2019年1月郑州市高考一模英语试卷.docx

2019年郑州市高考一模英语试卷

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并且在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Amonthago,Ibrokeanail.Myothernailslookedamazing,butnowonewasamess.Clearly,therewasnopointinkeepingtheothers,soIlookoutthenailscissorstocutthemalloff.

“Whatareyoudoing,Mom?”mydaughtercried,“yournailslookgreat!Don’tcutthem!”

“Butthey’reruined,”Isaid,wavingthebrokenoneinherface.“They’renotruined,”shesaid.”youstillhaveninenailsleft!”

Ihesitated,withthescissorsstillinmyhand.Mynailscertainlyweren’tperfectanymore,andtheoppositeof“perfect”is“ruined”,right?Imean,thisishowIthinkaboutmostthings:it’sallornothing.Takemyfinancesforexample.

Icanspendweeksbeingsensibleandbuyingonlyessentialitems,suchasfoodformyfamily.Andthenoneday,I’llseesomethingexpensivethatIreallylikeandbuyit.Then,Ithinktomyself,“well,Ialreadyspent100dollarsonthatdresslastweek,soImayaswellspend50dollarsonthislipstick（口红）”andgiveupsavingentirely,I’vethoughtaboutwhyIactthisway,butIdon’tknowwhatcausesthisbehavior.Iseemtogofrom“good”to“completedisaster”inamatterofmoments.Mybrainonlysees“perfect”or“disaster”,whichisextremelyunhelpful.

Wehumansareneverjustgoodorbad-wearefarmorecomplex.Wehavewinsandwehavelossesand,occasionally,theyarehardtotellapart.Somepeople

understandthisinstinctivel（y本能地），whileothersstruggle.Formostofus,learning

nottodothethingwe’reusedtorequireseffortanddiscomfort.However,weshouldremindourselvesthatwesometimesmakemistakes,andthatthisdoesn’tmeanwe’vefailed.Weneedtoacceptthatthingswillsometimesgowrong.

Indeed,failureispartoflife.Weallfalloccasionally,andwenormallygetstraightbackup.Andso,withmydaughter’swordsringinginmyears,Idecidedtokeepmyninenicenails.IfeelannoyedeverytimeIlookatmyh