第1頁（共1頁）2026年高考英語模擬試卷必刷題——議論文閱讀理解一．閱讀理解（共20小題）1．（2025秋?鼓樓區(qū)校級期中）Forsomereaders，adictionaryopensupaworld.Dictionariescontainmultiplepleasures，suchassettlingword﹣gamewarsbyturningactualpages.Fortherest，adictionaryiseitheroutdatedorstrictlyonline.In2012，EncyclopediaBritannicastoppedprintingneweditions，goingdigital﹣only.Inhisbook，Unabridged：TheThrillof（andThreatto）theModernDictionary，AmericanjournalistStefanFatisiwritesoftheshiftbroughtaboutbyourdecade﹣olddependenceonsearchengines："Definitions，goodandbad，wereaclickaway，andmostpeopledidn'tcareorcouldn'ttellwhichwas：expertresearch，scrapeadata，zombie（僵尸）website，whateverpoppedupinasearch."WhenIwasachild，Iloveddictionaries，andsodideverysensibleparentinCalcutta.Ifyourchildwasliterate，oneofthe20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionaryoranillustratedCollinswasthesurestwaytokeepthemhappilyoccupied，settingthemoffonhuntsforlostorforgottenwords.Fatisiseesdictionary﹣makingas"ahumanendeavor（努力）stretchingbacktothethirdmillenniumBCE".FromtheAkkadiantotheSanskritscholars，whatdictionarymakershopedtodowentfarbeyondthealreadytrickytaskofwritingdefinitions：theirjobwastoexplainandtrack"theendlessshiftsinlanguage".Changeisinevitable，thoughFatisialsoaskswhatweloseinthenameofconvenience.Hewrites，"thejobofthedictionarywasfirmlyestablished…BythetimeIfinishedthisbook，itwasn'tclearhowmuchlongerflesh﹣bone﹣and﹣bloodlexicographers（詞典編纂者）wouldbeneededtodocumentthemarchoftheEnglishlanguage.BetweentraditionalsearchenginesandAI﹣enhancedsearchthroughLLMs（largelanguagemodels），thewaywelookupwords，andfindmeaninginlanguageitself，haschanged."Wecan'tclaimthathumanitystillneedsphysicaldictionaries.Likeencyclopediasandatlases，thebestofthemhavelongmovedonline.Indeed，thestartingpointofmostsearchenginesweretheencyclopediasanddictionaries（編纂）byexperts.ButIplantoholdontomybeloved，dog﹣earnedphysicaldictionaries—suchpricelesstimecapsules，oneofthelastparadisesoffreedomfromtheendlessscrollofdigitalcontent.（1）Whathasreducedpeople'srelianceonphysicaldictionaries？A.Thedeclineoftheprintmedia.B.Theconvenienceofonlinelookup.C.People'sindifferencetoaccuracy.D.Publishers'insistenceongoingdigital.（2）Whatcanweinferaboutthefutureofreal﹣lifelexicographers？？A.Theirworkloadwilldouble.B.Theywillremainindemand.C.Theirexistenceisthreatened.D.Theyneedtoupgradetheirskills.（3）Whydoestheauthorsticktophysicaldictionaries？？A.Theyboostlong﹣termmemory.B.Theylastlongerthandigitalfiles.C.Theyofferanescapefromscreens.D.Theygivemoreauthoritative（權(quán)威的）definitions.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？？A.AWordinFavorofDictionariesB.MyLoveforLookingupWordsC.ABest﹣sellerontheThemeofChangeD.HumanEndeavorsinDictionary﹣making2．（2025秋?成都校級期中）Formostofhumanhistory，wehavebeenverygoodobserversbecausewehadtobe.Weusedallofoursenses—touch，smell，taste，hearing，andsight—todetectanddiscern.Thesuddensoundsofanimalsortherunningofbirdswarnedusthatsomeonewasapproaching.Atadistance，byexaminingposture，wayofwalking，armswing，clothing，andequipment，ourancestorscoulddiscernfriendfromfoe（敵人）.Asgenerationsevolvedandeventuallymovedtocities，closenesschangedhowweviewedandassessedeachother.Becauseeveryonewassoclose，wehadlesstimetoobserve.Closequartersandcircumstancesdemandedweinteractonfirstmeetingratherthanlater.Thiswastheoppositeofwhatwehaddoneforthousandsofyears，whichwastoassessfirstatadistanceandtheninteract.Closenessalsomadeusmoresensitivetobeingobserved，whichiswhyweareuncomfortablewhenothersstareatus.Haveweallowedourselvestobecomecarelesswhenitcomestoourownsafetyandthatofourlovedones？Iseepeopledistractedwhiledriving（applyingmakeuportexting）.Orsomeoneknocksatthefrontdoorandweopenitwithoutfirstseeingwhoisthereandaskingwhattheywant.Perhaps，inanattempttobepolite，wehaveendedourresponsibilitytoourselves，andeachother，tobegoodobservers.Weshouldalllookaroundandlistentoourinnervoice，whichisinfactthelimbic（邊緣的）braintellingustobecarefulthatsomethingiswrong，assecurityspecialitGavindeBeckerpointedoutinTheGiftofFear，Sooften，afteranencounterorarelationshipturnsproblematic，onehears，"YouknowIhadafeeling，inthebeginning，thatsomethingwasn'tright."Howeverfailuretoobserve，ifwearehonest，leadstoavoidablecircumstancesaswellasaccidents.Howwefeelaboutsomethingoftencompletesthepicturesothatwecanfullyunderstandit.Anyway，itisnevertoolatetostartobserving.Observationisnotaboutbeingjudgmental，itisnotaboutgoodorbad.Itisaboutseeingtheworldaroundyou，havingsituationalawareness，andinterpretingwhatitisthatothersarecommunicationbothverballyandnonverbally.Toobserveistoseebutalsotounderstand，andthatrequireslisteningtohowyoufeel.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discern"inparagraph1mean？A.discloseB.discoverC.distinguishD.disguise（2）Whydidwespendlesstimeobserving？A.Observinginvolvestoomuchandiscomplicated.B.Wefeltuneasywhenotherswerestaringatus.C.Wegotmoresensitivetoothers'observation.D.Closenessrequiredpeopletocommunicateonfirstmeeting.（3）Possiblyforwhathavewegivenupbeinggoodobservers？A.Beingcareless.B.Avoidingrudeness.C.Payingnoattention.D.Beingirresponsible.（4）Whatisthebesttitle？A.BegoodobserversB.DiscernfriendfromfoeC.CareaboutoursafetyD.Startobservingnow3．（2025秋?哈爾濱校級期中）Notlongago，youhadtophysicallyhandovercashtobuysomething.Youwitnesseditexityourwallet.Yousensedit.ButwithpaymentservicesKlarnaorClearpay，youcannowpayforanewphoneinthreeinstallments（分期付款）andbarelynoticethedifference.Thisisn'tjustashoppinghabit；it'sareflectionofhowwerelatetomoneytoday.Wearebecomingincreasinglyfreeoftheemotionalburdenofspending.Additionally，ourmentalhealthisbeingprofoundlyaffectedbythisquietshift.ThepopularityofBuyNow，PayLater（BNPL）planshassoared.Theypromisefreedomandflexibility，buttheeaseofusecantrickourminds.Whenpaymentisdividedintosmallerpayments，wearewiredtofeellessemotionallytired.Althoughthe￡15paymentsseeminsignificant，theyquicklyaddup.Psychologistsfoundthatwhentheactofpayingisseparatedfromtheactofpurchasing，weexperienceless"painofpaying"，whichmakesusmorelikelytooverspend.Insocietieswheredigitalcreditiseasilyaccessiblebutfinancialeducationislimited，thisbehaviourcanfallintolastingdebt.Stressovermoneydoesn'tstayinthebank.Itfollowsusintoourhomesandevenoursleep.Researcheshaveshownthatpersonaldebtisstronglyassociatedwithdepressionandanxiety.That'swhyweneedtotalkaboutmoneymoreoften—notjusthowtomakeit，buthowwefeelaboutit—infamilies，schools，workplaces，andtherapyrooms.Therapistsshouldbeabletoaskaboutfinancialstresswithconfidence.Financialeducationoughttobetreatedasessentialinschools.Additionally，weshouldnormalizedebt﹣relatedconversationstorelievepeople'sfeelingsofshame.Financialstresscanmakeyoufeelhelpless.Butbyaddressingtheemotionalsideofmoneyandbuildinghealthierhabits，wecanmovefromcrisistoconfidence.Weliveinaworldwheremoneyisinvisible.Buttheemotionalburdenittakesisveryreal.Ifwestartnoticingthatcost，wemightfinallytreatmoneynotonlyasaresource，butassomethingdeeplypsychological.（1）Whatphenomenondoestheauthorpointoutinparagraph1？A.KlarnaandClearpayhelppeoplesavemoney.B.Digitalpaymentsarenowrelativelypreferred.C.Invisiblepaymentshaveimprovedmentalhealth.D.Installmentseasetheemotionalspendingburden.（2）WhatmayBNPLresultin？A.Improvedfinancialknowledge.B.Easyaccesstodigitalcredit.C.Overspendingandlong﹣termdebt.D.Decreaseofsmall﹣amountexpenses.（3）Howcanwebuildhealthierfinancialhabits？A.Valuefinancialeducation.B.Hidefeelingsofshame.C.Maskpeople'sfinancialstress.D.Highlightdebt﹣relatedproblems.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A.CashShopping：TheHealthyWayofConsumptionB.Money'sEmotionalCost：BeyondInvisiblePaymentsC.BNPL：ANewApproachtoBoostConsumerSpendingD.FinancialEducation：TheCoretoCuttingExpenses4．（2025?天津）Askmostpeoplewhat"thegoodlife"involves，andtheywilllikelydrawuparapidlistofgoods—money，friendship，arewardingcareer，etc.EvenAristotle，whobelievedthatthekeytohappinessisthecultivation（培養(yǎng)）andexerciseofvirtue，stillthoughtcertaingoodswereeithernecessaryconditionsforhappinessorweregoodsthatcametovirtuouspeople.Ifwe'recomparinghowhappyvariouspeople'slivesare，itseemsnaturaltolookforcertaingoods，andcomparewhohasmoreofthem.Let'simaginethelivesoftwoactors，TobyandYbot.Tobystrugglestogetworkformanyyears，sufferingallsortsofdifficulties.Hebecomesafamousandwealthyactor，andwinsanOscarforhisfinalmoviebeforeretiring.Ybot，however，winsanOscarforhisveryfirstfilmrole.Butovertimehebecomeslessfamousandlesswellpaid，andhebeginstosufferdifficulties.Intheend，heretiresasanobody.Thesetwoactors'lives，liketheirnames，aremirror﹣images.TobyandYbotbothseemtoleadlivesofequalnetworth.YetmostofuswouldthinkthattheorderingofthesegoodsdoesmakeadecisivedifferencetohowwecompareTobyandYbot'scareers.Someonewhoclimbsamountainwillexperiencemorestrugglethansomeonewhogetscarriedtothepeakbybus，buttheclimberwillalsohaveasenseofaccomplishmenttheotherpersonmaywellenvy.Inthatsense，wemightthinkToby'slifeisbetterbecausehishighsseemmorewell﹣earnedthanYbot'sdo.Butthat'snotthewholestory.Thenarrative（敘述）itselfseemstomakeadifference.Alifeofearlysuccessfollowedbydeclineseemslikealessoverallsuccessfullifethanonewheresuccesscomeslaterintheday.Wherethestoryendsseemstomatterinitself.Wevaluehappyendings，notjusthappymoments.Thisimmediatejudgmentfindsexpressioninwhat'sbeencalledthe"shapeoflife"hypothesis（假說）.Onthisview，livingagoodlifeisnotsimplyabouthavingtherightkindofexperiencesorlife﹣event，butofhavingthemintherightorder.Thehypothesissuggeststhatourlivesarenotsimplybagsintowhichwestuffgoodthingsandbadthings.Thetypeoflife—thenarrativeofthatlife﹣story—matterstoo.Withouttherightshape，evenalifefullofwondrousthingscanendupasatalewe'dprefernottoliveout.（1）WhatcanbelearnedaboutAristotle'sviewonhappiness？A.Goodscontributetohappiness.B.Virtuouspeoplemaynotbehappy.C.Toomanygoodsreducehappiness.D.Happypeoplecarelessaboutgoods.（2）Accordingtotheauthor，whatdobothTobyandYbotexperience？A.Theystartfromahumblebeginning.B.Theyreachthesameheightincareer.C.Theyrecoverfromthesamesufferings.D.Theyretirewithhonourfromthefilmindustry.（3）Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleofmountainclimbing？A.Easysuccessisoftenenvied.B.Therearevariouspathstosuccess.C.Fiercestruggleisvitaltosuccess.D.Hard﹣earnedsuccessistreasuredmore.（4）InwritingParagraph4，theauthortriesto.A.introduceanothertopicB.drawaconclusionC.furtheranargumentD.providenewevidence（5）Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.ToShapeYourLifewithGoodDeedsB.DefiningtheShapeofaGoodLifeC.TheEssentialComponentsofGoodLifeD.HowWeCanHaveaGoodShapeofLife5．（2025秋?重慶校級期中）"Theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthetree."Whenitcomestodeviceaddiction，thismayverywellbethecase.Ifyoubelievethathowyouengagewithyoursmartphonehasnoimpactonyourchildren，thinkagain.Onestudylookedat200familiesandnotedthatthechildrenofparentswithphoneaddictionsweremuchmorelikelytohavebehaviorissues.Inshort，thisobsessionledto"technoference"orinterruptionofeverydayinteractionsbetweenparentsandkids.Insomecases，thisinterruptionhappenedinface﹣to﹣faceconversations，andinothercases，thedevicesdisruptedplaytimeormeals.Whenthistypeof"technoference"occurred，parentsratedtheirchildrenasdisplayingmorebehaviorproblems，includingwhining，losingtemper，sulking（生悶氣），andbecomingfrustrated.Inaddition，accordingtochildrendevelopmentexperts，therearebilateral（雙邊的）signalingsystemsthatoccurbetweenadultsandchildren，aidingtheconstructionofthebasicarchitectureofthebrain.Forexample，infantsandtoddlersarehighlyengagedwiththevocalcuesoftheirparentsthattendtohappenwithsimplifiedgrammar，ahigh﹣pitchedtone，andexaggeratedenthusiasm.Thismodeofrelationalconversationisincrediblyimportanttoachild'sdevelopment.Withthearrivalofsmartphones，manyparentsaredistractedandstuckinwhatexpertsarecalling"continuouspartialattention"mode.Thisleadstosignificantandrecurringdisruptionstotheparent﹣childconversationflow，whichcanimpairnotonlyachild'slanguagelearningabilitybutalsotheirschoolachievementsoverall.Whileyourhabitmayseemharmless，yourkidsmayactuallybeimitatingyourbehaviorandformingadependenceoftheirown.Onestudyreportedthatsometeenagersmayspendupto12hours—halfofanentireday—onlineandmindlesslyswipingthroughsocialmediaappswithoutengaginginanyonepieceofcontentbeyondafewseconds.Asaparent，thebestthingyoucandoisleadbyexample.Trytolimittimespentwithtechnology，especiallywhenitdiverts（牽制）yourattentionfromotherpriorities.Shutdownsmartphonesatdinner.Setasidephone﹣freetimeeachdaytoengagewithyourchildrenwithoutthedistractionthattechnologybrings.Whileyoumaynotbeabletocompletelycuttieswithnewmodesofcommunication，youcanbesurethatyourchildrengettheone﹣on﹣onetimetheyneedtodevelopintohealthy，happyadults.（1）WhichisTRUEaccordingtothestudiesinthepassage？A．Parentsratetheirchildren'sbehavioratparent﹣childrentimeinterruptions.B．Children'spoorschoolachievementsareduetotheiraddictiontosocialmedia.C．Themoreengagementofparents，thebetterdevelopmentofspeechinchildren.D．Childrenimitateparents'behaviorbutformtheirownharmlesshabits.（2）What'sthepurposeofParagraph3？A．Tofurtherscientificallyexplainachild'sbehavioralproblem.B．Togiveanargumentfortheproblemofachild'slanguagelearningability.C．Tosupporttheargumentforachild'saddictiontodevices.D．Topresentbackgroundinformationforthetopicofthepassage.（3）Inwhattonedoesthewriterspeaktoparentsinthelastparagraph？A．Disrespectful.B．Apologetic.C．Negative.D．Friendly.（4）Whydoesthewriterstartthepassagewiththequote"Theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthetree"？A．Tostresschildrenwillfollowparents'example.B．Toprovideevidenceofdeviceaddiction.C．Toshowtheclosebondbetweenparentandchildren.D．Tohighlightthefinalsolutiontodeviceaddiction.6．（2025秋?重慶校級期中）Oneofmybadhabitsissaying"busy"whenpeopleaskmehowI'mdoing.Sometimesit'sbecauseIactuallyambusy，butothertimesit'sbecausethat'swhatIthinkI'msupposedtosay.That'swhatimportantpeoplesay.That'swhatpeoplewhogetpromotedsay.Butworkinglonghoursdoesn'tdrivebetterresults.Nevertakingavacationwon'tleadtoapromotion.Sowhyarewesoproudtotalkabouthowbusyweareallthetime？In2016，researchersfromColumbia，Harvard，andGeorgetownconductedastudytofigureitout.Theyfoundbusypeopleareperceivedtobeofhighstatus，andinterestingly，thesestatusattributionsareheavilyinfluencedbyourownbeliefsaboutsocialmobility.Inotherwords，themorewebelievethatonehastheopportunityforsuccessbasedonhardwork，themorewetendtothinkthatpeoplewhoskipleisureandworkallthetimeareofhigherstanding.That'swhywefeellikewehavetoappearbusy，andthere'sarealperceptionthatifsomeoneisknee﹣deepinmeetings，emails，andstress，thenthey'reprobablyabigdeal.Thiscultureofbusynessismakingithardforemployeestofindwork﹣lifebalance.Accordingtoarecentstudy，oneinfivehighlyengagedemployeesisatriskofburnout.Personally，I'mgoingtostopsaying"busy"whenpeopleaskmehowIam.Itsoundsself﹣righteous（自以為是的）andsetsthewrongtone.Phraseslike"Ihavelimitedaccesstoemail"and"I'llrespondassoonasIgetback"soundlikeyou'rebeingheldagainstyourwillfromworkingasopposedtomakingthemostofyourtimeoff.Byrejectingthemyththatbusinessequalsworth，wefreeourselvesandothersfromexhaustion.Truesuccessisn'taboutworkingharder；it'saboutworkingsmarterandfindingbalance.Let'sredefinewhatitmeanstobeproductive—andstartvaluingrestasmuchaseffort.（1）Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinthefirstparagraph？A.Byquotingfamouspeople.B.Bypresentingstatisticaldata.C.Bycomparingdifferentopinions.D.Byintroducingpersonalexperience.（2）Whydowetendtothinkthatbusypeopleareofhighstatus？A.Ourstatuscanbeattributedtooursocialmobility.B.Weholdthebeliefthathardworkleadstosuccess.C.Ourownopportunityforsuccessnevercomeseasily.D.Wefindfewpeopleofhighstatushavetimeforleisure.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"knee﹣deepin"inParagraph4probablymean？A.BoredwithB.WorriedaboutC.FullyinvolvedinD.Veryinterestedin（4）Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage？A.Toadviseemployeesonhowtoachievework﹣lifebalance.B.Tosharehispersonalexperienceofovercomingabadhabit.C.Tointroduceastudyonpeople'sattitudetowardsbusyness.D.Toargueagainstthecultureofequatingbusynesswithworth.7．（2025秋?北京校級期中）Intoday'smotivationalliterature，failureisoftenviewedassomethingtobecelebrated.InspirationalspeakersarefondofquotingthewordsofthenovelistSamuelBeckett–"Failagain.Failbetter."Itseemsthatdisappointmentsareanessentialsteppingstonetosuccess，aturningpointinourlifestorythatwillultimatelyendinvictory.However，psychologicalresearchesfindmostofusstruggletohandlefailureconstructively.Inotherwords，wefailto"failforward".Wefindwaystodevaluethetaskatwhichwefailed，andbecomelessmotivatedtopersevere（堅持）andreachourgoals.Thisphenomenonisknownasthe"sour﹣grapeeffect"，whichwasdiscoveredbyProfessorHallgeirSjastad.Sjastadexplainsthat"sour﹣grapeeffect"isaself﹣protectivemechanism（機(jī)制）."Mostofuspictureourselvesasablepeople，sowhenfeedback（反饋）fromotherssuggeststheopposite，itposesaseriousthreattothatselfimage，"hesays."Theeasiestwayoutistodenyorexplainawaytheoutsidesignal，sowecankeepapositivesenseofself.Wedothisevenwithoutnoticing."Ifyouhaveonebadinterviewforyourdreamjob，youmightconvinceyourselfthatyoudon'treallywantitatall，andstopapplyingforsimilarpositions.Thesamegoesifyoufailtoimpressatasportstrial，orifyouloseasingingcontest."Wetendtoexplainawayourshortcomingsandconvinceourselvesour'PlanC'isactuallyour'PlanA'，"Sjastadsays.Itdoesn'tmeanweshouldpersevereingoalsallthetime.Itcanbehealthytochangeiftheprocessisnolongermakingushappy.Butthe"sour﹣grapeeffect"mayleadustocometothisdecisionprematurely，ratherthanhangingonalittleandseeingwhetherwemightlearnandimprove.Failuresareunavoidable.Bylearningtofacethedisappointmentinsteadofdevaluingitsimportanceandpretendingnothinghappened，however，youmayfinditeasiertoachieveyourgoals.（1）WhydoestheauthormentionthespeechofinspirationalspeakersinParagraph1？A.Toofferanapproachtohandlingfailure.B.Tointroduceacommonattitudetowardsfailure.C.Toemphasizetheimportanceofexperiencingfailure.D.Todiscusstherelationshipbetweensuccessandfailure.（2）WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3aboutthe"sour﹣grapeeffect"？A.Itdoesharmtoourself﹣image.B.Itpicturesusasperfectpeople.C.Itprotectsusfromfalsefeedback.D.Itmakesusrefusenegativefeedbacktoourselves.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prematurely"inParagraph5mean？A.Hurriedly.B.Mistakenly.C.Unhappily.D.Carelessly.（4）Whichstatementwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith？A.Getreadytoreplace"PlanA"with"PlanC".B.Neverforgettomaintainapositivesenseofself.C.Don'tquitwhengoalsnolongermakeyouhappy.D.Don'tescapewhenourself﹣imagegetschallenged.8．（2025秋?長沙校級期中）Yetlonelinesshasbecomesowidespreadthatitisoftentermedamodernepidemic.Why？Acommonexplanationisthelossof"socialconnection."Whatdoesitreallymeantobesociallyconnected？Isitquantifiedbythenumberofone'sfriendsbothonlineandoffline，orisitdefinedbythequalityanddepthoftheserelationships？However，someexpertsarguethatlonelinesstranscendsmeresocialisolation.Itispossibletomaintainhundredsofdigitalconnectionsyetstillendureprofoundfeelingsofloneliness.NorwegianwriterHilde?stby，inherbookSoLonely，suggeststhatlonelinessemergeswhenthere'sagapbetweenthesocialconnectionswedesireandthoseweactuallypossess.Individualsindenselypopulatedurbanareasfrequentlyreporthigherlevelsoflonelinessthanthoseinruralcommunities.Whilestrongsocialtiescanreduceloneliness，close﹣knitsocietiesreporthighlonelinessrates.?stbyfurtherinvestigatesthepsychologicalandphysicaleffectsofloneliness.Itislinkedtoemotionslikegriefandshame，anditcanevenharmone'shealth.Shebelievesthatlonelinessissometimescausedbysocialdivision—marginalization（邊緣化）duetoracism，sexism，orotherformsofprejudice.Shecoinstheword"lonelify"todescribethisprocess—howpeoplearedeliberatelymadetofeelexcluded.However，lonelinessisnotonlycausedbysocialexclusion.Itcanaffectanyone，regardlessofageorbackground.Althoughtechnologyandcontemporarylifestylesmaycontributetotheproblem，atitscore，lonelinessremainsaprofoundlyhumanexperience.?stby'sbookencouragesustorethinkloneliness—notjustasapersonalissue，butasasocialone.Shecallsformoreinclusivecommunitiesandremindsusthatsmallactsofkindness，likeasmileoraconversation，canhelpothersfeellessalone.Afterall，inaworldwheresomanyfeellonely，connectionmightbethecureweallneed.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"transcends"inparagraph1mostprobablymean？A.resultsfromB.goesbeyondC.dependsonD.equals（2）WhatfactordoesHilde?stbybelieveleadstoloneliness？A.Numerousonlinefriendsonly.B.Urbanlivingenvironments.C.Agapinsocialconnections.D.Long﹣termsocialisolation.（3）Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor'sdiscussionof?stby'sviews？A.Needsindividualandsocietalefforts.B.Technologyistherootcause.C.Mainlyaffectsmarginalizedgroups.D.Smallkindnessesaremosteffective.（4）Whatisthepassage'smainpurpose？A.Explainloneliness'scausesandsolutions.B.Analyzesocialconnectionsandloneliness.C.Arguelonelinessisasocietalissue.D.Introduceabookanditsinsights.9．（2025春?天津期中）Ilaughalot，andmylaughissoloudthatitcanbeheardeveninabigroomfullofpeople.Forme，laughingisawaytoshowhowhappyIam，andit'snotjustmyvoice；mywholebodyisinvolved.Butwhatishappiness，really？Lifecanbetough，butifyoupayattention，youcanfindhappinessinlotsofplaces：likewhenyouseeapetplayinghappily，whensomeonedoessomethingnice，oreveninquietmoments.Howcanyoufindhappiness？Letmegiveyouanexample.AfriendofminemovedtoanewplaceandIhelpedhim.Hewasreallyhappyandrelaxedafterwefinished.Ifelthappytoojustbyhelpinghim.Youcanfindhappinessbynoticinghowitfeelswhenyousmile.Wheredoesyourbodylightupwhenyousmile？WhenIsmile，itmakesmewanttotakeadeepbreath，andInoticemyshouldersandbellyrelaxing.WhenIembodycaringandloving，itfeelsgreat!Sadly，manyofusareunawareofhappiness，orsuspicious（懷疑的）ofit.Maybeyouareafraidtoopenuptohappiness，ormaybeyouaresounfamiliarwithwhathappinessfeelslikethatyouignoreorresistitwhenitcomesknocking.Noone，otherthanyou，ownsyourhappiness.Butremember，onlyyoucandecidehowhappyyouare，andsometimeswestopourselvesfrombeinghappywithoutrealizingit.Thefactisthatwhenyoucan'tembodyhappiness，youmissoutononeoflife'sessentialvitamins.Wanttobehappier？Don'tbeafraidtolookabitsilly.Sillinesshelpsustakethingslesspersonallyandseetheworldinamorefunway，likeachilddoes.Whenwefindhappinessinthesmallsofeverydaylife，wecanembodyhappiness，ratherthanjustpursuingit.（1）Whatdoestheauthorconsiderlaughtertobe？A.Awaytoattractpeople.B.Awaytomovethebody.C.Awaytoshowhappiness.D.Awaytoshowoffhimself.（2）Whatmightbetheauthor'sadviceonfindinghappiness？A.Chattingwithyourfriends.B.Doingsmallactsofkindness.C.Reflectingonnothingness.D.Takingadeepbreath.（3）Manyofusmissoutonhappinessbecausewe.A.areinsensitivetoitB.areafraidtoloseitC.refusetoacceptitonpurposeD.lacklife'sessentialvitamins（4）Accordingtotheauthor，wecanincreaseourhappinessby.A.avoidingbeingsillycarefullyB.takingthingslessseriouslyC.focusingonlyonbigachievementsD.exploringtheworldinperson（5）Whatmessagedoestheauthorconveyinthistext？A.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.B.Happypeoplearehappyinchildhood.C.Worrydoesnotseek，butmanseeksit.D.Happinessiseverywhere，andfindit.10．（2025秋?觀山湖區(qū)校級期中）Thenexttimeyou'refeelingdepressedorangryattheworld，askyourselfifyou'vereallybeendealtapoorhand﹣orif，justmaybe，youwereexpectingtoomuch.That'sonemessagethatcanbedrawnfromarecentstudyonentitlement，apersonalitytraitcharacterizedbyexaggeratedfeelingsofdeservingnessandsuperiority.Entitlementmayleadtoconstantdisappointment，sayresearchersfromCaseWesternReserveUniversity.Theauthorsreachedtheseconclusionsafteranalyzingmorethan170academicpapers.Theyfoundthatpeoplewhopossesshighlevels.ofentitlementconsistentlyfa