2025年廣東省春季高考英語閱讀理解專項復(fù)習(xí)試題（含答案解析）

專題S201-閱讀理解春季高考題型特訓(xùn)（廣東省專用）

能力提升之閱讀理解15篇

1.溫馨提醒Page1

2.歷年真題再現(xiàn)Page1

3.題型特訓(xùn)-1（包括五選五）Page5

溫馨提醒

?以下是關(guān)于廣東省普通高中學(xué)業(yè)水平合格性考試英語閱讀理解的考查要點：

考查要點

?,理解文章主旨大意：能把握文章的中心思想，概括主要內(nèi)容。比如文章論述的主題是什么，作者的

主要觀點或意圖是什么。

?細(xì)節(jié)理解能力：準(zhǔn)確找到并理解文中具體的信息，如時間、地點、人物、事件、原因、結(jié)果等。例

如，題干中詢問某事件發(fā)生的時間，就需要在文中找到對應(yīng)的時間表述。

?推理判斷能力：根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行合理的推理和判斷，包括對隱含信息、作者態(tài)度、文章寓意等的

推斷。比如根據(jù)文中描述的人物行為推測其性格特點，或者根據(jù)上下文推斷某個情節(jié)的發(fā)展趨勢。

?詞義猜測能力：通過上下文理解生詞或短語的含義?？赡苁侵苯咏o出一個生詞，讓考生根據(jù)語境猜

測意思，也可能是考查對某個熟悉詞匯的特定語境下的含義理解。

歷年真題再現(xiàn)

2024年第一次

2.閱讀（共15小題；每小題3分，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。

A

Ayes-personisnormallysomeonewhosays"yes"toeverything;arequest,ajob,anopportunity,oranevent.

Somepeoplethinkthatsaying"yes"toeverythingcomeswithrisks.Thingsaregoodatfirstbutmightgowrong

later.But,forme,saying"yes"hasbroughtchancesratherthanworries.

Hereisagoodexampletoshowthepowerofsaying"yes"anditseffectonmylife.Mybossonceaskedmeto

giveaspeechtoalargegroupofpeople.IhadneverdonepublicspeakingbeforebutIknewthatIspeechjustfine.

Mybosswassopleasedthathetrustedmewithmoreimportanttaskssincethen.

LookingbackonmyworkexperiencesIthinkaboutwhatwouldhavehappenedifIhadsaid"no"tosome

challengingtasks.MaybeIwouldneverhavemadesomuchprogressinmyjob.Saying"yes"hasallowedmeto

moveupatwork,andIhavegrownfromit.

Sayingt<yes^^tosomethingthatyoumightbeuncomfortablewith,likeataskthatisoutsideyourcomfortzone,

canhavepositiveresults.Sometimes,youjustneedtogiveitatry.Actuallyifyouwanttogetanywhereinlife,you

can'tbelazyandclosedoff.Ifsreallythatsimple.

6.Whydosomepeoplethinksaying"yes”toeverythingisrisky?

ATheywilllosechances.B.Theyarelazywithwork.

C.Peoplemaymakemorerequests.D.Thingsmightgowronglater.

7.Theauthorsucceededingivingthespeechbecause.

A.hepressedhimselfforthetaskB.headmittedhisstress

C.hehasinterestedinthetopicD.hewastrustedbyhisboss

8.Whathassaying"yes"broughttotheauthoraccordingtoParagraph3?

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A.Moreregrets.B.Personalgrowth.C.Biggerworries.D.Lifelongfriendship.

9.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph4canbebestreplacedby.

A.pleasingB.importantC.challengingD.dangerous

10.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.

A.inspirepeopletoliveasimplelifeB.tellpeopleabouthisworkexperience

C.remindpeopleoftherisksofsaying"yes"D.encouragepeopletosay"yes"tochallenges

B

Haveyoueverdrawnpicturesonyournotebookswhenyouaresitinginclass?Ifso,yourteachermighthave

toldyoutostop.Manypeoplethinkdoodling（胡寫舌L畫）maystopyoupayingattentiontowhatyouaredoing.But

itmightbejusttheopposite.

Onestudyshowsthatdoodlingmayhelpyourememberthingsyouhear.In2009,researchersaskedtwo

groupsofpeopletolistentoaphonemessage.Onegroupwasencouragedtodoodle,buttheotherwasnot.Neither

groupknewthattheywouldbeaskedtorememberinformationfromthemessage.Butthegroupthatdoodled

remembered29%more.

Otherpeoplesuggestotherusesfordoodling.JessePrinzaprofessorwhostudiesdoodling,saysitcanhelp

youthinkcreatively.Walkingawayfromaproblemtodrawmightactuallyhelpyousolveit.Whenyoucomeback,

youwillhaveafreshideaandgetananswermorequickly.

AnauthornamedSunniBrownwroteabookondoodling.Shearguesthatdoodlingisatoolthatcanhelp

peoplethink.Sheadmitsthatpeopleseedoodlingasdoingnothingbutshewantstochangethat.Infact,sheownsa

businessthathelpscompaniesimprovemanagementeffectivenessthroughdoodling.

Brownbelievesdoodlingishelpfulbecauseitincludesmorethanonewayoflearning.Youlearninfourways:

seeing,hearing,readingandwriting.Themorewaysyouuse,thebetteryoulearn.Andwhenyoudoodlewhile

listeningtoalecture,youareusingallfour.

Youmightthinkthatbeinggoodatdrawingisimportantfordoodling.Butifthepointofdoodlingistohelp

youthink,thenitdoes'tmatterwhatthepicturelookslike.Evenifyouarenotanartist,doodlingcanhelpyou.So

nexttimeyouneedtofocus,pickupapenanddoodleaway.

11.WhatdoesthelastsentenceinParagraph1suggest?

A.Drawingmightbeallowedinclass.B.Drawingisthefirststeptodoodle.

C.Doodlingmighthelpstudentsfocus.D.Doodlingispopularwithstudents

12.Theunderlinedword"that"inParagraph4referstothefactthat

A.doodlingcanhelppeoplethinkB.SunniBrowndoesbusinessbydoodling

C.peopleconsiderdoodlingasdoingnothingD.SunniBrownwroteabookaboutdoodling

13.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,doodling.

A.helpspeoplebecomebetterlearnersB.isuselessinlisteningtoalecture

C.requiresverygooddrawingskillsD.doesnotattractanyartists

14.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.doresearchbydoodlingB.solveproblemsbydoodling

C.helppeoplelearnhowtodoodleD.introducethebenefitsofdoodling

15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanweprobablyfindthispassage?

A.Health.B.Education.C.Technology.D.Economy.

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第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Plant-basedicecreamshavebecomeagoodsummerchoicethesedays.16Ifyoudoubtit,youmaygo

toalocalstoreandcountalltheicecreamsthatdonotusecows'milk.17Actually,plant-basedicecream

saleshavea300%increasesince2018.

18Oneisthatpeoplecareabouttheirhealth.Plant-basedicecreamscontainlessfat,sotheyare

healthier.Environmentalprotectionisalsoareason.Sincetheseicecreamsaremadefromdifferentkindsofplant

milk,lesswaterandenergyarerequiredintheproduction.

Peopleusedtothinkthatplant-basedicecreamstastedlessdeliciousandlesscreamy.19Thanksto

recenttechnologicalinnovations（倉4新）,plant-basedicecreamsofnewflavorsareintroduced.Theytastejustlike

thecreamyandsmoothicecreamsmadefromcows'milk.Asyoucantell,thequalityisreallythere,andpeopleare

becomingmoreandmoreinterestedinthenewflavors.

Withthegrowingpopularity,theplant-basedicecreamindustryismakingmoremoney.Yearsago,onlyafew

companiesproducedplant-basedicecreams.20

A.Butifsnolongerthecase.

B.Theresultsmightsurpriseyou.

C.Theyaremorepopularnowthaneverbefore.

D.Thereareseveralreasonsforthesharpgrowth.

E.Nowmoreicecreammakershaveenteredthebusiness.

2023年第一次

II.閱讀（共15小題;每小題3分,滿分45分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。

A

Anewinteractive（互動的）mapshowswhichpartsoftheworldhavebeenhithardestbyclimatechange.The

map,calledClimateEX,allowsuserstoseehowglobalwarming（全球變暖）influencestemperatureandrainfall

acrosstheEarth.

Themapshows,intheUK,areasofeasternScotlandhavebeenmostinfluencedbyclimatechange.IntheUS,

thewestcoasthasseenariseintemperatureandlossofrainfall.Themapalsoshowsthatoverthenext50years

partsofWalesandnortheastEnglandwillseebigchangestotheirclimate.

DevelopedbyascientistattheUniversityofCincinnati,themapuses50yearsofpublicclimatedatafrom50,

000internationalweatherstationsaroundtheEarth.Itshowsnotonlyhowtheclimatehaschanged,Butalsowhat

willpossiblyhappenbytheyear2070.

Accordingtothemap,overthenext50yearsCentralAmericawillbesubjecttoterribleheatandrainfall.

PapuaNewGuinea,southeasternChina,thewestcoastoftheUS,GreenlandandtheArcticarealsoeasily

influenced,mostimportantlyforsealevelchange.

ClimateEXcanalsohelpuserssearchforplaceswhereclimatechangemayleadtoextremephenomena（現(xiàn)

象）inthefuture.Theusersimplytouchestheplacewherestormsarefrequentatpresentonthemapandthen

ClimateEXwillshowalltheplaceswherestormsarelikelytohappenin50years.

6.Ariseintemperatureandlossofrainfallhavehappenedin.

A.theUSB.China

C.PapuaNewGuineaD.theUK

7.Themaptellstheclimatechangeinthefutureby

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A.settingupweatherstationsB.recordingrainfall

C.measuringthesealevelsD.usingpastclimatedata

8.TheunderlinedphrasebesubjecttoinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.

A.causeB.sufferC.avoidD.change

9.Accordingtothelastparagraphthemapcan.

A.reducetheinfluencesofclimatechange

B.changetheclimatesofdifferentcountries

C.showwhereextremeclimateswillhappen

D.suggesthowpeopledealwithclimatechange

10.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.IncreasingRainfallB.AnAmazingMap

C.AMapoftheWorldD.ChangeableClimate

B

Angerisanaturalfeelingthateveryoneexperiencesinlife.Someresearchersbelievethefirstsoundababy

makeswhenbomcouldbeasignofanger.Angermaybethefirstfeelingwehaveandrespondto.Ifsinmany

casesaperfectlyhealthyfeeling.Angercancausepeopletomakeverypositivechangesintheirlives.Sometimes

wehavetobeangryatinjustice（不公正），atwrongdoings,orevenatnature,beforewecandowhatneedstobe

donetocorrectwrongsormakethingsbetter.Butofcourse,thatisnothowweusuallythinkofanger.

Mostpeoplethinkofangerasafeelingwemustkeepundercontrol.Childrenaresometimessenttotheir

roomsorpunishedforexpressingangerinanuncontrolledway.Parentstellachildtocontrolhimselfwhenthe

childshowsanger.Wemaybeangrywithfriendsoratwork,butweknowit'snotrighttoshowit.Veryearlyin

life,welearnthatangerissomethingthatmustbecontrolled.

Welearnthisforagoodreason.Uncontrolledangercanleadtofights,caraccidents,badrelationshipswith

others,unacceptablesocialbehavior,andmanyotherproblems.However,manyexpertssaythatifonesuppresses

hisanger,hemaysufferseriousmentalandphysicalhealthproblems.Sowhatcanwedotounderstandandcalm

thisfeeling?

Onesolutionistotalkaboutitwithsomeonewetrust,forexample,agoodfriend.Wecanalsotrytowalk

awayfromasituationthatcausesanger,askadoctorforadvice,orjustexercisemoreinourdailylife.Andof

coursewemayhavemanyothermethods.Whateversolutionwechoose,aslongaswearetryingtofindthe

solutiontotheproblem,wehavealreadytakenthefirststepintherightdirection.

11.AccordingtoParagraph1,angercan.

AleadtojusticeB.keepushealthy

C.helpustellrightfromwrongD.helpusmakethingsbetter

12.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Wearetaughttocontrolanger.B.Angerappearsearlyinlife.

C.Weshouldn'tgetangryatwork.D.Angrychildrenshouldbepunished.

13.Theunderlinedword"suppresses99inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.

A.holdsinB.takesin

C.expressesD.understands

14.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpdealwithanger?

A.Excellentphysicalhealth.

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B.Atalkwithaclosefriend.

C.Someexercisesgivenbyteachers.

D.Agoodrelationshipwithothers.

15.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofanger?

A.Angershownbychildrenisunacceptable.

B.Angerleadstodeadlymentalandphysicalillnesses.

CAngercanbeahealthyfeelingandneedbetreatedproperly.

D.Angerbuildsuprelationshipswithourfriendsorworkmates.

第二節(jié)

閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Citylifeiscool:butiscountrylifecooler?Theanswerisyes.Ascitiesgroweverbigger,lotsofpeoplewould

liketoleavetheircityandliveinthecountryside.

16CitieslikeLiverpoolandGlasgowhavelostabout30%oftheirpopulationin30years.ButBritain's

populationisstillgrowing.17Theyaremovingtothecountryside.

TheEnglishcountrysidehasaclassicimage.Peopleimaginethatlifeinthecountrysideisslowandcalm;that

peoplehavemorespaceandmosthouseshavegardens;thattherearenotrafficjams,nopollution,andnocrime.

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PeopleinBritainwanttoliveinthecountryside.Itiscausingproblemsinsomeruralareas.Peopleliveinthe

countrysideandworkinthecity.19Ofcoursetheydon'tusebuses(theyaretooslow)ortrains(they-don?t

stopinthecountryside);theyusecars.Littlevillagesnowhavetrafficproblemsinthemorning,justlikebigcities!

Whafsmore,althoughmanypeopleliveinthecountryside,theywanttousesupermarketsandgoodfastroads....

Buttheydonotwanttoseethecrowdstoandfromsuchsupermarketsorhearthenoiseoftheroads.20

Thereisnotenoughtodo.Therearenotenoughactivitiesorexcitements.

A.Wherearethepeoplegoing?

B.Insomeplaces,thisistrue;butinothersitisnot.

C.Sotheytravellongdistanceseachdaytogotowork.

D.ThepopulationofBritishcitieshasbeenfallingforyears.

E.Besides,lotsofyoungpeoplesaythatlifeinthecountrysideisboring.

題型特訓(xùn)

閱讀(共45小題；每小題3分)

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。

A

ParkinghasbeenaproblemfordriversforalongtimeinZhengzhou.TheTransportationDepartmentis

mappingoutanewplanforthecity'sparkingsystem.Thereareabout100thousandcarsontheroadinZhengzhou

butonlyenoughparkingspacetoprovideroomfor15percentofthesevehicles.Itisnowonderthatlocaldrivers

getsoworriedtryingtofindaplacetopark.

Thenumberoftheprivatecarownersisbecominglagerandlarger.InMarch,thecitysentout1,000private

carlicenses,thehighestnumberoflicenseseversentoutinamonth.Industryexpertssaythissuggeststhatlocal

peoplehaveastrong,activeinterestinbuyingcars.

Bytheyear2020,thenumberofcarsinZhengzhouwillprobablyreach200thousand.Ifoneparkinglotis

foreachcar,thenalotofparkingspaceshouldbebuiltforthesevehicles.ThecenterofZhengzhouismostshortof

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parkingspace.However,expertspointoutthatsimplybuildingmoreparkinglotsintheseareasisnotpracticaland

doesn'tsolvetheproblem.Theideaof"ParkRide“systemhasbeensuggested.Thismeansthat

undergroundtrainandcitytrainshouldbedevelopedquickly.Driverscanleavetheirvehiclesincarparksnearby

subwayandbusstationsandthentheycanridepublictransporttogotothecitycenter.Basedonthisidea,thecity

willcutdownthenumberofparkinglotsinthecitycenterandneedhigherparkingfees（費用）.Butitwillbuild

moreparkingareasnearmainsubwayandbusstops.

1.Theunderlinedphrase“mappingout“inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.makingB.arguingC.replyingD.comparing

2.AboutdriverscanfindplacestoparktheircarsinZhengzhounow.

A.8,500B.10,000C.15,000D.20,000

3.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?

A.ThecitysentoutmoreprivatelicensesinFebruary.

B.LessandlesspeopleboughtcarsinMarch.

C.ThecitysentoutlessprivatelicensesinMarch.

D.Moreandmorepeoplearegoingtobuycars.

4.Accordingtotheideaofa"ParkRide“system,thecitywill.

A.sendoutmoreprivatecarlicenses

B.buildmoreparkinglotsnearbusstops

C.encouragepeopletobuymorecars

D.buildmoreparkingareasinthecitycenter

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.parkingproblemsinZhengzhou

B.heavytrafficinZhengzhou

C.pollutioninZhengzhou

D.buildingmoreparkinglotsinZhengzhou

B

Collegeisn'tforeveryone.Earningadegreewillimprovetheincomepotential,buthightuitionisadeterrentfor

some.Somecan'taffordit.Otherschoosenottocontinuetheirschoolingforotherreasons.Buttheycanstillfinda

goodjobwithoutacollegedegree.eManufacturingSalesReps

Averagesalary:$52,440Currentworkforce:1,430,000

Projectedjobgrowth,2010-2020:16%

Wholesaleandmanufacturingsalesrepswhospecializeinnon-technicalproductsmake27%morethanfull-time

workers.Unlikethosesalespeople,wholesalerepsmarkettheirproductdirectlytobusinessesandgovernment

agencies.Thepayisgood,theopportunitiesarenumerousand,formostemployers,ahighschooldiplomais

enoughtogetajob.>DryWallWorkers

Averagesalary:$45,490Currentworkforce:22,900

Projectedjobgrowth,2010-2020:27%

Nohigh-schooldiploma?Noproblem.Drywallworkersaretheonlyworkersonourlistwhocanexpectgood

moneyandstrongjobgrowthwithoutevenfinishinghighschool.Drywallworkersworkintheconstruction

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industry,preparingwallsforpaintingaftermasons（泥瓦匠）buildthemup.Mostlearnfrommoreexperienced

workersduringworking.eElectricians

Averagesalary:$48,250Currentworkforce:577,700

Projectedjobgrowth,2010-2020:23%

Theworldismoremechanizedthaneverbefore,andmoremachinesmeanmoreworkfortheseskilledworkers,

whowillseenearly134000newjobsaddedby2020.Atypicalelectricianmakesmorethan$48,000peryearwith

ahighschooldegree.Majorcitiespromisethemostjobs.eCommercialPilots

Averagesalary:$67,500Currentworkforce:32,700

Projectedjobgrowth,2010-2020:28%

Anaveragecommercialpilotmakes$26,000morethanatypicalfull-timeworkerand$13,000morethanan

averagecollege-educatedworker.Itrequiresonlyacommercialpilofslicenseandtrainingatalocalflightschool.

Timesarechanging-manyairlinesnowlookforpilotswithtwo-yearorfour-yeardegrees-butprospectsforsalary

andgrowthremainstrong.

6.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“deterrent“inParagraph1?

A.PreventionB.ThreatC.DifficultyD.Fear

7.Withoutahigh-schooldiploma,youcanfindajobasa/an.

A.manufacturingsalesrepB.drywallworker

C.ElectricianD.commercialpilot

8.Theaveragesalaryforatypicalfull-timeworkeris.

A.$52,440B.$45,490C.$67,500D.$41,500

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthecommercialpilots?

A.Theaveragesalaryofcommercialpilotsisthelowestofthementionedjobs.

B.Commercialpilotsearnmorethancollege-educatedworkers.

C.Youneedtoreceivetrainingataninternationalflightschooltobeacommercialpilot.

D.Oursocietywillneedmorecommercialpilotsinthefuture.

10.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat.

A.havingacollegedegreecanguaranteeagoodjob

B.it'snotnecessarytogetacollegedegree

C.electricianswillfindjobsinbigcitieseasily

D.manypeopledon'tcontinuetheirschoolingforonlyonereason

C

Tobeagoodteacheryouneedsomeofthegiftsofagoodactor;youmustbeabletoholdtheattentionand

interestofyouraudience;youmustbeaclearspeakerwithagoodstrongpleasingvoicewhichisfullyunderyour

control;andyoumustbeabletoactwhatyouareteachinginordertomakeitsmeaningclear.

Watchagoodteacherandyouwillseethathedoesnotsitstillbeforehisclass:hestandsthewholetimehe

isteaching;hewalksaboutusinghisarmshandsandfingerstohelphiminhisexplanationsandhisfacetoexpress

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feelings.Listentohimandyouwillheartheloudnessthequalityandthemusicalnoteofhisvoicealwayschanging

accordingtowhatheistalkingabout.

Thefactthatagoodteacherhassomeofthegiftsofagoodactordoesn'tmeanthathewillindeedbeableto

actwellonthestageforthereareveryimportantdifferencesbetweentheteacher9sworkandtheactor's.Theactor

hastospeakwordswhichhehaslearntbyheart;hehastorepeatexactlythesamewordseachtimeheplaysa

certainpartevenhismovementsandthewaysinwhichheuseshisvoiceareusuallyfixedbeforehand.Whathehas

todoistomakeallthesecarefullylearntwordsandactionsseemnaturalonthestage.

Agoodteacherworksinquiteadifferentway.Hisaudiencetakesanactivepartinhisplaytheyaskand

answerquestionstheyobeyordersandiftheydon'tunderstandsomethingtheysayso.Theteacherthereforehasto

meettheneedsofhisaudiencewhichishisclass.Hecannotlearnhispartbyheartbutmustinventitashegoes

along.

Ihaveknownmanyteacherswhowerefineactorsinclassbutwereunabletotakepartinastage-play

becausetheycouldnotkeepstrictlytowhatanotherhadwritten.

11.Whatisthetextabout?

A.Howtobecomeagoodteacher.

B.Whatagoodteachershoulddooutsidetheclassroom.

C.Whatteachersandactorscouldlearnfromeachother.

D.Thesimilarities（相似處）anddifferencesbetweenateacher'sworkandanactor's.

12.Theword"audience“inthefourthparagraphmeans.

A.studentsB.peoplewhowatchaplay

C.peoplewhonotonthestageD.peoplewholistentosomething

13.Agoodteacher.

A.knowshowtoholdtheinterestofhisstudentsB.musthaveagoodvoice

C.knowshowtoactonthestageD.standsorsitsstillwhileteaching

14.Inwhatwayisateacher5sworkdifferentfromanactor's?

A.Theteachermustlearneverythingbyheart.

B.Heknowshowtocontrolhisvoicebetterthananactor.

C.Hehastodealwithunexpectedsituations.

D.Hehastousemorefacialexpressions.

15.Themaindifferencebetweenstudentsinclassandatheatreaudienceisthat.

A.studentscanmovearoundintheclassroom

B.studentsmustkeepsilentwhiletheatreaudienceneedn't

C.nomemoryworkisneededforthestudents

D.thestudentsmusttakepartintheirteachers9plays

D

Doyouwanttochangeyourlife?Doyouthink“change“istheresultofbigdecisions,suchaschanging

careersorstartingahugeproject?Althoughallthosethingscanbebeneficialanddoyousomegood,actuallyitis

thesmallthingsthatcanbringaboutthebiggestchange.

Now,letmeshowyouhow10minuteseverydaycanbepowerful.

LearntoCookaHealthyBreakfast

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For10minuteseverymorning,youcansearchonlineforwaystomakeahealthybreakfastandthenfollow

theinstructionstomakeit.Youjustneed10minutesofpracticeaday,70minutesaweek.Gradually,youcan

improveyourcookingskillsandhaveahealthybreakfast.

RecordYourThoughtsFor10minutes

Justwritewhatevercomestomind.Don'tthinkaboutmakingitperfectoranyonereadingit.Arecordisa

recordforareason——it飛yourplacetobemessy(凌舌L的)andgetoutallyourthoughts.Onceyouseetheminfront

ofyou,you,1haveamuchclearersenseofhowtobestmoveforward.

ReadBooksorListentoMusic

Peoplemaythinkthatwhentheyaretired,theyneedtodo“something”.Infact,theyneedtodo“nothing”.

Justenjoy10quietminutesofreadingorlisteningtomusic,andyou,willstarttorefillyourselfwithideas.

See,howpowerful10minutesis!

16.Whatcanbringaboutthebiggestchangeaccordingtothewriter?

A.Smallthings.B.Bigdecisions.

C.Ahugeproject.D.Acareerchange.

17.Theunderlinedwordbeneficial(Para.1)isclosetothemeaning"

A.carefulB.peacefulC.beautifulD.helpful

18.Whatdoesthewritersuggestyousearchonlinefor?

A.Placestododailypractice.

B.Waystomakebreakfast.

C.Adviceonkeepingfit.

D.Shopstobuyfruits.

19.Whatdoyouneedtodowhenyoufeeltired?

A.Listentomusic.

B.Thinkaboutchange.

C.Learnsomethingnew.

D.Recordyourthoughts.

20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.UsefulHobbies

B.MakingRecords

C.PowerfullOMinutes

D.FollowingInstructions

E

Experts5researchshowsthatnearly25%ofBritishpeople,includingchildren,areoverweight.The

governmentisworriedanditislookingforwaystosolvetheproblem.

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Many11-14-year-oldchildrenalreadydocookery（烹飪）atschoolbutfrom2011,thegovernmentismaking

thiscompulsory（必修的）.Theyhopethatthiswillencouragepeopletocookinsteadofeatingreadymealsandfast

food.

Allmiddleschoolstudentswillhavecookinglessonsforonehouraweekforoneterm.Theywilllearnto

usesimple,freshfooditems,andfollowsimpleinstructionstopreparehealthy,tastymeals,forexampleagood

tomatosauceforItaliannoodles.

Andschoolsaresettingupcookeryclubscalled"Let'sGetCooking^^throughoutthecountry.Theclubswill

givemorechildrenthechancetolearntocookafterschool.

HeadTeachersworryabouttheequipmenttheywillneedforthelessons.About15%ofschoolsdonothave

kitchensandtherearenotenoughcookeryteacher