2021届高考英语阅读之七选五（二）

备战2021高考英语阅读之七选五（二）

（A）

Manypeopleoftenfindthemselveswakingupinthemiddleofthenight,unusually

awakeandexcited.1..That'sreallyfrustrating.However,thereisnoneedtoworry.Hereare

someeffectivewaystohelpyoufallasleepagain.

Remaininbed.Foryoutofallasleep,yourheartrateneedstoslowdown.Whenyougetup,

yourheartrategoesup.So,avoidgoingtothebathroomduringthenightifyoucan.Donoteat

toolittleortoomuchfordinner.Donotdrinkandfillyourbladder（膀胱）beforebed.22_.Itmay

makeyoufallasleepfaster,butitmayalsodisrupt

yoursleeplaterinthenight.

Stayinthedark.Whenyoucannotsleep,LEDlightsonprintersandcableboxesmaybethe

reason.Thesameistruefbrlightstreaminginthroughcracksincurtains.3..Youshouldcover

lightswithtapeandwearasleepmask.Apopularchoicehasdeepeyecupssoyoureyescanopen

andshutwhileyouwearthem.

Quietyourmind.Trywaystorelax,suchasdeepbreathing,meditation,andmindfulness

exercises.4..Thepointistokeepyourbrainbusywithsomethingthatisnotdemandingandis

relaxing.

5..Ifyourwake-uptimeis6:30a.m.andyourclockreads3:00a.m.,donotthinkOhno!I

haveonlythreehoursleft!Instead,saytoyourselfOhgreat!Ihavethreemorehourstosleep!

Youhaveaproblemifyouwakethreetimesaweekfbrmorethanthreemonths.Itmayaffect

yourqualityoflife.Youneedtofindasleepexpertwhocanhelpidentifythecauseandfixit.

A.Thinkinapositiveway.

B.Maintainacalmattitude.

C.Theymaykeepyouawake.

D.Mostimportantly,avoidalcoholintheevening.

E.Youcandosimplemathproblemsinyourhead.

F.Gettinguptodosomemildexerciseisalsohelpful.

GTossingandturninginbed,theyareunabletofallasleep.

(B)

Putonnewsetofgassesforanewview

TodayIvisitedSanFrancisco'smodem-artmuseum.Iwastheretoseeanewexhibitabout

spaceflight.1.Iliketo“visit“thisparticularpaintingeverytimeIgotothemuseumnotonly

becauseitevokes(唤起)strongfeelings,butbecauseIalwaysfindsomethingnew.

There*srealpleasuretobefoundinrevisitingamuseumreplayingagameorrewatchinga

movie.Someofthatenjoymentcomesfromthefeelingoffamiliarityofcourse.2..There'salways

plentymoretosee,hear,taste,smell,feel,ofunderstandthesecondorthirdtimearound.Buthow

doyoudiscovertheexcitingnewthinginthefamiliar?

Onewayisapproachingwhatevertaskisathandbysearchingforthethingsthatyoudidn't

seeinthefirsttimearound.First,recognizethateverythingisalwayschanging.3,Second,remove

judgmentfromtheexperience,ifpossible,andjustobservewhat'snew.Forexample,lookforthe

waysinwhichachangeinyourneighborhoodisinterestingorexciting.

4.Thatcouldmeanremovingsugar,coffee,acertainkindofmediafromyourlifefora

specifiedtime.Oncethebreakisover,thatsamethingwillhavemoreofitsformerinterestor

excitement.5.Soistruethatnoveltyisfun,butgivenenoughofabreakinbetween,repeated

experiencesregainthatinitialexcitement.

A.Repeatedexperienceslikethisarevaluable.

B.Visitinganewcountrybringsfreshexperience.

C.Coffeewillnevertastebetterifyouquititforamonth.

D.Butthepieceofartthatmademecrywasafamiliarone.

E.Butitalsocomesfromnoticingnewthingsinwhatissofamiliar.

F.Sothesecondexperienceisneverexactlythesameasthefirstone.

GAnotherwayischangingyourroutineandtakingabreakofsomekind.

(C)

Habitscanbeslowtoform.1Whenworkersheadedhomeduringthefirst

lockdownofMarch2020,theyprobablythoughtthebreakwouldlastforamonthorso.Hadthat

beentrue,oldroutineswouldsoonhaverestarted.

Itisnowtenmonthssincemanyemployeeshavemadearegularcommute(通勤)intotheoffice.

Newroutineshavetakenrootandthosewillbemuchhardertobreak.2

Researchsuggeststhatmanagersmayspend23hoursaweekinmeetings.3The

pandemiccouldprovideawake-upcallonmeetinguselessness.

Theconventionofthedailycommuteandthestandardworkingdayhasbeen

abandoned.Self-isolating（自我隔离）workershaveshowntheywillhappilygetonwiththeir

work,evenwhennotundertheeyeoftheirboss.AndiftheydecidetoworkathomeonFridays,

theywillnolongerfeelasguiltyastheymighthavedonebeforethepandemic.

Handlingacombinationofremoteworkerswillrequiremanagerstoacquirenewhabits.Ms

Moschinisaysthekeywillbetodevelop“empathic（共f青）leadership“thatunderstandsthevaried

workingconditionsofteammembers.5Atthestartofthelockdown,shesentslippers

toherteamsotheycouldfeelcomfortableworkingfromhome.

A.Thisbadnewshasasilverlining.

B.Butnotallnewhabitsarewelcome.

C.Thismightinvolvesendingsmallgifts.

D.Butwhentheydo,theycanbecomerooted.

E.Permittingthisflexibilitymakesperfectsense.

F.Thebesthabitdevelopedduringthepandemicisbecomingflexible.

G.Cutthattimeinhalfandthinkofhowmuchmoremightbeachieved.

（D）

Thewife-carryingWorldChampionshiphasbeencelebratedinasmalltownincentralFinland

since1992.In1992,thepeopleofthetowndecidedtorestartsomelong-fbrgottentraditions.1

Hewassaidtoonlyacceptmenasmembersofhisgangwhoprovedtheirworthinchallenges.At

thattime,itwasalsoacommonpracticetostealwomenfromneighboringvillages.

2Alargenumberofcompetitors,people,andjournalistsfromFinlandtoCanadaattend

theWife-carryingWorldChampionshipeveryyear.

3TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisheldona253.3meterslongofficialtrack.

Thetrackhastwodryobstaclesandawaterobstacle,aboutameterdeep.Thewifetobecarriedmay

beyourown,oryourneighbor's.Theminimumweightofthewifetobecarriedis49kg.Ifsheis

lessthan49kg,thewifewillbegivenaheavybagtocarry.Eachtimeacompetitordropshiswife,

thatcouplewillbefined15seconds.4

AlongsidewiththeWife-carryingWorldChampionship,thereisalsoateamcompetition.The

distanceisthesamebutthreemenintheteamcarrythewifeinturns.Attheexchangepointthe

carrierhastodrinkofficial"wife-carryingdrink."Thenhemaycontinuetherace.

5

WhiletheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisbeingheld,therearebandsplayingmusic,a

wifecarryingdanceandotherformsofentertainment.^^

A.Thereareafewbasicrules.

B.Peopleeverywhereholdtheevent.

C.Aspecialprizeisawardedtotheteam.

D.Doyouknowhowthesetraditionsrestarted?

E.Thiseventisbecomingincreasinglypopular.

F.Thewinneristhecouplewhocompletethecourseintheshortesttime.

G.Backinthelate1800s,therewasarobbercalledRosvo-Ronkaineninthatarea.

(E)

It'sAlarming:WhatWakesYouUpEachMorning?

Howdoyouwakeupinthemorning?Ifyousetanalarmonyourphoneorclockthatsounds

likethis:beepbeepbeep?].Sleepinertiaisanothertermforgrogginess(昏睡),whichmeans

apersonhasaheavyfeelingwhenwakingup,andhastroublegettingmovingagainaftersleeping,

2.Arecentstudysaysyes.Theanswerismusic.Researcherssayalarmsthathavea

melody—likethebeginningofthissong-canhelppeoplefeelfresherinthemorning.

Thestudy,carriedoutbyresearchersinAustralia,involved50people.Thestudysubjects

answeredquestionsaboutthealarmsoundtheyliketowakeupto,howtheyfeelaboutthatsound

andhowtheyfeelwhentheywakeup.2However,itisearlydaysandmoreworkisneededto

fullyknowtheanswer.

So,whatmakesmusicalalarmsbetterforwakingup?Theresearchersthinkthemusicmaybe

moresuccessfulinreducinggrogginessbecauseithasseveraltones,comparedtothesingletoneof

a"beeping"alarm.4.Andisthereakindofmusicthatisbesttowakeupto?Theremaybe

5.However,nomatterhowyouwakeup,expertssay,theamountofsleepyougetalsomatters

alot.

A.Canmusicalalarmsworkwonders?

B.So,isthereabetterwaytodothetrick?

C.Thiscanhelpyoufallasleepmorequicklyandeasily.

D.Alarmsoundsthataretunefullandeasytohumorsingalongwithmaybegoodchoices.

E.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhowakeuptomusicalalarmsreportedfeelingmore

awakeandalert.

F.Thechangesovertimebetweenthemusictonesmayhelpincreaseaperson'sattentionwhen

wakingfromsleep.

G.Thathard,unpleasantsoundmaybemakingithardertoshakeoffthesleepyfeelinginthe

morningknownasgrogginess.

参考答案：

A

1.空前说许多人常常发现自己半夜醒来，异常清醒和兴奋，此处承接上文，讲的是他

们醒来后就再难以入睡的情况，故G项（他们在床上辗转反侧，睡不着觉）符合语境。

2.空前说睡前不要喝东西充盈膀胱，空后又说它可能会让你睡得更快，但也可能扰乱

你的睡眠，因此此处是说睡前尤其不要喝酒，故D项（最重要的是，晚上不要喝酒）符合

语境。

3.空前说当你无法入睡时，打印机和电缆盒上的LED灯可能是原因，从窗帘的缝隙射

入的光线也同样如此，此处总结上文，讲的是打印机和电缆盒上的LED灯以及从窗帘的缝

隙射入的光线可能会让你睡不着觉，故C项（它们可能会让你保持清醒）符合语境。

4.空前说尝试放松的方法，比如深呼吸、冥想和正念练习，此处承接这一话题，介绍

的是另一种让大脑平静下来的方法，故E项（你可以在脑子里做简单的数学题）符合语境。

5.空后说如果你早上6点半起床，凌晨3点的时候你醒了，不要想我只能睡三个小时

了，相反，要这样想一一我还能睡三个小时呢，这个例子说明要以积极的方式思考，故A

项（以积极的方式思考）符合语境。

B

1.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前“TodayIvisitedSanFrancisco's

modem-artmuseum.Iwastheretoseeanewexhibitaboutspaceflight."今天我参观了旧金山的

现代艺术博物馆。我在那里看了一个关于太空飞行的新展览。尤其是空后“Hiketo“visit”

thisparticularpaintingeverytimeIgotothemuseumnotonlybecauseitevokes（唤起）strong

feelings”我每次去博物馆都喜欢“参观”这幅画，不仅因为它能唤起强烈的感情......。每

次都喜欢“参观”的艺术品，所以我对它熟悉的，对应了D项familiar)o它能唤起强烈的

感情(strongfeelings),根据常识可知，强烈的感情是哭或笑等。这对应了D项中的cry(哭)。

由此可推断出D项有词与本段复现，放入句中：但能让我哭泣的那件艺术品却是一件熟悉

的艺术品。我每次去博物馆都喜欢“参观”这幅画，不仅因为它能唤起强烈的感情，而且因

为我总能找到新的东西。”与句意一致，故选D。

2.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的“Someofthatenjoymentcomes

fromthefeelingoffamiliarityofcourse.重游博物馆等，真是一种乐趣。当然，其中一些乐

趣来自于熟悉的感觉。以及空后“There'salwaysplentymoretosee,hear,taste,smell,feel,of

understandthesecondorthirdtimearound.Buthowdoyoudiscovertheexcitingnewthinginthe

familiar?"可知，在熟悉的事物中还有很多东西要去看，去听，去尝，去闻，去感觉，去理

解。但是你是如何在熟悉的环境中发现令人兴奋的新事物的呢?由此可推断出熟悉的事物中

也能发现新事物。分析选项可知E(Butitalsocomesfromnoticingnewthingsinwhatisso

familiar)但也来自于在如此熟悉的事物中发现新事物，可知E项符合题意，故选E。

3.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的"Onewayisapproaching

whatevertaskisathandbysearchingforthethingsthatyoudidn'tseeinthefirsttimearound.

First,recognizethateverythingisalwayschanging.w一种方法是通过寻找你第一次没有看到的

东西。首先，认识到每件事都在变化。"remove,judgmentfromtheexperience,if

possible,andjustobservewhat'snew.”不要用经验去判断，如果可能的话，要观察新事物。

由此可推断出，因为事物都在变化。所以第二次去的话要找出第一次没看到的东西，能观察

到新的东西，这样第二次和第一次的经历是完全不一样的。分析选项可知F项(所以第二

次的经历和第一次完全不一样)符合题意，故选F。

4.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。上一段“Onewayisapproachingwhatevertask

isathandbysearchingforthethingsthatyoudidn'tseeinthefirsttimearound.”——种方法是通

过寻找你第一次没有看到的东西..…那么下一段就要说明“另一种方法……”分析选项可知

G项(Anotherwayischangingyourroutineandtakingabreakofsomekind)就有对应的

“Anotherway...”。本空格后“Thatcouldmeanremovingsugar,coffee,acertainkindofmedia

fromyourlifeforaspecifiedtime.Oncethebreakisover,thatsamethingwillhavemoreofits

formerinterestorexcitement.这可能意味着在一段特定的时间让你日常生活中远离糖、咖

啡和某种媒体。一旦休息结束，同样的事情会有更多的兴趣和刺激。即改变你的生活方式，

会有新的东西出现。由此可知，在熟悉的事物中寻找新的东西第二种方法就是改变你的生活

方式，……。分析选项可知G项（另一种方法是改变你的生活方式，休息一下）符合题意，

故选G。

5.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。分析本空格所在的段落可知，本段主要叙

述了从熟悉事物中寻找新的东西就是改变生活方式，休息一下。根据本空前的“Thatcould

meanremovingsugar,coffee,acertainkindofmediafromyourlifeforaspecifiedtime.Oncethe

breakisover,thatsamethingwillhavemoreofitsformerinterestorexcitement.M这可能意味着

在一段特定的时间内不吃糖、不喝咖啡、不看某种媒体（电视节目或社交媒体）。一旦休息结

束，同样的东西会比以前有更多兴趣或兴奋。分析选项可知，C项（如果你戒掉咖啡一个月，

它的味道永远不会像现在这么好.）有词coffee复现，且意义一致。分析选项可知C项符合

意义，故选C。

C

1.根据前文“Habitscanbeslowtoform.”（习惯可能是慢慢形成的。）和“whentheydo,

theycanbecomerooted."（当它们形成了，它们可能会根深蒂固）构成转折关系，对应选项

D中的转折词but。所以选项D（但是当它们形成了，它们可能会根深蒂固）切合文意。故

选D。

2.前文"Newroutineshavetakenrootandthosewillbemuchhardertobreak."（新的惯例

已经扎根，这些将更难打破。）结合下文讲述时间过长的会议可推知，设空处可能陈述并不

是所有新习惯都受欢迎。所以选项B（但并不是所有的新习惯都受欢迎。）切合文意，与上

文形成明显的转折关系，newroutines和newhabits是关键词。故选B。

3.根据后文"Thepandemiccouldprovideawake-upcallonmeetinguselessness."（这场疫

情可能会给人们敲响警钟，提醒他们不要再徒劳无益了。）可知，作者认为每周花23小时开

会太浪费了。所以选项G（把时间减半，然后想想还能完成多少。）切合文意。故选G。

4.根据后文“Theconventionofthedailycommuteandthestandardworkingdayhasbeen

abandoned."（日常通勤和标准工作日的惯例已经被抛弃。）可知，在疫情下人们的工作时间

变得更加灵活了。所以选项F（疫情期间养成的最佳习惯就是变得灵活。）切合文意。故选

F。

5.根据后文"Atthestartofthelockdown,shesentslipperstoherteamsotheycouldfeel

comfortableworkingfromhome.”（在封锁开始的时候，她给她的团队送去了拖鞋，这样他们

就可以在家里舒服地工作了。）可知，此处是指给团队送小礼物。所以选项C（这可能包括

送些小礼物。）切合文意。故选C。

D

1.根据横线前句“In1992,thepeopleofthetowndecidedtorestartsomelong-forgotten

traditions.”可知人们要重新开始一些传统活动，本句就应该是讲述一个传统故事，结合下文

Hewassaidtoonlyacceptmenasmembersofhisgangwhoprovedtheirworthinchallenges.据

说他只接受那些在挑战中证明自己价值的男人作为帮派成员。G项“Backinthelate1800s,

therewasarobbercalledRosvo-Ronkaineninthatarea^符合要求，承上启下。故选择G项。

2.根据下一句"Alargenumberofcompetitors,people,andjournalistsfromFinlandto

CanadaattendtheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipeveryyear.”可知很多人参加了这项比赛，

说明这项活动越来越受欢迎。故选择E项。

3.本句是本段的中心句，根据下文根据后文TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisheld

ona253.5meterslongofficialtrack.可知，”携妻世界锦标赛”是在一条253.5米长的官方赛道

上举行的和下文内容可知，本段讲述携妻世界锦标赛比赛的具体规则，A项“Thereareafew

basicrules.与之相符,故选择A项。

4.根据前文Eachtimeacompetitordropshiswife,thatcouplewillbefined15seconds.nJ

知，每次一个竞争者放弃他的妻子，这对夫妇将被罚15秒。F项“Thewinneristhecouplewho

completethecourseintheshortesttime.（获胜者是在最短时间内完成比赛任务的夫妇）”符合上

下文语境，故F项正确。

5.根据第一句“….thereisalsoateamcompe