高考英语考前保温训练：七选五

第PAGE"pagenumber"pagenumber页，共NUMPAGES"numberofpages"numberofpages页高考英语考前保温训练——七选五（一）6.2日HowtousehumortomakefriendsBecheerfulandnotworriedaboutanythingBringinglaughter,happinessandsmilingtoothersismoreaboutbeinglight-heartedthanitisabout“beingfunny.”1.Justfeelhappiness,bepositiveandbelight-hearted.Suchamindsetisnaturallyattractivetoothers.Beauthentic;don’tforceit2.Itcan’tbeforcedorbeplannedinadvance.Whenitfeelslikeyou’retryingtoohardtobefunnyorfriendly,strangersandnewacquaintanceswillinterpretyoureffortsasinauthenticattemptstoovercompensateforsomething.3Jokingisagreatwaytomakeotherslaughanddevelopanewconnectionwithpeople,butyoushouldn’tdependuponmakingjokesattheexpenseofothers,anddon’tfallintothetrapofmakingfunofothersaroundyou.4RecognizewhentousehumorThinkofanuncomfortablesituation:youjustmetanentiretableofnewpeopleandyoudon’trememberanyoftheirnames;nowthereisaveryawkwardsilenceamongthegroup.Howdoyoubreaktheuneasiness?5.Laughinghelpsovercomethebridgeofsocialdiscomfortinanycircumstance,andthesameapplieswhenyoumeetnewpeople.A．WithajokeB．BeabletotakeajokeC．Don’tjokeattheexpenseofothersD．YouneedtoexpectajoketobetoldatyourexpenseE．Itmaybefunny,butit’snotattractivetolaughatothersF．Don’tthinkofyourselfashavingtorepresenttheroleofacomedianG．Connectingwithpeoplethroughhumorandhappinesshastobeauthentic（二）6.3日Haveyouevermadeapromisetoyourselfthatyoudidn’tkeep?Commonly,whenthenewyearticksover,wemakeresolutions:goingtothegym,studyingharderorgivingupabadhabit.Sadly,notlongafterwe’vemadethepromise,weoftenendupbreakingthem.6Well,it’spossible,butwillpowermightnotbetheonlythingyouneed.Thebasicideaofahabitissomethingwedoalmostunconsciously,asifyou’reonautopilot.Anexampleofthiswouldbehavingbreakfastorsaying“please”and“thankyou”.7Butifwedon’thavethosehabits,howcanwecreatethem?AccordingtoastudypublishedbytheEuropeanJournalofSocialPsychology,ittakesanaverageof66daystoformanewhabit.However,relyingonlyondeterminationmaynotbetheanswer.Questioningwhyyouwantsomethingtobethenorm(常态)ratherthanrelyingonyourresolvecouldbethekey.8Theissueis,willpowercouldbesubjecttoyourmood—abadmoodmaymeanyoudon’twanttodosomething.Youshouldalsoavoidtryingtochangetoomuchatonce—rememberthatit’sacaseofbabysteps,9,goingtothegym,andstoppingdrinkingatthesametimewillprobablyresultinfailureratherthansustainablepractice.Anddon’tworryaboutfailing—juststartagain!10Ifyouhatemushrooms,don’tpersevereandtrytoaddthemtoyourdietjusttobehealthier.Eatsomethingyoulike!Itmightnotbequick,butifyoufollowthesetips,youmaybeabletochangesomethingforthebetterorkickabadhabit.A．GivingupallyourfavouritefoodsB．WorkingoutasyoupleaseC．Butwhatifyouwanttocreateanewgoodhabit?D．Goodhabitscanbepartofyourdailyroutine.E．Don’tdothingsoutsideyourcomfortzone.F．Togetridofabadhabitisnotaseasyathingaswesometimesthink.G．Doyouwanttoloseweightbecauseyouwanttobehealthierorfeelmoreattractive?（三）6.4日Responsibilityisanadmirablecharacterthatmakeslifebetterforeveryonearoundyou.11It’salsoaboutmakingproperchoicesanddoingwhatisright.Showingresponsibilityisn’talwayseasy,butpracticingandmakinganeffortwillhelpyouimproveovertime.Thinkoftheconsequencesbeforespeakingoracting.Baddecisionsoftenleadtoalotofnewproblems.Manytimes,youcanavoidtheseproblemsbythinkingaboutwhatyou’reabouttodobeforeyougothroughwithit.Irresponsiblepeopleoftenmakedecisionswithoutrealizinghowtheyareaffectingothers.1213Takeatimeouttolookbackonwhatyouhavesaidordone,especiallyafteradifficultdecision.Byreflecting,yougiveyourselfachancetomakebetterdecisions.Considerwhatgoesright,whatgoeswrong,andwhatyoucandodifferentlynexttime.Usewhatyoulearntobecomewiserandmoreresponsible.Tellthetruthtobehonestwithothers.Ifyou’rehonest,peoplewillbelieveyouarearesponsibleperson.Trytobeashonestaspossible.Lyingleadstodeeperholesinthelongrun,soadmitwhenyoudosomethingwrong.14Butit’ssomethingyoucanhandlewhenyou’rearesponsibleperson.Apologizeforanymistakeyoumake.Nooneisperfect,andnomatterhowresponsibleyoutrytobe,youmightmessupsometimes.15Ifyouhurtsomeone,tellthemyouaresorryandwilldobetternexttime.A．Thiscanbeverytoughtodoattimes.B．Insteadofhidingyourmistakes,admitthem.C．Findsolutionsforproblemsinsteadofblamingothers.D．Itisn’tonlyaboutdoingyourhomeworkorfeedingthedog.E．Pauseandreflectonyouractionstoseewhatyoucandobetter.F．Avoidbiglieshurtingone’sfeelingsifyouwantpeopletotrustyou.G．Mostdecisionsaffectotherpeople,soberesponsibleforyourchoices.（四）Criticismhurtsevenwhenit’sconstructive.16Doyoupretendyoudidn’thearordoyouarguebacktodefendyourself?Infact,thereareactuallyotherwaysofhandlingcriticism!Thenexttimesomeonegivesyoufeedback,trydoingthefollowingthingsinstead.Don’treactimmediately.Gettingangrycanhappenreallyfast.Sometimesallittakesisamisplacedwordorthewrongone.Whileit’snormaltofeelthisway,trytocooloffandstaycalm.17Afterall,youdon’twanttosaysomethingyou’llendupregrettinglater!Assessthecriticism.Sometimesthebestthingtodoistotakeaquickstepbackandassessthecriticism:whosaiditandwhy?18Oraretheyjusttryingtobemean?Takingastepbackallowsyoutodetermineifperhapsthecriticismhassomerealvalue,youhadn’tseenbeforeorifit’sbettertojustbrushoffthecomment.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Rememberthatsometimespeopledothingsnottoattackyoupersonally,buttoventangerorfrustration.Socalmdownandbeasunderstandingasyoucan.19Meanwhile,lettheotherpersonknowthattheircriticismwasuncalledfor.20Ifthecriticismdoesactuallyhavesometruthtoit,thenthebestthingtodoisfigureouthowyoucanuseittoimprove.Getstraighttothepointandaskthepersonwhichpartofyourworkthey’dimproveandhow.Thatwayyounotonlyshowyouareinterestedindoingthingsbetter,butyouarealsoinvolvingthepersonwhocriticizedyou.A．Sohowdoyoureact?B．Useittoyouradvantage.C．Polishyourworkcarefully.D．Howaboutnegativefeedbackcatchingusbysurprise?E．Giveyourselfsometimetoprocesswhatyou’veheardbeforereacting.F．Aretheytryingtohelpyou,butdidnotcommunicatetheirpointofviewnicely?G．Choosingtotaketherightpathisdoingyourselfafavorandnotgettingangry.（五）Men’ssporthasfordecadesbenefitedfromwhatinvestorscalla“flywheeleffect”.Bigbroadcastandsponsorshipdealsthrowmoneyintothegamereadily.21.That,inturn,generatesevenmoremoneythenexttimearound.Women’ssporthaslongsufferedtheoppositephenomenon.22Withfewgamesavailable,viewerscannottunein,andfewviewersmeanslittlemoney.Theflywheelmay,atlast,bestartingtoturnround.23Thefirstquarterof2022sawthehighestviewership,upbyaround50%on2019,thelastfullyearbeforethepandemic.Women’ssportisresistingageneraltrendforpeopletowatchlesstelevision.Streaming(流媒体),meanwhile,offersawaytoshowgameswithoutexpensivedealswithbroadcasters,helpingtobuildfanbases.24ViewershipoftheWomen’sNationalBasketballAssociation(WNBA)inAmericaroseby50%in2021comparedwith2020.InFebruary,theWNBAfeltconfident,raising$75millionandvaluingitat$1billion.Theprizepoolforthisyear’sWomen’sChampionshipis$16million,doublethevaluein2017.Onebigchangeisthatseveralbigrights-holders,includingFIFAandWorldRugby,nowsell,sponsorshiprightsforwomen’sevents,separately,ratherthanbondedwiththemen’stournaments.25B．Moneyisstartingtofolloweyeballs.C．Manyassociationsfundthewomen’ssports.D．Somethinksponsorsgetabetterdealwithwomen’ssports.E．Broadcastershaveunwillinglyshownitwithoutbeingsurethatpeoplewillwatch.F．Thatattractsmoreplayersandraisesthelevelofplay,whichhelpsattractmoreviewers.G．Thatforcesbuyersandsellerstothinkaboutexactlyhowmuchsuchrightsmightbeworth.（六）Manypeopledescribevolunteeringasmerelyanunpaidjobwhereyouputintheeffortandgetnothinginreturn.26Actually,volunteeringhasmanybenefitsandyouarealwaysencouragedtovolunteeryourtimetodowhatyouarepassionateabout.27Volunteeringtimetoenrichyourcommunityisagreatwaytobroadenyourperceptionsoftheworld.Itwillenrichyourlife,familiarizeyouwithyourcommunity,andconnectyoutopeopleandideasthatwillpositivelyimpactyourperspectivefortherestofyourlife.Andbysurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhoarededicatedtomakingtheworldbetter,youcanlearnsomuchabouthowtheworldworks.Itisstatisticallyproventhatpeoplewhovolunteerregularlyarehealthierbothphysicallyandmentally.Individualswhohavevolunteeredthroughouttheirlifetimetypicallylivelongerandhavebetterpsychologicalwell-being.Inadditiontothehealthbenefits,volunteeringgivespeopleauniquesenseofpurposebyservingthosearoundthem.28Besides,workingalongsideindividualswhoals