第2部分 专题1 第7讲 体裁破解——说明文(学案)-【衡中学案】2024年新高考英语二轮总复习

衡中学案·2024 年度创新设计·新高考 11. What does Lucy think of signposts? 　 　 　 　 A. Popular. B. Outdated. C. Imperfect. D. Helpful. 12. What does the author learn from signposts? 　 　 　 　 A. To choose right tracks. B. To live a colorful life. C. To have a grateful mind. D. To offer practical choices. D (2023·安徽省合肥市高三二模) I am thinking today about my new favorite thing. It􀆳s an app that my husband told me a few years ago that helps me bypass all the obstacles (障碍) in my way: potholes, heavy traffic, and even speed cameras. To be honest, when my husband first told me about it, I didn􀆳t pay much attention. I was only going to places I already knew how to get to. Plus, I learned to drive from my father—who never turned to a map. I think I mistakenly absorbed the message that real drivers didn􀆳t need a map; you somehow just magically knew where to go. It was only later that I realized that just getting a driver􀆳s license didn􀆳t mean you knew how to get to places—that was lesson one. Lesson two came when my kids started playing on two different travel teams. The drivers in our household suddenly had the need to head in different directions on the same day. Suddenly my app became very meaningful to me. How did I ever manage to get to strange playing fields hidden somewhere without it? But the crazy thing I have also noticed is how often I just don􀆳t listen to it. Why might that be? Do I just prefer the old routes, even if they are actually worse? I see an analogy ( 类比) to the present moment. There is evidence that some old ideas and some long familiar ideas will send us into a boring unchanging lifestyle. But for some reason we like them better than an unfamiliar new route that might take us into areas we􀆳ve never heard of, let alone visited. It can be hard to admit we don􀆳t know everything. As a person who still drives an 8-year-old stick shift and who has never stood in line for anything new, I certainly understand that. But I also try to remember the times I let go of my ego