（江苏专用）2020高考英语二轮复习 专题限时检测（十九）阅读理解B篇专练（二）

专题限时检测(十九)阅读理解B篇专练(二)(共4篇，限时28分钟)A(2019·南通七市二模)Weallhavedefiningmomentsinourlives—meaningfulexperiencesthatstandoutinourmemory.Manyofthemoweagreatdealtochance:aluckyencounter(相遇)withsomeonewhobecomestheloveofyourlife.Anewteacherwhospotsatalentyoudidn'tknowyouhad.Thesemomentsseemtobetheproductoffateorluck.Wecan'tcontrolthem.Butisthattrue?Notnecessarily.Definingmomentsshapeourlives,butwedon'thavetowaitforthemtohappen.Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.Ourresearchshowsthattheyallshareasetofcommonelements.Westartbyasking:whydoweremembercertainexperiencesandforgetothers?Inthecaseofbigdays,suchaweddings,theanswerisprettyclear—it'sacelebrationthatisgrandinscaleandrichinemotion.Nosurprisethatit'smorememorablethanamathslesson.Butforotherexperiencesinlife—fromholidaystoworkprojects—it'snotsoclearwhywerememberwhatwedo.Consideranexperimentinwhichparticipantswereaskedtosubmerge(浸入)theirhandsfor60secondsinbucketsfilledwith14℃water.(Remember14℃waterfeelsmuchcolderthan14℃air.)Theywerethenaskedtosubmergetheirhandsfor90secondsinsteadof60,butduringthefinal30seconds,thewaterwarmedupto15℃.Theparticipantswerethengivenachoice:wouldyouratherrepeatthefirsttrialorthesecond?Psychologistshaveexplainedthereasonsforthispuzzlingresult.Whenpeopleassessanexperience,theytendtoforgetorignoreitslength.Insteadtheyseemtoratetheexperiencebasedontwokeymoments:thebestorworstmoment,knownasthepeak,andtheending.Intheparticipants'memories,whatstoodoutforthemwasthatthelongertrialendedmorecomfortablythantheshorterone.Sowhenweassessourexperiences,wedon'taverageourminute­by­minutefeelings.Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.Whatwedon'trememberarethebitsinbetween—sometimesthereislittletodistinguishoneweekfromthenext.Partlythisisbecausetheremaybeonlyadozenmomentsinyourlifethatshowwhoyouare—thosearebigdefiningmoments.Buttherearesmallerexperiences,too,inthecontextofamemorableholiday,romanticdateorworkachievement.Onceweunderstandhowweremembercertainmomentsandwhy,wecanstarttocreatemoremomentsthatmatter.语篇解读：本文主要阐述了人生的关键时刻最容易被记住，对一个人的影响也是最大的。这些关键的时刻不是被动地等，而是可以积极地去创造的。1．Howdoestheauthorunderstanddefiningmoments?A．Wecancreatedefiningmomentsinourlives.B．Definingmomentsarejustoutofourcontrol.C．Nosimilaritiesexistbetweendefiningmoments.D．Definingmomentsconsistofsmallerexperiences.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是第四句和第五句“Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.”可知，作者认为决定性的时刻不必等待，我们自己可以书写这样的时刻。2．Wecanlearnfromtheexperimentthat________.A．thestrikingmomentsaremorelikelytoberememberedB．thelengthofanexperiencedeterminesourmemoryofitC．itismeaningfultodistinguishthebitsinbetweenflagshipmomentsD．allthecomponentsofanexperienceshouldbeequallyremembered解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段第三句“Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.”可知，我们倾向于记住最重要的时刻：人生巅峰、低谷和转折点。thestrikingmoments相当于flagshipmoments。都是指人生最重要的时刻。3．Whatwouldprobablybediscussedinthefollowingpartofthetext?A．Whattoprepareforlife'strials.B．Whytocreatedefiningmoments.C．Whomtooweourgoodfatesto.D．Howtocreatelife'sbigmoments.解析：选D推理判断题。原文的最后一段说了当我们知道了如何记住那些确定的时刻，我们就可以去创造更多重要的时刻，依据逻辑，这是在说是什么和为什么，所以接下来就应该要说怎么做了。B(2019·南京三模)Likealotofhealthcareprofessionals,Dr.BrianGoldmanfindsitextremelydifficulttodrawboundariesbetweenhisworkandpersonallives.“There'sthisviewthatyoushouldsuckitupanddoonemorething，”saystheERphysicianandhostofCBC'sWhiteCoat,BlackArt.Butthat“onemorething”oftencomesatGoldman'sexpense.“You'reexhaustedandapatientortheirfamilylookatyouwithbeggingeyes，”hesays.“Soyouhavethisdilemma:saythatyourshiftisoverorgiveuntilyou'retotallyspent？”Goldman'sworkstresscombinedwithfamilytensionafterhismotherwasdiagnosedwithdementia20yearsago.Caringforheroveradecadewasdifficult,aswasdealingwithhisfather'sgrief.“Whensomeoneelseisdrowningyou,youhavetograbalifepreserverandsaveyourself，”saysGoldman.Settingboundariesisn'tjustimportantforbusyprofessionals;everyonecanbenefitfrommanagingsituationsthatcauseunduestressorpain.Herearesometips.First,“Ifsomeone'sbehaviormakesyouunhappy—anditcouldbeanythingfromthewaytheyspeaktoyoutorepeatedlyfailingtosticktotheirpromise—thenthere'sroomtosetlimits，”saysPatrickKeelan,aCalgarypsychologist.Weoftenavoidsettinglimitsbecauseweprioritizethehappinessandcomfortofothersoverours.Inordertocontrolthis_impulse,_Goldmansuggestsframingthedevelopmentofboundariesasaformofself­kindness.Whenfacinganoverwhelmingsituationliketheonehewasinwithhisfather,Goldmansuggestsreflectingonwhatismakingyoufeeluncomfortable,unhappyorunappreciated.“Youcan'trelatetoothersorbekindtoothersifyouaren'tkindtoyourself，”hesays.Second,onceyou'vebecomeawareofyourneeds,settingandmaintainingboundariesrequiresclearverbalcommunication.Therearethreeobstaclestoenforcingboundariesinarelationship:fear,guiltandself­doubt,sayspsychologistNicoleMcCance.Weoftenfearthatifwesetlimits,theotherpersonwillrejectus,orwefeelbadclaimingourneeds.Keelanproposessettinggroundrulesbeforerelationshipsbecometense.Startbycooperativel