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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练（4）(IV)【xx模拟】阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ThisyearIdecidedtostopdrinkingcoffee,myonlysourceofcaffeine.Anyonewhoknowsme,especiallymywife,willrecognizethisasatoughandextremestep.I’vebeendrinkingcoffeesinceage10,andI’ddevelopedq
2、uiteanaddictiontotheperfectcup.Inthepast,I’veexperimentedwithquittingafewtimesbysimplygoingcoldturkey.Eachtime,thephysicalwithdrawal,basicallyheadaches,wasoverwithin10days,butafteramonthortwoIwouldbeeconvincedthatcoffeewasgoodformyconcentrationandstartdrinkingitaga
3、in.Myreasontoquitthistimewasthegrowingsuspicionthatcoffeewascausingmoodswingsandcrashesthatarebadformyoverallsenseofwell-being.ForthisexperimentIdecidedtostopverygradually.IthoughtthatifIallowedthepsychologicalwithdrawaltooccurgraduallyalongsidethephysiological(生理的
4、),Iwouldbeabletoobservemy“coffee-desire”withoutactingonit,andlearntheskillIwouldneedtoavoidtouchingthecupagaininfuture.Imadethesameamountofcoffeeeachday.AlthoughIdidn’tmeasurecaffeinecontent,Ididcontrolmanyfactorsincludingageofbeans,watertemperatureandwater/coffeec
5、ontacttime.Fromthiscontrolledpotofcoffee,Iusedmeasuringcupstothrowawayanadditional20mlperweek.IusednotebooksoftwaretokeepsomerecordsofmyprogressandIstartedwitha3cuppotinmid-April.TowardstheendofJulyIwrote“Iamincreasinglywantingtoabandonthisprojectaltogether”,butIco
6、ntinuedandinAugustIwasdowntoahalfglassperday,anddecidedIwasdone.Overthepastfewdays,Inoticedmyselfincreasinglythinking“Iamhavingtroubleconcentratingandcoffeemighthelp”.ThesethoughtscametoanendonWednesday.Thistime,Iwasarmedwithdata.Icreatedagraphofmyhoursofconcentrat
7、ionperday.Onethingisveryclear:basedonmyrecords,theamountoftimeIspendconcentratinghasnotdecreasedsinceIquitcoffee,soIcaneasilyrejectthewrongbelief“Ineedcoffeetohelpmeconcentrate.”Iseethisasasuccessforself-quantifying.Whetherornotitprovidesageneralunderstandingofthee
8、ffectsofcaffeine,itprovestheuseofself-trackingformakingindividualizedpersonaldecisions.63.Howwilltheauthor’swifeviewhisdecision?A.Itisharmful.B.I
