2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期高二英語外研社版同步經(jīng)典題精練之信息匹配

第40頁（共40頁）2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期高中英語外研社版（2019）高二同步經(jīng)典題精練之信息匹配一．信息匹配（共15小題）1．（2022?南京模擬）Manypeoplethinkofsharksasdangerousmonsters.Buthumanbeingscauseafargreaterdangertothemthantheydotous.Althoughsharkattacksdooccur，theyarequiterare.Accordingtooneestimate，however，humanskill100millionsharkseveryyear.（1）Whyshouldwesavethesharks？Sharkstakeupthetoppositiononthefoodchainintheocean.Assharksdieoff，thepopulationoftheanimalsthatsharksconsumewillincrease.This，inturn，meansthatthenumberofthecreaturesthoseanimalseatwilldrop.（2）Fishthateatalgae（藻類）arealsoincluded.Thiscancausealgaetospreadsomuchthatitdamagescoralreefs.（3）TheoceannotonlyproducesmoreoxygenthanalltherainforestsonEarthcombined，butalsoremoveshalfoftheman﹣madegreenhousegasfromtheatmosphere.Oncesharksdieoff，theglobalecosystemwillbeupset，affectingallcreaturesincludinghumanbeings.Don'tusesharkproductsFirst，vitaminenergydrinksandleathergoodscanbemadefromsharkparts.（4）Inaddition，sharkmeatissoldaroundtheworld，sometimesundermisleadingnamessuchasrocksalmonorwhitefish.Sharkfinsoupisapopulardish.However，theprocessofgettingfinsiscruel.Fishermencuttheshark'sfinsoffandthenthrowthesharkbackintothewater，stillalive.（5）Sharksbreathebyswimming，so?sharkthatcan'tswimwilldie.A.Itistimeforchildrentolearnaboutsharks.B.Sharkoilisalsousedinmanypopularbeautyproducts.C.Thenthesharkdiesslowly，sometimesoverseveraldays.D.Actually，thekillingofsharkswillaffectthewholeplanet.E.Peopleinsomecountriesareespeciallykeenonsharkproducts.F.Amongthemaresomeseafishthathumansconsumeeveryday.G.Thisnumberisawarningthatmanykindsofsharksmaydieout.2．（2018秋?西夏區(qū)校級月考）Howtoimproveself﹣controlSelf﹣controlhelpsusinfightingtemptations（誘惑）Thetipslistedbelowwilltellyouhowyoucanimproveyourself﹣control.BeaFighterThefirstthingyouneedtoknowisyouareafighterandthatyoucanfightabsolutelyanything.Thereisnothinginthisworldthatahumanmindcannotdoifitdecidestodoso.（1）KnowtheStrengthofWillpowerYourwillpowerisyourbiggeststrength.（2）Therearemanyexercisesthatwillhelpyoustrengthenyourwillpower.Astrongwillpowerwillhelpyoustayawayfromwhatyouknowiswrongforyou.SayGoodbyetoPessimismIfyouareapessimistbynature，yourself﹣controlwillworkforyouintheoppositedirection.Youwillfindyourselflosingthebattleevenbeforeyoufightit.Youneedtounderstandthatyoucantakeupanychallenge，howeverstrongitis.Pessimismislikeavirus.（3）Find"Good""CompanyIfyouaretryingtogetridofanaddiction，findotherpeopleinyourfriendswhowouldwanttodothesameorwhomightprovideyouwiththemuch﹣neededmotivation.（4）Nowthatyouknowhowtoimproveself﹣control，youcanstartapplyingthesemindcontroltipsinyourdailylife.（5）Keepatitandyoumightjustnoticesomeamazingchangesinrespectofyourcontroloveryourself.A.Thekeyisnottogiveup.B.Therefore，youneedtotrainitproperly.C.Somepeoplejustcan'tstayawayfromthosewrongthings.D.Thisway，indirectly，youwillbeimprovingyourself﹣control.E.It'llkeepongrowinginsideyourmindunlessyouputastoptoit.F.Youjustneedtobeagreatfighterwhenyoufightagainstcertainissues.G.Itisthesetemptationsthatchallengeourdeterminationtodosomething.3．（2022春?甘州區(qū)校級期中）Chinahasmadegreatimprovementsinenvironmentalprotectionduringthepast70years.（1）EachspeciesonEarthhasaroletoplayintheecosystem.Inrecentdecades，aseriesofwildlifeprotectionmovementshavebeencarriedoutbythecentralgovernment.（2）Thegiantpandaandthecrestedibis（朱鹮）areamongthesesuccessstories.Thegiantpandausedtohaveapopulationof1，114inthe1970s.Itnowtotals1，864thanksto52protectionareas.（3）Bytheendof2018，sevenoftheninepandasreleasedhadsurvivedinthewild.（4）In1981，sevencrestedibiseswerefoundinYangxiancounty，ShaanxiProvince.Sincethen，breedingprogramshavehelpedthepopulationreach2，000.ChinahasevensentcrestedibisestoJapanandSouthKoreainrecentyearstohelpwiththespecies'survival.（5）Keyprojectswillbecontinuallycarriedouttoimproveprotection，includingmakingthelistsofwildanimalsandplantsunderstateprotection，andalsofightingagainstillegalwildlifetrade.A.Anotherspecieswasoncethoughttobealmostextinct.B.Protectingwildlifeis，withoutdoubt，animportantpart.C.Chinawillcontinueitseffortsatthewildlifeprotection.D.Peoplecallforimmediateprotectionoftheremainingspecies.E.Scientistshaveworkedtofeedpandasandthenreleasethemintothewild.F.Asenvironmentaldamagehasincreased，signsofchangehaveappearedaroundtheworld.G.Severalspeciesindangerofextinctionhavemadeimpressiveprogressthankstothemethods.4．ThingsYouShouldStopDoingtoBeSuccessfulAreyouahappyperson？Howoftendoyouthinkofreasonswhyeveryonearoundyouissuccessfulthoughtheyarenotbetterthanyouingeneral？Whatdoyoudowrong？Herearesomethingsyoushouldstopdoingtobesuccessful.1.（1）Differentpeoplemayexplain"success"indifferentways：someofthemmeasureitinmoney；otheronesinpositivechangestopeoplearoundthemandtheworld.（2）Don'tworryaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkbutcomeafterwhatmakesyouhappy.2.Donotbelieveanythingwithoutquestioningit.（3）Theyarecriticalthinkers，andtheyunderstandthatweallareruledbyourprejudices（偏見），sotheywillalwaysquestionnewinformation.3.Donotworryaboutallunpredictablethingsthatmayhappentoyou.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful，stopthinkingabouteverythingthatMAYhappentoyou.（4）Bereadytoimproveandchangeyourdeedsanddecisionswhenthingssuddenlydon'tgoaccordingtoyourplan.4.Donotcareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou.Asfarasweallknow，it'simpossibletopleaseallthepeoplewhosurroundus.Yourattemptstobecome"good"foreveryonewillturnintonothingbutnewworries，stresses，andproblems.（5）Buttheyworryabouttheirqualityandfocusondevelopingfriendshipswithpeopletheyreallycareabout.A.Donotwaitforthe"righttime"todoanything.B.Donotletothersdecidewhat"success"isforyou.C.Successfulpeopledonotjustacceptanynewinformationtobetrue.D.Successfulpeopledonotconcentrateonthequantityofpeopletoplease.E.Trytofeelcomfortablewiththerealityandacceptthefactthatyourfuturecan'tbepredicted.F.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful，donotletothersforcetheirexplanationofsuccessonyou.G.Successfulpeopleneverignoreoravoidproblems，nomatterhowbigandawfultheyseem.5．（1）FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal，yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeNewYeargreetingsforayearortwo，perhapsafewlettersforawhile﹣thennomore.（2）ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand，becausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings，extendingsometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes，andsharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality（好客）easily.ThereisanotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstand.（3）.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes，we，ashosts，willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.（4）TheAmericans，however，expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes，buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.（5）Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericans，itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants，exceptforbusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!A.Americaisamobilesociety.B.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidesforourforeignfriends.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Oncewearriveattheirhomes，thewelcomewillbefull，warmandreal.E.Americansdon'tshowtheirpolitenessifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.F.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.G.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance，evenyearslater，theypickupthefriendship.6．（2022秋?懷柔區(qū)期末）Howoldis"old"？Howoldis"old"？（1）Morethantwohundredyearsago，youwereoldat35.Thatwastheaveragelifethen.Attheturnofthe20thcentury，asmedicalknowledgeadvanced，theaveragelifespan（長度）increasedto45.In1950，70﹣year﹣oldswerereallyold.Today，ahealthy70﹣year﹣oldislookingforwardtomanymoreactiveyears.So，howoldisold？Theanswerisoneyou'veheardmanytimes，fromallsortsofpeople."Youareasoldoryoungasyoufeel!"Thecalendar（日歷）simplytellsyouhowmanyyearsyouhavelived.（2）Onceanunknownauthorwrote，"Youthisnotatimeoflifebutitisastateofmind.Nobodygrowsoldbylivinganumberofyears.（3）"（4）AliceBrophy，whenshewaswiththeNewYorkCitycommissionfortheAging，said，"Itupsetsmewhenpeoplesay，'Gee，youlookyoungforyourage!'Whatdoesthatmean？Istheresomemodelthatyou'resupposedtolookacertainwayat65and75and85？Youknowyoucandieoldat30andliveyoungat80."Therearemanywrongideasaboutaging.（5）Herearesomeofthemorecommonones.Forexample，mostolderpeopleareinpoorhealth，orolderpeopleareunabletochange.A.Oldisapointofview.B.It'sextremelyterribletobegrownold.C.Theanswerhaschangedovertheyears.D.Yourbodytellsyouhowwellyou'velived.E.Olderpeoplearestubborn，unabletochange.F.Peoplegrowoldbygivinguptheirgoals.G.Theseideasstereotype（固化）peopleonthebasisofage.7．MostofusinChinaareusedtopayingforeverythingwithourphones.（1）Atleast，thiswasthecaseforLimSweeSayfromSingapore，whofoundhisfirstexperiencewithChinesepaymentmethodsquiteimpressive.Limwaswaitinginlinetobuynutsatastreetstall（貨攤）inShanghaiandsawothercustomersshowtheirphonesandtakethenutswithoutgivingcash.（2）ItseemsthatSingaporefallsbehindinmobilepayments.SomeChinesetouristsfinditinconvenientwhentheyhavetousecashinSingapore.（3）AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency，manycountriesnowacceptmobilepaymentservicesforChinesetourists，withWeChatPaycoveredin13overseascountriesandregionsandAlipayover200.It'snowcommontoseethefamiliargreenorbluelogosintouristdestinationsaroundtheworld，fromatinyshopintheScottishHighlandstoahugedepartmentstoreinNewYork.MobilepaymentsarenowanormalpartoflifeinChina，andthetrendissweepingothernations.AccordingtoForresterResearch，inAmerica，mobilepaymentsroseby37percentin2016.（4）Thismaybepartlybecausewesternmobilepaymentservicesrequirebusinessestoinstallexpensiveequipmentbeforecustomerscanusethem.（5）A.Hewastryingtofigureouthowtheygotpaid.B.Foreigntouristsdon'tliketopaywiththeirmobilephones.C.ButinChina，allittakesisaQRcode（二維碼）andaphone.D.Soonafter，herealisedthatthecustomerswereusingWeChatPay.E.Still，Chinesemobilepaymentswerenearly50timesgreaterthanthoseintheUS.F.Butforforeignvisitorswhoaren'tfamiliarwiththismethod，itmayseemstrange.G.ThepopularityofChinesemobilepaymentshaspushedsomeforeigncompaniestoacceptthem.8．（2023秋?墨玉縣期中）Everybodygetsstressedfromtimetotime.（1）Somewaysofdealingwithstress，likescreamingorhittingsomeone，don'tsolvemuch.Butotherways，liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust，canleadyoutosolveyourproblemoratleastfeelbetter.Trytakingthesefourstepsnexttimeyouarestressed：Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp，reachouttothepeoplewhocareaboutyou.Talktoatrustedadult，suchasaparentorotherrelatives.（2）Theymighthavehadsimilarproblems，suchasdealingwithatest，orthedeathofabelovedpet.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupsettheytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh，dear，that'snotagoodidea.Rememberthattherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.（3）Trytosolvetheproblem.Afteryou'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends，it'stimetogetdowntobusiness.（4）Evenifyoucan'tsolveitcompletely，youcansolveapartofit.（5）Moststressistemporary.Rememberstressdoesn'tgoaway，unlessyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonsolvingit.Andifyoucanstaypositiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime，you'llhelpyourselffeelbetterevenfaster.Ah，itfeelssogoodwhenthestressisgone.Thesestepsaren'tmagic，buttheydowork.A.Bepositive.B.Then，findawaytocalmdown.C.Anddon'tforgetaboutyourfriends.D.Youneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemis.E.Differentpeoplefeelstressindifferentways.F.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthem.G.Askforahelpinghandtogetyouthroughthetoughsituation.9．（2020?臨沂一模）LifeinDeathValleyDeathValleyisahugeplace，extendingmorethan225kilometersacrossthesouthernpartofCaliforniaintotheneighboringstateofNevada．Asbeautifulasthisplaceis，itsnameprovidesevidenceofveryrealdanger．（1）Ithasnearly1.4millionhectaresofdesertandmountainsthatreachmorethan3，000metersintothesky．DeathValleycanbedangerouslycoldduringthewintermonths．Stormsinthemountainscancausesuddenfloodsonthefloorofthevalley．But，duringsummermonths，theairtemperaturehasbeenashighas57degreesCelsius．（2）TheextremeheatofDeathValleyhasoncekilledpeople．InmanyareasofDeathValley，itiseasytoseewherethegroundhasbeenpushedupviolentlybymovementdeepintheEarth．Thishascreatedunusualandbeautifulrockformations，withcolorsofred，brown，gray，yellowandblack．InotherpartsofDeathValley，therearelinesintherock．Thelinesareevidenceofthepastpresenceofwater．（3）．MuchofDeathValleyisflatandextremelydry．Insomeareasthegroundisnothingbutsalt．However，itwouldbewrongtothinkthatnothinglivesinDeathValley．（4）Wildflowersgrowveryquicklyafterevenasmallamountofrain．SeveralkindsofbirdsliveinDeathValley．Visitorsmightseethedog﹣likeanimalcalledthecoyote，orwildbighornsheep，orotheranimalslikethedeserttortoise．Throughouthistory，NativeAmericansfoundwaystosurviveinDeathValley．Rockartandotherremainsshowthathumanslivedinthevalleyasfarbackas9，000yearsago．Nowadays，morethanonemillionpeoplevisititeachyear．（5）Thesunslowlyturnsthevalleyagoldcolorthatdeepenstoasoftbrown，thenchangestoadarkred．Asnightcomes，themountainsturnadarkpurplecolor，thenblack．A．Thevalleyisfulloflife．B．Thesettingsunisvisitors'favorite．C．Imageshereseemtochangeeachminute．D．DeathValley，isaplaceofstrangeandsilentbeauty．E．DeathValleydoesn'tforgivethosewhoarenotcareful．F．DeathValleyisalandofbeautifulyetdangerousextremes．G．Theareawasdeepunderanoceanformanythousandsofyears．10．Inthemostbasicsense，self﹣regulation（自我調(diào)節(jié)）involvescontrollingone'sbehaviorandthoughtsinpursuit（追求）oflong﹣termgoals.Generally，peoplewhoaregoodatself﹣regulationtendtoseethegoodinothersandviewchallengesasopportunities.Theyexactlyknowwhattheywanttoachieve，actinaccordancewiththeirviews，anddevotetheirbesteffort.（1）（2）Abad﹣temperedchildwhohitsotherswon'tbepopularatschool.Anadultwithpoorself﹣regulationskillsmaylackself﹣confidence.Hemayhavedifficultyhandlingstress，andoften，thismightbeexpressedintermsofangerandanxiety.Howdoproblemswithself﹣regulationdevelop？Itcouldstartearlywhenababyisn'ttreatedwithenoughcare.（3）Later，anadultmaystrugglewithself﹣regulation，eitherbecausethisabilitywasn'tdevelopedduringchildhood，orbecauseofalackofskillinmanagingdifficultfeelings.Whenleftunchecked，overtimethiscouldleadtoriskybehaviorsuchastakingdrugs.（4）Oneofthemostfrequentlyusedmethodsistochangeyourthoughtpatterns，whichmeansthatyouthinkaboutasituationinapositiveway，ratherthanonethat'slikelytoincreasenegativeemotions.（5）Ratherthanthinkingthatthisreflectssomethingaboutyourselfsuchas"Myfriendhatesme"，youmightinsteadthink，"Myfriendmustbereallybusy".A.Trytocheeryourselfupafterdisappointment.B.Dotheusualseriesofthingsataparticulartime.C.Achildwhodoesn'tfeelsafemayhavetroubleself﹣regulating.D.Alackofself﹣regulationwillcauseproblemsinlife.E.Anyhow，self﹣regulationissoimportantthatweshouldlearntousethisskill.F.Forexample，imagineafriendwhodoesn'treturnyourcallsortextsforseveraldays.G.Alsotheycancalmthemselveswhenfeelingupsetandcheerthemselveswhenfeelingdown.11．InvestinginyourselfFiguringouthowtoinvestyourmoneycanbeadifficulttask.Thisissomethingthatyouwillwanttolearnhowtodo.（1）Thingsthatwillimproveyourknowledge，skillsorhealthareallgreatinvestments.However，beforeyoustart，youneedtobeclearaboutwhatyouwillgainfromdoingallofthesethings.Youmaythinkinvestinginyourselfmeansinvestinginyoureducation.（2）Therearesomeotherthingsyoucandoaswellasbuyingagymmembershipcardorlearninganewskill.Sowhataresomespecificthingsyoucando？（3）Readingbookscanreallyexpandyourmindandallowyoutolearndifferentskillsandgainknowledge.I'mtalkingaboutthebookswhereyouwillactuallylearnanewskill，notfictionbooks.Youcanalsotakecoursesandattendseminars.Theseprogramsaretaughtbypeoplewithahighlevelofknowledgeorskill.（4）Onlyinthiswaycanyouavoidbeingfooledbysomesalespresentations.Moreover，investinginyourselfisasafewaytokeepyourmoney.Althoughasavingsaccountisseenasthemostsecureinvestment，thatisn't100%safe.Evenifyouneverexperienceyourbankclosingdown，thereturnislittlewheninflation（通貨膨脹）istakenintoconsideration.（5）Butovertime，theywillshowupintermsofyourhappinesslevelaswellasyourlevelofsuccess.A.Thebenefitswillstaywithyou.B.Thisisjustoneway.C.Ifyouaren'tareader，youshouldstartwiththat.D.Themoreyoudothis，themorevaluableyouwillbe.E.Thebestwaytoinvestyourmoneyistoinvestitinyourself.F.Ofcourse，youneedtodosomeresearchbeforeinvesting.G.Whenyouinvestinyourself，youmaynotseegainsrightaway.12．A.Trusttheirchildrenmore.B.Keepcomputersinpublicareasinthehouse.C.It'simportanttobeawareofwhatyourkidsaredoingonline.D.Besides，theymustpromisenevertousetechnologytohurtanyoneelse.E.Spendingtoomuchtimeonsocialmediacanmakekidsfeelupset，too.F，Kidscanalsofacethepossibilityofmeetingthewrongpersonfacetoface.G.Parentsoftensaythatkidswouldratherbeonlinethanhangaroundwiththem.Dailyoveruseofmediaandtechnologyhasabadeffectonthehealthofallchildrenandteenagersbymakingthemmoreopentoanxiety，andmoreatriskoffuturehealthproblems.（1）Manynewapplicationsautomaticallyshowwheretheusersareandwhenthey'reused.Thiscantellanyoneoutthereexactlywheretofindthepersonusingtheapplications.（2）TheyarealsoupsetabouttheirkidsspendingtimeontheInternetaccountsinsteadofgettingdowntotheirhomeworkassignments，andareafraidofwhatcancomeoutoftheironlineconnections.（3）Onewayistomakea"socialmediaagreement"withyourkidsarealcontracttheycansign.Init，theycanagreetoprotecttheirownprivacy，considertheirreputation，andnottogiveoutpersonalinformation.（4）Inturn，parentsneedtoagreetorespectteens'privacywhilemakinganefforttobepartofthesocialmediaworld.Parentscanalsohelpkidsspendlesstimeonthecomputerbyputtinglimitsonmediause.（5）Avoidlaptopsandsmartphonesinbedrooms，andsetsomerulesontheuseoftechnology.Anddon'tforgetthatsettingagoodexamplethroughyourownvirtualbehaviourcangoalongwaytowardshelpingyourkidsusesocialmediasafely.13．HowtoCreateTrustinaRelationshipTrustinarelationshipleadstofeelingsofconnectednessandsafety.Itisbuiltononepersonunderstandingtheother，beinghonestandmakingasincereefforttokeeptherelationshipstrong.（1）Bymatchingyouractionstoyourwords，youwillcreatemoretrustinarelationship.Ifyouarealltalkandhavenoaction，theotherpersonwillbegintolosefaithinyouandnotbelieveyouwhenyousayyouaregoingtodosomething.Yourwordsmustgowithyouractions.Keeptheotherpersoninformed.Opencommunicationbuildstrust.（2）Makinghimguesswhatyouwantdoesnotcreatetrust﹣itcreatesconfusion，falseassumptions（假定）andmisunderstandings.Beopenwitheachotherandincludeoneanotherinyourplansanddecision﹣making.Stopthinkingaboutthepastandliveinthepresent.Whenyoukeeprecordsofwhattheotherdidinthepastthatupsetyou，youwillneverbeabletomoveforwardandhaveatrustingandhealthyrelationship.Trustisearned，anditworksbothways.（3）Ifyouareunabletodothis，trustwillneverbeachieved，andtherelationshipwillsuffer.（4）Youmayhavefallenintoapatternoflyingtocoverupyourwrongdoing.Continuingonthispathwillcometonogood.Whenaskedaquestion，beastruthfulinyouranswerasyoucan.Thetruthmayormaynotmeetwithyourpartner'sapproval，butthisisnecessaryinordertorebuildtrustinyourrelationship.Workoncreatingtrustwithoneanotheratalltimes.（5）Considerityourjobtobeopenandtrustworthyandworkonit.Themoretimeyougivetherelationship，themoreopportunitiesyouwillhavetoshowyourtrustandhonesty.Bemindfulofeachother'seffortstobehonest，andtrustwillbuildovertime.A.Tellthetruth.B.Askquestions.C.Dowhatyousayyouaregoingtodo.D.Itdoesnothappenovernightandtakestime.E.Bewillingtoforgiveeachotherandmoveon.F.Withouttrustinyourrelationship，failureissuretofollow.G.Lettheotherpersonknowhowyoufeelandwhatyouarethinking.14．SomepeopledescribeAmericansocietyasasaladbowlwhileothersthinkofitasameltingpot.Inabowlofsalad，alltheingredientsaremixedtogether.（1）Together，however，theingredientsmakeupaunity.Alltheingredientsofasaladcontributetothefinishedproduct.Theymaybecoveredwiththesamedressing（調(diào)味醬），butthegreenvegetables，tomatoesandcookedcorncanallbeseenforwhattheyare.Fromthispointofview，Americaisverymuchlikeasaladbowlwhereindividualethnicgroupsmixtogether，yetmaintaintheirculturaluniqueness.Peoplemayworktogetherduringthedayatsimilarjobsandinthesamecompanies，butatnighttheymayreturntotheirethnicgroupswheretheirownindividualculturedirectstheirwayoflife.（2）Eachethnicgrouphasitsownspecialcustoms，language，foodandtraditionstoprotectanddefend.Thisideaofthesaladbowlisreferredtoasculturaldiversity；thatis，Americansocietyisacollectionofvariouscultureslivingtogetherinharmonywithinonecountry.（3）Here，societyislikeonelargepotofsoup.Allculturalaspectsaremixedtogether，sacrificingtheiroriginalidentityandkeepingabitofwhattheyweretobecomeanewreality.Thelongerthesoupiscooked，thebetterthetasteandthemorelikelyitwillbeforthemixturetodissolve.Inthissense，Americacansurelybeseenasameltingpotwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveandworktogetherformingonenation.Therearedozensofsharedsymbols.（4）Insuchaculture，symbolsliketheflagandthenation'sofficialsongservetobreakdownthewallswhichseparateethnicgroups.Whetherasaladbowlorameltingpot，Americacanbebestdescribedasamixtureofboth.（5）A.Botharecorrectdependingonone'spointofview.B.Theyneverlosetheirshapes，coloursortastes.C.ThisiswhythereissomuchdiversitywithinAmerica.D.Inotherwords，Americaisanationwherethereisunityindiversity.E.Thus，oneneedstoabandonone'sculturetobeconsidered"American".F.TheyservetodevelopthevariousethnicgroupstocreateanewAmericanculture.G.Theothertheory，whichisalsousedtodescribeAmericansociety，isthemeltingpot.15．（2024?臺州模擬）Anoldstudyintheadvertisingliteraturefoundthatwe'remorelikelytoreadadvertisementsfortheproductswehavebought，eveniftheyhaveprovedtobe"lemons"，oruseless.Thisphenomenonalsoappliestoourdecision﹣makingprocess.Humanssometimesmakebadchoicesandstickwiththemdespitenegativeconsequences.（1）Butingeneralbadchoiceshavetodowithactingoutofemotionandnotoutofreason.Strongemotionscancloudourthinkingandleadusdownonerabbitholeafteranother.Doublingdownonabadchoicemayalsorelatetoourself﹣esteemandtheabilitytoadmitmistakes.Narcissists（自戀者）usuallywon'tadmitamistakebecauseitcontradictstheirself﹣image.Butthefactisthatmanyofusaren'tnarcissistic.（2）Evenwhentrappedinabadrelationship，wemaystillstickwithit，hopingthingswilleventuallychangeforthebetter.Resilienceinvolvesmanagingstrongemotionsandpreventingthemfromfullydictatingourdecisions.Consideringemotionisimportant.Enthusiasmforsomethingcanmoveusforward，butitcanalsoblockourvision.（3）Whilerelyingsolelyonour"gutfeeling"canbehelpful，itworksbestwhenweuseourhead，integratingintuitiveinsightswithlogicalthinking.Doublingdownisgenerallyunwise.Weneedtoacknowledgeourerrorsandbewillingtosaywe'resorryandapologize.（4）Infact，it'ssmarterthandenyingmistakes.Byadmittingthem，welearnvaluablelessonsandpromotepersonalgrowth.Recognizingwhentocutourlossesiscrucial，allowingustopursuenewopportunitieswithconfidence.（5）A．Andweoftenstrugglewiththis.B．Thereasonsforthatarecomplex.C．Makeourdecisionswithfullpassion.D．Thereisnothingwrongwithdoingthis.E．Sostop