1、高考英语七选五汇编及答案2013北京一、二模七选五汇总1. 说明文部分:海淀一模:ApathyApathy is a state of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern. 71 _They may alsoexhibit unfeelingness. Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.72 _ Also meaning “absence of passion” in Greek, the term “apathei
2、a” was used by the Stoics(禁欲主义者)to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside ones control.The modem concept of apathy became well known after World War I,when it was called “shell shock. ” Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, saw
3、thebattlefields filled with dead and wounded companions. 73 _ In 1950,US novelist Passos wrote “Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living being when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with. ” US philosopher Robert M. Hutchins summarizes the concerns a
4、bout political indifference. He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush (埋伏)74 _There may be other things contributing to a persons apathy. Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement and involv
5、ement. He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved insomething. 75 _ These include : political media that make it difficult for potentiallyinterested people to find relevant information,and media descriptions of heroes as “ chosen ” by outside fo
6、rces rather than self-motivated. He suggests that we redefine social apathy as a result of poorly designed systems that fail to invite others to participate.A. It will be a slow process of fading away from apathy and indifference.B. Apathetic people may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their li
7、fe.C. He focuses on designed choices that deliberately or indeliberately exclude people.D. The word “dispassion” is used for “apatheia”,so as not to confuse it with apathy.E. So they gradually developed a sense of disconnected numbness to normal social interaction.F. Although the word “apathy” origi
8、nates from “apatheia”,it is important not to confuse the two terms.G. Author John McManamy argues apathy is a psychological problem for some depressed people,in which they get a sense that “nothing matters”.西城一模:Swapping Houses for Vacation When budgeting for a vacation, usually the most expensive p
9、art of the trip is the accommodationsThe traditional way to take a vacation is to pack some bags, lock up the house, and travel to a new place to stay in a hotelHowever, hotels are very expensive, and with rent or housing loan(贷款)due every month, its difficult for most people to pay for yet another
10、place to stay 71 Luckily, there is a substitute called house swapping, and its saving tourists a great deal of cash 72 For example, if a couple from New York want to spend a week in Paris, they would place an ad offering to trade their New York apartment for one in Paris for a weekIf a Parisian coup
11、le that want to vacation in New York read the advertisement, houses can be swapped, and both couples save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars by avoiding big-city hotel feesIf all goes well, both couples can post positive reviews of the others home online so that potential travelers can see that
12、everything was fine 73 This builds a community of people who want tohelp each other out There are other advantages co house swapping as well74 Staying at someones homeputs you in a neighborhood that can give you a better representation of the life and culture in theplace youre visiting75 The next ti
13、me you want to spend your vacation in a new place, butdont want to pay a fortune, check whats posted online and find a house to swapAHouse swapping is most common in New York and ParisBHotels are often quite difficult to book when you want to explore a new homeCA lot of times, this extra cost preven
14、ts travelers from going very far from homeDTo swap houses, people check the Internet for others planning to travel and trade homesEWith many house swapping sites growing, this new phenomenon is becoming easier than everFHotels are often located where few people live, making them a strange place to e
15、xperience a cityGOn theother hand, if there were trouble, people could write about that to wan others not to trust the swappers东城一模:I know just how you feelDo you feel sad? Happy?Angry? You may think that the way you show these emotions isuniqueWell, think againEven the expression of the most person
16、al feelings can be classified,according to Mind Reading, a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion 71In the mid 1800s, Darwin divided the emotions into six typesanger, fear, sadness,disgust, surprise and enjoymentMore complex expressions of emotion were probablylearned and therefore more specifi
17、c to each cultureBut now it is believed that many morefacial expressions are shared worldwide 72 The Mind Reading DVD is a systematicvisual record of these expressionsThe project was designed by a Cambridge professorHis research team first had todefine an emotion 73 Using this definition, 412 emotio
18、n terms were identified anddiscussed, from afraid to wantingThen each expression is acted out by six different actorsIt was really clear when the actorshad got it right, says Cathy Collis, who directed the DVDAlthough they were given somedirection, the actors were not told which facial muscles they
19、should move74 Someone who has tried to set such rules is the American, Professor Paul Ekman, whobuilt database of how the face moves for every emotionThe face can make 43 distinct musclemovementsEkman has also found that it may not be possible for people to reproduce themartificiallyThe most difficu
20、lt expression to reproduce is the smileIt isnt only aboutstretching the lips, but tightening the tiny muscles around the eyes 75 If we learnt torecognize whether someone was using their eye muscle when they smiled, we would be ableto distinguish true enjoyment from falseAIt shows 412 distinct ways w
21、e feelBThese can be combined into more than 10,000 facial shapesCThese particular muscles are difficult to control, and few people can do itDThey decided that it was a mental state that could be introduced by I feel or he looks or she soundsEHe said the expression of these feelings was universal and
22、 recognizable by anyone, from any cultureFIt is as if they are programmed into the brains of normal humans wherever they are and whatever their racesGWe thought of trying to describe each emotion, but it would have been almost impossible to make clear rules for this朝阳一模:Stay on the brighter side of
23、lifeOne very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being.Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what youre grateful for
24、. _71_Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like youre happyeven if you arent. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by mak
25、ing it react chemically as if things were going well. _72_ Reassure yourself that everything is goodeven if you dont feel it.“_73_ If youre stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too,” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, youre
26、setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that youre stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window.That way, youll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.Swearing to lose 2
27、0 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. _74_Youmay even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you th
28、e strength to keep going. _75_ Try making someone elses day better. A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sens
29、e of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life. A. Try to help someone in need.B. Want to give your attitude a lift?C. People tend to think in an either-or way.D.Act in an optimistic waysmile, laugh, tell a joke.E. Youll fail to appreciate more important things in your
30、life. F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.石景山一模:Lack of sleep switches offgenes One week of bad sleep can switch off” hundreds ofgenes and rais
31、e the risk ofa host ofillnesses which is linked to higher bodyweights or heart disease, scientists claim 7 1 Getting fewer thansix hours sleep per night can switch off genes in the body according to a new study Our bodies depend on genes to produce a constant supply of proteins which are used to rep
32、laceor repair damaged tissue, but after a week of lacking in sleep some of genes stopped working 72Scientists from Surrey University divided 26 volunteers into two groups, one of which slept for lessthan six hours per night for a whole week, and one which slept for ten hours per nightAt the end ofthe week each group was kept awake for 40 hours and donated blood samples, which were studied toexamine the effects of the
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