2023届高三英语三轮复习冲刺押题外刊阅读理解专项训练 (43)

2023届高考英语三轮复习·冲刺押题 外刊阅读理解训练43 ——改编自Grace over Guilt 【文章】 In late August, Jon Acuff sent out an email to his subscribers regarding his September-January challenge. As the start of a new school year often feels like a fresh start in life too, Jon proposed that people use September as a time to implement new positive habits. He encouraged readers to choose one habit they wanted to develop and create a habit calendar by coloring in a square for each day they made progress towards their goal. The author decided to take on five habits at once, including drinking a gallon of water every day, walking five miles daily, organizing her home for an hour each day, writing 2,000 words every day, and doing something special for a family member each day. But she quickly found out that trying to change so many things at once was too ambitious. She consumed her entire gallon of water early in the day and had to use the bathroom multiple times before she could finish her walk. By the end of the day, the author realized that she had accomplished almost nothing from her list of goals. Her daughter pointed out that she had taken on too much and needed to give herself some grace instead of guilt. The author realized that she needed to work more on forgiving her own flaws and being less critical of herself. She decided to focus on just one goal, doing something special for a family member each day, and completed this by taking time to read a novel that she'd been wanting to read for months. In summary, Jon Acuff proposed a September-January challenge encouraging readers to develop new positive habits. The author tried to take on too many habits and realized that it was too ambitious. Instead, she learned to be more forgiving of her own flaws and focus on completing one goal at a time. 【重点词汇&词组】 1. late [leɪt] adj. 晚的，迟的； adv. 晚，迟 2. August ['ɔːgəst] n. 八月 3. Jon [dʒɑn] n. 琼（男子名） 4. Acuff [ə'kʌf] n. 阿卡夫（姓氏） 5. email ['iːmeɪl] n./v. 电子邮件；发送电子邮件 6. subscribers [səb'skraɪbərz] n. 订阅者 7. Sept