2021北京十二区初三二模英语汇编：阅读理解（教师版）

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2021北京十二区初三二模英语汇编：阅读理解
2021昌平二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分)
A
Which will you take part in?
Here is a guide to the largest and. most popular yearly cultural celebrations in different places. Maybe you will be interested in some of them.

Alice’s Day Festival, Oxford, England
Each year on the first Saturday of July, Mad hatters can join the festivities celebrating Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in Oxford. Dress up as favorite characters, take a walk through the story’s history, and feel the city that inspired Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s tale.

Smithsonian Folk Life Festival, Washington D.C, America
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month - a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the US. It shows Asian art and culture with live performances by musicians and artists, Pan-Asian food, Kung Fu and lion dance, cultural displays, and interactive activities.

Stockholm Folk Festival, Sweden
It is celebrated in early August for four days. It is celebrated in a very grand and obvious way for music lovers. The beautiful settings add to the perfect atmosphere to the music festival. Many professional musicians from every part of the world display their unique talent in folk as well as world music.

International Garden Festival , Château Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
The Festival began in 1992 and has become a key part of the gardening calendar. Garden designers from the world compete to design gardens in the castle. Each year there is a different theme. During the summer (1 July to 31 August) the gardens can be visited in the evening and you can take a candle tour at night.
21. You can celebrate Alice’s Day Festival in________.
A. England B. America C. Sweden D. France
22. If you’re interested in Asian culture, you may go to ________.
A. Alice’s Day Festival B. Smithsonian Folk Life Festival
C. Stockholm Folk Festival D. International Garden Festival
23. ________ will probably enjoy Stockholm Folk Festival a lot in Sweden.
A. Story lovers B. Garden lovers C. Kung Fu lovers D. Music lovers
B
Our class teacher was on leave. He taught us Maths. I being the monitor of the class went to see the headmaster asking for some teacher to our class. The headmaster told me that many teachers were on leave on that day so it was not possible for him to send any teacher to our class. He asked me instead to keep the class busy and do some teaching. It was the order of the headmaster and I had to take the “job”.
Our class is considered to be the best class in the school. Many a time we have won the flags of cleanliness, discipline ( 秩序), studies and sports. The students are very much well-behaved. It was these advantages of the class that gave me some confidence to face my classmates as a teacher though I was one of them. I decided to do with the homework assigned by the teacher the day before. I asked the students to show me their homework. They readily showed me their notebooks. I marked one sign on them for checking.
After checking all of the homework I found that many students had not done the complete homework. They had found some questions difficult and had been unable to solve them. I took up those difficult questions one by one. I had done all the questions and knew them well. I solved them on the blackboard for those who had not been able to do them. The class was very much cooperative and they were very happy. They asked me to give them more questions to solve for the next day. I gave them five more sums of the same exercise as homework. The period came to an end. I was happy that I had successfully managed the class without my teacher.
I guess that day was the best day of my life…
24. Why did the headmaster ask the writer to manage the class？
A. Because many teachers left the school.
B. Because many teachers were on leave.
C. Because the writer wanted to teach others.
D. Because the writer was asked to do that.
25. What does the writer think of his “job”?
A. Busy. B. Noisy. C. Successful. D. Difficult.
26. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The writer’s opinions of being a class monitor.
B. The writer’s opinions of being a class teacher.
C. The writer’s experiences of being a class monitor.
D. The writer’s experiences of being a class teacher.
C
With people in the whole world suffering from the COVID-19 breakout, immunity (免疫力) draws everyone’s attention.
Immunity helps animals fight against harmful things. When cells and organs in the body work together to offer immunity, they form the immune system. To an animal’s body, the immune system is just like the army to a country.
All animals have an immune system that fits their living environment. However, different animals have different immune systems that offer different levels of immunity. Some animals have a more developed immune system than others.
A research about bats shows that they carry more than 60 viruses ( 病毒) within their bodies, including the world’s deadliest viruses such as Ebola and SARS. But they don’t show any signs of disease. Why?
According to the researchers, when bats fly, their body temperature can reach as high as 40℃. This kills most of the viruses, keeping the bats safe from infection (感染). At the same time, bats have very special immune systems, which allow them to live with many viruses and do better in fighting them. This means if the same virus infects a bat and a human, a human will likely catch a disease, while a bat can remain uninfected and perfectly healthy. Besides bats, other wild animals like snakes also have their own immune systems to protect themselves from infection.
Another interesting study reported that the crocodile serum (血清) had stronger effects in fighting against deadly viruses than human serum. This shows that the immunity of a crocodile protects them more, as compared to a human. Scientists are now studying with all their effort to find new ways to fight against different kinds of viruses.
In conclusion, some animals do have a more developed immune system than others. This is because each kind of animal faces different challenges in their life, which causes their immune systems to fit in different conditions and keep living in very specific ways that are best for their life.
27. From the research about bats, we know that ______________.
A. bats carry lots of deadliest viruses and show many signs of disease
B. bats can remain uninfected by the same virus which infected a human
C. bats’ special immune systems allow them to produce more viruses
D. bats’ low body temperature kills the viruses and keeps them safe
28. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Immunity can help humans fight against most viruses in nature.
B. More developed immune systems offer similar levels of immunity.
C. Different challenges cause the animal immune systems to differ for living.
D. The immunity of a crocodile is much better than that of humans and bats.
29. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Are some animals having a more developed immune system?
B. Are some animals facing more challenges in immunity?
C. Can some animals produce most of the viruses themselves?
D. Can some animals take away the viruses while travelling?
D
From driver-less cars to voice control in homes, AI (人工智能) has developed so fast. “AI is going to change the world more than anything in the history of mankind. More than electricity.” said AI expert Dr. Kai-Fu Lee. That’s true. According to a research by scientists at the University of Oxford, AI will be better than humans at translating languages by 2024, writing school essays by 2026, selling things by 2031, writing a bestselling book by 2049, and treating diseases by 2053. In the next few years, AI will become an important part in our lives.
These are just a few examples of how AI will change the future. But wait, what about jobs? Will they steal our jobs in the future?
“AI will take our jobs!” is the most common fear. In fact, with AI automating (自动操作) all kinds of work, we can think of a more comfortable future for ourselves with millions of new job chances. According to a report on the Future of Jobs by World Economic Forum, AI will create 58 million new AI jobs by 2022. There is an excellent chance that AI will replace humans in most of the mental tasks by 2030. However, that does not mean it will take away jobs. Taking India as an example, the Indian AI industry doubled in size in 2019 compared to the year before. In just one year, three times more companies are working on AI-based projects and this is likely to continue. India almost doubled its AI engineers in 2019 (from 40,000 in 2018 to 72,000 in 2019) but still faces a talent shortage. Top technology companies are in a race to implement AI in our day to day lives – which will lead us to a really exciting AI future.
AI Future is coming – coming soon! And there will be more new jobs in the AI industry. Do you want to be a part of this fourth industrial revolution (革命)? Will you upgrade your skills to stay ahead or will you remain still and slow in the industry? The choice remains with you. With the process of education and training, now is the time to prepare for the age of AI.
30. According to the passage, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee thinks that AI will ___________.
A. change a lot more than electricity
B. change anything in the human history
C. change the world more than electricity
D. change the long history of electricity
31. What might be included in the report of the Future of Jobs by World Economic Forum?
A. Explanations about job chances. B. Explanations about job shortage.
C. Job races in many large companies. D. Job races in some big countries.
32. The word “implement” in Paragraph 3 probably means “__________”.
A. search B. control C. compare D. realize
33. The writer probably agrees that _________.
A. many people want to upgrade skills to protect AI
B. most people remain still and slow in the AI industry
C. the fourth industrial revolution is a part of AI Future
D. AI will create more new jobs instead of stealing them
2021朝阳二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Games
Users’ Opinions

FIFA
This is a great game! It has many famous football players. You can choose different teams and have completely different games. I wish the designs and the sound effects were a bit clearer.

Crazy Racing
It’s my favourite! Super designs and lots of ways of car driving game. And love the two drivers! But the sound effects need to be improved!

Robot Rabbit
The rabbit is nice. It looks like a kid’s dancing game, but it’s actually very challenging. I don’t like many of the designs, but the music and sound effects are really good.

Megalift Man
The character’s OK, but what he does isn’t very interesting. I soon get bored with the action game. It is too easy. But the music is really nice!
21. Which game will you choose if you like playing football?
A.FIFA. B. Robot Rabbit. C. Megalift Man. D. Crazy Racing.
22.Crazy Racing is probably a(n)______.
A. action game B. dancing game
C. football game D. car driving game
23. Users enjoy the music in______.
A. FIFA and Crazy Racing B. Robot Rabbit and Megalift Man
C. FIFA and Robot Rabbit D. Crazy Racing and Megalift Man
B
With a round face, short hair and a big nose, my dad is a hardworking worker in a factory in Beijing. He is very serious, but I know that everything he does is for the benefit of our family. He likes playing football, just like me. We always talk about football and play it together on weekends.
A few days ago, something interesting happened at home. It was a sunny Sunday and my dad didn’t go to work. After lunch, my dad was asleep and I felt a little bit bored. Suddenly, I had a funny idea. I decided to draw on my dad’s face while he was sleeping to surprise him and make him laugh.
I took four colored pens and walked into my father’s room quietly, trying not to make a sound. Then, I slowly drew on his face with my yellow, blue, red and green pens. It took me about 10 minutes to finish my dad’s “makeup”, but it didn’t wake him up.
Then I went back into the living room and pretended (假装) to watch TV. About half an hour later, my dad woke up, looked at himself in the mirror and asked me, “Am I the coolest Dad in the world?”It really made me laugh. Fathers don’t necessarily have to be serious all the time.
Now I live at school, and I really miss the little tricks I like to play on him. Fathers play important roles in our mental development. To kids, the name of father is another name for love. As the old saying goes, “A father’s love is like a mountain.”
24. What do they always do together on weekends?
A. Watch TV. B. Draw pictures. C. Play football. D. Tell stories.
25. What did the writer do when his father was asleep?
A. He woke his father up. B. He drew on his father’s face.
C. He laughed at his father. D. He gave his father colored pens.
26. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s father?
A. Serious but humorous sometimes. B. Easygoing and attractive.
C. Creative but emotional sometimes. D. Hardworking and confident.
C
At 29, Rubik created a toy that became a global(全球的)hit and an icon (象征物)of the 1980s—the Rubik’s Cube, one of the world’s most successful puzzles.
He thought of the idea in 1974, when Rubik was a professor of architecture(建筑学). In an effort to help students make out three-dimensional(三维的)problems, he tried to build a set of cubes that stayed together but could also move separately. Finally he came up with a six-sided structure with nine inter locking cubes on each side. He painted each side a different colour. But after he had twisted(扭转)it, he realized that he could not easily return it to its first state.
In the end, it took him a month to solve the problem. He realized it was more than a teaching tool—that is might be a toy with commercial potential(潜在商机).The Rubik’s Cube was born, and it is considered as an icon of logical(合逻辑的)thinking, a way of life. He patented(申请专利)his creation in 1975. By 1979, Rubik had sold 300,000, and the following year he was offered the chance to take his invention to a toy fair in New York. From there, it spread across the world, with some 100 million Rubik’s Cubes being sold in only three years(not to mention tens of millions of knock-offs that can be hardly differentiated from the real ones).Millions of global fans showed great interest in it in the early 1980s.Up to now more than 450 million have been sold.
Rubik was thankful for the widespread acceptance of his creation. Even today, people fight in global “speedcubing” competitions to shorten the record time for solving the puzzle, which now stands at 3.47 seconds.
Rubik loved puzzles as a child, and studied sculpture, architecture and the applied arts before becoming a university professor. After he got the global fame(名声),people were amazed on the fact that the man who had invented the world’s most popular toy was still in his position.
When he was asked if he thought the Cube would have been received differently if it had been created in the age of computer games and mobile phones, he answered “The Cube is between two big worlds: one is the digital(数字的)world, the other is the real one, and the Cube is on the border.”
27. Why did Rubik build a set of cubes at first?
A. To satisfy his boyish nature. B. To invent a successful puzzle.
C. To help students’ learning. D. To get himself global fame.
28. The word “knock-offs” in Paragraph 3probably means“______”.
A. copied cubes B. lovely cubes C. different cubes D. waste cubes
29. From the passage, we can know that ______.
A. Rubik’s hobby and learning experiences enabled him to create the Rubik’s Cube
B. Rubik thought his invention would be beaten by the new inventions nowadays
C. Rubik became a businessman after the Rubik’s Cube became a global hit
D. Rubik found it difficult to create the Rubik’s Cube all by himself
30. Which of the following sentences shows the Rubik’s Cube is still popular?
A. Rubik got the worldwide fame.
B. The Rubik’s Cube is an icon of creation.
C. The Rubik’s Cube may replace digital games.
D. Global “speedcubing” competitions are still held today.
D
You can understand how to speak and understand speech during your first few years of life. No one taught you how to do it. Learning to read and write took a lot more effort. Reading doesn’t come naturally to people, but most of us have learned how. Eighty-six percent of the world’s population is literate (有读写能力的), and the number has been increasing for centuries. Literacy makes it possible to make a world filled with books, websites, text messages, road signs, and more.
But the world of information is changing. Why send along letter or text when you can share photos or videos instead? Why learn from a book when you can learn from a video online or practice a skill in virtual(虚拟的)reality? Why read magazines when you can listen to podcasts(播客)?
Could a growing number of people take part in today’s world without reading or writing at all? Technology makes it possible. Most of our devices(设备)now talk to us and take spoken commands(命令). Smart cars ask where we will go and then give directions. Software can also read text aloud or turn speech into text. These interactions aren’t perfect—the software still makes silly mistakes. But it’s getting better and better. It’s possible to imagine a future world where all of our communication with our devices and each other is spoken.
But reading and writing are powerful tools. For one, most people read faster than they speak. A podcaster or audio book teller speaks at around 150 to 160 words per minute, while a strong reader can read through a text at 300 to 400 words per minute. That’s twice as fast! Research has also found that people remember more information and stay more interested when they read as compared to listening.
Learning to read also creates new connections in the brain. With the invention of reading, human beings rearranged the very organization of our brain, which in turn expanded(扩张)the ways we were able to think, which changed the intellectual evolution(智力进化)of our human beings. Would we really choose to give up that progress?
What do you think? Do you hope people keep on reading and writing, or will technology make literacy out of date?
31. From the passage, we know that ______.
A. reading can slow down the evolution of brain
B. most of the devices can react to people’s spoken orders
C. fewer and fewer people are having a chance to get educated
D. listening helps people remember more information and stay more interested
32. The writer probably agrees that______.
A. people like magazines better than podcasts
B. people are born to be able to read and write
C. the invention of smart devices can rearrange our brain
D. reading and writing are more important than listening and speaking
33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Will humans of the future rearrange the brain?
B. Will humans of the future expand the ways to think?
C. Will humans of the future know how to read and write?
D. Will humans of the future depend on the technological devices?
2021东城二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Our magazine is asking students to nominate (推荐) their teachers for Teacher of the Week！Here are four nominated teachers.

Name：Mrs. Corcoran
School：Boxgrove Primary School,Surrey
I love Mrs. Corcoran’s teaching style！If we don’t understand something, she will explain it again in a different way. This makes us feel confident to try our best. She once said, “When you listen to others, they will listen to you.” This helps the class to respect each other.
—George

Name：Ms. Tymkin
School：Hunter Magnet Elementary
Ms. Tymkin is nice to all her students. She makes everyone feel special. She is also a national coach ambassador (大使) for Girls on the Run and she uses that platform to help many girls in her community become strong and successful. I will always remember the influence she had on my life！
—Josie

Name：Mr. McHale
School：Cascadia Elementary
Mr. McHale is super funny. He keeps us happy by telling jokes and playing the guitar. He is always willing to help anywhere-at school, on the playground, and on the computer. He is my favorite teacher so far. Plus, he has a really cute dog.
—Ashlynn

Name：Mr. Bass
School：Sky View Elementary
Mr. Bass teaches social studies. He never fails to recognize students who are putting in hard work every day. As long as you are working hard, your grade will show that. For remote (远程的)learning, he gives us great activities to do that require deep research.
—Abbey
21. Who nominated Mrs. Corcoran for Teacher of the Week？
A. Ashlynn. B. George. C. Josie. D. Abbey
22. What is Ms. Tymkin like？
A. Kind. B. Funny. C. Patient. D. Smart.
23. Mr. McHale was nominated for Teacher of the Week because__________ .
A. he coaches his students in running
B. he values the students who study hard
C. he guides his students to respect each other
D. he is helpful and often keeps his students happy
B
Kellan was coaching one of the beginning soccer teams-the Falcons. It was their first practice.
“Angela, you’re supposed to be guarding the net!” Kellan called out.
“But I’m making a flower chain for you,” the girl replied.
A few moments later, Angela ran off the field to present Kellan with her gift. Angela’s teammate Jason, meanwhile, was following the slow-movement of a caterpillar (毛毛虫)in the middle of the field, while another player, Rory, was playing in a near-by pond of rainwater.
After the practice, Kellan felt really tired, as if she had run a marathon.
When she arrived home. Kellan threw herself on the couch and thought carefully about the practice. The players ran in a hundred different directions. They didn’t recognize each other’s strengths and had no idea how to work together. As she touched the flower chain still hanging around her neck, an idea slowly started taking shape in her mind.
The next day, Kellan called for her players to gather around and took out a picture. The picture showed the loops of a big chain, and each loop had a team member’s name as well as a talent written on it.
“This picture shows one way each person can help our team,” Kellan began explaining. “For example, Rory has fast speed, and Jason has sharp eyes for watching the ball.” Kellan noticed how everyone in the group slowly changed, sitting up taller and smiling as she mentioned their names and skills.
“What will happen if one loop is missing?” asked Kellan.
“The chain will fall apart, and it won’t be a chain anymore,” Angela replied.
“Exactly!” Kellan said. “In order to be a team, we need everyone to work together, like loops in a chain. It won’t be easy, but I want every person to try.”
Her players still struggled with their practice, but, for the first time, they tried to help each other. It was a start. Kellan felt a sense of satisfaction as she waved good-bye to her team at the end of the practice.
24. What was Angela doing when Kellan first coached the Falcons?
A. She was guarding the net. B. She was playing with water.
C. She was making a flower chain. D. She was watching a caterpillar.
25. Why did the players slowly change as Kellan mentioned their names and skills?
A. Because everyone realized their own importance.
B. Because they wanted to share their thoughts.
C. Because they knew they would have big fun.
D. Because everyone did well in the practice.
26. By showing the picture of a chain, Kellan wanted the kids to understand.
A. the value of winning B. the purpose of practice
C. the importance of trying D. the power of teamwork
C
Kyle Pahigian is a 10th-grade math teacher. In her class, writing is often used as a learning strategy(策略).Instead of telling her students what a polygon(多边形)is, for example, she will show them a set of polygons and a set of non-polygons, and ask them, “What differences do you see?” Students write down their answers, and then join groups to compare them. “It’s really interesting for me to read what they’ve written. It gives me a window into my students’ thinking,” she said.
A recent study shows writing is such a beneficial activity not just in subjects like history and English, but across all subjects. Professor Steve Graham examined 56 studies looking at the benefits of writing in science, social studies, and math and found that writing improved learning across all grade levels. While teachers commonly ask students to write about a topic in order to assess(评价)how well they understand the material, the process of writing also improves students’ ability to recall information, make connections between different ideas, and synthesize(合成)information in new ways.
Information is quickly forgotten if it’s not reinforced, and writing helps to strengthen students’ memories of the material they’re learning. Writing also encourages students to process information at a deeper level. “Putting thoughts on paper encourages students to assess different ideas, weigh the importance of each one and consider the order they should be presented in,” Graham writes. By doing so, students may make new connections between ideas, ones they may not have made at the beginning.
Students often believe that they understand a topic, but if they’re asked to write it down and explain it, gaps in their understanding may be shown. One effective writing strategy that Graham found was metacognitive prompting(元认知提示),in which students are asked not only to recall information but also to use what they have learned in different situations. For example, instead of simply reading about ecosystems(生态系统)in a textbook, students can write about their own effect on ecosystem by examining how much rubbish their household produces.
Many teachers of different subjects have tried using writing in their classes. Would you like to join them?
27. Why does Kyle Pahigian use writing in her class?
A. To make her class interesting.
B. To stress the importance of writing.
C. To see her students’ thinking process.
D. To help her students find answers quickly.
28. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. Why writing is effective in improving learning
B. Why writing is necessary for assessing learning.
C. How students process information at a deeper level.
D. How students make new connections between ideas.
29. Why does the writer give an example in Paragraph 4?
A. To show students prefer writing to reading.
B. To show students like to write about their own life
C. To explain metacognitive prompting is a good writing strategy.
D. To explain using knowledge in different situations is important.
D
“One day my kid didn’t know how to use a can opener. I told her we couldn’t eat anything until she found out how to use it.” John Roderick shared this story about himself and his 9-year-old daughter recently. It took his daughter six hours to open the can. Though his daughter shouted “I hate you”, Roderick didn’t help. Roderick said this sink-or-swim method would let his daughter learn to care for herself.
Too often, it seems that parents are either very strict with kids or endlessly rescuing(救援)them. But there’s a middle ground. Parents can keep a close connection with their kids while also encouraging them to be capable(有能力的)and independent.
Patrick Ishizuka, a researcher from Cornell University, reports that some parents these days are fans of “intensive parenting” which is seen as an opportunity to undertake a middle road in parenting. In intensive parenting, “parents are expected to sign children up for extracurricular(课外的)activities, take part in children’s play at home, reason with children, ask questions and encourage children to express their opinions,” said Patrick Ishizuka.
Raising capable kids is a long, gradual process in which parents’ willingness to be deeply involved in their kids is really important. However, it isn’t hurriedly rushing through a list of life skills before our high-schoolers head off to college, but rather, it’s building the skills and confidence that enable our kids to take on the challenges they are going to face.
When our goal is guiding children toward capability and confidence, it’s helpful to think of childhood as an apprenticeship(学徒期). “Little by little, with care and guidance, we hand our children life and its problems, challenges and satisfactions,” wrote Rudolf Dreikurs in Happy Children：A Challenge to Parents. Instead of doing almost everything for kids or leaving kids to deal with a difficult situation alone, apprenticeship parents continually balance challenge and support for kids. Rather than just changing batteries(电池)for them, we show them how to use the tool and let them have a try. We only step in if our children need a hand. We accept that mistakes are part of the process, and give children more responsibility-while coaching kids through the emotional ups and downs of this growth work. In this way, we patiently help kids grow toward the confidence to do things on their own.
30. John Roderick didn’t help his daughter open the can because_________ .
A. he expected her to be patient
B. he wanted her to solve the problem alone
C. his daughter insisted on doing it by herself
D. his daughter had a heated argument with him
31. What does “intensive parenting” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Parents allow their kids to grow naturally.
B. Parents help kids balance their study and play.
C. Parents are deeply involved in their kids’ lives.
D. Parents try to encourage their kids to be independent.
32. The writer probably agrees that _________.
A. kids must experience ups and downs to grow up
B. kids need to learn lots of life skills before college
C. parents should avoid making mistakes when raising kids
D. parents should guide kids through challenges when necessary
33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Giving Kids Encouragement or Responsibility?
B. Apprenticeship Method-a Proper Way to Raise Kids
C. Sink-or-Swim Method-a Helpful Way to Make Kids Capable
D. Rescuing Kids Anytime or Leaving Kids Alone to Solve Problems?
2021房山二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A

Volunteer Experience

Laura
Posted 5/2/21 5:10 PM
My dad asked me to volunteer with our local Meals On Wheels when I was 15. We volunteered every Friday evening. We delivered hot meals to elderly people in our town who were unable to make their own food. I really enjoyed it. The experience made me think a lot more about other people and their needs.


Haley
Posted 5/2/21 6:15 PM
At the age of 16, I volunteered with African Elephant Research Unit at Knysna Elephant Park. Every Saturday, my parents sent me to the park. There, I cleaned elephant camps, prepared their food, and took notes on elephant behavior. It was an eye-opening experience and I realized I could do more than I thought I could.

Kyla
Posted 5/3/21 4:30 PM
Volunteering with Tree People was fun and rewarding. As we say at Tree People, trees need people and people need trees! I volunteered each Sunday last year to plant and care for trees. I got the chance to plant trees in local parks and city streets. I plan to continue volunteering regularly this year.


Gavin
Posted 5/3/21 8:26 PM
Back in 2020, I volunteered as a storyteller at Friends Society’s Program. I read to school children every Wednesday afternoon. I love the art of storytelling. Sometimes I stopped the story just before the ending and let children finish the story. It was an amazing experience and I look forward to doing it again next year.
21. Who volunteered with Meals On Wheels?
A. Gavin. B. Kyla. C. Haley. D. Laura.
22. When did Haley go to Knysna Elephant Park?
A. Every Friday. B. Every Saturday.
C. Every Sunday. D. Every Wednesday.
23. Gavin thought __________was an amazing experience.
A. reading to school children
B. planting and caring for trees
C. taking notes on elephant behavior
D. delivering hot meals to elderly people
B
Grandma called me in from the yard. “Would you please go to the store for me, Emma? I’m ready to make cakes, but there aren’t enough eggs. Take 20 dollars from my wallet.” I found Grandma’s wallet and put the money in my pocket.
I arrived at the store soon. “Mr. Jenkins,” I said, “Grandma needs some eggs.” Mr. Jenkins set the eggs on the counter. He smiled at me. “And what else do you need?” I knew what he meant. I was always allowed to pick a piece of candy when I came to the store with Grandma. “How much change do I have from 20 dollars?” I asked. “Seven dollars.” Mr. Jenkins replied. I thought about that quickly. I was sure Grandma wouldn’t care if I spent two dollars. The longer I looked at the candy display, the more certain I became that I needed two dollars’ worth as a reward(奖励) for coming to the store alone. And I did so.
“Thank you, Emma” Grandma said when I laid the eggs on the table. “Did you put the change back in my wallet?” “Yes, Grandma.” I replied, hurrying out to the yard. “I hadn’t really lied to Grandma,” I argued with myself. “I did put back all the change I had.”
But I had spent two dollars without Grandma’s permission (允许). The second piece of candy in my pocket didn’t sound like a good idea any more. I knew I had lied to Grandma, and I was unhappy about it. Grandma loved me so much that I couldn’t bear to keep anything from her.
When Grandma took the hot cakes from the oven, I told her about the candy. She nodded when I finished my story. “I know just how you feel,” she said. “I’m glad you told me about the dollars, you are an honest kid and of course I’ll forgive you.” Suddenly I felt relaxed as though a big stone was gone from my stomach.
24. Emma went to a store to buy__________ for her grandma.
A. some cakes B. some eggs
C. a wallet D. a piece of candy
25. How did Emma feel after she lied to Grandma?
A. Nervous. B. Glad.
C. Unhappy. D. Relaxed.
26. Emma’s grandma forgave her at last because ______.
A. Emma put all the change back in the wallet
B. Emma should get a reward for going to the store
C. Emma told grandma the truth and showed her honesty
D. Emma loved grandma so much and did something to help her
C
If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. It may become part of your “inner speech.” In other words, you start thinking in that language. Your mind stops trying to translate things from your native language into the second language. But most of the English learners live in places where English is not the main language. This may be true for you. You may not have many chances to practice English. You may even be self-taught.
When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating from your first language, which can also sound unnatural. English, like every other language, has its own sentence structure.
The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency (流利)! It is not very difficult, but it does need practice.
Most experts note that it’s best to start small. So, a good first step is to think in individual (单独的) words. Look around you. What do you see? In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings. Charles Thomas has taught English for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests.
Another exercise that Thomas suggests is describing in your mind objects you don’t know the words for. For example, if you’re looking at your house and you see your garage, but you can’t think of the name in English. You can say, “The place inside where I put my car.” You can also use shorter phrases, such as “It’s similar to...” or “It’s the opposite of...” Thomas says doing this can help learners of any language. As a Spanish learner, he does it himself.
Next, you can move to exercises like thinking in simple sentences and in conversations. So, how much time should you spend on these exercises? Thomas says you do a little every day. “When you make things a habit, then it just appears suddenly into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you’re thinking in English.”
27. According to the writer, people may speak a second language slowly because___ .
A. they don’t live in a place people speak that language
B. they try to translate from their native language
C. they don’t have time to practice that language
D. they may teach that language by themselves
28. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Your surroundings can help you translate the language well.
B. The sentence structure is the key to learn a second language well.
C. Thinking more in a second language may help you speak fluently.
D. Describing with shorter phrases can help spell the unknown words.
29. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To explain why our second language sounds unnatural.
B. To discuss our problems of learning a second language.
C. To show some examples of learning English by thinking.
D. To encourage people to train their brains to think in English.
D
Have you ever recorded information about your everyday activities by means of a smartphone? Perhaps you’ve tracked (追踪) how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve burned in a day.
If so, you’ve taken part in a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement”, also called self-tracking. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze them to help form a healthier lifestyle.
Tracking daily activities isn’t a new idea. In past years, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. Similarly, doctors have also helped patients to record parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies (过敏), headaches and other health problems. However, it wasn’t until 2007 that magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, invented the term “Quantified Self.” Wolf says that self-tracking will change our sense of self with the purpose of making us more effective in the world.
Self-tracking is becoming a lot more popular these days, as it becomes easier for people to use modern technology tools to track what they’re doing and share it with others. Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly published wearable things can help record personal data including sleeping hours, stress levels, heart rate, mood and so on. With these tools, self-tracking can help us recall our behavior with greater accuracy (精确) and see ourselves more clearly.
Although people benefit a lot from self-tracking, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its drawbacks. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an addition people like to do often. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.
While self-tracking doesn’t guarantee (保证) that one’s quality of life will improve, it can stress the importance of eating well and exercising daily. After all, the Quantified Self Movement’s focus is motivating (激励) people to apply enough energy to make healthier choices.
30. According to the passage, Gary Wolf thinks self-tracking can__________ .
A. change our personal data B. improve living conditions
C. help people make choices D. lead to self-improvements
31. The third paragraph is mainly about__________ .
A. what self-tracking is B. why self-tracking is popular
C. who started self-tracking D. how self-tracking has developed
32. The word “drawbacks” in Paragraph 5 probably means__________ .
A. disadvantages B. experiments
C. challenges D. differences
33. The writer probably agrees that _________.
A. self-tracking can increase people’s self-sense towards a healthier life
B. people need as many tools as possible to track their daily activities
C. people can achieve a better standard of life from self-tracking
D. too much self-tracking may bring people health problems
2021丰台二模
三、阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26 分，每小题2 分）
A

Studying Abroad

Jack
Posted 5/15/2021 4:53 PM
It is easier to learn a foreign language abroad. And you can enjoy the country’s culture such as the food and music. Also, you can get a global eye on your subject. And there are many cultural and educational reasons to study abroad. To sum up, studying abroad opens doors.

Mary
Posted 5/15/2021 6:25 PM
I noticed some differences between being a student in the UK and in France when I studied abroad. First, the days were long. We had to be in class for six or eight hours every day. Second, the teacher would give us homework. Third, the atmosphere(氛围) at the university was much more relaxed. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and it helped me to improve my French a lot.

Mike
Posted 5/16/2021 5:20 PM
When we stayed with British families, we were shocked by the amount of potatoes that British people ate. One classmate once said to me, “Tonight, it could be mashed(捣碎), it might be fried or it may even be boiled, whatever it is, it will be potatoes!”

Lucy
Posted 5/16/2021 7:46 PM
Studying abroad in Spain was an amazing experience. I could get much knowledge and know more about Spain. And I got personal growth and memories during my study. I will never forget the people and the fun we shared together in Spain.
21．______ thinks it is easier to learn a foreign language abroad.
A．Jack B．Mary C．Lucy D．Mike
22．Studying abroad, Mary ______.
A．ate a lot of potatoes B．improved her French a lot
C．had six or seven classes every day D．learned more about British families
23．What does Lucy think of her studying abroad?
A．She could improve her memory. B．She could make many new friends.
C．She could know more about Spain. D．She could cook a lot of Spanish food.
B
Left Out
Trish was playing basketball with her brother outside when she saw her friend Josie jump out of the car. She heard a lot of voices laughing and saying goodbye to Josie. Trish stopped passing the basketball and felt her body start to get uncomfortably warm, and her eyes started to water. Trish stormed inside and closed the door. How could Josie do that to me? Trish thought.
Trish’s mom called through the door, “Trish, are you OK?” Trish ignored(忽视) it and put her pillow(枕头) over her head. “I’ll be downstairs if you want to talk later. It’s a good choice to calm yourself down first,” said Mom.
Finally Trish calmed down and went to talk with her mom. Her mom always had some good ideas to help her.
“What’s going on, Trish?” Mom asked.
“Josie went somewhere with our friends and she didn’t invite me,” Trish said. “Why wouldn’t she invite me? I thought we were friends.” “Oh, honey, I’m sorry. I’d be pretty upset too if I felt left out. Maybe Josie knew that you wouldn’t like what they were going to do,” Mom said.
“Maybe…” Trish didn’t sound convinced(坚定的).
“Why don’t you talk with Josie about it at school on Monday?” Mom suggested.
“I don’t want to talk to her. I’m mad! I’m just going to ignore her,” answered Trish.
“Not talking about it is just going to make it worse, and might mean you could lose Josie as a friend,” replied Mom.
“I still want Josie to be my friend, but I just want her to know what’s wrong and say she’s sorry,” said Trish.
“Josie might not realize that she did something wrong, so then she’ll just get best way to solve the problem,” said Mom.
“OK, Mom, I’ll talk to her at school. Thanks,” said Trish.
And guess what? Trish’s mom was right! Josie knew Trish didn’t like snakes, and she and the other girls had gone to the zoo to see the new snake exhibit. Trish was glad she’d talked to Josie to solve the problem.
24．Trish’s eyes started to water because ______.
A．her friends laughed at her
B．she missed the basketball
C．her brother didn’t want to play with her
D．Josie didn’t invite her to play with their friends
25．What did Trish’s mother advise her to do?
A．To lose Josie as a friend. B．To ask Josie to say sorry to her.
C．To tell Josie she was wrong. D．To talk to Josie about how she felt.
26．Why was Trish glad in the end?
A．She talked to Josie to solve the problem.
B．She told Josie she was afraid of snakes.
C．Josie apologized to her at school.
D．Josie took her to the zoo again.
C
Most people think that the human brain is set on “automatic”—that means it learns all by itself. But this isn’t always true. We need to train ourselves to be better learners—to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect(思考) on what we have learnt. I suggest doing four things to take an active role in your learning.
Listen to the outer voice. There are two kinds of voices: the inner voice and the outer voice. Your inner voice expresses your personal opinions, while the outer voice tells you about opinions from what you hear or read. Although your inner voice can be useful, it can also get in the way of learning. If you keep paying too much attention to it, you risk missing important information. Instead, active learners are open-minded and focus on what the speaker or the writer is saying. In this way, they are in a better position to make decisions.
Argue with your inner voice. If you find your inner voice difficult to control, you can argue with it as most active learners do. When your inner voice tells you a speaker or a writer is wrong, think about why the speaker or the writer may be right. Be flexible(灵活的) in your opinions and you might end up agreeing with the speaker or the writer after all. If not, at least you have “listened to” another point of view.
Ask questions. Asking questions is the easiest way to promote active learning. When you get information from someone, from books or the Internet, ask two, three, even five questions about the topic. The answers will lead you to further learning, and the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic. In short: Do not stop being curious(好奇的).
Get to the truth. Active learners do not accept everything they learn. They try to find the truth at the heart of each idea. Even when an idea sounds impossible, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth. So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist(存在) today, think about why they believe this. If you try to find out the source of an idea, no matter how crazy it seems, you will increase your chance of learning something.
27．According to Paragraph 2, we know ______.
A．our inner voice is more useful than outer voice
B．focusing on the outer voice helps make decisions
C．our inner voice tells us about opinions from what we hear
D．overly focusing on the inner voice helps get important information
28．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The human brain learns things all by itself.
B．If we think a speaker is wrong, voice our opinions.
C．Active learners refuse the ideas sound impossible directly.
D．Being curious helps to get a better understanding of the topic.
29．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Being Curious B．Inner and Outer Voices
C．Active Learning D．Chances of Learning
D
Do Boys and Girls Have Different Reading Habits?
The Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA) is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic performance(学业成绩) in maths, science, and reading. A closer look at the reading tests, shows the interesting fact that girls are outperforming(胜过) boys in reading and that this is connected with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading.
One key area which has a main effect on reading performance, is reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes. Interestingly, the PISA study found that in all countries except South Korea assessed(评估) girls read for enjoyment more than boys. The study found that in all the countries assessed, just over half of boys, but almost three-quarters of girls said that they read for enjoyment.
In countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands, the difference between boys and girls was most significant(显著的).What’s more, in places such as Austria, very low levels of boys expressed interest in reading.
However, in places like Japan, boys and girls read for enjoyment at almost the same level. And there were a few countries and places that scored very highly in boys reading enjoyment, for example in Albania, Indonesia, Shanghai in China and Thailand where at least 80% of boys enjoy reading. Although these positive numbers are matched and passed by girls who reported an even higher level of reading enjoyment (90%).
An interesting area which the PISA study looked at was the types of literature that both girls and boys generally enjoy. Boys were found to enjoy reading magazines, newspapers, and comic books more than girls. Girls were found to be twice as likely to enjoy works of fiction as boys. This was clearly repeated across all countries.
While reading in all forms is certainly beneficial and should be supported, the low numbers of boys reading for enjoyment and their limited choices when they do, is evidence of a problem that needs to be solved. Countries need to think about ways to inspire interest for boys in reading and make sure that they are exposed(接触) to a wide variety of different types of literature from young age.
The PISA study has helped show a clear pattern in genders(性别) when it comes to reading. Low levels of interest in or enjoyment of reading can have long term effects on future success in life. For this reason, it is important that governments, teachers and parents all work to find opportunities and strategies(策略) to raise reading levels. Fortunately, studies such as PISA provide clear evidence that can be acted on to improve outcomes for all young people.
30．According to the passage, PISA study found ______.
A．girls in most countries read for enjoyment more than boys
B．boys liked to read for study or school work purposes
C．girls were better in math and science tests than boys
D．boys got higher marks than girls in reading
31．What do you know from the passage?
A．Few girls enjoy reading magazines and newspapers.
B．Boys enjoy reading works of fiction more than girls.
C．Most boys in Shanghai in China enjoy reading.
D．Boys in Thailand enjoy reading more than girls.
32．The word “inspire” in Paragraph 6 probably means “______”.
A．lose B．encourage C．express D．hold
33．The writer probably agrees that ______.
A．teachers should offer students more chances to improve reading levels
B．reading for school work has a main effect on reading performance
C．students’ future success in life depends on their reading strategies
D．students should be suggested reading their favorite books
2021海淀二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共26分，每小题2分)
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The Best Sports in Lanzarote
Lanzarote is a magical island for sports lovers. Come and join in the exciting activities！
WIND SURFING

Wind surfing is a form of water sport mixing sailing and surfing. More than 100 athletes (运动员) around the world will take part in the game .
Because of the winds, the best surfing season here is winter when the waves reach 1.5 to 4 meters high.
TRIATHLON

The triathlon race includes three traditional sports——biking, swimming and running.
What’s more, it also connects traditions with new goals, with the highest quality of services for athletes, families, volunteers and so on.
MARATHON

This marathon is a street event with a 1/2 marathon, 1/4 marathon, 1/8 marathon and a one mile and 1/2 mile race. You can choose the distance for the race.
It’s for everyone, young or old who likes to run or jog. It unites us no matter how different we are.
DIVING

Sea beds in Lanzarote are among the best in the world for diving because of the special volcanic (火山的) sea floor and clear water. The best diving season is summer when the water is quite clear.
Whatever your diving level is, you will feel the joy.
21. Which is the best surfing season in Lanzarote?
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.
22. The triathlon race includes __________ .
A. sailing, surfing and swimming B. biking, swimming and running
C. biking, diving and swimming D. sailing, diving and running
23. Lanzarote is a good place for diving because __________.
A. it connects traditions with new goals
B. it unites us no matter how different we are
C. it has special volcanic sea floor and clear water
D. it attracts more than 100 athletes all over the world
B
Lost and found
When I was in Grade 9, my father took a new position in Ohio, so my family moved there and rented a house. My mother told me that I could have a gift for my new life. What I wanted most was a new bicycle. But 1 knew that my family couldn’t afford one, so I finally asked for a nightstand with lockable drawers. And that was what I got.
After we took a secondhand home, I decided to paint it to make it look better. When I pulled the drawers out, I felt something stuck to the back of the lowest drawer. And guess what I found? It turned out to be a Ziploc bag with some papers in it!
When I opened the bag, I found a bunch of ten-and-twenty-dollar bills wrapped (包裹) in the papers! I just found a treasure! Was I the luckiest boy ever? With this money I could buy the coolest bicycle. Maybe I even had enough money to get a car for my parents. How exciting!
“Wait, is this some kind of joke?” I said aloud then. Maybe this was fake (假的) money, but it looked pretty real. 1 went ahead and read the papers, and it turned out that some old lady was leaving her savings to her family.
All this was too strange. My mind was going crazy.
My mother was knocking on my bedroom door. I quickly closed the drawer with the money in it.
“How is your painting job coming along? Is everything all right?” she asked.
“I’m okay,” I lied. “I’ll let you know when it’s ready.”
When my mother left, I lay on my bed, looking at the ceiling and thinking about this past week. First, I didn’t make the basketball team. Then, I failed the math test. Finally, I found this money on my birthday——the only good news during a long time. It wouldn’t be too bad for me to keep it, right? What about keeping some and returning the rest? However, I didn’t feel good about it.
“Somebody helps me with this!" I begged. But I didn’t need someone else to give me the answer. I already knew right from wrong. That’s why I failed the math test even though I could have cheated. I decided not to fail this test. It was a test of honor. My honor.
24. What did the writer want most for his new life?
A. A wallet. B. A nightstand. C. A car. D. Á bicycle.
25. How did the writer feel at first when he found something in the nightstand?
A. Nervous. B. Frightened. C. Surprised. D. Peaceful.
26. What would the writer probably do with the money?
A. He would return it to the owner.
B. He would spend it on a new bicycle.
C. He would save the money in the drawer.
D. He would keep some and return the rest.
C
Real-time Dialogue with a Dreaming Person
While dreams are a common experience, scientists still haven’t fully explained them. Relying on a person’s retelling of dreams is also filled with distortions (扭曲) and forgotten details. And most curious of all, dreams take us to what feels like a different reality. They also happen while we’re fast asleep. So, you might not expect that a person in the middle of a vivid dream would be able to sense questions and provide answers to them. But a new study reported in the journal Current Biology on February 18, 2021 shows that, in fact, they can.
The researchers from four labs in four different countries studied 36 people who aimed to have a lucid dream, in which a person realizes he/she is dreaming. The study is unusual because it includes four experiments using different ways to achieve a similar goal. “We found that individuals in REM sleep (快速眼动睡眠状态) can interact with an experimenter and engage in real-time communication.” said senior researcher Ken Paller of Northwestern University. “We also showed dreamers can understand questions, take part in working-memory operations, and produce answers, although most people might think this would not be possible. “We put the results from four different labs together because we considered that they can prove the reality of this two-way communication activity.” Karen Konkoly, another specialist in this field, added.
According to the study, it was possible for people while dreaming to follow instructions, do simple math, answer yes-or-no questions, or tell the difference between different sensory stimuli (感官刺激) . They could respond by using eye movements or contracting (收缩) facial muscles. The researchers refer to it as “interactive dreaming”.
“Our experiment is like finding a way to talk with an astronaut in another world, but in this case the world is completely based on the memories stored in the brain,” the researchers write. But we realized that finding a way to communicate could open the door in future scientific examinations. Moreover, it is helpful to learn more about dreams and memory storage. We will carry out follow-up experiments, aiming to learn more about connections between sleep and memory processing, and about how dreams may show this memory processing,” the researchers say.
27. The word “lucid” in Paragraph 2 probably means “__________”.
А. sweet B. clear C. wild D. magic
28. According to the study, during the dream people can__________ .
A. understand questions and answer simple ones
B. recall and explain the forgotten details easily
C. repeat a common experience in the daily life
D. talk with an astronaut in another world
29. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The ways and results on sleep and dream experiments.
B. The connections between dreams and memory processing.
C. The relationship between the brain and interactive dreaming.
D. The benefits and future aims of studying dreams and memory.
D
In today’s climate, industries often talk about the new popular word of this age, big data. Big data refers to data in general, mostly unorganized and unstructured. The use of big data has huge potential (潜力) for various industries, healthcare included. Facebook, Amazon, for example, use big data for their digital structures to match customers with their interests. Some experts in discussing big data have described it as the four Vs: Volume referring to a large amount of data; Velocity referring to the timely generation of data; Variety referring to the many forms of data; Veracity referring to the quality of the data.
Some researchers discussed the potential of big data in medicine recently. For example, big data can be used to improve decision-making when combined (结合) with other new technology like artificial intelligence (AI). It is possible that big data can combine clinical (临床的) characteristics, lifestyle and environmental factors with AI in future clinical testing. However, this remains just a daydream at the present moment. So far, all big data techniques are mainly descriptive. In the future, with advanced computational power, using big data in medicine is promising.
However, big data also has its limitations, and there are several lessons we must learn before using it effectively. First, big data is never well-managed and comes with a large degree of mess. Thus, selecting the correct technology with human power to manage big data is of importance. Second, analytic (分析的) companies can misinterpret (误释) big data by using incorrect research questions to test their guesses or using the wrong tool to analyze the related data, resulting in delivering false messages.
Surgisphere, an American analytic company, is a typical example of what can go wrong through the analysis of big data. Surgisphere stated that it collected data from over 1000 hospitals worldwide. Although this is possible and new technology can complete this task with minimal human resources, it is difficult that this data can be well-managed. In addition, healthcare data is challenging to work with, as the combining of electronic medical records and data privacy are major problems. Another example is the Cambridge analytic case (案例), where data got from Facebook was used without permission.
When properly used, big data can be a game-changer for various industries, including the healthcare industry. This requires well-managed data, related research questions, appropriate analytic tools, and advanced computational powers. In the wrong hands, big data can be a big threat that can bring industries into disorder as a whole.
30. According to the passage, Facebook and Amazon use big data to__________ .
A. set up their healthcare industry B. correct their digital structures
C. meet customers’ preferences D. increase the amount of data
31. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Big data in medicine can be used well with improved computational power.
B. Medical records and data privacy are well-managed in health care.
С. The data was misleading in the Cambridge analytic case.
D. Amazon used the related data without false messages.
32. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To question whether the data companies can help to improve decision-making.
B. To show industries can benefit from big data technology with its proper use.
C. To prove data can be fully depended on with advanced analytic tools.
D. To explain why people can make full use of big data technology·
33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Big Data: A Game-changer B. Big Data: A New Popular Word
C. Big Data: A Coin with Two Sides D. Big Data: A New Age for Medicine
2021门头沟二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Our school will hold a book review meeting next month. You have to choose one of the following books and write a book review. Then send it to 12636789@qq.com.
Book List

The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School
by Kristin Mahoney
You can get Gus’s advice about growing. Funny and real, The 47 People You’ll Meet in Middle School perfectly shows the growing pains and joys.

My Last Best Friend
by Julie Bowe
Losing a friend is hard at any age. After her best friend moves away, fourth-grader Ida May decides not to make another best friend. Author Julie Bowe gives advice about making new friends.

Tight
by Torrey Maldonado
It may be hard for middle schoolers to make decisions. When his friend Mike forces him to accept the foolish ideas, Bryan doesn’t know how to do. So Bryan looks to his comic book superheroes to guide him down the right path.

His Dark Materials Series
by Philip Pullman
A city hidden in the Northern Lights and the mystery of disappearing children make His Dark Materials an amazing series. This fantasy pulls you into a universe (or several) beyond your imagination.
21. How many books can you choose?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
22. Who wrote My Last Best Friend?
A. Kristin Mahoney. B. Julie Bowe.
C. Torrey Maldonado. D. Philip Pullman.
23. If you’re interested in fantasy, you can choose ______.
A. My Last Best Friend B. The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School
C. Tight D. His Dark Materials Series
B
Anderson Carey is 12 years old. One day, he saw a magazine article that interested him. It was about prosthetics (假肢), which can be used to replace a missing body part, like a hand, arm or leg.
The article said people are using 3-D printers to build these devices (装置). Anderson thought this was very cool. He wanted to learn more about it. So Anderson talked to his science teacher, Dr. Holly Martin, about building a prosthetic together. The timing was perfect. Martin had just heard about a group called Enabling the Future. This group asks volunteers to help build robotic arms and legs. The volunteers build them for people who share their stories on the website.
Anderson and Martin looked through the website together. They decided to help a man from the country of Romania. His name is Comel Crismaru, who lost his leg, hand and part of his arm.
In February, Anderson and Martin got to work. Building the robotic arm was not easy. Anderson had some problems. He had hoped to use a 3-D printer at his school. One of the pieces for the arm was bigger than the size of the printer, though.
Soon Anderson had an idea to solve this problem. He reached out to a 3-D printing company in Woodstock, Georgia. The company agreed to help. Anderson and Martin could use their big 3-D printers. After that, Anderson worked on the arm for about three months.
Anderson and Martin sent the arm to Crismaru in May. In August, they received a note. It was from Crismaru’s son. He thanked Anderson and Martin for their help.
Martin said she hopes children and grown-ups who hear about Anderson’s projects will realize that it may be hard to change the world, but they can start with small acts. Some of these can help a person in a “huge way”.
24. Anderson read an article about ___________ and became interested.
A. prosthetics B. robots C. printers D. companies
25. Anderson talked to his science teacher about ___________ together.
A. starting a website B. buying a 3-D printer
C. building a prosthetic D. studying robots
26. Anderson’s story tells us that ___________.
A. knowledge comes from practice
B. we should have a good teacher
C. interests can help build confidence
D. starting with small acts can make a difference
C
Enjoy Happiness From Sad Music
What would life be like without music? Songs and tunes fill our lives, influencing our emotions, bringing back memories and sometimes making us dance. There is a song for everyone and for every moment, but it seems that it’s sad music that moves us most.
Sad music certainly does its job in making us upset, causing us to feel strong emotions– it’s something we might listen to after a break-up, for example. And a recent study has shown why some people are interested by sad music. Professor David Huron from Ohio State University conducted the research and found the differences between people who love to listen to sad music and those who can’t stand it.
He told the BBC radio programme The Why Factor that it comes down to a natural hormone (激素) called prolactin（催乳激素).He says, “As you might have guessed from the name, it’s connected with ‘lactation(哺乳期)’ from breast-feeding. When people cry, they also release prolactin. And, there are circumstances in which prolactin seems to have this comforting effect.” It seems that people who like sad music are maybe getting too much prolactin, or more than is normal, and when they hear sad, downbeat music, it gives them a good feeling. But if prolactin isn’t released, or there isn’t enough of it, some people find that sad sounds don’t help to cheer them up.
Previous research by Durham University has also suggested that listening to sad music can lead to pain and sadness; but it can also provide comfort and even enjoyment. A high number of people they surveyed were cheered up by listening to sad songs. Though the feeling may not be exactly the same as happiness, it may be the ability to deal with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort.
So, reacting to sad music on the radio may have nothing to do with the melancholic sound of a piece of music, but rather a natural chemical reaction taking place in our bodies. Maybe that explanation is music to your ears if you’re wondering why you’ve been listening to Billie on repeat!
27. The writer thinks ______ can touch people a lot.
A. soft music B. sad music C. rock music D. metal music
28. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The way to enjoy sad music.
B. The audience who prefer sad music.
C. The reason why sad music touches people.
D. The researchers who participated in the study.
29. What does the underlined word “melancholic” in Paragraph5 mean?
A. Awful. B. Blue. C. Magic. D. Soft.
D
Teens’ behavior is difficult to change because they are very sensitive to anything they regard as a danger to their autonomy (自主). And, as many parents know, many problematic behaviors come about because teens aren’t motivated by thinking about long-term results and they won’t be willing to listen when you point out they are doing silly things.
Among other things, these attitudes make it hard to make teens eat healthily. However, a recent study published in PNAS shows that it’s possible to use teens’ social values to motivate them to accept a better diet. The method makes sense, considering that teens are known to place a high value on their social environments.
The study showed teens’ tendency to develop social justice (公正) goals during their adolescent (青春期) years—they often do this as a reaction to authority figures (权威人物) whom they regard as unjust. The researchers designed an intervention (干预) to show the teens how high-calorie/low-nutritional value foods are misleadingly marketed as healthy choices. They also educated teens about poor people and young children were often misled into eating the unhealthiest foods. The intervention framed healthy eating as a way of “sticking it to the man”.
The researchers found that teens who received the intervention were less likely to make unhealthy choices than teens who didn’t. After the intervention, they were more likely to pick snacks like carrots or fruit than they were to pick cookies or chips. They were also less likely to choose sugary drinks and food with low nutritional value.
This study shows that it isn’t necessary to cause long-term results in order to encourage teens to make healthier choices. Instead, educating teens about the symbolic meaning behind the choices that they make seems to be enough to motivate them to make better choices.
This finding has a lot of practical value. Public health professionals are often looking for ways to encourage people to make better food choices, and many food-based habits are developed in childhood and adolescence. If more young people are motivated to make good food choices, those decisions are likely to keep into adulthood and have a lifelong positive effect.
30. According to the passage, how does the study help teens have a better diet?
A. By showing teens the long-term effect.
B. By learning about teens’ food-based habits.
C. By guiding teens to have a positive attitude.
D. By using teens’ social values to motivate them.
31. What do you know about the study from the passage?
A. Teens are willing to listen to the scientists.
B. Teens’ decisions are likely to have an effect.
C. Teens learn about the influences of the study.
D. The intervention helps teens make healthy choices.
32. The writer probably agrees that_________.
A. teens always choose sugary drinks and food
B. making healthy choices has a positive effect
C. it’s easy to develop teens’ social justice goals
D. it’s necessary to have a lot of practical value
33. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To guide people to improve teens’ diet.
B. To introduce the study about motivation.
C. To explain why the teens are very sensitive.
D. To discuss what is the best choice for teens.
2021平谷二模
三、阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最 佳选项。 (共 26 分,每小题 2 分)
A
Here are some of the most interesting products introduced in 2020.

Smart waste can
A company called TOWNEW presented a waste can designed for the home that does a lot of the dirty work on its own. When the can is full, the user touches a button to activate the machine’s smart abilities. The device completely seals ( 密封) the waste bag inside and puts a new one in place. The can then raises its top so the user can pick up and throw away the bag.

A sitting Segway
Segway people movers have been around for years, but thecompany Segway LLC. used CES to design its new S-Pod model. The new transporting “ pod” looks like a small chair with wheels. The company says its new model is used in enclosed areas such as airports, amusement parks and shopping malls.

Snore(打鼾) stopping pillow
People who snore when they sleep might be helped by the “Motion Pillow. ” This smart pillow is designed by the company Ten Minds. It collects information about the sleeper’s head position and breathing during the night. The system then uses this data to change the shape of the pillow.

Toilet paper robot
Personal products company Procter & Gamble presented a robotthat can serve people as they use the toilet. The company described the robot as a “first-of-its-kind” invention. The small, self-balancing robot can be controlled by a smartphone to bring bathroom users fresh paper without ever having to leave the toilet seat.
21. __________ invented the S-Pod.
A. TOWNEW B. Segway LLC
C. Ten Minds D. Procter & Gamble
22. __________ can serve people when they use the toilet.
A. Smart waste can B. A sitting Segway
C. Snore stopping pillow D. Toilet paper robot
23. The user needs to __________ when the waste can is full.
A. touch a button B. seal the waste bag
C. put a new bag in place D. raise its top
B
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not receive Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d got?” Just when I started to accept that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women turned up at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt so relaxed that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody had thought enough of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my first Christmas there special and memorable, I suddenly remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of importance for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I came up with a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were special. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I reminded them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward.
Finally the moment they were expecting came as I called out, “ One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed( 笑容满面) and their bright smiles lit up the room. The joy in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling—the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
24. When the writer was twelve years old, the Christmas gift was from_________.
A. the writer’s mother B. other kids
C. three women D. an orphan
25. How did the writer make the first Christmas in the new house special and memorable?
A. By having a Christmas party with some orphans.
B. By decorating the new house with Christmas trees and gifts.
C. By celebrating Christmas with the neighbours.
D. By setting up a company to raise money for the orphans.
26. Why were the orphans so happy?
A. Because they felt they were not forgotten.
B. Because they saw their names on the packages.
C. Because the three women’s visit warmed them.
D. Because they were invited into the writer’s new house.
C
Are we addicted to technology?
Technology has become a main part of our lives. It has changed our lives in many ways. In many ways, it makes life more convenient for us: we can send messages quickly by the internet, cook meals in a few minutes in a microwave, and book train tickets online instead of walking to the station. However, in our increasingly technology-driven world, have we become addicted(上瘾的) to technology?
Not too long ago, many children enjoyed reading a good book in their spare time. Nowadays,teens are more likely to be seen playing video games or watching television. Some people even say they can’t go without watching their favourite TV programme—which is a bit extreme(偏激的)!
Similarly, sending letters has become a thing of the past. It has been replaced by e-mail, instant messaging and social media. I think this is a huge shame; for me, there’s nothing better than receiving a letter in the post. It shows someone has taken the time to sit down and write something; this is much more personal than a conversation online. For some people— especially the older generation—new methods of communication aren’t so easy to use. I regularly send letters and postcards to my grandma to keep her updated with my life in France; I also send them to my boyfriend and sister.
The presence of social media has, in some respects, turned us into anti-social beings. Instead of meeting up with friends and seeing them face-to-face, we now spend a lot of time communicating online. Although online communication has its advantages—notably, enabling us to keep in touch with loved ones in different countries—we shouldn’t forget the value of real-life human interaction. It is, after all, in our nature to socialise with others!
Actually, I spend a lot of time using technology. I rely on the internet and my laptop to plan lessons for my classes. I use wifi on my phone to send messages via apps such as Viber and Snapchat. That said, when I’m on holiday it is nice to switch it all off and have a break. Taking a break from technology is liberating.
27. What does the writer mainly tell us in writing the second paragraph?
A. Fewer children enjoy reading books now.
B. What changes children’s reading habit.
C. How addicted some teens become to technology nowadays.
D. More and more teens like amusing themselves by technology.
28. From the passage we can know that____________.
A. the writer prefers letters to e-mails
B. e-mails will take place of letters
C. technology has little influence on our lives
D. the writer is not ready to use technology
29. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage us to keep in touch with loved ones face-to-face.
B. To suggest us to communicate online as little as possible.
C. To advise us to free us from technology sometimes.
D. To expect us to interact a lot with others in society.
D
As scientists, we wonder all the time. That curiosity is what keeps us excited about our work and asking and trying to find out details about the world around us. Often, in science, the real answer is usually far from obvious. Innovation(a new idea, method) and invention is often done when we look deep below the surface and ask ourselves “why did this happen?” or “why isn’t this the result I expected?”
Curiosity is one of the greatest strengths we own. All the best scientists in the world share this curiosity for the world around them. Never accepting what seems obvious, we can always look deeper into and more thoroughly at a problem.
That curiosity allows us opportunities that we wouldn’t have if we just accepted the results and never asked “why?”. When we look at the reasons behind a process and think about the ways in which we could apply this elsewhere, we begin the process of discovery and invention. That’s exactly how many of the major historical discoveries in science came about.
One of the coolest examples of this is in the creation of penicillin( 青霉素). In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin and shortly after proved its effects as an antibiotic ( 抗 生 素). The problem was, it needed to be mass-produced in order to be a reliable pharmaceutical ( 制 药 的) product. Through the serious curiosity of scientists, it was finally discovered that the best type of penicillin for production was on a moldy cantaloupe in Peoria Market in 1943.
If it wasn’t for a worldwide search and many inquisitive scientists, that discovery may have never been made. Because of this curiosity, countless lives have been saved by penicillin and the antibiotics that have since followed.
Even in your everyday life, curiosity is a powerful tool for everyday learning and opportunity. Take the folks behind Park & Diamond, for example. They took something we come into contact every day, bike helmets, and asked themselves, “ Can we make it foldable(可折叠的) and therefore more accessible?” That led them to create a foldable helmet, a truly innovative product that can save lives—due in part to asking questions and seeking a better way.
Our very own AlanSentman said, “ Science as a field is completely based on curiosity. Science at its basic core is a framework of processes to observe ‘ everything’ with a goal of understanding how it works. ” We think that sums it up pretty well. Any experiment or measurement that does not go as planned is not a failure; that experiment is an opportunity to learn why it turned out the way it did.
Here at Polymer Solutions, innovation comes when we are at our most curious. Without curiosity, we might be tempted to just accept things on a surface level and never dig deeper. But that doesn’t drive great science.
When has curiosity paid off in your world?
30. Which of the following questions may lead to a new idea according to the passage?
A. How much is your car? B. Where did you park your car?
C. What’s on the roof of your car? D. How does the car’s engine work?
31. The writer takes pennicillin as an example to show_____________.
A. who discovered penicillin
B. when we should think deeply in scientific study
C. how discoveries and inventions in science came about
D. where the best type of penicillin was found for production
32. What does the word “accessible” in paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. Light to take. B. Easy to use.
C. Difficult to reach. D. Beautiful to look.
33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. What is Science Completely Based on?
B. Why is Curiosity Important for Great Science?
C. What can Keep Us Curious in Scientific Study?
D. How can We Have More Discoveries and Inventions?
2021石景山二模
三、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
My First (and Last) Time
Is there anything you have only ever done once? Write and tell us about it!
Four years ago, I was on holiday and one day, one of my friends said, “Hey, there’s a bungee(蹦极) jumping place near here! Let’s go!” Well, I’d never done that, so I went with him. I wish I hadn’t gone! I was frightened! My friend laughed and said, “If only I’d taken a photo! That was so funny.” I felt stupid.
Paul, USA
My older brother asked me to make a speech at his wedding. I said, “Sure, OK.” I thought of some nice things to say and a couple of jokes. Easy! But on the day, just before I had to speak, I started to get nervous. When I stood up, my mouth went dry and my legs started to shake – I couldn’t believe it!
Hanif, UK
Last year, I went to a beach park. There was a waterslide (水滑梯) which was 41 meters high. It looked like fun. However, it turned out to be one of the most frightening moments of my life. When I started to fall, I thought, “I wish I’d stayed up there!” I’ll never do that again, believe me.
Roseli, Brazil
Last year, I went to a Mexican restaurant. It was my first time, so I didn’t know anything about Mexican food. One of my friends told me to try jalapeno peppers (辣椒). I did. It was so hot that I had to drink about a hundred glasses of water! That’s something I won’t do again.
Ingrid, Sweden
21. Who did a bungee jumping?
A. Paul. B. Hanif. C. Roseli. D. Ingrid.
22. How did Hanif feel when he gave his speech?
A. Confused. B. Lonely. C. Nervous. D. Sad.
23. Why did Roseli try the waterslide?
A. His brother wanted to take a photo. B. It would be a very good memory.
C. His friend told him to have a try. D. It looked like much fun to him.

B
Achieving a Life Goal
Ever since I was little, there is always one thing I have known that I wanted to do: travel around the world! I’ve always been interested in exploring and finding out as much as I can about different cultures. I spent a lot of time reading books all about other countries and imagining what they might be like.
I’ve been lucky enough to have been able to go to a lot of countries I had dreamed about, but the one place that I always wanted to go to but never had a chance to visit was South America. So, as soon as I finished university, I knew I had to make plans to go there. I would do whatever I could to finally be able to achieve this life goal.
I knew it would be difficult, because I couldn’t speak a word of Spanish, and I only had enough money to book my flight there! However, after six months of a lot of planning, hard work and trying to learn Spanish, I was ready and found myself on a flight to Uruguay with my best friend.
When we arrived, I couldn’t believe I had finally made it there, somewhere I had imagined many times. I have to say, it wasn’t at all like I imagined it – it was even better!
We went to many different countries in South America and I loved them all, but one of my favourites was Chile. Chile is amazing because it has amazing views. We went down to a place called Pucon. It was very cold there, which we were completely unprepared for. When we had been planning our trip, we thought the weather would be hot the whole time, but we couldn’t have been more wrong! After buying some warm jumpers though, we were ready to explore.
In the end, I had the experience of a lifetime in South America, and I’m so happy that I worked hard in order to achieve this life goal of mine!
24. What did the writer do as soon as he finished university?
A. He started preparing for his trip.
B. He went travelling around the world.
C. He started working as a Spanish teacher.
D. He bought a ticket to fly to South America.
25. What was the writer wrong with about Pucon?
A. The transportation. B. The food. C. The weather. D. The view.
26. Why was the writer happy that he achieved this goal?
A. It was an opportunity to learn a new language.
B. It helped him to get ready for his future life.
C. He discovered an amazing city to live in.
D. He experienced a lot in South America.
C
Most experts agree that the Internet has totally changed how we read, think, and remember things. However, whether this transition (转变) has had a good or bad effect is still unknown.
There is proof that we are reading fewer books, especially non-fiction (纪实文学). Let’s say you need medical advice or cooking instructions. Who wants to buy a 300-page book when you can find a 300-word article on the Internet about the same subject? It’s easier to read, it’s free, and it’s a lot faster. However, we are, in fact, reading a lot more overall. In addition to our offline reading, we read online throughout the day as we check our smart phones, surf the Internet, visit social media sites, and catch up on our e-mail. We also do a lot more skimming (略读) and scanning (细读) on the Internet than we do when we read physical books or magazines and newspapers.
Before there was an Internet, people spent a lot of time taking notes in libraries. Today, you can just simply bookmark any page and return to it easily. However, many argue that online information sources often have mistakes and can’t be trusted, so we need to be more careful when we use them.
Some think that the Internet has made it more difficult to focus on one task without getting interrupted by other things. We are continually interrupted by updates from social media websites and e-mail messages. We follow links (链接) to other websites where we find more links to other websites and jump from topic to topic. We also get a lot of junk (垃圾) – for example, news about famous people and advertisements about products we don’t want or need.
Some consider what we read on the Internet to be junk, while others see many advantages in the reading we do on the Internet. Some argue that reading on the Internet is like exercise for the brain, making it easier for us to deal with interruption and think clearly as we learn to make choices that work for us. In a recent study，a lot of people agreed that our use of the Internet has actually made us smarter. If you grew up with the Internet, that’s very good news, in fact.
27. How has the Internet changed the way we read?
A. It offers more fictions for people to share.
B. It makes people choose books over articles.
C. It offers a chance for people to skim and scan.
D. It makes people read more in their daily life.
28. Internet has made it more difficult to focus on one task because ______.
A. there are links for shopping connected with the task
B. the right information is normally hidden among junk
C. various unneeded information often take their attention away
D. people need to follow different links to get the right information
29. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To question about the sources of online information.
B. To discuss the problems of reading on the Internet.
C. To state opinions on the effect of reading online.
D. To stress the importance of reading non-fiction.
30. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Reading Skills in Shape
B. Reading Habits in Transition
C. The Disadvantages of Interruption
D. The Benefits of Reading on the Internet
D
Emotional Intelligence
Goleman is the writer of Emotional Intelligence, a great book about emotional intelligence (情商) or EQ is more important than IQ in one’s success in life. One of the highlights of the book is a test that Goleman calls “The Marshmallow (棉花糖) Challenge.”
In this experiment, four-year-old children were separately called into a room. A kind man gave a marshmallow to each of them and said they could eat the marshmallow right away, or wait for him to come back to get two marshmallows.
Some of the children covered their eyes or played games to keep their thoughts off the single marshmallow and waited for the promised double prize. Others – about a third of the group – simply watched the man leave and grabbed (抓) the marshmallow and ate it right away.
Twelve years later, the same children were teenagers and they were tested again. “The emotional and social difference between the grab-the-marshmallow kids and the satisfaction-delaying kids was interesting,” Goleman says.
The ones who had resisted eating the marshmallow right away were clearly more socially capable than the others. “They were less likely to become nervous and disorganized when stressed; they welcomed challenges and followed them instead of giving up; they were independent and confident.”
The third or so who grabbed the marshmallow were more likely to be seen as shying away from social contacts, to be easily upset by stress, to think of themselves as unworthy, or to overreact to certain situations.
And all because of a single marshmallow? In fact, Goleman explains, it’s all because of a lone neuron (孤神经元) in the brain, that bypasses the neocortex – the area of the brain where reasonable decisions are made – and goes straight to the amygdala (大脑杏仁核), the emotional center of the brain. Here, the more that emotional memories involving disappointment, worry, and fear are stored in early teenage time, the more the amygdala can “control the rest of the brain,” Goleman says, “by flooding it with strong and improper emotions.’”
But if the emotions stored in the brain are those of self-managing, self-motivation and hope, then we are given a gift of an “emotional Intelligence” that serves instead of controlling us for the rest of our lives.
However, amygdala takes a long time to grow, around fifteen or sixteen years, which means to Goleman that “emotional intelligence can be taught, not only in the home but perhaps, more importantly, in school.”
31. What does the experiment “The Marshmallow Challenge” show?
A. EQ is more important than IQ to one’s success.
B. The development of EQ is linked to marshmallows.
C. People who have higher EQ are more likely to succeed.
D. People who like the marshmallow are more likely to fail.
32. The word “resisted” in Paragraph 5 probably means ______.
A. refused B. agreed C. stopped D. repeated
33. Daniel Goleman probably agrees that ______.
A. the grab-the-marshmallow kids are gifted with self-motivation
B. emotion memories involving worry lead to better social abilities
C. it takes fifteen or sixteen years to teach kids emotional intelligence
D. it’s also schools’ responsibility to teach kids emotional intelligence
2021顺义二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项 中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Having Fun at Summer Camps
Here's a list of some summer camps in Los Angeles to choose from. There are so many options. No matter what you choose, they'll be happy!
Photo Camp
Date: July 17-23
Age: 11-13
This adventure begins with a basic camera functions and ends with the kids' work. You need to bring your camera with you. We'll challenge the way we see. Campers will develop their photographic eye and learn new ways of seeing.
Fee： $550
Tel： 357-3030
Code REV Kids Tech Camps
Date: July 25-31
Age: 8-11
You can experience in education and fun. Whether learning to write code, 3D model animate or develop the next and great app or game, your kids and their friends will love sharing as they explore and develop their STEM skills.
Fee: $650
Tel:654-0930
Digital Dragon
Date: August 7-20 .
Age: 9-12
Students will meet a different activity every day, selected by our teachers from a lot of favorite builds& tech exploration, including robot sports, game design, digital art projects and so on!
Fee: $600
Tel:257-3080
Iverbe Virtual Dance Camp
Date: August 21-27
Age: 13-15
Students will learn a variety of techniques ( modern, jazz and ballet). They will learn part of a dance each day. The goal is to have fun, get moving and learn more about dance!
Fee: $400
Tel: 272-0560
21. What should students bring to the Photo Camp?
A. A camera. B. A technique. C. A robot. D. A 3D model.
22. Mary will pay __________ if she wants to take part in CodeREV Kids Tech Camps.
A. $400 B. $550 C. $600 D. $650
23. Peter is interested in jazz, which camp will he choose?
A. Photo Camp. B. Iverbe Virtual Dance Camp.
C. Code REV Kids Tech Camps. D. Digital Dragon.
B
True courage
A teacher was very upset because some of his boys whistled （吹口哨）during school hours. At last he was so angry that he said he would punish anyone who whistled again.
The next morning, when the room was very quiet, a loud whistle was heard!
The students were very much surprised, and the teacher at once looked around to discover the offender （肇事者）.
The blame fell on a bad boy who was often a troublemaker. But he strongly denied （否认）the act, yet his words were not believed, for I am sorry to say he was not a truthful boy, so the teacher would bring him up for punishment.
Seeing what was about to take place, a thin little boy, about nine years old, who was off his seat anxiously.
“Do not punish John, sir,” he said to the teacher. "It was I who whistled. ”
"I was doing a long, hard sum （算术题），and in rubbing out another sum to make room for it, I rubbed out the difficult one by mistake. But before I remembered where I was, I had whistled right out, sir! ”
“I am very, very sorry, sir] I did not mean to whistle, but I cannot let John be punished for my fault. ”
The teacher said, “ Charles, you have done right. No one can doubt that you have spoken the truth, and that you did not whistle on purpose, so I cannot punish you, my boy."
Charles returned to his seat with a flushed face （脸红了），and even the youngest child in the school felt proud of him, for every student could see how bravely he had acted.
Charles was truly a brave boy. He had done that which he knew to be right, even though at the time it might have brought suffering upon himself.
True courage may also be shown by refusing to do that which we know to be wrong, though bad friends may laugh at us, and call us cowards, for saying No.
24. Why was the teacher upset?
A. Because Charles whistled on purpose.
B. Because the classroom was very quiet.
C. Because John always made some trouble.
D. Because some of his boys whistled at school.
25.___________ told the truth when the teacher would punish someone else.
A. The thin little boy B. Some of the boys
C. A troublemaker D. The youngest child
26. What do you think of Charles?
A. He is anxious but truthful. B. He is shy and careless.
C. He is brave and honest. D. He is mean but brave.
C
Olykoeks
Most people have eaten doughnuts. Have you ever wondered where the first doughnuts were made? Who thought up the idea of a fried pastry （油炸糕点）with a hole in the center?
No one knows for sure who made the first doughnuts.
Some people think that doughnuts probably began in the 1800s as Dutch "olykoeks" or “ oily cakes. " In those days, a cook would not want to waste any scraps （剩余物） of food. Leftover pieces of bread dough were put into hot oil and fried. Olykoeks were tasty on the outside, but soggy and uncooked in the center.
Some people say that the mother of a New England sea captain invented the first real doughnut. Her name was Elizabeth Gregory. She replaced the soggy center with spices and nuts. But, Elizabeth's son, Captain Gregory, did not like nuts. He punched （用力击）out the center, and the outcome was the first hole in a doughnut.
Others say the real story is that Captain Gregory had difficulty steering （掌舵;驾 驶）his ship while trying to eat doughnuts. He asked the ship's cook to make his doughnuts with holes so he could hang them on the pegs of the steering wheel! Others think that Captain Gregory saw holed pastries in Europe and brought the idea back to America with him.
During World War I, homesick American soldiers in Europe were served doughnuts by the Salvation Army. These brave women volunteering for the job were called "Doughnut Girls. " They often worked near the soldiers, so the Doughnut Girls wore helmets （头盔）and uniforms. The women made doughnut cutters out of a large can with a smaller can inside it to cut out the hole. They could set up a kettle of hot oil to fry the dough almost anywhere.
In the 1920s, doughnut machines were invented. Doughnuts were produced faster and easier than ever before. Still, many people preferred to make their favorite doughnut recipes at home.
Today, doughnuts are available at markets, bakeries, and coffee shops. Most people have a favorite type. You might like sugar-glazed doughnuts, doughnuts dipped in chocolate, or doughnuts covered in sprinkles. Perhaps you prefer doughnuts that don't even have holes, like maple bars, twisted cinnamon, or jelly- filled doughnuts. Then again, when you go to the bakery, you might just like to eat the doughnut holes. Yum!
27. The first Dutch "olykoek" may have been invented because ____________.
A. cooks did not like to waste leftover food
B. some people did not like to eat the fried pastry
C. sea captains needed a way to eat while steering a ship
D. soldiers needed food that could be eaten during the war
28. From the passage, we can learn that Doughnut Girls ______________________.
A. worked on large ships B. used helmets to cook doughnuts
C. worked in a dangerous conditions D. used doughnut machines to fry
29. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The popularity of doughnuts. B. The history of doughnuts.
C. The inventors of doughnuts. D. The types of doughnuts.
D
Liu Qing hasn't slept well for months. Every day, the 13-year-old middle school student wakes up with dark circles around her eyes. She has lost interest in everything and doesn't want to talk to anyone. " Living like this is such a torture for me. I can't feel happy at all, ” Liu told Xinhua.
Liu is one of many who suffer from depression. According to World Health Organization（WHO）, about 264 million people around the world are affected by depression. In China, depression affects 54 million people and is one of the leading causes of suicide （自杀）. To bring this issue to people's attention, Zhang Nan, a photo studio owner in Wuhan, Hubei province, started a photo project called Crinkled Fog. Over the last three years, he has taken pictures of over 100 people struggling with mental health, mostly girls or women, aged 14 to 30.
“ Although things have been better with people talking openly about it nowadays, there are still misunderstandings about mental illness,” the 27-year-old told China Daily.
The 100th person Zhang spotlight （聚焦）for the series is a 23-year-old girl from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, nicknamed Yaya. She was diagnosed（诊断）with depression in 2013 during her first year in senior high school when her grandfather, who raised her, passed away.
Her parents, who do business in another city and only see her a few times a year, didn't take her struggle seriously and believed that depression is just like a cold and will go away on its own.
But for Yaya, it was painful. During her darkest period, she received electroconvulsive therapy （电休克治疗）10 times within six weeks.
Yaya applied for the photo shoot when she got better this year because she wanted to record the moment and tell people that they can recover.
Depression is, in fact, a real illness. "Just like your body, your moods can fall ill, too,” said Li Songwei, Tsinghua University assistant professor of psychology. “ When depression can be diagnosed, no matter how terrible it is, there are effective treatments."
“A major problem is that people are ashamed （羞耻）of the illness and don't seek professional help，'‘ Lu Lin, an expert of the China Academy of Sciences said.
"We must remove the stigma （污名）and the shame by actively and openly supporting our friends and family members who are experiencing depression，'‘ Bernhard Schwartlander, former WHO representative in China, told China Daily.
30. The word “torture” in Paragraph 1 probably means "___________.
A. anger B. tiredness C. pain D. disappointment
31. Why did Zhang Nan start the photo project Crinkled Fog?
A. To encourage patients to see a doctor.
B. To draw people's attention of depression.
C. To provide scientific facts about depression.
D. To avoid misunderstandings about the illness.
32. The last paragraph tells us _________________.
A. that depression can be treated
B. why people are afraid of depression
C. what is the key problem of depression
D. how people should deal with depression
33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Stepping Into the Spotlight B. Effective Treatment
C. Active Supporting D. Experiencing a Dark Period
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三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共26分，每小题2分)
A
Homes Around the World

Floating (漂浮) Homes
Lots of people in the world live on houseboats. People sleep, cook, eat, and sometimes work on them.
The Uros people in Peru make floating houses from the plants that grow in the lake. First, they make a floating island for the house to stand on and then they make a house, all from plants!

Rock Homes
Some people still: live in caves (洞穴) ! Cave homes can be very comfortable today, and they usually have windows and electricity.
In Guadix, Spain, almost half of the people live underground in caves. Many of the homes have chimneys (烟囱)，but these aren’t to let smoke out- -they are to let air in!

Family Homes
In many places in the world, lots of generations (一代人) of a family often live together. This can be helpful because the grandparents can look after the children while the parents work.
The people who live in this house in Mexico use ladders (梯子) to get between floors. On summer nights they often sleep on the cool roof (屋顶).

Community Homes
This house is in China. It’s called a tulou. It’s a big round house, three or four floors high, and it’s made of mud (泥土).There is only one door and all the main windows are inside, so it is well protected. Lots of families live here, sometimes up to 800people! Each family has two or three rooms.
21. The Uros people live___________.
A. in floating houses B. in caves C. on roofs D. in a tulou
22. Why do many of the rock homes in Guadix have chimneys?
A. To let smoke out. B. To let air in.
C. To help cook food. D. To protect the house.
23. What is true about a tulou?
A. It is made from plants. B. It is built underground.
C. All the main windows are inside. D. People get between floors with ladders.
B
A Day at the Amusement Park
Robert and his friend, Mike, were headed to the amusement park for the day. It had been Mike’s birthday, and his mom promised him a day at the amusement park with a friend. The boys were so excited to try the roller coaster.
The boys were hungry, so Mike’s mom gave them tickets to get cotton candy, hotdogs, and some popcorn. While getting the food, Mike saw a boy about his age staring at the roller coaster. “That boy was standing there when we were on it,” said Mike. “I wonder why he doesn’t go on the ride?” asked Robert. “Maybe he’s frightened.”
The boy was by himself and looked poor. His shirt and jeans were torn and dirty.
Even his hair was messy.
After the boys finished their food, they walked over to Mike’s mom and told her about the boy. “Can we do something to help him?” asked Mike. “What do you want to do?” his mom asked. “Let’s give him the spare tickets we have.” Mike and Robert went over to the boy and handed him a ticket for the roller coaster.
The boy gave them the biggest smile and said, “Thanks. That would be great!” “We have some spare food tickets, too.” “Wow, I would really like a hot dog,” said the boy. He said his name was Chris and that he came to the amusement park often, but he didn’t have the money to go on the rides.”I just watch everyone else and wish I could go on all the rides.”
Mike’s mom came over and told the boys it was getting late. “This is Chris,” said Mike to his mom. “It’s nice to meet you, Chris.”“Well boys, we need to head home.”
They said goodbye to Chris and left. Mike’s mom told the boys what they did for Chris was very special. “You both brightened a boy’s day that is less lucky than you. I’m proud of you both.”
24. At the amusement park, Mike and Robert__________.
A. shared a birthday cake B. rode the roller coaster
C. bought a shirt for Chris D. lost the spare tickets
25. Chris didn’t go on the ride because__________.
A. he was hungry B. he was frightened
C. he was poor D. he was late
26. What does the story tell us?
A. A small act means a lot to others. B. Friends are easier lost than found.
C. Think twice before you act. D. Knowledge starts with practice.
C
Talking to yourself isn’t just for humans—it’s for robots too.
Italian researchers have designed a robot that can speak to itself, which enables users to hear its thought process and gain deeper insight into the technology’s decision-making processes.
“If you were able to hear what the robots are thinking, the robots might be more trust worthy,” study co-author Antonio Chella says. “The robots will be easier to understand for people who aren’t technicians or engineers. In a sense, we can communicate and work with the robots better.”
Humans depend on inner speech when looking for clarity and moral (道德的) guidance, and it helps in the decision-making process. The researchers set out to see how this could affect robots, so they developed one called Pepper, and they trained it to set a table. They then gave it the ability to say, in plain English, what it was “thinking” when completing a task.
After studying the robot, the researchers found that Pepper is better at solving dilemmas(进退两难的困境)when using inner speech. One experiment saw a user ask Pepper to break table setting rules by putting a fork in the wrong place, which led to the robot asking itself a series of self-directed questions. It then concluded that the user might be confused, so it confirmed(确认) the request before continuing to use inner speech:
“Ehm, this situation upsets me. I would never break the rules, but I can’t upset him, so I’m doing what he wants,” Pepper said while putting the fork in the wrong place.
The user can understand Pepper’s thoughts as it uses its inner voice to solve a dilemma, which the researchers say could lead to human-robot trust.
Comparing Pepper’s performance with and without inner speech, Chella discovered that the robot had a higher task-completion rate when using self-dialogue. “People were very surprised by the robot’s ability,” Chella says. “The approach makes the robot different from typical machines because it has the ability to reason, to think. Inner speech could be useful in all the cases where we trust the computer or a robot for evaluation of a situation.”
Although hearing the inner voice of robots enriches the human-robot interactive some people might find it inefficient because the robot spends more time complete tasks when it talks to itself. The robot’s inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it. Still, Chella says their research lays the groundwork for more research into how self-dialogue can help robots focus, plan and learn.
27.According to the passage, Pepper can____________.
A. design a training task B. talk to itself
C. teach table setting rules D. read users’ minds
28. What can we learn from the research?
A. The research aimed to help people understand robots’ actions.
B. Inner speech helps the robot finish tasks more quickly.
C. The Italian researchers created a new language for robots.
D. The robot helped study people’s decision-making process.
29. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Robots: Learn to Learn B. Robots: Think Out Loud
C. Robots: Make Better Speeches D. Robots: Always Trust Humans
D
Like most people, you usually start work with the hope of being as productive as possible. Yet, as the day rolls on, you find your task list grow. What you set out to achieve in the beginning seems to get pushed to the side.
You’re not alone. Many of us don’t have a process to prioritize tasks and always feel like we’re playing catch-up. We fail to decide what’s the most important task even when everything on the to-do list feels important. But we can get ahead of the game and stay on top of deadlines with some simple methods to set priorities and manage our workload. Here’s a simple way to prioritize our daily tasks and focus (专注)on the work that matters most: Of all the things we now have the energy for, do the thing we’re normally least likely to do. If we have two live frogs(青蛙) to eat for breakfast, the idea is to eat the ugliest one as early as possible.
There are several ways this trick(技巧) can benefit us.”
●Doing something we rarely (很少) do is energizing. You do a behavior like washing your windows that you never do. Having clean windows won’t change your life but it challenges your conception of yourself. It influences how we see ourselves. Getting our body moving gives us energy and can improve our focus.
●Unfamiliar behaviors often provide more chances to help us grow than familiar ones. When I write for a new publication, it’s with a new editor. I get different feedback.I need to change my style to match the style of that publication, so I develop my skills. In this way we’ll expand(发展) ourselves, our skills, and our future opportunities.
●Some people react to anxiety by working hard on very comfortable behaviors but pay no attention to uncomfortable tasks that are a higher priority. The way of prioritizing helps prevent us from doing that. It makes it harder to fool ourselves that we’re being productive by doing busywork that’s super comfortable for us but has little chance of changing our life.
Should we use this trick all the time? No. This is a good tip for when we’ve got energy, but we’re swimming in thoughts about all the things we could do, and we’re having trouble deciding and focusing.
Priorities are great. Knowing our priorities reduces stress, helps us focus and can also improve productivity and time management. But remember to be realistic about how much work we can actually do each day. When we prioritize our work properly, we’re sure to have a good day.
30. What does the word “prioritize” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. To explain what’s the most beneficial. B. To decide what should be done first.
C. To tell what’s the most meaningful. D. To discuss what can be achieved.
31. The ugliest frog refers to____________.
A. the animal we fear most B. the to-do list we’ve messed up
C. what we are least likely to do D. what makes our day terrible
32. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Doing unfamiliar behaviors possibly improves our skills
B. Doing energizing behaviors shows how we see others.
C. Doing things we rarely do leads to poor focusing.
D. Doing comfortable things changes our life.
33. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A solution to reduce our stress. B. Ways to help us focus and decide.
C. A trick to increase our productivity. D. Advantages of developing our skills.
2021燕山二模
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最 佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Don’t you think robots are a part of your life? In factories, robots put together everything from toys to cars. Some homes have robots that sweep floors or mow the lawn (剪草坪). And more robots are soon to come.

Like a Human
Robots don’t expect any thanks for all the work they do for us. After all, they don’t have feelings. But that may be changing with Nexi, a robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Nexi can move its face to show anger, happiness or sadness. It can also raise its eyebrows ( 眉毛 ) to show surprise.

Household Helpers
How would you like a robot to help clean up your toys, or one that plays hide-and-seek with you? Nao can be programmed to do both those activities, and more. A two-foot-tall robot, Nao was designed by a company in France to be a helper and companion ( 伙伴 ). It can talk, walk and even remember faces, voices and places.

Robots at Work
Need a lift out of bed? RIBA, short for “Robot for Interactive Body Assistance”, will lend its helpful arms! Some patients at hospitals and nursing homes have a hard time getting in and out of bed. RIBA can gently lift a patient out of bed and help him or her into a wheelchair ( 轮椅 ).

Water Bots
Robots that work in water—and look like sea creatures ( 生物 )—are making news lately. One of them is a robotic fish. Researchers built the robotic fish to swim in water to find out pollution. There’s even a robotic penguin ( 企 鹅 ) called the AP, which can move in water in all directions.
21.By moving its__________, Nexi might show its anger, happiness or sadness.
A. head B. face C.arm D.leg
22. If a patient needs a lift out of bed, which may be a good helper?
A. Nexi. B. Nao. C. RIBA. D. AP.
23. According to the passage, a robotic fish might be used for__________.
A. discovering fish B. picking up rubbish
C. studying sea creatures D. finding out pollution
B
“It’s a waste of time,” I said when my mom told me to join Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club that helps charities ( 慈善 ). When she told me I had to volunteer at a homeless shelter ( 收容 所 )，I thought that things could not get worse.
We got there late and walked to the dirty homeless shelter, where we saw a lady yelling (叫喊) at the security guard. He dealt with her and then led us to the kitchen, where we ran into our five fellow Madcaps mothers and daughters.
Then homeless people started to walk in and a little girl, around five years old, walked up and pointed to the food I was handing out. I handed her a cold sandwich and she nodded to say thanks. She then walked over to her parents, who were seated at a large table.
As she walked away, I thought about how much I had. I go to one of the top schools in San Diego, I have a great house by the water, and I have a warm meal every night. Then I thought of how little she had. She probably didn’t go to school, and that is where she sleeps and eats every day. That little girl makes me realize just how lucky I am.
After that moment, I had a change of heart. Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting. I have little trouble socializing with others and now have many friends to play and chat with.
I believe that if you have an open mind about things, you can learn a lot about yourself and the people in your community. You can make new friends and realize how lucky you are. I believe you can make a difference just by doing something that you don’t want to do.
24. What did the writer see in the shelter when she arrived?
A. The shelter was full of homeless kids.
B. A lady was yelling at the security guard.
C. A little girl was waiting for her sandwich.
D. There were only mothers and daughters in the shelter.
25. Comparing with the little girl, the writer realized that __________.
A. she should study hard
B. she was a lucky person
C. she actually had a poor life
D. she should take part in more school clubs
26. What happened to the writer after her experience in Madcaps?
A. She didn’t miss anybody from the club.
B. She didn’t worry about her life anymore.
C. She became more open-minded about life.
D. She found it easy to communicate with homeless people.
C
Chocolate—there’s nothing quite like it, is there? Chocolate is simply delicious. What is chocolate? Where does it come from?
The history of chocolate goes back to the discovery of cacao beans. About 4000 years ago, the Americans made cacao beans into a drink and they took it as a gift from nature.
In 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortex visited Mexico in America. He saw people drink cacao mixed with spices (香料). Cortex took some cacao home as a gift to the Spanish King Charles. Since then, people in Spain began to drink cacao. However, the nature taste of cacao was too bitter for most people. To sweeten it, Spanish added sugar and honey to it. As a sweet drink, it became popular in Europe. By the 17th century, rich people in Europe began drinking cacao drink as a fashion.
In 1828, a Dutch chemist, Conrad J. van Houten started using a new process to remove the fat from cacao beans. He made a machine that pressed the fat from the beans. The resulting powder ( 粉末 ) mixed better with water than cacao did. People called van Houten’s cacao powder “Dutch chocolate”— it is the beginning of modern chocolate.
After that, chocolate makers started trying new recipes ( 配方) with Dutch chocolate. First it was mixed with sugar. Then butter was added to the sweetened chocolate to make chocolate bars. In 1849, an English chocolate maker successfully made the first chocolate bar. In the 19th century, the Swiss started making milk chocolate by mixing powdered milk. Milk chocolate has not changed much since this process was invented.
Today the United States buys most of chocolate in the world, but the Swiss eat the most chocolate per person. The most chocolate eaten today is sweet milk chocolate, but people also eat white chocolate and dark chocolate. Chocolate has become a worldwide snack and also a popular holiday gift.
27. What did the Americans think of cacao drink about 4000 years ago?
A. It was easy to make B. it was too bitter to drink.
C. It was a gift for the rich. D. It was treasure from nature.
28. Who invented milk chocolate?
A. The Swiss. B. Hernando Cortex.
C. An English chocolate maker. D. Conrad J. van Houten.
29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The United States buys and eats most of chocolate in the world.
B. People called Conrad J. van Houten the father of “Dutch chocolate”.
C. Chocolate became popular in Spain when Cortex took some cacao home.
D. People like to eat sweet milk chocolate, white chocolate and dark chocolate today.
30. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The tastes of chocolate. B. The history of chocolate.
C. The makers of chocolate. D. The benefits of chocolate.
D
As online learning becomes more common. Now more and more resources (资源) are converted to digital (数码的) form. Some people have suggested that public libraries should be shut down and, in their place, everyone should be given an iPad with an e-reader subscription (订阅).
Supporters of this idea state that it will save local cities and towns money because the operating costs of libraries are expensive. They also believe it will encourage more people to read because they won’t have to travel to a library to get a book. They can simply click on what they want to read and read it from wherever they are.
However, it would be a serious mistake to replace libraries with tablets (平板电脑). First, digital books and resources are related to less learning and more problems than print resources. A study done on tablet vs book reading found people read 20-30% slower on tablets, keep 20% less information, and understand 10% less of what they read compared to people who read the same information in print.
Second, it is not open-minded to state that the only service libraries offer is book lending. Libraries have lots of benefits, and many are only usable if the library has a physical location. Some of these benefits include acting as a quiet study space, giving people a way to communicate with their neighbors, holding classes on various topics, providing jobs and keeping the community connected. A survey done in 2015 found that nearly two-thirds of American adults feel that closing their local library would have a great effect on their community. People see libraries as a way to connect with others and get their questions answered—benefits tablets can’t offer nearly as well or as easily.
While replacing libraries with tablets may seem like a simple way, it would encourage people to spend even more time looking at digital screens, although there are various problems around them. It would also end many of the benefits of libraries that people have come to depend on. In many areas, libraries are such an important part of the community network that they could never be replaced by a simple object.
31. What does the underlined word “converted” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Connected. B. Celebrated. C. Changed. D. Expressed.
32. According to the passage, the author probably agrees that __________.
A. it’s necessary for readers to read in libraries
B. the only service libraries offer is book lending
C. public libraries should be replaced with digital devices
D. digital books and resources encourage people to spend more time reading
33. The purpose of the passage is mainly to __________ .
A. stress the benefits of libraries
B. advise more people to go to the libraries
C. encourage communities to build more libraries
D. compare digital books and resources with real books

2021北京十二区初三二模英语汇编：阅读理解
参考答案
2021昌平二模
21-23 ABD 24-26 BCD 27-29 BCA 30-33 CADD
2021朝阳二模
(A) 21. A 22. D 23. B (B) 24. C 25. B 26. A
(C) 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. D (D) 31. B 32. D 33. C
2021东城二模
21. В 22. А 23.D 24.C 25.A 26. D
27. C 28. A 29.C 30.B 31. C 32. D 33.B
2021房山二模
21.D 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.C
27.B 28.C 29.D 30.D 31. D 32.A 33.A
2021丰台二模
21.A 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.D 26.A
27.B 28.D 29.C 30.A 31.C 32.B 33.A
2021海淀二模
21.D 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.C 26.A
27.B 28.A 29.D 30.C 31. A 32. B 33. C
2021门头沟二模
A 21. A 22. B 23.D B 24. A 25. C 26. D
C 27. B 28. C 29.B D 30. D 31. D 32. B 33. A
2021平谷二模
A 21.B 22. D 23.A B 24. C 25. A 26. A
C 27. C 28. A 29. C D 30. D 31. C 32. B 33.B
2021石景山二模
21. A 22. C 23. D 24.A 25. C 26. D 27. D
28. C 29.C 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. D
2021顺义二模
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C
27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A
2021西城二模
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. A
27. B 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. C
2021燕山二模
21—23 BCD 24—26 BBC 27—30 DADB 31—33 CAA