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精编优选练
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二十
一
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阅读七选五
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限时：
35
分钟
)
A
Rushing
doesn't get the job done.
Before you
even start your day, you have more to do than you
know you can
accomplish,
so
you
start
the
race.
You
madly
dash
through
traffic,
tasks,
meetings
and
more.
1
But,
you're
going
to
try
to
cram
(
把……塞进
)
as
much
into
your
day
as possible.
Yet, is going faster always the answer?
Sometimes slowing down is exactly what
you need to do to get more done. Here
are some ways to slow down and still
get more done in your day
：
Practice patience
. Rushing
isn't always the answer and it doesn't feel good.
2
Try a little
patience. Many
of the things
you are stressing about
aren't worth
it and many problems resolve themselves
with just a little patience.
3
Talking with others often
leads to answers and productive outcomes. Go
and
see
the
person
you
need
to
connect
with
instead
of
just
endlessly
sending
emails.
Plan
.
Saying you don't have time to plan is simply an
excuse.
4
Planning
can
help
you
identify
your
priorities
(
首要事情
)
and
avoid
scheduling
conflicts
as
well. Using a plan, you
will be more relaxed during your day.
Slow
your
pace
.
Haste
(
匆忙
)
often
does
lead
to
waste.
5
Try
slowing
things
down
and
being
more
conscious
of
the
task
at
s,
make
sure
that
your
energy
doesn't burn out too early in your day.
A
．
Think more.
B
．
Spend time with
others.
C
．
You
know that you can't possibly do it all.
D
．
If you are
always in a hurry, it will result in unneeded
stress.
E
．
You
need to put your work first before you take on the
work of others.
F
．
The
truth
is
that
planning
is
an
effective
way
to
save
your
time
in
your
day.
G
．
Mistakes,
rework,
and
missed
objectives
can
be
the
results
of
going
too
fast.
[
语篇解读
]
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了让自己慢下来以提高工作效率的几种方
法。
1
．
解析：
本空为上下文间的过渡句。
C
项中的
all
是对本空前的
tasks
，
meetings and
more
的概括，且
C
项中的
you
can't
possibly
do
it
all
与本空后的
But
以及
try
to
cram
as much into your day
as possible
相照应。
3
2
答案：
C
2
．
解析：
本空是对上文中提到的“
感觉不好”的进一步解释。
D
项中的
i
t
will
result
in
unneeded
stress
与下文中的
Many
of
the
things
you
are
stressing
about
aren't
worth
it
相照应。
答案：
D
3
．解析：本空是段落的主题句。与他人沟通经常会有丰硕的收获，与其没完没了地发
邮件
，
不如去见见你需要联系的那个人。
简言之，
< br>就是花点时间与别人当面交流，
故
B
项符
合此处语境。
答案：
B
4
．解析：
F
项说明计划是节约时间的有效方法，与下文“计划能
帮助人们判断什么事
情需要最先做，避免计划上的冲突”自然衔接。
答案：
F
5
< br>．解析：
G
项中的
Mistak
es
，
rework
，
and missed objectives
与上句中的
waste
相
照应，且
G
项中的
the results of going too
fast
与上句中的
Haste often does
lead to
waste
相照应。
答案：
G
B
Spreading Smiles at
Birchwood
When Ava McCarver
was in kindergarten
，
her
class visited a nursing home
(
疗
养院
). Ava
learned that many of the residents
(
住户
) there receive few
visitors.
1
“I
asked
my
mom
if I
could
visit
them，”
she
says.
Soon,
Ava
and
her
mom
became
volunteers at
Birchwood Health Care Center.
That
was
six
years
ago.
2
She
enjoys
hanging
out
with
Mary,
Shirley
and
other
residents during her twice?monthly
visits.“I paint their nails，
and I talk
to a
lot
of
them
，” she
says.
Som
etimes
she
helps lead
craft
(
手工艺
)projects.
Other
times
they
play
card
games.
“It's
good
for
the
residents
to
see
little
kids，”Ava
says. “That makes
them really happy.”
3
She
has
raised
money
for
the
nursing
home
by
making
refrigerator
decorations and
selling them at a craft has also collected used
puzzles
from garage sales and donated
them to Birchwood.
Ava wrote a book
called
The
Squirrel
Family
. In the
book
，
two squirrels raise
a
family
and
eventually
move
into
a
place
called Birchwood
where
they
live
happily.
4
Ten
stores
in
her
city
agreed
to
display
the
books, along
with
a
can
to
collect
money.
Ava's project
raised
about
$$750.
Birchwood
used
that money
to
buy
furniture
3
2
for the residents.
Ava says she enjoyed the look of “pure
joy” on a
resident's face after a hug
from
her. That's
why
she
started
visiting
Birchwood
—
to
bring
happiness
to
others.
5
“It's
really
fun，”
she
says.
“They
have
good
stories,
and
I
enjoy
my
time
there.”
A
．
She decided to
take action.
B
．
But she has
gained happiness for herself, too.
C
．
Since then, Ava
has made many friends at Birchwood.
D
．
Ava used her
book to raise money for the nursing home.
E
．
Birchwood needs
more money to support their residents.
F
．
Ava has found
some creative ways to help her friends at
Birchwood.
G
．
Ava's book has
achieved a great success and earned a large amount
of money
for her.
[
语篇解读
]
本文是一篇记叙文。
Ava
去疗养院探望过一次那里的老人后
就决定和母亲
成为疗养院的志愿者。
从此她与老人们成了朋友，
在给他们带来欢乐的同时自己也乐在其中。
< br>1
．
解析：
根据下文中的“‘I
asked
my
mom
if
I
could
visit
them，
’she
，
Ava and her
mom became
volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.”可知，
Ava
去
Birchwood
Health
Care
Cente
r
探望过一次那里的老人后发现许多老人都鲜有人去拜访，
于是
她决定采取行动。在征得母亲的同意后，她们一起成为了疗养院的志愿者。
答案：
A
2
．解析：根据下文中的“She enjoys
hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other
residents during her twice?monthly
visits...Other times they play card games.”
可知，
Ava
经常和疗养院的老人们聊天、
做游戏、
做手工，
她的到来让那里的老人倍感欣慰
，
由此可推断，她们成为了好朋友。且
C
项中的“then”对应前句中的“six years ago”。
答案：
C
3
．解析：根据下文中的“She has raised
money for the nursing home by making
refrigerator decorations and selling
them at a craft fair. She has also collected
used puzzles from garage sales and
donated them to Birchwood.”可知，
Ava
找到了
许多有创意的方法来帮助
Birchw
ood
的老人，比如：制作冰箱装饰物并在手工艺品展览
会上售
卖；收集用过的拼图然后捐给
Birchwood
。
答案：
F
4
．
解析：
根据下文中的“Ava's
project
raised
about
$$750.
Birchwood
used
that
money
to buy
furniture for the residents.”可知，
Ava
通过卖自己的书来为疗养院筹款。
答案：
D
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