河北高考英语七选五专项训练（含答案）

七选五
Although staying focused can be a challenge in this world, it is still possible. Here are some tips to help you focus on the job at hand and become creative.
Engage in positive daydreaming. This involves first turning your attention inward. Try traveling with your mind to someplace enjoyable. ____1____. Pair your daydreaming with some form of low-key activity such as walking and gardening. Let your mind wander for about 20 minutes this way and watch what happens. Doing this several times a day can offer your mind a fresh approach to the job at hand.
____2____. Are you a person who is sharp-minded in the morning Or is a night owl more of your style Either way, it doesn’t matter as long as you schedule your most important projects during your brain’s periods of best performance. ____3____. Instead, reserve the best time for the big stuff.
Try your hobbies. ____4____. It is also a good way to invite innovation in ways that focusing doesn’t. In many cases, it can even help you come up with solutions to problems you’re facing at work or home.
Turn off text messaging and social media. Pretty basic Sure, but vital. It allows us a deep dive into focus. It lets our brains get a chance to complete full sentences of thought. It helps us to reset and think about what’s really important. ____5____.
A．Make friends with your body clock
B．Doing so will help make better decisions
C．Focusing your mind is key to improving your focus
D．Doing things you are interested in can help your mind relax
E．Avoid spending your best brain hours doing unimportant things
F．Most important of all, it reminds us there’s a world outside our screens
G．Maybe it’s a walk through an imaginary forest or sunbathing on a warm beach
Entrepreneurs(企业家)should have the gift of seeing things in the present, even if they are in the future. To start a successful start-up, three simple things are needed. ___6___
Time management. Managing time efficiently is the feature of a successful business. Smart management of time and resources implies a well-thought-out plan and a smooth-oiled work culture. Prioritizing time, resources, and staff based on the tasks at hand will also ensure that important tasks will get done. ___7___
The right work, by the right person. Working on the right thing by the right person is probably the only thing more important than working hard. Do not hesitate to delegate(授权委派)when the situation calls for it. ___8___Every time you state what you want, it is a message to both you and the others about what you think is possible. In the end, nothing should stop you or your team from giving the best. Each member of the team should work to understand exactly where their strengths are and work together to ensure that every task gets completed by the person with the best expertise.
___9___ The start-up community is a close web group. Seek out fellow entrepreneurs and talk to them about the challenges and thrills you are facing on your entrepreneurial journey. Networking events and social media are a great platform to meet entrepreneurs and learn about their experiences. ___10___And an Entrepreneur Workshop like Ivy Early Entrepreneur is the best place to grow your network and find mentors(导师).
A．Grow intelligently.
B．Meet, network, share.
C．Remember, time is money!
D．Have confidence in your abilities.
E．Here are a few tips for you to follow.
F．They also provide an opportunity to form valuable partnerships.
G．Take care of your health and everything else will take care of itself.
Never lose hope. You never know what tomorrow may bring. ___11___Though you can’t gain what you want from life now, you get something else instead.
___12___ She was robbed on the train and pushed outside of the train. She lost her belongings and legs in that accident, which was very painful for her. ___13___She struggled a lot and one day she met with Bachendri Pal, who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, and she told Pal that she also wanted to climb Everest. She is successful. Now, she is the first female disabled athlete that has climbed Mount Everest. If she lost hope then India would never ever get such a lady that makes her country proud.
You need to believe that you can do anything for the world because IMPOSSIBLE itself says I'M POSSIBLE. If it is in your mind, it is in your range. ___14___ Always be optimistic and seize the opportunity which is coming around. Sometimes it happens that failure can demotivate (使失去动力)you, make you inferior (较差的)but it doesn’t mean that you do not have the ability to move forward; it’s your choice that you want to fight it or you become a pessimist.
Do as I say, and we should fight until the last breath because you’ll never know what will happen. ___15___ Remember that fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
A．But she didn’t lose hope.
B．Arunima Sinha is an exception.
C．So keep a good state of mind.
D．Take Arunima Sinha for example.
E．Because life works in a very mystical way.
F．Face challenges bravely when difficulty comes.
G．So if you want to do anything, just put effort into completing it.
How can we have a less complex and more meaningful life The answer might be minimalism (极简主义). ____16____ The following ways will assist you in your journey to live a simpler yet fuller life.
____17____ Most people’s living space is filled with things that are never used and don’t contribute to their well-being. Separate the ones you do need from the ones you don’t, and throw the latter right into the dustbin or give them away.
Appreciate all the amazing things you already have. We usually compare ourselves to others who seem happier, more beautiful and more important than us. We try our best to imitate those we envy. ____18____ We need to stop comparing and accept ourselves for who we are, with all our imperfections. Take a moment to appreciate what you have.
Do one thing at a time. Minimalist living actually means making the most out of each moment. We’re usually carrying out different tasks at the same time. So whatever we are doing our mind is partly wondering somewhere else. ____19____
Develop mindfulness. ____20____ Thus you need to develop mindfulness. Mindfulness means fully attending to what’s happening in the present.
A．It is about enjoying life more with less.
B．Stop consuming products you don’t need.
C．Yet no matter how much we try, we always fail.
D．Get rid of things that don’t serve your happiness.
E．Our minds are filled with worries in our busy lives.
F．Minimalist living requires a calm and undisturbed mind.
G．Stop multitasking and concentrate on a single thing at a time.
Bad days at work can slow you down and make you feel overwhelmed. ____21____This shall pass. Here’s a guide to cheer you up when your day at the office just didn’t go as planned.
Go for a walk around your neighborhood. Fresh air can do wonders.You’ve worked so hard! You deserve a break. This can also be helpful during a bad day before the workday is even done. ____22____
Talk to your family or friends. ____23____And if you’re not ready to talk about how you’re feeling just yet and just want their company, that’s totally okay, too.
Make a to-do list for tomorrow. What’s bothering you today might just be what will happen tomorrow. ____24____ For instance, if you have a presentation to work on, start your list by writing an outline, then making any slides or visual aids, and finally, writing any notes you may need. If you can make a plan, set goals, and organize your day ahead of time, the work may not feel terrifying.
____25____ This is often an essential part of self-care that’s overlooked.But there’s more to life than work. Try to remind yourself of activities that make you feel at peace, like taking photos, doing your skincare routine, or listening to music. Then spend at least an hour after work doing only that.
A．Do the things that you are good at.
B．Spend time doing something you enjoy.
C．Having a good friend is important for you.
D．Stepping outside for just 15 minutes can help you refresh yourself.
E．Sometimes it feels good to talk to someone who just wants to listen.
F．But it doesn’t mean every day that comes after will be exactly the same.
G．Organize your tasks into small parts, instead of complex, long-term projects.
Your immune(免疫) system protects your body from infectious corona virus by identifying and destroying harmful bacteria. It also helps you build immunity so that when you encounter certain invading viruses again, you can fight them faster the next time around, often without even getting sick at all. ____26____ .
Exercise regularly
Physical activity is not just for building muscles and helping yourself reduces stress. It’s also an important part of supporting a healthy immune system. ____27____ It also helps moves immune cells already in the bloodstream into tissues. Exercise helps immune cells to be more efficient at detecting and reacting to infection.
Drink plenty of water
____28____ Water is important because our blood and lymph(淋巴), which have immune cells in them, need water in order to flow to circulate throughout our bodies. Even if you’re not exercising or sweating, you’re constantly losing water through your breath, as well as through your urine and bowel( 排便) movements. ____29____ To help support your immune system, be sure you are replacing the water you lose with water you can use.
Get plenty of sleep
Sleep certainly doesn’t feel like an active process, but there are plenty of important things happening in your body when you are not awake. ____30____ To give your immune system the best chance to fight off infection and illness, it’s important to know how much sleep you should be getting every night, as well as the steps to take if your sleep is suffering.
A．So you should be aware of your daily water intake.
B．Here are some ways to boost your immune system.
C．Intense exercise easily holds back the immune system.
D．Here comes that a healthy immune system is always at work.
E．Moderate exercise moves immune cells outside of the bone into blood.
F．Sleep vitally is important for immune function and the immune system’s balance.
G．Water plays crucial roles in your body, including supporting your immune system.
Food waste has become a severe problem across the world due to a lack of understanding of how to effectively use food and conserve it. Roughly one- third of the food produced globally is either lost or wasted every year. ___31___
Stop Food Waste Day is an international day of action in the fight against food waste. It began back in 2017 by Compass Group, one of the world’s largest food-service companies serving restaurants, cafes, hospitals, schools, and more. ___32___ On this day, Compass country teams will work together to raise awareness of the critical food waste problem and inspire change.
Stop Food Waste Day aims to educate people about their food waste.___33___ Stop Food Waste Day hopes to change the way leftovers are used, so people can take the most significant advantage of what food they use.
The Compass Group focuses the efforts of its mission by teaching their chefs how to track and reduce waste as much as possible. They also seek to donate more than 250, 000 pounds of food each year to local food banks.
___34___ Show your support by looking up simple recipes to best use leftovers and fresh produce. Before food shopping, plan ahead by making a list and only buying what you know you’ll use. ___35___
Get into the habit of freezing leftovers, instead of throwing them in the rubbish. Besides, help teach people about the benefits of saving food waste.
A．It brings 30 countries together.
B．Now it’s your turn to take action.
C．Food waste, however, can be stopped.
D．Help schedule cooking demonstrations and share recipes.
E．More importantly, it offers creative and impactful solutions.
F．Compass Group promised to reduce food waste by 30% by 2025.
G．Also avoid wasting food by seeing what needs to be used up before you go shopping.
Ways to Always Be Yourself and Live Happily
Don’t aim to please others. ____36____ This is why you shouldn’t please others but yourself. Pleasing others can be a nice thing to do, but know where your boundaries are. Instead of always aiming to please others, you should do things for yourself as well every now and then.
Don’t worry about how others view you. Occasionally thinking about how others view you may make you change for the better. ____37____ You should change if you want to, and change into what or who you want to change into.
____38____ Do you know who you really are Ever since you were young, you have been conditioned to be one way or another. It may be unusual just to spend a day being your spontaneous(自然的)self, but sometimes it is the only way that you can learn how to be yourself.
Forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for thinking negatively. Forgive yourself for talking without thinking twice. Don’t think negative thoughts about yourself for taking wrong steps or making wrong decisions. This kind of thinking puts your focus on the problem and not the solution. It’s better to say good thing about yourself than to say negative things. ____39____
Strive for what you want to accomplish. Being yourself does not have to mean that you have to be stuck in the status quo(现状). ____40____ And strive for that accomplishment. You can improve yourself while still remaining true to yourself.
A．Learn more about yourself.
B．Aim for what you want to achieve.
C．Stop being negative about yourself.
D．Saying positive things is a sign that you have forgiven yourself.
E．Committing to something and working toward it will lead to happiness.
F．But you should not be constantly wondering about what others are thinking.
G．There is a problem if you are always doing what everyone else wants to do.
How to write about yourself
Writing about yourself can seem embarrassing at first. But don’t worry. Learn the basics and you’ll be able to make your personal writing stand out.
___41___. Writing about yourself can be tough, because you’ve got a lot to say, your whole lifetime of experiences, talents, and skills in a paragraph, or a couple of paragraphs. Whatever kind of writing you’re planning on doing, whatever your purpose is, just think about it like you’re introducing yourself to a stranger. What do they need to know
Start with a short list of your talents and interests. ___42___, or if you’re only allowed to pick one thing for the assignment, try listing out as many of them as possible that will help you decide.
Narrow your topic. ___43___. It’s better to pick one thing and use it to describe yourself in lots of detail, than to give someone a big long list of general topics.
Use a few good details. When you’ve got a specific topic, describe it specifically, giving us something unique to hold onto. ___44___. So the more details you give, the better it will be.
Be modest. Even if you’re very accomplished, talented, or cool, you want to come across like a down-to-earth person. Don’t write about yourself to brag (吹嘘). List your accomplishments and your successes, but temper (使缓和) them with some more modest language, for example, if you want to say “___45___, so you should want to hire me for my talents”, just try “I was lucky enough to be awarded three ‘Employee of the Month’ awards at my present job, more than any other employee” instead.
A．Be dynamic
B．If you’re not sure what to choose to start
C．Just introduce yourself
D．Remember you’re telling us about you
E．Pick a specific one among many topics, describe it in detail, and use that to introduce yourself
F．what seems the most interesting
G．I’m the best and most dynamic(精力充沛的；有创新思想的) worker at my company right now
If your books are piled up all over the place or you find yourself always digging through piles looking for that novel you’ve been meaning to read, it may be time to reorganize. ____46____.
Organize your books by genre (体裁)
____47____. By organizing your books on shelves by genre, you’ll build a mental map of where everything belongs. You also won’t need to worry about putting books back in the perfect place, since a book that belongs on a given shelf can go anywhere on that shelf. Sort them alphabetically
Organize your books by the author’s last name
Sorting by the author’s last name is a classic way to organize. If you have an especially large collection, sorting by author will make it a lot easier to locate a given book when you want it. ____48____ Just find the “J” section! It doesn’t get much easier than that.
____49____
For a narrower collection, arranging the books by subject makes sense. If you’re a huge poetry buff, you could separate your Romantic collections, postmodern books, and objectivity poetry. If you’re super into historical nonfiction, give World War I its own shelf, the Civil Rights Movement another shelf, and books about the United Nations in another area.
Organize your books by how much you like them
Put your favorites up top and your least favorites at the bottom. This is going to be totally subjective, but it may be fun to spend an evening taking the books down and assessing how you feel about it.____50____ Top shelf it goes! Only hold on to that dusty old dictionary for reference purposes Keep it on the bottom shelf.
A．Organize them by subject
B．Display the books you use the most
C．Did a book completely change your life
D．Look for a book written by James Joyce
E．Want to read the book over and over again
F．Luckily, you have a ton of choices to organize and display them
G．Separating books by types will make you quickly find the book you want
When it comes to building your savings, these little moves can add up a great deal.
● Good savers know the difference between wants and needs
One of the biggest lies we’re sold today, Stanzak says, is that wants are actually needs.“I’ve had so many clients try and tell me that travel, new clothing, and eating out are real needs,” she says.“ They ‘ re really not.”____51____ . For more money- saving tips, learn the things rich people never waste their money on.
● Good savers use cash or checks
____52____.“ Research shows you spend 20 percent more when using a credit card because it makes purchasing feel less’painful’,”she explains. Handing someone cash or writing out a check slows down many impulse(冲动) buys.
● Good savers keep track of the little things
Little things can add up to big expenses quickly, Garrett says, often before you even realize what’s happening. ____53____.
●____54____
Being frugal(简朴的) is a big part of saving money. And good savers are not too proud to use coupons, hunt down the best deal, or research all possible choices before buying. “Good savers think through each purchase and compare competitor prices,look for coupons, and read reviews in detail to make the best purchase decision,” Woroch says.
● Good savers start small
It can be easy to read lists of money-saving tips like this and feel completely puzzled as to what to do. ____55____.“ If you ‘ re new to saving, start small. It’s easier to adapt to a small change than a complete one,”Woroch explains.“So begin by automating(使自动化)a small amount each week and when you become used to saving that amount and living off what you have left, increase it by a little. You’ll continue creating a better savings habit each time.”
A．Good savers look for deals
B．Good savers adjust for life changes
C．But saving doesn’t have to be a huge change
D．Good savers often tend to use physical types of money
E．Good savers will write down, all their expenses, even the tiniest ones
F．You can’t save if you don’t even know how much money you have to begin with
G．Instead, good savers actually write down a list of their basic needs, their wants, and their big wishes
Parents play a significant role in your life to decide what is the best option for you. However, sometimes their best decision doesn’t always seem to be your best option. So, what should you do to overcome your disagreement
It’s fairly easy; just follow these steps on how to persuade your parents.
Step 1: Prepare yourself
Get to know what you really want. Find more information about it, and do a little research.____56____It might be a good way for you to predict what your parents will worry about. For example, if you want to travel abroad, your parents will ask you, “Where are you going Who are you going with When Why ” or other questions related to this.
Step 2: Convince (说服) them through your actions
Walk the talk. ____57____ Your parents need to be convinced by your actions.
You can start by doing some small things. Do your chores or earn good grades at school. If you behave nicely, they may change their mind. ____58____ If you made mistakes in the past, try to let go and open up a new chapter in your life. Convince your parents that you are not who you were in the past.
Step 3: Talk to your parents
It’s time to get started. In this step, you should try your best to convince your parents. You can start by a face-to-face conversation.____59____Remain calm and under control when you are talking with your parents. You have to be patient and wait for their answer. It is important to listen to your parents’ opinion carefully. ____60____Then, you can move your opinion closer to that of your parents to persuade them to agree with you.
A．However, don’t raise your voice.
B．To put it simply, because having the talk is just not enough.
C．Make your parents feel proud of you.
D．Gather as much information as you can get.
E．Also, show them that you have grown up and you are responsible for your choices.
F．Explain to your parents why you desire the things you want.
G．In this way, you can find out what your parents think about your decision.
What is heritage The word can be difficult to define. Heritage is always something that is passed down by families or other groups for many years.____61____ It can also be the customs, traditions, and values shared by groups of people. One way to think about heritage is to break it down into three groups. These are the tangible(有形的), the natural, and the intangible.
____62____ It can include many human-made objects that hold cultural value. Some examples are national monuments and works of art. Many ancient sites are also part of this group. On a smaller scale, a family home can be part of an individual’s heritage.
Many parts of the natural world are also important to cultural heritage. This can include bodies of water, plant life, landforms and more. One example is the Nile River.____63____ Efforts to protect natural heritage are key in many cultures.
The intangible group includes any part of cultural heritage that you can’t feel through touch. Maybe you’ve read about forms of dance, like Flamenco dancing. You might know about the music of Mariachi Bands or holidays like Eid. These are all examples of intangible heritage. ____64____
Exploring your own heritage can be fun. It can help you learn about yourself, your family, and your ancestors. But it’s also important to learn about the heritage of others. ____65____ It can also lead you to find things you may have in common with others!
A．They are treasures that can be touched.
B．What tangible items can be part of heritage
C．However, heritage isn’t limited to concrete objects.
D．Languages, holidays and customs also make the list.
E．Therefore, it’s difficult to protect them from fading away.
F．Doing so can help you build a stronger understanding of other cultures.
G．It has been part of cultural heritage in many African nations for centuries.
Do you ever find yourself studying really hard for a test but finally not doing so well You spent hours reviewing your notes, only to find your hard work doesn’t make you receive a grade you want. It’s not that you’re not smart. ____66____. If you want to study in an effective way, below are studying methods that may be suitable for you.
Try explaining the concepts(概念) that you’re studying to family members or friends. ____67____
Study with friends. If you’re able to stay focused, studying with a group might be more fun than studying alone. ____68____. It is possible that there’s something you miss or misunderstand, so hearing others’ opinions is very important. Pick possible test topics and hold discussions to gain understanding of these topics in different ways.
Use flashcards. Flashcards are a great way to memorize important information! To make it more fun, write your flashcards using colorful pens and mark important parts.
____69____. I personally use learning apps(应用软件), where I can find very useful resources(资料) for foreign language studies. I’ve also used websites in the past. A lot of sites offer expensive versions, so be aware of which features are free.
Try using some of these methods when you study for your next test, and see whether you’ve improved. Studying can be boring. ____70____. Don’t lose motivation(积极性), and you’ll succeed!
A．Use online resources
B．Start studying in a more interesting way
C．It’s just that the way you study is wrong
D．This stops us from dealing with information
E．It’s of great help to hear other people’s thoughts
F．Finding ways to make it more fun can really improve your grade
G．Correctly explaining the concepts to others means you understand them
With gas prices rising and airport security lines snaking longer than ever, why not book your next domestic vacation on a train Compared to other alternatives, it’s comfortable and relaxing. Here is some advice on how to make a trip by rail as pleasant as possible.
Plan ahead. Most long-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accommodations, sell out very quickly. ____71____ But no matter when you travel, it’s a good idea to make your reservations at least 90 days in advance.
Use a travel agent. Consider turning your travel plan over to a travel agent and letting him double-check all the details, make suggestions, and then handle the actual reservations. A good one can sometimes find you discounted tickets. ____72____ Then you won’t have to walk through several cars on a moving train three times a day for your meals.
Bring a blanket. When you’re riding on trains, you won’t be provided with a blanket for free, even if your trip is an overnight one. ____73____ In the summer in particular, the air conditioning can make them quite cold.
Arrive early. Most trains operate just once a day and some run only three times a week, so missing yours can be a disaster. ____74____ Note: The times listed on the schedules are departure times, not arrival times.
Have fun. ____75____ Read a book, knit, do a crossword puzzle, or simply watch the world unfold outside the window. To calculate your speed as you do, divide 3,600(the number of seconds in an hour)by the number of seconds it takes you to travel one mile(the distance between two mileposts). If it takes the train 53 seconds to travel one mile, you’re going 67.92 mph.
A．Train trips aren’t for impatient types.
B．You’ll have views from both sides of the train.
C．The temperature on rail cars is often hard to control.
D．That’s particularly true during busy summer months.
E．You might have to wait longer than 24 hours to catch the next one.
F．Chances are the cost will be a lot less than the cost of one bedroom.
G．He may also book you in a sleeping car that’s right next to the diner.
Kenny Eating House is always crowded in the late afternoons right up to midnight. You will see many people standing around the tables, waiting anxiously. ____76____ Once there is the slightest indication that the customers are leaving their table, you will see a few people diving for it. The winner will stand at the table proudly waving his relatives or friends over, while the losers will be down in the mouth.
____77____ You next have to get the attention of the busy waiters rushing about to attend to the customers. You will usually hear the words “hot water” being shouted out as they pass, even if they are not holding any such thing! ____78____ In between trying to catch the attention of the waiters and looking through the menu, you will hear customers complaining about the slow service.
Once the waiter comes to take your orders, he is impatient. Sometimes, these waiters would just walk away from indecisive customers and the latter would have to work hard at getting some attention again. Usually, the waiters shout the orders out to the cooks located deep in the kitchen. ____79____
Whenever the crowd gets too thick, the waiters will ask customers to share their tables with those standing. When the tables are shared by two different groups of people, the loudness becomes incredibly deafening. With plates clanking and people talking loudly, you need to shout to be heard. ____80____ The hardworking waiters can finally sit down for a chat or have their cigarettes. The activity at the eating place winds down, ready to recover before the next day of madness arrives.
A．Don’t lose heart.
B．Nothing is more important than their work at that moment.
C．This is in fact their clever way of clearing the way.
D．But having found a place to sit is not the end of the wait.
E．And such behavior adds to the busy atmosphere of the place.
F．They will be on the watch for a table most likely to be empty.
G．By the midnight the crowd begin to thin and the noise dies down.
Every sentence we speak shows something about who we are as humans. Even people speaking the same language have distinct dialects. _____81_____ Whether people say “soda” or “pop” may reveal what country and what region they are from. What people call the night before Halloween may tie to their religious beliefs.
_____82_____ Plants and animals that are given names in any language are generally those that are relevant to people speaking the language. The relevance comes from the way that the people have interacted with the animals and plants. In some cases, this has happened over centuries.
While we might think of language as having a fixed set of words and rules that we learn in school, in fact language is always developing. New words emerge while others fall out of use. Pronunciation changes over time as does the meaning of words. ____83____
Our ability to learn language develops when we are young. Sounds heard as infants, or even in the womb (子宫), set the stage for language learning later. Baby cooing (咕咕叫) is the result of babies’ analysis of the languages spoken to them. _____84_____ Children exposed to multiple languages early in life, and growing up multilingual, develop enhanced cognitive functions. These may include the ability to focus and ignore distractions
Languages are as diverse as the communities that speak them. Each of the approximately 7,000 bold languages is a proof to a community’s unique human experience. Yet, many languages around the world are endangered. It is possible that as many as half of the world’s languages could go silent by the end of this century. Why ____85____ But they boil down to social inequalities and disrespect for others.
A．Babies are practicing the pronunciation of sounds that they need for communication.
B．Languages change with time.
C．These are rooted in their history and culture.
D．What kind of slang (俚语) you use may come from the habits of your family.
E．Language also shows the connections between us, and our natural environment.
F．The reasons are complex.
G．People also borrow words from languages other than their own to add to their own vocabulary.
The cost of everything — from fuel to food — seems to be rising around the world. So, growing our own food is a good way to save money. ____86____. Here is some good news: There are many ways that home gardeners can save money while providing their plants with high-quality nutrients.
Consider cut grass. If you leave cut grass on the lawn, you may not need fertilizer. As grass breaks down, it releases nutrients into the soil. ____87____. However, do not use fresh cut grass in garden beds. It will burn your plants. Just be sure to bury cut grass at least 25 to 30 centimeters deep. This will keep hungry wildlife from digging it up.
Compost (堆肥) is the best thing you can add to soil. To make your own compost, simply collect fruit and vegetable scraps (碎片). Do not add meat, dairy, or fats. You can keep the food scraps in a bowl in your kitchen. ____88____. As the scraps break down, they add nutrients.
____89____. Are you someone who fishes If so, you can use scraps from the fish you catch. If not, your local fish seller might give away — or sell at low cost — scraps and heads. Are you a fish owner Plants can also be helped from used fish-tank water. This water is rich in nitrogen and other nutrients. Do you cook vegetables in water If so, save it! The water is filled with vitamins and minerals that could help your garden. And water from boiled eggs is full of calcium. ____90____. You can even use eggshells. Dry out the egg shells thoroughly. Then break them up into tiny pieces. Add the small pieces to your garden’s soil.
A．Fish fertilizer works well
B．This will help grass to continue to grow
C．This is also useful for tomatoes and peppers
D．Use leftover materials from around your house
E．However, the cost of gardening materials has also been rising
F．Bury the material directly in the garden soil whenever it fills up
G．Just make sure to let the water cool to room temperature before using it
With the sudden change to online learning especially within the last couple of years, there have been quite a few problems for students and teachers as well.
____91____ When students are learning from the comfort of their own bedrooms, it can be difficult to feel productive. After 5 minutes of studying, the students may find themselves picking up the phone to look through social media platforms. ____92____
Teachers constantly find students lack(缺乏) the drive to learn something new. When students find no motivation(动机) to learn, study, or focus during the lesson, it can be discouraging for teachers as well.
In a traditional classroom, sometimes teachers would allow 10 minute breaks in between the lesson. ____93____ Usually, teachers also arrange pair based activities that let students work together towards a common goal. This social method is quite important for lifting class morale(士气) and building companionship. The problem with online learning is that teachers generally pay little attention to this factor as they concentrate on delivering the class content only.
The poor Internet connection is another challenge faced by students in online learning. ____94____ This can be annoying for students. They are sometimes forced out of Zoom room because the Internet service is not working well.
Besides technical problems in online learning, teachers sometimes struggle with the class discipline(纪律) in a virtual environment. ____95____ Teachers may feel discouraged when they realize they are explaining something but the students are not following.
So, all the possible solutions should be found to get the best results for the students.
A．It’s difficult for them to keep up with the teacher.
B．Students are generally beyond their teachers’ control.
C．One problem that stands out is poor time management.
D．This often encourages students to interact with one another.
E．Adapting to an online learning environment can be a bit difficult.
F．At the end of the day, they realize that they haven’t studied properly.
G．That’s why we’ll discuss the most common problems of online learning.
Awake Here Is How to Return to Sleep
It is usual for people to wake up a few times during the night. Older people often get up to go to the bathroom. Waking at night usually is not a problem.
But what about some other people If it happens a few times a week, there may be a troublesome reason. ____96____. Such sleep difficulties are called insomnia (失眠).
You may wake up, look at the clock and worry about your work. There may be stressful things on your mind. These feelings may activate (激活) a stress hormone in your body. If you worry that you can’t sleep, it may make it harder to fall asleep.
____97____. If you are awake 25 minutes or more, get out of bed and do something quiet. Gentle stretches or breathing exercises might help. Meditation also may work. You may sit on a couch and read a book or magazine in dim light. Do not read on a smartphone or a tablet in the dark place.
____98____. Coffee can stay in your digestive system well into the evening. Besides, nap (小睡) lowers your drive to fall asleep in the evening. Avoid napping late in the day. ____99____.
Try to keep to a routine schedule for sleep. There is a problem when you go to bed and wake up at different times. Studies have shown that irregular bedtimes may lead to insomnia. ____100____, called circadian rhythms (昼夜节律). They work on 24-hour cycles.
If you get up during the night to go to the bathroom, limit how much water or liquid you drink a few hours before bedtime.
A．Do something helpful
B．Try to avoid early naps
C．Avoid coffee after 2 pm
D．Nap no later than early afternoon
E．The problem has to do with the sleep cycle of your body
F．Here are some reasons for the difficulties in your sleeping
G．Stress and anxiety are some reasons for people who have sleep difficulties
We all have projects that need to be finished. ___101___
Believe it or not, the location in which you plan your project plays an important role. A crowded place means distractions (分心) which certainly means that you will miss out important things which should have been included in the plan. That’s why I urge you to sit down and make this plan in a location where you can focus. ___102___ If you for some reason cannot, there are other locations available such as the library, your work office and so on.
Do you know well about the actual purpose of the project It’s not uncommon that people forget to outline the exact purpose of the project in explicit terms.
___103___ If the purpose isn’t well explained, it could lead to some confusions in the future as well as loss of time and money. Make sure you get it right in the beginning!
___104___ You may choose one of the two ways to start your project plan, either building everything from the bottom up or starting from the top and going down. The former case is usually the more difficult way to start; it would require you to know all the details of the project before you start the plan. The latter is usually the better way to start. ___105___ Once you’ve done this, you can look at each individual entry and try to specify the details concerning it.
A．Where do you start
B．Now let’s talk about how to carry out your project plan.
C．It will help you start with a general overview of the project.
D．If you can find such a place in your home, that would be perfect.
E．It is certainly true that not having a purpose will result in failure.
F．To successfully carry out a project, we need to make a project plan.
G．Make sure it’s understandable by all parties involved including yourself.
Weeds, the fast-growing plants that cannot be eaten and do not bring flowers, are a common problem for gardeners. Some use chemicals to kill weeds. Others pull them up by hand or with heavy machinery. Luckily, there are other ways to limit their growth.
For starters, there are mulches (护根物) which can bury weeds. Mulches are made from organic material, such as leaves, grass cuttings, and small pieces of wood. They are spread over the ground in a garden to control weeds. Organic mulches break down over time. ____106____ That is not a bad thing, because their decomposition (分解) creates nutrients for plants and humus (腐殖质) to keep soils wet and full of fresh air.
Plastic mulch is another way to stop mon black plastic is easy to lay down. It also effectively blocks weeds and helps soil warm faster in the spring. ____107____ A reflective plastic mulch, for example, keeps some plant-eating insects away. A major problem with plastic is that it breaks apart over time, so eventually it needs to be thrown away, plus it adds nothing to the soil as far as nutrients or humus. ____108____
Finally, in addition to direct attacks on weeds, how you plant your garden can indirectly influence weed growth. For example, close spacing of plants in the garden blocks sunlight from reaching the ground and can limit weed growth. And using a watering method known as drip irrigation will direct small amounts of water to the roots of your plants instead of the weeds. ____109____ Lying in soil are millions of weed seeds just waiting to be awakened by light and air.
____110____ Instead, your goal is simply to limit their growth in the garden.
A．So you must add more to your garden often.
B．So it is by far the best support for plant growth.
C．And plastic also can block air from reaching the soil.
D．A small group of geese can clear weeds in half a hectare of land.
E．Whether or not you dig up your soil also influences weed growth.
F．Using any or all of these methods will not permanently stop weed growth.
G．Recent experiments with other colored plastic have shown effects on both bugs and plant growth.
Recess for Kids
Ask a group of kids about their favorite part of the school day and many will talk about something that happened at recess. Maybe they finally made it across the monkey bars (单杠). Maybe somebody kicked the ball over the fence. Maybe a fruit tree in a neighboring yard started to drop apples on the playground. ___111___
It’s true not just according to kids, but also to adults who study recess for kids. Whether they’re inventing a new game or sitting under a tree, kids need a break — or several of them — during the school day.
Why Kids Need Recess.
There's no debate that recess, or mainly referred to as physical activity, is good for kids.
You can’t have your brains go hours at a time and retain and store information in working memory. ___112___ Besides, activity that involves arms and legs — running, climbing, crawling — builds new neural connections, which helps kids regulate their emotions. Studies show that after recess children are more attentive in class, perform better and have fewer emotional problems.
How Much Recess Should Kids Get.
“Ideally, children should get four 15-minute recesses every day”, says Debbie Rhea, a professor from Texas Christian University, who advocates for outdoor play in schools. ___113___ It is noted that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently expanded the idea to encourage recess for all students, including those in middle and high school.
___114___
In addition to simply providing enough time for recess, schools should teach skills that will make recess more successful. For instance, letting kids run fast will help them develop coordination. ___115___. And even falling, is something kids need to practice to avoid getting badly hurt. To allow children to take reasonable risks with their bodies is also a wise move.
A．How to Make Recess Better.
B．Who should help kids recess.
C．You need time away to process it.
D．This recommendation has been widely accepted.
E．Any one of these things is a marker of a good recess.
F．Maybe running up the slide is not as unsafe as it looks.
G．We wouldn’t have kids sitting there for math or reading for long hours.
Top tips for the Flu Season
It’s coming. ___116___ On the subway every time someone coughs, I look up to see if I can move a little further. As I exit the train, I immediately reach for hand wash to remove any of the dirt on my hands. The flu season is here, and I take it seriously.
If you are young and healthy, it’s most likely that you will just feel uncomfortable for a week or two, and miss some work or study. If you are elderly, having medical problems, or are a young child, you may not be so lucky. It’s reported that each year more than 200,000 people are staying in hospital due to the illness. ___117___
The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated(注射疫苗). You may have heard about a new study on flu vaccines, and it found that the flu vaccine didn’t work as well as we thought or would like. ___118___ In adults, the vaccine is 59 protective on average. For children the story is better. Clearly, we need better vaccines but it’s still a really good idea to get vaccinated.
___119___ You may have an arm pain or a little fever, but the injection does not contain a live virus and cannot give you the flu. If you got the flu shot last year, do you need it this year It isn’t clear how long protection lasts and if the vaccine protects against different flus for only one year.
Finally, here is some advice about what to do if you get the flu.
1. Call your doctor early if you have the symptoms.
2.___120___ That will reduce the number of people you give this to.
3.Cover your coughs and sneezes.
4.Keep your hands clean. Use soap and water or hand wash frequently, especially after coughing or sneezing.
5.Drink plenty of water.
A．I can feel it in the air.
B．Can the flu shot give you the flu
C．Can they recover and leave hospital at last
D．However, it still offers considerable protection.
E．Keep in touch with your family as much as possible.
F．Depending on the year, between 3,000 and 49,000 people die.
G．Stay at home until your fever has been gone for at least 24 hours.
School doesn’t have to be a prison. Whether you find school difficult, boring or just stressful, you can learn to make school easier and bring a lot more fun.____121____
Try a team sport. Some schools offer team sports that allow you to make friends with your fellow students. Soccer, track and field, basketball and football, can all make school have a little more fun.____122____ If you don’t want to play sports, consider joining in the games and cheering for your team with your friends.
____123____One of the most stressful parts of school can be making sure you have everything you’re supposed to have. Where’s your English homework Where’s that math assignment Is your pencil sharp The less you have to worry about these little things, the more you’ll be able to focus and enjoy school. Be prepared for class and everything will be easier.
Take it easy on your teachers. Teachers are like students: some are great; some are less than great. But teachers are in charge of the classroom. So even if you’re feeling frustrated or bored in class, you should be nice to your teachers.____124____
Ask for help if you are having trouble with homework.____125____ Make it easy. Ask for help at school by joining an after-class study group, if your school has one. Ask your teacher if you can stay 10-15 minutes after school to ask a few questions about your homework, if you’re embarrassed to ask during class. It’s always better to ask after class.
A．Stay organized.
B．Manage your time better.
C．Here are some ways to help you.
D．So you can choose one of them to take up.
E．Try to find kids you can talk to and play with.
F．As a result, they will possibly be friendly back to you.
G．If you’re struggling in school, don’t try to take it all on by yourself.
All dogs can benefit from training throughout their lives. But where to begin the process Thus, we have sought advice from some experts on where to start. ____126____.
Identify your training goals
____127____. If you’re interested in skill training, or basic manners, such as teaching your dog to sit, stay and lie down, that’s the field of a dog trainer. If your dog has a behavior problem-anxiety, aggressiveness, fearfulness-then what you need is a dog behavioral consultant.
Decide how you’d like to train your dog
When it comes to training methods, you have a few options. Group classes are cheaper but less personalized, while customized classes with training facilities are more expensive and riskier.____128____. If you don’t want to pay a lot of money for dog training, you can choose free or low-cost resources you can find online.
____129____
Generally speaking, many trainers fall into two broad categories. The first is positive reinforcement (强化) trainers, which means giving your dog something good to train. The second is balanced trainers who are willing to make a series of corrections using positive reinforcement methods.
Be realistic
Your dog may bark at your guests. ____130____. Since you can’t change a German shepherd’s genetic impulse (基因冲动) to protect its territory, you may need to change your expectations, instead.
A．Understand the methods
B．Make a detailed schedule
C．Here’s what they say about the issue
D．Usually there are two levels of dog training
E．The benefits of training dogs properly are as follows
F．Your choice will depend on your budget and your training goals
G．It might be a kind of dog to defend against people walking in your door
Writing a school paper may not be that easy for you, especially when you have difficulty in organizing your thoughts on paper. So you may need some help. ____131____
Make sure that you have understood all of the teacher’s directions. Not every high school teacher follows the same rules and standards of writing as each will most likely have his own set of directions. ____132____ You can do this either during class or in the office.
____133____ Teachers will usually give out just one topic for a school paper. This topic will usually cover vast areas of interests. Students will be given a chance to be critical and creative at the same time. Make sure that you take advantage of this by thinking about a really unique topic. So your school paper will stand out from the rest of your classmates’ works. If you have trouble thinking of what to write, then you should brainstorm with your classmates.
Research your choice of topic completely. Once you are sure what to write about, start checking materials that can be included in your school paper. ____134____ Just do not forget to take notes of all of your resources as these will be your proof if your teacher requires it later.
Always start by writing a clear outline. An outline would be your best bet in making that school paper as organized as possible. ____135____
A．Have a good introduction to your paper.
B．Look at the latest edition of the writing.
C．If you have to, then collect relevant resources.
D．Follow some of these ways of how to properly write a school paper.
E．Do not hesitate to ask your teacher about any matter that needs to be clarified.
F．Make sure you make one first before jumping into the careful writing process.
G．Do not limit yourself to uninteresting and unoriginal topics for a school paper.
The comfort zone is a safe space where we don’t risk, but neither do we grow. ____136____ Change and growth occur. We can not become what we want to be, remaining in what we are today. There are many good reasons to be encouraged to leave the comfort zone.
Prepare yourself for difficult times. Safe as we feel in our comfort zone, that space will not protect us from the problems, which usually appear in life in an unexpected way producing great changes. ____137____ These problems can produce psychological disorders. But learning to live outside the comfort zone, dealing with novelty and uncertainty will make us people emotionally stronger.
____138____ The comfort zone represents everything we know. Outside is another world to discover. In the comfort zone there are no great ideas or new discoveries. It’s necessary to leave the known to find the inspiration to creativity. In fact, a study conducted at the University of Florida found that students who spent just one term outside their country scored better on creativity tests than those who had been studying at the same university.
Feel more alive. Leaving the comfort zone, we meet new people and live new experiences. Some of these experiences will not be positive but others will become a driving force that gives us new energy. Thus we’re learning to enjoy more life. ____139____
Exercises to get out of your comfort zone will allow you to expand your growth zone without experiencing too much anxiety. ____140____ That’s in the growth zone, and you can reach the best of ourselves, learn new things.
A．Become more productive.
B．Increase your creativity.
C．Generally, we are not used to them.
D．Yet magical things happen outside the comfort zone.
E．It might become the perfect excuse not to do, not risk.
F．Face new challenges with an acceptable level of anxiety.
G．The feeling of being empty will be discovered to disappear.
How do you wake up in the morning If you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep—beep—beep, that hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling in the morning known as grogginess(昏昏沉沉). ___141___ A recent study says yes. The answer is music.
Researchers say alarms that have a melody can help people feel fresher in the morning. The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. They answered questions about the alarm sound they like to wake up to. ___142___ .
Sleep inertia(惯性)is another term for grogginess. ___143___ , and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping. People need to better understand sleep inertia’s harmful effects on human performance later in the day. The grogginess we may feel in the morning usually lasts for up to 30 minutes, but some may last from two to four hours.
Not everyone will experience the full effect. ___144___ , especially when they perform duties that require a top performance within this period or for people who work in dangerous situations shortly after they wake. So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up ___145___
A．Possibly the different tones in it.
B．So, is there a better way to wake up
C．So, what is a better way to wake up
D．Simply the single sound of ”beeping“.
E．But for those who do, care should be taken.
F．It means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up.
G．They also expressed how they feel about that sound and how they feel when they wake up.
Ways you can change the world
As a teenager,changing the world can be a great job.You can do a few things to make a positive contribution to the life of others and the environment.Here are some easy ideas for you to get started.
Donate (捐赠). ___146___ You may find yourself in a charity shop donating all your old clothes/shoes/toys or you could put all your change in a box outside a charity.
___147___ Time after time you may have found yourself in a position where you have littered.Littering pollutes the environment and is quite harmful to the people and animals around us. ___148___
Reduce vehicle pollution. It’s not only a waste of gas to drive to a nearby destination but it’s also polluting our environment. ___149___ If your journey isn’t walkable, you can take a bus or train instead.
Share your passion (激情)．Try motivational (激发性的) speaking.Motivational speakers can have their ideas and beliefs heard and some have been known to have a great influence on the world as a whole. ___150___ No one will listen to someone who is speaking aggressively (咄咄逼人地) and too demanding.
A．Don’t throw the litter away.
B．Plant a tree in your garden.
C．Donations can vary from time to time.
D．Make sure you express your opinion in a highly professional way.
E．We can try our best to create a powerful effect on the world in a special way.
F．So if there aren’t any nearby bins,hold on to your rubbish until you find one.
G．If your parents offer to drive you to school,politely refuse their offer and walk instead.
参考答案：
1．G 2．A 3．E 4．D 5．F
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个提升专注力和创造力的方法。
1．上文“Try traveling with your mind to someplace enjoyable.(试着带着你的想法去某个令人愉快的地方)”提出“to someplace enjoyable”，G项“Maybe it’s a walk through an imaginary forest or sunbathing on a warm beach. (比如想象着在森林里漫步或躺在温暖的沙滩上晒太阳)”对上文中“令人愉快的地方”进行举例说明，上下文语意连贯。故选G项。
2．根据下文“Are you a person who is sharp-minded in the morning Or is a night owl more of your style Either way, it doesn’t matter as long as you schedule your most important projects during your brain’s periods of best performance.(你是一个早上思维敏捷的人吗？还是夜猫子更符合你的风格？不管怎么样，只要你把最重要的项目安排在大脑的最佳状态，这都没关系)”可知，本段说明每个人拥有不同的生物钟，要根据自己的情况安排事务，所以A项“Make friends with your body clock (和你的生物钟做朋友)”是最佳段落标题。故选A项。
3．下文“Instead, reserve the best time for the big stuff.(相反保留最好的时间做大事情)”说明重大的事情需要在最好的时间进行，句中“Instead”表示前后句内容的对比，选项E“Avoid spending your best brain hours doing unimportant things (避免花费最好的脑力时间做不重要的事情)”符合语境，且句中“unimportant things”与下文“big stuff”构成对比关系。故选E项。
4．小标题“Try your hobbies.(尝试你的爱好)”中的“hobbies”和选项D“Doing things you are interested in can help your mind relax.(做你感兴趣的事能让大脑放松)”中的“things you are interested in”指代一致，D项是对本段主题的进一步说明，解释了要“尝试你的爱好”的原因。故选D项。
5．上文“It allows us a deep dive into focus. It lets our brains get a chance to complete full sentences of thought. It helps us to reset and think about what’s really important.(它能让我们深入聚焦。它让我们的大脑有机会完成完整的句子。它帮助我们重新思考什么才是真正重要的)”讲了关闭短信和社交媒体的一系列好处，F项“Most important of all, it reminds us there’s a world outside our screens.(最重要的是它提醒我们在屏幕之外还有一个世界)”承接上文，更进一步说明这样做的好处，句中的“screens”指的就是“手机和电脑屏幕”，与第一句“Turn off text messaging and social media.(关闭短信和社交媒体)”相照应。故选F项。
6．E 7．C 8．D 9．B 10．F
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了三条成功创业的建议。
6．根据上文“To start a successful start-up, three simple things are needed. (要开始成功的创业，需要三件简单的事情)”以及下文每段首句可知，空格处承上启下，引出下文的建议。所以E项“Here are a few tips for you to follow. (以下是一些建议供您遵循。)”承上启下，符合语境，故选E项。
7．根据本段主旨句“Time management. (时间管理。)”可知，本段主要介绍时间管理的重要性。根据上文“Prioritizing time, resources, and staff based on the tasks at hand will also ensure that important tasks will get done. (根据手头的任务确定时间、资源和员工的优先级也将确保完成重要任务)”可知，要根据手头的任务优先确定时间、资源和员工。C项“Remember, time is money! (记住，时间就是金钱！)”补充说明时间的重要性，符合语境。故选C项。
8．根据本段主旨句“The right work, by the right person. (合适的工作，适合的人。)”可知，本段主要介绍合适的工作要适合的人来完成。根据上文“Do not hesitate to delegate(授权委派)when the situation calls for it. (当情况需要时，不要犹豫，授权。)”以及下文“Each member of the team should work to understand exactly where their strengths are and work together to ensure that every task gets completed by the person with the best expertise. (团队的每个成员都应该努力准确地了解自己的优势所在，并共同努力确保每项任务都由具有最佳专业知识的人完成。)”可知，当情况需要时，要毫不犹豫地授权，而且团队的每个成员都应该努力准确地了解自己的优势所在。D项“Have confidence in your abilities. (对自己的能力有信心。)”切题，故选D项。
9．空格处是本段主旨句。根据下文“The start-up community is a close web group. Seek out fellow entrepreneurs and talk to them about the challenges and thrills you are facing on your entrepreneurial journey.创业社区是一个紧密的网络群体。寻找创业伙伴，与他们谈谈你在创业旅程中面临的挑战和刺激。)”可知，本段主要介绍创业社区是一个紧密的网络群体。寻找创业伙伴，并与他们分享。B项“Meet, network, share. 见面、交流、分享。)”最能概括本段主旨，故选B项。
10．根据上文“Networking events and social media are a great platform to meet entrepreneurs and learn about their experiences. (网络活动和社交媒体是与企业家见面并了解他们经验的绝佳平台)”可知，上文介绍网络活动和社交媒体的好处。F项“They also provide an opportunity to form valuable partnerships. (它们还提供了建立宝贵伙伴关系的机会。)”进一步补充网络活动和社交媒体的作用。符合语境，故选F项。
11．E 12．D 13．A 14．G 15．C
【导语】本文是议论文。文章作者通过举例探讨了不要失去希望，要勇敢面对失败，保持良好的心态，一切皆有可能，希望是美好的，是人间至善，而美好的事物是永不消逝的。
11．根据上文“Never lose hope. You never know what tomorrow may bring.( 永远不要失去希望。你永远不知道明天会发生什么。)”可知，不要对生活失去希望，因为你不知道明天会发生什么，E项“因为生活以一种非常神秘的方式运作。”符合语境，与上文是因果关系，说明了不知道明天会发生什么是因为生活以一种神秘的方式运作。故选E。
12．根据下文“She was robbed on the train and pushed outside of the train. She lost her belongings and legs in that accident, which was very painful for her.( 她在火车上被抢劫了，然后被推出了火车。她在那次事故中失去了财物和双腿，这对她来说非常痛苦。)”以及下文内容可知，下文举例说明了第一段讲述的道理，因此推断D项“以辛哈为例。”符合语境，承上启下，下文都是Arunima的故事。故选D。
13．上文“She was robbed on the train and pushed outside of the train. She lost her belongings and legs in that accident, which was very painful for her.( 她在火车上被抢劫了，然后被推出了火车。她在那次事故中失去了财物和双腿，这对她来说非常痛苦。)”介绍辛哈遭遇抢劫，失去财物和双腿，下文“She struggled a lot and one day she met with Bachendri Pal, who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, and she told Pal that she also wanted to climb Everest. She is successful. Now, she is the first female disabled athlete that has climbed Mount Everest. If she lost hope then India would never ever get such a lady that makes her country proud.( 她非常努力，有一天她遇到了第一个攀登珠穆朗玛峰的印度女性Bachendri Pal，她告诉Pal她也想爬珠峰。她很成功。现在，她是第一位登上珠穆朗玛峰的女性残疾运动员。如果她失去希望，那么印度永远不会有这样一位让她的国家感到骄傲的女士。)”可知，辛哈没有失去希望，成为了第一位登上珠穆朗玛峰的女性残疾人运动员，她的国家为此感到骄傲，因此推断A项“但是她没有失去希望”符合语境，承上启下。故选A
14．根据上文“You need to believe that you can do anything for the world because IMPOSSIBLE itself says I M POSSIBLE. If it is in your mind, it is in your range.( 你要相信你能为这个世界做任何事，因为“不可能”本身就是“我有可能”。如果它在你的脑海中，它就在你的范围内。)”和下文“Always be optimistic and seize the opportunity which is coming around. Sometimes it happens that failure can demotivate (使失去动力)you, make you inferior (较差的)but it doesn’t mean that you do not have the ability to move forward; it’s your choice that you want to fight it or you become a pessimist.(永远保持乐观，抓住即将到来的机会。有时候，失败会让你失去动力，让你变得自卑，但这并不意味着你没有前进的能力；这是你的选择，你想要对抗它或你成为一个悲观主义者。)”可知，一切皆有可能，要相信你可以为这个世界作任何事情，要保持积极乐观，抓住机会，要对抗失败，不要失去动力，因此推断G项“所以如果你想做任何事情，就努力去完成它。”符合语境，与上文是因果关系，与下文是顺承关系，故选G。
15．上文“Do as I say, and we should fight until the last breath because you’ll never know what will happen.(照我说的做，我们应该战斗到最后一口气因为你永远不知道会发生什么。)”作者呼吁要努力抗争，因为你永远不知道会发生什么，下文“Remember that fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.(记住，恐惧囚禁人的灵魂，希望可以让你重获自由。希望是美好的，也许是人间至善，而美好的事物是永不消逝的。)”讲述要充满希望，C项“因此保持积极的心态”符合语境，承上启下，阐述要努力奋斗，保持积极的心态，充满希望。故选C。
16．A 17．D 18．C 19．G 20．F
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些帮助人们过上简单而充实的生活的方法。
16．根据上文“How can we have a less complex and more meaningful life The answer might be minimalism(极简主义).(怎样才能让我们的生活不那么复杂而更有意义呢 答案可能是极简主义。)”说明我们要用极简主义设计一个不复杂而又更有意义的生活，选项A“It is about enjoying life more with less.（这是关于用更少的资源享受更多的生活。）”承接上文，解释了极简主义，耗费资源更少而更有意义。语义通顺合理。故选A项。
17．根据下文“Most people’s living space is filled with things that are never used and don’t contribute to their well-being. Separate the ones you do need from the ones you don’t, and throw the latter right into the dustbin or give them away.(大多数人的生活空间都充满了从未使用过的东西，对他们的幸福没有任何贡献。把你需要的和不需要的分开，把后者直接扔进垃圾箱或送人。)”建议应该把生活空间中从未用过的东西扔掉或者送人，选项D“Get rid of things that don’t serve your happiness.（摆脱那些与你快乐无关的事情。）”概括本段主题，把生活空间中那些无关的东西摆脱掉。语义通顺合理。故选D项。
18．根据上文“We usually compare ourselves to others who seem happier, more beautiful and more important than us. We try our best to imitate those we envy. (我们总是把自己和那些看起来比自己更快乐、更美丽、更重要的人进行比较。我们尽力模仿我们所羡慕的人。)”说明人们总是互相攀比并模仿自己羡慕的人，选项C“Yet no matter how much we try, we always fail.（然而无论我们如何努力，我们总是失败。）”承接上文，转折语义，说明这样做并不成功，引出下文“We need to stop comparing and accept oursel