2020年高考英语抢分题型专练及答案(3)

　　(四)

　　If you think about your circle of friends and family members, you can certainly pick out one or more people who are not good listeners. 1 If you’re fortunate, that person is a good friend, a loved one or a teacher.

　　All too often, we associate the benefits of good listening skills with achieving very specific outcomes, like following the boss抯 orders (aimed at getting a job promotion).

　　2 We think of them as something basic, which we mastered in our formal schooling, along with dictation and obeying instructions, etc. This is aw shame. We should know listening skills are the focus of lifetime learning and development, related to our communication skills.

　　3 All of these occur because two people or groups don抰 listen to each other. We don抰 analyze the root problem, or work a on improvement steps.

　　We still tend to treat listening skills the way we treat learning to walk: we think that once we抳e acquired them, we抳e got them. We are ready to move on to the next thing. Wrong. 4

　　Poor listening skills often damage effectivk e dialogue between people. 5 If we were able to reduce misunderstandings in our conversations by 20-30%, there would be benefits in efficiency and the elimination (消除) of tiresome repetition.

　　A. However, think about the upside potential.

　　B. We’re surrounded by this kind of outcome.

　　C. We tend to undervalue the importance of our listening skills.

　　D. Think about the number of failures, misunderstandings and arguments.

　　E. Equally you can think of someone you know who is a very good listener.

　　F. The challenge of listening is determining when the speaker wants a response or advice.

　　G. The problem is that people and language are far more complex than the roads we travel on.

　　(五)

　　Travelling is a very enjoyable experience as it provides an opportunity to see new things. 1 The following article discusses the advantages of traveling.

　　Traveling gives you the opportunity to disconnect from your regular life. People all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, and traveling alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are to you. 2

　　Another great benefit is the relaxation you get. 3 When you come back you feel energetic and you are happy to be back to your daily routine.

　　4 They will create a bond that nothing can erase no matter what happens to the friendship/relationship. You can create photo albums and when you feel nostalgic (对往事怀恋的) you can experience the trips again by looking at your pictures.

　　It’s never been this cheap to travel. With increasing oil prices the cheap travel era might be coming to an end. 5 With the Internet and all the new technology, you can plan your trip exactly the way you want it. You can choose your budget, the duration of the trip and what you want to do.

　　A. It’s nice to enjoy a stress-free time.

　　B. As the saying goes, you never know what you have until you lose it.

　　C. When traveling with friends or family it creates memories of a lifetime.

　　D. Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting.

　　E. Going on a trip means that you are most likely going to spend time outside.

　　F. However, there are still many budget airlines fighting for your dollar right now.

　　G. There are many benefits other than enjoying yourself that can be realized when you travel.

　　(六)

　　Experiencing moments of jealousy at some time or other in your life is a very routine thing. 1 Maybe your peers are doing better than you. Or sometimes your sister probably has just achieved what you never could but always wanted to. Try out the following to deal with jealousy:

　　Try to list the reasons for your jealous feeling. Are you jealous because a colleague got a promotion that you thought you deserved and wanted? Or is it something else? Whatever the reason, take a few days off to stay away from the situation to calm your mind. Ask yourself why you get jealous and what you can do to win what the other person won. 2

　　Try to change the way you think. Jealous people tend to compare themselves to others too much. Learn to accept the fact that everyone is different and everyone eventually has their day. 3

　　4 Jealousy is a negative emotion and feeling. If you feel it boiling within you, calm your mind and think of positive, happy things instead. Once your mind is full of jealous thoughts, you will get so deep into it that you won抰 even realize how bitter you have become as a person.

　　Learn to appreciate others for who they are and what they have done. Jealous people sometimes like people who do not perform as well as expected. 5 o It is better to respect everyone and to get along with people who have earned or achieved more than you.

　　A. Learn to be positive.

　　B. Put yourself in their shoes.

　　C. So learn to accept and to forget.

　　D. For some, it comes early in life and for some, later.

　　E. They feel better about themselves in front of such people.

　　F. There are many things that may lead to feelings of jealousy.

　　G. Once you get your answer, you will eventually reach your goal for sure.

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