2015年北京市英语中考模拟试题专项阅读理解D篇汇编含答案

what it sees and sends this image to the back of the eyeball. Because your eyes are set close together, they see the world from about the same height but from a little different angles(角度). While your right eye sees an object a little to the right, your left eye sees the same object a bit to the left.Working as a team, the eyes send the images to your brain, then your brain puts them together and you see a single image in the centre.

Seeing in stereo means seeing with two eyes working together, which is called stereoscopic sight. This allows you to see the world in 3-D. Seeing depth（深度） helps you to judge how far it is between you and the objects you see, and then adjust（调整)to the changing angle so that you can see something clearly when you move closer or farther away. If images are coming from only one eye, however, height and width（宽度）—can be perceived.So if you see with one eye, you will geta2-D image, as in a photograph.

Now consider why your two eyes are on the front of your face. Think of other animals just like you. They are all hunting（猎杀）animals, like lions and tigers. This provides a field of sight about 180 degree wide, which is called binocular sight. On the other hand, animals that are hunted have eyes on the sides of the head, which provides nearly 360-degree field of sight. However, they don‘t have stereoscopicsight. It is difficult for them to judge how far a danger is.

With both stereoscopic and binocularsight, humansand hunting animals share the ability to see from side to side and tojudge how far it is from other objects. If you think it would be great to have another kind of sight, perhaps with hundreds of tiny eyes like many insects(昆虫) do, think again! Each tiny insect eye sees only a tiny part. Besides, what if you needed glasses? Be glad for the eyesight that you have.

52. In Paragraph 2, the writer wants to __________. A. tell us how our two eyes work

B. show the importance of eyes C. compareour eyes with cameras D. suggest using two eyes properly

53.The underlined word ―perceived‖ in Paragraph 3means________.

A. set B. taken C. seenD. made

54. In the last paragraph, the writerthinks that ―seeing in stereo‖ ______.

A. is similar to the way a cameraworks B. is an ability humans are lucky to have C. would be better for a wider field of sight D. helps people to have better sight than animals 55. What is probably the best title for this passage?

A. Seeing in Stereo B. Protecting your eyes C. Treasuring your eyes D. Seeing with eyes

答案：52. A 53.

C 54. B 55. A

六．海淀区2015中考英语一模

D

―You expect your friends to see you in a positive manner, but they also are observers of the personalities that could cause you an early death,‖ said Joshua Jackson, an assistant professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences.

Published in the journal Psychological Science, the study shows that your personality at an early age can predict how long you will live across 75 years and that close friends are usually better than you at recognizing these traits. ―Our study shows that people are able to observe and evaluate（评价）a friend‘s personality exactly enough to predict early death years down the road,‖ Jackson said. ―It suggests that people are able to see important characteristics related to health even when their friends were, for the most part, healthy and many years from death.‖

While other studies have shown that a person‘s view of his or her own personality can be helpful in evaluating death risks, there has been little research on whether a close friend‘s personality evaluation might also predict the chances of a long life.

To explore this question, Jackson and colleagues analyzed data（数据）from a longitudinal study that in the 1930s began following a group of young people in their mid-20s. The study included wide-ranging data on participant（参与者）personalities, both self-reported and as reported by close friends.

Using information from follow-up studies and searches of death certificates（证书）, Jackson and colleagues were able to record dates of death for all but a few study participants. Peer（同龄人）evaluations of personality were stronger predictors of death risks than were self-evaluations of personality.

―There are two possible reasons for the advantage of peer evaluations over self- evaluations,‖ Jackson said. ―First, friends may see something that you miss; they may have some insight that you do not. Second, because people have several friends, we are able to average the characteristics of any one friend to get a more trustworthy evaluation of personality. With self-reports, people may miss certain sides of themselves and we are not able to counteract（抵抗）that because there is only one you, only one self-report.‖

The study also shows some gender differences in self-evaluation: Men‘s self-evaluations of personality were somewhat useful in predicting their lifespans（寿命）, whereas the self-reports of women had little predictive value.

―This is one of the longest studies in psychology,‖ Jackson said. ―It shows how important personality is in influencing important life outcomes like health, and that information from friends can play a critical role in understanding a person‘s health issues.

52. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. People‘s health is related to their friends. B. Friends can predict lifespans better than us.

C. An early personality evaluation helps us live longer. D. The study shows most people can live across 75 years.

53. The underlined word ―insight‖ in Paragraph 6 probably means ―_______‖.

A. advice B. influence C. imagination D. understanding

54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People with more close friends have better personalities. B. Self-evaluations have advantages over peer evaluations. C. Men predict their lifespans more exactly than women. D. The findings are based on participants‘ disease data. 55. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Friends‘ personality evaluations can help recognize health risks. B. Best friends play an important role in treating certain diseases. C. Psychology studies may influence personality development. D. Personality has little important effect on people‘s health.

答

案：52. B 53. D 54. C 55. A

七：怀柔区 2015年中考一模

D

Most of us say that God, or destiny or whatever superior force that may exist in this universe （宇宙）is what makes us our future and guides us throughout our existence.

I don‘t claim there isn‘t such a force that can guide us and take care of us, but the main element(要素) that helps us build up our future is our way of being. Our personality, our character, our way of perceiving（感知） reality and everything that surrounds us are what may bring us to the top, or opposite it, make us miserable. It‘s simply your own choice if you don‘t want to study, go to college or have a career. It really doesn‘t matter if your parents threaten you, punish you or scold（责骂） you all the time. If you stick to be yourself and you think you know it all, then these are useless.

You are the one who decides what job to have, in which city or country to live. It‘s your choice and your responsibility. The moment you get hurt or something goes wrong, you blame yourself, and you start everything from the very beginning.

You consider that you can‘t find your place in your own country, so you risk the comfortable but modest（谦虚的） life you have with your parents and you go abroad. Maybe there will be moments when you can‘t stand any more the loneliness, the strangers around you, or your job. But remember that nobody made you take that decision, so you have to take a deep breath, and then go on, as it‘s very difficult to find a guilty person when you know it well that you are the only one to be blamed. If you fall in love with a man from the very first moment you set your eyes on him and you don‘t want to meet somebody else, to see how they are, it‘s your wish. If you get married and the marriage ends in a year‘s time, you can‘t blame the rest as they all have told you to be careful and never to take hasty （轻率的）decisions.

You play the Lottery each day and there are two choices: each you hit the jack pot and your life changes totally or you lose and you have to restart it from the very beginning. It‘s known that if you don‘t risk, you can‘t win. So the best solution is

always to think over your decisions, and to see what they can represent in your future. Only afterwords is proper for you to make up your mind.

You are the only architect（建筑师） of your future. The best are only workers who help you create your own dream.

52. All the following build up our way of being EXCEPT __________. A. our character B. our existence

C. our personality D. our way of perceiving reality

53. The underlined word “miserable” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ―________‖

A. unhappy B. lonely C. positive D. careful

54. Which of the following is NOT right according to the writer‘s opinion?

A. You meet difficulties when you go abroad, but you should take a deep breath and go on.

B. You must think it over before you make a decision for yourself.

C. You get hurt after you choose to live in another city, but you blame your parents.

D. You cannot make too fast decision before you marry a person. 55. What is the best title for the passage? A. Character Influences Life B. A Good Beginning is Half Done C. Stick to What is Right for Us

D. Every Man Is the Architect of His Future

答案：

52-55 BACD

八． 门头沟区2014~2015学年度初三一模

D

Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how

?well they are teaching it. One of this year‘s studies

Cursive Writing found that about three out of every four teachers say

they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some

teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 to 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much.

Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today‘s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts(专家) also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.

Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency(流畅) — writing without having to

Do American children still learn handwriting in school