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1、郑州市2019年高中毕业年级第一次质量预测第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmonthago,Ibrokeanail.Myothernailslookedamazing,butnowonewasamess.Clearly,therewasnopointinkeepingtheothers,soItookoutthenailscissorstocutthemalloff.“Whatareyoudoing,Mom?”mydaughtercried.“Yo
2、urnailslookgreat!Don’tcutthem!”“Butthey’reruined,”Isaid,wavingthebrokenoneinherface.“They’renotruined,”shesaid.“Youstillhaveninenailsleft!”Ihesitated,withthescissorsstillinmyhand.Mynailscertainlyweren’tperfectanymore,andtheoppositeof“perfect”is“ruined”,right?Imean,thisishowIthinkaboutmostthings:It
3、’sallornothing.Takemyfinancesforexample.Icanspendweeksbeingsensibleandbuyingonlyessentialitems,suchasfoodformyfamily.Andthenoneday,I’llseesomethingexpensivethatIreallylikeandbuyit.Then,Ithinktomyself“Well,Ialreadyspent$100onthatdresslastweek,soImayaswellspend$50onthislipstick（口红）”andgiveupsavingen
4、tirely.I’vethoughtaboutwhyIactthisway,butIdon’tknowwhatcausesthisbehavior.Iseemtogofrom“good”to“completedisaster”inamatterofmoments.Mybrainonlysees“perfect”or“disaster”,whichisextremelyunhelpful.Wehumansareneverjustgoodorbad—wearefarmorecomplex.Wehavewinsandwehavelossesand,occasionally,theyarehard
5、totellapart.Somepeopleunderstandthisinstinctively（本能地）,whileothersstruggle.Formostofus,learningnottodothethingwe’reusedtorequireseffortanddiscomfort.However,weshouldremindourselvesthatwesometimesmakemistakes,andthatthisdoesn’tmeanwe’vefailed.Weneedtoacceptthatthingswillsometimesgowrong.Indeed,fail
6、ureispartoflife.Weallfalloccasionally,andwenormallygetstraightbackup.Andso,withmydaughter’swordsringinginmyears,Idecidedtokeepmyninenicenails.IfeelannoyedeverytimeIlookatmyhands,butI’mdeterminedtolivewithmychoice.It’saperfectexerciseinimperfection.Maybesoon,I’llswitchoffmycomputerthenexttimeIfeell
7、ikeImightbuysomethingelseIdon’tneed,althoughImayneedmydaughtertheretoguidemeagain.21.Whydidtheauthorwanttocutoffhernails?A.Shegotallofthemruined.B.Shedidn’tlikelongnailsatall.C.Shedidn’twanttohaveimperfectnails.D
