初三阅读理解

阅读理解1.BuyingisDoing?Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?Inthefuture,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,atshoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobablyseeyouspendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarilybad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon’thavetogotoclass.However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?Whatthingswouldbringyouhappiness?Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewillbeourmostimportantmemories.Why?Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.Theydon’tcomeinapackage.Youmaketheexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwithafriend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbeexperiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhaveapackageexperience.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsumebecausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution（变革）againstconsumerism.How?Byconsumingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatestsatisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.1.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________.A.spendlessmoneyB.thinkaboutitcarefullyC.organizeourthingsD.gotoconveniencestores2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________.A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsuminglessB.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfactionC.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoicesD.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories3.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople’sshoppingbehavior.D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.2OnmyrecenttriptoSydneywithmyparents,wevisitedtheWildlifePark.TheWildlifeParkhaslotsofdifferentanimalsandbirds.Somearenative(当地的)toAustraliaandcanonlybefoundthere.Thereareover600animalsthere,includingkangaroos,koalasandcrocodiles(鳄鱼).Theyarekeptintheirnaturalenvironment.IliketheWildlifeParkbetterthanazoowheremostoftheanimalsareincages(笼子).Wefirstspentsometimewiththekangaroos.Wewereallowedtotouchandfeedthem.Itwasveryexcitingtobesoclosetothem.Therewerekoalastheretoo.Theylookedverycuddly(令人想拥抱的).Althoughwewerenotallowedtocarrythem,Igottotakeaphotowithone.Itisawonderfulsouvenir(纪念品)ofmyholidayinSydney.TheWildlifeParkhasplentyoffreshwaterandsaltwatercrocodiles.Someofthemarereallybigandscary(吓人的)withhugeteeth!Ididnotwanttogettooclosetothem.Therewasalsoabirdshow.Thekeepersshowedusdifferentspecies(种类)theyhad.Isawanoldparrotwhichcould“talk”.Itmadeagreatimpressiononme.Ienjoyedthetripverymuch.Therewassomuchtosee.1.WhereistheWildlifePark?A.InSydney.B.InCairo.C.InAthens.D.InRome.2.Whatisawonderfulsouvenirofthewriter’sholiday?A.Aparrotthatcouldtalk.B.Achancetofeedakoala.C.Aphotowithakoala.D.Foodforthekangaroos.3.Whydidn’tthewriterwanttogetveryclosetothecrocodiles?A.Theylivedinwater.B.Thewriterwasafraidofthem.C.Thewriterdidnotwanttofeedthem.D.Thewriterdidnotlikethesmellofsaltwater.4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThekangaroosarekeptincagesintheWildlifePark.B.ThewritertravelledtotheWildlifeParkalone.C.Thewriterwenttoseekoalasfirst.D.Thewriterwatchedabirdshow.5.HowdidthewriterfeelaftervisitingtheWildlifePark?A.Excited.B.Unhappy.C.Bored.D.Hopeless.