2025北京初三（上）期末英語匯編

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（2025北京門頭溝初三上期末）headphones

Headphonesarehelpful.Weusethemtolistentomusicwithoutdisturbing（打擾）others.Manykidsusethem

inschool.Butheadphonescanbeharmful,too.Theycancausehearinglossifthevolume（音量）istooloud.Studies

showthatoneoutofevery10kidsintheUnitedStateshassomehearingloss.Thecauseisloudnoise.

microscope

Howhearingworks

Therearecellsg田胞）insidetheearthathelpyouhear.Theycanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.4tWecall

themhaircells,9,JackieClarksaid."Theylooklikehairsstandingup."ClarkisaprofessorattheUniversityofTexas

atDallas.Shestudieshowloudnoiseaffectsourears.

Soundisinvisible（看不見的）.Butitmovesinwaves.Itmakesthehaircellsmovebackandforth.Thinkof

thewindintheleaves.

Loudnoisescandamage（損害，傷害）thesecells.Thecellsscrape（舌U擦，擦碰）againsttheear.Thismakes

themtwist（彎曲,變形）.Andoncethecellsaredamaged,theydon'tgrowback.

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Onesignofhearinglossistinnitus（耳鳴）.It'saringingintheears."It's

likesomeoneisplayinganoteonthefluteforalongtime,“Clarksays."There's

nogettingridofit."Andthedamageaffectsmorethanyourears.Itcancause

anxietyandstress.

Howcanyouprotectyourears?Keepthevolumeonyourheadphoneslow.

Youshouldbeabletohearsoundsaroundyou.Andotherpeopleshouldn'thear

noisefromyourheadphones.4<IfIcanhearwhatyou'relisteningtowhenyou're

wearingyourheadphones,9,Clarksays,"it'stooloud.^^

Soundsaremeasuredinunitscalleddecibels（分貝）.Raindropsare30decibels.Fireworksare140decibels.

Whataboutyourheadphones?Listeningdevicescangohigherthan100decibels.Thafstooloud.Toprotectyour

ears,keepyourdeviceatabouthalfvolume.Anddon'tlistentoolong.Aboutanhouradayissafe.

1.Loudnoisescanmakethehaircellsinsidetheear.

A.gettwistedB.growlongerC.increaseinnumberD.becomestronger

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoprotectourearswhenusingheadphones?

A.Weshouldlistenonheadphonesatleastanhouraday.

B.Wecanlistentomusicatthevolumeasloudaswelike.

C.Wecanlistentomusicat100decibelsfor50minutesaday.

D.Wecanlistentomusicatabout50decibelsfornomorethananhouraday.

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TurnitupB.KeepitdownC.SpeeditupD.Slowitdown

（2025北京門頭溝初三上期末）Learntolovewhoyouare

Expecttobetreatedwithkindness,respectandlovefromagoodfriend?Youshouldn'thavetogofartofind

them.Startbybeingyouownfriend.

Lovingyourself,alsocalledself-love,meansbeingaskindtoyourselfasyouaretoothers.Imagineyourbest

friendisworriedorupset,thenthinkabouthowyou'dsupporthimorherandtrytomakehimorherbetter.Self-love

meansgivingyourselfthelove,careandrespectyoumightgiveyourfriendsandfamily.BeckyGoddard-Hillisthe

authorofCreateYourOwnConfidence.Hesaysself-lovemeansvaluingyourselfatalltimes."It'sspeakingto

yourselfwithkindnessandencouragement,anditmeanstakingreallygoodcareofyourbodyandmind.^^

Learningtolovewhoyouarestrengthens（增強(qiáng)）yourself-esteem（自尊）.Thismakesyoubelieveinyourself

andfeelthatyoudeserve（值得）goodthings——suchaskindfriendsandfunexperiences.Itdoesn'tmeanyou'llbe

happyallthetime,butwhenyoudofacechallenges,they'llbeeasiertoovercome.Studiesshowthatself-lovecan

helpfriendships,schoolworkandhealth."Thereisalwayssomeonelookingoutforyou,^^saysGoddard-Hill,

“becausethatpersonisyou.^^

Loveyourselfbetter.Startbybeingkind,especiallyifyoumakeamistake.Insteadofbeingangry,tellyourself

thateveryonegetsthingswrongsometimes.Thenworkoutwhatyoucoulddodifferentlynexttime.Trynotto

compareyourselftoothersandrememberthatnooneisperfect.Focuson（專注于）yourselfinstead.Goddard-Hill

suggestswritingdownyouradvantagesandaskingyourfamilyandfriendsfortheirthoughts."Keepthelist

somewheresafeandlookatitoftentoremindyourselfyouareamazing,shesays.Beforeyougotobed,thinkabout

threethingsthatwentwellforyouthatday."Thiswillhelpyouseethepositives（積極的方面）inyourlife,9,says

Goddard-Hill.

Givea笛rmationstoyourself.Goddard-Hillsuggestsdoingthisthreetimeseverymorningtogiveyourselfa

boost（激勵）.Herearesomeideas.Canyouthinkofanymore?

?IlikewhoIam.

?Icandothis.

?Iamagoodfriend.

Taketimeoutforyou.Youcanspend15minutesadaygivingyourselftheattentionyoudeserve,startingwith:

?Listeningtoyourfavouritemusic.

?Goingforawalkorbikeride.

?Cuddling（摟抱）yourpet.

?Readingabookinbed.

4.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Whatself-lovemeans.B.Tobekindtoyourself.

C.Whyself-lovematters.D.Togiveyourselflove,careandrespect.

5.Whatdoestheword"affirmations''inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Strangeideas.B.Encouragingwords.

C.Difficultquestions.D.Discouragingthoughts.

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisawaytotaketimeoutforyourself?

A.WatchingTVallday.B.Helpingotherswiththeirproblems.

C.Talkingtofriendsforhours.D.Enjoyinglightmusicbeforegoingtobed.

7.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tohelpreaderstofocusontheiradvantages.

B.Totellreadershowtoimprovetheirfriendship.

C.Toencouragereaderstoloveandvaluethemselves.

D.Toshowreaderstheimportanceofbeingkindtoothers.

（2025北京密云初三上期末）Azero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.So,azero-

wastestoreisaboutprovidingakindofeverydayandpleasant-lookingzero-wasteproductstohelppeoplestartona

zero-wastelifejourney.

“Zerowaste"or"danshari“wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Herideais:livealife

andtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavetheenvironmentsuchasstoppingtheuseof

one-offobjects;givingunwantedthingstoothersorgivingthemawaytoorganizationsliketheRedCross.

YuYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.SheandherboyfriendhavelivedinBeijingformanyyears.And

earliersheusedtobuythingswithoutthinkingaboutthemcarefullyuntilshesawavideoabout“zerowaste”,in

whichafamilyoffourputtherubbishtheyproducedeveryyearinajar（罐子）.Afterwatchingthevideo,Yuwanted

toexperiencethiszero-wastelifestylewithherboyfriend.

Azero-wastelifefollowsthe6Rrule-Refuse,Reduce,Reuse,Repair,RecycleandRot（腐爛）.Over

August-OctoberwhenYufollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendJoeHarveybothproducedonly

twocansofrubbish.

Now,thecouplehaveopenedasmallshopinBeijingwheretheyusewoodproductstotaketheplaceofplastic

onesandclothbagsprintedwithenvironmentallyfriendlylogos（環(huán)保標(biāo)志）.Mostproductssoldinthestorecanbe

reused.Thestorealsohassecond-handbooksandCDs/DVDswithideastomakethebestoftheusedthings.

“Thosewhoonceexperiencedthenon-wastelifestylehaveslowlychangedtheirideas.^^saysYu,“Thezero-

wastelifestyleisnotforascetics（苦行僧）.Itisjustaroundusatourfinger-tips.9,Yuexpectssomeofherfriendsto

joinherontheroadtozerowaste.

8.BeaJohnsonsuggeststhatpeopleshould.

A.workhardfortheRedCrossB.shareobjectswithothers

C.helptheirfriendslivecomfortablyD.trytoproducenorubbishinlife

9.WecanseefromthepassagethatYuYuan.

A.isinfluencedbythe6RruleB.oftenbuysthingsshedoesn'tneed

C.offersplasticbagsinherstoreD.likeslisteningtoCDsverymuch

10.WhatYuYuansaysinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.

A.lotsofpeopledoubtthezero-wastelifestyleB.thezero-wastelifestyleisnotdifficulttolive

C.herfriendshavefollowedherlifestyleD.shefeelsithardtocontinueherlifestyle

（2025北京密云初三上期末）Technologyhasdoneourworldwonders:fromdevelopmentinmedicine,

travel,communication,toourday-to-daylives.Ithasundoubtedlychangedthewayoursocietyworks,andhowwe

communicatewithoneanotherandourselves.However,bycompletelywelcomingtechnologyasapartofeveryday

life,arewelosingourabilitytocreate?

Technologypresentsanewplatformforcreativitytoexiston.Throughtechnology,ideascanbesetfreeand

cometolifeinthephysicalworld.Wehavethenecessarytoolsforgreaterpossibilitiesandnewsolutions.For

example,businessesnowhavetheopportunitytoimprovethemselvesmorecreativelythroughwebsites,film

advertisements,socialmediaorradio.

However,whenwelookmoreclosely,ifseasytonoticesomedisadvantages.Forexample,manyofusdepend

soheavilyonautomatedcalculations（自動計算）nowadays,ratherthantakingthetimetoworkitoutforourselves.

Anotherobvioussituationisthatalotofpeoplearespendingtoomuchtimeonscreens.Asaresult,theyarereducing

theopportunitiestocomeupwiththeirowncreations.

Isthereawaytofindabalancebetweentechnologyandhumancreativity?Ithinkso.Itissimplyamatterof

makingsurethatcreativityisnotdeterredbytechnology.Thefirstwayistoreduceourusageofdigitaldevices（數(shù)

字設(shè)備）bysettinglimitsonwhen,where,andhowlongweusethem,turningoffthenotifications（通知）onyour

phone,orputtingyourphoneon"DoNotDisturb”.Onceyoubecomeusedtothese,youwillfeelsurprisedhowlittle

youthinkaboutyourphone.

Anotherwonderfulwayistotakedailywalksinthenature.Itcanhelpyoureset,re-balance,andkeepgoing.

Inthelongrun,adailywalkcannotonlyinfluenceourcreativityandimaginationbutfurtherourphysicalandmental

health.Wecanalsodevelopourcreativitybydoingyoga,keepingadiary,orreading.

Thekeytothesurvivalofourcreativitystartswithus.Willyouputyourphoneawaywhenspendingtimewith

friends?Willyoutrytofindhappinessandpurposeoutsideofascreen?Theactionyouchoosetotakewillhelp

changetherelationshipbetweencreativityandtechnologyforthebetter.

11.Whydoesthewritertalkaboutbusinessesinparagraph2?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofcreativity.

B.Tosuggestgoodwaystodeveloptechnology.

C.Toshowtheeffectthattechnologyhasoncreativity.

D.Toexplaintherelationshipbetweenbusinessandcreativity.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deterred“meaninparagraph4?

A.Examined.B.Controlled.C.Replaced.D.Prevented.

13.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewritermostprobablyagreewith?

A.Limitingtheusageofourphonescanhelpustodevelopcreativity.

B.Spendingtimeonscreensistheeasiestwaytokeeppeoplefocused.

C.Turningoffthenotificationsonthephonewillmakepeopleworried.

D.Adailywalkdoesmoregoodtophysicalhealththantomentalhealth.

14.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CreativityinaWorldofTechnology:DoesItExist?

B.Technology:HowDoesItHelptoDevelopOurCreativity?

C.TechnologyandCreativity:WhichofThemIsMoreImportant?

D.TechnologyandCreativity:HowDoTheyInfluenceEachOther?

（2025北京豐臺初三上期末）

Welcomingfour-leggedfriendsintotheclassroomisbecomingpopularacrossthecountry.Andresearchshows

thattherapy-dog（治療犬）programsprovidesignificant（重要的）benefitsforstudents.AccordingtotheAllianceof

TherapyDogs,"Therapydogshavebeencalled"miracleworkers9becauseoftheircalmingeffectonstudentsand

teachers.^^

Thereisanobviousdifferencebetweenservicedogsandtherapydogs.Servicedogshelpthosewithspecific

disabilities,suchasproblemswitheyesight.Therapydogsaretrainedtoprovidehealthandsocial-emotionalbenefits.

TarahRandazzoisamiddleschoolcounselor（顧問）atGreenfieldMiddleSchoolinWisconsin.Shehasa

yellowlabrador（拉布拉多）,Archie,acertified（認(rèn)證的）therapydogthatshebringswithhertoschoolacoupleof

dayseachweek.ShesaysstudentsloveArchiedays,andhebringssomanypositivebenefits,likeincreased

attendance,betterproblem-solving,andjustoverall（全面的）calmnesstomiddleschoollife.6Tvenoticedthatwhen

studentsarereallyupset,justbeingnearArchiemakesabigdifference.9,Randazzosays.

Dogsintheclassroomprovidebothphysicalandemotionalhealthbenefitsforstudents.Accordingtoone

studypublishedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth（NIH）,havingadogpresentintheclassroompromotes（提升）a

positivemoodandprovidessignificantanti-stresseffectsonthebody.Infact,thesimpleactofpettingadoghasthe

effectofloweringbloodpressureandheartrate.Pettherapyalsolowersstresshormones（荷爾蒙）.Inotherwords,

justbeingincontactwithatherapydogcalmskidsdownwhenthey'reupset.Andreducingfeelingsofanxietyand

depression（沮喪）enablesthemtofocusonlearning.

Perhapsthegreatestbenefitoftherapydogsintheclassroomistheeffectonstudents5social-emotional

development.Lovingandlovable,dogsarefriendlycompanionsandgoodlistenerswhomakenojudgements.

Childrenbond（建立親密關(guān)系）easilywiththesegentlecreatures,helpingthemfeelmoreconnectedandconfident.

Thishelpsreducebadbehaviorandanger.

Thepositiveeffectoftherapydogsbeginsinlifeandextendsintoschools,helpingstudentsbecomemore

caringandunderstanding.Lefssupporttheirpresenceinschoolstocreateabettereducationalexperiencefor

everyone.

15.WhydoesthewritermentionArchieinParagraph3?

A.Toexplainwhytherapydogscancalmkidsdown.

B.Toprovetherapydogsarebetterthanservicedogs.

C.Toshowthebenefitstherapydogsbringtostudents.

D.Todiscussiftherapydogsimprovestudents5learning.

16.Accordingtothepassage,whowouldbenefitmostfromtherapydogs?

A.Counselorswhotrainthetherapydogs.B.Studentswhofeelanxiousaboutthegrades.

C.Studentswhohaveproblemswiththeireyesight.D.Teacherswhowanttheirstudentstodobetterin

studies.

17.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TherapyDogs:ClassroomCompanionsB.TherapyDogs:ClassroomManagers

C.TherapyDogs:LearningCoachesD.TherapyDogs:LessonPlanners

（2025北京豐臺初三上期末）Isyourglasshalf-emptyorhalf-full?Howyouanswerthisquestionmayshow

youroutlookonlife,yourattitudetowardsyourself,andwhetheryou'reoptimisticorpessimistic-anditmayeven

affectyourhealth.

Somestudiesshowthatpersonalitycanaffectmanyareasofyourhealth.Thepositivethinkingthatusually

comeswithoptimismisakeypartofeffectivestressmanagement.Andeffectivestressmanagementisconnected

withmanyhealthbenefits.Ifyoutendto（傾向于）bepessimistic,don'tdespair-youcanlearnpositivethinking

skills.

Positivethinkingdoesn'tmeanthatyoudisregardlesspleasantsituationsinyourlife.Positivethinkingjust

meansthatyoudealwithunpleasantnessinamorepositiveandproductiveway.

Positivethinkingoftenstartswithself-talk.Self-talkistheendlessstreamofunspokenthoughtsthatrun

throughyourhead.Theseautomatic（無意識的）thoughtscanbepositiveornegative.Ifthethoughtsaremostly

negative,youroutlookonlifeismorelikelypessimistic.Ifyourthoughtsaremostlypositive,you'relikelyanoptimist

——someonewhopracticespositivethinking.

Researcherscontinuetoexploretheeffectsofpositivethinkingandoptimismonhealth.Theyfoundthatpeople

whohadamorepositiveoutlookweremorelikelytogetregularphysicalexercise,eatahealthierdiet,andgetmore

qualitysleep.Clearly,therearemanybenefitsofpositivethinking.Butwhydoespositivethinkinghavesuchastrong

effectonphysicalandmentalhealth?

Onereasonisthathavingapositiveoutlookenablesyoutodealbetterwithstressfulsituations,whichreduces

theharmfulhealtheffectsofstressonyourbody.It'salsothoughtthatpositiveandoptimisticpeopletendtolive

healthierlifestyles——theygetmorephysicalactivitiesandfollowahealthierdiet.

Evenifyouarenotanatural-bornoptimist,therearethingsyoucandotolearnhowtothinkmorepositively

andbecomeapositivethinker.Herearesomeexamplesofnegativeself-talkandwaystoturnthemintopositive

thinking.

Negativeself-talkPositivethinking

I'veneverdoneitbefore.Ifsanopportunitytolearnsomething

There9snowayitwillwork.new.

Noonecommunicateswithme.Icantrytomakeitwork.

I'mnotgoingtogetanybetteratrilseeifIcanstarttheconversation.

this.rilgiveitanothertry.

Ifyoutendtohaveanegativeoutlook,don'texpecttobecomeanoptimistovernight.Butwithpractice,

graduallyyourself-talkwillhavelessself-criticism（自我撲匕孚U）andmoreself-acceptance.Youmayalsobecomeless

criticaloftheworldaroundyou.

18.Theword"disregard“inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.loseinterestinB.setalimitonC.lookforwardtoD.paynoattentionto

19.Whichofthefollowingexamplesshowspositivethinking?

A.Icanworkthisoutwithtime.B.Thisproblemisbeyondme.

C.Idon?thavetheresources.D.Idon'tthinkIcandoit.

20.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.pessimisticthinkersarebornwithitB.pessimistsalwayshavebadsleepquality

C.positivethinkersmanagestressfulsituationswellD.havingapositiveoutlookhelpsyouavoid

unpleasantness

21.Whatisthewriter5smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tointroduceoptimismandpessimism.B.Toshowhowself-talkaffectsthethoughts.

C.Tohighlightthebenefitsofpositivethinking.D.Toencouragepeopletobepositivebypracticing.

（2025北京燕山初三上期末）AskingChatGPT4,anAIchatbot,towritea100-wordemailmighttakejust

afewseconds.However,thisconvenienceleadstobigproblemsfortheenvironment.

Oneofthemainproblemsisthe"waterfootprint（水足跡thetotalwatertheAIchatbotusesinitslifetime.

AIdependsondatacenters,whichhouseservers（月艮務(wù)器）thatstoreandmanagedata.Onceturnedon,theservers

produceheat.Tocoolthemdown,engineersusepipestobringincoldwaterfromcoolingtowerstogetridofthe

heat.

Datacentersoperate24-7,makingthemvery“thirsty”.AccordingtoTheWashingtonPost,forevery100-word

emailthatitcreates,ChatGPT4needs519milliliters（毫升）ofwater,oralittlemorethanabottle.Eachyear,

ChatGPT4usesover435millionlitersofwaterforwritingemailsalone-enoughtosupportacommonUSfamily

for1,050years.

Meanwhile,datacentersare“hungry“forelectricity.TheWashingtonPostnotedthatwritinga100-wordemail

requires0.14kilowatt-hoursofelectricity,whichcanpower14LEDlightbulbs（燈泡）foronehour.Everyyearin

theUS,ChatGPT4usesupmorethan120,000megawatt-hoursofpowerjusttohelpwriteworkemails.Thisis

enoughtosupportallhomesinWashingtonDCfor20days.

Thafsnotall.AnAIchatbofs"carbonfootprinf,（碳足跡）startslongbeforethechatbotgreetsthepublic.For

example,trainingChatGPT3producedaround502tonsofcarbon.Thisisthesameasdriving112petrol（汽油）cars

forayear,accordingtoShirinDora,aresearcheratLoughboroughUniversityintheUK.Besides,buildingdata

centersisalsoasourceofCO2.

Now,businessesarelookingfordifferentwaystomakeAImoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Microsoftusescold

metalplateswithtubesofcoldwatertocoolequipment（設(shè)備）,whichreduceswaterusage.Renewableenergyis

alsohelpful;fbrexample,TencenfsdatacenterinTianjinispoweredbysolarenergy（太陽能）.

22.Howaretheserversindatacenterscooleddown?

A.Byusingfans.B.Byusingice.C.Byusingcoldwater.D.Byusingsolarenergy.

23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Engineersusecoldpipestocoolthehouseserversdown.

B.RenewableenergyisusedtomakeAImoreenvironmental.

C.Datacentersdon'tneedtocostalotofelectricitytooperate.

D.AskingChatGPT4cansolvebigproblemsfortheenvironment.

24.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WaystooperateALB.HiddencostsbehindAL

C.ProtectionofAIdata.D.PerfectjobsdonebyAL

（2025北京燕山初三上期末）Whenyoufinallyfinishyourhomeworkandgettorelax,whatdoyoudo?

Doyoulieonyourbedandscroll（滾屏）throughyourphone?Manypeoplefindthatthiskindofentertainmentonly

bringsboredomandemptiness（空虛）.

Oppositetowhatmanypeoplemaythink,playisn'tjustawasteoftime.Havingtheabilitytoplayandrelax

meaningfullyduringyourleisuretimeisimportant.

“Leisuredoesn'timprovequalityoflifeunlessoneknowshowtouseiteffectively（有效地）,“JamesWallman,

thewriterofTimeandHowtoSpendIt,toldCNBCMakeIt,explainingthatsomeexperiencesare“junkexperiences^^

whileothersarelike"superfdods”.

The"superfbod“activitiesputyouintoastateof"flow”,whichis“aboutbeinginthepresentzone[and]really

enjoyingyourself',addedWallman.Anypleasurableactivitythattrulychallengesushasthepotential（潛力）tolead

totheflow-state.

These"superfbods"helpyouachieveahigher"leisurequotient”（LQ,玩商）.LQisanindex（指數(shù)）usedto

describeone'sabilitytorelaxandplay.AhighLQusuallymeansthatapersonhasgoodcontrolovertheirlife,knows

howtodeveloptheirpotentialandkeepsabalancedlifestylethatmakesthemhealthierandhappier,accordingto

ChinaDaily.

Psychological（心理學(xué)的）researchshowsthatpeoplewithhighLQscoresfeelhappierandgenerallyavoid

depression（抑有B）andothermentalillnesses.Meanwhile,KenichiOhmae,aJapanesemanagementexpert,pointsout

thatthosewhocanplaywillsucceed.

Insteadofdoingpassiveactivitieslikescrollingthroughshortvideos,peoplewithhighLQscoresactively

chooseactivitiesthatsuittheirinterestsandstrengths,givingthemcontinuouspositivefeedback.

AccordingtoWallman,examplesofthispositivefeedbackinclude:amemorablestoryyoucansharewith

others;anewskilloradifferentworldview;greaterengagementwiththerealworld;andimprovedrelationshipsor

ahighersocialstatus.

Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfboredwithnothingtodo,tryengaginginsomeexperiencesthatcouldbenefit

youoraddtoyourlife.IfsnevertoolatetoimproveyourLQ!

25.AccordingtoJamesWallman,whatare"superfbod“activities?

A.Activitiesthatincreaseyourenergy.B.Activitiesthatdon'trequiremucheffort.

C.Activitiesthatmakeyoufeelboredandempty.D.Activitiesthatarebothenjoyableandchallenging.

26.WhatdoestheLQindexdescribe?

A.Theabilitytobalanceworkandlife.B.Thepotentialtoleadasuccessfullife.

C.Skillsinmeaningfulplayandrelaxation.D.Theabilitytomanagedifficultconditions.

27.WhatdopeoplewithhighLQscoresdo?

A.Theyareactiveinvariousactivities.B.Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeoutdoors.

C.Theyaregoodatmanagingtheirworktime.D.Theychooseactivitiesthatmatchtheirpotential.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Gettingtorelaxafterhomeworkisa"junkexperience^^.

B.ActivitieswithpositivefeedbackhelptoimproveourLQ.

C.Activitieswithpassivefeedbackmayimprovequalityoflife.

D.LQindexhelpspeopleavoiddepressionandmentalillnesses.

（2025北京順義初三上期末）On20July1969,theworldcelebratedanimportantmomentinhistorywhen

AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongbecamethefirstmantowalkonthemoon,makingagiantleapforhumanity.

Formorethanfivedecades（十年）,humanbeingshavemadenumerousattemptstounderstandthespaceenvironment.

Theseeffortshavepaidoff,sparkinginnovations（激發(fā)倉U新）inscienceandtechnologyandgenerating（產(chǎn)生）much

interestinscienceandscienceeducation.Today,weareinabetterpositiontounderstandouruniverseandthesolar

systeminwhichwelive,thankstospaceexploration.

Spaceexplorationhasmadeadvancesintheareasofscienceandtechnologywhichhavebenefitedhumans

andimprovedthequalityoflifeonEarth.Severalsocietalbenefitsarelinkedtonewknowledgeandtechnologyfrom

spaceexplorationsuchassolarpanels,satellitecommunications,globalpositioningsystem（GPS）,andweather

forecasting.Thedevelopmentofsatellitetechnology,forexample,providesvaluableinformationaboutclimate

changesuchasthethinningoftheozonelayer,enablinggovernmentsaroundtheworldtotakeactiontoprotectthe

ozonelayerandmanageclimatechange.

Withtheexcitementandcuriositygenerated,spaceexplorationisattractingyoungpeopletocareersin

engineering,science,technology,andmathematics,whichhelpstoexpandtheglobalcapacityforinnovationsin

scienceandtechnology.Evenifinterestedyoungstersdonotendupinajobintheseareas,spacetechnologysparks

theirimaginationaboutthepossibilityoflifebeyondEarthandspacetravel.Spaceexplorationcontinuestoencourage

humanimagination,inspiringpeopletowritestoriesandcreatemovies,photographs,andsongsaboutspace

exploration.

Despitethemanybenefits,spaceexplorationhasoftenbeencriticizedforitshighcost.Accordingtothe

UniversityofFlorida,itcostsabout$500milliontolaunchaspaceshuttle,andmanyarguethatthismoneycouldbe

betterspentonsolvingtheproblemsonEarthsuchashunger,pollution,diseases,andclimatechange.Althoughspace

explorationcannotdirectlyprovideimmediatesolutionstotheseproblems,itgeneratesmanyuseful