2023年高考英语复习全国通用第15讲阅读理解七选五(练)(原卷版)

第15拼剧跌理解七选力（练）

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WhyDoWeFindItHardtoSay“No”?

Asweallknow,saying"no"toothersisnoteasyatall.Butsometimeswehavetolearntosay"no”.

]Belowarecommonreasonswhypeoplefindithardtosay"no”:

•2Youareakindsoulatheart.Youdon'twanttoturnthepersonawayandyouwanttohelp

whenpossible,evenifitmayeatintoyourtime.

•Afraidofbeingrude.Iwasbroughtupundertheideathatsaying“no”,especiallytopeoplewhoareolder,

isrude.ThisthinkingiscommoninAsianculture,wherefacesavingisimportant.3

•Wantingtobeagreeable.Youdon'twanttoalienate（疏远）yourselffromthegroupbecauseyou'renotin

agreement.Soyouagreetoothers5requests.

•Fearofconflict.4Thismightleadtoanuglyconfrontation（面对）.Evenifthereisn't,there

mightbedisagreementwhichmightleadtobadeffectsinthefuture.

•5Perhapsyouareworriedsaying“no”meansclosingdoors.Forexample,oneofmyfriends5

wiveswasaskedtoworkinanotherdepartmentinhercompany.Sinceshelikedherteam,shedidn'twanttogo.

However,shedidn'twanttosay"no"asshefeltitwouldaffectherpromotionchancesinthefuture.

A.Wantingtohelpothers.

B.Fearoflosingchances.

C.Wantingtokeepagoodrelationship.

D.IslowlyrealizedIneededtolearntosay"no”.

E.Youareafraidthepersonmightbeangryifyourefusehim/her.

F.Itmeansnotmakingotherslookbadorloseface.

G.Tolearntosay“no”,wehavetofirstunderstandwhafsstoppingusfromit.

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HowNottoBeAwkward

Notallofusareoutgoingandreadytotaketheworldbystorm.Manyamongusareshyandmayevenfeel

keptapartfromothers.Thisusuallyhappenswhenapersonisstillinhisorherteenyearsandgoingthroughthe

socializationprocess.6Lefstrytofindanswerstothequestions.

Stayinshapeanddressupwell

Sometimes,awkwardnesscouldbeduetobeingoverweight.Whenyouarelargeinsize,youtendtogetvery

self-consciousSo,inordertoavoidthis,getintothehabitofexercisingeveryday7Ifyoulookasifyou

havejuststeppedoutofa1980'sfilmwhenactuallyitis2011,thereisnodoubtthatyouareboundtofeel

awkwardaboutyourself.

Beoptimistic

Anothereffectivetiponhownottofeelawkwardistoalwayskeepasmileonyourface.8Onthe

otherhand,asmiling,happyandpositivethinkpersonisappreciatedbyeverybodySo,smilewhenyoumeet

acquaintancesorevenstrangers,sayacheerful“Hi”andautomaticallysomeofyourawkwardnesswilldisappear

completely!

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Thisonereallyhelps.Awkwardnessgenerallydevelopswhenapersonremainsisolatedfromothers.So,in

ordertochangethissituationjoingroupsForinstance,ifyouareareadinglover,joinabookclub.Joiningpeople

inbookreadingsessionsaswellasdebateswillhelpremoveyourawkwardness.Chooseanyactivityofyour

choice,suchasplayingteamsportsorjoiningadanceclass,andsoonyouwillfindyourcomfortlevelaround

peopleincreasingdaybyday!

Developyourpersonality

Beingabook-wormoranInternetaddictwillnotgetyouanywhere.Forself-improvement,takeupahobby

thataddsmeaningtoyourlife.Learnsingingortryadventuresports.10

A.ParticipateinTeamActivities.

B.Learnhowtoendaconversation.

C.Secondly,haveappropriateclotheson.

D.Ifyoulooksad,nobodywillactuallylikebeingwithyou.

E.Somethingassimpleaslisteningtomusicwilldowonderstoo.

F.So,whatcanapersondotoovercomethistendencytobeawkward?

G.Awkwardnesscouldbebecauseyoudonothaveanythingincommontotalkabout.

C

Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoaplant-basedlifestyle.11.Ithasbeenshowntohelpimprove

overallhealth,preventdiseases,andincreasewell-beingandhappiness.Herearetwotipsonhowtogradually

moveintoplant-basedliving.

EaseYourselfIntoIt

12.Thisisn'tnecessaryandit'stoohard—it'sbecausethey'renotgivingtheirbodytimetoeaseinto

it.

Ifyou'vebeeneatingmeatdaily（oralmostdaily）formostofyourlife,thenyourbody'sgoingtobeabit

confusedwhenit'ssuddenlynotgettingitsregularfixofmeat.Thebestwayistograduallyreducemeatfrom

yourdiet.Ifyoueatmeat3mealsaday,dropitdownto2mealsforacoupleofweeks.13.Afterthat,you

canalternate（交替）between“meatdays"and<4non-meatdays”,untilyou'recomfortablegoinglongstretches

withouteatingmeat.

MakeSureYou'reGettingYourNutrients（营养）

Ifyou'regoingtobeplant-based,youhavetodomuchwork.Thatmeansfiguringouthowtodevelopmeal

plansthatallowyoutogetyourdailydosesofproteins,fats,vitaminsandminerals.Youcan'tjustswitchtoeating

greensaladsfor3mealsadayandexpecttofeelgood,becauseyouwontYou'Uneedtostarteatingavarieddiet.

Wholegrains,likebeansandlegumes,aswellassoyfoods,canhelpyougetyourdailyrequirementsforprotein.

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That'sreallyallyouneedtoknow:makesurethatyou'retakingiteasyandgivingyourbodytimetoadapt,

andmakesurethatyou'regettingnecessarynutrients.15,you'llbeabletoenjoyplant-basedlivinginno

time.

A.Onceyouhaveaclearidea

B.Aslongasyou'redoingthesetwothings

C.Thesetwonutrientsaredifficulttogetfromplants

D.Next,bringitdowntoamealadayforafewweeks

E.Healthyfatscancomefromthingslikeoliveoilandpeanuts

F.Thebenefitsofaplant-basedlifestyleareseeminglyendless

G.Alotofpeoplefailbecausetheymovestraightupintoaplant-basedlifestyle

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We'reluckytoliveinanagewhenthesumtotalofhumanknowledgeisprettyavailableattheclickofa

button.We'veneverhadaccesstosomuchinformation.16.Sohereareafewstrategiestosharpedyour

criticalthinking.

Bewareofconfinnationprejudice.17.Inrepeatedexperiments,psychologistshaveshownwe're

muchmorelikelytoacceptsomethingasevidenceifitconfirmswhatwealreadythinkweknow.Andwe'remuch

morelikelytodiscountinformationifitcontradictsourviews,whichwillaffectourabilitytoprocessinformation.

Acknowledgesmalldifference.Inlife,mostsituationsaredifferentandcomplicated.Acknowledgethatcan

enrichthewaythatweviewtheworld.Forexample,whatcolouristhesky?Well,theobviousanswerisblue.But

atsunriseorsunset,itcanbered.Onacoldmistymorning,whiteorgrey.18.

Practiseintellectualhumility（谦逊）.Oneapproachto,well,arguing,istoletgooftheideaofbeing“right”.

Oratleastseriouslyconsiderthatyoumightactuallybewrong.19.Reallytrytounderstandwherethe

otherpersoniscomingfrom.Arguingisjusttowastesomebody'stime.

20.It'smoreimportantthanevertoknowwhereyourinformationiscomingfrom.

Engagingincriticalthinkingisn'tasfunaspickingupapitchfork,orfeelinglikeyou'refundamentallyright.

Butinthelongrun,itleadstoamorecurious,educatedandharmonioussociety,whichisthebiggestwinofall.

A.Avoidmistakes

B.Checkyoursources

C.Weallenjoyfeelinglikewe'reright

D.Sopayattentiontodifferencesinmanysituations

E.Butnotallofwhat'soutthereisquitewhatitseems

F.Sodon'trushtodecide,andbeactivelypreparedtochangeyourmind

G.Puttingyourselfintheotherperson'sshoescanleadtomuchmoreproductiveoutcomes

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Everwonderwhyyougetalongbetterwithsomepeopleoverothers?Orwhomightbecomeyourlifelong

friendsorromanticpartners?21.

Thesunnyperson

Everheardofthesayingthatyouareamixofyourfiveclosestfriends?Whenyousurroundyourselfwith

sweetandcaringpeople,youalsocatchtheirpositiveenergy.

22.Justasresearchshows,positivethinkingcanincreaseyourlifespan,strengthenyourimmune

systemandreduceyourriskofdevelopingheartdiseases.

Theadventureseeker

What'slifewithoutalittleadventure?23;togetheryoucanstartjourneysthatchangeyourlife

forever.Notonlydoesbeingadventurousreduceyourlevelsofanxietyanddepression,butitcanalsomakeyou

moreintelligent.Inaddition,thenewcultures,environmentsandexperiencescancauseyourbrainstothink

differently.

Thenaturalpsychologist

Whenyou'rehavingabadday,ifsgoodtohavesomeonewhounderstandsyou.Goodlistenersmakethe

bestfriendsbecausetheyhavehighemotionalintelligence,readyouwellandprovideauthenticity（真诚）.Often

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