【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解七选五阅读类型10篇训练之十五（25页word版含有答案解析）

【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解七选五阅读类型10篇训练之十五（25页word版含有答案解析）

‎2019届二轮复习阅读理解七选五阅读类型10篇训练之十五 ‎[一]‎ While you may be doing everything right, ignoring just one or two steps in the process may keep you from getting a job, especially in this fierce market. Here is a checklist that covers some of the major links in the job-search chain. ‎ ‎1.Prepare a good résumé. Make sure it is up-to-date and tailored to the types of jobs you are seeking for. 1 If you cannot afford a career coach, give your résumé to friends or family members to check. Have copies of your résumé printed so that you are ready to hand them out at interviews. ‎ ‎2.Pay attention to your clothes. Check your wardrobe to ensure that you have the appropriate professional dress, including shoes, ready for interview. 2 ‎ ‎3. 3 Don’t isolate yourself from others for days. Network through e-mail messages, phone calls, appointments and meetings, keep you in touch with the outside world and prevent you from becoming depressed. You are more likely to succeed through the people you know via networking. It is important to network with as many people as possible on a face-to-face basis. ‎ ‎4.Follow up properly. It is quite common to apply for job and never hear back from the company. If you know someone at the company, take ‎ measures, such as following up with a phone call a week or so after you apply. 4 ‎ Finally, recognize that looking for a job is rather difficult. 5 Staying in touch with family, friends, professional networks and fellow job seekers can help you to maintain a positive attitude and a sense of perspective. ‎ A.Take a look at your interviewing skills. ‎ B.Exploit the opportunities of networking. ‎ C.Have someone else look at your rsum. ‎ D.Even at the best of times, a job hunt is often about rejection. ‎ E.Often surf the Internet for more information. ‎ F.Tidiness in your dress and appearance is necessary. ‎ G.Check whether that person will put in a good word for you. ‎ ‎【语篇导读】文章介绍了求职过程中要注意的一些细节问题：要认真准备简历，注意着装，多参加社交活动、建立关系网，还要适时地跟进用人单位的反馈等。‎ ‎1.C 【解析】本段主题为 Prepare a good résumé，关键词为 résumé。C项 Have someone else look at your résumé.谈到了该信息。设空下一句提到如果没有钱请职业咨询师，就让你的朋友、家人检查一下简历，这是对该空(找人帮忙看看你的简历)的进一步解释。故选C项。‎ ‎2.F 【解析】该部分阐述了参加面试时要注意穿着，关键词为 clothes，professional，appropriate.这与F项中的 Tidiness in your dress ‎ and appearance…一致。‎ ‎3.B 【解析】根据下文中 Network through e-mail messages，phone calls，appointments and meetings，keep you in touch with the outside world…可知，本段的关键词为network。故B项(从关系网中发掘机会)与本段的主题相符合。‎ ‎4.G 【解析】设空处前一句中提到 If you know someone at the company…由此推测G项中的 that person 指代的就是 someone，符合上下文语境。‎ ‎5.D 【解析】该段说的是求职的艰难(rather difficult)，D项中所说的…a job hunt is often about rejection.(求职常常被拒绝)，是对该主题的进一步说明，由此可知选D项。‎ ‎[二]‎ Every day has just 24 hours—and this applies to all people. Some people are constantly pushed for time. This article is about how we can learn to manage our valuable time more effectively. ‎ In reality we cannot manage time. We can only manage ourselves and our relationship with time. 1 And habits are not that easy to change. ‎ Below here are tips that can help you manage your time better. ‎ Organize your goals.‎ Organize your goals based on two criteria:degree of urgency and ‎ importance: a.Should be done today, tomorrow, etc. b.Should be done at “that date”, c.Can be put off for so many days. d.Can ask someone else to do it. 2 ‎ Clean up your list. ‎ Make a list of everything you think that is not helping or benefiting you and do not do them!‎ Focus on one goal.‎ Concentrate only on one goal at a time. Otherwise, if while dealing with something you think about everything you can do later, most likely you will get bored and disappointed. 3 The boredom(厌倦) is guaranteed with this way of thinking. ‎ Identify your deadlines.‎ ‎ 4 Divide the activities per day/week and long-term goals to get a clear picture of what you have to do and when. ‎ Find suitable work environment. 5 ‎ Be realistic. ‎ Make sure that your goals are realistic and do not try for the impossible. ‎ Say “NO”. ‎ Learn to say “no” to other activities, requests and people who eat your time (unless indeed at that very moment it is necessary for you to help them). ‎ A. Allow time to adjust your list if necessary. ‎ B. After all, how we use our time is largely a matter of habit. ‎ C. Create a suitable environment to work, one that fits your style. ‎ D. Check the list of what you should do and when it must be completed. ‎ E. After organizing your goals, start with the most important and urgent. ‎ F. It is like every time you eat you think all the meals you must eat in your life. ‎ G. Do not let boredom discourage you if what you have to complete is boring. ‎ ‎【语篇导读】本文提供了一些高效利用闲暇时间的建议。‎ ‎1.B 【解析】根据该空后面的 habits 提示可知选B项。‎ ‎2.E 【解析】该空前面讲 organize your goals (列出你的目标)，接下来讲 clean up your list (清理你的欲望清单)，由此可推知这里选E项。句意：列出目标之后，从最重要最紧急的事情着手。‎ ‎3.F 【解析】该空前面的句意是“当你正在做一件事情时，你想着以后要做的每一件事，你就会感到厌倦和失望。”选项中只有F项与这句意思最接近。句意：就像你每次吃饭的时候想着你以后要吃的每顿饭。‎ ‎4.D 【解析】根据上面一句“确认最后期限”可知选D项。‎ ‎5.C 【解析】根据上面一句“找到合适的工作环境”可知此处选C项。‎ ‎[三]‎ It makes no difference what you read or study if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. 1 One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. ‎ Why does a clerk in a store go away when your reply to her offer to help is, “No, thank you. I’m just looking.”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what you want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you say instead, “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way please”.‎ ‎ 2 If you choose a book, “just looking” for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that—nothing. But if you do know what you want, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary；they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for” and “to find out how”.‎ ‎ 3 Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America”. Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.‎ ‎ 4 At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. ‎ This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. 5 One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence, opinions are one’s own personal reactions. Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences. ‎ A. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.‎ B. It is important for students to have a positive attitude to their study. ‎ C. You remember better when you know what you’re reading. ‎ D. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. ‎ E. It’s quite the same with your studying. ‎ F. Reading is not one single activity. ‎ G. This is the way it works. ‎ ‎【语篇导读】本文提出有目的地阅读可以让人记住所学内容，并论证了这一论点。‎ ‎1.A 【解析】由前文…if you can’t remember it.You just waste your valuable time.及后文One dependable aid…可知，只阅读却不去记忆无异于浪费时间，也许你已经发现一些防止你遗忘的方法，作者提出一个有助于改善这种情况的建议，那就是 to have a specific purpose or reason for reading (有目的地读书)。‎ ‎2.E 【解析】由前一段中的 I’m just looking.与本段中的“just looking”for nothing in particular 以及两段段落大意可知，本段与前一段形成类比，作者将读书比作买东西。故选E项。‎ ‎3.G 【解析】本段作者做了一个假设以此来论证这种方式的有效性。故选G项 This is the way it works。‎ ‎4.F 【解析】由后面 At least two important processes go on at the same time.可知，阅读不是一个单一的活动，它由至少两个重要的过程同时进行。‎ ‎5.D 【解析】下文中 critical reading 与D项中的 critical reader 相呼应。一个好的读者是一个批判性的读者。批判性阅读一方面要求区分事实与观点，另一方面要求判断来源并作出确切的推断。‎ ‎[四]‎ Confidence is your child’s passport to a lifetime of mental health and social happiness. 1 . ‎ Improve Your Own Self-confidence Having a baby gives you the chance to become the parent you wish you had. If you suffer from low self-confidence, especially if you feel it’s a result of how you were parented, take steps to heal yourself. 2 . ‎ Be a Positive Mirror Do you reflect positive or negative images to your child? Do you give him/her the confidence? Your child looks on you as a mirror for his/her own feelings 3 . Children translate your unhappiness with ‎ yourself to mean unhappiness with them. If you are not content, they must not be good(or good enough). If you are experiencing serious problems with depression or anxiety, seek help so that you can resolve these feelings before they affect your child. ‎ Raise a Confident Child by Playing Together You will learn a lot about your child—and yourself—during play. Playtime gives your child the message, “You are worth my time. You are a valuable person.” 4 . Instead of viewing playtime as a chore, use it to make an investment in your child’s behavior. ‎ Set Your Child Up to Succeed Helping your child develop talents and acquire skills is part of discipline. If you recognize an ability in your child that he/she doesn’t have, encourage him/her. 5 . Both are necessary. If you don’t encourage your child to try, his/her skills don’t improve, and you’ve lost a valuable confidence builder. ‎ A. It’s the foundation of a child’s well-being and the key to success as an adult B.As your child grows, you can involve him/her in your play and your work C. It improves a child’s behavior by giving him/her feelings of importance D. List the specific things your parents did to build your self-image E. Try these tips and advice to help raise a confident child F. You can’t reflect good feelings if you are worried G. Strike a balance between pushing and protecting ‎【语篇导读】自信的重要性是人所共知的，那么，对于那些家有儿女的年轻父母来说，如何才能构建孩子的自信心呢？‎ ‎1.E 【解析】本句为承上启下句。前一句说的是自信的重要性，下文讲的都是如何培养出自信的孩子的方法。因此只能选择E项，用来引起下文的内容。其中的tips and advice是关键信息提示。‎ ‎2.D 【解析】选项D中的self-image与小标题中的Self-confidence相呼应。‎ ‎3.F 【解析】根据空格后的Children translate your unhappiness with yourself…可知，F项符合语境。选项F中的reflect与前一句中的mirror相呼应。‎ ‎4.C 【解析】选项C中的feelings of importance与空前的worth和valuable相呼应，指通过向孩子说一些鼓励赞美的话语，让孩子感到自己很重要。‎ ‎5.G 【解析】根据空后的Both are necessary可知选项G正确。pushing and protecting与Both相呼应。‎ ‎[五]‎ Family Values To understand a nation, you should first get to know its minimum unit—family. 1 ‎ In the US, upon reaching an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to “leave the nest” and begin an independent life. 2 Parents do not arrange marriages for their children, nor do children usually ask permission of their parents to get married. Young adults meet their future spouses(配偶) through other friends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions. Although children choose their own spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices. ‎ Parents feel that children should make major life decisions by themselves in many families. A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the child is free to choose another job. 3 A son may deliberately decide not to go into his father’s business because of a fear that he will lose his independence in his father’s workplace. This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children do not love each other. Strong love between parents and children is universal and this is no exception in the American family. ‎ ‎4 It is not like we Chinese. Parents are rulers and masters. We Chinese love our parents with fear and total respect. In America, children always have their own opinions and even can talk about some sensitive problems with their parents, like family financial situation, the relationship between mother and father, and even sex.‎ ‎ 5 Therefore, it is contrary that, on one hand, Americans admire independence and equality that they don’t want to make sacrifice to make ‎ up a family, but on the other hand, Americans think highly of family in their value system. ‎ A. In the American family, children and parents are equal. ‎ B. It can reflect the traditional values and customs of a nation. ‎ C. When it comes to big problems, children do not have to always follow their parents’ ways. ‎ D. After children leave home, they often find social relationship and financial support outside the family. ‎ E. Although Americans pay much attention to independence and equality, they don’t believe in making sacrifice. ‎ F. Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish in order to declare their independence. ‎ G. Many of them are expected to leave what could be life’s most important decision—marriage almost entirely up to luck. ‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎【语篇导读】本文介绍了美国家庭的价值观，他们崇尚独立和平等，虽然不愿意为家庭做出牺牲，但是在他们的价值体系中，家庭仍然是不可或缺的。‎ ‎1.B 【解析】根据文章的标题 Family Values 以及上文的 To understand a nation，you should first get to know its minimum unit—family.可知，要了解一个国家，你首先应该了解其最小的单位——家庭。家庭能够反映一个国家的传统价值观和习俗。故选B项。‎ ‎2.D 【解析】由上文的…to“leave the nest”and begin an independent life.可知，在美国，到了合适的年龄，孩子们就被鼓励但不是被迫离开家开始独立的生活。在孩子们离开家以后，他们常常在家庭之外找到社会关系和经济援助。故选项D符合题意。‎ ‎3.F 【解析】根据上文的 A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the child is free to choose another job.以及下文的 A son may deliberately decide not to go into his father’s business because of a fear that he will lose his independence in his father’s workplace.可知，为了宣布自己独立，有时孩子们会做与父母的愿望恰恰相反的事情。故选项F正确。‎ ‎4.A 【解析】由下文的 It is not like we Chinese.Parents are rulers and masters.可知，不像我们中国人，父母像统治者和主人一样高高在上。在美国的家庭里，孩子和父母是平等的。故选A项。‎ ‎5.E 【解析】由下文的 Therefore，it is contrary that，on one hand，Americans admire independence and equality that they don’t want to make sacrifice to make up a family…可知，虽然美国人崇尚独立和平等，但是他们不想为了家庭而牺牲个人。故选项E符合题意。‎ ‎[六]‎ How to Sleep Better If you’re having trouble getting good sleep through the night (turning, waking up more than once, for example), this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful night’s sleep. ‎ ‎1.Get on schedule. Changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb your sleep quality. 1 For example, if you normally wake up at 6 a.m. on weekdays to get to work, you might go to bed around 10 p.m., because that’s when you start to feel sleepy, and it’s also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep. If, on the weekend, you sleep until 9 a.m., you probably won’t be able to fall asleep that night until 1 a.m. ‎ ‎2. 2 Wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep. Digestion slows down while asleep, and a full stomach may interrupt sleep. Similarly, you should avoid going to bed with an empty stomach, as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns. ‎ ‎3. 3 Exposure to light during the time when you’re supposed to be sleeping can disrupt your body’s internal clock. Turn your light off, or use a very dim night light 4 They include windows, LED clocks, computer lights and cable boxes. ‎ ‎4.Change your sleeping position. You may think that it’s impossible to control what position you sleep in since you aren’t fully aware of what you are doing, but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference. 5 ‎ A.Try to avoid all sources of light. ‎ B.Keep the room as dark as possible. ‎ C.Make note of unusual circumstances. ‎ D.Be mindful of what you eat or drink before bed. ‎ E.Sleep is considered to be adequate only when there is no daytime sleepiness.‎ F.In other words, sudden change of sleeping time will affect your “biological clock”. ‎ G.So if you wake up in the middle of the night, make an effort to have a comfortable position.‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎【语篇导读】本文讲述如何才能有更好的睡眠质量，作者提到四点建议。‎ ‎1.F 【解析】根据上文的 Get on schedule.Changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb your sleep quality.可知要遵循一定的时间表入睡，而改变睡眠时间可能会影响你的睡眠质量，这与F项意思一致。‎ ‎2.D 【解析】根据下文的 Wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep.可知，吃饭后至少要过三个小时再去睡觉。故选D项(注意你睡前所吃或喝的东西)。‎ ‎3.B 【解析】根据下文的 Exposure to light during the time when you’re supposed to be sleeping can disrupt your body’s internal clock.可知，光线会扰乱你的生物钟。故选B项(尽可能保持房间黑暗)。‎ ‎4.A 【解析】根据上一句 Turn your light off,or use a very dim night ‎ light.可知，要关闭所有的灯或使用光线暗的夜灯。故选A项（努力避开所有的光源）。下文的 windows，LED clocks，computer lights 等都是光源。‎ ‎5.G 【解析】根据上一句 You may think that it’s impossible to control what position you sleep in since you aren’t fully aware of what you are doing，but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference.可知，控制你的睡姿是有可能的，并且会产生不错的效果。故选G项（所以如果你半夜醒来,尝试换个舒服点的姿势。）‎ ‎[七]‎ Although different universities in the US have different admissions policies, most determine admission based on several standards, including a student’s high school course of study, high school Grade Point Average(GPA), participation in activities, SAT or ACT exam scores, a written essay, and possibly a personal interview. ‎ The university admissions office considers whether a student has taken courses in high school that, have prepared him or her for more difficult coursework. A student’s high school GPA is also considered. 1 Each letter grade is assigned a number of points: A=4 points, B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0 point. A GPA is calculated by adding all of the points earned for each course grade and dividing the total points by the total number of courses taken. 2 ‎ Universities prefer to see applications from high school students ‎ who have engaged in activities in their spare time, such as clubs, athletic teams and student government. 3 ‎ Most students in the US take the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT during their final year of high school. Each university sets a minimum SAT or ACT score that a student must achieve in order to be admitted. These are standardized quantitative examinations. The SAT tests critical reading, math and writing skills. 4 ‎ Students are often required to write an essay as part of the application process. 5 The applicants may also be required to have a personal interview with a representative from the admissions office. ‎ A.A student who fails a required course must repeat the course. ‎ B.A GPA is a figure representing a student’s accumulated grades. ‎ C.Each admissions office determines the length and content of the essay. ‎ D.For example, a GPA of 3.0 is a “B” average for all of the courses taken. ‎ E.A student graduates after he or she has successfully passed all the required courses. ‎ F.The ACT tests English, math, reading, science reasoning and optional writing. ‎ G.Voluntary participation in these activities shows students have learned valuable life lessons. ‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎【语篇导读】文章谈及了大学录取的各项要求，指出学生需要在成绩、实践、面试等方面均达标才可进入大学。‎ ‎1.B 【解析】下文解释了GPA的具体内容，由此推断空缺处填入GPA的概念，因此答案选B项。‎ ‎2.D 【解析】上文解释了GPA成绩的计算方法，由此推断此处是结合具体的数字进一步对GPA进行说明。‎ ‎3.G 【解析】上一句提及大学倾向于录取那些利用业余时间参加实践活动的学生，显然空缺处是继续谈及实践活动，由此不难确定答案选G项。‎ ‎4.F 【解析】空缺处所在段落主要提及了SAT和ACT两种考试。前一句说明了SAT的测试内容，由此不难推断空缺处填入ACT考试考查的内容。‎ ‎5.C 【解析】前一句讲到要求申请者写一篇 essay，显然填入内容与 essay 的写作相关，由此不难确定答案选C项。‎ ‎[八]‎ Americans use the term “college students” to refer to students either in colleges or universities. Not only that, Americans almost never say “going off to university” or “when I was in university”. That sounds British. 1 College, university：what’s the difference? 2 Both offer undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges do ‎ not offer graduate studies. Another difference is that universities are generally bigger. 3 ‎ Another place of higher education, especially in technical areas, is an institute, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet even an institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. ‎ Modern universities developed from those of Europe in the Middle Ages. The word “university” came from the Latin university, describing a group of people organized for a common purpose.‎ ‎ 4 In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live. Usually each group was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area of study. ‎ The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true. 5 For example, Harvard College is the undergraduate part of Harvard University. ‎ Programs in higher learning can also be called schools, like a school of engineering or a medical school within a college or university. You know, learning all these terms is an education in itself. ‎ A.There are more universities than colleges in the USA.‎ B.A college can also be part of a university. ‎ C.“College” came from collegium, a Latin word with a similar meaning. ‎ D.They offer more programs and do more research. ‎ E.Universities and colleges offer students different opportunities. ‎ F.Colleges and universities have many things in common. ‎ G.Instead, they say “going off to college” or “when I was in college”.‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎【语篇导读】文章主要指出了 university 和 college 的异同。‎ ‎1.G 【解析】结合空白处前面的叙述可知选G项，承接上文。‎ ‎2.F 【解析】空白处前面提出问题what’s the difference?，所以空白处应该是对这个问题的回答，此外，空白处后面说的是两者的共同点，所以F项正确。‎ ‎3.D 【解析】根据空白处前面的Another difference is that universities are generally bigger.可知，空白处承接上文，依然是说两者的差异。故选D项。‎ ‎4.C 【解析】空白处前面说的是 university 的来源，所以这里应该说 college 的来源。此外，空白处后面的内容都是对 college 的解释和说明。故选C项。‎ ‎5.B 【解析】B项A college can also be part of a university.和空白处前后文的内容在语意上相衔接。‎ ‎[九]‎ As is known to all, many things can be measured in terms of data. Sometimes data can indeed tell the truth. With the help of data we can easily know the price of a can of Coke in the supermarket or the result of a football match. 1 What is more important, is that data seem to be ‎ fairer than words and statements. If the data are true, we don’t have to worry about being cheated. Nowadays, as lies exist in the world, data are expected to tell the truth. Therefore, many of us would rather believe data. ‎ On the other hand, if we judge things only by data from the so-called specific research, aren’t we a little too narrow-minded? Many people often treat the so-called specific data unwisely just to make sure that they are making the right decisions. 2 For example, how can you tell that he or she isn’t a good student just because he or she doesn’t get high marks in the final examination? 3 ‎ For example, the degree of your feeling happy in your life, the depth of love between you and your friends, and the faith you have in your country. We can only feel them in our hearts but can never express them in data. ‎ There is no doubt that analyzing the exact data is important to the assessment of an actual event. But data should be dealt with wisely. We often get wrong data which mislead us. 4 Remember, data have no feeling but we humans have. Data do not mean much to people if we do not have the ability to analyze the data with the knowledge and confidence to judge whether they are true or false. 5 ‎ Data are data, after all. Life is much more colorful than the pale data. So give the cold data a warm heart and we’ll find that the world is far ‎ more wonderful than the pale data can describe. ‎ A. We should try our best to be wise thinkers. ‎ B. Data can make our life easier and more comfortable. ‎ C. But sometimes we may find that data aren’t everything. ‎ D. Sometimes our hearts and minds are more sensitive than data. ‎ E. Now and then the so-called specific data puzzle us very much. ‎ F. The exact data should come from the assessment of an actual event. ‎ G. There are many things in our life which cannot be measured by data. ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎【语篇导读】生活中数据无处不在，它们带给我们便利的同时，我们也要看到其局限性。很多东西不能单纯地用数据来衡量。我们要正确对待数据，不要过分依赖它们。‎ ‎1.B 【解析】根据上下文可知，此段介绍的是数据带给我们的便利。由B项中的关键词 easier 和 more comfortable 可知选B项。‎ ‎2.C 【解析】根据上下文可知，此段介绍的是数据的局限性，数据并不是万能的。故C项符合文意。‎ ‎3.G 【解析】根据下文中的We can only feel them in our hearts but can never express them in data.可知，很多东西是无法用数据来衡量的。G项是主题句，统领全段。‎ ‎4.D 【解析】根据上下文可知，我们应该明智地对待数据，错误的数据有时候会误导我们，我们人类有感情而数据没有。因此D项符合文意。‎ ‎5.A 【解析】根据上下文内容可知A项正确，我们应该尽全力成为聪明的思考者。‎ ‎[十]‎ Scientists have found that although our genes and circumstances matter, a huge number of the variations in happiness between us come from our choices and activities. The following are simply several areas that tend to make a big difference to people’s happiness. 1 . ‎ Notice the world around you Have you ever felt there must be more to life? Good news—there is. And it’s right here in front of us. 2 . Learning to be more mindful and aware does wonders for our well-being, whether it’s on our walk to work, in the way we eat or in our relationships. It helps us get in tune with our feelings and stops us settling on the past or worrying about the future. ‎ Keep learning ‎ ‎ 3 . It exposes us to new ideas and helps us stay curious and engaged. It also gives us a sense of accomplishment and helps develop our self-confidence. There are many ways to learn new things throughout our lives. We can share a skill with friends, join a club, learn to sing, play a news sport and so much more.‎ ‎ 4 ‎ Feeling good about the future is really important for our happiness. We all need goals to motivate us and these have to be challenging enough to excite us, but also achievable. 5 . Choosing meaningful but realistic goals gives our lives direction and brings a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when we achieve them. ‎ A. Have goals to look forward to B. We just need to stop and take notice C. Try to feel good when making choices D. Learning affects our happiness in lots of positive ways E. Importantly, they are all areas that are within our control F. When something is troubling you, do something you really enjoy G. If we try to attempt the impossible, this creates unnecessary stress 参考答案： ‎ ‎【语篇导读】一个人是否快乐虽然与遗传和环境有很大的关系，然而是否快乐在很大程度上取决于你的选择，那么怎样才能快乐起来呢？‎ ‎1.E 【解析】选项E中的they are all areas与前一句中的The following are simply several areas相呼应。故选E项。‎ ‎2.B 【解析】根据小标题Notice the world around you及空后句子中的mindful和aware可知B项符合语境。‎ ‎3.D 【解析】根据小标题Keep learning及空后提到的learning的作用可知选项D符合语境。‎ ‎4.A ‎ ‎ 【解析】本段的中心词是goals，主要说明我们需要有目标，应该如何选择目标。故A项符合题意。‎ ‎5.G 【解析】根据空前的achievable和空后的meaningful but realistic goals可知G项“如果我们试图尝试不可能(达到的目标)，这会造成不必要的压力”符合语境。‎