2022年中考閱讀理解練習C篇練習20篇

C—1Youngeradultswhogeteitherlittlesleeporalotofitmayseeagreaterincreaseintheirwaistlines(腰圍)overtime,astudysuggests.Thestudyincluded332African-Americanand775Hispanic-American(拉丁裔美國人)menandwomenaged18to81.Theresearchersmeasuredtheirabdominal(腹部的)fat,atthestartofthestudyandagainfiveyearslater.Amongthepeopleyoungerthan40intheresearch,thestudyfound,thosewhosaidtheysleptforfivehoursorlesseachnightgainedmorefatthanthosewhoaveragedsixorsevenhoursofsleep.Thosewhoslepteighthoursormoreinbedeachnightalsoshowedabiggerfatgain-butitwasnotasmuchasthatseenin"shortsleepers."Thefindings,accordingtotheleadresearcherDr.Kristen,supportthebeliefthatsleephabitsaffectweight,andhealthingeneral."Sleepisanimportantpartofyouroverallhealth--notjustinwhetheryou'retiredduringtheday,"shesaid.Asforwhysleeptimemightaffectabdominal-fatgain,thereareseveralfacts:Peoplewhogettoolittlesleepmaybetootiredduringthedaytoexercise,whilethosewhospendalotoftimeinbedmayspendlesstimebeingactive,comparingtopeoplewhosleepfewerhours.Researchalsosuggeststhatsleeplosschangespeople'sappetite-regulatinghormones（胃口調(diào)節(jié)荷爾蒙）--whichcould,intheory,makethemovereat.What’smore,depression,whichisafeelingofsadnessthatmakespeoplethinkthereisnohopeforthefuture,couldalsobeareason.Healsonotedthatitoftenaffectspeople'ssleepandhasbeenlinkedtoweightgain.55.______willgetlessfatgainaccordingtothepassage.A.YoungeradultswhosleepforfivehoursorlessB.Peoplewhosleepmorethan8hourseverydayC.YoungeradultswhoarefromAfricaorAmericaD.Peoplewhosleepaboutsixorsevenhoursaday56.Theunderlinedword“that”refersto______.A.afatgainB.sleephabitsC.toolittlesleepD.toomuchsleep57.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Themorewesleep,themoreenergeticwewillbe.B.Thelesswesleepeveryday,thelessfatwewillget.C.Thosewhoareinsadnesscouldeasilygetabiggerfatgain.D.TheAfricanandHispanicadultseasilygetagreaterweightgain.55.D56.A57.CC—2Theearthis4600millionyearsold.Modernmanhaslivedontheearthforonly35000years,butduringthisperiodwehavechangedourplanetalotinmanyways.Somethingswe’vedoneareverygoodfortheearthwhilesomearenotgood.Allovertheworld,peoplehavecutdownmillionsoftrees.Whenitrainsorwhenthewindblows,theearthistakenaway.Forestshavebecomedesert,somoreandmoredifferentsortsofanimalsandplantsaredisappearing.Inbigcities,carsandbuseshavepolluted（污染）theair.Manypeopleincitiesnowhavehealthproblems.Factorieshavealsopollutedthelandandthewater.Asaresult,manyriversandlakesarenowdead.Aroundtheearth,there’saspecialkindofoxygencalled“ozone”(O3).Itisimportantandhelpfultotheearth.Butnowairpollutionisdestroyingitandthathasmadeaverybigholeintheozonelayer（臭氧層）.Toomuchharmfulradiationfromthesunpassesthroughtheholeandreachestheearth.Thisisverydangerousbecausethisradiationcancausecancer.Carbondioxide(CO2)intheairhasincreasedalot.Itcomesfromburningoil,coalandwood.Thishasformed（形成）a“blanket”aroundtheearth.Theheatfromthesuncan’tescapesothetemperatureisrising.Thisiscalled“thegreenhouseeffect”（溫室效應）.Itcausestheleveloftheseatoriseandtheclimateoftheearthtochange.Alltheseproblemsareveryserious,sowemustdosomethingnow.261words54.Howoldisourplanet?A.It’sabout35000yearsold. B.It’slessthan35000yearsold.C.It’sabout4600millionyearsold. D.It’smorethan35000yearsold.55.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Carscanpollutetheair.B.Thefewertrees,thebetter.C.Factoriescanpollutethewater.D.Notallthethingswehavedonearegoodfortheearth.56.Inthepassage“blanket”refersto.A.carbondioxidearoundtheearth B.theozonelayerintheskyC.theforestaroundtheworld D.pollutionallovertheworld54-56CBAC—3Britishpeoplearefamousfordrinkingtea.Butbrotherandsister,SaharandBobbyGreen,becameyoungmillionaireswhentheyopenedachainofAmerican-stylecoffeeshopsinthe.Havingtheidea:ItstartedwhenSahartookaweekendtriptoNewYorktovisitherbrotherBobby.Oneevening,inaThairestaurant,SahartoldBobbyhowmuchshewishedshecouldbuyAmerican-stylecoffeeinLondon.Bobbysuggestedtheystarttheirowncoffeeshop.Saharfellinlovewiththeidea.Doingtheresearch:BackinLondon,shespentawholedayontheLondonsubway,gettingoffthetrainatdifferentstationstotastethecoffee.“Itwashorrible,andIknewtherewasagapinthemarket.”InNovember1995,theyopenedtheirfirstCoffeeRepublicshopincentralLondon.Makingitwork:Thefirstyearwasverydifficult.Therewereproblemsfindingandkeepingstaff,andBritishpeoplewerenotusedtothenamesofAmericancoffee,likelatteandmacchiato（意大利式咖啡）.Butbeingsuccessfulwastheirdreamandtheywerenotgoingtogiveup.Today,thereareover100CoffeeRepublicshopsalloverthecountryandthecompanyhasrevenuesof?30millionayear.Adviceforothers:Saharhasnowwrittenabest-sellingbookabouttheirexperiencecalledAnyoneCanDoIt!Shehopesitwillhelpotheryoungpeopletostarttheirownbusinesses.Shebelievessuccessis1%ideaand99%hardwork,butshesays,“Ithinkyouhavetheenergy,thengetoutandfollowyourdream.”54.Whichgroupofpeoplewouldreadthiskindoftext?A.PeopleinterestedinfamouspeopleB.Peopleinterestedinbusiness.C.Peopleinterestedintraveling.D.Peopleinterestedincoffeemaking.55.WhatkindofcompanydoSaharandBobbyrun?A.Afast-foodrestaurant.B.Ateashop.C.Acoffeeshop.D.Ahotel.56.Wherecanwefindthiskindofarticle?A.Inateashop.B.Inamagazine.C.Inanovel.D.Inareport.BCBC—4DearMumandDad,Howareyou?It’smylunchhoursoIthoughtI’dwritetoyoubeforemymeetingthisafternoon.Thingsareextremelybusy.ItalwaysisbeforeChristmas.Wehavefivenightsoutthisweek!LastnightwewenttoMichael’sspeechnight.Youwouldbothhavebeensoproudofyourgrandson.Hewontwoprizes-oneforBiology(生物)andoneforMandarin（中文）.I’llsendyousomephotoswhenIgetthembackfromthephotoshop.Hecertainlydeserved(理應)togetsomethingashehasworkedsohardthisyear.He’sstillnotsurewhathewantstodowhenhefinishesschoolnextyear.Butheiscertainlysureofonething–he’snotgoingtofollowineitherhismother’sorisfather’sfootsteps!Wereallydon’tmindwhathedoes,aslongashe’shappy.He’stalkingaboutleavinghisjobatEasyshopsupermarketjustafterChristmas.Hewantstogetadifferentjob–he’snotsurewhat,buthisclassmateJackhasbeentryingtopersuadehimtogofruitpickingforafewweeksoverthesummerholidays.JacktellsmethatlotsofyoungpeoplegofruitpickinginAustraliafromallovertheworld.IthinkitwouldbereallygoodforMichaeltogetoutofhomeandbeself-managingforawhile.Ialsothinkitwouldn’thurthimtodosomehardphysicallabour(asyouknow,ourMichaelisnotverygoodatanykindofexercises!).AndIknowhewouldreallybenefitfrommeetinglotsofyoungpeoplefromotherculturesandlearningabitabouttherestoftheworld.I’llgiveyouaringatthebeginningoftheweek.LotsofkissesfromSophia55.Whattimeofyearisitthere?A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter56.WhatisMichaelgoingtodowhenhefinishesschoolnextyear? A.Heisnotsurefornow. B.Heisgoingtobeabiologist. C.Heisgoingtobeafarmergrowingfruits. D.Heisgoingtodowhathisfatherisdoingnow.57.WhydoesSophiathinkgoingfruitpickingwouldbegoodforMichael?Because______.A.itwouldbegoodforhimtodoadifferentjobB.itwouldbegoodforhimtoworkwithhisclassmateJackC.itwouldbegoodforhimtodomuchhardphysicallabourD.itwouldbegoodforhimtogetoutofhomeandbeself-managingforawhile55-57BADC—5“Sesame(芝麻)Street”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmerican’sexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkintheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfofthenation'schildrenbeforeschoolage.Althoughsomeeducatorsobjecttocertainelementsintheprogram,parentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemshappenwhenthefirstgraderswhohavelearnedfrom“SesameStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.Theprogramusessongs,stories,jokesandpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships.Testshaveshownthatchildrenwhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanthosewhoseldomwatchit.IntheUnitedStatestheprogramisshownatdifferenttimesduringtheweekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.Whyhas“SesameStreet”beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren’sshows?Manyreasonshavebeensuggested.Peoplementiontheeducationaltheoriesofitscreators,thesupportbythegovernmentandprivatebusinesses,andtheskillfuluseofavarietyofTVtricks.Perhapsanimportantreasonisthatmotherswatch“SesameStreet”alongwiththeirchildren.Thisispartlybecausefamousadultstarsoftenappearon“SesameStreet”.Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.Thechildfindshimselflearningandhewantstolearnmore.54.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_________.A.oneofthelongeststreetsintheworld.B.howoften“SesameStreet”isshownonTVC.thedifferencesbetweenchildreninlearningD.oneofthemostpopularprogramsinthe.55.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.youcanhardlyfindanyjokewhenyouarewatching“SesameStreet”.B.youcanonlywatch“SesameStreet”onceatthesametimeeveryday.C.“SesameStreet”makeschildrenmoreinterestedinlearning.D.Ifyouwatch“SesameStreet”regularly,youcanbesmarterthanotherpeople.56.“SesameStreet”issosuccessfulmainlybecause___________.A.ItisthelongestTVshowforchildrenintheworld.B.peopleallovertheworldcannowwatchtheprogram.C.itmakeskidsmorecuriousaboutlearningwhilewatching.D.itmakesparentswatchtheshowwiththeirkidstogether.54.D55.C56.CC—6TibetisamongthemostpopularplacesforChinesetourists.ThenumberoftravelersofTibethasgrownby10%everyyearforafewyears.SinceJuly1,2022,whenthefirsttrainran1956kilometersfromXiningtoLhasa,moreandmorepeoplehavebeengoingtoTibet.Thetrainstopsatseveralfamousplacesalongtheway,suchasQinghaiLake,KunlunMountain,andthePotalaPalace.Passengerscanalsoenjoymanyactivitiesduringthejourney,likeTibetandancingandKaraoke.Onthetrain,passengerscanhavetea,eggsandnoodlesforbreakfast,andfriedchickenandgreenvegetablesforlunchanddinner.UnlikemostChinesetrainswhichhaveopen–holetoilets,thisonehasspecialtoiletswhichcancollectthewaste.Thereisalsoaspecialrubbishsystem(系統(tǒng))inthetrainthatkeepstheenvironmentclean.Allthewindowsonthetraincanprotectpeoplefromthebrightsunlight.TVandelectricalsockets(插座)forcomputersandmobilephonescanbefoundonthetrain.Becausethereisn’tmuchoxygenthere,trainswillhaveoxygenmasks(氧氣罩)forthosewhoneedthem.Itmakespassengersfeelmorecomfortablewhentheyhaveenoughoxygenonthefamous“roofoftheworld”.Therearealsodoctorsonthetraintomakesurethatallofthetravelersaresafe.54．Whichofthefollowingisnotamongtheplacesofinterest? A．QinghaiLake B．Karaoke. C．KunlunMountain. D．ThePotalaPalace.55．Theunderlinedword“them”inthelastparagraphrefersto. A．oxygenmasks B．doctors C．oxygen D．passengers56．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage? A．Tibet–roofoftheworld B．MagictraintomagicTibet C．BeautifulviewsinTibet D．AcomfortabletriptoTibetBABC—7Whyshouldwehavegoodtablemanners（行為）?Theymakeeatingmorepleasant.Noneofus,forexample,reallywanttowatchanotherpersonchewfoodwithhisorhermouthopen.Sohereareafeweasyrulestogetyouthroughanymealwithoutdispleasingyourtablemates. 1.Putyournapkin（餐巾）inyourlap（大腿前部）assoonasyousitdownandleaveitbesideyourplatewhenyouhavefinishedeating. 2.Situpstraight.Itwillhelpyoudigest（消化）yourfood,andit’spolite. 3.Whenyouareaguest,takeasmallpartofeverythingthatisserved.Yourparentsmaynotexpectyoutoeatsomethingyoudon’tlike,butotherswillexpectyoutotakeasmallpart.Noonewillsayanythingifyoudon’tfinishit. 4.Useyournapkinonyourmouthaftereatingsolidfoodandbeforedrinkingliquids. 5.Say“Please”and“Thankyou”whenaskingsomeonetopassyousomething.Passfoodwithoutdelay(延遲)toothers. 6.Don’tchewfoodwithyourmouthopen.Thisalsomeansnottalkingwithyourmouthfull. 7.Don’tsaythatyouhateacertainfood.Someoneworkedhardtoprepareitanddidn’tlikehearingthis. 8.Don’twaveyoureatingutensils(用具)aroundwhenyouareeatingorarerestingbetweenbites.Putthemonyourplate. 9.Cutfoodintosmallpieces,onepieceatatime.Onlybabieshavetheirfoodcutupatonce—andtheirparentsonlydothattosavetime. 10.Asktobeexcusedwhenyouarereadytoleavethetable.55.Whenyouhavefinishedeating,______.A.youshouldsaygoodbyetoothersB.youshouldputthenapkinbesideyourplateC.youshouldsaysorryatonceD.youcanleavethetableimmediately56.Ifyouareinvitedtodinner,______.A.youcansitanywhereasyoulikeB.youhadbettertasteeverykindofthefoodC.youshouldlistentoyourparentsD.youshouldeatyourfavoritefoodonly57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Beforedrinkingliquids,youshoulduseyournapkinonyourmouth.B.It’sbadmannerstoholdyourbowlorglassinyourhandandshakethem.C.Youshouldpasssomethingtoothersbeforeaskingthemtopassyouwhatyouneed.D.Youshouldn’tcutyourfoodintosmallpiecesallatonceunlessyouareaverylittlechild.55.B56.B57.CC—8TheOlympicsaresomeofthemostexcitingsportseventsintheworld.ButthereisanotherOlympicsaboutwhichyoumaynothaveheard.ThisistheSpecialOlympics,forpeoplewithmentaldisabilities(殘疾).Peoplewithmentaldisabilitieslearnmoreslowlythanotherpeople.Sometimestheyhavetroublecontrollingtheactionsoftheirarmsandlegs.Foryears,manypeoplethoughtthatmentallydisabledpeoplecouldnottakepartinsports,buttheywerewrong.ThefirstSpecialOlympicGameswereheldinChicagoin1968.Onethousandpeoplecompetedinmanyevents.SincethenSpecialOlympicprogramshavebeenorganizedinall50statesandmorethan150countries.TodaymorethanamillionpeopletakepartintheSpecialOlympics.MentallydisabledpersonsovertheageofeightmaytakepartintheSpecialOlympics.Thesepeoplemayalsohavephysicaldisabilities.Peoplehaveruninracesusingcrutchesorwalkers.Ayounggirlenteredthelongjumpeventwithanartificialleg.Ablindrunnerracedaroundthetrackwiththehelpofhiscoach’svoice.Adeafbasketballteamplannedtheirplaysusingsignlanguage.Winningiswonderfulforpeoplewhomayneverhavehadmuchsuccess.ButtrainingforandenteringtheSpecialOlympicsisalsoimportant.Theparticipants(選手)becomemoreconfident.Theylearnhowtoconcentrateinordertoplaywell.Thentheyusethatconcentrationinschoolorimprovetheirschoolwork.Likeanyoneelsetheyfeelgreatwhentheyprovetheycandosomethingwell.55.WhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhyWhydidpeoplethinkmentaldisabilitiescouldn’ttakepartinsports?A.Becausemostofthemaremoreslowly.B.Becausesomeofthemlearnaswellasothers.C.Becausetheycouldnotbeorganizedeasily.D.Becausetheydon’thaveproperbehaviour.56.Thewritermainlytellsus_____________inthefourthparagraph.A.howphysicaldisabilitiesplayintheSpecialOlympics.B.howayounggirlplayedinthelongjumpeventC.howwecanhelpphysicaldisabilitiesinsportsD.howoldadisabledpersoncantakepartintheSpecialOlympics.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concentrate”mean?A.Makepreparation.B.Workhard.C.Payspecialattention.D.Catchup.DACC—9Howlongwouldittakeyoutoreadadictionary?Doyoulikereading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovel(小說)thattakesyourinterest?WhatdoyouthinkoffollowingAmmonShea’sexampleandstartingreadingadictionary?spentayearreadingall20differentkindofdictionaries.Thedictionarycontains(包括)morethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinanotebook.Thisincludes(包括)wordssuchashappify,meaningtomakesomeonehappy,andtripudiatewhichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryabouthisexperiencewhichhasbeenturnedintoabest-sellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Hesaysitwasfun:“I’vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries,theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethemcreditfor(給他們的贊揚).I’mnotagainstbigwordsorfancyorobscurewords,butIshouldusethembecausetheyshouldalsobeused,”hesaid.Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanywords,MrSheaoftenforgothiseverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,“MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences.”MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsColuilddictionaries,saidthatthousandsofcrosswordandScrabblefans(拼字游戲迷)readdictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgame.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,“It’sprobablenotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou’dlearnmorethanyouneed.”Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMrSheahasrememberedbuthehascertainlymadehistorywithhishobby.55.Mr.Sheaisinterestedin____.A.collectingnovels B.readingdictionariesC.sellinggoodbooks D.rememberingbigwords56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MrSheathoughtthateverywordshouldbeused.B.Itcanmakeyoupleasedtoreadafewdictionaries.C.Thewriteralsodoeswellinreadingdictionaries.D.ReadingdictionariesisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.57.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howdoyouthinkofreadingdictionaries?B.ReadingdictionariesandimprovinggamesC.Foryourinterest,readadictionary!D.Whynottrytoreadadictionary?55.B56.A57.DC—10Hi,dearboysandgirls!Doyouknowhowtobeahealthykid?Herearesomerulesyoushouldfollow.First,eatdifferentfoods,especiallyfruitandvegetables.Youmayhaveafavouritefood,butyou'dbettereatsomethingdifferent,ifyoueatdifferentfoods,youwillprobablygetmorenutrients(營養(yǎng)物質)yourbodyneeds.Second,drinkwaterandmilkasoftenaspossible.Whenyou'rereallythirsty,coldwateristheNo.lchoice(選擇).Milkisagreatdrinkthatcangiveyoumorecalcium(鈣)yourbodyneedstogrowstrongbones(骨頭).Third,listentoyourbody.Howdoyoufeelwhenyouarefull?Whenyouareeating,noticehowyourbodyfeelsandwhenyourstomach(胃)feelscomfortablyfull.Eatingtoomuchwillnotmakeyoufeelcomfortableandmakeyoufat.Fourth,limit(限制)screentime.ScreentimeisthetimeyouwatchTV,DVDsandvideos,orusingcomputers.Itisgoodtotakemoreexercisesuchasbasketball,bikeridingandswimming.Youcan'twatchTVformorethantwohoursaday.Fifth,beactive.Onethingyou'dliketodoasakidistofindoutwhichactivityyoulikebest.Findwaystobeactiveeveryday.Followtheserulesandyoucanbeahealthykid.54.Youshouldeatdifferentfoodsespecially__________.A.meat B.hamburgers C.sweets D.fruitandvegetables55.Whichkindofdrinkscangiveyoumorecalcium? A.Juice. B.Milk. C.Coldwater. D.Tea.56.Accordingto(根據(jù))thepassage,youshouldfollow______rulesifyouwanttobehealthy.A.five B.nine C.fifteen D.thirteen57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Whenyou'reeating,youdon'thavetonoticehowyourbodyfeels.B.Youcaneatyourfavouritefoodasmuchaspossible.C.YoucanwatchTVwheneveryouliketogetmoreinformation.D.Weshouldtrytoliveinanactivewayinourlife.54.D 55.B 56.A 57.DC—11Inmodernsocietythereisalotofdisagreementaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisgoodforsocialprogress.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad.Itsetsonepersonagainstanother.Anditleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhobelievethattheirself-worthdependedonhowwelltheydidattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathmatters.Intheirsingle-mindeddreamofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualities（品質）issadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesire（渴望）tosucceed,otherstakeadifferentattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinners,theyarestronglyagainstcompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhoareundercompetitivepressures（壓力）fromtheirparentsorsociety.Theyarealwaystoldtobethetopones,buttheythinkit’sreallyhard.WhenIteachtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenfindtheminadesiretofail.Theyseemtosearchforfailure（失敗）bynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.IfIhadtriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.”Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbelief.Theythinkone’sself-respectdependsonhowwellonedoescomparedwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisfearbeginstodissolve(消除)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.

54.Whydosomepeoplewelcomecompetitionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itpushessocietyforward.

B.Itimprovesone’sabilities.C.Itdevelopshumanqualities.

D.Itbuildsupfriendlyrelationship.

55.Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means_____.

A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhodependonothersmostforsuccessD.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly56.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreeto?

A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.

B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.

C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.

D.Fearoffailureshouldbetakenawayincompetition.57.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.

B.Competitionisbadforsocialdevelopment.C.Ideasaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.54.A55.D56.D57.CC—12Chineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesorAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-course(額外的課程)activitieswheretheywilleitherlearnmusicordance,orotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsaredifferent,maybeskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday’schildrenareinneedofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotaketestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcurious(好奇的)andhaveinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathertothink,tousehismind.Andthatismoreimportant.55.MostChineseparentsdon’trealize__________.A.howmuchthebesteducationisworthB.whenchildrenshouldbeeducatedC.whatchildrenreallyneedinlaterlifeD.whyschooltestsdon’tsatisfychildren56.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Learningtothinkisveryimportant.B.Interestisnecessaryforeverything.C.Brokenthingsareusefulforchildren.D.Usinghandshelpsimprovethinkingability.57.Thewriter’sattitudetochildren’seducationisthat__________.A.thecheaperaneducationis,thebetteritisB.childrentodayshouldlearndifferentskillsC.practicalskillsarehelpfultochildren’sgrowthD.schooleducationcan’tmeetparents’expectations55—57CDCC—13Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Y