2024北京重点校高二（上）期末英语汇编：阅读表达

2024北京重点校高二（上）期末英语汇编

阅读表达

一、阅读表达

（2024北京石景山高二上期末）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信

息，完成对该问题的回答。

Peoplefromdifferentgenerationsoftenliveandworktogether.Sometimesthey'rehappybeingtogether,other

timesthey'renot.Oneofthereasonsfortheirunhappinessmaybeagenerationgap.Agenerationgapisthedifference

betweentwoormoregenerations—notthedifferencesbetweentheiryearsbutthedifferencesbetweenthegenerations'

ideas,attitudes,andinterests.Ofcourse,peoplecanhavedifferencesandstillbehappytogether,butaccordingtothe

experts,communicationbetweenthegenerationshelpseveryonegetalong.

Goodcommunicationbetweenthegenerationsstartsinthefamily.Thesedaysmanyfamiliesarechanging

theircommunicationstyle.Theyaremovingfroma“one-way“styletoa“two-way“styleofcommunication.To

showthischange,let'scomparetwofamilies:

TheSmithfamilyusesthe“one-way“styleofcommunication.Mr.andMrs.Smithshowinterestintheir

children,buttheydon'tdiscussproblemsoffeelings.Theparentsmakealltherulesanddecisions.Theydon'task

fbrtheirchildren'sopinions.Theyexplaintheirdecisionstotheirchildren,buttheydon'tdiscussthem.The

explanationisclearandthechildrenunderstand.Thecommunicationgoesoneway:fromtheparents（othechildren.

TheJonesfamilyusesthe“two-way”styleofcommunication.Mr.andMrs.Jonesshowinterestintheir

childrenandaskfbrtheiropinions.Theydiscussproblemsandexpresstheirfeelings.Thefamilymakesrulesand

decisionstogetherafteradiscussion.Thecommunicationgoestwoways:fromparentstochildrenandfromchildren

toparents.

Bettercommunicationbetweengenerationsathomemeansbettercommunicationbetweengenerationsatwork

andinthecommunity.Whenpeoplefromdifferentgenerationsunderstandeachotherbelter,theylearnfromeach

othermore.Thishelpsthemformstrongerbonds,worktogethermoreeasily.Asaresult,peopleofallagescanteam

upeffectivelyandcomeupwithnewideasindifferentpartsoflife.

1.Whatisagenerationgap?

2.Wheredoesgoodcommunicationbetweenthegenerationsbegin?

3.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

>IfJack'parentsdiscusswithhimwheretospendtheirsummervacation,theyusethe“one-way“styleof

communication.______________________________________________

4.Tobridgethegenerationgaps,whatothersuggestionswouldyoumakebesidesbeltercommunication?（In

about40words）

（2024北京朝阳高二上期末）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

Group-ChatCultureIsOutofControl

Forbelterorworse,wemightbeintheAgeof（heGroupChatInarecentsurvey,mostpeoplesaidtheyfelt

stressedoutbygroupmessages,whichcanfeellikeapart-timejob.

Connectioniswonderful.Grexts,shortforgrouptexts,havethefeatureofimitatingthecasualback-and-forth

ofadialogue,andtheresultcanbemoredynamicandfunthanatwo-personthread.Havingachatgoingalsomeans

youhaveaspacetoshareyourupda:esthroughouttheday,areminderthatyou'repartofsomething.

Someresearcherscallthis“ambient(周围的)virtualpresence”:Evenwhenyou'realone,you'renotalone.One

researchercomparesthisphenomenontoecholocation(回声定位)，theprocessthatsomeanimals,suchasbatsand

dolphins,use(olocaleobjects:Theyproduceacontinuoussoundanduse(heresultingechoiosensetheir

surroundings.Humansmightusetechnologiessuchasgroupchatsinasimilarway—asacall-and-response,taking

ininformationabout(heirsocialnetworksandlocating(hemselveswithinthosewebs.

Buttakingintoomanysignalscanbeoverwhelming.ProfessorBayerarguedthatgroupchatscancreatea

''waterfalltypeofeffecf,,wheremessageskeepfloodinginandaddingup.Eventually,you'reunderwater.Another

researchersuggestedthatdifferentchatmembersallbringtheirownpersonalities,communicationstyles,and

expectationsforgroupnorms.Withoutastandardetiquette(礼仪)，peoplehavevariedopinionsaboutwhatdegree

ofresponsivenessisrequired—whichcancauserealtension.

Grextanxietyishardtoresolvebecauseitisn'tjustaboutthegroup-chatorevenmobiletechnologyingeneral;

it'saboutthetensionbetweenbeingourownpersonandbeingresponsibletoothers.Ultimately,mostofusdowant

connection,evenititinvolvessomeduties.

5.WhatisthefeatureofGrexts?

6.Howmighthumansusegroupchatslikeecholocation?

7.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

►Withoutastandardetiquette,peoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhaimessagesshouldbeanswered.

8.Pleasedescribehowanothermobiletechnologyaffectsyourrelationshipwithothers.(Inabout40words)

(2024北京昌平高二上期末)阅读卜.面短文，根据文章内容及题目要求回答问题。

Anewstudyfoundthatlightpollutionismakingthenightskybrighterandthestarsdimmer.Man-madelighting

isthemaincause,makingthenightskyabout10percentbrightereachyear.

Theresultwasamuchfasterrateofchangethanscientistshadestimated.Theresearchteamgaveanexample

toexplaintheresult.Ifachildisbornwhere250starscanbeseenonaclearnight,bythetimethatchild(urns18,

only100starswillbeseen.

Theresearcherssaidtheyhadhopedtoseeimprovementsinlightpollutioninrecenlyears,becausemanyurban

centershavechangedtheirlightingtobemoreenergy-efficient.Townsandcitiesarereplacingolderstreetlightswith

modemLEDSthataremorecarefullydirecteddownwards,where(helightisuseful.

Thehopewasthatifthelightwasbetterdirected,thesituationwouldgetbetter.Buttherearcmanytypesof

lighting—streetlights,decorative,advertising.So,withallthesethingscombined—andpossiblymorelighting

overall,wearcmakingskybrightnessworse.TherelativelylowcostofLEDlightingisalsocontributingtothe

problem,thatis,thecheaperandbetterthelighting,thehighersociety'saddictiontolight.

Consequently,lightpollutionleadstoalossofuniversalhumanexperience,asourceofinspirationforart,

science,literature.Italsoaffectstheroutineofhumanaswellasotherformsoflife.Migratorysongbirdsnormally

usestarlighttopositionwheretheyareintheskyatnight.Andwhenseaturtlebabieshatch,theyuselighttoposition

towardtheocean—lightpollutionisahugedealforthem.

9.Whatcauseslightpollution?

10.Whatarethenegativeeffectsoflightpollution?

11.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

TheskybrightnessbecomesworsebecauseofmoremoderntypesoflightingbeingusedandthelackofLED

lighting.

12.Besideslightpollution,whaldoyouthinkisthemostseriouspollutioninlife?Andexplainitseflects.(In

about40words)

(2024北京延庆高二上期末)阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

Doyoueverwonderwhythebakerscan'thelpbutsmileastheycooktastytreatsinyourhome'skitchen?From

pre-heatingtheoven,mixingihedryandwetingredients,andupuntilthesatisfying“ding”isheard,thebakercan

feeltheatmospherelightenupandthemoodlifted.

Bakingcanbeaformoftreatmentandempowerment.Atfirstglance,graspinghowbakingmakesyoucalm

dov/nandactsasasourceofjoycanseemabitfar-fetched.Butbakerscanseeandfeelmorewhilethey'rebaking.

Itsprocessisbothascienceandart.Astheybake,theybecomemorefocusedandhopeftilthattheeffortthey've

pouredpaidoff.Thisisthereasonfortheirsmiles.Thebeautyandsatisfactionofbakingcanbefurtherrevealed

whenitisdone.

Muchlikeanyhobbyoracreativeoutlet,bakingallowspeopletoexpresstheiremotionsandcreativity.Inevery

partoftheworld,cookingforsomeoneisconsideredasathoughtfulgesture-whetheryou'rewelcomingsomeonein

ahome,showingakindgesture,orexpressingyourgratitude.Thedesiretoshareyourfoodwithothersisanexcellent

waytobuildaconnection,showingselflessnessandlove.

Itevenbecomesmoreheartfeltifyou'reservingthewholefamily.Nothingbeatsthehappinessofseeingyour

lovedonesenjoythebakedtreatsyou'veworkedhardtoprepare.

13.Accordingtothepassage,howdoesthebakerfeelwhenthebakingisdone?

14.Whatisthereasonfbrbakers'smiles?

15.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

Bakinghelpspeopletoexpressemotionsandcreativitywhileservingthewholefamiiyistheopposite.

16.Whataresomeotherwaystohelpbuildconnectionswithfamilymembers?(Inabout40words)

(2024北京怀柔高二上期末)阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文【可答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Lastyear,Ibakedbiscuitsfbrcompletestrangerstosay“ihankyou”.I'dhadtocall999becauseIfoundmy

husbandunconsciousonthefloor.Withinminutes,apolicecararrivedandsoonmyhusbandreceivedmedicalcare

inhospital.

Aweeklater,whenIdroppedoffstill-warmbiscuitsandpresentedathank-younoteatthepolicestation,the

policementhankedmefordeliveringgifts.

Idroveawayfeelinglightandhappy.Later,Irealizedthatmynaturalhighmighthavebeenmorethanit

seemed.Researchhasshownthatsharinggratitudehaspositiveeffectsonhealth.Peoplewhoexpressgratitudewill

increasetheirhappinesslevels,lowertheirbloodpressureandgetbettersleep.

Whataboutpeoplewhoreceivegra(itude?Researchhasconfirmedthatwhenpeoplereceivethanks,they

experiencepositiveemotions."Thosearehappysurprises,''saysJo-AnnTsang,aprofessorofpsychology.When

someoneisthanked,he'smorelikelytoreturnthefavororpasskindnesson,andhischancesofbeinghelpfulagain

doubles,probablybecauseheenjoysfeelingsociallyvalued.

Thegive-and-takeofgratitudealsodeepensrelationships.Studiesshowthatwhenyourlovedonesregularly

expressgratitude,makingyoufeelappreciated,you'remorelikelytoreturnappreciativefeelings,whichleadstomore

satisfactoryinyourrelationships.

Nowadays,howeverjnanypeopledon,texpressgratitude.Ourmodernlifestylemaybetoblame.With

commercialandsocialmedia,everythingisspeedingtheyoungergenerationtofeelthey'rethecenteroftheworld.

Ifit'sallaboutthem,whythankothers?

Whynotthankothers?Justtakealookathowmanypositiveeffectscansaying“thankyou''haveonpersonal

health—andthewell-beingofothers.

Ifyouaren'tparticularlygrateful,Istronglysuggestyoulearntobe.Peoplewhoareinstructedtokeepgratitude

journals,inwhichtheywritedownpositivethingsthathappentothem,cultivategratitudeovertime.

17.Whathealthbenefitscanpeoplegainfromexpressinggratitude?

18.Howdopeopleprobablyrespondwhen(heyreceivegratitudeardfeelsociallyvalued?

19.Pleasedecidewhichpartofthefollowingstatementisfalse,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

>Saying''thank-you'"improvesrelationships,butnowadayssomeyoungpeopledon'twanttodoitbecause

everythingismakingthemfeelblamedbythewholesociety.

20.Ifpossible,whowouldyouliketoexpressgratitudetomost?Why?(Inabout40words)

(2024北京顺义高二上期末)阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应

题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。

Howcanwegainbenefitsfromfeedbackpracticeswhilereducing(heirdisadvantages?Therearesomewaysto

helpyou.

Feedbackworksbestfor(hepeoplewhosemaingoalisself-improvemenl.Itshouldbegiveninadevelopmental

approachandfuturc-focuscd,highlightingareasinwhichtherecipient(接收者)canimprove,andofferingclear,

actionablestrategies.

First,weshouldconsiderusingtermsbesides“feedback”.Somestudieshavesuggestedreplacing"feedback''

withtermssuchas“advice”,whichoftencontainmorepracticalinformation.Ofieringfeedbackasadviceencourages

recipientstofocusonimprovingtheirfutureperformance.

Next,focusontheadvantagesExcellenceinteachingisofteninfluencedbyourownfeelings,withlotsof

effectiveapproacliesforanygiventopic.Researchsuggestsweimproveourselveswhenothersfocusonour

advantages.Akeytoeffectivefeedbackishighlightingexistingpatternsofexcellence.

Then,wemustlearnhowtogivefeedback.Deliveringfeedbackcanbechallenging,especiallyiftheperson

receivingthefeedbackisthepersonwhohasthesamesocialpositionasyouortheinformationcouldbesensedas

critical（外匕评的）.Toavoidsuchsituations,reducingunpleasantmessagesmayhelp.

Receivingfeedback,aswellasgivingit,isaskill.Therefore,helpingteachersbuildskillsaroundreceiving

practice-basedinformation,feedback,oradvice,suchaslisteningwithanopenmind,thinkingcriticallyaboutthe

information,askingfbrspecificadviceand“makingathoughtfulchoice”aboutthequalityandeffectivenessofthe

feedback,canimprovethewholeprocess.

Finally,fbcusonthe“what"offeedback.Whilemuchattentionisgiventothe"how"offeedbackdelivery,the

realvalueliesinthe“what”offeedback,thatistherichnessofitsinformation."Highinformation、'feedbackshould

includetwoimportantpoints:checkingthecorrectnessoftheteacher'sapproachwhenthereisonlyonecorrect

methodandofferinginformationtofillgapsinunderstandingandguidetherecipienttowardsadesiredapproach.

Weknowthatfeedbackisquiteimportantfbrteachers'professionaldevelopment.Afterreadingtheinformation

above,withestablishedeffectivefeedbackmethods,wecanmake（hefeedbackprocessmoreeffectiveandusefulfor

moreteachersinwaysthatfinallyimprovestudents'learning.

21.Whomdoesthefeedbackworkbestfor?（不多于10个单词）

22.Howcanweencouragerecipientstofbcusonimprovingtheirfutureperformance?（不多于7个单.词）

23.Whatisakeytoeffectivefeedback?（不多于7个单词）

24.Howcanweavoidchallengingsituationswhengivingfeedback?（不多于6个单词）

25.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?（不多于8个单词）

（2024北京房山高二上期末）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

Manyofusworktirelesslytowardsourgoals.Wemayspendourlivesdreamingofthedayweareadmittedto

ouridealuniversity,publishourfirstbookorpurchaseourfirsthome.However,moreoftenthannot,whenweachieve

thesethings,itdoesn'tfeelquiteasexpected.Infact,theachievementofthegoalsfeelsanti-climactic,orabitofa

letdown.

“Ananti-climaxcanbeanunexpectedby-productofamilestoneachievement.Usually,themoresignificantthe

milestone,thegreaterthean（i-climaxmaybe,“saysRachelVbra,psychotherapistandfounderofCYPWell-being.

4tTkcjourneytoachievingamilestonecanbeexcitingandall-consuming.Therefore,whenthisdisappearsovernight,

wecanoftenfeellostandconfused.”

Ifyoufindyourselfworkingtowardsomethingbigthatyoususpectmayfeellikeabitofaletdown,therearc

stepsyoucantaketomanageandevenpreventthefeelingofanti-climax.

First,enjoythejnnrneyYoifdbetterslowdownnlittleandcometorealizethatjnycomesfromthedoing,not

thecompleting.Soinsteadofrushingforittobedone,takeamomenttoenjoythedoing.

Second,foreseethecomedown.Ifyouareawareofapotentialupcominganti-climax,scheduleanactivityto

lookforwardtosoonaftertheeventhasfinished.Considerplanningsometimewithfriendsandfamily,orattending

aconcertorevenacookingclass.Thiscanactasareminderthatotheraspectsoflifecanbejustasfulfilling.

Third,normalizetheexperience.Thekeyistonormalizefeelingsoflowmood,confusion,andself-doubtaround

anti-climaxes,whicharesomethingmanypeopleundergo.Connectingwithothersmayalsobebeneficial.Itcanhelp

toengagewithfriendsandinfluencersonlinewhosharesimilarexperiencestofeellessisolated(孤立：的)withyour

ownemotions.

26.BasedonwhatRachelVbrasays,whatcanananti-climaxbe?

27.Whatstepscanyoutaketomaragethefeelingofanti-climax?

28.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalsein(hefollowingstatement,(henunderlineitandexplainwhy.

Ifyouareawareofapotentialupcominganti-clumix,avoidplanningsometimewithfriendsandfamily.

29.Supposeyouhavejustbeenadmittedtoyourdreamuniversity.Whatwillyoudotodealwiththeanti-climax?

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(2024北京丰台高二上期末)阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文I可答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答.

Nowadays,alotofyoungpeopleseem(ospendmuchoftheirfreetimeeitherwatchingtelevisionorplaying

computergames.Certainly,thesethingsareentertaining,buttheydon'tcontributemuchtodevelopingtheirbrains.

Manybelievethatreadingbooks,andespeciallyfiction,isamuchmoreeffectivewayofachievingthis.Themost

obviousbenefitwegetfromreadingagoodstoryisagrowingvocabulary.Wecomeacrossnewwordsinreading

andtrytounderstandthesewordsthroughcontext.Gradually,webecomemoreconfidentwithcomplexwords.In

addition,wcimproveinotherareassuchasspeakingandwritingjustbyreadingregularly.

1(hasalsobeenestablishedthatreadingfictionisagoodwayofdevelopingagoodself-image.Non-readersor

poorreadersoftenhavelowopinionsofthemselves.Besides,theymayperformpoorlyinothersubjectsbecausethey

cannotreadandunderstand(hematerial.

Mostimportantly,however,readingfictionhelpsustodevelopourbrains.Thehumanbraincanworkwellwhen

wejustdoregularthings,likedrivingorwalking.However,learningexpertDr.BrianE.Walshsuggestedthatitcan

performmoreeffectivelywhenanelementofsurpriseisadded,becausethishelpstobuildconnectionsinthebrain.

Inthisrespect,thepositiveeffectsofreadingmaybemuchstrongerthanpreviouslythought.

Recentresearchhasshownthatthebrainreactsmorestronglytounpredictablethantopredictablethings.This

mayexplainwhypeopleenjoyreadingfiction,whichgenerallycontainslotsofunpredictablethings.Readingfiction

enablesustoexperiencefreshscenarios(情节)andidentifywiththepeoplewearereadingabout.Whenwementally

createthescenes,thelookofthecharacters,thesmells,andthesoundsinthebook,weareexercisingourbrain.The

brainischallenged.Thisisapositivethingbecauseitwillcontinuetogrowanddevelopifproperlystimulated.The

morei(isused,thebetteri(becomes.

30.Howdocsreadinghelpusimprovevocabulary?

31.Whataretheproblemsforpeoplewhoseldomreadaccordingiothepassage?

32.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

>Readingfictionhasmorepositiveeffectsonourbrainsincefictionshowsmorepredictablethingsinour

dailylife.

33.Apartfromwhatarcmentionedinthepassage,whatotherbcncfit(s)haveyougainedfromreadingfiction?

(2024北京东城高二上期末)阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

KieranBehanwasjustaboy,maybe6yearsold,whenhefellinlovewithgymnastics,butthatwasbeforea

seriesofinjuries,twososeverethatdoctorstoldhimhewouldneverwalkagain.

YetBehan,pushedon."Doctorstoldme,'stopthinkingaboutyourcrazydreamsandyoumustacceptthatit's

overfbryou,^^^Behansaid."ButIjustkeptsaying:'No,no,no—thisisnottherestofinylife.Thisisnothowit's

goingtoplayout/Andlookatmenow,anOlympian.Theysaiditwasimpossible,butIdidit.”

KieranBehanstartedgymnasticswhenhewas8.Butsooncamethefirstofmanyblows:duringalegoperation,

adoctor'smistakecausedaseverenervedamagethatleftBehanwithlimitedfeelinginhisleftfoot.Doctorstoldhim

topreparehimselfforlifeinawheelchair.

Theywerewrong.

Althoughittook15months,Behanwentbacktogymnastics.Buteightmonthsafterhereturnedfromhisleg

injury,disasterhitagain.Hehitthebackofhisheadduringtraining.Theaccidentcausedabraininjurywhichaffected

hisbalancesomuchthateventheslightestmovementcouldcauseBehantofaint.Mearlytwoyearsafternon-stop

physicaltherapy,KieranBehandidwhathedidbest:hepickedhimselfupagain.Hesaidhecouldnotlivewithout

gymnasticsandneverdoubtedhewouldbeback.

Finally,in2012,hisdeterminationbegan(opayoff.HisexcellentperformanceattheOlympiclestevenl

qualifiedhimfbrtheGames."IfeltlikeIwasinafairytale/'hesaidoftheLondonGames."All1couldthinkabout

was:'Isthisadream?Tellmethisisreallyhappening.'"Eventhoughbedidnotenteranyoftheeventfinals,Behan

neverlostheartandperseveredtomakeitforthe2016OlympicGamesatRiodeJaneiro.

Behanhopeshistalemightinspireotherstoovercomehardship,whetheritisinsports,atworkorathome.

Still,hestnigglcdtoexplainwhyhehasbeensounbeatable.tfcIthinkit'sprobablyjustinmyblood,nhesaid.UI

wasjustbomtodo

34.WharhappenedduringBehan,slegoperation?

35.InwhatwaydidBehan'sbraininjuryinfluencehim?

36.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

>BecauseofBehan'sdetermination,hewonatthefinalsintheLondonGames.

37.DoyouthinkBehanisagreatathlete?Whyorwhynot?(Inabout40words)

（2024北京西城高二_L期末）阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线_L写下相关信

息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。

AllePierceknowshowtoplanaholiday.Afewmonthsaheadoftime,sheconstructsaspreadsheetofwhatshe

wantstodoandsee.Sheexaminesthemenusofrestaurantssheisplanningtovisit.Sheusesapictureofthe

destinationasherphone'slockedscreenimageanddownloadsacountdownapp,"What'ssoexcitingaboutatripis

theanticipationbeforesaysPierce,founderofaluxurytravelcompany.

Expertsstaysheisright.Recentstudiessuggestthathopingforsomethingboostsyourmoodandlowersyour

stress.t4Imagininggoodthingsaheadofuscanincreasemotivation,optimismandpatience,MsaysSimonRego,a

psychologistfromNewYork.

Ofcoursewecan'tjustbookaflighteverytimeweneedalittlecheeringuporfeellow.Buttherearewaysto

incorporatethepowerofanticipationintoyoureverydaylife.

Getexcitedaboutlittlethings.Writedownonethingyou'reexcitedfbrtomorrow.Maybeit'sanewbook,ora

packageyou'reexpecting.Thecollectionoftheseminithrillsmeansyouwillstillgainthebenefitsoflookingforward

tosomething.Plus,withthenearerstufCthere'smoreofasensethatit'sgoingtohappenfbrsure.

Rememberthatanxietyandanticipationcancoexist.uThcdarksideofpositiveanticipationisanticipatory

anxiety.Anxietyandexcilcmcnlaicsislcieinuliuns/*saysChrislianWaugh,apsychologypiofcssuiFIOIIINuilli

Carolina.Butitisharmfulonlywhenyoujustfocusontheanxietypartandignoretheexcitementpart.Thekeyis

acknowledgingthehappy,positiveaspectofwhatyouaredoing,alongwiththenenousfeelings.Whenyouconsider

anxiousthingsasexciting,itactuallymakesyoufeelbetteraboutthem.

Connectwithyourfutureself.Researchhasshownfeelingasifyouareonapathtoyourfutureselfcanhavea

positiveeffectonyourwell-beingbygettingyououtofshort-termthinking.Thinkingaheadmayhelpyouprioritize

yourgoalandmovetowardit.Asyoustartseeingprogress,youwillookforwardtodoingthethingsthatgetyou

closer（oyourfutureself.

Inshort,toenjoylifemore,embraceanticipation.It'sworthwaitingfbr.

38.WhalmakesatripexcitingaccordingtoAllePierce?

39.Howdoeshopingfbrsomethingbenefitus?

40.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

Accordingtotheresearch,connectingwithyourfutureselfcanhaveanegativeeffectonyourwell-being.

41.Pleasegiveanexampletoshowhowyoucanincorporatethepowerofanticipationintoyourdailylife.（In

about40words）

（2024北京大兴高二上期末）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英语回答问题。

InthesouthernpartofFrance,awayfromthecharmofParisandthescenicRiviera,liesToulouse,oftenreferred

toas“LaVilleRose"or“ThePinkCity.^^Itsnicknamecomesfromtheuniqueterra-cottabricksusedinmanyofits,

buildings,givingthecityadistinctivestyle.

Historically,Toulousetracesitsrootsbacktotheancienttimes.ItwasoriginallyestablishedbytheCeltsinthe

4thcenturyBCandlaterbecameasignificantRomansettlement.Thecity'sstrategicpositionneartheGennaiieRiver

madeitawell-knowntradingcenterinancientEurope.BytheMiddleAges,Toulousehadbecomeamajorcenterof

（raceduetoitsdyeindustry.Thistradebroughtimmensewealthtotheregion,andthecity'sgrandhousesandpublic

buildingsfromthiserareflectisopulence（繁华）.

However,Toulousewasnotjustacenterfortrade.Itshistoryismarkedwithintellectualpursuits.Bythe13th

century,UniversitedeToulousewasestablished,makingitoneoftheoldestuniversitiesintheworld.Theinstitution

attractedscholarsfromvariouspartsofEurope.

Inmoderntimes,Toulouseisfamousforitsaerospaceindustry.HometoAirbus,oneoftheworld'slargest

commercialaircraftmanufacturers,〔hecityisacenterpointinglobalaviation.Thismodernachievementconnects

withToulouse'srichhistory,showcasingacombinationoftheoldandthenew.

OneofthemostsignificantlandmarksinToulouseistheBasilicaofSaint-Sernin,ana