2025年新高考英语二轮复习专题练-专题二　七选五阅读（含答案）

2025版新教材高考英语第二轮

专题二七选五阅读

五年高考

新高考专练

Passage1(2024新课标Ⅰ)主题：：语言学习

Notallgreatwritersaregreatspellers.Ifyouwanttobepublished,it’svitaltosubmita

perfect,professionallypresentedmanuscript(原稿).1.Noeditorislikelytotoleratea

writerwhodoesnottakethetroubletospellwordscorrectly.

Ikeeptworeferencebooksclose-byonmydesk:dictionaryandthesaurus(同义词词典).I

don’ttrustmylaptop’sspellchecker.2.Ofcourse,thesedaysthereareplentyofonline

dictionariesandthesauruses,butI’mold-fashionedenoughtopreferahardcoverandpagesI

canleafthroughwithmyfingers.IusetheConciseOxfordDictionaryandtheCollins

Thesaurus.

3.Itshouldgiveyouaprecisedefinitionofeachword,thusdifferentiatingitfrom

otherwordswhosemeaningsaresimilar,butnotidentical.Itwillalsousuallyshowhowthe

wordispronounced.

Inaddition,Ihaveanoldtwo-volumecopyoftheShorterOxfordDictionary,pickedupa

fewyearsagoinabookshopsaleforjust99pence.Ofcourse,withits2,672pages,it’snot

exactlyshort.Itcontainsaround163,000words,pluswordcombinationsandidiomaticphrases.

4.However,ifIneedtochecktheoriginofawordortolookupexamplesofitsusage,

there’snothingbetter.

ForwelloverahundredyearsthemostinfluentialEnglishdictionarywasSamuel

Johnson’sDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagepublishedin1755.“Tomakedictionariesis

dull(乏味)work,”wroteJohnson,illustratingonedefinitionof“dull”.5.Afew

minutesspentcastingyoureyeoverapageortwocanbearewardingexperience.

A.Idon’toftenusethisdictionary.

B.Ittakesnoaccountofthecontext.

C.ButIstilldon’twanttoreplacethem.

D.Butadictionarycanbeapleasuretoread.

E.Ofcourse,adictionaryisnotonlyforspelling.

F.Thatmeansgoodgrammarandnospellingmistakes.

G.Dictionariesdon’talwaysgiveyouenoughinformation.

Passage2(2024新课标Ⅱ)主题：社会热点问题

OvertourismIsForReal:HowCanYouHelp?

Travelpromotesunderstanding,expandsourminds,makesusbetterpeople,andboosts

localeconomiesandcommunities,buttherapidgrowthoftravelhasledtoovertourismin

certainregionsanddestinations.1.Certainlynot.Thelossofwhattravelofferswould

beunacceptableintoday’sworld.Herearesometipsonmakingwisedecisionstominimize

pressureontheplaceswevisitandimproveourexperience.

•Choosemindfully.Overvisiteddestinationsarethatwayforareason:they’respecial.

Withsomanyonlinepostsfeaturingthesameplaces,it’seasytofeellikeyou’remissingout.

Gosomewhereonlywhenthelandscape,cultureorfooddeeplydrawsyou.2.

•Getcreative.Thebestwaytoeasepressureonover-touristeddestinationsistogo

somewhereelse.Thoughovertourismisdescribedasaproblemaffectingtheentireworld,it’s

actuallyconcentratedtoasmallnumberofextremelypopularspots.Thatmeansyouhavetons

ofless-visitedoptionstochoosefrom.3.Whynottryaregionalalternativeorcheck

outapopulardestination’slesser-knownsights?

•4.Minimizeimpactandmaximizeexperiencebyskippingmajorholidaysorrush

hour.You’llcompetewithfewertourists,savemoney,experienceadifferentsideofapopular

place,andboosttheeconomywhentourismistraditionallyslower.

Visitingaplacethatotherscallhomeisaprivilege(荣幸).Doyourparttopreservewhat

makesadestinationspecialinthefirstplace.5.Youmaybeamazedhowmuchcloser

you’llfeeltothepeoplethere.

A.Visitduringoff-peaktimes.

B.So,shouldwestoptraveling?

C.Travelforyouandnooneelse.

D.Canovertourismbeavoidedthen?

E.Youcanstillfindrelativelyundiscoveredplaces.

F.You’llfindyourselfvirtuallyalone,orclosetoit.

G.Considergivingbacktothecommunitiesyou’revisiting.

Passage3(2023新课标Ⅰ)主题：生活态度

PersonalForgiveness

Takingresponsibilityformistakesisapositivestep,butdon’tbeatyourselfupaboutthem.

Toerr(犯错)ishuman.1.Youcanusethefollowingwritingexercisetohelpyoudo

this.

Inajournaloronapieceofpaper,puttheheading“Personalstrengths.”2.Are

youcaring?Creative?Generous?Agoodlistener?Funtobearound?Theydon’thavetobe

world-changing,justaspectsofyourpersonalitythatyou’reproudof.

Atthetopofasecondpage,puttheheading“Actsofkindness.”Onthisone,listallthe

positivethingsyou’vedoneforothers.Itmightbethetimewhenyouhelpedafriendwiththeir

homework,whenyoudidtheironingwithoutbeingasked,orwhenyoubakedcookiesafterthe

familyhadhadatiringday.3.

Youcouldaskafriendorfamilymembertohelpaddtoyourlist.4.Thatway,you

couldexchangethoughtsonwhatmakeseachofyouspecialandtheaspectsofyour

personalitythatshinethrough.Infact,don’twaituntilyou’vemadeamistaketotrythis—it’sa

greatwaytoboostself-confidenceatanytime.

It’ssomethingofacliché(陈词滥调)thatmostpeoplelearnnotfromtheirsuccessesbut

theirmistakes.Thethingis,it’strue.5.We’reallchangingandlearningallthetime

andmistakesareapositivewaytodevelopandgrow.

A.Alittleself-forgivenessalsogoesalongway.

B.Nowlistallthecharacteristicsyoulikeaboutyourself.

C.Theymightevenliketohaveagoatdoingtheexercise.

D.It’sjustasimportanttoshowyourselfsomeforgiveness.

E.Itdoesn’tmeanyouhavetoignorewhat’shappenedorforgetit.

F.Whateveritis,nomatterhowsmallitmightseem,writeitdown.

G.Whateverthemistake,rememberitisn’tafixedaspectofyourpersonality.

Passage4(2023新课标Ⅱ)主题：善于学习

Asanartistwhosharesherjourneyonsocialmedia,I’moftenaskedbycuriousfollowers

howtobeginanartjourney.Unfortunately,thereisnomagiclistIcanoffer.Idoremember,

though,whatitwasliketobeacompletebeginner.SoI’veputtogethersomegoodtipsfor

startinganartjourney.

•Startsmall.Isuggestusingasketchbook(素描本)forsmallstudies.Thesesmallstudies

provideinspirationandmaybeaspringboardformorecomplexworksinthefuture.1.

You’llwanttolookbackonyourjourneytoseehowfaryou’vecome.

•Paintoftenandpaintfromlife.There’snobetterwaytoimprovethantoputinthose

brushmiles.Whetheryoupaintstilllifes,portraits,orlandscapes,paintfromlifeasmuchas

possible.2.

•Continuallychallengeyourselftotrysomethingnew.3.Artisticgrowthcanbea

bitpainful.Welcometotheclub;we’veallbeenthere.Ilovetakingonchallenges.Ioncetook

upachallengetocreateapaintingeverydayforamonthandposttheworksonline.

•4.Seekingandacceptingconstructivefeedback(反馈)iscrucialtogrowth.Ipost

myworkonsocialmediaand,inturn,havemetsomeofthekindestpeople.Theymakeme

feelvaluedandrespected,nomattermylevelofartisticability.

Thejourneyyou’reonwon’tfollowastraightpath.5.Pushthrough,giveittime

andputintheeffort.Youwillharvesttherewardsofanartisticlife.

A.Getoutofyourcomfortzone.

B.Makecareerplansandsetgoals.

C.Don’tthrowawayyourbeginnerart.

D.Shareyourworkifyoufeelcomfortabledoingso.

E.You’llhitroadblocks,andyou’llfeeldiscouragedattimes.

F.Evaluateyourperformanceand,ifneeded,redefineyourrole.

G.You’lldevelopthatpaintingmusclememorythatonlycomeswithrepetition.

Passage5(2022新高考Ⅰ)主题：体育健康

FitnessMagazinerecentlyrananarticletitled“FiveReasonstoThankYourWorkout

Partner.”Onereasonwas:“You’llactuallyshowupifyouknowsomeoneiswaitingforyouat

thegym,”whileanotherread:“1.”Withaworkoutpartner,youwillincreaseyour

trainingeffortasthereisasubtle(微妙)competition.

So,howdoyoufindaworkoutpartner?

Firstofall,decidewhatyouwantfromthatperson.2.Ordoyoujustwanttobe

physicallyfit,abletomovewithstrengthandflexibility?Thinkabouttheexercisesyouwould

liketodowithyourworkoutpartner.

Youmightthinkaboutpostingwhatyouarelookingforonsocialmedia,butitprobably

won’tresultinausefulresponse.3.Ifyouplanonworkingoutinagym,thatperson

mustbelongtothesamegym.

Mypartnerpostedherrequestonthenoticeboardofalocalpark.Hernoticeincluded

whatkindoftrainingshewantedtodo,howmanydaysaweekandhowmanyhoursshe

wantedtospendoneachsession,andherage.Italsolistedherfavoritesportsandactivities,

andprovidedherphonenumber.4.

Youandyourpartnerwillprobablyhavedifferentskills.5.Overtime,bothofyou

willbenefit—yourpartnerwillbeabletoliftmoreweightsandyouwillbecomemore

physicallyfit.Thecoreofyourrelationshipisthatyouwillalwaysbetheretohelpeachother.

A.Yourfirstmeetingmaybealittleawkward.

B.Aworkoutpartnerusuallyneedstolivecloseby.

C.You’llworkharderifyoutrainwithsomeoneelse.

D.Doyouwanttobeabetterathleteinyourfavoritesport?

E.Howcanyouwriteagood“seekingtrainingpartner”notice?

F.Justacceptyourdifferencesandlearntoworkwitheachother.

G.Anynoticeforatrainingpartnershouldincludesuchinformation.

Passage6(2022新高考Ⅱ)主题：善于学习

Writinganessayisadifficultprocessformostpeople.However,theprocesscanbemade

easierifyoulearntopracticethreesimpletechniques.

1.Whenyouarefirsttryingtothinkofideasforanessay,putyourpentoyour

paperandwritenonstopfortenorfifteenminuteswithoutlettingyourpenleavethepaper.

Staylooseandfree.2.Don’tworryaboutgrammarorspelling.Eventhoughthis

techniquewon’tworkforeveryone,ithelpsmanypeoplegetagoodstoreofideastodrawon.

Thenexttechniqueistowriteyourdraftrapidlywithoutworryingaboutbeingperfect.3.

Yet,bylearningtolivewithimperfection,youwillsaveyourselfheadachesandawastepaper

basketfullofcrumpled(弄皱)paper.Thinkofyourfirstdraftasapathcutoutofthejungle—as

partofanexploration,notasacompletehighway.

Thethirdtechniqueistotryprintingoutatriple-spaced(三倍行距)copytoallowspacefor

revision.4.Asaresult,thesewritersnevergetinthehabitofcrossingoutchunks(大

块)oftheirdraftandwritingrevisionsintheblankspace.Afteryouhaverevisedyourdraft

untilitistoomessytoworkfromanymore,youcanenteryourchangesintoyourword

processor.5.Theresultingblankspaceinvitesyoutorevise.

A.Makesureyourhandwritingisneat.

B.Letyourpenfollowthewavesofthought.

C.Theseconddraftoftheessayshouldbebetter.

D.Firstofall,learnthetechniqueofnonstopwriting.

E.Toomanywriterstrytogettheirdraftsrightthefirsttime.

F.Manybeginningwritersdon’tleaveenoughspacetorevise.

G.Thenyoucanprintoutafreshdraft,againsettingyourtextontriple-space.

Passage7(2021新高考Ⅰ)主题：跨文化包容

MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.1.Sothefirstthingwedidwasrent

afantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwe

hadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.

Theplacewasn’tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,the

plumbing(水管)worked.2.Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemalevoicethat

said,“Ouverturedesportes,”inperfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrenchphraseImastered,and

it’sashameIdon’thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeone

notedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.3.

Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlikelittle

flavorbombs.

4.OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefoodmarketto

pickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmallstrawberriesandalittle

sweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebestfruitwehadevereaten.Butthey

cost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency(效率).Youcantellthis

bycafélife.Frenchcafésarealwayscrowded.5.Whendothesepeoplework?The

Frenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously—soseriouslythatsomelaborunionsrecently

struckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthenumberofhoursthatindependent

contractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.That’snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon’tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.

Passage8(2021新高考Ⅱ)主题：善于学习

Iftheonlyreadingyoueverdoisthenovelormagazine,thespeedatwhichyouread

probablydoesnotmatterverymuch.Butifyouhavetoreadagreatdealforstudy,youwill

appreciatethebenefitsofbeingabletoreadmorequickly.1.

•Beforeyouopenthebook,makesurethatyouarecomfortable.Youneedaseatwhich

supportsyourbackandthebookshouldbeattherightdistancefromyoureyes.2.

•3.Lookatthetableofcontents,thepreface,thechapterheading,etc.Thiswill

helpyoutodecidewhetheryoureallyneedtoreadthewholebookoronlycertainpartsofit.

Tenminutesspentinthiswaycouldsaveyouquitealotoftimeinthelongrun.

•Ifyoudecidethatyouneedtoreadthewholebook,decidehowmuchyoucanreadata

time.4.Ahistorybookwhichmaycontainthefactsinstoryformwillbeeasiertoread

thanonedealingwithscientificsubjects.Intheformercaseyoumaybeabletoreadachapter.

Inthelatteryoumayonlybeabletoreadonepage.

•Alwayskeepapencilandpaperbesideyou.5.Notealsothefactsimportantfor

yourpurposeaswellasanythingwhichleadsyoutofurtherresearch.Youdon’thavetowrite

thesethingsindetail.Itisenoughtoputthepagenumberandoneortwowordsasareminder.

A.Stoptohavearestnowandthen.

B.Spendafewminuteslookingthroughthebook.

C.Thisdependsonthetypeofbookyouarereading.

D.Herearesometipstohelpimproveyourreadingspeed.

E.Makeanoteofanypagewhichisofspecialimportance.

F.Youmayfindyourselfhavingtolearnsomethingbyheart.

G.Keeptheroomcoolratherthanwarmtoavoidfeelingsleepy.

Passage9(2020新高考Ⅰ)主题：完善自我

Someindividualsarebornwithagiftforpublicspeaking.1.Doyouwanttobea

goodpublicspeaker?Herearesomeprinciplesyoumustmaster.

Peoplewanttolistentosomeonewhoisinteresting,relaxedandcomfortable.Toooften,

whenyoustanduptogiveaspeech,youfocusonthe“public”attheexpenseofthe“speaking.”

2.Focusonthespeaking.Talkdirectlytoyouraudience,beyourselfandmakea

connection.

Eventhemostsuccessfulpublicspeakerwillmakemistakes.Yet,theonlyonewhocares

aboutanymistakeistheonewhoisspeaking.People’sattentionwandersconstantly.Infact,

mostpeopleonlyabsorbabout20percentofaspeaker’smessage.So,don’tstopspeaking

whenyoumakeamistakeunlessit’satrulyseriousone.3.

Yourgoalisnottobeaperfectpublicspeaker.4.Andlikeeverythingelseinlife,

thattakespractice.Remember,evenworldchampionathletespracticetheirskillsona

consistentbasis.

5.It’sraretohearsomeonesay,“Iwishthatspeakerhadspokenlonger.”Onthe

otherhand,youprobablycan’tcountthetimesthatyou’vethought,“I’mgladthattalkisover.

Itseemedtogoonforever!”Sosurpriseyouraudience.Alwaysmakeyourpresentationjusta

bitshorterthananticipated.It’sbettertoleaveyourlistenerswishingformorethanshifting

restlesslyintheirseatswaitingforyourspeechfinallytoend.

A.Dotheopposite.

B.Youwanttobeaneffectivepublicspeaker.

C.Youdon’tneedtoapologizeforaminorslip.

D.Whenitcomestopublicspeaking,lessisusuallymore.

E.Theobjectiveofmostspeechesistobenefittheaudience.

F.Takethefearoutofpublicspeakingbyfocusingonyourlisteners.

G.However,themajorityofpeopleareeffectivespeakersbecausetheytraintobe.

Passage10(2020新高考Ⅱ)主题：社会交往

Talkingwithyourdoctor

Talkingfreelywithyourdoctorcanmakeyoufeelbetterandgivesyourdoctorthe

informationsheorheneedstogiveyouthebestcare.Don’tbeafraidorembarrassedto

discusssomethingthatisbotheringyou.1.

●Staypositive.

Gotoyourdoctor’svisitswithagoodattitude.2.Thinkteamwork!Think

positive!

●Keeptrackofhowyouarefeeling.

3.Thiswillmakeiteasierforyoutoanswerquestionsaboutyoursymptoms(症状)

andhowmedicinesmakeyoufeel.Italsomakesiteasierforyoutobringupanythingthatyou

areworriedabout.Makesuretobehonestabouthowyoufeelandhowlongyou’vefeltthat

way.

●4.

Yourmedicalhistoryisalistofyourillnesses,treatments,whatthedoctorstoldyoutodo,

andanythingelseyouthinkyourdoctorshouldknow.Also,ifyouareallergic(过敏)toany

medicines,besuretomentionthattoyourdoctor.

●Askquestions.

Donotbeafraidtoaskyourdoctoranyquestionsyouhave.Torememberallthequestions

youhavewhenyouarenotinthedoctor’soffice,writethemdownandbringthelistwithyou

toyourappointment.5.Remember—there’snosuchthingasastupidquestion.Ifyou

don’tunderstandtheanswertoaquestion,askthedoctortoexplainitagainuntilyoudo

understand.

A.Thiswillmakegettinganswerseasier.

B.Herearesometipsfortalkingwithyourdoctor.

C.Youcantalktoanotherdoctorifthetreatmentsdon’twork.

D.Beforeyourdoctor’svisit,keepnotesonhowyouarefeeling.

E.Remember,yourdoctorandothercaregiversareonyourside.

F.Bringyourmedicalhistory,includingalistofyourcurrentmedicines.

G.Writingdownwhatthedoctorsayswillhelpyourememberimportantinformation.

其他卷加练

Passage11(2024全国甲)主题：生活方式

Whatismoderation(适度)?Basically,itmeanseatingonlyasmuchfoodasyourbody

needs.Youshouldfeelsatisfiedattheendofameal,butnottoofull.1.Butitdoesn’t

meansayinggoodbyetothefoodsyoulove.

Takeyourtime.It’simportanttoslowdownandthinkaboutfoodassomethingnutritious

ratherthanjustsomethingtoeatinbetweenmeetings.2.Itactuallytakesafew

minutesforyourbraintotellyourbodythatithashadenoughfood,soeatslowlyandstop

eatingbeforeyoufeelfull.

Eatwithotherswheneverpossible.Eatingalone,especiallyinfrontoftheTVorcomputer,

oftenleadstomindlessovereating.Andbecarefulaboutthefoodsyoukeepathand.It’smore

challengingtoeatinmoderationifyouhaveunhealthysnacksattheready,likecookies.

3.

Controlemotional(情绪的)eating.4.Manyofusalsoturntofoodtodealwith

unpleasantemotionssuchassadness,loneliness,orboredom.Butbylearninghealthierwaysto

manageemotions,youcanregaincontroloverthefoodyoueatandyourfeelings.

5.Ahealthybreakfastcanstartyourmetabolism(新陈代谢),whileeatingsmall,

healthymealskeepsyourenergyupallday.Avoideatinglateatnight.Trytoeatdinnerearlier

andfastfor14-16hoursuntilbreakfastthenextmorning.Studiessuggestthateatingonly

whenyou’remostactiveandgivingyourdigestivesystemalongbreakeachdaymayhelpto

regulateweight.

A.Eatproperlythroughouttheday.

B.Wedon’talwayseatjusttosatisfyhunger.

C.Don’tswallowamealonthewaytowork.

D.Mostofusneedtodoubletheamountweeat.

E.Instead,surroundyourselfwithhealthychoices.

F.Formanyofus,moderationmeanseatinglessthanwedonow.

G.Thatwon’tleadtocheatingorgivinguponyourneweatingplan.

Passage12(2024浙江一考)主题：学习方法

Inthepastfewyears,onlinelearninghasbecomeasignificantpartoftheuniversityand

collegeexperience.1.Butareallonlinecoursescreatedequal?Howcanyoubesure

thatdigitallearningisrightforyou?2.Weinterviewedstudentsandprofessorstoget

theiradviceaboutonlinecourses.

Themostobviousadvantageofonlinelearningisthatyoucanstudyanywhereand

anytime.3.“Ithinkapointthatmanypeoplelosesightofishoweasyitcanbetofall

behindschedule,”saysgraduatestudentAmandaBindman.Beforechoosingtostudyonline,

considerwhetheryou’reaself-motivatedlearnerandifthematerialseemsinterestingenough

tokeepyougoing.

Thetipthatcomesupmostoftenissimple:buildonlinecoursesintoyourweekly

schedule,justlikewhatyouwoulddowithin-personcourses.4.Henotedthathis

onlinestudentsusuallyendupwithlowergrades.Itissoeasytoletanonlinecourseslide,but

yourgradeswillsufferasaresult.Besuretoschedulesettimestowatchyourlectures,read

materialsandcontributetoonlinediscussionboards.

5.Asocialconnectionisoftenabigpartoflearning.Therearethingsyoucando

toeasethisproblem.JessicaPink,anundergraduatestudent,suggeststakingonlinecourses

withafriend,soyoucanmotivateeachothertostayontrack.Youcanalsofindstudentsonthe

classdiscussionboardtoorganizeastudygroup,orschedulein-personmeetingswithyour

professortodiscusscourseconcepts.

A.Butthatdoesn’tmeantherearen’tdeadlines.

B.Yourmotivationshouldbeyourmainconcern.

C.Doyouknowthatonlinecoursesarealsopartofyoureducation?

D.ProfessorAlexDavidsonteachesthesamecourseinpersonandonline.

E.Thechiefcomplaintaboutonlinecoursesisthattheylackhumaninteraction.

F.Ifyoutakeanonlinecourse,whatcanyoudotoensurethebestpossiblegrade?

G.Asurveyfoundthat29percentofcollegestudentsregisteredforonlinecourses.

Passage13(2023全国乙)主题：人与植物

Indoorplantsmightlookasiftheyjustsitaroundnotdoingmuch,butinmanywaysthey

aretheunsungheroesofthehome.1.,butstudieshaveshownthattheycanpromote

people’swellbeingbyimprovingtheirmood(心情),reducingstressandhelpingtheirmemory.

What’smore,indoorplantsareeasytolookafterandarenotveryexpensive.

Whatareindoorplants?

Indoorplants,alsoknownashouseplantsorpotplants,areplantsthatliketogrowindoors.

Manyofthesespecies(物种)arenotideallysuitedtogrowingoutsideintheUK,especiallyin

thewinter.2..

Whyareindoorplantsgoodforyou?

WillSpoelstra,whoworksattheRoyalBotanicGardens,says,“3..Ifindduring

thewintermonths,plantsaroundthehousecanreallyliftyourmood.”Severalstudieshave

backedthisupandfoundthatindoorplantscanimprovecreativity,focusandmemory.Thereis

alsoresearchshowingthatpotplantscancleantheairaroundthembyremovingharmfulgases,

suchascarbondioxide.Theyalsoremovesomeharmfulchemicalsfrompaintsorcooking.

4..

Whichplantscanyougrow?

Aloevera,peaceliliesandspiderplantsaresomeofthespeciesthatareeasytogrow

indoors.Youcanbuyplantsfromsupermarkets,gardencentresoronline.Youngerplantsare

oftencheaperthanfullygrownones,andyougettocareforthemastheymature—whichis

partofthejoyofowningplants.“5.,”Spoelstrasays.“Itcanbringanewinterestand

focusintopeople’slivesandhelptomakethelinkbetweenhomeandnature.”

A.Allplantsaredifferent

B.Notonlydotheylookbeautiful

C.Therearemanybenefitstogrowingplantsindoors

D.Instead,theygrowbetterinside,whereitiswarmer

E.Plantslikepeaceliliesanddevil’sivyareamongthebest

F.Changingthepotofyourplantfromtimetotimewillalsohelp

G.Learningabouttherequirementsofeachplantcanbeveryrewarding

Passage14(2023全国甲)主题：完善自我

TricksToBecomingAMorePatientPerson

Here’sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhave

incommon?There’soneanswer:1..

IntheDigitalAge,we’reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatour

fingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we’dbeawholelotbetter

off.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude(感激)

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedand

evenmoreoptimistic.2..“Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,”saidYeLi,

researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification(满足)mayseemlikethemost“feelgood”optionatthetime,but

psychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.And

theonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingistopractice.3..Putoffwatching

yourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutesbeforegoingforthatcake.

You’llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyittoother,

moreannoyingsituations.

•4.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate,and

whenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthe

circumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,“5..”You’llthengraduallybecome

morepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They’reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

Passage15(2023浙江一考)主题：个人生活

Withgaspricesrisingandairportsecuritylinessnakinglongerthanever,whynotbook

yournextdomesticvacationonatrain?Comparedtootheralternatives,it’scomfortableand

relaxing.Hereissomeadviceonhowtomakeatripbyrailaspleasantaspossible.

Planahead.Mostlong-distancetrains,especiallythesleepingcaraccommodations,sell

outveryquickly.1.Butnomatterwhenyoutravel,it’sagoodideatomakeyour

reservationsatleast90daysinadvance.

Useatravelagent.Considerturningy