仁爱版中考英语四轮总复习课时04.阅读还原句子(学生版+解析)

课时04.阅读还原句子一2022年福建省ECyclistsneedtobemorecarefulthanotherroadusers,asit’smucheasierforyoutogethurt.Rememberthatwhenyouareonacycle,youhavenoprotectionfromdangersaroundyou.___46___Don’tuseyourmobilephonewhilecycling.Thisisbecauseyouneedtolookoutfortheroadandothertraffic.Youshouldalwayswearahelmetasthiscancutdowntheriskofgettinghurtontheheadinanaccident.Donotchangeyourdirectionsuddenly.___47___Alwayslookcarefullybeforeyoustart,stoporturn.Letdriversknowyouhaveseenthem.___48___Ifnot,whynot?Brakesmustworkwellinallconditions:dryandwet.Arethetyresingoodconditiontomakesureofthesafetyofyourtrip?Trafficlawsapply(适用)toyouasacyclist,aswellasotherroadusers.___49___Itisagainstthelawforthemtotakethefollowingactions.●Jumpredlights,includinglightsatpedestrian(行人)crossings,unlessthere’sasignshowingthatcyclistsareallowedtodothis.●___50___●Cyclethewrongwayupaone-waystreet,unlessthere’sasignshowingthatcyclistscandoso.A.Cyclistsmustobeytrafficlaws.B.Isyourbikecheckedfromtimetotime?C.Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtokeepsafe.D.Showdriverswhatyouplantodoinplentyoftime.E.Rideacrosspedestriancrossings,unlessyouareallowedto.二自我提升(2021福建,E)Theonlythingbetterthanreadingagoodbookisreadingitwithothers.Inabookclub,agroupofpeoplechooseabookthateveryonewillreadseparatelyandthendiscusstogether.1It’salsoalotoffuntotalkaboutwhatyou’rereadingwithfriends.

Therearenorulesofstartingabookclub.2It’sgoodtothinkaheadabouthowyou’dlikethebookclubtorunandwhenandwhereyou’llmeet.

3Thinkofeighttotwelvepeoplearoundyourage.Perhapsencourageyourfriendstoinvitepeoplewhotheyknowwellbutyouhaven’tmet.Abookclubcanhelpyoumakefriends.

Second,havingasubjectcanmaketheclubreceivemoreattention.Youmightwanttoreadfantasystoriesorsciencefiction(小说).4Ifyoutakeitinturnstochoosethebooksyouread,youmightdiscoversomegreatnewbooksandauthorstoo.

Finally,makesureyoureadthebookbeforethemeeting.5

Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Trytostartabookclubofyourown.A.First,invitesomefriendstobeyourmembers.B.Readingisnotonlysomethingyouenjoybyyourself.C.Asubjectmakesiteasiertodecidewhichbookstoread.D.Andthencometothemeetingwithquestionstodiscuss.E.Theplanforitmightwellchange,dependingonthegroup.1.2.3.4.5.

三(2020福建,E)Youhavelotsofthingsyou’dliketodo.Butsometimesit’shardtogettothefinishline—justlikeyourgoal.Howcanyoubreakyourbadhabitsanddevelopgoodones?1Hereareafewopinionsweoftengetfromkids,followedbyideasthatmighthelp.

●Ican’tgetawayfromscreens.2IfyouusuallyspendtimelyingonthesofaandwatchingTVprogramsoravideowhenyou’rebored,gosomewhereelseinstead.Takeabooktoyourroomoryourviolintothebackyard.Oraskifyoucanhelpcookinthekitchen.

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Startwith“showingup”.Thentakeonesmallstepordoonetinytask,followedbyanotherandanother.Forexample,howdoIpracticethepiano?Firstsitatit.Thenplayonenoteatatime.Startingwithasuper-simplestepoftenhelps.Why?Itiseasy,quick,andgetsyouinaction.4

●Ihavenotime.Takealookatthechoicesyoumakeabouthowyouspendtime.Dothosechoicesshowwhat’simportanttoyou?Canyouspare10minutesadaytoworkonagoal?Let’ssupposeyouwanttobeasinger.5Talkwithaparentaboutwhyyourgoalcounts.Discusswhetheryoucanletgoofsomethinglessimportanttofreeuptimetoachieveit.

A.Thenkeeptakingsteps.B.Ican’tstartsuchahugegoal.C.Andhowcanyoutrytoreachyourgoals?D.Tochangeahabit,trychangingwhereyouspendyourtime.E.Isitmoreimportanttopracticesingingthanplayvideogames?1.2.3.4.5.

四(2021漳州一模,E)WaystoreinventyourselfTherearealotofsuccessrebooting(重新启动)superheromovieseachyear.Sowhycan’twealldothesame?Ifyou’reunhappywithyourimage(形象),youcantrytoreinventyourself.1Theimportantthingistodowhateveryoudowithconfidence(信心).Herearefoursimplethingsyoucandotorebootyourself.

Makenewfriends.Youdon’thavetoturnyourbackonyourexistinggroupoffriends.2Remember,thesepeopleprobablydon’tknowyou,soyoucanstartafresh.Also,it’salwaysgoodtomeetnewpeoplewithdifferentexperiencesandfreshperspectives(视角).

Findanewhobby.Youcanbuildacircleoffriendsbydevelopingahobby.3Youwillalsobuildconfidenceasyoulearnnewskillsandcelebratenewvictories.

Getajob.We’renottryingtosoundlikeyourparents,honestly.Justhearusout.Gettinganewjobwillprobablyallowyoutogettoknowanewgroupofpeople.4

Travel.Newcultureshelpyouchangethewayyoulookatyourself.5Seeinghowotherpeoplelivegivesyouafreshperspectiveonyourlife.Thischangesyou.Youwillstarttocarryyourday-to-dayactivitiesinadifferentway.Thisishuge.Agoodtripisonethatleavesyoufeelingenriched(充实)inmanyways.

A.Justgettoknownewpeople.B.Itcanbeanythingfromdancingtopainting.C.Thegoodnewsisthatyoudon’tneedthehelpofspecialeffectstodoso.D.Travellingalmostalwayschangesyouforthebetter.E.Itwillalsogiveyoutheconfidencethatcomeswiththemoneyyoumake.1.2.3.4.5.

五(2021厦门集美二模,E)MaypassedIELTS(雅思)successfullylastweek.IELTSisregardedasthemostdifficultEnglishtest.HowdoesshelearnEnglish?IfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,you’dbetterlistentowhatMaysaid.Hereisherexperience.ATSCHOOL◆Ialwaysreadaloudinthemorning.1Anditcanmakemebraveandconfident.

◆Listeningtotheteachercarefullyisthemostimportantthinginclass.I’msureyoumusthavethesameopinion.2ItcannotonlyhelpmealotinEnglishpronunciation,butalsohelpmelistentotheteacher’sexplanationclearly.

AFTERSCHOOL◆Beforegoingtobed,ImustreadtheEnglishnotesagain.Theyarethekeyknowledge.3

◆4IliketowatchHollywood(好莱坞)movieslikeSpider-ManandCaptainAmerica.Listentowhattheysaycarefullyandtrytounderstandthemainideas.

BEFORETESTS◆ItisnecessarytodoalotofEnglishexercisesbeforetests.5OnlybydoingalotofexercisescanIalwaysdowellinthetests.

A.Listeningcarefullycanimprovemylisteningability.B.IwatchEnglishmoviesonweekends.C.Readingaloudhelpsmeremember.D.Icanlearnthenewwhilereviewingtheold.E.Practicemakesperfect.1.2.3.4.5.

六绿色环保(2018福建,E)Weshouldnotusemorewaterthanweactuallyneed.Ifwedo,wewillnothaveenoughwaterinthefuture.1Itisnotadifficultquestiontoanswer.Ifweremovemorefreshwaterthannaturereplaces,wehavetakentoomuch.

Manycitiesruncampaigns(运动)togetpeopletostopwastingwater.Theyshowthemwaystheycancutbackonwateruse.2What’smore,theycarryoutprogramsthatoffermoneytoreducewateruse.Forexample,theygivepeopleshowerheadsandtoiletsthatuselesswater.3

Anotherthreat(威胁)toourwatersupplyispollution.Whenoursourcesoffreshwatergetpolluted,wecannolongerusethiswater.Thisalsoendangers(危及)theanimalsthatdependonthewater.4Wecansavelotsofwaterbynotlettingtaps(水龙头)runwhilewebrushourteethorbyturningofftapsrightafterwashinghands.Bycollectingcoldwaterwhenwe’retakingwarmshowers,wecanalsosavewater.5Inthisway,wecanmakefulluseofwater.

A.However,justhowmuchistoomuch?B.Thereareseveralthingswecandotosavewater.C.Finally,theymakelawstocontroltheuseofwater.D.Wedon’thavetoletthecoldwaterrununtilitgetswarm.E.Theyalsoincreasewaterbillsforpeoplewhousetoomuch.1.2.3.4.5.

七(2021三明一模,E)Clearwatersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets(绿水青山就是金山银山).SincethefoundingofthePRC,thegovernmenthaspaidgreatattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.1

Intheearly21stcenturymanypartsofthecountrywereaffectedbysandstorms.2Theycandogreatharmtoplants,animalsandbuildings.

Plantingtreeshasplayedanimportantroleinpreventingdesertsfromgrowinginsizeandbringingmoresandstorms.3Thetotaldesertcoveragehasbeenreducedbyanaverageof2,424squarekilometerseveryyear.Thatisasbigas340,000soccerfields.

4BackinJanuary2013,smogcoveredatotalareaof2.7millionsquarekilometersincitiesaroundChina.Tosolvethisproblem,thegovernmentintroducedaseriesofmeasurestocontrolairpollution.Beijinghasmademanyeffortstofightairpollution.5Theyencouragetheuseofnewenergyvehiclesinsteadofgas-poweredcarstoreducepollution.

A.Theystopthechemistryfactoriesfrompollutingtheair.B.China’stotalforestcoveragerosefrom12%inthe1980sto22.96%lastyear.C.GreatachievementshavebeenmadeinChinainrecentyears.D.Duringasandstorm,alargeamountofsandisblownintotheairbystrongwinds.E.Chinahasimproveditsairqualitygreatlybecauseoftheeffortstocontrolairpollution.1.2.3.4.5.

八(2021厦门海沧二模,E)InEnglish,feeling“blue”meansfeelingsad.1

ThePantoneColorInstituteintheUSforecasts(预测)colortrendseveryyear.For2021,ithaschosen“classicblue”,whichisacolorthatremindspeopleoftheskyatdusk(傍晚).2

In2020,peopleallovertheworldfacedbigchallenges.Climatechange,homelessness...3Butimaginethatyouarelyingdownonthegroundandlookingattheeveningsky.Nomatterwhereyoulive,youlookoutsidethedoorandseethiscolor.4

Classicbluealsoplaysapartinthesustainability(可持续性)movement,asitremindsusoftimeswhenthingsweresimplerandmorecomfortable.“Likebluejeans,they’realwaysthereandyou’recomfortablewiththem,”saidPressman.“Ifthecolorisneveroutofstyle,peoplewon’tthrow‘classicblue’thingsaway.”5Soifyouwanttoaddsomenewthingstoyourwardrobe(衣柜),choosesomethingbluetokeepupwiththelatesttrend.

A.Butin2021,theword“blue”couldmeansomethingmorepositive.B.Lookingattheduskyblueskywillmakeyoufeelcalmandrelaxed.C.Thereasonisthatitbringscalm,confidenceandconnection.D.Wecanbuylessandsaveresources.E.Alloftheseproblemsmakeusfeelworriedanduneasy.1.2.3.4.5.

九社会生活(2017福建,E)Teenagelife—betternow,orinthepast?Doesthissituationsoundfamiliar(熟悉)?Youarecomplaining(抱怨)toyourparentsaboutsomething.Maybeyourcomputerisn’tpowerfulenoughtoplaythelatestgames.1Thenyouhear...

“WhenIwasyourage,thereweren’tanycomputersorvideogames.AndIdidn’tgetabikeuntilIwassixteen.Anditwassecond-hand.2”

So,isitreallytruethatlifeisbetterforteenagersnow?Itiscertainlytruethatmanyteenagershavegotmorethingsnowadays.3Soparentshavegotmoremoneytospendoneachchild.Andmanythingsarecheaperthantheywerewhenourparentswerechildren.

4Fortyyearsago,noonecouldimagineaworldwithtinycomputersandamazingsmartphones.Andnowthesethingsarenecessary—wecan’timaginelivingwithoutthem!

However,technologyoftenmeanswespendmoretimeathome.Andoftenit’sjustus,withourcomputerortelevision.Teenagersdon’tdoenoughexercise.5And,althoughyoungpeoplestillgetonwellwiththeirfriends,somepeoplethinkteenagerstodaydon’thavesomanysocialactivitiesastheydidinthepast.

Whatdoyouthink?Howisteenagelifebetterthesedays?A.Anditwastoobigforme.B.Atypicalfamilyissmallernow.C.Oryourfriends’bikesarebetterthanyours.D.Sotheyaren’tashealthyastheywereinthepast.E.Technologyisprobablythegreatestchangeinourlife.1.2.3.4.5.

十(2021厦门翔安二模,E)Thesummersolstice(夏至)isthelongestdayoftheyear.Onthatday,thesunishanginghighestinthesky.1

Thousandsofyearsago,summerwasprobablythehappiesttimeoftheyearinthenortherncountries.Theweatherwassowarmthatthecropsgrewwell.2Inmanycultures,theymadebigfiresandjumpedoverthem.Theythoughtthefirewouldmakethesun’senergystrongerandhelpthecropsgrowfaster.Andpeopleinsomeotherplacesbelievedthatthecropswouldgrowashighaspeoplecouldjump.

3InSweden,peopleputupaMidsummerPole(仲夏柱)madeofwoodcoveredwithflowers.Firstofall,theystandarounditandsing.4Thatnight,youngpeoplepicksevendifferentflowersandputthemundertheirpillowstodreamaboutthepersontheywillmarry.

InFinland,peoplemakehugefirestogettogether.5Manypeoplestarttheirsummervacationonthatday.

A.PeoplecelebratedMidsummeranddidmanythingstobringgoodluck.B.Afterwards,theyenjoyeatingfish,freshpotatoes,andstrawberries.C.PeopleinmanycountriescelebratethatdayasaholidaycalledMidsummer.D.FinlandissofarnorththattheskyislightmostofthenightinMidsummer.E.Today,MidsummerisstillcelebratedallovertheEuropeancountries.1.2.3.4.5.

十一生活经历(2021泉州质检,E)Most17-year-oldsliveathomeandgotoschooleveryday.1ShewasborninAustralia.Sinceshewastenyearsold,thegirlhasbeentravelingaroundtheworld.

Réka’sjourneybeganin2012.Alongwithhertwinbrotherandparents,shesetoffforashorttriptotheUnitedStates.Soonafterthat,thefamilydecidedtosellmostoftheirbelongingsandbegantravelingaroundtheworld.2

“Idogotoschool—itjustdoesn’thavefourwalls,”saidRéka.Thegirlsaysthatshehasbeentaughtmanyimportantlifelessons.Shebelievesshewouldhaveneverlearnedtheselessonsifshehadhadtogotoschooleveryday.Duringhertrips,shehasalsolearnedSpanishandHungarian.3

What’sRéka’smostunforgettableexperiencesofar?Thegirlsaysit’sthefivedaysshespentwiththedescendants(后裔)oftheIncas.“Theyliveatoneofthefarthestplacesontheplanet.Theylivewithoutelectricity.4However,theyhavesomethingmuchmorevaluable—family.Theyworktogether.Andtheyliveinharmony(和谐)withtheenvironmentandnature,”Rékarecalls.

5SodoesRéka’s.Thegirlhateshavingtosaygoodbyetonewplacesandhernewfriends.Forsure,that’sthehardestpartofherexcitinglife!

A.ThereisnoTVorInternet.B.Buteverylifestylehasitstroubles.C.Réka’slifeisdifferentfromtheirs.D.Shecannowspeakthreelanguagesverywell.E.Fromthenon,theyhavetraveledto23countries.1.2.3.4.5.

十二(2020泉州石狮质检,E)Itwasnearlydinnertimewhenmy5-year-olddaughterrushedintothehouse.Tearsrolleddownassheheldouttwohurtarms.1Itoldherthatchildrenofherageusuallyrodewithtrainingwheels.Sherefusedmyadviceandassoonasthebandages(绷带)werestuckonherarms,sheheadedbackoutthedoor.

2Iwantedtorunoutthereandmakeherstop,butIcouldn’t.Iwouldhavetoletgo.Afterall,shehadagreedtowearherbrother’shelmetandkneepads(护膝).

Finally,Icouldn’tstandandwentoutsidetoseeifIcouldhelp.3Sheshoutedbackatme,“Mommy,Igotit.Letgo!”IrememberedwhenIfirstlearnedtorideatwo-wheeleratherage.IrememberedhowIknewIcoulddoitifIjustkepttrying.SuddenlyIunderstoodwhyshewouldnevergiveup.

4Irushedoutsideandsawthatshewasridingdownthedrivewaywithbothherhandsheldhighintheair.“Look,Mom,nohands!”shesaid,laughingassherodeby.

5Althoughitwon’tbeeasy,I’llalwaysrememberhowshetaughtmethatsometimes“nohands”isbest.

A.Itwasthefourthtimeshehadcrashed(碰撞)thatday.B.Iranbehindthebicycle,holdingitbythebackofherseat.C.Laterthatevening,Iheardmydaughtershoutloudlyforme.D.Iwatchedfromthekitchenwindowasshefelltimeaftertime.E.There’llbemanytimeswhenmydaughterneedsmetosimplyletgo.1.2.3.4.5.

十三健康与自我保护(2019福建,E)Seeingbloodinahorrormoviemightmakeyoucoveryoureyes,butrealbloodisn’tscaryatall.1That’swhyblooddonorsareconsideredlifesavers.

Blooddonorsarethosegivingblood—usuallyabout200mlatatime—tobloodbanksorblooddonation(捐赠)centers.2Forexample,someonemayhavelostbloodinaccidents,orhaveaseriousillnessthatrequireshisbloodtobereplaced.Hospitalsandbloodbanksstorethebloodandtrytokeepenoughonhand.

3Medicalworkersaskdonorsseveralquestionstomakesurethebloodissafetouse.Thenthedonorsrelax,oftenreadingamagazineortalkingastheirbloodisdrawn.Afterward,thedonorsmayreceivesomejuiceorwaterandmaybefruittogivethemenergy.Theprocessissimple,notscary.4

Togiveblood,apersonmustbeatleast18yearsoldandmustmeetcertainotherrequirements.Studentsofallages,though,canlearnmoreaboutthedonationprocessbyvisitingalocalblooddonationcenter.5Itisalsoaneasywaytohelpacommunity.

A.Donatingbloodisnotdifficult.B.Thenthebloodcanbeusedforpeopleinneed.C.Infact,bloodisthegiftoflifeandkeepsusalive.D.Donatingbloodisnotonlyoneoftheeasiestwaystosavelives.E.Mostpeopleareabletodonatebloodagaininseveralmonthsiftheywish.1.2.3.4.5.

十四(2020南平质检,E)AfterCOVID-19caseswerefoundinWuhanamonthago,morecaseshavebeenreportedinrecentdays.1:

●Wearmasks(口罩)outdoors.Wearingamaskisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoprotectyourselffromgettinginfected(感染).Makesuretowearitproperly.2.Amaskisalsoneededtopreventyoufromspreadinggermsthroughtheair.

●Coveryourmouthandnosewithtissues(纸巾).Coveryourmouthandnosewithatissuewhenyoucoughorsneeze,andavoidcoveringthemwithyourhandsdirectly.●3.

Washyourhandswithsoapandrunningwaterforatleast15seconds.●Buildupyourimmune(免疫)systemandexerciseregularly.Exercisingregularlyisoneofthemostimportantwaystohelpyoustayawayfromcatchinganyinfections.Makesurethatsharedspacehasgoodairandavoidgoingtocrowdedplacessuchashospitals,railwaystationsandairports.4,askformedicalattentionintime.Avoidclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavefluorcold-likesymptoms.

●Someotherthingsthatyouneedtokeepinmind.5.Avoidcontactwithwildorfarmedanimalswithoutanyprotection.

A.EatfullycookedmeatandeggsB.WashyourhandsoftenandproperlyC.WearamaskifgoingoutisnecessaryD.Ifyou’renotfeelingwellorhavesymptomsoffeverE.Toavoidcatchingtheinfection,here’swhatyoucando1.2.3.4.5.

十五(2021陕西改编)Doyouknowthereasonwhywefeeltiredinthemiddleofaclass?Maybeyouwouldsayitisbecausetheteacher’sclassisboring.1Perhapsthisissomethingyouhavenotpaidenoughattentiontoornotyetnoticed.

Purposeofsleep2Sleephelpsourbodyheal(修复),grow,andstayhealthy.Italsogivesusenergy,sowecanbeactiveallday.Doctorsandhealthscientistssay:Whenyoucloseyoureyesandneedtorest,sleepisjusttheverybest!Thisismorethanadvice.

SleeptimeEnoughsleepisimportanttous.Howmuchsleepdoweneed?New-bornbabiessleepmostofthetime.Theycansleep20—22hoursaday.Childrenneed10—12hoursofsleepaday.Teenagersneed8—10hoursofsleepadaybecausetheyneedlotsofenergytogrowintotheiradult(成人的)bodies.Grown-upsusuallyneed6—8hoursofsleeptokeepactive.3Thatiswhyoldpeoplesleeplessthanyoungpeople.

InterestingfactsAlmosteveryonehastheirdreamswhiletheysleep,butnotallofthemcantelltheirdreamsclearlywhentheywakeup.4Moresurprisingly,somemayevengetupintheirdreamsandwalkaround.Thisiscalled“sleepwalking”.Areyouasleepwalker?Or,isthereasleepwalkeraroundyou?

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It’snotjustpeoplethatlovetosnooze(打盹).Infact,manyanimalshaveunusualorsurprisingsleepinghabits.Someanimals,suchasbearsandhedgehogs,sleepallthroughwinter.Theswiftisaveryfastbirdthatcansleepwhileitflies!Cutekoalassleeparound18hoursaday.Giraffesdon’tneedmuchsleepatall.Theyusuallysleepstandingup.A.SleepyanimalsB.Whydoweneedsleep?C.Somepeopletalkintheirdreams.D.However,therealreasonisprobablythatwedon’thaveenoughsleep.E.Theolderyouget,thelesssleepyouwillneed.1.2.3.4.5.

十六(2021湖北宜昌)A.WeiqihasitsspeciallanguageB.thegameisplayeduntiltodayC.itcandeveloptheircalmcharacterD.theboardsurfacehas361crosspointsE.peoplefromover40countrieshaveplayeditWeiqi,asanoldboardgame,wasinventedinChinamorethan2,500yearsago.And1.

Theplayingpiecesarecalledstones.Oneplayerusesthewhitestonesandtheother,black.Theplayerstaketurnsplacingthestonesonthegameboard.Asweknow,2.Thestonesareplacedonthem.

Weiqiisalsocalledgointheworld.Learningitcannotonlyimprovepeople’slogical(逻辑的)thinkingability,butalso3.That’swhyitismoreandmorepopularwithmodernpeople.

IntheSuiandTangDynasties,WeiqitraveledtoJapan,andthentoEuropeinthe19thcentury.Nowithasgrownintoanimportantinternationalcompetitionevent.Sofar,4.Amongthem,playersfromChina,JapanandSouthKoreahavethehighestlevelofWeiqi.

OnFebruary19,theChinese-EnglishDictionaryofWeiqiTerms(术语)cameoutinBeijing.It’sthefirstprofessionaldictionaryaboutWeiqiinChina.AsasymbolofChineseculture,5.Italsohasitsownwayofthinkingandthemethodofcommunicating.ThedictionarywillserveasanecessarytoolandbridgeforspreadingWeiqiculture.

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十七(2021吉林,D)Jackisasuccessfulbusinessmanbecauseheiskindandhonest.Heneverliestohispartnersandalwayskeepshispromise.1Asaresult,peoplelikedoingbusinesswithhimandhehasmademanyfriendsduringhiscareer(职业生涯).

OnecoldOctoberday,Mark,amanfromoutsidetowncameuptoJackandwantedtodobusinesswithhim.Attheverybeginning,Jackwasnotsurewhethertoworkwithhim.However,MarkwassogoodattalkingthatJackchosetobelievehim.2

Aboutthreeweekslater,JackfoundMarkhadcheatedhim.3Whatwasworse,hewasterriblyill.Peopleintheneighborhoodheardthenewsandallwantedtohelphim.Theywentoutoftheirwaytosupporthimwithgreatencouragement.Theyevenofferedhimplentyofmoneywithlittleexpectationinreturn.Withthehelpofhisneighborsandotherbusinesspartners,4

WheneverJackisaskedaboutthekeytohissuccess,healwayssmilesandreplies,“5”

A.HedecidedtoworkwithMarkintheend.B.Jackgothisbusinessupandrunningagain.C.Heeventhinksaboutothersmorethanhimself.D.Honestyisthemostimportant.E.Jacklostalotofmoneyandhisbusinesswasintrouble.1.2.3.4.5.

十八(2021江西改编)TheValueofNegativeResultsWeallavoidfailure(失败),andmostofusfearit.However,withoutfailure,progresswouldbeimpossible.Whatdoessuccessusuallycomeafter?Failure.Itseemsthatonecannotexist(存在)withouttheother.Acceptingfailureisnoteasyformany,though.Weareoftenunwillingtoacceptfailurebecauseourprofessionalfamedependsonsuccess.1Inthepasttenyears,forexample,somescientificmagazineshavepublishedreportsoffailedtests.Itisbelievedthatscientistscanlearnfrom“negative(负面的)”resultsandthatthiscanfinallyleadtopositiveresults.

2TheABNAMROBankstartedanInstitute(机构)ofBrilliantFailurestolearnmoreaboutwhatworksandwhatdoesn’tinbanking.Similarly,EliLillyandCompanyhadfailurepartiestostudythedrugs(药物)thatdon’twork.

Infact,oneofthebusinessworld’smostfamousfailuresbecameoneofitsbiggestsuccesses,inpartbecausetheproduct’smakerslearnedfromtheirmistakes.3Theproduct,thoughunique(独特的)atthetime,wasexpensiveandheavy;besides,someofitsmostimportantfeatures(特点)didn’tworkproperly.Asaresult,itbecameoneofApple’sbiggestfailures,andin1998,thecompanystoppedsellingit.However,Apple’sCEO,SteveJobs,believedintheproductandhebegantofindoutwaysofimprovingit.Intime,thisledtotheproductionoftheiPhoneandtheiPad,twoofthecompany’smostsuccessfulproducts.

4Notonlyshouldwetrytolearnfromit;ifwewanttosucceed,wemustalsobepersistent(执着的).ThoughApplestoppedsellingtheNewtonin1998,thefirstiPhonewasn’tavailableuntil2007.IttookalotofresearchandhardworktogofromtheAppleNewtontoiPhone,butintheend,theeffortbecamesuccessful.

Allinall,thereisalotwecanlearnbystudyingmistakes.Perhapsthemostimportantlessonisthatfailureandsuccessaretwosidesofthesamecoin.5

A.Onetrulycannotexistwithouttheother.B.Intheearly1990s,ApplecreatedaphonecalledtheAppleNewton.C.Thebusinessworldalreadyunderstandsthevalueofnegativeresults.D.However,thingsareslowlychanging,especiallyinbusinessandscience.E.ThestoryoftheAppleNewtoncanteachusanimportantlessonaboutfailure.1.2.3.4.5.

十九(2021江苏苏州改编)Itwasaveryhotday.AsIwassittingonthebench,waitingforclasstobegin,IsawTimothywavingabrownpaperbagatJenna.Happily,thetwoofthemwalkedawaytosomewhere.1Theystoppedataquieterareabehindthelibrary.“Strange,”Ithought.“Theymustbeuptosomething!”IwatchedthemfrombehindalargetreeandsawJennapasssomemoneytoTimothy.TimothythenpassedthepaperbagtoJenna.Bothofthemweresmilingandseemedveryhappy.2TimothymustbesellinganswerstotheholidayworksheetstoJenna!ItmadesensetomeasTimothywasanexcellentstudentandJennaalwaysneededhelpinherhomework.Icouldnotstopmyselfandjumpedoutfrombehindthetree.Icried,“3”

TimothyandJennaweresurprised.“Whatishappening?”Jennaasked.AfterItoldthemwhatIhadthought,theylaughed.ItturnedoutthatinthebagwasaspecialcomicbookboughtbyTimothy’sbrother.4OnceIheardtheexplanation.Iturnedred.Iwishedthegroundwouldswallow(吞下)methentosavemefromtheshame.Isaidsorryformymistakeandquicklyranaway.5

A.Athoughtsuddenlycameintomymind.B.Outofcuriosity,IfollowedTimothyandJenna.C.TimothywasonlycollectingmoneyfromJennaforthecomicbook.D.Iwillneverjumptoconclusionsagain.E.Isawwhatthetwoofyouhaddone.1.2.3.4.5.

二十(2021