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专题 10 阅读回答问题
（北京天津用）
阅读表达题要求学生阅读一篇300词左右的短文，并按照题目要求用英语组织语言回答问题要求考生
能够捕捉并理解文章中出现的具体信息，并结合文中的具体要求进行回答。命题通常有细节表达题，词义
猜测题，推断表达题，主旨表达题和开放题。
In 2016, Wanda Dench was trying to let her grandkids know about the family’s upcoming plans for the holiday
and tried to send a text message to her grandson. But Jamal Hinton, who was a 17-year-old high school student and
complete stranger to Dench at the time, received the text instead.
Once the two Arizona natives realized the mistake, Hinton asked if he could “still get a plate,” according to
screenshots he posted on Twitter. Dench replied, “Of course, you can. That’s what grandmas do...feed everyone.”
Hinton shared the sweet conversation on social media and the story quickly went viral (疯传). They have
celebrated Thanksgiving together every year since, always snapping photos and taking videos, much to the delight
of many following their story.
This year, a very important person is missing from the annual tradition — Dench’s husband, Lonnie. He died
from the coronavirus this spring. Wanda was able to be with him during his final moments.
Dench and Hinton thought about the risks of holding a Thanksgiving celebration amid the pandemic (疫情期
间), weighing if they could figure out a way to get together the day before gathering with their own individual
families. But, they eventually concluded the risk was too high.
In honor of Lonnie, the friends instead held a small gathering on Friday. Dench, her actual grandson, her
daughter, Hinton and his girlfriend, Mikaela, got together for an early Thanksgiving meal. The event was a sharp
contrast from the larger celebrations of years past.
“I didn’t want to miss Thanksgiving with Jamal,” Dench said. “This year is definitely different than all the
years in the past.”
To honor Lonnie, an empty seat and lit candle were placed at the head of the table. The beloved husband
would always say grace before the holiday meal, so this year, Dench led the prayer.“Thank you for all the blessings, and thank you so much for having Lonnie in my life,” Dench said as
everyone sat around the table. “I miss him, but I know he’s in a good place. So to everybody here, I love you and
have a wonderful Thanksgiving.”
1．What was the relationship between Dench and Hinton at the beginning of the story? (no more than 3 words)
2．How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 2? (no more than 6 words)
3．Why was this year’s gathering a sharp contrast from the larger celebrations of years past? (no more than 15
words)
4．Why did Dench lead the prayer this year? (no more than 10 words)
5．What do you think of Dench and Hinton's story? And give your reasons. (no more than 20 words)
1、细节理解题：首先要仔细审题，然后根据题干中出现的关键词快速、准确地在文章中定位相应的语句
结合该语句（或其上下句）的内容，用正确的格式进行回答，答案内容往往是固定的、唯一的。
2、主旨表达题：善于归纳文章、语段的主旨大意；善于查找文章中的主题段、主题句、关键词和核心词
解该类题时，注意一要紧扣能够体现文章或段落主旨的关键词，二要计言简练。
3、推断表达题：
①要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的线索。
②要对文字的表面信息进行由表及里的挖掘加工，不能断章取义，以偏概全。
③要忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据，立足已知，推断未知。
④不能主观臆想，也不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。
⑤了解语篇结构，重视文章的主旨，体会文章基调，所写答案的内容一定要立足于语篇内容和主旨。
⑥把握句子间和段落间的逻辑关系，把握逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音，揣摩出作者的态度。
⑦回答要紧扣题目，语言既要完整，又要简洁，不要超过规定词数。
4、猜测表达题：结合文章主旨大意、整合上下文语境信息进行猜测，还要利用同义或者反义关系、构词
法及语篇文脉关系等理解猜测其含义，有些题目需要对较大的上下文范围进行理解，甚至通过理解整个语
篇进行猜测判断。
解题方法总结：
1、首尾段结合出主旨，然后主旨在心去做题。
2、在文章中找到能答题的句子，然后将句子改成符合答题要求的句、词、或短语进行做答，不要照抄文
章原句。
3、注意合理合法的去答题，合理指的是依据文章，答即所问，合法指的是符合语法规范。
4、猜词的题，尽量在文章中找有无近义词替换词，如果没有再依据主旨和上下文语境自己找词答，注意
保持完全一致性。即词性、形式、单复数等。
5、开放题，两个问题用两句答，依据主旨进行做答，不要偏离主题。
Almost every community in the world has some form of rules and some way of carrying them out. A
community is a group of people who are united by a number of factors, including geography, language, and values.So why do we have rules, and what makes people follow them? Studies have suggested that the reason we don’t
like cheating and rule-breaking is that fairness is programmed into our brains. They have found that the brain reacts
in a particular way when we feel we are being treated unfairly. The findings concluded that fairness is a basic
human need along with food and social contact.
Our sense of fairness depends on the influences in our culture, the immediate situation we are in, and our own
self-interest. Arriving at a feeling of fairness means considering different, often conflicting, points of view.
Regardless of the disagreement, people almost always need to compromise. But it can be difficult to arrive at a
compromise (妥协) when there are conflicting interests. This is why communities have rules that everyone must
follow.
Social controls are an important factor in setting and following rules. They influence the way we behave and
can be internal or external. Internal controls come from within and are based on our values and fears. Most of us
don’t steal, for example, because we believe that theft is unfair and wrong. In other words, our internal controls
keep us from behaving in ways that cause conflict.
External controls include rewards and punishments. They do not come from within but are implemented by an
authority — this could be the government, the police, a teacher or parents, depending on the situation. Rewards,
such as job promotions, awards, and praise, are designed to encourage people to behave and act in the interest of
the whole community. Punishments, such as public embarrassment, fines, and even imprisonment can prevent
people from acting against the community’s best interests.
People need their communities to function smoothly. Because of this, humans most often behave in orderly,
fair, and predictable ways. If there were no rules, the majority of people would probably continue to interact
positively. However, there would always be a minority who would not, with serious consequences. This is why a
society without rules is unlikely to become a reality any time soon — at least not in the real world. (390 words)
1．Why do we have rules and follow them?
2．How do social controls influence our behavior?
3．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then change it and explain why.
Our internal control comes from rewards and punishments from an authority like our school.
4．If you could change a rule at your school/home/community, which one would you like to change? Why? (In
about 40 words)一、
（2023·天津河东·统考一模）
When I was eight or nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and began to cry.
“Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!”
Shyly, proud-bursting, I stammered that I had. She poured out her praise. Why, this poem was nothing short
of genius! I glowed.
I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for the arrival of my father. But he did not return until an hour
late for dinner. “Ben, a beautiful thing has happened,” my mother began. “Buddy has written his first poem! And
it’s beautiful, absolutely amazing.”
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.
That poem was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. I could hear my father breathing. “I think it’s
lousy,” my father said.
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs encouragement.”
They quarreled over it. I couldn’t stand it another second. I ran from the dinning room bawling.
Up in my room I threw myself on the bed and sobbed.
A few years later I took a second look at that first poem; it was a pretty lousy poem. But it wasn’t until years
later that the true meaning of that painful “first poem” experience dawned on me. As I became a professional writer,
it became clearer and clearer to me how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “Buddy, did you really write
this? I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head no and drove me to tears with “I think it’s lousy.” A
writer — in fact every one of us in life — needs that loving-mother force from which all creation flows; and yet
alone it is incomplete, even misleading, finally destructive, without the father force to caution, “Watch. Listen.
Review. Improve.”
1．How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 2?(no more than 8 words )
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2．Why did the writer’s parents quarrel at dinner?(no more than 10 words )
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3．What did the writer think of his first poem when he grew older?(no more than 8 words )_________________________________________________________________
4．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?(no more than 15 words )
_________________________________________________________________
5．What kind of parents do you need in life?(no more than 20 words )
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二、
（2023·天津和平·统考一模）
Learning outside of a classroom may still be a new thing for many people but not for Kamer ·Meli·Veseli,
who’s completing his final year of high school that way. His family moved from Kosovo to Switzerland, so he’s
doing his coursework remotely and will take a big test with all of his teachers at the end of the year. It’s the ideal
arrangement for Meli since it allows him to manage his own schedule and pursue other interests in his free time.
That’s where Spark and online learning come in.
Meli has always been a serious gamer, but he’s not just looking to have fun. He likes examining the
technology behind his favorite games and is curious to understand how developers create the graphics, textures, and
special effects. He really wanted to make his own games and actually did develop a couple on Android but wasn’t
satisfied with the results.
Searching for online courses that could take his game to the next level, he found Spark, and it was “one of the
happiest days of my life.”
But gaming isn’t the extent of Meli’s interests. He’s also a hopeful singer who’d always lacked the confidence
to sing in public. Then he took courses on Spark and discovered exercises that could help him loosen and relax his
throat and release his voice “10 times better in 10 minutes.” Now he plans for Switzerland’s version of the TV show
“The Voice” in 2016! With Spark courses, Meli’s also brushing up on his drawing skills, which he picked up in his
childhood. He finally created a perfect portrait of his older brother.
Wherever Meli’s dreams take him, he knows he’ll be able to find relevant courses on Spark: “The variety is
unlimited — so many languages, all kinds of software, even things like meditation and cultural lessons. Whatever
you want to learn, you’ll find it on Spark.”
6．According to the first paragraph, how does Spark influence Meli’s life? (no more than 10 words)
________________
7．When did Meli find Spark? (no more than 15 words)
________________8．What does the underlined phrase mean in paragraph 3?(no more than 1 word)
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9．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about? (no more than 15 words)
________________
10．What do you think of online learning? Give your reason. (no more than 20 words)
________________
三、
（2022·天津南开·统考一模）
Why would human beings waste a third of their lives sleeping when they could be doing more important
things like looking after their families or working? Some scientists believe sleeping helps recharge the body. while
others think it is important for strengthening newly formed memories. Now, there is new evidence which suggests
that the purpose of sleep may be to forget some of the millions of new things we learn each day.
The neurons in the human brain consist of fibers called dendrites (树突). These grow as we learn new things
and connect the brain’s cells to each other at contact points called synapses (突触). The larger the dendrites become
and the more cells they connect, the more information we store.
In 2018. Giulio Tononi and Chiara Cirelli, both biologists at the University of Wisconsin Madison, suggested a
new idea: The things our brains learn each day result in so many synapses that things start to get a little messy.
Sleeping allows us to sort through (整理) the “noise” and dispense all the unnecessary information. leaving behind
only the most important memories.
Recently, the university’s research has provided direct evidence to support the theory. The experiment
involved analyzing 6. 920 synapses in the brain shavings from two groups of mice over a four-year period: one
group had been allowed to sleep, while the other had been kept awake and entertained with toys. The researchers
discovered that the brain shavings of the sleeping mice had nearly 20 percent fewer synapses than those that had
been kept awake and entertained.
It was also evident during the study that the brain does not shave every synapse. 20% of neurons remained
unchanged: these were most likely well established memories. Therefore. although we may be sleeping to forget
some of what we’ve learned, the brain “forgets” in a smart way.
Most researchers believe clearing our brains is not the only purpose of sleep.
Resting our minds and bodies has also been found to help with other biological functions like strengthening
our immunity. Though scientists may never agree on a single reason. they are all sure of one thing — a good night’srest is essential for our health. So try and spend at least a third of your day sleeping!
11．What’s the purpose of sleeping according to the new discovery?(no more than 15 words)
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12．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?(no more than 10 words)
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13．What does the underlined word “dispense” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?(no more than 5 words)
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14．What agreement do all the scientists probably reach about sleeping according to the text?(no more than 10
words)
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15．Do you think a good night’s sleep will benefit your next-day study? Please explain in your own words. (no
more than 20 words)
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四、
（2023·北京·一模）
One of the basic expectations the public have of doctors is honesty. But what would you think if I told you that
research has shown that 70 percent of doctors admitted to lying to their patients? It is inexcusable, surely?
Extremely unprofessional and uncaring; a clear break of the doctor-patient relationship. Some of the lies told
included reassuring patients that their wives or husbands were still alive, when in fact they were dead. This seems
unimaginable but, if I am honest, I have told exactly the same lie to several patients whose spouses had died. Mrs.
Walton was in her eighties and desperate to see her husband. She’d been in hospital after a fall and was in pain. She
called out for him frequently and couldn’t understand why he wasn’t there to comfort her. She was becoming more
and more distressed and would try to get up to find him, despite being at risk of falling again.
“He’s on his way, don’t worry,” the nurses would say and this would calm her down. I confess I said the same
thing to her. She’d smile and roll her eyes and say how he was always late for things and tell the same story about
him being late for their wedding nearly 60 years ago. But he wasn’t on his way. It was a lie. He’d died two years
ago. The truth, if I can use that word, is that it is a kindness to lie sometimes.
Part of the natural history of many of the dementias, in particular Alzheimer’s disease which is what Mrs.
Walton had, is that the sufferer loses their short-term memory and the memory of recent events, but retains
memories from the distant past. Sufferers are trapped forever in a bewildering past that many realise bares littleconnection to the present, but are at a loss to explain. It is very distressing and tormenting and many of the
behavioural difficulties that I have encountered in those with dementia relate to them feeling upset, scared and
confused that they are in a strange place, surrounded by strange people, even when they are in their own homes
surrounded by their family, because they have returned back to decades ago.
They look at their adult children confused and wonder who they could be because they think their children are
still toddlers. How does one deal with this? I have had countless families break down in tears in outpatient clinics
or on wards, not knowing what to say or how to react as their loved one moves further and further away from them
back into their distant past and they are left behind in the present. And how, as the doctor or nurse caring for these
patients, does one manage the anger and outbursts of distress that comes with having no knowledge of your life for
the past 10 or 20 years? The lies that doctors, nurses, carers and families tell these patients are not big, elaborate
lies — they are brief reassurances intended to calm and allow the subject to be swiftly changed.
Colluding (串通) with them about this false reality they find themselves flung into is not heartless or
unprofessional — it is, when done in the right way, kind and tender-hearted. That’s not to say that lying to patients
with dementia unnecessarily is right or defensible or that there are not times when of course they have the right to
know the truth. But what compassionate person would put another human being through the unimaginable pain of
learning, for the first time again and again, repeatedly throughout the day, that their beloved one has died. It would
be an unthinkable cruelness.
Sometimes, surely, honesty is simply not the best policy.
16．Write a title for this article.
17．Why do people with dementia feel upset, scared, and confused even when they are in their own homes
surrounded by their family?
18．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The public expect doctors to be honest with their patients and the author also believes that it is heartless and
unprofessional to lie to patients.
19．The author says sometimes, surely, honesty is simply not the best policy. Do you agree or disagree? Why? (In
about 40 words)
五、
（2022·北京房山·统考二模）
Is it possible to improve your brain function? The answer is “yes”.
Information in your brain is collected, stored and recalled by neural pathways. These pathways are responsiblefor your abilities to solve problems, remember familiar faces and tasks, without paying a ton of efforts. Millions of
these neural pathways begin developing from the time when you are growing into a baby. To keep our memory
healthy, we need to create new pathways continually.
As we age, our lifestyles often change, stopping those pathways from being developed. Two frequent changes
are a decrease in exercise and less attention to our diet, which have a negative effect on our brain and memory. Our
brain requires consistent stimulation, regardless of our age, and looking for ways to excite the production of new
pathways is critical. Just like your physical muscles need to be used in different ways to make them stronger, our
brain needs change to help challenge its abilities.
One simple way to stimulate the production of new pathways is trying something new.
Challenge your brain with puzzles, a new language or learning how to play an instrument. Anything different
and new can stimulate your brain and memory. The best activities are the ones outside of your comfort zone. They
push you as you develop new neural pathways. The effort involved in learning and committing to memory a new
skill, with new terms and language, is a great way to exercise your brain.
Another way to stimulate the production of new pathways is doing exercise. When you exercise your body,
you are also working out your mind, because regular activity helps to improve the chemicals in your brain and to
protect brain cells.
20．According to the passage, what can negatively affect our brain and memory?
21．Why are the best activities the ones outside of your comfort zone?
22．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The two ways mentioned in the passage to help create new pathways are trying something new and exercising your
brain by challenging your brain with different tasks.
23．What else can you do to improve your brain function? (In about 40 words)
一、
（2022·天津·高考真题）
It was a dark and stormy night. The ferocious wind shook the windows wildly, as though someone outside
were beating on the glass. It was also New Year’s Eve. We were having our annual party and had a house full of
people just starting to celebrate.Suddenly, we heard loud explosions. Looking outside and up into the hills, we saw sparks(火花) flying from
electrical transformers(变压器). One area after another went dark up in those hills. Then there was the loudest
explosion of them all and our house went dark too. I tried to find every candle we had and lit them. The candles
made everything look lovely. But we had problems. We had fifteen people standing around and we still had to cook
dinner. How would we do that without electricity?
The barbecue! Why not cook on the barbecue? We men went outside, some holding flashlights and others
cooking. We did a wonderful job. The women stayed inside and got the salads ready. Everything was delicious.
There were still a few hours to go before the beginning of the new year, so we all sat around the dining room table
and sang up until a few minutes before midnight. We couldn’t watch the ball drop in Times Square on television but
that wouldn’t stop us from celebrating. I stood on a chair and, with the help of someone’s watch to tell us the time,
we all counted down and I dropped a tennis ball! We all screamed Happy New Year. We didn’t need electricity for
that!
Nowadays, we still get together with the same group to celebrate the New Year and we still talk about that
special night. I don’t think we have ever laughed so much as we did on that New Year’s Eve.
1．What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 1? (1 word)
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2．What made dinner preparation difficult according to Paragraph 2? (no more than 6 words)
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3．How did the people celebrate on New Year’s Eve according to the passage? (no more than 10 words)
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4．How does the author feel about that particular New Year’s Eve? (no more than 8 words)
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5．What do you think is the most necessary quality when dealing with an unexpected difficult situation? Please
explain why. (no more than 25words)
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二、
（2022·北京·高考真题）
Tom, a 15-year-old inventor and entrepreneur (创业者), witnessed at his own school the widespread
consumption of sugary drinks by kids. He knew there had to be a better portable drink solution and decided to
innovate from something he saw in his own home: fruit infused (浸泡) water.Tom watched his mum make healthy fruit infusions but then struggle for a take-along option. From observing
his mum and from his desire to give kids better drink options, he came up with his original model for the Fun
Bottle. “I wanted to come up with a healthy, natural way for people to drink when on the go. A big part of my
mission is to get people of all ages off sugary drinks,” Tom explains.
The bottle is made with a strainer (滤网) that allows the great tastes and natural sugars of the various fruits and
vegetables you choose to come through the water, without any of the seeds or skins flowing through.
Tom is proud of his design and excited to be selling the Fun Bottle on his website and in stores, but this 15-
year-old is most proud of the opportunities that Fun Bottle presents to others. It helps to provide healthy
alternatives to sugary drinks; and also Tom donates part of the profits to the Organisation for a Healthier Generation
(OHG).
Tom has been awarded several prizes, but this teenage innovator remains humble. When asked what advice
he’d give other entrepreneurial youth, he says, “Prepare and have your family’s support. It is important to know
from the beginning that there are a lot of highs and lows, and there is no such thing as overnight success.”
6．What did Tom witness at his own school?
7．Where did Tom get the idea for the original model for the Fun Bottle?
8．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Tom is most proud of the opportunities that Fun Bottle presents to others because he not only provides
healthy alternatives to sugary drinks but also donates all the profits to the OHG.
9．Among Tom’s qualities, which one(s) do you think will be important for us? Why?(In about 40 words)
三、
（2021·天津·高考真题）
Most of us associate learning with younger people—kids in school and college or recent graduates early in
their careers. But at Udemy, an open university offering online courses, Artist Anneke Camstra is engaged in the
pursuit of lifelong learning and displays her potential for teaching. She loves the experience of gaining new
knowledge and also loves sharing it with others. “I’m retired, but an artist never retires,” Anneke said. “The last
few years on the internet have been a great joy for me. I’ve taken so many Udemy courses, and ifs such a great
feeling to get my brain working again. I find just as much satisfaction in teaching animation(动画制作)too.”
She reaches countless people with her online courses and exposes them to what they can accomplish on their
own using animation software, such as GoAnimate and PowToon. Her motivation for teaching on Udemy is “to get
the tools to the people.”“You can go such a long way to make things that look professional but still have your ownvoice,” she explained.
Most of Anneke’s students start out thinking they’re not creative and can’t draw. Anneke understands how fear
can get in the way of so many things people dream of doing. With her five-day challenge courses, she helps them
get over the fear. Anneke loves the impact she has on her students. What makes her more proud of them is that they
have gone from their first animation to creating their own works.
She encourages people of all ages, especially older people, tocultivatetheir curiosity for life. Grandparents, for
example, can learn to use GoAnimate and make animations together with their grandkids.
“Tm an older woman, teaching and having fun learning again,” Anneke said, and she wants others later in their
lives to catch up with her on this journey.
10．What does Anneke enjoy doing after her retirement? (no more than 10 words)
11．According to Para. 2, what does Anneke expect her students to do with animation software? (no more than 10
words)
12．What is the main idea of Para. 3? (no more than 15 words)
13．Please explain the meaning of the underlined word in Para. 4(1 word)
14．What do you suggest old people learn to do? Please give your reason(s). (no more than 20 words)
四、
（2021·北京·高考真题）
Recent research suggests that if an argument gets resolved，the emotional response tied to it is significantly
reduced or almost completely erased．Thus，it may be worth bringing up issues with your friends， family
members，or classmates rather than holding them back．
There is a difference between arguing and fighting．Arguing is that you and your opponent present your
concerns and discuss the feelings and issues related to those concerns．You can engage in an argument respectfully
without stirring up（激起） anger．Fighting，however，usually involves personal attacks，raising of voices，
and storming out．Discussing your issues and resolving them instead of stuffing them down can improve your
emotional health．In a study，2.000 people were asked to record their feelings and experiences for eight days in a
row．When people had an argument that they considered resolved， they had half the reactivity （情绪反应）
of those who avoided an argument．Reactivity is an increase in negative emotions or a decrease in positive
emotions．In other words，resolving an argument cuts your negative feelings by half．One day later， people
who had a resolved argument reported no increase of negative emotions compared with those who avoided an
argument． This means that resolving an argument can feel like you have reached a state of resolution——andyou are less likely to be annoyed．
Moreover，the older you are，the more likely you will come to a resolution after an argument．This may be
because more life experience usually leads to more defined priorities．You are more likely to distinguish between
what matters and what does not．
It is easier to avoid a discussion，but risking talking about it may eventually lead to a better outcome．
15．According to this passage，what is arguing？
16．Why is it that“the older you are， the more likely you will come to a resolution after an argument”？
17．Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why．
Resolving arguments can improve your emotional health，because it increases your reactivity and reduces the
chance of you getting angry．
18．In addition to improving emotional health，what do you think are some other benefits of resolving an
argument？ （In about 40 words）
五、
（2021·天津·高考真题）
I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl. My childhood was filled with arts, crafts (手工) and music,
and every day was an exciting adventure of creation.
Somewhere along the way, however, I lost touch with my creative self. At 21, I landed a job at a big insurance
company out of my business degree. I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work five days a
week 9 to 5. The days were long and tedious. Working this way for one year was painful enough, let alone a
lifetime. Before long I decided to make a change.
One thing I had developed an interest in was sewing, so I took a sewing course at a community college. It was
only a five-week course but it awakened my interest and got my confidence up.
As I dreamt bigger, I began looking into college courses for Fashion Design and three months later I signed up
for a part-time design course. I attended classes two nights a week. Although exhausting, it gave me energy,
enthusiasm and happiness.
As it became clearer that fashion was what I wanted to do full time, the reality of my day-to-day work at the
insurance company became harder. I felt bored. No energy, no motivation and zero fulfilment (满足感).
I knew I needed to make a bigger change. After struggling for quite a while, I made a difficult decision—
leaving my job and studying my design course full time. Two years later I got my diploma.
The last few years have been exciting because I’ve been following my heart to do what I love. Today I amliving a creative life as the designer of my own fashion brand.
Sometimes it’s hard to make a change, but I’m so glad I set the wheels of change in motion with that very
small first step because it has led me to where I am today.
19．What was the author interested in when she was a little girl? (no more than 10 words)
20．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean? (1 word)
21．How did the author feel when she was taking the part-time design course? (no more than 10 words)
22．What did the author do to get back to her creative life? Give two of the facts. (no more than 15 words)
23．Do you consider the author as your role model? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
六、
（2020·天津·高考真题）
I remember the day shyness took over my life. I was 14 and having a French lesson The teacher told us to
record ourselves speaking about a holiday. Perfect！ I recorded myself with confidence. Then, I pressed "play" to
listen back. All I heard was a little kid talking. My immediate reaction was to assume I was listening to someone
else's recording. But that was my voice. I realised there was something strange about me.
My little voice has made me feel really shy. And my shyness has caused me to avoid attending events, not
make important connections, and keep my ideas to myself. As a shy person, working from home, hiding behind my
computer was brilliant. But the more time I spent hidden away, the more my comfort zone shrank（缩小）.
Everyday interactions, like ordering a coffee, became increasingly awkward and uncomfortable.
And then, one day I was at a big conference and it suddenly hit me like lightning. All speakers were confident,
comfortable with being seen. There were no quieter voices. But the trouble is, if the loud voices are the only ones
you hear, we quiet people feel even more alienated（疏远的）。 The world needs a mixture of personalities.
Success is not just about who can shout the loudest. The world needs quieter people, too. That day I chose to stop
hiding and embrace my shyness. No more feeling like I needed to change who I am in order to succeed. No more
living a small life.
Then I created the Shy and Mighty Society, a space for shy people like me to shine, and in the process of
helping others, I could also push myself forward, bit by bit. Now, I'm happy to tell people I feel shy. I'm not
ashamed any more. And I know that I’m not alone.
24．Why did the author feel strange about herself after listening to the recording? （no more than 10 words）
25．What is the main idea of Para.2? （no more than 10 words
26．What does the underlined word in Para.3 mean? （1 word）27．Why did the author create the Shy and Mighty Society? （no more than 10 words）
28．Suppose you are in charge of the Shy and Mighty Society, what will you do to help other shy people? And
why? （no more than 20 words）
