2019-2021北京重點區(qū)初三（上）期末英語匯編：閱讀理解

2019-2021北京重點區(qū)初三（上）期末英語匯編

閱讀理解

一.閱讀理解

1.（2021北京西城區(qū)九年級期末）

Paris4-DayTripbyEurostarfromLondon

Ifyou*venevervisitedParisbefore,joinusnow!ReachParisbyEurostar-thehigh-speedtrain.Enjoya4-daytripin

a3-starhotelwithbreakfastincluded,andseethesightsaroundthecity.

Day1

Takethepanoramictour（全景之旅）-atourofParisbybuswithfantasticviews.Thetourendsatour3-starcity

hotel.Aftercheck-inandsometimeforfood,youwillmeettheguide.Intheevening,youwilltravelbysubwayto

enjoyaboattour.

Day2

Enjoyahalf-daytriptothePalace&GardensofVersailles（凡爾賽）-￡45.Itisundoubtedlythemostfamouschateau

（城堡）inFrance.Thistripisfullyguided.PriceincludescoachortraintoVersailles,tourguideandentrytothe

Palace.ThewholeeveningisyourstoenjoytheParisnightlife.

Day3

Onthisdayyou'llhavesomefreetimeforyourownsightseeing.Thchotelissocentrallylocatedthatsightseeingon

yourownisveryeasy.Or,youcanjointhehalf-daytriptoclimbtheEiffelTowerandget"'bird'seyeviewnofthis

wonderfulcity.

Day4

PleasegetreadyforamorningtripbysubwaytotheLouvreMuseumandyourchancetoseetheMonaLisa,

Michelangelo'sDyingSlaveandmanyothergreatworks.Afterlunchandsomelast-minuteshopping,ourguidedtour

ends.Youwillbetakenbybusbacktothestation,forthereturntoLondon.

（1）WhatcanvisitorsdoonDay1?

A.ClimbtheEiffelTower.

B.Dosomelast-minuteshopping.

C.TakethepanoramictourofParis.

D.VisitthePalace&GardensofVersailles.

（2）HowdovisitorsgototheLouvreMuseum?

A.Bybus.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byboat.

D.Bysubway.

（3）Thispassagecanprobablybefoundina（n）.

A.sciencebook

B.travelwebsite

C.foodmagazine

D.adventurenovel

2.（2021北京海淀區(qū)九年級期末）Self-controlisaskillthatchildrenneedtosucceedinschool,sociallyand

emotionally.Thedevelopmentofself-controlbeginsatbirthandcontinuesthroughoutourlives.Asbabies,wehavelittleor

nocontroloverourbehaviorsandemotions,butaswegetolder,withthehelpofparentsorcaregivers,welearnhowto

taketurns,howtopayattentioninclass,sticktoachallengingtask,andrestrain（制止）fromhittinganotherchild.These

abilitiescontinuetodevelopinourchildhoodandthenyouthhood.Also,itisclearthatbeingimpulsive（易）中動的）can

havebadeffectsonchildren,causinginterpersonalproblems,poorphysicalhealth,andpsychiatricdisorders.

Therefore,bylearningself-control,childrencanmakerightdecisionsandrespondtosituationsinpositiveways.One

oftheeffectivestrategies,whenhelpingchildrendevelopself-controlabilities,istoselectdevelopmentallyproper

tasks.Trysettingupsimplegoalsfirst,wheresuccessisexpected,beforemovingontothenextgoal.Forpreschoolers,goals

mightincludenotinterruptingornotfightingontheplayground.Forearlyelementaryschoolstudents,rightgoalsmightbe

followingbedtimerules.

However,it'snotenoughtosetupsimplegoals,becauseforchildrenofthesameage,therearestillsomedifferences

inthedevelopmentofself-controlabilities.Somegeneralstrategiesoftenhelpthemlearnrightself-controlbehaviors.

,Takeabreak

Encouragechildrentotakeabreakorntimein"whenevertheyfeeldown,annoyedorangry.Steppingawayfroman

upsettingsituationcanhelpachildcalmdown.

?Teachandprovideattention

Payingattentionisaskillthatcanbetaught.Encouragechildrentoresistinterruptingbylearningtoobserveotherswithout

talking,sotheycanjoinineasily.Makesuretoprovidechildrenwithattentionattimessotheydon'tfeelignoredandtherefore

areunlikelytointerrupt.

?Useproperrewards（獎勵）

Inordertodeveloppositivebehaviors,childrenneedfrequentlypositivefecdback.Praiseandconsistentfeedbackcanbe

highlyrewardingfbryoungchildren.ltisimportanttoletachildknowwhatadesiredbehavioris.

?Useactivitiesdesignedtoteachself-regulation(自我管理)

Usingspecificactivitiescanhelpteachyoungchildrenskillsthatimproveself-control.Someoftheseskillsinclude

dealingwith"wantingsomethingIcan'thave",understandingfeelings,andcontrollinganger.

(1)WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Aspeoplegetolder,theirattentionwillimprovenaturally.

B.Beingimpulsivecanoftencausebadresultsinchildren'sgrades.

C.Childrencanlearnhowtocontrolthemselveswiththehelpofparents.

D.Self-controldevelopmentbeginsatbirthandkeepsgrowingtillyouthhood.

(2)Whatcanteachersdowhenstudentsfeelverydisappointed?

A.Teachandprovideattention.

B.Giverewardsandsuggestions.

C.Teachskillstoregulatethemselves.

D.Encouragethemtotakeabreak.

(3)Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.TimeWaitsforNoMan-TheDevelopmentofSelf-Control

B.HavePoweroverYourMind-TipsonDevelopingSelf-Control

C.PreventionIsBetterthanCure-RulesofSelf-ControlBehaviors

D.ThinkTwiceBeforeYouAct-TheImportanceofSelf-ControlSkills

3.(2021北京海淀區(qū)九年級期末)

CoolInventionsThatWillTakeYoutotheFuture

Scientistsneverstopamazinguswithfascinatinginventions.Herearesomecoolonesthatarealreadyinstoresorwillbe

theresoon.

PortableToaster

Thereisactuallyanideaofaknifethatcouldnotonlycutthebreadintosmallpieces,butbe

heatedenoughtotoastasliceofbread.Youcouldtakethistime-savingandeasy-to-cleantool

anywhere.ltwouldbereallycoohfbritlookedlikealightsaber(僉ij).

丁尸Hand-HeldCopy&PasteTool

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Copy&Pasteallowsyoutoscanandprintimagesanywhereandonanything.Simplypushthe

buttonandscantheobject,andthentheimagecanbeprintedonanysurfaceusingink.Forthe

moment,thisisonlyanidea,butwhenthisdeviceisonsale,therewillbealonglinewaiting

tobuyit.

ElectronicSensorPen

WithPhreePen,youcanwriteanythinganywhere.Whenitwentintomarket,itbecamereally

popular.Allthesymbolscanbewrittenonanysurface,readbyacomputerandsenttoasmart

phoneoracomputer.Youcanwritethingsdownwithoutpaperathand.

ScannerDeterminingFoodComposition(成分)

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TellSpecwasmadefbrthosewhowanttoquicklyknowthecompositionofadish.ltscansthe

a,.4productsandthensendsalistofinformationaboutthenutritionalvaluetoaspecialphoneapp.Now

youdon'tneedtoworryaboutthesafetyoftheproductsyoueat.

(1)WiththehelpoftheCopy&Pastetool,youcan.

A.cutthebreadintosmallpieces

B.sendinformationtoasmartphone

C.printimagesonanysurface

D.scanthefoodtocheckitssafety

(2)Ifyouwanttofindoutthecompositionofadish,youcanuse.

A.TellSpec

B.Copy&Paste

C.PhreePen

0.PortableToaster

(3)Accordingtothepassage,howmanyinventionsareonlyideasnow?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

4.(2021北京朝陽區(qū)九年級期末)InHelpingOthers,YouHelpYourself

Amandapaidattentiontoalonelygirlforquitealotoftime.ShewasnamedEmily.Amandasharedaphysicsclasswith

Emily,whereEmilyalwayssatinthebackonherown.AmandawonderedifEmilyneededafriend.

Oneday,AmandafoundachancetospeakwithEmilyafterclass.Emilyseemedsurprisedatbeingtalkedwith.Butshe

gaveAmandaashysmileasAmandaintroducedherselfandstartedaconversation.

EmilyansweredAmanda'squestionswithsuchdetailthatAmandawasleftwiththethoughtthatEmilywantedtomake

newfriendsverymuch.

Emilywasnewtothetown.Shehadnorelativesorfriendshere.SoAmandatoldherthatshewouldprovideintroductions

fbrherfriends.

Afewdayslaterinthelunchroom,AmandafoundEmilysittingatherregularplace.Butthistimeshewassmilingin

herdirection.Amandawavedherhands，invitingEmilytojointhem.Emilylookednervous,butshetookherplateandwalked

ahead.AmandaintroducedEmilytotheothergirlssittingatthetable.AndeveryonewelcomedEmilyandincludedherinthe

conversationatonce.EmilygaveAmandaagratefulsmile,andAmandawasgladthatshehadtakentimetoknowEmily.

Helpingothersnotonlymeansgivingotherpeoplehappiness,butalsogivingyouachancetoknowmoreaboutothers.

(1)WhatclassdidAmandasharewithEmily?

A.Chinese.

B.Physics.

C.History.

D.Chemistry.

（2）HowdidEmilyfeelwhenAmandatalkedwithheroneday?

A.Surprised.

B.Excited.

C.Nervous.

D.Angry.

（3）WhydidAmandaintroducefriendstoEmily?

A.BecauseEmilyhatedmakingfriendswithothers.

B.BecauseEmilywantedtohavedinnerwiththem.

C.BecauseEmilyhadnorelativesorfriendsinthetown.

D.BecauseEmilywantedtosharephysicsclasseswithothers.

5.（2021北京朝陽區(qū)九年級期末）Recently,researchershavereportedonnewwaystobreakdowndifferentkindsof

plastics.Thenewstudiescouldleadtoeasierhigh-quality（高質(zhì)量的）recycling,andhelpdealwithtoxic（有毒的）

plasticpollution.

Theworldisbeingcoveredbyplastic,butonlyabout9%ofplasticproductsareeverrecycled.Everyyear,over7.72

trillionkilogramsofplasticfindsitswayintotheworld'soceans.Butbacteria（2田菌）mayhelprecycle,evenwhenhumans

don't.

Bacteriaaresmalllivingthings-sosmallthatweneedamicroscope（顯彳散鏡）toseethcm.Bacteriafeedthemselvesin

manydifferentways.Somebacteriacan'*eat"otherthingsbychangingthechemicals（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）inthosethingsinto

somethingthatwillhelpthebacteriagrow.

Thesecretofthisisenzymes（酶）.Bacteriauseenzymestocausechemicalchanges.Enzymescanworklikeapairof

scissors,cuttingandbreakingapartothermaterials.

MostpeopleknowPETplastic.ltisusedinwaterandsodabottles.About63.5billionkilogramsofPETplasticisproduced

everyyear.MostPETisthrownaway,butevenwhenitisrecycled,itcan*tbemadeintonewbottles.Usuallyit'sturnedinto

productslikecarpets（地毯）.

In2012,inthedecaying（腐爛的）leaves,scientistsdiscoveredanenzymecalledLCCthatslowlybreaksapartPET

plastics.Yearslater,scientistsworkingattheFrenchcompanyCarbioschoseLCCfromnearly100,000enzymes.ltwasthe

bestatbreakingdownPET.

ButthescientistswantedtoimproveLCC.TheystudiedtheenzymeandthewayitattackedthePET.Bytestingthousands

ofsmallchangestotheenzyme,theycameupwithanewkindofLCC.Thenewkindcanbealiveathighertemperaturesand

cancatthroughPETveryquickly.

TheprocessturnsthePETplasticbackintothematerialsthatitwasmadefrom.

Thosematerialscanthenbeusedagaintomakenewbottlesorotherproducts.

TheresearcherscomparedtheirnewLCCwiththeoldenzyme,andweresatisfiedwiththeresults.Whentheenvironment

wasjustright,thenewLCCwasabletobreakup90%ofthePETinjusttenhours.Theoldenzymetookabout20hoursand

onlybrokeuphalfofthePET.

（1）HowmuchPETplasticisproducedeveryyear?

A.About7.72trillionkilograms.

B.About63.5billionkilograms.

C.About100thousandkilograms.

D.About2hundredkilograms.

（2）Whatdoyouknowaboutthebacteriafromthepassage?

A.Bactcriacanbeseenwithoureyes.

B.Bacteriacanbreakdownothermaterialsdirectly.

C.Bacteriauseenzymestocreatephysicalchangesinthings.

D.Bacteriaaresmalllivingthingsthatfeedonunusualformsof"food".

（3）Accordingtothepassage,whatistherelationshipbetweenPETplasticandLCC?

A.TheearliestLCCcouldn'tbreakdownPETplastic.

B.LCCcanhelpstopPETplasticfrombreakingdown.

C.PETplasticcannowberecycledfasterbecauseofanewkindofLCC.

D.TheusedPETplasticwillbecomeanotherkindofpollutionbecauseofLCC.

（4）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.Bacteria：Growingbyeatingchemicals

B.Enzymes：Workinglikeapairofscissors

C.PET：Beingwidelytomakewaterandsodabottles

D.LCC：Leadingtoeasierhigh-qualityPETplasticrecycling

6.（2021北京東城區(qū)九年級期末）Kidsgotoschooltolearnplentyofsubjects.Finally?educationprepareskidstohavea

meaningfulcareer（職業(yè)）inafieldtheyenjoy.Sothinkingandlearningaboutcareerchoicesbeforehighschoolisalwaysa

goodidea.Butwhenshouldkidsbegincareereducation?

Whenyouwereakid,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Ateacher?Adoctor?Orabaseballplayer?

Preschool-agedchildrennaturallythinkabouttheirfuturecareers.Byimagining,exploringandrole-playing,kidsare

likelytochoosecareersthatinterestthem.Encouragingthiscareerrole-playingishealthyandcanbequitetelling；kidsoften

clearlyprefereitherleft-brainedorright-brainedroles.

Atsomepointbeyondtherole-playingstage,studentsshouldbeshowntoamoreseriouscareereducationcurriculum

（課程）.Youmaythinkthatcareereducationisn*tallthatnecessaryuntilkidsfinishhighschool,becausethat'swhentheyYe

usuallyexpectedtogetajoborchooseacourseofstudyincollege.Experts（專家）disagree.

"Theinfluenceofearlyinvolvementcanhaveahugelygoodeffectonwideracademic（學(xué)術(shù)的）achievements,helping

bothchildrenandtheirfamiliestoseeafuturewhichisachievablewritesRobertHalfon,chairoftheEducationSelect

CommitteeintheUK.

Manyexpertsaccepttheideathatcareereducationshouldbeginatayoungage.Theysuggestcareereducationinschool

shouldprogressasfollows：

?Kidsinprimaryschoolshouldteamaboutwhypeoplework.

?Kidsinearlymiddleschoolshouldlearnabouttheimportanceofacareerinearningmoney.

?Kidsingradesseventhroughtenshouldbegintodiscussandthinkaboutdifferentjobs.

?Kidsingradestenandbeyondshoulddiscovertheirstrengthsandinterests,recognizesuitablecareers,andbecome

involvedinspecificactivitiestohelpthemunderstandwhattheyneedtoworkontodotheirdreamcareer.

Startingcareereducationearlypreparesstudentsfortherealworldbymakingtheconnectionbetweenwhatthey,re

learninginschoolandwhythey5relearningit.Forexample,ifachildwantstobuildtallbuildingsandknowsthatmathskills

arenecessaryinsuchacareer,thechildwillbemorelikelytostudy,ratherthanhate,math.

Careereducationopenskids*mindstoallthatispossible.And,attheendoftheday,isn*tthatwhatparentsandteachers

wantfortheirkidsandstudents?

(1)WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Kidsfeelconfidentaboutchoosingtheircareers.

B.Ifsnaturalforkidstochangetheircareerchoices.

C.Kidsdocareerrole-playingtodeveloptheirinterests.

D.Ifsnormalfbrkidstothinkabouttheirfuturecareers.

(2)Expertssuggestthatcareereducationinschoolshould.

A.developindifferentgrades

B.promisekidsacademicsuccess

C.helpkidsknowtheirstrengthsfirst

□.providekidswithrichjobexperience

(3)Whatdoestheexampleofthechildwhowantstobuildtallbuildingsshow?

A.Mathskillsarethemostimportantinschooleducation.

B.Careereducationcanhelpchildrenfindoutwhattheywanttodo.

C.Childrenwhowanttobuildtallbuildingsareusuallygoodatmath.

D.Careereducationmakeschildrenmorewillingtostudyfbrtheirfuturejobs.

(4)Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.careereducationshouldbeginearlierforkids

B.kidsdon'tneedtoworryabouttheirfuturecareers

C.kidsshouldlearnallsubjectswellforfuturecareers

D.careereducationinmiddleschoolisnotamustforkids

7.(2020北京?朝陽九年級期末)WinterHolidays

Thisyearisgoingtobedifferent!Rick,Ann,MaryandTonyaretalkingabouttheirholidaysthisyear.

ThisyearI'mnotbehavingwellathome,andI'mnot

studyinghardatschool.MyparentsthinkPmlazy.TheyYe

Gworried,sotheyaregoingtosendmetoacampthiswinter.

Pmgoingtospendsixweekswithsometeenagerslikeme.

WearegoingtowalktenkilometerseverydayandIthinkit's

goingtobehelpful.

Rick

ThiswinterisgoingtobeinterestingbecauseIwillspendit

withmysisterfbramonth.Pmplanningtohaveabigparty

噌forherbirthday.Lotsoffriendsandfamilyarecoming.We

aregoingtohaveaspecialmealthatdayandthenwe*regoing

Annto

dance.I'msureshewilllikeit.

Iwillspendmywinterholidaywithmygrandparentswho

Aliveinthecountryside.MybrotherandIaregoingtostaywith

themforthreeweeks.Icanrideahorseeveryday.Ithinkmy

holidaywillbeexciting.

Mary

Myauntandmyunclearegoingtogivemeaspecialholiday

thisyear-twoweeksatafootballclubinShanghai!I'mnot

goingtoplayfootballwithotherclubmembersallday.We're

goingtovisitsomefamousplaceslikeJinMaoTower.We*re

lookingfbrwardtoit.Fmsurewellhaveanunforgettabletime

Tony

there.

(1)WhowillRickspendthewinterholidaywith?

A.Hissister.

B.Someteenagers.

C.Hisbrother.

D.Otherclubmembers.

(2)WhatwillMarydoduringwinterholiday?

A.Playfootball.

B.Haveabigparty.

C.Rideahorse.

D.Walktenkilometers.

(3)HowlongisTonygoingtospendatafootballclub?

A.Twoweeks.

B.Threeweeks.

C.Fourweeks.

D.Sixweeks.

8.(2021北京東城區(qū)九年級期末)PlayingforPeace

JohnHunter,aprimaryschoolteacher,createdtheWorldPeaceGameasawayforhisstudentstothinkaboutbigworld

problems.

TheWorldPeaceGameisplayedonacube（立方體）offourlayers.Inthegame,therearefourcountrieswith50

interconnectedproblemstosolve.Thestudentsplayaroleindevelopingsolutionstotheproblemsoftheirassigned（指定的）

country.Thegoalofthegameistosaveeachcountryfromdangerousconditions.Whenall50problemsaresolved,thegame

isover,whichmeanstheworldisinpeace.

Youmightthinkthatthetaskofsolvingreal-worldproblemswouldbedauntingtoworldleaders9letalonefourth

graders.JulianneSwope,oneofHuntefsstudents,agrees."SometimestheWorldPeaceGamefeelslike,youknow?the

weightoftheworldonyourshoulders：Thisisfiringoverthereandthisisabigearthquake,shesays.nButIsaytomyself,

'Ineedtofixthis.Thegameshowsthatyoungchildrenhavethedesiretomaketheworldabetter,morepeacefulplace.

Thegameencouragesstudentstoworktogetherandcommunicatewithoneanother.Studentsthinkaboutquestionsthat

havenoclearanswers?whichoftenleadstolongdiscussions.Theyconsiderdeepquestionsintheprocessandthinkaboutthe

possibleresultsoftheirdecisions.Theytrytodevelopcreativesolutionsthatleadtoasatisfactorydecision.

ItisnosurprisethatbothHunterandtheWorldPeaceGamearebecomingwellknown.Hunternowspendspartofhis

timeteachingtheWorldPeaceGametootherteachers.Schoolsinothercountrieshavestartedtheirownversions（版本）of

thegameaswell.

Hunterhopesthatbyplayingforpeace,studentslearn"howtomakepeoplenotexperiencesomuchpain.HHeadds,

"IthinkInowhopethegamehelpspeoplebekinder."Oneofhisformerstudents?IreneNewman,isnowstudyingpeacein

heruniversity.Shebelievestheworldwillbemorepeacefulifyoungpeoplearetosolveitsproblems.

（1）HowistheWorldPeaceGameplayed?

A.Studentsteamuptoplaythegameonline.

B.Studentsanswer50questionsduringthegame.

C.Studentscomeupwithsolutionsto50problems.

D.Studentslistthedangerousconditionsoffourcountries.

（2）Theword"dauntingninParagraph3probablymeans"”,

A.frightening

B.surprising

C.attractive

D.simple

（3）WhatdoyouknowabouttheWorldPeaceGamefromthepassage?

A.Thedesignofthisgameneedstobeimproved.

B.JohnHuntereducateshisstudentsthroughthisgame.

C.JohnHunterlimitsthisgametostudentsinhisschool.

D.Thisgamehelpsstudentseasilybecomeleadersinthefuture.

9.（2021北京東城區(qū)九年級期末）Manyyoungpeoplearoundtheworldraisemoneytohelppeopleoranimalsin

need.Readaboutwhattheseyoungpeoplearedoing.

CapeTown,SouthAfrica

TandiJacobswantedtohelppoorchildreninhercity.Shedecidedtoraisemoneybyofferingtutoring（輔導(dǎo)學(xué)習(xí)）

services.Sheusedthemoneysheearnedtobuyclothes,foodandothersupplies.Morethan1,000youngpeoplehavejoined

her.

Dublin,Ireland

LibbyMulliganlovestoplaytheguitarandsing.Whenshewas12yearsold,shedecidedthatshecouldplayherguitar

andsingatpartiesformoney.Now,Libbyisn*tapopstaryet.Butshehasraisedenoughmoneyandgivenittopoorchildren

inhercommunity.

(1)WheredoesTandiJacobscomefrom?

A.SouthAfrica.

B.Ireland.

C.France.

D.Gennany.

(2)WhodidLibbyMulliganhelp?

A.YoungsingersinDublin.

B.Poorchildreninhercommunity.

C.Guitarplayersinhercity.

D.UnluckypopstarsinIreland.

(3)WhatdidElinBrennerdotoraisemoney?

A.Shesoldherpaintingsonline.

B.Shegaveprivatelessonstostudents.

C.Shedrewpicturesofanimals.

D.Shemadeavideoandposteditonline.

10.(2021北京朝陽區(qū)九年級期末)BecomingaMinimalist

Ihavetoomanythings.Mybedroomisoftenverymessy.IhaveshelveswithdirtybooksIneverreadandCDs1don'tlisten

to.MydrawersarefilledwithclothesIneverwear.IwasgettingupsetthatIneverhadanyspaceinmybedroom.ThenI

readaboutminimalism.Minimalismsuggeststhatyouonlykeepthemostnecessaryandimportantthingsandgetridof(處

理掉)everythingelse.AfterreadingaboutminimalismIfeltencouragedtosolvemyproblem.

|startedclearingoutalotofthethingswhichIdidn'tuse.Icollectedbagsofclothestogivetocharity.Isoldsomeofmy

CDsandbooksonline.

AlthoughIknowthatIwouldneverneedthesethingsagain,Istillfounditverydifficulttogetridofthem.Mybraintried

tostopmefromlettingthemgo.IsaidtomyselfImightneedtheminthefuture!'orwon'tIbesadifIlosethat?”Butthe

thingswas,IknewIcouldn*tkeepeverything.

Aftergettinglotsofthingoutofmyroom,Iactuallybecamequiteexcitedtoseethetidyroomwithsomefreshspace.And

onorganizedbedroomalsomakesmehaveaclearandorganizedmind!Themainideabehindminimalismistocutdownwhat

youown,andbydoingthisyoucanreallyvaluethethingsyouhave,It*snoteasytobeaminimalist.Weareoftentoldthat

itisbettertohavemorethings.Advertisementstrytomakeusbelievethatwewillonlybehappybyspendingmoremoney

tobuymorethings.OfcourseI'mnotaperfectminimalist-PveonlyjuststartedIstillownalotofthingswhichIdon*treally

need,but1thinkthiswasagoodstart.InthefutureflwillbemoremindfulofwhatIbuy.AndIwillcontinuetomakean

efforttogetridofwhatIdon'tneed.

61.Whatdoesminimalismsuggest?

62.HowdidthewritergetridofsomeofherCDsandbooks?

63.Howdidthewriterfeelaftergettinglotsofthingsoutofherroom?

64.Whyisithardtobeaminimalist?

65.Whataretheadvantagesofbeingaminimalist?

11.（2020北京朝陽區(qū)九年級期末）Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue,butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhat

listeningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem.

Forthestudy,researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstostudentswhowereenjoyingslow

-wavesleep.Duringthisperiod,apersonhaslittleknowledgeoftheirenvironment.Tomakesurethattheresultswerenot

compromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatstudentsmayhavehadsome

connectionwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives,researchersmadeupthewordswhichcannotbefoundintheforeign

languageatall.

Whenthestudentswokeup,theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations.Thcstudents

werethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordshowedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger.Thisvague（not

veryclear）wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisamethodthatissupposedtomakeuseoftheunconscious（無

意識的）memory.

Theresearchersweresurprisedtofindoutthatthestudentswereabletocorrectlygroupthewordsinthisway.Andtheir

accuracyrate（精確度）was10percenthigherthanaccidentalchance.Thafsnotaratehighenoughtohelpthemgetability

ofcommunicatingwithothersinaforeignlanguage,butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstilltakingininformationon

somelevel,evenduringsleep.

Ithasbeenlongbelievedthatsleepisimportantfbrmemory,butbeforethisresearchitsroleinmemorywasthoughtto

relateonlytothepreservation（保存）andorganizationofmemoriesthatstudentsgotduringwakefulness.Thisisthefirst

timethatmemoryformation（形成）hasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep.Inotherwords,ourbrainsarelisteningtothe