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江苏专用江苏专用 20222022 高考英语二轮高考英语二轮复习专题限时检测二十八任复习专题限时检测二十八任务型阅读三务型阅读三专题限时检测专题限时检测(二十八二十八)任务型阅读任务型阅读(三三)(限时限时 2424 分钟分钟)A A(2022苏、锡、常、镇模拟(2022苏、锡、常、镇模拟)Do the Right ThingDo the Right ThingInIn life,life,peoplepeople feelfeel mostmost satisfiedsatisfied whenwhentheythey choosechoose optionsoptions thatthat sideside withwith theirtheir mostmostdeeply held values.Heres how to stay truedeeply held values.Heres how to stay trueto yours.to yours.IfIf youyou hopehope toto havehave youryour lifelife shapedshapedaccording to your ideals,you have to knowaccording to your ideals,you have to knowwhatwhat thosethose idealsideals are.are.PerhapsPerhaps beginbegin sessionssessionsby identifying the concepts that are mostby identifying the concepts that are mostimportant from a list:honesty,structure,important from a list:honesty,structure,familyfamilyandandsosoon.on.ThoseThosequalitiesqualitiesareareinfluencedinfluenced byby youryour parents,parents,youryour cultureculture andandsocietysociety asas a a whole,whole,butbut youyou havehave toto taketakeownership of your own decisions.ownership of your own decisions.-2-2-AlmostAlmost allall ofof thesethese qualitiesqualities areare thingsthingsmost of us desire to hold dear.To determinemost of us desire to hold dear.To determinewhichwhich principlesprinciples areare moremore thanthan justjust desires,desires,reflect on situations that resonate(reflect on situations that resonate(共鸣共鸣)with yourself.with yourself.IdentifyingIdentifying youryour valuesvalues willwill guideguide youyou ininthethe rightright direction,direction,butbut a a fewfew strategiesstrategies cancanhelphelp youyou followfollow through.through.BeforeBefore youyou makemake a a bigbigdecision,do something that will put you indecision,do something that will put you inhighhighspirits:spirits:exercise,exercise,socializesocializewithwithfriends,friends,volunteer.volunteer.ResearchersResearcherstheorizetheorizethatthat suchsuch activitiesactivities improveimprove ourour mood,mood,whichwhichpromotespromotes dopaminedopamine(多巴胺多巴胺)levelslevels inin certaincertainareas of the brain,improving our cognitiveareas of the brain,improving our cognitiveabilitiesabilities andand helpinghelping usus weighweigh differentdifferentoptions.options.TroubleTrouble is,is,thethe toughesttoughest decisionsdecisions oftenoftenarrive at the most inconvenient times.Whenarrive at the most inconvenient times.When-3-3-youre under force,ask a family member,ayoure under force,ask a family member,afriend or,in certain cases,a professionalfriend or,in certain cases,a professionalfor advice.They can provide advice thatsfor advice.They can provide advice thatsnotnot slightlyslightly influencedinfluenced byby thethe workwork deadline,deadline,oror leakyleaky roofroof graduallygradually weakeningweakening youryour mentalmentalenergy.energy.OfOf course,course,peoplepeople makemake decisionsdecisions thatthatcontradict their ideals all the time.Therecontradict their ideals all the time.Thereareare lotslots ofof valuesvalues wewe holdhold deardear andand theytheyfrequentlyfrequentlycomecomeintointoconflictconflictwithwithoneoneanother.Its not so much that people dontanother.Its not so much that people dontknowknow whatwhat theythey want;want;itsits thatthat therethere areare manymanythingsthings wewe desire,desire,andand wewe dontdont alwaysalways knowknow howhowto compromise.to compromise.While a single decision can seem like aWhile a single decision can seem like atugofwartugofwarbetweenbetweencompetingcompetingdesires,desires,broaderbroader lifelife choiceschoices dontdont needneed toto bebe a adefinitivedefinitive eitheroreitherorquestion.question.OneOne whowho likeslikes-4-4-travelingtraveling worldwideworldwide mightmight temporarilytemporarily putputoffoff a a grandgrand triptrip toto exploreexplore locationslocations closercloserto home,or commit to setting aside time forto home,or commit to setting aside time forvacation with their family every summer,novacation with their family every summer,nomatter what else comes up.matter what else comes up.SurroundSurroundyourselfyourselfwithwithpeoplepeoplewho,who,besidesbesidessharingsharingyouryourpassion,passion,cancanalsoalsopreventprevent youyou fromfrom hesitating.hesitating.A A groupgroup cancanremind youremind you，“Hey,were doing this because，“Hey,were doing this becausewewe lovelove it.it.IfIf youreyoure stillstill struggling,struggling,evenevenafterafter seekingseeking outout communitycommunity support,support,therestheresno shame in revising your core values.Ifno shame in revising your core values.Ifyoure determined to take part in a charityyoure determined to take part in a charityprogram but spend the evening with friendsprogram but spend the evening with friendsinstead,instead,ititmaymaybebetimetimetotoacceptacceptthatthatfriendshipfriendship isis moremore importantimportant toto youyou thanthanvolunteerism.volunteerism.BetterBetter yet,yet,findfind opportunitiesopportunitiesto continue the charity program with yourto continue the charity program with your-5-5-friends.friends.YouYou maymay learnlearn thatthat whatwhat youyou believedbelieved waswasa core priority actually has much more to doa core priority actually has much more to dowithwithlivinglivingupuptotowhatwhatyouryourparents,parents,coworkers or others expect.If your valuescoworkers or others expect.If your valuesagree with who you really are,no one willagree with who you really are,no one willhave to ask you to make those choices.have to ask you to make those choices.Do the Right ThingDo the Right ThingPassagePassageoutlineoutlineDetailed informationDetailed informationItsIts mostmost satisfyingsatisfying toto makemakeProblemProblemchoices which(1)_choices which(1)_youryour values.values.ButBut howhow cancan youyoustay true to yoursstay true to yours？SolutionSolutions sKnow your valuesKnow your valuesIdentifyIdentifyyouryourvalues.values.-6-6-to the to theIt can help(2)_ yourIt can help(2)_ your problem problem lifelifeaccordingaccordingtotoyouryourideals.ideals.ManyMany(3)_(3)_ asas a awholewholeinfluenceinfluencelifelifeconcepts,concepts,butbut youyou havehave tototake ownership of your owntake ownership of your owndecisions.decisions.ConsiderConsidersituationssituationsresonatingresonatingwithwithyourselfyourselfwhenwhen(4)_(4)_whichwhichprinciplesprinciplesarearemoremorethanthanjust desires.just desires.Find the best timeFind the best timeDo sometDo something putting youhing putting youinin a a goodgood(5)_(5)_ beforebeforemaking big decisions.making big decisions.-7-7-(6)_(6)_otherotherpeople at the inconvenientpeople at the inconvenienttimes.times.Balance all optionsBalance all optionsLearnLearntotomakemake(7)_ among desires.(7)_ among desires.Avoid limiting choices toAvoid limiting choices toa definitive eitherora definitive eitherorquestion.question.Stay the courseStay the courseStayStaywithwithpeoplepeoplewhowhoencourage you to stay trueencourage you to stay truewithoutwithouta aslightslight(8)_(8)_ItIt isis notnot(9)_(9)_ totorevisereviseyouryourcorecorevaluesvaluessometimes,but better findsometimes,but better find-8-8-opportunities to make someopportunities to make pensation.YourYour valuesvalues maymay agreeagreewithwiththethe(10)_(10)_ofofyour parents,coworkers oryour parents,coworkers orConclusiConclusi others.others.ononIfIfyouryourvaluesvaluesagreeagreewith who you really are,nowith who you really are,noone will have to ask you toone will have to ask you tomake those choices.make those choices.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，就如何做出正确语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，就如何做出正确选择提出了四点建议。选择提出了四点建议。1 1matchmatch第一段第一句提到“.when they第一段第一句提到“.when theychoose options that side with their mostchoose options that side with their mostdeeply held valuesdeeply held values，side with side with 意思是意思是“匹配，所以此处填同义词“匹配，所以此处填同义词 matchmatch。2 2 shapeshape根据第二段中的“If根据第二段中的“If youyou hopehope toto havehave-9-9-youryourlifelifeshapedshapedaccordingaccordingtotoyouryouridealsideals.可知，识别你的价值观，它可以可知，识别你的价值观，它可以根据你的理想塑造你的生活。故填根据你的理想塑造你的生活。故填 shapeshape。3 3factorsfactors根据第二段中的“Those根据第二段中的“Those qualitiesqualitiesareare influencedinfluenced byby youryour parentsparents.butbut youyouhavehavetototaketakeownershipownershipofofyouryourownowndecisions.decisions.可知，有很多因素影响你的选可知，有很多因素影响你的选择。择。4 4 determining/decidingdetermining/deciding根据第三段中的“To根据第三段中的“Todetermine which principles are more thandetermine which principles are more thanjust desires,reflect on situations thatjust desires,reflect on situations thatresonate(resonate(共鸣共鸣)with yourself.)with yourself.可知，空可知，空处是状语从句的省略，应用现在分词。处是状语从句的省略，应用现在分词。5 5moodmood根据第四段中的“Before you make a根据第四段中的“Before you make abig decision,do something that will putbig decision,do something that will putyou in high spiritsyou in high spirits可知，在做重大决定可知，在做重大决定前，应让自己的精神状况良好，这里前，应让自己的精神状况良好，这里 in highin highspiritsspirits 和和 in a good moodin a good mood 为同义词。为同义词。-10-10-6 6ConsultConsult根根据据第第五五段段中中的的“When“When youreyoureunderunder force,force,askask a a familyfamily member,member,a a friendfriendor,in certain cases,a professional foror,in certain cases,a professional foradvice.advice.可知，当麻烦来临而你却又在不方可知，当麻烦来临而你却又在不方便的时刻，咨询一下你身边的人。便的时刻，咨询一下你身边的人。askask sb.sb.forforadviceadviceconsult sb.consult sb.表示“征求某人的意表示“征求某人的意见，咨询某人。见，咨询某人。7 7 compromises/choicescompromises/choices根据第六段中的“.根据第六段中的“.itsits thatthat therethere areare manymany thingsthings wewe desire,desire,promise.可知，我们要学会面对欲望做可知，我们要学会面对欲望做出让步出让步/选择。选择。8 8 hesitationhesitation根据倒数第二段中的“Surround根据倒数第二段中的“Surroundyourselfyourself withwith peoplepeople who.who.cancan alsoalsoprevent you from hesitating.prevent you from hesitating.可知答案。可知答案。9 9 shameful/disgracefulshameful/disgraceful根据倒数第二段中的根据倒数第二段中的“.theres no shame in revising your“.theres no shame in revising yourcore values.core values.可知，改变自己的想法并可知，改变自己的想法并-11-11-不是一件丢人的不是一件丢人的/不体面的事情。不体面的事情。1010expectation(s)expectation(s)根据最后一段中的“You根据最后一段中的“Youmay learn that.living up to what yourmay learn that.living up to what yourparents,coworkersparents,coworkersor others expector others expect可可知，你的有些价值观可能符合身边人的期待。知，你的有些价值观可能符合身边人的期待。B B(2022苏、(2022苏、锡、锡、常、常、镇模拟镇模拟)Human)Human lovelove isntisntneatlyneatly orderedordered oror easilyeasily predictable.predictable.ButButthatthat doesntdoesnt meanmean thatthat mathematicsmathematics hasnthasnt gotgotsomethingsomething because,because,love,love,asas withwith mostmost ofof life,life,isisfullfullofofpatterns.patterns.MathematicsMathematicsis,is,basically,all about the study of patterns,basically,all about the study of patterns,patterns from predicting the weather to thepatterns from predicting the weather to thefluctuations(fluctuations(起伏起伏)in the stock market,to)in the stock market,tothe movement of the planets or the growth ofthe movement of the planets or the growth ofcities.And if were being honest,none ofcities.And if were being honest,none ofthose things are exactly neatly ordered andthose things are exactly neatly ordered andeasily predictable,either.easily predictable,either.-12-12-SoSo letlet usus talktalk aboutabout howhow toto pickpick a a perfectperfectpartner using a bit of mathematics that ispartner using a bit of mathematics that iscalled Optimal Stopping Theory.called Optimal Stopping Theory.ImagineImagine thatthat youyou startstart datingdating whenwhen youreyoure15 and ideally,youd like to be married by15 and ideally,youd like to be married bythethe timetime thatthat youreyoure 35.35.AndAnd therestheres a a numbernumberof people that you could potentially dateof people that you could potentially dateacrossacross youryour lifetime,lifetime,andand theylltheyll bebe atatvarying levels of goodness.The math saysvarying levels of goodness.The math saysthen that what you should do in the first 37then that what you should do in the first 37percent of your dating window,you shouldpercent of your dating window,you shouldjustjust rejectreject everybodyeverybody asas seriousserious marriagemarriagepotential.potential.AndAnd then,then,youyou shouldshould pickpick thethe nextnextperson that is better than everybody thatperson that is better than everybody thatyouveyouve seenseen before.before.IfIf youyou dodo this,this,itit cancan bebemathematicallymathematically proven,proven,inin fact,fact,thatthat thisthis isisthethe bestbest possiblepossible wayway ofof maximizingmaximizing youryourchances of finding the perfect partner.chances of finding the perfect partner.-13-13-But unfortunately,I have to tell youBut unfortunately,I have to tell youthat this method does come with some risks.that this method does come with some risks.ForFor instance,instance,imagineimagine ifif youryour perfectperfectpartnerpartner appearedappeared duringduring youryour firstfirst 3737 percent.percent.Now,Now,unfortunately,unfortunately,youdyoud havehave toto rejectreject them.them.Now,Now,ifif youreyoure followingfollowingthethe maths,maths,ImImafraidafraid nono oneone elseelse willwill appearappear thatsthats betterbetterthan anyone youve seen before,so you havethan anyone youve seen before,so you haveto go on rejecting everyone and die alone.to go on rejecting everyone and die alone.Okay,Okay,anotheranother riskrisk is,is,letslets imagine,imagine,instead,instead,thatthat thethe firstfirst peoplepeople thatthat youyou dateddatedinin youryour firstfirst 3737 percentpercent areare justjust incrediblyincrediblydull,boring,terrible people.Now,thatsdull,boring,terrible people.Now,thatsokay,okay,becausebecause youreyoure inin youryour rejectionrejection phase.phase.But then imagine,the next person to comeBut then imagine,the next person to comealongalong isis justjust slightlyslightly lessless boring,boring,dulldull andandterribleterrible thanthan everybodyeverybody thatthat youveyouve seenseenbefore.before.Now,Now,ifif youyou areare followingfollowing thethe maths,maths,-14-14-Im afraid you have to marry them and end upIm afraid you have to marry them and end upinin a a relationshiprelationship whichwhich is,is,frankly,frankly,notnot mostmostsatisfying.satisfying.Okay,so this method doesnt give you aOkay,so this method doesnt give you a100100 percentpercent successsuccess rate,rate,butbut therestheres nonootherother possiblepossible strategystrategy thatthat cancan dodo anyanybetter.better.AndAndactually,actually,I Ialsoalsothinkthinkthatthatsubconsciously,subconsciously,humans,humans,wewe dodo sortsort ofof dodo thisthisanyway.anyway.WeWe givegive ourselvesourselves a a littlelittle bitbit ofof timetimetotoplayplaythethefield,field,getgeta afeelfeelforforthethemarketplacemarketplace oror whateverwhatever whenwhen werewere young.young.AndAndthenthen wewe onlyonly startstart lookinglooking seriouslyseriously atatpotentialpotential marriagemarriage candidatescandidates onceonce wewe hithit ourourmidtolate 20s.I think this is convincingmidtolate 20s.I think this is convincingproof,proof,ififevereverititwerewereneeded,needed,thatthateverybodys brains are prewired(everybodys brains are prewired(天生的天生的)to)tobebe justjust a a littlelittle bitbit mathema