1、2021 年高考閱讀（七選五）模擬試題a2021 ·山東濰坊市高三年級統一考試holiday gift buying can feel a little empty，when all of those endless list，s long lines at the shopping center and dollars spent leadto a 5minute excitement of flying wrapping paper. 1 the following tips can help make gift giving more meaningful for both t

2、he giver and the receiver.1know the personthe most important thing in the exchanging of gifts is that it shows you really knowthe person wel，land you really care about him. 2 2donate in their name 3 research suggests that happier people give more to othe，rsand that giving more makes people happier.m

3、oreover， charity related happiness is highest when people give in a way that promotes social connection.so， try giving to the less fortunate in someone s name this holiday season.3give handmade goods or hand me downs 4 a study suggests that people feel that homemade items show more lo，veandlove is w

4、hat they want to express to the gift receiver.family heirlooms 傳家寶 may be another good gift option.a 2021 study found that whenfamilieshanddownevenaverydepersonalized thing moneytothe generations， the symbolic value of the cash is greater than the numerical value alone. 4provide chances for particip

5、ationifthere asgolden rule ofgifts ， though ， itthsis ： 5 people who receiveexperiential gifts，such as concert tickets or a zoo membershi，p to the gift giver than people who received material gifts.a but it doesn t have to be that way. bgive experiences rather than objects.c the new and storebought

6、is not always best. d that is always beyond their expectation.ethat means catering to another s pleasure.feel more connected1fgiving gifts to friends or to charity is linked to happiness.g start listing every person you plan to give a holiday gift to.b2021 ·河北“五個一名校聯盟 ” 高三教學質量檢測 most of us thin

7、k that creativity is a quality belonging only to artists， writers， or dancers， rather than ourselves. 1 the following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity.1get out of your comfort zonewe eagerly accept the familiar and fear the unknown.break out of your usual patterns and welcome

8、 creativity into your life.as stated earlier，the human brain was designedto recognize patterns. 2 in fac，t our comfort zone is nothing more than a collectionof patterns.as we become more efficient at recognizing and using patterns， we rely less on creativity to find new paths.we should force ourselv

9、es out of our comfort zones and open up new possibilities.2try different thingsif you always do what you ve always don，e you ll always get whatyou ve always got.we are creatures of habits and routin，esand creativity hates routines.if you usually driveto work ， take the subway fora few days. 3 interr

10、upt your routine ， experiment and try something new.new things are often creative ， but the same oldthing never is. 3 4 having a great idea is not enough; you must work to make it a reality.have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago. yet someone else is

11、 making money with“ your ”ide a. 5 the difference between a dreamer and a doer is action.do whatever it takes to bring your ideas to life.if you can put them into practice，you are well on your way to improving your creativity in allareas of your life. a take action bseek several options2c think from

12、 the other person s point of view.d if you normally eat in the office， have lunch under a tree. ethe truth is that we are all born with the capacity to be creative.fwe continue to create patterns and routines for almost everything we do.g we have great ideas sometim，esbut only a few people turn thei

13、r ideas into realities.c2021 ·湖北省八校高三第一次聯考 if you intend to work with this book seriously ， i suggest that you give yourself every advantage by carefully following the laws of learning：space your learning. 1 each session may take one half hour to an hour and a hal，fdepending on theamount of mat

14、erial and on your own speed of learning.do one or two sessions at a time three if you re going strong and are all invoalvnedd always decide when you stop and exactly when you will return. 2 everyone learns at a different pace.fast learners are no better than slow learnersit sthe end result that coun

15、t，s review.not the time it takes you to finish.when you start a new session，go back to the last exercise of the previous sessio，n cover your answers， and see how much you remember. 3 test yourself.you are not aiming for a grade， or putting your worth on the line，when you take the comprehensive tests

16、. 4 youare deciding where repairs have to be made， and especially， you are experiencing a feeling of success at work that is well done.use these test，sas well as the abundant drill exercise，sas aids to learning.no one isperfect，and no one learns in the exact same way or at the same speed as anyone e

17、lse. 5 and then，give yourself every opportunity to exploit your actual，latent，and potential abilities.but most important of all ，as i will remind you several times throughout this book， develop a schedule and stick to it.3a do you have quick recall after a day，or you simply forget everything.bthis a

18、pproach works better than any other method for learning words.c on the contrary， you are discovering your weaknesse，s if any.d every chapter of this book is divided into“ sessions”ereal learning goes on only through active participation. fdo not rush go at your own comfortable speed.g find the optim

19、um technique and speed for your unique learning patterns.d2021 ·福建省五校高中畢業班統一考試no one really knows how and why people change as they get older. 1 aging is a complex and varied process that varies in how it affects different people and organs.in fact， even in one person， different organ systems“

20、age” at different rates.at a certain point in our lives our body systems will begin to weaken. 2 it maybecome more difficult for us to see and hear.the slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. in order to livelonger，we have always t

21、ried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the endof our lives. 3 a good diet plays an important role.the amount and the type of exercise we get are another two factors. 4 but scientists studying the aging problem want to kno：w why do people grow old. they hope that by studying the aging

22、medical science they may be able to make the length of life longer. 5 many consider the later part of life to be the best time for living.physical activitymay become les，sbut often we get better understanding of the world and ourselves.what we consider the old age now may only be middle aged some da

23、y soon.withso many advances in medical science happening so quickl，y life length may one daybe measured in centurie，s rather than in years.a our living condition is yet another. bmany factors decide our health.c our strength may become weaker.4d as for diet，people are advised to eat less salt and su

24、gar.ethere is nothing to be afraid of as the old age comes.fsymptoms include a lack of energy，slow reactions，insomnia and poor memory. g also ，no theory sufficiently explains all the changes of the aging process.e2021 ·陜西寶雞市高三教學質量檢測we all have been told since we were kids that we need at least

25、8 hours of sleep every night. 1 not many.sleep， though ， isone ofthe most importantthings our bodies need to stay healthy.without the rest that sleep provides， our bodies and minds wear down to the point where not only do we lose our work efficiency，but lack of sleep can even make us sick. 2 a lot o

26、f people eat late into the night and then try to sleep on a full stomach. 3 while you re trying to sle，epyour body is working hard to absorb whatever you ve eaten.stay away from food a few hours before you go to bed，so that your body canrest.if you need more hours in the day to get your work do，netr

27、y to make a choice between waking up extra early and then going to bed on time，or staying up later but then also getting up later.some people do better and are more productive when they stay uplate. 4 do some tests on yourself to see which option works better on you. 5 your body and your mind are mo

28、re efficient when a routine has been set and a habit has been formed.follow the same positive sleep patterns for a week or a week ora month and you ll notice a big change in how much more restful yeolu. fea if you are struggling to get the sleep you nee，d here are some suggestions for you. bso it s

29、vital to have enough sleep for us.c turn sleep into a habit.d others feel better and have more energy when they wake up early. ethe more hours we sleep，the more energy we will have.fthis will not provide you with a restful sleep.g however， how many of us actually get that many hours of sleep.f52021

30、·廣西桂林、崇左市高三4月聯考 it is necessarybut difficultfor englishbeginners to memorize new words， and long lists of words seem to make the mission impossible.they are puzzled why they try to memorize words with great efforts butforget them easily.that s why there are often inquiries about how to memorize

31、 newwords. 1 here are some tips to help. 2 we toooftenseparate the process ofnewwordsmemorizationfrompronunciation.in fact these two can be combined and each will enhance the other.saying the wordtoourselves helps activateauralhearing memory ， whichhelps thememory. 3 the more familiar we are with th

32、e word， the greater chance we willhave to keep it for the rest of our life.never memorize single english words. 4 relate the word to terms we alreadyknow，either as synonym or antonym.for exampl，e the word“ gargantuan ” is similarin meaning to words “ gigantic， “”huge”an d “ large”make a sequenceof w

33、ords:“ small， medium，large，gigantic， and gargantuan”create a mental image ofthe word that involvesstrong emotions.think ， “ thegargantuan whale is going to swallow me whole”learning english words requires action.complaining how difficult it is to memorize new words will be of little help. 5 have a t

34、ry with ten words a day and you will see what a difference you will make in our english learning.a so take action right now.bspeak the word while memorizing it. c memorizing new words is very important. d actually ，some have given up learning new words.ein fact，learning new words needn t be that dif

35、ficult. fmake as many associations and connections as possible.g the sound of word helps us recall the spelling and familiarizes us with the word.g2021 ·安徽省合肥市高三第一次教學質量檢測how to help a teenager make good decisions6habitually poor decision making is actually common in teenagers.naturally ，suchaha

36、bitmakesparent teen cooperation difficult ， especially when a parentwants his teen to do what a “ responsibleadolescentw”o uld do.a poor decisionmaking teenager can never run away from his responsibilities. 1 · distinguish real problems from acts of pure“tteeeennasgoefrtiesnmm”ake poordecisions

37、 simply because they don thave the experiences.by making small and harmless mistakes，like a recently developed habit of careless consuming，a teen learns good decision making skills on his own via selfcorrection. 2 don tthink the teen is making bad decsiions just to challenge you. it s more likely it

38、 is out of a real inability to determine what s best for him.· 3 tell your teen you understand his decisions while simply emphasizing that you don t have to agree with his decisions or treat his views as valid.by not judging his opinions， tastes or style， you are opening the road to better comm

39、unication and problemsolving opportunities.· set clear expectations. 4 for exampl，e if your teen refuses to study for his mathfinal because“ mathis pointless ，”explain that you expect him to perform wellinschool，even in the“ pointlescslasse”s.b ecause you ve already tolerated his opinion withou

40、t trying to change his viewpoint ， you two can easily agree that math isn t so useful， yet avoid saying “let s just give uopn math，then.”· find a middle ground.trade insignificant freedoms， such as clothing style for the promise that he ll live up to academic and family responsibilit5ie_s_._n_o

41、t only does giving up a bit of control solve many conflicts ， but the extra freedom you give him can also improve his decisionmaking.a show tolerance.b learn to solve problems.c point out your expectations and his responsibilities. d if your teen could realize it，allow him to be himself.ea responsib

42、le adolescent must have role models to learn from. ftherefore， it s important to guide them with problemsolving strategies.7g next time，he ll be more likely to think twice before making his buying decision.h2021 ·廣東揭陽一中、潮州金山中學高三下學期第一次聯考1，000 hours a yearlike you ，all my e mail goes into my sent

43、 mailbox ， just sitting there if i want to check back at what i said towhom years ago.so what a surprise to see that i send approximately 18，250 emails each year roughly 50 a day assuming 3 minutesper email ，that s abo，ut 0100 hours a year on e since the early 90s. 1 mail alone.i ve been omnaeilthe

44、answer is both yes and no.ye，s i have been able to keep in touch with family ，friends，and colleagues in faraway corners of the planet with ease. 2 but while these undoubted benefits are the reasons why i continue toe mail，it is not without its own cost.most importantly ， as the above analysis shows，

45、email eats my time just as it likely eats yours. 3each time a messagearrives there jusst the chance that itmightcontain something exciting， something new，something special，a new opportunity. 4 that s just enough to keep me checking my inbox.but that means perhaps only 10 ofthe 1 000 hours i spent on

46、 e mails this year were actually wanted.frequent e mailmessageswillcertainly affect our real work. 5likeotherpotential addictions we should perhaps attempt to check the email box at certain times of the day ，or by creating e mail free zones by turning off wi fi.now i need to think whether i really w

47、ant to be spending 1，000 hours a year on email， at the expense of more valuable activities.a was that time well spent.ball this feeds my continued use of e mail.c do you spend 1，000 hours on emails every year. d and we all recognize that email has its addictive side.eemail uses technology to communi

48、cate a digital message over the internet. fmaybe one in 100 e mailscontain something i really want to know or hear about.8g becoming aware of what email is doing to our allocation of time is the first stepto regaining control.i2021 ·山西四校高三其次次聯考the key to losing weight is to understand what real

49、ly motivates you.have you ever been excited about losing a few pounds. 1 and to help you keep your weight under contro，lyou need some coping strategies.ask questions.when you re researcdhififnegrent dieting products and plans or even talking to a doctor about diets，ask as many questions as you can.

50、2 ask questionslike ： do i have to purchase special meals or supplements. does the program include a part to help me maintain my weight loss.get real. 3 don tburden yourself withunrealistic expectations.remembe，rlarge amounts of weight loss are not realistic and are most likely not safe or healthy.t

51、alk with your health care professional to determine a healthy weight goal. 4 to maintain your weight ， you must balance your intake of calories with theenergy you burn.just 30 minutes of fast walking in most days can take about 10 pounds off your weight each year.weigh yourself weekly.it s important

52、 to track your weight on any diet or weight lossplan，but dongt et on the scale every day.weighing daily won tshow you the big picture. 5 a stay balanced.bonce a week is fine.c stick with your healthy eating plan.d losing one to two pounds a week is a realistic goal. ebeing well informed will help you choose the best diet for you.fregular weight checkins will show you your progress o