北京北小營中學(xué)英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練習(xí)試卷

北京北小營中學(xué)英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練習(xí)試卷

一、中考英語閱讀理解

1.閱讀表格，判斷下列句子意思與原文是否相符。

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Time:October15z2003

Spaceship:Mainevents:

ShenzhouChinesespacemanYangLiweiwassentupintospace.Hewentaroundtheearth

V14timesinhisone-dayflight.Chinabecamethethirdcountrytosucceedin

mannedspaceflight.

Time:October12th,2005

Spaceship:

Mainevents:

Shenzhou

ChinesespacemenFeiJunlongandNieHaishengwerebothsentupintospace.

VI

OnOctober17th,thetwoChinesespaceheroessafelyreturnedtotheearth.

Time:September25th,2008

Spaceship:Mainevents:

ShenzhouChinesespacemenZhaiZhigang,LiuBomingandJingHaipengweresentupinto

vnspace.ZhaiZhigangmadeourcountry'sfirstspacewalk.Thisspacewalktookabout

20minutes.

Time:June11th,2013

Mainevents:

Spaceship:

ChinesespacemenNieHaisheng,ZhangXiaoguangandthesecondfemale

Shenzhou

spacewomanWangYapingweresentupintospaceandconnectedwiththespace

X

stationTiangong1.WangYapinggaveaspacelessonaboutmicrogravity(微重力)

toallChineseteenagers.Thisspacelessonlastedabout50minutes.

(1)ShenzhouVwentaroundtheearthinspace4timesinitsone-dayflight.

(2)FeiJunlongandNieHaishengstayedinspacefor14days.

(3)LiuBomingmadeourcountry'sfirstspacewalkin2008.

(4)ThespacelessonaboutmicrogravitytoallChineseteenagerslastedaboutfiftyminutes.

(5)AccordingtothearticletheChinesespacemantravelinginspacetwiceisNieHaisheng.

2.閱讀短文，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

SUMMER

culture

“Whatisyourteendoingthissummer?"

WelcomeastudentfromFranceorSpainintovourfamily!

HostastudentfromSpainorFranceandexperiencehis/herlifeandculture.

ExchangestudentsfromSpainandFrancearelookingforwelcomingwarm,funandlovinghosts

whowillsharelifeandculturewiththemforafewweeksinJune,JulyandAugust.

Stayscanbefrom3to6weeks.

Whattodowithyourexchangestudent:

Movies/Museums/Beach/Cooking/Baking/Communityprojects/Volunteering/Hangingout

/Shopping/Disneyland/

anythingyoucanthinkof....

Requirementstohost;

Loving,active,outgoingfamily

Onestay-at-home,orpart-timehostparent

Teeninthehomewithin4yearsofageoftheexchangestudent

Willingtotakestudentstoplacesofinterestonceaweek

(maybevisitingthemnextsummerattheirhomecountries)

Ifyouareinterestedandwouldlikemoreinformation,pleasecontact:

ShirleyWentzell909-918-6715

Email:Shirley@

(1)ExchangestudentsfromFranceorSpainwillpossiblystayforinhostfamilies.

A.10daysB.5weeksC.2monthsD.1year

(2)Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.exchangestudentswillcomebacknextsummer

B.exchangestudentshavetocookdinnerbythemselves

C.parentsinahostfamilyshouldhavefull-timejobs

D.teensinhostfamiliescanexperiencedifferentcultures

(3)Thetextaboveisprobablya.

A.letterB.noticeC.posterD.diary

3.閱讀理解

BostonChildren'sMuseumisthesecondoldestchildren'smuseumintheUnitedStates.Ithas

beenteachingchildrenwithahugecollectionofobjects(可觸摸的實(shí)物)since1913.Here'sa

listofsomeinterestingexhibitsinthemuseum.

Arthur&.Thisexhibitfeaturesthecharacters(人物)fromMarcBrown'sbooksandthe

Friendstelevisionseries.ChildrencanlearnandplayintheReadFamilyKitchen,Mr

Ratburn'sClassroomandtheBackyardSleepover.

ArtStudioArtStudioisaplacewherechildrenandtheirparentscancreatearttogether.

TheTheCommonisaplacewherevisitorscanexperiencelightshows,musicalchairs,

Commonagiganticcheckersgameandmanyotheractivities.

JapaneseJapaneseHouseisarealtwo-storeyhousefromKyoto,Japan,Boston'sJapanese

Housesistercity.Visitorscanlearnabout'Japanesefamilylife,culture,artandseasonal

eventsattheexhibit.

KidPowerThisexhibitteachesvisitorshowtolivehealthierlivesbyeatingrightand

exercising.

(1)Howmanychildren'smuseumsintheUSareolderthanBostonChildren'sMuseum?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

(2)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Themuseumisover100yearsold.

B.Arthurisarealperson.

C.ParentscannotgointoArtStudio.

D.JapaneseHouseisinKyotorightnow.

(3)Seven-year-oldTonyisinterestedincheckersgames.Whichexhibitshouldhevisit?

A.ArtStudio.B.TheCommon.C.JapaneseHouse.D.KidPower.

(4)Childrencanlearnabouthealthyeatingat.

A.Arthur&FriendsB.ArtStudioC.JapaneseHouseD.KidPower

(5)Thepassageismostprobablya.

A.speechB.noticeC.posterD.story

4.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

Fewstudentslikehomework,butitisanimportantpartofmiddleschoollifeintheUK.

TheUKhastheserulesforhomework:Grades7and8(ages11to13):45to90minutesper

day;Grade9(ages14to15):1to2hoursaday.

Today,manyhomeworktasksaredoneonacomputer.Forexample,preparingreports,using

theInternetordoingonlinetasks.Soschoolsareusuallyopenbeforeandafternormalhours.In

thisway,studentswithoutcomputersortheInternetathomecanusetheschools'facilities(設(shè)

備).

Sometimes,studentsaregivenextendedlearningtasks.Thatmeanstheyneedtodomore

researchandanalysis(分析).Buthoweverbigataskis,teachersalwaysgivefeedback反饋)

tohelpstudentsfindtheareaswheretheycanimprove.

Someschoolssendstudentshomewithhomediaries.Theyadviseparentstocheckontheir

Children'sprogress.Sadly,noteveryparenttakesmuchinterest.Inasurveyof1,000students

aged11to18,over10percentsaidthattheydidnothavespaceathometodohomework.

Almost15percentsaidtheirfamiliesdidnotsupportthemenough.

(1)IntheUK,whichoneofthefollowingshouldn'tdohomeworkformorethan90minutes?

A.Astudentof12.B.Agirlof14.C.Aboyof15.

(2)Ifastudentdoesn*thaveacomputerortheInternet,howcanhefinishhisonline

homework?

A.Hedoesn'thavetofinishit.

B.Hecanaskhisteacherforhelp.

C.Hecanfinishitatschool.

(3)Theunderlinedword"extended"inParagraph4probablymeans_

A.擴(kuò)展的B.特別的C.困難的

(4)Whydosomeschoolssendstudentshomewithhomediaries?

A.Toadvisestudentstodotheirhomeworkintime.

B.Toadviseparentstolearnmoreabouttheirchildren'sprogress.

C.Toadviseparentstohelptheirchildrenwiththeirhomework.

(5)Whichpartisthepassageprobablyfrominanewspaper?

A.Education.B.Sports.C.Amusement.

5.閱讀理解

Thedate-----July22,2018-hasmeaningtoCuiQingtao,aboyofseventeen.Hewill

rememberitforever.

CuiQingtaowasworkingataconstructionsite（建筑工地）withhisparentsonSundaywhen

hereceivedhisadmissionletter（錄取通知書）fromPekingUniversity,whichisconsideredas

oneofthebestuniversitiesinChina.

Inlastyear'sgaokao,theyoungmanfromapoorfamilyscored669pointsandappliedfor（申

請）PekingUniversity,wherehewasacceptedasastudentintheSchoolofJournalism（新聞）

andCommunication.

Cui'shomeisinasmallvillageinsouthwestChina*sYunnanProvince.Heisthefamily'soldest

son,withayoungerbrotherinhighschoolandasisterinthefourthgrade.

Cuiisacaringson.Tosupporthisfamily,he'dgetupat3o'clockinthemormingtowater

plantsinthefamily'sgreenhouseswithhisbrotherwhenhecamehomeduringtheschoolbreaks.

OnSunday,Cui'sfamilyweredoingconstructionworkwhenhesawtheletter.Cuiandhis

familywereexcitedastheyfinallyreceivedtheadmissionletter,whichtheyhadexpectedfora

longtime.

CuiQingtaomadehisparentsveryproudbecauseneitherofthemwenttouniversity.Whenhis

motherreadtheadmissionlettertohisfather,whocannotread,abigsmileappearedonhis

father'sface.

"Nopain,nogain（不勞無獲）Don'tcomplainwhataterriblelifeyouhave.Aslongasyou

workhardandtryyourbest,yourdreammaycometrue.NowI'mleavingmyhomevillagefor

college,but111returnandsomedaychangethepoorconditionsofourvillage,"Cuisaid.

Hisstartingpointisdifferentfromotherstudents,butIhopehisfuturew川bebright,"one

InternetusersaidonChinesesocialmedia（媒體）siteWeibo.

（1）WherewasCuiQingtaowhenhegothisadmissionletter?

A.AthomeB.AtschoolC.Ataconstructionsite.D.Inagreenhouse

（2）Theunderlinedword"complain"means__inChinese.

A,抱怨B.炫耀C,評價(jià)D.夸大

（3）WhatisCuiQingtaogoingtodoafterhegraduatesfromcollege?

A.StayinbeijingB.ServehisvillageC.BuildhousesD.WorkforaTVstation

（4）WhatcanweknowaboutCuiQingtao?

A.Hismothercan'tread.

B.Hecaresabouthisparents.

C.HecomesfromGuizhouProvince.

D.Hisbrotherisaprimaryschoolstudent.

6.閱讀理解

Aneight-year-oldgirlnamedTinaheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allshe

knewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Whensheheardherdadsaytohermom,

"Onlyamiracle（奇跡）cansavehimnow",Tinawenttoherbedroomandtookallhermoney

outofasmallboxandcounteditcarefully.Thenshemadeherwaysixblockstothelocal

drugstore（藥店）.

"Andwhatdoyouwant?"askedtheownerofthestore.

"It'sformylittlebrother,"Tinaanswered."He'sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle.

HisnameisMikeandheistwoyearsyoungerthanme.Nowhehassomethingbadgrowing

insidehisheadandmydadsaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.

"Wedon'tsellmiracleshere,child.I'msorry,"theownersaid,smilingsadlyatTina.

Inthestoretherewasawell-dressedcustomer.HeaskedTina."Whatkindofmiracledoesyour

brotherneed?

"Idon'tknow,"shereplied."He'sreallysickandmymomsaysheneedsanoperation（手

術(shù)）

zButmydadcan'tpayforit,soIhavebroughtallmyhim."

"Howmuchdoyouhave?'*askedtheman.

"Onedollarandsevencents,butIcantryandgetsomemore,"sheansweredquietly.

"Well,whatacoincidence（巧合）smiledtheman."Onedollarandsevencents-theexact

priceofamiracleforalittlebrother.Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand

meetyourparents."

Thatwell-dressedmanwasCarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwas

completedwithoutmoney.Twoweekslater,Mikebecamewellandwashomeagain.

Tinawashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost-onedollarandsevencents-and

thefaith（信念）ofalittlechild.

（1）WhydidTinagotothedrugstore?Becauseshewantedto__.

A.visitherbrotherB.seeadoctorC.buyamiracleD.buysomemedicine

（2）Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theoperationwasfree.

B.Tinahadlessthan2dollars

C.Theownerofthedrugstorecouldn'thelpTina.

D.TherewassomethingwrongwithMike'sheart

（3）WhatdoyouthinkofCarltonArmstrong?

A.He*smeanB.He'shonestC.He'sshyD.He'skind

（4）Thepassagemainlytellsustheimportanceof__.

A.faithB.wealthC.knowledgeD.communication

7.閱讀理解

Iwalkedintoastrangerashepassedbyme.

"Excuseme."Isaid.

Herepliedwithasmileandsaid,"Pleaseexcuseme,too.Ididn'tnoticeyou."

Weapologized(道歉)andwentforourownways.

Laterthatday,whenIwascooking,mydaughterwasstandingtoonear.WhenIturnedtoreach

forsomemilk,Inearlyknockedherover."Moveoutoftheway!"Ishouted.

Shewalkedawaysadly.ButIdidn'tfeellikeIhadtoapologizetoher.

WhileIwasinbedthatevening,myhusbandsaidtome,"Whiledealingwithastranger;youwere

polite.Butwithadaughteryoulove,youwereunkind.Yourdaughterbroughtyousomeflowers

thatshepickedherselfthisafternoon.Youwillfindtheminthekitchenbythedoor.Haveyou

seenthetearsinhereyes?"

Iquietlywentandsatdownbymydaughter'sbed.

"Honey,Iamsosorry.nIsaid."Arethesetheflowersyoupickedforme?"

Shesaid,"Ifoundthembythetree.Ipickedthembecausethey'reprettylikeyou.Iknewyou*d

likethem,especiallytheblueones."

Itearfullyreplied,"Sweetie,I'mreallysorryforthewayIactedtoday.Ishouldn'thaveshouted

atyou."

"It'sOK.Iloveyouanyway."Shesaidasshekissedmeonmycheek.

Ifwecanbepolitetostrangers,whycan'twedothesamefortheoneswelove?

(1)Thewriterwas_tothestrangerwhoshewalkedinto.

A.madB.honestC.unkindD.polite

(2)Whereweretheywhenthewritershoutedatherdaughter?

A.Inthekitchen.B.Bythetree.C.Inthebedroom.D.Inthegarden.

(3)Whatdidthewriter'shusbandthinkwhenhesawheraction?

A.Thelittlegirlshouldn'tcry.

B.Sheshouldn'tshoutattheirdaughter.

C.Sheshouldn'tsaysorrytothestranger.

D.Bothheandhiswifeshouldapologizetotheirdaughter.

(4)Whatmaybethewriter'sfavoritecoloraccordingtothepassage?

A.Yellow.B.Pink.C.Blue.D.Red.

(5)Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Befriendlytostrangers.

B.Motherslikeflowers.

C.Bekindtolovedones.

D.Lovebetweenparentsandchildren.

8.閱讀材料，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

ABritishmanhaslearnedtheskillsneededtoperformBeijingOpera,makingtheaudience

(觀眾)enjoyhislivelyperformanceoftheMonkeyKing.

GhaffarPourazar,borninIran,saidhehasbeenabigfanofBruceLeesincehewasachildand

isfullofinterestaboutChina.In1993,hehappenedtowatchBeijingOperaperformedinLondon

byprofessionalsfromJingjuTheatreCompanyofBeijing.Ghaffarsaidhefellinlovewiththe

beautifulvoices,colorfulcostumes,excellentshowsandsoon.Soafteroneyear,hearrivedin

ChinaaloneandbecameastudentofBeijingOperaataBeijingschool.

Attheageof32,hehadtolearnwithteenagestudentseveryday,startingfromthemostbasic

trainingofthelegsandwaist.Atthetime,hewasmostlytroubledbythedialogueinBeijing

Opera.Tohim,itwasthebiggestobstacle.Buthenevergaveup.

Fouryearslater,hebegantolearntoperformtheMonkeyKing,atraditionalcharacterfrom

theChineseclassicstoryJourneytotheWest.Hesaidhearrivedintheworkroomanhourearlier

thanotherperformersandalsoboughtbooksandCDstobetterunderstandthecharacter.

GhaffartodayisnotonlygoodaspeakingBeijingdialect(方言)buthasalsobuiltafamefor

BeijingOpera.HeoncegotatopinternationalprizeforperformingtheMonkeyKing.

TohelpmorepeopleenjoyBeijingOpera,Ghaffaroftenteachesthetraditionalartformin

schoolsintheUnitedStates,Britainandothercountries.Whenhefoundthatthelanguagewas

difficulttounderstand,hestartedtotranslateBeijingOperasonglyrics.Ghaffarledagroupof

actorstoperform66timesinamonthandahalfintheUnitedStates.Healsoleda48-member

teamtoperforminMalaysia.Inthepast10years,hehasperformedinmorethan400shows.

(1)Intheyearof1994,Ghaffarbeganto.

A.makefriendswithBruceLeeB.takeaninterestinChina

C.learnBeijingOperainBeijingD.actthepartoftheMonkeyKing

(2)Theunderlinedword"obstacle"inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.chanceB.problemC.topicD.dream

(3)ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGhaffar.

A.issuccessfulinperformingBeijingOpera

B.haswrittensomebooksaboutBeijingOpera

C.gotaprizefortranslatingJourneytotheWest

D.doesn'tneedanymoremembersinhisteam

(4)Thepassageismostprobablyfromthepartofinanewspaper.

A.sportsB.businessC.cultureD.education

9.閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

ThispaintingiscalledTheFightingTemeraire.Temeraireisthenameofthebig,oldsailingship

thatyoucanseeontheleftofthepicture.Peoplechosethispicturetobethegreatestpaintingin

Britain.

J.M.W.Turnerpainteditin1839.ltshowstheoldsailingship,theTemeraire,ontheRiver

ThamesnearLondon.There'sasmalltugboatpullingtheoldship.It'sinfacttakingtheTemeraire

onitslastjourney.Theoldshipisgoingtothebreaker'syard.Inthebackgroundwecanseethe

sunsetting.

Thepicture,however;ismorethanjustapaintingoftwoboatsintheevening.Theartist

wantedtoshowtheendofanera(時(shí)代).Thetimeofthebeautiful,oldsailingshipsiscoming

toanend.That'swhyweseethishappeningatsunset.Inthelittle,browntugboatwecanseethe

newindustrialerastarting.Thetugboatissmallanddarkandit'smakingalotofsmoke,butit's

verystrong,becauseit'spullingthemuchbiggership.

Thepaintingshowsarealevent.TurnerwatchedtheTemerairetakingitslastjourneyupthe

Thames,buthechangedsomeofthedetails.Hepaintedtheoldshipwhiteandgoldsothatit

lookslikeaghost.Infact,therealshipwasblackandyellow.Wealsoseethesunsettingbehind

theship,butinfact,theshiptravelledtowardsthesunset.However,Turnerwantedtoshowthe

sunsettingonthetimeofthebeautifuloldsailingships.

TurnerpaintedTheFightingTemerairewhenhewasquiteold,soperhapshewantedtoshow

thesunsettingonhisownlife,too.Helovedthepaintingandheneversoldit.Youcanseeit

todayintheNationalGalleryinLondon.

(1)TheFightingTemeraire.

A.isthenameofabigsailingshipB.wasthoughtthebestpaintinginBritain

C.showstwonicenewshipsD.waspaintedbyafamousyoungartist

(2)Theoldshipwaspulledtotheyard.

A.tobepaintednewB.toberepairedC.tobebrokenupD.tobesold

(3)Whatdoesthetugboatstandforaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thenewindustrialera.B.Thebeautifuloldera.

C.Thepainter'sownlife.D.Thewhiteandgoldghost.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thecoloroftherealsailingshipwaswhiteandgold.

B.Inthepaintingthesailingshipwasgoingtowardsthesunset.

C.FinallyTurnersoldthispaintingbecausehedidn'tlikeit.

D.TodaythepaintingiskeptintheNationalGalleryinLondon.

10.閱讀理解

Dronesareakindofmachinethatcanfly.Peopleuseacomputertocontrolthisflyingmachine.

Dronescandomanythingsevenwithoutpeopletouchingthem.Theycancarrythings,go

somewhereontheirownandtakepictures.Exportssaythatdronewillchangehumanlifein

amazingways.Somepeoplesaythisspecialmachinewillchangehumanlifeasmuchasthecaror

eventhecomputerdoes.

Manypeoplearoundtheworldareusingdronestoday.Thesedronescanhelphumanssolve

somedifficultproblems.Forexample,filmmakersusedronestomakedifficultpartsoffilms.

Dronescanalsohelptofindpeople.Ifpeoplearelost,farfromhome,policecanusedronesto

findthem.

InBrazil,farmersalsousedronestowatchtheircrops.Brazilhasmanylargefarms.Onthese

farms,peoplefinditdifficulttolooka代erallthecrops.Dronescanhelpfarmerstolookforcrop

diseases.Theyalsohelpfarmersusefewerfarmchemical.Thiscanhelptheenvironmentand

savemuchmoney.Peoplethinkthatdroneswillbeveryusefulinfarminginthefuture.

(1)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedworddrones?

A.電腦B.攝影機(jī)C.特斯拉D.無人機(jī)

(2)Dronescan't?

A.carrythingsB.flyC.controlcomputersD.takepictures

(3)Policecanusedronesto___?

A.lookforlostpeopleB.catchcriminalsC.findoutthetruthD.collectinformation

(4)Dronesaregoodfortheenvironmentbecausethey

A.canflyhighintheskyB.candomanythingswithoutpeople

C.helpfilmmakerssavemoneyD.helpfarmersusefewerfarmchemicals

(5)Weknowfromthepassagethatdrones__

A.don'tneedanyonetocontrolthemB.aremoreusefulthancomputers

C.canhelppeoplefightdangerousdiseasesD.willplayanimportantpartinfarming

11.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正、誤。

Peterlivedinavillage.Hewassadrecentlybecausehethoughtthathehadnothingleft.One

day,Peterwenttoaskawisemanforhelp.Hesaidtothewiseman,"Ihavenothingleft,soI

don'twanttolive."Thewisemansmiledsympathetically(同情地).

Thewisemantookoutapieceofpaperanddrewastraightlinedownthemiddle.He

explainedthathewouldwritedownthethingsPeterhadlostontheleftsideandthethingsPeter

stillhadontherightside.

Thewisemanasked,"Whendidyourfamilyleaveyou?"

"Whatdoyoumean?Theyhaven'tleftme.Theyloveme!"

"That'sgreat!"saidthewiseman."Thenthatwillbethefirstthingontherightside-Family

haven'tleft.Now,doyouhavefreedom(自由)？“

"That'sasillyquestion.OfcourseIdo!"

"Good!That'sthesecondoneontherightside-Youhavefreedom!"saidthewiseman,writing

itdown.

AfterPeterwasaskedsomemorequestionsinthesameway,hefinallyunderstoodandsmiled.

"Thingswillchangewhenyouthinkoftheminadifferentway!"hesaid.

Asamatteroffact,changeyourattitudeandyouwillchangeyourworld.It'snecessarytohave

apositive(積極的)attitudetolife.

(1)Peterthoughthehadnothingleft,sohewassadrecently.

(2)Peter'sfamilydidn'tlovehimandlefthim.

(3)Theanswertothesecondquestionwaswrittendownontheleftside.

(4)ThewisemanaskedPetermorethantwoquestions.

(5)Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatweshouldhaveapositiveattitudetolife.

12.閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Areyouafraidofgoingtothedentist(牙醫(yī))?Ifso,you'renotalone.

Thesefearscouldjustbeinourheads,however.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyMartinTickle,

aprofessoratManchesterUniversityintheUK,thepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindental

surgeries(牙本I?手術(shù)).Infact.amongthe451interviewedpatients,75%reportednopainat

allduringtheirvisits,includingsituationswhentheyhadtheirteethpulledout.

Coulditbethesoundofthedrill(鉆頭)then?

"Ifoundthatthesoundofdrillingcanevokedeepworryindentalpatients.Actuallytheydon't

haveanypain."HiroyukiKaribe,ascientistatNipponDentalUniversityinTokyo,toldthe

Guardian.

Tofindthereasonwhyadrillmightbringonaracingheart,Karibedividedthevolunteersinto

low-fearandhigh-feargroupsbasedonhowmuchtheyfearedatriptothedentist.Volunteers

wereplayedthesoundofadrillwhiletheirbrainactivitieswerewatchedbyamachine.

WhatKaribefoundinthelow-feargroupwasincreasedactivityintheareasofthebrainrelative

toauditoryprocessing(聽覺處理),whichmeans,forthesepeople,thesoundofdentaldrills

isnodifferentfromothersounds

Inthehigh-feargroup,however;thebrainareathatwasactivated(激》舌)wasdifferent.It

wastheareathatcarriesoutanumberofduties,includinglearning,feelingsand,most

importantly,memory.Thismeansthatthesevolunteersnotonlyheardthesound,butthey

rememberedit-theymadeconnectionsbetweenthesoundofadrillandtheworryitproducedin

thepast,causingtheirworrytoreturn.

Understandinghowbrainsreplytothesoundsofdentists'drillscouldhelpscientistsfindways

tomakepatientsmorerelaxed,accordingtoKaribe,becausepatientswhoworryaboutgoingto

thedentistmightkeepputtingofftheirvisits.Butthebestwayistokeepyourteethhealthy.

(1)Howdoesthewriterexplainthatthepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries?

A.Byshowingfactswithnumbers.

B.Byaskingquestionsonebyone.

C.Bygivingexamplesgroupbygroup.

D.Bycomparingresultsofpatients.

(2)Accordingtothefourthparagraph,whatdoestheword"evoke11meaninChinese?

A.減輕B.引起C.顯示D.阻止

(3)Howdidthesoundofdrillingproducedifferentresultstothevolunteersinthestudy?

A.Itproducedsomeworryinthevolunteersinthelow-feargroup

B.Forthelow-feargroup,itactivatedthebrainareadealingwithlearning,feelingsandmemory

C.Forthehigh-feargroup,itcausedmoreactivitiesinthebrainarearelativetoauditory

processing.

D.Itmadepeopleinthehigh-feargroupremembertheirpastuncomfortablememories

(4)Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howthestudymightbeuseful.

B.Somenewwaystotreatteeth

C.Theproperwaytotreatdentalpatients.

D.Theimportanceofkeepingourteethhealthy.

(5)What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toshowusdifferentareasoffearinbrains.

B.Tointroduceusarecentsurveybyascientist.

C.Tohelpushavelessfearofatriptothedentist.

D.Tomakeitclearthatthesoundofdrillingisnotterrible.

13.閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Formanyyears,salesofgarlicinCaliforniahadbeenlittlebecauseofthemuchcheapergarlic

fromChina.Thisyear,however,CaliforniagarlicsalesarerisingbecauseAmericangovernment

increasestariffs（關(guān)稅）onChineseproducts.

Christopher,agarlicgrowerinCalifornia,ismanagerofhiscompanyandhesaid,"Inaperfect

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