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

Askach||ildfromnorthernEur||opetodrawtwopictures—o||neonarainydayandasecondinthesunshine—andthisiswhatyouwillget:

inthefirst,as||raindropsfallfromt||hetopofthepage,the||manbehindthewindowhasan||unhappyexpression.When||ayellowsunsendsoutsomeligh||tfromthecorner,themanissmiling.

NorthernEuropeansass||ociaterainwithsadnessandsunshinew||ithhappiness.They||thinkthisistruebec||ausetheyaresoawareofhowthei||renvironmentaffectsth||em.___1___InOctober2019,||agroupofresearchersexami||nedtheinfluenceofdifferentdailyweatherfactors,includingtem||perature,windandsunlight,on1||,200participants.Theconclusionwasth||atgoodorbadweatherhadlittleeffec||tonpeople’sfeelings.___2__||_Apersonwhoisupsetondar||korcolddayssuffersfrom||anegativemood（情绪）,andhe||willbelikelytoexper||ienceasadwinter.Thisistheb||asisofanillnesscalledSe||asonalAffectiveDisorder（SAD）.___3__||_

AniKalayjian,professo||rofpsychologyatFordhamUniversity||,advisesthatweshouldtakestepstostrengthenthebrain’ssystemag||ainstweather-drivenmoodchan||ges.ResearchonSADhasbe||enfocusedonthebrai||n’sresponsetodarkness||andlight.Whenoureye||sdetectdarkness,thebraingivesoffmelatonin,whichst||artssleepcycles.___4___It||takesovertohelpuswakeupandfee||lbetterwhenwedetectl||ight.“Wecanencouragepeopletota||kechargeoftheirfeelings,”saysKalay||jian.“Wetellthemtoleavethecomp||utersandtheindoorgamesan||dgetoutthereinthesun.___5___”

||Adayofraincanpotentiallydestroyyourplanandaffectyo||urmood.ButastheScottishc||omedianBillyConnollyoncesaid:

“Ther||eisnosuchthingasbadweather,||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,helefthisvillages||choolinScotlandandtaughthimselfwhileworkinginabank.Laterheb||ecameagreatteacher.AfterOxfordgav||ehimthejob,Murray||hadasmallhousebuiltinthe||gardenbehindhishousetodohiswork.Partofitwasonemeteru||nderground.   4   Hehadtowea||raheavycoatandput||hisfeetinaboxtok||eepwarm.Everymorning,M||urraygotoutofbedatfiveo’cl||ockandworkedseveralhou||rsbeforebreakfast.   5   Murray||hopedtofinishthene||wdictionaryintenyears.Butafte||rfiveyears,hewasstilladdingw||ordsfortheletterA!

F||orty-fouryearslater,i||n1928,othereditorsfinishedthedictionary.

  A.Inwinteritfeltlikeabarn.

  B.Murrayhadneverbeentocollege.

  C.Heworkedonthedictionaryuntilhewasveryold.

  D.Oftenhewouldworkbycandlelightintotheevening.

  E.Butitwasmoreofaprobleminthedaysbeforeadictionary.

  F.Threemendidmostoftheimportantearlyworkondictionaries.

  G.TheideaofthisdictionarycamefromanimportantmeetinginBritainin1857.

3、Choosingt||herightjobisprob||ablyoneofthemostimportantdecis||ionswehavetomake||inlife,anditisfrequent||lyoneofthehardestdecisionsw||ehavetomake.Oneimportantque||stionthatyoumightaskyourselfis:

“HowdoIgetagoo||djob?

”

______1______.Therearepeoplewhocanansweraninsig||nificantadvertisementinthelocalpape||randlandthebestjobinthewo||rld;otherswritetoa||llsortsofplacesallo||verthecountry,andneverseemtogetareplyatall.Stillother||sbelievethattheinperson,door-to-doorapproachisbyfart||hebestwaytogetajob||;andthentherearet||hosewho,throughnoactivedecisionoftheirow||n,justseemtobeinther||ightplaceattherigh||ttime._______2_______.H||eusedtospendalotofhisfreetimedownbytheseawatchingthetallships,bu||tneverthinkingthathemighto||nedaysailoneofthem.Hisfat||herwasafarmer,andbeingasailorc||ouldneverbeanythingfortheboy||butanidledream.Oneday,onhisusualwanderin||g,heheardthecaptainoftheshipcomplainingthathecouldnotsa||ilbecauseonememberofhiscrewwassick.W||ithoutstoppingtothink||,thelad（少年）offeredtotakehisplac||e._________3_________

__||_____4_______.Iftheladhadgo||nehometoponder（考虑）hisdec||isionforaweek,hemayhavemis||sedhischance.Iti||sonethingtobeofferedanopportu||nity;itisanotherthingtot||akeitanduseitwel||l. Sometimeswehears||toriesaboutpeoplew||hobreakalltherulesandstill||seemtolandplumjobs（美差）.Whenyougo||forajobintervieworfil||loutanapplication,youar||eexpectedtosaynicethingsaboutt||hecompanytowhichyouareapplying.__||____5______. Andwithinayearthispersonhadbecomegen||eralmangerofthecompany.||

A.Thisstoryalsoillustratestheimportanceofseizinganopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.

B.Peoplefindjobsinavarietyofways.

C.It’salmostimpossibletofindagoodjobbyansweringadvertisementinnewspapers

D.Takeforexampletheyoungmanwhowantedtobeasailor.

E.Buttherewasoneper||sonwholandedanexcellentjo||bbytellingtheinterviewerallthec||ompany’sfaults.

F.Hespenttherestofhislifehappilysailingtheshipshehadalwaysloved.

G.Itisveryimportanttoseizeanopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.

4、  Theholidays||easonisn’taboutshoppingandgif||ts.  1  However,holidaytravelcanbemoreexpensivet||hangifts.Fortunately,thefollow||ingtipswillhelpkeepy||ourtravelspendingunde||rcontrol.       

Plan||ahead.Theearlieryou||bookyourtravel,fromairfaretoho||tels,theeasieritistofindgoodd||eals. 2  Yourbestpric||esonairfarecomewhenyoubookthreeweeksbeforetheplane||leavesfordomestic（国内的）fli||ghts.Forinternationalflights,c||onsiderbooking30daysinadvanc||e.Manyexpertspointoutthatyou||shouldbooktravelbetweenonemonthandthreemonthsoutforhigh-trafficholidays.

  || Bookyourairtraveloncheaperd||ays.TravelingbyaironTuesdaysandWednesdaysoftencost||slessthanonFridaysandSundays.Dur||ingtheholidays,it’snotjustaboutaspec||ificdayoftheweek.Youalso||needtoconsiderthedayssurroun||dingtheholidaybutdaysimmediatelybe||foreandafteraholid||aycanbeexpensive.O||neofthebestwaystosaveisto||planyourairtravelonthedayoftheholiday. 3 

Conside||rtravelingovernight.Red-eyeflights||andovernightflightsofte||ncostlessthanthosea||tmoreconvenienttimes. 4 Trave||lingovernightcanhelpyou||avoidanightinthehotel,aswel||lassaveyourmoneyontraveltoyo||urdestination.

      5 || Youcan’tbringliquidswithyo||uontheairline,butyouca||nbringsandwichesandothersnacks.Wh||enyou’reontheroad,youcanbuyfoodatlocalgroceriesto||makeyourownmeals,especiallyifyou||haveaccessto（可使用）amicrowave.||

A.Bringyourownfood.

B.Consideraffordableaccommodations.

C.Travelingbyplaneisnotthebestchoice.

D.Plus,bookingearliercansaveyourmoney.

E.Forinstance,travelingonChristmasDaymightbeagreatdeal.

F.Agreatdealoftravelalsotakesplaceduringthistimeofyear.

G.Otherchoicesincludesleepertrainsaswellasovernightferries.

5、Experiencingbaddreamseverynightcanbefrighteningfora||nybody.Baddreamscandisturbsleep._||__1___That’swhyoneshou||ldtakestepstostopthemassoonastheyhappeneveryday.

Studieshave||shownthatwhenaperson||isundersomesortofph||ysicalormentalstress,he’smorelikelytoge||tbaddreamsanddisturbedsleep.___2___Forexample,ifyou||’reoverworked,learntotakethingssl||ow.

Besides,anunpleasante||xperiencethatapers||onisunabletogetovercanmakethep||ersonsufferfrombaddre||ams.___3___Insuchacase,receiving||treatmentanddealin||gwiththeunpleasantexperienceistheonlywaytostopbad||dreams.

Eatingfattyand||high-protein（高蛋白质的）foodsisalsoknowntocausebaddreamsin||somepeople.___4___Takingalightd||innerofsoupsandsaladsis||thebest,bothforhealthandforsto||ppingdisturbedsleepinsomeca||ses.

___5___Forexample,yourbedro||omshouldbethemostcomfortableplaceintheworld.Soremovealle||lectronicequipmentin||cludingtelevisions.I||naddition,ifyouhavenegativeth||oughts,itcanhaveside||effectsonthekindofdreamsyouhave.Sofromnowontrytobeahap||pyandpositiveperson.

A.First,weneedtoknowthebadeffectsofbaddreams.

B.Forexample,deathofaverycloseonecanresulti