题型：阅读选择 题类：模拟题 难易度：普通
浙江省舟山市2020年九年级英语中考模拟试卷（四）
Beauty sleep is a real thing, researches have shown that people who have enough sleep look more attractive(有魅力的) to others.
A few bad nights is enough to make a person look "especially" more ugly, their sleep experiments show.
The researchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleep experiment. They were asked to get a good night's sleep for two nights.
A week later, they were asked to sleep for only four hours every night for two nights in a row.
The researchers took make-up free(素颜) photos of the volunteers after both the good and the bad sleep.
Next, they asked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge(评价) them on attractiveness, health, and sleepiness, as well as asking them: "How much would you like to make friends with this person in the picture?"
The strangers were good at judging if the person they were looking at was tired, and, if they were sleepy, their attractiveness score was low.
The strangers also said they wouldn't want to socialize with the tired students. The researchers say this is natural for people. An unhealthy-looking face makes people run away. In other words, people don't want to hang around with people who might be ill.
Dr. Brewer, an expert at the University of Liverpool said "Judgement of attractiveness is often unconscious(无意识的), hut we all do it, and we are able to judge on even something small like whether someone looks tired or unhealthy. This study is a good reminder of how important sleep is to us."
How Many Intelligent(聪明的) Animals Do You Know?
Different animals have different kinds of intelligence. For example, dolphins can speak a language. Also, some birds remember where they built nests and fly hundreds of miles to go back there. Or what about spiders? They make amazing webs, so maybe spiders are very intelligent, too.
Now let's meet one of the very intelligent animals. Koko, a gorilla, lived in California in the USA and she could use sign language to talk to people. Her teacher, Penny Patterson, has taught Koko more than 1,000 signs for different things,actions and feelings. Koko invented new signs when she saw new things. The first time she saw a duck, she used the sign for water and the sign for bird.
A. Match the words to their meanings(意思).
nest {#blank#}1{#/blank#} | A. a bird that lives on or near water |
web {#blank#}2{#/blank#} | B. a language that uses hand movements, not speech |
duck {#blank#}3{#/blank#} | C. the place where a bird keeps its eggs |
sign language{#blank#}4{#/blank#} | D. a net that a spider makes to catch flies |
B. Read and judge. Check( V ) or cross( X ) the statements.
Koko knew 100 signs. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Dolphins can speak a language. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}
Koko used two signs to say"duck". {#blank#}7{#/blank#}
Some birds have a good memory(记忆). {#blank#}8{#/blank#}
C. Answer the questions.
What smart things can spiders do? {#blank#}9{#/blank#}
Where did the gorilla Koko live? {#blank#}10{#/blank#}
Who is the gorilla Koko's teacher? {#blank#}11{#/blank#}
What animals do you like? And why? {#blank#}12{#/blank#}
A Smart Schoolbag | Forget to put the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning before you go to school? A boy aged 11 has invented a schoolbag. It tells you which books to bring. A small computer and a scanner(扫描装置) are fixed in the bag. As each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the scanner. If any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you. |
Weather Sweets | Can you eat weather? A university makes that happen. It uses a 3D printer to create sweets according to the weather information of a certain day. The shapes of the sweets are influenced by wind speed. The colours of the sweets are decided by temperature. The sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are made. |
A Sunrise Bed | It's hard for you to get up in the morning, isn't it? To help you get up, a company has created a "tool" — a sunrise bed. It wakes you up as the sun rises. Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. |
The summer vacation is on the way! Spend time on your mobile phones? Play computer games day and night? Why don't you join one of the following clubs to develop your new interests and make your vacation more colorful?
Love to read? Come and join a book club. Members meet from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. every day. There is a reading party once a week. You can talk about books with other readers. There will be a speech once a month and your parents will be invited to listen to your speech! |
If you enjoy cooking, a cooking club perfect for you. Our club is the most popular one with 40 members. Members meet at 9 a. m. every Saturday and Sunday to learn to cook dishes. Then you can taste different dishes. Of course, you can also put your works on WeChat. |
Members take courses on Sundays, from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. You will enjoy photos that top photographers have taken in the courses. The best teachers from art schools will teach you how to take wonderful photos. Our workers will be together with you. |
If you are interested in adventures, you can't miss the outdoor club. Members meet at 10 a. m. on Thursdays. You can do things like f inking and camping. It is great for exploring nature and making new friends who like the outdoors. |
试题篮
BOOK CLUB
COOKING CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
OUTDOOR CLUB
