第04讲 阅读理解之说明文（练习）-2024年中考英语一轮复习讲练测（全国通用）

第04讲 阅读理解之说明文 （模拟精练+真题演练） （2023·江西南昌·南昌市八一中学校考模拟预测） Have you ever heard of expressive writing? Writing about a terrible or difficult situation is called “expressive writing”. People who do this, record their deepest thoughts and feelings. Doctor Pan, leader of this study of expressive writing as a highly effective way to deal with painful experiences, says these people often show excellent mental and physical condition afterwards. Expressive writing is effective because it allows you to make sense out of an upsetting and even heart-breaking experience. As you write, you are recognizing what is happening around, and accepting that something is bothering you is an important first step. Next, translating that experience into language forces you to organize your thoughts and gives you a sense of control. Thinking or talking about an event seems useful. However, the more you think or talk about it, the more likely you will find yourself in a mess. As a result, you get completely lost in your own emotions and finally lose self-control. Writing works differently as it makes you slow down. The act of labeling a feeling of putting words to an emotion can ease(缓解) the neural(神经系统的) activities in the brain. What if you don’t consider yourself “a writer”? Don’t worry about spelling or grammar. Take it easy when you choose the words or expressions. Only dig into your inner self. The goal of the exercise is to find meaning in an upsetting event. Many people have tried this method. After his father was rushed to the hospital because of a serious heart attack, 43-year-old Alex began to panic. So he did the one thing that would calm himself: he wrote. He thinks of it as a captain’s life buoy(救生衣). “My expressive writing gave me the courage I need to face my fear and move on,” Alex says. There are a few who are against this approach. According to them, expressive writing isn’t a magical solution. People shouldn’t fully trust the effect of expressive writing. Neither should the