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高考英语七选五大全及答案
2013北京一、二模七选五汇总
1.说明文部分:
海淀一模:
Apathy
Apathyisastateoflackinginterest,enthusiasmorconcern.71_____Theymayalsoexhibitunfeelingness.ChristianshavecondemnedapathyasalackofloveanddevotiontoGodandHisworks.
72_____Alsomeaning“absenceofpassion”inGreek,theterm“apatheia”wasusedbytheStoics(禁欲主义者)toshowadesirablestateofindifferencetowardseventsandthingswhichlieoutsideone’scontrol.
ThemodemconceptofapathybecamewellknownafterWorldWarI,whenitwascalled“shellshock.”Soldiers,livinginthetrenchesamongthebombingandgunfires,sawthebattlefieldsfilledwithdeadandwoundedcompanions.73_____In1950,USnovelistPassoswrote“Apathyisoneofthecharacteristicresponsesofanylivingbeingwhenitissubjectedtosomethingtootenseortoocomplicatedtodealwith.”USphilosopherRobertM.Hutchinssummarizestheconcernsaboutpoliticalindifference.Heclaimsthatthedeathofdemocracyisnotlikelytobeasuddenmurderfromambush(埋伏)74_____
Theremaybeotherthingscontributingtoaperson’sapathy.ActivistDaveMeslinarguesthatapathyisoftentheresultofsocialsystemsactivelyblockingengagementandinvolvement.Hedescribesvariousbarriersthatpreventpeoplefromknowinghoworwhytheymightgetinvolvedinsomething.75_____Theseinclude:
politicalmediathatmakeitdifficultforpotentiallyinterestedpeopletofindrelevantinformation,andmediadescriptionsofheroesas“chosen”byoutsideforcesratherthanself-motivated.Hesuggeststhatweredefinesocialapathyasaresultofpoorlydesignedsystemsthatfailtoinviteotherstoparticipate.
A.Itwillbeaslowprocessoffadingawayfromapathyandindifference.
B.Apatheticpeoplemaylackasenseofpurposeormeaningintheirlife.
C.Hefocusesondesignedchoicesthatdeliberatelyorindeliberatelyexcludepeople.
D.Theword“dispassion”isusedfor“apatheia”,soasnottoconfuseitwithapathy.
E.Sotheygraduallydevelopedasenseofdisconnectednumbnesstonormalsocialinteraction.
F.Althoughtheword“apathy”originatesfrom“apatheia”,itisimportantnottoconfusethetwoterms.
G.AuthorJohnMcManamyarguesapathyisapsychologicalproblemforsomedepressedpeople,inwhichtheygetasensethat“nothingmatters”.
西城一模:
SwappingHousesforVacation
Whenbudgetingforavacation,usuallythemostexpensivepartofthetripistheaccommodations.Thetraditionalwaytotakeavacationistopacksomebags,lockupthehouse,andtraveltoanewplacetostayinahotel.However,hotelsareveryexpensive,andwithrentorhousingloan(贷款)dueeverymonth,it'sdifficultformostpeopletopayforyetanotherplacetostay.71Luckily,thereisasubstitutecalledhouseswapping,andit'ssavingtouristsagreatdealofcash.
72Forexample,ifacouplefromNewYorkwanttospendaweekinParis,theywouldplaceanadofferingtotradetheirNewYorkapartmentforoneinParisforaweek.IfaParisiancouplethatwanttovacationinNewYorkreadtheadvertisement,housescanbeswapped,andbothcouplessavehundreds,ifnotthousands,ofdollarsbyavoidingbig-cityhotelfees.Ifallgoeswell,bothcouplescanpostpositivereviewsoftheother'shomeonlinesothatpotentialtravelerscanseethateverythingwasfine.73Thisbuildsacommunityofpeoplewhowanttohelpeachotherout.
Thereareotheradvantagescohouseswappingaswell.74Stayingatsomeone'shomeputsyouinaneighborhoodthatcangiveyouabetterrepresentationofthelifeandcultureintheplaceyou'revisiting.75Thenexttimeyouwanttospendyourvacationinanewplace,butdon'twanttopayafortune,checkwhat'spostedonlineandfindahousetoswap.
A.HouseswappingismostcommoninNewYorkandParis.
B.Hotelsareoftenquitedifficulttobookwhenyouwanttoexploreanewhome.
C.Alotoftimes,thisextracostpreventstravelersfromgoingveryfarfromhome.
D.Toswaphouses,peoplechecktheInternetforothersplanningtotravelandtradehomes.
E.Withmanyhouseswappingsitesgrowing,thisnewphenomenonisbecomingeasierthanever.
F.Hotelsareoftenlocatedwherefewpeoplelive,makingthemastrangeplacetoexperienceacity.
G.Ontheotherhand,ifthereweretrouble,peoplecouldwriteaboutthattowanothersnottotrusttheswappers.
东城一模:
Iknowjusthowyoufeel
Doyoufeelsad?
Happy?
Angry?
Youmaythinkthatthewayyoushowtheseemotionsisunique.Well,thinkagain.Eventheexpressionofthemostpersonalfeelingscanbeclassified,accordingtoMindReading,aDVDexhibitingeverypossiblehumanemotion.71
Inthemid1800s,Darwindividedtheemotionsintosixtypes—anger,fear,sadness,disgust,surpriseandenjoyment.Morecomplexexpressionsofemotionwereprobablylearnedandthereforemorespecifictoeachculture.Butnowitisbelievedthatmanymorefacialexpressionsaresharedworldwide.72TheMindReadingDVDisasystematicvisualrecordoftheseexpressions.
TheprojectwasdesignedbyaCambridgeprofessor.Hisresearchteamfirsthadtodefinean"emotion".73Usingthisdefinition,412emotiontermswereidentifiedanddiscussed,from"afraid"to"wanting".
Theneachexpressionisactedoutbysixdifferentactors."Itwasreallyclearwhentheactorshadgotitright,"saysCathyCollis,whodirectedtheDVD."Althoughtheyweregivensomedirection,theactorswerenottoldwhichfacialmusclestheyshouldmove.74"
SomeonewhohastriedtosetsuchrulesistheAmerican,ProfessorPaulEkman,whobuiltdatabaseofhowthefacemovesforeveryemotion.Thefacecanmake43distinctmusclemovements.Ekmanhasalsofoundthatitmaynotbepossibleforpeopletoreproducethemartificially.Themostdifficultexpressiontoreproduceisthesmile.Itisn'tonlyaboutstretchingthelips,buttighteningthetinymusclesaroundtheeyes.75Ifwelearnttorecognizewhethersomeonewasusingtheireyemusclewhentheysmiled,wewouldbeabletodistinguishtrueenjoymentfromfalse.
A.Itshows412distinctwayswefeel.
B.Thesecanbecombinedintomorethan10,000facialshapes.
C.Theseparticularmusclesaredifficulttocontrol,andfewpeoplecandoit.
D.Theydecidedthatitwasamentalstatethatcouldbeintroducedby"Ifeel"or"helooks"
or"shesounds".
E.Hesaidtheexpressionofthesefeelingswasuniversalandrecognizablebyanyone,from
anyculture.
F.Itisasiftheyareprogrammedintothebrainsof"normalhumans"wherevertheyareand
whatevertheirraces.
G.Wethoughtoftryingtodescribeeachemotion,butitwouldhavebeenalmostimpossible
tomakeclearrulesforthis.
朝阳一模:
Stayonthebrightersideoflife
Oneveryimportantcomponentofoptimismisgratitudeorfeelinggrateful.Infact,thereisastrongconnectionbetweenagratefulattitudeandaheightenedsenseofwell-being.Appreciateallthepositivesinyourlifebystartingagratitudejournalinordertorememberwhatyou’regratefulfor.___71___
Feelingdown?
Insteadoffeelingsorryforyourselfwaitingfortheuniversetothrowyouabone,tryactinglikeyou’rehappy—evenifyouaren’t.Asinceresmileandaforcedsmilewillcausethesamechemicalreactionsinyourbrain,soyoucanactuallyfoolyourmindintofeelingbetterbymakingitreactchemicallyasifthingsweregoingwell.___72___Reassureyourselfthateverythingisgood—evenifyoudon’tfeelit.
“___73___Ifyou’restuckintraffic,theneverythingelsemustbegoinghorriblytoo,”saysAnneParker,awellnesscounselor.Byblowingnegativeeventsoutofproportion,you’resettingyourselfupforfeelingdownallday.Instead,acknowledgethatyou’restuckintraffic,butalsobringtomindsomethinggood,likethebeautifulsceneryoutsidethewindow.Thatway,you’llgetinthehabitofforbiddingnegativecircumstancesfromblanketingyourwholeday.
Swearingtolose20poundsortorunamarathonseemslikegoalsleadingtohappiness,buttheytaketimetoachieve.___74___Youmayevenendupadmittingthatyouhavebeendefeated.However,ifyoufocusonthesmallmilestonesthatoccuralongtheway,youwillfeelpositiveaboutyourprogress,whichwillgiveyouthestrengthtokeepgoing.
___75___Trymakingsomeoneelse’sdaybetter.AreportbyUnitedHealthcareandVolunteerMatchfoundthatvolunteersare72%morelikelytocharacterizethemselvesasoptimisticcomparedwithnon-volunteers.Plus,89%ofvolunteerssaythatvolunteeringhasimprovedtheirsenseofwell-being,and92%saythatitenrichestheirsenseofpurposeinlife.
A.Trytohelpsomeoneinneed.
B.Wanttogiveyourattitudealift?
C.Peopletendtothinkinaneither-orway.
D.Actinanoptimisticway—smile,laugh,tellajoke.
E.You’llfailtoappreciatemoreimportantthingsinyourlife.
F.Byfocusingonnothavingaccomplishedthemyet,youwillstarttofeeldownonyourself.
G.Byrememberingthepleasantthingsinyourlife,youcanactuallyturnanegativeattitudearound.
石景山一模:
Lackofsleep"switchesoff’genes
Oneweekofbadsleepcan"switchoff”hundredsofgenesandraisetheriskofahostofillnesseswhichislinkedtohigherbodyweightsorheartdisease,scientistsclaim.71Gettingfewerthansixhours'sleeppernightcanswitchoffgenesinthebodyaccordingtoanewstudy.
Ourbodiesdependongenestoproduceaconstantsupplyofproteinswhichareusedtoreplaceorrepairdamagedtissue,butafteraweekoflackinginsleepsomeofgenesstoppedworking.72ScientistsfromSurreyUniversitydivided26volunteersintotwogroups,oneofwhichsleptforlessthansixhourspernightforawholeweek,andonewhichsleptfortenhourspernight.Attheendoftheweekeachgroupwaskeptawakefor40hoursanddonatedbloodsamples,whichwerestudiedtoexaminetheeffectsofthe