2021年新高考英语4月模拟题分项汇编 七选五 原卷版

专题06七选五

一、（福建省福州市2021届高三一模）

Slash（斜杠）Careers

Whatisyourjob?Areyouateacherorabusinessperson?Ormaybeyouarealawyer/writerora

teacher/photographer.16.Theterm“slashcareer“comesfromthepunctuationmark（标识符）一aslashthatcomes

betweenjobtitles.

Peoplewithslashcareersoftenhaveaprimaryjobthatprovidesformostoftheirneeds.Theprimaryjob

usuallycomesbeforetheslash.17.Thissecondaryjobcanhelpsupplementtheperson'sincome.

Whywouldanyonewantmorethanonejob?Somepeoplelooktotheirjobsforopportunitiestodeveloptheir

interests.Butmostpeoplehavetoomanyinterestsforonejob.Secondaryjobscanbeenjoyableiftheyinclude

intereststhattheprimaryjobdoesn'ttouch.Somepeoplewhoencourageslashcareerssaytheyactuallyhelpwith

work-lifebalance.18・

Ontheotherhand,aslashcareercanbedangerousforwork-lifebalance.19.Onemightgiveupnecessary

thingslikerelaxation,exerciseortimewithone'sfamily.Peoplewithslashcareersneedtothinkcarefullyabout

howtheyusetheirtime.Thisincludesknowingwhentostopworking.

Theclearadvantagetoslashcareersistheextraincomethatsecondaryjobsprovide.Ifsalwayshelpfulto

havealittleextramoneytospendortosave.

20.Withaslashcareer,losingone'sjobdoesnotmeanlosingone'sentireincome.Orasecondaryjobmaybe

sosuccessfulthatitcantumintoone'sprimaryjob.

Ifyourinterestsstretchbeyondyourordinaryjob,aslashcareermayworkforyou.

A.Slashcareersprovideextramoney.

B.Slashcareersalsomakeone'slifemorestable.

C.Workingmorethanonejobcanfillupallofyourtime.

D.Ifyouhavemorethanonejob,youhaveaslashcareer.

E.Itshowsthepersoniscreativeandwillingtoworkhard.

F.Thejobaftertheslashisoftenbasedonaperson'sinterests.

GThat'sbecausetheycangivepeopleanopportunitytoexpressthemselves.

二、(福建省福州一中2021届高三模拟)

Howfitareyourteeth?Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?Neverfear:Aninventorisonthecase.Anelectric

toothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,16..

TheKolibreetoothbrushwasexhibitedattheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasthis

week.ItsenseshowitismovedandcansendtheinformationtoanAndroidphoneoriPhoneviaaBluetooth

wirelessconnection.

Thetoothbrushwillbeabletoteachyoutobrushright(Don'tforgettheinsidesoftheteeth!)andmakesure

you'rebrushinglongenough."17.saysThomasServal,theFrenchinventor.

18.,sodeveloperscould,fbrinstance,createagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Youcouldscorepointsfor

beatingmonstersamongyourteeth.44Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun,^^Servalsays.

Servalsayshewasinspiredbyhisexperienceasafather.Hewouldcomehomefromworkandhischildren

toldhimthattheyhadbrushedtheirteeth.Hewaspleasedwiththeirbehavior,19..Hedecidedheneededabrush

thatreallytoldhimhowwellhischildrenbrushed.

ThecompanysaystheKolibreewillgoonsalethissummer,for$99to$199,dependingonfeatures.TheU.S.

isthefirsttargetmarket.

Servalsaysthatoneday,it'Hbepossibletoreplacethebrushonthehandlewithabrushingunitthatalsohasa

camera.20..

A.thusawardingthemmoretoothbrushes

B.onlytofindtheirtoothbrushheadsdry

C.Thecameracanalsocheckmoretoothproblems

D.Itcanevenshootholesinyourteethwhileyoubrush

E.anditletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyourphone

F.Thetoothbrushwillalsobeabletotalktootherapplicationsonyourphone

Git'skindoflikehavingadentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis

三、（福建省龙岩市2021届高三质检）

TropicalRainforest

Tropicalrainforestsareaworldlikenoneother.36.Unparalleledintermsoftheirbiologicaldiversity,tropical

rainforestsareanaturalreservoirofgeneticdiversity.Theyofferarichsourceofmedicinalplantsandotheruseful

forestproducts.Theyareanimportanthabitatformigratoryanimalsandpreserveasmuchas50percentofthe

speciesonearth,aswellasanumberofdiverseanduniqueoriginatingcultures.Tropicalrainforestsplayan

elementalroleinregulatingglobalweatherinadditiontomaintainingregularrainfall,whilebuffering（缓冲）against

floods,droughts,andsoilerosion（腐蚀）.37.Despitetheirmonumentalrole,tropicalforestsarerestrictedtothe

smalllandareabetweenthelatitudes22.5degreesnorthand22.5degreessouthofequator.Themajorityofthe

earth'slandislocatednorthofthetropics.38.

Tropicalrainforestsareascarceresourceinthe21stcentury.Whatevercarpetedtheearth'slandsurfacea

merefivegenerationsagohasbeenreducedtoscatteredfragments（碎片）；today,morethantwo-thirdsofthe

world'stropicalrainforestsexistasfragmentedremainings.39.OverhalfofthisforestliesinBrazil,whichholds

aboutone-thirdoftheworld'sremainingtropicalrainforests.Another20percentoftheworld'sremaining

rainforestsexistsinIndonesiaandCongoBasin,whilethebalanceoftheworld'srainforestsarescatteredaround

theglobe,intropicalregions

40.Itisbasedroughlyonfourforestedcontinentalregions:theEthiopianorAfrotropical,theAustralasianor

Australian,theOrientalorIndomalayanAsian,andtheNeotropical.

A.Theytakeinadequatefreshwaterandoxygen.

B.Inthatcase,newrainforestsareseentobediscovered.

C.Theirglobaldistributioncanbebrokenupintofourbiogeographicalareas.

D.Theirimportancetotheglobalecosystemandhumanexistenceisvital.

E.Asaconsequence,rainforestsarenaturallylimitedtoarelativelysmallarea.

F.Theystorevastquantitiesofcarbonwhileproducingasignificantamountoftheworld'soxygen.

G.ThelargestunbrokenstretchofrainforestisfoundintheAmazonriverbasinofSouthAmerica.

四、（福建省凰门市2021届高三质检）

TherewasatimewhenIwasveryconcernedaboutwhatotherpeoplethoughtofme,especiallywhenIwas

misunderstoodandlabeledincorrectly.16.Ofcourse,youneedtodosomethingtoletgoofthatmentalsufferingif

youarestuckinsuchasimilarsituation.

•Identifyandunderstandwhyyoucare.Whatmakeswhatotherpeoplethinkofyousoimportant?Ifother

people'sopinionscauseyoutoworry,chancesarethatyouhaveatendencytobepleased.Beingfavoredmightbea

winningformulaforyouinthepast.17.Butifitdoesn'tcomeasexpected,justbeyourself.

•Understandyoucan'tcontrolothers.Therealityisthatyoucannotcontrolwhatanotherpersonthinksofyou.

Whatmostpeopledon'tunderstandisthatweoftenformopinionsofothersbasedonassociationswehadinthe

past.Andthebottomlineisthatit*snoneofyourbusinesswhatanotherpersonthinksofyou.18.•Practicedaily

self-loveandacceptance.Yoursituationmaycomefromaconceptthatwearenotasworthyasanotherpersonand

ourneedsarenotasimportantastheirs.Recognizeyouareequaltoeveryotherperson.19.Weallhavedifferent

rolesbutthatdoesnotmakeanyonemorevaluableasahumanbeing.

•Livealifethatpleasesyou.Constantworryaboutwhatothersthinkofyoumustcreateconsiderablestress

andwillimpactyourrelationships,yourhealth,andyourpeaceofmind.

•20.Youwillnotneedtobeconcernedwiththefewpeoplewhojustdon*tseemtounderstandyou.Youcan

liveyourfulfillinglifeandtheycanlivetheirs.

A.That'shisorherprivateviews.

B.Don'ttakeyourroletoyourheart.

C.Everyonedeservesrespectandadmiration.

D.Staytruetoyourvaluesanddoyourownthing.

E.That'stosay,thereisnooneaboveorbelowyou.

F.Certainly,thereareadvantagestohavingsomeone'shighregard.

GCaringtoomuchabouttheirviewswasenergy-consumingandunnecessary.

五、（广东省佛山市2021届高三质检）

People-pleaserswanteveryonearoundthemtobehappyandtheywilldowhateverisaskedofthemtokeep

itthatway.16..Forsome,saying"yes"isahabit;forothers,it'salmostanaddictionthatmakesthemfeellikethey

needtobeneeded.Thismakesthemfeelimportantandlikethey'recontributingtosomeoneelse'slife.

17..Notonlydoesitputalotofpressureandstressonyou,butessentiallyyoucanmakeyourselfsickfrom

doingtoomuch.Intheworstcase,you'llwakeupandfindyourselfdepressed,becauseyou'reonsuchoverload

becauseyoupossiblycan'tdoitall.

Here'salistofstrategiestohelpyoustopbeingapeople-pleaserandfinallysay"no".

Thinkaboutit.

Wheneversomeoneasksyouforafavor,it'sperfectlyOKtosaythatyouUlneedtimetoconsider.18..Itis

alsoimportanttoaskthepersonfordetailsaboutthecommitment.Askyourself:DoIhavethetimetodothis?How

pressuredamIgoingtofeel?Thesequestionsarekeybecauseyouneedtimetothinkofyourmust-dolistand

thingsyoudon'twanttodo.

19..

Ifstempting（诱人的）towanttodefendyourdecisiontosay"no"tosomeonesotheyunderstandyour

reasoning.Butthisactuallybackfires.Assoonasyoustartexplaining,yougivetheotherpersonlotsofroomto

comebackandsay,“Oh,youcandothatlater,"Youcanadjustyourschedule^^or"That'snotasimportantaswhat

I'masking.”

Don'tapologize—ifit'snotyourfault.

People-pleaserstendtobeserialapologists.Payattentiontowhenyou'reapologizingandconsiderifyou're

reallyatfault.20..Usually,theansweris"no".

A.Realizeyouhaveachoice.

B.Don'tgivealistofexcuses.

C.Theyputeveryoneelsebeforethemselves.

D.Saywhatyou'rethinkingandwhatyouwant.

E.People-pleasingcanhaveseriousrisksinfact.

F.Askyourselfifyou'reresponsibleforthesituation.

G.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytothinkofyoucanhelp.

六、（广东省广州市2021届高三一模）

Doyouliketheideaofrunningyourownbusinessfromhome?Mostofyoudo,andthefirstthingsyousay

youlikeaboutitarebeingyourownboss,havingflexiblehoursandworkinginyourpajamas.16.Beingyourown

bossisdefinitelyonebigadvantage.17.Youmustcommittoworkonyourbusinessregularlytomakeprofits.If

not,youwillfindthatyourincomebecomesnon-existent.So,havesetofficehourswhereyouproductivelyworkon

buildingyourbusiness.

18.Doctors,appointmentsandfamilycommitmentscansimplybeworkedintoyourschedule.Again,you

needtoarrangeyourappointmentscarefullyandtrytobookthemtogether.Thiswayyoucangetallofyour

runningarounddoneinoneday.

Workinginyourpajamasmayseemappealinginitially.Butitcanalsopreventyoufromactuallygettingyour

workdone.19.Afterthat,justwalkintoyourofficeandstartyourday'swork.Beingtoocasualmeansgettingless

workdoneonaregularbasis.

Inordertorunasuccessfulbusinessfromhomeyouneedtohaveagoodmindset.20^

Takingofftoomanyhourseachweekwilldamageyourfinancialstabilityandlong-termsuccess.Setgoals

andlimitsonyourtime.Buildyourbusinessfirst,beforetakingadvantageofwhatworkingfromhomeoffers.

A.Butitcanalsobecomeyourdownfallwithoutcare.

B.Flexiblehoursareanotherhugeplusofworkingfromhome.

C.Onceit'sachieved,you'llhavemoreopportunitiestodevelopbusinesscontacts.

D.Youmayfinditmoreefficienttogetup,exercise,thenshoweranddressforwork.

E.Thisincludesrealizingthatyouandonlyyouareresponsibleforyourownincome.

F.Oneofthebiggestdrawbacksisthatitissoeasytoallowyourselftohaveexcuses.

GWhilethesebenefitssoundgreat,therealityofworkingfromhomecanbealittledifferent.

七、(广东省六校2021届高三联考)

16..Andmostofthemwerewrong.Youknowwhohavegotthemright?Checkoutthefollowingbooks

andmovies.

Hoverboard

IntheBacktotheFuturemovies,MartyMcFly(MichaelJ.Fox)hoppedonalevitatingskateboardtoescapea

bunchofbadguys.Threedecadeslater,a40-ycar-oldFrenchinventorprovedthescriptwritersprescientby

hoveringacrosstheEnglishChannel.17.And,unlikeMarty.Zapatawassmartenoughtowearahelmet.

Bluetooth

Inhisfuturistic1953novelFahrenheit451,RayBradburyanticipatedBluetooth,describingwireless

earphonesthatallowedfor“anelectronicoceanofsound,ofmusicandtalk“tobetransmittedthroughtheair.

ImaginehowthrilledhewouldhavebeenwithaBluetoothtoaster!ThatwastheideabehindGriffin5Connected

Toaster,whichalertedyouviasmartphonewhenyourbreadwasdone.18..

SmartWitch

TheAppleWatchletsyouchat,playgames,andwatchvideosonadevicestrappedtoyourwristCool,huh?

TheJetsonsthoughtso...in1962—whenSteveJobswasstillinsecondgrade!

WIFI

NikolaTeslacalledit!In1909.thefamedelectricalengineertoldtheNewYorkTimesthat19.Nodoubthe

wasthinkingoftheKerastaseHairCoachbrush,whichmeasuredbrushingspeedandemployedamicrophoneto

listentoyourhair,alltocomputeanoverallhair-qualityscoresenttoyoursmartphone.

GPS

WriterArthurC.Clarke（2001:ASpaceOdyssey）sawaworldinwhichnoonegotlostIn1956,hewrotethat

satellites*couldmakepossibleaposition-findinggridwherebyanyonecouldlocatehimselfbymeansofacoupleof

dialsonaninstrumentaboutthesizeofawatch."20.Lastyear,theNewYorkCitypolicetubbedaburglar（盗

版）whowaswearingaGPSanklemonitor-becausehewasstillonprobation（缓开（j）forapreviousunlawfulact.

A.itwillsoonbepossibletotransmitwirelessmessagesallovertheworldsosimplythatanyindividualcan

carryandoperatehisownapparatus（仪器）.

B.At$100,thisbabycostalotofbread,whichmaybewhyitwasdiscontinuedjusttwoyeanafterlaunch.

C.Hefixedhisbootstoaboardconnectedtofivesmallturbinesengineandmadethe22-miletripfromFrance

in22minutes.

D.EveElonMunk'sfirstautomobileproductwasnameafterthisaccomplishedscientist.

E.Thecomingnewyearsalwaysbringsnewvisionsandpredictionsaboutlifeinthefuture.

F.Andthiswatchcantakeyouanywhereyouwanttotravelwithsimpleguidance.

GClarkedidn'tmentionthathissystemmightalsotrackanotherperson,suchasacriminal.

八、（广东省深圳市2021届高三调研）

WhenIdecidedtoleavemyhomecountrytopursueadegreeinCanada,Ihadn'texpectedthat

communicationwouldbeanissue.16.ItookEnglishlessonsinmyteensandscoredwellonEnglishtests.

ButsoonaftermyarrivalinCanada,IrealizedhowwrongIwas.Inresearchdiscussions,surroundedbynative

Englishspeakers,Ihadtobecareful.Ineededtoconsciouslyfolloweachconversationandtranslateittomynative

language.17.Finally,ItriedtofindtherightEnglishwordstocommunicatethatresponse.Constantlythinking

aboutwhatIwouldsaynext,Ihadahardtimeremainingfocusedinconversations.

ButwhenIagainfailedtosayexactlywhatImeantinameetingafewmonthslater,asimpleideaoccurredto

me.18.Communicatingwithmycolleaguesbye-mail,Ihadmoretimetothinkandcomfortablyexpressmy

thoughts.Overtime,thispracticehelpedimprovemyEnglishsignificantly.

19.IdecidedtoremindthemthatEnglishisnotmyfirstlanguage.Iaskedthemtospeakmoreslowlytohelp

mefollowthediscussions.Itwasalittleawkwardtodrawattentiontowhatmightbeseenasaweakness.Andat

first,theothermembersoftheresearchteamseemedslightlysurprised.Butthedynamicsquicklyimproved.They

seemedtobecomemoreawareofhowtheywerespeaking,andIfeltmorecomfortablejoininginthe

conversation.20.

A.Plus,Ilearnedtobeopenwithmycolleagues.

B.Whynotcontributetothediscussioninwriting?

C.IhadthoughtIcouldexpressmyselfinEnglisheasily.

D.GraduallyIgrewuncomfortablewithoralcommunication.

E.Then,Ihadtoreflectcarefullyonitandthinkofaresponse.

F.Witheffortsonbothsides,wecouldovercomelanguagebarriers.

G.Howcanonedenythesignificanceofeffectivecommunication?

九、（广东实验中学2021届高三模拟）

NewLivesforOldPhones

Whenanewmobilephonestartstobesoldinstores,manypeoplerushouttobuyone.Weallwantthenewest,

latestthing.16..

MikeTownsendworksatTotalRecall,amobilephonerecyclingcompany.t€Don,tthrowyouroldphoneaway.

17.ifyouthrowitaway,itgoeswithotherrubbishtobecomelandfill.Inotherwords,itisputinabigholeinthe

groundanditbecomesabigproblem,hesays.

Mobilephonescontainsomepoisonousmaterials.Ifyourphonegoestoalandfill,thesepoisonousmaterials

cangetoutandgetintothewaterundertheground.That'sthewaterweneedtodrinkorwatergoesintoriversor

theocean.18.That'salotoflandfillandalotofpoisonousmaterials.

“AtTotalRecall,weseparatetheoldphonesintopieces.Mostofthematerialsinthemobilephonescanbe

recycledandusedagain.19.Forexample,phonebatteriescontainnickelandcadmium.Thenickelisusedtomake

steelandthecadmiumcanbeusedtomakenewbatteries.^^explainsMike.

“20.Youcanusuallyjusttakeitintoamobilephoneshopandtheywiltsendittous,“saysMike.

Sobeforeyouthrowthatoldmobilephoneaway,useitthelasttime:searchforarecyclernearyouandgive

themacall.

A.Recyclingyouroldphoneiseasy.

B.Sendittousandwe'llrecycleit.

C.Howmuchisyouroldmobilephoneworth?

D.Butwhatshouldwedowithouroldmobilephones?

E.Millionsofmobilephonesarethrownawayeveryyear.

F.Recyclingmaterialshelpskeeptheenvironmentgreenerandcleaner.

G.Wetakeaparttheoldphonesandtheyareusedtomakenewproducts.

十、（河北省保定市2021届高三模拟）

Thereareabout6,000languagesthatarespokenaroundtheworld.36.Ifnoactionistaken,someofthese

languageswillbecomeextinct.

37.Oneisthatsomecommunitiesofnativespeakersoftheendangeredlanguagesnolongerexist,HuffPost

reported.Thesepeoplesometimesleavetheircommunitiesandmovetocitiesortowns.

Inaddition,thelanguagesof"dominant”culturesmaydriveotherlanguagesintoextinction.Togetabetter

educationandjob,youngpeoplehavetofocustheirattentiononlearningdominantlanguagesratherthantheirown

languages.DominantlanguagesincludeEnglish,FrenchandMandarin.

Oncealanguagedies,itrarelycomesbacktolife.38.InNewZealand,thegovernmenthassaiditwants

morethan20percentofthecountry'spopulationtobeabletospeakbasicMaori,anindigenous（土著的）language,

by2040.ItplanstoprovideMaorilessonsinallNewZealandschoolsby2025,TheNewYorkTimesreported.

InSeptember,2018,theUSstateofAlaskaannouncedthatthelossofnativelanguageswasan“emergency”.

39«Somepeoplearguedthatlanguageloss,likethelossofsomeanimalspecies,issimplyafactoflifeonearth.

40.Whenwelosealanguage,welosetheworldviewandcultureofthepeoplewhospokeit.Languageitselfis

oftentheonlywaytoconveyacertaincommunity'shistoryandculture,aswellasitsknowledgeofthingslike

mathandgeography,theBBCnoted.

A.Languagesbecomeendangeredformanyreasons.

B.Butwhatabouttheendangeredlanguages?

C.However,alllanguagesareaformofhumanheritage.

D.Whatcanpeopledotopreservelanguages?

E.Itisnowworkingtogivenewlifetosuchlanguages,Quartzreported.

F.Govemmentsacrosstheglobearetakingactiontopreventthis.

G.But43percentoftheselanguagesaredyingout,accordingtoUNESCO.

十一、（河北省衡水中学2021届高三联考）

Campingisagreatwaytospendfamilytime.Itprovidesgreatopportunitiesforkidstoexplorenewplaces

andtrynewactivities.Evenacampsitenearhomecanopenupanewworldofexcitement.16.Ifyouarelooking

forwardtoyourcampingtripthissummer,butareworriedaboutkeepingyourparentsentertained,hereareafew

easysuggestions.

17.Ifyouarecampinginamountainousarea,trymountainbiking.Encourageyourparentstobringtheir

bikesalongonyourcampingtrip.Flyingalongtogetherthroughthebiketrailsnearyourcampsitewillbean

excitingexperienceforyouandyourparentsalike.Remembertobringalongyourhelmet,soyourparentsdon't

havetoworryaboutyoursafetyandmakesuretheybringtheirsaswell.

Gocanoeing（独木舟）orfishingwithyourparents.Encourageyourparentstorentacanoe.Youcanpaddle

（戈II）downstreamifyouarecampingonariver,oryoucanmoveacrossthelakefromoneshoretoanother.Ifyour

parentsliketofishandyourcampingtripisduringthefishingseason,bringalongyourfishingequipment.Youcan

gooutinthecanoeintheearlymorningtoexperiencethebestfish.18.Bringalongcraftsupplies.Whenyougo

campingwithyourfamily,bringalongsomebasiccraftsupplies,likepaper,glueandscissors.19.Withthese

treasuresyoucancreatecraftprojectstorememberyourcampingtrip.Ifyouareneartheoceanyoucouldcollect

shellswithyourparentsandmakeaseashellmobile.

Practiceyournatureidentification.Ifyouandyourparentsshareaninterestinnature,findagoodinsect,bird,

plant,animalortreeidentificationbook.20.Collectdifferentspeciesofleavesandtrytoidentifythemwithyour

family.

A.Takegoodsecuritymeasures.

B.Tryanewoutdoorsporttogether.

C.Thenlaterinthedayyoucancookyourfishoverthecampfire.

D.Autumncampingisbecomingmorepopularwithfamilycampers.

E.Whileexploringnature,pickupanythinginterestingyoumightfind.

F.Trytorecognizethedifferentspeciesthatyoucomeacrosswithyourfamily.

G.Attimesitishardforyoutosharethesenewworldswithyourfamily,though.

十二、（河北省石家庄市2021届高三质检）

Foodwasteisahugeproblem,especiallyingrocerystores.Americanswasteabout40%oftheirfoodevery

year.16.Thereareseveralfactorsthatcontributedtothiscolossalamountofwaste.

Misleadinglabels

Thereisabigdifferencebetweenasell-bydateandause-bydate.Whenasell-bydatepasses,itdoesn'tmean

thatthefoodisunsafetoeat.However,manypeoplestillthinkthattheyhavetotossit.Grocerystoressometimes

throwawayfoodsimplybecauseit'sgettingclosetothesell-bydate.17.TheDailyTableisanon-profitgrocery

storeinMassachusettsthatcollectsfoodfromothergrocersthatisclosetoitssell-bydateandsellsitata

deeply-discountedprice.Thisbothprovidesfoodtopeopleatlowcostsandkeepsitfrombeingthrownaway.

18.Denmarkhasavolunteer-runfoodwastesupermarketandisplanningonopeningtwomore.The

RealJunkFoodProjectintheUKjustopeneditsfirstfoodwastesupermarket,whereitemshavenosetprices.

Shoppersareallowedtopaywhattheycanforthefood.

Imperfectproduce

19.Yetingrocerystoresmostproducelooksidentical.Somefoodingrocerystoresgetsthrown

outbecauseifsimperfect,oritdoesn't"lookgood.,,Thefoodisstillfinetoeat,butoftenendsupinthetrash.The

non-profitEndFoodWastehasalistofretailersalloverAmericathatsellimperfectproduce.Theyalsohavea

petitionthatyoucansignwhichasksmajorgrocerystorestoconsidersellingimperfectfood.

Therearealsosubscriptionserviceswhereyoucanget“ugly"producedeliveredtoyourdoor.Imperfect

ProduceandHungryHarvestarebothorganizationsworkingtorecoverfoodthatwouldotherwisebethrown

away.20.Consumeraction

Notalltheblameforfoodwastebelongstogrocerystores.Asconsumerswecanhelptoinfluencethetypeof

foodthatstoressell.Bybuyingfoodinlessexcess,foodthatisclosetothesell-bydate,andimperfectproduce,we

canhelpreducefoodwaste.

A.ThisideahasbeengaininggroundinEurope,aswell.

B.Producerarelygrowsinawayeveryplantlookstheexactsame.

C.Thereareseveralcompaniesworkingtorecoverout-of-datefood.

D.In2008,43billionpoundsofperfectlygoodfoodwerethrownoutofgrocerystores.

E.Thisisagreatwaytoreducethewasteofshort-livedfoods,whichfoodbanksoftencan'taccept.

EAnewlawpassedbytheSenatemakesitillegalforsupermarketstothrowawayordestroyunsoldfood.

G.Justonequarterofallwastedfoodcouldfeedthe795millionpeoplearoundtheworldwhosufferfrom

hunger.

十三、（河北省张家口市2021届高三一模）

Everfeellikeallyoureadarejustsocialmediapests?Nervousthatyourbook-readingdaysseemlonggone?

Itistimetotakereadingbooksintodailylifeagain.36.Manyofthemareevenbackedbyscientificstudies.

Promotementalhealth

Readingisaworkoutforyourbrain.37.Researchsuggeststhatpeoplewhokeeptheirbrainsactiveby

readingare2.5timeslesslikelytodevelopAlzheimefsdiseasethanthosewhospendtheirdowntimeonless

stimulatingactivities.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourmentalhealth,thenreadatleastonebookpermonth.

38.Ifyouneedanactivitytoimproveyourcriticalthinkingskills,thenreadingistheanswer.Itis

thrillingtoreadamystery（悬疑小说）andifyoutrytosolvethemysteryyourself,youpracticeyourcritical

thinkinginthemostpleasurableway.

Improvewritingskills

Practicingwritinghelpstoimproveyourwritingskills.39.Readingshowsyouhowtowrite,soyoucan

followanddevelopyourskills.Themoreyouread,themoreitwillimproveyourownwritingability.Writingisan

artandyoustudyitbyreading.

Improvefocusandconcentration

40.Writinganemailwhilechattingonline,keepinganeyeonyourphonewhiledrinkingcoffee,checking

reactionsonyourWeChatfeedwhileworking,allthesehabitssplitattention.Readingapieceofwriting

strengthensyourfocus.Becauseifyouwanttofinishapieceofwriting,youhavetocontinuereadingdespitemany

distractions（使人分心响事）.

A.Makeyoumoreopen-minded.

B,However,readinggivesyouadraft.

C.Therearesomanybenefitsofreading.

D.Developstrongercriticalthinkingskills.