高考英语 改错 和 七选五.docx

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高考英语改错和七选五

高考英语改错和七选五

2010

Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornblue

jeans．1Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday．Strauss'inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld．

LeviStrausswasborninGermanyin1829．2HegrewupinKentuckybeforemoving

toNewYorkin1847．BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,

Straussworkedinhisbrother'sdrygoodsbusiness．Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamous

invention．Afterthegoldrushof1949,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes．

Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals．Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers．Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewing

suppliesandcloth．3Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybroken

ortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,hedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepants

fortheminers．Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore．

In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventeda

processofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets（铆钉）．Thismadethepantslastalong

time．BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStrauss

ifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent．4．

BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion．

5ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss'companyisnowoneofthe

largestclothingcompaniesintheworld．

A．Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates．

B．Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable．

C．HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince．

D．However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts．

E．HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica'sclothingindustry．

F．SincetheywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmerican

consumerculture．

G．Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit．

WhenIwastenyearsold,IwenttoYangzhouwithtwoAmerican．Ibecametheirguide．First,wewenttotheShouxiRiver．Theywantedtolookaroundtheriverbytheboat．Afterbuythetickets,wegotintotheboat．Wewentaroundseeingthebeautifulsight．Afterthat,wewentshopping．Thesellerscouldn'tspokeEnglish．Thoughitwasveryharder,Itriedmybestlistento

theirwordscarefullyandtranslatethesentences．Theyboughtsomelittlethingswiththeir

help．Next,wewenttoasmallzoobuttooksomepictures．Whenwefelthunger,wewentoutandhadlunch．Afterlunch,wevisitedsomeoldhouseandlearnedmoreaboutChinesehistory．

RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadvicetopeoplein

industrializednations．Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesamekindoffoodeatenbyhumans

livingmorethan10,000yearsago．1

Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly．Ourbodieshavenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledtonewkindsofsicknesses．2Sothey

arecalled"diseasesofcivilization"．Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamples

ofsuchdiseases.

ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStoneAgeenjoyedvery

littlealcoholortobacco,probablynone．3However,achangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandthatoftoday.

StoneAgepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthandomestic

ones．Theyatealotoffreshwildvegetablesandfruits．Theydidnothavemilkoranyotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains．4Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanourancestors．Weeatmoresugar．Weeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinand

muchlessvitaminC.

5Butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweeatmuchthesamewaythe

ancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfood.

A．StoneAgepeoplelivedasimplelife.

B．Buttoday,weenjoyeatingalotofthese.

C．Inthatcase,theywouldlivemuchhealthier.

D．Ancientpeoplealsogotlotsofphysicalexercise.

E．Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.

F．Peopletodayprobablydon'twanttolivelikeourancestors.

G．Modernpeopleusedtosufferfrom"diseasesofcivilization".

DearJim,

IamsoexcitingthatyouwillcometoChina．IwillfreefromDecember18andwillhaveaplentyoftimetobetogetherwithyou．I'llmeetyouattheairportandthenyouwilltakeBusNo．8

formyhome．Youworryabouttheweatherhereinyouremail．Infact,theweatherhereisquitedifferentfromitinyourcity．Itisn'tverycold,butyouneedn'tbringmanyclotheswith

you．Duringyourstayhere,I'lltakeyoutosomeplacesofinterestsandyoucantastesomelocal

snacks．Iamsurewewillhavegreatlyfuntogether.

Lookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.John

FortherestofMarch,adiseasewillsweepacrosstheUS.Itwillkeepkidshomefromschool.

1Employeeswillsuddenlylosetheirabilitytoconcentrate.

Thedisease,knownas―MarchMadness‖,referstotheyearly65–teamUSmen’scollege

basketballtournament（锦标赛）.2Teamscompeteagainsteachotherinasingle–

elimination（单局淘汰）tournamentthateventuallycrownsanationalchampion.

Nearly20millionAmericanswillfindthemselvesprisonersofbasketballfestivalmadness.

Thefuncomespartlyfromguessingthewinnersforeverygame.Friendscompeteagainstfriends.

3Colleaguesagainstbosses.

Big–nameschoolsareusuallyfavoredtoadvanceintothetournament.Buteachyearthere

aredarkhorsesfromlittle–knownuniversities.

Thisaddstothemadness.Watchingateamfromaschoolwith3,000studentsbeatateam

fromaschoolwith30,000,formanyAmericans,isanexcitingexperience.Twoyearsago,the

little–knownGeorgeMasonUniversitywasoneofthefinalfourteams.4

Collegebasketballplayersarenotpaid,sothegameismoreaboutmakinganamefortheir

universityandthemselves.5About$4billionwillbespentgambling（赌）ontheevent.

AccordingtoMediaLifemagazine,theeventwillbringin$500millioninadvertisingincome

thisyear,toppingthepost–seasonincomeofeveryUSprofessionalleague,includingthatofthe

NBA.

A.Husbandsagainstwives.

B.Theplayerswillgoalloutforthegames.

C.Butthatdoesn’tmeanmoneyisn’tinvolved.

D.Collegestudentswillignorepilesofhomework.

E.Peoplearewillingtospendmoremoneyonwatchingit.

F.ItbeginsonMarch15andlaststhroughthebeginningofApril.

G.Manypeoplehadneverevenheardoftheuniversitybeforethetournament.

DearEditor,

I’mtheboystudentinakeymiddleschoolinourcity.Ifondofplaythepiano.Itisknownbyus

thatthecollegeentranceexaminationisapproaching.Imustgetgoodpreparedforit.SoIhave

onlyfifteenminutestoplaythepianooneveryday.Idon’twanttogiveupmyfavorite,andmyparentsforbademetocontinueplayingit.Theythinkitawasteoftimetodoitnow.Howdoyou

thinkofit?

Couldyougivemesomeadvicesonhowtodealwiththeproblem?

Iamlooking

forwardtoyourearlyreply.

Thankyou.

EveryoneknowsthattheFrenchmenareromantic,theItaliansarefashionableandthe

Germansareserious.Arethesejuststereotypesoristherereallysuchathingasnationalcharacter?

Andifthereis,canitaffecthowanationsucceedorfail?

Atleastonegroupofpeopleiscertainthatitcan.Arecentsurveyofthetop500

entrepreneurs（企业家）intheUKfoundthat70%feltthattheireffortswerenotappreciatedbythe

Britishpublic.Britainishostile（敌意的）tosuccess,theysaid.Ithasacultureofjealousy（嫉妒）.

1Jealousyissometimesknownasthe―green–eyedmonster‖andtheUKisitshome.

ScientistsatWarwichUniversityintheUKrecentlytestedthisidea.Theygatheredagroup

ofpeopletogetherandgaveeachanimaginaryamountofmoney.2Thosegivenalittleweregiventhechancetodestroythelargeamountofmoneygiventoothers–butatthecostoflosingtheirown.Twothirdsofthepeopletestedagreedtodothis.

3.Butthereisalsooppositeevidence.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand

DevelopmentrecentlyreportedthattheUKisnowtheworld’sfourthlargesteconomy.Thatisnot

badforpeoplewhoaresupposedtohatesuccess.PeopleintheUKalsoworklongerhoursthan

anyoneelseinEurope.SotheBritishpeoplearenotlazy,either.

―ItisnotreallysuccessthattheBritishdislike,‖saysCareyCooper,aprofessorof

managementattheUniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceandTechnology.―It’speople

usingtheirsuccessinawaythatseemsproudorunfairorwhichseparatesthemfromtheirroots.‖

4Theysetouttodothingsintheirway.Theyworklonghours.Bytheirownefforts

theybecomemillionaires.5.Ithardlyseemsworthfollowingtheirexample.Iftheyweremore

friendly,peoplewouldlikethemmore.Andmorepeoplewanttobelikethem.

A.Thisseemstoprovethattheentrepreneurswererighttocomplain.

B.Theonewhoownsmostmoneyintheendisthewinner.

C.Asaresult,thesurveysaid,entrepreneurswere―unloved,unwantedandmisunderstood.‖

D.ItisnottruethatBritishpeoplearebornjealousofothers`success.

E.Someweregivenalittle,othersagreatdeal.

F.Butinsteadofbeinghappytheycomplainthatnobodylovesthem.

G..Perhapsitistheentrepreneurswhoaretheproblem.

Ivisitedmyauntinthecountrysidenearthecitylastweek.Iwassurprisingtoseethat

greatchangeshadbeentakenplaceinthecountryside.Takem