仁寿二中高考英语阅读专练七选五.docx

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仁寿二中高考英语阅读专练七选五

仁寿二中高考英语阅读专练（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．

They

callthemselvesCajuns,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,a

greatdealhaschanged

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.Hereisabrieflistoftechniquesthatyoucanusetohelpgainabetterviewpointonthingsduringyouranxiousmoments.

71Apersonshouldtakeadeepbreathandtrytofindsomethingtodoforafewminutestogettheirmindofftheproblem.Apersoncouldgetsomefreshair,listentosomemusic,ordoanactivitythatwillgivethemafreshperspectiveonthings.

Rememberthatourfearfulthoughtsaremadetoseemworseandcanmaketheproblemworse.72Whenunexpectedlyhavingthoughtsthatmakeyoufearfuloranxious,challengethosethoughtsbyaskingyourselfquestionsthatwillmaintainobjectivityandcommonsense.

Besmartinhowyoudealwithyourfearsandanxieties.Donottrytodealwitheverythingallatonce.Whenfacingacurrentorupcomingtaskthatmakesyouanxious,breakthetaskintoaseriesofsmallersteps.73

Rememberthatalltheworryingintheworldwillnotchangeanything.Mostofwhatweworryaboutnevercomestrue.74EverythingelseyoucanleaveinthehandsofGod.

Itisnoteasytodealwithallofourfearsandworries.Whenyourfearsandanxietieshavethebestofyou,trytocalmdownandthengetthefactsofthesituation.Thekeyistotakeitslow.Allyoucandoisdoyourbesteachday,hopeforthebest,andwhensomethingdoeshappen,takeiteasy.75

A.Takeitonestepatatimeandthingswillworkout.

B.Whenfeelinganxious,stopwhatyouaredoingandtrytodosomethingrelaxing.

C.Thiswillgiveyoutheconfidencetomanageyouranxiety.

D.Insteadofworryingaboutsomethingthatprobablywon’thappen,concentrateonwhatyouareabletodo.

E.Thenexttimeyoufeeldepressed,reviewyourlistandthinkaboutthegoodthingsthatyou

Haveinyourlife

F.Agoodwaytomanageyourworryistochallengeyournegativethinkingwithpositive

Statementsandrealisticthinking.

G.Completingthesesmallertasksoneatatimewillmakethestressmoremanageableand

increasesyourchancesofsuccess.

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TheFirstAmericans

TherewasatimelongagowhenalandbridgeconnectedAsiaandNorthAmerica．ThefirstsettlersinNorthAmericacrossedthislandbridgefromwhatisnowSiberiatoAlaska．Thepeoplewhomadethisinitialcrossingwereprobablyfollowingtheanimalstheyusedforfood．

Eventually,theoceansroseandthelandbridgebetweenthecontinentsdisappeared．Thesettlers,whoIshallcallthe"FirstAmericans",couldnotreturntotheirhomeland．71

Forthenextfewthousandyears,theFirstAmericansmigratedsouthandeastthroughoutNorthandSouthAmerica．TheymadethejourneyallthewayfromAlaskatothesouthern!

tipofSouthAmerica,adistanceofmorethan10,000miles．72

Inthefarnorth,abovetheArcticCircle,theFirstAmericansbecamehuntersoftheocean．73Inthebriefsummer,theygatheredberriesandotherplants．Inthewinter,theystayedinlodgesmuchofthetimepreparingforthenextsummer．Itwasahardlife,buttheylearnedtosurviveintheseharshconditions．

Farthersouth,inwhatisnowArizona,Utah,Colorado,andNewMexico,theFirstAmericansbecamecliffdwellers（悬崖居民）．Theybeganbylivingincavesthatalreadyexistedinthecliffs．74Thedwellingstheyconstructedinmanywaysresembledtoday'sapartmentbuildings．

75Theybuiltasystemofdamsandcanalssotheycouldstoreandusewateralmostanytimeoftheyear．Theyweresosuccessfulthattheycouldraisefruitsandvegetablesthatwerenotfoundnaturallyinthedesert．

InMexicoandSouthAmerica,theFirstAmericansfoundedcivilizationsthatwereamongthegreatestintheworld．Theybuilthugepyramids,livedinfabulouscities,andmadegreatadvancesinscienceandmathematicslongbeforetheEuropeansarrived．

A.Theyalsodiscoveredfoodslikecornandpotatoes．

B.Alongtheway,theyestablishedmanydifferentcivilizations．

C.TheFirstAmericansoftheSouthwestlearnedtoirrigatethedesert．

D.TheywouldhavetosurviveintheNewWorld,theyhaddiscovered．

E.Theybuiltboatsofanimalskinsandhuntedorfishedfortheirfood．

F.Peoplelivingneareachothertendedtosharesimilarenvironmentsandcustoms．

G.Theydiscoveredhowtoaddtothecavesbybuildingstructuresofwoodandstone．

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Ifyouhaveeverbeeninaschoolplayorevenmadebelieveyouwereadoctor,detective,oraspacetraveler,youknowtheenjoymentthatactingbrings.Almostallofushavethewishtoplaythepartofsomeone—orsomething—else.71

Intheancientworld,actingwasoftenassociatedwithreligiousceremoniesandotherspecialoccasions.Asfarbackas2200B.C.trainedChineseactorsperformedceremonialdancesincostumeandmakeupatharvestfestivals.72Tothedancewasgraduallyaddedpantomime—theimitationofmovementsandgestures—aswellasthewearingofmasks,thesingingofchants,andfinallytheuseofdialogue.

WhileactingwascomingintoitsownintheancientChineseclassicaltheatre,itwasdoingt