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1、2021年新高考考前押题原卷版英语阅读理解之议论文一、阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ADuringavisittotheUnitedArabEmirates,Iwasinvitedtospeaktocollegestudentstolearnmoreabouthowthecountryispreparingthenextgenerationforthefuture.Imetwithstudentswhowererequiredtopresenttheirfinalprojectsinathree-m
2、inutepresentationtomembersoftherulingfamily.Now,thatispressure.Butlearningtheartofpublicspeakingisnolongeranoptiontosucceedinthe21stcentury;itisfundamental.EducatorswhoIhavemetacrosstheMiddleEast,EuropeandAsiasaythattheyareelevatingtheartofpublicspeakingtoacorerequirem
3、entalongwithmathandscience.ChrisAnderson,thecurator(负责人)ofTED,encouragesschoolsintheUnitedStatestomake“presentationliteracy”arequirementinelementaryschools.Thereisawrinkle,however.AccordingtoanarticleinTheAtlantic,someAmericanmiddle-schoolandhigh-schoolstudentsareadvoc
4、atingfortheelimination(取消)ofmandatory(强制的)in-class,presentations.Theiranxietyisreal.PsychologyprofessorMatthewLiebermanwritesinbook,“Ourbrainscravethepositiveevaluationofothersalmosttoanembarrassingdegree.”That’swhymostofusgetanxiousaboutpublicspeaking.Anxietycanturnin
5、tofull-blownpanicattacksorcreatelifelongfears.Asanauthorwhosebooksareusedinpublicspeakingclassesaroundtheworld,Iwillexplainwhypublicspeakingskillsaremoreimportantthanever.Persuasion—onepersonconvincinganothertochangetheirmind—isnowresponsiblefor25percentofAmericastotal
6、income,accordingtoDeirdreMcCloskeyattheUniversityofIllinois.Thepercentagewillriseto40percentsoon,sheassuredme.Itisaterribleideatoreducepublicspeakingopportunitiesinclassatatimewhenstudentsneedtheskillsitcangivethemtosucceed.Todayanyonewhoisbetteratpresentingtheirideasc
7、anseeasudden,massiveincreaseinwealththatisunprecedentedinhumanhistory.Intheageofideas,publicspeakingisoneofthegreatestskillsthatstudentsneedinordertolearn,grow,andinspiretherestofustodreambigger.Ifstudentsenjoytheprocessofbuildingthenecessaryskillset,theywilllearntolov
8、epublicspeaking.1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Publicspeakingisessentialinpreparingforthefuture.B．Studentsdon’thave
