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北京市朝阳区2020年6月中考英语二模试卷

阅读理解

Smarter than We Thought

    It's a popular belief that fish can't remember anything for longer than seven seconds.

    It may seem sad to think that they don't remember what they've eaten or where they've been, and they don't recognize you or any of their friends—every moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time.

    But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them. A recent study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think. In fact, certain kinds of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago, BBC reported.

In the study, researchers from MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.

    Researchers used computer software (软件)to monitor the fish's movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory.

    An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively (攻击性地) in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past fights. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence (证据).

    Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to live in the wild.

"If fish are able to remember that a certain area has safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives in danger," lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees (黑猩猩), dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence (智力).

    So next time you are watching your pet fish from outside the tank, perhaps you should feel closer to them——they may remember who you are.

(1)、What is a popular belief about fish?
A、Fish can remember things for a very short time. B、Fish can only remember part of their experiences. C、Fish can remember things that happened 12 days ago. D、Fish can remember things for longer than three minutes.
(2)、According to the passage, fish can ___________with a good memory.
A、know where to escape and keep safe B、find their enemies and fight with them C、remember where to get food and stay alive D、recognize their friends and help each other
(3)、What can we learn from the passage?
A、Our pet fish can surely remember who we are. B、Fish are as clever as chimpanzees, dolphins and mice. C、Clear evidence has shown certain fish can remember their past fights. D、African cichlids can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.
举一反三
A.根据短文内容和所给的首字母或汉语提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。

A recent study found people's lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there.

Researchers think heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It's really the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(实情). It doesn't seem to work so well though Chinese government has already done something since 2012.

"Air pollution in China is doing harm to people's health. The harm is much more serious than we can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (想象),"said Chen Yuyu, one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (成员) of this study in Beijing University.

Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(更糟)than that in other places. People believed rising temperature and waste gas {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(造成) it.

China should strongly fight {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (反对) the pollution. They should think of more {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(恰当的) ways to deal with the problem and encouraged people to take buses, ride bikes or walk, i{#blank#}8{#/blank#}of driving cars. The factories that pollutes seriously should be closed.

"We need to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(改进)our environment although it might be expensive, Protecting our environment means saving{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (我们自己)," Li Hongbin another researcher of the study said.

 阅读理解

Ten years ago, I took up studying luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others always experience ill luck. Many people volunteered for my research. Over the years I interviewed them, watched their lives and had them take part in my experiments(实验).

I carried out a simple experiment to discover why there were differences in their ability to find lucky chances. I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper and asked them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying, "Tell the researcher you have seen this and win $50." This message took up half of the page and was more than two inches(英尺) high. It was looking at everyone straight in the face, but unlucky people tended to(倾向于) miss it and lucky people tended to notice it.

Unlucky people are just more nervous than lucky people. They are busy looking only for what they need and this stops them from noticing the unexpected. As a result, they miss out on chances. Lucky people tend to be more relaxed and open. They can see everything that is in front of them, rather than just what they are looking for.

My research shows that lucky people live by several principles(原则). Here are some of these principles:

* Listen to your gut instincts(直觉) — they are often right.

* Be open to new experiences and break your normal thought patterns.

* Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well.

* See yourself being lucky before an important meeting or phone call.

 阅读下面短文,从没题所给的A,B, C,D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Most parents don't know what their teenage children are talking about when they are having a chat with their friends. This is also true when teenagers are using the language of texting to send messages. Words like 18r are easy to understand, but what about "POS"? I asked some parents what it means and only 28% got it right! It means that a parent is near and that they are watching what their child is doing.

Parents worry a lot and like to know what is happening in their children's lives at all times.This means they try to control as much of their children's lives as possible. However, they have no control over the language that their children use, so it is a useful way for children to keep parts of their life secret.

Parents also complain that they never have serious conversations with their teenage children. Teenagers are always busy phoning or texting their friends--even when parents are trying to talk to them. And there are times when teenagers aren't busy, but they just don't feel like having a serious chat with mum or dad!

One way to start real conversations is to make sure that the whole family eats together at mealtimes and that everyone has a chance to talk. Teenagers are trying tot find out who they are. They aren't adults yet, but they are learning how to act like big people.

This means that it is a good idea to speak to teenagers like they are adults and it helps to listen to their ideas and opinions carefully. When parents talk to their teenagers, some good advice is " Don't sound like your own parents!" In addition, parents who try to use the language of teenagers often sound very silly. And that's because most times when an adult tries to use "teen talk", the words are probably already unfashionable.

 阅读短文,回答问题

JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China sends off its youngest-ever team for its space station on Thursday. It is part of the country's plan to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.

 The China Manned Space Agency said the average (平均的) age of the three-member team is the youngest since the launch of the space station. Their average age is 38, state media China Daily said. The three astronaut s are Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin. They will replace a team that has been on the station for six months. The new team will perform experiments in space medicine, space technology and other areas during their stay. And they will help to place and do possible repairs to equipment(设备) inside and outside the station.

 In 2022, the Chinese government built its own space station after it was not permitted to join the US led International Space Station. The Americans worried that the Chinese space program was under the control of the People's Liberation Army.

 China's first manned space mission(任务) in 2003 made it the third country after the former Soviet Union and the US to put a person into space using its own resources. This is an important step in exploring space, which makes all Chinese people proud.

 Although the American space program is believed to be far ahead of China at this time, China has made some important steps. They include bringing back samples (样本) from the moon's surface for the first time and landing a vehicle(运载工具) on the less explored far side of the moon. The US, meanwhile, aims to put astronauts back on the moon's surface by the end of2025.

 Beyond their moon exploration programs, the two countries have achieved significant milestones in space exploration by independently (独立地) landing vehicles on the surface of Mars. China now plans to follow the US in landing a spacecraft on an asteroid(小行星). It shows China's determination to become a leader in this competitive field. All Chinese people are full of expectations for the future development of exploring the universe.

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