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5/5主题5乐于学习，善于学习，终身学习Ⅰ.阅读理解A（2026·武汉调研）Achallengeofteachingmathematicsratherthan，say，historyisthatthehomeworkisalothardertocomeupwith.Afterall，“WasHenryVIIIagoodking？”isareasonablequestiontoaskeitheraclassroomofnine-year-oldsoralecturetheatreofpostgraduates.But“solvethisquadraticequation（二次方程）”wouldleavetheclassroomnonplussedandthelecturetheatreunimpressed.Mathsislearnedbydoinganddesigningaproblemthatiseasyenoughtobeaccessible，yethardenoughtobesatisfying.Itisabigheadacheinitself.Partlyforthisreason，booksthatsuccessfullycommunicatehowmathematiciansthink，butareaimedatthosenotalreadyinthefield，arebothvaluableandrare.NowSirDavidSpiegelhalter，professorofstatisticsattheUniversityofCambridge，hasaddedtothecategorywithTheArtofUncertainty.Hisnewbookwillappealtomanymorethanjustmathematicians，foritstopicisuniversal：howtoanalysechance，uncertaintyandrisk.Ifanewvirusisrunningwildandthemajorityofdeathsareamongthosewhohavereceivedanewervaccine（疫苗），isthatevidencethatthevaccinationprogramisharmful？Howmuchoftopfootballteams’performancecomesdowntoluckratherthanskill？ProfessorSpiegelhalter’sexplorationofsuchquestionsisdelightful.First，heusesthemtoillustratebroaderideasabouthowprobabilityandstatisticswork.SoadiscussionofvaccinesafetyproceedstoBayes’stheorem，aprocedureforimprovingone’sjudgmentofprobabilitiesasnewevidencecomestolight.ThejoyofProfessorSpiegelhalter’sapproachisthathereachesthisdeeptruththroughnothingmorethansomeintuitive（直觉的）assumptionsandverysimplemaths.Mostimportant，though，isProfessorSpiegelhalter’sskillatcommunicatingtheseideas.Muchofprobabilityandstatisticscangoagainstourintuition，andthemathsbehinditisoftenfearsome.Butthisisnotadifficultbooktoreadorunderstand.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nonplussed”inparagraph1probablymean？（）A.Impressed. B.Inspired.C.Confused. D.Amused.2.WhatisthebiggestsellingpointofTheArtofUncertaintyaccordingtotheauthor？（）A.Itcastslightonmathsthoughts. B.Itcoversvarioustopics.C.Itmakessensetoordinarypeople. D.Itsatisfiesmathsprofessionals.3.WhydoestheauthormentionBayes’stheoreminparagraph3？（）A.Toprovethereliabilityofintuitions. B.Torevealthebook’sacademicnature.C.Tounderlinethedeeptruthofjudgement. D.TodemonstrateSpiegelhalter’swritingapproach.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？（）A.Amasterofmathsteaching. B.Abookonintuitiveassumptions.C.Adiscussionofriskmanagement. D.Aguidetounderstandingprobability.B（2026·湖北黄冈联考）IntheDigitalAge，we’vegrownaccustomedtoinstantgratification.Withafewclicks，wecanaccessinformation，shoponline，andcommunicatewithpeopleacrosstheglobe.However，thisconveniencehasledtoadeclineinpatience.Researchsuggeststhatpracticingpatiencecanactuallyimproveourwell-beingandleadtobetteroutcomesinvariousaspectsoflife.Patiencehaslongbeenregardedasavirtue，andnow，scientificevidencefirmlysupportsitsnumerousbenefits.Studieshaveshownthatpracticinggratitudeandpatiencecanreducestress，increasehappiness，andevenimprovedecision-makingskills.Forexample，delayingimmediaterewardsinfavoroflong-termbenefitscanleadtogreatersatisfactionandsuccess.Thisisbecausepatienceallowsustothinkmoreclearlyandavoidimpulsiveactionsthatmayhavenegativeconsequences.Moreover，patienceiscrucialinbuildingstrongrelationships.Inaworldwhereinstantcommunicationisthenorm，peopleoftenexpectimmediateresponses.However，takingthetimetolistenandunderstandotherscanleadtodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulinteractions.Forinstance，puttingoffwatchingafavoriteshowtospendqualitytimewithfamilyorfriendscanstrengthenbondsandcreatelastingmemories.Despitethesebenefits，manypeoplestruggletobepatient.Theconstantstreamofnotificationsandthepressuretorespondimmediatelycanmakeitdifficulttopracticepatience.However，smallchangesinbehaviorcanmakeabigdifference.Forexample，settingasidespecifictimestocheckemailsorsocialmediacanhelpreducetheurgetorespondimmediately.Additionally，practicingmindfulnessandfocusingonthepresentmomentcanimproveone’sabilitytoremainpatient.WhiletheDigitalAgehasbroughtmanyconveniences，ithasalsoweakenedourpatience.Byacknowledgingthesignificanceofpatienceandmakingaconsciousefforttocultivateitinourdailylives，wecanexperienceremarkableimprovementsinourmentalhealthandoverallqualityoflife.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gratification”inthefirstparagraphmean？（）A.Gratitude. B.Satisfaction.C.Curiosity. D.Disturbance.6.Whichexamplesbestillustratestheimportanceofpatienceinbuildingrelationships？（）A.Johnalwaysrepliestohisfriends’messageswithinseconds.B.TomquicklyfinisheshishomeworksothathecanwatchTV.C.Lilybuysanewdressonlinewithoutthinkingcarefully. D.Marychoosestochatwithhermotherinsteadofplayingmobilegames.7.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardstheDigitalAge？（）A.Supportive. B.Objective.C.Negative. D.Indifferent.8.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？（）A.TheDigitalAgehasmadepeople’slivesmoreconvenient.B.PatienceisavirtuethatshouldbepracticedintheDigitalAge.C.Instantgratificationisnecessaryformodernlife.D.Technologyhasimprovedpeople’sabilitytocommunicate.C（2026·湖南长沙联考）ColinMoore，a16-year-oldfootballplayer，maynotleaptothetopoftheheadlines，buthisstoryisasinspiringasanysportstale.Onthefield，Colinplaysjustashardastheotherplayers.However，whatmakesColindifferentisthatheisremarkablycapableofracingwithoutacompleterightarm.Bornwithoutthelowerpartofhisrightarm，Colinhasneverlethisphysicaldifferencestandinthewayofhisdreamsorhisloveforfootball.Hispersonalmotto，“mindofsteel，heartofgold，”inspireshimtomoveforwardwhateverchallengeshefaces.ThechallengesColinfacesareunique，buthepusheshimselfevenharder.Hehasalwaysbeencommittedtoworkingtwiceashardasanyoneelsetoensurehissuccess.Hisgoalistobecomeastartingcenter，abigtarget-manfigure.Eventhoughheismissinganarm，hemakesupforitwithhisfastmovementsandstrength，makinghimtheperfectchoiceforthisposition.Colin’sdiligencepaidoffwhenheachievedhisdreamofbecomingthestartingcenterforhishighschoolteam.Duringthechampionshipgame，whenColin’steamfellbehindbytwotouchdowns（触地得分）inthesecondhalf，theatmospherewastense，anddoubtsstartedtoappear.ButitwasColin’sstrongspiritthathelpedturnthingsaround.Heurgedhisteammateson，remindingthemoftheirtrainingandhowimportantitwastoworktogether.Inacriticalmoment，hemadeaboldmovethatnotonlyscoredatouchdownbutalsoenergizedhisteammates.Theyfoughtbackwithrenewedstrength，ultimatelydefeatingtheiropponentsandwinningthechampionshiptitle.Colin’scoachspeakshighlyofColin’sperseverance，“Colinwasbornwithchallenges，buteverydayhemaintainsapositiveattitudeandfocusesfullyonhistraining.Hishardworkistheevidenceofhischaracter.”9.WhatsetsColinapartfromotherfootballplayers？（）A.Hisinspiringtaleinsports. B.Hisburningpassionforfootball.C.Hissuccessinhittingtheheadlines. D.Hiscompetencedespitephysicaldisability.10.WhatisColinlikeaccordingtothepassage？（）A.Capableanddemanding. B.Diligentandpersistent.C.Energeticandself-centered. D.Cooperativeandaggressive.11.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph？（）A.Colinscoredthewinninggoal. B.Colin’sspiritmotivatedhisteammates.C.Colin’steamwascelebratinganearlyvictory. D.Colin’steamwasleadingthegamewithease.12.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？（）A.TeamworkShinesinWinningChampionships B.StrategiesMatterinTrainingDisabledAthletesC.PerseveranceMakesColin’sInspirationalTale D.DailyLifeofColinMoore：FootballandBeyondⅡ.阅读七选五（2026·石家庄质检）Motivatingyourselfishard.Ifyou’veeverfailedtoreachanattainablegoalbecauseofdelayorlackofcommitment，Iencourageyoutoreadon.13.Anygoalsyousetforyourselfshouldbespecific.Studieshaveshown，forexample，thatwhenindividualsmakedailyexercisecommitments，they’remorelikelytoincreasetheirfitnesslevels.14.Forinstance，“walking10，000stepsaday”ismuchbetterthan“doingyourbest”.Sometasksareextremelychallenging.Insuchcases，itcanbehelpfultocreateexternalmotivatorsforyourselfovertheshort-to-mediumterm.Youmightpromiseyourselfavacationforfinishingaprojectorbuyyourselfagiftforlosingweight.15.Forinstance，rewardingweightlosswithjunkfoodsetsbackprogress.Whenpeopleworktowardsagoal，theyusuallystartwithstrongmotivationbutthentheireffortdecreasesinthemiddle，whentheya