《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语北京专版》

The day had been good, but school was tiring. I was lying on my sofa, mindlessly scrolling(滚屏) through social media, obsessed(痴迷) with someone else’s fancy life. Without even knowing it, I was comparing myself to others.
In fact, I’m not alone! Comparing is something we struggle with every day. Studies show that anytime a thought comes to our minds, there’s a 1-in-10 chance that we’re comparing ourselves to others. Social comparison theory states that people would judge their own social and personal worth by comparing themselves to others around them.
Comparison had been the thief of my joy for long until one day I realized that it is pointless to compare ourselves with others—we are comparing our weaknesses to someone’s strengths. I still remember several moments when I thought the worst of myself because I thought the best of someone else. For example, every time I saw Kayla performing well at her schoolwork, the first thing that popped into my mind was a wish that I could be as smart as her. I kept asking myself, “Why couldn’t I just be like her?” I practically praised Kayla while hating myself at the same time.
I decided to change. I started to focus on improving myself instead of comparing with others. I took up reading one book every month. I started new hobbies. This helped me to discover a new self.
I learned to appreciate(欣赏) what I had. Every day, I wrote down things I was happy about and chose to be around people who made me feel good. This made me value my life and see how special it is.
And I changed how I used social media. Instead of aimlessly scrolling, I customized(定制) my social media feeds(推送) to include more educational and inspirational information. I felt happier and was less likely to compare myself to others.
In our lives, it’s important to ask ourselves a key question: are we tending to(照料) our own garden or are we only visitors, admiring the beautiful gardens of others while failing to care for our own? Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others since everyone is different. Discover your gifts and let them shine!
1. What was the writer obsessed with on social media?
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2. How do people judge their social and personal worth according to social comparison theory?
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3. Why does the writer think it is pointless to compare ourselves to others?
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4. What do you think of the ways the writer took to avoid pointless comparison? Why? (Please give two reasons)
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词块积累
语篇词汇[匹配连线]
Group 1
1. be obsessed with ②沉迷于
2. fancy life ③奢华的生活
3. compare...with... ①比较……和……
4. struggle with ⑤与……斗争
5. judge their own social and personal worth ④评判他们自己的社会和个人价值
6. pop into my mind ⑧突然出现在我的脑海里
7. at the same time ⑥同时
8. focus on ⑦关注
Group 2
1. improve myself ②提高自己
2. take up doing sth. ④开始做某事
3. discover a new self ①发现新的自己
4. appreciate what I have ⑤感激我所拥有的一切
5. value my life ③珍视我的生活
6. educational and inspirational information ⑦有教育性且鼓舞人心的信息
7. be likely to do sth. ⑥有可能做某事
8. care for ⑨照顾
解题自检表
细节题
①是否画出问题中的关键词? ____
②是否使用关键词到文中定位并画出答案? ____
③抄写的答案是否人称与问题一致,主谓一致,句首单词首字母大写? ____
开放题
④是否对一般疑问句/特殊疑问句作相应回答? ____
⑤是否给出(2个)充足理由支撑自己的观点? 是否与原文内容有关联? ____
⑥是否检查内容完整性、语法、拼写、字母大小写? ____

答案： 专项训练2 1.Someone else’s fancy life./The writer was obsessed with someone else’s fancy life. 2.By comparing themselves to others around them./They compare themselves to others around them. 3.Because we are comparing our weaknesses to someone’s strengths. 4.I think the writer’s ways are quite correct. Because in these ways, people who used to compare with others pointlessly can discover new selves and see how special their lives are.（开放性试题，言之有理即可。）
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