高考阅读七选五集训（四）

高考阅读七选五集训（四）Passage31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。WhydoHiccupsHappen?Mostofushavebeenhic,hic,hiccuppingsincebeforewewereborn.Hiccupsaretheloudnoisesourthroatsmakewithoutuswantingthemto.36Butwhydowehiccup,andhowcanwestopthem?AccordingtoWebMD,hiccupsstartinourdiaphragm—whichisthemusclebetweenourlungsandstomachthathelpsustobreathe.Whenwebreathein,ourdiaphragmpullsdowntoletairintoourlungs.37Butifsomethingirritatesourdiaphragm,itcancauseittospasm(痉挛).Thespasmmakesusinhaleairsuddenly.Whenthisairhitsourvoicebox,ourvocalcordsimmediatelyshut,creatinga“hic”sound.38Swallowingairwhilesuckingoncandy—ordrinkingfizzydrinkslikeCoca-Cola,ortoomuchalcohol—canalsocauseustohiccup.Emotions—likebeingnervous,excited,orevenstressed—causehiccupstoo.Buthowcanwegetridofthem?39TheofficialrecommendationsfromtheUK’sNationalHealthService(NHS)saythatholdingyourbreathforashorttimeisagoodidea.BreathingintoapaperbagisanotheroptiontheNHSgives,aswellaspullingyourkneesuptoyourchestandleaningforward,orveryslowlydrinkingice-coldwater.40However,ifyourhiccupsstillhaven’tgoneawayaftertwodays,WebMDsaysyou’llneedtocontactadoctor.A.Morehaste,lessspeed.B.Itthenrelaxeswhenwebreatheoutagain.C.Theycanbefunnyorembarrassingdependingonwhereweare.D.Someofthereasonswehiccupincludeeatingtooquicklyortoomuch.E.Theygetinthewayofbreathing,eating,orsleepingcomfortably.F.Somepeoplebelieveholdingyourbreathandslowlycountingto10canwork.G.StrangersuggestionsfromtheNHSincludebitingonalemonortastingvinegar.36-40CBDFGPassage32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。Sciencefictiontelevisionhasdonealottoshapehowweviewthemealsofthefuture,fromaneveningdinnerinpillformtomachinesgivingusanymealwedesire,ondemand.36However,whiletheseideasforfoodcreationaremorethanfiftyyearsold,thewayweproduceandconsumefoodhasnotchangedverymuch.Eventhoughthereisenoughfoodavailabletodaytofeedtheworld,morethan870millionpeopledonothaveenoughtoeat.37Withtheglobalpopulationexpectedtogrowtomorethanninebillionby2050,demandforfoodwillonlyincrease.Nopillsormachineshavesolvedourfoodproblemsyet.However,agriculturalsciencehasbeenresponsibleforsavinghugenumbersoflives.Scienceandtechnologyhelpedusoutofstarvationduringthe1960sand70swhentheworld’spopulationexploded.38Theresultofthispanicwasthe“greenrevolution”,whichsawtheintroductiontofarmingofhighproductiongrains,improvedirrigationsystemsandhybridseeds,savingoveronebillionpeoplefromstarvation.39Havingenoughfoodisonlythefirststep.Therearecomplicationswithnaturaldisasters,conflict,povertyandenvironmentalproblems.Allthesecanmeanthatthefoodsupplyisputatrisk.40Manypeopleareconcernedabout“playingaroundwithnature”,adjustinghowfoodlooksandtastesandsmells,andotherhumaninterferences(干预),allofwhicharewidespread.Anyhow,theworldhasnotbeencompletelysavedfromstarvation,butweareonthewaytogetthere.A.Agriculturalsciencewasquiteasuccess.B.Therearemanycomplexitieswhendealingwithfood.C.Modernscienceandtechnologyoffoodcontributesalot.D.Nobodywouldeverstarveiffoodwerethiseasytoobtain.E.Anditisunbelievablethathungerkillsmorepeoplethandiseasedoes.F.Thentherearetheissueswefacewhenitcomestofoodexperimentation.G.Atthattimescientistsweregenuinelyworriedthatwewouldrunoutoffood.36.D37.E38.G39.B40.FPassage33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。AGoodManfromtheBadlandsLivesHisFather’sFinalWordsTseringbenhadjustlosthisfather.Hetoldme,“36”Hisdad’sfinalwordsinstructedhimtodogoodtoothers.Tseringben’sfatherwasn’teducatedbutwaswise.Hedidn’tattendschool,buttaughthimselftoreadTibetan.Hismotherisilliterate(文盲的).AndneitherofhisparentslearnedChinese.“37”Tseringbenfeelsgreatlyproud.“Evenwhenwewereverypoor,myfamilywouldsharefoodandclotheswithvillagerswhohadevenless,”Herecalls.“Myfatheralwaystoldme:“Tsering,makethemostofyourchancetobecomeeducated.We’lldowhateverittakestogetyouthroughschool.38Butremember!Intelligenceandwisdomaren’tnecessarilythesame.Kindnessisthemostimportantthing.’Thesewordstransformedmyyoungmind.”Tseringben’srespectofeducationdrovehimtobecomeateacher.Sohecouldprovidechildrenthesamepreciousopportunityhegot.HewasteachingaclassinYushu’sremoteYegetownshipwhenhisbrothercalledtotellhimtheirfatherdidn’thavelongtolive.ThefathersawTseringbenentertheroom.Hetriedtosmile.Hewassopale.Hesaid,“There’smyson!”HisweakvoicefadedawayashepresentedhisfinalwishestoTseringben.39Upongraduatingfromuniversity,Tseringbencouldhavetakenmanycomfortablejobsthroughouttheregion.Butrememberinghisfather’swords,hevolunteeredforplacementintheschoolwiththepoorestconditionsauthoritiescouldfind.“EventhepeoplewholivedinYegecalleditnoman’sland,”hetoldme.40Buthehastaughtmemanyofthemostimportantlessonsaboutlife—lessonshelearnedfromhisfather.A.Mymomanddadbothhadgreattaste.B.We’llevensellourhouseifwehaveto.C.Hehastaughtmepreciousvaluesinhisclass.D.HetoldTseringbentobewiseandkind,andhow.E.ThespiritualpeakonwhichI’dstoodwassuddenlygone.F.Tseringbenhasprobablyneverthoughtofmeashisstudent.G.MymomanddadwerethemostsympatheticpeopleI’vemet!36-40EGBDFPassage34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。You’vereachedthatspecialtime—youaregettingreadytoleaveyourjobandmoveontothenextstepinyourcareer.Buttheendofanemploymentrelationshipisnotnecessarilytheendoftherelationship—witheithertheleaderorthecompany.36Ilearnedthisrelativelyearlyinmycareer.Atfirst,IwasconcernedImightlosemyrelationshipwithmynowformerboss,asItrulylikedhim.37Mybossenthusiasticallystayedintouchwithme,andIhelpedhimonboardmyreplacementandconsultedonotherprojects.Andnow,morethan2decadessinceIleft,wearestillincommunicationandfriends.Thatisn’ttosayitalwaysgoeslikethis.WhenIleftanotherrole,inspiteofmydesiretomaintaincommunication,myformersupervisorseemedindifferentandtherelationshipended.Sometimesyourbosswasanightmareandyouwanttoendtherelationship.38Youdon’towethebadbossesanything.That’sexactlywhatIdidwhenIwasfiredfromafreelanceroleafterIaskedtobepaidformycompletedwork!Butforthegoodbossesandorganizations,theonesthatinvestedinyourtalentandcelebratedyourachievements,thingsaredifferent.39Thebreakupcanbecomeabreakthrough.40Especiallywhenyouhaveatrulydelightfulandrespectfulboss,youmayfeelguilt,sadness,orregret.Butyouroverallresponsibilityistoyourselfandyourcareer—nottooneorganization.Andgiventherightcircumstances,itisalmostalwayspossible—andusuallybeneficial—toleavegracefully.A.ButitturnedoutIhadnoreasontofear.B.SothewayIleftcontributedtothisbreakup.C.It’scompletelyunderstandablenottoengagefurther.D.Itisnormaltohavemixedemotionswhenyouleaveajob.E.Herearesomewaystobuildawin-winwithyourformerleader.F.Theconclusionoftheemploymentcanstartaneweraofcooperation.G.Youcanleaveyourcompanyandkeeptherelationshipatthesametime.36.G37.A38.C39.F40.DPassage35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。Goodnote-takingcanbeveryimportanttoacademicsuccess.Notescanhelpyoufinishprojectsproperlyandpasstests.16Todoso,usenote-takingtechniquesforwrittentextorverbalpresentationssuchaslecturesandmeetings.Notedetailsatthetopofyourpaper.Keepyournotesorganizedbywritingimportantdetailsatthetopofeachpageincludingthedate,andpagenumberofyournotes.17Andyoucangetimportantinformationevenmoreeasily.18Writedownkeyfacts,ideas,anddetailsinyourownwords.Takingnotesinyourownwordsactivelyengagesyourbrain,helpsyoubetterunderstandthetext,andmakesyoumorelikelytoremembertheinformation.Developyourownsystemofsignsandsymbolsthatcanhelpyoumorequicklytakenotesandreviewthem.Forexample,“SM”for“scientificmethod.”Writekeywordsinsteadoffullsentences.Itisimpossibletotakealltheinformationdown.19Instead,usekeywordstosaythesamethingsinashortandmanageablewaythatyoucaneasilyandquicklyreviewlater.Skiplinesonthepaperforlaterreview.Asyouwriteyourkeywordsandideasdown,leavespacebetweeneachline.Havingextraroomallowsyoutomakeadditionalnotes.20A.Useyourownlanguage.B.Helpyourbrainwithnotes.C.However,youmaynotbesurehowtotakenotes.D.Avoidusingfullsentenceswhilewritingyournotes.E.Herearesomeusefultipstohelptakenoteseffectively.F.Notingdetailscanmakeiteasierforyoutoreturntoyournotes.G.Thishelpsyouquicklyhavealloftherelevantmaterialtothatkeywordoridea.16.C17.F18.A19.D20.GPassage36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。UnderstandingYourFeelingsHelpsYouNameAndTame(驯服)ThemWeallexperiencevariousfeelingsallthetime.Someofthemfeelgreat,somefeelunpleasant,andit’shelpfultobeabletorecognizeandunderstandhowyou’refeelingsoyouknowhowtodealwithit.36Theycanincludeanger,sadness,worry,lonelinessandshame,aswellassurprise,happiness,courageandhope,amongmanyothers.37Allfeelingsaretheretobefeltandsomecanbemoreuncomfortablethanothers.It’sOKandnaturaltoexperiencedifferentemotions—andthatincludesemotionsthatmightnotfeelnice.Todealwithyourfeelingsyouneedtorecognizewhattheyare.38Areyourfistsclenched(攥紧)?Doesitseemlikethere’saknotinyourstomach?Next,payattentiontowhatyou’rethinkingatthistime.39Orareyouthinkingthatyoureallydon’twanttodosomething?Onceyouhaveidentifiedhowyou’refeeling,youcanlabelitbysaying,forexample,“I’mfeelingangry”or“I’mfeelinglonely”.Youcanunderstandadifficultfeelingandhelpyourselftohandleit.40Ifyou’reupsetaboutadifficultfeeling,like“I’mfeelingangry”,youmightcounttotentocalmdown.Perhapsyounotice“I’mfeelingnervous”,andyoumighttalktosomeoneaboutit.Thepersonyoutalktomaybeabletogiveyoureassurance,moreinformation,adifferentpointofview,orevenhelpyoutakeactiontodealwiththecauseofyourdifficultfeeling.A.Expertscallthis“nameittotameit”.B.Howcanyoudealwithdifferentfeelings?C.Perhapsyouhavethethought,“It’snotfair”.D.Feelingsarehowpeopleexperienceemotions.E.Firstofall,noticewhat’sgoingonwithyourbody.F.Theyareshownthroughvariousbodymovements,tobeginwith.G.Feelingsaresometimeslabelledasgoodorbadbutthatisn’thelpful.36D37G38E39C40APassage37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。Son,HereIsHowYouSave!MywifeandIrecentlywelcomedachildintotheworld.Hisonlyinterestrightnowiskeepingusawake24/7.Butoneday,he’llneedtolearnsomethingaboutfinance.36Youmightthinkyouwantanexpensivecar,afancywatch,andahugehouse.Butyoudon’t.Whatyouwantisrespectandadmirationfromotherpeople.37Italmostneverdoes—especiallyfromthepeopleyouwanttorespectandadmireyou.38Notstruggling,andnotunhappy,ofcourse.Butthere’snowaytolearnthevalueofmoneywithoutfeelingthepoweroflackingit.Itteachesyouthedifferencebetweennecessaryanddesirable.It’llmakeyoulearntoenjoywhatyouhave,fixwhat’sbroken,andshopforabargain.Theseareprimarysurvivalskills.Somepeoplearebornintofamiliesthatencourageeducation;othersarefromfamiliesthatareagainstit.Somearebornintopeaceandwealth;others,intowarandpoverty.Iwantyoutobesuccessful,andIwantyoutoearnit.Butrealizethatnotallsuccessisduetohardworkandbeingpoorisnotalwaysduetolaziness.39Yoursavingsratehasalittletodowithhowmuchyouearnandalottodowithhowmuchyouspend.Iknowadentistwholivespaychecktopaycheck,alwaysontheedgeofruin.Iknowanotherpersonwhohasneverearnedmorethan$50,000butsavedafortune.40Livingwithlessisthemostefficientwaytocontrolyourfinancialfuture.Don’tlistentomeifyoudisagreewithwhatI’vewritten.TheworldyougrowupinwillhavedifferentvaluesandopportunitiesthantheoneIdid.Moreimportantly,you’lllearnbestwhenyoudisagreewithsomeoneandthenareforcedtolearnityourself.Ontheotherhand,alwayslistentoyourmother.A.Ihopeyou’repooratsomepoint.B.Ifyoudothinkso,youmaygetwrong.C.Whenhedoes,herearesomesuggestions.D.Yourgoalsshouldbeaboutmorethanmoney.E.Youthinkhavingsomethingexpensivewillbringit.F.Thedifferenceisentirelyduetothewaytheyspend.G.Keepthisinmindwhenjudgingpeople,includingyourself.36-40CEAGFPassage38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。Howdoesitfeelwhenyousolveaproblembyyourself?Thingsmaynotalwaysgotoplan,butbeingresourcefulcanhelpyoustaycalmandworkyourwayoutoftrickysituations.Beingresourcefulmeansfindingsmartandcreativewaystosolveaproblem,usingwhateverresourcesyouhaveatthetime.36Theycanalsobeanythingelsethat’suseful,suchasinformation,adviceoryourownexperience.Italsomeanstrustingyourinstincts,theabilityyou’rebornwithratherthanthoughtortraining,andbeingconfidentaboutyourabilitytofacechallenges.Aresourcefulpersonisnottheonegettingcrossorpanickingwhensomethinggoeswrong.They’rethinkingabouthowtosolvetheproblem.37Whenwelearntoproblem-solveforourselvesratherthanimmediatelygoingtoothersforhelp,itcanhelptobuildourconfidence,helpusfeelmoreindependent,andfeelbetteraboutmakingdecisions.Beingresourcefulmaynothelpyouavoidproblems,butthinkingcreativelyabouthowyoucandealwiththemwillmakeyoufeellessstressedandmorepreparednexttime.38Thiscanboostself-esteem,thatis,howyoufeelaboutyourself.Whenyou’refacingachallenge,trytofocusontheactualproblemfatherthanhowyoufeelaboutit.Thinkaboutwhereandwhenithappenedandwhatthecausesare.Next,thinkupasmanysolutionstotheproblemasyoucan.39Finally,reviewwhathasandhasn’tworked,soyou’reequippedtodealwithasituationnexttime.Andremember,ifyouhaveatrickyproblemthatyou’reunabletosolve,thenaskatrustedadultforhelp.40A.Youalsolearnwhatyou’regoodat.B.Hereishowyoucanbemoreresourceful.C.Thesemaybepracticalthingslikepensandpaper.D.Nooneisexpectedtosolveallproblemsbythemselves.E.Resourcefulnessisaskillthat’sgoodforyouinlotsofways.F.Theycanbefamousmottosthatalwaysinspireustomoveon.G.Weighupwhat’sgoodandbadabouteachoneandchoosethebest.36-40FEAGDPassage39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。What’sreallygreen?Mostofusareawarethatwemusttakecareoftheenvironment,andthemajorityofustakestepstosaveenergyandreducewasteandpollution.Butrecently,some“greentruths”havebeenshowntobeonlyhalftrue,orevencompletelyfalse.36Papershoppingbagsarebetterthanplasticones.Plasticbagscauselitterandareadangertowildanimals,whichmistakethemforfood.Ittakeshundredsofyearsforplastictobreakdown,butmuchlesstimeforpaper.Becauseofthis,peoplethinkpaperbagsarethebetterenvironmentalchoice.However,makingapaperbagusesfourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbaganduptothreetimestheamountofwater.37Infact,bothkindsofbagsarebadfortheenvironment.So,takeareusablebagwithyouwhenyougoshopping.38Itseemslikecommonsense:eatinglocalfoodshouldbebetterfortheenvironment,becauseitdoesnotneedtobetransportedlongdistancesandkeptcoldduringtransport.39Itistheproductionoffood,notitstransport,thatusesmostoftheenergyandproducesmostofthegreenhousegases.Insomecases,localproducemighthaveusedmoreenergyandproducedmoregreenhousegasesthanproducegrownalongwayaway—eventakingintoaccountitstransport.It’sbettertotakeashowerthanabath.40Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you’lluseasmuchwaterasinabath—about50litresofwater,Therefore,thekeyistokeepyourshowertimeasshortaspossible.Environmentalawarenessisnowpartofdailylife.Butit’sworthcheckingcommonideasandopinionstoseewhat’sreallygreen.A.Sosaynotoplasticbags.B.Herearesomecommonones.C.Unfortunately,itisnotthatsimple.D.Eatinglocalfoodisgoodfortheenvironment.E.Theprocessalsoproducesmoregreenh