五年高考英语阅读理解话题分类解读与训练专题15 热点话题.docx

PAGE PAGE 10 五年高考（2014-2018 年）英语阅读理解话题分类解读与训练专题 15 热点话题 “热点话题”是高中新课程标准24 话题之一，亦是高考英语热点话题。本话题主要包括全球变暖、节约能源、环境保护、交通问题、人口问题等。通过本话题的学习和高考的考查，帮助学生学习有关气候、 能源和环保的有关知识，树立“节约能源，保护环境”的主人翁意识。 “热点话题”在高考英语当中通常以阅读理解、完形填空、七选五或书面表达的形式出现，例如：2018 年北京卷阅读理解C、D 篇，2018 年江苏卷阅读理解C 篇，2018 年浙江卷B、C 篇，2018 年天津卷阅读理解A 篇；2017 年新课标卷 II 阅读理解 C 篇；2017 年北京卷阅读理解B 篇，江苏卷阅读理解D 篇；2016 年北京卷阅读理解B 篇、2014 年新课标全国卷Ⅱ阅读理解B 篇等。 体裁话题 体裁 话题 词数 难度 建议时间 议论文 放下手机，与人沟通 330 ★★☆☆☆ 5 分钟 We’ve all been there: in a lift, ilnine at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded yb people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence. What’s the problem? It’s possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence. It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits. Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. ＂Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk,＂ he explains. ＂The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.＂ In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction 互( 动 ) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. ＂It’s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your h