2021年高考英语江苏专用考前三个月文档：专题四+任务型阅读+第三步+模拟演练(二)

2021年高考英语江苏专用考前三个月文档：专题四+任务型阅读+第三步+模拟演练(二)模拟演练(二)A(2021·南京四校联考)Today，knowledgecanbefoundinanyplace.WiththeInternethavingbecomeaccessibletonearlyeveryone，it’snowpossibletostudyandgetknowledgeonanysubjectwithouthavingtoattendcollege，orgoingforauniversitycourse.However，asconvenientasitmayseem，canlearningonyourownreallymatchorbeevenbetterthantraditionaleducation？Inthefollowinglines，weexaminetheadvantagesofformaleducationaswellasbeingself-educated.Perhapsthebiggestadvantageofbeingself-taughtisthatyou’reabletosavealotofmoney.Today，togetadegree，onehastospendthousandsofdollarsoncollegefees，books，transportation，etc.However，beingself-taughtmeansthatyoudon’thavetopaymostoftheseexpenses.You’reonlyrequiredtospendonimportantbooks.Learningbyoneselfisquitelikelytorequiremuchtime.However，it’spossibletolearnfasteronyourown，byconcentratingononlythoseareasyou’reinterestedin.Besides，bybeingself-taught，you’llbeabletoavoidunimportantsubjectsandinsteadconcentrateonlyonthosethatarenecessaryforthefieldyouwanttogetinto.What’smore，unlikeaformaleducationsystem，therearenosetruleswhenyouchoosetoself-educate.Youaren’tsupposedtoreadaparticularbook，watchavideo，takeatest，etc.，atparticulartimes.Thisletsyoumanageyourstudytimebasedonyourownconvenience.Youcanthusworkfull-timeandatthesametimelearnpart-time，whichmakesyougainincomeaswellasvaluablereal-timeworkexperience.However，therearealsoadvantagesofformaleducation.Forexample，youcangetacollegedegreewhichmeansyou’veachievedalevelofknowledgeinthatparticularfield.Manycompaniestendtopreferthosewhohaveacollegedegree.So，ifyoupossessadegree，younaturallygainanadvantageoverotherpeoplewhilelookingforajob.Collegeanduniversitycurriculumsaredesignedtoofferascompletealevelofknowledgeonthesubjectaspossible.Thesecurriculumsarebasedontriedandtestedmethods，whichmakesureyougettolearnasubjectinthebest，andthemostcompletemanner.Beingformallyeducatedalsomeansthatyou’llgetintoacollegeoruniversity，whereyouwillbeguidedbylearnedteachersandothersubjectexperts.Thus，bothformaleducationandself-educationhavetheirownadvantages.Neitherisbetterthantheother.Intheend，thechoicebetweenthetwocomesdowntopersonalpreferenceandsituation.Self-educationandFormalEducationB(2021·南通一模)Whathavewebecome？Asocietyinwhichsomeonecanhavehundredsofonlinefriendsandyetgofordayswithouthumancontact.Wescan；weclick；wetextpeopleinthenextroominsteadofspeakingtothem；weevencheckourlibrarybooksoutbyourselveswhenoncewemighthavechattedtoafriendlypersonwithaninkpadandadatestamp.Lonelinesscanbedangerous.Recentresearchsuggeststhatitmayshortenpeople’slivesandmakethemmorevulnerabletoseriousillness.Itcandistort(扭曲)sensesofrealityandevenbecomeanelementthatdrivesafewdesperateyoungmentoopenfireonacinemaaudienceoraclassroomfullofchildren.Electronicvoicesonvariousdevicescanbetheonlyonessomepeoplehear.Andwhatthosevoicessayisnotalwaystrue.Nomanisanisland，wearefrequentlyreminded.Therearethosewhochoosetoleadsolitary(孤独的)lives，andlivethemwell，butonthewholewearesociablebeingsandwesufferifweareonourowntoomuch.Humancontactmakesushappier，althoughvirtualrelationshipscanbeverypositive.Sowhatcouldlonelypeopledotomakerealfriends？Ananswer，amongmany，istoreadmorebooks.Readingbeginsalonebutbecomesasharedactivitywhenareader，forexample，joinsabookgroup，attendsaliteraryfestivalorsignsupforacontinuingeducationcourseonanaspectofliteraturethatintereststhem.There’snoshameinturninguptoanyofthesealone，andfellowshipisguaranteed.Fellowreadersmaywellturnouttobelike-minded；it’sabasisfornewfriendshipsandsustainedrelationships.Sharinganunderstandingofabookisagoodwayofsharingfeelingssafely.Literarycharacterscanbeusefulaspersonas.Butthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyeveryoneshouldreadmorebooks，andinparticularfiction.Theresponsibilitytofightlonelinesslieswiththosewhodonotsufferfromit.Lonelypeopleoftenfeelthatthereisnoonewhounderstandsthemorcansharetheirpointofview.Theyneedtoknowthatactuallythereare.Thatrequireseverybodyelsetomaketheimaginativeleapoffeelingthatconnection，andreadingfictionhelps.Itmakespeoplemoreempathic(移情)—sympathyforfictitious(虚构的)characterscantranslateintocompassion(同情)inreallife.Thestoriesofstrangersreachusthroughmanymeans：notonlynewsbulletins，interviews，biographyandmemoir(回忆录)，butalsodramaandfiction.Walkingamileintheirshoesmighthelpturnsomeofthosestrangersintorealfriends.C(2021·南京、盐城一模)Untilabout18yearsago，itwaswidelyassumedthatmostofbraindevelopmentoccursinthefirstfewyearsoflife.Butrecentresearchonthehumanbrainhasshownthatmanybrainregionsundergoprolongeddevelopmentthroughoutadolescenceandbeyondinhumans.Thisadvancementinknowledgehasincreasedoldworriesandgivenrisetonewones.Itishugelyworryingthatsomanyteenagersaroundtheworlddon’thaveaccesstoeducationatatimewhentheirbrainsarestilldevelopingandbeingshapedbytheenvironment.Weshouldalsoworryaboutourlackofunderstandingofhowourrapidlychangingworldisshapingthedevelopingteenagebrain.Decadesofresearchonearlyneurodevelopmentsuggestedthattheenvironmentinfluencesbraindevelopment.Duringthefirstfewmonthsoryearsoflife，ananimalmustbeexposedtoparticularvisualorau