【2026版高考复习三维设计一轮课前后提能学案英语译林版电子版UNIT 2Lessons in life

2　Lessonsinlife

Ⅰ.阅读理解

（2025·江苏阶段练习）What strategy do you use to make tough life decisions like whether to end a relationship， quit your job， or go back to school？ Maybe you weigh the advantages and disadvantages. Maybe you go with your sixth sense. Or maybe， if you’re like most people， you simply do nothing. After all， we have a tendency to prefer the status quo （现状）， and focus more on the potential losses involved with change rather than the potential benefits.

　　But here’s a simpler strategy： When you’re indecisive about a big life decision， choose the path of change. That’s the takeaway of research recently published by Steven Levitt， an economist at the University of Chicago.

　　For the study， Levitt asked people who were facing tough decisions to flip （抛） a digital coin on the website Freakonomics Experiments.com. The coin tosses were randomized， with one side representing change， the other status quo. The study asked more than 20，000 participants to make whichever decision the coin toss directed， and then report back on how things played out after two and six months.

　　Of course， not everyone followed through. The two-month survey found that participants chose change less frequently than they had initially predicted they would. After six months， however， this tendency toward inaction disappeared. But most surprising were the results on wellbeing. At both the two and six-month marks， most people who chose change reported feeling happier， better off， and that they had made the correct decision.

　　The study had some limitations. One is that its participants weren’t selected randomly. Another limitation is that participants whose decision didn’t play out well might have been less likely to report back on their status after two and six months. Still， the study does suggest that people who are on the edge of a tough decision are probably better off going with change. Levitt isn’t suggesting you flip a coin to make all decisions. But coin-flipping does seem to have some benefits. Levitt notes that some people might prefer giving in to their fate to randomness in order to avoid regret. But you can also use randomness a bit more sensibly. When facing a tough decision， you could flip a coin and， upon seeing the outcome， notice whether you feel relief or fright. If you feel relieved， that’s probably the path you should choose.

1.What is most people’s priority when making hard choices？（）

A.Valuing potential benefits.B.Calculating potential losses.

C.Making a change to the status quo.D.Following inner voice of one’s mind.

2.What are the findings of the two surveys？（）

A.More participants remained inactive after six months.

B.Making changes brought most participants happiness.

C.Participants’ action agreed with their initial prediction.

D.All participants gave immediate feedback on their status.

3.What is a limitation of the study？（）

A.The insufficiency of study statistics.B.The insensible outcome of the analysis.

C.The incorrect method of flipping a coin.D.The randomness of picking study subjects.

4.What is the main idea of the passage？（）

A.Coin flips are beneficial to making hard choices.

B.A study offers a strategy for making hard decisions.

C.When facing a hard decision， choose the status quo.

D.A study justifies making hard choices with randomness.

Ⅱ.完形填空 

（2025·山东名校考试联盟二模）When Shelby Lattimore， a math and science teacher， saw her third graders weren’t attending class， she found a fun way to change that.The 25-year-old teacher started her class 　5　 to encourage them not only to 　6　 but to get excited about learning.

　　In the class， students can choose from a variety of “　7　 ”， from being a door holder to being a cleanup crew.They get “paid” every two weeks and the 　8　 they get depends on which job they take on.The money is not real but play money spent on a homework pass， a seat change， and so on.

　　Each month， Lattimore’s students also have to pay “rent” for their class desk and chair.To keep things interesting， Lattimore also introduced a new 　9　 to her current class.At the beginning of the school year， she 　10　 students $5 and then once the new year hit， the 　11　 increased to $7.“So that was kind of an 　12　 that they had to make，” she said.

　　Students can buy rewards once a month.The reward 　13　 low， medium and high price ranges， with $2 candy being the cheapest option to a more 　14　 $5 “lunch with Ms L” reward.Students can also 　15　 until they have enough money for the most expensive reward， for example， being the teacher for $30.

　　Today， Lattimore has seen how much they’ve learned about various 　16　 from budgeting and saving to reading a receipt and 　17　 change.She has also heard from students’ families， who are 　18　 of this idea because their kids are learning something they never learned at this age.“That’s really the goal here， to not just 　19　 them this year， but to keep it going，” she added.

5.（）A.report　　　　　　　B.economy　　　　　　　C.interaction　　　　　　　D.survey

6.（） A.get throughB.take overC.set outD.show up

7.（） A.toolsB.areas C.jobsD.parts

8.（） A.amountB.outcome C.positionD.honour

9.（） A.termB.test C.choiceD.idea

10.（） A.awardedB.charged C.returnedD.refused

11.（） A.bonusB.fine C.rentD.income

12.（） A.appearanceB.exception C.adjustmentD.impression

13.（） A.coversB.reveals C.followsD.combines

14.（） A.generalB.expensive C.suitableD.tasty

15.（） A.save upB.settle down C.go aroundD.move on

16.（） A.opinionsB.roles C.commentsD.skills

17.（） A.sharingB.donating C.carryingD.counting

18.（） A.carefulB.supportive C.tolerantD.aware

19.（） A.acceptB.praise C.impactD.bless

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