十年（20122021）高考英語真題分項詳解（）閱讀理解·議論文1.（2021年1月，浙江高考）Atthestartofthe20thcentury，anAmericanengineernamedJohnElfrethWatkinsmadepredictionsaboutlifetoday.Hispredictionsaboutslowingpopulationgrowth，mobilephonesandincreasingheightwereclosetothemark.Buthewaswronginoneprediction：thateverybodywouldwalk10milesaday.Today，inAustralia，mostchildrenonaveragefall2，000stepsshortofthephysicalactivitytheyneedtoavoidbeingoverweight.Intheearly1970s，40percentofchildrenwalkedtoschool，whilein2010，itwasaslowas15percent.Thedeclineisnotbecausewehaveallbeelazy.Familiesarepressedfortime，manywithbothparentsworkingtopayfortheirhouse，oftenworkinghoursnotoftheirchoosing，livingincar﹣dependentneighborhoodswithlimitedpublictransport.Theothersideofthecoinisequallyadeprivation：forhealthandwell﹣being，aswellaslostopportunities（機會）forchildrentogettoknowtheirlocalsurroundings.Andforparentstherearelostopportunitiestowalkandtalkwiththeiryoungscholarabouttheirday.Mostparentswillhaveeagerlyaskedtheirchildabouttheirday，onlytomeetwitha"good"，quicklyfollowedby"I'mhungry".Thisisalsomyexperienceasamother.Butsomewhereoverthedailywalkmoreaboutmyson'sdayesout.Ihearhimmakingsenseoffriendshipanditslimits.Thisistheunexpectedandrareparentalopportunitytohearmore.Manyprimaryschoolssupportwalkingschool﹣busroutes（路線），withdaysofregular，parent﹣acpaniedwalks.Doingjustoneoftheseafewtimesaweekisbetterthannothing.Itcanbetoughtobeginandtakesalittleplanning﹣runningshoesbythefrontdoor，lunchesmadethenightbefore，umbrellasonrainydaysandhatsonhotones﹣butit'scertainlyworthtrying.24．WhydoestheauthormentionWatkins'predictionsinthefirstparagraph？A.Tomakeparisons.B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Tosupportherargument.D.Toprovideexamples.25．WhathascausedthedecreaseinAustralianchildren'sphysicalactivity？A.Plainlaziness.B.Healthproblems.C.Lackoftime.D.Securityconcerns.26．Whydoestheauthorfindwalkingwithhersonworthwhile？A.Shecangetrelaxedafterwork.B.Shecankeepphysicallyfit.C.Shecanhelpwithherson'sstudy.D.Shecanknowhersonbetter.答案與解析：24．【解析】第一段最后一句Buthewaswronginoneprediction:thateverybodywouldwalk10milesaday.提到沃特金斯關于人們每天走10英里路的預言是錯誤的。結合后文對此的解釋一人們忙于生存，進而講到人們也沒有時間陪孩子走路上學。由此可推知作者在第一段提到沃特金斯的預言，是為了引出文章的主題。故選B項?！敬鸢浮緽25．【解析】根據第三段中的Familiesarepressedfortime,manywithbothparentsworkingtopayfortheirhouse,oftenworkinghoursnotoftheirchoosing,livingincardependentneighborhoodswithlimitedpublictransport.可知，導致澳大利亞兒童走路減少的原因是父母忙于工作掙錢，沒有時間陪他們鍛煉。故選C項?！敬鸢浮緾26．【解析】根據倒數第二段中的Thisistheunexpectedandrareparentalopportunitytohearmore.可知,作者覺得和兒子一起散步能讓她聽到兒子的更多想法,更了解她的兒子。故選D項?！敬鸢浮緿2.（2018年6月，浙江高考）Asculturalsymbolsgo,theAmericancarisquiteyoung.TheModelTFordwasbuiltatthePiquettePlantinMichiganacenturyago,withthefirstrollingofftheassemblyline（裝配線）onSeptember27,1908.Onlyelevencarswereproducedthenextmonth.ButeventuallyHenryFordwouldbuildfifteenmillionofthem.ModernAmericawasbornontheroad,behindawheel.ThecarshapedsomeofthemostlastingaspectsofAmericanculture:theroadsidediner,thebillboard,themotel,eventhehamburger.Formostofthelastcentury,thecarrepresentedwhatitmeanttobeAmerican—goingforwardathighspeedtofindnewworlds.Theroadnovel,theroadmovie,thesearethemosttypicalAmericanideas,bornofabundantpetrol,cheapcarsandaneverendinginterstatehighwaysystem,thelargestpublicworksprojectinhistory.In1928HerbertHooverimaginedanAmericawith“achickenineverypotandacarineverygarage.”Sincethen,thissocietyhasmovedonward,neverlookingback,asthecartransformedAmericafromafarmbasedsocietyintoanindustrialThecarsthatdrovetheAmericanDreamhavehelpedtocreateaglobalecologicaldisaster.InAmericathedemandforoilhasgrownby22percentsince1990.Theproblemsofexcessive（過度的）energyconsumption,climatechangeandpopulationgrowthhavebeendescribedinabookbytheAmericanwriterThomasL.Friedman.Hefearstheworst,buthopesforthebest.Friedmanpointsoutthatthegreeneconomy（經濟）isachancetokeepAmericanstrength.“Theabilitytodesign,buildandexportgreentechnologiesforproducingcleanwater,cleanairandhealthyandabundantfoodisgoingtobethecurrencyofpowerinthenewcentury.”1.Whyishamburgermentionedinparagraph2?A.ToexplainAmericans’lovefortravellingbycar.B.ToshowtheinfluenceofcarsonAmericanculture.C.TostressthepopularityoffastfoodwithAmericans.D.TopraisetheeffectivenessofAmerica’sroadsystem.2.WhathastheuseofcarsinAmericaledto?A.Declineofeconomy.B.Environmentalproblems.C.Ashortageofoilsupply.D.Afarmbasedsociety.3.WhatisFriedman’sattitudetowardsAmerica’sfuture?A.Ambiguous.B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful.D.Tolera【答案】1.B2.B3.C【解析】文章講述了汽車在美國經濟和文化上的重要作用，也指出了汽車帶來的環境問題。1.推理判斷題。根據第二段ModernAmericawasbornontheroad,behindawheel.ThecarshapedsomeofthemostlastingaspectsofAmericanculture:theroadsidediner,thebillboard,themotel,eventhehamburger.可知，現代美國誕生于公路和汽車，汽車塑造了美國文化最持久的一些方面。Hamburger就是汽車塑造的美國文化的一個方面。用這個例子是在說明汽車對美國文化的影響，故選B。2.細節理解題。根據第四段ThecarsthatdrovetheAmericanDreamhavehelpedtocreateaglobalecologicaldisaster.可知，美國汽車的迅速發展，導致全球生態災難，也就是造成環境問題。故選B。3.推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段中的Hefearstheworst,buthopesforthebest.和最后一段中的Friedmanpointsoutthatthegreeneconomy（經濟）isachancetokeepAmericanstrength.可見，Friedman雖然對未來擔心，但抱有最好的希望，他指出了發展綠色經濟是保持美國實力的一個機會的想法?？梢奆riedman對未來是充滿希望的，故選C。3.（2017年11月，浙江高考）Thereareenergysavingstobemadefromallrecyclablematerials,sometimeshugesavings.Recyclingplasticsandaluminum,forinstance,usesonly5%to10%asmuchenergyasproducingnewplasticorsmelting（提煉）aluminum.Longbeforemostofusevennoticedwhatwenowcall"theenvironment,"BuckminsterFullersaid,"Pollutionisnothingbuttheresources（資源）wearenotharvesting.Weallowthemtobeleftaroundbecausewe'vebeenignorantoftheirvalue."Totakeoneexample,let'sparethethrowawayeconomy（經濟）witharecyclingeconomyaswefeedacatforlife.Sayyourcatweigh5kgandeatsonecanoffoodeachday.Eachemptycanofitsfoodweights40g.Inathrowawayeconomy,youwouldthrowaway5,475cansoverthecat's15yearlifetime.That's219kgofsteelmorethanafifthofatonandmorethan40timesthecat'sweight.Inarecyclingeconomy,wewouldmakeonesetof100canstostartwith,thenreplacethemoverandoveragainwithrecycledcans.Sincealmost3%ofthemetalislostduringreprocessing,we'dhavetomakeanextra10canseachyear.Butinall,only150canswillbeusedupoverthecat'slifetimeandwe'llstillhave100leftoverforthenextcat.Insteadofusingup219kgofsteel,we'veusedonly6kg.Andbecausetheprocessofrecyclingsteelislesspollutingthanmakingnewsteel,we'vealsoachievedthefollowingsignificantsavings:inenergyuse47%to74%;inairpollution85%;inwaterpollution35%;inwateruse40%.4.WhatdoesBuckminsterFullersayaboutpollution?A.Itisbeingmoreserious.B.Itdestroystheenvironment.C.Itbenefitstheeconomy.D.Itistheresourcesyettobeused.5.Howmanycanswillbeusedupinacat's15yearlifetimeinarecyclingeconomy?A.50 B.100C.150 D.2506.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Topromotetheideaofrecycling.B.Tointroduceanenvironmentalist.C.Todiscussthecausesofpollution.D.Todefendthethrowawayeconomy.【答案】4.D5.C6.A【解析】本文首段點明主旨：回收利用可大大節約資源，并引用偉大建筑師富勒的話和養貓喂食的例子肯定循環經濟的價值所在。4.事實細節題。根據第二段BuckminsterFuller的話：Pollutionisnothingbuttheresourceswearenotharvesting.Weallowthemtobeleftaroundbecausewe’vebeenignorantoftheirvalue.可知，他認為污染只不過是我們沒有收獲的資源。由于我們對它們的價值一無所知，因此讓它們白白浪費。故選D。5.事實細節題。根據第四段Butinall,only150canswillbeusedupoverthecat’slifetime可以推斷出，循環經濟下，要養活一只存活15年的貓需要用掉150個罐。故選C。6.寫作目的題。文章通過養貓喂食的例子，用數字對比了循環經濟和一次性經濟消耗資源的不同結果，目的是推廣回收利用的理念。故選A。4.（2017年6月，浙江高考）GettinglesssleephasbeeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey(調查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights,eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7to12yearoldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday,and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.Howmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofrest:mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschoolagechildren,tenhoursisideal(理想的).ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10to12yearoldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.“MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVson,andtherearemoreopportunities(機會)tostayawake,withmorehomework,theInternetandthephone,”saysDr.MaryCarskadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecanzxxkgetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics,butalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagers,someschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.Threeyearsago,schoolsinEdina,Minnesota,changedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Students,parentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.7.WhatisthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyon?A.Americankids’sleepinghabits. B.Teenagers’sleeprelateddiseases.C.Activitiestopreventsleeplessness. D.Learningproblemsandlackofsleep.8.Howmanyhoursofsleepdo11yearoldsneedeveryday?A.7hours. B.8hours.C.10hours. D.18hours.9.WhydoteenagersgotosleeplateaccordingtoCarskadon?A.Theyareaffectedbycertainbodychemicals.B.Theytendtodothingsthatexcitethem.C.Theyfollowtheirparents’examples.D.Theydon’tneedtogotoschoolearly.【答案】7.A8.C9.B【解析】這是一篇議論文。首先用數據告訴我們美國孩子睡眠狀況堪憂，接著告訴我們孩子在不同年齡段需要不同的睡眠時間，然后分析了孩子晚睡的原因，最后介紹了一些學校為了讓孩子們有更多的睡眠時間而推遲了上課的時間。7.細節理解題，根據第一段“Accordingtoanewsurvey(調查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights,eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7to12yearoldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday,and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.”可知，第一段向我們說明美國有51%的10到18歲的孩子上床睡覺的時間偏晚，也調查了60%的7到12歲的孩子在白天感到疲憊，15%的孩子會在學校睡著，所以這些調查都是關于美國孩子的睡眠習慣的。故選A項。8.細節理解題，根據第二段“Formostschoolagechildren,tenhoursisideal”可知，11歲的上學小孩子的睡眠時間需要10個小時，故選C項。9.細節理解題，根據第三段“Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep”,可知，Carskadon說，睡前的這些活動會讓孩子們興奮不已，讓他們難以平靜下來入睡。所以Carskadon認為孩子們睡覺晚的原因是他們會在睡前做一些讓他們興奮的活動。故選B項。5.（2016年10月，浙江高考）Digitaltechnologyemailandsmartphonesespeciallyhavevastlyimprovedworkers'abilitytobeproductiveoutsideofatraditionaloffice.Evenso,mostwhitecollarworkstillhappensinanoffice.Onereasonisthat,accordingtofindingsofanewsurvey(調查)ofofficeworkersconductedbyWakefieldResearchfortheITpanyCitrix,mostbossesaredoubtfulaboutremoteworking.Halfoftheworkerssaytheirbossdoesn'tacceptit?andonly35percentsayit’stolerated.Skepticalbosseswilllikelyhavetheirdoubtsreinforced(加深)bythesamesurvey,whichshowsthat43percentofworkerssaythey’vewatchedTVoramoviewhile“working”remotely,while35percenthavedonehousework，and28percenthavecookeddinner.Itistrue,however，thatworkingathomemakespeoplemuchmoreefficient(高效的)，becauseitallowsworkerstotakecareofannoyinghouseworkwhilestillgettingtheirjobsdone.It’smuchfaster,forexample,toshopforgroceriesataquartertothreethantostandinlineduringtheafterworkrush.Thefactthatsuchpracticesremainofficiallyunacceptedreflectshowfarwehaven'teasasocietyfromthedayswhenweexpectedeveryfulltimeworkertobesupportedbyafulltimehomemaker.MorebroadlytheWakefieldsurveysuggeststhatemployersmaybemissingalowcostwaytogiveworkerssomethingofvalue.Sixtyfourpercentofthosesurveyparticipantswhohavensworkedremotelywouldrathergiveupsomebonusinordertogetevenonedayaweekworkingfromhome.Undersuchcircumstances,smartfirmsneedtofindwaystolettheiremployeeshaveenoughflexibilitytomanagetheirtimeefficiently.28.Whydosomeemployershesitatetoallowremoteworking?A.Theyfearlosingcontroloftheirworkers.B.Theywanttosticktotheirroutinepractice.C.Theyhavelittletrustinmodemtechnology.D.Theyareusedtofacetofacemunication.29.Whatseemstobemostworkers’attitudetowardremoteworking?A.Doubtful.B.Favorable.C.Reserved.D.Disapproving.30.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestsmartfirmsdo?A.Shortentheirofficehours.B.Giveemployeesapayraise.C.Adoptflexibleworkpatterns.D.Reducetheirstaff’sworkload.【答案與解析】28.A推理判斷題根據第段中的mostbossesaredoubtfulaboutremoteworking以及第二段可知，一些老板不愿意讓員工遠程辦公是因為他們對此事持懷疑態度，認為員工會做些與工作無關的事情，掌控不了員工。29.B推理判斷題根據最后一段中的Sixtyfourpercentofthosesurveyparticipantswhohaven'tworkedremotelywouldrathergiveupsomebonusinordertogetevenonedayaweekworkingfromhome.可知，調查顯示:從未遠程辦公的被調查者中有64%的人為了能每周有一天在家辦公寧愿放棄一些獎金，由此可以推斷大部分人是支持在家辦公的。30.C事實細節題根據最后一段中的smartfirmsneedtofindwaystolettheiremployeeshaveenoughflexibilitytomanagetheirtimeefficiently可知，作者建議公司采取靈活的辦公模式。6.（2015年，浙江高考）Ifhumansweretrulyathomeunderthelightofthemoonandstars，wewouldgoindarknesshappily，themidnightworldasvisibletousasitistothevastnumberofnocturnal(夜間活動的)speciesonthisplanet.Instead，wearediurnalcreatures,witheyesadaptedtolivinginthesun’slight.Thisisabasicevolutionaryfact,eventhoughmostofusdon’tthinkofourselvesasdiurnalbeings.Yetit’stheonlywaytoexplainwhatwe’vedonetothenight:We’veengineeredittoreceiveusbyfillingitwithlight.Thebenefitsofthiskindofengineeringewithconsequences一calledlightpollution一whoseeffectsscientistsareonlynowbeginningtostudy.Lightpollutionislargelytheresultofbadlightingdesign，whichallowsartificiallighttoshineoutwardandupwardintothesky.IIIdesignedlightingwashesoutthedarknessofnightandpletelychangesthelightlevels一andlightrhythms—towhichmanyformsoflife,including,ourselves,haveadapted.Whereverhumanlightspillsintothenaturalworld,someaspectorlifeisaffected.Inmostcitiestheskylooksasthoughithasbeenemptiedofstars,leavingbehindavacanthaze(霾)thatmirrorsourfearofthedark.We’vegrownsousedtothisorangehazethattheoriginalgloryofanunlitnigh,darkenoughfortheplanetVenustothrowshadowonEarth,iswhollybeyondourexperience,beyondmemoryalmost.We’velitupthenightasifitwereanunoccupiedcountry,whennothingcouldbefurtherformthetruth.Amongmammalsalone,thenumberofnocturnalspeciesisastonishing,Lightisapowerfulbiologicalforce,andonmanyspeciesitactsasamagnet(磁鐵).Theeffectissopowerfulthatscientistsspeakofsongbirdsandseabirdsbeing“captured”bysearchlightsonlandorbythelightfromgasflaresonmarineoilplatforms.Migratingatnight,birdstendtocollidewithbrightlylittallbuildings.Frogslivingnearbrightlylithighwayssuffernocturnallightlevelsthatareasmuchasamilliontimesrighterthannormal,throwingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirbehavioroutofjointincludingmostothercreatures,wedoneeddarkness.Darknessisasessentialtoourbiologicalwelfare,toourinternalclockwork,aslightitself.Livinginaglareofourmaking,wehavecutourselvesofffromourevolutionaryandculturalheritage—thelightofthestarsandtherhythmsofdayandnight.Inaveryrealsenselightpollutioncausesustolosesightofourtrueplaceintheuniverse,toforgetthescaleofourbeing,whichisbestmeasuredagainstthedimensionsofadeepnightwiththeMilkyWay—theedgeofourgalaxyarchingoverhead.1．Accordingtothepassage,humanbeing.A．prefertoliveinthedarknessB．areusedtolivinginthedaylightC．werecuriousaboutthemidnightworldD．hadtostayathomewiththelightofthemoon2．Whatdoes“it”(Paragraph1)mostprobablyreferto?A．Thenight. B．ThemoonC．Thesky D．Theplanet3．Thewritermentionsbirdsandfrogsto.A．provideexamplesofanimalprotectionB．showhowlightpollutionaffectsanimalsC．parethelivinghabitsofbothspeciesD．explainwhythenumberofcertainspecieshasdeclined4．Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat.A．lightpollutiondoseharmtotheeyesightofanimalsB．lightpollutionhasdestroyedsomeoftheworldheritagesC．humanbeingscannotgototheouterspaceD．humanbeingsshouldreflectontheirpositionintheuniverse5．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMagiclight.B．TheOrangeHaze.C．TheDisappearingNight.D．TheRhythmsofNature.【答案】1．B2．A3．B4．D5．C文章介紹了光污染對于動物和人類的影響，呼吁我們反思我們的行為。1．B細節理解題根據第一段第三行“witheyesadaptedtolivinginthesun’slight眼睛適應了太陽的光線”可以知道答案。其中adaptedto和usedto同義，意為習慣于。2．A猜詞題，對于這種指代的題目，往往答案是最接近它的一個。根據這種原則，不能得出答案是night夜晚。最后一句話的句意是：但是這是唯一的方法去解釋我們對于夜晚做了什么：我們設計了光，讓光充滿星空。3．B寫作目的題根據第二段第一句話”Thebenefitsofthiskindofengineeringewithconsequences這項工程帶來好處的同時也帶來了壞處“和最后一句，“Whereverhumanlightspillsintothenaturalworld,someaspectoflifeisaffected“,此句意為無論光灑在什么地方，生活都會受到一些影響。所以答案是showhowlightpollutionaffectsanimals說明光污染影響的動物4．D推理題，最后一段的意思是”Livinginaglareofourmaking,wehavecutourselvesofffromourevolutionaryandculturalheritage—thelightofthestarsandtherhythmsofdayandnight.Inaveryrealsenselightpollutioncausesustolosesightofourtrueplaceintheuniverse,toforgetthescaleofourbeing,whichisbestmeasuredagainstthedimensionsofadeepnightwiththeMilkyWay—theedgeofourgalaxyarchingoverhead.生活在一個刺眼世界，我們已經遠離了進化和文化遺產：星星和晝夜節律的光。在一個非常真實的意義上，光污染使我們在宇宙中失去真我，而這些失去的正好就是最好的測量銀河系銀河深夜的工具?！案鶕Z意，不難得出答案是D.humanbeingsshouldreflectontheirpositionintheuniverse人類應該反思自己的行為。但此題易錯選B，之所以不選B是因為someof的表達是擴大了說法，以偏概全。5．C標題題，根據，文章出現最多的就是light和night,我們可以知道答案是C。之所以不選A，是因為它所使用的形容詞Magic意思是奇幻的，這個單詞具有褒義的意思。而C選項的disappearing是消失的，這符合本文的語境，讓我們反思。7.（2012年，浙江高考）Twofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,"Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence".Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren'tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult(侮辱).Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence.Theproblemisn'tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidable,theycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution(解決)staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewords,namecalling,andaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfirOntheotherhand,softwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.Afterbothsideshavecalmeddown,theycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution;listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterward,thelistenercanasknonthreateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker’sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finally,studentsneedf.considerwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn’tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat'swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoacplish.Forexample,ashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:Howdidthisstart?WhatdoIreallywant?WhatamIafraidoffAstheissuebeesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybeessmaller.Evenifitdoesn't,carefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschools,butthatdoesn’tmeanthereneedstobeviolence.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogram,accordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility,“64percentoftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolenceintheclassroom;75percentoftheteachersreportedanincreaseinstudentcooperation;and92percentofthestudentsfeltbetteraboutthemselves”.Learningtoresolveconflicts