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高考英语阅读七选五专项训练（10题）根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

专项练习一For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans．__1 __Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829．2 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth． 3 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）.This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 4 ．By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．5 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．D．However, he did not get much business for those products．E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago． 1 .The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．_ 2___ .So they are called "diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none． 3 . However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．4___ We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.5 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.A．Stone Age people lived a simple life.B．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.C．In that case, they would live much healthier.D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.G．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, k nown as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65 –team US men’s college basketball tournament (锦标赛). __2 Teams compete against each other in a single –elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses.Big – name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little – known universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little – known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. 4College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. __5 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post –season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.A. Husbands against wives.B. The players will go all out for the games.C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’t involved.D. College students will ignore piles of homework.E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it.F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒). 1 Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green –eyed monster” and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 2 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others –but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.__3 .But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”4They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. ___5 .It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.A. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”D. It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success.E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.G. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.___1 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. 2 .The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. 3 ___ It included such items as automobile sand new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 4 One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice.5 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.A．Then a third level appeared.B．Human wants seem endless.C．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.D．There are several levels of wants in one’s life.E．At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.F．Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.G．Different people have different wants on each level.We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job.1 .So, you have to give a speech—and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble（结结巴巴）over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”Cheep up! 2 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. ___3 . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you m ay find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet?5 .A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.D. Say what you have to say and then stop.E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.F. Never forget your audience.G. Give it a try and see what happens.There is an English saying:“ 1 _.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.___ 2 ___ Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3 _. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 4___.___5___. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.A. Laughter can prolong one’s life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help toimprove their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain whichdiminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, thestomach and even the feet.E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.F. Laughter is the best medicine.G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.Why do some people have many friends while others do not? 1___ However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.The first experiment is called the “Hawthorne effect” after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company. 2 . The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increase on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation (积极性) and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others , they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.___3 __After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all –white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other with brown eyes. Other eye colours such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown – eyed people were cleverer than blue – eyed ones because of an agent (化学作用) for brown colour found in their blood. Blue – eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown –eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue –eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown –eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 4___ .So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their successes and sympathize(同情) with them in their troubles. 5___ .A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to findthe best working environment for them.B. Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behaviour to you.C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore（忽略）others.D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behaviour but also their confidenceand their performance.F. You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the students.专项练习九The seven Cs of a good letterWhat is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy. Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.Clear. Use short, direct sentences. 1 Talk as if the reader were right there with you .Above all, don’t use an introduction..Correct. 2 Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.Complete. Don’t scatter our points. 3 This is good organization too.Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something . In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you..Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can..Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing , 4 . Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.Considerate. 5 .Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know。

高中英语阅读七选五专项练习题根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

<1>Dear Seth,You‘re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can ‘t read, much less understand what I‘m going to try to tell you in thisletter． But I ‘ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I ‘ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years ． As with my advice, take it with agrain of salt ． What works for me might not work for you ． Butsomeday when you‘re ready, I hope you will find some wisdom andvalue in what I share with you ．【小题 1】_____________________________You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles andpain into your path ． You have not been worn down yet by longs hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life ． For this, be thankful ． You are at a wonderful stage oflife ． You have many wonderful stages of life still to come even ifthey are not without their costs and great dangers．【小题 2】____________________________There will be people in your life who won ‘ t be very nice because you‘re different, or for no good reason． There‘s not much you can do except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, actually care about you, and make you feel good about yourself ． There will be times when you are met with disappointment rather than success． Life won‘t always turn out theway you want ． But instead of letting these things get you down,push on． Learn to turn negatives into positives． You‘ll also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love． I hope you don‘t have to face this too much, but it happens． Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life and learn to use them to make you stronger．【小题 3】_____________________________Yes, you‘ll find suffering in your journey through life, but don ‘t letthat close you to new things or wall yourself off ． Be open to new things, experiences and people． You might get your heart brokenten times but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time ． You might get teased and hurt by people you meet．If you close yourself off to new people, who will be there during the toughest times ofyour life and create some of the best times of your life ． You will fail many timesbut if you allow that to stop you from trying, you2will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach newheights with your accomplishments．【小题 4】_____________________________You will meet many people who will try to outdo you in school, incollege, at work．They‘ ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicerclothes, cooler gadgets． To them, life is a competition — they have to do better than their peers to be happy． Here‘ s a secret: Lifeisn‘t a competition ． It ‘s a journey． If you spend that journeyalways trying to impress other, to outdo others, you‘ re wasting it． Instead, learn to enjoy the journey．Make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, oflove． Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly． Life is too short to settle for a job that pays the bills．【小题 5】_____________________________If there‘s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this:Love ． It, I know, might sound corny, but trust me, there‘ s no betterrule in life ． Some would live by the rule of success ． Their liveswill be stressful, unhappy and shallow ． Others would live by therule of selfishness． They will live lonely and unhappy lives ． Liveyour life by the rule of love ． Love your spouse, children, parents, friends, with all of your heart ． Love not only your loved ones, butyour neighbours, coworkers, strangers, even your enemy． And mostof all, love yourself ． While others criticize you, learn not to be sohard on yourself, to think that you ‘re ugly or dumb or unworthy oflove． Instead, learn to love yourself for who you are．Finally, know that I love you and always will ． You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey．And I will be there for you when I can ．Love, Your DadA ． Life isn ’ta competition．B． Fight for a better life with determination ．C． Love should be your rule．D． Be grateful and feel hopeful about life ．E． Life can be cruel at times．F． Be open to life anyway．答案 : DEFAC<2>Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times， loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You lovethem for the fact that they created you，raised you，and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.____【小题 1】_ A gentle “good morning”warm a coldest heart. Remember that they and “I love you ” will brought you into thisworld. Without your parents ，you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use thesemoments to learn from them for when you ’re off on your own. It ’sOK to get angry but angry actions don ’ t help you or your parents.Act calmly ， cool off, journal about your feelings ，or talk to a friend.___【小题 2】____Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hellwhen you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However，you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’scold， raining，snowing，or too hot. Understand that parents arehuman beings and make mistakes. 【小题 3】___. Since you can forgive your friends ， why not forgive your parents?Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV ， or go somewhere with them._ 【小题 4】_ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. __【小题5】___ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not5have a right to harm you.A ． There can be realistic reasons for this ，family violence for example.B． Anyway ，spend as much time with them as you can.C． Tell them you love them every morning.D．Forgiveness is the key.E. Parents will in turn express their love to you.F. After this, share your feelings with your parents.G. Please remember parents are as important as friends.答案 : CFDBA<3>Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal –or at least many parts of it have. 【小题 1】 . Ideas about social class– whether a person is “ working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was6perhaps nearer the truth. He was-and still is - inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his childrenas extremely important. 【小题2】 . Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity （or the education and training ） to make such long-term plans.【小题 3】. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors (管理者 ). Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to belosing the feeling of inferiority( 自卑感 ). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position. 【小题 4】 .They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to bemuch less difference than in precious generations. 【小题 5】 . As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.A ．Nowadays, a great deal has changedB． Both of these provided him and his family with security7C． As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existenceD．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid E．In recent years, the working – class people have begun todesign long – term plansF． In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concernedG．The changes in both life – styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen among younger people答案 : FBAGD<4>You can take a selfie with a hand - held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet. So selfies have beenespecially popular over the years.【小题 1】 Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.After all, the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies. How can you take the best holiday selfies? 【小题 2】8◆‘ Food chew’styleWant to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choicesare? 【小题 3】 You can also cut off a piece to show off what ’s inside. But don’t have food hanging out of your mouth. Remember, food always looks best before being eaten.◆‘ I’ m so adventurous’ styleRock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing? 【小题4】Just let the natural settings make people go “wow” . One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie.◆‘ I am cultured tourist ’ style【小题 5】 You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉） by makingit look like you ’re holding up the leaning tower of Pisa, touching thetop of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinx ’ s nose.A ．Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.B． Some people have no idea where to travel.C．According to a recent survey, haft of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday.D．These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.E. Different cultures have different characteristics of food.F. Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.9G. Here are some useful posing tips for you.答案 : CGFDA<5>Housework not good exercise, says study【小题 1】 It even said that people who did the most housework were usually the most overweight. 【小题 2】 The contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health. It questions whether activities like do-it-yourself, gardeningand housework are good exercise. 【小题 3】 but there is a danger that people incorrectly think housework is proper exercise.A total of 4,563 adults took a survey about their weekly physicalactivity. 【小题 4】 Researcher Professor Murphy said any physicalactivity should increase the amount of calories burnt.【小题 5】 She said housework was “inversely related to leanness”. She said this suggested that either people overestimate how hard housework was an exercise, or they eat too much because they think they have lost lots of calories doing household chores.A ．However, her study found the opposite.B． People who do housework usually eat more.C． A new study says housework is not the quality exercise many people think it is.10D．The research showed that people who included housework as exercise tended tobe heavier.E. The study is called Does ― doing housework keep you healthy ‖F. They think doing exercise is of great benefit to healthy.G. It says any activity is better than none.答案 : CEGDA<6>After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot inIndia. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity ( 慈善 ) which is called“Rice Bucket Challenge ”. 【小题1】 It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need andtaking a picture named “ Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of theactivity is to help the poor and hungry people in India,and the movement’s Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes.【小题 2】 The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist,who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, ― Hunger is adiseaseanybody would connect. ‖ The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signingup in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it. 【小题 3】11India is the world ’s second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 milliontons of the grains. 【小题4】It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year wasranked 63rd of 78 countries on theInternational Food Policy Research Institute ’s global hunger index. How toparticipate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give itto the neighboring people who are inneed. 【小题5】At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all yourfriends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!A ．Besides, hand the rice bucket over to other people who are inneed.B． It is not an activity involving dumping a bucket of rice onsomeone’ s head.C． The activity raises the public awareness and charitable donations to agriculture.D ． The AirAsia India airline says its staff including senior management will join.E. Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with ― Rice Buck Challenge ‖.F. But it is far from enough for this country.G. The initial inspiration came from the ice bucket challenge.12答案 :BGDFE<7>根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guestsare served tiny cakes filled with cream from her own cows. Cakes and sandwichesare brought in by footmen, yet you never see the Queen touch a thing. She simplysits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefullyavoiding the cakes.At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally,and manages to make one glass of diet(节食)drink to last an entire evening.Tours abroad are difficult because hosts(主人)seem to believe the warmth oftheir welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets(宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially-prepared dinnerwas arranged in a hut made of wood and bamboo leaves. Deep holes were dug in theground, filled with hot stones and baby pigs, and the pigs were slowly baked overseveral days. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a wholeroast pig was her serving.Then she became uneasy when a turkey, some meat, bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest. So she depended on her old favorite trick of talking with her host. , King Tupou IV, carrying on a warm conversation. At the same time shepushed her food around her plate and only ate a piece of turkey and some fruit.Reporters traveling with her have noted that the Queen will sometimes seem socarried away by a foreign leader ’ s political chat that she simply never has time tofinish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift herfork to swallow a mouthful, then put it down again to make another point, leavingalmost all of her meal untouched.1.The main idea of the passage is about ____.A. the Queen ’s favorite foodB. the Queen’s tours abroadC. how the Queen keeps her diet during her toursD. the Queen’s trouble with a foreign leader2.The Queen talked with her host and carried on conversation with him. Thepurpose of doing this is ____.A. to show her politenessB. not to eat muchC. to show her great interest in foodD. to hide her dislike to the food3. We can infer from the passage that tours are difficult for the Queen, because ____.A. she has to meet with so many important leadersB. she has to eat much oily foodC. she has so many reporters to travel with herD. hosts always present wonderful state banquets4. What probably is the Queen’ s art of acting at state dinnersA. Appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.B. Drinking Malvern water.C. Eating a piece of turkey and some fruit.D. Eating much without being noticed.【答案与解析】1. C 解析：文章谈到了食品以及女王的“ tours”，但主旨是女王如何“ keep her diet”。

高考英语阅读七选五专练含答案People need a place to call home。

whether it's their childhood home。

a school dormitory。

a newly-built house。

or even a XXX。

not everyone has a permanent home。

and travelers especially may struggle to find a sense of belonging。

But do they not deserve a home too。

Of course they do.For some frequent travelers。

they bring personal belongings such as bed sheets。

pillowcases。

and family photos to create a XXX where they are。

Others may stay in the same hotel for extended ds of time。

ing familiar with the staff and services。

Some may even add a touch of home by placing XXX。

There are many ways to make a temporary space feel like home.B。

People find ways to keep in touch while traveling。

Some may send letters。

postcards。

or photos。

while others may simply make a phone call to let their friends know they are safe and well。

高考英语阅读七选五专项训练（10题）根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

选项。

专项练习一专项练习一For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans ． __1 __Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today ．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world ．Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829． 2 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business ．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention ．After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek hi fortunes ．Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals ．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners ．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth ． 3 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to m pants for the miners ．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more ．In In 1873, 1873, 1873, Strauss Strauss Strauss received received received a a a letter letter letter from from from a a a Jewish Jewish Jewish tailor tailor tailor named named named Jacob Jacob Jacob Davis Davis Davis who who who had had had invented invented invented a a a process process process of of of connecting connecting pockets with copper rivets （铆钉）.This made the pants last a long time ．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent ． 4 ．By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion ． 5 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world ．A ．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States ．B ．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable ．C ．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since ．D ．However, he did not get much business for those products ．E ．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry ．F ．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture ．G ．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it ．should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．1 _ 2___ .So they are called "diseases of civilization"lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．3 . However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of tod They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．4___ 5 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cuttingFor the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate. The disease, k n own as ―March Madnessǁ, refers to the yearly 65 –nown as ―March Madnessǁ, refers to the yearly 65 – team US men’s college basketball tournament (锦标赛). __2 Teams Teams compete compete compete against against against each each each other other other in in in a a a single single single –– elimination (单局淘汰) ) tournament tournament tournament that that that eventually eventually eventually crowns crowns crowns a national a national champion. Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses. Big – name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from littl –known universities. This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little – known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. 4 College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselv__5 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post – season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA. A. Husbands against wives. B. The players will go all out for the games. C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’t involved.D. College students will ignore piles of homework. E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it. F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April. G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament. Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these ju stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail? At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒). 1 Jealousy is sometimes known as the ―green – eyed monsterǁ and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and g each an imaginary amount of money. 2 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others – but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this. __3 . But But there there there is is is also also also opposite opposite opposite evidence. evidence. evidence. The The The Organization Organization Organization for for for Economic Economic Economic Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation and and and Development Development Development recently recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate suc . People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either. ―It is is not not not really really really success success success that that that the the the British British British dislike,ǁ dislike,ǁ dislike,ǁ says says says Carey Carey Carey Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, a a a professor professor professor of of of management management management at at at the the the University University University of of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. ―It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or wh separates them from their roots.ǁ4 They They set set set out out out to to to do do do things things things in in in their their their way. way. way. They They They work work work long long long hours. hours. hours. By By By their their their own own own efforts efforts efforts they they they become become become millionaires. millionaires. ___5 ___5 .It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And m .It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And m people want to be like them. A. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain. B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner. C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were ―unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.ǁD. It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success. E. Some were given a little, others a great deal. F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. G. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. ___1 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view. The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. 2 . The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. 3 ___ It included such items as automobile sand new houses. By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appe the ―life -enrichingǁ level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction －the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body －this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of good and and services, services, services, many many many of of of which which which could could could be be be called called called ―luxuryǁ ―luxuryǁ i tems. items. items. Among Among Among them them them are are are vacation vacation vacation trips, trips, trips, the the the best best best medical medical medical care, care, care, and and entertainment. 4 One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spen goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to dem luxuries and personal services on the fourth level? A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spendi more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. 5 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels. A ．Then a third level appeared. B ．Human wants seem endless. C ．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears. D ．There are several levels of wants in one’s life.E ．At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure. F ．Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing. G ．Different people have different wants on each level. We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. 1 . So, you have to give a speech —and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble （结结巴巴）over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, ―Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m jus not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.ǁCheep up! 2 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of y speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plen your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and ea follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more cle ___3 . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will apprec your thoughtfulness. Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience. If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In f act, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? 5 . A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.B. Take several deep breaths before your speech. C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech. D. Say what you have to say and then stop. E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.F. Never forget your audience. G. Give it a try and see what happens. There is an English saying:― 1 _.ǁ Until recently, few people took t he saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.___ 2 ___ Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked th hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3 _. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment do produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 4___. ___5___. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enoug produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter. A. Laughter can prolong one’s life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain whidiminish both stress and pain. D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, thestomach and even the feet. E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice. F. Laughter is the best medicine. G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.Why do some people have many friends while others do not? 1___ However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations. The first experiment is called the ―Hawthorne effectǁ after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of of psychologists psychologists psychologists examined examined examined the the the work work work patterns patterns patterns of of of two two two groups groups groups of of of workers workers workers in in in the the the Western Western Western Electric Electric Electric Company. Company. 2 . . The The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to f that productivity increase on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation (积极性) and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others , they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them. ___3 __After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all – white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America. She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other with brown eyes. Other eye colours such as or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown – eyed people were cleverer than blue – eyed ones because of an agent (化学作用) for brown colour found in their blood. Blue – eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown – eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue – eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown – eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 4___ .So if you want to be successful and happy, happy, take take take an an interest interest in in in others others whether whether they they they are are are your your your classmates classmates classmates or or or workmates. workmates. workmates. Congratulate Congratulate Congratulate them them them on on their their successes successes successes and and sympathize(同情) with them in their troubles. 5___ . A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them. B. Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behaviour to you. C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore （忽略）others. D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others. E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behaviour but also their confidence and their performance. F. You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to themG. The second experiment tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the students. The seven Cs of a good letter What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy. Don’t try to impress our reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs. Clear. Clear. Use Use Use short, short, short, direct direct direct sentences. sentences. 1 T alk alk as as as if if if the the the reader reader reader were were were right right right there there there with with with you .Above you .Above all, all, don’t don’t don’t use use use an an introduction.. Correct. 2 Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to. Complete. Don’t scatter our points. 3 This is good organization too. Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.. Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.. Conversational. Conversational. This This This is is is really really really the the the secret secret secret of of of good good good writing writing writing , , 4 . . Such Such Such a a a letter letter letter has has has a a a natural, natural, natural, friendly friendly friendly tone. tone. tone. Let Let Let your your personality come through naturally. Considerate. 5 .Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know 。

Passage 1Billions of dollars have already been spent in planning how to set foot on Mars. So why do we want to go there so badly? 1._______Dutch organization Mars One wants to put people on Mars by 2027. The researchers say it is jus the next step in human curiosity（好奇心） . “Why did Columbus travel west? Why did Marco Polo head east? 2._______” their website says. Mars One also thinks Mars exploration will improve development of recycling, solar energy(太阳能 ), food production and even medical technology.Billionaire businessman Elon Musk runs a company in the United States. Its name is Space X.3.________ Musk, who was born in South Africa but is now a US-Canadian citizen, agrees that curiosity plays a part. But his main reason for going to Mars is the survival( 生存 ) of the human race. To survive,we must learn to live somewhere other than Earth.4.________ In 2011, along with Russia, China planned to send a probe(探测器 ) to the planet. Another probe will reach Mars by 2021.US space agency NASA is also excited to get to Mars. 5._______“Future exploration evidence（证据） of life, answering one of the biggest mysteries of the universe(宇宙 ): Does life exist beyond Earth? ”the NASA website says. According to it, Mars and Earth have lots of things alike. Exploring Mars also helps us learn more about our own planet’s history and fA. Japanese also hopes to do a project on Mars.B. Well, different organizations have different reasons.C. Its final goal is to help humans live on other planets.D. China has a long period dream of reaching Mars one day.E.There may be new species on Mars which can surprise us a lot.F. And NASA thinks it helps humans learn more about the universe.G. Because that adventure makes humans find new places to explore.Passage 2An international freight railway network ( 货运铁路网) is connecting China to cities across Europe. 1._______ 2,000 years ago, it took a year to get goods from China to Europe along the ancient silk road. But today, goods from China can reach London by rail in just 14 days. It takesless time than before.Yiwu is a city that is located in China’ s Zhejiang Province. In Yiwu, it once took the road to send European goods to the nearest seaport(海港 ). 2._______ But today, a new freight rail link connects Yiwu to Europe along an ancient trade route.Yiwu railway station is a big freight station now. 3._______ It ’parts of the multi -billion-US- dollar Belt and Road Initiative ( 倡议 ). It is set up in order to develop the international trade.4._______ It spreads across 13,000 kilometers through France, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. Along the way, the train transfers ( 换乘 ) three times because of different track gauges 轨(距规 ) in China, Europe and Russia.With transfers only taking 1 minute per container ( 集装箱), the rail link cut Europe-China transportation time by half. 5._______ Now foreign products are easier and cheaper to buy for Chinese.A. Silk Railroad is very important.B. It is called as the new“ Silk Railroad”.C. It will take a long time to travel to Yiwu City.D. Then it took a two-month journey across the oceans.E. It began to transport goods overland to Europe in 2014.F. And it only takes people three weeks to get goods from Europe.G. The Yiwu-Madrid railway is the longest rail link in the whole world.Passage 3In many big cities in the world, many people think the overuse of cars is one of the main causes of air pollution. Cars in the future must be environment-friendly. 1.______Some experts think that today’ s cars are in trouble because they use too much汽油petrol().2._____ The car of tomorrow will be made without air conditioning. The tomorrowsmall, so that only takes up very little room. It needn pollution control’havesystema because it won’ t use petrol. 3.______ Very few people will be killed in accidents because the top speed will be very low. However, we are also warned not to ask for pretty colors because the cars will come in grey only.4._______ They are sure that people will be happier in the future. They think that all our problems will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the supercar(超级汽车 ).5. The supercar will have four rooms, TVs, running water, heat, air conditioning and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips comfortably. The supercar will notpollute the environment because they will run on water.A. What ’ s the problem?B. What will cars be like in the future?C. Other car experts do not hold the same idea.D. I think the car on the future will be more useful.E. In fact, this car will be pushed by clean energy.F. They say the car of the future will be much smaller.G. Tomorrow ’ s cars will be smaller, faster, andmore comfortable.Passage 4Smart wristband( 智能手环 ), a new welcoming product, is changing our lifestyle. Having a smart electronics gadget（小装置） on your hand can really make huge differences. So from now on it will be a great fun to maintain your health in a more interesting way. 1.______ And there are also many different brands to choose, such as Apple or Huawei.Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband.2._______ The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You are able to use it to answer the phone, but a traditional watch can never do that.Besides, the smart wristband looks fascinating. 3. ______ We often see teenagers wearing wristbands.Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Some people play sport every day to keep healthy. 4. ______ The wristband shows the results every day and youwhether you achieve your aim or not.However, some parents are still against using it. 5. ______They think the teenagers are under th radiation(辐射 ) all the time.Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it ’ s up to you.A. It’ s so expensive that few people can buy it.B. First of all, it can tell the time like a normal watch.C. A wristband is helpful to know how far they have run.D. It’ s very popular among teenagers because it’ s cool enough.E. More and more people choose a smart wristband in their lives.F. For them, wearing wristbands for a long time may cause cancer.G. Now a British Intelligent Environment company has produced the software.Passage 5When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in? Some of you might not be able to answer this question. 1. _______ Not knowing how to deal with waste is harder to save energy and protect the environment.If you don’ t withdeal your garbage, it will go to a landfill(垃圾场) and be buried (埋) together.2._______ The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.3._______ For example, Shanghai announced in July that divide the garbage into four groups:wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.4. _______ “ They are things you don’t want but that pigs can eat, ”Guangz Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be refused are recyclable waste.Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡 ).These things are not recyclable. 5. _______Other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangdong plan to use this way to deal with their garbage. Let ’ s encourage each other to deal with our waste well to protect the environment.A. They will go in the“ dry waste” bin.B. It ’s our duty to protect the environment.C. “Wet” waste is also known as household waste.D. These landfills can take up large areas of ground.E. Studying how to stop throwing waste is a life skill.F. But it’s important to know how to deal with your waste.G. Many cities in China have already taken action in recent years.Passage 6Baobabs （猴面包树） are a symbol of Africa, and they are sometimes called“the t 1._______ Nine of the thirteen oldest trees, aged between 1,000 and 2,500 years, died in the early part of this century. Researchers say there have never been so many old trees dying in such ashort time.2._______ But they do not think baobabs across the continent of Africa are dying out. Baobabs will probably stop growing in some areas, and start growing in other areas.Baobabs are often found in areas where elephants, rhinoceros(犀牛 ) and other wildlife live. 3. _______Baobabs take in lots of water during the rainy season and store( 储存 ) it in their trunks and branches. 4. _______ Elephants can get water to drink from the trees.Baobabs are also important to people. They use the baobab fruit to make drinks and mix with milk to create a kind of yogurt. 5. _______ It’ s like a kind of medicine, and people from it. The leaves of the tree are used for making soup and it has some medical purposes.A. However, some baobabs are dying.B. But baobabs become dangerous to people.C. And eating baobab fruit makes people strong.D. Researchers do not know for sure why the trees died.E. Large trees can store as much as 140,000 liters of water.F. Baobabs can provide rich food for people all over the world.G. Elephants help the trees spread when they eat the baobab fruit.Passage 7The word“ cosplay” is made up of“ costume” and“ play” . 1. People wear c as their favorite character and express their love for fictitious（虚构的） characters.The word“ cosplay“ came from Japan in 1984 at a science fiction conference, which begthe first World Science Fiction Conference in New York City in 1939. 2.The idea slowly caught on with customers. Thanks to the rising number of cosplayers since the 1990s, a popular culture has come out in Japan and some other Asian, even Western countries. And now thousands o costume players crowd into Comic Market every year.3.But with the development of the Chinese animation industry, an increasing number of cosplayers started dressing up as characters from Chinese cartoons and comic books.Many cosplays are being organized in many countries, making this kind of culture popular among some youths. 4.3.As they grow older, they will give up the practice.5. And it is highly influenced by ACG( 电玩游戏） products. China ’s ACG industry is likely see higher growth in 2019, and Chinese animations will have greater influence on overseas markets.A. Most of them are very young.B. So“ cosplay” means costume play.C. The cosplay culture is in fact a kind of performing arts.D. Many cosplayers are adults who are about thirty years old.E. Cosplay is a traditional culture which can date back to 200 years.F. At the very beginning, many students dressed up as foreign characters.G. In 1978, the manager of Comic Market first used the phrase “ costume playPassage 8A new way of exercise, called plogging（跑步捡垃圾） , is becoming popular around the world.1.Actually, picking up the rubbish in the forest or parks can also make you fit.The plogging movement （活动） was started by Erik Ahlstrom in 2016 in Sweden. After movingto Stockholm from a small ski-community in northern Sweden, he found there was litter here and there while riding his bike to work every day. He was shocked that the same rubbish could remain onthe road for several weeks without anyone picking it up. 2.And he felt good in his heart to clean up even a small place.Picking up rubbish became a habit, then a part of his exercise, as he introduced the activity to his partners. 3. Since then, the movement has grown systematically(有组织地) around the world, thanks to the social media.Many people, like Emily Wright, had plogged for a long time. She picked up cigarette ends, plastic bottles and so on though some of them were smelly and even made her sick. Plogging wasn always pleasant. 4. She thought it wasworth doing that and even it’s terrible for a person no responsibility（责任） for it.5.And it also calls on everyone to do something for the environment in our daily life. We’ d better do that from now on.A. So he started picking it up.B. The plogging movement is good to the old.C. In a word, this activity is good to our health.D. But what scared her more was to leave rubbish there.E. It requires people to pick up the rubbish while running.F. Young people are not supposed to throw rubbish everywhere.G. By 2016, other people were joining in it, and plogging became official thing in Sweden.Passage 9Many people are not exactly sure about what machine learning is. 1. _______ Smart products have already come into our life in the following fields.On your phone. It ’ s common to use the phone to carry out a search, call your friends and online. 2. _______ For example, in Hangzhou, readers can borrow library books through WeChat.It ’ s as simple as shopping online: choose, paydwaitan for the books.In your shopping basket. 3. _______ For example, a clothes store may remind you to buy a dress online, and Amazon recommends(推荐 ) some books that you may like.In your email. Machine learning can also be used to distinguish(区分 ) different objects.4._______ In this way, it can help you save some time to do other things and bring great convenience to you.In hospitals. Doctors are just starting to make a better examination by using machine learning, for example, finding cancer and eye disease.What mentioned above is just some parts of our life. 5. _______ Our life is closely connected to it, which makes our life much easier than before.A.Machine learning is everywhere.B.Everyone often studies on the machine.C.But it has been a part ofpeople ’s daily life.D.It ’s good to search for the information on the ipad.E.It ’s common for you to find shopping suggestions online.F.This makes it useful to choose the emails you want to read.G.Those all depend on technology supported by machine learning.Passage 10When I was a little child, my parents took me to Germany. 1. _______ When I came back, I could speak German fluently.During a holiday, I stayed at home with nothing to do. My father brought a Germanbook.“Why don’ t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than playing computer games all day, father. 2. _______I promised to do 4,000 words each day. But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. 3. _______ And I don’want to continue it.I counted the words again and again. I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind. One said, “ Don’ t give up! Keep working hard ,and you will do well!” But then the other on It will be more interesting than translating.”I stood up and would turn off the computer. But then I remembered what my parents had told me, “ Whatever you do, don’ t stop half way.” 5. _______A.I just wanted to give up.B.I agreed to do it happily.C.I had lived there for nine years.D.I just didn’t agree with my father.E.Go and play computer games at once.F.I decided to play computer games again.G.So I sat down quietly and went on with it.Passage 11When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings （缺点). She said I was very thin. 1. ______ I talked too much. I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. 2. ______ Then he asked,“Are those things true or n Jane, haven’ t you ever thought about what you’ re really like?” he added, girl’ s opinion. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some ofthem were that I couldn ’change,t like being very thin, but others were that I wanted to change. 3.______I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “ Now you kny o urselfwbetter.Butaboutyouhave to learn to listen sincerely（真诚地） ,not just close your ears and feel hurt. 4. ______ Don shut your ears. Listening to the truth and doing what you know are the right things to do.Daddy’ s advice has made a great difference in lifemy. 5. ______A. I wasn’ t good at math.B. He likes playing tennis.C. He listened to me quietly.D. She told me she was always right.E. I’ ve never had a better piece of advice.F. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.G. You should be happy with the words someone said about you is true.Passage 12As parents, it ’ours job to protect and take good care of our children, especially in times of meeting difficulties. What would you do if someone else’ s child was in trouble? 1.A couple from Boca Raton, Florida, found out that over 70 children were displaced（被迫离开家园） during Hurricane Irma and had nowhere to go. 2._____ Even if they were not their own children, they were there to help.During Hurricane Irma, over 70 kids were left homeless. They were hungry. 3. ______ They lived in the gym for a week. They hadn’ t showered for a week. Even someone were alre Marc and his wife, Jennifer, generously （慷慨地） opened their home to the kids. More food andmilk were needed. 4. ______ More and more people cared about these kids. They tried their best to think about the kids and made sure they were all happy and having fun.“ 5. ______ Even though they are there with those kids, they’ re afraid too, have these kids feel welcomed and comfortable, as a mom it just makes you feel like you something good.A. Also, they were tired.B. These children were lovely.C. No one knew where they came from.D. They lost their parents, so they’ re afraid.E. Let ’s take a look at how the couple did it.F. So they knew they had to do something for them.G. The couple asked their friends and the government for help.Passage 13Kagiso Legobe met a 12-year-old disabled boy on the road. 1. ______The poor boy cannot walk freely due to his disability. He needs a wheelchair to get around.He lived with his aunt ’familys. They could not afford to buy him a wheelchair. 2. ______ “ Iwas shocked at what I saw. It is a shabby(破旧的 ) little house. I learned that the boy was in Grade 1 at his age because he can ’ t walk by himself and has to stay at home. He must get a good educa said Legobe.“ Hisaunt told me that the boy lost both his parents. He has an eight-year-old sister. They depend onothers ’ help. 3. ______” he added.Then Legobe opened a bank account(账户 ) . 4. ______ Money that has been raised will be used to provide some necessities for the boy ’familys. Legobe thanked all those who have offered a helping hand in the life of the disabled boy.“ 5. ______ He says he can’ t afford to miss even a day at school,” LegoA. His aunt taught him.B. People can donate money to it.C. The boy is very excited at this chance.D. Legobe decided to build a school for him.E. One day, I followed him to his aunt’s home.F. I decided to try to help out the situation as possible as he can.G. After learning the boy’ s difficulties, his heart was deeply touched.Passage 14In Western countries, you should be careful when giving gifts. Never give a gift in a job interview or at a business meeting. 1. ______ Or as a“ thank you” for special i When arriving at a special social gathering（聚会） , you may give your gift to the host.With gift giving, a few rules should be given much attention to.2.______ Do not buy too expensive gifts. A small but delicate(精致的 ) gift is a good choice. A special food from your country, a bottle of wine, candies, flowers are the best if you do not know the host very well, but be certain that your gift will not need much attention.3. ______ You can usually say something like,“ I thought you would like this a little later” when you4.______ A bottle of wine is usually all right if you know your host drinks wine, but hard alcohol, such as whisky should only be given as a gift when you know the host and are certain that he would welcome such a gift.5.______ A nice card with it will be better.A.Be modest with your gift.B.It ’s impolite to take no gift.C.Be careful of giving alcohol.D.Make sure that your gift is packaged nicely.E.You should not add another matter to the host.F.Take a bunch of flowers with you is necessary.G.Gifts are usually given during special holidays.Passage 15For many Americans, the weekend is a good time to travel. The weather is great, and schools are on holiday. They can take their children to tour. 1. ______ When Americans take a break on weekends, they often go to their favorite places.Most Americans want to make their weekends very special. 2. ______ More and morefriendly ” vacation resorts（度假胜地） offer special programs for children, so that children can also have a great time there.3. ______ For example, history lovers search for places of interest and museums where they could see the wonders. Some parents take their children to see the flowers and animals very closely, without disturbing （破坏） the balance of nature. Some people like to go boating, fishing or skiing to relax themselves. Still others prefer to travel around the world.Americans aren’ t the only people in the world who travel. 4. ______Nowadays, it is very easy and fast for people to travel from one place to another, because we can travel by plane, train, car or bus. 5. ______ Though it makes people very busy, we can get knowledge and relax ourselves.A. Many people enjoy travelling.B. There are many museums in America.C. It seems that the whole family should stay together.D. People from all over the world can travel as they hope.E. So families would like to plan their trips with kids early.F. And most importantly, people all need a rest after hard work.G. Different people choose different places to relax themselves.Passage 16There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. 1. ______ When someone says they have to“ face the music” , it does not mean they are going to “ Facing the music” means to accept and deal with the punishment of an action.2. ______ For example,“I can’t face anotherofcamping!night It’scold and rainy.” Oyou must face your fears.” Face used in this way is very common.But now, let ’gos back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanksso much for watching my car while I’ m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.” 3. ______ Y want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and“ face It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.5. ______ To“take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you done. And if someone says, “ Youmade your bed. Now lie in it. ”they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!A.But you do not listen.B.“Face the music ” is a good example.C.Many slangs appeared in American English.D.The “music ” here is the result of your actions.E. Americans often use the word“face” in this way.F. You may put up your hands to express your advice.G. There are othersame expressions as“face the music ”.Passage 17England is very close to France. 1. _______ When an English person is traveling in France, he or she needs to follow the special culture.Never refuse. You should never refuse an invitation to a social event or any kind of offer, even if you don’ t like. Maybe it is strange for you. 2. _______Food and eating habits. As an English clerk, you are used to eating your packed lunch quickly before a computer screen in the office. 3. _______ They go to have their relaxing meals and a 2-hour break. Maybe you always have supper at 6 pm, so having to wait until 9 pm can be quite a challenge （挑战） for your stomach but it is certainly worth waiting.Another thing about French culture of food and drinks is the coffee culture. 4. _______ But you will find French people often have coffee and slices of homemade cake with their old friends intheir warm homes. I am sure you will also enjoy the lifestyle very much.Greetings. 5. _______ But in France, people greet each other with two kisses on the cheek(脸颊 ) when they meet for the first time.A. They eat lunch at 1:00 pm and a dinner after 8:00 pm.B. But actually there is no polite way of saying “ no”in France.C. However, there are many cultural differences between them.D. You have been used to drinking coffee in a restaurant quickly.E. English people shake hands when they meet for the first time.F. If there is a guest, the master will offer the first-class seat to him.G.You will surprisingly find French clerks leave their offices to restaurants.Passage 18Friends are very important for us. Everyone needs friends. But some people have trouble making friends. 1. _______2. _______ It’s hard to make friends if you stay at homealone all the time. Do something that your friends and you are interested in. It（及’其）sextremelyeasierto make friends when you have similar interests.Don’ t be afraid to show people what you’ re really good at. Talk about the things y do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.3. ______ Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they’ll talk to you, or people may think you’ re not interested in them and mayerestedstopbeingyouint.Be a good listener. When people talk about themselves, listen carefully. Ask lots of questions sincerely （真诚地） . 4. ______Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect, and admire —not just with those who are easy to meet. 5. ______ That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.A.Be a good talker.B.Get out of your house.C.Here are some suggestions.D.Friends need to help each other.E.Be friendly with a lot of people.F.Show an great interest in their answers.G.You should often write to your friends.Passage 19Life is like a journey. On the way, we have happiness and sadness. 1. ______ Itfor anyone around you to tell his regrets. When we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. How can we avoid future regrets?Make better plans. If you start to do something, you’ d better make a full plan ______ You will know what comes first and what comes last.Live a more active life. You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. 3.______“ Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’ s fac and don ’ t be angry with others.Find the right friend. A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to deliberate（仔细考虑）it when you choose a friend. 4. ______ When you get into trouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.Never fear failure. Everybody fails. 5. ______ We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.Life is good. We don’ t have to live in our past, but we do hope thatnplanwe better,ca live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.A. You will feel better.B. The earlier, the better.C. You also need to be kind.D. Even the greatest person failed.E. Sometimes it is also full of regrets.F. Friends can not always be by your side.。

专项练习——高考阅读 7 选 5【小试牛刀】根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

MuzakThe next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 71 It’s similar to the music you listen to, but it’s not exactly the same. That’s because thi s music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don’tevenrealize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.Quiet background music used to be called "elevator ( 电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 72If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don’t want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 73Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 74 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.75 . They say it’s boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!A. Some people don’t like Muza k.B. The music gives them extra energy.C. Music is playing in the background.D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.CBFDA【练习 1】Friends play an important part in our lives， and although we may take the fact of friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, 71 ．Moreover, a great many relationships come under the general term “friendship”． In allcases，two people like one another and enjoy being together， but beyond that， the degree of closeness between them and the reasons for their interest in each other change greatly．At the beginning, much depends on how people meet， and on good first impressions. As we get to know people, 72 . Although these factors are not of the greatest importance， it is more difficult to have a good relationship with people when there is a big difference in age and background．Then, 73 ． Friends will stand closer together and will spend more time looking at each other than ordinary friends．Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness，and it is because they may give the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty making friends. A friendly look with a wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare，and nervousness may be wrongly understood as unfriendliness．Some relationships are a result of argument and discussion，but it is usual for close friends to have the same ideas and beliefs，the same opinion and interests. The more closely involved people become．the more they depend on each other. And 74 . Equally, friends have to learn to make allowances for each other, to put up with annoying habits， and to accept differences in opinion.In contrast with marriage, 75 . But the support and understanding that results fro m shared experiences and affections does seem to create a close and lasting relationshipA． we are usually friends with only a fewB． many factors can affect friendship and relationshipC． people want to do friends favors and hate to let them downD． argument and discussion can improve personal relationshipsE．we consider things like age，race，looks，economic and social status，etcF．we pay attention to actual behavior， facial expression， and the way a person speaksG． there a re no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between two people【练习 2】Speaking in public is most people’s least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all alraid of making foods of ourselves. 66 .But stop biting your finger-mails. Public spea king is easy . It’s just plain talking, and you talk all the time. Although I’m basically shy (honest!). I’ve been making speeches and talking on radi o and television for more than 30 years. And I can tell you that public speaking is not a“gift”like musical talent． 67_ .Here are some of the lessons I have learned :Your aud ience is going to come away with one or two of your main ideas． One or two． Not ten or twenty． 68 ． And if you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, there's no way vour audience will． 69 ___—how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you're going to close．When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first． 70 ． A strong close is critical; the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember．The standard length of a vaudeville act is usually 12 minutes． If all those performers singing and dancing their hearts out couldn't go on longer without boring the audience, what makes you think you can?A． Some people are bom to be good at making speechB． Anybody who can talk can speak in publicC． Try to relax yourself before making the speechD． The more important the speech is, the more frightened we becomeE． It you can't express in a sentence or two what you intend to get across, then your speech isnot focused well enoughF． When you know where you're headed, you can choose any route to get thereG． No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to get your ducks in a rowPart two 真题在线Passage 1：(2014 年全国 1 卷)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Passage 1Billions of dollars have already been spent in planning how to set foot on Mars. So why do we want to go there so badly? 1._______Dutch organization Mars One wants to put people on Mars by 2027. The researchers say it is just the next step in human curiosity（好奇心）. “Why did Columbus travel west? Why did Marco Polo head east? 2._______” their website says. Mars One also thinks Mars exploration will improve the development of recycling, solar energy(太阳能), food production and even medical technology.Billionaire businessman Elon Musk runs a company in the United States. Its name is Space X.3.________ Musk, who was born in South Africa but is now a US-Canadian citizen, agrees that curiosity plays a part. But his main reason for going to Mars is the survival(生存) of the human race. To survive,we must learn to live somewhere other than Earth.4.________ In 2011, along with Russia, China planned to send a probe(探测器) to the planet. Another probe will reach Mars by 2021.US space agency NASA is also excited to get t o Mars. 5._______ “Future exploration will find evidence（证据）of life, answering one of the biggest mysteries of the universe(宇宙): Does life exist beyond Earth?” the NASA website says. According to it, Mars and Earth have lots of things alike. Exploring Mars also helps us learn more about our own planet’s history and future.A. Japanese also hopes to do a project on Mars.B. Well, different organizations have different reasons.C. Its final goal is to help humans live on other planets.D. China has a long period dream of reaching Mars one day.E.There may be new species on Mars which can surprise us a lot.F. And NASA thinks it helps humans learn more about the universe.G. Because that adventure makes humans find new places to explore.Passage 2An international freight railway network ( 货运铁路网) is connecting China to cities across Europe. 1._______ 2,000 years ago, it took a year to get goods from China to Europe along the ancient silk road. But today, goods from China can reach London by rail in just 14 days. It takes less time than before.Yiwu is a city that is located in China’s Zhejiang Province. In Yiwu, it once took two hours by the road to send European goods to the nearest seaport(海港). 2._______ But today, a new freight rail link connects Yiwu to Europe along an ancient trade route.Yiwu railway station is a big freight station now. 3._______ It’s part of the multi-billion-US-dollar Belt and Road Initiative ( 倡议 ). It is set up in order to develop the international trade.4._______ It spreads across 13,000 kilometers through France, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. Along the way, the train transfers ( 换乘 ) three times because of different track gauges (轨距规) in China, Europe and Russia.With transfers only taking 1 minute per container ( 集装箱), the rail link cut Europe-China transportation time by half. 5._______ Now foreign products are easier and cheaper to buy for Chinese.A. Silk Railroad is very important.B. It is called as the new “Silk Railroad”.C. It will take a long time to travel to Yiwu City.D. Then it took a two-month journey across the oceans.E. It began to transport goods overland to Europe in 2014.F. And it only takes people three weeks to get goods from Europe.G. The Yiwu-Madrid railway is the longest rail link in the whole world.Passage 3In many big cities in the world, many people think the overuse of cars is one of the main causes of air pollution. Cars in the future must be environment-friendly. 1.______Some experts thin k that today’s cars are in trouble because they use too much petrol( 汽油 ).2._____ The car of tomorrow will be made without air conditioning. The tomorrow’s car will be very small, so that only takes up very little room. It needn’t have a pollution control system because it won’t use petrol.3.______ Very few people will be killed in accidents because the top speed will be very low. However, we are also warned not to ask for pretty colors because the cars will come in grey only.4._______ They are sure that people will be happier in the future. They think that all our problems will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the supercar(超级汽车).5. The supercar will have four rooms, TVs, running water, heat, air conditioning and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips comfortably. The supercar will notpollute the environment because they will run on water.A. What’s the problem?B. What will cars be like in the future?C. Other car experts do not hold the same idea.D. I think the car on the future will be more useful.E. In fact, this car will be pushed by clean energy.F. They say the car of the future will be much smaller.G. Tomorrow’s cars will be smaller, faster, and more comfortable.Passage 4Smart wristband( 智能手环), a new welcoming product, is changing our lifestyle. Having a smart electronics gadget（小装置）on your hand can really make huge differences. So from now on it will be a great fun to maintain your health in a more interesting way. 1.______ And there are also many different brands to choose, such as Apple or Huawei.Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband.2._______ The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You are able to use it to answer the phone, but a traditional watch can never do that.Besides, the smart wristband looks fascinating. 3. ______ We often see teenagers wearing wristbands.Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Some people play sports every day to keep healthy. 4. ______ The wr istband shows the results every day and you’ll know whether you achieve your aim or not.However, some parents are still against using it. 5. ______They think the teenagers are under the radiation(辐射) all the time.Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it’s up to you.A. It’s so expensive that few people can buy it.B. First of all, it can tell the time like a normal watch.C. A wristband is helpful to know how far they have run.D. It’s very popular among teenagers because it’s cool enough.E. More and more people choose a smart wristband in their lives.F. For them, wearing wristbands for a long time may cause cancer.G. Now a British Intelligent Environment company has produced the software.Passage 5When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in? Some of you might not be able to answer this question. 1. _______ Not knowing how to deal with waste is harder to save energy and protect the environment.If you don’t deal with your garbage, it will go to a landfill(垃圾场) and be buried (埋) together.2._______ The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.3._______ For example, Shanghai announced in July that divide the garbage into four groups:wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.4._______ “ They are things you don’t want but that pigs can eat,” Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be refused are recyclable waste.Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡). These things are not recyclable. 5. _______Other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangdong plan to use this way to deal with their garbage. Let’s encourage each other to deal with our waste well to protect the environment.A.They will go in the “ dry waste ” bin.B.It’s our duty to protect the environment.C.“Wet” waste is also known as household waste.D.These landfills can take up large areas of ground.E.Studying how to stop throwing waste is a life skill.F.But it’s important to know how to deal with your waste.G.Many cities in China have already taken action in recent years.Passage 6Baobabs （猴面包树）are a symbol of Africa, and they are sometimes called “the tree of life” .1. _______ Nine of the thirteen oldest trees, aged between 1,000 and 2,500 years, died in the early part of this century. Researchers say there have never been so many old trees dying in such a short time.2._______ But they do not think baobabs across the continent of Africa are dying out. Baobabs will probably stop growing in some areas, and start growing in other areas.Baobabs are often found in areas where elephants, rhinoceros(犀牛) and other wildlife live. 3. _______Baobabs take in lots of water during the rainy season and store( 储存) it in their trunks and branches. 4. _______ Elephants can get water to drink from the trees.Baobabs are also important to people. They use the baobab fruit to make drinks and mix with milk to create a kind of yogurt. 5. _______ It’s like a kind of medicine, and people can get energy from it. The leaves of the tree are used for making soup and it has some medical purposes.A. However, some baobabs are dying.B. But baobabs become dangerous to people.C. And eating baobab fruit makes people strong.D. Researchers do not know for sure why the trees died.E. Large trees can store as much as 140,000 liters of water.F. Baobabs can provide rich food for people all over the world.G. Elephants help the trees spread when they eat the baobab fruit.Passage 7The word “cosplay” is made up of “costume” and “play”. 1. People wear costumes to dress up as their favorite character and express their love for fictitious（虚构的）characters.The word “cosplay“ came from Japan in 1984 at a science fiction conference, which began withthe first World Science Fiction Conference in New York City in 1939. 2.The idea slowly caught on with customers. Thanks to the rising number of cosplayers since the 1990s, a popular culture has come out in Japan and some other Asian, even Western countries. And now thousands of costume players crowd into Comic Market every year.3. But with the development of the Chinese animation industry, an increasing number of cosplayers started dressing up as characters from Chinese cartoons and comic books.Many cosplays are being organized in many countries, making this kind of culture popular among some youths. 4.As they grow older, they will give up the practice.5. And it is highly influenced by ACG(电玩游戏）products. China’s ACG industry is likely to see higher growth in 2019, and Chinese animations will have greater influence on overseas markets.A. Most of them are very young.B. So “cosplay” means costume play.C. The cosplay culture is in fact a kind of performing arts.D. Many cosplayers are adults who are about thirty years old.E. Cosplay is a traditional culture which can date back to 200 years.F. At the very beginning, many students dressed up as foreign characters.G. In 1978, the manager of Comic Market first used the phrase “costume play”.Passage 8A new way of exercise, called plogging（跑步捡垃圾）, is becoming popular around the world.1.Actually, picking up the rubbish in the forest or parks can also make you fit.The plogging movement（活动）was started by Erik Ahlstrom in 2016 in Sweden. After moving to Stockholm from a small ski-community in northern Sweden, he found there was litter here and there while riding his bike to work every day. He was shocked that the same rubbish could remain onthe road for several weeks without anyone picking it up. 2.And he felt good in his heart to clean up even a small place.Picking up rubbish became a habit, then a part of his exercise, as he introduced the activity to his partners. 3. Since then, the movement has grown systematically(有组织地) around the world, thanks to the social media.Many people, like Emily Wright, had plogged for a long time. She picked up cigarette ends, plastic bottles and so on though some of them were smelly and even made her sick. Plogging wasn’t always plea sant. 4. She thought it was worth doing that and even it’s terrible for a person not to take responsibility（责任） for it.5.And it also calls on everyone to do something for the environment in our daily life. We’d better do that from now on.A. So he started picking it up.B. The plogging movement is good to the old.C. In a word, this activity is good to our health.D. But what scared her more was to leave rubbish there.E. It requires people to pick up the rubbish while running.F. Young people are not supposed to throw rubbish everywhere.G. By 2016, other people were joining in it, and plogging became official thing in Sweden.Passage 9Many people are not exactly sure about what machine learning is. 1. _______ Smart products have already come into our life in the following fields.On your phone. It’s common to use the phone to carry out a search, call your friends and shop online. 2. _______ For example, in Hangzhou, readers can borrow library books through WeChat. It’s as simple as sho pping online: choose, pay and wait for the books.In your shopping basket. 3. _______ For example, a clothes store may remind you to buy a dress online, and Amazon recommends(推荐) some books that you may like.In your email. Machine learning can also be used to distinguish(区分) different objects.4._______ In this way, it can help you save some time to do other things and bring great convenience to you.In hospitals. Doctors are just starting to make a better examination by using machine learning, for example, finding cancer and eye disease.What mentioned above is just some parts of our life. 5. _______ Our life is closely connected to it, which makes our life much easier than before.A.Machine learning is everywhere.B.Everyone often studies on the machine.C.But it has been a part of people’s daily life.D.It’s good to search for the information on the ipad.E.It’s common for you to find shopping suggestions online.F.This makes it useful to choose the emails you want to read.G.Those all depend on technology supported by machine learning.Passage 10When I was a little child, my parents took me to Germany. 1. _______ When I came back, I could speak German fluently.Dur ing a holiday, I stayed at home with nothing to do. My father brought a German book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than playing computer games all day,” said my father. 2. _______I promised to do 4,000 words each day. But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. 3. _______ And I don’t want to continue it.I counted the words again and again. I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard ,and you will do well!” But then the other one said, “ 4. _______ It will be more interesting than translating. ”I stood up and would turn off the computer. But then I remembered what my parents had told me,“ Whatever you do, don’t stop half way.” 5. _______A.I just wanted to give up.B.I agreed to do it happily.C.I had lived there for nine years.D.I just didn’t agree with my father.E.Go and play computer games at once.F.I decided to play computer games again.G.So I sat down quietly and went on with it.Passage 11When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings（缺点). She said I was very thin. 1. ______ I talked too much. I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. 2. ______ Then he asked, “Are those things true or not? Jane, haven’t you ever thought about what you’re really like?” he added, “Well, you have got that girl’s opinion. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. ”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some of them were t hat I couldn’t change, like being very thin, but others were that I wanted to change. 3. ______I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen sincerely（真诚地）,not just close your ears and feel hurt. 4. ______ Don’t shut your ears. Listening to the truth and doing what you know are the right things to do. ”Daddy’s advice has made a great difference in my life. 5. ______A. I wasn’t good at math.B. He likes playing tennis.C. He listened to me quietly.D. She told me she was always right.E. I’ve never had a better piece of advice.F. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.G. You should be happy with the words someone said about you is true.Passage 12As parents, it’s our job to protect and take good care of our children, especially in times of meeting difficulties. What would you do if someone else’s child was in trouble? 1. ______A couple from Boca Raton, Florida, found out that over 70 children were displaced（被迫离开家园）during Hurricane Irma and had nowhere to go. 2._____ Even if they were not their own children, they were there to help.During Hurricane Irma, over 70 kids were left homeless. They were hungry. 3. ______ They l ived in the gym for a week. They hadn’t showered for a week. Even someone were already sick. Marc and his wife, Jennifer, generously（慷慨地）opened their home to the kids. More food and milk were needed. 4. ______ More and more people cared about these kids. They tried their best to think about the kids and made sure they were all happy and having fun.“5. ______ Even though they are there with those kids, they’re afraid too,” Jennifer said. “So to have these kids feel welcomed and comfortable, as a mom it ju st makes you feel like you’re doing something good.A. Also, they were tired.B. These children were lovely.C. No one knew where they came from.D. They lost their parents, so they’re afraid.E. Let’s take a look at how the couple did it.F. So they knew they had to do something for them.G. The couple asked their friends and the government for help.Passage 13Kagiso Legobe met a 12-year-old disabled boy on the road. 1. ______The poor boy cannot walk freely due to his disability. He needs a wheelchair to get around. He lived with his aunt’s family. They could not afford to buy him a wheelchair. 2. ______ “I was shocked at what I saw. It is a shabby(破旧的) little house. I learned that the boy was in Grade 1 at his age because he can’t walk by himself and has to stay at home. He must get a good education,” said Legobe.“His aunt told me that the boy lost both his parents. He has an eight-year-old sister. They depend on others’ help. 3. ______” he added.Then Legobe opened a bank account(账户) . 4. ______ Money that has been raised will be used to provide some necessities for the boy’s family. Legobe thanked all those who have offered a helping hand in the life of the disabled boy.“5. ______ He says he can’t afford to miss even a day at school,” Legobe said.A. His aunt taught him.B. People can donate money to it.C. The boy is very excited at this chance.D. Legobe decided to build a school for him.E. One day, I followed him to his aunt’s home.F. I decided to try to help out the situation as possible as he can.G. After learning the boy’s difficulties, his heart was deeply touched.Passage 14In Western countries, you should be careful when giving gifts. Never give a gift in a job interview or at a business meeting. 1. ______ Or as a “thank you” for special invitations or events.When arriving at a special social gathering（聚会）, you may give your gift to the host. With gift giving, a few rules should be given much attention to.2.______ Do not buy too expensive gifts. A small but delicate(精致的) gift is a good choice. A special food from your country, a bottle of wine, candies, flowers are the best if you do not know the host very well, but be certain that your gift will not need much attention.3. ______ You can usually say something like, “I thought you would like this a little later” when you offer your gift.4.______ A bottle of wine is usually all right if you know your host drinks wine, but hard alcohol, such as whisky should only be given as a gift when you know the host and are certain that he would welcome such a gift.5.______ A nice card with it will be better.A.Be modest with your gift.B.It’s impolite to take no gift.C.Be careful of giving alcohol.D.Make sure that your gift is packaged nicely.E.You should not add another matter to the host.F.Take a bunch of flowers with you is necessary.G.Gifts are usually given during special holidays.Passage 15For many Americans, the weekend is a good time to travel. The weather is great, and schools are on holiday. They can take their children to tour. 1. ______ When Americans take a break on weekends, they often go to their favorite places.Most Americans want to make their wee kends very special. 2. ______ More and more “family friendly” vacation resorts（度假胜地）offer special programs for children, so that children can also have a great time there.3.______ For example, history lovers search for places of interest and museums where they could see the wonders. Some parents take their children to see the flowers and animals very closely, without disturbing（破坏）the balance of nature. Some people like to go boating, fishing or skiing to relax themselves. Still others prefer to travel around the world.Americans aren’t the only people in the world who travel. 4. ______Nowadays, it is very easy and fast for people to travel from one place to another, because we can travel by plane, train, car or bus. 5. ______ Though it makes people very busy, we can get knowledge and relax ourselves.A.Many people enjoy travelling.B.There are many museums in America.C.It seems that the whole family should stay together.D.People from all over the world can travel as they hope.E.So families would like to plan their trips with kids early.F.And most importantly, people all need a rest after hard work.G.Different people choose different places to relax themselves.Passage 16There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. 1. ______ When someone says they have to “face the music”, it does not mean they are going to a concert.“Facing the music” means to accept and deal with the punishment of an action.2.______ For example, “I can’t face another night of camping! It’s cold and rainy.” Or “In life, you must face your fears.” Face used in this way is very common.But now, let’s go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I’m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.” 3. ______ You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have d one and “face the music”. 4. ______ It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.5.______ To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it.” they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!A.But you do not listen.B.“Face the music” is a good example.C.Many slangs appeared in American English.D.The “music” here i s the result of your actions.E.Americans often use the word “face” in this way.F.You may put up your hands to express your advice.G.There are other same expressions as “face the music”.Passage 17England is very close to France. 1. _______ When an English person is traveling in France, he or she needs to follow the special culture.Never refuse. You should never refuse an invitation to a social event or any kind of offer, even if you don’t like. Maybe it is strange for you. 2. _______Food and eating habits. As an English clerk, you are used to eating your packed lunch quickly before a computer screen in the office. 3. _______ They go to have their relaxing meals and a 2-hour break. Maybe you always have supper at 6 pm, so having to wait until 9 pm can be quite a challenge （挑战）for your stomach but it is certainly worth waiting.Another thing about French culture of food and drinks is the coffee culture. 4. _______ But you will find French people often have coffee and slices of homemade cake with their old friends in their warm homes. I am sure you will also enjoy the lifestyle very much.Greetings. 5. _______ But in France, people greet each other with two kisses on the cheek(脸颊) when they meet for the first time.A. They eat lunch at 1:00 pm and a dinner after 8:00 pm.B. But actually there is no polite way of saying “no” in France.C. However, there are many cultural differences between them.D. You have been used to drinking coffee in a restaurant quickly.E. English people shake hands when they meet for the first time.F. If there is a guest, the master will offer the first-class seat to him.G.You will surprisingly find French clerks leave their offices to restaurants.Passage 18Friends are very important for us. Everyone needs friends. But some people have trouble making friends. 1. _______2._______ It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Do something that your friends and you are interested in. It’s extremely（及其）easier to make friends when you have similar interests.Don’t be afraid to show people what you’re really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.3.______ Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they’ll find it ea sier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.Be a good listener. When people talk about themselves, listen carefully. Ask lots of questions sincerely （真诚地）. 4. ______Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect, and admire—not just with those who are easy to meet. 5. ______ That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.A.Be a good talker.B.Get out of your house.C.Here are some suggestions.D.Friends need to help each other.E.Be friendly with a lot of people.F.Show an great interest in their answers.G.You should often write to your friends.Passage 19Life is like a j ourney. On the way, we have happiness and sadness. 1. ______ It’s not difficult for anyone around you to tell his regrets. When we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. How can we avoid future regrets?Make better plans. If you start to do something, you’d better make a full plan before doing it. 2. ______ You will know what comes first and what comes last.Live a more active life. You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. 3.______ “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others.Find the right friend. A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to deliberate（仔细考虑）it when you choose a friend. 4. ______ When you get into trouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.Never fear failure. Everybody fails. 5. ______ We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.A. You will feel better.B. The earlier, the better.C. You also need to be kind.D. Even the greatest person failed.E. Sometimes it is also full of regrets.F. Friends can not always be by your side.。

高考七选五练习汇总61篇高考七选五题型一旦出错，往往一错错一窜，是容易丢分的题型，笔者根据自己历年来辅导高考的经验，对其进行一个简单总结，希望能对各地即将参加高考的学子有所帮助。

一、正确与错误选项的特征正确选项具有如下特征：1、放进去通顺，这一点是基础。

凡不通顺的必错无疑；2、选项中有单词、词组、句子成分或与所选答案所在段内容重合；3、选项与其上句或下句之间有必然的逻辑关系；4、选项全部内容都属于正确答案所在段。

有时备选答案中可能含有甲乙两项内容，这时，只有当甲和乙都归属于本段时，答案才是正确的。

针对第2项的所讲的重合，举个例子：如果整个文章中只有第二段中有laugh一词，而各个选项中只有D项中有laugh这个词，那还等什么，立刻把它选上，因为它有99%的可能是正确的；不过，如果D、E两个选项中都有laugh这个词，那我们就该明白正确选项就在D、E当中，究竟哪个正确，还要看哪个放进去通顺，如果都通顺，再看是不是其中有一项的某一部分内容在其他段落已经讲了（哪个选项出现这种情况哪个选项落选），还确定不下来的话，再看看哪个选项的内容与前后句之间有逻辑关系（有这种关系的是正确答案），经过这样的层层筛选，正确答案自然会水落石出。

上面第3项所指的逻辑关系主要是指代词关系、冠词关系以及连接词关系等。

例如，代词关系方面，如果所选答案中有he,him,his等词，这就意味着空前面必然出现了a boy,a man等词或人名。

如果这些词在空后面出现，就意味着正确答案中必有a boy ,a man等词或人名。

冠词方面，如果正确答案中出现了定冠词the，则空前将有不定冠词a(n)或与之相应的名词等出现。

如果定冠词第一次出现在空后，则意味着空里所需的答案中会有不定冠词a(n)或相应的名词等出现。

连接词方面，如果but ,however等出现在答案中，则意味着该答案与空前部分含义是相反的，但同时又与空后的内容在含义上是一顺撇的或一致的；如果答案中有for another，前面不远处会有for one thing，如果答案中有other(s)，前面不远处会有some，如果答案中有second，前面不远处会有first等等。

2013-2017年五年高考阅读理解之七选五真题汇编1【2017全国卷I】根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 36 _______________ The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 37 ____________We sleep in a tent,cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor’s bill for my son’s food poisoning.I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. 38_____________Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life.39 _____________We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.40______________It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.A. This time there was no tent.B. Things are going to be improved.C. The trip they took me on was a rough one.D. I was to learn a lot about camping since then, however.E. I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.F. After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.G. There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.2【2017全国卷II】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Good presentation skills are important for having an impact on your audience and getting your message across. Some presentation skills in particular—like listening to your audience，using humor and maintaining eye contact—can help a lot. 1·Know what the needs of your audience are. 2 Thoroughly understand your material，and then put it in a logical order. Make sure your speech keeps your audience’s attention.· 3 During the presentation，you will want to highlight your strengths. Dress appropriately，and make sure you look relaxed and calm. Speak at an appropriate speed，and show appropriate emotion. This can help you to establish a good relationship with the audience.·Remember your body language. 4 How you walk，move and stand can all be seen by your audience，and can help convey your message. Thus，you should pay attention to your body language during the presentation.·Speak as if you believe what you are saying. When you speak with confidence，your audience is much more likely to believe what you have to say. You should speak loudly and clearly，and address your audience directly. 5These presentation tips will help you make a good presentation.A. You should sound confident，and if you make an error，just apologize and move on.B. Here are some other good tips for improving presentation skills.C. During the presentation，you can match your presentation’s content to those needs.D. Try to make eye contact with several audience members.E. Know your strong and weak points.F. Body language is important，yet often overlooked.G. Know when to stop talking.答案：1. B 2. C 3. E 4. F 5. A2.As is known，Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time. 1Einstein learned from making mistakes.When Einstein started to work in America，someone asked him what he needed.He said he needed a desk，some paper and a pencil. 2 This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.3 Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework.One day，he wrotea letter to a young girl to tell her not to worry about her Maths homework because he thought Maths was difficult too.Einstein considered time to be important.He never wore socks，because he thought putting on socks was a waste of time as people already wore shoes.He also thought remembering things found in books was not worth it.That’s why he never remembered his own phone number. 4 It is true that if we are going to do great things in our lives，we cannot waste time.Einstein liked to joke too.In one exam，a student asked him why all the questions were the same as last year’s.Einstein replied the questions were the same，but the answers were different!If we ever feel like giving up when we have problems，we should think of Einstein.When he was a child，his teachers used to say he was not clever.However，Einstein kept working hard and surprised the world with his achievements. 5A．Meanwhile，he was also strict with his students.B．Give students a chance to correct their mistakes.C．He was also a really great person.D．So，never be discouraged!E．He knew what was worth remembering.F．Einstein was also very modest(谦虚的)．G．He also needed a basket to hold his mistakes.答案：1. C 2.G 3.F 4.E 5.D3.Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers？But no w you’re not a child anymore.In fact，there are many advantages of talking to strangers.•You can meet a really great person.Talking to a stranger is a good habit because you never know whom you maymeet. 1 You can also meet someone who will give you a chance to get your dream job. • 2You have some opinion about different subjects and you know your friends’ and relatives’ points of view about them，too.But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that will broaden your horizons.•You can improve your social skills.3 Asking appropriate questions and attentive listening are two skills that many of us don’t have.You can better these skills when talking to a stranger.•You can offer someone comfort.The thing you’ll definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone’s day better. 4 Praise people and they will think something pleasant about you.Having a sweet short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful.•You can find the solutions you didn’t know about.Talking to someone you don’t know is all about finding out something you didn’t know.You may have some problems that you can’t solve for a long time.However，someone you suddenly meet can figure out the rig ht solution you didn’t even think about before. 5A．You can expand your world view.B．Smile and people will smile in return.C．You can meet a person who will become your best friend in future.D．It may be a help you needed to get a long time ago.E．Why not speak to someone until your turn comes?F．You shouldn’t miss these unexpected chances of meeting people.G．Whatever social skills you have，you can make them better when talking to strangers. 答案：1. C 2.A 3.G 4.B 5.D4.Our Fears Can Change the Reality of the SituationAt times，our worries and anxieties can defeat us.In addition，our worries can change our understanding of what is reality and what is not.Here is a brief list of techniques that you can use to help gain a better viewpoint on things during the anxious moments.1A person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their minds off the problem.A person could get some fresh air，listen to some music，or do an activity that will give him/her a fresh perspective on things.Remember that our fearful thoughts are made to seem worse and can make the problem worse.2 When unexpectedly having thoughts that make you fearful or anxious，challenge these thoughts by asking yourself positive questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense.Be smart in how you deal with fears and anxieties.Do not try to deal with everything all at once.When facing a current or upcoming task that makes you anxious，break the task into small ones. 3Remember that all the worrying in the world will not change anything.Most of what you worry about never comes true. 4 Then you should leave everything else in the hands of God.It is not easy to deal with all the fears and worries.When your fears and anxieties have the best of you，try to calm down and then get the facts of the situation.The key is to take it slowly.All you can do is do your best each day，hope for the best，and when something does happen，take it easy. 5A．Take it one step at a time and things will work out well at last.B．When feeling anxious，stop what you are doing and try to do something relaxing. C．This will give you the confidence to manage your anxiety.D．Instead of worrying about something that probably won’t happen，concentrate on what you are able to do.E．The next time you feel depressed，review your list and think about the good things that you have in your life.F．A good way to manage your worry is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking.G．Completing these small tasks one at a time will make the stress more manageable and increase your chances of success.答案：1．B 2.F 3.G 4.D 5.A5.Most travelers face the language difficulty in Italy nowadays. 1 There are a few things that you should know before you step out of the airport.Ther e’s no such thing as “Italian food”．In Italy，each area has its own personality，its own dialect，and its own food. 2 Get to know what’s produced locally and what’s in season，and you’ll be eating the freshest and best of what that area has to offer.Most Italians pay for things on a daytoday basis with cash from their morning coffee to dinner.Those of you who have grown used to paying for milk and bread at the grocery store with a card find it very difficult to travel.The waiter isn’t being rude when he leaves you alone to eat.In Italy，after your meal is served，you may not see the waiter at your table again until it’s time to clear your plates.This is not the waiter being rude. 4An empty restaurant doesn’t mean the place is bad.Many times I’ve gone into restaurants in Italy at what I thought was dinner time only to find the place nearly empty. 5 The dinner hour in many cities doesn’t start until at least 8 pm.Many restaurants in bigger cities and towns will be open earlier than that，but the earlier opening time isn’t for the locals.It’s for visitors.A．Cash is king in Italy.B．Trains are always late in Italy.C．Later，I learned Italians eat late.D．If so，traveling to Italy can be attractive experience.E．However，it’s still a very easy and comfortable country to visit.F．This is the waiter letting you enjoy your meal as long as you want.G．It’s a shock to those of you who think you’ve already known what Italian food is.答案：1.E 2.G 3.A 4.F 5.C6.Puppy FoodA puppy (young dog) is a precious addition to any family.The excitement of bringing home a little furry friend will always live in our memories.Like all of us，though，your puppy must have adequate nutrition(营养) right from the start to make certain that it’ll have a long and healthy life.1 You might ask yourself what is the best for your new pet with all of the different varieties on the market in all of their attractive packaging.Some dry food produced specially for puppies is the best for the development of their teeth.2 Contrary to the belief of many first－time puppy owners，it is not always the best idea to purchase food that is too high in calcium(钙)，protein，and vitamin levels.3 In addition，a high intake of calcium is associated with bone disease in large－breed dogs.If you have a “small－breed” puppy，you can buy that kind of food.It is not a good idea to feed the food you eat to your puppy frequently，as your puppy may become selective about food. 4 Some people think that dog biscuits and other treats are fine，but they should not be a main part of puppy’s diet.Young puppies should be fed three times a day.Each puppy is unique，however，so feeding them twice a day is acceptable.After ten to twelve weeks of age，feed your puppy twice per day.Allow your puppy to eat as much as he would like in fifteen minutes. 5 If you let your puppy eat too much or too often by keeping food accessible at all times，he may become overweight and have health problems as an adult.Like humans，your puppy will not enjoy the food any longer if it is there at all times.A．Pick up the dish with the remaining food.B．Proper food is a basic necessity for your puppies.C．Remember to give your puppy the food he would like to have.D．It can also cause an upset stomach due to an unbalanced diet.E．A further benefit is that it is less expensive than the canned food.F．One example is that extra helpings of nutrients do harm to digestive organs.G．It’s good to provide the extra nutrients a puppy needs until he grows larger.答案：1.B 2.E 3.F 4.D 5.A7.Are you feeling anxious about your test next week? Here are some tips that will help you in dealing with stress(压力) and anxiety.Study regularlyOne of the most important ways of avoiding test anxiety is to prepare well in advance. Study regularly for a few hours every day. 1 .Reduce study pressure(压力)If students are not able to deal with anxiety or nervousness, they could talk to their teachers, student counselors(辅导员), parents or friends. Parents should also avoid pressurizing(加压) their kids to do well. 2 Then your children can study without any tension(紧张). Another important point that arises here is neither the students nor the parents should compare the children with their other classmates and friends.Physical fitness3 Many times due to anxiety students avoid sleep and starve themselves. They should sleep for at least 6-7 hours a day and eat nutritious and healthy food. Exercising regularly is equally important as talking to friends and socializing(社交).4Plan your studies well. Chart(制图) out a timetable and take proper breaks between studying. Along with the study time, allot (分配) time to relax and do what you love to do. Practicing simple breathing skills will also help reduce stress.5 While it is important to gain good scores in tests, it is not the most important thing in life. Learning to deal with nervousness and stress will not only help them to do well in school tests, but also in their future life.A. Prepare scheduleB. Listen carefully in classC. Do not forget to eat and sleep properly.D. It helps in increasing the confidence of students.E. Create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere (放松的气氛) at home.F. Students should remember that tests are just a part of life.G. Test and exam time causes a lot of nervousness in students.答案：1D 2E 3C 4A 5F8.Dear Boris,1After I had spent a week with my English family, I slowly began to understand their English a little better. 2 Students in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects are different too! Some of their accents are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions.3 Before I came to England I had thought that fish and chips were eaten every day. That’s quite wrong! I get rather annoyed now when I hear all the foolish words about typical English food.I had expected to see “London fog”. Do you remember our texts about it? We had no idea that most of this “thick fog” disappeared many years ago when people stopped using coal in their homes. But the idea to speak about weather was very helpful. 4 On the other hand, habits are different. People tell me what is typical British here in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland. 5But what is ordinary for all British is that they follow traditions(传统). Probably Britain has more living signs of its past than many other countries. And people have always been proud of having ancient (古老的) buildings in capitals, big cities and the countryside.I will tell you more about Britain in my other letters.Love from Britain.A. The weather in London is really changeable.B. I have difficulty in understanding my classmates.C. Thanks for your nice letter.D. The family I live with are friendly.E. It’s very different from what I learned at school.F. Local habits and traditions are not the same as what we knew.G. But it’s not the language that’s different and surprising.答案：1C 2E 3G 4A 5F9.My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.3 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.4 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”.What a piece of good advice this is! 5 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.A. She enjoys listening to classic music.B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.C. She loves her students and cares for them.D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.G. Can you tell us something about your mother?答案：1Ｂ2Ｃ3Ｅ4Ｄ5Ｆ10.Ancient Rome was one o f the world’s most powerful empires more than 2,000 years ago. The Romans’ ideas about roads, laws, government and buildings still influence us today.Italy is shaped like a boot. The Colosseum(罗马斗兽场) in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A.D. 1 It is a popular tourist attraction today.Italy is well-known for its designers, who create cars, handbags, clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship.Today, the economy of Italy is stronger than in the past. 2 Today, manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income. There are some big companies, but Italy has many smaller companies, too.3 The southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs, so it is not as prosperous.Italy is a member of the European Union, a group of countries that join together for better trade. The currency, or money, they use is called the “euro”.Food and eating good meals are important to Italians. 4 McDonald’s is also popular there. Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day. 5 Families spend a lot of time together.A. Italy has several islands off the coast.B. The country used to depend on agriculture.C. It could seat about 50,000 people, who went to see fights between animals and people.D. Mountains cover about three-fourths of the country.E. Popular foods include pasta, risotto, minestrone and pizza.F. The family is very important to the Italian way of life.G. The northern part of the country is the main manufacturing center.答案：1C 2B 3G 4E 5F11.1 After all，who wants to be stuck in a gym on a beautiful summer day？Before you head out for exercise，however，you’ll need to take a few tips to keep your exercise safe and comfortable in higher temperatures.Watch for heat stress. 2 When it’s hot outside，your heart pumps faster.For every degree that your temperature rises，your heart beats 10 beats faster per minute.Wear a heart rate monitor to make sure you’re working within a safe and effective zone.Avoid very heated conditions.If you’re going from indoors to outdoors，plan on doing shorter and less intense exercise for two weeks. 3 Soon you’ll be able to pick up the pace.Don’t exercise outdoors when both the temperature and humidity(湿度) are very high.Under these conditions，your body can’t cool itself effectively and heat stroke is a real danger.Increase your fluid intake.Take soft drinks before you go out and then drink six to ten ounces for every 30 minutes of exercise. 4 Water works just fine unless you’re going to be exercising intensely for more than an hour.If that’s the case，have a sports drink. Dress properly. 5 While exercising outdoors you’ll f eel far more comfortable in hightech exercise material than you wear a cotton Tshirt or nylon running shorts.A．Exercise can raise your body temperature in winter.B．Wear a hat and loose shorts and a shirt.C．Don’t wait until you’re thirsty.D．Exercise is good for your health.E．This lets your body begin to adapt to the heat.F．Now that warm weather is here，you’re probably taking your exercise outside. G．Keep your exercise safe in hot weather.答案：1F 2G 3E 4C 5B12.The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago.It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays. 1 Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to keep away from the evil spirits.This is how birthday parties began. The following are some countries’ birthday traditions：Canada—Greasing the nose with butter.In Atlantic Canada，the birthday child’s nose is greased for good luck.China— 2 Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money.England—Fortune telling cakes.Certain symbolic(象征的) objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared. 3Italy—Pulling ears.The child’s ears are pulled as many t imes as how old they are turning. Japan—New clothes.The birthday child wears entirely new clothes to mark the occasion. New Zealand— 4 The birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck.Their happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune.United States—Candles and cakes. 5A．A cake is made，and candles are put on top based on how old the person is.B．In China，on a child’s second birthday，family members put many things on the floor around the child.C．If your piece of cake has a coin in it，then you will be rich.D．To protect them from harm，friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes.E．Noodles for lunch.F．The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.G．Birthday claps.答案：1.D 2.E 3.C 4.G 5.A13.Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?____1____ The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.※ Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2※ When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.※ 3 These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.※ 4 Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.※ Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.※ Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.答案：1D 2B 3E 4G 5C14.What do you most look forward to about a new school year? Whether it is new supplies, new friends, or learning new subjects, going back to school can be exciting. But it can also be difficult—especially when you receive your first homework assignment(布置的作业). Here are some tips to take the headache out of homework:Plan your assignments in order of importance. There are so many choices for how to spend your time during the school year. 1 At the end of the day, review your list and check what might need to be done the next day.2 For example, you could work on a short homework assignment while waiting fora ride home.Find out your best study styles. Ryan, an 11-year- old from New York, makes cards to help him remember information. He told Weekly reader，“ 3 ”Divide big assignments into smaller pieces.“ 4 And they are easy to finish,” Alic e Carrott, director of educational support services at the University of Kansas Medical Center, told Weekly Reader.5 This will help you have more energy and be more efficient(有效的) at your work, says Carrott.Use these tips and you just might find yourself with more time for friends andafter-school fun!A. It can help to make to-do lists.B. It stays in there until I need it.C. Get enough sleep and exercise.D. Find a comfortable study area.E. Smaller bites are easy to get started with.F. It’s e asier for me to get it all in my mind.G. Find smart ways to use free time.答案：1A 2G 3F 4E 5C15.What is the best way for teens to make money？I would say the best way to make money for a teen is using the Internet. 1You can sell junk(废旧物品) in your house on to start with，then look for wholesale(批发的) products to sell regularly. 2The other way is to start your own information publishing business.You can start this business from your spare bedroom and it doesn’t matter at what age you start.In fact，the younger，the better.Because you will be making more money than the rest of your family put together when you are just a teenager and people will envy you. 34 The good thing is that you can get the product free from the public area and sell it for ￡97 or more without any problem.5 If you want to be able to sell your information product，the best way is through your own mini website.The thing you need to do，once you have your product and website set up，is that you need to be able to capture people’s e mail addresses，as this is where your big money comes from.A．It’s a great feeling when you earn more in a month than most people do in a year. B．You can do a number of different things on it.C．You will also need a website.D．Next you need to find a product to sell.。

七选五阅读理解【1】根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项.Different CulturesThe cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 1__The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries： China and India。

Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers—--the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India。

____2___When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture， another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain—the Mesopotamian Civilization。

This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome。

3___ Like the Chinese culture， the European culture also crossed waters。

When the British settled down in America， their culture went with them over， the Atlant ic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t distinguish from the European culture a lot。

Passage 1Billions of dollars have already been spent in planning how to set foot on Mars. So why do wewant to go there so badly? 1._______Dutch organization Mars One wants to put people on Mars by 2027. The researchers say it is justthe next step in human curiosity（好奇心）. “Why did Columbus travel west? Why did Marco Polohead east? 2._______”their website says. Mars One also thinks Mars exploration will improve thedevelopment of recycling, solar energy(太阳能), food production and even medical technology.Billionaire businessman Elon Musk runs a company in the United States. Its name is Space X.3.________ Musk, who was born in South Africa but is now aUS-Canadian citizen, agrees thatcuriosity plays a part. But his main reason for going to Mars is the survival(生存) of the human race.To survive,we must learn to live somewhere other than Earth.4.________ In 2011, along with Russia, China planned to send aprobe(探测器) to the planet.Another probe will reach Mars by 2021.US space agency NASA is also excited to get to Mars. 5._______ “Future exploration will findmysteries of the universe(宇宙（证据）evidenceof life, answering one of the biggest ): Does lifeexist beyond Earth?”the NASA website says. According to it, Mars and Earth have lots of thingsalike. Exploring Mars also helps us learn more about our own planet's history and future.A. Japanese also hopes to do a project on Mars.B. Well, different organizations have different reasons.C. Its final goal is to help humans live on other planets.D. China has a long period dream of reaching Mars one day.E.There may be new species on Mars which can surprise us a lot.F. And NASA thinks it helps humans learn more about the universe.G. Because that adventure makes humans find new places to explore.Passage 2An international freight railway network ( 货运铁路网) is connecting China to cities acrossEurope. 1._______ 2,000 years ago, it took a year to get goods from China to Europe along theancient silk road. But today, goods from China can reach London by rail in just 14 days. It takes lesstime than before.Yiwu is a city that is located in China's Zhejiang Province. In Yiwu, it once took two hours bythe road to send European goods to the nearest seaport(海港). 2._______ But today, a new freight raillink connects Yiwu to Europe along an ancient trade route.Yiwu railway station is a big freight station now. 3._______ It's part of the multi-billion-US-dollar Belt and Road Initiative ( 倡议). It is set up in order to develop the international trade.4._______ It spreads across 13,000 kilometers through France, Germany, Poland, Belarus,Russia and Kazakhstan. Along the way, the train transfers ( 换乘) three times because of differenttrack gauges (轨距规) in China, Europe and Russia.With transfers only taking 1 minute per container ( 集装箱), the rail link cut Europe-Chinatransportation time by half. 5._______ Now foreign products are easier and cheaper to buy forChinese.A. Silk Railroad is very important.B. It is called as the new “Silk Railroad”.C. It will take a long time to travel to Yiwu City.D. Then it took a two-month journey across the oceans.E. It began to transport goods overland to Europe in 2014.F. And it only takes people three weeks to get goods from Europe.G. The Yiwu-Madrid railway is the longest rail link in the whole world.Passage 3In many big cities in the world, many people think the overuse of cars is one of the main causesof air pollution. Cars in the future must be environment-friendly.1.______Some experts think that today's cars are in trouble because they use too much petrol( 汽油).2._____ The car of tomorrow will be made without air conditioning. The tomorrow's car will be verysmall, so that only takes up very little room. It needn't have a pollution control system because itwon't use petrol. 3.______ Very few people will be killed in accidents because the top speed will bevery low. However, we are also warned not to ask for pretty colors because the cars will come ingrey only.4._______ They are sure that people will be happier in the future. They think that all ourproblems will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the supercar(超级汽车).5. The supercar will have four rooms, TVs, running water, heat, air conditioning and maybe aswimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips comfortably. The supercar will notpollute the environment because they will run on water.A. What's the problem?B. What will cars be like in the future?C. Other car experts do not hold the same idea.D. I think the car on the future will be more useful.E. In fact, this car will be pushed by clean energy.F. They say the car of the future will be much smaller.G. Tomorrow's cars will be smaller, faster, and more comfortable.Passage 4Smart wristband( 智能手环), a new welcoming product, is changing our lifestyle. Having asmart electronics gadget（小装置）on your hand can really make huge differences. So from now onit will be a great fun to maintain your health in a more interesting way.1.______ And there are alsomany different brands to choose, such as Apple or Huawei.Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband. 2._______ The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You are able to use it to answer the phone, but a traditional watch can never do that.Besides, the smart wristband looks fascinating. 3. ______ We often see teenagers wearingwristbands.Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Some people play sportsevery day to keep healthy. 4. ______ The wristband shows the results every day and you'll knowwhether you achieve your aim or not.However, some parents are still against using it. 5. ______They think the teenagers are under theradiation(辐射) all the time.Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it's up to you.A. It's so expensive that few people can buy it.B. First of all, it can tell the time like a normal watch.C. A wristband is helpful to know how far they have run.D. It's very popular among teenagers because it's cool enough.E. More and more people choose a smart wristband in their lives.F. For them, wearing wristbands for a long time may cause cancer.G. Now a British Intelligent Environment company has produced the software.Passage 5When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in? Some of you might not besave harder to with waste is 1. _______ Not knowing how to deal question. able to answer thisenergy and protect the environment.) together.埋with your garbage, it will go to a landfill(垃圾场) and be buried (If you don't deal _______ The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces 2.of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled. _______ For example, Shanghai announced in July that divide the garbage into four groups: 3.wet, recyclable, harmful and dry._______ “They are things you don't want but that pigs can eat,”Guangzhou Daily explained. 4.Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be refused are recyclable waste.). These 荧光灯泡Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(things are not recyclable. 5. _______ Other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangdong plan to use this way to deal with theirgarbage. Let's encourage each other to deal with our waste well to protect the environment.They will go in the “dry waste ”bin.A. It's our duty to protect the environment.B. “Wet”waste is also known as household waste.C. These landfills can take up large areas of ground. D. Studying how to stop throwing waste is a life skill. E. But it's important to know how to deal with your waste.F.Many cities in China have already taken action in recent years.G.Passage 6Baobabs （猴面包树）are a symbol of Africa, and they are sometimes called “the tree of life”.1. _______ Nine of the thirteen oldest trees, aged between 1,000 and2,500 years, died in the earlypart of this century. Researchers say there have never been so many old trees dying in such a shorttime. 2._______ But they do not think baobabs across the continent of Africa are dying out. Baobabswill probably stop growing in some areas, and start growing in other areas.Baobabs are often found in areas where elephants, rhinoceros(犀牛) and other wildlife live. 3._______Baobabs take in lots of water during the rainy season and store( 储存) it in their trunks andbranches. 4. _______ Elephants can get water to drink from the trees. Baobabs are also important to people. They use the baobab fruit to make drinks and mix withmilk to create a kind of yogurt. 5. _______ It's like a kind of medicine, and people can get energyfrom it. The leaves of the tree are used for making soup and it has some medical purposes.A. However, some baobabs are dying.B. But baobabs become dangerous to people.C. And eating baobab fruit makes people strong.D. Researchers do not know for sure why the trees died.E. Large trees can store as much as 140,000 liters of water.F. Baobabs can provide rich food for people all over the world.G. Elephants help the trees spreadwhen they eat the baobab fruit.Passage 7The word “cosplay”is made up of “costume”and “play”. 1. People wear costumes to dress upas their favorite character and express their love for fictitious（虚构的）characters.The word “cosplay“came from Japan in 1984 at a science fiction conference, which began withthe first World Science Fiction Conference in New York City in 1939. 2.The idea slowlycaught on with customers. Thanks to the rising number of cosplayers since the 1990s, a popularculture has come out in Japan and some other Asian, even Western countries. And now thousands ofcostume players crowd into Comic Market every year. 3. But with the development of the Chinese animation industry, an increasing number of cosplayers started dressing up as characters from Chinese cartoons and comic books.Many cosplays are being organized in many countries, making this kind of culture popular among some youths. 4.As they growolder, they will give up the practice.5. And it is highly influenced by ACG(电玩游戏）products. China's ACG industry is likely tosee higher growth in 2019, and Chinese animations will have greater influence on overseas markets.A. Most of them are very young.B. So “cosplay”means costume play.C. The cosplay culture is in fact a kind of performing arts.D. Many cosplayers are adults who are about thirty years old.E. Cosplay is a traditional culture which can date back to 200 years.F. At the very beginning, many students dressed up as foreign characters.G. In 1978, the manager of Comic Market first used the phrase “costume play”.Passage 8, is becoming popular around the world.A new way of exercise, called plogging（跑步捡垃圾）Actually, picking up the rubbish in the forest orparks can also make you fit.1.was started by Erik Ahlstrom in 2016 in Sweden. After moving （活动）The plogging movementto Stockholm from a small ski-community in northern Sweden, he found there was litter here and therewhile riding his bike to work every day. He was shocked that the same rubbish could remain on And he felt good in his heart tothe road for several weeks without anyone picking it up. 2.clean up even a small place.Picking up rubbish became a habit, then a part of his exercise, as he introduced the activity tohis partners. 3. Since then, the movement has grown systematically(有组织地) around the world,thanks to the social media.Many people, like Emily Wright, had plogged for a long time. She picked up cigarette ends,plastic bottles and so on though some of them were smelly and even made her sick. Plogging wasn'talways pleasant. 4. She thought it was worth doing that and even it's terrible for a person not to takeresponsibility（责任）for it. 5.And it also calls on everyone to do something for the environment in our daily life.We'd better do that from now on. A. So he started picking it up. B. Theplogging movement is good to the old. C. In a word, this activity is good to our health. D. But what scared her more was to leave rubbish there. E. It requires people to pick up the rubbish while running. F. Young people are not supposed to throw rubbish everywhere.G. By 2016, other people were joining in it, and plogging became official thing in Sweden.Passage 9Many people are not exactly sure about what machine learning is. 1. _______ Smart productshave already come into our life in the following fields.On your phone.It's common to use the phone to carry out a search, call your friends and shoponline. 2. _______ For example, in Hangzhou, readers can borrow library books through WeChat.It's as simple as shopping online: choose, pay and wait for the books.In your shopping basket. 3. _______ For example, a clothes store may remind you to buy adress online, and Amazon recommends(推荐) some books that you may like.In your email. Machine learning can also be used to distinguish(区分) different objects. 4._______ In this way, it can help you save some time to do other things and bring greatconvenience to you. In hospitals. Doctors are just starting to make a better examination by using machine learning,for example, finding cancer and eye disease. What mentioned above is just some parts of our life. 5. _______ Our life is closely connected toit, which makes our life much easier than before.A.Machine learning is everywhere.B.Everyone often studies on the machine.C.But it has been a part of people's daily life.D.It's good to search for the information on the ipad.E.It's common for you to find shopping suggestions online.F.This makes it useful to choose the emails you want to read.G.Those all depend on technology supported by machine learning.Passage 10When I was a little child, my parents took me to Germany.1. _______ When I came back, Icould speak German fluently.“Why During a holiday, I stayed at home with nothing to do. My father brought a German book.don't you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than playing computer games all day,”said myfather. 2. _______I promised to do 4,000 words each day. But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise. Afterto want don't And 3. the interest ready I three translating only pages, allost in book. _______ Icontinue it.I counted the words again and again. I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind. One said,“Don't give up! Keep working hard ,and you will do well!”But then the other one said, “4. _______It will be more interesting than translating. ”I stood up and would turn off the computer. But then I remembered what my parents had told me,“Whatever you do, don't stop half way.”5. _______A.I just wanted to give up.B.I agreed to do it happily.C.I had lived there for nine years.D.I just didn't agree with my father.E.Go and play computer games at once.F.I decided to play computer games again.G.So I sat down quietly and went on with it.Passage 11When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings（缺点). She said I was very thin. 1. ______ I talked too much. I was too proud, and so on. At last, Ibecame very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. 2. ______ Then he asked, “Are those things true or not?Jane, haven't you ever thought about what you're really like?”he added, “Well, you have got thatgirl's opinion. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. ”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some ofthem were that I couldn't change, like being very thin, but others were that I wanted to change. 3.______I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “Now you know better about yourself. But youhave to learn to listen sincerely（真诚地）,not just close your ears and feel hurt. 4. ______ Don'tshut your ears. Listening to the truth and doing what you know are the right things to do. ”Daddy's advice has made a great difference in my life. 5. ______A. I wasn't good at math.B. He likes playing tennis.C. He listened to me quietly.D. She told me she was always right.E. I've never had a better piece of advice.F. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.G. You should be happy with the words someone said about you is true.Passage 12of times especially in good take care of our children, As parents, it's our job to protect and______meeting difficulties. What would you do if someone else's childwas in trouble? 1.A couple from Boca Raton, Florida, found out that over 70 children were displaced（被迫离开家园）during Hurricane Irma and had nowhere to go.2._____ Even if they were not their ownchildren, they were there to help.During Hurricane Irma, over 70 kids were left homeless. They were hungry. 3. ______ Theylived in the gym for a week. They hadn't showered for a week. Even someone were already sick.Marc and his wife, Jennifer, generously（慷慨地）opened their home to the kids. More food andmilk were needed. 4. ______ More and more people cared about these kids. They tried their best tothink about the kids and made sure they were all happy and having fun.“5. ______ Even though they are there with those kids, they're afraid too,”Jennifer said. “So tohave these kids feel welcomed and comfortable, as a mom it just makes you feel like you're doingsomething good.A. Also, they were tired.B. These children were lovely.C. No one knew where they came from.D. They lost their parents, so they're afraid.E. Let's take a look at how the couple did it.F. So they knew they had to do something for them.G. The couple asked their friends and the government for help.Passage 13Kagiso Legobe met a 12-year-old disabled boy on the road. 1. ______The poor boy cannot walk freely due to his disability. He needs a wheelchair to get around. Helived with his aunt's family. They could not afford to buy him a wheelchair. 2. ______ “I wasshocked at what I saw. It is a shabby(破旧的) little house. I learned that the boy was in Grade 1 athis age because he can't walk by himself and has to stay at home. He must get a good education,”said Legobe.“His aunt told me that the boy lost both his parents. He has an eight-year-old sister. Theydepend on others' help. 3. ______”he added.Then Legobe opened a bank account(账户) . 4. ______ Money that has been raised will be usedto provide some necessities for the boy's family. Legobe thanked all those who have offered ahelping hand in the life of the disabled boy.“5. ______ He says he can't afford to miss even a day at school,”Legobe said.A. His aunt taught him.B. People can donate money to it.C. The boy is very excited at this chance.D. Legobe decided to build aschool for him. E. One day, I followed him to his aunt's home. F. I decided to try to help out the situation as possible as he can.G. After learning the boy's difficulties, his heart was deeply touched.Passage 14In Western countries, you should be careful when giving gifts. Never give a gift in a jobinterview or at a business meeting. 1. ______ Or as a “thank you”for special invitations or events.When arriving at a special social gathering（聚会）, you may give your gift to the host. Withgift giving, a few rules should be given much attention to.2.______ Do not buy too expensive gifts. A small but delicate(精致的) gift is a good choice. Aspecial food from your country, a bottle of wine, candies, flowers are the best if you do not know thehost very well, but be certain that your gift will not need much attention.3. ______ You can usuallysay something like, “I thought you would like this a little later”when you offer your gift. 4.______ A bottle of wine is usually all right if you know your host drinks wine, but hardalcohol, such as whisky should only be given as a gift when you know the host and are certain thathe would welcome such a gift.5.______ A nice card with it will be better.A.Be modest with your gift.B.It's impolite to take no gift.C.Be careful of giving alcohol.D.Make sure that your gift is packaged nicely.E.You should not add another matter to the host.F.Take a bunch of flowers with you is necessary.G.Gifts are usually given during special holidays.Passage 15For many Americans, the weekend is a good time to travel. The weather is great, and schoolsare on holiday. They can take their children to tour. 1. ______ When Americans take a break onweekends, they often go to their favorite places.Most Americans want to make their weekends very special. 2. ______ More and more “familyfriendly”vacation resorts（度假胜地）offer special programs for children, so that children can alsohave a great time there.3.______ For example, history lovers search for places of interest and museums where theycould see the wonders. Some parents take their children to see the flowers and animals very closely,without disturbing（破坏）the balance of nature. Some people like to go boating, fishing or skiingto relax themselves. Still others prefer to travel around the world. Americans aren't the only people in the world who travel. 4. ______ Nowadays, it is very easy and fast for people to travel from one place to another, because wecan travel by plane, train, car or bus. 5. ______ Though it makes people very busy, we can getknowledge and relax ourselves.A.Many people enjoy travelling.B.There are many museums in America.C.It seems that the whole family should stay together.D.People fromall over the world can travel as they hope. E.So families would like to plan their trips with kids early. F.And most importantly, people all need a rest after hard work. G.Different people choose different places to relax themselves.Passage 16There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. 1. ______When someone says they have to “face the music”, it does not mean they are going to a concert.“Facing the music”means to accept and deal with the punishment of an action. 2.______ For example, “I can't face another night of camping! It's cold and rainy.”Or “In life,you must face your fears.”Face used in this way is very common.But now, let's go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of herbeautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my carwhile I'm away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.”3. ______ Youwant to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it,you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang! When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and “face themusic”. 4. ______It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is,you must face it.5.______ To “take your medicine”means to accept the results from something bad you havedone. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it.”they mean you created a badsituation and now you will experience the results! A.But you do not listen.B.“Face the music”is a good example.C.Many slangs appeared in American English. The “music”here is the result of your actions.D.E.Americans often use the word “face”in this way.F.You may put up your hands to express your advice.G.There are other same expressions as “face the music”.Passage 17England is very close to France. 1. _______ When an English person is traveling in France, heor she needs to follow the special culture.Never refuse. You should never refuse an invitation to a social event or any kind of offer, evenif you don't like. Maybe it is strange for you. 2. _______Food and eating habits. As an English clerk, you are used to eating your packed lunch quicklybefore a computer screen in the office. 3. _______ They go to have their relaxing meals and a 2-hourbreak. Maybe you always have supper at 6 pm, so having to wait until 9 pm can be quite a challenge（挑战）for your stomach but it is certainly worth waiting.Another thing about French culture of food and drinks is the coffee culture. 4. _______ But youwill find French people often have coffee and slices of homemade cake with their old friends in theirwarm homes. I am sure you will also enjoy the lifestyle very much. Greetings. 5. _______ But in France, people greet each other with two kisses on the cheek(脸颊)when they meet for the first time.A. They eat lunch at 1:00 pm and a dinner after 8:00 pm.B. But actually there is no polite way of saying “no”in France.C. However, there are many cultural differences between them.D. You have been used todrinking coffee in a restaurant quickly. E. English people shake hands when they meet for the first time. F. If there is a guest, the master will offer the first-class seat to him.G.You will surprisingly find French clerks leave their offices to restaurants.Passage 18Friends are very important for us. Everyone needs friends. But some people have troublemaking friends. 1. _______2._______ It's hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Do something thatyour friends and you are interested in. It's extremely（及其）easier to make friends when you havesimilar interests. Don't be afraid to show people what you're really good at. Talk about the things you like anddo best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.3.______ Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they'll find it easier totalk to you, or people may think you're not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.Be a good listener. When people talk about themselves, listen carefully.Ask lots of questionssincerely （真诚地）. 4. ______ Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect, and admire—not just withthose who are easy to meet. 5. ______ That way, you'll have a bigger group of people to choosefrom and have more chances for making friends.A.Be a good talker.B.Get out of your house.C.Here are some suggestions.D.Friends need to help each other.E.Be friendly with a lot of people.F.Show an great interest in their answers.G.You should often write to your friends.Passage 19Life is like a journey. On the way, we have happiness and sadness. 1.______ It's not difficultfor anyone around you to tell his regrets. When we get older, we look back and wish that we hadmade better choices. How can we avoid future regrets?Make better plans. If you start to do something, you'd better make a full plan before doing it. 2.______ You will know what comes first and what comes last.Live a more active life. You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep yourelaxed and active. 3.______ “Thank you”can bring a smile to someone's face. Learn to say “sorry”and don't be angry with others.Find the right friend. A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. Soyou need to deliberate（仔细考虑）it when you choose a friend. 4. ______ When you get intotrouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results. Never fear failure. Everybody fails. 5. ______ We should not fear failure, because failure is notthe end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.Life is good. We don't have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, livebetter, and work better when we have the chance to do so.A. You will feel better.B. The earlier, the better.C. You also need to be kind.D. Even the greatest person failed.E. Sometimes it is also full of regrets.F. Friends can not always be by your side.G. Good friends will always make your ideas better.Passage 20Do you want to be a good player? Here is some advice.Set high but realistic goals for yourself. If you want to be great at sports, you need to set your。

1.Four Habits to Help You SucceedWe all want to succeed，whether it is in losing weight or learning the guitar.For those who have tried and failed，success seems difficult to understand. 1•Know your values.Finding your values is in line with creating motivation. 2 Pick a handful of things and write them down.Remind yourself of your values every day and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work.•Pick a goal and focus on it.Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of achievement，while adjusting well to your values.Focus is key here. 3 If you perform many tasks at a time，you might never finish your projects because they will take far too long. •Set a time for success.Set a date for success.Know when you hope to realize your goal. 4 By setting a time limit，you are making the process realistic.• 5Failure can’t be avoided when you take risks.By its very definition，the desire to succeed means you are risking failure.Many people tend to give up far too early.Don’t fall into this trap! Remember your mindset earlier.Know it will happen.A failure is only you working out the details，and learning what works and what doesn’e failure.Treat it as a good thing，and go on.A．The more focused you are on one goal，the higher chance you have of success. B．Make the right decision.C．I have made a list of four habits to help you set goals and realize them.D．Don’t give up because of failure.E．Keep it realistic，while not giving you too much time.F．Sit and reflect on what you value most.G．Push yourself to be courageous，and take that next step.答案1.C 2.F 3.A 4.E 5.D2.Not Next to Me，Please!When you are traveling by plane，there are some passengers you just don’t want to have next to you.A． 1Perhaps you normally like them，but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it’s a different thing.They usually spend all the flight moving around and dropping their toys on the floor，and when they’re drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers. 2 So you can’t have the little sleep that you were planning.B．Conversation makersYou recognize this type as soon as you sit down.They immediately start talking about the plane，or the weather，or they ask you a personal question.It’s very difficult not to talk to these people. 3C．Nervous fliersThese are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink.Every five minutes they call a flight attendant(服务员) to ask if there are any problems with the plane. 4 The best thing to do is to pretend to sleep.D．Space invaders(入侵者)5 But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room，and some of your roomtoo.They usually sit with their arms and legs in your space so that you can’t move. A．Careless parentsB．Small childrenC．You’ll probably have to keep talking until the plane lands.D．These people are not necessarily very big.E．Some people want to talk all through the flight.F．Then they decide they want to play with you.G．They also tell you about air disasters.答案1.B 2.F 3.C 4.G 5.D3.Energy balance is the balance of energy in and energy out. 1 Energy out is the calories(卡路里) burned from physical activity(like walking in the climbing stairs)，activities of daily living(like getting dressed and cleaning your room) and basic body processes(like thinking and sleeping)．Human beings need energy to survive—to breathe，move and think. 2 When we say a kind of food or drink contains 100 calories，that is a way of describing how much energy our body gets from eating or drinking it. 3 Our height，weight，age and activity level all affect the amount of energy we need.That energy is then used by the activities we do each day and the basic body processes.Keeping balance between our energy in and energy out contributes to the lifestyle. 4 For children，however，the focus should also be about having enough energy to do all the things they want to do and to become strong and healthy.5 But our goal should be to keep balance over time.Energy balance in children happens when the amount of energy in and energy out supports normal growth and development without gaining too much weight.So an exact 1：1 ratio(比例) of energy in and energy out is not our goal.What’s important is to balance our daily calorie requirements with regular physical activities.A．We need energy to survive.B．Adults often focus on weight gain or loss.C．Energy in is calories taken in from food and drinks.D．And we get this energy from calories in food and drinks.E．How many calories we need each day depends on many things.F．Generally speaking，school children need more calories than adults.G．Our energy in and energy out don’t have to balance exactly each day.答案1.C 2.D 3.E 4.B 5.G4.An apology tells someone that we’re sorry for the hurt we caused—even if we didn’t do it on purpose.Why apologize?Apologies are one of the tools we use to build good friendships and relationships.When you say “I’m sorry”(and really mean it)，it’s because you probably feel bad that something you did or said hurt another person. 1 You’re also saying that you respect the other person and you care about his or her feelings.After apologizing，you might feel a little better. 2 When you apologize in a caring way，you can feel good because you are trying to make things right again.Does apologizing fix everything?3 Other times，it might take a while for someone to get past feeling upset.You may need to give the other person some time.Even after you say you’re sorry，you might still feel bad about what you said or did.4 You are making up your mind to do better.What if you’ve b een hurt?When someone apologizes to you，you may welcome it.But if a person keeps hurting you and apologizing without making an effort to change，you may not want tomake friends with him. 5 It’s polite to accept an apology，but anything more is up to you! A．Saying you’re sorry is more than just words.B．The other person will probably feel better，too.C．It’s always easy to get along with other people.D．Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” fixes everything right away.E．Everyone needs to apologize when they do something wrong.F．But you can feel good about apologizing or fixing the mistake.G．Just because someone apologizes，it doesn’t mean you have to be friends.答案1.A 2.B 3.D 4.F 5.G5.English LearningEveryone knows English is one of the most important subjects in middle schools.And we always know learning English is very important，but few students know how to learn English well. 1I think if we have a right way to learn English，and we work hard，then we will learn English well.But what is the right way? 2 Second，everyone knows remembering new words is important，but how to remember them? I think we can copy new words on pieces of paper，and take them with us.When we are free，we can read them.Third，how to improve our listening and speaking？ 3 And we can answer t he questions in class; don’t be afraid of making mistakes.I think it’s useful to us.Finally，it’s about reading and writing. 4 And try our best to retell them.We can also keep a diary every day，and spend an hour practicing English.5 If necessary，we can turn to our classmates and teachers for help instead of giving up.If we don’t study hard，it’s difficult to learn English well.A．To begin with，you can recite as many words as you can.B．First，we must be confident enough to learn English and be interested in it. C．Whenever we meet difficulties in our English study，we shouldn’t lose heart.D．We can sing English songs，listen to the radio and listen to tapes every day. E．Then how can we make rapid progress and learn English well?F．In a word，we will make rapid progress.G．When we are free，we can read articles in English.答案1.E 2.B 3.D 4.G 5.C6.How to Make the World a Wonderful PlaceWhen it refers to the people who had helped to make the world a wonderful place，will you only think of famous scientists or great leaders？That is not all the facts. 1 An act of kindness can bring a smile to a person’s face even if only for a moment.Give away your money. 2 For example，if you want to help hungry children，you can try to find an international organization that provides food for those in poor areas.Every cent you give away will mean a lot.Help a stranger.Your small actions can brighten the day of others.Hold the door for someone whose hands are full.Help the blind cross the street. 3 The key is expecting nothing in return for your acts of kindness.Care about those you know.Show the people close to you how much you care about them.Tell them they mean a lot to you.Make a beautiful gift for a friend.Take your husband to his favorite fun place if he has had a hard week. 4Be grateful to others.Have you had good service in a restaurant? Thank the waiter.Do you have a very good neighbor who is always there when you need her? Tell her how much you appreciate her being in your life.5 If a friend needs skill in a certain area，offer your advice.Perhaps she is struggling to set up a computer，and you know how to do that.Offer whatever ability you have，but always remember to be polite.A．Keep walking forward.B．Share your knowledge.C．Small step，not big once.D．Give your seat on the bus to an old man.E．Choose a charity that has meaning for you.F．Tell your children how much they mean to you.G．Ordinary people like you and me can also help a lot.答案1.G 2.E 3.D 4.F 5.B7.How to Deal with Your HomeworkWrite it down. 1 Make a note on your notebook.Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you won’t forget anything.Create a homework station.Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to work. 2 It will take twice as long to get the homework done.Shut off your cell phone，log off (退出) your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.Do homework as early as possible.Don’t leave homework to die last minute. 3 The earlier you start your homework，the sooner you will finish！Do all your homework as early as you can，so you don’t have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.4 Think about how long it will take you to complete each homework subject.For example：English—ten minutes，science—ten minutes，math—forty minutes，history—twenty minutes.Treat yourself.You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping.Once you finish homework for a subject，take a small break.Just makesure it’s quick (no more than 15 minutes)．Do not turn on the TV，or you’ll never go back and finish your homework. 5A．Use your time wisely.B．Start as soon as you get home.C．Start your hardest homework.D．Never do your homework in front of the TV.E．You can take a walk or find something to eat.F．After short breaks, return to finish up the last of your work.G．Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.答案1.G 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.F8.When I was 8 years old，my father took me and my brother on a picnic. 1It was a sunny day and I was very happy.When we arrived there，my father warned me that the river was dangerous and made me promise not to walk up to it. 2 I forget why I walked into the river.Maybe I was curious.I walked into the river and fell down.I cried out loudly，but nobody was there，except my younger brother.I remembered that my younger brother was very scared and did not know what he could do because he was just 7 years old and he could not swim. 3 Both of us cried out. Fortunately，a farmer working there saved me first. 4 I cried louder and shouted to the farmer，“Please save my brother！” He w as very shocked because he had only seen me.He asked me，“Are you sure that your brother fell into the river？” “Of course，I am sure！” I answered.He jumped into the river again.Then，my father and my mother arrived and started looking for my brother in theriver. 5 Luckily，my younger brother is alive，or else I could never forgive myself. A．He had to turn to our parents for help.B．At that time，I could no longer see my brother.C．I promised my father，but I did not keep my promise.D．Finally，they found him and took him to the hospital.E．I decided to have a swim in the river because it was hot.F．On that day，I did something wrong，and I will never forget it.G．He jumped into the river，but that just made the situation worse.答案1.F 2.C 3.G 4.B 5.D9.Do you know that over ten million American kids go to camp every summer？ 1 Back then，hot city summers made people feel bad and even unhealthy for children，so escaping to the country for a few weeks became popular.Today，kids have different reasons for making camp a part of their lives.To meet new peopleCamp is a great way to make new friends and learn about different places andcultures.Michiko,13，put it like this，“I loved camp.I met this girl named Manny who lives in New York and she is cool. 2 We taught each other words.”To challenge yourself3 Activities like trying new sports，learning new games，or pushing yourself to achieve something need a lot of courage.Arabella,13，told us，“I went to summer camp and I passed my swimming test! I can hardly swim，so it was a big progress.4 ”To experience natureThere’s a great big natural world out there，and going to camp helps you learn how beautiful and important it really is. 5 Getting out into the woods or mountains can give you a better understanding of the world.A．Not all the things that kids do at camp are easy.B．She speaks Spanish and I speak Japanese.C．I felt great afterwards.D．It’s also a great way to learn about teamwork.E．Summer camp has been a U．S.tradition for over 150 years.F．Going to camp is all about having a good time.G．Without trees，soil，water，and wildlife，the Earth couldn’t survive.答案1.E 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.G10.Do you know Australia？Australia is the largest island in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth. 1 The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. 2 The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution.The sky is blue and the water is clean.You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers.Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth，the biggest city in Western Australia，and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. 3 We had a wonderful time.Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.After visiting Perth，we spent the day in the countryside.We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill.It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. 4 There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. 5 After a short drive from any town，you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep，sheep，sheep，everywhere are sheep.A．Australia is big，but its population is not large.B．Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.C．What we saw made us pick up all our things and ran back to the car as quickly as we could.D．The government has made enough laws to fight pollution.E．Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.F．There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before.G．The people of Australia are very hardworking.答案1.A 2.D 3.F 4.C 5.E11.No fight can end，and no friendship can move on，until everyone says these little words：I’m sorry.Sometimes，though，they can be difficult to say.1It’s not about winning.Friendships aren’t like the Super Bowl，and there should never be a winner and aloser.When you start fighting with a friend，it may feel important that you “win” the fight by proving you’re right and he is wrong，or by making him be the first to apologize.2You may have heard the exp ression “His pride stood in the way.”It is usually used to describe a person who is so determined to be “right” that he lets an opportunity for happiness pass him by forever. 3 Remember：as time goes on，we usually forget who was right and who was wrong in a disagreement，and only remember the sadness of losing a friend.Take the first step.Are you sick of fighting? Do you think this fight is just not important enough to ruin your friendship？ 4 You don’t have to take full responsibility for starting the fight，or even say that your feelings were wrong.But you should find something you did or said that’s worth apologizing for.Maybe you’re sorry that you let the fight go for so long，or that you over-reacted(反应过度) to something your friend did.If you say you are sorry，it’s like an invitation for your friend to do the same. 5A．Then try to be the first to apologize.B．Stop thinking about your pride.C．It’s about taking some responsibility for the argument.D．Don’t let this happen to a friendship you care about.E．Here are some things to keep in mind.F．There are some special cases when you shouldn’t be the one to apologize first. G．Once you’ve both said it，you’ll both feel a million times better.答案1.E 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.G12.As we know，everyone can make mistakes，but d on’t worry about it.The following is what we should do when we make mistakes.•Just admit(承认) it.Don’t think that our mistakes are caused by others. 1 Don’t blame other people，and don’t cheat ourselves，either.• 2 In order to stop the problem from getting worse，we should act quickly to solve it.If we don’t act and deal with the problem quickly，it’ll only make us feel more stressed.Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. 3• 4 Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A，for they are the ones who have learned the most.The more we learn from our mistakes，the cleverer we are.• 5 What caused us to make the mistake？How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future？When we act with a method to get a good result，do it that way next time.If we don’t，we should stop，think about it，change it and try again.A．Realize that making mistakes is the best way to learn.B．Don’t be afraid of failure.C．Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes.D．Solve it at once.E．So be away from stress.F．So decide quickly and act.G．Think about what we can learn from our mistakes.答案1.C 2.D 3.F 4.A 5.G13.Being a good friend isn’t always easy，but taking the time to develop a lasting friendship is worth the effort.As the years pass，you will realize that each friendship you keep is priceless. 1 To be a good friend and deepen a friendship，just follow these steps.Keep your promises.Don’t ever make a promise that you can’t keep.If you say you’ll hang out with a friend and an unexpected situation arises，explain the situation.Give your friend a gift and tell him or her you are sorry.Nobody is perfect，and it’s okay if you break a promise once in a blue moon. 2Apologize when you’ve made a mistake.3 Though your friend won’t be happy that you made a mistake，he or she will be very pleased that you admit it instead of just pretending that nothing is wrong.4To be truly supportive，you will have to be able to watch out for your friend when he/she is having a difficult time.If you sense that your friend is getting into some trouble，help him or her away from the situation by not being afraid to speak up about it.Give your friend some space when he or she needs it.Part of being supportive means supporting the fact that your fr iend won’t always want to spend time with you.Learn to step back and give your friend space. 5 Don’t be jealous (嫉妒的) if your friend has lots of other friends.A．However，don’t make it a regular thing.B．Help your friend deal with his or her struggles.C．Learn to forgive your friend and move forward.D．Of course，to have a good friend，you must be one.E．If you want your friend to believe in you，you can’t act like you’re perfect. F．Understand if your friend wants to be alone or to have a walk with other people. G．Take the time to truly understand your friend when he or she is talking to you.答案1.D 2.A 3.E 4.B 5.F14.How to Fit in at High School?Entering high school can be a great challenge. 1 And with the homework piling up，you’ll find that you can’t quite do well between your study and friendship.In this guide，your problems will hopefully be solved and you will soon find yourself confident and happy at high school.Make a good first impression. 2 Get to know your classmates and keep active in every lesson.Reach out to other students.Everyone is looking for a new friend，so just go up to someone who looks nice and say hello.3 If you are having trouble fitting in，just stay who you truly are.Don’t bother yourself about your appearance.Forget about other studen ts’ grades.You are who you are.Listen to your teachers.Pay attention in class and try your best to understand what the teachers are trying to teach you.If you have a question，don’t be afraid to ask.Everyone gets confused sometimes. 4 If you get the courage to raise your hand，other students may look up to you.Make friends and join clubs.You’re going to have to be independent and find your feet in the new environment.It may be hard，but sooner or later you will be fine. 5 Consider joining clubs and make frie nds there.Not being interested at first doesn’t mean that you won’t be interested once you try it out.A．Be yourself.B．Be open to new opportunities.C．Try to do homework at least an hour per day.D．Be kind，polite and truly do your best.E．You will meet lots of new things in a new school.F．Other students may feel just as nervous as you do.G．Don’t forget who you were before high school.答案1.E 2.D 3.A 4.F 5.B15.A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety(焦虑)is not uncommon.When you recognize(意识到)your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?Be involved(参与)．Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work. 1 What they look for is your presence—to talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them municate openly with your teen.Encourage your teen to express her worries and fears，but don’ t let them focus on those fears.Help them get organized. 2 Together，you and your teen can work out a schedule in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.Provide a calm environment.Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy (隐私)．Give them a nutritious(营养的) diet.It is important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 3 If this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches.A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress.4 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying.Making time for relaxation，fun，and exercise are all important in reducing stress.Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.Show a positive attitude. 5 Your panic，anxiety and blame contribute to (促成，有助于)your teen’s pressure.Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts.Most importantly，reassure (安慰) your teen that things will be all right，no matter what the results are.A．A parent’s attitude will influence(影响) their teen’s emo tions(情感)．B．Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite (食欲)．C．They will only make the situation worse.D．Encourage your teen to relax.E．The best thing is simply to listen.F．Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.G．Your teen may also make negative(负面的)comments about themselves.答案1E 2F 3B 4D 5A16.When it's hot，we put sunblock(防晒霜) over our bodies and drink cool pops to refresh our bodies.But we often forget about our pets who，just like us ，are sensitive to high temperatures.__1__It is difficult for us to know when the animal is in danger of overheating.So here are some tips to help you keep your dogs healthy during a very hot summer.First ensure that the dog hair is well groomed(梳洗)according to the season.For colder seasons，winter and fall，you can keep the coat long，but when summer arrives，have your pet groomed.__2__Provide a comfortable place for your pet to rest and sleep.The pet's room should not be higher than 77～88 F．If it is a very hot summer day，put a fan near the area where your animal sleeps.__3__Check your dog's water bowl.Make sure the water bowl is at least half full at alltimes.During summer，the water in the bowl can become warm.__4__During summer，there are more bugs.Be sure to protect your pet against ticks(壁虱)，fleas and worms.Remember that fleas and ticks can be dangerous for your dog，and the worms they carry can also be transmissible to humans.Furthermore，the heartworm is a pest that affects dogs and spreads through the bites of mosquitoes.It can be prevented using preventive treatments.__5__ In the case，you need to do a fast 2minute stop at the convenience store，leave the window open and park the car in a cool shaded area.A．You should prevent dog diseases in summer.B．You can even use a cool damp cloth before the fan；it will cool down the room. C．Dogs，just like human beings，must bet kept very clean on hot days.D．Can you imagine wearing a coat when it's hot outside？Your dog doesn't need it either! E．That is why you should check the temperature every few hours.F．Remember that your dogs are covered with a heavy coat and unable to tell you. G．Last but not least，never leave your dog in the vehicle when the sun is strong.答案1F 2D 3B 4E 5G17.I live in Japan, where electronic items are a way of life, so it is no surprise that many students carry these little electronic dictionaries. E—dictionaries may be light and compact(简洁的) more so than any paper dictionary.__1__It depends on which one you buy. To me, these are pretty much the limits to their advantages.I think edictionaries should be limited in their use in classrooms. __2__Edictionaries are much more expensive. In Japan, they cost as little as 10,000 yen (US $100) much as 40,000 yen, depending on how many functions you want (or think you want) and depending on how fashionable you are. My trusty Random House paper dictionary is copyrighted at 1995, cost me a mere US$12.95 plus tax.Edictionaries are more fragile(易碎的). Drop your paper dictionary. Go ahead. Hold it above your head and drop it. __3__Edictionaries need batteries. Batteries are temperature sensitive. Batteries cost money, too. Edictionaries have keypads. Typing in the spelling of a word is harder and more time consuming than looking through pages and using the index at the top of each page.__4__Such little devices beep(嘟嘟声) when you press the buttons, but it is very disturbing to some people in a classroom situation or library.Finally, let's consider making corrections or additions. No dictionary is perfect, paper version or electronic. However, when you find something you'd like to change in the e-dictionary, you can't do anything about it. You can pencil in some notes with the paper type. Similarly, if you learn a word that isn't in the dictionary, a few notes of a pencil make it easy to increase its memory capacity.__5__And, for those students whose habit is to mark certain words with a highlight pen for ease of future reference, again, the paper dictionary wins out.A．But it is impossible to do so with a keypad model.B．They may even contain more words and expressions.C．Sometimes edictionaries trouble you and you really don't know how to get rid of them.D. Now, try this with any lightweight plastic edictionary, and you'll be picking up the pieces.E. That huge, heavy paper dictionary that you see in your library looks like a building block in size and weight.F. Edictionaries have advantages as well as disadvantages.G. Let's take a look at the following reasons.答案1B 2G 3D 4C 5A18.Tips for cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience，there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability，money and time， 1 Money is a topic I’ll save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：1．Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat.So think about of the coming week.When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready？ 22．Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you making one loaf of bread？ 3 it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3． 4 This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. 5 and don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A．Try new things.B．Ability is easily improved.C．Make three or four instead.D．Understand your food better.E．Cooking is a burden for many people.F．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.。

高考英语阅读七选五突破训练（真题20篇配答案详解）Practice makes perfect（一）(2019江西省九江市市高三质检)Are you happy with your appearance？1______________“Almost all the girls with single­fold eyelids(单眼皮) in our class have had double eyelid operations，”Zeng，a Senior 2 student from Chengdu，told Xinhua. Zeng had the same surgery done this summer. 2______________From popular photo-editing apps to plastic surgery (整形手术) ，it seems that large eyes，pale skin and a skinny body are the only standard for beauty these days.But can following this standard really make us feel good about ourselves?3__________ According to Huxiu News，over six in ten girls choose not to take part in certain daily activities，such as attending school，because they feel bad about their looks.As much as 31 percent of teenagers avoid speaking up in class because they worry that others will notice their looks.Many teenagers are upset about their appearance because they believe in unrealistic standards of beauty，experts say. 4__________ Seeing all these things can make anyone believe that they're too dark，too fat，too short，or too tall.However，trying to live up to strict standards can make us feel anxious.What troubles us is not just our “imperfect” looks，but the fact that we criticize ourselves too much.5___________ Plus-size models are being featured in some fashion shows.All of us should be just as confident as they are.A．Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.B．Some teenagers might feel negative about their appearance. C．Body image anxiety is common among teenagers.D．Guys care just as much as girls do about their body image.E．She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.F．It's common for teenagers to feel confident about their appearance. G．Perfect faces and bodies are everywhere in advertising，TV shows and social media.一、【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。

阅读七选五试题二十篇第一篇Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways1 . Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2 . Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3The following methods may work best for you.● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.● Write your notes in your own words.● 4 .● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all thetime. 5 .A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.GEFAD第二篇1 . One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 2 . Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 3 . All you need is three or four otherpeople who are interested in the same thing as you.4 .You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. 5 . Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. That’s easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D .What are you interest in?E. Some vacation is just around the corner.F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.EDAFG第三篇1 .People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper.2 . One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 3 . Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. 4 . Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. 5 . The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.A. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡).B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money.D. People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place.E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper.F. They began to use paper money.G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.GBDAF第四篇Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?__ 1___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.※Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. __2___.※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solutioninstead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.※__3_. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.※ 4 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.5 .A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mooD．D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness. G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.第五篇：__1___ .Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!_2___ .Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.__ 3___Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something , or even worse , hit their brothers or sisters._ 4____ .However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things .Kids don’t want to act in this way , but sometimes an gry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.__ 5___ .Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad ---- it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.A. You can train you temper.B. You don’t want to cause trouble.C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.F. Instead of thinking of the person you’re angry with, think of something else.G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.第六篇Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”___1___.There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___2____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. __3___.__4__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well. Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs （美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. ___5___. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself. B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.第七篇_1_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _2_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _3_ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you._4 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. 5 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A．That’s easy.B．Enjoy your own club!C．Invite a designer to join you.D．What are you interest in?E．Some vacation is just around the corner.F．Then you need to pick a name for your club.G．Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.第八篇Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计)for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. ______1______ . We want our food to be acertain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven. If we don’t feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature. We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale. But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide.__ 2____ .The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands. As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩). That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.______3______.First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw(吸管) through the nail hole._______4____________.Finally. Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever easily._______5___________.As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.A. We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of manyother things in our daily lives.B. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way when they are heated or cooled.C. Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.D. The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.E. They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.F. Take wax (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to seal(把..粘住) them together.G. People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.第九篇What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? ___1___ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. __2___ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.___3___ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ___4___ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.___5___ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.A. On the other hand, black is depressing.B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it第十篇Now many people like to give special gifts for their family or friends.These special gifts can be very personalized.-----For example,your father's birthday is coming.----- To personalize it,you can have your photo printed on the mug.You can tell him on one can take his mug this time because your photo is on it.----It is a way of telling him that pay attention to what he says.----From photos on mugs to T-shirts ,there are many other kinds of gifts to choose.For Mother's Day ,you can give your mother a gift designed by yourself----.You may have more good ideas if you do a lot of thinking.A. He must be very happy to keep it for years.B. These gifts are so special and interesting.C. They don't cost much and they are always some pleasant surprises.D. You can give your friend a backpack with his or her photo on it.E. He will be very happy because he likes this unusual photo.F. You can buy him a mug because his mug was lost in the office.第十一篇For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans． 1 Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829． 2 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth． 3 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 4 ．By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．5 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．D．However, he did not get much business for those products．E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．第十二篇Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago． 1The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses． 2 So they are called "diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none． 3 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains． 4 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.5 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.A．Stone Age people lived a simple life.B．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.C．In that case, they would live much healthier.D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.G．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".第十三篇For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65 –team US men’s college basketball tournament (锦标赛). 2 Teams compete against each other in a single –elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends.3 Colleagues against bosses.Big – name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little – known universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little –known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. 4College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 5 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post – season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.A. Husbands against wives.B. The players will go all out for the games.C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’t involved.D. College students will ignore piles of homework.E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it.F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.第十四篇Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒). 1 Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green –eyed monster” and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 2 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others – but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.3 . But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Scien ce and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”4They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. 5 .It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.A. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.B.The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.C.As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”D.It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success.E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.G.. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.第十五篇1 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. 2 .The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. 3 It included such items as automobile sand new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of w ants appeared: the “life-enriching”level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 4One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. 5 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.A．Then a third level appeared.B．Human wants seem endless.C．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.D．There are several levels of wants in one’s life.E．At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.F．Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.G．Different people have different wants on each level.第十六篇We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. 1 .So, you have to give a speech—and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you wantto say, you stumble（结结巴巴）over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public s peaking. I hope I never haveto do that again.”Cheep up! 2 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 3 . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief.4 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking.In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? 5 .A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.D. Say what you have to say and then stop.E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.F. Never forget your audience.G. Give it a try and see what happens.It is important to know that a parent can do to help reduce children’s stress. If you notice that your child is becoming nerve, he may have problems at the school. He may has trouble sleep. He may be depressing and begin to suffer from headaches. You should talk him to try to discover the cause of her stress. You can spend extra time help him. In short, you need to be complete。

第一篇Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third,note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes duringclassroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2 . Whenever or however you takenotes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3 The following methods may work best for you.●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.●Write your notes in your own words.●4.●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand yoursymbols and that you use them all the time. 5.A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.GEFAD第二篇1 . One of the best things you can po ssibly do is to start you own club. It ’ s great fun especially if yo the sort of person who feels there’ s never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club.2. Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 3. All you need is three or four other peoplewho are interested in the same thing as you.4.You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every nameyou can think up. That ’ ll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/bigbrothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again youcan speed a lot of time making them. 5 . Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make themembership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you ’ ll think of loads of more interesting things to doA. That’ s easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D .What are you interest in?E. Some vacation is just around the corner.F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.EDAFG第三篇1.People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. Whenthey work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. 2. One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, ricewas used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 3.Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.4. Sweden and Russia used copper(铜 ) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of away to improve money. 5 . The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the papermoney used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.A. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡).B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money.D. People strung ( 串连 ) them together and carried them from place to place.E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper.F. They began to use paper money.G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.GBDAF第四篇Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?__ 1___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.※Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if youare going after something you value.※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. _ _2___.※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’ t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.※__3_. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead youto continuous happiness.※ 4 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously ( 下意识地 ) putting yourself in a better mood.※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.※ Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5 .A ． What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.B． On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.C． Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mooD．D． These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.E． Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.F． There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.G． It ’ s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.第五篇：__1___ .Being angry doesn ’ t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!_2___ .Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.__ 3___ Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something , or even worse , hit their brothers or sisters._ 4____ .However, it ’ s not OK for a kid to do any of those things .Kids don want to act in this way , but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?Well, the good news is that kids don’ just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.__ 5___ .Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy isnot bad ---- it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now,that puppy is causing some problems to you.A. You can train you temper.B. You don ’ t want to cause trouble.C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.F. Instead of thinking of the person you’ re angry with, think of something else.G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.第六篇Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is:“ How do I get a good job?” ___1___.There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time.___2____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships,but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heardthe captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年 ) offered to take his place. __3___.__4__. If the lad had gone home to ponder （考虑） his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum （jobs美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice thingsabout the company to which you are applying. ___5___. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.A ．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.B． People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.C．it ’ s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapersD．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.E． But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company faults.F． He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.G． It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.第七篇_1_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It ’ s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there ’ s never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _2_ Pets, clothes, pop musicor dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _3_ All you need is three or four otherpeople who are interested in the same thing as you._4 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ ll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-upsor little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very importantand again you can speed a lot of time making them. 5 Why not leave some space for a photo ofyourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you ’ ll think of loads of more interes to do!A ．That ’ s easy.B． Enjoy your own club!C．Invite a designer to join you.D．What are you interest in?E． Some vacation is just around the corner.F． Then you need to pick a name for your club.G．Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.第八篇Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计 )for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. ______1______ . We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven. If we don ’ t fe thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature. We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale. But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide.__ 2____ .The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands. As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩 ). That iswhy on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.______3______.First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole inthe center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plasticstraw(吸管 ) through the nail hole._______4____________.Finally. Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the waterlever easily._______5___________.As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.A. We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of manyother things in our daily lives.B. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way when they are heated or cooled.C. Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.D. The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.E. They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.F. Take wax (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where thestraw is struck into the cap to seal(把..粘住 ) them together.G. People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.第九篇What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? ___1___ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. __2___ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or atleast as soon as you could see clearly.___3___ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ___4___ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀 ) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.___5___ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidentswhen their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.A. On the other hand, black is depressing.B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it第十篇Now many people like to give special gifts for their family or friends.These special gifts can bevery personalized.-----For example,your father's birthday is coming.----- To personalize it,you can have your photo printed on the mug.You can tell him on one can take his mug this time because your photo is on it.----It is a way of telling him that pay attention to what he says.----From photos on mugs to T-shirts ,there are many other kinds of gifts to choose.For Mother'sDay ,you can give your mother a gift designed by yourself----.You may have more good ideas if you do a lot of thinking.A. He must be very happy to keep it for years.B. These gifts are so special and interesting.C. They don't cost much and they are always some pleasant surprises.D. You can give your friend a backpack with his or her photo on it.E. He will be very happy because he likes this unusual photo.F. You can buy him a mug because his mug was lost in the office.第十一篇For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans． 1Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today． Strauss' invention continues to be popular notonly among Americans but also among people around the world．Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829．2He grew up in Kentucky before moving to NewYork in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss workedin his brother's dry goods business． This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention． After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies andcloth．3When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usuallytore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 4 ．By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．5The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．A ．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．B． Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．D．However, he did not get much business for those products．E． He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．F． Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from．it第十二篇Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations． They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living morethan 10,000 years ago． 1The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to dealwith these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．2So they are called"diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very littlealcohol or tobacco, probably none． 3 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains． 4 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors． We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.5But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same waythe ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.A ．Stone Age people lived a simple life.B．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.C．In that case, they would live much healthier.D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.G．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".第十三篇For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “ March Madness ” , refers to the yearlyteam 65US men ’ s –college basketball tournament (锦标赛 ). 2 Teams compete against each other in a single–elimination ( 单局淘汰 ) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses.Big –name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are darkhorses from little –known universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from aschool with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little–known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. 4College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their universityand themselves. 5 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling ( 赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post –season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.A. Husbands against wives.B. The players will go all out for the games.C. But that doesn’ t mean money isn’ t involved.D. College students will ignore piles of homework.E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it.F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.第十四篇Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is,can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs企业(家 ) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britainis hostile (敌意的 ) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒 ). 1 Jealousy is sometimes known as the “ gre e yedn–monster ” and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 2Those given a little were given thechance to destroy the large amount of money given to others–but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.3 . But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’ s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for peare supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe.So the British people are not lazy, either.“ It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of man University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.“ It’ s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”4They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts theybecome millionaires. 5 .It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly,people would like them more. And more people want to be like them. A. This seems to prove thatthe entrepreneurs were right to complain.B.The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.C.As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were“ unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.D.It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success.E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.G.. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.第十五篇1When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive getsa new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. 2.The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level ofwants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants weresatisfied for a great majority of Americans. 3 It included such items as automobile sand new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “-enrichinglife ” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－ this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of whichcould be called “ luxury ” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainm 4One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first threelevels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their incomeincreases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level? A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action.Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. 5 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.A ．Then a third level appeared.B．Human wants seem endless.C．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.D．There are several levels of wants in one’ s life.E．At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.F．Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.G．Different people have different wants on each level.第十六篇We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’ t d 1.So, you have to give a speech— and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble（结结巴巴）over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think,“ Thank Goodness, it’ s over. I’ m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that a Cheep up!2. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Askyourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather asmany facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spendplenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use asmany examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly.3. Don ’ t talk over their heads, and don’ t talk down to them. Treat your au with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4.And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact withyour audience.If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’ t have to be afraid of public spe you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’ re。

七选五任务型阅读专练（一）PASSAGE-1Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a wi ndow thermometer 温度计）for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. __71__. We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator （冰箱）.We want it a certain hotness in the oven. If we don ' t feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature.We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale（刻度）.But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide.__72___.The most com mon ki nd of thermometer is made with mercury（水银）i nside a clear glass tube. As mercury （ or any other liquid ） becomes hot, it expa nds. As it gets colder, it con tract s 缩）. That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.___73___.First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw （吸管） through the n ail hole.__74__.Finally . Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever easily.__75__.As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.A．We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of many other things in our daily lives.B．Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way when they are heated or cooled.C．Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work. D．The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher. E．They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.第 1 页共20 页F. Take wax (you may use an old can die if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to sea把..粘住)them together.G. People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.PASSAGE-2The Internet has ope ned up a whole new on li ne world for us to meet, chat and go where we' ve n ever bee n before.But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. 51 Imagine how you ' d feel if you were in the other person ' s s For anything you ' re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the personthe an swer is no ‘rewrite and reread. 52If some one in the chat room is rude to you, your in st inct (本能)is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 53 If it was caused by a disagreeme nt with ano ther member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.54 Offer advice whe n asked by n ewcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to commun icate. When some one makes a mistake, whether it ' asstupid questio n or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself does n ' t give you lice nse to correct every one else. At the same time,if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offen ded.It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Uni ess you know the pers on very well, and you are both comfortable with shari ng pers onal information, don ' t ask such questions.A. It ' s natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you' (fleel comfortable saying the words to the person ' s face.C. Every one was new to the n etwork on ce.D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.E. Whe n you send short messages to a pers on on li ne, you must say somethi ng beautiful to hear.F. You should n either ignore the pers on, nor use your chat software to block their messages.G. If you do decide to tell some one about a mistake, point it out politely.七选五任务型阅读专练（二）PASSAGE-3Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.51 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are study ing for a test. Third, no te-tak ing offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your in terest.You will want to take no tes duri ng classroom discussi ons and while readi ng a textbook or doing research for a report. 52 When ever or however you take no tes, keep in mind that no te-tak ing is a selective process. 53The followi ng methods may work best for you.Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and support ing facts.Write your no tes in your own words.54Note any questi ons or ideas you may have about what was said or writte n.As you take no tes, you may want to use your own shortha nd 速记）.Whe n you do, be sure that you un dersta nd your symbols and that you use them all the time. 55A. Use words, not complete senten ces.B. There are three practical no te-tak ing methods.C. You must write your no tes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your no tes later.E. You will also want to develop your own method for tak ing no tes.F. That means you must first decide what is importa nt eno ugh to in clude in your no tes.G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.PASSAGE-4Only a few weeks ago, they were waiting for their exam results. Now they are busy promoting（宣传） their Christmas single “Angels ” in the UK.Since it came out on December 18th, the song has topped UK music charts for two weeks.The four girls --- Laura Wright, Charlotte Ritchie, Melanie Nakhla and Daisy Chute, are enjoying success as the rising girl band “ All Angels ”.In November, 2006, their first self- titled album came out. ___ 66 ___ “ All Angels ” brokethe UK record for the fastest-selling album. It is unusual for a group that mixes pop and classical to enjoy such success. In the UK, classical bands are not as popular as rock ‘ n' rol bands.“ ___ 67 ___. It is hard work but fun as well, ” said Wright.The general manager of Universal Music said the mixof these four voices is “ surprising ”___ 68___. They think they are normal girls, so it brings the music everyone can access.The four girls only met each other for the first time early this past summer. _____ 69 ___ .While they are all public schoolgirls studying for their A-levels, their background and interests are different.Ritchie, 17, played in the film “ Harry Potter and the Goblet Fire ” . ___70 ___ . is a sportswoman. Only one of them has a background in music- Chute, 17, who published a jazz album when she was just 15.However, they have the same love for singing and have the same personalities.A. But the girls aren ' t surprised by the hit.B. The CD sold 33,000 in just one week.C. Nakhla, 17, is learning how to fly a plane.D. The reason for the girls ' success is good chance and their talent.E. Nakhla, 17, is learning how to play the piano.F. This is an amazing chance and an amusing experience to have at 16.G. They were amazing chance and an amazing experience七选五任务型阅读专练（三）PASSAGE-551_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It ' gseat fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there never anything t o do during the school holidays.The first thing you n eed to come up with is an idea for your club. 52__ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making thin gs? The list is en dless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 53_ All you need is three or four other people 七选五任务型阅读专练（一）1. AECFD 2. DBFCGwho are interested in the same thing as you.54 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and writedow n every n ame you can think up. That'll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grow n-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everythi ng you n eed, except membership cards. These are very importa nt and aga in you can speed a lot of time making them. 55 Why no t leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubb ing! Once you get started you ' ll thi nk of loadsng more in teresthings to do!A. That ' s easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. In vite a desig ner to join you.D. What are you in terest in?E. Some vacation is just around the corner.F. Then you n eed to pick a n ame for your club.G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special desig n.PASSAGE-6Doctors say an ger can be an extremely damag ing emotio n, uni ess you lear n how to deal with it. They warn that an ger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emoti onal problems and possibly can cer._ 71 ___Some people express an ger ope nly in a calm reas on able way. Others burst with an ger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their an ger in side. They cannot or will not express it. This is called repress ing an ger.For years many doctors thought that repress ing an ger was more dan gerous to a pers on ' s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releasesthe same hormones 荷尔蒙）.They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. ___72_ Some doctors say that both repress ing and express ing an ger can be dan gerous. They believe that those who express an ger viole ntly may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep an ger in side may face a greater dan ger of high blood pressure._ 73 ___They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recog nize the real cause of the an ger, the n decide if the cause is serious eno ugh to get angry about. If it is, they say,“___ 74 __ Wait un til your an ger has cooled dow n and you are able to express yourself calmlyand reas on ably. ”Doctors say that a good way to deal with an ger is to find humor in the situati on that has made you an gry. _____________ 75 __A. I n general the person feels excited and ready to act.B. They said that laughter is much healthier tha n an ger.C. Express ing an ger viole ntly is more harmful tha n repress ing it.D. An ger may cause you a can cer.E. Do not express your an ger while an gry.F. An ger is a no rmal emotio n that we all feel from time to time.G. Doctors say the soluti on is lear ning how to deal with an ger.七选五任务型阅读专练（四）PASSAGE-7The Internet has ope ned up a whole new on li ne world for us to meet, chat and go where we venever been before.But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. 71 Imagine how you' cfeel if you were in the other person ' sshoes.For anything you ' re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the personan swer is n o, rewrite and reread. 72If some one in the chat room is rude to you, your in sti net （本能）is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 73 If it was caused by a disagreeme nt with ano ther member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.74 Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do orhow to commun icate. When some one makes a mistake, whether it ' asstupid questi on or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it ' s a smaistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself does n ' t give you lice nse to correct every one el75. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offen ded.It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Uni ess you know the pers on very well, and you are both comfortable with shari ng pers onal information, don ' t ask such questionsA. It ' s natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you' （feel comfortable saying the words to the person ' sface.C. Every one was new to the n etwork on ce.D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.G. If you do decide to tell some one about a mistake, point it out politely.PASSAGE-8__71 _Whe n a pers on does a certa in thing aga in, he is impelled（迫使）by some un see n force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. 72 Children often form bad habits, some of which rema in with them as long as they live. Older pers ons also form bad habits as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits, and sometimes become ruined by them.73 Many successful men say that much of their successhas something to do with certa in habits in early life, such as early rising, hon esty and thorough ness.Among the habits which childre n should not form are laz in ess, l ying, steali ng and so on. _74- Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided.75A. There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help.B. Whether good or not habit are, they are easy to get rid of.C. We ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.D. Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.E. It is very important for us to know why we should get used to good habits.F. These are all easily formed habits.G. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits.七选五任务型阅读专练（四）7. DBFCG 8. DGAFC七选五任务型阅读专练（五）PASSAGE-9Ancient Rome was one of the world ' s most powerful empires more than 2,000 years ago. The Roma ns' ideas about roads, laws, gover nment and build ings still in flue nee us today.Italy is shaped like a boot （靴子）.The Colosseum （古罗马圆形剧场）in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A.D. 71 It is a popular tourist attraction today.Italy is well-known for its designers, who create cars, handbags, clothes, shoes and other items that are in dema nd for their style and fine workma nship.Today, the economy of Italy is stron ger tha n in the past. 72 Today, manu facturi ng（制造业）and tourism are the mai n sources of in come. There are some big compa ni es, but Italy has many smaller compa ni es, too.73 The southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs, so it is not as prosperous.Italy is a member of the Europea n Un io n, a group of coun tries that joi n together for better trade. The currency, or money, they use is calttthe “ euro ”.Food and eat ing good meals are importa nt to Italia ns. 74 ____Popular foods in clude pasta, risotto, min estr one and pizza McDon ald' s is also popular there. Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day. _______ 75 Families spend a lotof time together.A . The family is very important to the Italian way of life.B. The country used to depend on agriculture.C. Mountains cover about three-fourths of the country.D. It could seat about 50,000 people, who went to see fights between animals and people.E. While there are some supermarkets, many people shop at small, n eighborhood markets.F. Italy has several isla nds off the coast.G. The n orther n part of the country is the mai n manu facturi ng cen ter.PASSAGE-10_71__ You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here ' s how: Pla n your time carefully. When pla nning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. _ 72_ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happe ning to your time.Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everyth ing but study materials. No games, radios, or televisi on. Whe n you sit dow n to study, concen trate on the subject.Make good use of your time in class. 73 Liste ning carefully in class means less work later. Taking no tes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your no tes, review the importa nt points that your teacher is going to discuss the n ext day, read that material. 74 If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you' Remember it Ion ger.Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won' tend if you don' t pass a test, so don ' t be over worried._75_ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.A. There are other methods that might help you with your study ing.B. Don ' t forget to set aside eno ugh time for en terta inment.C. Take adva ntage of class time to liste n to everyth ing the teacher says.D. No one can become a top stude nt uni ess he or she works hard.E. Maybe you are an average stude nt.F. Make full use of class time to take no tes of what the teacher asks in class.G. This will help you un dersta nd the n ext class.七选五任务型阅读专练（五）9.DBGEA 10. EBCGA七选五任务型阅读专练（六）PASSAGE-11Chi na ' s Olympic less onAlthough the Athe ns Games are over, 71 . While busy prepari ng for the new semester（学期）in the first week back at school, many youn gsters have started to won der what Beiji ng can lear n from Athe ns.“I was amazed by the fan tastic ope ning cerem ony from the mome nt it bega n,said a Senior 2 boy from Beijing Huiwen High School. He represented China in Athens and got the cha nee to see the ope ning cerem ony with his own eyes.“ Greece has done such a good job in showing its colorful culture using higtech methods. 72 ”he said. “Itseemsthat Beiji ng n eeds to comb ine the use of adva need tech no logy with creative design to present its culture to the rest of the world. 73 ” he added.Echo ing her view on the challe nge of desig ning an unique ope ning cerem ony, Zhang Yufei, Senior 3 from No. 2 High School attached to Beiji ng Normal Un iversity, th inks that director Zhang Yimo ' s presentation of Chinese culture will be out of date by 2008.“ Pek ing Opera costumes and the big red lantern did not seem to surprise the audie nee in the closing ceremony. 74 ” She said.Other students worry people ' s bad hab5一, might be the weak point of Beijing 2008.“In Athens, all the residents were very careful with their behavior and manners. I think they have set a good example of Olympic hospitality（好客）.Beijingers can learn from them and do better. ” She Fei said.A . such as spitting on the groundB. We definitely need something better in 2008.C. Chinese teenagers ' passion for the Olympic has not fadedD. Beijing is the best place to host it.E. Beijing can learn a lot from the success of the opening ceremony in Athens.F. This will ensure Beijing does an equally good job on four years time.G. We are sure Beijing will surprise the whole world.PASSAGE-12A major source of tee n stress is school exams, and test an xiety is not un com mon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?Be invo Ived. Pare nts n eed to be invo Ived in their tee n 71 _ WhsaWthrky look for isyour prese nce —to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communi cate ope nly with your teen. Encourage your teen to expressher worries and fears, but don ' t let thecrmfocusthose fears.Help them get organized. 72 Together , you and your teen can work out a time—table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.Provide a calm sett ing. Help your tee n set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give them a nutritious （营养）diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balaneed diet duri ng exam times to focus and do her best. 73 If this happe ns, en courage your tee n to eat light meals or san dwiches.A healthy diet, rather tha n junk food, is best for reduci ng stress.__74 Persuade your tee nager to get some sleep and /or do someth ing active whe n shen eeds a real break from study ing. Maki ng time for relaxati on, fun, and exercise are all importa nt in reducing stress. Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.Show a positive attitude. 75 Your panic, an xiety and blame con tribute to your tee n ' s pressure. Make your tee n feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most importa ntly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.A. A pare nt ' s attitude will dictate their tee n ' s emoti ons.B. Exam stress can make some tee ns lose their appetif瞼欲）.C. They will only make the situati on worse.D. En courage your tee n to relax.E. The best thing is simply to listen.F. Help your tee n think about what she has to study and pla n accord in gly.G. Your tee n may also make n egative comme nts about themselves七选五任务型阅读专练（六）11. CEFBA 12.EFBDA七选五任务型阅读专练（七）PASSAGE-13Dear Sir,I have to travel every day from So UK Road to the airport. Two buses travel along this route: No.49 and No.16. However, by the time No.16 reaches So UK Road, it is always full.__1__The timetable states that there are buses from So UK Road to the airport every ten minutes.__2__ The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. __3__The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengersand 20 standing passengers.Yesterday,I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. __4___ There were 129 of them.Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “ Maximumspeed: 50mph.” ___5__ Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 mph. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mph.It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. Can nothing be done about this?JerryA. I counted the other passengers as they got off.B. Is there anything we can do to change this?C. The problem is that we have to pay more for our trip.D. The distance from So UK Road to the airport is 10 miles.E. This leaves No.49 which sometimes has empty seats on it.F. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?G. Why is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?PASSAGE-14My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has bee n teachi ng math at a middle school in my hometow n. She goes to work early in the morni ng and does not return home un til late in the after noon. 2 She treatsthem with patienee and teachesthem well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.3 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everyth ing in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has bee n very busy work ing every day, she looks older tha n her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.4 She just eats a pla in meal outside whe n she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Ofte n she says to us, “ work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society piece of good advice this is! 5 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great in deed, and I always feel proud of her.A. She enjoys liste ning to classic music.B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.C. She loves her stude nts and cares for them.D. She n ever goes to expe nsive restaura nts to enjoy meals.E. My mother is hard-work ing and n ever wastes mon ey.F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.G. Can you tell us somethi ng about your mother?七选五任务型阅读专练（七）13. EFGAD 14. BCEDF七选五任务型阅读专练（八）PASSAGE-15There is an English saying: “ ___1___. ” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.___2___.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. ___3___. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the Iongest time was the group which listened to a funny program. _______________________________ 4___ .___5___. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects simila （r 相似）to those caused by laughter.A. Laughter can prolong one 's life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinicsin which they help to improve their patients ' condition by encouraging them to laugh. C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals inthe brain which diminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles inthe face, the stomach and even the feet.E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.F. Laughter is the best medicine.G. They have found that laughter really can improve people 's health.。