初三英語(yǔ)閱讀(帶答案)

D

Noneofusisquiteashealthyinmindasweseem,butneither

iseveryunusualthingwedomeanswe'reunhealthy.Howtotell

thedifference?Startbyreadingthelettersbelow,whichhave

beenanalyzedbyourexperts.

(1)Lately,afterIreadanunusualword,Ioftencan'tgetit

outofmyheadfordays,sometimesweeks.Isilentlyrepeatit

tomyself,oftenspellit,andevenwakeupinthenightwithit

ringinginmyhead.What'swrongwithmybrain?

Thatsoundslikealittleobsession(著迷).Yourbrainfeelsthat

forsomereasonitmustrepeatthisword.Unlessitistakingupmore

thananhourofyourdayorreallyinfluencingyourlife,itis

notserious.Tostopit,leaveitalone.Ifyoureallywantto

stoptherepetition,setasidetenminutesadaytorepeatthe

wordoverandoveragain.Doitsomanytimesthatyoufinally

getsickofit.

(2)Isometimeshavestrangedreamswhentakingashortsleep,

andIthinkthey'rerealwhenIwakeup.Then,asIcome

around,Irealizetheyaren't.Istheresomethingwrongwithme?

What'swrongisthatyoutakeshortsleepsandmostofusdon't!

Butareyoumad?No.Weallhavestrangedreams,andit'snormal,

uponwaking,tobefuzzy(模糊)foralittlewhileorevennotto

rememberwhereweare.Whatisnotnormalisifyoudon'thave

thesedreams.

(3)Whenpeopleareeating,Ican'tstandthesoundofafork

orspoonknockingonaplateorbowl.Ibeginshakingandhaving

aheadache.I'malsosickenedbythesoundofpeoplechewingwith

theirmouthsopen.Istheresomethingwrongwithme?

Itseemsthatthereissomethingwrongwitheveryoneelseyou

know.Howcometheydon'teatwiththeirmouthsclosed?Atthe

least,you'reoversensitive(敏感)tolittlenoise.Youmayalsobe

troubledbyadisorderinmindcalledmisophonia.Trydrawing

yourattentionawayfromthenoise.Payattentiontosomething

elseashardasyoucanwhenyoueatwithyourfriends:themusic

inthebackground,thesceneoutthewindow,evenwhatthey're

talkingabout.Youcantrainyourselftobelesstroubledbythe

noise.

(4)WhenI'mdrivingandhavetocrossabridge,myheartstarts

racingandIfeellight-headed.ThefearthatI'mgoingtopass

outmakesthewholesituationworse.AmIcrazy?

Thissoundslikeananxiety（憂慮），whichcanbringonheart

illnessandarealsensethatyou'regoingtodie.Thiskindof

feelingisthebody'sreactiontothepossibledangerinnear

future.Tokeepyouranxietyfromprogressing,trytheoldmethod:

breathing.Whenyoufeelyourheartstartingtorace,takeadeep

breathinthreeorfourtimes,andthenletitoutfiveorsix

timesuntilyoustarttofeelcomfortable.Youcanalsomakeatape

ofyourfavouritesong,andsingalongasyoucrossthebridge.

56.Whatdoesthewordanalyzedmeaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Dividedintoparts.B.Examined

carefully.

C.Discussedingroups.D.Treated

scientifically.

57.Whichpersondescribedinthefourlettershasgotsomething

wrong?

A.Thefirsttwo.B.No.1andNo.3.

C.Thelasttwo.D.No.2andNo.

4.

58.Whatcanwedowhenwehavestrangedreamsafterashortsleep?

A.It'snotnecessaryforustodoanything.

B.Wecanthinkaboutthedreamsonceagain.

C.It'sagoodideatopayattentiontootherthings.

D.We'dbettergotoseeadoctorasearlyaspossible.

59.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.

A.wedon'tneedtoworryaboutanythinginmind

B.disordersinmindcanbetreatedbyourselves

C.onemustfaceallkindsofproblemsinlife

D.ifyouarebrave,nothingcantroubleyou

答案：D)56.D57.C58.A59.B

D

Youeattostayfitandkeepyourbodyworking,right?Thenreadingisfood

foryourmindandsoul.Readinginformsyouofwhat'shappening

around.Readingencouragesyoutothinkandimagine,thinkoutoftheboxand

imaginetheimpossible.

Inthepast,peoplejustreadbooks,onlybooks.Today,wehavebooksonline,

whichmakesreadingeasy.Theweb,ournewstorehouseofinformationisjustaclick

away.Butthisinnowayhasstolenthema^icnfreadingbooks,thesoundof

theirpaQes'flutter（翻頁(yè)）andtheirsmell...Youcanlieinbedwithabook,but

withacomputeryoupossiblycantNomatterhowyouread,readingisimportant.

Rememberthosebedtimestories?Wereadfunfactsaboutanimals,plantsand

theuniverse.Weask"whys"and"hows”.Inbooks,wefindtheiranswers.Children

whoareintroducedtoreadingatanearlyageareseentohaveabetterunderstanding

ofphonics（語(yǔ)音學(xué)）.Theymasterlanguageskillseasily,havearichervocabularyand

havegreaterreadingabilities.Children,whogrowupreadinggoodbooks,mostly

standout.Thewaytheythinkandactisverydifferentfromthosewhohavenever

beenintroducedtoreading.Readingnotonlyaddstotheirknowledgebutalsoshapes

theirpersonalities.Readinghasagreatinfluenceonone'slife.Teenagersareeasily

influencedbywhatevertheyread.Ifinspirationalstoriesandlifeexperiencesare

readinone'steens,theycanchangeapersonforthebetter.Theystaywithhimand

keepencouraginghimtoachievehisgoalsandchoosetherightagainstthewrong.

Themoreyouread,themorecreativeandimaginative

youwillbecome.Readingdevelopsvocabulary,improveslanguageskillsand

sharpensyourproblem-solvingabilities.Itleadstoabetterunderstandingof

self.Readinggivesyouknowledge,itmakesyoumoreconfident.Themoreyou

readaboutothers?livesandexperiences,abetterdecision-makeryouwillbecome.

Readingabouttheimportanceofreadingshouldleadyoutoreadmore,andmore,

andmore.Sochooseabookyoulikeanddon'tstopreadinguntilyoureachthe

end.Andevenafterthatreadasmuchasyoucan.

56.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Childrenshouldstartreadingatayoungage.

B.Parentsshouldtelltheirchildrenstorieseveryday.

C.Teenagersshouldthinkandactdifferentlyfromothers.

D.Studentsshouldfindanswerstotheirquestionsinbooks.

57.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2means_____.

A.readingbooksisnolongerapleasuretopeople

B.readingbooksislessinterestingthanreadingonline

C.readingonlinecan'ttaketheplaceofreadingbooks

D.readingonlinecan'tbedifficultforpeople

58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Moreteenagersreadonlinenow.

B.Whatteenagersreadbuildstheirfuture.

C.Whatchildrenshouldlearnfirstisphonics.

D.Morepracticemakesreadingeasier.

59.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyIsReadingImportant?

B.WhatShouldTeenagersRead?

C.HowIsReadingAbilityImproved?

D.WhenShouldChildrenStartReading?

答案：56.A57.C58.B59.A

D

Muchhasbeensaidandwrittenrecentlyaboutheroes,mainlybecause

manypeoplethinkwehavetoofewofthem.Therearemanydifferentkindsof

heroes,buttheyallseemtohavetwothingsincommon.First,heroes,bytheir

actions,showthegreatpossibilitiesofhumannature.Second,heroescanalso

standthetestoftime,andtheirachievementswillnotbeeasilyforgotten.

Becauseofthesegoodpoints,weneedtochooseourheroescarefully.

OlympicsportstarJackieJoyner-Kersee,whoisbelievedtobeahero,

warnsyoungpeopletobecarefulofmakingathletesheroes.Shehopesthatif

someonetriestocopyher,itwillbebecauseshehasachievedhergoalsby

workinghard.Joyner-Kerseesaysthataheroshouldbesomeonewhohasan

influenceonanotherperson'slife.

PoetMayaAngeloubelievesthataheroencouragespeopletotreatothers

wellandtobeconcernedaboutthegreatergood.Aheroshould

showpoliteness,courage,patience,andstrengthallthetime.Aheroshould

encourageotherstofollowhimwithactionsthatimprovetheworld,evenifonly

insmallways.

AuthorDanielBoorstinsuggeststhat,“Celebritiesarepeoplewhomake

news,butheroesarepeoplewhomakehistory.Thus,ifapersonistruly

worthytobecalledahero,heorshewillnotbesoonforgotten.

Weallneedheroes.Weneedtobeabletorespectpeoplewhohavebeen

there,donethat,andsucceeded.Manytimesthegreatestheroesarethe

peoplewedealwitheveryday—relatives（親戚）,friends,andneighbours

—whowillkeepgoingwhenitiseasiertogiveup.Theparentwhoputsheror

hisfamilyaheadofherselforhimself,theteacherwhowillmakemoremoneyat

anotherjobbutchoosestohelpothers—allthesepeoplecanbeconsidered

asheroes.Aheroquietlyandcontinuouslysetsagoodexample,anexample

thatinspiresotherstofollow.

56.Joyner-Kerseehopesthatyoungpeople_____.

A.willworkhardB.willbecomeheroes

C.willfollowherD.willachievehergoal

57.Theunderlinedword“celebrities“inParagraph4means_____.

A.volunteersB.reportersC.sportplayersD.famouspeople

58.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.

A.therearefewerheroesthanbefore

B.manycommonpeoplesetexamplestous

C.heroesshouldbepolite,patientandfamous

D.heroeshavetoreachthestandardrequiredforthem

59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.

A.WhatHeroesDoB.WhoAreHeroes

C.HowHeroesLiveD.WhereHeroesare

答案：56.A57.D58.B59.B

D

Dietdrinksmaytastegood,buttheymight

notbringhappiness.Anewstudyfindsthat

peoplewhodrinkdietsodasorfruitdrinksare

morelikelytobediagnosed（診斷）with

depression.

Thestudydoesn'tshowthatdietdrinkscausedepressionandthe

researchersstresstheirfindingsdon'tprovideanexplanation.They

lookedatmorethan263,900U.S.adultsages50to71whoanswered

questionsabouttheirbeverage（飲料）consumption（MA

量）betweentheyears1995and1996.About10yearslater（from

2004to2006）,thesamepeoplewereaskedifadoctorhaddiagnosed

themwithdepressionsincetheyear2000.

Peoplewhoregularlydrankfourormorecansofanytypeofsodaa

daywere30percentmorelikelytohavereceivedadiagnosisof

depressionthanpeoplewhodidnotdrinksoda,saidDr.HongleiChen

oftheNationalInstitutesofHealth,wholedthestudy.Theriskof

depressionwasespeciallyhighforpeoplewhodrankdietsoda一a

31percentincreasedriskcomparedtoa22percentincreasedriskfor

thosewhodrankregularsoda,theresearcherssaid.

Thosewhodrankfourormorecansofdietfruitdrinkswere51

percentmorelikelytobediagnosedwithdepressioncomparedto

thosewhodidnotdrinkdietfruitdrinks.

Bycontrast,peoplewhodrankfourormorecupsofcoffeeaday

were10percentlesslikelytohavebeendiagnosedwithdepression

comparedtonon-coffeedrinkers.

Thestudyonlyfoundanassociation,anddidnotdetermine（確

定）whetherdietsodaorfruitdrinkscauseddepression.Althoughthe

researcherstookintoaccoucffactorsthatcouldaffecttheresults,

suchasage,sex,education,smokingstatus,physicalactivity,body

massindex(BMI)andenergyintake,it'spossibleothercircumstances,

suchasafamilyhistoryofdepressionorstressfullifeevents,could

explaintheassociation.

Afamilyhistoryofdepressionandstressfullifeeventsaresomeof

thebiggestpredictorsofdepression,saidEmma

Robertson-Blackmore,assistantprofessorofpsychiatryatthe

UniversityofRochesterMedicalCenter,whowasnotinvolvedinthe

study.Inaddition,olderpeoplearemorelikelytoexperiencestressful

lifeevents,includingthedeathofalovedone,jobchangesor

illnesses,Robertson-Blackmoresaid.

However,thefindingsagreewiththoseofafewpreviousstudies

thatfoundalinkbetweenfrequentconsumptionofsweetened

beveragesandahigherprevalence(流行程度)ofdepression,the

researcherssaid.(Dietsodasandfruitdrinksaresweetened,buttheir

sweetenerscontainnocalories.)

"Moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthesefindings,andpeople

withdepressionshouldcontinuetotakedepressionmedications

prescribedbytheirdoctors,"saidChen.

56.Peoplewhodrinkfourormore______everydayarethemost

likelytofeeldepressed.

A.cupsofcoffeeB.cansoffruitdrinks

C.cansofdietsodaD.cansofregularsoda

57.Theunderlinedphrase"tookintoaccount'means__________.

A.checkedoutB.wentthrough

C.drewaconclusionD.paidattentionto

58.WhatcanwelearnfromDr.HongleiChen'sstudy?

A.Dietdrinkstastegoodbuttheydon'talwaysbringhappiness.

B.Drinkingalotofdietdrinksregularlywillleadtodepression.

C.Thereisacloseconnectionbetweendietdrinksanddepression.

D.Stressfullifeeventscanexplainwhypeoplemayfeeldepressed.

59.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterwritingthearticle?

A.Tofindoutwhydietdrinkingleadstodepression.

B.Topresentfindingsondietdrinkinganddepression.

C.Towarnusagainstdrinkingdietsodaorfruitdrinks.

D.Tosuggestahealthywayofdrinkingforabetterlife.

答案：56.C57.D58.C59.B

D

Depressionisnotachoice.Rather,itisatruemedicalcondition

likehighbloodpressureorheartdisease.IntheUnitedStatesalone,

morethan17millionpeoplesufferfromdepressionwithwomenbeing

twiceaslikelyasmentosufferfromthedisease.Depression

crossesracialandsocioeconomiclines.Anvonecansufferfromit,

andthosethatdoarenot"crazy"or"weak"._Theyhaveaseriousyet

highlytreatabledisease.

Feelingdown?You'renotalone.Ifdepressionseemspretty

common,itis.Oneineverytenadultssuffersfromdepression.And

that'swhathasscientistsconfused.Ifdepressioncausesharmtothe

body,whyisitsowidespreadinthepopulation?Somescientists

thinktheymayhavetheanswer.Depressionmayhavean

evolutionary（進(jìn)化）benefit.Itmayimproveone'schancesoffighting

offinfection（感染）.

Scientistshaveknownthatdepressedpeopleshowan

immunoreactive（免疫反應(yīng)性的）conditionknownas

inflammation（炎癥），evenwhentheyarenotinfected.Forseveral

yearstheyhavebeenfindingthatgenes（基因）linkedtodepression

alsoaffectthefunctionoftheimmunesystem.Stress,whichcanlead

todepression,alsochangetheimmunesystem.Thesefindings

suggestedthatdepressionwassomehowlinkedtothebody'sability

tofightdisease.

Somescientistsnowcomeupwiththeideathatdepressionmight

havehadanevolutionaryadvantageinthedaysbeforemodern

medicineandantibiotics（抗生素）.Infectionwasamajorcauseof

deathinearlyhumanhistory.Survivingthoseinfectionsdetermined

whichgeneswerepassedtothenextgeneration.

Theydoubtthatdepressionhelpedpeople,especially

children,stayalivefrominfection.Extremetirednessleadsto

inactivityandlesssocialcontactwhichhelpskeepinfectionfrom

spreading.Havingnoappetitehelpsavoidfoodsharingwhichcan

alsospreadinfection.Sleeplessness,whichisassociatedwithboth

depressionandimmunesystemactivation,mayhavebeena

mechanismtokeepapersonalert（機(jī)警）tofightoffenemiesafter

injury.

Ifscientistsarecorrectaboutthislink,itcouldleadtonew

treatmentsfordepression.Theyareinterestedindrugsthattreat

conditionswheretheimmunesystemattackstheperson'sownbody,

knownasautoimmunediseases.Itispossiblethatmedicineknown

totreatautoimmunediseasemaybesuccessfulintreating

depressionalso.

56.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1means_.

A.thereisadepressionlinebetweendifferentgroupsand

societies

B.peopleatahighersocialpositionmaytendtosufferfrom

depression

C.peoplewhoarelivingwithdepressioncouldconnectwitheach

other

D.anyonecangetdepressionwhatevertheireconomicstatesand

backgroundsare

57.InParagraph2theauthor_____.

A.introducesanideaondepression

B.givesanexampletoshowhisidea

C.explainshowdepressionworks

D.describesthedepressionproblems

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Depressioncanspreadinfection.

B.Stressmayaffectthefunctionoftheimmunesystem.

C.Womenarelesslikelytosufferfromdepression.

D.Modernmedicineiswidelyusedfortreatingdepression.

59.Thewritermainlywantstotellpeoplethatdepression_.

A.isseriousbuthighlytreatabledisease

B.couldhaveitsadvantagesinscientificresearch

C.mayimproveone'schancesoffightingoffinfection

D.isatruemedicalconditionlikehighbloodpressure

答案：56.D57.A58.B59.C

D

MiLanlovestobuyclothesfromTaobao.Itsavestimeand

sometimesyoucanfindreallycheapgoods.

Afterarecentonlineshopping,Mitookphotosofsomeofher

mostsatisfyinggoodsandputthemtoalifestyleforum（論壇）on

T.The25-year-oldhadn'texpecteditwouldbethebeginning

ofanightmare.

ThereturningmessageMireceivedwereunacceptable.IlYoucall

thisfashion?Howoldareyou?50?"readonemessage.Another

accused（譴責(zé)）Miofadvertisingfortheseclothes:,lGetoutofhere

withyouruglygoods!Don'twastepeople'stime!"Yet

anothermessagequestionedMi'smoneysituation,sayingtheclothes

lookedcheapbutthatevenpoorpeopleshouldhaveabetter

fashionsense.

"Ijustwantedtosharemyonlineshoppingexperience,"saida

deeplyred-facedMi,whodeletedherphotosfromthewebsitethe

nextday."ButnowI'velostconfidenceinmyimage.Noneofmy

friendstoldmebeforethatIdressedinbadtaste.Whyarepeople

sounkindonline?"

Why?Weusedtothinkthatpeoplearerudeonline

becauseofhidingbehindanonymous（匿名）situation,wefeellikewe

cangetawaywithanything.Butsincetheriseofsocialnetworking

sites,wearenotasanonymousasweusedtobe.

Still,rudenessgoeseverywhere.Sina'sWeibo,forexample,

requiresuserstoregisterG主冊(cè)）withtheirrealname,yetpeopledonot

shyawayfromusingdirtywordswhenevertheydisagreewitheach

other.Itisworsewithsomefamouspeopleandso-called"publicstars",

someofwhomightevenusepersonalattacks（攻擊）.Politenessand

goodmannersdonotgetyounoticedonweibos,but

strangestandmostimpolitewordswill.

Scientistsandresearchershavetriedtofindoutwhywedo

wrongthingswhenusingsocialwebsites.AccordingtoaWallStreet

Journalarticle,recentresearchsuggeststhatvisitingsocial

networkingsitesbringsdownourself-control.

Thisisbecausemostofuspresentabeautifiedimageof

ourselvesonFacebookorWeibo.Thisgoodimageandthe

encouragementwegetfromgoodwordsupliftourself-respect.

Butwhenwearetooproudofourselves,wemightshowpoor

self-control.It'sabitlikedrinking:winemightmakeusfeelgood,but

toomuchwineharmsourmindsandmakesusloseour

self-control.Manypeopleforgetthatthey'respeakingoutloudwhen

theycommunicateonline,especiallywhenpostingfromasmart

phone.

56.WhathappenedtoMiLan?

A.ShegotattackedontheInternet.

B.Herphotoswerewell-receivedontheInternet.

C.Shegotherfirstexperienceinshoppingonline.

D.HeradvertisementontheInternetwasnotsuccessful.

57.Whatdoestheword"nightmare"inparagraph2mean?

A.Anexcitingexperience.

B.Anunforgettableexperience.

C.Abaddreamorsomethingbad.

D.Abeautifuldreampeoplehaveatnight.

58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Shoppingonlinehasmanybenefits.

B.MiLanisagirlfondofsharingwithothers.

C.Manypeopleoftenforgetthey'respeakingoutaloudonline.

D.Somepeoplearetryingtogetnoticedbyusingrudeness.

59.Thewriterwantstotellusthat

A.shoppingonlineisgettingmoreandmorepopular

B.visitingsocialnetworkingsitesmaylowerourself-control

C.peoplearerudeonlinebecauseofhidingbehindanonymous

D.peoplealwaysusedirtywordswhenevertheydisagreewith

eachother

答案：56.A57.C58.D59.B

D

Heightisjustoneofthethousandsoffeaturesyourgenesdecide.Infact,

becauseyouhavetwoparents,yourgenesprovideyouaheightthatusually

landssomewherebetweentheheightofeachparent.Ifbothyourparentsare

tall,thenmostprobablyyouwillbetall,too,butifyouhavequestionsabout

howtallyou'regoingtobe,askyourdoctorifheorshecanhelpyoufinditout.

Butgenesdon'tdecidedeverything.Forexample,eatinganunhealthydiet

cankeepyoufromgrowingtoyourfullpotential（潛力）.Gettingplentyofsleep

andenoughexercisewillhelpyougrowtotheexpectedheight.

Nodoubt（懷疑）you'rewonderinghowfastyoushouldgrow.Itdepends.

There'snoperfectorrightanswer.Generallyspeaking,kidsgrowabout2

inches（6centimeters）ayearbetweenage3andthetimewhentheystart

puberty.

Yourdoctorwillknowhowyourgrowthhasbeengoingovertheyears.Two

centimetershereand2inchestherearenotnearlyasimportantastheheight

you'reatnow,howyou'vebeengrowinguptothispoint,andwhatother

changesyourbodymaybegoingthrough.

Don'tbescaredifyouseemtohavegrownalotinaveryshorttime.

Everyonehasagrowthspurt（高峰）duringpuberty.Theageforstarting

pubertyisabout10forgirlsandabout11forboys.Butitcanbeearlieror

later—between7and13forgirlsand9and15forboys.

You'llusuallybegintonoticethatyou'regrowingfasteraboutayearorso

afteryourbodystartstoshowthefirstchangesofpuberty.

56.Theunderlinedword"puberty"means_______.

A.whenyourbodystartschangingandbecomingmoregrownup

B.whenyourbodystartsgrowing

C.whenyourbodygrowsslowly

D.whenyourbodystopsgrowing

57.WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Yourheightmostprobablydependsonhowhighyourparentsare.

BYoumaybescaredsometimeswhenyougrowtoofast.

C.Girls'ageforstartingpubertyisusuallyearlierthanthatforboys'.

D.Thetimeshowingthefirstchangesofpubertyisnevernoticed.

58.Afterreadingthispassage,wecanexplain_____________.

A.howgooditistobeadoctorB.howmuchsleeptimewe

need

C.whygenescan'tdecideeverythingD.whathealthydietis

59.Thispassageismainlyabout________________.

A.howthegenesworkinyourbody.

B.howyougrowtoacertainheight

C.whyyoulooklikeyourparents

D.whenisthetimeyougrowfast

答案：56.A57.D58.C59.B

D

'Tvechangedmymind.Iwantedtohaveacamera,butnowIwantmy

daddyback."LucienLawrence'slettertoFatherChristmas,writtenafter

hisfatherhadbeenkilledoutsidehisschoolgate,musthavetouchedevery

heart.Lucienwentontosaythatwithouthisfatherhecouldn'tseethestarsin

thesky.Whenthosewhomweloveleaveus,wecannotseethestarsfora

while.

ButLucien,thestarsarestillthere,andoneday,whenyouareolderand

yourtearshavegone,youwillseethemagain.And,inastrangeway,Iexpect

thatyouwillfindyourfatheristheretoo,inyourmindandinyourheart.Ifind

thatmyparents,longdeadnow,stillappearinmanyofmydreamsandthatI

thinkofthemperhapsmorethanIeverdidwhentheywerealive.Istillliveto

pleasethemand

I'mstillsurprisedbytheirreactions（反應(yīng)）.IrememberthatwhenIbecamea

professor,Iwassoproud,orrathersopleasedwithmyself,thatIcouldn'twait

tosendmyparentsthemessage.Thereplywasalongtimeincoming,but

whenitdid,allMothersaidwas111hopethismeansthatnowyouwillhavemore

timeforthechildren!"Ihaven'tforgotten.Thevaluesofmyparentsstillliveon.

Itmakesmepause（暫停）andthinkabouthowIwillliveoninthehearts

andmindsofmychildrenandofthoseforwhomIcare.Howmanypeople

wouldwantmebackforChristmas?It'saseriousthought,onetogiveme

pause.Isaidtomyselfsilently,sometimes,inthedeadofnight.YetIknow

thedeathcomestousall,andsometimescomessuddenly.Wemust

therefore（因此）plantoliveforever,butliveasifwewilldietomorrow.Welive

on,I'msure,inthelivesofthoseweloved,andthereforeweshouldhavea

careforwhattheywillrememberandwhattheywilltreasure.Ifmoreparents

knewthisintheirheartstobetrue,theremightbefewerdeathsonourstreets

today.

56.Accordingtothewholetextwecanseethatthefirst

paragraph___________.

A.raisesthesubjectofthetext

B.showsthewriter'spityonthekid

C.actsasanintroductiontothediscussion

D.makesusknowthewriter'sattitude

57.Inthesecondparagraphthewritermainlywantstoexplainto

us________.

A.howmuchhemisseshisparentsnow

B.whyhisparentsoftenappearinhisdream

C.whenLucienwillgetoverallhissadness

D.howproudhewaswhenhesucceededinlife

58.Whatfeelingdidthewriter'smotherexpressinherreply?

A.Proud.B.Happy.C.Angry.D.Worried

59.Inthewriter'sopinion,thevalueofaperson'slifeis.

A.toleavebehindagoodmemorytothepeopleheloved

B.tohaveahighsenseofdutytothewholesociety

C.tocarewhatotherswillrememberandtreasure

D.tosharehappinessandsadnesswithhisfamily

答案：56.C57.B58.D59.A

D

Whydopeopledrinktoomuch,eattoomuch,smokecigarettesortake

drugs?What'stoblameforallthebadbehavior?Mostpeoplewouldsaythat,

whiletheseself-destructive（自我毀滅的）actscanhavemanyrootcauses,

theyallhaveoneobviousthingincommon:theyareallexamplesoffailuresof

self-control,lackingthewillpowertoresistthem.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,