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2024—2025学年广东省名校联盟高一上学期期中联考英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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Iwastaughtatayoungagetobeafraidratherthantoexperiencelife.Don’trideabikebecauseyoumightgethitbyacar.Don’tswimbecauseyoumightdrown.That’swhyIwasattheverybeginningafraidtocomeneartoothers.Theymightsayno—howcouldIlivewiththatrejection(拒绝)?

Abookchangedme.Neartheendofthebook,thewritersuggestedtryingoutwhatIhadjustreadbuttopretenditwaslikethetraininggamesinasport—wheretheresultsdidn’tcount.Whenmyteamswouldloseformalgames,Icouldn’tbeartowatch.Butwhentheylostinthetraininggames,Ididn’tcare.

Idon’tknowwhythesuggestionresonatedwithme.ButIknewthisnewwayofthinkingworkedforme.Itgavemepowertoknowtheresultsdidn’tmatterbecausethiswastheexhibitiongamewhenIwaspracticingwhatIhadlearnedbeforetherealgamesstarted.

Idiscoveredtherewereotherwaystousethisnewtool.Itallowedmetohaveasuccessfulsalescareer,eventhoughIheardtheword“no”hundredsoftimes.Itwaspartofthebusiness,butIdidn’tletitgetmedown.IturnedanegativeintoapositivebyreasoningthateverytimeIheardtheword“no”,itmeantIwasonestepcloserto“yes”.It’samazinghowpowerfulyoufeelwhenyouremovethefearthatstopsyoufromgoingafterwhatyouwantinlife.

Istilldomysalesjob,andwehavealotofhigh-schoolandcollegestudentsworkingatthecompany.IwillpassontheadvicethatIlearnedmanyyearsagoandencouragethemtousethatideaforwhatevertheywanttoachieve.

1.Howwastheauthor’scharacterwhenhewasyoung?

A．Helpful.

B．Outgoing.

C．Unsociable.

D．Confident.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resonated”inparagraph3mean?

A．Meet.

B．Agree.

C．Fight.

D．Deal.

3.Whichofthefollowingmaythebookwriteragreewith?

A．Thetraininggamesarealsoimportant.

B．Whateverthegameis,itdoesn’tcount.

C．