing,andsharingfoodtogetheronboardthetrain.

A.Thesmartphonecompanyisjoiningthatthemeandaddingasocialmessagetoo.

B.Thatmeansshehasthreeminutestomeetwithherson.

C.Thefilmisbasedonatruestory.

D.Thefilm,called“ThreeMinutes“，hasbeenahitinChina.

E.However,youdon'tseeanyphonesatall.

Doyousmellthefragrance（香味）ofzon^ziintheair?21Itisonthefifthdayof

thefifthmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Thisyear,itfallsonJune6th.

Ealingzongziisoneofthemostinterestingcustomsforthisday.22Qulovedhis

countryChuverymuch.WhenQinbeatChu,QukilledhimselfbyjumpingintotheMiluo

River.SopeoplethrewzongziintotherivertofeedthefishandkeepthefishawayfromQu's

body.

Today,somepeople,especiallytheelderly,likecookingzongziathome.23

Whenthefragranceoftheleavesgetsintotherice,zongziisreadytoeat.Ofcourse,youcan

alsobuyzongziatthesupermarket.

24Theraceisveryexciting.Theracersrow(划船)quicklywhileshoutingloudly.

TheDrummerontheboatbeatsthedrumheatedlytoencouragetheracers.Otherpeoplealso

getexcited.Theycheerontheracersandevensingdragonboatsongs.

Usually,adragonbeatis20to30meterslong.And30to50racerssitoneachboat.Bat

onedragonboatinGuizhouis77.8meterslong!Anditcanhold180people.Overl,(X)0

strongmenareneededtoputitintotheriver.25ItmaybeaGuinnessWorldRecord

oneday.

A.Dragonboatracesarealsoimportanttothefestival.

B.Theyputsomericeintobambooleaves,(ieitandthenboilit.

C.Thisboatismuchlongerthantheworld'slongestdragonboat.

D.ThetraditionalChinesefestivalDragonBoatFestivaliscoming.

E.ItistorememberQuYuan.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短

文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

Anapisashortperiodofsleeptypicallytakenintheafternoon,whichisanimportant

partofmanydifferentculturesthroughouttheworld.26

•Giveyourbrainenergy

ANASA-fundedstudyonastronautsfoundthatnapsuptotwoandahalfhourslong

improvedworkingmemoryperformance.27Soyouwillfocusattentionmore

easilyononetaskwhileholdingothertasksinmemory.

・28

Takinganaponceortwiceaweekcouldlowertheriskofheartattacksorstrokes,

accordingtoa2019studypublishedinthejournalHeart.Theresearchersfoundthatthose

whotakesnapregularlywere48%lesslikelythanthosewhodidn'tnaptoexperienceaheart

attack,strokeorheartfailure.

•Helpyougetintoshape

A2020studyfocusingonwomenfoundthelessthewomensleep,themorelikelythey

weretochoosesomefoodwithlotsofsugar,fatandcaffeine.29Thefindingswere

importantbecausewomenarcathighriskforobesityandsleepdisorders,theresearchers

said,whichcanbothbedrivenbyahighamountoffood.

•Improveyourcreativity

30Therightsideisrelatedwithcreativetasks,suchasimaginationand

thinking,whiletheleftismoreanalytic（分析的）.InaJanuary2020studyof2,214Chinese

adults,participantswhotookafternoonnapsforfiveminutestotwohoursshowedbetter

mentalabilitythanthosewhodidn'tnap.

A.Lowerriskforheartproblems.

B.Alackofgoodsleepcouldalsoleadtoovereating.

C.Therightsideofyourbrainmightexperienceamentalinspirationduringanap.

D.Studieshaveshowntliattherearcmanyadvantagesyoucangetfromit.

E.Takinganapmaymakeyoumorewatchfulrightafteryouwakeup.

A:Hi.Jack,Summerholidayiscoming.31

B:Yes,myparentsandIplantotravelabroad.

A:Cool!32

B:Wchaven'tdecidedyet.MyparentswanttogotoFrance,butIwanttogotoBritain.

A:Yeah,that'saproblem.Wha（abouttravellingtobothplacesatatime?

B:Isitpossible?

A:Well,youmusthaveenoughtime.33

B:Itdepends,butnomorethanfivedays.

A:Allright,It'slongenoughforafantastictour.YoucanflytoParisfirst,andstaytherefor

twodays.ThenyoucantaketheunderseatrainfromParistoLondon.Itonlytakesashort

time.

B:34

A:I'msurethatwillbeagoodjourney.Enjoyyourself.

B:Thanks.35

A.Oh,Ithinkitisareallygoodidea.

B.Iwishyouagreatsummerholiday,too.

C.Wheredoyouplantogo?

D.Howlongwillyouplanlospendonthetrip?

E.Haveyougotanyplansfortheholiday?

Asweallknow,the2022WinterOlympicswasheldinBeijing,China.TheWinter

OlympicsarealsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.36Thefirststampsmarkingthe

openingcameoutonJanuary25,1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.

37

Duringthe4thWhiteOlympics,asetofstampswerepublishedinGermanyin

November1936.38ItwasthefirsttimethatthefiveOlympicsringsappearedon

stampscelebrating(heWhiteOlympics.

Inthe1950s,thestampsbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhileOlympicsarrived,the

hostcountries(东道国)aswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthe

Games.39ChinesesportsmenbegantotakepanintheWhiteOlympicsatthat

time.

China,Japan,KoreaarcAsiancountriesthathaveheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether

14,500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.

Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.40Peoplecan

shareandmemorize(hebeautifultimeabouttheWhiteOlympicGames.

阅读短文，从A〜E中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

A.TheliveOlympicsringsweredrawnon(hefromofthesportswear.

B.Atthistime,manycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.

C.ChinaalsopublishedthefourstampsinFebruary1980.

D.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.

E.Fromthenon,publishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearule.

Thismorning,Iwentcamping（里予营）inGreenNaturalParkwithmyfriends.41

Wewereexpectingawonderfultwo-dayholiday.Ontheway,wekeptsingingandmaking

jokes.

However,intheafternoon,whenwefinishedourpicnicatoneo'clock,itwasdarkand

windy.42Unluckily,noneofusbroughtanumbrella.Wcranaboutbutwccouldfind

noplacetohide（躲）.

Twentyminutespassedanditwasstillraining.Therewerehourstogobeforewegotto

thecampsite（野营地）.43

Wehadtomakeaquickdecisionasitwasrainingheavily.Chrissaidwecouldsetupa

tenttohidein,soMaryandTomhelpedtosetupthetent.44Butwewerenotable（o

lightthefire,aseverythingwaswet.Wedriedourselves,chattedandwaitedinsidethetent.

Ataboutfiveo'clock,itstoppedraining.45

Thiscampingtripmaynotbeverysuccessfulbutweknoweachotherbetter.Andthe

mostimportantthingIlearnedfromthistripistheimportanceoflearnspirit.

A.Soon,therewasashower.

B.Itwasevenworsethatwelostourway!

C.Wewerehappybecauseitwasasunnyday.

D.ChrisandItriedtomakeafire（okeepuswarm.

E.Wedecidedtogiveupthecampingtripbecauseallofuswereverytired.

Ican'timaginegoingtoBeijingwithoutvisitingthePalaceMuseumorgoingtoLondon

withoutvisitingtheBritishMuseum.It'snecessaryfbrustovisitthelocalfamousmuseums

wheneverwegotoanewplace.46

Firstofall,visitingamuseumiseducational.47Whenyouvisitamuseum,the

thingsyouseetherewillbeinyourmindforalongtime.Itisquitedifferentfromreadinga

bookorwatchingTV.IstillremembervisitingthePalaceMuseumlastyear.Itwasan

amazinglyeducationalvisit,andeverythingisclearinmymindnow.

48Peoplecanlearnalotaboutthecountrytheyvisitbyvisitingitsmuseums.

Youcanknowaboutthehistoryofthecountry,（hemusictheypreferorthefamouspeopleof

（henation.Whenyouvisitamuseum,youcangetkindsofculturalinformationaboutthe

countrythatyoucan'tgeteasilyfrombooks.

Moreover,visitingamuseumisver>'interesting.Watchingthingsthatareoverfour

thousandyearsoldorenjoyingsomewonderfulpaintingsinamuseumisagreatexperience.

Whilevisitingamuseum,youliveinaworldfullofwondsrs.49Youcan'tget

（hisfeelinganywhereelse.

50Sowhenyougotoanynewplace,makesuretovisitthemuseumsthere,or

youwillmissalot.

根据短文内容，将下列方格内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺（每个

选项只能用一次）

A.Also,itisaculturalexperience.

B.Manypeoplevisitmuseumstogetknowledge.

C.Therearcatleastthreereasonsforvisitingamuseum.

D.Allinall,visitingmuseumsiseducational,culturalandfunaswell.

E.Youwillfeelveryexcitedaboutthesevaluablethings.

从A—E五个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短乂内容完整、正确。

Wushu,alsoknownasChineseKungfu,willmakeitsfirstappearanceasanofficial（正

式的）sportatthe4thYouthOlympicGamesin2022.51

TheIWUFmadeapplications（申请）totheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）

in2001,2008and2011,butfailed.52Thethirdapplicationmadeittothefinal

voting（投票）bulmissedoulonceagain.

Overtheyears,boththeIWUFandChineseWushuAssociation（CWA）havedonea

lottomakeprogresswithstrongsupportfromtheGeneralAdministrationofSportofChina

（国家体育总局）.TheAdministrationofferstechnicalsupport,oftensendingexpertsor

teacherstohelptheirWushu（rainingcamps.53

Everyyear,manylocalWushugroupsaresentabroadtoputonWushushows,tryingto

improvetheinfluenceofWushuinforeigncountries.54Studiesshowthat,today

about120millionpeopleareinterestedinWushuaroundtaeworld.

Finally,ChinagotWushuacceptedasanofficialOlympicsportinJanuary,2020,which

helpstomakeitmoreinternational.

55They'remen'sandwomen'sChangquanandmen'sandwomen'sTaijiquan.

A.Thefirsttwoapplicationswererefusedattheverybeginning.

B.Atotalof48athletes（运动员）fromacrosstheworldwillcompeteinfourWushu

events.

C.It'sabreakthrough（突破）fortheInternationalWushuFederation（IWUF）.

D.ItalsoprovidesagreatdealofWushuequipment（设备）forfree.

E.Throughtheirefforts,Wushuhasbecomeincreasinglypopularacrosstheworld.

Manypeoplemayenjoytravellingbyair.butfewlikeairlinefood.Airlineshavealways

triedtoimprovethefoodqualityandthetasteinordertoattractmoretravelers.56

Accordingtosomerecentscientificresearches,apartofthereasonisthatathighaltitude（海

拔），wecan'tactuallytastethingswellaswedoontheground.

Scientistshavefoundthatevenbeforeaplanetakeseff,57Astheplaneclimbs,

theairpressurechangesandournosesbecomemoreandmoresenseless.Whentheplane

goes35.000feethigh,58Theyhelpexplainwhythetomatojuiceonairplanestastes

farlesssourintheairthanitdocsdownontheground.59Otherwise,thefoodwould

betasteless.Astronautsalsohavetodowiththisproblemontheirjourneysforsimilar

reasons.60Thestudiesaregoingon!Wearelookingforwardtoanyimprovements.

A.thenosenolongerknowsjustlikebeingbitten（咬）byasnake.

B.Howtosolvethisprcblem?

C.theairinsidetheplanedriesoutthenose.

D.Gettingsomethingtastyintheairislikeadream（othetravelers.

E.Italsohelpstoexplainwhyairlinesliketohavesaltyandspicy（辛辣的）foodbetter.

阅读短文及A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项

编号涂黑。

Tea,coffeeandcocoaarethreemajordrinksallovertheworld.61Teahasa

historyofover4,000yearsandChinaisthehomeoftea.InancientChina,teawasusedasa

kindofmedicine,whilenowadayspeopledrinkiteveryday.

ThewordforteainmanydifferentlanguagescamefromChineselike“tea”inEnglish;

"cha'i"inRussian.62

Overthepastcenturies,Chinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirspecialleaculture,which

includesteaplanting,teamaking,leadrinkingandsoon.

63WhenweusethewordsUkungfii'',wearenottakingaboutfighting.

Instead,4'kungfU"means"work"or"skill”.Kungfuteatakesworkandskilltomake.Itis

notassimpleasjustputtingteainateapotwithsomehotwater.

First,wepulhotwaterintotheteapot.Thenweempty(heteapot.64Next,v/e

pultealeavesintotheteapotandputhotwaterintotheteapotagain.Thenwepourthehot

waterintotheteacups.65Finally,weputhotwaterintotheteapotathirdtime,and

wait.Atthesametime,thehotwaterisemptiedfromtheteacups.Thenwepourtheteainto

them.

Everyonethenpicksuptheirteacups,andenjoysthelovelysmelloftheteabefore

drinkingit.

A.Today;wcarcgoingtomakeChinesekungfutea.

B.Thiswashesthetealeaves,andwarmstheteacups.

C.AndtheJapanesewordforteaiswrittenexactlythesameasitisinChinese.

D.However,teaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.

E.Thisisimportant,forwewanttowarmtheteapotbeforewemakeourtea.

Haveyouevermetsomeonewho“lookslike”iheirname?66Scientistsare

suggestingthathumansarelikelytoconnectpeople'snameswiththeirlooksandcaneven

guesssomeone'snamebasedonhowtheylook.

ResearchersattheIlebrewUniversityinIsraelcollectedthousandsofphotosofpeople's

faces.67Then,theyaskedvolunteerstoguesswhichofthefournameswascorrect.

68Itseemsthatcertainthingscangivehumansinformationaboutsomeone's

name,Reader'sDigestreported.

69Volunteerswerealsonotasgoodatguessingtherealnamesofpeoplewho

usejokenames.Thisshowsthataperson'sappearanceischangedbytheirnameonlyifthey

useitoften.

Studiesbeforehaveshownihalgender(性别)andracestereotypes(刻板印象)can

changeaperson'sappearance.Theresearchersbelievetherearcalsosimilarstereotypesabout

names.Forexample,peopletendtothinkthatmennamedBobshouldhaverounderfaces

becausetheworditselflooksround.7()Theyexpectthemtobeattractivejustlike

theflower(heyarenamedfbr.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通

顺、内容完整。

A.Thevolunteerswereabletoguesstherightname38%ofthetime.

B.PeoplemaythinkthatwomennamedRosearebeautiful.

C.However,thisonlyworkswhenwe'relookingatnameswithinourownculture.

D.Whatdocsthismean,exactly?

E.Theymarkedeachphotowithfournames.

阅读下面短文内容，从亚文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使

用一次。

LinaBellhasbecomepopularonChinesesocialmediaplatforms.Aftermakingherdebut

（初次露面）atShanghaiDisneylandResort,71.

WhoisLinaBell?

ThebackstorygoesthatwhilerunningafterbutterflieswithhisdearfriendMickey

Mouse,Duffygotseparatedandlosthisway.LinaBelldiscoveredDuffyaloneintheforest

andofferedtohelphimfindhiswayback.72.

LinaBell'ssouvenirs侈己念品）atShanghaiDisneyareveryhot.Theyselloutveryfast,

73.Forexample,amid-sizedLinaBell,whichsellsfor219yuan,nowcostsas

muchas888yuan.OnTaobaoandJD.com,LinaBellrelatedproducts—includingphone

cases,hairbands,watercupsandbags-havebecomebestsellers.

However,74.

“Myeverydayanxietyiscuredafterwatchinghervideos.75.1didn'tbelieve

anyonecouldloveacartconcharacterthatmuch,butaftermeetingLinaBell,allIcanthink

aboutisthelittlepinkfbx,“aweibousersaid.

Areyouexcited（omeetLinaBell?

A.Then,LinaBellwasgiftedwithaflower

B.andsometimesyoucouldonlybuyfromsecond-handshoppingplatformsathighprices

C.（hetopicofLinaBellhasbeenreadover350milliontimesonSinaWeibo

D.Itreallybringsmegreatjoyandsatisfaction

E.LinaBellbecamepopularnotonlybecauseofhercutelooks,butalsobecauseofher

likeablepersonality（个性）

Storytelling

Storytellinghascaughtthehumanimaginationforthousandsofyears.People

everywherehavetoldstoriestoamuse,toteach,toremember,andjusttopassthetime.

Peoplestartedtellingstorieslongbeforewritingwasinvented.76Butpeopleallover

(heworldstilltelloneanotherstoriesoutloud.Apersonwhocantellagoodstorynearly

alwaysfindslisteners.

Beforepeopledevelopedwriting,storytellingwasthemostimportantwaytopassalong

information.Anythingaculturewantedtoprotect—itsbeliefs,itshistory,anditstraditions—

hadtobetoldoutloud.Eachgenerationwouldtellthecukurc'sstoriestothenext.77

Knowledgepassedonin(hismethodiscalledthespokentradition.Evenculturesthatknow

howtowritestillpassalongsomeinformationinthisway.

78Inothercalluresonlyspecialstorytellersweretrustedtodothisimportantjob.

Aculture'sbeststorytellershadgoodmemories.Theycouldalsomakethestoriesvery

interesting,sopeoplewouldlistenandrememberthem.Sometimespeoplewouldsingthe

storiesortellthemintheformofpoems.79

However,storiestoldaloudchangeovertimeasdifferentpeopletellthem.Astoryteller

mightchangeastoryinordertomakeitbetter.Oratellermaysimplynotrememberallthe

detailsofastory.Unlikewrittenstories,(hespokentraditionisnotcreatedbyanyoneperson.

80Sometimes(hestoriesarecollectedandwrittendownlongafter(heyhavebeen

created.

A.In(hiswaythestorieswerepassedalong.

B.Insomecultureseveryonewouldpassalongthestories.

C.Songsandpoemscanbothmakestorieseasiertoremember.

D.Instead,awholeculturehelpsshapethechangingstoriesthroughouthistory.

E.Todaystoriesarcalscwrittendowninbooksandactedoutinmovies,TVshows,and

plays.

Researchsuggeststhattheseatyouchooseintheclassroomsaysalotaboutyouand

yourpersonality(个性).Formorethanseventyyears,researchersandteachershavestudied

thelinkbetweentheplacewherestudentschoosetositinclassandwhattheyarelikeas

peopleandlearners.81Haveyoueverreallythoughtaboutthereasonsforyour

decision?

Peopleoftenthinkthatstudentswhositatthebackarelazy.Butisthisreallytrue?Well,

someresearcherssayitisnot.Infact,shystudentsoftenchoosethebackrowbecauseitisfar

awayfromtheteacherandtheydon'twanttoanswerquestions.Attheback,students

probablywon'tspeakmuch,butinbigclassrooms,itcanbehardtoseetheboardandhear

whattheteacherissaying.82Forstudentswithpooreyesightorhearing,aseatat

（hebackoftheclassroomisnotagoodchoice.

Studentswhositatthesideoftheclassroomarenormallyinterestedinclass.However,

theylikewatchingandlisteningratherthanjoiningin.83Nexttimeyoumissa

class,borrownotesfromsomeonewhositshere.Onthesidesoftheclassroomyouwill

generallyfindmodesl（谦虚的）andthoughtfulpeople.Thesepeopleusuallygetgoodgrades

inschoolandareinterestedinlearning.

84Thenthestatistics（统计数）sayyouprobablylikeyourteacher.You

probablyalsohaveagoodrelationshipwithyourclassmates.Caring,outgoing,andcheerful

peopleusuallysitinthemiddle.Theyarenormallyseriousaboutlearningandfeel

disappointedwithlowgradesontestsandexams.

Youprobablysitrightatthefrontoftheclassifyou'relongingfbrknowledge.

85Andtheyareoftenveryinterestedinthesubject.Theywanttobeinthebest

placetoseeandheareverythingtheteacherdoesandsays.Theonlyproblemwithsittinghere

isthatitcanbedifficulttoseeandhearwhatotherstudentsdoandsayinclass.So,ifyou

reallywanttohearwhateveryonesaysinclass,chooseadifferentplacetosit.

A.Wheredoyouusuallydecidetosit?

B.Doyousitinthemiddleoftheclassroom?

C.Thesestudentsareusuallyalsoverygoodattakingnotes.

D.Studentswhosithereusuallywanttodiscussthingswiththeteacher.

E.Thiscouldbethereasonwhystudentswhosithereoftengetlowergradesontestsand

exams.

Closefriends,thinkalike?

"What!You,too?IbelievedIwastheonlyone."Haveyoueversaidsomethinglikethis

tosomeone?86

Itseemsthatsimilarityoftenhelpsformfriendship.TheGreekthinkerAristotleonce

said,"Peopleregardfriendshipasamatterofsimilarity;theysay（hatwelovethosewhoare

likeourselves."87ScientistsfromUniversityofCaliforniasaidfriendshave

similarbehaviors,ScientificAmericanreported.

Thescientistsinvited42universitystudentstotakepartinatest.Eachstudentwatched

thesamesetofvideos,whichincludedacomedy,adiscussionandasoccermatch.

88Accordingtotheirscans,friendswhowatchedthesamevideoreactedin

similarways.Similarpansof（heirbrainslitupwhilewatchingthevideos,especiallyparts

thatareconnectedwithmotivation（动机）,learningandmemory.89

"Seeingone'sfriendshavesimilarbehaviorswillreinforce（强化）one'sownvalues,

opinions,andinterests,"leadscientistCarolynParkinsontoldBusinessInsider.90

ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeipzig,Germany,foundthatfriendshipisalsobasedon

howphysicallycloseyouaretosomeone.Thescientistsdidatestwithfirst-yearcollege

studentsthefirsttimetheymetinclass.Inthistest,studentswhosatinneighboringseats

weremorelikelytobecomefriends.

根据短文内容，把A-E五个句子填入空缺处，使短文内容完整，正确，内容完整。

A.Now,thereissomesciencebehindthisidea.

B.Ifso,youmayhaveendedupbecomingfriendswiththisperson.

C.However,peoplewhoweren'tfriendshaddifferentreactionstothesamevideos.

D.Butbrainsimilarityisnottheonlythingthatcanresultinfriendship.

E.Atthesametime,scientistsscannedtheirbrainsandrecordedtheirbrainactivity.

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