2023-2025全國高考真題英語匯編

七選五

一、閱讀理解

（2025北京高考真題）Whatisadulthood?Societiesallovertheworldviewtheconceptofanadultasself-

supportingandself-directed,becauseitidentifiesapointinthelifecycle.

AsAliceBlackpointsout,today'sparents5fearoflettingkidsdomorehouseworkhasaddedtotheirinability

tofeelcompetentand,thus,confidentinthemselves.PsychologistRobertTurnerwroteaboutthisinhisbook,The

LifeCycle,mentioningastagewhenkidslearnself-directionandmastery.]

ButTurner'sothercyclesarejustasimportant.2Iftheselifecyclesaredelayed,interrupted,or

denied,youfeelincapableofaccessingyourstatesofself,controllingunpleasantfeelings,andmanipulating（操控）

theenergythatputstogetherthefabricofyourinnerworld.

Turnerwiselysaidthat“doingwell“psychologicallyisbeingabletorollwiththeflowofemotions,manage

them,communicateclearlyandwellwithothers,andmastervariousskills.Thisrequiresaninternallocus（核心）of

control,whichimpliesself-controlofyourthoughts,feelings,andactions.3You'reself^directedandnot

reliantontheworldtotellyouwhoyouare.Andyouknowwhoyouarewithinallthis.

So,beinganadultisn'tjustholdingajob.Beinganadultisabouthavingarootedsenseofselfwhilebeing

capableofidentifyingandmanagingyouremotionsandactions.4Weareasocialspecies,sothisis

important.

Whileraisinganadultisaparent9sjob,ifsalsoourresponsibilityasasocietytoensurethatwesupportschools

thatnurture（培養(yǎng)）emotionalandidentitydevelopment.5

A.It'salsoourjobtosupportadultswhoneedhelprepairingincompletelifecycles.

B.Theytalkaboutsomeone'sinabilitytosupportthemselvesthroughwork.

C.It'sbeingabletoshowunderstandingwhencommunicatingwithothers.

D.Inotherwords,you'replayingthegameoflife-lifeisn'tplayingyou.

E.Theyteachemotionalawarenessandmanagementaswellasidentity.

F.Youfeellikean18-yearold,especiallywhenplaying80smusic.

G.Whenthisstageisdenieditcreatesasenseofinsecurity.

（2025全國二卷高考真題）UnexpectedBenefitsofVolunteeringasaFamily

Areyoulookingforawaytobringyourfamilytogether?Hopingtofindahobbythatcanbesharedbyboth

thelittleonesandadults?6Youmayknowthe“fbel-good“emotionsthatcomewithhelpingothers,butthere

areevenmoreunexpectedwaysvolunteeringwillpositivelyaffectthewholefamily.

?You'llfeellikeyouhavemoretime.

Peopleoftenfeeltheyaretoobusytovolunteer.Yet,researchhasfoundthatgivingyourtimetocommunity

causesactuallymakesyoufeellikeyouhavemoreofit.7

?Youcanlivelongerifyouvolunteerregularly.

8WashingtonUniversityfoundthatadults55andolderwhovolunteeredhadbettermemoryand

maintainedoverallhealthlongerthanotherstheirage.Volunteersarealsomorelikelytolookaftertheirownhealth

andaremorefocusedonaddingphysicalactivityintotheirlives.

9

Volunteeringduringteenageyearshasbeenlinkedtosomemajorpositiveeffectssuchasimprovedgradesand

increasedself-confidence.Theseeffectsaren'tjustshort-termbuthavebeenprovedtoaffectateen'swell-beingin

theyearstocome.

?You'llhavemoretimewithfamily.

Familieswhovolunteertogetherhavetheuniqueexperienceofworkingtowardacommongoal.10

Everyonebringssomethinguniquetothetableandcanconnectwitheachotherinanewway.And,therearetasks

foreveryageandability,soallyourchildrencanfeelproudoftheirwork.

A.Helpingthecommunitylowersratesofdepression.

B.Volunteeringasafamilymaybejustthethingyouneed.

C.Volunteeringhasalifelongeffectonkidsandteenagers.

D.Volunteeringcanbethefirststepinbreakingdownprejudice.

E.Foradults,volunteeringcanprovidesignificantphysicalhealthbenefits.

F.Youmayevenlearnthatyourkidhasatalentyoudidn'tknowaboutbefore.

G.Volunteeringmakesyoufeelcapableandinspiresyoutomakethemostofeachday.

（2025全國一卷高考真題）AnUnsungHero

Needabreakbetweenclassesorjustaquickpick-me-upinthemorning?TheCollegeCafehasjustthat,and

more.11

CatherineMurphy,acafeworkerinagreenshirtandblackhat,makessurethateachcustomergetsexactly

whattheyorder.Shegoesbackandforthbetweenmachinestomakethedrinks.12Asthecustomergrabs

thedrinkfromherhand,shesmilesandsays,"Hello,howisyourday?”Evenwhenthelineisgettinglonger,she

doesn'tletitgetinthewayofhergenuineconversations.

Murphygetsupataquartertofiveanddrivesthirtyminuteseverydaytogettoworkontime.13"I

dosobecauseIliketomakecoffeeforthestudents.Iknowtheyneeditinthemorning,9,Murphysaid.Beinga

motherandwifehashelpedherbecomethewomansheis.Shebelievessheisheretoserve.

OnethingMurphymaynotknowisthathersmileiscontagious（有感染力）andcanbethedifferenceina

studenthavingamuchbetterdaythantheywerehavingbeforeseeingher.JoannaWright,aseniorpoliticalscience

major,lovescoffeeandgoestothecafeatleastsixdaysaweek.14"'Catherinealwayshasahugesmile

onherface,whichalwaysputsmeinacheerfulmood,^^Wrightsaid.

“Ienjoyworkinginthecafe,^^Murphysaid.15Shehaseveryintentionofstayingandcontinuing

doingwhatsheloves.

A.Thecafeclosesat9pmeveryday.

B.Shehastwochildrenagedeightandfour.

C.Sometimesshearrivesearlytoservethestudentsearly.

D.Afterfinishinganorder,shecallsoutthenameonthecup.

E.Notonlydoesthiscafeserveupdrinks,italsoservesupsmiles.

F.Goingtothecafestartsherdayoffgoodandgetsherreadyforclass.

G.Shehasservedherefor17yearsandcan'timagineworkinganywhereelse.

（2025浙江高考真題）Oneofthemostcommonmistakesincommunicationistryingtodotoomuch.16

There9snovalueindeliveringanykindofcommunication,whetherwritten,spoken,formal,orinformal,ifthe

messagedoesn'tcomeacrossclearly.Beingclearandbrief-whilemaintaininginterestandincludingeverything

yourlistenersneedtoknow-isahigh-levelcommunicationskill.

Herearesometipsworthfollowinginordertocommunicatemoreeffectively.

Keepyouraudienceinmind.

Youraudiencewillnaturallybemoreinterestedandengagedwhenyoutailoryourcommunicationstotheir

interests.17Thiswillengagetheirdesiretounderstandandinteractwiththeinformation.

Don'tusetenwordswhenonewilldo.

Eventhemostengagedandcommittedaudiencewilleventuallygetbored.Keepingyourmessagesimpleand

clearwillmakeiteasierforpeopletounderstand.18However,they'rehearingitforthefirsttime.Keepit

simple.

19

Ifyou'veeverworkedasaninstructor,manager,trainerorcoach,you'llknowthattherearefewbetterways

tolearnnewinformationthantoteachit.Asktheaudiencetocontributetheirideasortotakearoleinexplainingnew

conceptsandpoliciestoothers.Allowthemtoleaddiscussionsandmeetingstodeveloptheircommunicationskills.

Considerthebestmethodtodeliveryourmessage.

Iftheinformationyou'recommunicatingisn'turgent,considersendinganemail.Writtencommunicationwill

giveyouraudiencemoretimetoreviewit,thinkitover,andfollowupwithquestions.20

Buildingeffectivecommunicationskillstakestime,buttheeffectsareworththeeffort.

A.Bepatient.

B.Gettheaudienceinvolved.

C.Thebestmessagesareoftensimple.

D.Speakdirectlytowhatmatterstothem.

E.Youmaybesurprisedbywhatyourlistenersoffer.

F.Itwillalsogivethemahandyrecordtoreferbackto.

G.Asthespeaker,youalreadyknowwhatyou'regoingtosay.

（2024北京高考真題）Ifyouwanttodevelopmaximumcredibility（可信性），isitbettertobeahedgehog

（刺猬）orafox?AccordingtoIsaiahBerlin,thehedgehogknowsonethingverywell,andthefoxknowsalotof

things.

Isthereaclearadvantageofonestyleovertheother?Hedgehogthinkerstendtoansweryes.21And

theyareusuallyverycredibleindoingso.AccordingtoJimHart,the"hedgehogconcepf,isoneofthefactorsthat

leadcompaniestogreatness.Theyfocusononethinganddoitreallywell.Theyfigureoutwhattheyaregoodat.

22Thehedgehogconceptmakesperfectsenseforcompanies.

23PhilipTatehasstudiedthetrackrecordsofthosefolksontheSundaytalkshowswhomake

predictionsaboutwhatwillhappen.Hehasfoundthathedgehogsarenotonlywrongmoreoftenthanfoxes,butthat

theyarelesslikelytorecogniseoradmitthattheyarewrongwheneventsdonotmatchtheirpredictions.

Theadvantagethatfoxeshaveisthattheyaremorelikelytoseekoutnewinformationfromabroaderrange

ofsources,andarecomfortablewithuncertaintyandnewinformation.24Theytrytoincludeitintheir

viewpointratherthantoexcludeitfromtheirthinking.Theyalsohaveaclearerestimationofwhattheyknowand

don'tlaiow.

So,whichisbetter?Thequestioncanbeansweredinafoxyhedgehogstyle.25Thechoicebetween

beingahedgehogorafoxisafalsetrade-off.Themosteffectivewaytogothroughlifeistotrytobethatraremixture

knownasfoxyhedgehog.

A.Inotherwords,thereareclearadvantagesforeach.

B.Theyaremorelikelytorememberpeople'smistakes.

C.Hence,theyhavetheadvantageofclarityandconfidence.

D.Buttherecanbeadownsidetoconcentrationononebigthing.

E.However,hedgehogsremainopentoothers'reactionsandinputs.

F.Whensomethingiscontradictorytotheirview,theydon'ttreatitasexceptional.

G.Theycomedownsquarelyononesideortheotherandfullysupporttheirposition.

（2024全國甲卷高考真題）Whatismoderation（適度）？Basically,itmeanseatingonlyasmuchfoodas

yourbodyneeds.Youshouldfeelsatisfiedattheendofameal,butnottoofull.26Butitdoesn'tmean

sayinggoodbyetothefoodsyoulove.

Takeyourtime.It'simportanttoslowdownandthinkaboutfoodassomethingnutritiousratherthanjust

somethingtoeatinbetweenmeetings.27Itactuallytakesafewminutesforyourbraintotellyourbody

thatithashadenoughfood,soeatslowlyandstopeatingbeforeyoufeelfull.

Eatwithotherswheneverpossible.Eatingalone,especiallyinfrontoftheTVorcomputer,oftenleadsto

mindlessovereating.Andbecarefulaboutthefoodsyoukeepathand.It'smorechallengingtoeatinmoderationif

youhaveunhealthysnacksattheready,likecookies.28

Controlemotional（情緒的）eating.29Manyofusalsoturntofoodtodealwithunpleasantemotions

suchassadness,loneliness,orboredom.Butbylearninghealthierwaystomanageemotions,youcanregaincontrol

overthefoodyoueatandyourfeelings.

30Ahealthybreakfastcanstartyourmetabolism（新陳代成才）,whileeatingsmall,healthymealskeeps

yourenergyupallday.Avoideatinglateatnight.Trytoeatdinnerearlierandfastfor14-16hoursuntilbreakfastthe

nextmorning.Studiessuggestthateatingonlywhenyou'remostactiveandgivingyourdigestivesystemalongbreak

eachdaymayhelptoregulateweight.

A.Eatproperlythroughouttheday.

B.Wedon'talwayseatjusttosatisfyhunger.

C.Don*tswallowamealonthewaytowork.

D.Mostofusneedtodoubletheamountweeat.

E.Instead,surroundyourselfwithhealthychoices.

F.Formanyofus,moderationmeanseatinglessthanwedonow.

G.Thatwon*tleadtocheatingorgivinguponyourneweatingplan.

（2024新課標II卷高考真題）OvertourismIsForReal:HowCanYouHelp?

Travelpromotesunderstanding,expandsourminds,makesusbetterpeople,andboostslocaleconomiesand

communities,buttherapidgrowthoftravelhasledtoovertourismincertainregionsanddestinations.31

Certainlynot.Thelossofwhattravelofferswouldbeunacceptableintoday'sworld.Herearesometipsonmaking

wisedecisionstominimizepressureontheplaceswevisitandimproveourexperience.

?Choosemindfully.Overvisiteddestinationsarethatwayforareason:they'respecial.Withsomanyonline

postsfeaturingthesameplaces,it'seasytofeellikeyou'remissingout.Gosomewhereonlywhenthelandscape,

cultureorfooddeeplydrawsyou.32

?Getcreative.Thebestwaytoeasepressureonover-touristeddestinationsistogosomewhereelse.Though

overtourismisdescribedasaproblemaffectingtheentireworld,ifsactuallyconcentratedtoasmallnumberof

extremelypopularspots.Thatmeansyouhavetonsofless-visitedoptionstochoosefrom.33Whynottrya

regionalalternativeorcheckoutapopulardestination'slesser-knownsights?

?34Minimizeimpactandmaximizeexperiencebyskippingmajorholidaysorrushhour.You'll

competewithfewertourists,savemoney,experienceadifferentsideofapopularplace,andboosttheeconomywhen

tourismistraditionallyslower.

Visitingaplacethatotherscallhomeisaprivilege（榮幸）.Doyourparttopreservewhatmakesadestination

specialinthefirstplace.35Youmaybeamazedhowmuchcloseryou'llfeeltothepeoplethere.

A.Visitduringoff-peaktimes.

B.So,shouldwestoptraveling?

C.Travelforyouandnooneelse.

D.Canovertourismbeavoidedthen?

E.Youcanstillfindrelativelyundiscoveredplaces.

F.You511findyourselfvirtuallyalone,orclosetoit.

G.Considergivingbacktothecommunitiesyou'revisiting.

（2024廣東江蘇高考真題）Notallgreatwritersaregreatspellers.Ifyouwanttobepublished,it'svitalto

submitaperfect,professionallypresentedmanuscript（原稿）.36Noeditorislikelytotolerateawriterwho

doesnottakethetroubletospellwordscorrectly.

Ikeeptworeferencebooksclose-byonmydesk:dictionaryandthesaurus（同義詞詞典）.Idon'ttrustmy

laptop'sspellchecker.37Ofcourse,thesedaysthereareplentyofonlinedictionariesandthesauruses,but

I'mold-fashionedenoughtopreferahardcoverandpagesIcanleafthroughwithmyfingers.IusetheConcise

OxfordDictionaryandtheCollinsThesaurus.

38Itshouldgiveyouaprecisedefinitionofeachword,thusdifferentiatingitfromotherwordswhose

meaningsaresimilar,butnotidentical.Itwillalsousuallyshowhowthewordispronounced.

Inaddition,Ihaveanoldtwo-volumecopyoftheShorterOxfordDictionary,pickedupafewyearsagoina

bookshopsaleforjust99pence.Ofcourse,withits2,672pages,it'snotexactlyshort.Itcontainsaround163,000

words,pluswordcombinationsandidiomaticphrases.39However,ifIneedtochecktheoriginofaword

ortolookupexamplesofitsusage,there'snothingbetter.

ForwelloverahundredyearsthemostinfluentialEnglishdictionarywasSamuelJohnson'sDictionaryofthe

EnglishLanguagepublishedin1755."Tomakedictionariesisdull（乏味）work/'wroteJohnson,illustratingone

definitionof"dull”.40Afewminutesspentcastingyoureyeoverapageortwocanbearewarding

experience.

A.Idon*toftenusethisdictionary.

B.Ittakesnoaccountofthecontext.

C.ButIstilldon*twanttoreplacethem.

D.Butadictionarycanbeapleasuretoread.

E.Ofcourse,adictionaryisnotonlyforspelling.

F.Thatmeansgoodgrammarandnospellingmistakes.

G.Dictionariesdon'talwaysgiveyouenoughinformation.

（2024浙江高考真題）Inthepastfewyears,onlinelearninghasbecomeasignificantpartoftheuniversity

andcollegeexperience.41Butareallonlinecoursescreatedequal?Howcanyoubesurethatdigitallearning

isrightforyou?42Weinterviewedstudentsandprofessorstogettheiradviceaboutonlinecourses.

Themostobviousadvantageofonlinelearningisthatyoucanstudyanywhereandanytime.43"Ithink

apointthatmanypeoplelosesightofishoweasyitcanbetofallbehindschedule,saysgraduatestudentAmanda

Bindman.Beforechoosingtostudyonline,considerwhetheryou'reaselfmotivatedlearnerandifthematerialseems

interestingenoughtokeepyougoing.

Thetipthatcomesupmostoftenissimple:buildonlinecoursesintoyourweeklyschedule,justlikewhatyou

woulddowithinpersoncourses.44Henotedthathisonlinestudentsusuallyendupwithlowergrades.Itis

soeasytoletanonlinecourseslide,butyourgradeswillsufferasaresult.Besuretoschedulesettimestowatch

yourlectures,readmaterialsandcontributetoonlinediscussionboards.

45Asocialconnectionisoftenabigpartoflearning.Therearethingsyoucandotoeasethisproblem.

JessicaPink,anundergraduatestudent,suggeststakingonlinecourseswithafriend,soyoucanmotivateeachother

tostayontrack.Youcanalsofindstudentsontheclassdiscussionboardtoorganizeastudygroup,orschedulein-

personmeetingswithyourprofessortodiscusscourseconcepts.

A.Butthatdoesn,tmeantherearen'tdeadlines.

B.Yourmotivationshouldbeyourmainconcern.

C.Doyouknowthatonlinecoursesarealsopartofyoureducation?

D.ProfessorAlexDavidsonteachesthesamecourseinpersonandonline.

E.Thechiefcomplaintaboutonlinecoursesisthattheylackhumaninteraction.

F.Ifyoutakeanonlinecourse,whatcanyoudotoensurethebestpossiblegrade?

G.Asurveyfoundthat29percentofcollegestudentsregisteredforonlinecourses.

（2023新課標I卷高考真題）PersonalForgiveness

Takingresponsibilityformistakesisapositivestep,butdon'tbeatyourselfupaboutthem.Toerr（3已錯）is

human.46Youcanusethefollowingwritingexercisetohelpyoudothis.

Inajournaloronapieceofpaper,puttheheading"'Personalstrengths.^^47Areyoucaring?Creative?

Generous?Agoodlistener?Funtobearound?Theydon'thavetobeworld-changing,justaspectsofyourpersonality

thatyou'reproudof.

Atthetopofasecondpage,puttheheading"Actsofkindness.^^Onthisone,listallthepositivethingsyou've

doneforothers.Itmightbethetimewhenyouhelpedafriendwiththeirhomework,whenyoudidtheironingwithout

beingasked,orwhenyoubakedcookiesafterthefamilyhadhadatiringday.48

Youcouldaskafriendorfamilymembertohelpaddtoyourlist.49Thatway,youcouldexchange

thoughtsonwhatmakeseachofyouspecialandtheaspectsofyourpersonalitythatshinethrough.Infact,don'twait

untilyou'vemadeamistaketotrythis-ifsagreatwaytoboostself-confidenceatanytime.

Ifssomethingofacliche（陳詞濫調(diào)）thatmostpeoplelearnnotfromtheirsuccessesbuttheirmistakes.The

thingis,it'strue.50We'reallchangingandlearningallthetimeandmistakesareapositivewaytodevelop

andgrow.

A.Alittleself-forgivenessalsogoesalongway.

B.Nowlistallthecharacteristicsyoulikeaboutyourself.

C.Theymightevenliketohaveagoatdoingtheexercise.

D.It'sjustasimportanttoshowyourselfsomeforgiveness.

E.Itdoesn'tmeanyouhavetoignorewhafshappenedorforgetit.

F.Whateveritis,nomatterhowsmallitmightseem,writeitdown.

G.Whateverthemistake,rememberitisn'tafixedaspectofyourpersonality.

（2023新課標II卷高考真題）Asanartistwhosharesherjourneyonsocialmedia,Tmoftenaskedbycurious

followershowtobeginanartjourney.Unfortunately,thereisnomagiclistIcanoffer.Idoremember,though,what

itwasliketobeacompletebeginner.SoI'veputtogethersomegoodtipsfbrstartinganartjourney.

?Startsmall.Isuggestusingasketchbook（素描本）forsmallstudies.Thesesmallstudiesprovideinspiration

andmaybeaspringboardformorecomplexworksinthefuture.51You511wanttolookbackonyourjourney

toseehowfaryou'vecome.

?Paintoftenandpaintfromlife.There?snobetterwaytoimprovethantoputinthosebrushmiles.Whether

youpaintstilllifes,portraits,orlandscapes,paintfromlifeasmuchaspossible.52

?Continuallychallengeyourselftotrysomethingnew.53Artisticgrowthcanbeabitpainful.Welcome

totheclub；we'veallbeenthere.Ilovetakingonchallenges.Ioncetookupachallengetocreateapaintingevery

dayforamonthandposttheworksonline.

?54Seekingandacceptingconstructivefeedback（反饋）iscrucialtogrowth.Ipostmyworkonsocial

mediaand,inturn,havemetsomeofthekindestpeople.Theymakemefeelvaluedandrespected,nomattermy

levelofartisticability.

Thejourneyyou'reonwon'tfollowastraightpath.55Pushthrough,giveittimeandputintheeffort.

Youwillharvesttherewardsofanartisticlife.

A.Getoutofyourcomfortzone.

B.Makecareerplansandsetgoals.

C.Don'tthrowawayyourbeginnerart.

D.Shareyourworkifyoufeelcomfortabledoingso.

E.You511hitroadblocks,andyou'llfeeldiscouragedattimes.

F.Evaluateyourperformanceand,ifneeded,redefineyourrole.

G.You,lldevelopthatpaintingmusclememorythatonlycomeswithrepetition.

（2023北京高考真題）It'sajoyfulandstressfultimeofyearintheUnitedStatesforstudentsandtheir

familiesastheymakedecisionsaboutwheretoattendcollege.Familiesoftenturntorankingssystemstohelpmake

adecision.56

WhenItalktofamiliesasascholarofhighereducation,they'reoftensurprisedthatteachingexcellenceisnot

countedinrankings.57

Emergingresearchsuggeststhatcoursesinlower-rankeduniversities,onaverage,scoredhigheronteaching

thancoursesinhigher-rankeduniversities.58Theabsenceofteachingexcellencefromtherankingsis

surprisinggiventhelinkbetweenhigh-qualityteachingandstudentsuccess.Qualityteachingisoneofthemost

importantpredictorsofawiderangeofcollegeoutcomes.

Rankings,however,areonlyonereasonwhyalowvalueisplacedonteachinginhighereducation.

Administratorsoftendon'tviewteachingexcellenceasawaytoincreaseenrolment（注冊）orfunding.59

Researchshowsthatthemoretimeinstructorsspendonteaching,thelowertheirsalary.Whatistheresult?Many

instructorscontinuetoteachusingtraditionallectures,whichleadtolowersuccessrates.

60Nevertheless,notmuchwillchangeuntilschoolswithhigh-qualityteachingarerewardedwith

moreresources,higherrankingsandincreasedenrolments.Inthelongterm,universities,organisationsthatrank

schools,andothersshouldworktomaketeachingavalued,corepartofthemission.

Whatshouldstudentsandtheirfamiliesdo?Theyshouldgivestrongconsiderationtouniversitieswherehigh-

qualityteachingisvalued,eventhoughtheschoolsmayberankedlower.

A.Highereducationhasachieveditstruepotential.

B.Therefore,ifsnothighlyvaluedinhiringorpromotion.

C.Qualityteachinghasbeenanimportantreputation-buildingfactor.

D.However,therankingsignoreacriticalfactor:thequalityofteaching.

E.Effortstoimproveteachingattheuniversitylevelhaverecentlyemerged.

F.They5reevenmoresurprisedathowteachingisundervaluedbyuniversities.

G.Infact,universitiesoftenshiftemphasisfromteachingtootherrankingfactors.

（2023全國甲卷高考真題）TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhaveincommon?There

isoneanswer.61.

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatourfingertips.However,

researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

?Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedandevenmoreoptimistic.

62"Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,9,saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

?Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（滿足）mayseemlikethemostufeelgood^^optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearch

suggestswaitingfbrthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitof

waitingistopractice.63.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutes

beforegoingforthatcake.You'llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyittoother,

moreannoyingsituations.

?64.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate,andwhenweexperience

somethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,

“65You'llthengraduallybecomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

（2023全國乙卷高考真題）Indoorplantsmightlookasiftheyjustsitaroundnotdoingmuch,butinmany

waystheyaretheunsungheroesofthehome.66,butstudieshaveshownthattheycanpromotepeople's

wellbeingbyimprovingtheirmood（心情），reducingstressandhelpingtheirmemory.Whafsmore,indoorplants

areeasytolookafterandarenotveryexpensive.

Whatareindoorplants?

Indoorplants,alsoknownashouseplantsorpotplants,areplantsthatliketogrowindoors.Manyofthese

species（物種）arenotideallysuitedtogrowingoutsideintheUK,especiallyinthewinter.67.

Whyareindoorplantsgoodforyou?

WillSpoelstra,whoworksattheRoyalBotanicGardens,says,"68.Ifindduringthewintermonths,

plantsaroundthehousecanreallyliftyourmood.^^Severalstudieshavebackedthisupandfoundthatindoorplants

canimprovecreativity,focusandmemory.Thereisalsoresearchshowingthatpotplantscancleantheairaround

thembyremovingharmfulgases,suchascarbondioxide.Theyalsoremovesomeharmfulchemicalsfrompaintsor

cooking.69.

Whichplantscanyougrow?

Aloevera,peaceliliesandspiderplantsaresomeofthespeciesthatareeasytogrowindoors.Youcanbuy

plantsfromsupermarkets,gardencentresoronline.Youngerplantsareoftencheaperthanfullygrownones,and