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Starting outUnderstanding ideasI.阅读理解A Justa coupleof hoursago,I wason the plane,ready tofly homefrom London.The flighthad beendelayed bya fewhours soit felt good to be soclose to take-off.I hadmy iPadin placeand anew bookto read.Then,over theloudspeaker camethe pilotsvoiceThe groundcrew hasfound ametal instrumentin onetire.We regretthat wemust cancelthis flight.”The passengersreactions thatannouncement ledto wereinteresting.One manclose to me beganto arguewith aflight attendant.A couplein anotherrow complainedloudly.A businessmanin ablack suitactually kickedthe seatin frontof him.Yet somepassengers respondeddifferently.An elderlygentleman smiledas hehelped otherstake theirbags downfrom theoverhead compartments(B园I诃).A teenager,rather thantrying torush offtheplanelike most of theother passengers,stopped to help awoman witha disability.The ladysitting nextto melaughed andsaid”Hey,its notthe endof theworld,・♦”before shemade acall to her kidsand sharedher adventurewith them.The wisestamong ushave aremarkable abilityto maintaingrounded whentimes gettough.No life is perfect;mine certainlyisn,t.We allmust facechallenges,both largeand small.You andI have the powerto chooseto riseabove theexternal circumstances.We alwayshave thechoice tobe strongand kindwhen thingsfall apart.That,s graceunder pressure.My seatmatewas right—things couldhave beenso muchworse.Anyway,I amsafe.I havemy health.I havetwo wonderfulchildren.I havework Ilove andso muchtobegrateful for.Sure Inow have to waita fewhours tocatch thenext flighthome.语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文作者通过描述其乘坐的飞机航班取消时人们的不同反应而感悟到没有生活是完美的,生活艰难时,我们要积极冷静地去面对
1.What causedthe passengers,different reactionsdirectly A.The loudspeaker.B.The delayof theflight.C.The groundcrews fault.D.The pilotsannouncement.解析选D细节理解题根据第二段第一句可知,通知所导致的乘客们的反应是有趣的后面写的是不同乘客的不同反应,因此是飞行员的通知引起了乘客的不同反应
2.Who turnedhis angeron the seat A.The teenagerhelping thedisabled.B.The oldman takingbags down.C.The manin adark suit.D.The manclose to the author.解析选C细节理解题根据第二段中的A businessmanin ablack suitactually kickedtheseatin frontof him.可知,把怒气发泄在座位上的是那个穿黑色西装的男人
3.What didthe womansitting nexttothe author do A.She assisteda disabledwoman.B.She made a phonecall toher family.C.She helpedothers carrytheir luggage.D.She toldmoving storiestoherchildren.解析选B细节理解题根据第二段中的The ladysitting nexttomelaughed andsaidHey,its notthe endof theworld.・・before shemadeacall toher kidsand sharedher adventurewith them.可知,靠近作者坐的女士给她的家人打了电话
4.What canwe learnfrom thestory A.Our lifeis fullof upsand downs.B.It isnatural tobe scaredunder pressure.C.We shouldhelp eachother intimes ofdifficulty.D.We shouldbe positiveand calmwhen lifeis hard.解析选D推理判断题根据第三段内容可推知,没有生活是完美的,我们应该积极冷静地面对人生中的压力和困难B Formostofmy life,I didn,t likebeing seen.I wentbright redwhen itwas myturn to speak in a group.I hatedthe teacherasking mesomething.I evendidn,t likemy familyall lookingat me!I oftentried tohide awayand avoidbeing seenby others!So itsnot strangethat Ifeared speaking in frontof others.Luckily,Ive learnedto overcomemy problem.Now Ilove helpingothers whohavethesame problemthat Ionce hadbut want tospeakup becausethey havevaluable thingsto share.I particularlylove helping entrepreneurs(企业家)to becomemore confident.When youhelp aleader,the impactis somuch greater.Over theyears Ivediscovered that there arethree mainproblems thatpeople havewhen itcomes tospeakingin public.The firstis alack ofself-belief.They doubtthemselves andquestion whetherwhat theyhavetosay isvaluable.The secondis a fear ofcoming acrossas arrogant(傲慢的).The thirdis a fear ofrejection orafearof not being liked.All of these problemsare related to mindset,specifically,afear-based mindset,which iscommon.These fearsstop people from steppingup asthe leaderand influencerthey wereborn tobe.If youwant to become amore effectiveinfluencer,it isso importantto workon anyfears youhave ofjudgment or rejection.They willbe aball andchain thatwill holdyou backfrom success.We needto takeaction despitefeeling fear.We can,t waitfor the fear togo awayas itwon,tgoaway itself.We haveto actwhile westill feelit.And toovercome fears,we shouldpractice.Confidence is attached toprogress,and we only progress if we practice.If youdont feelyoure progressing,youll startto loseyour confidenceand staystuck infear.语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文作者曾经羞于当众讲话,后来她克服了自己的心理障碍并开始帮助他人战胜这种恐惧
5.What doesthe authorlike doingnow A.Giving speechesin frontof people.B.Sharing experienceswith herfollowers.C.Making friendswith famousentrepreneurs.D.Helping othersgain confidencein speakinginpublic.解析选D细节理解题根据第二段中的Now Ilove helpingothers who...helpingentrepreneurs(企业家)to becomemore confident.可知,作者现在喜欢帮助他人获得当众发言的信心
6.According tothe author,the problemsthat preventpeoplefromtalking publicly.A.are verydifficult toovercome B.lead toa veryuncommon mindsetC.exist mainlybecause ofpeople,s fearsD.are noproblem forleaders orinfluencers解析选C细节理解题根据第
三、四段内容可知,作者认为这些问题的根源是人们内心的恐惧
7.What doestheauthorsuggest peopledoA.Wait for thefearto disappear.B.Avoid failuretobecomemore confident.C.Refuse judgmentorrejectionfrom others.D.Practice hardto makeprogress in spite offears.解析选D细节理解题根据最后一段中的We needtotakeaction despitefeeling fear...we shouldpractice...weonlyprogressifwepractice.可知,作者建议人们尽管害怕也要努力练习取得进步
8.What can be thebest titleforthe text A.Finding theCourage InsideYou B.Becoming aMore InfluentialPerson C.Overcoming theFear ofPublic SpeakingD.Expressing YourIdeas moreEffectively解析选C标题归纳题通读全文内容可知,本文主要围绕克服当众演讲的恐惧展开C Hardwork reallydoes payoff.Scientists findthat perseveranceleads tobetter gradesand higherachievements inschool.“Being passionate(热情的)is notenough toensure academicsuccess,“says researchers,who thoughtof“courage”as akey to success.This isalso regardedas effortin reachinglong-term goals,and determinationto continueones effortsin spiteof hardships.Researchers thinkthat thefinding couldhelp createnew trainingtohelpchildren developthe skilland helpensure theirfuture success.Researchers fromthe Academyof Finlandstudied morethan2,000students fromHelsinki.They werefollowed throughtheir academiccareer from12to16,the sixthgrade untilthe ninthgrade inlocal schoolyears.Researchers foundthatthefactor thatbest predictscourage wasrelatedtogoals,with previousacademic achievementsplaying norole indeveloping theskill.Professor KatariinaSalmela-Aro,who ledthe study,said,“Courage meansa youngperson isreally interestedin hisor herstudies anddoes notgive upeasily.A keyelement ofcourage ishigh perseverancewhen facingdifficulties andhardships.The importantfinding isthat thesefactors arethe keytosuccessand well-being.Our studyshows thepower ofcourage.”Professor Salmela-Aro alsothinks it is importantto developnew practicesand qualitiesto improvecourage inteenagers.She added,“Young peopleshould seeeveryday schoolwork aspart of their lifeinabroader contextand establishachievable goalsfor themselves.Schools mustalso serveas aplace whereitissafe tofail andlearn todeal withsetbacks.One mustnot bediscouraged bysetbacks,but drawstrength andnew energyfrom them!”语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文作者曾经羞于当众讲话,后来她克服了自己的心理障碍并开始帮助他人战胜这种恐惧
9.What canwe learnabout theresearch A.It takesat leastthree years.B.It helpsstudents makeprogress.C.It makesmany discoveries.D.It follows2,000students abroad.解析选A细节理解题根据第四段中的They werefollowed throughtheir academiccareer from12to16,the sixthgrade untilthe ninthgrade inlocal schoolyears.可知,研究人员密切跟踪参与研究的学生从6年级一直到9年级,总共研究了近4年的时间
10.What shouldstudents doaccording tothe researchersA.Focus onformer grades.B.Achieve theirgoals.C.Try alltheir best.D.Forget sadness.解析选C推理判断题根据第二段中的This isalso regardedas effortin reachinglong-term goals,and determinationto continueone,s effortsinspiteof hardships.可知,研究人员认为尽管有困难,学生们也应该有勇气,有决心继续努力学习
11.What doesthe underlinedword“setbacks“in Paragraph6mean A.Strengths.B.Difficulties.C.Weaknesses.D.Efforts.解析选B词义猜测题根据后文One mustnotbediscouraged bysetbacks可知,setbacks与difficulties意义相近
12.Where isthetextprobably takenfrom A.A picturebook.B.A literaturebook.C.A geographytextbook.D.An educationalmagazine.解析选D文章出处题本文介绍了一项新的研究一一勇气是获得成功至关重要的因素,这项研究鼓励学校培养青少年学生要有敢于面对困难,持之以恒实现目标的勇气因此,本文应该是关于教育的故选项D(一本教育杂志)符合题意H.阅读七选五One constantthing inlifeisthat sooneror later,there willbe a test.Many times,the onlyway tomeasure comprehensionis throughobjective testing,and thatcan causeanxiety ineven themost well-prepared student.1Many of them havelittle todo with the actual test items.One test-taking tipinvolves anxietyreduction andphysical relaxation.Whenever possible,visit thearea inwhich thetesting willtake place.Familiarize yourselfwith thesurrounding soundsof theroom,the seatingarrangements,the lightinglevels andso on.Some peopledo notdo wellon testsif theyare overwhelmed(使不矢口所措)by anunfamiliar test-taking environment.2Some peopledo benefitfrom studyinglate intothe nightbefore testing.3Consuming powerdrinks orother highlycaffeinated(含咖啡因的)drinks won,t necessarilyhelp aperson rememberinformation ifhe doesnot taketime tosleep.So getenough restand eata healthymeal before taking anobjective test.4If thereisastrict timelimit onatestsection,you maywanttoskim throughthe questionsquickly andcomplete theeasiest onesfirst.By gettingthose questionsout ofthe way,more timecanbespent onthe difficultor unfamiliarquestions.If thereis an official study guide or test preparation book,get one.5Sample questionscan provevery usefulwhen you,retakingstandardized testssuch ascollege entranceexams.A.More exercisesbefore testsare alwaysyour choice.B.A positiveattitude goesa longway towardtest success.C.Time managementis importantwhen youretaking objectivetests.D.So itpays tobecome familiarwiththesurroundings aheadof time.E.It maycontain test-taking tipsspecific tothe demandsoftheactualtest.F.However,the mindneeds sometime toprocess theflood ofinformation itreceives.G.There aresome test-taking tipswhich cantake muchofthestress outofthetesting process.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章介绍了一些应对考试的技巧
1.选G此空设于段中,与下文存在指代和解释关系下句中的them指G选项中的test-taking tips,且下句是对G选项内容的补充解释,说明很多应试技巧与实际考试内容无关
2.选D此空设于段尾,与上文存在因果关系有些人会因为不适应陌生的考试环境而发挥失常,所以提前熟悉考场很有好处
3.选F此空设于段中,与上文存在转折关系有些人确实受益于在考试前一天熬夜学习,但是我们的大脑需要时间消化信息
4.选C此空设于段首,是本段的主题句本段主要讲管理好时间是一项重要的考试技巧
5.选E此空设于段中,与上文存在指代关系E选项中的It指代上句提到的anofficialstudyguideortestpreparationbook,同时解释了为什么要买这样一本备考指南。