大题04阅读理解议论文(原卷版)

历年考情高考英语阅读理解议论文，通常围绕某一观点、现象或问题展开论述，作者通过摆事实、讲道理，运用逻辑推理来阐明自身看法，说服读者接受其观点。文章往往结构清晰，包含论点、论据与论证过程，选材涉及社会热点、教育理念、科技发展争议、文化现象剖析等诸多领域，旨在考查学生对复杂文本的理解、分析及批判性思维能力。命题规律细节理解、推理判断和主旨大意题为主，但不排除对观点态度的考查。考生在平时的阅读训练中要阅读一定数量的议论文，以了解和掌握议论文的结构和行文特征。考向预测预测2025年高考阅读理解议论文可能会出现且会继续考查考生快速而准确地获取和理解文中具体细节信息的能力，对文章信息的判断能力以及对文章的整体感知能力。1/【全国甲卷】“Ididn’tliketheending,”Isaidtomyfavoritecollegeprofessor.Itwasmyjunioryearofundergraduate,andIwasdoinganindependentstudyonliterature.IhadjustfinishedreadingTheMillontheFlossbyGeorgeEliot,andIwasheartbrokenwiththeending.Prof.Gracie,withallhispatience,askedmetothinkaboutitbeyondwhetherIlikeditornot.HesuggestedIthinkaboutthedifferencebetweenendingsthatIwantedforthecharactersandendingsthatwererightforthecharacters,endingsthatsatisfiedthestoryeveniftheydidn’thaveatraditionallypositiveoute.Ofcourse,IwouldhavepreferredadifferentendingforandMaggiebuttheendingtheygotdidmakethemostsenseforthem.Thiswasanahamomentforme,andIneverthoughtaboutendingsthesamewayagain.Fromthenon,ifIwantedtoreadanendingguaranteedtobehappy,I’dpickupaloveromance.IfIwantedanendingIcouldn’tguess,I’dpickupamystery(悬疑小说).OnewhereIkindofknewwhatwasgoingtohappen,historicalfiction.Choosingwhattoreadbecameeasier.Butwritingtheend—that’shard.It’shardforwritersbecauseendingscarrysomuchweightwithreaders.havetobalancecreatinganendingthat'sunpredictable,butdoesn’tseemtoefromnowhere,onethatfitswhat’srightforthecharacters.2/That’swhythisissue(期)ofDigestaimstohelpyoufigureouthowtowritethebestendingforwhateverkindofwritingyou’redoing.Ifit’sshortstories,PeterMountfordbreaksdownsixtechniquesyoucantrytoseewhichonehelpsyoustickthelanding.ElizabethSimsanalyzesthefinalchaptersoffivegreatnovelstoseewhatkeypointstheyincludeandhowyoucanadaptthemforyourwork.Thisissuewon’ttellyouwhatyourendingshouldbe—that’suptoyouandthestoryyou’retelling—buitmightprovidewhatyouneedtogetthere.12.WhydidtheauthorgotoProf.Gracie?A.discussanovel.B.submitabookreport.C.argueforawriter.D.askforareadinglist.13.WhatdidtheauthorrealizeafterseeingGracie?A.isamatterofpersonalpreferences.B.Readersareoftencarriedawaybycharacter.C.Eachtypeofliteraturehasitsuniqueend.D.Astorywhichbeginswellwillendwell.14.Whatisexpectedofagoodending?AItsatisfiesreaders’taste.B.Itfitswiththestorydevelopment.C.Itisusuallypositive.D.Itisopenforimagination.15.WhydoestheauthormentionPeterMountfordandElizabethSims?A.giveexamplesofgreatnovelists.B.stressthethemeofthisissue.C.encouragewritingforthemagazine.D.remendtheirnewbooks.“mainidea”判阅读重点，带着问题意识去读文章。通读抓论点：首次通读，定位文章开头段，多数议论文在此点明主题、抛出论点；同时留意各段首句，它3/们常起承上启下、引出分论点的作用，梳理出全文论述脉络。定位找论据：碰上细节、词义类题目，依据题目关键词，精准回文定位，在定位段落中细读上下文，借助因果、对比、举例等逻辑关系锁定答案，比如出现“forexample”后的内容大概率是在解释前面论点，对理解词义、补充细节很关键。推理重逻辑：面对推理题，紧扣文章已知观点、事实，杜绝过度臆想，分析作者用词褒贬、论证走向来判断态度倾向；梳理段落、句子间的逻辑链条，像因果推导、让步转折后的语义走向，让推理有理有据。核查避陷阱：选完答案后，代入原文再次核查，看选项是否契合全文主旨、对应细节是否无误，警惕偷换概念、无中生有、以偏概全这类常见陷阱选项。Whenmostparentsofyoungchildrentodayweregrowingup,socialmediawasnotashugelymonasitistodayifitexistedatall.Alotofusevenrememberthedaysofbeingpenpals,sendingpaperletterswithactualstamps.Thefactremainsthatintheinformationage,theseplatformsareahugepartofdailylifeforeveryone.However,thequestionis,howyoungistooyoungforsocialmedia?Whilemostsocialmediaplatformsrequirethatmembersareofacertainage,thatdoesn’talwaysmeanthatthechildisreallyreadyforwhattheworldofsocialmediahastoForexample,Snapchatrequiresthatusersbeatleast13yearsold,butare13yearoldsreadyforSnapchat?Alotofresearchhasbeendonetotrytounderstandwhentherighttimeisforsocialmedia.Itcanbeparedtothedebateofwhentoallowachildtohavetheirfirstcellphone.Thetwoareactuallycloselyconnectedwitheachother.ArecentstudypublishedinputersinHumanBehaviorshowsthatforthe750middleschoolersintheNortheasternUS,amajorityofthemwhojoinedsocialmediaundertheageof10hadmanyproblems.Itshowedthatstudentsspentextendedamountsoftimevisitingwebsitesthatwerenotapprovedforthemtovisit.SimilartoSnapchat,othersocialmediagiantsrequireuserstobeatleast13yearsoldtojoin,butitisprettyobvioustofakethisinformation.Thestudy’sleadauthorLindaCharmaramanshared,“Socialmediasitesallrequireaminimumageof13toregister,buttherealityisthatmanyusersareyoungerthanthat:Onethirdofour4/samplehadalreadystartedusingsocialmediaatageor12andanotheronethirdhadbegunatage10oryounger.”Dr.Charmaramancontinued,“Thisstudyhelpsusunderstandtherisksandbenefitsforkids,sothatparentsandpolicymakerscanmakedecisionsthatprioritizetheirwellbeing.Thesefindingssuggestthattheindustrybasedminimumageof13forsocialmediausersmaypotentiallybeagoodstandard,ifitcanbeenforced.”33．Whatdoweknowaboutmostparentstodaywhentheywereyoung?A．Theymunicatedbywritingletters.B．Theyweretooyoungtousesocialmedia.C．TheywereaddictedtosurfingtheInternet.D．Theyusedtosendemailstotheirpenfriends.34．WhatdoesLindaCharmaraman’sstudyshow?A．Socialmediagiantsarereliableenoughfortheyoung.B．Kidsusesocialmediawithouttheirparents’monitoring.C．Socialmediamaynotpractice13asminimumregisteringage.D．Manysocialmediausersoftenvisitwebsitesnotapprovedforthem.35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Agoodstandard.B．Theminimumageof13．C．Dr.Charmaraman’sstudy.D．Kids’wellbeing.36．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyShouldn’tChildrenUseSocialMedia?B．ShouldChildrenBeAllowedonSocialMedia?C．HowShouldChildrenBeGuidedonSocialMedia?D．WhatIstheRightAgetoAllowaChildtoBeonSocialMedia?Passage（1）【2025届贵州新高考高端精品模拟信息卷】Thelandline(座机)wasanimpressivepresenceinthehousewhereI5/grewup.Ontherareandalarmingoccasionswhenitrang,therewasaninflexiblepolitesentenceforanswering:“Sittingbourne981,whoisspeaking,please?”Thephonebothwasandwasn`taninstrumentofmunication.Theoccasionsforitsusewereclearlydefined—andrandomchattingwasn’toneofthem.Itssituationinthefronthail,fromwhereeverywordcouldbeheardthroughoutthehouse,wasaneffectivesolutiontotheendlessconversationsthatare(orwere)thefavouriteoccupationofteenagers.Latermobilephonesappeared.Nowonly47percentofhouseholdshaveahomephone.arechanging,andthemessagefromtheadvocatesofdigitaltechnologyisthatweshouldchangewiththem.Inmanywaysthisisareasonableproposition.Mysmartphonecantellmehowtogetfromoneplacetoanother,answerquestionsaboutunknown19thcenturyartistsormedicalsymptoms.However,whenitestothatmostbasicfunctionofatelephone—talkingtopeople—mysmartphoneisrubbish.Onmovingintomynewhouse,inavillage50milesfromthecapital,Iwasunsurprisedtodiscoveralmostnophonesignal.Inthetendaysthatittookforbroadband(宽带)tobeconnected,Ifoundmyselfinthebush—theonlyplacewheretherewasabarofsignal,tryingtotalkaboutanurgencywithadoctor.Itwasatonceblacklyicandseverelyfrustrating.Ibegantounderstandwhymysonswerve(急转)phonecallsinfavourofmessaging,socialsandvoicenotes.longbeforetheappearanceoftelemunications,printing,orevenwriting,speechwasthemostfundamentalofhumaninteractions.onthephoneorinpersonishardwork,becauseitdemandsanabilitytolisten.However,italmostcertainlymattersalot.Nowphonecallsaredying.Theartofconversationmaynotbefarbehind.Smartphonesareupdatingveryquickly.1．Whywastheauthor’slandlineimproperforrandomchatting?A．Itwasusuallyoccupiedbyteenagers.B．Itwasmonitoredbythegrownupsathome.C．Itcouldn’tguaranteetheprivacyoftheconversation.D．Itwasonlyallowedtobeusedinalarmingoccasions.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“proposition”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Suggestion.B．Plan.C．Explanation.D．Solution.3．Whatmakestheauthor’ssmartphonerubbish?A．Occasionalbreakdowns.B．Frequentpoorsignals.6/C．connectedbroadband.D．Inpletefunctionalsystem.4．Whichstatementmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Thelandlinenolongerhasitsadvantages.B．Theartofconversationisnowheretobefound.C．Theyouthrealizetheimportanceofthelandline.D．Theabilitytohaveaphoneconversationcounts.Passage（2）【重庆市拔尖强基联盟20242025学年高三下学期2月月考】Medialiteracy(素养)isfinallygettingsomelatearrivingattention.Whetherit’stheincreasingawarenessofpoliticaldisinformationorthethreatofAI,discussionsaboutmedialiteracyareontherise.Theadoptionofmedialiteracyintheclassroom,however,stagnates.Thedrivingforceforprovidingkidswithmedialiteracyskillsoftengetslostinthemoralpanicovertechnologyandkids.Fearhasoverrunreason,andpeoplecan’tdecidewhethertoblamesocialmedia,mobiledevices,techpanies,ortheInternet.Theyareconcernedwithclaimsthattechnologyandsocialmediaarethecausesofteenagementalhealthissuesdespitetheweakassociations.Inresponse,toomanysolutionsare“ostrichpolicies(鸵鸟政策)”thatwanttobandevicesandshutdownsocialmediabutdon’taddressmorefundamentalissues.Policiesthatsetagelimitsonsocialmediaaccessandrestrictdevicesduringschooltominimizedisturbancecanbehelpfulbutareinpletesolutions.Socialmediadidn’tinventbullies(霸凌)ortheenormousofpeerpressure.Socialmediaplatformsmaybeanewbattleground,buttheyarenotthesource.Unfortunately,manycurrentpoliciesignoretheneedtoteachkidshowtomanagethesechallenges.Thereisfrighteninglylittleattentionpaidtopreparingkidstomakegooddecisionswhentheywill,unavoidably,getonline.Onthebrightside,therapiddevelopmentofAIandincreasingattentiontotheamountofmisinformationonlinehavehelpednormalizetheacceptanceofmedialiteracyasacoreskill.Whilesuggestionstolimitinappropriatedeviceuse,increasefacetofacesocialization,andengageinoutdoorplayarebeneficial,theydonotbuildthecoreskillsthatwillkeepkidssafeandarefundamentaltowellbeingandlifesuccess:goodcitizenship,selfawarenessandselfcontrol.Thosethingstaketeaching,whetheryouareonlineoroutside.Medialiteracyisanessentiallifeskillthat,oncelearned,canbeappliedtoanycontent.Whilewaitingforpubliceducationtocatchup,parentsandeducatorscanbuildmedialiteracyskillsathomewithnumerousresources,7/rangingfromfamilytechnologycontractsanddiscussionguidestoeasyactivitiesthatcanbedoneathomewithkids.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stagnates”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Advancessignificantly.B．Collapsesabruptly.C．Underperformssubstantially.D．Initiatesofficially.6．Whatfactorscontributetopeople’smoralpanicovertechnologyandkids?A．useoftechnologyandsocialmedia.B．Inabilitytoprovidekidswithmedialiteracyskillseffectively.C．Concernaboutthelackofparentalcontrolovertechdevices.D．Fearoftheimpactoftechnologyonteenagementalhealth.7．Whatdoesparagraph3ofthetextfocuson?A．Theimportanceofbanningsocialmedia.B．Theshortingsofexistingpolicies.C．Thelimitationsofsocialmediaplatforms.D．Thenecessityofmanagingonlinechallenges.8．Whichofthefollowingbelongstomedialiteracy?A．Minimizingsocialmediausage.B．Evaluatingmediacontentcritically.C．Increasinginpersoninteractions.D．Recognizingtherisksofsocialmedia.Passage（3）【2025届广东省顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测二】Nietzsche(尼采)waswrong:Whenyougazelongenoughintotheabyss(深渊),theabyssdoesnotgazebackintoyou.Instead,thecosmicvoid(黑洞)remainssilent,relentlessandfrighteninginitsvastness.Whenlookingatthevastemptinessoftheuniverse,thereisatemptation(诱惑)tolookatourtinyworldwithnihilism.feelthatourgreatachievementsamounttonothing.Thatourhistoryfailstoleaveamark.Thatourconcernsandanxietiesarepointless.I’macosmologist,thekindofscientistwhostudiestheorigin,historyandevolutionoftheuniverse.Ihavespentyearsworkingtounderstandwhatcosmicvoidsteachus.Andinthecourseofmystudies,Ihavelearnedtorejectthattemptation.It’struethatEarthisneitherlargenorlonglived,butthatisonlyonewayofmeasuringsignificance.paredwiththecosmicvoids,thereissomethingspecialhappeningonourplanet.Earthisstilltheonlyknownplaceintheentireuniversewhereconsciousbeingsraisetheircuriouseyestotheskyandwonder.Earthistheonly8/knownplacewherehumanscanexist.Itistheonlyknownplacewherelaughter,love,angerandjoyexist.Theonlyknownplacewherewecanfinddance,music,andart.Ourdisagreementsandallthebeautifulplexitiesthatmakeushumanaren’tmeaningless.TheexperiencesinourlivesarespecialbecausetheywillneverhappenintheemptyexpanseofmostoftheuniverseThesamelessonsthatcosmicvoidsteachusarefoundinthevoidsweencounterinourownlives.Thepresenceofvoidsguaranteestheopposite;theycreatecontrast;theyarefullofpotential.Thepainwefeelfromlossisthelastreminderofthegiftofalifedeeplyloved.Thesilencebeforeaperformanceisfullofelectricexpectation.Ourchoicetoignorestressfulnewsisnecessarytoallowustofocusonwhattrulymatters.Artistshavelongunderstoodthepowerofthevoid.The12thcenturypoetSaigyonotedthatthepausesbetweenraindropswereasimportantasthedropsthemselves.ThefamedarchitectRemcelebratedtheutilityofnegativespaces,proclaiming,“Wherethereisnothing,everythingispossible.”Theuniversewon’tdoanythingforusexceptgiveusthefreedomtoexist.Itisourjobtofilltheuniversewithmeaningandpurpose.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nihilism”inparagraph2mean?A．Hope.B．Admiration.C．Meaninglessness.D．Purpose10．Whydoestheauthorrejectthetemptation?A．Heisacosmologistwhobelievesscience.B．Earthistheonlyplaceforhumanexperiences.C．Humanexperiencesfromthoseinvoids.D．Earthisspecialbecauseitissmallandshortlived．Whatistheauthordoinginparagraph5?A．Explaininghowvoidsinlifemeaning.B．Statingthatvoidsinlifeshouldbeavoided.C．Criticizingtheroleofvoidsinuniverseandlife.D．Arguingvoidsshouldbefiledformoremeaning.12．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．clarifyNietzsche’sphilosophy.B．exploretheuniquesignificanceofvoids.C．reportascientificstudyofcosmicvoids.9/D．criticizepassiveviewsonhumanachievements.Passage（4）【北京市中国人民大学附属中学20242025学年高三下学期2月统练】In1979,ArchieCochranepublishedanessaycriticizinghisfellowdoctors.“Itissurelyagreatcriticismofourprofession,”hewrote,“thatwehavenotorganizedacriticalsummary,byspecialtyorsubspecialty,adaptedperiodically,ofallrelevantrandomizedcontrolledtrials.”Theideaof“organizingacriticalsummary”maynotseemagroundbreakingconcept,yetCochranehadstruckattheheartofthematter.Thebasicbuildingblockofevidenceinmedicineistherandomizedtrial,asCochraneunderstood.Butsometrialsareflawed,othersmayhavevanishedfromtheacademicrecord,unpublishedbecausetheydidn’tyieldthehopedforresults.Evenwhentrialsarereported,themostrobustevidenceesfromsynthesizingthem.Propersynthesiscanturninconclusivetrialsintoaconclusiveresult,yettoturnthosetrialsintoastructuredbodyofknowledgetakeswork.In1993,SirIainChalmersfoundedCochrane,anonprofitnowlistingover9,000systematicreviews.Butinfieldslikeeducationorpolicing,thepictureislessrosy.Educationisarguablyofparableimportancetohealthforanygovernment.theUKgovernmentspends18timesasmuchonresearchintohealththanitdoesonresearchintoeducationor,toputitanotherway,educationresearchisunderfundedby10percent.Ifanything,thatpaintstoooptimisticapictureofresearchintosocialpolicy,becauseothercountriesspendevenless.And,perhaps,educationresearchisprobablythebestoftherestwhenitestoresearchfunding.TheCampbellCollaboration,whichaimstodoforsocialpolicywhatCochranedoesformedicine,boastsjust231systematicreviewsreflectingthatsocialpolicyresearchenjoysafractionofthemoneyandattentionlavishedonmedicine.Morethanalackofspending,there’sareluctancetosupporttheinfrastructureofsystematicreviews,ortofundtheirupdatesinto“livingevidencereviews”.the3ie(InternationalInitiativeforImpactEvaluation),admiredforitsDevelopmentEvidencePortal,whichstrugglesforsteadyfunding.Theportalcouldrunforayearatlesscostthanatypicalstudyevaluatingitseffectiveness,yet“publicgoodstendbytheirnaturetobeunderfunded.”Onthebrightside,morethanf50mnoffundingforevidencesynthesiswasrecentlyannounced.Thismodestfundingcouldsignificantlycontributetobuildingan“evidencebank”forpolicymakers.Systematicreviewsbridgethegapbetweenresearchersandpolicymakers.Researchersfocusonspecificinterventions,whilepolicymakersaddressbroaderproblems.Bysynthesizingrelevantresearch,systematicreviews/cananswerpolicymakerquestions.Furthermore,evidencesynthesishighlights“knownunknowns”gapsinresearchthatcanbefilledthroughtargetedfunding,ratherthanmorestudiesoffamiliartopics.AsEleanorChelimsky,oneofthe20thcentury’sgreatpolicyevaluatorsexplained,“Ihopedthatsynthesiscoulddramatize,forourlegislativeusers,notonlywhatwas,infact,known,butalsowhatwasnotknown.”Dramatizingourignoranceisoneofthemostvaluablethingsanevidencereviewcando.13．WhatwasArchieCochrane’smajorconcern?A．Organizingmedicalsummarieswasseenasunworthy.B．Doctorsfailedtoputmedicaltrialsintosummaries.C．Themedicalprofessionreceivedwidespreadcriticism.D．Medicaltrialsweretooflawedtobepublished.14．Whatbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Educationshouldbethetoppriorityinresearchfunding.B．Socialpolicyresearchfundinghasincreasedsignificantly.C．Systematicreviewshelpmakeresearchfundingmorefocused.D．The3ieportalwasunderfundedduetopooreffectivenessevaluation.15．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowards“synthesisdramatizingtheunknown”?A．between.B．Radicallyoppose.C．Cautiousoptimism.D．Enthusiasticapproval.16．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．TheDownfallofSystematicReviews:WhyThey’reOutdatedB．RethinkingSystematicReviews:ACallforBroaderApplicationC．UncoveringtheUntoldStory:TheImportanceofEvidenceSynthesisD．FromCriticismtoCollaboration:TheEvolutionofEvidenceSynthesisPassage（5）【江苏省常州高级中学20242025Arecentsurveyfoundchildrenwouldratherbeonlineinfluencers(网红)thanastronauts.Itmadeheadlinesandledtoplentyofplaintsabout“kidsthesedays”.Isinfluencingapromisingcareerpath?Thelifestylesweseeadvertisedonsocialmediaareenticing,butundertheshiningappearancelieuncertainine,payinequality,disabilityandmentalhealthissues.Successfulinfluencerswillbethefirsttoclaimthatanyonecanmakeitintheindustry.However,social/mediaeconomyexpertsuncoveredahugeinegapbetweensuccessfulinfluencersandeveryoneelse.Formostpeopletryingtobeeaninfluencer,theirpassionprojectsofcontentcreationoftenbeefreeworkforbrands.Mostinfluencersareselfemployed,oftenexperiencinginconsistentineandalackofprotectionthateswithlongtermemployment.Therisksofselfemploymentareincreasedintheinfluencerindustrybyanabsenceofindustrystandardsandlittlepaytransparency.Influencersareoftenforcedtoassesstheirownvalueanddeterminefeesfortheirwork.Asaresult,contentcreatorsoftenundervaluetheirowncreativelabour,andmanyendupworkingforfree.Influencersarealsooftenatthemercyofalgorithms—thebehindthescenesputerprogramsthatdeterminewhichpostsareshown,inwhichorder,tousers.Platformssharelittledetailabouttheiralgorithms,yettheyfinallydeterminewhoandwhatgainsvisibilityandinfluenceonsocialmedia.Thethreatofinvisibilityisaconstantsourceofinsecurityforinfluencers,whoareunderconstantpressuretofeedplatformswithcontent.Iftheydon’t,theymaybe“punished”bythealgorithm—havingpostshiddenordisplayedlowerdownonsearchresults.Constantonlinepresenceleadstooneofthemostmonissuesintheinfluencerindustry:mentalhealthconcerns.Influencerscanconnecttotheirplatformworkspacesandaudienceatanytimeofdayornight,whichcanleadtothemoverworking.Coupledwiththefearofonlinecriticism,itcontributestomentalandphysicalhealthissues.Althoughbeinganinfluencermaylookappealingtomoreandmorepeople,theindustry’sdarkundersideneedstobemadevisibleandimprovedthroughenhancedemploymentregulationandindustryledculturalchange.17．Whichofthefollowingwordscansreplace“enticing”inParagraph1?A．Imaginative.B．Similar.C．Attractive.D．18．What’soneofthereasonsforinfluencers’undervaluingtheircreativework?A．Standardizedprotection.B．Invisibilityofpayment.C．Assessmentofownwork.D．Passionforcontentcreation.19．Whatmaycausetheinfluencers’stressaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Havingtoworkouttheorderofpoststobedisplayed.B．Findingitdifficulttocreatenewcontentconstantly.C．Havinglittleknowledgeofplatformalgorithms.D．Beingunequallypunishedbyplatforms./20．Whydoestheauthorwritethistext?A．showthedarksideofworkingasanonlinecontentcreator.B．revealrelationshipsbetweenplatformsandinfluencers.C．stresstheimportanceofvisibilityintheonlineworld.D．describethelifeofselfemployedcontentcreators.Passage（6）【山东省青岛市四区联考20242025学年高三上学期期末】Fortoolong,we’vebeenlivingontheedgeofburnout,withtodolistsgrowinglonger,calendarsfull,anddeadlinesthatseemneverending.It’snotasecretthatbusynesshasbeenwornlikeamarkofhonor,whilemomentsofdowntimeareseenasunproductive.Butifthere’snotimetobreatheorroomtothink,howareweabletoeupwithnewideas,letalonecarrythemout?Ididn’trealizehowdeeprootedthislifestylehadbeeformeuntilIsteppedintoselfemploymentin2023.Balancingbusyperiodswithquieteronesunexpectedlybroughtanxietyandselfjudgmentinsteadoftheanticipatedrelieftopauseandreflect.However,thetideisturningintheworldofwork:there’sagrowingpushbackagainstnonstopdemands,andincreasedawarenessaboutthebenefits—includingimprovedconcentration,creativityandjobsatisfactionofdoingonethingatatime.AccordingtoMarcZaoSanders,authorofTimeboxing,multitaskingistheattempttoattendtotwothingsatonce,forexamplefiringafewemailswhilesittinginameeting.Thepityhereisthatyoumayendupdoingapoorjobofboth,andenjoyneither.Butit’sactuallyalittlemoreplexthanthis.Ifoneofthetasksisfamiliartoyouanddoesn’tdemandtoomuchofyoucognitively(认知地),itmaywellbethatyoucantakeonasecondtaskatthesametime.Themainissueisthinkingyoucandobothatonceforthosetaskswhereyoucan’t.Thisisbothunproductiveandcaneasilyfeelfrustrated.Thephrase“multitasking”hasbeenadoptedbyallsortsoftypicallyhighachievingpeopleandamarkofstatus.Butourbrainscannotpletetasksatthesametime.Theyarepletedinasequence.Multitaskingistiringusoutmorequicklyandmakinguslessefficient.So,let’sbidfarewelltotheeraofhandlingahundredthingsatonce.21．What’speople’smonviewtobusyness?A．Itisawaytogeneratenewideas.B．Itshowsthatpeoplearelessproductive.C．Itreflectspeople’spoortimemanagement./D．Itisasymbolofefficiencyandexcellence.22．Howdoestheauthorfeelaftershebecameselfemployed?A．Relaxed.B．Panicked.C．Uneasy.D．Stressfree.23．Whatcanwelearnaboutmultitaskingfromparagraph3?A．Itcanreduceourproductivity.B．Itcanweakenourcognitiveability.C．Itmakesuscreativeandconcentrated.D．Itisessentialintoday’sfastpaceworld.24．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthepassage?A．Followinghighachievingpeople.B．onetaskatatime.C．Raisingtheefficiencyofmultitasking.D．Challengingourbraincapacity.Passage（7）【广西邕衡教育名校联盟20242025学年高三下学期开学考试】Somefilmsshinebrighterthanothers.RaMellRoss’“NickelBoys,”astirringcinematicadaptationofColsonWhitehead’sPulitzerPrizewinningnovel,ispolishedtoaremarkablebrilliance.ItsconfidenceesonlikeabreezeonastickySouthernsummerday,asittellsaboldlydesignedstoryoftwoBlackkidsnamedElwoodandlivingduringtheheightofsegregation(种族隔离)inFlorida.Elwoodisasmart,idealistickidwhoiswronglysenttotheabusivewallsofNickelAcademy,areformschoolforboys,whileisthebrightfriendhemakesinthedarkpassagesofthosedays.immersionintothefilm’sworldbeginsearlyon.Fromitsopeningscenewithcloseupsoffruithanginghighupinatree,cigarettesmokefloatingthroughtheairandhandsshufflingcards,“NickelBoys”makesyoufeellikeyou’retakingaglanceintosomeone’slife.gettingakid’sperspectiveofChristmastreesanddecorationsfrombelow;sheetsbeingputontobedsandlaughterringingintheair.Thesimple,joyfulhumanmomentsatthebeginningofthefilmareinsharpcontrasttotheinhumanetreatmentshownlateron.RossachievessomethingbrilliantwhenheshowsthisfirstpersonpointofviewfromElwood’sperspective.It’sasifyouseethroughhiseyes,movingalongwithhim,butyoualsohearhisvoiceinconversations.Thissoonshiftswhenmakeshisfirstappearance,andhisperspectiveisalsoshownthroughouttherestofthefilm.Thischoiceiseffectiveinmakingtheviewerfeeleveryconversation,everyloss,everylittlemoment.Italsoshowsboththeboys’verydifferentattitudestowardwhetherthetruthwouldwinout.Shotwithfrequentshiftsinperspective,“NickelBoys”challengestheaudiencetoseeandfeeltheworldthroughBlackeyes,demandingandempathy.Thisisn’tafilmthatholdsyourhand,butratheronethatexpectsyoutomeetitonitsownterms.asaclearmasterpieceheldtogetherbyvisualsplendoranddistinctive/perfor