2025北京中考英語復(fù)習(xí)訓(xùn)練：閱讀理解之議論文

專題11閱讀理解之議論文

（北京中考真題+名校模擬）

（2024?北京?中考真題）Almosteveryonehasexperiencedthefeelingofdiscomfortwhentheiractionsdo

notagreewiththeirinnervalues.Aman,forexample,valueswork-lifebalanceyetworks80hourseveryweek,

caringlittleabouthisownhealthandfamily.Anotherexampleisaboywhoholdshisparents9lovedearbutgets

angryattheminamomentofstress;orawomanwhohopestolivehealthilybutgivesintotheattractionoffast

foodduringmomentsofweakness.

Thisdisagreementcanleadtoseriousresults,suchasworseningrelationships,limitedpersonalgrowth,and

self-doubt.Theemotionaleffectsoffeelingoutofcontrolandunabletoliveuptoourownstandardscanalsobe

deeplyharmful.Theshameandupsetthatgoalongwiththesefeelingsoftenforceusintosilence,resultingin

moreself-doubt.Onereasonforthissilencemightbethatadmitting（承認(rèn)）tothesebehaviorscanfeellike

showingaweaknessormistakethatsocietytellsusshouldbekepthidden.Whafsmore,recognizingthis

disagreementrequirescomingfacetofacewithuncomfortabletruthsaboutourselves——aprocessthatisas

discouragingasitisnecessaryforgrowth.

Recognizingandaddressingthesebehaviorscanprovideapossibilityofchange.Bylookingintothecauses

ofourbehaviors,wecanbegintounderstandouractionsmoreeasilyandworktowardstickingtoourbeliefs.

Researchsupportstheideathatrecognizingthisdisagreement,togetherwithmindfulnessandopen

communication,canhelpwiththisprocess.Thesemethodshelpusslowdown,reflect（反思），andchoose

behaviorsthatfollowourvaluesmoreclosely,eveninthefaceofoldhabitsorimmediateneeds.

Thekeytodealingwiththisdisagreementliesincompassion（同情）forourselvesandothers.By

developingacultureofopennessandbyunderstandingthechallengesofaligeiopbehaviorswithbeliefs,wecan

begintobreakdownwhatpreventsusfromhavingconversationandchange.Admittingthatthisdisagreementisa

sharedpartofthehumanexperiencecanenableustospeakopenly,findsupport,andtakenecessarystepstoward

theagreementbetweenourinnerworldandouractions.

Whilethedisagreementbetweenourinnervaluesandactionsmaybecommon,throughreflection,

understandingandpurposefulpractice,wecanbridgethedivideandsetoutonajourneyofself-discovery.

1.WhydoesthewriterusetheexamplesinParagraph1?

A.Tostressanunavoidableneed.B.Toshowaresultofthewrongvalues.

C.Todescribeacommonhumanexperience.D.Tointroduceachangeinpeople'srelationships.

2.Whatdoestheword“aligning“inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Matching.B.Comparing.C.Mixing.D.Confusing.

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?

A.Discomfortforcesustogiveupourbeliefs.

B.Ourbehaviorsweakenourunderstandingsoflife.

C.Opencommunicationmakesitpossibleforustochange.

D.Keepingsilentallowsustimetoliveuptoourstandards.

4.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletostaytruetotheirbeliefs.

B.Toprovetheimportanceofhavingtherightvalues.

C.Tocomparedifferentwaystodealwithdiscomfort.

D.Todiscusstheinfluenceofpeople'simproperactions.

（2022?北京?中考真題）APathway（路徑）toMeaninginLife

Whenitcomestoameaningfullife,wemightthinkoflove,happinessandhealth.Alifefilledwith

meaningiswhatmostofuswantforourselves.Then,whatmakesameaningfullife?

Manyresearchersagreethatameaningfullifecomesdowntothreefactors（因素）：havinglong-termgoals,

believingthatone'slifematters,andfeelingthatone'slifefitstogetherand“makessense^^.

Butwebelievethereismoretoconsider.Sometimeslifeenablesustoexperiencesmallmomentsofbeauty.

Whenpeopleareopentoappreciating（欣賞）suchexperiences,thesemomentsmayimprovehowtheyseetheir

ownlife.Wecallthisexperientialappreciation（EA）.EAisaboutthepersonfeelingconnectedtoeventsandbeing

abletoappreciatethevaluewithintheconnection.Itshowsthediscoveryofandadmirationforlife'sbeauty.

WerecentlysetouttobetterunderstandEAinstudies.WewereinterestedinwhetherEAwasalsotiedto

generaljudgmentofmeaninginlife.Ifso,itcouldbeafactorformeaningfulness.

Inthefirststudy,wehadpeoplerate（評(píng)估）theirsupportfordifferentmethodsofreducingstress.Wefound

thatpeoplewhomanagedstressbyfocusingontheirappreciationforlife'sbeautyalsoreportedexperiencinglife

ashighlymeaningful.

Inthenextstudy,weaskedpeopletoratethedegreetowhichtheyagreedwithvariousstatements,suchas

“Iappreciatethebeautyoflife,?and“Iappreciatelittlethingsinlife,^^aswellasotherstatementsthatrelatedto

thethreefactorsandageneralsenseofmeaninginlife.Ourresultsshowedthatthemorepeoplereportedthatthey

were"'appreciatinglifb“anditsmanyexperiences,themoretheyfelttheirlifewasvaluable.

Inthefollowingstudies,wefurtherlookedattheconnectionbetweenEAandmeaningfulness.Forexample,

wefoundthatpeoplewhowereaskedtolookbackonthemostmeaningfuleventofthepastweekgenerally

reportedhighEAinthosemoments.

Alltheresultsprovedourtheory（彳段設(shè)）true.Butputtingitintopracticecanbedifficult.Ourfast-paced

lifestylesfillthedaywithgoals.Wetrytogetthehighestoutputbothatworkandinsparetime.Thisfocuson

futureoutcomesmakesitalltooeasytomisswhatishappeningrightnow.Weshouldslowdownandletlife

surpriseus.

5.YouweremostprobablyintheEAconditionwhen.

A.youmadeatravelplanforthecomingholiday

B.youhurriedtoservethecustomersinthestore

C.youpracticedhardtobecomethebestviolinist

D.youstoppedtoadmiretherosesbytheroadside

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudiesmentionedinthepassage?

A.Thinkingbacktothepastweakensoursenseofmeaning.

B.Enjoyingsmallthingscaninfluenceourattitudetowardlife.

C.Properstressmanagementisthekeytolivingasatisfyinglife.

D.Goodjudgmentonbeautyimprovesconnectionsamongpeople.

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Itiseasierforresults-drivenpeopletoachievesuccess.

B.Weoftenturnablindeyetothepresentmoment.

C.Afast-pacedlifestylehelpsusreachourgoals.

D.Futurelifewillbringusmanymoresurprises.

8.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainhowtodiscoverbeautyinlife.

B.Todiscusswhatthetruemeaningoflifeis.

C.Tointroduceanewfactorforameaningfullife.

D.Tocomparedifferentfactorsformeaningfulness.

（2024?北京東城?二模）Weliveinasocietythatjudgesourhappinessbyhowmuchwehaveachievedand

howsuccessfulweare.Weareoftentold,“Workhard,becomesuccessful,andthenyou'llbehappy.^^Isittrue?

CanSuccessBringHappiness?

Happinesshelpsyougetsuccess;ifsnottheotherwayaround.Studiesshowhappierpeoplearemore

likelytobesuccessful,butsuccessfulpeoplearepredictablynotmorecheerful.Whenyouarehappier,youfeel

morehopeful,thankful,andstrong-minded,whichareimportantforsuccess.Asaresult,youhaveabetterchance

ofgettingbetterjobsandevenbuildingstrongerrelationships.

Successcancauseashort-termincreaseinhappiness,butitcannotguaranteealastingone.Shortlyafter

achievingsuccess,youreturntoyourusuallevelofhappiness.Moreover,dependingonsuccessforhappiness

oftenaddspressure,stressandnegativitytoeverypartofourlives.Inconclusion,chasing（追求）happinessand

well-beingisbetterthanrunningaftersuccess.

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Positivepsychologysaysthathappinessisbothhowgoodwefeelinthepresentmomentandhowgoodwe

feelwhenwelookatourlivedlives.Tryingtoleadahappylifeisnotalwaysaboutrefusingournegative

emotionsoractingasifwefeelhappyallthetime.Weallexperiencedifficultperiods,andifsnaturalforusto

feelsad,angry,andothernegativeemotions.Happinessisaboutbeingabletoembrace（接受）thegoodtimes,but

it'salsoaboutdealingwiththeunavoidablebadtimes.

IsHappinessBeingSatisfiedWithWhatYouHave?

Doesthethoughtof“nothavingenough^^troubleyouallthetime?Areyoualwayschasingsomething

biggerandbetter?Attheendoftheday,thatkindofchasecanundoubtedlyleaveanyoneemptyandtired.Andin

thatprocess,youaremissingoutongettinghappinessfromplentyofthingsyouhaverightnow.Insteadof

focusingongettingmore,youneedtofocusonallyouhaveinyourlifeatthepresentmoment.Whenyoustart

sharingwhatyouhave,youfindyourhappinesscontinuouslyincreasing.

Sure,youcanworkhardforsuccess.Butsuccesswon'tnecessarilyleadtohappiness.Truehappinessisin

theclimbitself.So,focusonbeinghappyrightnow.Beproudofwhereyouareinlifeandwhoyouare.Behappy

first,andembracethejourneytosuccess.Thenyou'llbeabletoachievemoreandperformbetterinmanyareasof

yourlife,andyou711alsoenjoythejourneytoyourgoals.

9.Theword"guarantee“inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.

A.influenceB.requireC.promiseD.prevent

10.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforParagraph4?

A.WhenDoYouFeelTrulyHappy?

B.WhatDoesHappinessReallyMeantoYou?

C.HowCanYouFullyEmbraceYourHappiness?

D.WhyIsRefusingNegativeEmotionsKeytoHappiness?

11.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.themoreyouachieve,thehappieryouwillbe

B.onecan'tsucceedwithoutgivingupsomehappiness

C.chasinggreatachievementsisnecessaryforhappiness

D.truehappinesscomesfromenjoyingthejourneytosuccess

12.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tohelppeoplebalancehappinessandsuccess.

B.Toexplainwhysuccessbringshappinesstopeople.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofbothhappinessandsuccess.

D.Toguidepeopletovaluehappinessaboveachievingsuccess.

（2024?北京石景山?一模）Theideaisnotnewthatthespacesweliveandworkininfluenceourfeelings

andbehaviours.WinstonChurchillnoted:"Weshapeourbuildingsandthenourbuildingsshapeus."Buildings

andthecityenvironmenthavebeenfoundtoinfluenceourgeneralemotionandwellbeing.

Architects（建筑師）haveoftenbeenfocusedontheirimaginationanddesignabovehowaspacemay

influenceitsresidents（居住者）.However,thereareanumberofarchitectsmovinginanewdirection,interested

increatingpeople-centredbuildingdesigns.

ResearchcarriedoutbyColinEllardoftheUniversityofWaterloo,Canada,hasfoundthatpeopleareoften

stronglyaffectedbybuildingappearance.Complex（復(fù)雜的）andinterestingappearancedesigninfluencespeople

muchmorepositivelythansimpledesign.

Manystudieshaveshownthevalueofgreenspaceandwoodlandinacityenvironmentandhowtheycan

helptoreducethestressthatcomeswithcitylife.Thevisual（視覺的）complexityofgreenspacesplaysinto

Ellard'stheorythatthehumanbrainpreferscomplexandlivelyenvironment.AnotherstudyinIcelandin2023

foundthatstreetswhichvarybecauseoftheirarchitecturewerethemostemotionallypleasant.Thisallleadstothe

ideathatwewantvariationinourenvironments.

Anotherresearchhasshownthatgrowingupinancityenvironmentcandoubleaperson'schanceof

developingproblemssuchasworry.Itshowsthatthestressofcitylifeissomethingthatneedstobeconsidered

andnewspacesshouldbedesignedwithstressmanagementandwellnessinmind.

Itwouldbewrongtosaystyleisn'timportant.Wewantthingswhichlookfantasticaswellaswork

practically,butthingscangowrongandinfluenceusnegativelyifstylebecomesmoreimportantthanthebuilding

itself.Architectswhowanttoshowtheirskillsmustconsiderthepurposeofthebuilding.Forexample,schools

shouldlookbrightwithopenspaces,greenareasandcomfortablecomersforreadingandlearning.

Noonewantsabuildingtocreatebadfeelings.Ifwecancreatespaceswhichappealtoresidents,aswellas

achievingtheirpurpose,thentheendresultismuchmoresatisfyingandmuchmorelikelytostandthetestoftime.

Ourcitiesaresettogrowyearonyearwithnoendinsight,soweshouldmakesurenewdevelopmentsarebuilt

morewithpeopleinmind.

13.Whatdoyouknowaboutarchitectsfromthepassage?

A.Theyarerunningoutofcreativity.

B.Theirstressneedstobeconsidered.

C.Theyhavetotaketestsfromtimetotime.

D.Theirdesignstartstofocusonhumanfeelings.

14.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.thereshouldbemorebuildingsingreencolourincities

B.visuallycomplexdesignismorelikelytocreatestress

C.itisamusttoconsiderthebuildingitselfanditsstyle

D.buildingswithsimpleappearancebringuscomfort

15.Thewords“appealto“inthelastparagraphareclosestinmeaningto.

A.pleaseB.houseC.shapeD.upset

16.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocriticizearchitectsfortheirgreatmistakes.

B.Tocallforthepeople-centreddesignofbuildings.

C.Tosuggesthowtomakearchitecturesemotionallypleasant.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofarchitecturestoacityenvironment.

（2024?北京大興?一模）Itissoeasytodescribepeopleasbeingtalented.Justlookatanyheadlinepraising

apieceofartwork,music,orothergreatfeat,andyouarelikelytoseetheword“talented"or"gifted”.However,

isbeingtalentedatruemarkerofsuccess?

Somepeoplebelievethattalentplaysakeyroleinachievingsuccessfast.Thosewithnaturalabilityina

particularfieldcanoftengainsuccessrapidlywithlesseffort.Forexample,apersonwithanaturalearformusic

mayfinditeasiertolearntoplayaninstrument.TakealookatWolfgangMozart.Hecomposedhisfirstmusical

masterpiece（杰作）attheageof5.Andattheageof7,hewentonhisfirsttourstoperformhisabilitiesforthe

world.

Intheprocessofhighlightingthe“natural“giftsofachievers,hardworkcangetlostinthemix.Theresult

isthatmany"talents“believetheyonlyneedtodependontheirinnate（內(nèi)在的）abilitiesinordertoproducegreat

works.Inevitably,thiscanleadtodisappointment,frustration,andevenmentalhealthproblems,becausethe

realityisthattalentaloneisnotenough.

Oneisoftenledtobelievethatbeingnaturallygiftedistheultimateprerequisite（最終的先決條件）for

successinanyfield.Butalmosteveryexampleofabigachievementinvolvessomedegreeofputtinginsome

amountofwork.Inathletics,forexample,standoutathletessuchasMichaelJordan,UsainBolt,andSerena

Williamsareoftenpraisedfortheirnaturalabilities.However,closeranalysisoftheircareersshowsthatthese

athletesspenthugechunksoftheirlivespracticing.

Asidefromworkinghard,talentcanonlybecomeusefuliftheownerofthattalentdoeswhatisnecessary

toexpand（拓展）it.Ifyourtalentisjustbeinggoodatplayingtheguitar,forinstance,thatabilitycanonlygetyou

sofarbecausetherearemanyotherpeoplewhoalsoknowtheirwayaroundtheinstrument.Howwillyouset

yourselfapartfromthecrowd?Youwoulddosobyfindingwaystoexpandyourguitar-playingcapabilities,

whetherthatmeanslearningnewfingertricksormasteringdifferenttypesofguitars.Thenyouwillbemore

successfulthanothers.

Nothingiswrongwithhavingnaturalabilities.Afterall,everyoneisborntobegoodatsomething.

However,findingsuccessatanylevel,andinanyfield,requiresmorethantalent.Therelationshipsyoucreate

withpeopleandhabitsyoudevelopalsoplayaroleinyourabilitytogrowyourcareer.But,ultimately,working

hardisthemainfactorastohowfaryoucango.

17.ThewriterusestheexampleofMozarttotellusthat.

A.naturalabilitycanhelpspeedupsuccess

B.beingfamousshouldbeasearlyaspossible

C.talentcantaketheplaceofeffortcompletely

D.everyoneisborntobegoodatsomething

18.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theresultofanartcompetition.

B.Theachievementsoffamoustalents.

C.Theproblemsofovervaluinginnateabilities.

D.Theprocessofproducinggreatworksbytalents.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Hardworkhelpspeoplefindouttheirnaturalabilitieseasily.

B.Almosteverygreatachievementrequiresacertainamountofeffort.

C.Relationshipswithpeopleandhabitsaremoreimportantthantalent.

D.Talentedpeoplearemorelikelytosucceedthanhardworkingpeople.

20.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.hardworkbringspeoplemoresuccessthantalentdoes

B.talentgivespeopleaheadstartinachievementsinanyfield

C.havingtalentisnotenoughtoensuresuccessunlesstalentisimproved

D.hardworkisnomorenecessaryunlessitisdonebypeoplesuccessfully

（23-24九年級(jí)下?北京海淀?階段練習(xí)）Muchofmyworkasacoachincludeshelpingpeoplemakean

importantdecision,suchas"IfI'matacrossroadsinmycareer,whichpathshouldIfbllow?^^“IfI'mconsidering

offers,whichoneshouldIaccept?”

DifficultdecisionsliketheseremindmeofacommentmadebyScottMcNealy,CEOofSunMicrosystems

foryearsduringalecturewhileIwasinabusinessschoolatStanford.Hewasaskedhowhemadedecisionsand

responded,atIfsimportanttomakegooddecisions.ButIspendmuchlesstimeandenergyworryingaboutmaking

therightdecisionandmuchmoretimeandenergyensuringthatanydecisionImaketurnsoutright.”

Infact,beforewemakeanydecisions,particularlythosedifficultones,we'reanxioustofocusonidentifying

the"best"optionbecauseoftheriskofbeing"wrong”.Butasideeffectofthatmindset（觀念模式）isthatwepay

toomuchattentiontothemomentofchoiceandlosesightofeverythingthatfollows.Ifswhathappensnextthat

finallydetermineswhetheragivendecisionwas“right”.

Anotheraspectofthismindsetisthatourfocusonmakingthe“right“decisioncaneasilyleadtoparalysis

（麻痹），becausetheoptionswe'rechoosingamongaresodifficulttorankinthefirstplace.Howcanwe

definitivelydetermineinadvancewhatcareerpathwillbe"thebest”,orwhatjobofferweshouldaccept?

Obviously,wecan't.

Focusingontheeffortafterourdecisionnotonlyhelpsussucceed,butalsoremindsusthatweplayarolein

everyoutcome.Ourcontrolshouldbeinourday-to-dayactivitiesratherthaninourone-timedecision.

21.WhichofthefollowingaboutScottMcNealyisTRUE?

A.Hedoesn'tthinkmakinggooddecisionsisveryimportantforhim.

B.Hetrieshisbesttomakehisdecisionturnoutrightintheend.

C.Henevercaresaboutwhetherhisdecisionisgoodornot.

D.Heonlyfocusesontheprocessratherthantheoutcome.

22.Mostpeoplefeelanxiouswhenmakinganimportantdecisionbecausethey.

A.worryabouttheundesiredresultitmaybringabout

B.can'tfindagoodcoachtogivethemadvice

C.havenoideaofwhattoexpect

D.don'tknowwhattodonext

23.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Believeinyourselfandchoosewhatyouwant.

B.Stopworryingaboutmakingtherightdecision.

C.Makingtherightdecisionisveryimportant.

D.Neverhelpothersmaketherightdecision.

（23-24九年級(jí)上?北京門頭溝?期末）Mostofuscannotimaginemodernlifewithoutsocialmedia.Weuseit

almosteverydayinordertokeepupwithwhatishappeninginourfriends5livesorfindoutthelatestinformation.

Althoughithasabadinfluenceifwedon'tuseitproperly,socialmediahasdonemoregoodthanharm.

Thegreatestadvantageisthatwecanconnectwithpeoplemuchmoreeasily.Wearestillabletokeepin

touchwithourfriendsiftheyarefaraway.Withsocialmedia,friendshipgoesbeyondgeography.We'reableto

findfriendsoldandnew.Also,itmakesiteasierforustomakefriends,especiallyforthosewhoareafraidof

makingfriendsfacetoface.Areyoushy?Ifyes,socialmediahasprobablyhelped.

Socialmediaisalsoideal（理想的）formakingyourselfheard.Anyonewithavoicecanexpressit.Anyone

withatalentisfreetoshowit.Everyoneisthenewcontent（內(nèi)容）creator.Moreover,anyonewithasmartphone

andtheInternetcanbeareporter.Asaresult,ithasbecomemuchfastertocoverthenewsthaneverbefore.

Socialmedia,ontheotherhand,canmakeuslessconfidentsometimes.AstudypublishedbythePublic

LibraryofScience,foundthatthemoreapersonusessocialmedia,thesadderhefeelsabouthisownlife.One

reasonforthisisthatpeoplearoundusputcolourfulinformationandperfectpicturesonlineinordertoshowoff

theirbestmoment.Soweoftengetadistortedsenseofhowwonderfultheirlivesarecomparedtoourown.

Socialmediadoesnotcausesadness;itsimplyprovidesanothertoolforustouse.Isitgoodorbad?Nobel

PeacePrizewinnerMalalaYousafzaisays,“Whatisinterestingisthepowerandinfluenceofsocialmedia...We

musttrytousesocialmediainagoodway."Afterall,youdecidehowyouusethispowerfultool.

24.Whatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediafromthepassage?

A.Weusesocialmediatoonlyrecordourbestside.

B.Wecanusesocialmediatofindouttheshiestfriends.

C.Socialmediacanhelppeopleconnectwithothersmoreeasily.

D.EveryonecanbeareporterinthePublicLibraryofScience.

25.Theword“distorted“inParagraph4probablymeans.

A.clearB.differentC.simpleD.incorrect

26.Whichpictureshowsthestructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthepassage?（①二Paragraph1,...）

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SocialMedia:ToCreateOrNotToCreate?

B.SocialMedia:OurFriendOrEnemy?

C.SocialMedia:ConnectingtheWorld

D.SocialMedia:MakingYourselfHeard

（23-24九年級(jí)上?北京通州?期末）Asyourphone5salarmblares（發(fā)出刺耳鳴響）,youslowlyopenoneeye.

Howcanitbemorningalready?Itseemslikeitwasonlyafewhoursagothatyoufinishedyourhomework.Ifthis

soundsfamiliar,you'renotalone.Manyteensstruggletogetenoughsleep.

AccordingtotheSleepFoundation,nearly60percentofmiddleschoolstudentsandmorethan70percentof

highschoolstudentsintheU.S.aren,tgettingtherecommended（被推薦的）8.5to9.5hoursofsleepanight.In

CherryHill,NewJersey,agroupofstudentshaveformedanorganizationcalledCherryHillStudentsforLater

SchoolStartTimes.Itwantslocalmiddleandhighschoolstopushbackthestartoftheschooldayto8:30a.m.

Infact,schoolsinseveralstateshavechangedtolaterstarttimesinrecentyears.Researchshowsthat

inadequate（不足的）sleepcannegativelyaffectstudents5healthandgrades.Startingtheschooldaytooearlycan

depriveteensofmuch-neededsleep.Studiesshowthatwell-restedteensaremorelikelytogetgoodgradesand

lesslikelytosufferfrom（患有）depression.

AsAidenRood,theco-founderofCherryHillStudentsforLaterSchoolStartTimes,explains,"Kidsare

healthieringeneralwhentheystartlater,andtheydobetterinschool.^^

However,noteveryonethinksschoolsshouldpushbackthestartoftheschoolday.

Manyschoolteacherssaydelaying（延遲）thestartoftheschooldaywouldcreateanumberofchallenges.

First,schoolbuseswouldhavetoberescheduled,moremoneywouldbeneeded.There,salsoconcern（擔(dān)心）that

laterschoolstarttimescouldleavesomekidswalkinghomeinthedark.Changingschoolhourscouldalsocreate

childcareproblemsforsomeparents.

Inaddition,opponents（反對(duì)者）say,laterschoolstarttimeswouldleaveteenswithfewerhoursfor

after-schoolactivitiesandhomework.ThafswhatErinIsherwood,aparentinChico,Californiaisworriedabout.

Thestarttimeatherkids'highschoolwaspushedback45minutesthisyear.66Mysonhasanexerciseclassthathe

absolutely（絕對(duì)地）lovesatagym,nowhecan'tgo."Sheexplains.

28.Thewords“depriveteensofmuch-neededsleep“inParagraph3areclosestinmeaningto.

A.provideteenswithmuch-neededsleepB.increaseteens'much-neededsleep

C.takemuch-neededsleepawayfromteensD.talkaboutteens9much-neededsleep

29.Accordingtothepassage,whatisapossiblebenefitoflaterschoolstarttimes?

A.Studentscangetupearlytodomoreexercise.

B.Studentscangetmoreknowledgeabouttheirhealth.

C.Studentscanfinishtheirhomeworkmoreeasily.

D.Studentscangetbettergrades.

30.Somepeopledon'tagreewithlaterschoolstarttimesbecause.

A.studentswillhavemoretimeforafter-schoolactivities

B.somestudentswillwalkhomeinthedark

C.studentswillhavetotakeschoolbustoschool

D.studentswillgetenoughsleep

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ShouldYourSchoolDayStartLater?B.WhenIstheRightTimetoSleep?

C.WhatCanStudentsDoAfterSchool?D.IsEnoughSleepGoodorBadforStudents?

（2023"匕京東城?二模）Withnumbersofbooksandcourseshelpingusdevelopself-discipline（自律），it

seemsquiteobviousthatself-disciplineishighlyvalued.However,thismayoverstatetheimportanceofbeing

self-disciplinedandmakepeopleworried.Peoplewithsuchworriesarelikelytopushthemselvesharderand

harder.Oncetheirenergyisburnedoutortheirwillpowerbreaksdown,theywillfeelupset.

Infact,beingself-disciplinedisn'taboutleadingarestrictive（約束的）lifestyle.Althoughitseemstobe

usuallyconnectedwithself-controlandwillpower,itstillhastobebasedonrespectforone'sownfreewilland

effectivemethods.Somepeoplearecaughtina"self-disciplinetrap（陷阱）"wheretheyalwaysworkhard,and

mistakes,failureandlazinessarenotallowed.Isthisreallythewayweca