阅读七选五-高二英语上学期期末试题分类汇编（新高考原卷版）

专题03II读七选五

Passage1（2022-2023上•湖北荆州•高二校联考期末）

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfunhappyatwork?1However,nowthepassionhaswornoff.Hereis

onereasonwhyyoumightbeunhappyandwhattodoaboutit.

Yourboss,whodecidesyourfate,hasapowerfulabilitytoannoyyou.Noteveryonelikestheirboss.Weall

dreamofthisperfectbosswhodoesn'tmicromanage（微管理）andisn'tincompetent.2

Yourbosscontrolsyourworkenvironment,organizeswork,definesyourjobrole,andisyoursupportnetwork

andbackupifyoumeetaproblem.Ifyouhaveanissuewithyourboss,it'stimetodosomethingaboutit.3

Ifyouwalkintotheofficeeverydayfeelinglikeyouhateyourboss,therewillbenoroomforgrowthorsolving

problems4Herearethetwothingsyoucandotohelpyoubehappyatwork.

Discussyourissuewithyourbossandfindawayyoucanbothworktogether.Teamupandcreateaplanso

thatyoucanbothworkandnotvex（惹恼）eachother.

5Peopleallcommunicateindifferentways,butyouneedtofindawaytosharethesameviews.Find

outhowtheycommunicateandlearntocommunicateinthatwaysothattheywillrespondtoyoubetterbecause

theyfeelheardandunderstood.

A.Youprobablyweresoexcitedatsomepoint.

B.Butnobodyisperfect,notevenyourdreamboss.

C.Stopdoingthatandfindwaystosolvetheproblem.

D.Thinkofhimorherasmoreofapartnerthanaboss.

E.Improveyourskillsofexchangingideasandviewswiththem.

F.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyyouareunhappyinyourjobrole.

G.Youarenotresponsibleforyourboss'behavior,butyoucancontrolyours.

Passage2（2022-2023上•湖北•高二校联考期末）

Forsomeonewhoenjoysgardeningorworkingoutside,giftsfortheirgardencanbeverythoughtfuland

appreciatedbythegardener.6Someofthebestgardengiftideasmayincludetoolstomakegardening

easier,ordecorativeitemstomakethegardenmoreattractive.

Highqualitygardentoolscanmakeexcellentgardengiftideas,suchassmallshovels.Thesemaybedesigned

withflowersorothergardeningimagesonthem,ortheymaybepersonalizedforthegiftreceiver.7

Decorationsforthegardenaresomeofthemorepopulargardengiftideas.Animals,orothersmallstatuesare

generallyagoodchoice,andlookgoodwithmosttypesofgardendecor.8Forinstance,ifaperson

alreadyhasacertainstyleofdecorationintheirgarden,trytobuysomethingthatmatchesthatstyleratherthan

goesagainstit.

9Ifyouknowthegiftreceiverlikesbirds,forinstance,youmightchoosetobuyabirdfeederor

birdbathforthegarden.10Therearemanycraftideastobefoundonline,usingitemssuchasoldwine

bottlestocreatelights,forexample;thegiftreceiverwillcertainlyappreciatethetimeittakestomakeagiftby

hand.

A.Thesecanworkwellinmostgardens.

B.Somegardengiftideascanbefunctionalaswellasdecorative.

C.Therearemanygardengiftideastobefoundinstoresandonline.

D.Inaddition,youmightchoosetomakesomethingforthegarden.

E.Forsmallergardens,decorativefencesmaymakenicegiftsaswell.

F.Considerthedesignofthegardeninadvancebeforebuyinganygiftsforit.

G.Agardeningbaginwhichtostorethetoolscanalsobeagreatgardengiftidea.

Passage3（2022-2023上•辽宁沈阳•高二校联考期末）

Weneedtobeconsciousofthefactthatpeoplearoundusinfluenceusinsubtlewaysthatmayencourageus,

orhamperit.MotivationalspeakerJimRohnfamouslysaid,"You'retheaverageofthefivepeopleyouspendmost

ofyourtimewith”.11

Ifthis"circle“ofpeopleisgoal-driven,andencouraging,wecanexperienceapositiveimpactonouractions.

Ontheotherhand,ifthepeoplearoundusarenegativeandrestrictive,wemaysubconsciously“live-up"tothese

qualitiesandstopourownpersonalgrowthintheprocess.

12

Howdoyouidentifywhoisinfluencingyou?Bemindfuloftheconversationsyouhavewithpeopleandthe

activitiesyouengageinwiththem.Whataretheopinionsthatdominateinyoursocialgroup?13Ifthereisa

discrepancybetweenwhatyouareandwhereyouwanttobe,lookatyourcircleoffiveandyouwillseehow

instrumentaltheyareininfluencingyourpath.Identifyandexcludetimeandenergyvampiresfromyourcircleof

five.

Nourishyourcircle

Onceyouidentifythepeoplewhobelongtoyourreferencegroup,itisimportanttonourishthese

relationships.14Differentindividualsevolveatadifferentpace.Theimportantpartistobeawareofthis

livingandchanging“circleoffive^^.Ofcourse,fiveisaroughguide.Itcouldbeslightlymoreorless.Letthis

circleoffivemotivateyou,helpyougaincourage,andtaketherightactions.

15Playthisrolesincerelyanddemonstrateagrowthmindsettoanyonewholistsyouaspartoftheir

circleoffive.

A.Knowyourcircle

B.Dominateyourcircle

C.Overtime,thiscorecirclemaychange.

D.Itmeansthatthis“circle“canhelpyouliveabetterlife.

E.Theinfluenceofthosearounduscanbequitesignificant.

F.Alsoremember,justlikeothersinfluenceyou,youalsohaveaninfluenceonothers.

G.Whatarethesimilaritiesbetweenyouandthefivepeopleyouareconstantlycloseto?

Passage4（2022-2023上•陕西西安・高二统考期末）

Itisawarwithoutguns,bombs,orsmoke.Anewcoronavirus,adeadlydisease,breaksoutallovertheworld.

Whatshouldyoudotokeepyourselffromthisvirus?16.

Cleanhandswithsoapandwateroralcohol-basedhandrub

Itisquitenecessarytocleanyourhandswithsoapandwatercompletelyforatleast20secondsbeforeyou

havemealsandafterusingthetoilet,especiallyafteryoureturnhome.17,you'dbetterwashyourhands

withalcohol-basedrub.Virusescanspreadfromhumancontactwithanimals,sothisisveryimportant.

Covernoseandmouthwhilecoughingandsneezing

Whenitcomestohumantohumantransmission（传播）oftheviruses,itoftenhappenswhensomeonecomes

intocontactwithaninfectedperson'ssecretions（分泌物），suchasdroplets（飞沫）inacough.18,you

shouldcoveryourmouthandnosewithatissue.Oryoucancoughorsneezeintoyoursleeve.Avoidcoveringwith

yourhanddirectly.

19

Wearingamaskisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoprotectyoufromgettinginfected.Makesuretowearit

properlybytighteningupthenoseclipandpullingthebottomofitoveryourchin.Ifyouarenotfeelingwellor

havesymptomsoffever,amaskisneededtopreventyoufromspreadinggermstoothers.

Takeexerciseregularly

20.Itcanstrengthenyourheartandensuretheefficientflowofbloodthroughoutthebody.Besides,it

canalsoimproveyourimmunesystem,tosomedegreemakingithelpfultogetawayfromthevirusesandillnesses.

Allinall,ifyouhavesymptomsoffeverandrespiratoryinfection,youmustseekimmediatemedical

attention.

A.Wearmasks

B.Seeadoctor

C.Whenyoucoughorsneeze

D.Ifyouwanttotakeexercise,youshouldgetupearly

E.Herearesomesuggestionsyoucanfollowinyourdailylife

F.Ifyouarenotcarefulenoughtocontactwithanimalsordealwithanimalwastes

G.Takingexerciseregularlyisoneofthemostimportantwaystostayawayfromthevirus

Passage5（2022-2023上•北京房山•高二统考期末）

Alotofpeoplethinkthattheyarenotgoodatlearninganewlanguage.21

Goodlanguagelearnerslookforopportunitiestohearandusethenewlanguageoutsideoftheclassroomona

dailybasisandconsequentlylearnthelanguagemorequickly.22Forinstance,theycantalktosalesmen,

joinsportsclubs,oreventalktopeopleincoffeestores.Theymightreadnewspapersandmagazinesinthat

language,watchmovies,listentopodcasts,orjoinchatrooms.Allofthesearegreatopportunitiestopracticeand

canalsobefun.

Inaddition,goodlanguagelearnerstrydifferentwaystomaketheirmessageunderstood.Forexample,ifthey

donotknowthewordfor“laundromat,“theymightsay"theplacewhereyoucanwashclothes.^^23The

pointisthatgoodlanguagelearnersarecreativeanddonoteasilygiveup.

Finally,goodlanguagelearnersarepreparedtotakerisks.24Asaresult,insteadofbeing

embarrassedbyamistakeorgettingfrustratedwhentheydonotunderstand,theyseeitasgainingalearning

opportunity.Forexample,iftheydonotunderstandwhatsomeonesaidthefirsttime,theyarenotafraidtoask

themtorepeatitagainandagainuntiltheydounderstand.Or,ifsomeonecorrectstheirvocabularyorgrammar,

theytrytorememberinsteadofbecomingshyaboutspeaking.

25Itcannotbedoneinjustafewmonths.Hopefully,thesemethodswillhelpyoubeagoodand

confidentlanguagelearnerinthelongrun.

A.Becomingfluentinalanguagetakestime.

B.Butwecanlearnanewlanguagethroughlookingupnewwords.

C.Ifthatdoesnotwork,theymighteventrydrawingitoractingitout.

D.Besides,goodlanguagelearnersusevariouswaystolearnEnglishwords.

E.Theyunderstandthatmakingmistakesisnaturalandisnecessarytolearn.

F.Ifthey'restudyinginacountrywherethelanguageisspoken,thisiseasytodo.

G.However,wecanlearnfromgoodlanguagelearnerstobecomebetteratlanguages.

Passage6（2022-2023上•广东揭阳•高二统考期末）

OnionsAreNothingtoCryAbout

Onionscomeindifferentsizes,shapes,colorsandflavors,frommildandsweettohotandstrong.Afull-grown

onionplanthasroots,bulbsandleaves.Theleavesarelong,thinandhollow.Thelifecycleofonionsistwoyears.

Onionsgrowbestinloose,fertilesoil.26Incoolerclimates,onionsmayneedfourteentofifteenhoursof

daylighttostartformingbulbs.Inwarmerclimates,onionscanbegindevelopingbulbswithfewerhoursofdaily

sun.

Toplantwhatarecalledsetsisafasterwaytogrowonions.Onionsetsareactuallythesmallbulbsorplants,

versusstartingwithaseed.Organicmateriallikecompostorleafmulchcanhelponionsgrowinheavysoil.The

bulbscanbepulledfromthegroundoncetheirtopshavedriedandfallenover.Onionscanbestoredformonths.

27Curingcanmakeleavesontheoutsideareniceanddry.

HerearedirectionsfromexpertsattheNationalGardeningAssociation.

28Thenbringthemoutofdirectsunfortwotothreeweeks.Spreadthemoutinanywarm,airyplace

thatiscovered.Orcovertheonionswithalightcottonsheetheldinplacewithstonesalongtheedge.29Turn

thebulbsacoupleoftimestohelpthemdryevenly（均匀地）.Aftercuringtheonions,youcanhangthemindoors

inmeshbagstodryevenmore.Thereshouldbenowetspotsontheonionswhentheyareputinstorage.Some

peoplecutoffthetopleavesbeforecuringonions.30

A.Makeobservationsalongtheway.

B.Theycangrowinmanydifferentclimates.

C.Butstoredonionsneedtobecuredfirst.

D.First,drytheonionsinthesunforadayorso.

E.Thesheetwillkeepthebulbsdryingcompletely.

F.Thesheetwillkeepthesunfromburningthebulbs.

G.Ifyoudothat,donotcuttheleavesanycloserthantwoandahalfcentimetersfromthebulb.

Passage7（2022-2023上•河南濮阳•高二统考期末）

Learntorespectyourself

Sometimesifshardtogetotherstorespectusifwedon'tdoitourselves.

1.31

Ifothersseethatyouhavethis,theywillalsoconsiderandappreciateyouandyourneeds.Consideryourselfa

priority（优先）.

2.Usebodylanguage

Bodylanguageisveryimportantbecauseithelpstotransmitalotofinformation,althoughmanytimesthe

informationwesendwiththebodyiscontradictorytoourwords.Therefore,ifwegiveouropinionbutwithafaint

voice,32.Butonthecontrary,ifweexpresswhatwethinkinafirmvoice,lookingintotheother9seyes

andconfidentinourselves,theyaremorelikelytorespectus.

3.Surroundyourselfagainstdisrespect

Somepeoplearejustalwaysdisrespectfulandnomatterwhatwedotheywillalwaysdisrespectothers.

33.Ifyoucan'tkeepthemawaythenlearntoignoretheircomments.

4.Defendyourselfagainstdisrespect

Iftheydisrespectyouordon'ttakeyouseriously,defendyourself.Don'tallowit.Don'tattackorrespondin

thesamewayeither.Witha"Whatyousaidhurtme”「'Thatcommentwasinappropriate^^or"Iwon'tallowyouto

speaktomelikethat”,34.

5.Boostyourself-esteem

Manytimeswearenotrespectedbecausewedon'tconsiderourselvesworthyofit.35.Evenifwe

rationallyknowthatwedodeserverespect,sometimesunconsciouslywedon'tendupbelievingit.Thatiswhyit's

importanttoworkonyourself-esteem.

A.Thesepeopleweshouldkeepfurtherawayfromusaspossible.

B.thesephraseswillhelpforthisbehaviornottorepeatagain.

C.Respectyourself.

D.Thesephrasesareimportantforyou.

E.Thismaybeconsciousorunconscious.

F.Sothesepeopleareimpolite.

G.itismorelikelythatnoonewilltakeintoaccountwhatwearesaying.

Passage8（2022-2023上•江西•高二校联考期末）

Althoughthefinishedworkmaybereadinafewseconds,ashortpoemcanbeevenmoredifficulttowrite

thanalongerone.Youhavefewerwordstogetyourpointacrossandtoarousethesameemotionandmeaningin

thereader.Foryourfirstshortpoems,herearesomeinstructions.

Startwithasimplestatement.Thiswillbethebasicsubjectofyourpoem.36You'llfindthepoetryas

youopenitupanddigdeeperintoit.

37.Brainstormwordsandphrasesthathelpopenupeachofthekeywordsinyourstatement.Find

somewaysofdescribingthatyoucanusetomakeyourdescriptionunique.

38.Thelinebreakiswhatmakesapieceofwritingpoetry,ratherthanprose.Linebreaksgiveevery

poemarhythm,evenifyou'rewritinginfreeversewithnorhymeorotherinflexiblestructure.

Golongerinyourfirstdraft.It'sfareasiertocutthanitistoadd.Whenyousitdowntowriteyourfirstdraft,

don'tworryabouttheformorlengthyou'vechosen.39

Experimentwithtraditionalforms.Ifyou'veneverwrittenashortpoembefore,thehaikucanbeaneasyplace

tostart.40You'llwrite17syllablesthrough3linesoftext,mostcommonlyinthe5-7-5style.

A.Expandthedescriptionofyoursubject.

B.It'salsoapopularandrecognizableform.

C.Othertraditionalformsarewellworthatry.

D.Giveyourpoemgoodrhythmandmeaning.

E.Writeasmanywordsasyouthinkyouneed.

F.Breaklinestostrengthenrhythmandmeaning.

G.Youroriginalstatementdoesn*tnecessarilyneedtobe"poetic."

Passage9（2022-2023上•浙江绍兴•高二统考期末）

Travelingabroadisafunandeye-openingexperience,butitcanalsobeverydiscouragingandfrustrating

whenyou'renotwell-prepared.Ifyou'retravelingforthefirsttime,41.

Ignoreanyonethattellsyouthatyouhavetolearnanentirelynewlanguagejusttotravel.42People

cancommunicatewithouthavinganyknowledgeofthelanguageatall.Withthatsaid,thelessyouknow,themore

confidentyouwillbewhentryingtocommunicatethroughbodylanguageandgestures.Ofcourse,ifsmuchbetter

ifyoucanlearnafewbasicwordsandphrasestohelpyougetaroundalittlemoreeasily.

Toavoiddatachargesfromyourwirelesscarrier,downloadallyourtravelappsbeforeyouleaveandensure

thatanyappsyouchoosecanbeaccessedoffline.Forexample,itisadvisabletodownloadamapappaheadoftime.

43

Whentravelingabroadforthefirsttime,it'snecessarytosaveafewnumbersonyourphonesothatyouhave

aneasiertimediggingyourselfoutofhole.Oneofthemostimportantnumbersisthenumberofthelocal

authorities.44

Forfirst-timetravelers,oneofthemostimportantrulestofollowisnottostandout.Themoreyoustandout,

theeasierit'llbeforpeopletotargetyouforscams.Evenifyouplantotravelforcheap,youshouldalwaysavoid

anythingthatsoundsorlookstoogoodtobetrue.45Butifyoufocusontryingtoblendinanddoasthe

localsdo,youcanavoidanyunwantedinteraction.

Travelingabroadisdefinitelyoneofthebestwaystogetoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrysomethingexciting

andnew.

A.It'scompletemeaningless.

B.Itwillhelpyouplanyourtripandnavigatewhileyou'rethere.

C.Ifseasytopaintatargetonyourbackwhenyou'reatourist.

D.followthesetravelingrulesabovetoensureyourfirsttripabroadmoresmoothly.

E.herearesomeunspokenrulestohelpyouavoidtroubleandenjoyyourvacation.

F.Thisgenerallygivesyouaccesstothepolice,firefightersandhealthcareservices.

G.Don'tpaintatargetonyourbackasatouristandyou'llavoidalotoftrouble.

优选提升题

Passage10（2022-2023上•山东青岛•高二统考期末）Wearelosingvaluabletimetoourdevices（设备）every

minute,everyhour,everyday.Technologyhastakenovermuchofourlives,especiallyoverthelasttwoyearsas

schoolandworkwentonlineduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.

46No,sadly.Buttherearethingsthatyoucandotomakesureyoudon'twasteyourtimescrolling

（滚屏）inthefuture.

47Thisiscalledsocialeconomizing,whichmeansyouchoosehowtouseyourtime.Youknow

exactlywhatyouwanttodo,whatbringsyoujoyorclosertoyourgoals,sochoosetodothosethings.

Ifyoufeelanurgetojumponsocialmediaorscrollwebsiteswhenyouhaveafewspareminutes,don'tfeel

bad.Thisisnormal.48Thiscanincludecleaningyourroom,organizingyourclosetorevenreplyingto

importantmessages.

Anothergreatwaytohelpreducethedesiretocheckyourdeviceistoturnoffnotifications（通知模式）.Inthe

1890s,RussianscientistIvanPavlovconductedexperimentstomeasurethebuild-upofsaliva（唾液）inthemouths

ofdogsunderavarietyofconditions.Likethedogsintheexperiments,peopleareconditionedtorespondeach

timetheyhearaping.49

Asthesayinggoes,outofsight,outofmind.50Simplyputyourphone,tabletorcomputerin

anotherroomorawayinadesksothatitcan'tbeseen.

A.Isitpossibletogetbackthetimeyouhavelost?

B.Todaymanypeoplespendmuchtimeonelectronicdevices.

C.Onewaytomanageyourtimeistocontrolhowyouspendit.

D.Herearesomewaystoreducethedesiretocheckyourdevice.

E.Thisisalsoahelpfulremindertokeepyouawayfromyourdevice.

F.Bychangingthatway,youremovetheremindertocheckyourdevice.

G.Youcanavoidthistrapbylistingthingsyoucandowhenyouarefree.

Passage11（2022-2023上•四川绵阳•高二绵阳中学校考期末）

Cansiblings（兄弟姐妹）learntogetalong?Theanswertothisquestionis,yes!Maintaininghealthy

relationshipsischallenging.51Theydiscoverthatwhensiblingslovinglyinvestintheirrelationships,the

resultingfriendshipsareanincredibleblessing.

Applythefollowingrecommendationstostrengthenyourrelationshipswithyoursiblings.

Recognizethesignificanceofyourrole.

Theroleyouhaveinyoursiblings9livesisonethatnooneelsecanplay.Youcanbeasourceofgreatgoodin

yoursiblings9livesbyinvestingencouragement,praiseandloveinyourrelationship.Or,youcanbeasourceof

hardshipbyactingselfishly.52

Appreciateyourdifferences.

Youandyoursiblingswillhavemanydifferences,evenwhenyougrowupinthesamehousehold.Sometimes

differencesdrivepeopleapart,butthosedifferencescanoftenhelpyougrow.53Instead,learnaboutand

learnfromthem.Asyoulearntogetalongwithyoursiblings,youarepreparingforotherrelationshipsinthe

future.

54

Whenconflictsarisebetweenyouandyoursiblings,doallyoucantorestoreyourrelationshipwithoutdelay.

Whenyouarewrong,askforforgivenessforyourhurtfulattitudes,words,andactions.Whenasiblinghas

offended（冒犯）youandcomestoaskforyourforgiveness,forgivequickly.

Investinyour"enemies”.

Whenyougivesomethingaway,youusuallygaindeeperappreciationfromthosewhoreceiveyourgift.At

timeswhenyouarestrugglingtogetalongwithaparticularbrotherorsister,considergiving.55Youcould

alsooffertohelphimorherwithaprojectorahouseholdchore（家务）.

A.Spendtimetogether.

B.Resolveconflictsquickly.

C.Don'tbeafraidofyourdifferences.

D.Discusswhatyouarelearninginschoolandlife.

E.Butmanyfamiliesarefindingthatsiblingharmonyispossible.

F.Eitherway,yourinfluencemakesapermanentimpressiononyoursiblings.

G.Thinkaboutwhatyoucangive:time,wordsofpraise,orgifts——thingsyoursiblingwillenjoy.

Passage12（2022-2023上•广西北海•高二统考期末）

HowtoEndaVideoGameAddiction

Playingvideogamescasuallycanbeagreatwaytorelaxandhavefun.Butifyou'resoabsorbedingaming

thatitfeelsHkeifstakingoveryourlife,youmayhaveavideogameaddiction.56Thefollowingtips

mayhelpyou.

Giveyourselfastricttimelimitfordailyplay.

Healthexpertsrecommendthatschool-agedkidsshouldspendnomorethan2hoursadayinfrontofascreen.

Ifyou'restrugglingwithtoomuchgaming,trysettingspecificlimitsforyourselfonhowlongyouplayeachday.

57

Keepgamingdevicesoutofyourbedroom.

Ifyouhaveacomputer,orothergamingdeviceinyourroom,youmaybeattractedtostayupallnightplaying

insteadofgettingthesleepyouneed.58Ifyouhavegamesonyourphone,switchitoffatnightorputit

somewhereyoucan'teasilyreachitatbedtime.

59

Ifyouplaygamesonyourphoneoronyourcomputer,youcaninstall（安装）appsthatlimityourplaytimeor

setalarmsonsomeapps.Someappscanlimityouraccesstospecificgames,whileotherswilllockyououtofyour

devicealtogetherduringasettime.

Distractyourselfwithotherfunactivitiesduringtheday.

You'llbelesslikelytogetstuckongamingifyouhaveotherthingstokeepyoubusy.60Schedule

timethatyou'dnormallyspendgamingtodootherthingsyoulike.

A.Setanalarmclocktoremindyou.

B.Tryappstoblockyouraccesstogames.

C.Fortunately,therearethingsyoucandotogetyouraddictionundercontrol.

D.Letyourfriendsknowthatyou'retryingtocutbackonhowmuchtimeyouspendgaming.

E.Makeyourroomascreen-freezonesoyoudon'tgetcaughtupinlate-nightgaming.

F.Forexample,youmightlimityourselftonomorethanhalfanhourofplayeachday.

G.Taketheopportunitytorediscoveractivitiesyouusedtoenjoy,ortrysomethingnew!

Passage13（2022-2023上•陕西汉中•高二校联考期末）

Extremeheatcankillpeople,eventhoughmostofthedeathsarepreventable.Itisreportedthatinthe24years

between1979and2003morepeoplediedintheUnitedStatesofextremeheatthanfromhurricanes,lightning,

tornadoes,floodsandearthquakes,61?Thegoldenrulesaretodrinkplentyofwater,dressincoolclothes

andstayintheshadeifpossible.

62.Oftenaftermanymonthswithoutrain,singlesparkisallthatisnecessarytocreateabigfire.

Wildfirescanmoveatgreatspeedandwilldestroyeverythingintheirpath.Theycanquicklychangedirection,

whichmakesitverydifficultforsomeoneonthegroundtoescape.63,greatdamagecanbecausedina

shorttime.In2010suchfiresinRussiakilled62peopleanddestroyedabout23,000squarekilometers.Arecent

UNreportsuggeststhatthegrowingnumberofwildfiresaroundtheworldmaybecontributingtoglobalwarming.

Veryoftenyoucanseesuchaterriblecircle!64.Climatechangecausesdrought;droughtcauseswildfires;

andwildfirescausefurtherclimatechange.

Itisclearthattheworldisgettingwarmer.65,butitisreasonabletoassumethatthisprocessisbeing

speededupbymankind'sreleaseintotheatmosphereoflargeamountsofgreenhousegas.

A.Howcanwesurviveit

B.Extremeheatcanalsobringwildfires

C.Thisisprobablyduetoanaturalprocess

D.Veryoftenyoucanseesuchaterriblecircle

E.Itisalsoreasonabletorealizetheman'seffectontheworld'sweather

F.Howcanpeoplepredictextremeheataccordingtotheclimatechange

G.Ifquickactionisnottaken

Passage14（2022-2023上•江苏盐城•高二盐城市第一中学校联考期末）

Myfuturehappiness

WhenIimaginemyfuture,Iseemyselfasanadultwhoisconfidentinmyabilities,doingajobIloveand

livingmyliferesponsibly.WhenIgrowup,Iwillbeenjoyingmoreconveniencebroughtbytheadvancesin

technology,withmoretimetopursuehobbiesandenjoythecompanyoffamilyandfriends.66

IwillfeelthehappiestinthefuturebecauseIwilllearnmoreaboutlifeanddevelopintothebestpersonIcan

be.67Iwillalsohandlemoreresponsibilitiesandsolveproblemsinamorethoughtfulandlevel-headed

manner.

Thankstonewtechnology,myfuturelifeissuretoimproveinvariousways.Homeswillbecomesmarterto

theextentthattheymightbeprogrammedtolearnaboutourneedsandmonitorourhealthandactivity.Ican

imaginehearinganAIvoiceremindmetobuygroceriesordomoreexercise!Therewillalsobeenormous

advancementsintransportoptions.Iwillberidinginaself-drivingcar,andothernewmeansoftransportmaybe

developedinthefuture.68Theseadvancesintechnologyarecertaintomakemyfuturelifemore

comfortableandconvenient.

Mydevelopmentintoamatureadultandaccesstoadvancedtechnologywillprovidemewithmorefree-time

opportunities.69WorkinglesstimemeansIcandowhatImostenjoy,suchasspendingtimewithfamily

andfriends,engaginginfunactivitiesandlearningnewskills.

70ThinkingthiswaygivesmethemotivationtoworkhardnowsothatIcanhaveasuccessful,

fulfillingandenjoyablefuturelife.

A.Imightbeabletorideaflyingbiketoquicklymeetupwithmyfriends.

B.Iwillbecomemoreknowledgeableabouttheworldandmyself.

C.WhenIt