2025年中考英语考前冲刺复习：短文填空 精准提分练习题（含答案解析）.docx

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2025年中考英语考前冲刺复习：短文填空精准提分练习题

一．短文填空（共20小题）

1．（2025?闵行区校级三模）

TheParadoxofEffort：WhyRestingIsHarderThanItSeems

Doyoueverdreamofdoingnothingatall，lyingonagrasslandforawholeafternoon，juststaringattheskyandlisteningtothesilence？Itmaysoundlikea（1）lidea，butinfactwecanfinddoingnothingatall—andnosleep—veryhardtodo.

InafamousstudyafewyearsagoattheUniversityofVirginia，participantswereledoneatatimeintoa（2）cemptyroomwithnodistractions（分心之物）.Theyhadnophones，nobooks，noscreens—andtheywerentallowedtotakeanap.Electrodes（电极）werefittedtotheirankles，andtheywereleftalonefor15minutes.Itwasachancetokickbackandrelaxforashortwhile.

So，howdiditgo？Well，beforebeingleftalone，participantswereshownhowtopressacomputerkeyconnectedtoamachinethatgaveanelectricshock.Youmightthinkthathavingtrieditonce，noonewouldwanttodoitagain.（3）W.Infact，71%ofthemenand25%ofthewomengavethemselvesatleastoneelectricshockduringtheirtimealoneandonemanshockedhimselfashocking190times.Itturnsoutthathavingnothingtodowassotorturing（折磨人的）thatmanyoftheparticipants（4）pto，infact，torturethemselvesratherthanputupwithnodistraction.

Thisexperimentisan（5）eexample，butweknowfromeverydaylifethatpeoplecontinuouslychoosetodothingstheydontneedtodoandwhicharesometimespainful.Thinkofyourfriendswhorun40kilometersatimeorsetpunishingrulesatthegym.Theygowaybeyondwhatisrequiredfortheirhealthandfitness.

MichaelInzlichtfromtheUniversityofTorontocallsthistheparadox（悖论）ofeffort.Sometimeswetaketheeasywayanddoaslittleaspossible，butothertimesweactuallyenjoythesituationsmorewhenwehavetoworkhard.The（6）jofputtingineffortcanbesogreatthatwechoosen