《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语北京专版》

Some time ago, I came to realize that I wasn’t improving much at the things I cared most about even though I put in a lot of effort. Through talking to others and doing some research, I found this stagnation (停滞) is actually quite common and that the most efficient people and teams in any field do something we can all emulate(模仿). They go through life back and forth between two zones(区域): the learning zone and the performance zone.
In the learning zone, our focus(焦点) is on getting better. We try new things and practice things we’re not quite perfect at yet. Making mistakes is expected, even welcomed, because that’s how we learn and grow. This is different from the performance zone. When we’re performing, we want to do our best. We focus on the skills we’ve already mastered and try to reduce mistakes.
The reason many of us don’t improve much despite our hard work is that we tend to spend almost all of our time in the performance zone. This gets in the way of our growth over the long term, as well as our performance. So what does the learning zone look like? Let’s take Demosthenes as an example. He was a political leader and the greatest lawyer in ancient Greece. To become great, he didn’t spend all his time just being a lawyer, which would be his performance zone. Instead, he did activities designed for improvement. He studied law with guidance from mentors, but he also realized that being a lawyer involved persuading(说服) other people, so he also studied great speeches and acting. And since courts at the time were very noisy, he also practiced by the ocean, projecting his voice above the roar of the waves. It is this type of practice in the learning zone that leads to real improvement, not just time on task performing.
Now, this is not to say that the performance zone has no value. It very much does. Being in the performance zone allows us to get things done as best as we can. It can also be motivating, and it provides us with information to know what to focus on next when we go back to the learning zone.
So the way to high performance is to alternate between the learning zone and the performance zone, purposefully building our skills in the learning zone, and then applying (应用) those skills in the performance zone. This way, we keep getting better and better. Remember, it’s important to know when to focus on learning and when to focus on performing. While we need both, the more time we spend in the learning zone, the more we’ll improve.
1. You are probably in the learning zone when you ________.
A. try to learn new things for improvement
B. practice things you’re perfect at already
C. try your best to avoid making mistakes
D. focus on the skills you have mastered
2. Why does the writer talk about Demosthenes in Paragraph 3?
A. To explain why many of us don’t improve much.
B. To suggest some ways of changing learning habits.
C. To stress the importance of being in the learning zone.
D. To show how people improve skills in the learning zone.
3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Working Hard Helps Make Improvement
B. The Real Value of Learning and Performing
C. The Way to Get Better at Things You Care about
D. Focusing on Skills Development Helps You Grow
篇章结构助攻
Para. 1 Lead in the topic: Efficient people and teams go back and forth between the 1.____________ zone and the 2.____________ zone to overcome stagnation and achieve growth.
Para. 2 The difference between the two zones
In the learning zone
● focus on getting 3.____________
● try 4.____________ things
● practice things we’re not quite perfect at yet
● expect and welcome making 5.____________
In the performance zone
● want to do our best
● focus on the skills we’ve already mastered
● try to reduce mistakes
Para. 3 The benefits of the learning zone
● Example: The greatest lawyer in ancient Greece Demosthenes didn’t spend all his time being a lawyer. Instead, he did activities designed for improvement.
● Conclusion: It is this type of practice in the learning zone that leads to real 6.____________, not just time on task performing.
Para. 4 The benefits of the performance zone
● It allows us to get things done as best as we can.
● It can be 7.____________.
● It provides us with information to know what to focus on next when we go back to the learning zone.
Para. 5 How to have high performance
● Alternate between the learning zone and the performance zone.
● It’s important to know 8.____________ to focus on learning and when to focus on performance.
● The more we spend in the learning zone, the more we’ll improve.
长难句解惑
1. Some time ago, I came to realize that I wasn’t improving much at the things I cared most about even though I put in a lot of effort.
(1)圈出连接并列分句的连词/从句引导词,在主语和谓语动词下画线,并用斜线划分并列分句/主从句。
(2)翻译：______________________________
2. The reason many of us don’t improve much despite our hard work is that we tend to spend almost all of our time in the performance zone.
(1)圈出连接并列分句的连词/从句引导词,在主语和谓语动词下画线,并用斜线划分并列分句/主从句。
(2)翻译：______________________________
一词多义
根据文章内容，选择下列词(文章中的粗体词)在文中的词义。
1. master ______　　A. (v.) 精通;掌握　　　B. (n.) 能手;擅长……者　　　C. (n.) 雇主,主人
2. since ______　　　A. (conj.) 自……以来　B. (conj.) 因为;由于;既然　　C. (adv.) 自那时起
3. while ______　　　A. (conj.) 当……时　　B. (conj.) (表对比)而　　　　C. (conj.) 尽管
词块积累
· come to realize 逐渐意识到
· over the long term 在长时间内
· care about 关心;在意;重视
· take...as an example 以……为例
· put in a lot of effort 付出很多努力
· with guidance from mentors 在导师的指导下
· back and forth 来来回回地
· lead to 导致
· learning zone 学习区
· alternate between A and B 在A和B之间交替
· performance zone 表现区
· apply those skills 应用那些技能
· make mistakes 犯错误
· avoid making mistakes 避免犯错误
· be different from 与……不同
· stress the importance of... 强调……的重要性
· get in the way of... 妨碍……
· focus on 关注

答案： 专项训练2 主旨大意 文章主要介绍了学习区和表现区的特点，以及如何通过在学习区和表现区切换来实现进步。 1.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第2段的“In the learning zone...we're not quite perfect at yet.”可知，在学习区，我们聚焦于变得更好，尝试新事物，练习我们还不太擅长的事情。因此，选项A“为了提高而努力学习新事物”符合题意。故选A。 2.D 【解析】写作目的题。根据第3段第3句“So what does...like?”以及最后一句“It is this type of practice...time on task performing.”可知，作者用Demosthenes的例子来解释在学习区的练习才能带来真正的提高，而不仅是花时间去完成任务。选项D“展示人们如何在学习区提高技能”符合题意。故选D。 3.C 【解析】主旨大意题。根据第1段中的“I wasn’t improving much at the things I cared most about even though I put in a lot of effort”“the most efficient people and teams in any field do something we can all emulate”“They go through life back and forth between two zones：the learning zone and the performance zone.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要介绍了一种帮助人们在所关心的领域做得更好的方法——在学习区和表现区来回切换。因此，选项C“如何在你关心的事情上做得更好”符合题意。故选C。 ●篇章结构助攻 1.learning 2.performance 3.better 4.new 5.mistakes 6.improvement 7.motivating 8.when ●长难句解惑 1.
(1)Some time ago, I came to realize that I wasn’t improving much at the things I cared most about even though I put in a lot of effort.
(2)前一段时间，我逐渐意识到，虽然我付出了很多努力，但在我最关心的事情上，我并没有进步多少。 2.
(1)The reason many of us don’t improve much despite our hard work is that we tend to spend almost all of our time in the performance zone.
(2)我们中的许多人虽然很努力，但却没有很大的进步，原因是我们倾向于把几乎所有的时间都花在表现区。 ●一词多义 1.A 2.B 3.C