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7选5阅读理解20篇（含答案）,推荐⽂档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 the NASA website says. According to it, Mars and Earth have lots of things exist beyond Earth?”　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 takes less time than before.Yiwu is a city that is located in China’s Zhejiang Province. In Yiwu, it once took海港). 2._______ But today, a new freight rail the road to send European goods to the nearest seaport(link connects Yiwu to Europe along an ancient trade route.Yiwu railway station is a big freight station now. 3._______ It’spart 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 petrol(汽油 ).2._____ The car of tomorrow will be made without air conditioning. The tomorrowpollution control system because it small, so that only takes up very little room. It needn’t have awon’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.more comfortable.G. Tomorrow’s cars will be smaller, faster, andPassage 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 w earing wristbands.Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Some people play sports 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.with your garbage, it will go to a landfill(垃圾场) and be buried (埋) together.If you don’t deal2._______ 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 o f Africa, and they are sometimes called “the tr 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.犀⽜) and other wildlife live. 3.Baobabs are often found in areas where elephants, rhinoceros(_______Baobabs take in lots of water during the rainy season a nd 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 bega the 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.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 toclean 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 was worth doing that and even it’s terrible for a person not 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.d wait for the books.It’s as simple as shopping online: choose, pay anIn 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. During a holiday, I stayed at home with nothing to do. My father brought a German book. “Why don’t you translate it intoChinese? 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’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 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. ______ The n 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 ofchange, like being very thin, but others were that I wanted to change. 3. them were that I couldn’t______yourself. But youI brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “Now you know better about have to learn to listen sincerely（真诚地）,not just close your ears and feel hurt. 4. ______ Donshut your ears. Listening to the truth and doing what you know are the right things to do.life. 5. ______Daddy’s advice has made a great difference in myA. 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 12our job to protect and take good care of our children, especially in times of As parents, it’smeeting 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 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, have the se kids feel welcomed and comfortable, as a mom it just makes you feel like yousomething 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 family. They could not afford to buy him a wheelchair. 2. ______ “I was lived with his aunt’sshocked 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.“His aunt told me that the boy lost both his parents. He has an eight-year-old sister. They depend on o thers’ 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,” LegobA. 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 thegift 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 more（度假胜地）offer special programs for children, so that children can also friendly” vacation resortshave a great time there.3.______ For example, history lovers search f or places of interest and museums w here 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 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 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 thepunishment of an action.of camping! It’s cold and rainy.” O2.______ For example, “I can’t face another nightyou must face your fears.” Face used in this way is very common.go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her But now, let’sbeautiful 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. ______ 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 youthey mean you created a bad done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it.”　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 other s ame 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.脸颊) Greetings. 5. _______ But in France, people greet each other with two kisses on the cheek( 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. _______alone all the time. Do something that2._______ It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home（及其）easier to make friends when you have your friends and you are interested in. It’s extremelysimilar 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 ferested in you. talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and may stop being int 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 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.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 aims high. 1. ______ Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and find out where you think you would like to be. Give yourself some time to achieve that goal, and break it down into smaller parts if the goal is especially big.Join a sports team. If you want to become a great sports star, joining a team is a good way to start. 2. ______ Sports teams are everywhere, and most of them are free to join. If you go to school,you can find or start a sports club online.you should go to a school team. If you’re not in school,Get a great coach. Great coaches come in all shapes and sizes. 3. ______ Communication skills are the most important ability a coach can have.There are different levels of sports coach. 4. ______ You can hire a sports coach with full training and education, although you have to pay a lot of money for it.掌握), it is when you5.______ If you’re wondering at what point a skill becomes mastered(able to do it automatically( ⽆意识地) and without thinking. After all, d uring the game, you wonall automatic, so you’ll know you’re have time to think everything through, so practice until it’sready.A.Make sure you are ready for the training.B.Practice until your skills become second nature.C.Certain coaching personalities will suit you better than others.D.Even if your skills are low, joining a team will improve your skills.E.If you’re really interested in it, you can try your best to start a sports club online.F.Most after-school coaches are volunteers with a working knowledge of the sport.G.This doesn’t mean being unrealistic, or you can be a professional player within a year.答案Passage1 BGCDFPassage2 BDEGF Passage3 BFECGPassage4 EBDCFPassage5 FDGCAPassage6 ADGECPassage7 B GFACPassage8 E AGDCPassage9 C GEFAPassage10 C BAEG。

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．专项练习二Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people inindustrialized 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".专项练习三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 namefor 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.专项练习四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.专项练习五1 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 “li fe-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.专项练习六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 h ave 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 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.专项练习七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 thelongest 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 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 which diminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the 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.专项练习八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, Illi nois, 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 – eyedstudents 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 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 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 fanc y. Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs. e 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 spel ling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to , check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.Complete. Do n’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。

英语阅读七选五(甄选10篇）英语阅读七选五（1）在解题过程中，除了每做一道有把握的题后就在7个选项中将其画掉缩小范围外，通过观察语言结构也可将选择范围大大缩小，心情变得更加轻松，一般可将7个选项缩小到2～4个选项，碰对的机率大大提高。

(1)标题结构如果考查段落标题，先看看其他标题的语言形式，同一文章中的几个段落小标题基本上是同一语言形式。

如果其他标题是名词短语，该题答案也是名词短语;如果其他标题是祈使句，该题的答案也是祈使句。

(2)句子结构如果正确选项只是某个句子的一个部分，就要看看空后这个部分是不是句子，如果是句子，看看是否有连词，如果没有连词，要选的正确选项就应是短语或是带有连词的从句。

英语阅读七选五（2）转折关系主要指英语行文中后句对前句构成逆转逻辑关系。

如果空格前后两句话之间是逻辑上的逆转，则空格处很有可能是个转折逻辑的句子。

表示转折关系的连接词有：However然而, nevertheless仍然，然而，不过, nonetheless尽管如此，依然，然而, still还;然而, though可是，不过，然而, yet然而, in spite of不顾，不管, at any rate无论如何，至少, in anycase无论如何，不管怎样, whoever无论是谁, whatever无论什么，on the contrary正相反, in contrast与此相反, 相比之下, by contrast相反, 相比之下, in comparison比较起来，比较地, by comparison相比之下, conversel y相反(地), otherwise否则;除此以外，not---but不是-----而是，as well也等。

英语阅读七选五（3）表示列举关系的有：first首先, 第一, second第二, third第三…; firstly第一, 首先, secondly第二(点);其次, thirdly第三…; first第一, next其次, then 那么, 然后…; in the first place第一，首先, in the second place第二, 其次…; for one thing首先，一则, for another thing其次…; to begin with 首先，第一, to conclude首先，第一等英语阅读七选五（4）在解题过程中，除了每做一道有把握的题后就在7个选项中将其画掉缩小范围外，通过观察语言结构也可将选择范围大大缩小，心情变得更加轻松，一般可将7个选项缩小到2～4个选项，碰对的机率大大提高。

1.记叙文（简单）Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. ____1____ ”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. ____2____ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug isagain.2.in her general store. 1 IAt first I was paid in candy. 2 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3 By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real in terest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 4The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocketscientist—you needed to be a great listener. __5___ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.ter I received 50 cents an hour.B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.C.I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.F.G.3.B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.4. 说明文MuzakThe next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 1 It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize 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 inSomeD. 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.（6）The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Otherpeople don't. 1. _________Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport, In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. 2. _________Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. 3. _________ Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.4. _________ Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer paleNo matter if it's burning hot or icy cold, a holiday or a school day, you'll see policemen at the centers of the crossroads directing traffic. 2._________There are more than 1.7 million policemen in China. 3._________ Other police have different responsibilities (责任). Some are firefighters (消防员). Some watch out for bad guys and solve crimes. Others keep the peace. Special police deals with unexpected events. 4._________ He has to learn laws, science, shooting, driving and climbing.To keep people safe and make peace for all, Chinese police put their lives at risk. 5._________ Another 13,000 were injured in doing their jobs.95anythingC. that 1 got down on my kneesD. I was really disappointed at youE. Before he could say another wordF. when she was saying somethingG. but the more 1 tried, the more he dulled away.(9)In China ,more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. 1._________ because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers and some by their parents. Also 2._________. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, 3._________. Some studentsspend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up very late. Some student have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. 4._________.Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. 5._________, we will find it much better for both our study and health.was awrote) stories forhe an end for with his pen of him,So he) and readB. but had no idea.C. Please write down my advices and you can finish you story.D. Tom read the thief's adviceE. Tom is famous nowF. Tom is still not a famous writer.G. he found that someone had broken into (闯入) his house(11)Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or 1. _________ and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 2. _________ When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. 3._________ All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always（disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. 2. _________ When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. 3. _________ Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. 4. _________ If you killed an animal, you would be punished(处罚). If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.5. _________ One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, theyleave their parents and start their own career(生涯). Then the seniors(老人) will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.A. People usually use cages to keep them at home.B. They are free to come and go.C. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.D. People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.E. Why don’t people kill animals ?F. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.G. They have a law against killing wild animals.（13）Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. 1._________Enough laws(法律) have been made to fight against pollution. 2._________ 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(展览).There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. 3._________ In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. 4._________ Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car asquickly as we could. 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. We saw animals everywhere.B. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.C. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.D. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.E. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution.F. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.G. Australian has the smallest population in the world1: Key: 1. B 2. D 3. E 4. A 5. F 2：Keys：BAGCD 3：Keys: GBEAC4：Keys: CBFDA 5：Keys : BCAFD 6：ACEBG 7．AEDBC 8．GCEAB 9．FBEDC 10．BGADE 11．CADGB 12．DFBGC 13．CEDBF。

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”。

高考英语七选五阅读理解选编10篇练习含答案１Scientists often see the first ton years of a child's life as the "window of opportunity". 31__. And studies show that the following activities can be good for their brain greatly.32____Free playtime has always been an important part of "being a kid"，but it is also important to a child ''s development. " Free play" not only helps kids develop different skills，but also helps them develop into happy healthyadults in the future.Read with kidsReading has long been known to improve children '' s intelligence. 33 For parents who don't have much time，just keeping your kids around books goes a long way too.Put kids to bed early34_____. Preschool children should get at least 11 hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least 10 hours of sleep.Learn a second languageEarly studies in this field have shown that bilingual（会说两种语言的）kids can perform better under pressure. Young children can learn new languages with nearlyperfect fluency（流利）and pronunciation.Praise good effort not intelligenceYour kids may be smart but you should mainly praise the effort they put into tasks. Kids，who are praised on intelligence,often feel it is a fixed quality, and mistakes or failures badly hurt their self-confidence. Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning. 35__________A.Play some helpful gamesB.Give kids enough playtimeC.And they arc not afraid to fail and try againD.Kids still need time away from the TV to do homeworkE.Kids who read often develop earlier writing and number skills as wellb. Everything at this time is very important to the developrment of a person's' brainG. Studies show that kids with regular bedtimes are better at languages, math and reading答案（fbegc）２Some people love traveling while some prefer to stay at home. If you don 9 t love traveling, you can make a change now. Why? 31____ Please read on to know more.Traveling takes you out of your comfort zone. Your comfort zone is comforting. 32 When you step into new surroundings, you will learn about the world around you. Traveling alone is a great option. Some people might fear being on their own，but it can really help them grow. 33_____ Are you afraid of water? If you are,go to the beach or a lake. Are you afraid of heights? If so, climb a hill or go to a vista point at the nearest national park. Are you afraid of talking to strangers? If so,go to a new place and talk with people you have never seen. Remember,fear can be overcome.Traveling is a good way to expand your mind. It gets you out of a routine and makes you use your brain, your ears and your eyes. While traveling, there are a lot of things that have to be taken in：new sights, new flavors, new noises ,etc. 34Have you ever thought about traveling abroad as a volunteer? You can benefit a lot from this kind of trip. 35_____ Sometimes,you can even get all of your meals and accommodation for free. Volunteer tourism is becoming more and more popular. There are many ways to make a difference and benefit you at the same time.A.You are exposed to many new things.B.It is not as expensive as you might expect.C.All of them require your complete attention.D.Traveling can help you remove your fears.E.This kind of trip is really popular with people.F.Because you can really benefit a lot from traveling.G.But it doesn't always give you the opportunity to grow.答案（fgdcb）３Homework is made up of out-of-class activities and at home activities teachers assign to students. It can include practice assignments that emphasize newly acquired skills. 31_______ Projects that have to be worked on in agreement with schoolwork also form a part of homework. 32_______ For example, to complete their homework in time, children start dividing their time into studying and playing，thus learning to complete their scheduled tasks within the time they have. They learn to do things on their own. They manage their time and complete their work independently.Homework can also help build up children ' s confidence. 33 TeachersT positive remarks can help develop students'' confidence and encourage them to keep up with their good work.In addition, homework gives students a chance to learn from their mistakes and overcome their weakness. It provides them with a platform to express what they know or have newly found，and exhibit their talents. 34________ This helps them improve their academic results. However, to be as beneficial to students as possible, homework should be assigned properly. The amount and difficulty level of homework assignments should match theages and abilities of students. 35________ Homework proves to be beneficial only if it does not put students under stress or pressure.A.Otherwise, it will become a punishment.B.Homework can benefit students in many ways.C.Teachers give comments on the work that students do.D.It also gives students the practice of whatever they learn in school.pleting homework requires planning, organizing and acting upon it.F.Students can gain a sense of accomplishment after completing homework.G.It can be preparation assignments to make students ready for class activities.答案（gbcda）４People have always wanted to know what the future will look like. Phen«how can we know what the future will look like? 31_______ rhe world has changed a lot in the past 150 years, but we humans are drivenby the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago, such as food, sleep, the feeling of being appreciated and loved.32________ No. In addition.generally speaking. the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human effort for freedom and communication.to be able to get in control ofthe time and world. Since there is still much to do in this area*this will be the focus at least for the next 150 years.But why do we need to predict the future? Predicting the future is important for two reasons：first we need to start to think about what kind of future we'd like for our-selves and to pass on the next generation. 33___________How about the virtual worlds? It might be possible in the future to experience the sand between your toes, and hear the waves.just lying in your bed at home. 34__________ So. even if a great invention is there for an affordable price, it'll' never take the place of the common experience if it 's not real.35____________ What we'll see in the next 50 years is the transition from an oil-dependent society to a new society. Here there'll' be new medicine, continued exploration of space, challenges in the climate change,and new inventions that make life a little easier.A.So what will the future look like then?B.Will this change in the next 150 years?C.Predicting the future can help us in many ways.D.However •you ' II never get the feeling of being there.E.Well,to understand the future,you must know the past.F.However.no matter how real the experience will feel，it doesn't happen for real.G.Then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future.答案（ebgfa）5How to keep a Relationship Healthy and StrongAre you new to experiencing relationships? Well，let me give you advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners.___16___. Don't hide things from them，and don't lie. Don't be afraid to say things that aren't very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there's no trust，there's nothing there. So please be honest and they will learn to open up to you.Make sure you give them respect. Now，respect isn't just simply treating them nicely. There is a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. ___17___. Don't just think about yourself，but think about what your partners need out of it as well.___18___. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner needs out of it as well.Make sure you' have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them，and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly，but it's the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. ___19___Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust，but always communicate how you feel even if it's something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them.___20___.It's important to communicate this to them，not to keep it bottled up.A. Show them your personality.B. Be an honest person with them.C. Make sure you are reliable to your partners.D. Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.E. Don't start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.F. Basically, learn to study your partners' moods, wants and needs.G. If they did something that made you happy, tell them about it in a respectful manner.【答案】BFCDG6There are five keys to success in learning a foreign language.Spend the time.By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed(浸入) in the language.31 This means spending time enjoyably connected to the language you are learning.Listen and read every day.Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. 32 Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partlyunderstand. If you keep listening and reading you will get used to the language. One hour of listening or reading is more effective than many hours of class time.33Build up your vocabulary, you'll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading. Gradually you will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading.Take responsibility for your own learning.If you do not want to learn the language, you won't. 34 Do not wait for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do. Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up.35Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or can't yet understand. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your brain, but this will happen on a schedule that you can't control. So just make sure you spend enough time with the language. That is the greatest guarantee of success.Relax and make sure of the time spent with the language.Focus on words and phrases.Read what you are listening to.Chat with others in the language on the Internet.If you do want to learn the language, take control.The more time you spend with the language, the faster you will learn. There are hundreds of easy conversations for you to practice speaking. 答案：FCBEA7.Couch potatoes live an inactive lifestyle. ___16___According to a recent study, spending more than two hours watching TV every day is likely to increase the risk of heart disease. To study whether time spent in watching TV is connected to arteriosclerosis (动脉硬化)-a sign of heart disease, Dutch researchers asked 373 men and women participants to fill out questionnaires. ___17___ .They found that the participants who suffered from arteriosclerosis spent an average of about 20 more minutes per day watching TV compared with those who enjoyed a healthier lifestyle.Sitting for a long time may produce unfortunate results. The participants who caught arteriosclerosis could not clear up the negative effects of sitting by exercising.___18___, that doesn't reduce the bad effects of a sedentary (坐的)lifestyle，" said Isabel Ferreira，a professor at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, the Daily Mail reports.___19___ However, viewers can simply be active and limit their time spent sitting in front of the TV or computer every day.___20___ Researchers observed that every single hour of TV viewing may shorten life by as much as 22 minutes, the participants who watched six hours of TV a day were expected to live five years less than a person who didn't watch TV. The American Academy of pediatrics(美国儿科学会)also suggests children and teenagers should not spend more than two hours a day sitting in front of a TV or computer.A. There is a similar study in AustraliaB. They sit longer hours than do exerciseC. The funny thing is even if they do physical activityD. Watching TV can sometimes be beneficial to viewersE. After a four-year follow-up, the researchers got unsurprising resultsF. They spend most of their time simply sitting on the couch, watching televisionG. Ferreira believes that TV watching brings much more bad effects than we can expect【答案】FECGA8Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year?February 29 comes up on the calendar only every four years. A year with a February 29 might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week. But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29.____36____. American English has a term for the unusual situation. February 29 is called a leap day. And the entire 12-month period with a February 29 in it is called a leap year. This year, 2020, is such a year.In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017, the last day of the year, December 31, fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31 will fall on a Thursday.___37___.The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the Earth's orbit around the sun exactly.___38___. So every fouryears, we put all that time together into an extra day —or, what is officially called an intercalary(闰) day."Leap" is also an important word for two other common American expressions.___39___. If you want someone to investigate a situation completely before taking action, you might say, "Look before you leap." The other expression is a phrase of hope. Urging someone to "take a leap of faith" means inviting the person to take action, even if not everything about a situation is known. Interestingly, both phrases are completely reasonable to say to someone who is about to get married. On that note, some people choose to marry on February 29 because it is an unusual date.___40___. Leap years were believed to be difficult, and leap days unlucky and a bad time to begin anything new. Whatever you think about them, the change in the calendar will be gone soon enough. Then we can return to normal, and leap over February 29 as usual.A. One is a kind of warning.B. That's why we called it a Leap YearC. It just leaped right over Wednesday.D. Each year, we have a little time left over.E. You have to wait three years in between birthdays!F. As a verb, the word "leap" means to jump, or to move quickly.G. Some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it, however. 【答案】E C D A G9.Any exercise is good exercise, but when it comes to losing weight, it's hard to beat running. After all, running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories and get fit without having to restrict your diet.31 If you're not a runner yet but interested in losing weight, here are four reasons running can be the best exercise for weight loss.32 When comparing running with walking the same distance, studies find that running will lead to greater weight loss, most likely because your resting energy expenditure stays elevated(高的) after you run. In a long-term comparison study of runners and walkers, calories burned through running led to 90% more weight loss than calories burned through walking.Running is time-efficient. Even if the myth that running a mile and walking a mile burn the same number of calories were true, running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories. 33Running is convenient. Though many of us have accumulated a vast arsenal(武器，装备) of GPS gadgets and tech tees over the years, little is actually required to go running. You can do it alone. You can do it almost anywhere. 34 For this reason alone, running is the best workout for weight loss because it's cheap and accessible, and there are fewer barriers to maintaining a routine, even while traveling.Twowords: runner's high. 35 Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal level—running can actually get you high. Scientists have found links between moderate to intense exercise and morphine-like brain chemicals, which explains the occasional flood of thrill that rushes over you during a hardrun. That happy sensation you had after your last race makes you want to go for another run, right?A. Cultivate the good habit of running.B. Running works even when you're at rest.C. You will never stick to a habit if you don't like it.D. The first rule of exercising for weight loss is that if you don't enjoy it, you won't stick with it.E. You don't need any equipment beyond a pair of running shoes.F. If you're already a runner, keep on.G. Most people can run two or three times as far as they can walk in a given amount of time.答案：FBGED10Friendly people are welcoming. When you are friendly, you make other people feel good about themselves and you also feel more confident about yourself. 31 Being friendly doesn't have to mean changing who you are but doing little things to make others comfortable.___32__ If you are not friendly, you might feel embarrassed when you first try to be more welcoming with others. One way to learn to be friendly is to think of an outgoing person and copy his/her postures(姿势),words and behavior.Be kind to strangers. An easy way to be friendly is to offer a smile to people you might normally ignore. Every day there are opportunities to be friendly with strangers. ___33___.Try to accept others.___34__If someone new tries to chat with you, make an effort to contribute to the conversation instead of giving one-wordanswers. In a group, look out for one who doesn't seem to know anyone and try to accept him/her into the group.Stay in touch. Sometimes we neglect(忽视) to be friendly with those we know the best--- our close friends and family. ___35__Therefore, you can send a warm email too let your mother know that you are thinking about her.A. Observe friendliness in others.B. Smile and remember everyone's name.C. They may want to hang out, but be too shy to ask.D. So friendliness is a win-win no matter how you look at it.E. Don't pass up the chance to be warm and make others comfortable.F. Actually, offering friendliness and warmth to them is also very important.G. Making new people you meet feel accepted forms a large part of being friendly.答案：DAEGF。

阅读七选五真题演练Passage 1Losing weight is tough.For most people, it requires a change in diet, a change in exercise habits, and a change in attitude. 1●Set healthy goals.If you ’re overweight and want to change that, the first step is deciding what your target weight is. 2●Start small.Making major behavior modifications isn ’t something that happens overnight. 3 Commit to eating 5 servings of vegetables a day and exercising 2 days a week for the first week, and then add a little more each week.●Track your diet and exercise.Now it ’s time to start working toward that goal.The best way to stick with your diet and exercise rules is to track it. 4 Or you can do it the old fashioned way and keep a written food and exercise journal. Find what works for you and write down what you ’ve accomplished every day.● 5Every month you should take a look at your goal and see what type of progress you’vemade toward accomplishing it. If you’renot where you want to be, make minor adjustments. Try doing different exercises or cutting back on certain types of foods that you may be eating too much of.Losing weight and keeping it off is a highly personal thing. Find what works foryou and stick with it.A.Evaluate and adjust.B.Here ’s how you can accomishplall the three.C.You might as well start with your own attitude.D.There are plenty of apps that allow you to do this.E.What steps are you going to take to achieve your goal.F.So start with 1-2 things per week and work up from there.G.Write down your goal and set a date by which you want to accomplish that goal.本文为说明文。

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。

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．专项练习二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 arecalled "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".专项练习三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.专项练习四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.专项练习五1 When 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 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 “li fe-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 serv ices, 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.专项练习六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 h ave 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 youraudience 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.专项练习七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 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 which diminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the 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.专项练习八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 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 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.e 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. I f 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。

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.。