備戰(zhàn)2021年高考英語(yǔ)?愛(ài)尚閱讀

專(zhuān)題08家庭與社會(huì)生活

【美文閱讀1】

EmptyNestSyndrome

Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparents

mayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheir

childrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenoniscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome*'.Inordertoseek

betterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegonsabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithno

clearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareof

themselves,inthehopethatsomeday(heirchildrenwillcomeback(ostaywiththem.Thefactthatmostofthese

youngpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikely(hattheywillholdaslightly

tothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthat

thevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealso

preventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponseintimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.

Thesituationinwhichgrown-uDchildrenlivefarawayfromihciragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distant

parentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhas

notyetbeenwellpreparedfbr44EmptyNestSyndrome^^.

空巢綜合征

收入焦慮是老年人普遍存在的問(wèn)題，而孤獨(dú)則是老年父母可能面臨的另一個(gè)問(wèn)題。在所有解釋他們孤

獨(dú)的原因中，父母和孩子之間的地理距離是主要原因。這種現(xiàn)象通常被稱(chēng)為“空巢綜合癥”。為了在國(guó)外尋

求更好的機(jī)會(huì)，許多年輕人出國(guó)了，留下的父母不清楚他們什么時(shí)候回國(guó)。他們的父母花了無(wú)數(shù)孤獨(dú)的日

日夜夜，照顧自己，希望有一天他們的孩子會(huì)回來(lái)和他們?cè)谝黄?。事?shí)上，這些年輕人中的大多數(shù)已經(jīng)進(jìn)

入了歐洲化或美國(guó)化的社會(huì)，這使得他們不太可能像當(dāng)初離開(kāi)自己的國(guó)家時(shí)那樣，緊緊抓住責(zé)任的價(jià)值。

不管是什么情況，人們注意到，它們所持有的價(jià)值并不一定與它們實(shí)際所做的相符。這種地理和文化上的

距離也阻止了成年兒童及時(shí)為他們年邁的父母獨(dú)自生活作出反應(yīng)。

成年兒童.遠(yuǎn)離父母居住的情況被稱(chēng)為“遠(yuǎn)親現(xiàn)象”，這種現(xiàn)象在發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家和發(fā)展中國(guó)家都很普遍。我們

的社會(huì)還沒(méi)有為“空巢綜合癥”做好準(zhǔn)備。

生詞注解：

1.geographical[d3：）gr?fik（a）l]a.地理（學(xué)）的

2.phenomenon[fihomanan]n.現(xiàn)象，跡象；非凡的人，特殊的事物

3.nest[nest]n.巢，窩vi.筑巢

4.syndrome[kindroum]n.綜合癥狀；一系列表現(xiàn)（事件等）

5.response[ribpons]n.回答，答復(fù)；反應(yīng)，響應(yīng)

詞匯拓展：

1.prevent...from

【辨析】prevent...from,keep...from和stop...from

preventsb.fromdoingsth.防止…做什么（以預(yù)防為主）

stopsb.fromdoingslh.停止…做什么（已經(jīng)在做了，要停止）

keepsbfromdoingsth.制止…做…（from不可以省略）

protectsb.frombeing...保護(hù)…免遭...（強(qiáng)調(diào)“保護(hù)”）

【例句】

l）Thcteacherwantstostopherstudentsfromjumpingonthetables.

老師想阻止學(xué)生跳到桌子上去。

2）Theteacherputamatonthefloortopreventstudentsfromhurtingthemselves.

老師在地上鋪上墊子，防止學(xué)生受傷。

3）Themanagerwantstoprotecthersecretaryfrombeingfired.

經(jīng)理不想讓她的秘書(shū)被解雇。

2.provide...with

【辨析】provide...with和supply…with

兩者均可表示“供應(yīng)；供給”，指對(duì)于缺乏或不足的事物進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充或供給。

supply常與to/for或with連用，其結(jié)構(gòu)是:supplysth.to/forsb.或supplysb.with

sih.兩者均可表示“供應(yīng)；供給”，指對(duì)于缺乏或不足的事物進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充或供給。

provide?！笿for或with連用，其結(jié)構(gòu)是：providesth.orsb.或providesb.withsth.

【例句】

1）Theysupplyfoodto/forthesurvivors.=Theysupplythesuivivorswithfood.

他們供應(yīng)食物給幸存者。

2)Heprovidesfoodandclothesforhisfamily.=Heprovideshisfamilywithfoodand

clothes.

他給家人提供衣食。

語(yǔ)法點(diǎn)撥：

Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas''distant

parentphenomenon”，whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.

［歸納】inwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparents為定語(yǔ)從句，其先行

詞為situation.whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries

為非限制定語(yǔ)從句，其先行詞為distantparentphenomenon.類(lèi)似situation,其后定語(yǔ)從句

引導(dǎo)詞常用inwhich或where的還有case,stage,point等。如：

Theargumenthascometoastagewherewemustsitdownandhaveaheart-to-hearttalk.

我們目前應(yīng)當(dāng)坐下來(lái)好好談?wù)劻?

【美文閱讀2】

Awaytobewithcustomers

Inthesummervacationof1997,1wasfixedwithajob.Iworkedasa(n)assistantatMr.Breen'sfruitshop.

Thefruitshopdidgoodbusiness.Mostofthetradecamefromthehousewiveswholivedintheneighborhood,

buthealsohadregularcustomerswhoarrivedoutsidetheshopincars.MrBreenknewthemallbynameand

theysometimesevenhadtheirorderalreadymadeup,alwaysgettingmetocarryitouttotheircar.Theywere

clearlylong-standingcustomers,andIsupposetheymusthavestayedfaithful(ohimbecausehehadpromised

tosellgoodqualityfruit.Hehadawaywiththem—Ihadtoadmitthat.Hecalledeverywoman“madam”fbr

astart,eventhosewhoclearlywerenot,butwhenhesaidit,itdidnotsoundlikeflattery.Itjustsounded

politeinanold-fashionedway.Hewasagreatchatteraswell.Ifhedidnotknowthem,hewouldgreetthem

withafewwordsabouttheweather,butifhedid,hewouldaskabouttheirfamiliesormakejokes,always

cuttinghisclothaccordingtohiscustomers.Whatevertheirbillscameto,healwaysgavethembackthefew

oddpence,andIamsuretheythoughthewasverygenerous.ButIthoughthewastheopposite.Henever

threwanythingaway.Hewasalwayslookingforsomethingfornothing.

與客戶相處的方式

在1997年的暑假，我得到了一份工作。我在布林先生的水果店當(dāng)助理。水果店生意不錯(cuò)。大部分的交

易都來(lái)自住在附近的家庭主婦，但他也有?些?？?，他們開(kāi)車(chē)來(lái)到店外。布林先生知道他們的名字，他們

有時(shí)甚至已經(jīng)訂好了訂單，總是讓我把訂單送到他們的車(chē)上。他們顯然是長(zhǎng)期的顧客，我想他們一定對(duì)他

忠心耿耿，因?yàn)樗饝?yīng)過(guò)賣(mài)高質(zhì)量的水果。他對(duì)他們有辦法■我不得不承認(rèn)。他一開(kāi)始就叫每個(gè)女人為“夫

人”，即使那些顯然不是的女人，但當(dāng)他這么說(shuō)的時(shí)候，聽(tīng)起來(lái)并不像是奉承。只是用一種老式的方式聽(tīng)起

來(lái)很禮貌。他也是個(gè)健談的人。如果他不認(rèn)識(shí)他們，他會(huì)用幾句話問(wèn)候他們的天氣，但如果他認(rèn)識(shí)他們，

他就會(huì)問(wèn)他們的家人或開(kāi)玩笑，總是根據(jù)顧客的要求來(lái)剪裁衣服。不管他們的賬單是多少，他總是把那幾

便士還給他們，我相信他們認(rèn)為他很慷慨。但我認(rèn)為他恰恰相反。他從不丟棄任何東西。他總是白白找東

西。

生詞注解：

1.faithful『feiOful]a.忠誠(chéng)的；盡職的;如實(shí)的,準(zhǔn)確可靠的

2.flattery['fl?tari]n.奉承；諂媚的舉動(dòng)

3.oddpence零錢(qián)

4.generous「d至narasla.慷慨的；寬厚的；大量的,豐富的

詞匯拓展：

promise

【導(dǎo)學(xué)】

1)/2.諾言，約定，(有)希望，預(yù)示

makeapromise許下諾言

keepone'spromise保守諾言

breakone'spromise打破諾言，說(shuō)話不算數(shù)

2)v.允諾，約定，預(yù)示，有可能

promisesb.todosth.答應(yīng)某人做某事

【例句】

1)Idon'ttrusthispromisetocomeforavisit.

我不相信他會(huì)如約前來(lái)訪問(wèn)。

2)Shehashighpromiseofapianist.

她大有希望成為鋼琴家。

3)Ipromisetoreturnyourbicycleongoodcondition.

我答應(yīng)一定完好無(wú)損地逐你的自行車(chē)。

語(yǔ)法點(diǎn)撥：

1.Whatevertheirbillscameto,healwaysgavethembackthefewoddpence

【歸納】whatever引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，此處相當(dāng)于nomatterwhattheirbillscameto.

whatever也可引導(dǎo)名詞性從句,如：

Youshouldn'thavebelievedwhateverhesaid.

你本不該相信他所說(shuō)的一切。

2.Hewasalwayslookingforsomethingfornothing.

【歸納】bealwaysdoing表示“總是在做著…”，表達(dá)說(shuō)話人的一種感情，如贊揚(yáng)或者批評(píng)

等。如:

Mystudentsarealwaysstudyinghard.

我的學(xué)生總是在努力學(xué)習(xí)。

”家庭和社會(huì)生活”是高中新課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)主要話題之一，該話題包括人與人之間的關(guān)系、矛盾沖突和問(wèn)

題的解決、社會(huì)政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化等方面。在高考試題當(dāng)中，社會(huì)交往類(lèi)話題占了較大比例，常以社交禮

儀、社會(huì)價(jià)值觀、文化碰撞等為主題。此話題多包含愛(ài)戀、友誼、信任、尊重和感恩等，貼近學(xué)生日常生

活，并為他們所熟悉。以這些話題命題有利于促進(jìn)學(xué)生身心健康成長(zhǎng)，形成良好的價(jià)值觀和積極向上的輿

論導(dǎo)向。

該話題為高考熱點(diǎn)話題，近幾年的高考英語(yǔ)命題當(dāng)中，各種題型如聽(tīng)力、完形填空、閱讀理解、七選

五、語(yǔ)法填空、短文改錯(cuò)、書(shū)面表達(dá)等該話題頻頻出現(xiàn)，2018?2020高考試題中均出現(xiàn)過(guò)此類(lèi)話題。特別是,

2017年新課標(biāo)卷1的閱讀理解B篇和七選五、2017年新課標(biāo)卷II的短文改錯(cuò)、2016年全國(guó)卷【閱讀理解B

篇、2016全國(guó)卷II完形填空、2016年四川卷閱讀理解B篇；2016年北京卷閱讀理解A篇；2013年山東卷

完形填空；2012年山東完形填空等。

【相關(guān)詞匯】

I.話題單詞

1.abandon”.拋棄,舍棄，放棄2.abuse".虐待；辱罵；濫用

3.accompany”陪伴；陪同；伴奏4.acquaintance〃.相識(shí)（的人）;熟人

5.admirablea的.值得贊賞的；可欽佩的6.adopt”.收養(yǎng)；采用;通過(guò)

7.ancestor〃.祖宗；祖先8.appreciate欣賞：感激

9.argue5.爭(zhēng)辯，爭(zhēng)論lO.argumcni爭(zhēng)論，辯論

11.associate”使聯(lián)合12.attitude兒態(tài)度

13.barrier屏障,障礙14.beneficialM?.有利的，有幫助的，有用的

15.benefit益處,好處；。.受益；有益F16.bother”打擾;麻煩

17.blame班責(zé)備,指責(zé)I8.bride〃.新娘

19.bridegroom〃.新郎2O.burya埋葬；埋藏；遮蓋

21.closeadj.關(guān)系親密的；靠近的22.companion〃.同伴；同事；伴侶

23.complain仇抱怨；投訴24.condemn譴責(zé)，指責(zé)；宣判

25.conflict〃.沖突26.congratulate.祝賀

27.congratulation幾祝賀28.conscicncc〃.良心；良知

29.cooperate況.合作30.colleague〃.同事；同僚

31.divorcevt.離婚32.direcio.管理；指揮

33.enthusiastic熱情的34.familiaradj熟悉的

35.friction兒摩擦36.friendly。力友好的

37.forgive”.原諒38.generation代；世代：一代人

39.gratcful的.感激的40.hamiony〃.和睡；和諧

41.harmonious4的.和諧的42.headmaster（中小學(xué)）校長(zhǎng)

43.headteacher〃.班主任；（中小學(xué)）校長(zhǎng)44.household〃.一家人；家庭

45.junior年幼者；低年級(jí)學(xué)生46.merciful〃或?qū)挻蟮模喝蚀鹊?/p>

47.misunderstand”.誤會(huì)；不理解48.modest。的.謙虛的；謙遜的

49.neighbourhood〃.社區(qū)；街坊5O.nephew〃.侄子；外甥

51.partner〃.伙伴；搭檔：同伴52.teenager〃.青少年

53.patienta靖.有耐心的54.patiently。曲.耐心地；有毅力地

55.politelya血禮貌地56.preciousa力.珍貴的

57.prejudice〃.偏見(jiàn)，成見(jiàn)58.privaiew”.私人的；個(gè)人的；私有的；；秘密的；私立的

59.promote促進(jìn)；提升6O.quarreln.&式.爭(zhēng)吵；吵架

61.relative〃.親戚62.relationship〃.關(guān)系

63.reliablea?？尚刨?lài)的，可靠的64.respect尊重；尊敬

65.respectfula的.恭敬的，有禮貌的66.senior〃.年長(zhǎng)者；高年級(jí)學(xué)生

67.separate。.使分離，分開(kāi)68.share分享；合用;分?jǐn)偅弧?股份；份額

69.sincere”勾.真誠(chéng)的70.tension".緊張局勢(shì)

71.1olerance幾忍受72.treat九&oi.治療；對(duì)待；〃.款待

II.話題短語(yǔ)

I.alackofunderstanding缺乏理解

2.beconcernedfor/about對(duì)擔(dān)心/關(guān)心

3.befamiliarto為..所熟悉

4.beinharmonywith...與..和諧用處/協(xié)調(diào)

5.beongoodtenns（與某人）關(guān)系好

6.betolerantwith包容

7.bctoblame應(yīng)受責(zé)備

8.breakup分手；解散；結(jié)束

9.bringup養(yǎng)育:撫養(yǎng)；教育

10.carefor喜歡

11.depend/relyon依靠，相信，信賴(lài)

12.fitinwith與..相適應(yīng)/合得來(lái)

13.gcton/alongwellwithsb.與某人相處融洽

I4.getintouchwith與..取得聯(lián)系

15.gowrong出毛病;失敗

16.have...incominon有共同之處

17.havewordswith與..發(fā)生口角

]8.keepcoo]保持冷靜

19.keepintouchwith與..保持聯(lián)系

20.lookdownupon/on鄙視，看不起

21.makeup和解

22.sharefeelingsandideaswith與...分享情感和想法

23.showrespectfor尊重

24.splitup分開(kāi)；分手

25.seesb.off為某人送行

26.lurndown拒絕

27.watchout當(dāng)心

28.wavesb.goodbye向某人揮手告別

29.wishsb.apleasantjourney祝某人旅途愉快

HI.話題佳句

1.1didn'trealizetheimportanceofcooperatingwithothersuntilIwaschosenmonitorofmyclassinmysenior

middleschool.

直到上高中我被選為班長(zhǎng)時(shí)我才意識(shí)到與他人合作的重要性。

2.Justasthesayinggoes,"Onetreedoesn'tmakeaforest">oursuccessisbasedoncooperatingwithothers.

正如諺語(yǔ)所言：”獨(dú)木難成林"，我們的成功是建立在與他人合作的基礎(chǔ)上的。

3.Weshouldbekindtooneanother,whichisessentialtoenjoyingaharmoniouslife.

我們應(yīng)當(dāng)彼此友善，這對(duì)于享受和諧的生活是絕對(duì)必要的。

4.Withfriendship,lifeishappyandharmonious.Withoutfriendship,lifeishostileandunfortunate.

擁有友誼，生活就會(huì)快樂(lè)乂和諧；沒(méi)有友誼，生活就會(huì)充滿敵意與不幸。

5.AsfarasI'mconcerned,tobuildagoodrelationship,weshould（rusteachotherfirst.

就我個(gè)人而言，要建立良好的關(guān)系，我們首先應(yīng)該彼此信任。

6.Asisknowntousall,childrenspendlesstimehavingheart?to?hearttalkswiththeirparentswhentheygrow

older.

眾所周知，當(dāng)孩子們長(zhǎng)大的時(shí)候，他們與他們的父母進(jìn)行知心交談的時(shí)間更少了。

7.Asweallknow,makingfriendscanhelpusestablishgoodinterpersonalrelationships,andbuildaharmonious

society.

眾所周知，交友有助于我們建立良好的人際關(guān)系，也有利于構(gòu)建和諧社會(huì)。

8.ItwasyourhelpandkindnessthatmademystudyandlifeintheUKspecialandenjoyable.

正是你的幫助和熱心讓我在英國(guó)的學(xué)習(xí)和生活既特別又快樂(lè)。

9.1hopewccanstayintouchwitheachothersothatwecancommunicatewitheachothertoknowmoreaboutthe

ChineseandBritishculture.

我希望我們之間能相互保持聯(lián)系，這樣我們就可以相互交流，從而了解更多的中國(guó)和英國(guó)的文化。

10.Therefbre,weshouldkeepcahnnomatterwhathappensinthefuture.Onlyinthiswaycanwedealwiththings

conectlyandmaintainourfriendship.

因此，不管將來(lái)發(fā)生什么事情我們都應(yīng)該保持冷靜，只有用這種方式我們才能恰當(dāng)?shù)靥幚韱?wèn)題并維護(hù)好我

們的友誼。

IV.連句成篇

1.?一個(gè)獲得過(guò)諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)的作家在他15歲的M候過(guò)著非常艱苦的生活。（定語(yǔ)從句）

2.為了照顧生病的母親，他不得不靠為報(bào)紙寫(xiě)文章謀生。

3.他的老板對(duì)他要求非常嚴(yán)格，這導(dǎo)致了一個(gè)事實(shí)，即他在寫(xiě)作方面很有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。(非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，同位

語(yǔ)從句)

4.他的一本書(shū)獲得了2010年最佳暢銷(xiāo)書(shū)稱(chēng)號(hào)，并得到了全世界的關(guān)注。

5.很多人情不自禁地學(xué)習(xí)他的樂(lè)觀精神，所以他的成功給我們樹(shù)立了好榜樣。

AwriterwhowontheNobelPrizeledaverytoughlifeattheageof15.Therefore,inordertolookafterhis

sickmother,hehadtoearnhislivingbywritingarticlesforanewspaper.However,hisbosswasverystrictwith

hiir,whichresultedinafactthathewasexperiencedinwriting.Tohisdelight,oneofhisbookswasgiventhetitle

ofTheBestSellerin2010,andgottheworld,sattention.Asaresult,manypeoplecouldn,thelplearninghis

positivespirit,sohissuccesssetagoodexampletous.

L閱讀理解

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.Shesaid,"I

loveyou,butIknowthisotherwomanlovesyoutoo,andshewouldlovetospendsometimewithyou."

TheotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmyMOTHER,whohasbeenawidowfor19years,but

thedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatnightI

calledtoinvitehertogooutfordimerandamovie."What'swrong,areyouwell?'*sheasked.Mymotheristhe

typeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenightcallorasurpriseinvitationisasignofbadnews.

"Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,"Iresponded."Justthetwoofus."She

thoughtaboutitforamoment,andthensaid,"Iwouldlikethatverymuch."

ThatFridayafterwork,asIdroveovertopickherup,Iwasabitnervous.WhenIarrivedatherhouse,I

noticedthatshe,too,seemedtobenervousaboutourdate.Shewaitedin(hedoorwithhercoalon.Wewent(oa

restourantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceandcozy.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.

Afterwesatdown,Ihadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.Halfwaythroughtheentries,I

liftedmyeyesandsawMomsittingtherestaringatme.Anostalgicsmilewasonherlips.

Duringthedinner,wchadanagreeableconversation-nothingextraordinarybutcatchinguponrecentevents

ofeachother'slife.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.

Aswearrivedatherhouselatsr,shesaid,"I'llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou."I

agreed.

Afewdayslater,mymotherdiedofamassiveheartattack.IlhappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn'thaveachance

todoanythingfbrher.Sometimelater,Ireceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceiptfrom(hesame

placemotherandIhaddined.Anattachednotesaid:"Ipaidthisbillinadvance.Iwasn'tsure(hatIcouldbethere;

butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwoplates-oneforyouandtheotherforyourwife.Youwillneverknowwhatthat

nightmeantforme.Iloveyou,son."

Atthatmoment,Iunderstoodtheimportanceofsayingintime:'ILOVEYOU"andtogiveourlovedonesthe

timethattheydeserve.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanyourfamily.Give(hemthetimetheydeserve,

becausethesethingscannotbepulofftill"someothertime".

1.When(hemotherhearditwastheson'scalkshewas.

A.surprisedB.worriedC.suspiciousD.puzzled

2.Whatdidthemothermainlytalkabouttotheauthorduringthedinner?

A.Herlifeaftertheauthor'smarriage.

B.Hermemoryabouttheauthorasachild.

C.Herlifesincetheauthor'slastvisit.

D.Herexpectationaboutfuturereunions.

3.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor'swritingthispassage?

A.lbteachushowtocherishourfamily.

B.Tbtellustoenjoythepresentlife.

C.lbconveytheimportanceofshowingrespectforourparents.

D.lbwarnusnottoputoffwhatweshoulddotillsomelimelater.

4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Mother'sloveB.NexttoneverC.PreciousunionD.Aspecialdate

B

IwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehareandthetortoise.Intheend,1said,“Son,remember:Beslow

andsteady,andthatwillwintherace.Don'tyouthinkthere'ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?^^

Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,uDoyoumeannexttimewhenI'menteringfbrthe60-metreraceIshouldwish

thatBilly,TonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?*

Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn'twishthattheharewouldfallasleep!''

“Hemusthavewishedthat,“Sonnysaid,“Otherwisehowcouldhebesofoolishastoracewiththehare?He

knewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdid.”

“Hedidn'thavesuchawish/Iinsisted."Hewontheracebyperseverance（堅(jiān)忍不拔的）,bypushingon

steadily.”

Sonnythoughtawhile."That'salie,”hesaid."Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharehadn'thappenedto

fallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverhavewontherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimes

steadier,buthe'dneverhavewontherace.That'sfbrsure.”

Igaveup.Today'schildrenarcnotlikewhatweusedtobe.They'rejusthopeless.

5.Thewriterarguedwithhissonbecause.

A.helikedtortoiseswhilehissonlikedhares

B.theydisagreedaboutwhetherthetortoisewasfoolish

C.hetriedtoteachhissonamoral（品德）lessonhutthesonhadtotallydifferentopinion

D.lielikedthestoryofthehareandthetortoisewhilehissondidn,t.

6.Sonnybelievedthatthetortoise.

A.wontheracebyhisownhardworking

B.tookariskbyagreeingtorunarace

C.wasnotgivenafairchanceintherace

D.infactdidwintheraceluckily

7.Billy,TonyandSandymustbe.

A.boyswhowereunknowntoSonny'sfather

B.boyswhoSonnyhasrunraceswitlibefore

C.boyswhoSonnyhasneverracedwithbefore

D.boyswhoSonnydidnotexpecttoracewithagain

8.Accordingtothepassage,whodoyouthinklearntalesson?

A.ThetortoiseB.Sonny

C.ThehareD.Sonny'sfather

C

It,s13:30and28-year-oldMartenPella*ssmartphonestartspinging,asignalthatit'stimefbrustostop

workingaroundhislivingroomtableandinsteadstartourworkoutroutinetogether.Acartooncharacterwearing

brightredshortsonvideobeginsinstructingustodostar-jumpsandsit-upsaroundhisapartment.

Pella,aresearchassistantatStockholmUniversity,ispartoftheHofficemovement,whichinvites

workers-freelancers（自由職業(yè)者）orfull-timeemployeeswhocandotheirjobsremotely—toworkateachother's

homestoincreaseproductivityandenjoyanactivesociallife.

ThoseattendingHofficeeventsadvertisedonFacebookaretypicallyaskedtoworksilentlyin45-minule

blocks,beforetakingshortbreakstogethertoexercise,orsimp'ychattingoveracoffee.Inaddition,each

panicipantsharesdailyobjectiveswiththerestofthegroupuponarrivalandisinvitedtoreportbackonwhether

ornottheyhaveachievedthemattheendoftheday.

“OftenwhenIamalone,IcanworkfocusedfbracoupleofhoursbutthenI'measilydistracted（分心、）.The

helpofothersmakesmesomuchmoredisciplined."saysPella,whoattendsHofficeeventsasbothaguestanda

host.Lunchesmeannetworkingandconnectingwithnewcontacts.^Peoplearecomingfromreallydifferentareas

andhavedifferentprofessionssotherecanbereallyinterestingdiscussions,“hesays.

TheHofficemovementhasgrownquicklysinceitwasfoundedin2014bySwedishpsychologistChristofer

Franzen,now37.Hehadbeengivinglectureson（hebenefitsofcollective（集體的）intelligence,butrealisedhe

wasspendingmostofhisowntimeworkingaloneathiskitchentable.UIwantedtotestmorestructuredhome

co-workingwithfriendsinsimilarsituations,“hesays.

Franzensaysthatholdingeventsinhousesandapartmentscreatesauniqueatmosphere,becausethere'sa

senseofcommunityanddesiretocontribute.He'slookingfbrwaystoexpandthesocialvalueofHoffice,by

matchingupmemberswithrelevantskillstoshareandevenencouragingjobseekerstojoinitsgatherings.

9.WhereisPellawhenhissmartphonestartspinging?

A.Inhisownhome.B.Inhisoffice.

C.Inanotherperson'shome.D.AtStockholmUniversity.

10.WhatdopeopleattendingHofficeeventsdofirstwhentheymeet?

A.Watchanexercisevideo.B.Worksilentlyfor45minutes.

C.Telleachothertheirdailyplans.D.Reportwhattheyhaveachieved.

11.WhatdoesFranzenreallymeanbysaying“Giendsinsimilarsituations'?

A.Theyusuallyworkalone.

B.Theyoftengivelectures.

C.Theystudycollectiveintelligence.

D.Theyhavetoworkatakitchentable.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.SharingComfortableWorkplacesB.ANewWaytoMakeNewFriends

C.BenefitsofCollectiveIntelligence0.WorkingfromOthers'Homes

D

TheWuhanInstituteofShipbuildingTechnologywasusedasaquarantinesite（隔離區(qū)）fromFeb8toMarch

28.ChengShining,ajuniorofCentralChinaNormalUniversityinWuhan,wasresponsibleforcollectingand

distributingsuppliesforquarantinedpeopleandmedicalstaff.Astheyoungestvolunteeratthissite,healsochose

tolivetheresothathecouldshowupwh