2021版新高考地区高考英语（外研通用版）一轮复习学案：选修72Module2　HighlightsofMySeniorYear


一、语基必备知识
(一)重点词汇——分类记忆
Ⅰ.阅读词汇——在不认识的词汇前划√
rent v．　　　　　　　 enormous adj.
slogan n. institution n.
sew v. suitcase n.
luggage n. innocent adj.
worn adj. shabby adj.
sob v. multiply v.
concept n. dynamic adj.
punctual adj. polish v.
button n. fortnight n.
certificate n. scholarship n.
routine n.
Ⅱ.核心词汇——写其形
1．highlight n. 最重要的部分；最精彩的部分
2．forever adv. 永远
3．keen adj. 渴望的；热切的；热心的
4．issue n. 问题
5．consider v. 认为
6．activity n. 活动
7．ability n. 能力；本领；技能
8．outdoor adj. 户外的；用于户外的
9．upset v. 使(某人)心烦意乱，使心情不好
10．course n. 课程
Ⅲ.拓展词汇——通其变
1．settle v．解决；定居→settler n．移民；殖民者→settlement n．解决；定居点
2．compete v．竞争，比赛→competitive adj.好强的；好竞争的→competition n．比赛，竞争→competitor n．比赛者
3．elect v．选举；推选→election n．选举→elector n．选民
4．suit v．合适；适合→suitable adj.适合的
5．attract v．吸引→attractive adj.有吸引力的→attraction n．吸引(力)
6．develop v．发展；培养→development n．发展→developed adj.发达的→developing adj.发展中的
7．tradition n．传统→traditional adj.传统的
8．decorate vt.装饰→decoration n．装饰→decorative adj.装饰的
9．cheer v．欢呼；喝彩；加油→cheerful adj.兴高采烈的

1.各种“选择”
①elect vt.　　　　 选举；推选
②select vt. 挑选；选拔
③pick v. 挑选；采摘
④choose v. 选择；挑选
2.由ability想到的
①disability n．　　 残疾，无能
②able adj. 有能力的
③unable adj. 不能的
④disabled adj. 残疾的
⑤capable adj. 有能力的
⑥capability n. 能力，才能
3.“适合的”都很好
①suitable adj.　　 适合的；相配的
②right adj. 正好的；恰当的
③fit adj. 适合的；恰当的
④appropriate adj. 合适的；适当的
⑤adaptive adj. 适应的；适合的
(二)重点短语——记牢用活
1．look__back__at　　　　　　 回顾，回忆
2．get__on__with... 与……相处
3．have__fun 玩得开心
4．as__far__as__I’m__concerned 就我而言
5．in__my__view 我认为；在我看来
6．be__considered__as 被看作，被认为是……
7．be__likely__to__do 有可能
8．play__an__important__part__in 在……中起重要作用
9．have__problems__with 在……方面有问题
1.“在我看来”表达荟萃
①in my view/opinion
②as far as I can see
③from my point of view
④personally speaking
⑤as far as I’m concerned
2.“被认为是……”的种种表达
①be considered as
②be regarded as
③be looked on as
④be thought of as
⑤be recognized as
3.表示“参加” 的短语集合
①take part in＋活动
②join ＋人/组织
③join in ＋活动
④attend＋会议等
⑤participate in＋活动
⑥be present at＋会议等
(三)重点句式——背熟巧用
句型公式
教材原句
句型1：find＋宾语＋宾语补足语
Meanwhile, I find__myself__looking__back__at__my senior year, and thinking about all the wonderful things that have happened.
同时，我发觉自己在回顾高中最后一年的时光，追忆所有发生过的美好往事。
句型2：It’s a pity that ...真遗憾，真可惜……
It’s__a__great__pity__that it’s probably the last time this will happen.
真遗憾，这可能是最后一次发生了。
句型3：强调句型：It be not until ... that ...
It__was__not__until__the__1920s__that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.
直到20世纪20年代，彩线球才在拉拉队队员的表演中发挥重要作用。
二、语境强化训练
Ⅰ.语境填词——根据提示写出该词的适当形式
A．根据汉语提示写出下列单词
1．Bathed in the sunshine, we jumped and cheered(欢呼) with joy.
2．Unless you can sleep well, you will lose the ability(能力) to focus, plan and stay motivated after one or two nights.
3．It is a tradition(传统) for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice.
4．In all the confusion, there’s a serious risk that many main issues(问题) will be forgotten.
5．I have been reciting(背诵) the English words all the morning, but I still can’t remember them.
B．根据所给单词写出适当形式
6．The BurjAl­Arab Hotel，considered(consider) the first and only 7­star hotel in the world, was designed in the shape of a sail of 321 meters.
7．Education should adapt to the children’s needs and abilities(ability)．
8．This position is equally suitable(suit) for a school leaver or for somebody who has work experience.
9．It is also a virtue to forgive and forget, especially in such a competitive(compete) and stressful society.
10．In the picture, we can see a boy in worn(wear) clothes, sitting at a shabby wooden table with a pile of books on it.
Ⅱ.语境品词——写出加黑词汇在语境中的意义
1．(2019·江苏卷) A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family.热切的
2．(2019·浙江卷6月)Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources(资源)．竞争
3．(2019·浙江卷6月)The concert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in the history of television up to that time.吸引
4．(2019·全国卷Ⅰ)Why do the researchers develop the smart keyboard？研发
Ⅲ.选词成篇
look back at; get on/along well with...; in my view; play an important part in...; have fun
1．In__my__view,__high school 2.plays__an__important__part__in everyone’s life. 3.Looking__back__at my senior high school life, I could not help smiling. I was easygoing and 4.got__on/along__well__with all my classmates and we all 5.had__fun going outing together.
be likely to; be considered as; as far as I am concerned; in other words; have problems with
Table tennis 6.is__considered__as one of the national games in China. 7.In__other__words,__it is quite popular in China. Though you are 8.having__problems__with it now, you can certainly overcome all the difficulties. 9.As__far__as__I__am__concerned,__as long as you practice hard, you 10.are__likely__to be a good player.
Ⅳ.完成语段
We got to the old town half an hour later and 1.found__ourselves__attracted(发现我们被吸引) by the natural beauty of the scenery. 2.It__was__a__great__pity__that(只是太遗憾了) Tom could not spare time to come with us. We played so happily that we nearly forgot the time. 3.It__was__not__until__8：00__in__the__evening__that__we__returned__to__the__hotel(直到晚上8点我们才返回宾馆)．

settle　vt.使定居；安排；解决；使平静　vi.定居；和解；决定
[基础练习]——单句语法填空
①a.(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade.
b．(2017·天津卷)Mr. and Mrs. Brown would like to see their daughter settle down,__get married, and have kids.
②After reaching a settlement(settle) with the school, she soon settled into her new school life.
③(2017·全国卷Ⅰ)With so many poems to recite, you’d better settle down to learning(learn) their backgrounds.
[能力提升]——句式升级
④(普通表达)The problem was settled and they were happy and relaxed.
(高级表达)With__the__problem__settled,__they were happy and relaxed.(with的复合结构)

(1)settle down　　　　 平静下来；定居
settle down to (doing) sth.
安心做某事；专心做某事
settle in/into 安顿下来； 习惯于(新居)；
适应(新工作)
(2)settlement n. 安顿；定居；解决；协议
settler n. 移民；殖民者
[佳句背诵] ①With the government’s aid，those affected by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.　在政府的援助下，那些受到地震影响的人已经搬到新的定居点。(上海卷)
②She didn’t start the lesson until the pupils settled down.　等学生们安静下来后，她才开始上课。
suit　vt.适合；使适应　vi.合适；相称　n．一套衣服；套装
[基础练习]——单句语法填空
①She had the ability to suit her performance to the different audience, which amazed us.
②The quiet place is suitable for people to__get(get) together.
③(2018·天津卷)Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited/suitable(suit) for fast food restaurants than homes and high­end restaurants.
[能力提升]——一句多译
(2018·浙江卷6月)因为我精通英语，我的确认为我适合这项志愿者工作。
④I do believe this voluntary work suits__me,__because I have a good knowledge of English.
⑤I do believe I am__suitable__for/am__fit__for this voluntary work, because I have a good knowledge of English.

(1)suit sb.(fine)　　　　　　 (很)合某人的意；
对某人(很)合适
suit...to... 使……适合/适应……
suit oneself 随自己的意愿行事；自便
(2)suitable adj. 适当的；相配的
be suitable for＝be fit for 适合；胜任
be suitable to do... 适合做……　
[佳句背诵] If you can find whatever learning method (that)suits you，your learning efficiency is likely to improve remarkably.
如果你能找到适合你的学习方法，你的学习效率有可能明显提高。(上海卷)
attract　vt.吸引；引起……的注意(或兴趣等)　vi.吸引
[基础练习]——单句语法填空
①a.(2019·北京卷)Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting(attract) top talent.
b．(上海卷)The company is starting a new advertising campaign to__attract__(attract) new customers to its stores.
②What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel around the world.
③a.Mount Tai is attractive(attract) to tourists for its beautiful scenery and historical sites.
b．(全国卷Ⅱ)Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist__attraction(attract)．
[能力提升]——完成句子/句式升级
④(普通表达)She was__attracted__by__the__beauty__of__the__West__Lake(被西湖的美所吸引), so she decided to stay another two days.
⑤(高级表达)Attracted__by__the__beauty__of__the__West__Lake,__she decided to stay another two days.(分词作状语)

(1)attract sb.to...　　　　 把某人吸引到……
attract sb.’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
(2)attraction n. 吸引(力); 具有吸
引力的人/事物
attractive adj. 有吸引力的；
引起兴趣的
[佳句背诵] Even the youngest children in the class were attracted by the story. They listened with great interest.
即使班上最小的孩子也被这个故事所吸引。他们饶有兴趣地听着。(四川卷)
[词块助记]
tourist attractions　　　　　　 旅游胜地
attract a lot of interest 引起了很大的兴趣
attract the attention of the students
引起学生们的注意
look back at　回顾；回忆；回头看
[基础练习]——单句语法填空
①(湖北卷)Would you please look through the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
②Nobody will look up to you if you look down on/upon yourself.
③The teacher got the students to look up all the words they didn’t know.
[能力提升]——完成句子/句式升级
④(普通表达)When I look__back__on/upon__the__past(回顾过去), I’m proud of what I have achieved.
⑤(高级表达)Looking__back__on/upon__the__past,__I’m proud of what I have achieved.(现在分词作状语)

look back on/upon　　　 回顾；回忆
look into 向……里面看去；调查
look through 看穿，浏览
look up 查找
look up to 仰慕；尊敬
look down on/upon 看不起，轻视　
[佳句背诵] As I look back, scenes of the past leap before my eyes.
追忆往事，历历在目。
[名师点津] 其他表示“回顾，回忆”的短语：
bring sth. back; call sth.to mind; call sth.up

find＋宾语＋宾语补足语
(教材原句) Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at my senior year, and thinking about all the wonderful things that have happened.　同时，我发觉自己在回顾高中最后一年的时光，追忆所有发生过的美好往事。
[基础练习]——单句语法填空
①a.But when the police arrived, they found the door locked(lock) and all windows closed(close)．
b．(2019·天津卷)Yet, now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing(need) a way to escape.
②(2018·浙江卷6月)After wandering in the forest, we found ourselves lost (lose) in a strange path.
③(山东卷)The two girls are so alike that strangers find it difficult to__tell(tell) one from the other.
[能力提升]——句式升级
④(普通表达)He found that his son was surrounded by papers and he was looking very worried.
(高级表达)He__found__his__son__surrounded__by__papers__and__looking__very__worried.(find＋宾语＋宾补)

(1)find＋宾语＋
(2)find＋it＋adj./n.＋to do
　　　　 发现/认为做某事……
[佳句背诵]
She woke up and found herself in a hospital.
她醒过来，发现自己躺在一家医院里。
[名师点津]
(1)与find用法相同的动词还有：see, hear, watch, notice, have, make, keep等。
(2)记住句式结构，分清宾语与宾语补足语之间的逻辑关系是关键。

维度一　在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式
1．He arrived an hour late, completely upsetting(upset) our plan.
2．The old are more likely to__be__injured(injure) because of their delicate bones.
3．Whenever she is alone, she finds herself looking(look) back at the old days.
4．Even today I still remember the great fun we had playing(play) games on the beach in those happy days.
5．My daughter is considering buying(buy) a digital camera，which is considered to be of great help(helpful) to her work.
维度二　在空白处填入1个适当的单词
1．In my view, we should develop the students’ ability to analyse and solve problems.
2．It was not until then that he was recognised to be the most outstanding writer in the history of literature.
3．After working in the city for several years, the young man decided to settle down to farming.
4．She asked how we were getting on with our work.
5．When I looked back at my decision I never regret.
维度三　派生词练习
1．It’s said that they are the first settlers to settle on the island. Then, the island becomes their permanent settlement．(settle)
2．The competition is very fierce—hundreds of competitors are competing for 56 medals, so I regret having taken part in this competitive game.(compete)
3．On their wedding day, their new flat was decorated with fresh flowers and balloons, and a decorative arch full of decorations was laid in the corridor.(decorate)
4．We agree to find an attractive place to relax ourselves. Los Angeles has so many attractions—nightclubs, good restaurants and so on. With its mild climate, the place usually attracts visitors from both home and abroad.(attract)
5．This kind of accommodation suits you, because it offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long­stay students.(suit)
维度四　完成句子/句型转换
1．半小时后我们到达那儿，发现工作已经做完了。(find＋宾语＋宾语补足语)
We got there half an hour later and found__the__work__done．
2．不要为那件事烦恼——没有造成损失。(upset)
Don’t upset__yourself__about it—no harm has been done.
3．直到几个月后我才发现我犯了一个很大的错误。(强调句型)
It__was__not__until__a__few__months__later__that I realized I made a big mistake.
4．Some people consider education as a privilege in modern society.
→Education is__considered__to__be a privilege by some people in modern society.
→Education is__considered__as a privilege by some people in modern society.

提能一　语段填空(短文中黑体部分为本模块核心知识点，请补全短文，并背诵体会黑体部分用法)
With the 1.development(develop) of society, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. 2.It is likely that peers in different situations can communicate with each other in different 3.activities(activity). Tom is considered 4.as the best student in our school. So he 5.was__selected(select) to take part in the reciting match. In my view, hard work made him have the ability 6.to__defeat(defeat) all the other competitors in the 7.competition(compete). The match was 8.so attractive that there are many people coming to watch it 9.punctually(punctual). It was a pity that we didn’t win the match at last but we all had fun 10.competing__(compete) in the game.
提能二　话题写作(用本模块词汇、句式和语法知识写满分作文)
假设你是李华，你所在学校校报的英文版进行征文活动，主题是“有意义的高中生活”， 请你写一篇文章，表达看法，写作要点如下：①培养良好的习惯；②交友、参加课外活动；③独立解决问题。
1．补全要点句(黑体部分请用本模块所学词汇)
①我很荣幸分享我有关如何在高中过有意义的生活的看法。
I’m__very__honored__to__share__my__views on how to live a meaningful life in senior high school.
②作为学生，我们应该培养好的学习习惯。好的学习习惯被认为是获得优异成绩所必需的。
As students, we should develop__good__learning__habits,__which are__considered__as a must for gaining high grades.
③在我看来，交朋友、参加课外活动、做志愿者工作是有益的。
In__my__view,__it’s beneficial to make good friends, take__part__in__after­school__activities and do voluntary work.
④它们一定是我们高中生活中最重要的部分之一。
Certainly, they are one__of__the__highlights in our senior high school life.
⑤我们应该尝试独立解决自己遇到的问题而不只是依靠父母。
We should try__to__settle__problems we meet independently instead of just relying on our parents.
⑥只有用这种方式我们才更有可能过上精彩的高中生活。
Only in this way are__we__more__likely__to live a wonderful senior high school life.
2．升级平淡句
⑦用主语从句升级句④
It__is__certain__that__they__are__one__of__the__highlights__in__our__senior__high__school__life.
3．衔接成美文(注意用适当的过渡衔接词汇：first of all, what’s more, as far as I’m concerned)
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One possible version：
I’m very honored to share my views on how to live a meaningful life in senior high school.
First of all, as students, we should develop good learning habits, which are considered as a must for gaining high grades. In my view, it’s beneficial to make good friends, take part in after­school activities and do voluntary work. It is certain that they are one of the highlights in our senior high school life. What’s more, we should try to settle problems we meet independently instead of just relying on our parents. As far as I’m concerned, only in this way are we more likely to live a wonderful senior high school life.

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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020·太原模拟)

We’re often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generations—and children at St Oswald’s CE Primary School Chester certainly agree.
Nine­year­old Isobel Kelleher from the school’s Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note. “Sometimes they can be busy and I don’t think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit it all adds up，” she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags that are polluting them，” she says. “Fish can eat the plastic and they can die, or we might even eat the fish ourselves.”
Mr. Timms, Isobel’s teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9­and 10­year­old pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.
Mr. Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. “We sometimes overlook how much we can really learn from children，” he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.”
Mr. Timms is proud of his Hummingbirds class. “The message that they would like to send to world is simple: stopping this isn’t someone else’s job, and it won’t be OK if we just leave it.”
【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目。该班由九岁和十岁的学生组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告来提醒成年人注意环保问题。
1．What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher?
A．They just pretend to be busy.
B．They haven’t done their part well.
C．They can do nothing to stop pollution.
D．They have started to care about the ocean.
B　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是第一句“Nine­year­old Isobel Kelleher from the school’s Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note.”可知，学校“蜂鸟班”里九岁的伊泽贝尔认为成年人需要注意环保问题；据此可推知，成年人在环保问题上没有做得很好，故B项正确。
2．What is the purpose of the school project?
A．To help adults to learn more about their kids.
B．To remind adults to be friendly to the environment.
C．To persuade students to stop using plastic bags.
D．To teach students how to write poems creatively.
B　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段尾句“The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9­and 10­year­old pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.”可知，整个“蜂鸟班”由九岁和十岁的学生组成，他们一直忙着写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人海洋和野生动物所处的严重处境；据此可知，该项目旨在提醒成年人要注意环保问题，故B项正确。
3．Why does Mr. Timms mention parents in Paragraph 4?
A．To prove kids are creative in teaching.
B．To attract people to support his work.
C．To have adults care about education.
D．To show the effects of the project.
D　解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.”可知，真的很难相信有父母说孩子们要求他们停止使用塑料，甚至要求他们停止使用塑料吸管；据此可推知，该段提及父母旨在说明该项目对成年人的影响，故D项正确。
4．What is the text mainly about?
A．An inspiring school project.
B．An appeal to stop using plastic bags.
C．Serious situations of our planet.
D．Adults’ ignorance of the environment.
A　解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章第三段第一句“Mr. Timms, Isobel’s teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly.”为全文的主题句，结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目，该班由九岁和十岁的学生组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人注意环保问题。故A项正确。
B
(2020·安徽五校质检)

While an entire month free of homework or tests may sound too good to be true, that is exactly what the students at Sturenskolan School in Boden, Sweden were treated to in April. What’s more, if the results of the experiment prove encouraging, starting 2019, the middle schoolers will never have to worry about after­school work or tests, aside from the national examinations, which are compulsive for students across the country.
The school’s principal, Petronella Sirkka, who came up with the idea, said, “We are constantly receiving new reports that our children feel bad. And that’s because they have a high level of stress all the time. This is our way of trying to reduce that stress.”
The educator says that while banning homework and tests sounds radical(激进的), it makes sense given the changes in the curriculum and approaches to education. While in the past students were primarily subjected to memorizing facts, learning today is all about reflection and analysis. As a result, it is often harder for kids, especially those with little support at home, to comprehend the material by themselves.
Sirkka is not the only one who believes after­school work does not help students learn. In March 2018, another principal in Canada also decided to do away with homework. They hope parents will spend the extra time reading to their kids.
While the long­term impact of the recent decisions made by the two educators remains to be seen, the experiment has already proved successful in Finland which has done away with homework, grades, and even teaching by subjects for many years. Yet, Finnish students always rank high in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests especially in math and science but they have the least homework! Hopefully, it will only be a matter of time before US educators follow their lead and ban after­school work as well!
【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。瑞典一所学校在四月份取消了学生的家庭作业和考试，这是该校校长Petronella Sirkka看到学生作业负担太重而提出的举措，且芬兰采取的类似做法已获成功。
5．The students at Sturenskolan School had no homework in April because ________．
A．the headmaster was experimenting with her idea
B．they needed to do some experiments during the month
C．they were busy preparing for the national examinations
D．the headmaster had to carry out the government’s policy
A　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“The school’s principal, Petronella Sirkka, who came up with the idea”，并结合第一段的内容可知，Sturenskolan学校的学生们在四月份没有家庭作业和考试是该校校长提出的想法，故A项正确。
6．What makes children’s learning hard nowadays?
A．Children have to do more analyzing.
B．The approach to education is complex.
C．Children get no support at home and school.
D．There are many more facts to memorize.
A　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句“While in the past students were primarily subjected to memorizing facts, learning today is all about reflection and analysis. As a result, it is often harder for kids, especially those with little support at home, to comprehend the material by themselves.”可知，在过去，学生主要是被要求记住事实，而如今学生需要的是反思和分析。因此，孩子们往往很难自己理解这些材料。据此可知，反思和分析让孩子们的学习更加困难。故A项正确。
7．What does Petronella Sirkka most likely advise parents to do?
A．Help children with their homework.
B．Free children from after­school housework.
C．Spend more time reading to their children.
D．Communicate with teachers from time to time.
C　解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“They hope parents will spend the extra time reading to their kids.”可推知，Petronella Sirkka很可能会建议父母花些时间为他们的孩子们阅读，故C项正确。
8．What can we infer about the students in Finland?
A．They study the hardest at school.
B．They have a more relaxing school life.
C．They enjoy great success after graduation.
D．They all have a talent for math and science.
B　解析：推理判断题。根据尾段第一句中的“the experiment has already proved successful in Finland which has done away with homework, grades, and even teaching by subjects for many years”可知，多年来，芬兰已经取消了家庭作业、成绩等级，甚至科目教学。据此可推知，芬兰学生的学校生活更加轻松，故B项正确。
Ⅱ.七选五
(2020·合肥第二次质检)What’s the purpose of building patience abilities? In a word, happiness. Better relationships, more success. But indeed it takes efforts to build them successfully. 1.________ Thus, when the big ones come, we will have developed the patience we need for hard times.
Understand the addictive nature of anger and impatience. We, human beings, are still constructed with our old reptilian(爬行动物的) brain that protects our physical and emotional survival. On the emotional survival side, we want our way to get ahead, to achieve, and to “look good”. Let’s just face it. 2.________ So the first step in growing patience is to get in touch with the addictive quality of the opposite of patience—anger, impatience, blame and shame. We all have them. And we can grow beyond them.
Upgrade our attitude towards discomfort and pain. Pain has its purposes and pushes us to find solutions—we try to change the other person, situation or thing that we think is causing our discomfort. But the problem is that it is not the outside thing that’s the source of our pain, but how our mind is set. 3.________
Pay attention when the impatience or pain starts. Most of us don’t really realize it when we are feeling even the smallest—but very present—painful feelings. 4.________ But to really care for ourselves, get curious about what’s actually happening in the moment inside you. Focusing on what’s actually happening, you can notice the worry of not wanting what’s happening, the resistance.
5．________ When you find yourself impatient, or angry with yourself, you can remind yourself that you are growing, and that, “Sure, this is understandable; this is what happens to me when I’m bothered.” You can say to yourself, “It’s true. I don’t like this; this is uncomfortable, but I can tolerate it.”
A．Practice positive selftalk.
B．So the solution to pain is an inside job.
C．Patience abilities benefit you in many ways.
D．Learn to forgive yourself for being impatient in hard times.
E．We ignore the fact that we’re in pain and focus completely on fixing the problem.
F．The urge to protect ourselves and what we consider valuable is absolutely habit­forming.
G．Effective ways are recommended to train ourselves to work with little pain and annoyance.
【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了培养耐心的几个有效的方法。
1．G　解析：根据空后一句“Thus, when the big ones come, we will... hard times.”可知，成功地培养耐心需要花费精力，因而推荐一些有效的方法用来训练我们应对痛苦及烦恼的能力，因此当更大的麻烦来临时，我们将已经有耐心应对困难的时刻。故G项符合语境。
2．F　解析：根据空后的“So the first step... blame and shame.”可推知，保护我们自己和我们认为有价值的东西的冲动绝对是由习惯养成的，因此要做的第一步就是了解负面情绪根深蒂固的本性。故选F。
3．B　解析：根据空前一句“But the problem is that it is not the outside thing that’s the source of our pain, but how our mind is set.”可知，问题不是出现在引起痛苦的外在因素上，而是出现在我们的思考方式上，因此解决痛苦是一种内在的活动。故选B。
4．E　解析：根据空前一句“Most of us don’t really realize it... painful feelings.”及空后的“get curious about what’s actually happening in the moment inside you”可知，我们经常忽略了这样一个事实，即我们处于痛苦之中，而我们关注的焦点总是全部集中在解决问题上。
5．A　解析：根据文章结构和空处所在位置可知，空处为段落主题句；通读本段可知，本段主要是说要积极地自我对话，故A项符合语境。
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2020·长春质量监测一)It used to be common to see US teenagers busy at fast­food restaurants cooking burgers and 1.____________(clean) tables, especially during the summer vacation. 2.____________， the scene is becoming less common.
Instead of finding summer jobs, many US teenagers are spending 3.____________(they) free time taking classes. According to The Atlantic, this change partly results 4.____________the low teen earnings paying little toward the costs of college. For many students who are going to attend college, the money from summer jobs doesn’t live up to their 5.____________(expect) at all. Meanwhile, US teenagers’ increasing interest in education 6.____________(account) for this as well. They go to summer school to learn 7.____________they might not have time for after they leave school, which 8.____________(consider) as a wise choice.
Despite this, a summer job is still believed to benefit teenagers. Early work experience is 9.____________human activity that develops people’s social skills. When kids are working, they gradually gain 10.____________(practice) knowledge and understanding of the labor market.
【解题导语】　这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国青少年暑期生活的变化。
1．cleaning　解析：考查非谓语动词。根据空前的并列连词and可知，空处与前面的cooking并列作be busy(in) doing sth.结构的宾语。
2．However　解析：考查副词。由上文中的“It used to be common”以及空后的“the scene is becoming less common”可知，此处前后句构成转折关系，故用However。
3．their　解析：考查代词。根据语境可知，空处修饰名词free time，故应用they的形容词性物主代词their在句中作定语，表示“他们的”。
4．from　解析：考查固定搭配。这种变化部分是由青少年得到的薪水很低而难以支付大学的费用造成的。result from “(由……而)造成”为固定搭配。
5．expectations　解析：考查词性转换和名词的单复数。根据语境及空前的“their”可知，空处应用expect的名词复数形式，表示“他们的那些期望”。
6．accounts　解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，文章介绍的是一般情况，且主语是US teenagers’ increasing interest，因此谓语动词用一般现在时的第三人称单数形式accounts。
7．what　解析：考查连接词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，作动词learn的宾语，指物，因此填what。
8．is considered　解析：考查动词的时态和语态。根据语境可知，文章介绍的是一般情况，应用一般现在时，此处表示“这被认为是一个明智的选择”，应用被动语态，故用一般现在时的被动语态。
9．a　解析：考查冠词。根据空前的“is”和空后的“human activity”可知，此处表示泛指“一项人类活动”，且human的发音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。
10．practical　解析：考查形容词。修饰名词应用形容词，故用practical “实用的”。