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專題02網(wǎng)讀理解之說明文（二）

一、（河北省衡水中學(xué)2021屆高三聯(lián)考）

Sometermite（白蟻）specieshavefiguredouthowtoenjoytheshelterofthehugecomplexneststhatthe

insectsbuildwithoutcontributingtotheirconstruction.Theyavoidthefullangeroftheirbuilderhostsbybeing

extremelyeasy-going.

Animalsthatliveinthenestsofanotherspecieswithoutaffectingthemareknownasinquilines.Inquiline

termitesareuniqueamongtermitesinbeingunabletomaketheirownnests.Instead,theyliveinthehallwaysbuilt

byanothertermite,Constrictotermescyphergaster.Untilnow,ithasbeenunclearhowthetwopartieskeptpeaceful

insuchtightquartersbecausetermitesaretypicallyveryaggressivetowardsoutsiders.

HelderHugoattheUniversityofKonstanzinGermanyandhiscolleaguescollectedConstrictotermes

cyphergaster^nestsintheBrazilianCerradoandbroughtthemintothelaboratory.Theythenplacedhostand

tenant（房客）termitesineitheropenornarrowareasandusedvideototrackandrecordthewaysinwhichthetwo

speciesreactedtoeachother.

Rightfromthestart,theinquiline,termitesmovedaroundlessthantheirhostsandinteractedlittlewiththem,

eveninthemuchnarrowerarea."Manytimes,“saysHugo,4twhentwounrelatedgroupsareputtogetherina

limitedspace—suchasanexperimentalarea—theoutcomeisconflictwithlossesfrombothsides."Butthatdidn't

happenhere.Despiteattacksfromhosttermites,thetenanttermiteswereobedient.Hostswouldbiteorattackthe

inquilineswithstrongchemicals,buttheirtargetsneverrespondedinthesameway,choosingtoflee.Someignored

thehostscompletely.

“Wedidnotexpectthattheywouldneverfightback,“saysHugo,notingthattheinquilinesarecapableof

protectingtheirownplacewithmouths.t4Bypreventingconflictgoingworse,inquilinetermitesmayconsiderably

improvetheirchancesoflivingtogetherwiththeirhosttermitespeacefully.^^

“Passivenessdoesnotnecessarilyleadtodefeat,butcanbeaveryusefulstrategy,savingenergyand

resources,sheadds."Naturemaynotalwaysberedintoothandclaw,andaggressionisnotanymoresuccessfula

strategythantcowardice,（儒弱）

12.Whatisthefeatureoftheinquilinetermites?

A.Theyliveinanothertermitespecies'nests.

B.Theyareaggressivetowardsoutsiders.

C.Theyliketobuildtheirownnests.

D.Theyarecommunicativetenants.

13.Whatdoyoulearnabouttheexperimentinparagraph3?

A.Thedifferencesbetweenthetwospecies.

B.Thefindingsoftheobservation.

C.Thelivinghabitsoftermites.

D.Theprocessoftheresearch.

14.WhatdoesHugothinkoftheinquilinetermites,livingstrategy?

A.Aggressive.B.Unacceptable.C.Effective.D.Dangerous.

15.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCharacteristicsofTermites

B.PassivenessDoesn'tNecessarilyLeadtoDefeat

C.TheRelationshipBetweenHostandTenantTermites

D.TermitesUseCowardicetoAvoidTheirHosts,Anger

二、（河北省石家莊市2021屆高三質(zhì)檢）

Storiesaresharedinmanyways.Theyaredescribedinbooksandmagazines.Theyarereadaroundthe

campfireatnight.Theyarerandomlydistributedfromstand-alonebooths.Butwhatelse?

Toreviveliteratureintheeraoffastnewsandsmartphoneaddiction,ShortEdition,aFrenchpublisherof

short-fbrmliterature,hassetupmorethan30storydispensers（分發(fā)機）intheUSAinthepastyearstodeliver

fictionatthepushofabuttonatrestaurants,universitiesandgovernmentoffices.

FrancisFordCoppola,thefilmdirectorandwinemaker,likedtheideasomuchthatheinvestedinthe

companyandplacedadispenserathisCafeZoetropeinSanFrancisco.Lastmonth,publiclibrariesinsomeother

citiesannouncedtheywouldbesettingthemup,too.ThereisoneonthecampusatPennState.Afewcanbefound

indowntownWestPalmBeach,Fla.AndShortEditionplanstoannouncemore,includingattheLosAngeles

InternationalAirport.

"Everythingoldisnewagain,“saidAndrewNurkin,directoroftheFreeLibraryofPhiladelphia,whichisone

ofthelibrariesthatsetupthedispensers.44Wewantpeopletobeeasilyexposedtoliterature.Wewanttoadvance

literacyamongchildrenandinspiretheircreativity.^^

Here'showadispenserworks.Ithasthreebuttonsontopindicatingchoicesforstoriesthatcanbereadinone

minute,threeminutesorfiveminutes.Whenabuttonispushed,ashortstoryisprinted.

Thestoriesarefree.Theyarechosenfromacomputercategoryofmorethan100,000originalsubmissionsby

writerswhoseworkshavebeenevaluatedbyShortEdition'sjudges,andtransmittedoveramobilenetwork.

Offeringscanbetailoredtospecificinterests,likechildren'sfictionorromance.ShortEditiongetsstoriesfbrits

categorybyholdingwritingcontests.

ShortEditionsetupitsfirstboothin2016andhas150machinesworldwide."Theideaistomakepeople

happy,“saidKristanLeroy,directorofShortEdition.44Thereistoomuchunhappinesstoday.”

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthestoriessentbydispensers?

A.Theyareeasilyread.

B.Theyareshortinform.

C.Theycanbeboughtfrombooths.

D.Theycanbefoundinmagazines.

9.WhichparagraphshowsthepopularityofstorydispensersinAmerica?

A,Paragraph3.B.Paragraph5.

C.Paragraph6.D.Paragraph7.

10.WhywerethestorydispenserssetupaccordingtoAndrewNurkin?

A.TointroduceFrenchliterature.

B.Togetridofsmartphoneaddiction.

C.Tomakepeoplehaveaccesstoliterature.

D.Toreducethefinancialstressoflibraries.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.EverythingOldIsNew

B.OnlineReading:aVirtualTour

C.ShortEditionIsGettingPopular

D.TasteofLiterature,atthePushofaButton

三、（河北省石家莊市2021屆高三質(zhì)檢）

Doyouthinkyou'resmarterthanyourparentsandgrandparents?AccordingtoJamesFlynn,aprofessorata

NewZealanduniversity,youare!Overthecourseofthelastcentury,peoplewhohavetakenIQtestshavegotten

increasinglybetterscores-onaverage,threepointsbetterforeverydecadethathaspassed.Thisimprovementis

knownas“theFlynneffect”,andscientistswanttoknowwhatisbehindit.

IQtestsandothersimilartestsaredesignedtomeasuregeneralintelligenceratherthanknowledge.Flynn

knewthatintelligenceispartlyinheritedfromourparentsandpartlytheresultofourenvironmentandexperiences,

buttheimprovementintestscoreswashappeningtooquicklytobeexplainedbyheredity.Sowhatwashappening

inthe20thcenturythatwashelpingpeopleachievehigherscoresonintelligencetests?

ScientistshaveproposedseveralexplanationsfortheFlynneffect.Somesuggestthattheimprovedtestscores

simplyreflectanincreasedexposuretotestsingeneral.Becausewetakesomanytests,welearntest-taking

techniquesthathelpusperformbetteronanytest.Othershavepointedtobetternutritionsinceitresultsinbabies

beingbornlarger,healthier,andwithmorebraindevelopmentthaninthepast.Anotherpossibleexplanationisa

changeineducationalstyles,withteachersencouragingchildrentolearnbydiscoveringthingsforthemselves

ratherthanjustmemorizinginformation.Thiscouldpreparepeopletodothekindofproblemsolvingthat

intelligencetestsrequire.

Flynnlimitedthepossibleexplanationswhenhelookedcarefullyatthetestdataanddiscoveredthatthe

improvementinscoreswasonlyoncertainpartsoftheIQtest.Test-takersdidn'tdobetteronthearithmeticor

vocabularysectionsofthetest;theydidbetteronsectionsthatrequiredaspecialkindofreasoningandproblem

solving.Forexample,onepartofthetestshowsasetofabstractshapes,andtest-takersmustlookforpatternsand

connectionsbetweenthemanddecidewhichshapeshouldbeaddedtotheset.AccordingtoFlynn,thisvisual

intelligenceimprovesastheamountoftechnologyinourlivesincreases.Everytimeyouplayacomputergameor

figureouthowtoprogramanewcellphone,youareexercisingexactlythekindofthinkingandproblemsolving

thathelpsyoudowellononekindofintelligencetest.Soareyoureallysmarterthanyourparents?Inonevery

specificway,youmaybe.

12.TheFlynneffectis.

A.notconnectedtoourexperiences

B.unknowninsomepartsoftheworld

C.anincreaseinIQtestscoresovertime

D.usedtomeasurepeople'sintelligence

13.Accordingtothearticle,newereducationaltechniquesinclude.

A.improvingtestscores

B.exposuretomanytests

C.memorizinginformation

D.childrenfindingthingsoutthemselves

14.Whydoestheauthormentioncomputergames?

A.Toencouragethereadertodomoreexerciseinsteadofplayinggames.

B.Toexplainwhymoreandmoreyoungpeoplehavepoorvocabularies.

C.Togiveanexampleoftechnologyimprovingourvisualintelligence.

D.Toshowthefactthatyoungpeoplearenotgettingmoreintelligent.

15.WhichstatementwouldProfessorFlynnagreewith?

A.Peopletodayaretakingeasiertests.

B.Peopletodayhavemorevisualintelligence.

C.Peopletodayhavefewerproblemstosolve.

D.Peopletodayaremoreintelligentineveryway.

四、（河北省張家口市2021屆高三一模）

It'seasytounderstandwhyearlyhumansdomesticateddogsastheirnewbestfriends.Domesticateddogscan

guardagainstfierceanimalsandprovidewarmthduringcoldnights.Butthosebenefitsonlycomefollowing

domestication.Despitemorethanacenturyofstudy,scientistshavestruggledtounderstandwhatitwasthatcaused

thedomesticationprocessinthefirstplace.

AnewtheorygivenbyMariaLahtinen,aseniorresearcher,mightbeabletoexplainthispuzzle.Shemadethis

theorywhenstudyingthedietoflatePleistocenehuntergatherersinArcticandsub-ArcticEurasia.Atthattime,

around20,000to15,000yearsago,theworldwasinthecoldestperiodofthelasticeage.

Incoldenvironmentsthen,astoday,humanstendedtogainthemajorityoftheirfoodfromanimals.

Nutritionaldeficienciescamefromtheabsenceoffatandcarbohydrates,notnecessaryprotein.Indeed,ifhumans

eattoomuchmeat,theycandevelopproteinpoisoningandevendie."Becausewehumansarenotfullyadaptedto

adietthatiscarnivorous,wesimplycannotdigestproteinverywell,“Lahtinensays.

Duringthattime,animalsthathumanskilledforfoodwouldhavebeenstrugglingtolive,barelyhavingfatand

composedmostlyofleanmuscle.Usingpreviouslypublishedearlyfossilrecords,Lahtinenandhercolleagues

calculatedthattheanimalskilledbypeopleintheArcticandsub-Arcticduringthistimewouldhaveprovidedmuch

moreproteinthantheycouldhavesafelyconsumed.

UnderthetoughcircumstancesoftheArcticandsub-Arcticiceagewinter,sharingexcessmeatwithdogs

wouldhavecostpeoplenothing.Thedescendantsofwolvesthattookadvantageofsuchhandoutswouldhave

becomemoregentletowardhumansovertime,andtheylikelywentontobecomethefirstdomesticateddogs.

24.Whathasbeenconfusingscientistsinthepastcentury?

A.Howdomesticateddogsbenefitedhumans.B.Whenhumansbegantodomesticatedogs.

C.Whatledtodogdomesticationoriginally.D.Whyearlyhumansmadefriendswithdogs.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“carnivorous“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.All-meatB.Low-fatsC.Fast-changing.D.Over-cooked.

26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutlatePleistocenehunter-gatherers?

A.Theystruggledwithwolves.

B.Theysharedmeatwithdogs.

C.Theyexistedontheearthforabout5,000years.

D.Theyhadtroubleadaptingtothecoldenvironment.

27.DuringtheArcticandsub-Arcticiceagewinter,theanimalskilledbyhumans

A.werealdangerousanimals.B.providedenoughfatforhumans.

C.becameafoodsourceforsomedogs.D.lackedproteinneededforahealthydiet.

五、（河北省張家口市2021屆高三一模）

InMexico,firstOaxaca'sstatelegislature（立法機關(guān)）passedabanonsellingorgivingouthigh-calorie

packagedfoodsandsugar-sweeteneddrinkstominors（未成年人）recently.Lessthantwoweekslater,Tabasco

stateapprovedaprohibitiontoo.NowatleastadozenotherstatesinMexicoareconsideringsimilarlegislation.

Two-thirdsofthosewhodiedfromCOVID-19inMexicohadhealthproblemssuchasobesityanddiabetes,

accordingtoHealthDepartmentofficials.Thathasledtoanewurgencytochangedietssothattheyounger

generationdoesn'tsufferthosediseases.Thecountryconsumeslargeamountsofsugar-sweeteneddrinksand

processedsnacks.One-thirdofMexicansaged6to19areoverweight,accordingtoUNICEF.Theycansuffermany

healthissues,especiallyinadulthood.

AssistantHealthSecretaryHugo,whohascalledsoda"bottledpoison”,hasbeencallingoncitizenstocut

backonjunkfood.Hesaidthecountry'soverweighthealthissueisthefaultofanutritionalenvironmentthathas

beendevelopedtofavorthosejunkfoodproductsinsteadofhealth.

InadditiontoTabasco,Chihuahuastateisdebatingajunkfoodban.AfederalsenatorfromOaxacasayshe

wantstomakeitanationallaw.Anationwidelawwouldnotbeeasy.Therearepowerfulcommercialintereststhat

don'twantittohappen.Thebusinessowners*associationCOPARMEXsaidthelawmaking“willbeabarrierto

commercialfreedom”.

Publichealthgroupsapplaudedthejunkfoodbanforminorsasitisanotherencouragingsteptowardnutrition.

Withtheireffort,intheruralOaxacantown,citizenshavephysicallyblockedchipsandsodadeliverytrucksfrom

entering,sayingtheydon'twantoutsiderstobringinjunkfood.Almostallteenagersthereknowabouthealth

problemsrelatedtojunkfoodthankstothenon-profitworkshopsfromthehealthgroup."I'dbeannoyedatfirst,“

said16-year-oldWendy,"butI'dadapt.AndmaybeI'dthinktwiceandbuyfruitorsomethinghealthyinstead.”

32.Whatisbehindthenewurgencytochangediets?

A.COVID-19deathcases.B.Pressurefromthepublic.

C.Thenutritionalenvironment.D.Wideconsumptionofpackagedfoods.

33.Somestatesmakealawchangeto.

A.advocateahealthierlifestyleB.methealthierfooddemand

C.cutjunkfoodproductionD.winsupportfromyoungpeople

34.Whatdidpublichealthgroupsdoabouttheban?

A.Theytriedtowingrocers*support.B.Theyfundedtheresearchondiseases.

C.Theystoppedthedeliveryofjunkfood.D.Theyraisedcitizens'awarenessofhealthissues.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ActiontoFightAgainstGlobalHealthProblemB.WaysofLosingWeightbyEatingSmart

C.MovetoBanJunkFoodSalestoMinorsD.AdviceonHowtoHaveaBalancedDiet

六、（湖北省2021屆高三聯(lián)考）

Ifyouweretothrow,say,abananapeeloutofyourcarwhiledrivingalongthemotorway,thatwouldbea

completelyharmlessaction,duetothefactthatifspartofafruit—right?Actually,no.Abananapeelcantakeup

totwoyearstobenaturallyprocessed,andwithathirdofmotoristsadmittingtolitteringwhiledriving,that'sa

wholelotofdiscardedbananapeels.Anorangepeelandacigarettebutthasasimilarbiodegrading（生物降解）

termtothatofabananapeel,buttincanslastupto100years;andplasticbottleslastforever,asdoglassbottles.

Despitethefactthatlonger-lastingmaterialswillservetodamagetheenvironmentanditsanimalsforlonger,

wecan'tmerelymeasuretheseverityofacertaintypeofrubbishbyitslifetime.Forexample,despitehavinga

fairlyshortlengthofbiodegradingtime,morethan120tonsofcigarette-relatedlitterisdiscardedintheUKevery

day.

It'snotacheaphabiteither:tokeepourstreetscleanannuallycostsUKtaxpayers￡500million,andwhenyou

includeourgreenspaces,thatgoesupto￡1billion.So,it'snotsurprisingthatifcaughtfly-tippingyoucouldfacea

￡20,000fineorevenjailtimeand,ifyoudisposedofsomethingdangerous,thecourtcouldgiveyoufiveyearsto

serve.Regardlessofhowseverethesepunishmentsmightseem,however,amongthereportedcasesonly2,000

werefoundguiltyoutof825,000,sowestillhavesomewaytogoinmakingsurepeopleobeytherules.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded“inparalmean?

A.Harmless.B.Processed.C.Thrown.D.Long-lasting.

5.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongestbiodegradingterm?

A.Glassbottles.B.Tincans.C.Cigarettebutts.D.Bananapeels.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theseverityofrubbishcanbemeasuredbyitslifetime.

B.Quiteafewpeoplewerefoundguiltyofillegallylittering.

C.EveryyearUKtaxpayersspend￡500millionkeepingstreetsfreeofdirt.

D.Cigarette-relatedlitterandpeelscanbeignoredfortheirfairlyshortlifetime.

7.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toinformreadersofdifferentbiodegradingterms.

B.Tocallforpeoplenottolitterillegally.

C.Toencouragepeopletousefewerplasticbags.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofgoodbehavior.

七、（湖北省2021屆高三聯(lián)考）

Weoftenhearthat60isthenew50.Justcheckoutimagesofyourgrandparentsorgreat-grandparentsand

noticetheirstooped（駝背的）bodies,theirwrinkledfaceswhentheywerebarelypushing60.Whatacontrastwith

energetic,gym-goingsexagenarians（60幾歲的人）oftoday!

Aresearch,overseenbygerontologistTainaRantanen,comparedadultsbornin1910and1914withthoseborn

roughly30yearslater.Bothbirthgroupswereexaminedinpersonatage60andagainat70withthesamesetofsix

physicaltestsandfivemeasuresofcognition.

Accordingtotheresearch,thelater-borngroupcouldwalkfaster,hadastrongerhandgraspandcoulduse

moreforcewiththeirlowerlegs.Oncognitivetests,thelater-bomgrouphadbetterverbalfluency,andscored

higheronatestmatchingnumberstosymbols.Butnoteverythingchangedacrossthegenerations:measuresoflung

functionweresurprisinglynotchanging,andtherewasnoimprovementintheshort-term-memorytaskofrecalling

aseriesofdigits.

Therearemanyreasonswhypeopleareagingbetter,includingimprovedmedicalcareandadropinsmoking,

butthekeyfactorshowninthestudyofphysicalfunctionwasthatthelater-bornadultsweremorephysicallyactive

andhadbiggerbodies,whichsuggestsbetternutrition.Forbrainfunction,thekeyseemstobemoreyearsof

education.

Educationisapowerfulinfluenceonagingandhealth,saysLuigiFerrucci,scientificdirectoroftheU.S.

NationalInstituteonAging:“Withmoreeducation,youareprobablygoingtohavealargerincome,whichmeans

youaremorelikelytogotothedoctor,andhavegoodnutrition.^^Healsopointsoutthattheaveragelifespanis

sevenyearsshorterinapoorstatesuchasMississippithaninawealthieronesuchasCalifornia.4<Herewestill

havelotsofpeoplewhocannottakethedrugstheyneedbecausetheycannotpayforthem,^^hesays.Inshort,60

maybethenew50formanyofusbutnotforall.

8.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A.Byimaginingascene.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byraisingaquestion.D.Bypresentinganimage.

9.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearch?

A.Everythingdidn'tchangeacrossthegenerations.

B.Thelater-bomgroupcouldhardlygraspthingsmoretightly.

C.Thelater-borngroupdidworseinmatchingnumberstosymbols.

D.Therewasalittleimprovementinshort-termmemoryinbothgroups.

10.Accordingtotheresearch,whatcontributesmosttophysicallyagingbetter?

A.Improvedmedicalcare.B.Education.

C.Betternutrition.D.Energeticimages.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manyreasonscontributetopeople'sbetterphysicalfunction.

B.Today'senergeticsexagenarianshavemuchbetterimages.

C.Educationisthekeytopeople'sagingbetter.

D.Peopletodayareagingbetterinmanyways.

八、（湖北省2021屆高三聯(lián)考）

ThecompanySpaceXhasalreadylaunchedhundredsofitsStar-linksatellites,withplanstoputasmanyas

42,000oftheminEarthorbit.Itsgoalistoprovidehigh-speedInternettobillionsofpeople.Movingtowardthat

kindofaccessisimportant,butitcomesatacost.Glitteringwithreflectedsunlight,thesefirstorbiters,sentupin

thepastyear,arebrighterthan99percentofthe5,000orsoothersatellitesnowcirclingEarth,andobviouslythere

aregoingtobealotmore.Thissuddenincreaseisbadforastronomy:theprobabilityofaStar-linksatellite

crossingatelescope'sfieldofviewandruininganobservationwillbequitehighnearsunset.Forthatreason,my

fellowastronomershavesignedapetition（請愿書）callingforgovernmentstoprotectthenightskyfromthis

invasion.

Inresponsetoprotests,SpaceXhaspromisedtoaddressthevisibilityproblemby,forexample,applying

experimentalcoatings—essentiallypaintingthesatellitesblack-butthecompany'saggressivelaunchschedule

remainsunchanged.Andthesatellites,illuminated（被照亮）surfacesaremostlytheirsolarpanels-exactlythe

partthatcannotbepaintedover.

Unfortunately,atpresentnoregulationsgovernhowbrightasinglesatellitecanbe,letalonethousandsof

themtogether.Evenifthereweresuchregulations,onenation'slawscannothinder（阻礙）anothercountry's

launches.Spaceliterallyhasnoborders,andtheskywillneedtobeprotectedataninternationallevel.Asa

consequence,wehopethattheUnitedNationswillfindawaytothinkoutsideoftheboxtosavetheskyfor

everyone.

WhenIwasgrowingupinMontana,itwasagametobethefirsttofindamovingsatelliteamongthehostof

starsinthenightsky.Soonitcouldbeagametorecognizetheconstellations（星座）behindaswarmofmoving

pointsoflight.

12.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardSpaceX'slaunchingplans?

A.Indifferent.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D.Disapproving.

13.Whyhavemyfellowastronomerssignedthepetition?

A.SpaceXplanstosendtoomanyStar-linesatellitesintospace.

B.TheStar-linesatelliteswillpossiblyruinanobservationnearsunset.

C.ThefirstorbitersarebrighterthanmostofothersatellitescirclingEarth.

D.SpaceXfailstoprovidehigh-speedInternettopeoplearoundtheworld.

14.Accordingtotheauthor,whoshouldshouldertheresponsibilitytosavethesky?

A.TheUnitedStates.B.TheUnitedNations.

C.ThecompanySpaceX.D.Justonenation.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.PreservetheNightSkyB.BanStar-lineSatellites

C.ObservetheStarsAttentivelyD.ProtestagainstSpaceX

九、（湖北省八市2021屆高三聯(lián)考）

Remembertostudyforknowledgeandnotstudyforgettinggoodgrades!Thishelpedmealot,andmighthelp

youtoo.

?Keepyourstudyareaorganizedandcomfortable.

Thishelpsyoutoconcentratebetterwhilestudyingbyreducingunwanteddistractions.Keepingallthe

requiredbooks,pens,andotherinstrumentswithinreachhelps,youtostayfocusedonstudying.Youdon'thaveto

lookaroundforanybookyouneed.

?Discoverwaystoenhanceyourconcentration.

Concentrationisunquestionablythemostimportantattributenecessarytoenjoystudying.Stayingfocusedon

whatyouarereadinghelpsyoutounderstandandabsorbit.Therefore,itisabsolutelyessentialforyoutofindout

alltheessentialsthatenhanceyourconcentration.

?Toenjoystudying,prepareinadvancefortests.

IfyouintendLotrulyenjoystudying,youmustmakeitahabittopreparewellinadvanceforallyourtests.

Youcannotenjoystudyingwhenyouarepreparingonthelastdaypriortoyourtest.Thiswillmakestudyinga

painfulexperienceforyou.

?Ensurethatyourstudyareaisfreefromdisturbances.

Ensurethatoutsidenoiseanddisturbancesdonotaffectyourstudies.Yourstudytablemustbelocatedina

silentareafreefromallexternaldisturbances.

?Markallimportantdatesonawallcalendar.

?Remembertotakeshortbreaks.

Takingshortbreaksduringstudyinghelpsyouinretainingmoreofwhatyouhavestudied.Hence,shortbreaks

arehelpfulduringalongstudysession.

?Manageyourtimeinawiseway.

?Staypositive.

Stayingpositiveisnecessarytoenjoystudying.Thinkofallthebenefitsyoucanobtainfromscoringhigh

grades.Thiswillmotivateyou10striveharderinyourstudies.

?Beprepared;removefearofexams.

1.Whathelpsyoutostayfocusedaccordingtothetext?

A.Enjoyingstudying.

B.Preparingwellinadvanceforyoutests.

C.Takingshortbreaksduringstudying.

D.Keepingunnecessarydistractionsaway.

2.Ifyouwanttokeepinyourmemoryasmuchaspossibleofwhatyouhavelearned,whatshouldyoutryto

avoid?

A.Alongstudysessionwithouttakingshortbreaks.

B.Theessentialsthatenhanceyourconcentration.

C.Thepainfulexperienceoftakingexams.

D.PreparationforyourLestonthelastday.

3.Whatcouldbethebesttileofthistext?

A.Howtoscorethebestgrades?

B.Howtogetridofdisturbances?

C.Howtoimproveyourabilitytostudy?

D.Howtomakethebestofyourtime?

十、（湖北省八市2021屆高三聯(lián)考）

Asthesayinggoes/timewaitsfornoman\Timeisalwaysagainstus,andwejustcan'tstopit.Maybethat's

whysomeofusarealwaysrunninglateforappointments,Butiftimekeepingisnotwhatyou'regoodat,don't

stress.Theremightbeagoodreasonforyourlackofpunctuality.

People'sattitudestobeingontimevary.Someclock-watchandmakesurethey'reexactlyontimefora

meeting.Itis,afterall,rudetobelate,andifyoucanmakeitontime,whycan'teveryoneelse?Butif,likeme,you

wanttomakeeverysecondcount,youmighttrytosqueezeasmuchasyoucanintothetimeyouhaveavailable.

However,whenyoursched