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北京市2019年中考英语试卷

阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

    Sometimes it seems that time is flying. Perhaps it doesn't need to feel this way. Our experience of time can be possibly changed. By understanding the psychological (心理学的) processes behind our different experiences of time, we might be able to slow down time a little.

    One basic law of psychological time is that time seems to slow down when we're exposed (接触) to new environments and experiences. The law is caused by the relationship between our experience of time and the amount of information our minds process. The more information our minds take in, the slower time seems to pass.

    It follows, then, that we have different experiences of time in different situations. In some situations, our life is full of new experiences. Our minds process a lot of information and time seems to slow down. In other situations, we have fewer new experiences and the world around us becomes more and more familiar (熟悉的). We become insensitive to our experience, which means we process less information, and time seems to speed up.

    How can we slow down time? Here are two suggestions.

    Firstly, since we know that familiarity makes time pass faster, we can expose ourselves to as many new experiences as possible. We can give ourselves new challenges, meet new people, and expose our minds to new information, hobbies and skills. This will increase the amount of information our minds process and expand (增加) our experience of time.

    Secondly, and perhaps most effectively, we can give our whole attention to an experience-to what we are seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling or hearing. This means living through our senses rather than through our thoughts. For example, on the way home, focus your attention outside of yourself, instead of thinking about the problems you have to deal with. Look at the sky, or at the buildings you pass, traveling among them. This open attitude to your experiences helps take in more information and also has a time-expanding effect.

    To a certain degree, we can understand and control our experience of time passing. It's possible for us to slow down time by expanding our experience of time.

(1)、According to the writer, we can expand our experience of time by ________.
A、going to bed on time B、traveling to new places C、having dinner as usual D、printing the same materials
(2)、What can we learn from the passage?
A、Being familiar with the world around helps us get more information. B、Understanding psychological time makes life pass more quickly. C、We can take in more information by living through our senses. D、We should build a stronger relationship between time and us.
(3)、Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A、Slow Down Time B、Only Time Will Tell C、Race Against Time D、Time Will Not Come Twice
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 阅读理解

A new way of travelling will appear in the next few years — flying taxis. Many of us grow up watching sci-fi movies with taxis flying in the air. Science stories are now becoming science facts.

The Japanese airline ANA has teamed up with a U.S. business called Joby Aviation. The two plan to start using flying taxis at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. They are now working together on making the flying taxis. They need to work out what traffic rules the taxis will need to follow, and what kind of training flying taxi drivers will need. The five-seat, all-electric taxi will be able to take off and land directly. It can fly up to 241 kilometers and can reach 321 kilometers per hour.

Joby Aviation's CEO said that the taxis would be good for the environment because they will help decrease (减少)people's carbon footprint (碳足迹). Now it takes over one hour by car to get from Osaka Station to Kansai International Airport. But in the future, it will only take 14 minutes in a flying taxi.

"Japan badly needs flying taxis with most people living in urban areas, and Tokyo is one of the most crowded cities in the world," Joby Aviation's CEO said. The chairman of ANA said, "Being able to provide customers with the chance to travel quickly and safely is very wonderful."

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