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
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