2024北京初三（上）期末英語匯編

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（2024北京海淀初三上期末）

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Before（heinventionofair-conditioning,southernChina'sskywellsplayedakeyroleinkeepingpeople's

homescool.Couldtheydoitagaintoday?

Askywell,or“tianjing"，isatypicalfeature（特色）ofatraditionalhomeinsouthernandeasternChina,which

candatebacktoMingandQingdynasties.Askywellisalmostalwaysinthecenterofahouse.Itisenclosedby

roomsonfoursidesorthreesidesplusawall.Itactsasatransitional（過渡的）spacebetweenindoorlifeandthe

outdoorenvironment.

Skywellsweredesignedtocoolbuildings.Whenwindblowsaboveaskywellhouse,itcanentertheindoor

spacethroughtheopening.Asthecooloutdoorairtravelsdownthewallstothelowerstoreys,itreplaceswarmer

indoorair,enablingthebottomoftheskywelltostaycool.Evenwhen（hereisnonaturalwind,aircirculation（循

環(huán)）stilltakesplace,becausethetemperatureisdifferentbetween（hetopandbottomoftheskywell.Moreover,

anotherpartofthecoolingeffectcomesfromtheevaporation（蒸發(fā)）ofwater.Peoplecollectrainwaterintheir

skywells,andwhenthewaterevaporates,itcoolshotair.

Today,althoughfewerandfewerpeopleliveinskywellhouses,somedesignerstakeanewinterestinthe

traditionalChinesebuildings.Theyaregettingcreativeideasfromskywellstohelpkeepnewbuildingscooler.One

exampleistheNationalHeavyVehicleEngineeringTechnologyResearchCentreinJinan,whichwascompletedin

2022.The18-storeyglass-walledtowerblockhasahugeskywellinthemiddle,fromthefifthtothetopfloor.The

lifts,toiletsandmeetingroomsareallsetaroundtheskywell,whichhelpsimprovethelightingandaircirculation

ofthebuildingandcuttheoveralluseofenergy.

Althoughancient“greenwisdom''likeskywcllshascaughtmoreattentionofmodernChinesepeople,there

aresomechallengesforbringingskywellsintomoderndesigns.Foronething,traditionalskywellshighlydepend

ontheirnaturalconditions,likehowmuchsunlightorrainfallinthearea,soaddingskywellsintomodernbuildings

requiresdesignerstofullyconsidertheirprojects'situations.Meanwhile,lighting,airconditioningandwater

supplyhavebecomesoconvenientthatwedependonthemwithlittlecareabouttheenvironmentalcost.Soit

won'tbeeasytobegreenbylearningfromthepastwithoutconsideringourpresentbehaviours.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutskywells?

A.SkywellsaretypicalinwesternChina.

B.Skywellsareenclosedbyglassonfoursides.

C.Naturalwindiskeptoutofthehousebyskywclls.

D.Waterevaporationinskywellstakestheheataway.

2.Whydocsthewritermentionthe18-storeyglass-walledtowerblockinParagraph4?

A.Toshowthatskywelldesigncanbecreativelyusedinmordembuildings.

B.Toprovethatmodernskywellsaredifferentfromthetraditionalones.

C.Topresenthowglasswallscanimprovethelightingofbuildings.

D.Toexplainwhyfewerandfewerpeopleliveinskywellhouses.

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Skywells:ATraditionalDesigntoBeProtected

B.Skywells:AncientWisdomforModernTimes

C.Skywells:AGreenStructuretoBeImproved

D.Skywells:ModernTechnologyforCityLives

（2024北京海淀初三上期末）Inthefaceofallkindsofchangesinnatureandlife,oursurvivaland

developmenthavebeencloselytiedtoourcomplexity.Anideacalledself-complexityreferstopeople'sthoughts

abouttheirdifferentroles.Itisthekeytoastrongandlastingidentity（thesenseofself）whichcanhelpusgo

throughunexpectedchangesweallface.Withself-complexity,peoplehavedevelopedvariouspartstotheir

identities.Forexample,imagineawomanwhoseesherselfasstudent,wife,daughterandtennisplayerandwho

hasawidevarietyoflifeexperiences.Socialscientistswouldsay（hatshehashighself-complexity.Ontheother

hand,amanwhoregardshimselfonlyasastudentoronlyasamemberofthehockeyteamandwhohaslimitedlife

experienceswouldbesaidtohavelowself-complexity.Forthosewithhighself-complexity,thevariouspartsofthe

selfarcseparate.Thismeansthepositiveandnegativethoughtsaboutacertainpartoftheselfwon'taffect（影響）

thoughtsaboutotherparts.

Alargebodyofresearchshowsthatifyoudependtoomuchonanyonepartoftheself,youwillbecome

fragileWhenone'sidentityconnectstoocloselywiththeonlyonepartthathecaresdeeply,thenonewilleasilyget

stressedandburntoutwhenunexpectedchangesappear.Thisisespeciallytrueforanathleteduringperiodsof

changewhenhismain—andallloooften,only—senseofidentityfeelsatrisk.Yetwhileitmaybeheightenedfor

athletes,it'sapatternthatholdstrueinallwalksoflife:ifyouwanttobeexcellentandexperiencesomethingfully,

thenyou'vegottogoallin,butonlytoapoint.

Ifyouridentitybecomestooinvolvedinanyonepart,thenycuarclikelytosufferwhenthingschange.So

whatyouneed（odoistochallengeyourselftoput（hevariouspartsofyouridentityintoawhole.Thisallowsyou

toemphasize（強(qiáng)調(diào)）andreemphasizecertainpartsofyouridentityatdifferentperiodsoftime.Theresultisafluid

（流動(dòng)的）senseofself.

Developingafluidsenseofselfdoesn'tmeanyoucanbecarelessorjustdothingswithouteffort.Caring

deeplyaboutthepeople,activities,andprojectsyouloveisundoubtedlythekeytoarichandmeaningfullife.The

problemisnotcaringdeeply;itiswhenyouridentityistoocloselyfixedtoanysinglegoal.

4.Whichmostprobablyshowsyouhavehighself-complexity?

A.Youcompleteyourscienceprojectwithmusicon.

B.Youturntothepeoplearoundyouwhenintrouble.

C.YoumakeanefforttoimproveEnglishthroughpractice.

D.Youkeepabalancebetweenschoolworkandsportstraining.

5.Theword"Gagile”inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.coldB.lazyC.weakD.careless

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Mostpeoplegelstressedoutmoreeasilythanathletes.

B.Astrongidentitycomesfromgoingallinfbrasinglegoal.

C.Doingwellinoneareabettersotherpartsofaperson'sidentity.

D.Developingafluidsenseofselfhelpsdealwithunexpectedchanges.

7.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwriting（hispassage?

A.Tointroducedifferentwaysiofacechallenges.

B.Tostresstheimportanceoftryinghardinonearea.

C.Toremindustocareaboutvariouspartsoftheself.

D.Todiscussthemeaningofastrongandlastingidentity.

（2024北京順義初三上期末）Weseespaceexplorationupdatesinthenewsalmosteveryweeknow.Thisis

greatforthosewhowantafuturelikeinsciencefictionmovies.On（heotherhand,somebelievespaceexploration

isnotnecessarybecausethereareafewreasonableconstoit.So,readfurthertoseewhatthespaceexploration

pro>andcons（利弊）are.

It'struethatspaceexplorationtechnologiesarecostlyandconsumemanyresources（資源）.Onlylaunching

spaceexplorationsatellitestakesatleast$40millionperlaunchandcangofbrasmuchasS400million.Analyzing

somespaceexplorationfacts,weareaware（hatspaceexploringcostsalot.While（heUNsays$30billioncould

endworldhunger,NASAisbeingofferedaloteveryyear.Andthisisagoodargumentforthosewhoareagainst

spaceexploration.

Whilespaceexplorationishighlyimportantforlearningaboutwhoweare,someareworriedaboutwhatitcan

dotohumanity.Countriescanusetheirspacecraftsandsatellitestocollectinformationabouto：hercountries

they'reinconflict（沖突）with.Obviously,thiscanleadtotensionsbetweencountriesandeventuallytowars.

Anotherissuethatspaceexplorationbringsisthatitcausesagreatdangerforastronauts.NASAmentionsin

anarticlehowdamagingcosmicradiation（宇宙輻射）isforthehumanbodybecauseitcandamagethenervous

systembothbadlyandinthelongrun.Besides,cosmicradiationsicknesscausesextremetiredness,nausea（惡，C?）,

anorexia,andvomiiing.Fromthispainiofview,spaceexplorationdoesputourastronautsaigreatrisks.However,

preventivemeasuresaretaken,andtheirhealthiskeptincheckthroughintensivetraininganddailycheckups.

Whileallpreviouslymentionedobservationsareverygoodandmakegreatpoints,spaceexplorationstillhas

morebenefitsthannegativeeffects.Itallowsustodevelopourtechnologies,whicharealreadyadvancedthanksto

spaceexploration.Moreover,byexploringspace,wecandiscovernewresources（hatwecouldusetobetterour

liveshereonEarth.Andanotherthingiscertainaswell:wccouldn'tbuildabetterfuturefbrourchildrenwithout

spaceexploration.

8.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?

waythestudyofEnglishliteraturecanhelptoaddarefreshingandfurtherdimensiontoaperson'slife.

11.Theword“confine''inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.

A.adviseB.warnC.limitD.require

12.ThewriterprobablyagreesthatthestudyofEnglishliterature.

A.hasalong-lastinginfluenceonstudents

B.ismisguidedandhasmoredisadvantages

C.isnotnecessaryforsecondlanguagelearners

D.onlyallowsthestudentsto'camtraditionsofEngland

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Schoolsfailtocareaboutstudents'need.

B.EnglishcultureiscloselyrelatedtoEnglishliterature.

C.LearningEnglishliteraturecanmakestudentssmarter.

D.Themoreyoureadliteratureworks,themoreyoucomplain.

14.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyWcLearnEnglishLiterature

B.TheNeedsofStudentsandParents

C.WhatWeKnowaboutEnglishCulture

D.EnglishCultureandEnglishLiterature

（2024北京門頭溝初三」：期末）OnNov.11,anAustraliajockeygothurtafterhishorse“brokedown”

duringahorseraceinHongKong.Though（hejockeyissafenow,hishorseisnotsolucky.Sincethehorse'sleg

injurywouldleadtoitsdeath,vetskilleditinfrontofaudienceonthespot.

Fallingoffahorseathighspeedhasabigriskofinjury.Youcansayit'sthejockey'schoicetotakepartinthe

sport.Butwhataboutthehorses?

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatanimalshavebeenharmedbecauseofanimalentertainment-relatedsports.For

example,about180,000bullsarekilledinbullfightsaroundtheworld,withmanymoreinjuredinbullfightevents

everyyear,accordingtoHumanSocietyInternational,anorganizationimprovingthehuman-animalrelationship

globally.Huntersshootmorethan80（）lionsinSouthAfrica.

Tohelptheseanimals,animallovershavestartedmanycampaigns,whichseemtobetakingeffect.InJune,

ChurchillDowns,thesiteofthefamousKentuckyDerbyintheUS,sloppedallhorseracingwhichwastorunto

July3.Circuses（馬戲團(tuán)）usinganimalshavebeenbanned（禁止）bymanycountriesaroundtheworldinrecent

yearsduetoanimalwelfareworries,accordingtothewebsiteFourPaws.

Animalsplayanimportantpartinourlivesandaremorethantoolsforsportsandentertainment.The

human-animalbondcanbeseeninallkindsofplaces.Serviceanimalscanhelppeopleintheirjobsandanimalsare

alsousedtohelpandcareforpeoplewithillnessesandwhohaveexperiencedabuse（虐待）.

“Wccanhaveoursports,drinks,livelyparties,andbeautifulhatsbutwccanleavetheanimalsoutofit,“

reportedVox.

15.FromParagraph3,weknowthat.

A.animalsarehurtorevendieinanimalentertainment

B.manypeoplehuntwildanimalsforfunorpersonaluse

C.animalentertainment-relatedsportsarepopular

D.thenumberofbullsandlionsgoesdownquickly

16.WhatistheopinionofthewebsiteFourPaws?

A.Horseshavebeenbannedfromparticipatinginracesinmanycountries.

B.Animalwelfareconcernsarehelpfultostopusinganimalsforfunandsports.

C.Circusesusinganimalsandanimal-relatedsportsarepopularforentertainment.

D.Bullfightsshouldbebannedandbullscanhelppeopleintheirjobsandlife.

17.AccordingtoVox,animalentertainment-relatedsportsare.

A.excitingB.NecessaryC.avoidableD.meaningless

（2024北京門頭溝初三上期末）Mostofuscannotimaginemodernlifewithoutsocialmedia.Wcuseit

almosteverydayinordertokeepupwithwhatishappeninginourfriends5livesorfindoutthelatestinformation.

Althoughithasabadinfluenceifwedon'tuseitproperly,socialmediahasdonemoregoodthanharm.

Thegreatestadvantageisthatwecanconnectwithpeoplemuckmoreeasily.Wearestillabletokeepintouch

withourfriendsiftheyarcfaraway.Withsocialmedia,friendshipgoesbeyondgeography.We'reabletofind

friendsoldandnew.Also,itmakesiteasierforus（omakefriends,especiallyforthosewhoareafraidofmaking

friendsfacetoface.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.Sowcoftengetadistortedsenseofhowwonderfultheirlivesarccomparedtoourown.

Socialmediadoesnotcausesadness;itsimplyprovidesanothertoolforustouse.Isitgoodorbad?Nobel

PeacePrizewinnerMalalaYousafzaisays,44Whatisinterestingisthepowerandinfluenceofsocialmedia...We

musttrytousesocialmediainagoodway."Afterall,youdecidehowyouusethispowerfultool.

18.Whalcanwelearnaboutsocialmediafromthepassage?

A.Weusesocialmediatoonlyrecordourbestside.

B.Wccanusesocialmediatofindouttheshiestfriends.

C.Socialmediacanhelppeopleconnectwithothersmoreeasily.

D.EveryonecanbeareporterinthePublicLibraryofScience.

19.Theword^distorted''inParagraph4probablymeans.

A.clearB.differentC.simpleD.incorrect

20.Whichpictureshowsthestructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthepassage?（①=Paragraph1,...）

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbe(hebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SocialMedia:ToCreateOrNotToCreate?

B.SocialMedia:OurFriendOrEnemy?

C.SocialMedia:ConnectingtheWorld

D.SocialMedia:MakingYourselfHeard

(2024」匕京豐臺(tái)初三上期末)Asteenagersgrowup,theystarttomaketheirowndecisions.However,during

(hisperiod,itcanbeeasyfortheir,toformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits,ifleftunchecked,couldleadtomore

seriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.Topreventharmfulhabitsfromcontrollingateenager'slifeisimportant.

Theymustlearntorecognizebadhabitsearlyandmakeproperchanges.

Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy.Inmanyways,ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemake

achoicelodosomething,andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoiceformsahabitthatismuch

hardertochange.

Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.

Accordingtomodernpsychology,wcmustfirstlearnaboutthe“habitcycle”,whichworkslikethis:

Firstly,thereisa“cue”,anaction,event,orsituationthatactsasasignaltodosomething.

Secondly,thereisa“routine”,theregular(有規(guī)律的)actionyoutakeinresponse(反應(yīng))tothecue.

Thirdly,thereisthe“reward”,thegoodthingorfeelingwegetfromtheroutine.

Forexample,whenwcfeelunhappy(cue),wccatlotsofunhealthysnacks(routine),whichmakesusfeel

happy(reward).Therewardmakesusmuchmorelikelytocontinuethecycle,andthebadhabitofdependingon

unhealthysnacksisformed.

Tofacilitate(促進(jìn))apositivechangeinourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabitcyclesandthen

trytochangethem.Forexample,wecouldtrytoreplaceanegativeroutinewithsomethingmorepositive.So,

whenwefeelunhappyagain,ratherthaneatsnacks,wecouldlistentosomeofourfavouritemusicinstead,which

willmakeusfeelrelaxed.Asidefromchangingbadhabits,wecanalsousethehabitcycletocreategoodhabits.

Forexample,whenwecometoanelevator,ournormalroutineistorideit,butwecouldchangethisroutineinto

somethingmorepositivebytakingthestairsinstead.

ManyofusIrytochangebadhabitsquickly,andifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftengiveup.In

fact,themostsuccessfulwaytochangeisnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime.Toreachthegoalofchange,a

personmustshowsomeself-controlandrepeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Foryoungpeople,thereisplentyoftime

tochangebadhabits.However,thereisno“magicpill"；youhavetothinkaboutyourbadhabitsanddecideon

somechanges.Youhavethepowertobuildahappyandhealthylifefullofgoodhabits!

22.Whichofthefollowingmeans“thethreeperiodsofthehabitcycle”？

Reward

ThehabitThehabit

RoutineRewardRoutine

Thelukbil

Slnxtion

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Repeatingachoicetodosomethinghelpstoformagoodhabit.

B.Toimprovetheroutineofthehabitcyclehelpstocreategoodhabits.

C.Youngpeoplecanchangehabitseasilybecausetheyhaveenoughtime.

D.Themostsuccessfulwayofchangingabadhabitusuallytakeslesstime.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceoffonninggoodhabits.

B.Suggestionsfbryoungpeople'slifestyles.

C.Howtochangebadhabitsforahealthylife.

D.Whattodotoavoidformingunhealthyhabits.

（2024北京豐臺(tái)初三上期末）Peoplewiththegrowthmindset（思維形式）believethatintelligence（智力）or

skill,canbedevelopedthrougheffon.Basically,theybelievethatanyonecandevelopihcirabilitiesinanything.

Theoppositionofthegrowthmindsetis（hefixedmindset.Peoplewiththisbelievethatintelligenceandskill

arcinnate:it'ssomethingthatwe'rebomwith.We'reeitherborngiftedornot;thereisnoroomfbrchange.

Basically,theybelieveintelligenceisfixedfrombirth.

Ailofusarcamixtureofboththegrowthandfixedmindsets.Insonicareasofourlives,wcoperatewiththe

growthmindset.Inothers,weoperatewith（hefixedmindset.Becauseofthis,weallwearbothindifferent

situationsinourlives.Although,weshouldalltrytowearthegrowthonesmuchmorethanwewearthefixedones.

But,why?

Alotofresearchseemstosuggestthatpeoplewiththegrowthmindsetaremoresuccessfulthanpeoplewith

thefixedmindset.Forexample,astudyfoundthatstudentswhoheldagrowthmindsetwerethreetimesmore

likelytoscoreinthetop20%onthetest,whilestudentswithafixedmindsetwerefourtimesmorelikelytoscore

inthebottom20%.Anotherstudyfoundthatwhen7thgradersparticipatedinagrowthmindsetprogram,theywere

abletoavoidadropingradeswhichusuallyhappensinmiddleschool.

Peoplewiththegrowthmindsetaremuchmoreresilient（有適應(yīng)力的）whichallowsthemtodealwith

challenginganddifficultsituations.Becausetheyprioritize（優(yōu)先考慮）learningoverfailure,peoplewiththefixed

mirdsetdon't,wanttochallengethemselvesbecausetheybelievetalentandimelligencearefixed.Theylookai

failureasanassault（攻擊），failureoncemeansfailurealways.

Wcknowthatthebraincancontinuetolearnuntilthedaywcdie,thankstothefieldofneuroscience（神經(jīng)本斗

學(xué)）.Italsoseemsquiteclearthatpeoplemustworkhardandkeeptryingevenwhentheymeetdifficultiesifthey

wanttobesuccessful.Sothegrowthmindsetseemstobeamuchmorecorrectviewofrealitythanthefixed

mindset.Peoplewiththegrowthmindsetarelivingingreateraccordance（符合）withrelalitythanpeoplewiththe

fixedmindset.Theycanmaketruerdecisionswhileapersonwiththefixedmindsetlivesinagreaterstateof

delusion（妄想）.So,nowyouknowwhythegrowthmindsetisimportant.Keepinmindthatittakesalotofeffort

todevelopandthatitwillalwaysbeahardfighttoaavoidfallingintothefixedmindset.

25.Peoplewith（hegrowthmindset.

A.thinklearninganddevelopingarcmoreimportant

B.believe（heyarebornwithintelligenceandskill

C.areafraidofmakingmistakesandtakingrisks

D.arclesslikelytodealwithdifficultsituations

26.Theword"innate"inParagraph2probablymeans"

A.changeableB.naturalC.trainableD.growing

27.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.ifpeoplefailonceintheirlife,theymayneverbecomesuccessful

B.ifpeopleoperatewithtwomindsets,theyaremorelikelytosucceed

C.ifpeoplecanchallengethemselves,theywillhaveintelligenceandskill

D.ifpeopleunderstandtherealworldcorrectly,theymaymaketruedecisions

28.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducethewaystodevelopmindsets.

B.lbdiscusswhypeoplehavedifferentmindsets.

C.Tocomparethegrowthmindsetwith（hefixedmindset.

D.Toencouragepeopletooperatewiththegrowthmindset.

（2024北京通州初三上期末）WhatisSQ3R?

SQ3RwasfirstdevelopedbyresearchersatOhioStateUniversity.SQ3Risausefultechnique（技巧）for

understandingwritteninformation.

SQ3Rstandsforthefivetechniquesyoushouldusetoreadabook:Survey,Question,Read,Reciteand

Review.

Survey（S）:Scanthematerialtogettheoverview（概述）.Readtheheadingstoseethemajorpoints.Readthe

iniroductoryparagraphsandthesummarya（theendofthechapter（章，篇）.Remember,youarescanningthe

materialandnotactuallyreadingeverysentence.

Question（Q）:Makequestionsthatcanbeansweredduringthereadingofthematerial.Thiswillgivea

purposetoyourreading.Takeaheadingandturnitintoaquestion.Forexample,ifaheadinginachapteraboutcell

divisionisinyourbiologytext,makeaquestionbyturningthetitlearound:4tHowdoescelldivisionoccur（發(fā)生）?”

or"Howmanystepsareinvolvedincelldivision?^^

Read(R);Nowyoureadthematerialandtrytofindanswerstoyourquestions.Thisisacarefulreading,line

byline.Youmaywanttotakenotesormakeflashcards.

Recite(R):Asyouread,lookawayfromyourbookandnotesandtrytoansweryourquestions.Thischecks

yourlearningandhelpstoputthatinformationinyourmemory.

Review(R):Tbcheckyourmemory,scanportions(部分)ofthematerialoryournotestoverify(核實(shí))your

answers.Reviewthematerialandnotethemainpointsundereachheading.Thisreviewstephelpsyouretain(i己住)

thematerial.

TheSQ3Rmethodisjustonetschnique(hatcanbeusedlounderstandandretaininformationwhenyouread.

Studentslearnindifferentways.Thereforeyoushouldbeawareofyourlearningstyles.Knowingwhetheryouarc

anauditory(learnbyhearing),visual(leanbyseeing)orkinaesthetic(hands-on)learnerhelpsyoutounderstand

yourbestleaningenvironment.TheSQ3Rtechniqueofreadingcanhelptoimproveyourreadingskillsnomatter

whatyourstyleis.

29.Ifyouwanttoknowtheoverviewofthematerial,youshould.

A.readeachsentencelinebylinecarefully

B.avoidlookingatthemajorpoints

C.focusonthemeaningofthefirstparagraph

D.readtheheadings,theintroductoryandthesummaryparts

30.Whatcanweleanifromthepassage?

A.Makingquestionsaboutthematerialwillleadustoreadonpurpose.

B.Carefulreadingcancheckwhatwehavelearnedbyreading.

C.Therecitingstephelpsustoknowourlearningstylesclearly.

D.Thereviewstephelpsustogettheanswerstothequestions.

31.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Totellusdifferentwaystomemorizethings.

B.Toexplaintheresearchonbiology.

C.lbencourageustoreadmorematerials.

D.Togiveussomehelploimproveourreadingskills.

(2024北京通州初三上期末)Asyourphone'salannblares(發(fā)出刺耳鳴響),youslowlyopenoneeye.How

canitbemorningalready?Itseemslikeitwasonlyafewhoursagothatyoufinishedyourhomework.Ifthis

soundsfamiliar,you'renotalone.Manyteensstruggletogelenoughsleep.

AccordingtotheSleepFoundation,nearly60percentofmiddleschoolstudentsandmorethan70percentof

highschoolstudentsintheU.S.aren'tgettingtherecommended(被推薦的)8.5(o9.5hoursofsleepanight.In

ChenyHill,NewJersey,agroupofstudentshaveformedanorganizationcalledCherryHillStudentsforLater

SchoolStartTimes.Itwantslocalmiddleandhighschoolslopushbackthestartoftheschooldayto8:30a.m.

Infact,schoolsinseveralstateshavechangedtolaterstarttimesinrecentyears.Researchshowsthat

inadequate(不足的)sleepcannegativelyafleetstudents5healthandgrades.Startingtheschooldaytooearlycan

depriveteensofmuch-neededsleep.Studiesshowthatwell-restedteensaremorelikelytogetgoodgradesandless

likelytosulTer「rom（患有）depression.

AsAidenRood,theco-founderofCherryHillStudentsfbrLaterSchoolStartTimes,explains,tkKidsare

healthieringeneralwhentheystartlater,andtheydobetterinschool.n

However,noteveryonethinksschoolsshouldpushback（hestaroftheschoolday.

Manyschoolteacherssaydelaying（延遲）thestartoftheschooldaywouldcreateanumberofchallenges.

First,schoolbuseswouldhavetoberescheduled,moremoneywou.dbeneeded.There'salsoconcem（擔(dān)心）that