強(qiáng)化練(十六)議論文(限時：25分鐘)AAsimplepieceofclotheslineshangsbetweensomeenvironmentallyfriendlyAmericansandtheirneighbors.Ononesidestandthosewhoseeclothesdryersasawasteofenergyandamajorpolluteroftheenvironment.Asaresult，theyareturningtoclotheslinesaspartofthe“what-I-can-doenvironmentalism”．Butontheothersidearepeoplewhoareagainstdryingclothesoutside，arguingthatclotheslinesareunpleasanttolookat.TheyhavepersuadedHomeownersAssociations(HOAs)acrosstheUStostopoutdoorclotheslines，becauseclotheslinedryingalsotendstolowerhomevalueintheneighborhood.ThishasledtoaRight-to-DryMovementthatiscallingforlawsbepassedtoprotectthechoicetouseclotheslines.Sofar，onlythreestateshavelawstoprotectclotheslines.MattReck,37，isthekindofeco-friendlypersonwhofeedshistreeswithbathwaterandreuseswaterdropsfromhisairconditionerstowaterplants.Hisfamilyalsousesaclothesline.Butseveraldaysago，theHOAinNorthCarolinatoldhimthatadissatisfiedneighborhadtelephonedthemabouthisclothesline.TheReckspaidnoattentiontothewarningandstilldriedtheirclothesonalineintheyard.“Manypeoplesaytheyareenvironmentallyfriendlybuttheydon’ttakemattersintheirownhands，”saysReck.ThelocalHOAhasdecidednottotakeanyaction，unlessmoreneighborscomplain.NorthCarolinalawmakerssaythatstoppingclotheslinesisnottherightthingtodo.ButHOAsandhousingbusinessesbelievethatclotheslinedryingremindspeopleofpoorneighborhoods.Theyworrythatifbuyersthinktheirfutureneighborscan’tevenafforddryers，housingpriceswillfall.Environmentalistssaysuchworriesarenotnecessary，andinviewofglobalwarming，thatideaneedstochange.Astheysay，“Theclotheslineisbeautiful.Hangingclothesoutsideshouldbeencouraged.Weallhavetodoatleastsomethingtoslowdowntheprocessofglobalwarming.”1．Supportersofclothesdryersaretryingtostopclotheslinedryingbecause________.A．clothesdryerscansavemoneyB．clothesdryersareenergy-savingC．clotheslinedryingreduceshomevalueD．clotheslinedryingisnotallowedinUS2．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMattReck?A．Heisawarm-heartedman.B．Heisanimpoliteneighbor.C．Heisaninexperiencedgardener.D．Heisamanofsocialresponsibility.3．Whoaremostlikelytosupportclotheslinedrying?A．Housingbusinesses.B．Environmentalists.C．HomeownersAssociations.D．Reck’sdissatisfiedneighbors.4．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．OppositeOpinionsonClotheslineDryingB．AWaytoSaveEnergyandMoneyC．DifferentVarietiesofClotheslinesD．ALostArttoBeDiscoveredB(2022·江西贛州適應(yīng)性考試)Beingperfectissomethingmanyofuswantandtrytoachieve.Itmakesusfeelwe’recorrectandthatourhardworkhaspaidoff.However，asmuchasperfectionandbeingperfectisnotallaperfectthing.Perfectionisallaboutbeingwithoutmistakesandcriticism.Wantingortryingtobeperfectcanmakeithardtoadmitamistake.Nevertheless，itisimportanttoown_up_tomistakesandworktofixthem.Notbeingabletotakecriticismandfixmistakesisarrogance，notperfection.Perfectionisadouble-edgedsword.Inourlives，wewantperfection.Perfectionholdsusaccountable;it’sthemistakesandimperfectionthatkeepspushingusharderandfurtheratwhatwedo.It’stheperfectmotivator.Butit’salsotheperfectkiller.Forexample，themovie“BlackSwan”showcasedhowperfectioncankillus.Workingandtrainingandstresshurtourbody，mind，andsomuchmorethatwecan’tdoitanymore.Butperfectioncanalsohavetheoppositeeffect.Themovie“HighStrung”showedthatperfectiondoesn’texist，butpracticingandpushingourselvescanbringusgreatrewards.In“BlackSwan”，themaincharactertriedtobeperfectbuthealsocomparedhimselftosomeoneelsewhohethoughtwasbetterthanhim.Thisaddedmorepressureandself-doubt，whichcancauseunhealthywaysofachievingperfection.Themaincharacterof“BlackSwan”didn’tknowwhentostop，whereasthemaincharacterof“HighStrung”did，oratleastdidn’tfocussomuchonthecomparison，andinsteadfocusedonthecompetitionandtheonesshecaredabout.Perfectionissomethingwecan’tlivewithoutandcan’tlivewith.Theonlywaytokeeptheswordfromcuttingusisifweknowwhentostop.Somedaysaregoingtobegooddaysandotherswillbebad.Wehavetotakewhateverdayitis—perfectorimperfect—andhopethat’senough.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ownupto”meaninparagraph2?A．Make. B．Avoid.C．Correct. D．Acknowledge.6．Whatpreventsthecharacterin“BlackSwan”fromgoingfurther?A．Comparison. B．Self-doubt.C．Pressure. D．Competition.7．Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodowhiletryingtobeperfect?A．Trynottomakemistakes.B．Pushourselvesharder.C．Stopbeforegoingtoofar.D．Proveourabilitytoothers.8．Whatcouldbethebeststructureofthepassage?(P＝paragraph)CItisbettertokeepyourmouthclosedandletpeoplethinkyouareafoolthantoopenitandremovealldoubt.—MarkTwainYoucanhavesomethingextremelysmart，usefulorfunnytosay，butifyousayitatanimpropertime，youcouldmakeyourselflookfoolish.Throughouthistorymanyfamous，noteworthypeoplehavetakenMarkTwain’swordstoheart.Thesewisepeopleknewwhentotalkandwhentokeepsilent.Manyleadershavetolearnwhentotalkandwhentokeepsilentevenwhenitmightbedifficulttodoso.Allleadersmustchoosetheirwordscarefully，pickingtherighttimetospeak，sothattheirwordscanhavethegreatestimpact.Ifyoulearntodevelopthisskillofknowingwhentoholdyourtongue，youwillalsobecomewise，evenifpeoplethinkyouarenot.Somepeople，infact，willunderestimateyoubecausetheydonotknowwhatyouarethinkingallthetime.Thiscangiveyouanadvantageinmanysituations.Whenpeopleunderestimateyou，theydonotfocusonyou，leavingyoutomakeandperformplanswithoutbeingnoticed.Ifyouthinkbeforeyouspeak，youcanalsoimproveyourlisteningskills，whichisaveryimportantandusefulskilltohave.Listeningisanotherkeytrait(特征)foraleadertohave，anditishardertoachievethanmanypeoplethink.First，youhavetobequiet，andthenyouhavetolistenattentively，withallyourattentiononwhatthepersonissayingtobeagoodlistener.Whenyoulearntostopandthinkbeforeyouspeakandwhenyoulearntobecomeagoodlisteneryouwillbewellonyourwaytobecomingagoodleader.Bybeingabletolistentothepeoplethatworkwithyouandforyou，youwillbeabletomakeinformeddecisions.9．Thequotation(引言)fromMarkTwainfunctionsas________.A．a(chǎn)nexample B．a(chǎn)threadC．a(chǎn)comparison D．a(chǎn)model10．Theauthortakestheexampleofmanyfam