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备战 2025 年中考英语新课标(核心素养)二轮复习之优秀
生拔高重难题型特训
【预测分析】
一、重难点分析
1、细节理解与信息定位
高频细节题(占比 70%):需快速定位时间、地点、人物、数字等具体信息,但答案常需
结合上下文改写(如原文“50% off”对应选项“half-price discount”)。
干扰项设计:选项可能通过绝对化词汇(如“all”“never”)或偷换概念(如混淆“purpose”与
“result”)制造陷阱。
2、词义猜测与短语理解
语境猜词:需结合上下文推断生词含义,如通过同位语(如“AI-enabled devices, which can learn
from user habits”)或反义关系(如“cheap vs. expensive”)。
固定搭配:高频短语如“take action”“make progress”需准确记忆,避免误选近义词(如“take”
与“do”混淆)。
3、主旨概括与段落逻辑
隐含主题:答案常需综合多段信息,如通过首尾段高频词(如“environmental protection”)归
纳主旨。
逻辑衔接词:需识别因果(therefore)、转折(however)等信号词,判断段落间关系。
4、开放题与逻辑推理
开放题要求:答案需具体可行(如“如何保护野生动物”需答“参加志愿活动”而非“保护环
境”),避免空泛。
推理题难点:需结合段落主旨反向推导结论(如通过数据推断作者态度)。
5、文化背景与跨学科知识
本土文化融合:可能涉及江苏非遗(如溱潼会船、凤城河灯会)或传统技艺(如麦秆画、糖
画)的英文表达。
科技与社会议题:如人工智能伦理、碳中和政策相关术语(如“renewable energy”“AI ethics”)
需积累。
二、解题步骤与技巧
1、审题定位,圈画关键词
锁定疑问词:明确题目类型(如 What/Why/How),标注人名、数字、动词等关键词。
预判答案形式:如 How 词组题需答方式(by doing),Why 题需因果逻辑(because of)。
2、速读定位,精读验证
首尾段与段落首句:快速把握文章主题及结构(总分/分总)。
同义替换识别:答案常对原文进行同义改写(如“solve”→“address”),需逐词比对。
3、规范作答,避免语法错误
时态与人称统一:如原文用过去时,答案需保持一致;Who 提问需用完整句子(如“He is...”)。
简洁性原则:答案需符合字数限制(5-10 词),避免冗余(如删除修饰性副词)。
4、复查与逻辑校验
代入验证:将答案回填原文,检查是否符合逻辑(如时态、主谓一致)。
排除绝对项:含“all”“must”的选项多为错误,议论文强调辩证性。
三、2025 年考向预测
1、命题趋势升级
本土化素材:泰州文化(如“溱潼会船节”)或江苏环保政策(如长江生态保护)相关文章占
比提升。
多模态文本:可能结合图表(如垃圾分类数据图)或二维码,需同步分析图文信息。
2、高频题型分布
细节题(50%):聚焦时间、地点、数字等直接信息,如活动时间、价格等。
推理题(30%):需结合段落主旨推断隐含观点(如作者态度)。
开放题(10%):侧重生活实践建议(如环保行动、学习方法)。
词义猜测题(10%):通过上下文线索(如同位语、反义关系)推测生词。
3、选材方向
榜样励志故事:如克服身体障碍的学生、运动员破纪录等,传递积极价值观。
科技与社会热点:如AI应用、低碳生活倡议,需掌握相关术语(如“smart home”“zero waste”)。
跨文化融合:外国人视角下的中国故事(如瑞典教师在苏州的教学经历)。
四、备考建议
1、高频题型专项突破
每日一练:完成 3-5 篇真题,重点训练细节题(定位速度)和开放题(逻辑性表达)。
错题归类:按“词义误判”“逻辑误推”分类,针对性强化(如整理同义替换词库)。
2、文化词汇与长难句积累
本土文化词汇:整理泰州特色活动(如“凤城河灯会”“兴化千垛菜花”)的英文表达。
长难句拆解:每日分析 2-3 个含从句的句子,标注主干(如主谓宾)与修饰成分。
3、实战模拟与策略优化
限时训练:每篇控制在 8 分钟内,前 3 分钟速读定位,后 5 分钟深度分析。
模拟题选择:优先练习江苏各地市真题(如南京、苏州卷),熟悉命题风格。
总结:2025 年泰州中考阅读表达将更注重本土文化渗透与逻辑思辨能力,考生需通过“精准
定位+规范表达”双轨突破,并适应多模态文本与开放题的新趋势。建议结合真题精练、文化
词汇积累及限时模拟,提升答题效率与准确率。
【基础试题】
A
阅读下面材料,根据材料内容完成后面表格,每空填一个单词。
Are you required to jump the rope for the senior high school entrance examination Do you
like the idea
Well, forget about the exam and just enjoy the sport. Here are four healthy reasons why you
should do the sport.
It is a kind of full-body exercise.
Jumping the rope, unlike other sports, works on the whole body and it requires almost all of
the muscle(s 肌肉)to work as well as your shoulder, arms, belly and legs. And when jumping, you
also make the joints(关节)in your ankles (脚踝)and feet strong. If you love jumping tricks like
crossing your arms, you will work your back and chest muscles.
It is great for the brain.
When you skip while breathing deeply, you are able to clear your mind. This kind of
exercise can also help you pay full attention to one subject. Also it helps improve your memory
and reading skills because both the right and left sides of the brain are active while you are
skipping. What’s more, it improves your mood, too.
It is great for the heart and lungs(肺).
Jumping increases your heart rate which then makes the heart muscles work harder as they
make blood run through your body. Try jumping the rope for just one minute. Then you will find
yourself breathless. When you are out of breath, you are improving your lung power.
It is great for the bones.
When jumping the rope, you are placing more stress on your bones. This, in turn, makes
your bones stronger. As people get older, their bones become easier to break. For people with
weak bones, it’s better to choose to do proper jumping exercises.
Jumping the rope: a good sport for your 1
Making almost all muscles, shoulders, arms, belly and legs
Great for the 2 body 3
Making the joints 4
5 your mind
Improving your 6 Great for the brain
Improving memory and making you do well in 7
Improving your mood
Making heart muscles work harder Great for the heart and lungs
Improving the 8 of lungs
Making the bones stronger by 9 more stress on
Great for the bones them
Being a good 10 for people with weak bones
【答案】
1.health/body 2.whole 3.work 4.strong 5.Clearing 6.attention 7.
reading 8.power 9.placing 10.choice
【难度】0.85
【知识点】说明文、科普知识、锻炼/健身(个人)、健康与运动
【导语】本文主要介绍了跳绳的好处。
1.根据“It is a kind of full-body exercise.”,“It is great for the brain.”,“It is great for the heart
and lungs(肺).”和“It is great for the bones.”,及通读全文后可知,跳绳是一项全身运动,它
对大脑、心脏、肺和骨头都有好处。即跳绳对人的身体或健康是有益的,空处可填名词 health
“健康”/body“身体”。故填 health/body。
2.根据右侧内容和“Jumping the rope, unlike other sports, works on the whole body”可知,跳绳
作用于全身,空处应是 whole。故填 whole。
3.根据“it requires almost all of the muscles(肌肉)to work as well as your shoulder, arms, belly
and legs”可知,跳绳几乎需要所有的肌肉以及你的肩膀、手臂、腹部和腿都工作起来。make
sb./sth. do sth.“让……做某事”,此空应是动词原形 work。故填 work。
4.根据“And when jumping, you also make the joints(关节)in your ankles (脚踝)and feet
strong.”可知,跳绳会让脚踝和脚的关节强壮。故填 strong。
5.根据“When you skip while breathing deeply, you are able to clear your mind.”可知,跳绳会
让你理清思绪,此空应用动名词 clearing。故填 Clearing。
6.根据“This kind of exercise can also help you pay full attention to one subject.”可知,跳绳有
助于你全神贯注在一个主题上,即跳绳能提高人的注意力,空处应是attention。故填attention。
7.根据“Also it helps improve your memory and reading skills”可知,跳绳也有助于提高记忆及
阅读技能,此空应是动名词 reading。故填 reading。
8.根据“Try jumping the rope for just one minute. Then you will find yourself breathless. When
you are out of breath, you are improving your lung power.”可知,仅仅是跳绳一分钟,你就会感
到气喘吁吁,而当你上气不接下气的时候,其实你正在提高你的肺活量,此空应是 power。
故填 power。
9.根据“When jumping the rope, you are placing more stress on your bones. This, in turn, makes
your bones stronger.”可知,跳绳会使你对你的谷歌施加更大的压力,这反过来会让你的骨骼
更强壮。即跳绳会通过向骨骼施加更大的压力来使它们更强壮,空前是介词 by,此空应用
动名词 placing。故填 placing。
10.根据“For people with weak bones, it’s better to choose to do proper jumping exercises.”可知,
对于骨骼较弱的人来说,最好选择做适当的跳跃运动。也就是说,跳绳对于骨骼较弱的人来
说是一个好的选择。空前是 a,此空应用名词单数 choice“选择”。故填 choice。
B
Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, many people are wearing mask to
reduce the risk of infections (感染). It’s a very simple but incredibly useful method to protect
oneself from a variety of harmful things. In fact, masks have been helping mankind for centuries.
1st century
In that era, many people in Roman Empire work underground in mines to support their
families. But most of them suffered from and even died of respiratory (呼吸的) illness. To solve
this problem. Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) a Roman naturalist, recommended the use of animal
skins to stop dust from being breathed. His ideas was considered the very first recorded mask
inventions.
16th century
Many centuries later, the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) in Italy,
suggested using a wet cloth over the face to protect against the poisonous chemicals.
19th century
The design of the mask took a big forward in the 19th century. In 1848, American Lewis
Hassley became the first person to patent (注册专利) a protective mask for miners. Masks at this
stage were similar to gas mask Later. in 1897. Polish-Austrian doctor Johann von Mikulicz
Radecki designed a simple mask with one layer of gauze (纱布), recommending medical workers
to wear it to prevent infection. That was the first recorded use of masks for surgeons.
20th century
In 1910, a terrible disease broke out in Northeast China Chinese doctor Wu Liande
designed a cheap face mask called “Wu’s mask”. Made of two layers of surgical gauze, it could be
fixed around the back of the head and tied in a knot. This mask was praised by experts around the
world, as it was simple to make and had a low production cost.
Modern exploration
With several outbreaks of infectious diseases and the flu and the rise of pollution caused by
industrial waste, the materials in masks have continued to evolve ( 进 化 ) to better protect its
wearer. For example, in 2012 when China suffered from smog, mask models such as N95 and
KN90, which can filter out this fine particulate (微 粒 ) matter, become highly popular. In the
future, masks will continue to improve, hopefully so will the habits of humans.
Title: The 1 of mask through the ages
Wearing masks is a very useful method to protect oneself from being 2 introduction
by harmful things. It has gone through a long history.
Many workers suffered from respiratory illness because
of 3 underground in mines. Pliny the Elder In the 1st century
recommended using animal skins to prevent them from
4 dust.
Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci suggested
In the16th century using a wet
cloth to 5 the face to protect people.
Times
The design of the mask developed 6 during
In the 19th century
this period.
Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a face mask which
cost 7 In20th century
It was not difficult to make as well. Experts around the all
think 8 of it.
Masks are made with 10 materials to
At 9 protect people from diseases and pollution which is
getting more and more serious.
【答案】
1.history 2.infected 3.working 4.breathing 5.cover 6.quickly/ fast 7.
little/ less 8.highly 9.present 10.evolved/ better
【难度】0.85
【知识点】说明文、自我保护、科普知识
【分析】本文讲述了口罩的历史,从 1 世纪到现在的发展历程。以前用过动物皮肤、湿布、
中国医生吴连德设计了一款廉价的口罩。现代口罩中的材料不断进化,以更好地保护佩戴者。
1.分析表格可知是缺名词,根据文章从 1 世纪到现代的口罩探索,可推测出此处是“历史”,
故答案为 history。
2.分析表格可知是缺过去分词,构成被动语态。根据“many people are wearing mask to reduce
the risk of infections”可知许多人戴口罩是为了降低感染的风险,可推测出此处是“infected”,
故答案为 infected。
3.分析表格可知是介词后接动名词,所以此处缺 doing,根据“many people in Roman Empire
work underground in mines to support their families.”可知罗马帝国的许多人在地下矿井工作
以养家糊口,可推测出此处是“working”,故答案为 working。
4.分析表格可知是介词后接动名词,所以此处缺 doing,根据“recommended the use of animal
skins to stop dust from being breathed”可知建议使用动物皮来阻止灰尘被吸入,可推测出此处
是“breathing”,故答案为 breathing。
5.use sth to do sth 表示“用什么去做什么”,分析表格可知此处是缺动词原形,根据“suggested
using a wet cloth over the face to protect against the poisonous chemicals”可知建议用湿布盖住
脸,以防止有毒化学物质,可推测出此处是“cover”,故答案为 cover。
6.分析表格可知是缺副词修饰动词,根据“The design of the mask took a big forward in the 19th
century.”可知面具的设计在 19 世纪取得了巨大的进步,可推测出此处是口罩的设计在这一
时期迅速发展,所以此处用“quickly/ fast”,故答案为 quickly/ fast。
7.根据“Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a cheap face mask”可知中国医生吴连德设计了一
款廉价的口罩,可推测出此处是花费(更)少,所以用“little/ less”,故答案为 little/ less。
8.think highly of 表示“高度评价”,根据“ This mask was praised by experts around the world”
可知受到世界各地专家的好评,可推测出此处是“highly”,故答案为 highly。
9.at present 表示“现在”,根据“Modern exploration”可知是现代探索,可推测出此处是
“present”,故答案为 present。
10.根据“the materials in masks have continued to evolve ( 进 化 ) to better protect its wearer.”
可知口罩中的材料不断进化,以更好地保护佩戴者,可推测出此处是“evolved/ better”,故答
案为 evolved/ better。
【提升试题】
A
阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词,每个空格
只填 1 个单词。
AI has been in the news for years. Many people now use it in their work and personal lives.
Have you ever dreamed of using AI to help you with your schoolwork Well, dream no more—
You can do it right now.
Nowadays, there are “AI-powered study rooms”. Their ads promise that their “AI apps” can
find out each student’s weaknesses and then create “smart” study plans and exercises. Wouldn’t
that be helpful But wait a minute before you ask your parents to sign you up. There’s more to the
story.
Many parents aren’t happy with the service after their kids tried these study rooms. The “AI
apps”, they say, don’t live up to hopes. They just point out students’ mistakes and repeat the same
exercises over and over. Most lessons are pre-recorded videos. Does it sound like there is any real
AI in this
Don’t be sad, though. You can still make your dream of learning with AI come true. You
just don’t need to go to an “AI-powered study room” to try out this cool tech. AI chatbots from
companies like DeepSeek are free to use anytime, anywhere. The key is to learn how to use them
wisely.
When you ask AI for help, make it clear what its role is and what task you want it to do.
If the answer isn’t clear, ask more questions about it.
◆It’s not a good idea to let AI do all your homework. You should ask AI to check and
make better your work after you finish it.
It takes time to master AI. But it’s a much smarter way to spend your time learning it than
sitting in an “AI-powered study room”!
AI has been talked about a lot for years. Students may dream of 1 Introduction
AI for schoolwork.
◆ “AI apps” find out 3 weaknesses. AI-powered Ads’ 2
◆ “AI apps” create smart study plans and exercises.
Study ◆Many parents thought “AI apps” couldn’t do 4
Rooms they hoped.
Real
◆ Students were only told their mistakes and just did the situation
5 exercises again and again.
◆Most of the lessons have been recorded earlier.
Students can 6 their learning dreams with DeepSeek anytime,
anywhere.
Chatbots
◆Give AI 7 instructions when asking for help.
(e.g.,
◆Ask more questions if you are 8 to understand
DeepSeek)
Advice the answer.
◆Let AI check your homework and make it 9
after you do it yourself.
Using AI chatbots is a smarter 10 than “AI-powered study Conclusion
rooms”.
【答案】
1.using 2.promises 3.students’ 4.what 5.same 6.achieve 7.clear
8.unable 9.better 10.way
【难度】0.65
【知识点】科学技术、说明文
【导语】本文主要讲述了 AI 在学习中的应用,特别是“人工智能自习室”和 AI 聊天机器人的
使用情况及其优缺点。
1.根据“Have you ever dreamed of using AI to help you with your schoolwork ”可知,学生可能
梦想使用 AI 来帮助完成作业。故填 using。
2.根据“Their ads promise that their ‘AI apps’ can find out each student’s weaknesses”可知,广
告承诺 AI 应用可以发现学生的弱点。故填 promises。
3.根据“Their ads promise that their ‘AI apps’ can find out each student’s weaknesses”可知,AI
应用可以发现学生的弱点。故填 students’。
4.根据“Many parents aren’t happy with the service after their kids tried these study rooms. The
‘AI apps’, they say, don’t live up to hopes.”可知,许多家长认为 AI 应用没有达到他们的期望,
即不能做他们希望的事情。故填 what。
5.根据“They just point out students’ mistakes and repeat the same exercises over and over.”可
知,学生只是被告知错误并重复做同样的练习。故填 same。
6.根据“You can still make your dream of learning with AI come true. You just don’t need to go to
an ‘AI-powered study room’ to try out this cool tech.”可知,学生可以通过 DeepSeek 实现他们
的学习梦想。故填 achieve。
7.根据“When you ask AI for help, make it clear what its role is and what task you want it to do.”
可知,向 AI 寻求帮助时,应给出明确的指示。故填 clear。
8.根据“If the answer isn’t clear, ask more questions about it.”可知,如果无法理解答案,应多
问问题。故填 unable。
9.根据“You should ask AI to check and make better your work after you finish it.”可知,完成作
业后,应让 AI 检查并改进作业,即让作业变得更好。故填 better。
10.根据“But it’s a much smarter way to spend your time learning it than sitting in an
‘AI-powered study room’!”可知,使用人工智能聊天机器人是比人工智能学习室更明智的方
式。故填 way。
B
In the 1960s, people asked about your astrological sign (星座). In the 2000s, they wanted to
know your website. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.
Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of
people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all
kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
Think of your home page as the starting place of your website. Like the table of contents of
a book or a magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages,
depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine
layout (布局). At the top of the page is a banner (大标题) GRAPHIC.Next comes a greeting and
a short description of the site. Pictures, texts, and links to other websites follow.
Before you start building your site, do some planning. Think about whom the site is for and
what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site. Draw a rough
layout on a sheet of paper.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:
START SIMPLY
If you are too ambitious (野心勃勃的) at the beginning, you may never get the site off the
ground. You can always add to your site.
LESS IS BETTER
Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online. Break it into small pieces.
SMALLER IS BETTER
Most people connect to the Internet with a modem (调制解调器). Since it can take a long
time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
HAVE THE RIGHTS
Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally (合法的).
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building. Learning the Net Communities
provides tools to help you build your site.
Your web address is of the same 1 as your street address.
It is a meeting place for people around you and all over the world. Lead-in
You don’t need to spend a cent. You only need to have time and be
2 .
It’s where your website 3 , like the table of contents of a
Home page magazine.
You are the one who 4 how many home pages is the best.
At the top: a graphic
layout Next: a 5 and a short description
Following pictures, texts, and links
Think about your target reader.
Planning Collect the 6 you want to put on the site.
Draw a layout on a sheet of paper.
Start simply 8 try to put everything at the beginning.
Most people 9 small pieces of information to a lot of
A few
Less is better
information.
things
to
Smaller is Keep file sizes small because people may have slow modem 10
7
better to the internet.
Have the rights Put materials on your site legally.
【答案】
1.importance 2.creative 3.starts 4.decides 5.greeting 6.material 7.
remember 8.Don’t/ Never 9.prefer 10.connected
【难度】0.65
【知识点】说明文、守则、方法/策略、科普知识
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要介绍了拥有一个网址的重要性以及一些需要遵守的规则。
1.根据第一段中“These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.
Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of
people around the world.”可知,你的网址和你的街道地址一样重要。它是你周围的人和世界
各地的人的聚会场所。,结合“the same+名词+as…”,意为“……与……一样”,此处指的是你
的网址和你的街道地址一样重要,important 的名词形式是 importance。故填 importance。
2.根据第一段中“Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all kinds
of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.”可知,你不需要花一分钱。你只需要
有时间,有创意。结合横线前“be”可知,此处应该填入形容词,作表语,creativity 的形容词
形式是 creative,意为“有创造力的”符合题意。故填 creative。
3.根据第二段中“Think of your home page as the starting place of your website. Like the table of
contents of a book or a magazine, the home page is the front door.”,结合“It’s where your
website…, like the table of contents of a magazine.”可知,此处指的是这是你网站的起点,就像
一本杂志的目录。又根据“It’s”可知,时态为一般现在时,start,动词,主语为 your website,
所以此处应该用第三人称单数形式 starts。故填 starts。
4.根据第二段中“Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.”可知,
此处指的是你是决定多少主页是最好的人。又根据“You are the one”可知,时态为一般现在
时,主语是 who,所以谓语动词用单数形式,此处填入 decides,第三人称单数,意为“决定”
符合题意。故填 decides。
5.根据第三段中“Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site.”可知,此处指的是
问候和网站的简短描述。greeting,可数名词,意为“问候”,结合横线前“a”,此处应该用单
数形式。故填 greeting。
6.根据第四段中“Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site. Draw a rough
layout on a sheet of paper. ”可知,此处指的是收集材料,material,不可数名词,意为“材料”
符合题意。故填 material。
7.根据第五段中“While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in
mind:”可知,此处指的是需要记住的几件事,remember,动词,意为“记住”符合题意。故填
remember。
8.根据 START SIMPLY 下内容“If you are too ambitious (野心勃勃的) at the beginning, you
may never get the site off the ground.”可知,此处应该指的是永远不要试图把一切都放在开头。
结合横线后“try”可知,此处应该用 never 或者 don’t 后跟动词原形,表达否定,位于句首,
首字母要大写。故填 Never/Don’t。
9.根据 LESS IS BETTER 下内容“Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online. Break it
into small pieces.”可知,此处指的是大多数人更喜欢小块的信息而不是大量的信息。结合分
析句子“Most people…small pieces of information to a lot of information.”可知,该句缺谓语,
结合语境可知,时态为一般现在时,主语是 Most people,所以填入 prefer,动词,意为“更
喜欢”符合题意。故填 prefer。
10.根据 SMALLER IS BETTER 下内容“Most people connect to the Internet with a modem (调
制解调器). Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.”
可知,保持文件较小,因为人们可能有连接到互联网的慢速调制解调器。结合分析句子“Keep
file sizes small because people may have slow modem…to the internet.”可知,modem 与 connect
之间构成被动关系,此处应该填入 connect 的过去分词 connected,作后置定语,表被动,意
为“被连接到”符合题意。故填 connected。
【拔高试题】
A
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填写表格(每空限填一词)。
Is there anybody you dislike Well, maybe you don’t really dislike them. But you get really
angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness (痛
苦). Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive (原谅) someone who has hurt us or made us angry.
Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we
keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that
person by criticizing (指责) him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness cannot only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt
our relationships with friends and relatives. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very
long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny (否认) your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your
anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Don’t make excuses for it any more
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person
is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end,
bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the
other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to
forgive the others. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
1 to deal with bitterness
Whenever we think of the person we dislike, we get really angry. If the anger lasts Problem
2 , it can turn into bitterness. We feel bitter when we can’t forgive others who hurt us.
We may think we’re hurting that person if we criticize him or her often, but we’re really
Results only hurting 3 . Bitterness can both cause serious health problems, and have a bad
4 on our relationships with friends and relatives.
Try not to 5 your anger. Find out what your anger is about Ways to solve Accept it
and 6 it. Explore its reason and solve it quickly.
the problem You may feel it’s your right to be angry. You may secretly feel glad
7 making
when you make others look sad. But 8 , bitterness hurts you excuses for it
much more.
You probably can’t completely make the anger 9 your mind, Forgive and forget
but you can decide to forgive the others. Forget it and you’ll feel it
healthier and more 10 in your mind.
【答案】
1.Ways/How 2.long 3.ourselves 4.influence/effect 5.deny 6.accept
7.Stop 8.finally 9.leave/off 10.peaceful
【难度】0.4
【知识点】说明文、身心健康
【导语】本文讲述了因无法释怀对他人的愤怒而产生痛苦情绪的原因、后果,并给出了接受
愤怒、不找借口、原谅并忘却等应对痛苦情绪的方法。
1.根据“If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.”,可知文章主要讲
应对痛苦情绪的方法,故填 Ways/How。
2.根据“If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness (痛苦).”,可知愤怒持续很长时
间会变成痛苦,故填 long。
3.根据“We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing (指责) him or her often, but we're
really only hurting ourselves.”,可知我们以为在伤害别人,实际伤害的是自己,故填 ourselves。
4.根据“Bitterness cannot only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt
our relationships with friends and relatives.”,可知痛苦对人际关系有不良影响,“have a bad
influence/effect on”是固定搭配,故填 influence/effect 。
5.根据“Instead of trying to deny (否认) your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it.”,可
知是尽量不要否认愤怒,故填 deny。
6.根据“See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.”,可知要弄清楚愤怒的原因并快
速解决,故填 accept。
7.根据“Don’t make excuses for it any more”,可知要停止为愤怒找借口,故填 Stop。
8.根据“But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.”,可知最后痛苦伤
害自己更多,故填 finally。
9.根据“Probably you can’t completely put the anger out of your mind.”,可知“put...out of one’s
mind” 等同于“leave/off one’s mind”,故填 leave/off。
10.根据“You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.”,可知会在心里感到更健康和平静,故
填 peaceful。
B
For years I have noticed that one common characteristic that successful people have is
curiosity. Why is curiosity important Because it gives you a fresh perspective (视角) and fresh
ideas. Curious people can see things that many other people can’t. So how can you develop
curiosity Here are some tips that you can follow:
Expect things to be fun.
Instead of expecting things to be boring, expect them to be fun. This small change in your
thinking can make a big difference. Once you do it, it will be much easier for you to find the fun
side of almost anything. And also, more doors of chance will be open for you.
Always have questions in your mind.
Whenever you deal with a topic, have questions in your mind. Find the answers and ask
new questions. Questions keep your mind engaged (忙于). They can change your learning process
from being boring to a treasure hunt
Take on a new challenge.
By taking on a new challenge, you will want to prove to yourself (and perhaps to others)
that you can make it. One good way to do that is to create a competition with your friends to find
out who can do something faster or better.
Connect new things with what you’ve already known.
Things will be more exciting if you can connect what you’re learning with what you’ve
already known. Why Because that improves your understanding of the world and allows you to
see new things that you haven’t noticed before.
Add variety (多样性) to your life.
Find new possibilities by stepping into new topics. Read books in new fields. Meet people
from all walks of life. No more experience is enough.
All the advice above can be summarised (概括) in just one phrase: make things fun.
How to develop curiosity
Curiosity 2 you with a new perspective and new ideas. The 1 of
Curious people are often 3 to see more things than curiosity
many other people.
Don’t think things are boring, or one more door of chance will
be 5 to you.
Question things non-stop. Questions make your mind work and
make your learning process more 6 .
Take on a new challenge, such as 7 a test with your
friends. You will want to show that you can succeed.
4 on how to Connect what you are learning with what you’ve already
develop curiosity known and you will 8 the world better.
Make some changes in your life by meeting different people
and 9 as many new things as possible.
Conclusion In 10 , look for the fun in things.
【答案】
1.importance 2.provides 3.able 4.Tips 5.closed 6.interesting 7.
creating 8.understand 9.experiencing 10.general
【难度】0.4
【知识点】自我管理、说明文、方法/策略
【导语】本文主要讲了如何培养好奇心的方法。
1.根据第一段“Why is curiosity important Because it gives you a fresh perspective (视角) and
fresh ideas. Curious people can see things that many other people can’t. ”可知,陈述了好奇心的
重要性。故填 importance。
2.根据第一段“Because it gives you a fresh perspective (视角) and fresh ideas.”可知,好奇心能
为你提供新的视角和想法,空处指“提供”,需动词 provide,主语为单三,谓语动词需单三
形式。故填 provides。
3.根据第一段“Curious people can see things that many other people can’t.”可知,好奇的人通
常能看到更多事物。be able to 与 can 可以互换,均表示“能”。故填 able。
4.根据“Here are some tips that you can follow:”以及下文内容可知,空处指发展好奇心的一
些“提示”,需名词 tips。故填 Tips。
5.根据“Instead of expecting things to be boring, expect them to be fun.”以及“And also, more
doors of chance will be open for you.”可知,不要认为事情都是枯燥的,把事情想的更有趣味,
这样,更多机会大门会为你敞开,才会靠近你。be closed to 表示“与……接近”。故填 closed。
6.根据“Whenever you deal with a topic, have questions in your mind. Find the answers and ask
new questions. Questions keep your mind engaged (忙于). They can change your learning process
from being boring to a treasure hunt.”可知,保持心中有疑问,不断寻求答案并产生新的疑问,
这样可以将你的学习过程从无聊变成像寻宝一样有趣。故空处指“有趣的”,其英文为
interesting。故填 interesting。
7.根据“One good way to do that is to create a competition with your friends to find out who can
do something faster or better.”可知,一个好方法就是与你的朋友进行一场竞赛,看看谁能做
得更快或更好。故空处指“创造”一场竞赛,空处需动词 create,such as 后跟动名词 creating。
故填 creating。
8.根据“Because that improves your understanding of the world and allows you to see new things
that you haven’t noticed before.”可知,将新事物与您已知的事物联系起来可以提高你对世界
的理解,让你看到以前没有注意到的新事物。故空处指“理解”,其英文为 understand,will
后跟动词原形。故填 understand。
9.根据“Find new possibilities by stepping into new topics. Read books in new fields. Meet people
from all walks of life. No more experience is enough.”可知,在生活中,要做一些改变,比如结
识各行各业的人,尽可能多的经历一些新事物。故空处指“经历”,其英文为 experience,根
据“by meeting different people and...”可知,and 表并列,前后形式一致,故空处需动名词。
故填 experiencing。
10.根据“All the advice above can be summarised (概括) in just one phrase: make things fun.”可
知,总之,要寻找事物中的乐趣。In general 意为“总之”。故填 general。阅读填表
备战 2025 年中考英语新课标(核心素养)二轮复习之优秀
生拔高重难题型特训
【预测分析】
一、重难点分析
1、细节理解与信息定位
高频细节题(占比 70%):需快速定位时间、地点、人物、数字等具体信息,但答案常需
结合上下文改写(如原文“50% off”对应选项“half-price discount”)。
干扰项设计:选项可能通过绝对化词汇(如“all”“never”)或偷换概念(如混淆“purpose”与
“result”)制造陷阱。
2、词义猜测与短语理解
语境猜词:需结合上下文推断生词含义,如通过同位语(如“AI-enabled devices, which can learn
from user habits”)或反义关系(如“cheap vs. expensive”)。
固定搭配:高频短语如“take action”“make progress”需准确记忆,避免误选近义词(如“take”
与“do”混淆)。
3、主旨概括与段落逻辑
隐含主题:答案常需综合多段信息,如通过首尾段高频词(如“environmental protection”)归
纳主旨。
逻辑衔接词:需识别因果(therefore)、转折(however)等信号词,判断段落间关系。
4、开放题与逻辑推理
开放题要求:答案需具体可行(如“如何保护野生动物”需答“参加志愿活动”而非“保护环
境”),避免空泛。
推理题难点:需结合段落主旨反向推导结论(如通过数据推断作者态度)。
5、文化背景与跨学科知识
本土文化融合:可能涉及江苏非遗(如溱潼会船、凤城河灯会)或传统技艺(如麦秆画、糖
画)的英文表达。
科技与社会议题:如人工智能伦理、碳中和政策相关术语(如“renewable energy”“AI ethics”)
需积累。
二、解题步骤与技巧
1、审题定位,圈画关键词
锁定疑问词:明确题目类型(如 What/Why/How),标注人名、数字、动词等关键词。
预判答案形式:如 How 词组题需答方式(by doing),Why 题需因果逻辑(because of)。
2、速读定位,精读验证
首尾段与段落首句:快速把握文章主题及结构(总分/分总)。
同义替换识别:答案常对原文进行同义改写(如“solve”→“address”),需逐词比对。
3、规范作答,避免语法错误
时态与人称统一:如原文用过去时,答案需保持一致;Who 提问需用完整句子(如“He is...”)。
简洁性原则:答案需符合字数限制(5-10 词),避免冗余(如删除修饰性副词)。
4、复查与逻辑校验
代入验证:将答案回填原文,检查是否符合逻辑(如时态、主谓一致)。
排除绝对项:含“all”“must”的选项多为错误,议论文强调辩证性。
三、2025 年考向预测
1、命题趋势升级
本土化素材:泰州文化(如“溱潼会船节”)或江苏环保政策(如长江生态保护)相关文章占
比提升。
多模态文本:可能结合图表(如垃圾分类数据图)或二维码,需同步分析图文信息。
2、高频题型分布
细节题(50%):聚焦时间、地点、数字等直接信息,如活动时间、价格等。
推理题(30%):需结合段落主旨推断隐含观点(如作者态度)。
开放题(10%):侧重生活实践建议(如环保行动、学习方法)。
词义猜测题(10%):通过上下文线索(如同位语、反义关系)推测生词。
3、选材方向
榜样励志故事:如克服身体障碍的学生、运动员破纪录等,传递积极价值观。
科技与社会热点:如AI应用、低碳生活倡议,需掌握相关术语(如“smart home”“zero waste”)。
跨文化融合:外国人视角下的中国故事(如瑞典教师在苏州的教学经历)。
四、备考建议
1、高频题型专项突破
每日一练:完成 3-5 篇真题,重点训练细节题(定位速度)和开放题(逻辑性表达)。
错题归类:按“词义误判”“逻辑误推”分类,针对性强化(如整理同义替换词库)。
2、文化词汇与长难句积累
本土文化词汇:整理泰州特色活动(如“凤城河灯会”“兴化千垛菜花”)的英文表达。
长难句拆解:每日分析 2-3 个含从句的句子,标注主干(如主谓宾)与修饰成分。
3、实战模拟与策略优化
限时训练:每篇控制在 8 分钟内,前 3 分钟速读定位,后 5 分钟深度分析。
模拟题选择:优先练习江苏各地市真题(如南京、苏州卷),熟悉命题风格。
总结:2025 年泰州中考阅读表达将更注重本土文化渗透与逻辑思辨能力,考生需通过“精准
定位+规范表达”双轨突破,并适应多模态文本与开放题的新趋势。建议结合真题精练、文化
词汇积累及限时模拟,提升答题效率与准确率。
【基础试题】
A
阅读下面材料,根据材料内容完成后面表格,每空填一个单词。
Are you required to jump the rope for the senior high school entrance examination Do you
like the idea
Well, forget about the exam and just enjoy the sport. Here are four healthy reasons why you
should do the sport.
It is a kind of full-body exercise.
Jumping the rope, unlike other sports, works on the whole body and it requires almost all of
the muscle(s 肌肉)to work as well as your shoulder, arms, belly and legs. And when jumping, you
also make the joints(关节)in your ankles (脚踝)and feet strong. If you love jumping tricks like
crossing your arms, you will work your back and chest muscles.
It is great for the brain.
When you skip while breathing deeply, you are able to clear your mind. This kind of
exercise can also help you pay full attention to one subject. Also it helps improve your memory
and reading skills because both the right and left sides of the brain are active while you are
skipping. What’s more, it improves your mood, too.
It is great for the heart and lungs(肺).
Jumping increases your heart rate which then makes the heart muscles work harder as they
make blood run through your body. Try jumping the rope for just one minute. Then you will find
yourself breathless. When you are out of breath, you are improving your lung power.
It is great for the bones.
When jumping the rope, you are placing more stress on your bones. This, in turn, makes
your bones stronger. As people get older, their bones become easier to break. For people with
weak bones, it’s better to choose to do proper jumping exercises.
Jumping the rope: a good sport for your 1
Making almost all muscles, shoulders, arms, belly and legs
Great for the 2 body 3
Making the joints 4
5 your mind
Improving your 6 Great for the brain
Improving memory and making you do well in 7
Improving your mood
Making heart muscles work harder Great for the heart and lungs
Improving the 8 of lungs
Making the bones stronger by 9 more stress on
Great for the bones them
Being a good 10 for people with weak bones
B
Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, many people are wearing mask to
reduce the risk of infections (感染). It’s a very simple but incredibly useful method to protect
oneself from a variety of harmful things. In fact, masks have been helping mankind for centuries.
1st century
In that era, many people in Roman Empire work underground in mines to support their
families. But most of them suffered from and even died of respiratory (呼吸的) illness. To solve
this problem. Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) a Roman naturalist, recommended the use of animal
skins to stop dust from being breathed. His ideas was considered the very first recorded mask
inventions.
16th century
Many centuries later, the artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) in Italy,
suggested using a wet cloth over the face to protect against the poisonous chemicals.
19th century
The design of the mask took a big forward in the 19th century. In 1848, American Lewis
Hassley became the first person to patent (注册专利) a protective mask for miners. Masks at this
stage were similar to gas mask Later. in 1897. Polish-Austrian doctor Johann von Mikulicz
Radecki designed a simple mask with one layer of gauze (纱布), recommending medical workers
to wear it to prevent infection. That was the first recorded use of masks for surgeons.
20th century
In 1910, a terrible disease broke out in Northeast China Chinese doctor Wu Liande
designed a cheap face mask called “Wu’s mask”. Made of two layers of surgical gauze, it could be
fixed around the back of the head and tied in a knot. This mask was praised by experts around the
world, as it was simple to make and had a low production cost.
Modern exploration
With several outbreaks of infectious diseases and the flu and the rise of pollution caused by
industrial waste, the materials in masks have continued to evolve ( 进 化 ) to better protect its
wearer. For example, in 2012 when China suffered from smog, mask models such as N95 and
KN90, which can filter out this fine particulate (微 粒 ) matter, become highly popular. In the
future, masks will continue to improve, hopefully so will the habits of humans.
Title: The 1 of mask through the ages
Wearing masks is a very useful method to protect oneself from being 2 introduction
by harmful things. It has gone through a long history.
Times In the 1st century Many workers suffered from respiratory illness because
of 3 underground in mines. Pliny the Elder
recommended using animal skins to prevent them from
4 dust.
Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci suggested
In the16th century using a wet
cloth to 5 the face to protect people.
The design of the mask developed 6 during
In the 19th century
this period.
Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a face mask which
cost 7 In20th century
It was not difficult to make as well. Experts around the all
think 8 of it.
Masks are made with 10 materials to
At 9 protect people from diseases and pollution which is
getting more and more serious.
【提升试题】
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只填 1 个单词。
AI has been in the news for years. Many people now use it in their work and personal lives.
Have you ever dreamed of using AI to help you with your schoolwork Well, dream no more—
You can do it right now.
Nowadays, there are “AI-powered study rooms”. Their ads promise that their “AI apps” can
find out each student’s weaknesses and then create “smart” study plans and exercises. Wouldn’t
that be helpful But wait a minute before you ask your parents to sign you up. There’s more to the
story.
Many parents aren’t happy with the service after their kids tried these study rooms. The “AI
apps”, they say, don’t live up to hopes. They just point out students’ mistakes and repeat the same
exercises over and over. Most lessons are pre-recorded videos. Does it sound like there is any real
AI in this
Don’t be sad, though. You can still make your dream of learning with AI come true. You
just don’t need to go to an “AI-powered study room” to try out this cool tech. AI chatbots from
companies like DeepSeek are free to use anytime, anywhere. The key is to learn how to use them
wisely.
When you ask AI for help, make it clear what its role is and what task you want it to do.
If the answer isn’t clear, ask more questions about it.
◆It’s not a good idea to let AI do all your homework. You should ask AI to check and
make better your work after you finish it.
It takes time to master AI. But it’s a much smarter way to spend your time learning it than
sitting in an “AI-powered study room”!
AI has been talked about a lot for years. Students may dream of 1 Introduction
AI for schoolwork.
◆ “AI apps” find out 3 weaknesses. Ads’ 2
◆ “AI apps” create smart study plans and exercises.
AI-powered
◆Many parents thought “AI apps” couldn’t do 4
Study
they hoped. Real
Rooms
◆ Students were only told their mistakes and just did the situation
5 exercises again and again.
◆Most of the lessons have been recorded earlier.
Students can 6 their learning dreams with DeepSeek anytime,
Chatbots
anywhere.
(e.g.,
DeepSeek)
Advice ◆Give AI 7 instructions when asking for help.
◆Ask more questions if you are 8 to understand
the answer.
◆Let AI check your homework and make it 9
after you do it yourself.
Using AI chatbots is a smarter 10 than “AI-powered study Conclusion
rooms”.
B
In the 1960s, people asked about your astrological sign (星座). In the 2000s, they wanted to
know your website. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.
Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of
people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all
kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
Think of your home page as the starting place of your website. Like the table of contents of
a book or a magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages,
depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine
layout (布局). At the top of the page is a banner (大标题) GRAPHIC.Next comes a greeting and
a short description of the site. Pictures, texts, and links to other websites follow.
Before you start building your site, do some planning. Think about whom the site is for and
what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site. Draw a rough
layout on a sheet of paper.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:
START SIMPLY
If you are too ambitious (野心勃勃的) at the beginning, you may never get the site off the
ground. You can always add to your site.
LESS IS BETTER
Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online. Break it into small pieces.
SMALLER IS BETTER
Most people connect to the Internet with a modem (调制解调器). Since it can take a long
time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
HAVE THE RIGHTS
Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally (合法的).
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building. Learning the Net Communities
provides tools to help you build your site.
Your web address is of the same 1 as your street address.
It is a meeting place for people around you and all over the world. Lead-in
You don’t need to spend a cent. You only need to have time and be
2 .
It’s where your website 3 , like the table of contents of a
Home page magazine.
You are the one who 4 how many home pages is the best.
At the top: a graphic
layout Next: a 5 and a short description
Following pictures, texts, and links
Think about your target reader.
Planning Collect the 6 you want to put on the site.
Draw a layout on a sheet of paper.
Start simply 8 try to put everything at the beginning.
Most people 9 small pieces of information to a lot of
A few
Less is better
information.
things
to
Smaller is Keep file sizes small because people may have slow modem 10
7
better to the internet.
Have the rights Put materials on your site legally.
【拔高试题】
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Is there anybody you dislike Well, maybe you don’t really dislike them. But you get really
angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness (痛
苦). Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive (原谅) someone who has hurt us or made us angry.
Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we
keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that
person by criticizing (指责) him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness cannot only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt
our relationships with friends and relatives. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very
long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny (否认) your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your
anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Don’t make excuses for it any more
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person
is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end,
bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the
other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to
forgive the others. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
1 to deal with bitterness
Whenever we think of the person we dislike, we get really angry. If the anger lasts Problem
2 , it can turn into bitterness. We feel bitter when we can’t forgive others who hurt us.
We may think we’re hurting that person if we criticize him or her often, but we’re really
Results only hurting 3 . Bitterness can both cause serious health problems, and have a bad
4 on our relationships with friends and relatives.
Try not to 5 your anger. Find out what your anger is about Accept it
and 6 it. Explore its reason and solve it quickly.
You may feel it’s your right to be angry. You may secretly feel glad 7 making
Ways to solve when you make others look sad. But 8 , bitterness hurts you
excuses for it
the problem much more.
You probably can’t completely make the anger 9 your mind, Forgive and forget
but you can decide to forgive the others. Forget it and you’ll feel it
healthier and more 10 in your mind.
B
For years I have noticed that one common characteristic that successful people have is
curiosity. Why is curiosity important Because it gives you a fresh perspective (视角) and fresh
ideas. Curious people can see things that many other people can’t. So how can you develop
curiosity Here are some tips that you can follow:
Expect things to be fun.
Instead of expecting things to be boring, expect them to be fun. This small change in your
thinking can make a big difference. Once you do it, it will be much easier for you to find the fun
side of almost anything. And also, more doors of chance will be open for you.
Always have questions in your mind.
Whenever you deal with a topic, have questions in your mind. Find the answers and ask
new questions. Questions keep your mind engaged (忙于). They can change your learning process
from being boring to a treasure hunt
Take on a new challenge.
By taking on a new challenge, you will want to prove to yourself (and perhaps to others)
that you can make it. One good way to do that is to create a competition with your friends to find
out who can do something faster or better.
Connect new things with what you’ve already known.
Things will be more exciting if you can connect what you’re learning with what you’ve
already known. Why Because that improves your understanding of the world and allows you to
see new things that you haven’t noticed before.
Add variety (多样性) to your life.
Find new possibilities by stepping into new topics. Read books in new fields. Meet people
from all walks of life. No more experience is enough.
All the advice above can be summarised (概括) in just one phrase: make things fun.
How to develop curiosity
Curiosity 2 you with a new perspective and new ideas. The 1 of
Curious people are often 3 to see more things than curiosity
many other people.
Don’t think things are boring, or one more door of chance will
be 5 to you.
Question things non-stop. Questions make your mind work and
make your learning process more 6 .
Take on a new challenge, such as 7 a test with your
friends. You will want to show that you can succeed.
4 on how to Connect what you are learning with what you’ve already
develop curiosity known and you will 8 the world better.
Make some changes in your life by meeting different people
and 9 as many new things as possible.
Conclusion In 10 , look for the fun in things.