（江苏专用）2020高考英语二轮复习 专题限时检测（十九）阅读理解B篇专练（二）.doc

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1、专题限时检测(十九)　阅读理解B篇专练(二)(共4篇，限时28分钟)A(2019·南通七市二模)Weallhavedefiningmomentsinourlives—meaningfulexperiencesthatstandoutinourmemory.Manyofthemoweagreatdealtochance:aluckyencounter(相遇)withsomeonewhobecomestheloveofyourlife.Anewteacherwhospotsatalentyoudidn'tknowyouhad.Thesemomentsseemtobetheproductof

2、fateorluck.Wecan'tcontrolthem.Butisthattrue?Notnecessarily.Definingmomentsshapeourlives,butwedon'thavetowaitforthemtohappen.Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.Ourresearchshowsthattheyallshareasetofcommonelements.Westartbyasking:whydowerememberc

3、ertainexperiencesandforgetothers?Inthecaseofbigdays,suchaweddings,theanswerisprettyclear—it'sacelebrationthatisgrandinscaleandrichinemotion.Nosurprisethatit'smorememorablethanamathslesson.Butforotherexperiencesinlife—fromholidaystoworkprojects—it'snotsoclearwhywerememberwhatwedo.Consideranexperi

4、mentinwhichparticipantswereaskedtosubmerge(浸入)theirhandsfor60secondsinbucketsfilledwith14℃water.(Remember14℃waterfeelsmuchcolderthan14℃air.)Theywerethenaskedtosubmergetheirhandsfor90secondsinsteadof60,butduringthefinal30seconds,thewaterwarmedupto15℃.Theparticipantswerethengivenachoice:wouldyoura

5、therrepeatthefirsttrialorthesecond?Psychologistshaveexplainedthereasonsforthispuzzlingresult.Whenpeopleassessanexperience,theytendtoforgetorignoreitslength.Insteadtheyseemtoratetheexperiencebasedontwokeymoments:thebestorworstmoment,knownasthepeak,andtheending.Intheparticipants'memories,whatstood

6、outforthemwasthatthelongertrialendedmorecomfortablythantheshorterone.Sowhenweassessourexperiences,wedon'taverageourminutebyminutefeelings.Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.Whatwedon'trememberarethebitsinbetween—sometimesthereislittletodistinguishoneweek

7、fromthenext.Partlythisisbecausetheremaybeonlyadozenmomentsinyourlifethatshow9whoyouare—thosearebigdefiningmoments.Buttherearesmallerexperiences,too,inthecontextofamemorableholiday,romanticdateorworkachievement.Onceweundersta