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1、A） 2018中考海淀一模阅读DMotivated（有内驱力的）or Overachieving?Everyone has the occasional classmate who hands in his work ahead of time with really beautiful handwriting. Someteachers maycheerfully get the homework by saying “Of course you did it early, I m sure you ve done a good job! ” Someteachers mayfeel ann
2、oyed because “The deadline is not until next Friday. Behind this student s back are tons of whispers from his classmates. Ugh, he is such an overachiever and it s _ _ _ ”so annoying.If you ask the samestudent to explain his behavior, he probably says that he is simply a motivated ” . Such students r
3、efuse to call themselves overachievers but preferamotivated ” instead. They want to shy awayfrom the unpleasant term “overachiever ” but choose to embrace the word a motivated ” .Why is the term “overachiever “ used as an insult（ 侮W）? Do we not all work hard to achieve our goals? Why does theamotiva
4、ted ” studentnot proudly call himself an “overachiever ” ？In my personal experience, being called an overachiever in front of my classmates is not pleasant at all. The word is often connected with an unkind smile or sometimes a hint of jealousy（ 嫉妒）.Overachiever ”carries the implied（ 暗指的）sense which
5、 over” lends it - you have done too much and you have gone too far. Anyway, it is beyond the proper degree and just annoying to those students who refuse to put in the effort themselves and get unhappy with you for doing so.A student would rather think of himself as an excellent student andit is mot
6、ivation that drives him to do his best. What is the implied meaning of amotivated ? Connected with positive words like willpower, spirit and determination, theamotivated “ student would appear to becompeting in an event of the brain Olympics.A student would rather think of himself as an excellent st
7、udent andit is motivation that drives him to do his best. What is the implied meaning of amotivated ? Connected with positive words like willpower, spirit and determination, the amotivated “ student would appear to be competing in an event of the brain Olympics.Although there are differences in thei
8、r implications, the student who calls himself a motivated “ could actually be a secret overachiever, going over the top for all his work: while the “overachiever ” is nothing more than a motivated student, driven by the simple desire to do well and willing to put in time and effort. In fact, the cho
9、ice lies within the student: to overachieve or not to overachieve; to find the motivation to do well and be driven by it, or to sit back and blame others for overachieving to hide his inability to achieve.30. According to the passage, overachievers.A. are popular with their classmatesB.hand in homew
10、ork aheadof timeC.are much loved by their teachersD.look down on others forbeing slow31. The word“embracein Paragraph 2 probably means ” .A. understandB.explainC.doubtD.accept32. What can we learn from the passage?A. Teachers expect students to benefit from their extra workB. Students compete with e
11、ach other to become overachievers.C. Classmates may laugh at overachievers to hide their inability to achieve.D. The writer has some pleasant experiences of being called an overachiever.33. The writer probably agrees that.A. students shouldn t be encouraged to be overachieversB.students without moti
12、vation will become overachieversC.motivated students make better progress than overachieversD.motivated students have something in common with overachieversC） 2018中考 西城一模 阅读D一Cities are taking interest in electric scooter（电动小摩托）-sharesystems as an affordable transportation to cut down on pollution a
13、nd traffic jams. The electric scooters, which weigh between 30 and 40 pounds, reach speeds of about 15 mph.In September 2017, Santa Monica, California, became the first U.S. city to have an electric scooter-share service. Users find and unlock one of the more than 1,000 scooters with a smartphone ap
14、p. A ride costs $1, and then 0.15 cents for each minute of riding throughout the beach town.Bird, the startup operating the scooter-share, picks up the scooters every night to them, and places them around Santa Monica each morning ready for people s use. The companywas created by Travis VanderZanden
15、, who once worked in Uber and Lyft, after he realized ridesharing services failed to help with traffic jams and air pollution. Since its September 2017 beginning, Bird s system has served more than 50,000 riders who have taken 250,000 trips - more than half of which have been in the last month. It s
16、 since expanded（ 扩张）to Venice, California, and some neighborhoods in Los Angeles and San Diego. Bird plans to expand to lots of markets by the end of 2018.Competitors, backed by millionaires, are appearing. Two bike-share startups LimeBike and Spin, have spoken of plans to provide electric scooters in cities this year.Electric scooters have also gotten the attention of
