2021屆高考二輪復習英語話題詞匯與閱讀理解：09 社會教育類（原卷版）

專題09社會教育類

詞匯識記+真題感悟+最新專項練習（10篇）

Step1測一測我的話題詞汜量

1.majorvi._____________

2.scholarshipn.

3.mastervt._____________

4.lecturen._____________

5.accumulatev.

6.encouragevt.

7.graspvt._____________

8.rewardvt._____________

9.developvt._____________

10.standout_____________

11.earn...byheart

12.educationalbackground

13.formahabitof

14.haveagoodknowledgeof

15.campus_____________

16.canteen_____________

17.laboratory/lab

18.dormitory_____________

19.schooldininghall

20.teachingbuilding

21.lecturetheatre

22.theStudentsVstudentUnion

23.socialpractice

24.part-timejobs

25.vacationjobs

26.preparelessons

27.havelessons

28.preparefbrlessons

29.putone'sheartinto

30.concentrateon

31.graduationceremony

32.Englishevening

33.after-schoolactivities

34.voluntarylabor

35.physicalactivities

36.holdasportsmeeting

37.learn...byheart

38.keep...inmind

39.keepagoodmoodindailylife

40.haveapositivefeeling

41.buildupone'sconfidence

42.agreatchallenge

43.catchupwith

44.befacedwithvariouspressures

45.beataloss_____________

46.beintrouble

47.behelpfulto...

48.lend/givesb.ahand

49.helpsb.out

50.owe...to...

51.makesense

52.regardmoneyaseverything

53.therealmeaningoflife

54.warmsunshine

55.promotefriendshipwith...

56.bereadytohelpothers

57.helpsb.out

58.improvetherelationship

59.cooperatevi.

60.cherishvt._____________

61.accompanyvt.

62.dilemman._____________

63.developone'sinterest

自我小結(jié)：________________________________________________________________________________

Step2Mt

“百年大計，教育為本教育擔負著立德樹人、為國育才的重任。近年來，有關教育的話題越來越多地

出現(xiàn)在高考試題中。教育從大的方面可以分為：家庭教育、學校教育和社會教育，不要狹隘地理解為單一

的學校教育。一般來說，有關此類話題的文章往往在開頭或結(jié)尾點明文章的中心，閱讀難度不大。

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【2020?新高考卷n,B]

Theendoftheschoolyearwasinsightandspiritswerehigh.Iwasbackteachingafteranabsenceof15years,

dealingwiththevariouskindsof"forbiddenfruit"thatcomeoutofbookbags.Nowwasthespringofthewaterpistol.

Idecidedtothinkupamethodofdealingwithforbiddenfruit.

"Pleasebringthatpistoltome,“Isaid."I'mgoingtoputitinmyGrandma'sBox."

“What'sthat?1'theyasked.

"It'salargewoodenchestfulloftoysformygrandchildren,'*Ireplied,

"Youdon'thavegrandchildren,"someonesaid.

"Idon*tnow,"Ireplied."ButsomedayIwill.WhenIdo,myboxwillbefullofwonderfulthingsforthem."

MyimaginaryGrandma'sBoxworkedlikemagicthatspring,andlater.Sometimes,studentswouldaskmeto

describeallthethingsIhadinit.ThenIwouldtrytorememberthedifferentpossessionsIsupposedlyhadtaken

away-sinceIseldomactuallykeptthem.Usuallytheoffenderwouldappearattheendoftheday,andIwouldreturn

thebelonging.

The-yearswentby,andmyfirstgrandchildGordonwasborn.Isharedmyjoywiththatyear*sclass.Then

someonesaid,"NowyoucanuseyourGrandma*sBox."Fromthenoninsteadofcomingtoasktheirpossessionsback,

thestudentswouldsay,"That'sokay.PulitinyourGrandma'sBoxforGordon."

Ilovedtalkingabouttheimaginarybox,notonlywithmystudentsbutalsowithmyownchildren.Theyenjoyed

hearingaboutalltheforbiddenfruitIhadcollected.ThenoneChristmasIreceivedasuiprisegift——alarge,

beautifullymadewoodenchest.MysonBrucehadmademyGrandma'sBoxareality.

4.Whatwastheauthor'spurposeinhavingtheconversationwiththestudents?

A.Tocollectthewaterpistol.B.TDtalkabouthergrandchildren.

C.Torecommendsometoys.D.Toexplainherteachingmethod.

5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theoffender"inparagraph8referto?

AThestudent'sparent.B.ThemakeroftheGrandma'sBox.

C.Theauthor'sgrandchild.D.Theowneroftheforbiddenfruit.

6.WhatdidthestudentsdoaftertheylearnedaboutthebirthofGordon?

A.Theywenttoplaywiththebaby.B.TheyaskedtoseetheGrandma'sBox.

C.TheymadeapresentforGordon.D.Theystoppedaskingtheirtoysback.

7.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Sheenjoystellingjokes.B.Sheisastrictandsmartteacher.

C.Shelovesdoingwoodwork.D.Sheisaresponsiblegrandmother

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【2020?全國卷n,D]

Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiastic

reader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayed

ballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.

MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdideverything

fromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.

AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceandanaddedmeaninginmylife.Ihad

severalchildrenandbookswereourmainsource（來源）ofentertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgoto

thelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.

Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Il

wasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththewondermentofbooks.

Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrary

livesonformgenerationtogeneration.

Asanovelist,Evefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrarywhen

theycan'taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven（避風港）forreadersandwriters,abridgethathelps

puttogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfightbookpiracy（盜版行為）and1thinkall

writersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhentheycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibrary

announcementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.

32.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'srelationshipwithbooksasachild?

A.Cooperative.B.Uneasy.C.Inseparable.D.Casual.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anaddedmeaning“inparagraph3referto?

A.Pleasurefromworkinginthelibrary.

B.Joyofreadingpassedoninthefamily.

C.Wondermentfromactingoutthestories.

D.Acloserbonddevelopedwiththereaders.

34.Whatdoestheauthorcallonotherwriterstodo?

A.Sponsorbookfairs.B.Writeforsocialmedia.

C.Supportlibraries.D.Purchasehernovels.

35.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge

B.MyIdeaaboutwriting

C.Library:AHavenfortheYoung

D.MyLoveoftheLibrary

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【2020?天津卷，D]

Afteryearsofobservinghumannature,Ihavedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenof

greatachievementandmenofaverageperformancecuriosityanddiscontent.Ihaveneverknownanoutstandingman

wholackedeither.AndIhaveneverknownanaveragemanwhohadboth.Thetwobelongtogether.

Together,thesedeephumanurges（驅(qū)策力）countfbrmuchmorethatambition.Galileowasnotmerely

ambitiouswhenhedroppedobjectsofvaryingweightsfromtheLeaningToweratPisaandtimedtheirfalltothe

ground.LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,utWhy?Why?Why?”

Fortunately,curiosityanddiscontentdon'thavetobelearned.Wearebornwiththemandneedonlyrecapture

them.

“Thegreatman,^^saidMencius（孟子），“ishewhodoesnotlosehischild'sheart.^^Yetmostofusdoloseit.We

stopaskingquestions.Westopchallengingcustom.Wejustfollowthecrowd.Andthecrowddesiresrestfulaverage.

Itencouragesustooccupyourownlittlecomer,toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.

Mostofusmeetnewpeople,andnewideas,withhesitation.Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhow

terribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.Wewillprobablyhavetoforceourselvestowakenour

curiosityanddiscontentandkeepthemawake.

Howshouldyoustart?Modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged.Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn'tarrange

flowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Howsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooks

onflowerarrangement.

Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven'tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon't;thereare

onlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven'tanytime?That'sgood,becauseit'salwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthings

done.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTomsCabinwhilecooking.You'retooold?Rememberthat

ThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhen

shewas78.

Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou'llneverbemorealivethan

youareatthismoment.

51.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.proposeadefinition

B.makeacomparison

C.reachaconclusion

D.presentanargument

52.WhatdoestheexampleofGalileotellus?

A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.

B.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.

C.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.

D.Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.

53.Whatcanyoudotorecapturecuriosityanddiscontent?

A.Observetheunknownaroundyou.

B.Developaquestioningmind.

C.Leadalifeofadventure.

D.Followthefashion.

54.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraphs6and7?

A.Gainingsuccesshelpsyoubecomeanexpert.

B.Thegeniustendstogetthingsdonecreatively.

C.Lackoftalentandtimeisnoreasonfortakingnoaction.

D.Youshouldremainmodestwhenapproachingperfection.

55.Whatcouldbethebesttileorthepassage?

A.CuriousMindsNeverFeelContented

B.ReflectionsonHumanNature

C.TheKeystoAchievement

D.NeverTooLatetoLearn

Step3專項訓練（10篇）

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WhenIwasabouttwelve,Iheadedtoarestaurantfordinnerwithmyfamily.Itwaswinter,andonthatnight,

thewindwasreallyblowinghard.AsmymomandIheadedtotherestaurantfromourcar,agirlaboutmyageand

hermothercameuptous.Theyaskedifwehadanysparechange（零錢）.Mymomrightawayaskedwherethey

lived.Theypointedtoanoldcarinaparkinglotacrossthestreet.Thegirlsaidthereweresixofthemlivinginthat

car.

Mymomsaidshehadsomethingtodoafterhandingthepeopleafewdollars.Shesentmeinsidethe

restaurantwithmydadandmythreesiblings.Butshedidn'tcome.Later,Ifoundoutshehadgonehomeandputall

thefoodinourcupboardsintoafewbags.Then,shebroughtthatfoodovertothecarandhandedthebagstothe

family.Iwasn'ttherewhenthathappened,butIcanonlyimaginethejoyitbroughttothosepeople.

Afewdayslater,whenIactuallyfoundoutwhatshehaddone,1askedherwhyshehelpedthosepeople.She

toldmethattheywerenotlucky.Irememberthefaceofthatgirlwhohadaskedusforchange.Shewasthesame

ageasme,yetwelookedsodifferent.

HereIstood,dressedinalmostnewclothes,headedtoeatinarestaurantandthencamebackhometothe

bedroomIsharedwithmyyoungersister.Irememberthinkingthattheothergirldidn'thaveanyfoodtoeatandshe

washeadingbacktoacoldcarsharedwithfiveotherpeople.

Afterpaintingthispictureinmymind,Iunderstoodwhymymomhaddonewhatshedid.Iwillneverforget

whatshedidthatnight,andhowshetaughtmeoneofthebestlessonsIhaveeverlearned.

4.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthewriter'smotherwas.

A.determinedB.kind-hearted

C.humorousD.selfish

5.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat.

A.thepoorfamilyhadnoplacetolive

B.thepoorgirlwasolderthantheauthor

C.thewriter'smotherdidn'tknowhowtocook

D.thepoorgirllivedneartherestaurant

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"siblings”underlinedinparagraph2?

A.friendsB.parents

C.sistersD.neighbours

7.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Howtosupportapoorfamily

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.ThehardlifeofalittlegirFsfamily

D.AlessoninkindnessfrommyMum

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Shouldyouchoosetimeovermoney,ormoneyovertime?Thisisoneofthoseso-calleddilemmasof

happinessthatisn'treallyadilemmaatall,becausetheanswerissopainfullyobvious.Money,afterall,isjustan

instrumentfbrobtainingotherthings,includingtime-whiletimeisallwe'vegot.Andtomakemattersworse,you

can'tsaveitup.

Andyetwedochoosemoneyovertime,againandagain,evenwhenbasicmaterialwell-beingdoesn't

demandit.Partly,nodoubt,that'sbecauseevenwell-offpeoplefearfuturepoverty.Butit'salsobecausethe

time/moneytrade-ofFrarelypresentsitselfinsimpleways.Supposeyou'reofferedabetter-paidjobthatrequiresa

longercommute(moremoneyinreturnforlesstime);butthenagain,thatextracashcouldleadtomoreorbetter

timeinfuture,intheformofnicerholidays,oramoresecureretirement.Whichchoiceprioritizestime,andwhich

money?It'shardtosay.

Thankfully,anewstudythrowsalittlelightonthematter.Theresearcherssurveyedmorethan4,000

Americanstodeterminewhethertheyvaluedtimeormoneymore,andhowhappytheywere.Aclearmajority

preferredmoney-butthosewhovaluedtimewerehappier.Olderpeople,marriedpeopleandparentsweremore

likelytovaluetime,whichmakessense:olderpeoplehavelesstimeleft,whilethosewithspousesandkids

probablyeithervaluetimewiththem,orfeeltheystealalltheirtime.Orboth.

Thecrucialfindinghereisthatit'snothavingmoretimethatmakesyouhappier,butvaluingitmore.

Economistscontinuetoargueaboutwhethermoneybuyshappiness-butfewdoubtthatbeingcomfortablyoffis

morepleasantthanstrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Thisstudymakesadifferentpoint:itimpliesthatevenifyou're

scrapingby(勉強維持),andthusforcedtofbcusonmoney,you'llbehappierifdeepdownyouknowit'stime

that'smostimportant.

Italsocontainsironic(諷刺的)goodnewsforthoseofuswhofeelbasicallysecure,financially,buthorribly

pushedfortime.Ifyoustronglywishyouhadmoretime,asIdo,whocouldaccuseyouofnotvaluingit?Atleast

myeagernessformoretimeshowsthatmyprioritiesareinorder,andmaybethatmeansI'llenjoyanysparetimeI

doget.Wetalkaboutscarcetimelikeit'sabadthing.Butscarcityiswhatmakesustreatthingsasprecious,too.

58.TheexampleinParagraph2suggeststhat.

A.moneycanbemadeattheexpenseoftime

B.thetime/moneytrade-offisacomplicatedissue

C.moneyisatoolforobtainingmaterialwell-being

D.circumstancesforceonetochoosemoneyovertime

59.Wecanknowfromthefindingsofthestudythat.

A.valuingtimemoremakespeoplehappier

B.parentsregretthetimespentontheirkids

C.peoplewon'tvaluetimeuntilthey'rerich

D.acomfortablelifeissuperiortomoretime

60.Whichofthefollowingbestservesasthetitleofthepassage?

A.Whatyoushouldspendtimeon

B.Whatyoushouldtrademoneyfor

C.Whyyouneedtovaluemoney,nottime

D.Whyyouneedtocounttime,notmoney

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Theassumptionthatdepressionisadiseasehasbeensupportedbybiologists,psychiatristsandcompanies

producingmedicine.Althoughadvancesinmedicaltreatmenthavecertainlybeenresponsibleforreducingmuch

suffering,stickingtothediseasemodelispreventingamorecompleteunderstandingofwhywearesolikelyto

sufferfromdepression,withatleast45%ofpeopleexperiencingtheconditionintheirlifetimes.

Myrecentreviewoftheoriesandpersonalobservationssuggeststhatdepressionmightservesomeuseful

functions.Weshouldnotforgetthatdepressionhasmeaning,andthatthereisarealnewlifeafterrecovery.

ArecentstudyofdepressioninHollandshowedthatpeopleseemedtocopebetterwithhardshipsinlifeafter

depressionthantheyweredoingbeforeit.Inthegroupasawhole,liveliness,psychologicalhealth,socialand

spare-timeactivities,performanceatworkandgeneralhealthallsignificantlyimproveduponrecoveryfrom

depression.

Depressioncanleadtogreatinsights（洞察力）andachievements.Morethan2,000yearsago,Aristotle

believeddepressiontobeastateofgreatmoralandspiritualvaluebecauseoftheinsightsitcouldbring.The

philosopherJohnStuartMillwrotehisfamouswork,Utilitarianism,attheageof19andbecamedepressedatthe

ageof21.Uponrecovery,headmittedthattheexperiencehadtaughthimanimportantlessonithatheshouldnot

sacrifice（犧牲）hissocialandemotionaldevelopmenttointellectualambition.

Theorieshavesuggestedthatdepressioncouldbeadefenseagainstthelong-timestress.Itispossiblethat

depressiondefendsusagainstthetendencytoignoreourtrueneedsbychasingunobtainablegoalsandhelpsto

bringtheseneedsintosharperfocus.

Depressionmaybringabouta"rebirth“becauseitremovesafalseideaaboutoneself.Thereissome

evidencefromscientificstudiestoshowthatdepressedpeoplearerathermorerealisticintheirthinkingthan

“healthy“individuals.Withrecovery,anewkindoftruthcouldbefound,whichwoulddoawaywithblind

optimism:amoremodestevaluationofthedepressedperson'sownability,containingamorebalancedpictureof

hisorherlife.

Depressionmayhaveforcedourancestorstolookagainattheirstrengthsandweaknesses,andtheircoping

strategies.Regardlessofthereasonforfallingintodepression,thejourneyhaspotentialtomakeusbetterequipped,

inageneralsense,forlife.

12.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageoftreatingdepressionasadisease?

A.Peopledislikebeingtakenaspatients.

B.Themedicaltreatmentcostsalotofmoney.

C.Itpreventsusfrombetterunderstandingdepression.

D.Itstopspeoplefromgettingabalancedpictureoflife.

13.Afterrecoveringfromdepression,JohnStuartMillrealizedthatheshouldn't.

A.takepartintoomanysocialactivities

B.aimtoohighinintellectualachievement

C.writeUtilitarianismatsuchanearlyage

D.considertoomuchaboutemotionalneeds

14.Whatfunctionscandepressionserve?

a.Itenablespeopletoperformbetteratwork

b.Itmakesiteasiertoachievepeople'sdream.

c.Ithelpspeopletogetarealisticviewofself

d.Itimprovespeople'sabilitytodealwithdifficulties

A.abcB.bedC.abdD.acd

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.WaystoAddressDepression

B.BraveAttitudetoDepression

C.Depression:DiseaseorRebirth?

D.Depression:AssumptionorReality?

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Themindisawonderfulthing.Ifsalsoexcuse-makingmachinethatfrequentlytriestoconvinceusnottotake

actionweknowaregoodforus.Ifwehadn'tlearnedabouttheseexcuses,orhowtoovercomethem,wewouldnever

havesucceededinmakingthesepositivechanges.

Sowhydoesthemindmesswithusandmakeunreasonableexcuses?Becausethemindwantscomfort,that'sthe

reason.It'safraidofdiscomfort,pressureandchange.Themindisabsorbedinitscomfortzone,andanytimewetryto

stretchthatzonetoofar,fortoolong,themindtriesdesperatelytogetbackto"groundzero'*atanycost.These

damagingexcuses,suchas"Ican'tdoitu,nItistoohardforme"，"It'stoolatenow”andsoon,arenostrangerstoour

minds.

Itseemstoodifficultatfirst,soyouthinkyoucan'tsticktothepositivechangeyou'remaking.Thisexcusecanbe

countered(對抗)bylookingatthefactthatotherpeoplewerenomorecapablethanyouthoughtyouwere.For

example,my60-year-oldnext-doorneighborfinishedrunningamarathon,soItoldmyself,nIfshecandoit,socan

I!”Truthbetold,theonlypersonwhotellsyou"Ican't"isyourself.Ifyouhearthosewordsechoinginthebackof

yourmind,tunethemout.

Fvewitnessedpeoplereinventingthemselvesatallages48-year-oldsstartingfamilies,57-year-oldsgraduating

fromcollegeforthefirsttime,71-year-oldsstartingsuccessfulbusinesses,andsoforth.

Anothercommonexcuseisthat'Tvealreadyfailedtoomuch."Ifyoubreakdown,it'sfine,becauseyouareonly

human.Justdon'tstaydown;takearest,andthenpickyourselfupsoyoucangotowhereyou*dratherbe.AsWinston

Churchillsaid,"Successisneverfinal;failureisneverfatal.Itiscouragetocontinuethatcounts.1'

Somepeoplefeellikequittingwhentheyhavealmostreachedtheirgoal,whileothersattaingoalsthroughtheir

effortsuntilthelastsecond.Somakesomenecessaryadjustmentstogetridofthebadhabitofmakingexcuses.Keep

going!Noexcuses!Think,work,andclimb,that'showyoullmoveyourlifeforward.

51.Whydoesourmindmakeexcuses?

A.Ittendstoseekcomfortsratherthansuffering.

B.Itneedsrestandrelaxation.

C.Itispreparingforthedifficulttimes.

D.Itisthewayittriestofindasolution.

52.Whatmight"groundzero"inParagraph2referto?

A.Thelowestspot.B.Thesafestplace

C.TheoriginalplaceD.Theproperposition

53.Knowinghisneighborfinishedthemarathonmadetheauthorrealize.

A.completingamarathonwasnottoodifficult

Bpeopleoftenneglecttheirabilities

C.lookingdownupontheothersiswrong

D.peopleshouldn'tletnegativethoughtsstepintheirway

54.Forsomeonewhofearsfailure,theauthoradviseshimto.

A.learnfromthosegoodexamples

B.stopforawhileandexaminehimself

C.trytoadjusthimself,andgetbackonhisfeet

D.lookfornewdirectionsandkeeptrying

55.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Totellreadershowtomakeachange.

B.Tohelpreadersdevelopanewviewoflife.

C.Toencouragereaderstoleavetheircomfortablezone.

D.Totellreaderstostopmakingexcusesandkeepfighting.

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EverseenagreatchampionboxerlikeMannyPacquiao?Withhisspeedandpower,hehasconqueredlotsof

othergreatboxersofthe21stcentury.Inbetweenfights,hekeepshistrainingandstrengthensitwhenanotherfight

approaches.

Justlikeaboxer,wetoo,comefacetofacewithmanycompetitorsinthearenaoflife—problemsanddifficulties.

Thebadnewsisthatwedon'treallyknowwhentheyoccur.

Hereareseveralreasonswhyyoushouldtrainyourselfforsuccesslikeachampionboxer!

Youdon'tpracticeinthearena;that'swhereyourskillsandyourabilitiesareevaluated.Thisalsomeansthatyou

don'tpracticesolvingproblemsanddevelopingyourselfwhenproblemsoccur;youprepareyourselftofacethem

longbeforeyouactuallyfacethem.

Talentisgoodbuttrainingisevenbetter.Backincollege,oneofmyclassmatesinPoliticalSciencedidn'tbring

anytextbookornotebookinourclasses;hejustlistenedandparticipatedindiscussions.WhatIdidn'tunderstandwas

howhebecameatopstudent!Obviously,hewasgiftedwithagreatmemoryandanalyticalskills.Inshort,hewas

talented.

Ifyouaretalented,youmaybeneedlesspreparationandtrainingtimeinfacinglife'schallenges.Butevenfor

peoplewhoaretalented,trainingandlearningareimportant.Avoidthelazyperson'smaxim:"Ifitisn'tbroken,why

fixit?”Whywaitforyourrooftoleakintherainyseasonwhenyoucanfixitrightaway?

Trainingenablesyoutogainintuitionandreflexes.Withouttraining,youwillmessup.Withouttraining,you

won'tbeabletoanticipatehowyourenemywillhityou.Youwilllosecontrolofyourracecarafterthefirstlap.With

training,youlowerthepossibilityoftheseaccidents.

Keepinmindthattrainingisborneoutofself-commandandstrongwill.Evenifyoumeetwithsomesetbacksin

yourtraining,ifyoukeepatitandpersevere,youwillsoonseeresultsinyourlifeandwhenproblemscome,youwill

belikethechampionboxerwhostandstallandfightsuntilthefinalroundisoverandyou'reproclaimedasthe

champion!

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Tobecomeatopboxerisn*teasy.B.Weshouldtrainourselvesforsuccess.

C.Lifeisfullofproblemsanddifficulties.D.Talentismoreimportantthantrainingforsuccess.

5.Whydoestheauthormentionhisclassmate?

A.Tointroducehisclassmateslearningmethods.

B.Toproveanaveragepersondoesn'tneedmoretraining.

C.Toproveeventalentedpeoplealsoneedtraining.

D.Toshowrespectforhisclassmate.

6.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“anticipate”inParagraph7?

A.predictB.avoidC.understandD.defeat

7.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Victorydependsonthepositiveattitudetotraining.

B.Ifsnormaltomeetwithsomedifficultiesintraining.

C.Boxersoftenwinthevictorybypersevering.

D.Perseveranceintrainingisveryimportant.

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Intoday'sworld,mostworkersarehighlyspecialized,butthisspecializationcancomeatacost------especially

forthoseonthewrongteam.NewresearchbyHarvard'sGrowthLabuncoverstheimportanceofteamsand

coworkerswhenitcomestoone'sproductiv