高考英语七选五专练.docx

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高考英语七选五专练

1、HownorthernEuropeansbeatthewinterblues

AskachildfromnorthernEuropetodrawtwopictures—oneonarainydayandasecondinthesunshine—andthisiswhatyouwillget:

inthefirst,asraindropsfallfromthetopofthepage,themanbehindthewindowhasanunhappyexpression.Whenayellowsunsendsoutsomelightfromthecorner,themanissmiling.

NorthernEuropeansassociaterainwithsadnessandsunshinewithhappiness.Theythinkthisistruebecausetheyaresoawareofhowtheirenvironmentaffectsthem.___1___InOctober2019,agroupofresearchersexaminedtheinfluenceofdifferentdailyweatherfactors,includingtemperature,windandsunlight,on1,200participants.Theconclusionwasthatgoodorbadweatherhadlittleeffectonpeople’sfeelings.___2___Apersonwhoisupsetondarkorcolddayssuffersfromanegativemood（情绪）,andhewillbelikelytoexperienceasadwinter.ThisisthebasisofanillnesscalledSeasonalAffectiveDisorder（SAD）.___3___

AniKalayjian,professorofpsychologyatFordhamUniversity,advisesthatweshouldtakestepstostrengthenthebrain’ssystemagainstweather-drivenmoodchanges.ResearchonSADhasbeenfocusedonthebrain’sresponsetodarknessandlight.Whenoureyesdetectdarkness,thebraingivesoffmelatonin,whichstartssleepcycles.___4___Ittakesovertohelpuswakeupandfeelbetterwhenwedetectlight.“Wecanencouragepeopletotakechargeoftheirfeelings,”saysKalayjian.“Wetellthemtoleavethecomputersandtheindoorgamesandgetoutthereinthesun.___5___”

Adayofraincanpotentiallydestroyyourplanandaffectyourmood.ButastheScottishcomedianBillyConnollyoncesaid:

“Thereisnosuchthingasbadweather,onlythewrongclothing.”

A.Yetthatlinkhasnoscientificbasis.

B.ItisseriouslydoubtedamongthepeoplewhosufferfromSAD.

C.Itaffectsabout10%ofthepopulationofnorthernEuropeeachyear.

D.Anotherchemicalcalledserotonin,however,canmakepeoplehappy.

E.That’swhenpeoplecanrechargetheirserotoninandgetabettermood.

F.Moststudiesprovethatanegativefeelingisassociatedwithbadweather.

G.Theydeterminedthatpeopleactuallydifferintheirsensitivitytoweatherchanges.

32、   YoumaythinkthatEnglishdictionarieshavebeenusedformany,manycenturies.ThespellingofEnglishhasalwaysbeenaproblem.   1   Thenpeoplecouldspellwordsindifferentwayswhichyoumightfindinteresting.ButitmadereadingEnglishmuchmoredifficult.Sodictionarieswereinventedtoencourageeverybodytospellthesame.Infact,anEnglishdictionarylikethekindyouusetodaywasn’tmadeuntilthetimeofthelateQingDynasty.   2   TheyareSamuelJohnson,NoahWebster,andJamesMurray.Thesemenspentnearlyalloftheirlivestryingtocollectwordsfortheirdictionaries.Forthem,itwasnotonlyajob;itwasawonderfuljourneyofdiscovery.ThelargestdictionaryintheworldistheOxfordEnglishDictionary,orOEDforshort.

      3   Attheageoffourteen,helefthisvillageschoolinScotlandandtaughthimselfwhileworkinginabank.Laterhebecameagreatteacher.AfterOxfordgavehimthejob,Murrayhadasmallhousebuiltinthegardenbehindhishousetodohiswork.Partofitwasonemeterunderground.   4   Hehadtowearaheavycoatandputhisfeetinaboxtokeepwarm.Everymorning,Murraygotoutofbedatfiveo’clockandworkedseveralhoursbeforebreakfast.   5   Murrayhopedtofinishthenewdictionaryintenyears.Butafterfiveyears,hewasstilladdingwordsfortheletterA!

Forty-fouryearslater,in1928,othereditorsfinishedthedictionary.

  A.Inwinteritfeltlikeabarn.

  B.Murrayhadneverbeentocollege.

  C.Heworkedonthedictionaryuntilhewasveryold.

  D.Oftenhewouldworkbycandlelightintotheevening.

  E.Butitwasmoreofaprobleminthedaysbeforeadictionary.

  F.Threemendidmostoftheimportantearlyworkondictionaries.

  G.TheideaofthisdictionarycamefromanimportantmeetinginBritainin1857.

3、Choosingtherightjobisprobablyoneofthemostimportantdecisionswehavetomakeinlife,anditisfrequentlyoneofthehardestdecisionswehavetomake.Oneimportantquestionthatyoumightaskyourselfis:

“HowdoIgetagoodjob?

”

______1______.Therearepeoplewhocanansweraninsignificantadvertisementinthelocalpaperandlandthebestjobintheworld;otherswritetoallsortsofplacesalloverthecountry,andneverseemtogetareplyatall.Stillothersbelievethattheinperson,door-to-doorapproachisbyfarthebestwaytogetajob;andthentherearethosewho,throughnoactivedecisionoftheirown,justseemtobeintherightplaceattherighttime._______2_______.Heusedtospendalotofhisfreetimedownbytheseawatchingthetallships,butneverthinkingthathemightonedaysailoneofthem.Hisfatherwasafarmer,andbeingasailorcouldneverbeanythingfortheboybutanidledream.Oneday,onhisusualwandering,heheardthecaptainoftheshipcomplainingthathecouldnotsailbecauseonememberofhiscrewwassick.Withoutstoppingtothink,thelad（少年）offeredtotakehisplace._________3_________

_______4_______.Iftheladhadgonehometoponder（考虑）hisdecisionforaweek,hemayhavemissedhischance.Itisonethingtobeofferedanopportunity;itisanotherthingtotakeitanduseitwell. Sometimeswehearstoriesaboutpeoplewhobreakalltherulesandstillseemtolandplumjobs（美差）.Whenyougoforajobintervieworfilloutanapplication,youareexpectedtosaynicethingsaboutthecompanytowhichyouareapplying.______5______. Andwithinayearthispersonhadbecomegeneralmangerofthecompany.

A.Thisstoryalsoillustratestheimportanceofseizinganopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.

B.Peoplefindjobsinavarietyofways.

C.It’salmostimpossibletofindagoodjobbyansweringadvertisementinnewspapers

D.Takeforexampletheyoungmanwhowantedtobeasailor.

E.Buttherewasonepersonwholandedanexcellentjobbytellingtheinterviewerallthecompany’sfaults.

F.Hespenttherestofhislifehappilysailingtheshipshehadalwaysloved.

G.Itisveryimportanttoseizeanopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.

4、  Theholidayseasonisn’taboutshoppingandgifts.  1  However,holidaytravelcanbemoreexpensivethangifts.Fortunately,thefollowingtipswillhelpkeepyourtravelspendingundercontrol.       

Planahead.Theearlieryoubookyourtravel,fromairfaretohotels,theeasieritistofindgooddeals. 2  Yourbestpricesonairfarecomewhenyoubookthreeweeksbeforetheplaneleavesfordomestic（国内的）flights.Forinternationalflights,considerbooking30daysinadvance.Manyexpertspointoutthatyoushouldbooktravelbetweenonemonthandthreemonthsoutforhigh-trafficholidays.

   Bookyourairtraveloncheaperdays.TravelingbyaironTuesdaysandWednesdaysoftencostslessthanonFridaysandSundays.Duringtheholidays,it’snotjustaboutaspecificdayoftheweek.Youalsoneedtoconsiderthedayssurroundingtheholidaybutdaysimmediatelybeforeandafteraholidaycanbeexpensive.Oneofthebestwaystosaveistoplanyourairtravelonthedayoftheholiday. 3 

Considertravelingovernight.Red-eyeflightsandovernightflightsoftencostlessthanthoseatmoreconvenienttimes. 4 Travelingovernightcanhelpyouavoidanightinthehotel,aswellassaveyourmoneyontraveltoyourdestination.

      5  Youcan’tbringliquidswithyouontheairline,butyoucanbringsandwichesandothersnacks.Whenyou’reontheroad,youcanbuyfoodatlocalgroceriestomakeyourownmeals,especiallyifyouhaveaccessto（可使用）amicrowave.

A.Bringyourownfood.

B.Consideraffordableaccommodations.

C.Travelingbyplaneisnotthebestchoice.

D.Plus,bookingearliercansaveyourmoney.

E.Forinstance,travelingonChristmasDaymightbeagreatdeal.

F.Agreatdealoftravelalsotakesplaceduringthistimeofyear.

G.Otherchoicesincludesleepertrainsaswellasovernightferries.

5、Experiencingbaddreamseverynightcanbefrighteningforanybody.Baddreamscandisturbsleep.___1___That’swhyoneshouldtakestepstostopthemassoonastheyhappeneveryday.

Studieshaveshownthatwhenapersonisundersomesortofphysicalormentalstress,he’smorelikelytogetbaddreamsanddisturbedsleep.___2___Forexample,ifyou’reoverworked,learntotakethingsslow.

Besides,anunpleasantexperiencethatapersonisunabletogetovercanmakethepersonsufferfrombaddreams.___3___Insuchacase,receivingtreatmentanddealingwiththeunpleasantexperienceistheonlywaytostopbaddreams.

Eatingfattyandhigh-protein（高蛋白质的）foodsisalsoknowntocausebaddreamsinsomepeople.___4___Takingalightdinnerofsoupsandsaladsisthebest,bothforhealthandforstoppingdisturbedsleepinsomecases.

___5___Forexample,yourbedroomshouldbethemostcomfortableplaceintheworld.Soremoveallelectronicequipmentincludingtelevisions.Inaddition,ifyouhavenegativethoughts,itcanhavesideeffectsonthekindofdreamsyouhave.Sofromnowontrytobeahappyandpositiveperson.

A.First,weneedtoknowthebadeffectsofbaddreams.

B.Forexample,deathofaverycloseonecanresultinbaddreams.

C.Theymayalsomakeapersonfeelstressedthroughoutthenextday.

D.Baddreamsoccurringbecauseofthiscanbestoppedifthedietischanged.

E.Readingsomethingyouenjoycanmakeyoufeelrelaxedandhelpyousleep

F.Besidesthese,therearemanyotherthingsapersoncandotohaveagoodnight’ssleep.

G.Tostopbaddreams,it’snecessarytofind