初三英语阅读(带答案)

DNone of us is quite as healthy in mind as we seem, but neither is every unusual thing we do means we’re unhealthy. H ow to tell the difference? S tart by reading the letters below, which have been analyzed by our experts.(1) L ately, after I read an unusual word, I often can’t get it out of my head for days, sometimes weeks. I silently repeat it to myself, often spell it, and even wake up in the night with it ringing in my head.W hat’s wrong with my brain?T hat sounds like a little obsession (着迷). Your brain feels that for some reason it must repeat this word. U nless it is taking up more than an hour of your day or really influencing your life, it is not serious. T o stop it, leave it alone. I f you really want to stop the repetition, set aside ten minutes a day to repeat the word over and over again. D o it so many times that you finally get sick of it.(2) I sometimes have strange dreams when taking a short sleep, and I think they’re real when I wake up. T hen, as I come around, I realize they aren’t. Is there something wrong with me?W hat’s wrong is that you take short sleeps and most of us don’t! But are you mad? No. We all have strange dreams, and it’s normal, upon waking, to be fuzzy (模糊) for a little while or even not to remember where we are. W hat is not normal is if you don’t have these dreams.(3) When people are eating, I can’t stand the sound of a fork or spoon knocking on a plate or bowl. I begin shaking and having a headache. I’m also sickened by the sound of people chewing with their mouths open. I s there something wrong with me?I t seems that there is something wrong with everyone else you know. H ow come they don’t eat with their mouths closed? A t the least, you’re over sensitive (敏感) to little noise. Y ou may also be troubled by a disorder in mind called misophonia. T ry drawing your attention away from the noise. P ay attention to something else as hard as you can when you eat with your friends: the music in the background, the scene out the window, even what they’re talking about. Y ou can train yourself to be less troubled by the noise.(4) When I’m driving and have to cross a bridge, my heart starts racing and I feel light-headed. T he fear that I’m going to pass out makes the whole situation worse. A m I crazy?T his sounds like an anxiety (忧虑), which can bring on heart illness and a real sense that you’re going to die. T his kind of feeling is the body’s reaction to the possible danger in near future. T o keep your anxiety from progressing, try the old method: breathing. W hen you feel your heart starting to race, take a deep breath in three or four times, and then let it out five or six times until you start to feel comfortable.Y ou can also make a tape of your favourite song, and sing along as you cross the bridge.56. What does the word analyzed mean in the first paragraph?A. Divided into parts.B. Examined carefully.C. Discussed in groups.D. Treated scientifically.57. Which person described in the four letters has got something wrong?A. The first two.B. No. 1 and No. 3.C. The last two.D. No. 2 and No. 4.58. What can we do when we have strange dreams after a short sleep?A. It’s not necessary for us to do anything.B. We can think about the dreams once again.C. It’s a good idea to pay attention to other things.D. We’d better go to see a doctor as early as possible.59. From the passage, we can infer that ______.A. we don’t need to worry about anything in mindB. disorders in mind can be treated by ourselvesC. one must face all kinds of problems in lifeD. if you are brave, nothing can trouble you答案：D）56. D 57. C 58. A 59. BDYou eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of what’s happeningaround. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which make s reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away. But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books, the sound of their pages’flutter (翻页) and their smell… Y ou can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer y ou possibly can’t. No matter how you read, reading is important.Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age are seen to have a better understanding of phonics (语音学). They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shapes their personalities. Reading has a great influence on one’s life.Teenage rs are easily influenced by whatever they read. If inspirational stories and life experiences are read in one’s teens, they can change a person for the better. They stay with him and keep encouraging him to achieve his goals and choose the right against the wrong.The more you read, the more creative and imaginativeyou will become. Reading develops vocabulary, improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding ofself. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more youread about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become.Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end.A nd even after that r ead as much as you can.56. Which of the following is true?A. Children should start reading at a young age.B. Parents should tell their children stories every day.C. Teenagers should think and act differently from others.D. Students should find answers to their questions in books.57. The underlined sentence in Para graph 2 means ______.A. reading books is no longer a pleasure to peopleB. reading books is less interesting than reading onlineC. reading online can’t take the place of reading booksD. reading online can’t be difficult for people58. What can we infer from the passage?A. More teenagers read online now.B. What teenagers read builds their future.C. What children should learn first is phonics.D. More practice makes reading easier.59. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Why Is Reading Important?B. What Should Teenagers Read?C. How Is Reading Abilit y Improved?D. When Should Children Start Reading?答案：56. A 57. C 58. B 59. ADMuch has been said and written recently about heroes, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they all seem to have two things in common. First, heroes, by their actions, show the great possibilities of human nature. Second, heroes can also stand the test of time, and their achievements will not be easily forgotten. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.Olympic sportstar Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who is believed to be a hero, warns young people to be careful of making athletes heroes. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has achieved her goals by working hard. Joyner-Kersee says that a hero should be someone who has an influence on another person’s life.Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourage s people to treat others well and to be concerned about the greater good. A hero shouldshow politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions that improve the world, even if only in small ways.Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history.” Thus, if a person is truly worthy to be called a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect people who have been there, done that, and succeeded. Many times the greatest heroes are the people we deal with every day — relatives（亲戚）, friends, and neighbours — who will keep going when it is easier to give up. The parent who puts her or his family ahead of herself or himself, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help others — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero quietly and continuously sets a good example, an example that inspires others to follow.56. Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ______.A. will work hardB. will become heroesC. will follow herD. will achieve her goal57. The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ______.A. volunteer sB.reportersC. sport player sD. famous people58. From the passage we know that ______.A. there are fewer heroes than beforeB. many common people set examples to usC. heroes should be polite, patient and famousD. heroes have to reach the standard required for them59. The best title for this passage is ______.A. W hat Heroes DoB. Who Are HeroesC. H ow Heroes LiveD. Where Heroes are答案：56. A57. D 58. B59. BDDiet drinks may taste good, but they mightnot bring happiness. A new study finds thatpeople who drink diet sodas or fruit drinks aremore likely to be diagnosed (诊断) withdepression.The study doesn’t show that diet drinks cause depression and the researchers stress their findings don’t provide an explanation. They looked at more than 263,900 U.S. adults ages 50 to 71 who answered questions about their beverage （饮料）consumption（摄入量）between the years 1995 and 1996. About 10 years later (from2004 to 2006), the same people were asked if a doctor had diagnosed them with depression since the year 2000.People who regularly drank four or more cans of any type of soda a day were 30 percent more likely to have received a diagnosis of depression than people who did not drink soda, said Dr. Honglei Chen of the National Institutes of Health, who led the study. The risk of depression was especially high for people who drank diet soda — a 31 percent increased risk compared to a 22 percent increased risk for those who drank regular soda, the researchers said.Those who drank four or more cans of diet fruit drinks were 51 percent more likely to be diagnosed with depression compared to those who did not drink diet fruit drinks.By contrast, people who drank four or more cups of coffee a day were 10 percent less likely to have been diagnosed with depression compared to non-coffee drinkers.The study only found an association, and did not determine （确定）whether diet soda or fruit drinks caused depression. Although the researchers took into account factors that could affect the results,such as age, sex, education, smoking status, physical activity, body mass index (BMI) and energy intake, it’s possible other circumstances, such as a family history of depression or stressful life events, could explain the association.A family history of depression and stressful life events are some of the biggest predictors of depression, said EmmaRobertson-Blackmore, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, who was not involved in the study. In addition, older people are more likely to experience stressful life events, including the death of a loved one, job changes or illnesses, Robertson-Blackmore said.However, the findings agree with those of a few previous studies that found a link between frequent consumption of sweetened beverages and a higher prevalence (流行程度) of depression, the researchers said. (Diet sodas and fruit drinks are sweetened, but their sweeteners contain no calories.)“More research is needed to confirm these findings, and people with depression should continue to take depression medications prescribed by their doctors,”said Chen.56. People who drink four or more _______ every day are the most likely to feel depressed.A. cups of coffeeB. cans of fruit drinksC. cans of diet sodaD. cans of regular soda57. The underlined phrase “took into account” means ___________.A. checked outB. went throughC. drew a conclusionD. paid attention to58. What can we learn from Dr. Honglei Chen’s study?A. Diet drinks taste good but they don’t always bring happiness.B. Drinking a lot of diet drinks regularly will lead to depression.C. There is a close connection between diet drinks and depression.D. Stressful life events can explain why people may feel depressed.59. What is the purpose of the writer writing the article?A. To find out why diet drinking leads to depression.B. To present findings on diet drinking and depression.C. To warn us against drinking diet soda or fruit drinks.D. To suggest a healthy way of drinking for a better life.答案：56. C57. D58. C59. BDDepression is not a choice. Rather, it is a true medical condition like high blood pressure or heart disease. In the United States alone, more than 17 million people suffer from depression with women being twice as likely as men to suffer from the disease. Depression crosses racial and socioeconomic lines. Anyone can suffer from it,and those that do are not "crazy" or "weak".They have a serious yet highly treatable disease.Feeling down? You’re not alone. If depres sion seems pretty common, it is. One in every ten adults suffers from depression. And that’s what has scientists confused. If depression caus es harm to thebody, why is it so widespread in the population?Some scientists think they may have the answer. Depression may have an evolutionary (进化) benefit. It may improve one’s chances of fighting off infection (感染).Scientists have known that depressed people show an immunoreactive (免疫反应性的) condition known asinflammation (炎症), even when they are not infected. For several years they have been finding that genes (基因) linked to depression also affect the function of the immune system. Stress, which can lead to depression, also change the immune system. These findingssuggested that depression was somehow linked to the body’s ability to fight disease.Some scientists now come up with the idea that depression might have had an evolutionary advantage in the days before modern medicine and antibiotics (抗生素). Infection was a major cause ofdeath in early human history. Surviving those infections determined which genes were passed to the next generation.They doubt that depression helped people, especiallychildren, stay alive from infection. E xtreme tiredness leads to inactivity and less social contact which helps keep infection from spreading. Hav ing no appetite helps avoid food sharing which canalso spread infection. Sleeplessness, which is associated with both depression and immune system activation, may have been amechanism to keep a person alert(机警) to fight off enemies after injury.If scientists are correct about this link, it could lead to new treatments for depression. They are interested in drugs that treat conditions where the immune system attacks the person’s own body, known as auto immune diseases. It is possible that medicine known to treat auto immune disease may be successful in treating depression also.56. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____.A. there is a depression line between different groups and societiesB. people at a higher social position may tend to suffer from depressionC. people who are living with depression could connect with each otherD. anyone can get depression whatever their economic states and backgrounds are57. In Paragraph 2 the author ______.A. introduces an idea on depressionB. gives an example to show his ideaC. explains how depression worksD. describe s the depression problems58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Depression can spread infection.B. Stress may affect the function of the immune system.C. Women are less likely to suffer from depression.D. Modern medicine is widely used for treating depression.59. The writer mainly wants to tell people that depression _____.A. is serious but highly treatable diseaseB. could have its advantages in scientific researchC. may improve one’s chances of fighting off infectionD. is a true medical condition like high blood pressure答案：56.D 57. A 58.B 59.CDMi Lan loves to buy clothes from Taobao. It saves time and sometimes you can find really cheap goods.After a recent online shopping, Mi took photos of some of her most satisfying goods and put them to a lifestyle forum(论坛) on. The 25-year-old hadn’t expected it would be the beginning of a nightmare.The returning message Mi received were unacceptable. “You call this fashion? How old are you? 50?” read one message. Another accused(谴责) Mi of advertising for these clothes: “Get out of here with your ugly goods! Don’t waste people’s time!” Yetanother message questioned Mi’s money situation, saying the clotheslooked cheap but that even poor people should have a better fashion sense.“I just wanted to share my online shopping experience,” said a deeply red-faced Mi, who deleted her photos from the website thenext day. “But now I’ve lost confidence in my image. None of my friends told me before that I dressed in bad taste. Why are peopleso unkind online?”Why? We used to think that people are rude onlinebecause of hiding behind anonym ous(匿名) situation, we feel like wecan get away with anything. But since the rise of social networkingsites, we are not as anonymous as we used to be.Still, rudeness goes everywhere. Sina’s Weibo, for example, requires users to register(注册) with their real name, yet people do not shy away from using dirty words whenever they disagree with each other. It is worse with some famous people and so-called “public stars”, some of who might even use personal attacks(攻击). Politeness and good manners do not get you noticed on weibo s, butstrangest and most impolite words will.Scientists and researchers have tried to find out why we do wrong things when using social web sites. According to a Wall Street Journal article, recent research suggests that visiting social networking sites brings down our self-control.This is because most of us present a beautified image of ourselves on Facebook or Weibo. This good image and the encouragement we get from good word s uplift our self-respect.But when we are too proud of ourselves, we might show poor self-control. It’s a bit like drinking:wine might make us feel good, but too much wine harms our minds and makes us lose ourself-control.Many people forget that they’re speaking out loud whenthey communicate online, especially when posting from a smart phone.56.What happened to Mi Lan?A. She got attacked on the Internet.B. Her photos were well-received on the Internet.C.She got her first experience in shopping on line.D. Her advertisement on the Internet was not successful.57.What does the word "nightmare"in paragraph 2 mean?A.A n exciting experience.B.A n unforgettable experience.C.A bad dream or something bad.D.A beautiful dream people have at night.58.What can we infer from the passage?A. Shopping on line has many benefits.B. Mi Lan is a girl fond of sharing with others.C.Many people often forget they’re speaking out aloud online.D. Some people are trying to get noticed by using rudeness.59.The writer wants to tell us that____.A. shopping online is getting more and more popularB. visiting social networking sites may lower our self-controlC. p eople are rude online because of hiding behind anonym ousD. p eople a l way s use dirty words whenever they disagree with each other答案：56. A 57. C 58. D 59.BDHeight is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.But genes don’t decided everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.No doubt(怀疑) you’re wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There’s no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty.Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now,how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt(高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later—between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.56. The underlined word “puberty” means________.A. when your body starts changing and becoming more grown upB. when your body starts growingC. when your body grows slowlyD. when your body stops growing57. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.B You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.C. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.D. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.58. After reading this passage, we can explain _____________.A. how good it is to be a doctorB. how much sleep time we needC. why genes can’t decide everythingD. what healthy diet is59. This passage is mainly about ________________.A. how the genes work in your body.B. how you grow to a certain heightC. why you look like your parentsD.when is the time you grow fast答案：56.A 57. D 58. C 59. BD“I’ve changed my mind. I wanted to have a camera, but now I want my daddy back.”Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas，written afterhis father had been killed outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love leave us, we cannot see the stars for a while.But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart. I find that my parents, long dead now, still appear in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them andI’m still surprised by their rea ctions(反应). I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn’t waitto send my parents the message. The reply was a long time in coming, butwhen it did, all Mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’ t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.It makes me pause(暂停) and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, one to give me pause.I said to myself silently, sometimes, in the dead of night. Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore(因此) plan to live for ever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we should have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer deaths on our streets today.56. According to the whole text we can see that the firstparagraph .A. raises the subject of the textB. shows the write r’s pity on the kidC. acts as an introduction to the discussionD. makes us know the write r’s attitude57. In the second paragraph the write r mainly wants to explain tous .A. how much he misses his parents nowB. why his parents often appear in his dreamC. when Lucien will get over all his sadnessD. how proud he was when he succeeded in life58. What feeling did the write r’s mother express in her reply?A. Proud.B. Happy.C. Angry.D. Worried59. In the write r’s opinion, the value of a person's life is .A. to leave behind a good memory to the people he lovedB. to have a high sense of duty to the whole societyC. to care what others will remember and treasureD. to share happiness and sadness with his family答案：56. C57. B 58. D59.ADWhy do people drink too much, eat too much, smoke cigarettes or take drugs? What’s to blame for all the bad behavior? Most people would say that, while these self-destructive (自我毁灭的) acts can have many root causes, they all have one obvious thing in common: they are all examples of failures of self-control, lacking the will power to resist them.According to a recent study, however, if you really think about it, something about that simple answer doesn’t quite make sense. In fact, it turns out that sometimes it’s having will power that really gets you into trouble.Think back to the time you took your very first sip (啜饮) of beer. Disgusting, wasn’t it? When my father gave me my first taste of beer as a teenager, I wondered why anyone would voluntarily drink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette — it tastes awful. So even though smoking, and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation (诱惑) you need will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.Just getting past those first horrible experiences actually requires a lot of self-control. Ironically (讽刺的是), only those who can control themselves well, rather than give in to them, can ever come to someday develop a “taste” for Budweiser beer, Marlboro cigarettes, or dark-roasted Starbucks coffee. We doit for social acceptance. We force ourselves to consume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and even illegal drugs, in order to seem experienced, grown-up, and cool.These bad habits aren’t self-control failures — far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they are in fact self-control successes. Self-control is simply a tool to be put to some use, helpful or harmful. To live happy and productive lives, we need to develop not only our self-control, but also the wisdom to make good decisions about when and where to apply it.56. What do most people think causes bad behavior?A. Being forced by others.B. Not having enough will power.C. Enjoying their first experiences.D. Following the examples of their friends.57. The author mentions his experience in the third paragraph to prove ____.A. will power helps develop bad habits sometimesB. drinking beer is harmful to the health of teenagersC. self-control should be developed when one is youngD. everyone can be challenged by different temptations58. In the last paragraph, the author stresses (强调) that ____.A. without self-control, no one can succeedB.bad habits don’t always lead to bad resultsC. applying self-control correctly is importantD. people can develop wisdom from bad behavior。