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最新高考英语阅读专练七选五
高考英语阅读专练(七选五)
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TheMississippi
TheMississippiisagreatriverwhoserelationshipwithmangoeswaybackbeyonditsdiscoveryinthe16thcentury.TheRiverIndiansuseditasahighwayandasasourceoffood,anditwastheywhogaveititsname—“misi”meaning“great”and“sipi”meaning“water”.Whenthelengthofitsbranch,theMissouri,isaddedtoit,theMississippibecomesgreater.71.FromthesourceoftheMissouritothetipofthedelta(三角洲),itis2,480mileslong.
Greatriversarelikelytosufferfloods.In1927theMississippiflooded26thousandacres,sweepingawayfarms,towns,everythinginitspath.In1938itsfloodsdrownedorkilled200peopleandmademillionshomeless.Todaytheriverhaslargelybeencontrolled.72.
Industrieshavespreaddownsomeofthewaterwaysofthedelta,butotherwisethedeltaisaremoteplace,thehomelandofalittlecolonyofFrenchCanadiansthattheBritishdroveoutofNovaScotiainthe18thcentury.TheystillspeakFrench,mixedwithEnglish,Indian,SpanishandNegroidioms.Theykeeptothemselves,fanningtherichsoilofthedelta.73.
74.Pioneerswhofirstreacheditsbankswonderednotonlywhereitwent,butwhatlaybeyond.In1764theFrenchfoundedacityontherightbankoftheriver,andnameditaftertheirking,LouisXV.Thiscity,namedSt.Louis,becamethejumping-offplacefortheadventurousmenandwomenwhoopeneduptheGreatPlains,andthewaytotheFarWest.
Some40yearsearlier,atthebeginningofthe18thcentury,theFrenchhadfoundedanothercityjustabovetheMississippidelta,NewOrleans.75.NewOrleansisoneofthegreatportsoftheworld,andoneofthegreatestterminalsforbothseaandrivertraffic.
A.ItwastheMississippithatmadethecitywhatitis
B.Levees,highbanksbuiltofearth,holdbackthefloodwaters
C.Therefore,asweknow,it’sthethirdlongestriverintheworld
D.Itisknownthatthe“GreatWater”hasalsobeenafrontierriver
E.However,theypaddledupanddowntheMississippiintheirboatstoseektheirfortune
F.The“GreatWater”alwaysremainsathread,forthestreetsofthecityarebelowtheleveloftheriver
G.TheycallthemselvesCajuns,whohaveactuallybeenleadingfairlyprimitivelivesandpreservingtheirowntraditions
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Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal–oratleastmanypartsofithave.71.Ideasaboutsocialclass–whetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”–areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.
Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher"housekeeping",wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.
Theoldstyleofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas-andstillis-inclinedtotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseasamostimportantthing,buthealsoconsideredtheeducationofhischildrenasextremelyimportant.72.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity(ortheeducationandtraining)tomakesuchlong-termplans.
73.Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuchastheirmiddle–classsupervisors(管理者).Socialsecurityandlawstoimprovecentury,havemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout"tomorrow".Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferiority(自卑感).Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.
74.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes,theyspendtheirmoneyinhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.75.Aslongasthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswillemerge,orratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appear,butbetweendifferentgroups.
A.Nowadays,agreatdealhaschanged
B.Bothoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity
C.Asaresult,differencesinlife–stylesandattitudescameintoexistence
D.However,westillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell–paidandthelow-paid
E.Inrecentyears,theworking–classpeoplehavebeguntodesignlong–termplans
F.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned
G.Thechangesinbothlife–stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongst
youngerpeople
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OurFearscanchangetheRealityoftheSituation
Attimes,ourworriesandanxietiescandefeatus.Inaddition,ourworriescanchangeourunderstandingofwhatisrealityandwhatisnot.Hereisabrieflistoftechniquesthatyoucanu