初三英语时文阅读(2009.5.11)
2009年中考英语阅读理解试题汇编3含答案
2009年中考英语阅读理解试题汇编3含答案2009年中考英语阅读理解试题汇编3含答案COne night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother T ommy fought with 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.About 20 minutes later, as I walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”No answer.I tried again, “ Way don’t you come out of there?”Again, no answer.So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of (一摞)cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other K evin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “Y ou know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it.I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearingsound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a tor n paper cup, “ Thanks.”I wrote back “ For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” on it.Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “ Write it on a paper cup.”56. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?A. The writer didn’t help him beat T ommy.B. He felt no love from the family members.C. He hurt himself when rushing up the stairs.57. The underlined word “ yucky” most probably means_______.A. terribleB. excitingC. amazing58. What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?A. Kevin is not as clever as his brother.B. Kevin is not good at play basketball.C. Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others.59. What do we know about the writer?A. She has two children in her family.B. She used to show her love to Kevin.C. She didn’t pay to enough attention to Kevin before.60. What does the writer want to tell us?A. I t’s importer to keep peace in the family.B. It’s hard to get on well with family members.C. Everyone should show how they love their familymembers.A根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。
【精品】初三英语时文阅读(二)
初三英语时文阅读（二）（材料一）你第一次见一对夫妻时，最先闪入脑海的是什么？相信大多数人都会琢磨一下这两个人有没有夫妻相。
Do elderly couples really look alike?You’ve probably seen it before---two elderly people walking hand in hand down the streetand looking very much like each other. They look so much alike that they could be brother andsister.Do you believe that people who live together for many years would look alike? It’s strange, but scientists say it’s true.How scientists proved it?In a study, scientists found young couples only showed similarity by chance. However, eldercouples were very likely to look like each other. The similarity could be very subtle and could befound in wrinkles, furrows, etc. Besides, some couples look far more alike than other couples.The reason behind itThe scientists thought of several possible reasons:As couples usually share the same diet, will they probably look1. Diet.“We are what we eat.”alike? For example, if both partners eat a high fat diet, their faces will tend to look fat. However,the scientists ruled this out using another small study.2. Environment. Will elderly couples show similarity because they live together in the samearea for a long time? The environmental factors such as sunshine and wind affect the skin insimilar ways. The scientists ruled this possibility out as well.3. Empathy. This is the theory the scientists believe in. Couples grow to look similar becausethey are empathizing with each other. They copy each other’s facial expressions. For example, if one partner often smiles in a certain way, the other is likely to copy it. In this way, their facesshare similar wrinkles and furrows.A look into the futureSome people still don’t b elieve in the“empathy”theory. And, some think growing to lookmore like your partner is a horrific idea. Others, though, think there’s something very sweet and romantic about it.（材料二）请相信，音乐是有魔力的！Magic MusicWhat can music do? As a personal expression? To increase patriotism? Or as a way to passon traditions?Sweet music for milkingScientists believe farmers could get more milk from their cows by playing classical music inthe cowshed.In 2001, a group of UK psychologists played music of different tempos to some cows.Pastoral Symphony* was a big hit in the milking shed. But when noisy music wasBeethoven’splayed, there was no increase in milk yield. According to research, calming music can improvemilk yield, probably because it reduces stress.Music can help plants grow faster as well. In 2007, South Korean scientists proved thatplaying music, especially classical pieces, to plants really helps plants grow more quickly.Muzak*, more than musicToday, you hear muzak almost everywhere. Muzak is functional music rather than entertainment; it affects those who hear it.Music is art, but Muzak is science. And when you use the science of Muzak: In an office,workers tend to work more efficiently, and feel happier. In a factory, people feel better and, withless fatigue and tension, their jobs seem less monotonous. In a store, people seem to shop in amore relaxed and leisurely manner. That’s why we say Muzak is much more than music.Music as symbolAt the mention of the 1988 Seoul Olympics (汉城奥运会), what comes into your mind first?The theme song Hand in Hand (汉城奥运会主题曲《手拉手》), of course! It is one of the mostfavorite songs in Olympic history. As a successful Olympic song, Hand in Hand is easy but not simple. The song conveys the common dream of people around the world—peace and the spiritof the Olympics. Anyone, who saw the moment when 18,000 spectators sang Hand in Hand together with the singers on the stage, would feel the power of music.（材料三）谁是这几周最火的人物？非苏珊·波伊尔莫属。
2009年考研英语时文阅读及翻译之孩子与音乐
学券计划孩⼦与⾳乐电⼦书报纸的消亡环境保护带薪请假制度英语的消亡 The phrase Mozart Effect conjures an image of a pregnant woman who, putting headphones conspicuously over her belly, is convinced that playing classical music to her unborn child will improve the kids' intelligence. But is there science to back up this idea, which has brought about a cottage industry of books, CDs and videos？ A short paper published in Nature in 1993 unwittingly introduced the supposed Mozart effect to the masses. Psychologist Frances Rauscher's study involved 36 college kids who listened to either 10 minutes of a Mozart sonata, a relaxation track or silence before performing several spatial reasoning tasks. In one test——determining what a paper folded several times over and then cut might look like when unfolded——students who listened to Mozart seemed to show significant improvement in their performance (by about eight to nine spatial IQ points). In addition to a flood of commercial products in the wake of the finding, in 1998 then——Georgia governor Zell Miller mandated that mothers of newborns in the state be given classical music CDs. And in Florida, day care centers were required to broadcast symphonies through their sound systems. Earlier this year, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany published a second review study from a cross-disciplinary team of musically inclined scientists who declared the phenomenon nonexistent. I would simply say that there is no compelling evidence that children who listen to classical music are going to have any improvement in cognitive abilities, adds Rauscher, now an associate professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. It's really a myth, in my humble opinion. Rather than passively listening to music, Rauscher advocates putting an instrument into the hands of a youngster to raise intelligence. She cites a 1997 University of California, Los Angels, study that found that, among 25,000 students, those who had spent time involved in a musical pursuit tested higher on SATs and reading proficiency exams than those with no instruction in music. Despite its rejection by the scientific community, companies like Baby Genius continue to peddle classical music to parents of children who can supposedly listen their way to greater smarts. Chabris says the real danger isn't in this questionable marketing, but in parents shirking roles they are evolutionarily meant to serve. It takes away from other kinds of interaction that might be beneficial for children, such as playing with them and keeping them engaged via social activity. That is the key to a truly intelligent child, not the symphonies of a long-dead Austrian composer.——《Times》 “莫扎特效应”这个词让⼈想到这样的画⾯：⼀位孕妇把⽿机显眼地放在肚⼦上，深信给未出世的孩⼦播放古典⾳乐会提⾼宝宝的智⼒。
2009年中考英语答案
2009年来宾市初中毕业升学统一考试试题英语参考答案及听力材料一、听力(共30分,1-20每小题1分,21-25每小题2分)1.D2.C3.A4.E5.B6.B7.C8.B9.A10.C11.C12.B13A14.C15.B16.A17.C18.B19.A20.C 21.B22.C 23.A24.C25.B二、单项选择（每小题1分,共15分）26.B27.D28.C29.B30.D31.A32.B33.B34.D35.D36.C37.A38.B39.A40.D三、情景交际（每小题1分，共5分）41.G42.E43.D44.B45.A四、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）46.B47.D48.A49.C50.C51.A52.D53.A54.B55.C五、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)56.C57.B58.A59.C60.D61.B62.C63.A64.B65.D66.B67.C68.A69.D70.A六、词形变换（共10分，每小题1分）71.sixteenth 72.teeth 73.went 74.finished 75.her76.visitors rger 78.heavily 79. runs 80.Children’s七、单词拼写（共10分，每小题1分）81.March 82.close 83.shy 84.bees 85.without 86.three87.ourselves 88.invented 89.developing 90.grows八、书面表达（10分）Hello,everyone!My name is Li Jia. I am from Sichuan,I am a 15-year-old boy. My hobby is travelling,I often go travelling with my friends. I like sports.Playing basketball is my favorite sport. After school,I play basketball with my classmates. I have a pet, it’s a lovely dog, I like it very much. I think I can be your good friend, we can study together and help each other.That’s all.Thanks for listening.评分标准：第五档：（9-10分）能写明要点，语言基本无误或有少量拼写错误，行文流畅，表达清楚。
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编：补全句子,完成句子及表格阅读(上)
知识点九，2.完成句子及表格（一）（2009江西）【答案】（二）（2009娄底市）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，完成表格。
（每空填1至3个词）China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets，shops and outlets(经销店) in China can’t offer plastic bags any more.Every year，people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we offer quick service（服务）to customers，the plastic bags pollute water，earth and air，and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again.【答案】41. free plastic bags 42. Places 43. quick 44.the oil 45. baskets （三）（2009宿迁）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格（每空限填一词）。
One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote the stories for many famous films.Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns【答案】76. was born 77. 40-minute; won 78. Firelight; ideas 79. 1964; failed 80. directed/ made/ produced; first（四）（2009新疆埠康市）请分别为下面四则谚语及图片找到相应的寓意，并把序号A、B、C、D填在答题卷相应的位chickens.C. This proverb means that if you study hard, you will succeed.D. This proverb means that there’re many things to learn no ma tter how old you are..E. This proverb means that if you do something early or before others, you will have morechances and be successful.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.【答案】1. D 2. B 3. E 4. A 5. C（五）（2009常州）阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格词数不限)The Internet has changed our habits, including our habit of sending greeting cards. There are many e-card websites that make it so easy to find the right greeting cards. They have greatly changed the way we send greetings to each other.Our lives have become so busy that we have limited personal time. These e-card websites have allowed everyone to easily share their feelings and emotions(感情) with the people they love. They contain(包括) plenty of greeting cards that can be used immediately. The users can choose any card they like, from festival greetings to birthday wishes. In fact, e-cards are perfect for any event. That’s why more and more people like to send e-cards. If the users are interested in making their own greeting cards on the internet, they can create a card within only a few minutes.Another benefit(好处) of e-card websites is that they have made it possible for you to send top quality cards to your beloved (心爱的) ones and surprise them with cheerful greetings. They allow you to send your greetings on a specific(特定的) date. So you can plan for the occasion(场合)when you want to send the card. For example, you can send your e-card on a certain day and then visit the person with some flowers the next day. This will surely create a good impression(印象)on the person you love.We have never forgotten the importance of saying sorry to our beloved ones. But sometimes we fail to do so because, we are not brave enough to face those we hurt. Some e- cards on these websites allow us to express our feelings in a more thoughtful way.Although some people still would rather buy traditional cards in the shops for the persons they love, especially when they want the cards to last a long time, more and more people are choosing to send greetings on the Internet.【答案】1. has been greatly changed/is different from before/is changing2. communicate/ share their feelings and emotions3. a long/much/too much4. sorry5. popular/welcome/fashionable（六）（2009辽宁锦州）How to drink teaAll around the world，people drink tea．But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone．In China，for example，tea is always served(招待)when people get together．The Chinese drink it at any time of day at homes or in teahouse．They prefer their tea plain，with nothing else in it．Tea is also important in Japan．The Japanese have a special(特别的)way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式)．It is very old and full of meaning．Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony．There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes．Another tea—drinking country is England．In England，the late afternoon is ‘‘tea time”．Almost everyone has a cup of tea then．The English usually make tea in tea-port and drink it with cream and sugar．They also eat cakes，cookies and little sandwiches at teatime．Different people have different ways of drinking tea．【答案】81．How to drink tea 82．People 83．China、Japan、England 84．Tea does not mean the same thing to everyone 85．Japanese drinking（七）（2009辽宁锦州）How do you learn best?This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. Many said they learnt by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also helped a little. When we asked aboutstudying grammar, she said, “I never study grammar. It’s too boring.”We i Ming feels differently. He’s been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a language. He also thinks that watching English movies isn’t a bad way because he can watch the actors say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly.Liu Chang said that joining the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun. She added that having conversations with friends was not helpful at all. “We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,” she said.【答案】（一）（2009广东）阅读下面短文，完成信息卡：Skin-diving is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.【答案】1.Skin-diving2During the day3.blue and green4.Tanks of air on your back5. To catch fish（二）（2009绵羊）阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空限填数字或一个单词。
初三英语时文阅读
初三英语时文阅读（材料一）想拥有“点金术”? 但是，它真的能带给你幸福吗？King Midas and his Golden TouchLong long ago, there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to punish him and said, “Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.”Midas was overjoyed when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a naughty little boy. “It works!”Not only stones, flowers, and the furnishings of his house turned to gold, but，when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank.He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him, Midas touched her hand. At once her body became cold and stiff. Midas was holding a gold statue!At last, he begged the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bathe in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson: gold did not bring happiness.This is a Greek myth. Nowadays, the idiom “have the Midas touch” means to have the ability to be successful, especially the ability to make money easily. Well, do you want to have the Midas touch and become a millionaire?（材料二）交换了衣服，是否也就交换了命运？The Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain tells the story of Tom Canty, the son of a beggar and thief, and young Edward Tudor, the only son ofKing Henry VIII (亨利八世) of England.Tom’s life in the back streets of London is hard. He is forced by his father, John Canty, to go out begging every day, and if he returnsempty-handed, he will be beaten. Tom loves stories about nobility (贵族),and he always dreams of living such a life.One day, Tom’s daydr eaming leads him out of the city of London, past the palaces of the rich, and finally to Westminster Palace (威斯敏斯特宫),where he actually sees Edward, the prince, on the other side of a fence. At the same time, the prince notices Tom and invites him into the palace.Each of the boys is fascinated (使……着迷) by the other’s life. Theyexchange clothing and discover that they look very much alike. The guard, believing that the prince is the pauper, pushes Edward out of the palace. SoTom begins to play (装成) the prince at Westminster Palace, while Edward, the prince, has to learn to survive (存活) in the harsh and violent worldoutside his palace.At first, Tom enjoys his new life very much, but soon he’s in trouble. People in the court (宫廷) become very confu sed about the “prince’s” rude behavior, saying that the prince is mad. Then Henry VIII sends two people to watch over (监督) the “prince” and to remind him of what he should do.With some guidance, Tom learns quickly and gradually gets used to his court life.In the meantime, Edward is living with John Canty and is forced to beg and steal. One night, he manages to slip away (逃走) from the family.The scene then moves to a royal dinner, where Tom is told that Henry VIII is dead. Tom thus suddenly becomes the king. He uses every opportunity to learn, and to remember, important royal matters.While Tom is becoming more like an heir (继承人) to the throne of England (英国王位), the real prince is trying his best to deal with a lot of trouble. John Canty, still believing Edward is his son, keeps tracing (追踪) him and wants to catch him. Edward then wanders alone across the countryside, driven away (赶走) whenever he begs for food or rest. Alonghis journey, he hears many stories about the injustices (不公平、非正义的行为) o f English laws and gets a close look at the common people’s life.As Edward is returning to London, Tom is rapidly learning to be a king and is preparing for his coronation (加冕). On Coronation Day, just as the crown is about to be put on Tom’s head, E dward stops it. The real prince finally becomes the king, and Tom is made the “King’s Ward (国王护卫).” Throughout his reign (统治), Edward always remembers his adventures and reigns more mercifully (仁慈地) because of them.（材料三）当甲型H1N1流感全球蔓延，世界卫生组织表示：不排除把流感大流行警告级别提升至6级的可能性。
初三英语时文阅读5月时政增期
初三英语时文阅读5月时政增期（材料一）无论是现实中的还是概念化的，绿色建筑都有让人惊叹之处。
Green Architecture: Now and in the FutureArchitecture is going green, just as many other things are. Green architecture comes in many forms. Let’s take a look at some of the most amazing real and conceptual designs.Wind-powered buildingThe Bahrain World Trade Center (巴林世贸中心) is the firstskyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design. The 240 meters high twin tower building has three bridges connecting the two towers.Each bridge holds one large wind turbine with a capacity of 225kW (千瓦)of wind energy production. These turbines, each 29 meters in diameter, face north, the direction from which the wind blows in from the Persian Gulf (波斯湾). The turbines operate half of the time in a day, supplying 15 percentof the electricity for the two towers.Glowing solar power plantGlowing bright white, the PS10 tower looks like something straight out of a fairy tale. In fact, it’s a solar power plant in Spain. It’s Europe’s first commercial power station to use the energy of the sun. How does it work? The solar power tower produces electricity with 624 large movable mirrors, which direct the sun’s rays to a single point of the tower and turn water at that point into steam. The steam then moves through turbines and generates energy.Floating eco-citiesThe Lilypad Project* is perhaps the most fantastic of green architecture and certainly the farthest from being built, but it’s too amazing a concept notto mention. The idea is to create a series of self-sufficient eco-city (生态城市) islands floating in the sea. Each one would be able to house 50,000residents. Collecting pools located in their centers would gather and filter water for use on board. These would be places for adventurers and refugees,as sea levels rise around the world and threaten many habitats, particularly islands.（材料二）“我的新闻我作主”，平民新闻正日渐走俏。
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解
2009年中考英语真题分类汇编:阅读理解（一）（2009甘肃兰州）Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (赢利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I of ten played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: .1.When do the volunteers help others?A.In their spare time.B.At weekendsC.On weekdays.D.In the evenings.2. _____ can be a volunteer.A.ChildrenB.Old womenC.Anyone aged 12-70D.Young people3.V olunteers want to get _______ when they help others.A.moneyputersC.everythingD.nothing4.Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.A.animalsB.childrenputersD.older people5.We can read such a passage ______.A.in a newspaperB.in a storybookC.in a picture bookD.in a textbook【答案】1-5 ACDBA（二）（2009广州）On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.1. People use "Ritcher scale" to tell .A. where the earthquake takes placeB. when the earthquake takes placeC. how serious the earthquake isPS：双击获取文档，ctrl+a,ctrl+c,然后粘贴到word即可。
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初三英语时文阅读（2009.5.11）（材料一）今天你涂鸦课本了吗？Doodling（乱写乱画）Can Improve Memory（重点精读课文）典型阅读结构破解：提出问题→得出结论→分析原因→给出建议Doodling may look messy, but it can in fact be a sign of an alert mind (机灵的头脑). It may help you remember snippets (小片段) of key information.Researchers carried out memory tests on 40 volunteers, asking them to listen to a telephone message. As they were listening to the message, half of the volunteers were encouraged to doodle on a piece of paper, while the other half didn’t doodle at all. Afterwards, both groups were asked to write down the names and the places mentioned. To everyone’s surprise, doodlers performed much better than non-doodlers.So why? If you are doing a boring task, like listening to a dull meeting or conversation, you may not be engaged in (参与) it all the time. You may start to daydream such as visualizing (显现) your holidays. You may even end up nodding off (打盹). Those things distract you from the task at hand, resulting in (导致) poor performance. A simple thing will be sufficient (足够的) to stop your daydreaming without affecting your performance on the main task. Doodling is such a simple thing, and so this makes sense. It can keep you more alert so that you are more likely to absorb what is being said.Well, next time you’re zoning out during a dull meeting, you’d better reach for a pen and doodle — and not just to ease your boredom.（材料二）关于2010年上海世博会，你知道多少？A brief Introduction to World Expo 2010 Shanghai（应用文典型文章）应用文阅读：找出文中关键词，熟悉相关词汇>> Duration (持续时间):May 1, 2010 — October 31, 2010Expected Visitors: 70 millionExpected Participants (参展国) : 200>>Emblem (会徽)The emblem, showing the image of three people — you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes(象征) the big family of mankind. Inspired(启发) by the shape of the Chinese character “世” (meaning the world), the design conveys(传递) the organizer’s wish to host an Expo which is of global scale(规模) and shows the diversified(多种多样的) cultures of the world.>>Mascot (吉祥物)The name of the mascot of World Expo 2010, Haiba o, means “the treasure of the sea.” It is a lucky name in Chinese tradition. He is welcoming friends from all over the world with his open arms and confident smile.>>ThemeThe theme of Expo 2010 is “Better City, Better Life.” It represents the common wish of mankind for better living in future urban (城市的) environments.In 1800, 2% of the global population lived in cities. In 1950, the figure rose to 29%. In 2000, almost half of the world’s population lived in cities, and by 2010, as estimated(估计) by the United Nations, the figure will reach 55%. Expo 2010 will work out blueprints (蓝图) for future cities and harmonious (和谐的) urban lifestyles, which will promote (促进) a better city life in thefuture.>>Master plan (总体规划)The Expo Site covers a total area of 5.28 km2. It spans (横跨) both sides of the Huangpu River, with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 1.35 km2 in Puxi. There are five functional zones (功能区) marked A, B, C, D, and E, each of which has different functions:Zone A will host the national pavilions (国家馆) of Asian countries except the Southeast Asian ones.Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion (中国馆), the national pavilions of Southeast Asian and Oceanian(大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Organizations, Theme Pavilions (主题馆), Expo Centre, and Performance Centre etc.Zone C will host the national pavilions of European, American, and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.Zone D is home to Corporate Pavilions(企业馆). The land is one of the original places of modern Chinese national industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated (修复) into Expo pavilions.Zone E will host stand-alone (独立的) Corporate Pavilions, Urban Civilization Pavilion (城市文明馆), and Urban Best Practices Area (城市最佳实践区).（材料三）4月26日，海峡两岸关系协会会长陈云林与台湾海峡交流基金会董事长江丙坤在南京签署了《海峡两岸空运补充协议》、《海峡两岸金融合作协议》和《海峡两岸共同打击犯罪及司法互助协议》3项协议。
ARATS, SEF Sign Agreements on Regular Flights, Financial, Judicial CooperationThe Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed three agreements on April 26. Chen Yunlin (陈云林), president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS海峡两岸关系协会), and Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤), chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF海峡交流基金会), signed the agreements in Nanjing. The three agreements are: “the agreement on cross-Strait air traffic supply (《海峡两岸空运补充协议》),” “the agreement on cross-Strait financial cooperation(《海峡两岸金融合作协议》),” and “the agreement on cross-Strait mutual assistance in cracking down on crimes (《海峡两岸共同打击犯罪及司法互助协议》).”Regular flights and more terminalsPreviously (先前的), direct cross-Strait flight services were only provided on weekends and during four major traditional festivals. Now the two sides will launch regular flights. In addition to the current 21 terminals, the mainland will open another six for direct passenger flights. Financial cooperation without political limitsFor so many years, many financial institutions (制度) in Taiwan haven’t had opportunities to enter the mainland market. Now they won’t miss them again. The mainland and Taiwan have agreed to help financial institutions to set up branches on both sides, and expand cooperation in financial areas.Judicial cooperation to fight crimesThe two sides will improve judicial (司法上的) cooperation and take measures to crack down on crimes together. The two sides also agreed to exchange crime-related information and help each other investigate (调查) cases.（材料四）人非圣贤，孰能无过。