專題 18 閱讀理解七選五(記敘文等)（教師卷） -2025年高考復(fù)習(xí)十年高考真題英語分項(xiàng)匯編

專題18閱讀理解七選五(記敘文等)2021年閱讀理解七選五(記敘文等)Passage1【2021年新高考全國Ⅰ卷】MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.____36____Sothefirstthingwedidwasrentafantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwehadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.Theplacewasn’tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,theplumbing(水管)worked.____37____Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemalevoicethatsaid,“Ouverturedesportes,”inperfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrenchphraseImastered,andit’sashameIdon’thavemuchuseforit.Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeonenotedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.____38____Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlikelittleflavorbombs.____39____OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefoodmarkettopickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmallstrawberriesandalittlesweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebestfruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycost$18!InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency.Youcantellthisbycaféslife.Frenchcafésarealwayscrowded.____40____Whendothesepeoplework?TheFrenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously—soseriouslythatsomelaborunionsrecentlystruckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthenumberofhoursthatindependentcontractorscanbeoncall.A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.E.That’snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon’tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.【答案】36.F37.C38.G39.E40.A【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文。主要講述了作者夫婦兩人在巴黎的居住的感受。首先，作者介紹了她住的房子；其次，說明了巴黎人生活非常精致的原因；最后，說明法國人對(duì)待生活的態(tài)度，相較于工作效率他們更看重生活品質(zhì)?！?6題詳解】上文“MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.(我丈夫和我剛在巴黎待了一周)”說明了背景；下文“Sothefirstthingwedidwasrentafantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.(所以我們做的第一件事就是租了一個(gè)非常昂貴公寓，在第六層，只有一個(gè)櫥柜那么大)”是空格處的結(jié)果，因此空格處需要填原因；根據(jù)F項(xiàng)“Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.(我們的目標(biāo)是看看我們是否在某種程度上可以活的像巴黎人。)”可知，作者要在巴黎住下來，所以需要租房子，兩句構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系。故選F項(xiàng)?！?7題詳解】上文“Theplacewasn’tentirelyauthentic,though.(不過，這個(gè)地方并不是地道的法國住房)”是段落的中心句，說明第二段主要內(nèi)容是講解公寓的情況。下文提到了樓宇和電梯的情況。C項(xiàng)“Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.(有一個(gè)漂亮的廚房和一張舒適的床)”提到了廚房和床，這些都屬于公寓的配置。故選C項(xiàng)。【38題詳解】上文“...theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.(他們吃得很好，而且從不發(fā)胖)”提及了食物。下文“Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlikelittleflavorbombs.(法國草莓嘗起來不像紙板。相反，它們會(huì)像小炸彈一樣在你嘴里爆炸)”在說明法國的草莓很好吃。上下文結(jié)合可知，因?yàn)榉▏氖澄镔|(zhì)量很高，所以不用吃很多就能很滿足，同時(shí)吃的少也就不會(huì)發(fā)胖了。G項(xiàng)“Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon’tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.(食物是如此美味，你不需要吃太多就能使你快樂)”符合語境要求。故選G項(xiàng)?！?9題詳解】第三段主要描述了作者夫妻去了采購了食物，買了草莓。下文“MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebestfruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycost$18!(我丈夫和我都認(rèn)為這是我們吃過的最好的水果。但它們要18美元!)”說明法國的水果好吃但是也很貴。選項(xiàng)E“That'snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.(這并不是法國人吃得比我們少的唯一原因)”承接了上一段關(guān)于法國人吃的少但是不胖的話題，同時(shí)引起下文，給出了法國人吃的少的另一個(gè)原因‘物價(jià)貴’。故選E項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】根據(jù)上文“InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency(效率).Youcantellthisbycaféslife.Frenchcafésarealwayscrowded.(在法國生活質(zhì)量比效率更重要。這一點(diǎn)你能從咖啡館生活看出來。法國的咖啡廳總是很擁擠)”可知，上文說明了法國人對(duì)待工作不是很積極且咖啡廳里顧客很多。下文“Whendothesepeoplework?(這些人什么時(shí)候工作？)”是一個(gè)問句，說明本句屬于過渡句，承接上文說明咖啡廳里的造成擁擠的客人的情況，A選項(xiàng)中有“customer”符合咖啡館的情境設(shè)定，同時(shí)講述了不是所有的客人都是游客，那么意味著大部分人都是當(dāng)?shù)厝?，符合下文的提問。故選A項(xiàng)。Passage2【2021年浙江卷6月】You'vegotmail…andit'sapostcardPauloMagalhaes,a34-year-oldPortuguesecomputerengineer,lovestoopenhismailboxandfindabrightlycoloredpictureofRome'sColosseum.OrAfrica'sVictoriaFalls.OrChina'sGreatWall.___11___"Ioftensendpostcardstofamilyandfriends."hesaystoChinaDaily,"butyoucanimaginethatafterawhile,youneverreceiveasmanyasyousend,andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit___12___”Seekingotherlike-mindedsouls,however,Paulostartedlookinginasomewhatunlikelyplace:online.ManywouldsaytheInternetisaplaceforpeoplewhohavegivenuponthetraditionalpostalservice,butPaulo'shunch（直覺）paidoff.Todayhishobbyhasdevelopedintothewebsite,asocialnetworkthathasgrownto575,217registeredusersin214countriesandregionssincehestartedit10yearsago.___13___Runningthewebsitehasalmostturnedintoafull-timejob.Languageiscertainlyaharrierformanypeople.Forpostcrossingtoworkworldwide,acommoncommunicationlanguageisneededsothateveryonecanunderstandeachother.AscoolasitmaybetoreceiveapostcardwritteninChinese,theconceptdoesn'tworkifonedoesn'tunderstandit.___14___Soacommonlanguageisrequiredandinpostcrossingthat'sEnglishsinceit'swidelyspoken."ManypeopleinChinahavelimitedexposuretoEnglish.___15___Thatsaid,weknowofmanypostcrossingmembers,includingChinese,whohaveactuallyimprovedtheirEnglishskillsthroughtheiruseofpostcrossing,"Paulosays.A.Andthat'stotallyfineB.ThatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeitC.Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobbyD.Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.E.OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.F.Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.G.Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.【答案】11.G12.A13.E14.F15.B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。主要介紹了PauloMagalhaes創(chuàng)建的過程及其現(xiàn)狀。PauloMagalhaes非常喜歡明信片但是苦于身邊沒有與他志趣相投的人，于是他開始從網(wǎng)上尋求志同道合的人，因而創(chuàng)立了。隨著公司在全球不斷壯大，語言成為溝通的主要障礙，后來英語被選為共同語言方便大家交流?！?1題詳解】上文“PauloMagalhaes,a34-year-oldPortuguesecomputerengineer,lovestoopenhismailboxandfindabrightlycoloredimageofRome'sColosseum.OrAfrica'sVictoriaFalls.OrChina’sGreatWall.(34歲的葡萄牙電腦工程師PauloMagalhaes喜歡打開他的郵箱，然后發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)色彩鮮艷的羅馬斗牛場(chǎng)圖像?；蛘叻侵薜木S多利亞瀑布。或者是中國的長城)”介紹了Paulo喜歡明信片的個(gè)人愛好。下文“...andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit.”說明他身邊缺少與他志趣相投的人。選項(xiàng)G“Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingascribblednotefromsomeonefaraway.(簡而言之，他喜歡明信片，也喜歡收到遠(yuǎn)方某人潦草的便條時(shí)的那種興奮)”起到承上啟下的作用，總結(jié)了上文Paulo喜歡明信片，也引出下文關(guān)于他的喜好得不到回應(yīng)的問題。故選G項(xiàng)?！?2題詳解】上文““Ioftensendpostcardstofamilyandfriends."hesaystoChinaDaily,“butyoucanimaginethatafterawhile,youneverreceiveasmanyasyousend,andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit(“我經(jīng)常給家人和朋友寄明信片，”他說，“但你可以想象，過一段時(shí)間，你收到的明信片不會(huì)像你寄的那么多，而且你意識(shí)到并不是每個(gè)人都喜歡這樣?！?”說明Paulo意識(shí)到身邊的親人和朋友不是都和他有相同的愛好，因此他也很坦然接受這個(gè)事實(shí)，因此選項(xiàng)A“那完全沒問題”符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】上文“TodayhishobbyhasevolvedintothewebsiteP,asocialnetworkthathasgrownto575,217registeredusersin214countriesandregionssincehelaunchedit10yearsago.(如今，他的這個(gè)愛好已經(jīng)發(fā)展成了P這個(gè)社交網(wǎng)站。自從10年前他創(chuàng)建這個(gè)網(wǎng)站以來，已經(jīng)有來自214個(gè)國家和地區(qū)的575217名注冊(cè)用戶)”是在介紹目前網(wǎng)站的發(fā)展?fàn)顩r，因此符合文意的只有E選項(xiàng)“8月5日，會(huì)員互贈(zèng)的明信片數(shù)量達(dá)到3100萬張”是在介紹該網(wǎng)站相關(guān)的數(shù)據(jù)。故選E項(xiàng)?！?4題詳解】上文“AscoolasitmaybetoreceiveapostcardwritteninChinese,theconceptdoesn'tworkifonedoesn'tunderstandit.(收到一張用中文寫明信片可能很酷，但如果你不理解它，這個(gè)概念就行不通)”是舉例說明他國人收到中文明信片時(shí)的問題。選項(xiàng)F“Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardwritteninSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.(同樣地，如果你只會(huì)說中文，收到瑞典語的卡片也會(huì)奪走一部分樂趣)”是舉例說明中國人收到他國語言明信片時(shí)也會(huì)遇到相同的問題。兩句相結(jié)合，符合結(jié)論句的語義要求，故選F項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】上文“ManypeopleinChinahavelimitedexposuretoEnglish.(許多中國人很少能接觸到英語)”說明對(duì)某些人來說學(xué)習(xí)英語的門檻較高。結(jié)合下文“...whoactuallyimprovedtheirEnglishskillsthroughtheiruseofpostcrossing.(他們實(shí)際上通過使用明信片來提高他們的英語技能)”可知，寫明信片成為一種練習(xí)英語的渠道。因此選項(xiàng)B“這使得學(xué)習(xí)和練習(xí)它變得格外困難”符合語境要求，說明對(duì)一些人來說學(xué)習(xí)和練習(xí)英語的難度較高，因?yàn)榍垒^少。故選B項(xiàng)。2019年閱讀理解七選五(記敘文等)Passage1【2019年北京卷】Muchoftheworkintoday’sworldisaccomplished(完成)inteams.Mostpeoplebelievethebestwaytobuildagreatteamistogatheragroupofthemosttalentedindividuals._____46_____Companiesspendmillionshiringtopbusinesspeople.Istheirmoneywellspent？___47___Theyfocusedonfootball，basketballandbaseball.TheresultsaremixedForfootballandbasketball，addingtalentedplayerstoateamprovesagoodmethod，butonlyuptothepointwhere70%oftheplayersaretoptalent；abovethatlevel,theteam’sperformancebeginstodecline.Interestingly，thistrendisn’tevidentinbaseball.whereadditionalindividualtalentkeepsimprovingtheteam’sperformance.Toexplainthisphenomenon，theresearchersexploredthedegreetowhichagoodperformancebyateamrequiresitsmemberstocoordinate(協(xié)調(diào))theiractions.______48______Inbaseball，theperformanceofindividualplayersislessdependentonteammates.Theyconcludethatwhentaskinterdependenceishigh，teamperformancewillsufferwhenthereistoomuchtalent，whileindividualtalentwillhavepositiveeffectsonteamperformancewhentaskinterdependenceislower.Ifabasketballstaris.forexample，tryingtogainahighpersonalpointtotal，hemaytakeashothimselfwhenitwouldbebettertopasstheballtoateammate，affectingtheteam'sperformance.Youngchildrenlearningtoplayteamsportsareoftentold，“ThereisnoIinTEAM.”___49___Anotherpossibilityisthatwhenthereisalotoftalentonateam，someplayersmaymakelesseffort.Justasinagameoftug-of-war(拔河比賽)，wheneverapersonisadded，everyoneelsepullstheropewithlessforce.___50___.AnA-teammayrequireabalance-notjustAplayers，butafewgenerousBplayersaswell.A.It'snotasimplemattertodeterminethenatureoftalent.B.SportsteamownersspendmillionsofdollarsattractingtoptalentC.Thegroupinteractionanditseffectdrewtheresearchers'attention.D.Starsapparentlydonotfollowthisbasicprincipleofsportsmanship.E.Severalrecentstudiesexaminedtheroleoftalentinthesportsworld.F.Buildingupadreamteamismorecomplexthansimplyhiringthebesttalent.G.Thistaskinterdependencedistinguishesbaseballfromfootballandbasketball.【答案】46.B47.E48.G49.D50.F（本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講了當(dāng)今世界的大部分工作都是在團(tuán)隊(duì)中完成的。大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為組建一個(gè)偉大團(tuán)隊(duì)的最好方法是聚集一群最有才華的人?？墒撬麄兊腻X花得好嗎？文章就這一問題進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。）【語篇解讀】這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章主要講了建立一支最佳陣容球隊(duì)比簡單地雇傭最優(yōu)秀的人才要復(fù)雜得多。一支一流球隊(duì)可能需要一種平衡——不僅僅是最好球員，也需要一些優(yōu)雅量的普通球員。46.B上文說“大多數(shù)人相信建立一個(gè)偉大團(tuán)隊(duì)的最好方法就是聚集一群最有天賦的人個(gè)人”。下文說“公司花費(fèi)數(shù)百萬雇傭頂級(jí)商業(yè)人士?！痹摽粘猩蠁⑾?，也是在舉例，B選項(xiàng)“運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)老板花費(fèi)數(shù)百萬美元吸引頂尖人才?！鼻蓄}，故選B。47.E下文說“他們專注于足球、籃球和籃球。結(jié)果有好有壞?！痹摽找鱿挛?，E選項(xiàng)“最近的幾項(xiàng)研究調(diào)查了體育世界中人才的作用?！鼻蓄}，故選E。48.G上文說“為了解釋這一現(xiàn)象，研究人員探索了一場(chǎng)好的表現(xiàn)要求隊(duì)員們協(xié)調(diào)他們行動(dòng)的程度”，下文說明了研究結(jié)果，該空承上啟下，G選項(xiàng)“這項(xiàng)任務(wù)的相互依賴性使棒球區(qū)別于足球和籃球?！鼻蓄}，故選G。49.D上文說了“一個(gè)球星為了個(gè)人得分，而影響團(tuán)隊(duì)的表現(xiàn)”，該空承接上文，D選項(xiàng)“球星顯然沒有遵守運(yùn)動(dòng)員精神的基本原則”切題，故選D。50.F下文說“一支一流球隊(duì)可能需要一種平衡——不僅僅是最好球員，也需要一些優(yōu)雅量的普通球員?！痹摽找鱿挛?，F(xiàn)選項(xiàng)“建立一支最佳陣容球隊(duì)比簡單地雇傭最優(yōu)秀的人才要復(fù)雜得多?！鼻蓄}，故選F。2017年閱讀理解七選五(記敘文等)Passage1【2017年新課標(biāo)Ⅰ卷】IfanyonehadtoldmethreeyearsagothatIwouldbespendingmostofmyweekendscamping,Iwouldhavelaughedheartily.Campers,inmyeyes,werepeoplewhoenjoyedinsectbites,ill-cookedmeals,anduncomfortablesleepingbags.Theyhadnothingincommonwithme.36Thefriendswhointroducedmetocampingthoughtthatitmeanttobeapioneer.37Wesleptinatent,cookedoveranopenfire,andwalkedalongdistancetotaketheshowerandusethebathroom.ThisbriefvisitwithMotherNaturecostmetwodaysofffromwork,recoveringfromabadcaseofsunburnandthedoctor’sbillformyson’sfoodpoisoning.Iwas,nevertheless,talkedintogoingonanotherfun-filledholidayinthewilderness.38Instead,wehadapop-upcamperwithcomfortablebedsandanairconditioner.Mynature-lovingfriendshadrememberedtobringallthenecessitiesoflife.39Wehavedonealotofitsince.Recently,weboughtatwenty-eight-foottraveltrailercompletewithabathroomandabuilt-inTVset.Thereisaseparatebedroom,amodernkitchenwitharefrigerator.Thetrailerevenhasmatchingcarpetandcurtains.40Itmustbetruethatsoonerorlater,everyonefindshisorherwaybacktonature.Irecommendthatyoufindyourwayinstyle.A.This

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camping.F.Afterthetrip,myfamilybecamequiteinterestedincamping.G.Therewasnoshadeasthetreeswerenomorethan3feettall.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。三年前，作者對(duì)露營一無所知，也不認(rèn)為自己會(huì)喜歡露營。然而后來有過幾次露營的經(jīng)歷，作者和他的家人開始愛上了露營，甚至為露營購買了設(shè)備齊全的房車。作者認(rèn)為露營是回歸大自然的一個(gè)方式，也建議讀者找到適合自己的回歸自然的方式。36.D根據(jù)前文可知三年前作者認(rèn)為露營和自己無關(guān)，而后文中表明作者熱愛露營，暗示此處作者對(duì)待露營的情感態(tài)度應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)變。D選項(xiàng)中的however表示轉(zhuǎn)折。且IfanyonehadtoldmethreeyearsagothatIwouldbespendingmostofmyweekendscamping暗示作者態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變就在三年前，D選項(xiàng)中的sincethen＂自從那時(shí)候起＂和前文時(shí)間吻合。故選D。37.C根據(jù)后文Wesleptinatent,cookedoveranopenfire,andwalkedalongdistancetotaketheshowerandusethebathroom可知作者第一次露營的條件很艱苦，C選項(xiàng)Thetriptheytookmeonwasaroughone.中的rough暗示了這一點(diǎn)，符合語境。故選C。38.A根據(jù)前文Wesleptinatent,cookedoveranopenfire,andwalkedalongdistancetotaketheshowerandusethebathroom可知作者第一次露營時(shí)住帳篷，露天生火做飯，走很遠(yuǎn)的距離去洗澡、上廁所，條件很艱苦，而后文中Instead,wehadapop-upcamperwithcomfortablebedsandanairconditioner.說明作者第二次露營有床有空調(diào)。A選項(xiàng)Thistimetherewasnotent＂這次沒有帳篷了＂暗示作者進(jìn)行了第二次露營，而且條件比較好，符合語境。故選A。39.F根據(jù)后文weboughtatwenty-eight-foottraveltrailercompletewithabathroomandabuilt-inTVset.Thereisaseparatebedroom,amodernkitchenwitharefrigerator.Thetrailerevenhasmatchingcarpetandcurtains.可知作者一家為了露營買了房車，里面設(shè)備齊全，說明作者一家人是喜歡露營的。F選項(xiàng)Afterthetrip,myfamilybecamequiteinterestedincamping(那次露營之后，我的家人開始對(duì)露營感興趣)符合語境，故選F。40.E根據(jù)后文Itmustbetruethatsoonerorlater,everyonefindshisorherwaybacktonature.Irecommendthatyoufindyourwayinstyle.可知作者希望每個(gè)人能找到適合自己的回歸自然的方法，而根據(jù)前文可知作者回歸自然的方式就是露營。E選項(xiàng)ImustsaythatIhavecertainlycometoenjoycamping.(我必須得承認(rèn)我真的開始享受露營)既是對(duì)文章第一段中作者態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)變的一個(gè)總結(jié)，也很好地銜接了后文。故選E。2016年閱讀理解七選五(記敘文等)Passage1【2016年浙江卷】A.GetinvolvedinstudentactivitiesB.YourvoiceisactuallysuperimportantC.ThereisasignificantincreaseofopportunitiesD.StayinactivecommunicationwithyourfriendsE.GetsmartaboutthepeoplewhoyouspendyourtimewithF.YourmajordoesnotmatterasmuchinyourfirstyearofcollegeFiveThingsNobodyToldMeaboutCollegeAsItypethis,Iaminmyuniversitydormroom.Ayearago,whenIwasawaitingtoheartheresultsofmycollegeapplications,Ioftenwenttowebsitesforsometypeofinsiderlookonwhatcollegewouldbelike.However,there’sonlysomuchthatprepbooks,websites,andolderfriendscanteach.Herearethetop5thingsnobodytoldmeaboutcollege:61.Nobodyenteringauniversityknowsexactlywhattheywanttostudy.Iftheytellyouotherwise,they’relyingandwillprobablychangewhattheywanttopursuewithinthefirstquarterofattendance.DuringmyfirstquarteratUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside(UCR),IthoughtthatIwantedtostudyPoliticalSciencewithitsfocusonInternationalAffairs,sothat’swhatIappliedfor.However,onceIworkedwithstatewideandlocalgovernment,IrealizedthatabetterfitformewouldbePublicPolicy,andnowIamintheprocessofchangingmyarea.62.Incollege,therearesomanygoodchancesforyoutomeetyourexpectations.However,thereisaveryimportantdifferencebetweenwantingtodosomethingandapplyingforsomething.Inorderforyoutotakefulladvantageoftheconferences,research,internships(實(shí)習(xí)),andfellowshipsthatyouruniversityoffers,apply!Stepintoyouracademicadvisor’soffice,introduceyourself,andbeginmakingthevaluableconnectionsthatarenecessarytohelpduringtherestofyourcollegecareer.Greatthingshappenwhenyoustepoutofyourcomfortzone,andyouwouldbesurprisedonhowmanychancesexistifyoujustask.63.Collegeiswhereyoumeetyourbridesmaids,groomsmen,neighbors,andpotentialbosses.Therelationshipsyoudevelopnowwillprobablybelinkedtotheonesyouvaluelater,sobewiseaboutthepeoplewhoyouinvestyourselfin.Youareonlyoneperson,andyoudonothavetimetowasteonpeoplewhowouldrathercausedramaormessupwithyourpurpose.Surroundyourselfwithupliftingindividualswhochallengeyoutobebetterwhilelovingyouforwhoyouare,andbepatienttothepeoplewhoarethecompleteoppositeofthatdescription.64.