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今天的原创练习取材于英美教育媒体近期热点——「阅读乐趣回潮 Reading for Pleasure Is Making a Comeback」。英国多所学校正通过「drop everything and read」、班级读书会与「阅读大使」计划，让学生重新爱上纸质阅读。阅读部分 4 题、七选五 36–40（配文 Why Boredom Is Good for You），题量与形式完全按高考全国卷要求命制，全文原创。建议限时 20 分钟完成。
阅读理解（共 4 题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Reading for Pleasure Is Making a Comeback
For years, teachers and parents in Britain have worried about a single trend: teenagers were reading less and less for fun. A 2023 survey found that only 29% of secondary-school students read something they had chosen themselves outside class, down from 41% a decade earlier. The usual suspects were easy to name—smartphones, short videos and endless social-media feeds.
Now, however, a growing number of schools are fighting back. The movement has a simple name: reading for pleasure. At Parkside Academy in Manchester, the first ten minutes of every form period are silent reading. Students bring in novels, graphic novels, memoirs or magazines; teachers join in too. "We are not asking them to analyse the text," says English teacher Ms Holt. "We just want them to experience what it feels like to be lost in a book."
Other schools have added special programmes. At Riverside School in London, older students act as "reading ambassadors", visiting Year 7 classes to talk about books they have loved. A recent evaluation showed that students who took part were twice as likely to visit the library in their free time. Some boys, who often read less than girls in this age group, said the ambassadors made reading feel "less like homework and more like a recommendation from a friend".
The benefits go beyond English grades. Research from the University of Sussex links regular reading for pleasure to lower stress levels, better sleep and stronger empathy. "Reading lets you live inside someone else's head for a while," explains Dr Patel, who led the study. "That practice in seeing the world from another point of view is hard to get from a three-minute video."
Not every experiment works perfectly. Some students still try to hide phones inside their books, and a few schools report that buying enough new titles is expensive. Yet the overall direction is clear. As one Year 10 student put it, "I used to think reading was what you did when the Wi-Fi was broken. Now I actually look forward to it."
1. Why are British schools trying to encourage reading for pleasure?
A. To raise exam scores quickly.
B. To help students relax and fall in love with reading.
C. To replace PE lessons with library time.
D. To reduce the school library budget.
2. According to the passage, why did many teenagers stop reading for fun?
A. Books became too expensive.
B. Phones and short videos were more attractive.
C. Teachers banned reading in school.
D. They thought reading was useless.
3. What do the "reading ambassadors" at Riverside School do?
A. They recommend books to younger students.
B. They give each student a free e-reader.
C. They invite famous writers to the school.
D. They reduce the amount of homework.
4. What is the writer's attitude towards the reading-for-pleasure movement?
A. Doubtful.
B. Worried.
C. Positive.
D. Unconcerned.
七选五（第 36–40 题，两项多余）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why Boredom Is Good for You
We live in an age of constant stimulation. Phones, music, games and videos fill almost every spare minute. 36 Yet researchers are discovering that boredom is not the enemy we once thought it was.
In a study at the University of Central Lancashire, one group was asked to copy numbers from a phone book before taking a creative test. The bored group performed better than those who had not done the dull task. 37
The explanation lies in how the brain works. When we are bored, the brain enters what scientists call the "default mode network". 38 This explains why daydreaming on a long bus ride can suddenly produce a solution to a problem that has troubled us for days.
39 Passive boredom, such as endlessly scrolling through short videos, leaves the brain overstimulated and tired. Active boredom, on the other hand, happens when we allow our minds to wander without a screen in front of us.
So the next time you feel bored, resist the urge to reach for your phone. 40 You may discover that a little emptiness can make room for something truly original.
A. However, not all boredom is helpful.
B. People who read regularly often sleep better and feel less stressed.
C. Instead, let your mind drift for a few minutes; you might be surprised by what it creates.
D. Many people see boredom as something to be avoided at all costs.
E. In this state, it reviews memories, imagines future events, and solves problems in the background.
F. Students who read for pleasure are more likely to do well in all subjects, not just English.
G. This suggests that boredom can create space for the mind to wander and make new connections.
答案与解析
阅读理解
1. B 第一段指出青少年课外自主阅读比例下降，第二段说学校通过 silent reading、让学生体验 "lost in a book" 来 counter 这一趋势 → 目的是帮助学生放松并爱上阅读，选 B。A「快速提高考试成绩」、C「用图书馆时间取代体育课」、D「削减图书馆预算」均未提及或与文意相反。
2. B 第一段末尾提到 "The usual suspects were easy to name—smartphones, short videos and endless social-media feeds" → 手机和短视频更吸引人，选 B。
3. A 第三段："reading ambassadors" 是高年级学生 visiting Year 7 classes to talk about books they have loved → 向低年级学生推荐书籍，选 A。B「发免费电子阅读器」、C「请作家来校」、D「减少作业」均未提及。
4. C 作者引用研究说明阅读乐趣的好处，并引用学生的话表达积极转变；文末 "overall direction is clear" 也表明态度积极，选 C。A「怀疑」、B「担忧」、D「漠不关心」均不符。
七选五
36. D 上句讲手机、音乐、游戏填满每一分钟，下句 Yet 转折说无聊并非敌人。D「许多人把无聊视为要不惜一切避免的东西」承接上文对刺激的依赖，并与下句形成转折。
37. G 上句讲无聊组在创意测试中表现更好，G「这表明无聊能为思维漫游和建立新联系创造空间」总结实验发现。
38. E 上句引入 "default mode network"，E「在这种状态下，大脑回顾记忆、想象未来事件、在后台解决问题」具体解释该网络的功能。
39. A 本段下文区分 passive boredom 和 active boredom，A「然而，并非所有无聊都有益」作为段落主题句。
40. C 上句建议下次无聊时不要拿手机，C「相反，让思绪漫游几分钟」给出具体替代做法，与结尾 "make room for something truly original" 呼应。
多余项：B（关于阅读与睡眠）和 F（关于阅读与各科成绩）均偏离「无聊」主题，属于阅读话题的干扰项。
觉得有用点个【在看】，明天继续更～想看哪类题型，留言告诉我。
