1/12019-2021北京初三（上）期中英語匯編閱讀回答問題一、閱讀回答問題（2021·北京市第二中學(xué)分校九年級期中）ChineseFancyKnotChinesefancyknots,alsocalledChineseknots,refertothetraditionaldecorativeknotsinChineseculture.TheybeganasaformoftraditionalartintheTangandSongDynastiesinChinaandbecamepopularintheMingDynasty.Longago,theyfoundtheirwaytoJapanandotherSoutheastAsiancountries,andwerewellreceived.

ChineseFancyKnotsthere.NowtheyaretakenasoneofthemostclassicsymbolsofChineseculture.Asforthenameitself,itissurelymeaningful.TheChinesewordfor“knot”,jie,means“connection”.Itisrelatedtolotsofculturalideas—marriage,brotherhood,reunion,etc.Meanwhile,thepronunciationoftheChinesewordjieisveryclosetothatofji,“goodluck”.Asaresult,Chineseknotsperfectlyserveasawaytoexpresspeople’sstrongwishesforgoodthingslikejoy,loveandgoodluck.

Besides,theknots,widelyexistingintheeverydaylifeoftheChineseculture,comeindifferentsizes.Smallonesareconnectedtojewelry(珠寶),clothes,gift—packagesandfurnitureinordertoattractpeople’sattention,whilelargeonesareusedtodecoratealivingroomorstudy.Whetherlargeorsmall,thereareoveradozenbasicknotpatterns(圖案)namedaccordingtotheirshapes,usagesororigins.Forexample,DoubleCoinKnotsarecalledshuangqianJiebecausetheyareintheshapeoftwoancientChinesecoins,meaning“goodthingscomeinpairs”.However,almostallthemainstylesofChinesefancyknotsaremadeupoftwoexactlysimilarparts,andthepatternsonthefrontandthebacksidesarealsosimilarineverydetail.

Inaddition,Chineseknotsarefamousfortheirbrightcolours.EachoftheChineseknotsismadeofasinglestringofcotton,silk,goldorsilver.Butthecoloursofthestringsarerichandhavedifferenttraditionalculturalmeanings.Amongthemostcommonlyusedbasecolours,redmeansgoodluckandhappiness,greenmeanshealth,andyellow,whichwasonceknownasaemperor’scolour,maymeanswealthandhonour.

Inbrief,thefamousChinesefancyknotsfullyreflect(反映)thedepthofChineseculture.Thesebrightlycolouredknotsofdifferentpatterns,withtheirendlesschainsofknots,meanthatlifeonearthwillcontinueforever.1．WhendidChinesefancyknotsbecomepopular?__________________2．WhatdoestheChinesecharacterfor“knot”mean?__________________3．WhydopeopleexpressstrongwisheswithChineseknots?__________________4．WhatarethemainpointsaboutChineseknotsinParagraph3?__________________5．WhatdoChinesefancyknotsfullyreflect?__________________（2021·北京市陳經(jīng)綸中學(xué)分校九年級期中）TheSuperBowlTheSuperBowlisthechampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（聯(lián)盟）inAmericaeveryyear.ThechampionoftheNationalFootballConference（NFC）competesagainstthechampionoftheAmericanFootballConference（AFC）（體系）todecidewhichisthebestteaminthecountry.SuperBowlisfarmorethanasportingevent.ThemixofAmerica’sbiggestinstitutions(體系):sports,TV,advertisingandentertainmentmakestheSuperBowlanAmericanculturalphenomenon.TheSuperBowlisusuallyheldonthelastSundayofJanuaryorthefirstSundayofFebruary.ThatdayiscalledSuperBowlSunday.Foryears,ithasbeenthemostwatchedone-daysportingeventintheUSanditgraduallyhasbecomeanunofficialnationalholiday.TheaverageviewingrateofSuperBowlreachedto44.9percentin2019.SuperBowlSundayseesmorepartiesthananyotherdayduringtheyear.Youngpeoplearenoexceptiontothepartyspirit.TheygathertowatchthegameonTV.TheSuperBowlisthethirdbiggesteatingdayinAmerica—behindChristmasandThanksgiving.FanshostSuperBowlpartiesbyfillingtheirlivingroomswithjunkfoodanddrinks.Guestsmayarrivedressedintheirteam’sT-shirtandcarryingbeertoshare.KnowingthattheSuperBowlhastheattentionofmillionsofAmericans,companiespaybigmoneyforgame-timeadvertising.In2019,theadvertisingcostsetarecord-＄5.3millionfor30seconds.TheSuperBowlhasdevelopedtoaTVsellingseasonsandwichedbetweenafter﹣ChristmassalesandValentine’sDay.AnothertraditionoftheSuperBowlistheHalftimeShow,whichpresentsatthehalftimebreakbetweenthesecondandthirdquarters.TheSuperBowlHalftimeShowisthemost-watchedmusicaleventoftheyear.SoitisalsocalledtheAmericans’SpringFestivalGala.Non﹣footballfanstune（調(diào)臺）intotheSuperBowlforthemostfamousmusicians’performancesduringhalftime.Asthetopperformers,TravisScottandBigBoygaveimpressiveliveshowfortheaudienceintheSuperBowlHalftimeShow2019.TheshowrepresentsalinkbetweenAmericanfootballandpopcultureandhelpsbroadenthetelevisionaudienceandnationwideinterest.AmericansviewtheSuperBowlasaNationalDayofrevelry（狂歡）.Althoughpeoplemaywatchitfordifferentreasons,thereisonethingforsure—theycanfindtheirownpleasureinit.6．WhatistheSuperBowl?__________________7．WhenistheSuperBowlusuallyheld?__________________8．HowdofansusuallyhostSuperBowlparties?__________________9．WhyistheHalftimeShowcalledastheAmericans’SpringFestivalGala?__________________10．WhatmakestheSuperBowlmorethanjustsport?__________________（2021·北京四中九年級期中）閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Today,thebully（欺凌；欺凌者）fighthavemovedtoanewfield—cyberspace.Usingemails,instantmessages,websites,andcellphones,cyberbulliesharmorthreatenothersonpurpose.Withtheiridentities（身份）hiddenbehindcomputerscreens,cyberbulliescanbehardertocatch.BullyingbytheNumbersCriminal—justiceprofessorsJustinPatchinandSameerHindujasurveyed1,500kidsaged10to17.Theyreportedthataboutonethirdofthekidsclaimedtohavebeencyberbullied.SueLimberandRobinKowalski,researchersandteachersatClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolina,recentlyfinishedastudyof3,767studentsingradessixthrougheight.Theyfoundthemostpopularmethodofcyberbullyingisinstantmessaging.Unkindmessagesinchatrooms,emails,andonwebsiteswereclosebehind.LimberandKowalskialsofoundthatgirlsweretwiceaslikelyasboystobethevictims（受害者）ofattacks.That’sE—Nough!Severalstateseitherhavelawsorareworkingonlawsthatrequireschooldistrictstostopcyberbullyingandpunishstudentswhoareinvolved.Findingouttheidentityofthebullyandgettingkidstoreportaproblemcauseadditionalproblems.“Itisdifficultforsomeonewhoisbeingcyberbulliedtoknowwhoisdoingitbecauseidentitiescanoftenbehiddenorwrong,”Limbersays.Ifyouareavictim,sheadvises,askanadultforhelp.WaystoavoidbulliesHerearethetopthreeskillskidsneedtodevelopinordertoavoidschoolbullies.First,appearconfident.Bullieslookforkidsthatshowfearandlowself—esteem.Howvictimsreply,howtheyholdtheirhead,whethertheystandtall,eventhetoneoftheirvoicecansignalthatakidmightmakeaneasytarget（目標(biāo)）.Second,developfriendships.Bullieslookforkidswholackconnectionsorwhoarealoneandtargetthem.Evenonegoodfriendatschoolcangreatlyhelpyouout.Third,Beawayfrombullyingplaces.Makesureyouknowthattherearesomeareasatschoolwherebullyingismorelikelytohappen.11．HowmanykidsweresurveyedbyJustinPatchinandSameerHinduja?_______________________12．AccordingtoLimberandKowalski,whoismorelikelytobethetargetofcyberbullying?_______________________13．Whyisitdifficulttofindthebullies?_______________________14．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?_______________________（2021·北京市順義區(qū)仁和中學(xué)九年級期中）閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。LearningwithLegosformorethan60years,Legobricks（磚塊）havedevelopedchildren’simaginations.Now,anewformofthesetoysiscalledLegoBrailleBricks.Itisbeingtestedaroundtheworld.LegoBrailleBricksaredesignedtohelppeoplelearnBraille（盲文）.That’sasystemofwritinginwhichlettersarereplacedbyraisedknobs（凸起）.ThesmallknobsonthebricksareputasBrailleletters.BlindchildrencanusetheirfingertipstoreadtheknobstolearnBraille.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,36millionpeopleworldwideareblind.IntheUnitedStates,only10%ofblindchildrenlearnBraille.LegoBrailleBrickscanhelpchangethat.BrailleBrickswillbelaunched（上市）byLegoin2020.Forsomeschools,itwillbefree.TheDanishAssociationoftheBlindwasoneofthefirstorganizationstocomeupwiththeideaofusingLegobrickstoteachBraille.ThorkildOlesen,thepresidentoftheorganization,isblind.Hesaysmanyteachersdon’thavethetoolsandskillstohelpkidslearnBraille.Sotheyteachwithaudiotools,suchasaudiobooks.“Likeanyotherpeople,weneedtoexpressourselvesinwriting,”O(jiān)lesentoldTIMEforKids.“Audioisgreat.ButitcanneverreplaceBraille.Brailleisthemostimportanttoolforus.Itisthebestwayforblindpeopletolearntospellcorrectly,write,andreadlikecommonpeople.”O(jiān)lesen’sorganizationsharedhisideaforBrailleBrickswiththeLegoFoundation（基金會）.OlesenexplainedtothetoymakerthattheknobsonLegosaresimilartoBrailleletters.StineStormisaprojectmanagerattheLegoFoundation.ShelikedtheideaofturningLegobricksintoalearningtool.“ItwasafunandplayfulwaytoteachBrailletoblindchildren,”shesays,“LegoBrailleBrickswillalsohaveprintedlettersonthemthatmatchtheBrailleletters,sosightedchildrenandblindchildrencanplaywiththeLegostogether.”15．Whatisthenewformofthetoycalled?__________________________________________________________________________16．HowcanblindchildrenlearnBraillewithLegoBrailleBricks?__________________________________________________________________________17．WhenwillBrailleBricksbelaunchedbyLego?__________________________________________________________________________18．WhyisBraillethemostimportanttoolforblindpeople?__________________________________________________________________________19．WhydoesStineStormliketheideaofturningLegobricksintoalearningtool?__________________________________________________________________________（2020·北京師大附中九年級期中）Coronavirus（新型冠狀病毒）disease（COVID-19）isaninfectiousdiseasecausedbyanewlydiscoveredcoronavirus.Morecasesarestillreportedinsomecitieseveryday.PleasefollowthegeneralCOVID-19preventionguidance.Staycautiouswhenyoumeetupwithfriends.Avoidindooractivitiesandstayawayfrombiggroupsbystickingtoacoregroupoffriendsandfamily.Youshouldonlyplaysportsandgameswithotherswhenyoucanstay6feetapartandwearfacecoverings.Gettestedasquicklyasyoucanifyouhaveanysymptomssuchasfever,coughandheadaches.Ifyouaretestedpositive,pleasestayathomeandprotectthosearoundyoubywearingafacecovering.Topreventcatchingtheinfection,herearesomemoretipstohelpyoustaysafeasyoumoveaboutthecitythisfall.●Whenyougotothegym：√Wearafacecoveringthatcoversyournoseandmouthatalltimes.Don’tcoveryourfacewithbandanas（印花手帕）orgaiters（鞋套）.Theyarenotacceptablefacecoveringswhileatthegym.√Stopsocializing.Keepatleast6feetawayfromgym—goers.●Whenyoueatout:√Donotwait.Makeareservation,checkoutthemenuonlineanddowhateverelseyoucantoavoidlongwaittimesbeforeyougetatableandorder.√Keepyourfacecoveringonatalltimesunlessyouareeatinganddrinking.●Whenyoushop:√Usehandsanitizer（消毒液）whenenteringthestore,aftertouchingproductsandafterleavingthestore.√Onlytouchproductsyouintendtobuy,andusecontactless（無需接觸的）paymentmethodswheneverpossible.20．Whatshouldyoudowhenyouplaysportsandgameswithothers?__________________21．Whycan’tyoucoveryourfacewithbandanasorgaitersatthegym?__________________22．Whencanyoutakeoffyourfacecoveringwhenyoueatout?__________________23．Howcanyoupaysafelywhenyoushop?__________________24．Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?__________________（2020·北京四中九年級期中）ComingtoaFullStopInthethirdcenturyBC,thefullstop,orperiod,wasintroducedbyGreekliterarycriticAristophanesofByzantium.Thispunctuationmark（標(biāo)點符號）isusedtoshowtheendofasentence.However,thefullstophasadifferentmeaningtoteenagersandthoseintheirearly20s,whoseethispunctuationmarkasasignofanger.Andthereisareasonforthat.Theyoungergenerationhasgrownupusingthetextsastheirprimarymeansofcommunication.Whensendingmessages,theytendtobreakuptheirthoughtsbysendingeachoneasaseparatemessage,insteadofusingafullstop.Somehavesaidthefullstopisunnecessarywhenusedintextingbecausethemessageisendedjustbysendingit.AccordingtotheTelegraph,linguist（語言學(xué)家）LaurenFonteynofLeidenUniversityintheNetherlands,tweeted:“Ifyousendatextmessagewithoutafullstop,it'salreadyobviousthatyou'veconcludedthemessage.""Soifyouaddthatadditionalmarkerforcompletion,theywillreadsomethingintoitandittendstobeafallingintonation（語調(diào)）ornegativetone."DavidCrystal,oneoftheworld'sleadinglanguageexperts,arguesthattheusageoffullstopsisbeing"revised（修改）inareallyfundamentalway".InhisbookMakingaPoint,hesaysthatthepunctuationmarkhasbecomean"emotionmarker"hatremindstherecipient（接受者）thatthesenderisangryorannoyed.Thoughthefullstophastakenonadifferentmeaningtotheyoungergeneration,expertshavenotedthatitisimportanttotakecontext（語境）intoconsideration.Forexample,usingfullstopsinanemailisperfectlyacceptableandisnotconsideredrude.25．Whatisthefullstopusedtoshow?_________________________________________26．Howdoteenagersseethemeaningofthefullstop?_________________________________________27．Whyhavesomeyoungpeoplesaidthefullstopisunnecessarywhenusedintexting?_________________________________________28．DoLaurenFonteynandDavidCrystalagreewitheachother?_________________________________________29．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?_________________________________________（2020·北京市第四十三中學(xué)九年級期中）AnewrubbishsortingsystemhasbeenputintouseinFangchengyuanCommunityinBeijing.Localpeoplenotonlysorttheirrubbish,butalsoputQRcodes(二維碼）onit."Whentherubbishiscollectedandthecodesareseen,Iwillgetsmallgiftsandevensomemoney,"oneofthelocalpeopletoldreporters."It'sreallycreativeandencouraging."About350communitieshavecarriedoutthissmartsysteminBeijing.ThecapitalofChinahasjoinedalistofcitiesinthecountrythattakeactiontosupportrubbishsorting.Forexample,ShenzhenandShanghaihavemadelawstopunishpeopleandorganizationsfornotsortingrubbishcorrectly.Chinaproducesquitealotofrubbisheveryyear.Muchoftherubbishisburied（填埋)insoilorburnedwithoutbeingsorted.Landfills（填埋場）takeupalotoflandandhaveariskofpollutingthesoilandwaternearby.Andburningrubbishcanproduceharmfulgases.

Throughrubbishsorting,wecanreduce（減少）theuseoflandfillsandairpollution.What'smore,rubbishsortingsavesresources,whichcouldbringeconomic(經(jīng)濟的)benefits.Forexample,atonofwastepapercanbereusedtomakeabout850kgofpaper,saving17treesand50%ofwater.Becauseoftheirbenefits,somecountrieshavedevelopedsuccessfulsortingsystems.Japanhasastrictanddetailedsystem.Whenpeoplethrowawayawaterbottle,thecap,thewastepaperandthebottleitselfhavetogointothreedifferentbins(垃圾箱).Everyyear,familiesreceivespecialrubbishsortingtimetablesanddirectionsfromtheirlocalgovernments.Theyareadvisedtofollowthetimetablesanddirectionswhentheythrowawayrubbish.InAustralia,everyfamilyisprovidedwiththreerubbishbins—theredlid(蓋子)binfor"generalwaste"likefoodandplasticbags,theyellowlidbinfor"recycling"likesteelareglass,andthegreenlidbinfor"greenwaste"suchasgrassandleaves.Onthestreets,thebinsareprintedwithpicturesofthethingsthatareallowedinside.Itmakesrecyclingquiteeasy.30．WhatwillpeoplegetiftheysorttheirrubbishinFangchengyuanCommunity?31．HowmanycommunitieshavecarriedoutthissmartsysteminBeijing?32．WhatdofamiliesinJapanreceivefromtheirlocalgovernmentseveryyear?33．WhatisthegreenlidbinforinAustralia?34．Whatarethebenefitsofrubbishsorting?（2020·北京·景山學(xué)校九年級期中）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutawritingsystemforyourlanguage?Itmaybehardtopictureitnow,butamannamedSequoyahlivedinsuchaworld.SequoyahwasamemberofanativeAmericantribe,theCherokee.Cherokeepeoplespeaktheirownlanguage,butforhundredsofyearstheydidnothaveasystemofwriting.Withoutawritingsystem,theCherokeehadnonewspapersorbooksbefore1809.Sequoyahwasprobablybornaroundtheyear1770andlivedwithhismotherinasmallvillageinthemountainsofTennessee.Whenhegrewup,hebecameablacksmith.Whenhewasdoingbusinesswiththose“English-speakingpeople”,henoticedthattheyusedpaperwithmarkstorecordtheirthoughtsandideas.Sequoyahcalledthesepiecesofpaperwithmarks“talkingleaves”.HebegantowonderwhypeoplewhospokeCherokeedidnothaveawaytowritedowntheirwords.In1809,SequoyahdecidedtogivetheCherokeetheirown“talkingleaves”.AtfirsthetriedtomakeadifferentsymbolforeverywordintheCherokeelanguage.Butinthatcase,therewouldbesomanysymbolsandtoohardforpeopletoremember,sohedecidedtomakeapictureforeachsyllable(音節(jié)).Aftermuchhardwork,Sequoyahinvented85symbols.Inordertoseewhetheritwouldwork,hehelpedhissix-year-olddaughterAyokalearneachsymbolandfoundshecouldlearntoreadandwriteveryquickly.Sequoyah’sinventionwasasuccess!Beforelong,Sequoyah’swritingsystemhadspreadfarandwide.Cherokeepeoplelivinginalldifferentpartsofthecountrylearnedtoreadandwrite.In1825,Sequoyah’ssystemwasmadetheofficialwrittenlanguageforCherokeepeople.Tothisday,CherokeespeakersstilluseSequoyah’swritingsystem.InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,youcanseestreetsignsandbillboardswritteninbothEnglishandCherokee.SequoyahwillalwaysberememberedforhisimportantcontributiontoCherokeepeople.35．DidtheCherokeehavenewspapersbefore1809?___________________________________________________________36．WhatdidSequoyahcallthepiecesofpaperwithmarks?___________________________________________________________37．HowmanysymbolsdidSequoyahinventintheCherokeelanguage?___________________________________________________________38．WhenwasSequoyah’ssystemmadetheofficialwrittenlanguage?___________________________________________________________39．WhywillSequoyahalwaysberemembered?___________________________________________________________（2020·北京八中九年級期中）YoungInventorCreatesPlasticfromFishScalesLucyHughes,a24-year-oldEnglishinventor,hasusedfishskinandscales(鱗）tocreateanewkindofplasticthatwillbreakdowninaboutsixweeks.Herinventionwon2019JamesDysonAward,whichwascreatedbythefamousEnglishinventorJamesDysontoencouragestudentstotrytousetheircreativitytosolveproblemsintherealworld.LucyHughesstudiedhowtodesignproductsattheUniversityofSussexinEngland.Asadesigner,sheknewalotabouthowwastefulmanyproductsare.Plasticbags,forexample,areoftenusedonceforashorttimeandthenthrownaway.ShedecidedtochallengeherselftomakesomethingoutofwasteinsteadTheUniversityofSussexisn'tfarfromthecoast.Ms.Hughesspentsometimestudyingthefishingbusinessandthewastefromfishthatwerethrownaway.Aftersometests,shedecidedthatthefishskinandscalesseemedlikethemostlikelypartsforherproduct.Shetriedmorethan100differentexperimentsbeforegettingthingsjustright.Ms.Hughescalledherfinishedproduct"MarinaTex".Itsolvestwoproblems:

thesingle-useplasticandfishwaste.MarinaTexisclearandfeelslikeplastic,butit'sstrongerthannormalplasticthatisofthesamethickness.Itisalsocheaptomakesinceit'smadefromfishwaste.

TheprocessofmakingMarinaTexalsodoesn'tusemuchenergy.Mostimportantly,MarinaTexdoesn'ttakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.Onitsown,itbreaksdowninfourtosixweeks.Forwinningthecontest,Ms.Hugheswillearnf,30,000.Herschoolwillgetf,5,000.Sheislookingforwardtomovingaheadwithheridea.ShehopestheawardmoneywillhelpherwiththeprocessofgettingMarinaTexintouseasquicklyaspossible.ShethinksthatoneofthebestusesforMarinaTexwillbeinsomekindsoffoodpackaging.40．WhatdidLucyHughescreate?41．HowmanyexperimentsdidLucyHughestry?42．WhatproblemsdoesMarinaTexsolve?43．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?44．HowwillLucyHughespossiblyspendtheawardmoney?（2019·北京八十中九年級期中）AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeakEnglishofcourse.ButsometimestherearesomeimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Firstofall,theysoundverydifferentoften.Americansdon’tsayeachwordseparately.Theysaywordstogether.Americansmaysay“Idunno”insteadof“Idon’tknow”.Ortheymaysay“Whaddyasay?”insteadof“Whatdidyousay?”However,theBritisharemorecareful.Theyusuallysayallthewordsandkeepthemseparate.Soundisnotonlythedifference.Wordssometimeshavedifferentmeaningstoo.Forexample,thevocabularyforcarsanddrivingisverydifferent.Americansdrivetrucks,butinEnglandpeopledrivelorries.Manyexpressionsarealsodifferentinthetwocountries.InEngland,ifyouaregoingtotelephoneyourfriendsyou“phonethemup”.InAmerica,you“givethemacall”.WhenyouaresayinggoodbyeinEnglandyoumightsay“Cheerio!”InAmericayoumightsay“Seeyoulater.”There’realsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansusuallyusethehelpingverb“do”whentheyaskaquestion.Theysay“Doyouhaveastorybook”?ButtheBritishoftenleaveoutthehelpingverb.Theysay“Haveyouastorybook?”Mostlanguagesarelikethis.Languageschangeovertime.Whenpeopleliveinseparateplaces,thelanguageschangeindifferentways.ThisiswhathashappenedtoEnglish.Itcanalsohappentootherlanguages,suchasFrench.ManypeopleinCanadaspeakFrenchbuttheirFrenchisverydifferentfromtheFrenchofFrance.45．Wheredopeoplesaywordsseparately,inAmericaorinBritain?________________________________________________________46．WhentheBritishsay“phonethemup”,whatdoAmericanssay?________________________________________________________47．HowmanydifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharethereinthepassage?________________________________________________________48．Whatisthemainideaofthe5thparagraph?________________________________________________________49．WhyisAmericanEnglishdifferentfromBritishEnglish?________________________________________________________（2019·北京東城·九年級期中）閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。It'snotusefulforyouifyoucan'trememberwhatyoureadorstudy.Youjustwasteyourtime.Ifyouwanttorememberwhatyoustudyorreadwell,youmusthaveaspecialpurposeorreasonforreading.Whenyouknowwhyyou'rereading,youcanrememberbetter.Thinkwhyasalesgirlinastoregoesawaywhenyouranswertoherofferis"No,thankyou.I'mjustlookingaround",becausebothyouandsheknowthatyouaren'tsurewhatyouwant.Butifyousay,"Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairofsunglasses."Instead,Shewillsay,"Rightthisway,please.”Andshewillbeverygladtoleadyoutowhatyouwant.It'squitethesamewithyourstudyingorreading.Ifyouchooseabook,youonlythink,"justlook”butwithoutanypurpose,youarelikelytogetnothing.Butifyouknowwhatyouwant,youarealmostsuretogetsomethingfromitwhenyoureadorstudy.Youwant"tofindoutmoreabout…"tounderstandthereasonfor…".Agoodreaderhasaclearpurposeorreasonforwhatheisdoing.Hecanconnecttheinformationtohisgoalandrememberitbetter.Readingisnotonesingleactivity,either.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.Asyouread,youtakeinideasquicklyandcorrectly.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourownideastoyourselfwhenyouread:Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththewriter.Ifyouexpressyourideas,theymaysoundlikethis:"Yes,Iagree.That'smyopinion,too,or"Oh,Ithoughtthatrecordwasbrokenmuchearlier.I'dbettercheckthosedates,”O(jiān)r“Buttherearesomeotherfactstobeconsidered!”Youdon’tjustsittheretakinginideas,youreallydosomethingelse,andthatsomethingelseisveryimportant.Anotherprocessofthinkingaboutwhatyoureadincludesjudgingit,connectingittowhatyoualreadyknow,andusingitforyourowngoals.Inotherwords,agoodreaderisacritial（批評的）reader.Whenyouread,youcantellbetweenfactsandopinions.Anotherpartofcriticalreadingisyoucanjudgesources.Stillanotherpartisdrawingrightconclusions.50．Isitusefulifyoucan'trememberwhatyoureadorstudy?51．Whatmustyoudoifyouwanttorememberwhatyouread?52．Whatcanyougetifyoujustlookatabookwithoutanypurpose?53．Howmanyimportantprocesseswhenyouread?54．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?（2019·北京市廣渠門中學(xué)九年級期中）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。EveryonecanchangetheworldWhatcanwedotohelpprotecttheenvironment?Itseemsuselesstojustpickupapieceoftrash(垃圾),butwhatwillhappenifyoukeepdoingiteveryday?TommyKleyn,anordinarymanfromtheNetherlands,maygiveyoutheanswer.TommyKleynwalkedpastapollutedriveronhiswaytoworkeveryday.Itusedtobeabeautifulview,butthetrashonthebankmadeitdirtyandsmelly.SoTommydecidedtopickupthetrashalongtheriveralittlebitatatimeafterwork.“Ittookmeabout30minutestofillonegarbage(垃圾)bagwithtrash,butonegarbagebagdidn'tseemhelpfulinaplaceaspollutedasthis.IdecidedtofillonebagoftrasheachdayasIpassedby,"Tommysaid.Everyday,TommytookpicturesoftheriverandsharedthemonhisFacebookpage.Tohissurprise,injustsixdays,hehadmadegreatprogresswithhiscleanupeffort(努力).Hefelthappyandkeptdoingit.Gradually,moreandmorepeopleknewaboutTommy'sstory.Otherpeopleinthecommunitybeganfollowinginhisfootstepsandcleaninguptrashontheir