2021届高三英语适应性考试专项训练七选五阅读

1、本次专项训练50题，题目精挑精编，同学们务必认真做答！2021届高三新高考适应性考试专项训练七选五阅读编写者：2021届高三英语备课组(-)iPads vs TextbooksWhat if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first montli of the Apple iPads release, 25imllion were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different thin

2、gs, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. 1To begin with, iPads are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. 2_ Schools don't have to spend S500 every year for iPads because they l

3、ast a while and can be updated.3, Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heay baclqpacks filled witli books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weiglis 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student's textbooks.Third、schools should g

4、et nd of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some miglit think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. 4, Textbooks camiot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.Lastly, iPads are a better

5、 choice for schools instead of textbooks because tliese devices allow students to access their learnmg anywhere at any tmie. 5, With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this gene

6、ration to have their entire backpack in the palni of tlieir hands.A. Second. iPads cost less and are more popular.B. Tliese tablets are perfect for busy students.C Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D Moreove工 in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.-3-E.

7、iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.F.Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.G.iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and otlier items that are found within the device.（二）More than two million students are gra

8、duating from high school this summer, many of whom will head to university in the fall. Tlie transition from higli school to college is a major one, and successful adjustment to college has lifelong influences.Maybe you are about to make tliis transition yourself or have cliildreii who are about to

9、leave the nest. 6. If you know someone who is makmg tliis transition or know parents guiding their sooii-to-be adult kids through this time, please take a moment to share this collection of research-based tips with tliein.7. Even during orientation! Almost everyone 检 in the same boat as you are, hop

10、ing to make friends quickly. Your success in college depends, ixi part, on surrounding yourself with others who can support you and help you have Em.Don t be afraid to talk to your professors or teaching assistants. Successfill adjustment is about reaching out for help when you need it. Tliis means

11、trying to find die answers on your own first, but then contacting those who can help you when you can't.Lean on your family. Family support can grue you comfort when classes are hard or you are stressed about finals. 9, Strong support from family is linked to lower loneliness and depression duri

12、ng the first year of college and higher academic adjustment mcluding motivation and concentration.Be confident. Feeling anxiety about coinmumcatmg with fellows, professors, and speakmg up in class is associated with lower adaptation during die transition to college. 10, Tlie more you speak up m clas

13、s, the easier it becomes.A. That is what tliey are tliere for!B. This list is exactly what you need.C. Joining clubs is also linked to feelings of belonging at college.-2-D , Be open to making new friends as soon as you set foot on campus.E.Family members can give you advice and help you solve probl

14、ems if you need help.F.One of the best ways to increase your communication confidence is to practice!G.Yoiir professors and teaching assistants want to see you succeed in their classes.（三）Handmade Card from Me to YouWhen I was 9 years old、I received my first handmade card from a classmate, who had j

15、ust moved to New Jersey. I helped lum m his hard time adjusting to（i舌八9）his new school. So he made me a card. It was a folded piece of paper from his notebook,with a picture of us he*d &awn on the front. There were only a few sentences mside. 11.Special handwritten cards take time and efibrt to

16、make and feel very personal. Like photographs, cards can be stored and looked back on. Ybu can make your own unique card with supplies you have at home. What*s most important is the message you write inside. 12, But gettmg a handwritten card or letter can make someone who needs it feel appreciated.“

17、The first step is to think of a person for whom you* d like to make a card. 13. Tliere are many types:Thank-you cardsxongramlation cards, holiday cards, and I* m-sorry cards which are just a few.14. A big trip for writing a card to keep the person you* re makrng it for in mind while you work. Ybu ca

18、n ask yourself some questions while exiting: What are your favorite memories of tliat person? What do you appreciate most about him or her?Your words can be as sweet or as fiinny as you want. If theyre personaL the message will be special.Last, sign your name at the bottom. 15. Tlie recipient like m

19、e will keep the card to reread sometime far in the future.A. Don't forget to include die date.B. Or you can buy a card from a store.C. Now it's time to gather your thoughts.D. This is the easiest but least rewarding part.E.But those words meant a lot to me at the tmie. F it can be hard to pu

20、t your feelings into words.G.Next, tliuik about what kind of card you'd like to make.（四）Success is hardly ever about accidentally ''being in die right place at the right tmie."16, Hustle （匆忙）is the most controllable thing that can affect your outcome.17. The most miportant part of d

21、etermmmg success is patience. Lacknig patience usually prevents people from reaching their goals. People tliuik that only working hard for a specific amount of time guarantees huge results. That's rarely the case.Most of the time, you have to play die long game. For example, when I started Wine

22、Library TV, hardly anyone watched it for the first 19 months. Going in, I understood that my videos weren't gomg to instantly go viral （传播）.I had to work harder and build my brand first.In addition to being patient about everything, you need put more work for your goal. That is, you can't hu

23、stle for a day and think you'll achieve your goal the next day. Not only do you have to work hard, but you have to keep putting ui the work. 18,If you have die desire to want to win big and live your life on your terms, then you have to be willing to put in die time. If your goal is sometliiiig

24、that you truly want, you can't give up on it if you don't see results in the first month.19. You should remember that it's going to take botli hard work and patience to get there. Look yourself in the minor and ask if the time and work you're putting mto your goals realistically supp

25、orts what you want.20. If you can keep your hustle and understand that patience will give you the power to make your goals happen、that's you have a far better chance at succeeding.A. You have to be honest witli yourself.B. There's no avoiding it.C. First work smart, tlieii work hard.D. Tlier

26、es no such thing as an overnight success”.E.It's about working hard to position yourself there.F ill fact, the hard part is maintainmg the hustle aftenvards.本次专项训练50题，题目精挑精编，同学们务必认真做答！G.Success doesn't happen to you; you make it happen.（五）Canipmg without a campfire is not camping at all. Lat

27、e-night conversations and games around the campfire are essential fbr a pleasant canipmg experience. However, you ought to be aware of the fact tliat camping with a campfire is not all about ftm. 21. If you are planning to set up a campfire, or if you are plamung to cook durmg canipmg, you should re

28、member some fire safety tips.Choose a campsite which has a campfire pit（；深 J亢）.22. If there is no fire pit, set up your own. However, you should be carefill not to place the fire pit near your canning tent. When you set up a campfire, make sure tliat you put die can中fire materials in die right order

29、 Tliis can help you make sure that there will be no flying debns（碎片） once you light your fire. Put the light materials first such as paper or dry leaves. 23. Finally, make sure that you place stones around the campfire pit. Never bum plastics or other poisonous materials, which will disturb your nei

30、ghbormgcampground guests. It will also significantly pollute the air and promote die risk of fire spreads. 24. Use it only when all the other fire-making options fail.25. Before you leave your campsite or before you go to bed. make sure that your campfire is completely out. Leaving fire unattended r

31、uns high risks of forest fires and the like.A Then, put the wood.B. Camping can give you a lot of freedom.C. It needs a certain degree of responsibility.D. One traditional camp activity is makuig die campfire.E.Tliis will ensure tliat you will be capable of controlling your campfire.F.Once your camp

32、fire is set up, do not leave the flame imattended.G.Do not use petrol every time you attempt to liglit your campfire.（六）In business and in life, silence could help you to get acquauited with the power of die pause. Knowing when to be tight-lipped can give you the upper hand in everything from sales

33、deals and pay talks to presentations and staff development.26. At your next meeting, wait fbr a pause m conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.-5-本次专项训练50题，题目精挑精编，同学们务必认真做答!Chances are - especially among English speakers it will be a second or two at most. Even among sigil language speake

34、rs, studies show that typically we leave less than a second between taking turns to talk.27.What one culture considers ail awkward pause, others see a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Researchers fbund that when a silence in conversation lasted

35、four seconds, people started to feel unsettled.28. It is nearly twice as long as in Americans? meetmgs Native English speakers tend to be most uncomfortable with long gaps in a discussion. And yet, the Finns who prize privacy, reserve and die art of listenmg are happy to sit in studied thouglitfiiln

36、ess.29. In die US, it may come from the history of colonial America as a crossroads of many different peoples. When they have difference, its hard to establish common luiderstandmg unless people talk and there is understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are engaged to establish a coimnon life.

37、30 When there's more siimlanty perhaps it's easier for some kmds of silence to appear.A. So sometimes silence really is golden.B. This applies also to some extent to London.C. But die view of silence differs across cultures.D. You should know when to speak and when to stop.E.English people d

38、on't like silence that makes people embarrassed.F.So why do native English speakers find long pauses hard to handle?G.Iii contrast, Japanese people were happy with silence of 8. 2 seconds.（七）Its no secret that as the colder months roll ill, the chances of gettuig sick start to mcrease. Winter is

39、 the worst time to get sick. 31. Luckily, there's plenty that we can do to prepare ourselves for the cold season.Keep a packet of tissue in your bag, so that you can sneeze on a tissue instead of your hands. 32. It's also always nice if you can be the person that your friends can count on wh

40、en they need a tissue-tliat s always appreciated even in random events such as gomg to a public batliroom that ran out of toilet paper.You may consider it wise to avoid walking in the cold weather, or after dark since the sun goes down so early.Actually tliis is probably die worst tliuig you can do

41、because the main way to stay healthy is to eat healtliy foods and work out.33.Youre probably not getting as much sleep as you should. Sleeping six hours every night? Sleep twice as much as you usually do. Even if you cant fall asleep, try to lie down and rest in silence. 34. It's hard to believe

42、,but mental health and physical health are a lot more connected than you miglit think.35 . What we eat has a dramatic impact on our overall ability to defend against viruses and mfections. Ensure that you mamtarn a diet thats high in fruits and vegetable, which can help support your imnnuie system.A

43、. If the person beside you is sneezing, ofier him a tissue.B. It's even more dangerous now in the time of COVID. 19.C. Yes,even that walk to the grocery store counts as exercise.D. Thafs the best way to avoid spreadmg viruses everywhere.E. Another important component m keeping you healthy is nut

44、rition.F.stress can a fleet your imnnuie system and make it easy to catch a cod.G.Regiilar exercise is die best thing you can do to ensure a healthy immune system.（八）Profitable Senior Service Businesses You Can Start TodavThis year, almost 4 million Americans will turn 65. That number will continue

45、to grow for the next two decades. By 2030. it will grow to over 75million people. 36. In fact the U.S.Department of f Labor forecasts that senior service jobs will be the fastest-growing part of the job market for many years to come.37. As most seniors want to stay independent as long as possible, t

46、liey, or tlieir grown-up children, plan to 7-本次专项训练50题，题目精挑精编，同学们务必认真做答!use that increased wealth to make tlieir lives better in their senior years. This will provide an abimdance of moneymaking opportunities. Because most seniors want to age in place in their own homes, they often need help with da

47、ily tasks like meal preparation and housekeeping. Many are imable to drrve and need reliable transportation for shopping trips and doctors appointments. 38, Seniors also often need a reliable resource person-a "senior concierge '-to handle die tasks they are unable to do, such as scheduling

48、 home repairs, buying groceries or takmg a pet to the vet. 39.There comes a tmie-usually in their 70s or 80s-wheii seniors downsize and move to a much smaller residence or a retirement coinmumty.40. Tliey help reduce die emotional stress associated with moving、so a senior has a gentle, and smooth tr

49、ansition to tlieir new home. The growing number of seniors, and the service jobs they are creating, mean new oppomimties for anyone who wants to start a business serving seniors. If youre looking for a rewarding job or home-based biismess providing essential services to this growing population of se

50、niors, you'll find plenty of choices.A. The service can be started with jiist a few hundred dollars.B. Some senior service businesses require specialized medical training.C. Tlieir homes need to be as fall-proof as possible, to prevent accidents.D A semor relocation service professional helps th

51、ose folks organize that move.E.Tliat will bring many semor service jobs for those who are caring and capable.F.Seniors today are richer than ever before with 31 percent enjoying "high income.”G.A senior concierge can fill in when the children of ail elderly parent cant be there to help.（九）Talkm

52、g to yourself may seem a little shamefiil. According to the well-known saying, talking to yourself is the first sigil of madness, 41. Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought.Far from being mentally ill, self-talk allows us to plan what we are g

53、oing to do, manage our activities, regulate our emotions and even create a description of our experience.42.-# -本次专项训练50题，题目精挑精编，同学们务必认真做答！As children, according to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, we use private speech to regulate our actions m the same way that we use public speech to contro

54、l die behaior of others.43, Psychological expermieiits have shown that the prrvate speech can improve our performance on tasks ranging from judging what other people are tliinking to sorting images mto categories. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most efiectn-e when we address ourselves

55、in the second person, as “you” rather tliaii44. If you want proof tum on the sports channel. Ybu re certam to see an athlete or two cheeruig themselves up with a bitter plirase or scolding themselves after a bad shot.Conduct a dialogue with omselves.45. The private speech seems to be a particularly

56、good way of solving problems and working through ideas. Tlie to-and-fro between different pomts of view means our thouglits can end up in expected places, just like a regular dialogue can, and might turn out to be one of the keys lo human creativity.A. What is private speech?B. But there is no need

57、for embarrassment.C. Psychologists refer to this as private speech.D. Ask questions of die self and provide answers.E.We do a lot of private speech when we are young.F.As we grow older, we make the private speech become the way of blinking,G.Altliough the prn'ate speech is efiecth-e. we never en

58、tirely put away the out-loud speech.（十）The advent of high-tech era is still based on tlie development of human ability to use tools.From ancient times, 46. . Tlie positive aspects of these abilities were dug out by human survival instinct, while the negative ones were ignored because they were insig

59、nificant.When organized civilization began to appear on tlie earth, people began to make vehicles. On tlie positive side, 47. . On the negative side, tliey made the burden of slaves heavier and increased die possibility of civilian uprisingDurmg the alternation period between the middle ages and the modem world m the 17th and 19th centuries, when tlie industrial revolution was flourishing, there were many great inventions