Chapter 2-备战2021高考英语阅读理解之七选五专练

Chapter 2 No.1 Use and Improve Your Abilities （2020. 江西省上饶市六校高三联考）Each of us has special skills and abilities to contribute to the world.___1___Whether you are a number whiz (奇才)，or you do embroidery (刺绣)or other things, there are ways to put your skills to use and improve them along the way! Recognize your skills. You can have many types of skills and do not even know it.___2___ Skill types can include technical and personal skills. Technical skills are the "how-to's Personal skills include being reliable, listening to your intuition (直觉)，and being self-motivated. ___3__There's no use applying and improving skills you don't enjoy. Don't waste your time doing things that you don't find fun. By knowing what makes you happy, you can try to find areas to develop your skills and be happy while doing it. Create goals. When creating goals, make sure that they are smart, specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and timely. __4___ Think about the benefits of meeting your goal, and pay much attention to the result of this goal. Make friends a network. Networking can be a beneficial business and personal skill. By having a network, you open yourself up to information, people, and power ___5__ Ask them questions about how they improved their skills, how they achieved success, and any things to avoid or consider again. A. Think about what makes you happy. B. Connect with people who help you find ways to use your skills. C. By focusing on the result, you can stay encouraged throughout the process. D. Take advantage of every opportunity to meet others who share your interest. E. Obtaining formal education is a beneficial route to take to improve your skills. F. Skills aren't just knowledge, but are ways of relating to information and people. G. Despite knowing this, it can be difficult to realize what those skills are and how to use them well. 【答案解析】 1. G    2. F    3. A    4. C    5. D 这是一篇说明文。每个人都有与众不同的技能，本文主要介绍如何认识、运用和提高自己的技能。 【1题详解】 上文Each of us has special skill