1、1精编优选练(二十一)阅读七选五 1(限时：35 分钟)ARushing doesnt get the job done. Before you even start your day, you have more to do than you know you can accomplish, so you start the race. You madly dash through traffic, tasks, meetings and more. 1 But, youre going to try to cram (把塞进) as much into your day as possib
2、le.Yet, is going faster always the answer?Sometimes slowing down is exactly what you need to do to get more done. Here are some ways to slow down and still get more done in your day：Practice patience. Rushing isnt always the answer and it doesnt feel good. 2 Try a little patience. Many of the things
3、 you are stressing about arent worth it and many problems resolve themselves with just a little patience.3 Talking with others often leads to answers and productive outcomes. Go and see the person you need to connect with instead of just endlessly sending emails.Plan. Saying you dont have time to pl
4、an is simply an excuse. 4 Planning can help you identify your priorities (首要事情) and avoid scheduling conflicts as well. Using a plan, you will be more relaxed during your day.Slow your pace. Haste (匆忙) often does lead to waste. 5 Try slowing things down and being more conscious of the task at hand.B
5、esides, make sure that your energy doesnt burn out too early in your day.AThink more.BSpend time with others.CYou know that you cant possibly do it all.DIf you are always in a hurry, it will result in unneeded stress. EYou need to put your work first before you take on the work of others. FThe truth
6、 is that planning is an effective way to save your time in your day.GMistakes, rework, and missed objectives can be the results of going too fast.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了让自己慢下来以提高工作效率的几种方法。21解析：本空为上下文间的过渡句。C 项中的 all是对本空前的 tasks，meetings and more的概括，且 C项中的 you cant possibly do it all与本空后的 But以及 try to cra
7、m as much into your day as possible相照应。答案：C2解析：本空是对上文中提到的“感觉不好”的进一步解释。D 项中的 it will result in unneeded stress 与下文中的 Many of the things you are stressing about arent worth it相照应。答案：D3解析：本空是段落的主题句。与他人沟通经常会有丰硕的收获，与其没完没了地发邮件，不如去见见你需要联系的那个人。简言之，就是花点时间与别人当面交流，故 B项符合此处语境。答案：B4解析：F 项说明计划是节约时间的有效方法，与下文“计划能帮助
8、人们判断什么事情需要最先做，避免计划上的冲突”自然衔接。答案：F5解析：G 项中的 Mistakes，rework，and missed objectives与上句中的 waste相照应，且 G项中的 the results of going too fast与上句中的 Haste often does lead to waste相照应。答案：GBSpreading Smiles at BirchwoodWhen Ava McCarver was in kindergarten，her class visited a nursing home (疗养院). Ava learned that m
9、any of the residents (住户) there receive few visitors. 1 “I asked my mom if I could visit them， ” she says. Soon, Ava and her mom became volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.That was six years ago. 2 She enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twicemonthly visits.“I
10、 paint their nails，and I talk to a lot of them， ” she says. Sometimes she helps lead craft (手工艺)projects. Other times they play card games. “Its good for the residents to see little kids， ”Ava says. “That makes them really happy.”3 She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator dec
11、orations and selling them at a craft fair.She has also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book，two squirrels 3raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. 4 Ten stores
12、 in her city agreed to display the books, along with a can to collect money. Avas project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.Ava says she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a residents face after a hug from her. Thats why she started visiting Birchwood to
13、bring happiness to others. 5 “Its really fun， ” she says. “They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”AShe decided to take action.BBut she has gained happiness for herself, too.CSince then, Ava has made many friends at Birchwood.DAva used her book to raise money for the nursing home.EBirchwo
14、od needs more money to support their residents.FAva has found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.GAvas book has achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。Ava 去疗养院探望过一次那里的老人后就决定和母亲成为疗养院的志愿者。从此她与老人们成了朋友，在给他们带来欢乐的同时自己也乐在其中。1解析：根据下文中的“I asked my m
15、om if I could visit them， she says.Soon，Ava and her mom became volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.”可知，Ava 去 Birchwood Health Care Center探望过一次那里的老人后发现许多老人都鲜有人去拜访，于是她决定采取行动。在征得母亲的同意后，她们一起成为了疗养院的志愿者。答案：A2解析：根据下文中的“She enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twicemon
16、thly visits.Other times they play card games.”可知，Ava 经常和疗养院的老人们聊天、做游戏、做手工，她的到来让那里的老人倍感欣慰，由此可推断，她们成为了好朋友。且 C项中的“then”对应前句中的“six years ago”。答案：C3解析：根据下文中的“She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She has also collected used puzzles
17、from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.”可知，4Ava找到了许多有创意的方法来帮助 Birchwood的老人，比如：制作冰箱装饰物并在手工艺品展览会上售卖；收集用过的拼图然后捐给 Birchwood。答案：F4解析：根据下文中的“Avas project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.”可知， Ava通过卖自己的书来为疗养院筹款。答案：D5解析：根据上文中的“Thats why she started vis
18、iting Birchwood to bring happiness to others.”及下文中的“They have good stories，and I enjoy my time there.”可知，Ava 在给老人们带来快乐的同时，老人们有趣的故事也为她带来了快乐。答案：BCA gratitude journal is a great way to keep yourself in a positive state of mind. This article will offer some tips for starting and keeping one.Make it a ru
19、le to write down things you are thankful for per day. 1 This will make writing the journal more challenging as time goes on, but thats how your awareness and thankfulness will grow. Youll find new things to be thankful for that you hardly noticed before. Write about extended material things in your
20、life. 2 For example, if you love to paint, you may be grateful for the paints that you have. Or，if you like music，you may be grateful for your CD collections. 3 You can start by feeling grateful to be alive. Avoid the trap of being grateful for something that is better than what others have. Instead
21、, compare whatever you are grateful for with how you would feel if you didnt have it. Think about your abilities. You may start with basic abilities like your ability to see and hear. 4 Think about skillful things like dancing and singing，and your character like your skills in cheering up people or
22、your skills in being a good friend. Consider the people in your life. Think about all the people you are grateful to and write down the reasons. Its also good to write about the people that you dont really like and find a reason to appreciate them. 5 After all，there is good in everyone.5AAvoid repea
23、ting the same things. BDescribe how you are grateful for what you have.CThis can be difficult but very uplifting.DThen progress to those that are unique to you.EFeel grateful for any advantage you may have. FThese things vary greatly depending on your interests.GIn this way, everything will become m
24、ore heartwarming.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些写感恩日志的建议。1解析：上文提到把你每天感恩的事情写下来，下文提到随着时间的推移，这会使写日志变得更具挑战性，并且你会发现以前几乎没有注意到的值得感谢的事情。A 项表示避免重复同样的事情，前后语义衔接，故选 A项。答案：A2解析：下文说，如果你喜欢画画，你可能会感激你所拥有的颜料，或者，如果你喜欢音乐，你可能会感激你的 CD收藏。F 项表示这些事情会因你的兴趣而有很大不同，前后逻辑一致，其中 love to paint和 like music与 interests对应，故选 F项。答案：F3解析：结合其他段可知，空处
25、位于段首，为段落主题句。下文提到你可以从感激自己活着开始，而 B项表示“描述你是如何感激你所拥有的” ，符合语境，其中 what you have亦为提示，故选 B项。答案：B4解析：本段的主旨是想想你自己的能力。上文提到你可以从感激你有基本的能力开始，如看和听的能力；下文提到思考一些需要技巧的事情，如跳舞和唱歌；前后为递进关系，D 项提到然后感激那些你特有的能力，前后语义衔接，故选 D项。答案：D5解析：上文提到把你不喜欢的人写下来，找一个欣赏他们的理由也很好，根据常识及下文可知，空处应表示这可能很难，但非常令人振奋，故选 C项。答案：CDLast week the electricity
26、in my flat went out. 1 My typical evening is spent watching TV and scrolling (滚动) through social media.That night this wasnt possible. My roommate and I werent prepared with candles and matches. We just rely on electricity. So for me it was an early night. 2 That night, losing our electricity felt l
27、ike losing a basic necessity, as basic as running water.But really, 6electricity is a luxury that weve grown to take for granted. I use electricity all the time, even when its not really necessary. 3 And as Im writing this, I have my lights on，even in the middle of the day when I dont really need th
28、em.4 It contributes to global warming. It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can to stop it. Not only that，but if we continue to use the same large amount of energy, we will soon run out of it. How would we survive in a world without electricity? Our daily lives go around it.We wou
29、ldnt be able to function. 5 So，shouldnt we start preparing for it now? Cutting down on our use of electricity would save energy resources so that they could last for longer.And if everyone does it, we can make a big difference.AYet we know one day we will run out of it.BOur overuse of electricity is
30、 a big problem.CThis left me in complete darkness the whole night.DIt is a real problem to cut down on the use of electricity.EI know for sure I could cut down on my use of electricity.FI couldnt help but think, do we rely too much on electricity?GI turn on the TV in the background even when Im not
31、watching it.语篇解读 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。上周的停电对“我”的生活造成了很大影响，让“我”意识到珍惜电力资源的重要意义。过度用电会导致全球变暖，从而对环境有害，所以在不必要用电时我们应当节约用电。本文体现了学科核心素养中的“环保意识和节约意识”的文化品格。1解析：根据空处所在的位置可知，该句承上启下。由空处前一句“Last week the electricity in my flat went out”，结合该段倒数第二句“My roommate and I werent prepared with candles and matches.”可知，上个星期“我”的公寓停电了，室
32、友和“我”都没有准备蜡烛和火柴；据此可知，这导致“我”一整个晚上都在黑暗中度过，故 C项正确。答案：C2解析：根据第一段最后一句“We just rely on electricity.”可知，我们只能依靠电，结合空处后一句“That night，losing our electricity felt like losing a basic necessity，as basic as running water.”可知，断电就如失去了水这一基本的生活必需品一样；据此可以判断，在遭遇断电后， “我”禁不住想到，我们是不是太依赖电了，故 F项正确。7答案：F3解析：根据空处前一句“I use el
33、ectricity all the time.even when its not really necessary.”可知， “我”一直用电，即使在没有必要时；据此可以判断，空处具体陈述“我”浪费电的不良习惯，故 G项符合语境。答案：G4解析：根据上文提到的“我”浪费的不良习惯，结合该段第二至三句“It contributes to global warming.It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can to stop it.”可推知，过度用电导致了全球变暖，对我们的环境有害。据此可知，该段主要陈述过度用电这一问题，故 B项正确。答案：B5解析：根据空处后两句“So，shouldnt we start preparing for it now？Cutting down on our use of electricity would save energy resources so that they could last for longer.”可知，减少用电将节约能源，这样电力资源就能供我们使用更长时间；据此可推知，空处说明我们必须节约用电的原因：然而终有一天我们将用完电力资源，故 A项正确。答案：A
