高考英语七选五专练.docx

1、高考英语七选五专练1、How northern Europeans beat the winter bluesAsk a ch|ild from northern Eur|ope to draw two pictureso|ne on a rainy day and a second in the sunshineand this is what you will get: in the first, as |raindrops fall from t|he top of the page, the |man behind the window has an |unhappy expressi

2、on. When |a yellow sun sends out some ligh|t from the corner, the man is smiling.Northern Europeans ass|ociate rain with sadness and sunshine w|ith happiness. They |think this is true bec|ause they are so aware of how thei|r environment affects th|em. _1_In October 2019, |a group of researchers exam

3、i|ned the influence of different daily weather factors, including tem|perature, wind and sunlight, on 1|,200 participants. The conclusion was th|at good or bad weather had little effec|t on peoples feelings._2_|_ A person who is upset on dar|k or cold days suffers from |a negative mood(情绪), and he |

4、will be likely to exper|ience a sad winter. This is the b|asis of an illness called Se|asonal Affective Disorder (SAD). _3_|_AniKalayjian, professo|r of psychology at Fordham University|, advises that we should take steps to strengthen the brains system ag|ainst weather-driven mood chan|ges. Researc

5、h on SAD has be|en focused on the brai|ns response to darkness |and light. When our eye|s detect darkness, the brain gives off melatonin, which st|arts sleep cycles. _4_It |takes over to help us wake up and fee|l better when we detect l|ight. “We can encourage people to ta|ke charge of their feeling

6、s,” says Kalay|jian. “We tell them to leave the comp|uters and the indoor games an|d get out there in the sun. _5_”|A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect yo|ur mood. But as the Scottish c|omedian Billy Connolly once said: “Ther|e is no such thing as bad weather, |only the wrong

7、clothing.”A. Yet that link has no scientific basis.B. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.C. It affects about10% of the population of northern Europe each year.D. Another chemical called serotonin, however, can make people happy.E. Thats when people can recharge their seroto

8、nin and get a better mood.F. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.G. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity to weather changes.32、 You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English h

9、as always been a problem. 1 Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasnt made

10、 until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. 2 They are Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it was not only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world

11、 is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. 3 At the age of fourteen, he left his village s|chool in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he b|ecame a great teacher. After Oxford gav|e him the job, Murray |had a small house built in the |garden behind his house to do h

12、is work. Part of it was one meter u|nderground. 4 He had to wea|r a heavy coat and put |his feet in a box to k|eep warm. Every morning, M|urray got out of bed at five o cl|ock and worked several hou|rs before breakfast. 5 Murray |hoped to finish the ne|w dictionary in ten years. But afte|r five year

13、s, he was still adding w|ords for the letter A! F|orty-four years later, i|n 1928, other editors finished the dictionary. A. In winter it felt like a barn. B. Murray had never been to college. C. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. D. Often he would work by candle light into the eveni

14、ng. E. But it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. F. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries. G. The idea of this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.3、Choosing t|he right job is prob|ably one of the most important decis|ions we have

15、 to make |in life, and it is frequent|ly one of the hardest decisions w|e have to make. One important que|stion that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a goo|d job?”_1_. There are people who can answer an insig|nificant advertisement in the local pape|r and land the best job in the wo|rld; oth

16、ers write to a|ll sorts of places all o|ver the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still other|s believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far t|he best way to get a job|; and then there are t|hose who, through no active decision of their ow|n, just seem to be in the r|ight

17、 place at the righ|t time. _2_. H|e used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, bu|t never thinking that he might o|ne day sail one of them. His fat|her was a farmer, and being a sailor c|ould never be anything for the boy |but an idle dream. One day, on his usual w

18、anderin|g, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sa|il because one member of his crew was sick. W|ithout stopping to think|, the lad（少年）offered to take his plac|e. _3_|_4_. If the lad had go|ne home to ponder（考虑） his dec|ision for a week, he may have mis|sed his chance. It i

19、|s one thing to be offered an opportu|nity; it is another thing to t|ake it and use it wel|l. Sometimes we hear s|tories about people w|ho break all the rules and still |seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go |for a job interview or fil|l out an application, you ar|e expected to say nice things abo

20、ut t|he company to which you are applying. _|_5_. And within a year this person had become gen|eral manger of the company.|A.This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.B. People find jobs in a variety of ways.C. Its almost impossible to find a good j

21、ob by answering advertisement in newspapersD. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.E. But there was one per|son who landed an excellent jo|b by telling the interviewer all the c|ompanys faults.F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.G. It is

22、 very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.4、The holiday s|eason isnt about shopping and gif|ts. 1 However, holiday travel can be more expensive t|han gifts. Fortunately, the follow|ing tips will help keep y|our travel spending unde|r control. Plan |ahead. The earlier you |book

23、your travel, from airfare to ho|tels, the easier it is to find good d|eals. 2 Your best pric|es on airfare come when you book three weeks before the plane |leaves for domestic(国内的) fli|ghts. For international flights, c|onsider booking 30 days in advanc|e. Many experts point out that you |should boo

24、k travel between one month and three months out for high-traffic holidays.| Book your air travel on cheaper d|ays. Traveling by air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays often cost|s less than on Fridays and Sundays. Dur|ing the holidays, its not just about a spec|ific day of the week. You also |need to consid

25、er the days surroun|ding the holiday but days immediately be|fore and after a holid|ay can be expensive. O|ne of the best ways to save is to |plan your air travel on the day of the holiday. 3 Conside|r traveling overnight. Red-eye flights |and overnight flights ofte|n cost less than those a|t more c

26、onvenient times. 4 Trave|ling overnight can help you |avoid a night in the hotel, as wel|l as save your money on travel to yo|ur destination. 5 |You cant bring liquids with yo|u on the airline, but you ca|n bring sandwiches and other snacks. Wh|en youre on the road, you can buy food at local groceri

27、es to |make your own meals, especially if you |have access to（可使用） a microwave.|A. Bring your own food.B. Consider affordable accommodations.C. Traveling by plane is not the best choice.D. Plus, booking earlier can save your money.E. For instance, traveling on Christmas Day might be a great deal.F.

28、A great deal of travel also takes place during this time of year.G. Other choices include sleeper trains as well as overnight ferries.5、Experiencing bad dreams every night can be frightening for a|nybody. Bad dreams can disturb sleep. _|_1_ Thats why one shou|ld take steps to stop them as soon as th

29、ey happen every day.Studies have |shown that when a person |is under some sort of ph|ysical or mental stress, hes more likely to ge|t bad dreams and disturbed sleep. _2_ For example, if you|re overworked, learn to take things sl|ow.Besides, an unpleasant e|xperience that a pers|on is unable to get o

30、ver can make the p|erson suffer from bad dre|ams. _3_ In such a case, receiving |treatment and dealin|g with the unpleasant experience is the only way to stop bad |dreams.Eating fatty and |high-protein(高蛋白质的) foods is also known to cause bad dreams in |some people._4_ Taking a light d|inner of soups

31、 and salads is |the best, both for health and for sto|pping disturbed sleep in some ca|ses._5_ For example, your bedro|om should be the most comfortable place in the world. So remove all e|lectronic equipment in|cluding televisions. I|n addition, if you have negative th|oughts, it can have side |effects on the kind of dreams you have. So from now on try to be a hap|py and positive person.A. First, we need to know the bad effects of bad dreams.B. For example, death of a very close one can result i