高考阅读七选五集训（八）

高考阅读七选五集训（八）Passage71根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。SurprisingcustomsfromaroundtheworldOnethingthatsetshumansapartfromothermembersoftheanimalkingdomisourtendencytodevelopcustomsandtraditions.36.AnoddcustomassociatedwiththeUnitedStatesisitscomplicatedtippingculture.Unlikemanyothercountrieswhodon’ttipatallorwhoonlytipinsmallamountswhenthefoodwasparticularlygood.everyonehastotipatmostrestaurantsintheUS.37,customershaveadutytoleavebetween10-20percentofthebillintips.Waitstaffrelyonthesetipsforalivingbecauselegalwagesforwaitersarelow.Whilesomecriticizehispracticeasirrational,there’snodoubtthattippingcultureintheUSgivesamotiveforwaitersandwaitressestoprovidebetterservice.38.Whilemembersofmostcultureswouldprobablyagreethatpointingfingersisn’texactlythenicestthingintheworld,inMalaysiaandIndonesia,thisgesturecanbeseenasincrediblyoffensive.39.InmanycountriesinAfrica,pointingisreservedforinanimateobjectsonly,notpeople.Mostsocietiesaroundtheworldhaverulesabouttablemanners.Forwesterncultures,noisilyconsumingfoodisconsideredrude.InJapan,however,makingslurping(啧啧响的)soundswhileeatinghasanentirelydifferentmeaning.40.Somescientistsevenargueslurpinginvitesairintothemouthandactuallyenhancesthenoodles’flavor.A.ToputitanotherwayB.IfyoudineinShanghaiC.Itindicatesthatyou’rereallyenjoyingthemD.Inwesterncountries,noodlesaretwistedonaspoonE.HerearesomeastonishingcustomsfromaroundtheworldF.SomecountriesfindtheactofpointingwiththeindexfingertoberudeG.Instead,togesturetowardsthingswiththethumbisseenasamorepoliteoption36-40EAFGCPassage72根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Lifeisfullofpeaksandvalleys.Sometimesyou’reup,andsometimesyou’redown.36,whenyoucanimproveyourabilitytodealwiththedifficulttimes.Here’showtomakegettingthroughhardtimeslessdifficult.Staypositive.Whenyoustaypositive,you’reputtingyourselfinthebestpositionpossibletonotonlymakeitthroughthosebadtimes,butbecomeabetterpersonintheprocess.37,whenlifetakesaturnfortheworst.Youcanremainpositiveandremindyourselfthattherereallyisalightattheendofthetunnel(隧道)andthatyou’llmakeitthrough,oryoucanrelegate(降级)yourselftobeingnothingmorethanavictimofcircumstance.38.You’resettingyourselfupforfrustration(沮丧)whenyoufocusyourtimeandenergyonthingsyoucan’tcontrol.Youshouldinsteadfocusonthethingsthatarewithinyourcontrolbecausethat’stheonlywayyoucanmakeachangethat’sactuallygoingtohelpyou.Makealistofeverythingyoucancontrolaboutthesituationandputallofyourfocusonthem.39.Realizeyouhavecomealongway.Sometimeswegetsofocusedontheroadaheadthatweneverlookbacktoseewhatwe’vealreadytraveled.40.Youwillincreaseyourownconfidencewhenyourealizethatyouhavealreadymadesomuchprogressandthelightattheendofthetunnelwillgetbrighter.Practicewhatismentionedabove,andyouwillfindthatthedifficulttimesyou’regoingthroughwillstarttoseemlesssignificant.A.YoucandooneofthetwothingsB.LearnfromthedifficulttimesandcontrolthemC.Focusonwhatyoucancontrol,notwhatyoucan’tD.Anythingthat’snotonthelistdoesn’tgetanyattentionE.GiveyourselfpraiseforeverythingyouhavealreadydoneF.Younotonlyliveahappierlife,butyoualsogrowasapersonG.Thedifficulttimesonthelistmeanyouneedalittlemoreguidance36-40FACDEPassage73根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“I’msorry”aretwoveryimportantwordsplayingabigpartindailylife.Youmightapologizewhilepushingyourwaythroughacrowdorusingthelastoftheprinterpaperatwork.It’seasytosay“I’msorry”,buttrueapologiesareadifferentstory.Youmayhavetroublefindingtherightwaytosendmeaningfulapologies.Oryoumaywonderhowtoproperlydemandanapologyiftheotherpersonisatfault?36Apologizesincerely.37ItcanevenrepairyourreputationthatyoucanbensBuyourelationshipwillremaintenseifyourapologyseemscasual.Soyouhavetobetrulywillingtoapologize.Applyspecific.AmeaningfulapologycomesdowntothethreeR’s-regret,responsibilityandremedy(补救方法).Firstly,communicateyourregret.Showtheotherpersonyouhaverecognizedyouerrorandcansensehisorherpain.Thentakecompleteresponsibility.Don’texcusesorblamethevictim.38Offertomakeupfortheharmyoucausedorpromiseyouwouldn’trepeatitagain.Don’texpectimmediateforgiveness.Mostpeoplehopeforimmediateforgivenesswhileapologizing.butthatmaymeanyoudon’trespecttheothers’emotionsandallyoucareaboutisyourself.Sogivethemsometimetocomeoutofthepainafteryourapology.3940Ifyou’retheoffendedone,describewhat’schangedintherelationshipandyourtruefeeling.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Althoughthere’sadisagreementbetweenyouandme,Iwantustobefriendsagain.ButI’vebeenhurt,andI’dlikeanapology.Ineedyoutoacknowledgewhatyou’vedone.”A.Askforanapologyifnecessary.B.Don’tclaimanapologyifyou’reoffended.C.However,theywouldrefusetoapologizetoyou.D.Agenuineapologycanhelprepairyourrelationship.E.Withthefollowingtips,you’llfindthesearenothard.F.Lastly,showthatyou’reworkingtoimprovethesituation.G.Afterall,theywerehurtanditwouldtakethemawhiletorecover.36-40EDFGAPassage74根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Foodisadeeplyrootedexpressionofidentity,valuesandwaysoflife.36Thatis,eatingisanelementofcommongroundintermsofhumanexistenceandanexperiencethatbringspeopletogether.Foodisfamilytreasureinthewayrecipesarepassedonfromonegenerationtoanother,maintainingfamilyconnectionandculturalandgeographicalancestrallinks.Foodisanexpression.Whatwecookisanexpressionofwhoweareandwherewecomefrom.37Thetraditionalmealsofaplacetouchonidentityandancestry.Everydestinationhasadishassociatedwithit,whichisfixedoncultureandidentity.Youmaynotknowit,butthatiswhyexperiencingthelocaldishesofanewplaceusuallytopsone’stodolistinaforeignland.38Itisoneoftheinteractionsandprocessesofconnectingwiththepeople.Foodissymbolic.Homeiswheretheheartisandinsensoryresponsetofood,familiarflavorarouseshomesickness.39Theordinarysmelloffoodtakesonebacktoparticulartimesinthepast.Thebeautifulandmerryessenceofeatingwithfamilyandfriendsfromhomeaddstothepleasanttastesofmeals.40Foodandfoodhabitsserveasaculturechannelofdisplayofaffectionandemotionalassociationandthesharingofdelicious,nutritionalfoodsignalsabridgeofclosenessandacceptance.A.Accepting,foodishard.B.Eatingfoodisauniversalexperience.C.Foodislargelyculturalaswellasnutritional.D.Foodisthereforeareminderoffondmemoriesofhome.E.Eatingalocaldishisawaytoconnectwiththelocalpeople.F.Food,however,sometimesgivesusbademotionalexperiences.G.Thisisobviousinhowseafoodispopularwiththecoastalpeople.36-40BGFDCPassage75根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。WaystoStepOutofYourComfortZoneThere’snotalotofroomforadventureandexcitementinyourcomfortzone.Toaddalittleexcitementtoyourlife,it’simportanttotrynewandsometimesscarythings.16,facingunfamiliarchallengescanmakeyouhappierandmorefulfilledinthelongrun.●17.Thinkaboutafewthingsthatscareyouormakeyounervous.Writethemdowninalist,andputastarnexttotheoneyouwanttostartwith.Youcanhandletheotherslater.Ratherthanjustthinkingaboutit,comingupwithspecificideasforcesyoutoputtheseplansinmotion.●Turneverydayintoalearningexperience.18.Lookateachdayasachanceforyoutolearnsomethingnew.Thiscanonlyhappenifyou’resteppingoutsideyourcomfortzone.Youcandothisbyalwaysmakinganefforttofindwaystogrow.Youneverknowwhatyou’lllearnabouttheworldwhenyouexploredifferentsidesofit!●Thinkpositivelytoovercomefear.Regardchallengesaschancestogrow.Thebiggestbarrierkeepingyoufromsteppingoutofyourcomfortzoneisfear,especiallyfearoffailure.19,justthinkofsteppingoutsideyourcomfortzoneasopportunities.Youmayberightaroundthecornerfromchangingyourlifeforthebetter.●Turntoyourfriendsforsomeaddedsupport.DoingSomethingnewalonecanbeevenmorechallenging.There’snoreasonyoucan’trelyonfriendsorfamilytohelpyougetoutofyourcomfortzone!Picksomeonewho’snaturallyadventuroustobeyourpartnerintryingnewexperiences.20.A.PickchallengingactivitiesB.DosomeresearchtogetmoreinformationC.Changethewayyouviewyourday-to-daylifeD.Insteadoffocusingonthepossibilityoffailure.E.Unlessyou’vesteppedoutofyourcomfortzoneF.ThoughgettingoutsideofyourcomfortableboxmaybetoughatfirstG.Theycanmakeyoufeelmorecomfortableexploringtheunfamiliarfield16-20FACDGPassage76阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项，Thebestthingyoucandoforyourselfistotrytobeabetterperson—andtoconsciouslyimproveyourselfandyourlife.Choosingto“bebetter”willnotonlymakeyoufeelbetter,butwillalsobringbetterpeople,opportunities,andpossibilitiesintoyourlife.Herearesomewaystobecomeabetterperson.36Admitthegood,thebad,andtheuglyandembraceit.Inordertoimproveasaperson,youfirsthavetobereallyawareofwhoyouareandwhoyouarenot.Wearenotsayingthatyoushouldgivesuperficialcompliments(赞美),wearesayingthatyoushouldreallycomplimentsomeoneforsomethingtheydoorwhotheyare.37Andthislittlegiftwillmakeadifferenceintheirlives.Surpriseyourfriends,yourpartner,oryourchildren.Nomatterhowoldweare.wealllovesurprises—goodones,ofcourse.Anditdoesn’thavetobeabiggesture,sometimesasimplemessage,card,orletterisenough.Becreative!Creatingsomethingthatotherpeoplecanbenefitfromispriceless.Whethercraftorbusiness,whetherblogorbook,whetherspecialfoodoranentirerestaurant.3839Giveupbadhabitsandreplacethemwithgoodones.Ifyoucan’tgiveupyourbadhabitsrightaway,startsmalluntilyoucanreallygetridofthem.Isthereapersonthathurtyouinthepast,andyoustillaremadatthepersonordon’ttalktohimorher?40Canwedevelopcompassioninanyformbydealingwithit?A.Lotsofpeoplewanttofeelvalued.B.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.C.Smoking,gossiping,orjudging—pleasedon’t!D.Canweleavebehindthepainormisunderstanding?E.Tobecomeabetterperson,onemustalwaysbetruetooneself.F.Canyougiveahandtopeoplethatyouarenotsofamiliarwith?G.Keepthinkingabouthowyoucanaddvaluetoyourcommunity.36-40EAGCDPassage77根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。GratitudeindifficulttimesYoumaybewithoutajob,haveanillnessorfaceadifficultsituationofsomekindthisThanksgiving.Weoftenfacedifficulttimesthatwemustgothrough36Butbybeingmoregratefulforwhatwedohave,wecanincreaseourhappinessby25%.Herearesomewaystopracticegratitude,especiallyhelpfulduringdifficulttimes.LookforaHiddenOpportunity.Inbadtimes,lookforanopportunitythatmayexist,yetmaynotbesoobvious.37However,perhapsit’stimetochangelife’sdirectionandlookforworkthatismoresuitedtoyourtalentsandpassions.Lifechanges,eventhebadones,canleadtogoodthingsandperhapsbetheblessingofalifetime.CreateaGratitudeList.Arethere10,20,30or50thingsyoucanbegratefulfor?Try100!Thismaybeeasyforsomepeople,butforothersalittlemoredifficult.Starttothinkaboutthingsthatyoumightbetakingforgrantedlikeyourwarmbed,ahotcupofcoffee,theunconditionalloveofachildoryourhealth.Blessingsexisteverywhere.38EachDayIsaGift.Reflectonallthatyouaregratefulforbeforethedaybegins.39Youcansimplysaythankyouforthedayassoonasyouwakeup.Thisputsusrightinthemorningandstartsourdayonagoodnoteinsteadofstartingthedayoutwithnegativethoughts.40Showinggratitudetoourlovedonesandtostrangerseverydaycanbeupliftingforboththegiverandreceiver.Weareoftensoconsumedwithourdailyroutinesthatwemaytakepeopleforgranted.Butifwesaythanks,wecanmakesomeone’sday.A.MakeGratitudeaHabit.B.ExpressYourGratitude.C.Forexample,ajoblosscanpresentallkindsoffears.D.Youcanrefertoyourgratitudelistwhenfeelingdown.E.Thisstartsthedaywithfeelingsofhope,peaceandhappiness.F.Youcansetasidesometimeeachdaytothinkaboutfeelingsofgratitude.G.Whenweareindifficulttimes,it’shardertoseethegoodamongourtroubles.36-40GCDEBPassage78根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。FourWaystobeMoreEnvironmentallyFriendlyDailyOften,wemaynotfindourlifestyleharmfultonature.36.Herearesomeofthetipstohelpyoulearnhowtobeenvironmentallyfriendlyinyourdailylife.ReevaluateYourcurrentLifestyleBeforeyoucanbeginyourgreenlivinglifestyle,youwillneedtotakeagoodlookatwhatyoucurrentlydoinyourhouse.37.Foreachofthemyouevaluate,andcreatealistofpossiblechangesyoucouldmakewithregardstobeingenvironmentallyfriendly.38Oneoftheeasiestwaystohelpwithyourgreenlivingprojectistolimityouruseofplastic.Thisincludesnotpurchasingplasticwaterbottlesandusingareusableone,averyeasychangetomake,aswellaslimitingyourplasticbaguseatthesupermarketbybringinginyourownreusablebags.ReduceProductsFullofChemicalsUnfortunately,chemicalsareinsomanyoftheproductsweuse.Insomecases,wecangetridofthechemicalsthataffectusandtheenvironmentbymakingourownproducts.Therefore,cleaningsupplieswithasimplemixtureofvinegar,water,lemonjuiceaswell,assomeessentialoilsareallnatural.Itwillstillgiveyouagreatclean!39.Youcanlimitthechemicalsthatenteryourworld,too.ConsiderYourCarbonFootprintYoucanloweryourcarbonfootprintbyfocusingonafewenvironmentalchanges.Considerbiking,walking,publictransportationinplaceofyourcarwheneveryoucan.Takeshortershowers,uselesselectricity.40.A.SaynotoplasticB.BringyourownbagsC.GothrougheachroominyourhouseD.OnethatisalsoenvironmentallyconsciousE.ThethingsinourhousemaybefriendlytotheecosystemF.However,therearewaystomakeitbetterfortheenvironmentG.Thesetricksalsohelpreduceyourbill,awin-winifyouaskme36-40FCADGPassage79根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Boostingyouremotionalintelligencequotient,orEQ,involvesidentifyingandmanagingyourownemotions,aswellasevaluatingandcontrollingthewayinwhichyoureacttothoseofothers.36Itcanalsoimproveyourrelationshipswithlovedonesandyoursocialinteractions.HerearesometipsyoucanusetostartimprovingyourEQ.Identifyyouremotions.Identifyingyouremotionstakespracticeandisanimportantfoundationalstepinbuildingemotionalintelligence.RegularlyrecognizingandnamingyouremotionsthroughoutthedayisagoodwaytodevelopyourEQ.37Youcouldevengoastepfurther,andtrytodeterminehowthepresenceofcertainemotionsaffectsyourbehaviorandproductivity.Consideryourresponse.38Takingresponsibilityforthewayyoubehavetowardsothersand,possiblyevenmoreimportantly,howyoutreatyourself,isacrucialaspectofemotionalintelligence.39EmpathyisacornerstoneofEQ.Itisdefinedastheabilitytoidentifyandsharethethoughts,feelingsoremotionalstateofanotherperson.Alittleempathygoesalongway.Itisimportanttodemonstrateempathytowardspeopleotherthanjustthosewithwhomyoufinditeasytogetalong.Listenactively.Engageinthemomentandacknowledgewhatotherpeoplearesaying.40Activelisteninginvolvesaskingopen-endedquestionssuchas‘When?’‘How?’‘Doyoumean...?‘or‘Couldyoutellmeabitmoreaboutthat?’.Activelisteningalsocallsforavoidingquestionsthatwouldgetonlya‘yes’or‘no’response.Developingyouremotionalintelligencecannotonlyhelpyoureduceyourstress,butalsoleaveyouwithmoretimetoconnectwith,andcontinuouslyimproveyourrelationshipswith,thosearoundyou.A.Showyourcare.B.Putyourselfinotherpeople’sshoes.C.Youjustdon’tknowwhattheymightbegoingthrough.D.Youmustrememberyoucanchoosehowyoureacttoasituation.E.Besides,tryingtoidentifyexactlywhatyouarefeelingcandothetrick.F.Trytoavoidjustwaitingforyourturntotalkaboutyourselfandyourstory.G.Exploringandimprovingtheseskillscanhelpyoutosucceedinyourcareer.36-40GEDBFPassage80阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。There’salottocopewithwhenyou