初中英语阅读表达

2014朝阳二模

八、阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)

Researchers say that men and women have different communication styles (风格). That’s why they sometimes cannot communicate well with each other. Here are some differences between them.

Men’s communication style is more direct. They usually take a direct way to a problem and suggest a solution (解决办法). Men often make decisions more quickly than women. They also like to make decisions by themselves. Women’s communication style is to discuss problems and ask other people for their opinions. Women like to talk with other people before they make a decision.

The topics of conversation are also different between men and women. Women like to discuss personal topics and talk about their feelings. Talking about problems is important in friendship for women. They can express what they think while talking about them. It is important in friendships for women. Men, on the other hand, are less comfortable discussing their feelings. They like to talk about the latest news, business, and personal success. Men build friendships by doing activities together. On the other hand, women build friendships by sharing feelings.

These differences of communication styles cause problems in their relationships. What are the causes? First, women may think it is important to discuss how they feel about a problem. Men, however, like to come to a solution. Second, men often think that women are complaining (抱怨), because women are always talking about their feelings. Men offer a solution to a problem, and then want to talk about something else. The third is that women often think that men don’t want to discuss things. In fact, they just want to discuss different things.

As men and women learn more about their different communication styles, they can better understand each other.

64. Do men and women have different communication styles?

65. Do women make decisions by themselves or with others’ help?

66. What is important in friendship for women?

67. How do men and women understand each other better?

68. What does the writer mainly talk about in the passage?

2014丰台二模

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

While carrying your schoolbag on the way to school or home, does the heavy weight of your books make you less interested to learn knowledge? Don't worry.

E-readers may help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag.

An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books.

So people want to replace heavy schoolbags with small, light

e-readers. For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in

Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library

last summer. The head of the library said that the school was going

to replace printed books with e-books. Teachers and students will

use e-readers instead.

Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. They can download an e-book in 60 seconds. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips!”said Meghan Chenausky, 16.