專題05閱讀理解七選五高頻話題01方法/策略Passage1（2025·江蘇無錫·期終教學(xué)質(zhì)量調(diào)研（一模）HowtoMakeEyeContactMakingeyecontactcanbetricky,especiallyifyouareshy,ornervous.Butgoodeyecontactisimportantforbuildingtrustandengaginganaudience.1Turningyourshouldersandheadtofacetheotherperson’seyes.Openingupyourbodytotheotherpersonhelpstotellhimyouarelistening,engaged,andreadytomunicate.2Positionyourselfafewfeetawayfromtheotherperson’sface,whichensuresarespectfuldistancewhilestillmaintainingasenseofcloseness.Choosingafocalpointneartheeyes.Mostmonly,thisisoneoftheotherperson’seyes.Butifyoudofeelunfortable,youcanalsoavoidtheireyesinawiseway.3Youcanalsochoosetolookunderorabovetheeyes,oratacertainpointaroundtheear.Bearinmindthatmaintainingeyecontactwiththehelpofanappropriatefocalpointisaneffectivewaytoshowsincerity.4Thinkofhowyouwouldlookatapaintingorgreatview—youarenotfocusingintentlyonthem,butinsteadlookingatthemgently.So,relaxyourgaze(注視)bybreathingslowlyasyoumakegentleeyecontactandnoddingoccasionallywhileyoulisten.Breakingeyecontactbrieflyevery515seconds.5Whileyoudon’tneedtocounttheseconds,youshouldlookawayeveryonceinawhiletokeeptheconversationlightandeasy,butonlyforafewseconds.Somecasualwaystodosoinclude:laughing,nodding,andacknowledgingtheotherperson;lookingatthesky;lookingofftothesidebriefly,asifrememberingsomethingorrunningyourhandsthroughyourhair.A．Makinggentleeyecontact.B．Lookingbetweentheireyesisagoodchoice.C．Italsomakeseyecontactmorenaturaltomaintain.D．Belowarethereasonswhyyoushouldmakeeyecontact.E．Avoidinghesitanteyecontactinaformalandimportantmeeting.F．Toomucheyecontactcanbeasunfortableasnoneatall.G．Allittakesisalittlepracticetoconfidentlyholdsomeone’sgaze.Passage2（2025·江蘇泰州·一模）Withthesemesterapproachingitsend,sophomores(高二學(xué)生)arefacedwiththreesignificantexams.Theseincludetheinformationtechnologyhighschoolacademicproficiencytest,thegeneralhighschoolacademicproficiencyqualificationtest,andthefinaljointexaminationofkeyhighschoolsinYancheng.6.Forthereviewcontentarrangement,itisessentialthatstudentsmakeadetailedplan.Whatesfirstistheinformationtechnologyexam.7.Itisremendedthattheyspendsufficienttimeonoperatingdifferentsoftwareandunderstandingtheirfunctions.Fortheacademicproficiencyqualificationtest,aprehensivereviewofallsubjectsisnecessary,especiallythosefundamentalconceptsandformulas(公式)thatactasthebuildingblocksofknowledge.Asforthejointexamination,itisadvisablethattheysummarizetheknowledgelearnedduringthesemesterandpracticewithmocktests.Psychologicaladjustmentisequallyimportant.Itisnecessarythatstudentskeepacalmandpositiveattitude.8.Instead,theycantakeshortbreaksduringstudy,whichcanhelpthemtoregainenergy.Deepbreathingexercisesorlisteningtosoftmusiccanbeeffectivestressrelievers.Intermsoftimeplanning,studentsneedtoallocatetheirtimereasonably.9.Forexample,intheearlymorning,whenthemindisasfreshasadaisy,theycanfocusonmemorizingtheoreticalknowledge.Intheafternoon,theycanengageinexercisesandmockteststostrengthentheirunderstandingandapplicationabilities.Inconclusion,onlybycarefullyarrangingthereviewcontent,effectivelyadjustingthepsychologicalstate,andwiselyplanningthetimecanstudentsbewellpreparedtofacethesethreeimportantexamsandachievesatisfactoryresults.10.A．ThroughsucheffortstheycanhopetomoveforwardontheiracademicjourneyB．TheyneedtomakeascheduleshowingtheparticulartimeforeachsubjectandexamC．ThemethodsofreviewandpreparationarefarfrombeingcrucialD．AlltheseexamsarelikecrucialbattlegroundsfortheiracademicprogressE．WhatrequirestheirfocusisthepracticalskillsandtheoreticalknowledgeF．BynomeansshouldtheybeoverwhelmedbystressandanxietyG．AlargeamountoftimeshouldbedevotedtokeysubjectsPassage3(2025江蘇省南京市、鹽城市高三上學(xué)期一模)AchievingSuccessinJournalisticNewsWritingNobook,articleorblogpostcanturnanambitiouswriterintoasuccessfuljournalist.Allthatitcandoistohelpthewriterlearntowrite.Theprimaryskillinlearningtowriteispractice.11Amongthemostconvenientsubjectsaretheeventsandnewsintheworldaroundus.Suchtopicsarewhatskilledjournalistswriteabout,andthatiswhywecallthisformofwriting“journalisticwriting”.Journalisticwritingisnotaspecialliterarygymnasticsthatrequiresaspecialtalentandanexpansivevocabulary.12Itisusinglanguagetotellwhatisgoingonintheworld.Assuch,itrequiresnospecialtalentbeyondseeingandunderstandingwhatistakingplacearoundus,tograspitssignificanceandrelationtootherevents,andtotellotherswhatwehaveseenandheard.13Oneofthechiefcharacteristicsistimelinessandrelevance.Ithaslittletimetotalkaboutthepast,exceptinparisonwiththepresent.Ithaslittletimetoforetellthefuture,exceptinpointingoutthesignificanceofthepresent.Itssubjectistoday.Itisprimarilyconcernedwithfacts.Thewriterconsidershimselfarecorderofthethingsotherpersonsaredoingandthinking.Anotherbasicpartofjournalisticwritingisthatthewriterpreparesitforadefinitepurpose.Somewriters,likenovelists,writetousebeautifulwordsandsentences.14However,thewriterwhofavorsajournalisticstyleusesEnglishsimplytotellwhathehasseenandheard;herealizesthathisreadercaresmoreforthethingshetellsthanforthewayinwhichhetellsandexpressesthem.Successinjournalisticwritingdemandstwoimportantskills.Oneistheinbornskilltoseeandunderstand.Theotheristheskilltotellwhatthewriterhasseeninawaythatmakesthereaderseethesamething.15Ifthewriteriseagertoexcel,hemustexpandhisknowledgeandeducationsohecanbetterunderstandandevaluatethethingsheseesandhears.A．Itwillnotdothemanygoodtowritenewsitems.B．Totheseimaginativeliterarywriters,theyfavorexpression.C．Topracticewriting,onemusthavesomethingtowriteabout.D．Anambitiouswritercandevelopbothskillsifhelacksthem.E．Thewritermustwriteitnowornever―withoutgivingupquality.F．Journalisticwritingdiffersmainlyinitssubjectmatterandpurpose.G．Instead,itistheplainest,mostreservedformofEnglishposition.Passage4(2025安徽省淮北市和淮南市高三上學(xué)期第一次質(zhì)量檢測)CallorEmail:WhichOneShouldYouUse?Shouldyoucalloremail?16.Phonecallstendtobemorepersonalandcollaborative,buttheymakesomepeoplefeelanxious.Emailcanbeanefficientwaytomunicateinformation,buttherecanbedelaysinresponsetime.We’reheretoexplainwhencallingisbetterandwhenemailingisbetter.InstancesWhenCallingisBetter17,ifyousendanemail.Ifthematterisurgent,it’sbesttopickupthephone.Ifyouhaveaplexissuetodiscuss,call.Delayinresponsecanbeaproblem.Emailcangetyouintoatimeconsumingbackandforth,whereasaquickphonecallcouldcleareverythingupwithinafewminutes.Ifyouneedtodiscussasensitivematterwithsomeone,callthemtoavoidmismunications.18,becauseyoucan’theartheirvoice,whichcanleadtomisunderstandings.InstancesWhenEmailisBetter19,ifyouhaveasimplemattertodiscuss.Whenyouwriteanemail,youhavetheoptionofsendingittomultipleaddressesatonetime.Emailallowsyoutothinkthingsthroughasyouwrite.Maybeyouneedtosendalongmonthlyupdatetoyourcoworkers.Or,maybesomeonehassentyouadocumentandaskedforinput,andyou’veeupwiththoroughfeedback.20.A．AphonecallisthebestB．AnemailcouldbetherightcallC．ItiseasiertomisreadoveremailD．IttotallydependsonthesituationE．ItmaytakeawhiletogetaresponseF．It’sadocumentedrecordofconversationsG．EmailistherightchoiceinthesesituationsPassage5（2025·福建廈門高中畢業(yè)班第一次質(zhì)量檢測）Inpsychology,theword“prove”isusedcarefully,muchlikeapainterapplieseachbrushstroke(筆觸)withgreatcare.Unlikethestrongconclusionsinphysicalsciences,psychologicalresearchbuildsabiggerpicturethroughmanysmallstudies.21Hisdiscoverywasnotasuddenbreakthroughbuttheresultofhardanddetailedwork.Similarly,ElizabethLoftus’sresearchdoubtshowaccuratewitnessreportsare.Insteadofcallingit“unreliable,”researchersusetermslike“potentialunreliability.”22So,theyusewordslike“demonstrate”and“suggest”toshowtheuncertaintyintheirconclusions.23Instead,Iteachmystudentstothinkcriticallyabouthowtouseit,muchlikeagardenerwhocaresforplants.Whenstudentsfirstusetheword,Iencouragethemtothinkaboutfactorsthatcouldchallengetheirconclusions.Forexample,Imightaskthem,“Howdoweknowthatnotallparticipantshadfalsememories?”O(jiān)r,forFrenchstudents,“WhymightthesefindingsnotapplytoFrenchculture?”Thisapproachhelpsstudentsgrasptheplexityofpsychologicalresearchanddevelopcriticalthinkingskills.Itencouragesthemtoreflectandanalyze,helpingthemmunicatetheirfindingswithaccuracy.24Inpsychology,“proving”somethingislikebuildingasymphony.25Ineducation,teachingcriticalthinkingandclearlanguageuseisessentialforunderstandingthecoreofpsychologicalresearch.A．Thisindicatesthatfindingsmightchange.B．Inmyclassroom,Idonotbantheword“prove.”C．Eachpieceofevidenceaddstoalargerunderstanding.D．Psychologicaltheoriesareoftenrevisedasnewevidenceemerges.E．Asateacher,Ioftenremindmystudentstousethiswordappropriately.F．Thismethodalsobuildsappreciationforthedepthofpsychologicalinquiry.G．Forexample,EricKandelspentyearsstudyingseaanimalstolearnhowmemoryworks.Passage6（2025江西省高三下學(xué)期2月一模聯(lián)考英語試題）Phonesholdsomuchofourdigitallives.Ifyourphonesgetstolenorlost,youcanfacemajorproblems.26It’svitaltosetpasswordstoyourphones.Thereshouldbepasswordsforallyourimportantapps,includingyouremails,socialmediaaccounts,bankaccounts,andphotos.27Somepoliceforcesandphonepaniesadviseturningoffmessagepreviews.Thispreventsthievestryingtobreakintoyouraccountswhenthephoneislocked.Ifyouareunluckyenoughtohaveyourphonestolen,reportittothepolice.Callyourinsurancepanyifyouhaveapolicythatcoversthedevice.28InthiscasetheycanfreezeyournumberandissueareplacementSIMcard.Informyourbanksotheycanwatchoutforunusualfinancialactivity.29Thisservicewillshowyourphone’scurrentorlastknownlocationonamap.Theserviceisalsohandyifyoucannotfindyourphonesomewhereinthehouse.Youcangetthephonetoplayasound,evenifitisonsilent.Ifthedeviceshowsupinanunfamiliarlocationonthemap,andyoususpectithasbeenstolen,it’sbettertocontactthepolice.Ifyoucannotfindyourphone,there’resomefinalstepstotake.Withdrawfromallyouraccountsthatareaccessibleonthephoneandtrytodisablethem.30Finally,youcanerasethephoneremotelysothatthereisnochanceofanydatafallingintothewronghands.A．Informyourphoneserviceproviders.B．Turnonnewerfeaturesliketheremotecontrol.C．Trytofindyourphonewiththefindmydeviceservice.D．Thenremoveyourphonefromyourlistoftrusteddevices.E．Thenumbercanlinkyoutothephoneifitgetsrecovered.F．Theycandiscourageothersfromtryingtoenteryourphones.G．Youcantakesomestepsbeforeandafteryourphonegoesmissing.Passage7（2025河南省安陽市高三上學(xué)期一模）Asweallknow,notallthoughtsarewele.Intrusive(入侵的)thoughtsoftenemergeasunwantedvisitors,disruptingourminds.Theyareinvoluntaryandunwantedmentalideasorurgesthatpopintoourmindswithoutinvitation.31.Mostpeopleexperienceintrusivethoughtsfromtimetotime.Forexample,ifsomeoneisdriving,theymighthaveanurgetodriveoffabridge.Mostpeopleknowtheywouldneverdosuchthingsanddon’tpaymuchattentiontothem.32.Andtheyworrythatthesethoughtswilletrueorcausethemtodosomethingterrible.Thiscanleadtothemperformingpulsions(強制行為)totryandreducetheiranxiety.Fortunately,therearestrategiestodealwithintrusivethoughts.Acceptthem.Acceptandallowthethoughtsintoyourmind.33.Trytojustobservethemandallowtimetopass.Rememberthatintrusivethoughtsarenormal,andjusthavingathoughtdoesn’tmakeitetrue.34.Weknowit’sdifficultsometimes!Developingasympatheticmindsettowardyourselfcandosomuchagainstunwantedthoughts,though.Treatyourselfwiththesamekindnessyouwouldoffertoafriendgoingthroughasimilarstruggle.Staypresent.Themorepresentyouareinthe“hereandnow”,thelesspoweryou’regivingtothesenaggingfearsandnegativethoughts.Youcantrysomegroundingexercises,suchasfocusingonyourbreath.35.A．LoveyourselfB．Don’ttrytopushthemawayC．NeverbetoohardonyourselfD．However,somepeoplebeetroubledbytheirintrusivethoughtsE．TheycanbeanythingthatapersonfindsinconsistentwiththeirvaluesF．ThatcanhelpbringyourattentionbackandbreakthecycleofintrusivethoughtsG．PeoplewhohavesuchterribleexperiencesmaybeeasytohaveintrusivethoughtsPassage8（2025河南省焦作市博愛縣第一中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期一模）Anoldstudyintheadvertisingliteraturefoundthatwe’remorelikelytoreadadvertisementsfortheproductswehavebought,eveniftheyhaveprovedtobe“l(fā)emons”,oruseless.Thisphenomenonalsoappliestoourdecisionmakingprocess.Humanssometimesmakebadchoicesandstickwiththemdespitenegativeconsequences.36Butingeneralbadchoiceshavetodowithactingoutofemotionandnotoutofreason.Strongemotionscancloudourthinkingandleadusdownonerabbitholeafteranother.Doublingdownonabadchoicemayalsorelatetoourselfesteemandtheabilitytoadmitmistakes.Narcissists(自戀者)usuallywon’tadmitamistakebecauseitcontradictstheirselfimage.Butthefactisthatmanyofusaren’tnarcissistic.37Evenwhentrappedinabadrelationship,wemaystillstickwithit,hopingthingswilleventuallychangeforthebetter.Resilienceinvolvesmanagingstrongemotionsandpreventingthemfromfullydictatingourdecisions.Consideringemotionisimportant,enthusiasmforsomethingcanmoveusforward,butitcanalsoblockourvision.38Whilerelyingsolelyonour“gutfeeling”canbehelpful,itworksbestwhenweuseourhead,integratingintuitiveinsightswithlogicalthinking.Doublingdownisgenerallyunwise.Weneedtoacknowledgeourerrorsandbewillingtosaywe’resorryandapologize.39Infact,it’ssmarterthandenyingmistakes.Byadmittingthem,welearnvaluablelessonsandpromotepersonalgrowth.Recognizingwhentocutourlossesiscrucial,allowingustopursuenewopportunitieswithconfidence.40A．Andweoftenstrugglewiththis.B．Thereasonsforthatareplex.C．Makeourdecisionswithfullpassion.D．Thereisnothingwrongwithdoingthis.E．Sostoptryingtomakelemonadefrombadlemons.F．Themoreerrorsyoumake,themoreyouwilllearn.G．Weshouldconsiderwhat’sright,notjustwhatfeelsright.Passage9（2025廣東省大灣區(qū)普通高中畢業(yè)班聯(lián)合模擬考試(一)）Meetingminutesaretheofficialsummaryofwhathappenedduringameeting.Theyserveasanoutline,awrittenrecordforanyoneunabletoattend,andtouseforfuturereference.41Sohowtowritemeetingminutes?Herearethebasicsyoushouldfollow.Beconcise(簡明的).42Astheminutestaker,yourjobistodocumentwhatishappeningatthemeeting.Thisisawrittenrecordthatcoversjustthemainpoints.Youdon’tneedanexactaccountingofeverythingthatissaid.Justnotethefacts.Avoidpersonalobservationswhenwritingmeetingminutes.Ifyouwanttotakeseparatenotesofyourown,youareweletodoso.43Someofthisisboringinformationtokeeptrackof:meetingnames,dateandtime,actionitemsanddecisionsmade.Butlateron,thosemeetingnotesmaycontainessentialinformationtokeepeveryoneonthesamepageaboutwhathappenedduringthatmeeting.44Withmeetingminutes,it’simportanttowritedownwhoattendedthemeeting,butalsowhodidn’t,sothereisnoconfusionaboutwhomayhavediscussedorvotedonanissue.Useatemplate(模版)fortherightformat.Ifyou’rewritingformalmeetingminutes,followacertainformat.Fortradeunions,schools,cityandcountygovernments,andothers,youmayneedtofollowRobert’sRulesofOrder.Whilewritinginformalmeetingminutes,youhavemoreflexibility.Thinkofwhatyourorganizationneeds,andwhat’sbeendoneinthepast.45A．Notewhoisunabletoattend.B．Thenimproveonthatprocess.C．Don’tincludepersonalthoughtsorobservations.D．Yourcreativewritingskillsmusttakeabackseat.E．Butthemeetingminutesshouldbeafactualrecordofwhatwasdiscussed.F．Thesenotestypicallyhighlightthekeyissuesthatwerediscussedatthemeeting.G．Whenwrittenwell,meetingminutesareacriticalmunicationtoolforyourorganization.Passage10（2025·浙江金華·一模）TheaverageAmericangeneratesfivepoundsoftrashperday,accordingtotheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Someofitgetsrecycledbutmostofitendsupinlandfills.46Doatrashexamination.Checkwhatyou'rethrowingawaybywritingalistofthetrashyouproduce.47Youmightwrite“usedwipesandpapertowels”under“nursery”or“foodwasteandmetalcans”under“cooking”.Thiswillhelpyougrasptheextentofthetrashyoucreateandfindwaystocutit,Savewhatyoucan.Seeifthere'sanythingyoucansavebeforethrowingitinthetrash.Maybeyoucanmendanoldpairofjeansinsteadofbuyinganewpair.OrmaybeyoucancutupoldTshirtsintorag.48Ifyouhaveabunchofoverripebananas,putitinthefreezertomakebananabreadlater.Relylessonprepackagedfoods.Often,foodesinwastefulpackaging.Usually,somedrinkseinplasticcontainersthatmaynotbeeasytorecycle.Sosourceyourfoodinwaysthatdon'trequireyoutogetitfromapackage.49Insteadofbuyingoatmilkinanonrecyclablecontainer,makeitathomeandstoreitinajar,removingthepackagingwaste.50Onceyoustartnoticinghowmuchtrashyouproduceathome,you'llstarttocutdownontrashelsewhere.Bringyourownreusableforktoarestaurantthatusessingleuseplastictools,Oraskthewaiterinacoffeebartofillupyourcoffeemuginsteadofapapercup.A．Cutdownonrubbishinyourdailylife.B．Thatmeansmakingsomeofyourownfood.C．Lookforwaystocutwasteoutsidethehome.D．Organizeyourlistbytheroomsinyourhouseorbyactivity.E．Besides,thinkabouthowyoucancreativelysaveyourleftovers.F．Bydoingsoyoucanmaketheroomsinyourhousecleanandtidy.G．Fortunately,youcanlivealowwastelifestylebyredesigningyourbehavior.Passage11（2025·浙江溫州·一模）HowtoOveretheHarmfulHabitofJudgingYou’vedoneit.I’vedoneit.Wealldoit—weallsometimespassjudgmentonotherswhentheirbehaviordoesn’tmeetourstandards.Clothingchoices,howpeoplespendtheirfreetime,jobskills—thelistofpossiblethingstojudgeisendless.51Whileyoumaynotconsciouslylabelthemassuch,youarefamiliarwithnonverbalsthatconveyjudgment:pursedlips,raisedeyebrows,crossedarms,tippingheadtoliterallylookdownuponanother.Wejudgeotherstoprotectourownselfimages.Butthatprotectionesataprice.52Andwithitesdefensiveness,prejudice,andhostility(敵意).Judgmentisjustadressedupversionofshame.Weputtheshameontosomeoneelsesothatwedon’thavetofeelourown.Tooverejudgment,youshouldshoreupyourselfworth.Ifyouaregroundedinconfidenceandvalueyourself,youarelesslikelytobejudgmental.Remindyourselfwhenyoufeeljudgedbyothers,it’sareflectionoftheirownbattlewithshame,notwhoorwhatyouare.Yes,youmakemistakesandsometimesbehavebadly.53Yougrow,learn,andimprove.Youacplishandachieveandwin.Youarevaluableandworthyevenwhenyoufallshort.Whenyouacceptyourflaws(缺陷)andmistakesandstillseeyourselfasaworthwhilehumanbeinginspiteofthem,youcaninturnacceptotherflawedhumanbeings,too.54Judgingotherscreatesafalsesenseofselfworth.Ifyoufindyourselfdoingit,stop.55Butdotakealookinthemirror.Wheredoyouneedshoringup?Ittakessomethoughtfulnessandwork,butyou’llhavebetterrelationships,improvedtrust,morecreativity,andgreaterinfluencewhenyoustopjudgingothersandstartvaluingyourself.A．Don’tbeatyourselfupforit.B．Shamehitsyoufrommanyangles.C．Butyouaremorethanyourmistakes.D．You’vebeenonthereceivingend,too.E．Judgmentcostscreativity,curiosity,andtrust.F．Atthecoreisthefeelingofnotbeinggoodenough.G．Themoreyoulikeandacceptyourself,thelessyouhavetoputothersdown.Passage12（2025·浙江嘉興·一模）Withtravelontherise,morefamiliesareplanningtotaketheirhomelifeontheroad,whetherit’sforaweekendoralongertrip.Travelingwithkidscanbestressful—withallthosesuitcasesandcriesof“Arewethereyet?”56Involvingyoungchildreninplanningatripmightsoundsilly,butit’sfarmorevaluablethanitseems.“Youshouldn’texpecta4yearoldtospendeighthoursinmuseums,”saysWaldon,afamilytravelexpert.“It’sreallysmartforparentstothinkliketheirkidandrealize,‘57’”Thatattitudehelpsparentsavoidterriblesituationsthatmayruintheday.58Ifalittleoneisintodinosaurs,perhapsyou’llwanttocheckoutacity’sNaturalHistoryMuseum.Iftheyloveanimals,maybethere’sawaytoincludeavisittoafarmoranaquarium(水族館).OneofWaldon’sfavouritewaystogetyoungerkidsexcitedaboutatripisreading.“Booksareperfectforlittlearmchairtravellers,”shesays.“59”BeforearecenttriptoPuertoRico,Waldonreadherkidsabookaboutafrognativetotheisland.Afterwards,herdaughtersgotreallyexcitedtohearthislittlefrogsingingatnight.PeopleoftenthinkthetripisgoingtobeoneInstagramworthymomentafteranother,butthatneverhappens.60Whenkidsareinvolved,theycanbeeinvestedingettingthroughthoseproblems.Theyalsolearntoworkthingsouttogetherasafamily.A．Mostchildrenreallyenjoychallenges.B．Actually,nofamilytripgoeswithoutproblems.C．However,itcanalsobeahighlyrewardingactivity.D．Thatway,we’regettingmoreofthatlocalexperience.E．Thisisa30minutemaxtypeopportunityformychild.F．Theygetthekidscuriousaboutthetripbeforeleavinghome.G．Parentscanalsoplayintotheirkids’interestswhenplanningatrip.Passage13（2025·浙江紹興·一模）Howcanyoumakesuretohavegreatconversations,especiallywithpeopleyoudon’tknowwell?Howdoyoukeepaconversationflowing,especiallywithsomeoneyou’vejustmet?Yourfirstandmostimportantstepistomakethatpersonfeellistenedto.61TheNo.1waytomakesomeonefeellistenedtoistoactuallylistentothem.Thatmaysoundstupidlyobvious,butitcanbehardtoactuallydo.Whensomeoneistalkingtoyouaboutsomething,especiallyifwhatthey’resayingdoesn’tdirectlyrelatetoyourinterests,yourmindmaywanttobusyitselfwithotherthings.62Thekeytobetterengagementistopushdistractionsasideandconcentrate.Themoreyoucanactuallyfocusonwhatthepersonissaying,thebetteryou’llbeabletoengagewiththem.Beyondthat,usingbodylanguagecanbeveryuseful.63Smileattheotherpersonandnodtoletthemknowyouunderstandthepointsthey’remaking.Youcantakeitastepfurtherandmirrorthem,reflectingbacktheirbodypositioningandposture.64Iffocusingonbodylanguagedistractsyoufromlistening,thenitisn’tworthit,inmyopinion.Inthatcase,Ibelieveit’sbettertojustfocusonwhatthey’resaying.Chancesare,yourbodylanguagewillnaturallyreflectyoureallyarepayingattention.65It’sabitlikeplayingtennis,wheretheobjectiveistokeepthevolleygoingaslongaspossible.Ifyoualwaysrespondtowhattheotherpersonsayswithjustawordortwo,you’reputtingtoomuchpressureonthemtokeeptheconversationgoing.Conversely,ifyoutakeaconversationalopeningandrunwithit,launchingintoadetailedexplanationofhowyourpanyworksoralengthyanecdote,you’relikelytolosetheirinterest.Youeffectivelyshuttheotherpersonoutoftheconversation.A．That’ssomethingmostofusdesire.B．However,I’lladdawordofwarning.C．Makeeyecontactmuchbutnotallofthetime.D．Itisagreatwaytolearnhowtokeepthevolleygoing.E．Beinggoodatstartingconversationsisanessentialskill.F．Youmightstartthinkingaboutwhetheryou’rewastingtime.G．Then,payattentiontotherhythmandflowoftheconversation.高頻話題02社會問題與社會現(xiàn)象Passage1(2025安徽省合肥市高三上學(xué)期第一次教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測)Whenothersoutperformus,shouldwefeelthreatenedorinspired?Shouldwefearorrespectthosewhoaremorecapable,moreskilledormoresuccessfulthanus?1AstudyconductedbyeducationalpsychologistsatBrownUniversityexploredhowkindergartnersintheU.S.andChinatellstoriesaboutpeerswhoperformbetterthanothers.2Chinesechildrenoftenexpressedrespectforhighachieversandadesiretoimitatetheirsuccess.Incontrast,U.S.children’sstoriestypicallyfocusedonnegativereactions,includingenvyandbeingleftout.Thefindingsreflecttheculturalnarratives(敘述)surroundingachievementineachsociety.InAmericanculture,the“self”isdefinedbyqualities,andabilities,whicharelargelyfixed.Thus,whiletheachievementofothersreflectstheirhighability,itbeesamirrortorevealone’sownlackofability.3Asaresult,Chinesechildrentendtoviewothers’achievementsnotassignsofnaturalsuperiority,butasopportunitiesforlearningandselfimprovement.4InChina,students’overallperformancemaybepubliclyrecognizedtoencouragesuccessandmotivatefurtheri