2021-2025年高考英語真題知識點分類匯編之非選擇題閱讀理解

一.其他閱讀題型(共12小題)

1.(2025?北京)There'ssomethingmagicalaboutthewayimaginationworks.Aroundtheworld,kidsare

usingimaginationinwaysthatwereonceonlyfoundinsciencefiction.

TakethestoryofMarkLee.Helovedbikingaroundhisneighbourhoodbutgrewupsetseeingthatmany

plast沁bottleslitteredtheparksandsidewalks.Insteadofsimplycomplaining,hedecidedtodosomethingaboulit.

Usinganold3Dprinter,Markstartedexperimenting.Hemelted(熔化)plaslicbottlesdownandtriedshaping

themintosmallbricks.Atfirst,everythingwentwrong—theplasticbroke,theprinterjammed,andthepieces

didn'tfittogether.Friendslaughedalittle,andevenMark'sparentsthoughtheshouldjustgiveup.

ButMarkhadadifferentidea.Heredesignedthebrickstobektogetherlikepuzzle(拼圖)piecesand

adjustedtheheatingtemperaturecarcfully.Aftcrmonthsoftrialanderror,hesucceeded.Withalittlehelpfromhis

schoolandthelocalcommunitycentre.Markusedhisbrickstobuildasmallbikeshelterforhisneighbourhood.

Andhe'snotaione.Thirteen-year-oldSallyCarterlovedreadingfantasybooks.Inspiredbymagicalmaps

inherstories,shewondered：whaiifwecouldbuildareal-worldappthathelpspeopleexplorehiddenplacesin

theirowncities?Shegatheredfriends,learnedsomebasicprogramming,andtogethertheycreatedanappthat

mapssmalllocalparksandgardensfewpeopleknewabout.Theirappquicklygrewpopularintownandevenwon

alocalyouthinnovationaward.

Nexttimeyouseeayoungpersonlostinthought,don'trushtopullthemback.Thcymightjustbeimagining

thenextgreatidea.

(1)WhatupsetMarkwhenhewasbikingaroundhisneighbourhood?

(2)HowdoestheappcreatedbySallyandherfriendshelp?

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatementsthenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

>Withencouragementfromhisfriendsandparents.Markbuiltasmallbikeshelterforhisneighbourhood

aftermonthsoftrialanderror.

(4)HowcanyouputyourimaginationintopracticeasMarkandSallydid?(Inabout40words)

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Itwasmybirthday,andIwascelebratingitasIhadforyears：bywatchingtheannualAugustcelestial

spectacle>thePerseidmeteorshower.Butthisyearwasdifferent.At23,1wasawayfromtnyfamilyforthefirst

time?fartherfromwhereIgrewupthanIhadeverlivedbefore,thananyoneinmyfamilyhadlivedtor60years.I

wasembarkingonmygraduatedegreeinpharmacy?asIhadplannedtodoforthepast15years.Bulnow

watchingthemeteorsstreakacrosstheblackcanvas,Ibegantoquestionthatpath.Intheweekssincestartingmy

pharmacydegree,IhadmetpeoplewithjobsandPh.D.sinareasIhadneverconsidered-neuroscience,

archaeology,andevenastroplysics.Couldmylifelongloveforastronomybemorethanapastime?

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InthesmallNorthCarolinatownwhereIgrewup,graduatingfromhighschoolwasn'tassumed.ButIwas

driventopursuemyeducationandbecomeapharmacistlikemybestfriend'sdad,oneofthefewprofessionalrole

modelsavailable.!completedmybachelor'sdegreeatauniversityjustdowntheroadfrommyparents'houseand

startedattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaEshelmanSchoolofPharmacy.

ChapelHillwasonlya3.5-hourdrivefromwhereIgrewup,butitfellacrosstheuniverse.AhhoughI

missedhavingmyfamilycloseby,IwasinaweofthepeopleIwasmeeting.WhenmybirthdayandthePerseid

shootingstarsrolledaround,myhorizonshadbeenirreversiblybroadened.Ineededtodecide-shoudIpersevere

withmylong-standingplansortakealeapintotheunknown?

Coincidentally,anotherccles:ialeventhelpedmemakeadecision：asolareclipse,whosepathoftotality

includedtheBlueRidgeMountainswhereIgrewup.Iskippedclassandmadethetripalongthewindingmountain

roads.Isetoutonmykayakandfoundaserenespotinavalleysurroundedbythemountains.Theanticipation

builtastheMoongraduallyslidinfrontoftheSun.Finally,theworldaroundmebecamedark.Thewalerwasstills

thebirdswerechaotic,andthesunsetsurroundedme.IknewwhatIhadtodo.Idroppedoutofpharmacyschoolto

pursuepreviouslyunimaginedoptions.

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Thenext4yearsweresomeofthemostchallengingofmylife.Iworkedvariousoddjobs：drivingforUber,

hostingatrestaurants,foldingclothesatretailstoresEventuallyIwashiredasahighschoolteacherandbeganto

presentliveshowsataplanetariumonweekends.!becameapostbiiccalaureatastudentandcommutedanhourto

attendclasses.IgotajobasateachingassistantandconductedresearchIjoinedasummerresearchexperience

thattookmeoutofthestateforthefirsttime.Ieventuallygraduatedwithasecondbachelol'sdegree,inphysics,

andbeganaPh.D.programinastronomy.

Now,abouttoembarkonmyfinalyearofmyPh.D.Irealizethatmyexposuretothenightskygrowingup

gavemeagreatgit.Itbestowedacosmicperspective：Onthescaleofourvastuniverse?ourindividualneeds,

desires,biases,andinsecuritiesshrinktoinsignificancebringinghumanitytogether.ltliberatedmefromallowing

earthlyworries，shame,orself-doubttostandinthewayofchasingnewdrcams.

yearsofmypostgraduatecareerweredefinedbyaseriesoffailures.

Duringmysecondyear,Ifailedmycomprehensiveexambecausemyproposalwasunclear.Duringmythird

year,1discoveredthataftertreatingthousandsofseeds,IobtainedjustoneplantIcouldusefor

experiments.Bymyfourthyear,mydesperationtosucceedovershadowedmydesireforindependence.

MyadviserandIdevised(想出)asomewhatunusualsolution：Iwouldspendthreemonthsina

collaborating(合作的)labtoobtainspecialisedtraining.Iworkedextensivelywithotherstudents,constantly

askedquestions,andhelpedwithongoingprojectstolearneverythingIcould.Finally,Iconductedanelegant

experimentthatwouldnothave?eenpossiblewithoutthehelpofthemembersinthelab.

Myadvisersawthisexperienceasagroundbreakingsuccess,emphasisingthecollaboratingskillsI

acquired.Afewmonthslater,whenIrepeatedtheexperimentinmyhomelab,1producedmorspublishable

data.Bylearningwhentoaskfbrhelp?Ieventuallyfoundmyselfonthewaytobecominganindependent

scientist.

(1)Inthebeginning,whatdrovetheauthortopushforwardwiththeresearchplan?

(2)Whatwasthesolutionbytheadviserandtheauthorafterthoserepeatedfailures?

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement*thenunderlineitandexplainv/hy.

Theadviserconsideredtheauthor'sexperienceinthelabgroundbreakingsuccessbecausepublishabledata

hadbeenproduced._______________________

(4)From(hisstory,whatcanyoulearnabout"independence"?(Inabout40words)

4.(2023?天津)HermanCruse?aschoolbusdriverfromNewJersey>hasbeenwithMiddleTownshipPublic

Schoolsforthepastnineyears.Hebelievesbusdriversaretheeyesandearsofstudentswhenthey'reaway

fromhomeandtheyhaveagifttodisceniwhatkidsarefeeling.

Duringonemorningride,Crusenoticedakindergartnerseemedalittlesad.WhenCruseaskedhimwhatwas

wrong?thehoyexplainedthathewasn'tabletocompletehisreadingassignmentbecausehisparentswerebusy

withhisfoursiblings(兄弟姐妹).AnideasuddenlycrossedCruse'smind."Listen,ifyoudon'tmind,I'dlike

tocometo(heschoolandreadwithyou."hesaid.

Afterreceivingpermissionfromtheboy'steacher,AlexBakley>Cruseshowedupatherclassroomthe

followingweek.Whenhewalkedin,theboyshoutedproudly,"Hey,that'smybusdriver!"Theywentintoaquiet

cornerandbeganreadingtogether.Later,asecondstudentwantedtoreadwithhim,thenathird.Allthekidswent

totheteacherasking,"CanIreadwithMr.Herman?”

Crusenowvolunteerstohelpkindergartenstudentswithreadingtwodaysaweek?andonatiiirdday?he

instructstheschool'sfirst-andsecond-graders.Afterdroppingthekidsoffatschool,ofcourse.Everj/child

looksuptoCruse,bothonandofftheschoolbus."Hermanissuperpositiveandhe'sabrightlightatourschool

whomakeseverychildfeellovedandheard,"saidBakley.

ForCruse,whatstartedoutasaway(okilltimehasnowdevelopedintoawaytomakeadifferenceinthe

heartofachild.Heusedtogotothegymorlibraryafterdeliveringstudentstoschools.ltwasn'tuntilheofferedto

helptheboyonthebusthatherealizedtherewassomethingmorerewardinghecouldbedoing.It'sajoyforhim

toseethekidsgetexcitedwhentheylearntosoundoutwords.Heloveshowreadingopensupanewworldfor

them.

(I)WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraphI?(Iword)

(2)Whydidtheboyonthebuslookalittleupset?(nomorethan11words)

(3)WhathelpdoesCruseofferafterdeliveringstudentstoschools?(nomore(han12words)

(4)WhydoesCrusethinkhisvoluntaryworkisrewardingaccordingtothelastparagraph?(nomorethan

16words)_______________________

(5)Who's"abrightlight"inyourlife?Pleaseexplaininyourownwords.(nomorethan20words)

5.(2023?天津)GrowingupinSanFrancisco?GraceYoungusedtowatchherfathershopdailymChinatown

forwhateverheneededtomaketraditionalChinesemealsathome.Asanaward-winningcookbookauthor,

Ms.Young,now66,hasspentdecadesshopping(hesamewayinNewYork'sChinatown.

Ms.Youngdevelopedapassionforcookingatanearlyage.At13,shestartedtositinoncooking

classes.Aftercollege,Ms.YoungmovedtoNewYorkandworkedinabook-packagingcompany.Inher30s,she

realizedthatwhileshehadhelpedcreatemorethan40cookbooks,shedidn'tknowhowtomakethedishesthat

tastedofhome."IknewifIrecordedallofmyparents'recipes,itwouldbeagreatgiftthatIcouldgivemyfamily

andthenextgeneration."shesays.

Yetwhatbeganasarecipebookbecameakindofinemoir.Talkingaboutfoodencouragedherparentsto

finallyopenupabouttheirpasi,likethefactthatherfatherhadownedaChinatownrestaurantinihe1940s."It

wasreallyanamazingwaytolearnnotonlymyfamily'srecipes,butalsomyfamily'sstory,"shesays.The

WisdomoftheChineseKitchen(1999)launchedMs.Young'sworkinpreservingandsustainingChineseculinary

(烹飪的)traditions.

Ms.YounghasalsodevotedherselftosupportingtherestaurantsinChinatown.Sinceearly2020,Ms.Young

hasraisedmoneytobuymealsfromChinatownrestaurantsanddeliverthemtothoseinneed.Thisyear,insteadof

cookingathomeforherhusbandandfriends,shecelebratedtheChineseNewYearwithvariousdishesfromlocal

restaurantsinChinatown."Iftheserestaurantsdon'tsurvive.Chineseculinarytraditionsinourcitywon'tsurvive.*'

shesays.

(1)WhatisMs.Youngknownas?(nomorethan5words)

(2)WhydidMs.Youngwanttorecordherparents'recipes?(nomorethan15words)

(3)WhatdocstheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraph3?(nomorethan2words)

(4)WhaihasMs.YoungdonetohelpChinatownrestaurants?Pleasegiveanexample.(nomore(han15

words)

(5)HowdoesMs.YounginspireyouinhereffortstopreserveChineseCulinarytraditions?Pleaseexplainin

yourownwords.(nomorethan20words)

6.(2023?北京)Habitformationistheprocessbywhichbehavioursbecomeautomatic.Peopledevelop

countlesshabitsastheyexploretheworld,whethertheyareawareof(hemornot.Understandinghowhabits

takeshapemaybehelpfulinchangingbadhabits.

Habitsarebuiltthroughlearningandrepetition.Apersonisthoughttodevelopahabitindiecourseof

pursuinggoalsbybeginningtoassociatecertaincues(喇J激)withbehaviouralresponsesthathelpmeetthe

goal.Overtime,thoughtsofthebehaviourandultimatelythebehaviouritselfarclikelytobetriggered(觸發(fā))by

thesecues.

A"habitloop(環(huán))"isawayofdescribingseveralrelatedelementsthatproducehabits.Theseelementsare

calledthecue,theroutine,andthereward.Forexample,stresscouldserveasacuethatonerespondstobyeating,

whichproducesthereward-thereductionofstress.Whilearoutineinvolvesrepeatedbehaviour>it'snot

necessarilyperformedinresponsetoadeep-rootedurge,asahabitis.

Oldhabitscanbedifficulttoshake,andhealthyhabitsarcoftenhardertodevelop.Butthroughrepetition,it's

possibletoformnewhabits.Theamountoftimeneeded(obuildahabitwilldependonmultiplefactors?including

theindividualandtheintendedbehaviour.Whileyouareabletopickupanewhabitinafewweeks.ittakesmany

monthstobuildahealthyhabit.Takesometimetothinkaboutwhatleadstobadhabitsandre-evaluatewhatyou

getoutofthem(ordon't).Considerandkeepinmindwhyyouwarntomakeachange,includinghowthechange

reflectsyourvalues.

(1)Howarehabitsbuilt?_______________________

(2)Inwhatwayisaroutinedifferentfromahabit?

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainv/hy.

Pickingupanewhabittakesafewweeks,whilebuildingahealthyhabittakesashortertime.

(4)Whatbenefit(s)haveyougotfromoneofyourgoodhabits?(Inabout40words)

7.(2022?天津)Itwasadarkandstormynight.The能rociouswindshookthewindowswildly,asthoughsomeone

outsidewerebeatingontheglass.ilwasalsoNewYear'sEve.Wewerehavingourannualparlyandhadahouse

fullofpeoplejuststarlingtocelebrate.

Suddenly,weheardloudexplosions.Lookingoutsideandupintothehills,wesawsparks(火花)flyingfrom

electricaltransformers(變壓器).Oneareaafteranotherwentdarkupinthosehills.Thentherewastheloudest

explosionofthemallandourhousewentdarktoo.Itriedtofindeverycandlewehadandlitthcm.Thccandles

madeeverythinglooklovely.Butwehadproblems.Wehadfifteenpeoplestandingaroundandwestillhadtocook

dirner.Howwouldwedothatwithoutelectricity?

Thebarbecue!Whynotcookonthebarbecue?Wemenwentoutside,someholdingflashlightsandothers

cooking.Wedidawonderfuljob.Thewomenstayedinsideandgotthesaladsready.Everythingwas

delicious.Therewerestillafewhourstogobeforethebeginningofthenewyear,soweallsataroundthedining

roomtableandsangupuntilafewminutesbeforemidnight.Wecouldn'twatchtheballdropinTimesSquareon

televisionbutthatwouldn'tstopusfromcclcbrating.Istoodonachairand,withthehelpofsomeone'swatchto

tellusthetime,weallcounteddownandIdroppedatennisball!WeallscreamedIlappyNewYear.Wedidn'tneed

electricitytorthat!

Nowadays,westillgettogetherwiththesamegrouptocelebratetheNewYearandwestilltalkaboutthat

specialnight.Idon'tthinkwehaveeverlaughedsomuchaswedidonthatNewYear'sEve.

(1)WhatdocstheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraph1?(1word)

(2)WhatmadedinnerpreparationdifficultaccordingtoParagraph2?(nomorethan6words)

(3)HowdidthepeoplecelebrateonNewYear'sEveaccordingtothepassage?(nomorethan10words)

(4)HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutthatparticularNewYear'sEve?(nomorethan8words)

(5)Whatdoyouthinkisthemostnecessaryqualitywhendealingwithanunexpecteddifficultsituation?

Pleaseexplainwhy.(nomorethan25words)

8.(2022?北京)Tom,a15-year-oldinventorandentrepreneur(倉心業(yè)者)，witnessedathisownschoolthe

widespreadconsumptionofsugarydrinksbykids.Hcknewtherehadtobeabetterportabledrinksolutionand

decidedtoinnovatefromsomethinghesawinhisownhome：fruitinfused(浸方包)water.

Tomwatchedhismummakehealthyfruitinfusionsbutthenstrugglefbratake-alongoption.From

observinghismumandfromhisdesiretogivekidsbelterdrinkoptions,hecameupwithhisoriginalmodelfor

theFunBottle."Iwantedtocomeupwithahealthy,naturalwayforpeopletodrinkwhenonthego.Abigpartof

mymissionistogetpeopleofallagesoffsugarydrinks,"Tomexplains.

Thebottleismadewithastrainer(濾網(wǎng))thatallowsthegreattastesandnaturalsugarsofthevariousfruits

andvegetablesyouchoosetocomethroughthewater,withoutanyoftheseedsorskinsflowingthrough.

TomisproudofhisdesignandexcitedtobesellingtheFunBouleonhiswebsiteandinstores?butthis-15

-year-oldismostproudoftheopportunitiesthatFunBottlepresentstoolhers.ilhelpstoprovidehealthy

alternativestosugarydrinks；andalsoTomdonatespartoftheprofitstotheOrganisationforaHealthier

Generation(OHG).

Tomhasbeenawardedseveralprizes,butthisteenageinnovatorremainshumble.Whenaskecwhatadvice

he'dgiveotherentrepreneurialyoutli,hesays,"Prepareandhaveyourfamily'ssuppon.ltisimportanttoknow

fromthebeginningthattherearealotofhighsandlows>andthereisnosuchthingasovernightsuccess."

(1)WhatdidTomwitnessathisownschool?

(2)WheredidTomgettheideafortheoriginalmodelfortheFunBottle?

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement*thenunderlineitandexplainv/hy.

TomismostproudoftheopportunitiesthatFunBottlepresentstoothersbecausehenotonlyprovideshealthy

alternativestosugarydrinksbutalsodonatesalltheprofitstotheOHG.

(4)AmongTomsqualities,whichone(s)doyouthinkwillbeimportantforus?Why?(Inabout40words)

9.(2021?天津)I'vealwaysbeencreativesinceIwasalittlegirl.Mychildhoodwasfilledwitharts,crafts(手

工)andmusic,andeverydaywasanexcitingadventureofcreation.

Somewherealongtheway?however,Ilosttouchwithmycreativeself.At21>Ilandedajobatabig

insurancecompanyoutofmybusinessdegree.Iwouldgototheoffice，sitatmydeskandrepeatthesamework

fivedaysaweek9to5.Thedayswerelongandtedious.Workingthiswayforoneyearwaspainfulenough,let

alonealifetime.BeforelongIdecidedtomakeachange.

OnethingIhaddevelopedaninterestinwassewing,soItockasewingcourseatacommun:tycollege.It

wasonlyafive-weekcoursebutitawakenedmyinterestandgotmyconfidenceup.

AsIdreamtbigger,IbeganlookingintocollegecoursesforFashionDesignandthreemonthslater1signed

upforapart-timedesigncourse.Iattendedclassestwonightsaweek.Althoughexhausting,itgavsmeenergy,

enihusiasmandhappiness.

Asitbecameclearer(hatfashionwaswhatIwanted(odofulltime,iherealityofmyday-(o-dayworkat

theinsurancecompanybecameharder.Ifeltbored.Noenergy,nomotivationandzerofulfilment(滿足感).

IknewIneededtomakeabiggerchange.Afterstrugglingforquiteawhile,Imadeadifficultdecision-

leavingmyjobandstudyingmydesigncoursefulltime.TwoyearslaterIgotmydiploma.

ThelastfewyearshavebeenexcitingbecauseI'vebeenfollowingmyhearttodowhatIlove.TodayIam

livingacreativelifeasthedesignerofmyownfashionbrand.

Sometimesit'shardtomakeachange,butI'msogladIsetthewheelsofchangeinmotionwiththatvery

smallfirststepbecauseithasledmetowhereIamtoday.

(1)Whatwastheauthorinterestedinwhenshewasalittlegirl?(nomorethan10words)

(2)WhatdocstheunderlinedwordinParagraph2mean?(1word)

(3)Ilowdidtheauthorfeelwhenshewastakingtheparttimedesigncourse?(nomorethan10words)

(4)Whatdidtheauthordotogetback(ohercreativelife?Givetwoofthefacts.(nomorethan15words)

(5)Doyouconsidertheauthorasyourrolemodel?Pleaseexplain,(nomorethan20words)

10.(2021?天津)Mostofusassociatelearningwithyoungerpeople-kidsinschoolandcollegeorrecent

graduatesearlyintheircareers.ButatUdemy?anopenuniversityofferingonlinecourses,ArtistAnneke

Camstraisengagedinthepursuitoflifelonglearninganddisplaysherpotentialforteaching.Shelovesthe

experienceofgainingnewknowledgeandalsolovessharingitwithothers."I'mretired,butanartistnever

retires,"Annekesaid."Thelastfewyearsontheinternethavebeenagreatjoyforme.Fvetakensomany

Udemycourses,andit'ssuchagreatfeelingtogetmybrainworkingagain.Ifindjustasmuchsatisfactionin

teachinganimation(動畫制作：too."

Shereachescountlesspeoplewithheronlinecoursesandexposesthemtowhattheycanaccomplishontheir

ownusinganimationsoftware,suchasGoAnimateandPowlbon.HermotivationforteachingonUdemyis"togel

thetoolstothepeople.""Youcangosuchalongwaytomakethingsthatlookprofessionalbutstillhaveyourown

voice,"sheexplained.

MostofAnneke'sstudentsstartoutthinkingthey'renotcreativeandcan'tdraw.Annekeunderstandshowfear

cangetinthewayofsomanythingspeopledreamofdoing.Withherfive-daychallengecourses,shehelpsthem

getoverthefear.Annckclovestheimpactshehasonherstudcnts.Whatmakeshermoreproudofthemisthatthey

havegonefrom(heirfirstanimationtocreatingtheirownworks.

Sheencouragespeopleofallages,especiallyolderpeople,tocultivatetheircuriosityforlife.Grandparents>

forexample,canlearntouseGoAnimaleandmakeanimationstogetherwith(heirgrandkids.

"I'manolderwoman,teachingandhavingfunlearningagain,"Annekesaid,andshewantsotherslaterin

theirlivestocatchupwithheronthisjourney.

(1)WhatdoesAnnekeenjoydoingafterherretirement?(nomorethan10words)

(2)AccordingtoPara.2,whatdoesAnnekeexpectherstudentstodowithanimationsoftware?(nomore

than10words)_______________________

(3)WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?(nomorethan15words)

(4)PleaseexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinPara.4.(1word)

(5)Whatdoyousuggestoldpeoplelearntodo?Pleasegiveyourreason(s).(nomorethan20words)

11.(2021?北京)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目要求用英文回答問題。請在答題卡指定區(qū)域作答。

Recentresearchsuggeststhatifanargumentgetsresolved*theemotionalresponsetiedtoitissignificantly

reducedoralmostcompletelyerased.Thus,itmaybeworthbringingupissueswithyourfriends?familymembers?

orclassmatesratherthanholding(hsmback.

Thereisadifferencebetweenarguingandfighting.Arguingisthatyouandyouropponentpresentyour

concernsanddiscussthefeelingsandissuesrelatedtothoseconcerns.Youcanengageinanargumentrespectfully

withoutstirringupangcr.Fighting,however,usuallyinvolvespersonalattacks,raisingofvoices,and

stormingout.

Discussingyourissuesandresolvingtheminsteadofstuffingthemdowncanimproveyouremotional

health.Inastudy?2,000peoplewereaskedtorecordtheirfeelingsandexperiencesfbreightdaysinarovv.When

peoplehadanargumentthattheyconsideredresolved,theyhadhalfthereactivity(情緒反應(yīng))ofthosewho

avoidedanargument.Reactivityisanincreaseinnegativeemotionsoradecreaseinpositiveemotions.lnother

words,resolvinganargumentcutsyournegativefeelingsbyhalf.Onedaylater,peoplewhohadaresolved

argumentreportednoincreaseofnegativeemotionscomparedwiththosewhoavoidedanargument.Thismeans

thatresolvinganargumentcanfeellikeyouhavereachedastateofresolution--andyouarelesslikelytobe

annoyed.

Moreover,theolderyouare,themorelikelyyouwillcometoaresolutionafteranargumentThismaybe

becausemorelifeexperienceusuallyleadstomoredefinedpriorities.Youarcmorelikelytodistinguishbetween

whatmattersandwhatdoesnot.

Iliseasiertoavoidadiscussion,butriskingtalkingaboutitmayeventuallyleadtoabelteroutcome.

(1)Accordingtothispassage-whatisarguing?

(2)Whyisitthat"theolderyouare,themorelikelyyouwillcometoaresolutionafteranargument"?_

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement*thenunderlineitandexplainv/hy.

>Resolvingargumentscanimproveyouremotionalhealth?becauseitincreasesyourreactivityandreduces

thechanceofyougettingangry.

(4)Inadditiontoimprovingemotionalhealth,whatdoyouthinkaresomeotherbenefitsofresolvingan

argument?(Inabout40words)

12.(2020?天津)1rememberthedayshynesstookovermylife.Iwas14andhavingaFrenchlesson.Theteacher

toldustorecordourselvesspeakingaboutaholiday.Perfect!!recordedmyselfwithconfidence.Then,I

pressed"play"tolistenback.AllIheardwasalittlekidtalking.MyimmediatereactionwastoassumeIwas

listeningtosomeoneelse'srecording.Butthatwasmyvoice.Irealisedtherewassomethingstrangeaboutme.

Mylittlevoicehasmademefeelreallyshy.Andmyshynesshascausedmetoavoidattendingevents?not

makeimportantconnections,andkeepmyideastomyself.Asashyperson,workingfromhome,hidingbehind

mycomputer