高考阅读七选五集训（一）

高考阅读七选五集训（一）Passage01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。IlovethiscoolvisualizationofSantaClaus’ChristmasEvetripasseenfromspacebut,withthecurrentlawsofphysics,weknowhewouldn’tbeabledoit.Orwouldhe?CanSantaberealanddeliveronhispromises?Lettheclassicscientificfightbeginonceagain.Noknownspeciesofreindeercanfly.BUTthereare300,000speciesoflivingorganismsyettobeclassified.36Thereare2billionchildren(personsunder18)intheworld.BUTsinceSantadoesn’t(appearto)handletheMuslim,Hindu,JewishandBuddhistchildren,thatreducestheworkloadto15%ofthetotal—378millionaccordingtoPopulationReferenceBureau.Atanaverage(census)rateof3.5childrenperhousehold,that’s91.8millionhomes.Oneassumesthere’satleastonegoodchildineach.37Thisworksoutto822.6visitspersecond.ThisistosaythatforeachChristianhouseholdwithgoodchildren,Santahas1/1000thofasecondtopark,hopoutofthesleigh,jumpdownthechimney,fillthestockings,distributetheremainingpresentsunderthetree,eatwhateversnackshavebeenleft,getbackupthechimney,getbackintothesleighandmoveontothenexthouse.Assumingthateachofthese91.8millionstopsareevenlydistributedaroundtheearth(which,ofcourse,weknowtobefalsebutforthepurposesofourcalculationswewillaccept),wearenowtalkingabout.78milesperhousehold,atotaltripof75-1/2millionmiles,notcountingstopstodowhatmostofusmustdoatleastonceevery31hours,plusfeedingetc.ThismeansthatSanta’ssleighismovingat650milespersecond,3,000timesthespeedofsound.Forpurposesofcomparison,thefastestman-madevehicleonearth,theUlyssesspaceprobe,movesataslow27.4milespersecond.38Theloadonthesleighaddsanotherinterestingelement.Assumingthateachchildgetsnothingmorethanamediumsizedlegoset(2pounds),thesleighiscarrying321,300tons,notcountingSanta,whoisalwaysdescribedasoverweight.Onland,conventionalreindeercanpullnomorethan300pounds.39Weneed214,200reindeer.Thisincreasestheload—notevencountingtheweightofthesleigh—to353,430tons.Again,forcomparison-thisisfourtimestheweightoftheQueenElizabeth,theaircraftcarrier.353,000tonstravelingat650milespersecondcreatesenormousairresistance-thiswillheatthereindeerupinthesamefashionasspacecraftsre-enteringtheearth’satmosphere.Theleadpairofreindeerwillabsorb14.3QUINTILLIONjoulesofenergy.Persecond.Each.40Theentirereindeerteamwillbevaporized(蒸发)within4.26thousandthsofasecond.Santa,meanwhile,willbesubjectedtocentrifugalforces(离心力)17,500.06timesgreaterthangravity.A250-poundSanta(whichseemsridiculouslyslim)wouldbepinnedtothebackofhissleighby4,315,015poundsofforce.Inconclusion—IfSantaeverDIDdeliverpresentsonChristmasEve,he’sdeadnow.Andaconventionalreindeercanrun,tops,15milesperhour.Itisamissionimpossibleaccordingtothephysicslaws.Santaishighlylikelytobeburnedtodeath,whodrives,unfortunately,rightbehindthereindeerteam.Whilemostoftheseareinsectsandgerms,thisdoesnotcompletelyruleoutflyingreindeerwhichonlySantahaseverseen.Santahas31hoursofChristmastoworkwith,thankstothedifferenttimezonesandtherotationoftheearth,assuminghetravelseasttowest,whichseemslogical.Inshort,theywillburstintoflamealmostinstantly,exposingthereindeerbehindthem,and,asaresult,createdeafeningbooms.Evengrantingthat“flyingreindeer”couldpulltentimesthenormalweight,wecannotdothejobwitheight,orevennine.36-40DEAGFPassage02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。IfyourInternetorcablebillismorethanyoucanafford—orsuddenlylookshigherthanyousignedupforyourehardlyalone.ManyAmericanInternetandcableTVcompaniesemployashellgameoflimited-timepromotionsandhidden,variableservicefeestogetustopaymoreovertime.36HerearesometricksIlearnedfromInternetserviceprovidersandconsumeradvocates.37CheckthewebsiteBroadbandNowtofindalltheavailableserviceprovidersspecifictoyourZipcode.Thesite’sdatabaseisoneofthebest,thoughnotalltheoptionslistedwillnecessarilyofferspeedssufficienttokeepawholefamilyonlineallatonce.Ifyou’reluckyenoughtohaveoptions,youcouldevenswitchprovidersafterpromotionalpricingrunsout.38Justthreatentodropservice.ManyInternetserviceproviderswouldrathercutyourratestokeepyouasacustomerthantrytowinyoubacklater.Callingandthreateningtoquitisn’tfunforyouorthepersonworkinginthecustomer-retentiondepartment,butitcanwork.Asktohaveaccesstothelatestpromotionalofferforyourarea.Don’tbemean:39Buyyourownmodemandrouter.WhenyougetInternet,youneedtwopiecesofhardwaretomakeitwork:amodemandarouter(sometimescombinedintooneboxcalledagateway).Mostcompaniesprovidetheirown,andevensetitupandthenchargeyoutorentitfrom$10to$25permonth.Butyoudon’thavetorenttheirequipment—youcanbuyyourown.Inmyhouse,Iusea$150ArrisSurfboardmodempluggedintoa$130EerorouterforWiFi.40Itmightevenworkbetterthanwhatyourproviderisrenting.A.Trytoswitchproviders.B.Signupforthediscountprogram.C.Justremembertosetacalendarreminder.D.Sowhatcanyoudonowifyourbillisjusttoohigh?E.Youcatchmoreflieswithhoneythanyoudowithvinegar.F.Thisapproachwillcostyoumorefirstbutwillsaveyouinthelongrun.G.Youcouldtrycallingyourcityofficialsandtellthemyouneedmoreoptions.36-40DACEFPassage03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。WhyYouShouldn’tExercisetoLoseWeightManyofusarestarting(orrestarting)exerciseinhopesoflosingunwantedpounds.Aimingtobemoreactiveisgood.Butifthemainreasonistoloseweight,yourNewYear’sresolutioncouldbeverywellbackfire.36,weoftensouronitandstopworkingout.Inastudyof30overweightpeoplewhoparticipatedina12-weekexerciseprogramandwereinterviewedafterward,thisresponsewastypical:“ItwasquitedisappointingthatIdidn’tloseasinglepound.37.”Perhapsthebiggestproblemwithexercisingtodroppoundsisthatitturnsphysicalactivityintopunishment—apricewehavetopayforaslimmerbody.Howmanytimeshaveyouheardsomeonesay(orsaidyourself)“I’lldoextraexercise”aftereatingtoomuchduringtheholidaysoratacelebratorydinner?38.Asaconsequence,we’reunlikelytoenjoyitortokeepdoingit.Thetakeawayisthatweseeexercisepositivelyandactuallydoitwhenwefocusonourwell-beingratherthanourweight.Forsome,themotivationmaybeanimprovedmoodorlessstress.Othersmayfindexercisemakesthemfeelphysicallyandmentallystronger.39.Itcanhelpreducetheriskofheartdisease,cancer,colds,etc.Itcanalsoimprovesleep,makeyouenergetic,andpreventaging.What’smore,exercisecanpreventweightgainandimproveyourappearance.40.It’sperhapsthemostimportantthingyoucandoforyourhealth.Buttoimprovethechancesofsuccess,focusonhowmovementhelpsyoufeelbetterphysicallyandemotionally—andforgetabouthowitmovestheneedleonthescale.A.ItkindofmademegiveupB.Sobyallmeans,trytoexerciseregularlyin2022C.Whileit’snotveryhelpfulformeltingawaypoundsDWhenexercisefailstomeetourweight-lossexpectationsE.ThebenefitsofphysicalactivityarewellbeyondtheseaspectsF.Wetreatexerciseasaformofself-punishmentforbeing“bad”inthepastG.Forstarters,exercise,atleastthekindmostofusdo,istypicallyineffectiveforweightlossA36.D37A38.F39.E40.BPassage04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。LeonardodaVinciandNatureInthemodernworld,artandsciencearetwoveryseparateactivities,butinLeonardo’stimetheywerecloselyconnected.Sciencemeantmathematicsandmedicalstudies.16Mathematicsincludedpracticalworklikesurveyinglandformakingmapsaswellasmeasuringthemovementsofthestarsinthesky.Anartistmightneedtomeasurethedifferentpartsofthebody.Hecouldalsousemathematicstoplacethingsinrelationshiptoeachotherinadrawingorpaintingsothescenelookedcorrect.17Mathematicswasalsoconnectedtomusicbecausemusicalsoundshaveafixedrelationshipwitheachotherthatcanbedescribedinnumbers.18Morethanthis,though,Leonardobelievedthatnumberswereapartofallthingsintheworld,includingmusic,andhesaidthat“withoutthemnothingcanbedone.““Naturehaskindlygivenusthingseverywheretocopy,”wroteLeonardo.Inallhisactivities,Leonardowastryingtodiscovertherulesthatcontrolnature.Inhissearchforthoserules,helookedverycarefullyatalotofexamplesanddetails.Actualexperiencewasmoreimportanttohimthanopinion,andheworkedfromfactstoideas.19Hispurposewastoexaminetheworldsohecouldcopyitinbeautifulpaintingsandsculptures.Healsowantedtolearnfromthecleversolutionsofnature.20Hisquicklittlesketches(素描),oftendonewhilewanderingoutside,helpedhimtocatchamovementorashape.Morecarefuldrawingswouldbedoneatadeskwithapenandruler.InJuly2001,asmalldrawingbyLeonardowassoldfor$12million.Itwasthemostexpensivedrawingintheworld.A.Leonardowasalwaysdrawing.B.Howcouldthesebeconnectedwithart?C.Leonardo’sideaswerevastlyaheadofhistime.D.Mathematiciansanddoctorsworkedtodiscovertheunknown.E.Aboveall,Leonardowantedtounderstandhowandwhythingsworked.F.YouwillseeagoodexampleofsuchpositioninginthepaintingofTheLastSupper.G.Leonardohimselfwasaverygoodmusicianandlikedtoplayaninstrumentandsing.16-20GEBFCPassage05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。Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromourselvesorsomeoneelseThepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.36We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.This“self-talk”helpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.37Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhave.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.38Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Werememberunkindwordssaidtousaswell.Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:39Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteemandmotivateotherstodotheirbest.40Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.A.Isitloving?B.HowshouldIsayit?C.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.D.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.E.Generallypeoplelikepositiveandpleasantwords.F.However,criticallanguagemaycauseangeranddefense.C.Soweshouldonlyspeakencouragingwordstoourselves.36-40CGFADPassage06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。Therearedayswhenyouhavenothingplannedorit’spouringoutside,andyourchildrenarestuckinthehouse.36Tellingriddleswillmakeyourfamilylaughandsometimesevenscratchtheirheads,tryingtofigureoutwhattheansweris.37EventheancientGreeksusedriddles.Theywouldtellriddlesatpartiesandwhoeverwasthefirsttogetthemrightwouldreceiveaprize.Notonlyhaveriddlesbeensomethingforpassingthetime,buttheyhavealsobeenusedtopassonsecretinformationduringtheSecondWorldWar.Mostriddlesusewordsthathavedoublemeaningsorsharethesamesoundlike“hear”and“here”.Soinordertogettheriddle,youwillhavetodosomecreativethinkingandthinkofallthepossibilitiesofdifferentwords.Thedifficultyoffiguringouttheriddleisbasedontheriddleitself.38However,thatdoesn’tmeanthattheclueshavetobeeasy.39Youcanlookonlineandyouwillfindalargenumberofsitesthatwillhavehundredsofdifferentriddlestochoosefrom.Ifyouwouldliketolooksomewhereelse,thenyoucouldlookatyourlocalbookstore,whereyouwillbeabletofindmanydifferentbookswiththousandsofriddlestochoosefrom.Afteryouhavefoundsomeresourcesthathavedifferentriddles,youwillneedtoreadthroughthemtofindtherightonesforyouandyourfamily:Youwillalsoneedtomakesurethatyourkidswillhaveachancetofigureouttheanswers.40A.Wherecanyougoforriddles?B.Whynotsitaroundandtellthemriddles?C.Agoodriddleisoftendifficulttofigureout.D.Riddleshavebeenatime-killerforcenturies.E.Takeyourtimeandchoosetherightfamilyriddlestotell.F.Riddlesarewidelyusedindifferentcountriesoftheworld.G.Theriddlehastoprovideenoughindicationsfortherightanswer.36-40BDGAEPassage07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。Workinginandeatingfromahomegardencandoalottoimproveyourhealth.Notonlycanyougetmuchneededdailyexercise,youcanalsoenjoyhealthymealsthankstoyourdailylabor.36Ifso,focusongettingoutintoyourgardenWarmupbeforegardening.Justasyoudoothertypesofexercise,it’simportanttowarmupbeforestartingworkinginthegarden.37Stretchyourlegs,arms,andhandsbeforeyoustartsothattheywillbepreparedfortheworkahead.38Ifyouhaveavarietyoftaskstodointhegarden,setaspecificamountoftimeyouwilldoeachandthenrotate(轮流)betweenthem.Thisvariationintaskscanbeespeciallyhelpfulifyouhaveonethatishardonthebody,suchaskneelingtoweedgardenbeds.Weedingfor15to20minutesatatimeandthentakingabreaktodoanotheractivitywillhelptoavoidpain.Workinthegardenregularly.Inordertoimproveyourhealthbygettingexerciseinthegarden,youshoulddoitonaregularbasis.Getting30minutesofmoderateexerciseeverydaycanloweryourbloodpressure.39Putinsomeeffort.Inorderforgardeningtocountasexercise,youneedtoraiseyourheartrateandputoutsomephysicaleffortwhiledoingit.40Ifyouwanttoincreaseyoureffortwhilemowing(割草),tryusingapushmowerinsteadofagasorelectricone.A.Varyyourmovements.B.Docontrolledexercise.C.Itcanalsohelppreventheartdisease.D.Areyouinterestedinimprovingyourhealth?E.Doyouwanttoenjoythebenefitsofhealthymeals?F.Youshouldspendatleast5to10minutesdoingit.G.Thismeansthatjuststandingaroundwateringisnotexercise.36-40DFACGPassage08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。Areportshowedthat28%ofadultsinEnglandareobese(肥胖的)and36%areoverweight.Yet,youjustswitchtheTVonorsearchsocialmediatoseeadsformealplansanddiets.Wewanttoloseweight.Butwhydowefinditsohard?36You’renotexercisingenoughManyofusthinkthatifwegotothegymthreetimesaweekorwalkoften,wewillloseweight.37Ifyou’reinasit-downjobmostoftheday,youstillaren’tgettingenoughexercise.You’renotsleepingenough38Notsleepingenoughcanmakeusfeellethargicanddesiresugarysnacksto“wakeup”.Whendietershavelesssleepoveratwo-weekperiod,theamountofweighttheyareabletolosedropsby55%.You’reskippingbreakfastWe’relongtoldbreakfastis“themostimportantmealoftheday”.Yetacompany’sresearchindicatesoverhalfofBritonsskipitbecauseoftoolittletime.Breakfastcanhelpweightlossbecauseitprovidessupplyofglucose(葡萄糖)afterfastingallnight.3940Studiesshowthatlatenighteaterstendtomakeworsefoodchoices—suchasovereatingandeatingsnacks.AccordingtoWeightWatchers,whenpeopleeatthreemainmealsbetween8am.and2pm.,theyburnmorefatandarelesshungrycomparedtoeatingthesamemealsbetween8am.and8pm.A.Butthatisn’talwaysthecase.B.You’reeatingtoolateatnightC.You’restayinguptoolateatnightD.Herearesomewaystoletyouloseweightasfollows.E.Herearesomeofthethingswemightbegettingwrong.F.Alackofsleepisariskfactorforweightgainandobesity.G.Itcanalsomakeyoufeelfulluntillunchtime,avoidingtheneedtosnack.36-40EAFGBPassage09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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。FitnessMagazinerecentlyrananarticletitledFiveReasonstoThankYourWorkoutPartner.Onereasonwas:“You’llactuallyshowupifyouknowsomeoneiswaitingforyouatthegym,”Whileanotherread:“36”Withaworkoutpartner,youwillincreaseyourtrainingeffortasthereisasubtlecompetition.So,howdoyoufindaworkoutpartner?Firstofall,decidewhatyouwantfromthatperson.37Ordoyoujustwanttobephysicallyfit,abletomovewithstrengthandflexibility?Thinkabouttheexercisesyouwouldliketodowithyourworkoutpartner.Youmightthinkaboutpostingwhatyouarelookingforonsocialmedia,butitprobablywon’tresultinausefulresponse.38Ifyouplanonworkingoutinagym,thatpersonmustbelongtothesamegym.Mypartnerpostedherrequestonthenoticeboardofalocalpark.Hernoticeincludedwhatkindoftrainingshewantedtodo,howmanydaysaweekandhowmanyhoursshewantedtospendoneachsession,andherage.Italsolistedherfavouritesportsandactivities,andprovidedherphonenumber.39Youandyourpartnerwillprobablyhavedifferentskills.40Overtime.bothofyouwillbenefit—yourpartnerwillbeabletoliftmoreweightsandyouwillbecomemorephysicallyfit.Thecoreofyourrelationshipisthatyouwillalwaysbetheretohelpeachother.A.Yourfirstmeetingmaybealittleawkward.B.Aworkoutpart