【题目】【2016河南中考】阅读理解

Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place?

Lots of people do. And now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why. They found that one-half of the brain "remains more awake" than the other half when people are trying to sleep in a new place.

The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people report they have a harder time sleeping the first night at a hotel or other places outside their home. They call it "first-night influence". "In Japan they say, 'If you change your bed, you can't sleep,'" said Yuka Sasaki, one of the report's writers. "You don't sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it."

The researchers measured brain waves (测量脑波) for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart (间隔). They found during the first night the left half of the brain was more active than the right half. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said.

Sasaki said a lot of questions remain.

Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long. So, they don't know if the left half keeps "watch" all night, or whether it "works in shifts (轮换) with the right half later in the night". They also do not know why the brain activity, at least during the first period of deep sleep, is always on the left half.

For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is "looking out for us" in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That brain activity, at least according to this new research, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to wake up well rested in the morning.

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【1】 How many times did the researchers measure brain waves for 35 volunteers?

A. Once. B. Twice.

C. Three times. D. Four times.

【2】 The researchers found during the first deep-sleep period.

A. the brain waves remained the same

B. the brain activity helped with sleep

C. the right half of the brain kept "watch"

D. the left half of the brain was more active

【3】 Which of the following is one of the questions that remain?

A. Whether the new bed keeps you from sleeping.

B. How you have trouble sleeping in a new place.

C. Why the brain activity is always on the left half.

D. What people can do when they can't sleep well.

【4】The underlined word "calming" has the closest meaning to" ".

A. pleasing B. different

C. serious D. strange

【5】What is the text mainly about?

A. What we will have to do to sleep well.

B. How researchers measure brain waves.

C. Who doesn't sleep well in a new place.

D. Why it's harder to sleep in a new place.

【题目】【2016福建厦门中考】阅读理解

An old gentleman whose eyesight (视力) was falling came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine (酒) in each hand. On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail (钉子). So as soon as he hung them on, the bottles fell broken and the wine split all over the floor.

When a waitress discovered what had happened, she felt really sorry for him and wanted to give him a hand.

So the next morning when he was out taking a walk in the garden, she put a nail on the wall exactly where the fly had stayed.

Now the old man entered his room. The smell of the split wine reminded him of the accident. When he looked up at the wall, he found the fly was there again! He walked to it carefully and hit it with all his strength.

On hearing a loud cry, the waitress rushed in. To her great surprise, the poor man was there sitting on the floor, his face was pale and a lot of blood was running on his right hand.

【1】We know from this passage that ________.

A. the old man had poor eyesight

B. the old man’s hands weren’t so strong

C. the bottles of wine were too heavy

【2】Picture ________ was the thing the old man saw on the wall for the first time.

【3】The nail was put on the wall by ________.

A. the old man B. a gardener C. the waitress

【4】The waitress must be a ________ girl.

A. careless B. kind-hearted C. dangerous

【5】The old man’s hands was badly hurt because ________.

A. the hotel’s service was terrible

B. he drank too much wine

C. he mistook the nail for a fly

【题目】

Everyone loves toys because they’re fun to play with and they always make you think of the good old days of your childhood.

As a child, it’s hard to move his feet in front of fun toys. It is the same with many adults. Toy collecting is one of those hobbies that bring out the kid in you. If you’re going to start a toy collection, here is some advice:

Make sure you know about the value (价值) of your toys, or the toys you’re buying. Get to know the shopkeeper, look through Internet websites, and read books. The more you know about your hobby, the better!

Do you love trains, or dolls? While it’s great to have all kinds of toys, it can be fun to study the kinds of toys that you’re most interested in.

Always remember: condition, year, and price, the 3 most important things to buy a toy. If the toy is quite old, in great shape, and at a good price then you’ve hit the jackpot (中了头彩)!

Toy collecting is all about having fun! Don’t only pay attention to the number and don’t spend all your money on them! Be fair about your toys, and most of all—have fun while collecting your toys.

1What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指代)?

A. The hobby of collecting toys.B. Standing still in front of fun toys.

C. Deep love of collecting.D. Playing with your toys.

2How many pieces of advice does the writer give?

A. OneB. Two.C. Three.D. Four.

3Which one can be the best title of the third paragraph?

A. Get Information about Your Toys.B. Share Your Toys.

C. Have Fun Playing with Toys.D. Try to Get Toys You Like.

4Which of the following is NOT true accoridng to the passage?

A. If the toys are old, cheap but beautiful, people won’t collect them.

B. People love toys because they can take them back to the past.

C. The most important thing of collecting toys is having fun.

D. It is good to collect all kinds of toys that you like.

5What is the main idea of the passage?

A. To advise you to begin toy collecting.

B. To give some advice on toy collecting.

C. To show how interesting toy collecting is.

D. To write a story about toy collecting.

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