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【北京高考专用】阅读表达专题冲刺训练10篇

2023年高考英语名校模拟试题(解析版)

1.（2023·北京东城·统考一模）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

Weallliketothinkthatwearerational(理性的)thinkers,butpoordecisionsandchoicesareevidentallaroundus:stayinginbadrelationshipsorboringjobs,takingupsmoking,eatingtoomuchjunkfood;thelistgoeson.Sowhycan’twemakebetterdecisions?Onereasonappearstobewhatpsychologistscall“decisionfatigue”:theideathatweallhavealimitedstoreofenergyformakingdecisionsandpractisingself-control.Forexample,ifyouaregrounddownbyeverydaystruggles,youhavelessmentalenergyforgooddecisions.

However,studiespointtothefactthatdecidingthingsearlyinthedayislikelytoleadtobetteroutcomes.Mostofuswillhavehadtheexperienceofgoingtobedwithaseeminglyunsolvableproblem,onlytowakeupwithaflashofinspirationthenextmorning.Sodecisionsmadewhenwefeelleasttiredaremorelikelytobetherightones.

Anotherworthwhilestrategyistopretendthatyouareadvisinganimaginaryfriend,ratherthanrelatingdecisionstoyourownlife.Thiscreatesadistancebetweenyouandtheissuesinquestion,andcanhelpyoutothinklogicallyratherthanemotionally.

Peopleoftenadvisemakinglistsofadvantagesanddisadvantages,andthenprioritizingtheitemsineachlist.Thiscancertainlybehelpful,butweneedtobecarefulnottoover-thinkeverydecision.Wemayoverestimatethevalueofinformation,andsometimesitisbettersimplytogowithourgutinstinct(直觉).

Perhapsthemostimportantthingwecandotominimizethepossibilityofregretistomakesurethatourdecisionsareinlinewithourlifevalues;inotherwords,tohavealifevisionandbetruetoit.Insteadofaskingourselvesquestionssuchas“Whichoptionissafer?”or“Whichoptionisbestfinancially?”,itisfarbettertoask“HowwillIfeelaboutthiswhenI’m70?”.

1．Whatdoes“decisionfatigue”mean?

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