2021届高三英语适应性考试专项训练七选五阅读

2021届高三新高考适应性考试专项训练七选五阅读

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iPadsvsTextbooks

Whatifyoucouldhaveyourwholebackpackatthetouchofyourfingertips?InthefirstmonthoftheApple

iPadsrelease,25millionweresold!PeopleallovertheworlduseiPadsforallsortsofdifferentthings,butoneof

theirfinestqualitiesistheabilitytobeatextbook.1・

Tobeginwith,iPadsarelessexpensive.Textbooksbecomeoutdatedandschoolshavetobuynewbooks,but

withaniPadschoolscanupdatethemforfree.22_Schoolsdon'thavetospend$500everyyearforiPadsbecause

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3.Studentsusuallyhavemultipleclasses,whichresultsinmultipletextbooks.Heavybackpacksfilledwith

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Third,schoolsshouldgetridoftheirtextbooksandgetiPadsbecausetheyhavemorecapabilities.Some

mightthinkalloftheappsaredistracting,buttheappsactuallymakeiPadsmoreefficient.4.Textbookscannot

dothosetasks,butiPadscaneasilydothemwithjustatapofthefingertip.

Lastly,iPadsareabetterchoiceforschoolsinsteadoftextbooksbecausethesedevicesallowstudentsto

accesstheirlearninganywhereatanytime.5.WithiPads,theyfinditeasiertogettheirhomeworkdone.

Inconclusion,schoolsshouldgetridoftheirclumsytextbooksandswitchtoiPads.iPadshaveallowedthis

generationtohavetheirentirebackpackinthepalmoftheirhands.

A.Second,iPadscostlessandaremorepopular.

B,Thesetabletsareperfectforbusystudents.

C.Therefore,theycanusethesavedmoneyforotherprograms.

D.Moreover,inhighschool,textbookshaveanaverageof4.8poundseach.

E.iPadshavealreadyreplacedtextbooksinover600Americancounties.

F.SchoolshaveeveryreasontodoawaywiththeirschoolbooksandswitchtoiPads.

G.iPadsabsorbtheneedtobuycalculators,dictionaries,andotheritemsthatarefoundwithinthedevice.

（二）

Morethantwomillionstudentsaregraduatingfromhighschoolthissummer,manyofwhomwillheadto

universityinthefall.Thetransitionfromhighschooltocollegeisamajorone,andsuccessfuladjustmentto

collegehaslifelonginfluences.

Maybeyouareabouttomakethistransitionyourselforhavechildrenwhoareabouttoleavethenest.6^_If

youknowsomeonewhoismakingthistransitionorknowparentsguidingtheirsoon-to-beadultkidsthroughthis

time,pleasetakeamomenttosharethiscollectionofresearch-basedtipswiththem.

7.Evenduringorientation!Almosteveryoneisinthesameboatasyouare,hopingtomakefriendsquickly.

Yoursuccessincollegedepends,inpart,onsurroundingyourselfwithotherswhocansupportyouandhelpyou

havefun.

Don'tbeafraidtotalktoyourprofessorsorteachingassistants.Successfuladjustmentisaboutreachingout

ibrhelpwhenyouneedit.Thismeanstryingtofindtheanswersonyourownfirst,butthencontactingthosewho

canhelpyouwhenyoucan't.8.

Leanonyourfamily.Familysupportcangiveyoucomfortwhenclassesarehardoryouarestressedabout

finals.9.Strongsupportfromfamilyislinkedtolowerlonelinessanddepressionduringthefirstyearofcollege

andhigheracademicadjustmentincludingmotivationandconcentration.

Beconfident.Feelinganxietyaboutcommunicatingwithfellows,professors,andspeakingupinclassis

associatedwithloweradaptationduringthetransitiontocollege.l0.Themoreyouspeakupinclass,theeasierit

becomes.

A.Thatiswhattheyaretherefor!

B.Thislistisexactlywhatyouneed.

C.Joiningclubsisalsolinkedtofeelingsofbelongingatcollege.

D.Beopentomakingnewfriendsassoonasyousetfootoncampus.

E.Familymemberscangiveyouadviceandhelpyousolveproblemsifyouneedhelp.

F.Oneofthebestwaystoincreaseyourcommunicationconfidenceistopractice!

G.Yourprofessorsandteachingassistantswanttoseeyousucceedintheirclasses.

（三）

HandmadeCardfromMetoYou

WhenIwas9yearsold,Ireceivedmyfirsthandmadecardfromaclassmate,whohadjustmovedtoNew

Jersey.Ihelpedhiminhishardtimeadjustinglo（适应）hisnewschool.Sohemademeacard.Itwasafolded

pieceofpaperfromhisnotebook,withapictureofushe'ddrawnonthefront.Therewereonlyafewsentences

inside.11.

Specialhandwrittencardstaketimeandefforttomakeandfeelverypersonal.Likephotographs,cardscan

bestoredandlookedbackon.Youcanmakeyourownuniquecardwithsuppliesyouhaveathome.What'smost

importantisthemessageyouwriteinside.12.Butgettingahandwrittencardorlettercanmakesomeonewho

needsitfeelappreciated.

"Thefirststepistothinkofapersonforwhomyou'dliketomakeacard..13.Therearemany

types:Thank-youcards,congratulationcards,holidaycards,andI'm-sorrycardswhicharejustafew.

14.Abigtripforwritingacardtokeepthepersonyou*remakingitforinmindwhileyouwork.Youcanask

yourselfsomequestionswhilewriting:Whatareyourfavoritememoriesofthatperson?Whatdoyouappreciate

mostabouthimorher?Yourwordscanbeassweetorasfunnyasyouwant.Ifthey'repersonal,themessagewill

bespecial.

Last,signyournameatthebottom.15.Therecipientlikemewillkeepthecardtorereadsometimefarin

thefuture.

A.Don'tforgettoincludethedate.B.Oryoucanbuyacardfromastore.

C.Nowifstimetogatheryourthoughts.D.Thisistheeasiestbutleastrewardingpart.

E.Butthosewordsmeantalottomeatthetime.F.Itcanbehardtoputyourfeelingsintowords.

G.Next,thinkaboutwhatkindofcardyou'dliketomake.

（四）

Successishardlyeveraboutaccidentally“beingintherightplaceattherighttime."16.Hustle（匆忙）isthe

mostcontrollablethingthatcanaffectyouroutcome.

17.Themostimportantpartofdeterminingsuccessispatience.Lackingpatienceusuallypreventspeople

fromreachingtheirgoals.Peoplethinkthatonlyworkinghardforaspecificamountoftimeguaranteeshuge

results.That'srarelythecase.

Mostofthetime,youhavetoplaythelonggame.Forexample,whenIstartedWineLibraryTV,hardly

anyonewatcheditfbrthefirst19months.Goingin,Iunderstoodthatmyvideosweren'tgoingtoinstantlygo

viral（传播）.Ihadtoworkharderandbuildmybrandfirst.

Inadditiontobeingpatientabouteverything,youneedputmoreworkforyourgoal.Thatis,youcan'thustle

foradayandthinkyou'llachieveyourgoalthenextday.Notonlydoyouhavetoworkhard,butyouhaveto

keepputtinginthework.18.

Ifyouhavethedesiretowanttowinbigandliveyourlifeonyourterms,thenyouhavetobewillingtoput

inthetime.Ifyourgoalissomethingthatyoutrulywant,youcan'tgiveuponitifyoudon'tseeresultsinthefirst

month.

19.Youshouldrememberthatit'sgoingtotakebothhardworkandpatiencetogetthere.Lookyourselfin

themirrorandaskifthetimeandworkyou'reputtingintoyourgoalsrealisticallysupportswhatyouwant.20,If

youcankeepyourhustleandunderstandthatpatiencewillgiveyouthepowertomakeyourgoalshappen,that's

youhaveafarbetterchanceatsucceeding.

A.Youhavetobehonestwithyourself.B.There'snoavoidingit.

C.Firstworksmart,thenworkhard.D.There'snosuchthingasan“overnightsuccess”.

E.Ifsaboutworkinghardtopositionyourselfthere.

F.Infact,thehardpartismaintainingthehustleafterwards.

G.Successdoesn'thappentoyou;youmakeithappen.

（五）

Campingwithoutacampfireisnotcampingatall.Late-nightconversationsandgamesaroundthecampfire

areessentialforapleasantcampingexperience.However,yououghttobeawareofthefactthatcampingwitha

campfireisnotallaboutfun.21.Ifyouareplanningtosetupacampfire,orifyouareplanningtocookduring

camping,youshouldremembersomefiresafetytips.

Chooseacampsitewhichhasacampfirepit（深坑）.22.Ifthereisnofirepit,setupyourown.However,you

shouldbecarefulnottoplacethefirepitnearyourcampingtent.Whenyousetupacampfire,makesurethatyou

putthecampfirematerialsintherightorder.Thiscanhelpyoumakesurethattherewillbenoflyingdebris（碎片）

onceyoulightyourfire.Putthelightmaterialsfirstsuchaspaperordryleaves.23.Finally,makesurethatyou

placestonesaroundthecampfirepit.Neverburnplasticsorotherpoisonousmaterials,whichwilldisturbyour

neighboring

campgroundguests.Itwillalsosignificantlypollutetheairandpromotetheriskoffirespreads.24.Useit

onlywhenalltheotherfire-makingoptionsfail.

25.Beforeyouleaveyourcampsiteorbeforeyougotobed,makesurethatyourcampfireiscompletelyout.

Leavingfireunattendedrunshighrisksofforestfiresandthelike.

A.Then,putthewood.B.Campingcangiveyoualotoffreedom.

C.Ilneedsacertaindegreeofresponsibility.D.Onetraditionalcampactivityismakingthecampfire.

E.Thiswillensurethatyouwillbecapableofcontrollingyourcampfire.

F.Onceyourcampfireissetup,donotleavetheflameunattended.

G.Donotusepetroleverytimeyouattempttolightyourcampfire.

（六）

Inbusinessandinlife,silencecouldhelpyoutogetacquaintedwiththepowerofthepause.Knowingwhen

tobetight-lippedcangiveyoutheupperhandineverythingfromsalesdealsandpaytalkstopresentationsand

staffdevelopment：26.Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.

Chancesare—especiallyamongEnglishspeakers—itwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Evenamongsign

languagespeakers,studiesshowthattypicallyweleavelessthanasecondbetweentakingturnstotalk.27.

Whatonecultureconsidersanawkwardpause,othersseeavaluablemomentofreflectionandasignof

respectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.Researchersfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationlastedfour

seconds,peoplestartedtofeelunsettled.28.ItisnearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetingsNativeEnglish

speakerstendtobemostuncomfortablewithlonggapsinadiscussion.Andyet,theFinnswhoprizeprivacy,

reserveandtheartoflisteningarehappytositinstudiedthoughtfulness.

29.IntheUS,itmaycomefromthehistoryofcolonialAmericaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentpeoples.

Whentheyhavedifference,ifshardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlesspeopletalkandthereis

understandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareengagedtoestablishacommonlife.30.Whenthere'smore

similarityperhapsit'seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.

A.Sosometimessilencereallyisgolden.

B•ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.

C.Buttheviewofsilencediffersacrosscultures.

D.Youshouldknowwhentospeakandwhentostop.

E.Englishpeopledon'tlikesilencethatmakespeopleembarrassed.

F.SowhydonativeEnglishspeakersfindlongpauseshardtohandle?

G.Incontrast,Japanesepeoplewerehappywithsilenceof8.2seconds.

（七）

Ifsnosecretthatasthecoldermonthsrollin,thechancesofgettingsickstarttoincrease.Winteristhe

worsttimetogetsick.31.Luckily,there*splentythatwecandotoprepareourselvesforthecoldseason.

Keepapacketoftissueinyourbag,sothatyoucansneezeonatissueinsteadofyourhands.32.It*salso

alwaysniceifyoucanbethepersonthatyourfriendscancountonwhentheyneedatissue-that'salways

appreciatedeveninrandomeventssuchasgoingtoapublicbathroomthatranoutoftoiletpaper.

Youmayconsideritwisetoavoidwalkinginthecoldweather,orafterdarksincethesungoesdownsoearly.

Actuallythisisprobablytheworstthingyoucandobecausethemainwaytostayhealthyistoeathealthyfoods

andworkout.

33.

You'reprobablynotgettingasmuchsleepasyoushould.Sleepingsixhourseverynight?Sleeptwiceas

muchasyouusuallydo.Evenifyoucan'tfallasleep,trytoliedownandrestinsilence.34.It'shardtobelieve,but

mentalhealthandphysicalhealtharealotmoreconnectedthanyoumightthink.

35.Whatweeathasadramaticimpactonouroverallabilitytodefendagainstvirusesandinfections.Ensure

thatyoumaintainadietthat'shighinfruitsandvegetable,whichcanhelpsupportyourimmunesystem.

A.Ifthepersonbesideyouissneezing,offerhimatissue.

B.Ir'sevenmoredangerousnowinthetimeofCOVID.19.

C.Yes,eventhatwalktothegrocerystorecountsasexercise.

D.That'sthebestwaytoavoidspreadingviruseseverywhere.

E.Anotherimportantcomponentinkeepingyouhealthyisnutrition.

F.stresscanaffectyourimmunesystemandmakeiteasytocatchacod.

G.Regularexerciseisthebestthingyoucandotoensureahealthyimmunesystem.

（八）

ProfitableSeniorServiceBusinessesYouCanStartToday

Thisyear,almost4millionAmericanswillturn65.Thatnumberwillcontinuetogrowforthenexttwo

decades.By2030,itwillgrowtoover75millionpeople.36.Infact,theU.S.

DepartmentoffLaborforecaststhatseniorservicejobswillbethefastest-growingpartofthejobmarketfor

manyyearstocome.

37.Asmostseniorswanttostayindependentaslongaspossible,they,ortheirgrown-upchildren,planto

usethatincreasedwealthtomaketheirlivesbetterintheirsenioryears.Thiswillprovideanabundanceof

moneymakingopportunities.Becausemostseniorswanttoageinplaceintheirownhomes,theyoftenneedhelp

withdailytaskslikemealpreparationandhousekeeping.Manyareunabletodriveandneedreliable

transportationforshoppingtripsanddoctor'sappointments.38.Seniorsalsooftenneedareliableresource

person-a"seniorconcierge^-tohandlethetaskstheyareunabletodo,suchasschedulinghomerepairs,buying

groceriesortakingapettothevet.39.

Therecomesatime-usuallyintheir70sor80s-whenseniorsdownsizeandmovetoamuchsmallerresidence

oraretirementcommunity.40.Theyhelpreducetheemotionalstressassociatedwithmoving,soaseniorhasa

gentle,andsmoothtransitiontotheirnewhome.Thegrowingnumberofseniors,andtheservicejobstheyare

creating,meannewopportunitiesforanyonewhowantstostartabusinessservingseniors.Ifyou'relookingfora

rewardingjoborhome-basedbusinessprovidingessentialservicestothisgrowingpopulationofseniors,you'll

findplentyofchoices.

A.Theservicecanbestartedwithjustafewhundreddollars.

B.Someseniorservicebusinessesrequirespecializedmedicaltraining.

C.Theirhomesneedtobeasfall-proofaspossible,topreventaccidents.

D.Aseniorrelocationserviceprofessionalhelpsthosefolksorganizethatmove.

E.Thatwillbringmanyseniorservicejobsforthosewhoarecaringandcapable.

F.Seniorstodayarericherthaneverbeforewith31percentenjoying“highincome.”

G.Aseniorconciergecanfillinwhenthechildrenofanelderlyparentcan'tbetheretohelp.

（九）

Talkingtoyourselfmayseemalittleshameful.Accordingtothewell-knownsaying,talkingtoyourselfisthe

firstsignofmadness,41.Talkingtoourselves,whetheroutloudorsilentlyinourheads,isavaluabletoolfor

thought.

Farfrombeingmentallyill,self-talkallowsustoplanwhatwearegoingtodo,manageouractivities,

regulateouremotionsandevencreateadescriptionofourexperience.42.

Aschildren,accordingtotheRussianpsychologistLevVygotsky,weuseprivatespeechtoregulateour

actionsinthesamewaythatweusepublicspeechtocontrolthebehaviorofothers.43.Psychological

experimentshaveshownthattheprivatespeechcanimproveourperformanceontasksrangingfromjudgingwhat

otherpeoplearethinkingtosortingimagesintocategories.Onerecentstudysuggestedthatself-talkismost

effectivewhenweaddressourselvesinthesecondperson,as“you”ratherthan'T’.

44.Ifyouwantproof,tumonthesportschannel.You'recertaintoseeanathleteortwocheering

themselvesupwithabitterphraseorscoldingthemselvesafterabadshot.

Conductadialoguewithourselves.45.Theprivatespeechseemstobeaparticularlygoodwayofsolving

problemsandworkingthroughideas.Theto-and-frobetweendifferentpointsofviewmeansourthoughtscanend

upinexpectedplaces,justlikearegulardialoguecan,andmightturnouttobeoneofthekeyslohuman

creativity.

A.Whatisprivatespeech?B.Butthereisnoneedforembarrassment.

C.Psychologistsrefertothisasprivatespeech.D.Askquestionsoftheselfandprovideanswers.

E.Wedoalotofprivatespeechwhenweareyoung.

F.Aswegrowolder,wemaketheprivatespeechbecomethewayofblinking,

G.AIthoughtheprivatespeechiseffective,weneverentirelyputawaytheout-loudspeech.

（十）

Theadventofhigh-techeraisstillbasedonthedevelopmentofhumanabilitytousetools.

Fromancienttimes,46..Thepositiveaspectsoftheseabilitiesweredugoutbyhumansurvivalinstinct,

whilethenegativeoneswereignoredbecausetheywereinsignificant.

Whenorganizedcivilizationbegantoappearontheearth,peoplebegantomakevehicles.Onthepositive

side,47..Onthenegativeside,theymadetheburdenofslavesheavierandincreasedthepossibilityof

civilianuprising

Duringthealternationperiodbetweenthemiddleagesandthemodemworldinthe17thand19thcenturies,

whentheindustrialrevolutionwasflourishing,thereweremanygreatinventionsinthehandsofhumanbeings,

suchasthesteamengineandmanyfactories.48..Thepositivesideprovi