2023年高考英语重难题型高分攻略04 段中设空题-（学生版）

备战2023高考七选五之段中段空

目录内容

板块一题型解析

板块二高考真题感悟

板块三模考题练手

板块四课后习题训练

-：题型解析

七选五的设空位置无非就段首；段中以及段尾；设空位置不同考查学生的能力也有所不

同；段中主要考查有以下两个方面：段中句作为过渡句；充当承上启下的作用；承接前段最

后一句；引出本段第二句；其次；作为分论点；与全段中心主旨形成呼应关系。

解题方向：

段中设空的题目即为主题句的展开句。此种题要注意分析前后的逻辑性和内容的连贯性,

注意句子之间的衔接手法。做题时，首先要依据信息词将选项进行排除，然后将剩下的可能

答案逐一代入，看哪个选项能和设空处的前后内容达到语意连贯及逻辑通顺，从而最终确定

最佳选项，得出答案。以下为依据逻辑关系去解题的常用方法：

1.并列或递进关系

并列或递进关系是指后一句对前一句是一种顺承逻辑关系。常见的表示并列关系的标志

性词语有first(ly),second(ly),third(ly),next/then,finally/last,firstofall,foronething,foranother

thing,some...otherstobeginwith,toconclude等；常见的表示递进关系的标志性词语有also,

further,furthermore,likewise,similarly,moreover,inaddition,what'smore,notonly...butalso...

等。

2.转折或让步关系

转折或让步关系是指后一句对前一句构成逆转逻辑关系。常见表示转折或让步关系的标

志性词语有but,however,nevertheless,still,yet,while/though/although,or/otherwise,instead,on

thecontrary,incontrast,incomparison,bycomparison等。

3.因果关系

因果关系是指后一句为前一句的结果(有时也为原因)。常见的标志性词语有so,therefore,

thus,consequently,asaresult(of),so/such...thatsothat,resultin/from,leadto,dueto,thanks

to,owingto等o

4.例证关系

例证关系是前后句的某句是为了证明或解释另一句而举的例子。例证的形式具有多样性,

思维过程基本是归纳（从例子到观点）和推理（从观点到例子）。常见的标志性词语有forexample,

forinstance,infact/asamatteroffact,actually,inotherwords,thatis（tosay）等。

解题技巧：

设空特点

段中位置设题一般是段落细节句或过渡句。

解题技巧

细节句

1.阅读空格前后内容，标记关键词

2.阅读各个选项，标记关键词

3.比较匹配关键词，确定答案

4.利用词语复现确定答案利用表并列、转折、让步和因果关系的过渡衔接词确定选项

过渡句

1.阅读空格前后内容，挖掘内在逻辑关系

2.阅读各个选项，标记表转折、并列、让步或因果关系的过渡衔接词

3.注意词语复现:同源词、同义、近义或反义词复现，不同时态形式的动词等

二：高考真题感悟

例题1：InIndiaandtheMiddleEast,ifsconsideredveryrudetoeatwithyourlefthand.

PeopleinFranceexpectyoutoeatwithautensilineachhand.___3___,insteadpreferringtouse

theirhands.InChile,youmaynevertouchanyfoodwithyourfingers.PeopleinThailandgenerally

usetheirforksonlytopushfoodontotheirspoons.

A.Themorefriendsyoumakeinyourlifetime

B・Themoretimeyouspendinanygivencountry

C.Mexicansconsideritinappropriatetoeatwithutensils

例题2：・Moreisn'talwaysmerrier

Makesureyouhavecommunicatedwithyourfriendabouthowfrequentlyeachofyouwantsto

becontactedandwhatmethodworksbestforyouboth.___7___.Therearealternativestoconstant

writtencommunication,suchasleavingvoicemessagesorhavingagroupchat.

E.Friendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunication

F.Itiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmedia

G.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind

例题3：Alwayskeepapencilandpaperbesideyou.___15Notealsothefactsimportant

foryourpurposeaswellasanythingwhichleadsyoutofurtherresearch.Youdon*thavetowrite

thesethingsindetail.Itisenoughtoputthepagenumberandoneortwowordsasareminder

E.Makeanoteofanypagewhichisofspecialimportance.

F.Youmayfindyourselfhavingtolearnsomethingbyheart.

G.Keeptheroomcoolratherthanwarmtoavoidfeelingsleepy.

例题4：Whenitcomestohearthealth,thereisspeculation（推测）thatit'snotthestyleof

music,butratherthetempothatmakesitsogoodfbryourhearthealth.InoneEuropeanstudy,

participantslistenedtomusicastheresearchersmonitoredtheirheartratesandblood

pressure.19Ontheotherhand,whenthemusicslowed,theparticipants1stressand

anxietylevelsbecamelowerandtheeffectsonheartratesappearedtofollowsuit.

E.Theimplicationsofmusiconoverallwell-beingarereallyimpressive.

F.Itisalsohighlypopularduetotheindividualizedeffectsonstressandanxiety.

G.Interestingly,themorecheerfulthemusicwas,thefastertheirheartrateswere.

例题5："Ioftensendpostcardstofamilyandfriends."hesaystoChinaDaily,nbutyoucan

imaginethatafterawhile,youneverreceiveasmanyasyousend,andyourealizethatnoteveryone

isintoit___22___"Seekingotherlike-mindedsouls,however,Paulostartedlookingina

somewhatunlikelyplace:online.ManywouldsaytheInternetisaplaceforpeoplewhohavegiven

uponthetraditionalpostalservice,butPaulo'shunch（直觉）paidoff.

A.Andthat*stotallyfine

B-Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit

C.Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby

三：模考题练手

例题1：Electrolytesareessentialminerals.40Somesportsdrinksadssayyouneedto

addelectrolytestostayhealthy.Butsomeexpertssaythatyourbodyproduceselectrolytes.You

mayneedmorewaterifyouexercisealotduringtheheatoftheday.Otherwise,mostpeopleget

enoughelectrolytesfromfood.

A.Justdrinkwhenyouarethirsty.

B.Theyarevitaltomanyfunctionsinthebody.

C.Itgivesyoumoreenergyandmakesyoulookgood.

D.Instead,yourbodyandtheactivitiesyouattendmatter.

例题2：Oneisimmediatelyseenasselflessandhelpfulwhenonevolunteerstohelpout

someonesuchasafriend,teacherorparent.37,whenyouhelpateachertocleanthe

classroomorgetinvolvedinacleanlinesscampaignattheschoollevelorothercommunityprojects.

Teachersandadultswouldlookatayoungpersonwhovolunteershisorhertimeforcertain

activitiesasmature,responsibleanddeservingofrespect.

A.Youwillfeelyouareproud

B.Yourstandingwouldbelifted

C.Thisisespeciallybeneficialtostudents

D.Oneshouldactivelybeinvolvedinvolunteering

例题3：Childrenshouldbetaughttositdownandplayquietlyorreadabookiftheycan.In

creatingthishabit,parentsplayavitalroleastheyalsohavetositdownandoccupythemselves.

19.Theywantthingstobeexcitingandfast-moving.Ifparentsthemselvesdonotreadorspend

timequietly,itishardtoexpectthechildrentodoso.

B.Goodhabitscanbetaughtintheearlyyears.

C.Childrenmustbetaughttobepartofthefamily.

D.Inthisfastworld,everyoneexpectstobeentertained.

例题4：Stayinshapeanddressupwell

Sometimes,awkwardnesscouldbeduetobeingoverweight.Whenyouarelargeinsize,you

tendtogetveryself-consciousSo,inordertoavoidthis,getintothehabitofexercisingeveryday

7Ifyoulookasifyouhavejuststeppedoutofa1980'sfilmwhenactuallyitis2011,

thereisnodoubtthatyouareboundtofeelawkwardaboutyourself.

A.ParticipateinTeamActivities.

B.Learnhowtoendaconversation.

C.Secondly,haveappropriateclotheson.

例题5：Practiseintellectualhumility（谦逊）.Oneapproachto,well,arguing,istoletgoofthe

ideaofbeing“right”.Oratleastseriouslyconsiderthatyoumightactuallybewrong.19.

Reallytrytounderstandwheretheotherpersoniscomingfrom.Arguingisjusttowaste

somebody'stime.

E.Butnotallofwhat'soutthereisquitewhatitseems

F.Sodon'trushtodecide,andbeactivelypreparedtochangeyourmind

G.Puttingyourselfintheotherperson'sshoescanleadtomuchmoreproductiveoutcomes

例题6：We'vebeentest-drivingsomenewcarsrecently.Iappreciatethecleanandsimple

designinside.Forsomereasons,manycarmakershavebeenshiftedfromphysicalcontrolstotouch

screens.16Insteadoflotsofphysicalbuttons,youhaveasingletouchscreen.Youcan

useittomovebetweenthedifferentcontrols.

A.Butthisalsomeansextrastepsforeachaction.

B.Thetouchscreenisfarmorecomplexthanbuttons.

C.Newcarsareoftencompletelytouchscreen-controlled.

例题7：Cyclingcanbeagreatwaytotraveltoandfromworkorgetabouttown.Bycycling,you

savemoneyonfuelortrainfares.Ifyoudodriveintowork,sometimesfindingsomewheretopark

canbeanightmare,whereasfindingsomewheretochainyourbikeupcanbemuchsimpler.Then,

onthetrain,therearechangesatstationsandothercommutersspeakingloudlyontheirphonesto

dealwith.19Andifyou'reworriedaboutsafety,therearedesignatedcyclelanesinmany

majorcities.Wearinghigh-visibilityclothing,sometimesreferredtoas6hi-vis\isanotherwayto

improveyoursafetywhencyclingontheroads.

A.Cyclistsfaceneitheroftheseissues.

B.Inrecenttimes,cyclinghasseenaboostinpopularity.

C.Therearealsosomeplussidesforyourwallefshealth.

四：课后习题训练

PassageA

Doyouhaveagarden?Wouldyouliketobeabletorelaxinthegardenmoreoften?Having

outdoorspaceisawonderfulthing.16Luckily,youcanusethefollowingtipstomakeyour

gardenmorerelaxingandwelcoming.

Createasenseofprivacy.

17Ifyoufeelthateveryonecanseeyou,andthereisnodefinedprivatearea,itmay

notseemlikeawelcomingspace.Thereareafewdifferentwaysyoucanaddressprivacy.For

example,youcanusegreeneryliketreestocreateprivacy.

Usetrendyandstylishoutdoorlighting.

Ifyouhaveplansofbeingabletoenjoyyourgardenintheeveninghours,you'llneedlighting.

18Theyaddjusttherightamountofsophistication（精致）andclasstoyourgarden.You'll

findthemavailableinavarietyofstylesandsizes,andfinishesfromsomethingthatlookstraditional

tomoreunderstatedmodernmodels.

____19____

Gardenfurniturewillalsoplayabigroleinhowrelaxingandwelcomingyourgardenis.First,

youshouldmakesureyouhaveenoughseatingforyouandyourguests,Second,itneedstobemore

comfortablesothatpeoplearewillingtostayandhangout.

Adiningtableandchairsareusuallypopular,butyoumayprefersomethingmorerelaxinglike

anoversizedchairoralargesofa.

Payattentiontotheatmosphere.

Theatmosphereshouldalsobeconsideredinyourdesignplan.20Forexample,you

canusewaterfeaturesthataddasenseofpeacefulness.Also,ifsagoodideatochooseanoutdoor

soundsystemsoyoucanplaymusicsoftly.

A.Lessenyourgardenfurniture.

B.Upgradeyourgardenfurniture.

C.Itcanbeachievedinmanyways.

D.Creatingaprivateatmospherecostslittle.

E.Oneofthehottesttrendsofthemomentiswalllanterns.

F.However,itdoesrequirecreativethinkingtomakethemostofit.

G.Onecomplaintthathomeownershaveabouttheirgardenisalackofprivacy.

PassageB

Expertsarealwaysadvocatingthehealthbenefitsofbiking.Andwhilethebarriertoentryis

low—prettymuchallyouneedtoknowtostartcyclingishowtorideabikeitself-peopleoften

askmeifIhaveanytipsforbeginners.BelowareafewthingsI'velearnedalongthewaythathelp

makeforasaferandmorejoyfulride.

Followtherulesoftheroad.Brakeatyellowlights,stopfbrpedestriansandmaintainasolid

distancefromcars.16Therefore,neverflythroughstopsigns,approachtooclosetothe

frontvehiclesorshoutatcars.

17ABritishdoctorrecentlymadeheadlineswhenheclaimedthatwearingabike

helmetisactuallymoredangerousthantravelingwithoutone,butmostresearchsuggestsotherwise.

Afull98percentofbikecommuters（上下班者）ownahelmet,soyou911beingoodcompany,

anyway.

Makeaplaylist.Lawsagainstridingwithheadphonesvaryfromstatetostate,andit'snever

propertolistentomusicinmorethanoneear.Butcruisingaroundtoasoundtrackcanbean

amazingfeeling,soconsiderbuyingawirelessspeakeryoucanfixonyourframe.18

Knowyourrights.Ifyoudoendupgettingintoacollision,stayonthesceneuntilthepolice

come.19Cyclistsaretoooftentakenadvantageofinbadsituations,especiallyiftheir

injuriesdon'tseemtobeapparent.

Findsomefriends.Asgreatasitcanbetobikealone,zippingdownthestreetinabiggroupis

anequallysatisfyingexperience.20Variousbicycletripsareoftenorganized,which

providesopportunitiestodevelopfriendshipamongbikers.

A.Getfullyequipped.

B.Besuretogetahelmet.

C.Mostcitieshaveenoughresourcesfbrthecyclingcommunity.

D.It'snecessarythatyougivethemanaccuratereportoftheincident.

E.Mostofuswillfeelitobviouslysafertorideonabikethaninacar.

F.Thenputtogetheralistofyourfavoritetunesandgetreadytoenjoythem.

G.Pushingtothelimitnotonlygivesbikersabadreputation,butalsoagreatdanger.

PassageC

Throughoutmylife,thereisoneteacherwhoreallyimpressesme.31.

Mytimein8thgradefeltlikeforeverbecauseyoujustwanttobeinhighschoolalready.Math

youjustwantedtosleep,scienceyouwantedtocry,socialstudiesyouwouldwishforittobeover,

butEnglishclasswouldjustmakeupforthewholeday.Mrs.Thomaswouldactuallymakemewant

tostayawakeinherclass.Itwaslikesheactuallyunderstoodusandknewhowtokeepourfull

attention.EverydayIcouldn'twaittogotoherclass.32Youcouldtalktoherlikeshewas

yourfriendandnotyourboss.

33Likeinthebeginningoftheyearshemadeustakepicturesofourselvesandwrite

goalsofwhatyouwantedfortheschoolyear.Everyday,whenyouwouldcomeintoclass,youwould

lookatyourgoalsandseeifyouachieveany;itwasprettysmart.Iremembershealsomadeuswrite

alettertoourselvesinthebeginningoftheyear.Weopenedthemattheendoftheyeartoseehow

muchwechanged.Itwaslikeshewastryingtopushustobeabletocompletethosegoals,sothatlater

oninlifewecanusethatabilityagain.34IfyouwantedanA,youhadtoworkforthatA.

Mrs.Thomasnotonlygotusreadyforhighschoolbutalsoreallypreparedmeforlifeinthe

future.35

A.Thefollowingisaclassshetaughtus.

B.Shemademerealizehowinterestinglearningcanbe.

C.Sheoftenmadeusstruggleforwhatwedreamedofinlife.

D.Irememberhowmuchfunitwastodoactivityinherclass.

E.ShewouldwakemeupwhenIsometimessleptinherclass.

F.Shewouldmakejokesthatwouldrelatetothelessonandpleaseus.

G.Tmjustwaitingforthenextteacherwhocanaffectmylifeandmeasaperson.

PassageD

Self-careBenefitsofArt

Painting,sculpting,writinganddrawingareallkindsofcreativeactivitiesinwhichyoucan

enjoyalltheamazingbenefitsofart.

Ithelpsprocessyouremotions

Itturnsoutthatartcanplayabigroleinmaintainingahealthystateofmind.Itissuggestedthat

wetryoutabitoffreeformdrawing.Takeapaintbrushorcoloredpencilandallowyouremotionsto

guideyou.16.

Itmayimprovefocusandmentalperformance

17.Itleadstomoresatisfactionandsuccessinlife.Traininginanytypeofart,suchas

music,dance,orpainting,improvesthebrain'sattentionspan.Youcouldcallitamentalworkout

becauseitstrengthensyourabilitytofocusandyourcognitiveperformanceoverall.

____18____

Ifyougetstuckonsomething,takeanartbreak!Astudyfoundthatthosewhopracticeart

regularlyimprovetheirproblem-solvingskills.Immersingyourselfinacreativeactivitylikearthelps

solvereal-worldproblems.Usingyourimagination,youfireupdifferentareasofthe

brain.19.Evensomethingassimpleasanadultcoloringbookwithcrayonscanwork.

Itimprovesself-confidence

Accordingtoexperts,childrenwhoparticipateinartactivitiesbuildself-respect.Thepraisethey

receivefromtheirfriends,whendrawingorpainting,makesthemfeelgood.Atthesametime,they

learnhowtoacceptcriticism.20.Whenyouputyourtimeandefforttowardsanartproject,

andseeitthroughtotheend,youfeelproudofyouraccomplishmentandexperienceanice

improvementtoyourself-esteem.

A.Itofferswaysofreflection

B.Ithelpswithproblemsolving

C.Learningtofocushelpscompleteyourmaintasks

D.Youallowyourmindtowander,whichcanleadtonewideas

E.Artprovidesatypeofself-expressionthroughdifferentmedia

F.Nottomention,workinghardtocreateartbringsasenseofpride

G.Thishelpsconnectwithyouremotionsandexpressyourselfbeyondwords

PassageE

Acareeraptitude（能力、倾向）testisoftenusedtohelpthoseinterestedinenteringthework

force.___36___.Thesetestscanhelpevaluatehowapersonthinksandbestunderstandwhatareasof

interestapersonmaywanttogoafter.

___37___.Theywilltypicallyconsistofanumberofquestionsphrasedasmultiple-choiceor

true/falsequestions.TheseareoftenusedsothattheresultsofthetestcanbedeteiTninedthrough

computeranalysisofanswers.Take123CareerTestforanexample.123CareerTestisafive-to-ten

minuteassessmentofyourcareerpersonality.Youlookatpicturesofpeoplewhoaredoing

work-relatedtask,andchoose“yes"or"no"inregardtowhetheryoucouldseeyourselfenjoyingthat

task.___38___,thecomputerwillsoontellyouwhatworkenvironmentsandoccupationsbestsuit

yourcareerpersonality.

123CareerTestshowshowwonderfulcareeraptitudetestcanbe.Youmaynowbeeagertotry

one.___39___.

Somecareeraptitudetestsmayonlyfocusonanalyzingthetypesofskillsorstrengthsand

weaknessesapersonmayhave.Theresultsofsuchtestsmaynotalwaysmatchwhatapersonwants

todo.Someonecouldbeverystrongatcriticalthinkingandanalysis,whichmayindicateheorshe

hasanaptitudeforbecomingascientist.Ifthatpersonhasnoparticularinterestinscience,however,

thentheresultsofsuchatestwouldnotnecessarilyindicatewhatcareerheorsheshouldpursue.

—40—.

A.Itisrelativelyeasytocarryout

B.Itindicateswhattestsaremoresuitableforthem

C.Itdetermineswhatcareermightbethebestchoiceforthem

D.Afteryoufinishthetasksrelatedtochoosing“yes"or"no"

E.Butbeforeyoudothat,there'ssomethingyou'dbetterknow

F.Theresultsonlyshowacareerwhichheorshemaybegoodat

G.Therearemanywaysinwhichacareeraptitudetestcanbeprepared

PassageF

Ifyou'regoingtravellingafteruniversityorasacareerbreak,anextendedperiodoftimeof

unemploymentcanleaveagapingholeinyourCV.16Aslongasyouplanyourtrip

carefullyandthinkaboutwhatyoucando,travellingcanactuallyboostyourCVandcareer.

Rechargeyoubatteries

Ifyou9vejustspentthreeorfouryearsatuniversity,orworkingwithoutabreak,thenyou'llneed

torechargeyourbatteries.Ifyoutaketimeouttotravelyou'llhavetheopportunitytothinkabout

what'simportantinyourlifeandrefocusonyourcareer.17

Leai*nanewskill

Ifyou'regoingonaround-the-worldtripthenyoucouldbetravellingfromanywherebetweena

monthtoayear,whydon'tyoulearnanewskillwhileyou'reontheroad?18All

businessesandcompaniesneedcandidateswithabroadskillset,solookatlearninganotherlanguage

orgettingfurtherqualificationstoboostyourCV.

Makecontacts

Whenyou'rebackpackingandtravelling,trytomakecontactswithpeoplewhomightbeuseful

foryourcareer.Withtheriseofsocialmedia,makingcontactsisassimpleassaying'justtweetme”

or"I'lladdyouonFacebook”.Thecontactsyoumakewhiletravellingcouldbeyouravenueintoa

newcareer.19

Volunteer

20Notonlywillyoumakeadifferencetothecommunityandsociety,butit'lllook

greatonyourCV.Withvolunteeringyou'lllearnwhatitmeanstoliveandworkinanothercountry,

andemployersareactivelyencouragingit.Inasurvey,63%ofHRprofessionalssaidthatthosewho

havetakenaconstructivegapyearofvolunteeringorworkingabroadhadanapplicationthatstood

outfromtherest.

A.Butdon'tworry.

B.Considerthesimplestwayyoucanmeettheirneeds.

C.It'simportanttonetworkwhereveryouareintheworld.

D.Moreoftenthannot,you'llcomehomefeelingrefreshedandenergetic.

E.Thinkaboutwhatemployersarelookingforinyourindustryandcatertothat.

FOneofthehardestthingstoovercomewhenapplyingforajobisworkexperience.

G.Volunteeringisoneofthemostpopularactivitiesforgapyearsandround-the-worldtrips.

PassageG

I'vealwaysdealtwithanxiety.Itgotparticularlybadduringtheprocessofmovingthispast

summer.36IdecidedIneededtotakeconcretestepstocalmmyselfdown,afterafew

weeksoftrialanderror.Ifoundafewsure-firewaystoachievesomepeaceofmind.Ihopethese

techniqueshelpyoufindyourownoasisinthestorm.

Stepawayfromyourscreens.Afteralongstressfulday,Fmoftentemptedtounwindwithsome

TVtime.ButnowItrytakingsometimeawayfrommyscreensfirst.37Itcanimprove

yoursleepandboostyourmood.Instead,youcanreadorhaveashortwalkortakepartinother

activities.

38Spendingtimewithyourpetscanbeagreatwaytoslowdownandputyourmindat

ease.Itcandecreaseyourbloodpressureandhelpyoumanageanxietyordepression.WhenI'm

feelingstressed.Tilwatchthesquirrelsinmybackyard.39

Tendtoyourplants.OnedaymyfriendleftaspiderplantsproutonmyfrontstoopandIdecided

totrymyhandatbeingaplantparentonceagain.Iwassurprisedbytheeffectithadonme.

40Itgavemeachancetostepawayfrommydeskandmovearound.Andtherewereeven

morebenefitsIdidn'ttakeintoaccount!

A.Spendtimewithanimals.

B.You'Hfinditinterestingtowalkoutside.

C.Ilookedforwardtocaringformyplanteveryday.

D.Buttakingtimeofftorelaxanddonothingdidn'thelp.

E.Reducingyourscreentimecanbebeneficialtoyourhealth.

F.Lookafteryourhealthcarefullyifyouwanttolivepeacefully.

G.Orrilgotomylocalparkandwatchthedogsplayingtogether.

PassageH

Ifyouarethinkingaboutaskingforaraiseinsalary,thereareseveralthingstokeepinmind.

First,considerwhetheryoudeserveahighersalary.___36___Sitdownandmakealistofyourjob

accomplishments.Beasspecificaspossible.Forexample,thinkaboutimportantprojectsyouhave

workedon,thingsyouhavedonetoimprovetheorganizationofworkinyourdepartment,orhow

youreffortshavebroughtmoremoneytothecompany.Alsoincludeanyprofessionaldevelopment

opportunitiesyouhavetakenadvantageofrecentlyandbereadytoexplainhowtheyhaveimproved

yourperformanceonthejob.___37___Bearinmindthatsalarylevelsarebasednotonlyon

performancebutalsoonthemarketforyourparticularskills.Beforeyouaskforaraise,youneedto

dosomeresearch.Youshouldinvestigatetheindustrystandardsforsalariesforpeopleinsimilar

positionswithsimilarlevelsofexperience.38Yourinitialrequestshouldactuallybeslightly

higherthantheamountyouwantinordertoleavesomeroomfornegotiation.Then,ifyouhavetogo

lowerthanthisamount,youstillendupwithsomethingclosetowhatyouwant.

___39___Ifyouhaverecentlybeengivennewresponsibilities,itmakessensetoaskforahigher

levelofcompensation.Ontheotherhand,ifthecompanyisgoingthroughfinancialdifficulties,a

requestformoremoneywillprobablynotbemetwithafavorableresponse.Itwouldbebettertowait

untilthecompanyisinabetterfinancialposition.Finally,nevergivepersonalreasonsforwantinga

highersalary.Yourneedtopayyourchild*scollegetuitionorbuyabiggerhouseisofnoconcernto

yourboss.___40___Thatiswhereyouneedtokeeptheconversation.

A.Thiswillhelpyoudeterminewhatwouldbeareasonableamountofmoneytoaskfor.

B.Skillsplayakeyroleinyoursalarylevel.

C.Acrucialpointisthetimingofyourrequest.

D.Everyoneiseagerforaraiseinsalary.

E.Youprobablydo,butyoushouldbeabletoexplainexactlywhytoyourboss.

F.Yoursalarylevelshouldbebasedonprofessionalconsiderationsalone.

G.Thenyouwillbebetterpreparedwhenyoumeetwithyourboss.

PassageI

In2013,digitalmediaconsultantBaratundeThurstonlaunchedanexperiment.Hedecidedto

disconnectfromhisonlinelifefortwenty-fivedays:noFacebook,noTwitter,notevene-mail.He

neededthebreak.36

Itdidn'ttakehimlongtoadjusttoadisconnectedlife.Bytheendofthatfirstweek,hewasless

stressedaboutnotknowingnewthings.37HeenjoyedfoodwithoutTwitteringthe

experience.Buttheendcametoosoon.Afterthetwenty-fivedays,hehadtorestorehisonline

presence.

Hisexperimentsummarizestwoimportantpointsaboutourrelationshipwithsocialnetworks

likeFacebookandTwitter.Thefirstpointisthatweincreasinglyrecognizethatthesetoolsfragment

（碎裂）ourtimeandreduceourabilitytoconcentrate.38Buttheproblemisespecially

seriousifyou'reattemptingtoimproveyourabilitytoworkdeeply.

Tofightbackagainstthesedistractions,ThurstonfelthisonlyoptionwastoquittheInternet

altogether.ButtheproblemisthatnooneismeanttoactuallyfollowThurston'slead.39

Thatistoacceptourcurrentdistractedstateasunavoidable.Thisbringsmetothesecondpoint

summarizedbyThurston9sstory:itdidn'ttakehimlongoncetheexperimentendedtoslidebackinto

thefragmented

statewherehebegan.

Thisruleproposesathirdoption:acceptingthatthesetoolsmightbevitaltoyoursuccessand

happiness,butmeanwhileacceptingthatmostpeopleshouldbeusingfewersuchtools.Iwon'task

you,inotherwords,toquittheInternetaltogetherlikeThurstondid.40Thereisamiddle

ground,andifyou'retodevelopadeepworkhabit,youmustfighttogetthere.

A.Hestruckupconversationswithstrangers.

B.Itisarealproblemformanydifferentpeople.

C