2009-2017北京中考英语真题阅读CD篇

2017北京中考CBuyingIsDoing?Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?Inthefuture,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,atshoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobablyseeyouspendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarilybad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon’thavetogotoclass.However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?Whatthingswouldbringyouhappiness?Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewillbeourmostimportantmemories.Why?Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.Theydon’tcomeinapackage.Youmake　theexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwitha　friend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbe　experiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhavea　packageexperience.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsume　becausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution（变革）against　consumerism.How?Byconsumingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatest　satisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.49.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________.　A.spendlessmoney　B.thinkaboutitcarefully　C.organizeourthings　D.gotoconveniencestores50.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________.　A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsumingless　B.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfaction　C.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoices　D.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories51.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?　A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.　B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.　C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople’sshoppingbehavior.　D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.D篇Sayyou’resittingaroundwithsomefriendsplayingvideogamesandsomeonementionsagamethathappenstobeoneofyourfavorites.“Oh,thatgame’seasy.Sonotworththetime,”oneofyourfriendssays.Theothersagree.Althoughyouenjoythegamequitealot,notwantingtoarguewiththem,yougoalongwiththecrowd.Youhavejustexperiencedwhatiscommonlyreferredtoaspeerpressure（同伴压力）,alsocalledpeerinfluence.Youwilladoptacertaintypeofbehavior,dress,orattitudeinordertobeacceptedaspartofagroupofyour“peers”.Asateen,youarelikelytohaveexperiencedtheeffectofpeerpressureinanumberofdifferentareas.Weareallinfluencedbyourpeersatanyage.Forteens,asschoolandotheractivitiestakeyouawayfromhome,youmayspendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanwithyourfamily.Asyoubecomemoreindependent,yourpeersnaturallyplayagreaterroleinyourlife.AccordingtoDr.CaseyfromCornellUniversity,teensareveryquickandaccurateinmakingdecisionsontheirownandinsituationswheretheyhavetimetothink.However,whentheymakedecisionsintheheatofthemomentorinsocialsituations,theirdecisionsareofteninfluencedbyfactorslikepeers.Inarecentstudy,teenvolunteersplayedavideodrivinggame,eitheraloneorwithfriendswatching.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatthenumberofrisksteenstookmorethandoubledwhentheirfriendswerewatching,comparedwithwhentheyplayedalone.Thisshowsthatteensmayfinditmoredifficulttocontrol　riskybehaviorwhentheirfriendsarearound,orinsituationswheretheyareextremelyangry.Justaspeoplecaninfluenceustomakeunwisechoices,theycanalsoinfluenceustomakegoodones.A　teenmightjoininavolunteerprojectbecausehisorherfriendsaredoingit,orgetgoodgradesbecausehis　orherfriendsthinkgettinggoodgradesisimportant.Infact,friendsoftenencourageeachothertostudy,or　tryoutforsports.Whilewearealwaysinfluencedbythosearoundus,thedecisiontoactornotisuptous.Sowhenitcomestodecisionmaking,thechoiceisuptoyou.52.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Caseyprobablyagreesthatteens____________.　A.liketoplaydrivinggameswiththeirfriends　B.prefersituationswheretheyhavetimetothink　C.maytakemoreriskswhentheirfriendsarearound　D.areslowinmakingdecisionswhentheyareontheirown53.Thewords“intheheatofthemoment”inParagraph4probablymean“_________”.　A.whenteensavoidpossiblerisks　B.whenteenstrusttheirjudgment　C.whenteenslosecontrolovertheiranger　D.whenteensgiveconsiderationtosituations54.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?　A.Teensareeagertobedifferentfromtheirpeers.　B.Peerpressurehaseffectsonbothteensandadults.　C.Peerpressuredoesmoreharmthangoodtoteens.　D.Teesthinkitchallengingtogetgoodgradesatschool.55.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?　A.PeerPressure:IsItNecessarytoDealwithIt?　B.PeerPressure:IsItPossibletoGetAwayfromIt?　C.PeerPressure:ItsBenefitstoTeensandFriendMaking　D.PeerPressure:ItsInfluenceonTeensandDecisionMaking49BAB52CCBD2016北京中考CAreYouRightHandedorLeftHanded？Whichhanddoyouusewhenwrite？About8to15percentofpeoplearelefthanded．Theyoftenhavetousetoolsthataredesignedforright﹣handedpeople．Soitisdifficultforleft﹣handerstousemosttools．Ifyouarerighthanded，trythisexperiment：Takeaknifewithyourlefthandandtrycuttingapotatointopieces．Don'tbesurprisedifyoufeelawkward（别扭的）．Inthepast，peoplethoughtitwasstrangetousethelefthand．Youngstudentslookeddownupontheirleft﹣handedclassmates．Somechildrenwereevenpunishedforusingtheirlefthandtowrite．Butthesedaysparentsandteachershaveacceptedthat．Inalmosteveryschoolintheworld，left﹣handedstudentscanusetheirlefthandtowrite．Whatcausespeopletobelefthandedorrighthanded？Expertshavesearchedlongandhardonthis．Theyconclude（得出结论）thatleft﹣handedpeoplearelefthandedforthesamereasonthatright﹣handedpeoplearerighthanded．Oneoutofeverytenpeoplejustisaleft﹣hander．It'ssimplylikethecolorofoureyes﹣somepeoplehavebrowneyes，whilesomeothershaveblackeyes．However，mayresearchersthinkthatleft﹣handersandright﹣handersaredifferentinsomeaspects．Right﹣handersaremoretalkativeandoutgoingthanleft﹣handers．Manyright﹣handedpeopleunderstandspokenwordsbetter．Forexample，aftertheylistentodirectionstoasupermarket，theycanfinditeasily．Right﹣handersaregoodatorganizingpeople，too．Theyarealsobetterbasketballguards．JustaskYaoMing．Researchshowsthatleft﹣handersarecreativeandartistic．Manyfamousperformers，likeJimCarreyandPaulMcCartney，arelefthanded．Manyleft﹣handerslearnbettervisually（在视觉方面）．Inart，bothLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelowerelefthanded．Inmusic，LudwigvanBeethovenwaslefthanded．Inscience，youfindNewtonandEinstein．Theleft﹣handedpeoplearealsoreallygoodattennisandothersinglesports．Ifyoupreferonehand，butyouarestillgoodatwritingwiththeother，youaremixed．Researchshowsmixed﹣handerscanremembereverydaythingsbetterthanotherpeople．Whatdidyoueatforlunchtwoweeksago？Ifyou'remixedhanded，youcanprobablyremember．49．Ifright﹣handerscutuppotatoeswiththerelefthand，theywill　　．A．gethurtB．giveupcuttingC．feelawkwardD．changetheirtools50．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout？　　A．Causesofbeinglefthanded．B．Encouragementtoleft﹣handersC．Punishmentforusingthelefthand．D．Changesinopinionsonleft﹣handers．51．Accordingtothepassage，right﹣handers　　．A．learnbettervisuallyB．aregoodorganizersC．arebetteratsinglesportsD．givecleardirectionstoothers52．Fromthepassage，wecanlearnthatleft﹣handers　　．A．maybemoretalkativeandoutgoingB．areordinarypeoplelikeright﹣handersC．mightremembereverydaythingsbetterD．nolongerneedtouseright﹣handedtools．DShouldChildrenBeAllowedtoGetBored？Childrenneedtimetostandandstare．Theyshouldbeallowedtogetboredsothattheycandeveloptheirabilitytobecreative．Childrenareexpectedbytheirparentstobereadingatextbookallthetime．However，researchshowsthatitmayhamperthedevelopmentoftheirimagination，whileboredomcangivethemopportunitiestodevelopcreativity．Boredomisoftenlinkedwithloneliness，butawriternamedMeeraSyalsaidboredomhadhelpedhereindevelopinghermind．Shetoldresearchersaboutherchildhood．Havingfewthingstodo，Syaloftentalkedwithherneighbors．Shealsotriedtodothingslikelearningtobakecakes．"Butimportantly，Ithoughtandwrotealot，becauseIwasbored，"Syalsaid．Shekeptadiary，fillingheretimewithshortstoriesandpoemsshemadeup．GraysonPerry，anartist，grewupinafamilywithlittlemoney．Heenjoyedhimselfbymakingupstories，drawingpicturesforhisstoriesandreadingmanybooksinthelibrary．Boredbutfree，hespenthourslookingoutofthewindow，watchingthechangingcloudsandseasons．Perryfilleduphisfreetimewithwhatheliked．Hebecamecreative，becausehecouldthinkfreely．Dr．Beltonisanexpertontheeffectsofemotionsonlearning．"Boredomcouldbeanuncomfortablefeeling，"shesaid．"Butsomeyoungpeoplecannotdealwiththatboredomcreatively．Sosometimestheymaybreakaclassroomwindow，ordriveacaroutforamadrace．"Usually，whenchildrenhavenothingtodo，theywouldturnontheTV，thecomputer，orthephone．Theirtimeonthesethingshasincreased，yettheyneedtohavetimetothinkabouttheirexperiencesthroughplayorjustwatchingtheworldaroundthem．Itisthiskindofthinkingthatcaninspiretheimagination．Ontheotherhand，theTVorphonemaycutshortthethinkingprocess．Thatcanbeharmfultothedevelopmentofcreativity．"Fordevelopingtheabilitytobecreative，"Dr．Beltonadvised，"perhapsweneedtostandandstare，andstayoff﹣linefromtimetotime．"53．Whatdoestheword"hamper"inParagraph2probablymean？　　A．Slowdown．B．Keepupwith．C．Gobeyond．D．Giveriseto．54．ThewritertalksaboutSyalandPerryto　　．A．stressthegreatdifferencesbetweenthemB．introduceapopularwriterandafamousartistC．suggestgoodwaysofgoingthroughboredomD．showeffectsofboredomondevelopingcreativity55．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？　　A．Boredomprovideschildrenwithspacetothinkfreely．B．It'smuchbetterforchildrentobebusythanbebored．C．Boredomhelpschildrendealwithdifficultiesproperly．D．It'sboringforchildrentothinkabouttheirexperiences．49CDBD53ADA2015北京中考CDoyouenjoyvisitingamuseum？Didyouevermakeaplanbeforeavisit？Everymuseummusthavesomethingthatattractsyou．Andtherearemanypossiblewaystoenjoyyourselfinamuseum．Ifyoufollowthesestepsbelow，you'llknowwhatisworthseeinganddoing，sothatyoucanmakethemostofyourtimeatthemuseum．Decidewhatmuseumyouwillvisit．Therearesomanydifferentkindsofmuseumsandyoufirstneedtofindonethatyoulike．It'seasyforyoutochooseoneandstartanenjoyablevisit!Dosomeresearchonline．Everymuseumnowhasawebsitewhichallowsyoutolookthroughtheinformationaboutit．Onthewebsite，youmaylookforsuchthingsas：•Theexhibits（展品）﹣Seewhatisonshowatthemuseumatalltimes，andwhatspecialexhibitionsareheldforashorttime．•Thehistoryofthemuseum﹣Therewilloftenbeveryinterestingstoriesabouttheexhibitsandthebenefactors（捐赠者）．Thatcanmakeyourvisitmoreinteresting．•Activities﹣Seewhethertherearetalks，toursourspecialactivitiesonthedaywhenyouvisit．Manymuseumsholdsomeactivitiesthatmeettheinterestsofallagegroups．•Cost，foodorshortage﹣It'simportanthowmuchthevisitwillcost．Youhavetodecidewhetherornotyoucaneatthere．Youmightalsoneedtofindouttransportationneeds，aswellasstorageforcoats，bagsetc．Learnatleastonethingonyourvisit．Itisalwaysgoodtotakeawaysomethingnewfromyourvisit．Planbreaksintoyourvisit．Whenyouwalkaround，standinghereandstudyingexhibitsthere，youmaybecomeverytired．Soitisimportanttotakebreaks．Abreakisagoodopportunityforyoutothinkofwhatyouhaveseenandwhatelseyoumightwanttodoinmuseum．Takeafriendortwo．Visitingmuseumsisalwaysalotmorefunwhenyouarewithsomeoneelse．Youcantalkoverwhatyou'reseeing．Afriendalsobringsanotherwayofthinkingwhenyoutalkabouttheexhibit．49．Accordingtothepassage，weshouldfirst　　．A．dosomeresearchonlineB．makeaplanforlunchD．decideonamuseumtovisitD．chooseafriendtogowith50．Tomakeourvisitmoreinteresting，wecan　　．A．organizeactivitieslikespecialshowsandtalksB．readthestoriesaboutexhibitsandbenefactorsC．learnabouttheinterestsofallagegroupsD．walkaroundthemuseumwithoutbreaks51．Ifwevisitamuseumwithfriends，wecan　　．A．sharetheexperiencewiththemB．comeupwithstrangeideasC．cutdownthecostofthevisitD．discussthenextvisitplan．49ABA52ABCD篇;NewTechnologyRevolutionizes（变革）LearningMoreandmorepeoplebelievethattechnologiesaregreatforlearning．Today，suchteachingtoolsasiPadsareusedinalotofcourses，includinglanguage，historyandscience．ManyteachersaresupportersofusingiPadsinlanguagelearning．Theysaythatstudentsnowhavemuchmoetimefordiscussionintheclassroom．Insteadofspendingvalableclasstimelisteningtotextsorwatchingteachingvideos，studentscandothisontheirownandcometoclasspreparedfordiscussion．TheteachersalsosaythatiPadsallowstudentstolearnattheirownpace．Somestudentsmightlistentoadialogueonlyonceandunderstandit，sotheycansavetimefordoingotherthings．Otherstudents，however，mightneedtolistentothesamedialogueagainandagaintounderstandit．UsingiPadsisespeciallyhelpfultostudentswhoarelearningalanguageatdifferentpaces．Thestudentswhoareusingthenewtoolinsomecoursesarealsohappy．TheybelievethatusingiPadsisamoreenjoyablewaytolearn（suchaslisteningtostoriesandwatchingmovies）．Theclasshasbecomemuchmoreinterestingandcreative．Thereareotheradvantagesforstudents．ByusingiPads，theycanpaymoreattentiontothematerialandlearnmore．TeachingnotesarestoredintheiriPadsandareeasytofind．Somestudentsspendmoretimestudyingnow．"Icanlistentomylanguagematerialorwatchteachingvideosonthebus，insteadofhavingtowaituntilIgethome，"astudentexplained．ManyadultscomplainthattechnologiessuchasiPadsaredoingharmtostudents．TheyworrythatstudentsmightuseiPadstodownloadteachingnotesandusethemtocheatduringexams．SomebelievethatiPadsmayseparatestudentsfromeachother．IfastudentspendsmoretimewatchingvideosonaniPad，hewillhavefeweropportunitiestohaveface﹣to﹣facecommunicationwithothers．However，technologiesarealreadyapartofmoststudents'day﹣to﹣daylives．Asforcheating，teacherscanaskstudentstohandintheiriPadswhentheytakeexams．Educationneedstomakechangeswiththetimesastechnologyisplayinganimportantpart．WeshouldlookforwardtoawonderfulfuturewheniPadsandothertechnologiescanaddalottotheclassroom．52．Whatdoestheexprssion"attheirownpace"inParagraph3probablymean？　　A．Accordingtotheirowntimetable．B．Withouttheirteachers'help．C．Becauseoftheirwonderfulgoals．D．Againsttheirparents'hope．53．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat　　．A．studentswithiPadshavelessdiscussioninclassB．studentsgetmorefunfromlearningwithiPadsC．iPadshelpstudentssavetimewaitingforbusesD．iPadspreventstudentsfromcheatinginexams54．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat　　．A．teacherscantakecontrolofstudents'learningB．examresultsdependalotonnowtechnologyC．technologyineducationhasabrightfutureD．note﹣takingisashelpfulasvideo﹣watching．2014北京中考CHaveyoueverwonderedwhatgoesthroughyourmindwhenyouchoosewheretositinanewclassroom?Orinawaitingroomfullofstrangers?Oronabus?Researchershavefoundoutsomeinterestingfacts.Perhapsunsurprisingly,weprefertositclosertopeoplelikeourselves.Girlssitbygirlsandboyssitbyboys.Adultssittogetherandyoungpeoplechooseanotheryoungpersontositnear.Butitgoesfurtherthanthis.Weevenchoosetositnearsomeonewholookslikeus.Peoplewithglassesaremorelikelytositnearotherpeoplewithglasses.Peoplewithlonghairsitclosertootherpeoplewithlonghair.Weseemtobelievethatpeoplewithsimilarhabitsorhobbieswillsharesimilarattitudeandwearemorelikelytobeacceptedbypeoplelikeourselvesoreven,wethinkwemaybesaferwithpeoplewholooklikeus.Sometimesthat’struebutit'sapityifwealwayssticktothesamepeople,thesamegroup.Thedangerinalwaysstayinginourcomfortzone(舒适区)isthatwejustrecyclethesameopinions,thesametastesandthesameideas.Welosethechancetolearnsomethingnew,findoutaboutinterestingthings,hearfunnystoriesanddiscoverdifference.
Whenwealwayssticktothesamepeople,howcanweeverbreakdownthebarrierswhichpreventusfromgettingtoknowpeoplewithdifferentideas?Andhowcanweavoidtheignorance(无知),whichtoooftenleadstoprejudice(偏见)andevenfear?Ifinsteadyouwanttoliveinasocietythatopenstochangesandnewthingsanddifferentopinions,bethecatamongthepigeons.Moveoutofyourcomfortzone.Goandsitnexttosomeonedifferent.Anddon'tjustsitthereinsilence.Sayhello.Askaquestion.Startaconversation.That’showwemakefriends.That’showwelearnaboutpeople.That’showweopenourmindstonewideas.That'showweliveanexcitinglife.53.Fromthepassage,weknowthatpeopleprefersittingbysomeonewhoA.islikethemselvesB.hasasenseofhumor
C.isopen-mindedD.livesanexcitinglife54.PeoplelikestayingintheircomfortzonebecausetheymayA.remaincomfortableandspecialB.beacceptedeasilyandfeelsafeC.findoutmoreinterestingthingsD.discoverdifferencesamongthemselves55.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellusjusttobeourselvesinsociallife.B.Tointroducewaystolearnabouttheworld.C.Toexplainhowpeoplecommunicatewithothers.D.Toencourageustomeetpeopleofdifferentkinds.DTeenswantstructureintheirlives,whichmeanstheywanttheirliveswell-planned.Tobeginbuildingstructure,teensneedloveandtrust.Theyneedtoknowtheirparentsarctheretogivethemneededloveandsupport(支持).Teenswanttobesurethatnothingcanpreventparentsfromshoulderingtheirresponsibilityforthem—nottheirgrowingmaturity(成熟),misbehavior,norangeratsomethingtheyhavedone.Teenswantparentstokeepcontrolwhileallowingthemtomakesomedecisions.Therearesomewaysyoucanhelpyourteenscreatereasonablestructureandremainclose.Onewayistospendtimetogether.Parentsoftenmistaketheirteens’increasedinterestinfriendsforadisinterestinthefamily.Teenswouldliketospendmoretimedoingthingswiththeirparents,butwatchingTVisnotcountedasspendingtimetogether.Asyourteensmature,itisimportantforyouandyourteensspendtimealonetogether,onetoone.Yourteensneedtimetotalktoyoualonewithoutanyotherfamilymemberpresent.Talkwithyourteensabouttheirinterestsandconcerns.Makesureyoureallyshowinterestinwhatishappening.Whentalkingwithyourteens,givefullattentionanddonotstopthem.Thewaytohelpyourteensbecomeadultsistoletyourteensintoyourworld.Sharingyouremotionsandconcernswithyourteensisimportant.Avoidcausingneedlessworry.Trustyourteens.Don'texpecttheworst.Hopeforthebest.Tellingyourteensyoudon’tliketheirfriendswillcausetheteensnottobringtheirfriendshome.Ifsomethingshouldgowrong,believethatyourteensdidn’tdoitonpurpose.Itisveryimportantthatyoutreatyourteenswithrespect.Teensneedthesamerespectadultsshowfortotalstrangers.Don’ttalkdowntoyourteens.Youneedtobesupportiveofyourteens.Whatmaybeasmallproblemtoyoumaybetroublingtoyourteens.Teensdon'thavetheexperiencesthatadultshavehad.Lettheteensknowthatyouunderstandhowmuchithurtswhensomethinghappensthatisupsettingorhurtfultothem.Astheymature,theycanlookbackatsomeproblemstheyhadandlaughathavingbeenupsetbysomethingthatnowseemsunimportant.Themostimportantthingstorememberare:talkwithyourteens,listentotheirworriesandoffersuggestionswhenneeded.Thiswillhelpyourteenstoliveawell-organizedlife.56.AccordingtoParagraph1,teens______________.A.cancontrolthemselves.B.expectdirectionandfreedom.C.don’tknowhowtomakedecisionD.don’thaveresponsibilityforthefamily57.Theunderlinepart“countedas”inParagraph3probablymeans“____”.A.comparedwithB.usedasC.connectedwithD.regardedas58.Tohelpteensorganizetheirlives,parentsshould__________.A.invitetheirteens’friendshome.B.leavetheirteens’problemsalone.C.sharetheirfeelingswiththeirteens.D.paylittleattentiontotheirteens’dailylives.59.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TrainingTeenstoBecomeResponsibleAdults.B.HelpingTeenstoBuildReasonableStructure.C.ImprovingtheRelationshipwithYourTeens.D.SteppingintoYourTeens’SecretWord.C篇：ABDD篇：BDCB2013北京中考CAssertivenessistheabilitytoconfidentlyexpressyouropinions,feelings,attitudes,andrights,inawaythatdoesn'tinfringe（侵犯）therightsofothers.Manyofusaretaughtthatitisnotnicetoconsiderourownneedsabovethoseofothers.Ifsomeonesaysordoessomethingthatwedon'tlike,weshouldjustbequietandtrytostayawayfromthatpersoninthefuture.WhyisAssertivenessimportant?Ifyoudon'tknowhowtobeassertive,youmightexperience:•Depression-Anger,asenseofbeinghelpless,hopeless,orofhavingnocontroloveryourlife.•Resentment-Angeratothersfortakingadvantageofyou.•Frustration-WhydidIallowthattohappen?Mostpeoplefinditeasiertobeassertiveinsomesituationsthaninothers.Thismakesperfectsense.It'salotea