高考英语阅读七选五题型专项练习10篇(附答案)

第4页共8页高考英语阅读七选五专项训练（10题）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。专项练习一Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornbluejeans．1Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday．Strauss'inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld．LeviStrausswasborninGermanyin1829．2HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847．BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother'sdrygoodsbusiness．Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention．Afterthegoldrushof1849,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes．Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals．Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers．Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth．3Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,hedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers．Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore．In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventedaprocessofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets（铆钉）．Thismadethepantslastalongtime．BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStraussifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent．4．BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion．5ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss'companyisnowoneofthelargestclothingcompaniesintheworld．A．Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates．B．Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable．C．HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince．D．However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts．E．HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica'sclothingindustry．F．SincetheywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmericanconsumerculture．G．Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit．专项练习二 RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadvicetopeopleinindustrializednations．Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesamekindoffoodeatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago．1 Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly．Ourbodieshavenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledtonewkindsofsicknesses．2Sotheyarecalled"diseasesofcivilization"．Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamplesofsuchdiseases. ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStoneAgeenjoyedverylittlealcoholortobacco,probablynone．3However,achangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandthatoftoday. StoneAgepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthandomesticones．Theyatealotoffreshwildvegetablesandfruits．Theydidnothavemilkoranyotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains．4Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanourancestors．Weeatmoresugar．WeeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinandmuchlessvitaminC. 5Butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweeatmuchthesamewaytheancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfood. A．StoneAgepeoplelivedasimplelife. B．Buttoday,weenjoyeatingalotofthese. C．Inthatcase,theywouldlivemuchhealthier. D．Ancientpeoplealsogotlotsofphysicalexercise. E．Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes. F．Peopletodayprobablydon'twanttolivelikeourancestors. G．Modernpeopleusedtosufferfrom"diseasesofcivilization".专项练习三FortherestofMarch,adiseasewillsweepacrosstheUS.Itwillkeepkidshomefromschool.1Employeeswillsuddenlylosetheirabilitytoconcentrate.Thedisease,knownas“MarchMadness”,referstotheyearly65–teamUSmen’scollegebasketballtournament(锦标赛).2Teamscompeteagainsteachotherinasingle–elimination(单局淘汰)tournamentthateventuallycrownsanationalchampion.Nearly20millionAmericanswillfindthemselvesprisonersofbasketballfestivalmadness.Thefuncomespartlyfromguessingthewinnersforeverygame.Friendscompeteagainstfriends.3Colleaguesagainstbosses.Big–nameschoolsareusuallyfavoredtoadvanceintothetournament.Buteachyeartherearedarkhorsesfromlittle–knownuniversities.Thisaddstothemadness.Watchingateamfromaschoolwith3,000studentsbeatateamfromaschoolwith30,000,formanyAmericans,isanexcitingexperience.Twoyearsago,thelittle–knownGeorgeMasonCollegebasketballplayersarenotpaid,sothegameismoreaboutmakinganamefortheiruniversityandthemselves.5About$4billionwillbespentgambling(赌)ontheevent.AccordingtoMediaLifemagazine,theeventwillbringin$500millioninadvertisingincomethisyear,toppingthepost–seasonincomeofeveryUSprofessionalleague,includingthatoftheNBA. A.Husbandsagainstwives. B.Theplayerswillgoalloutforthegames.audiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.Justremember:Beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.4.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,youwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?5.A.Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.B.Takeseveraldeepbreathsbeforeyourspeech.C.Thisarticlegivessomeadviceonhowtogiveagoodspeech.D.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.E.Don’tsaywhatyouaren’tfamiliarwith.F.Neverforgetyouraudience.G.Giveitatryandseewhathappens.专项练习七ThereisanEnglishsaying:“1._.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.2.___Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.3._.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated(忍耐)thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.4.___.5.___.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.A.Laughtercanprolongone’slife.B.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.C.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminishbothstressandpain.D.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomachandeventhefeet.E.Althoughlaughterhelpscurethedisease,doctorsstillcannotputthistheoryintoclinicpractice.F.Laughteristhebestmedicine.G.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.专项练习八Whydosomepeoplehavemanyfriendswhileothersdonot?1However,itisnotso.Let’slookattwopsychologicalexperimentswhichwillgiveyouthekeytohappyinterpersonalrelations.1,3,5Thefirstexperimentiscalledthe“Hawthorneeffect”afterHawthorne,Illinois,wheretheexperimenttookplace.AgroupofpsychologistsexaminedtheworkpatternsoftwogroupsofworkersintheWesternElectricCompany.2.1,3,53AfterMartinLutherKing,Jrwaskilledinthe1960s,ateacher,JaneElliott,livinginanall–whitetowndecidedtohelpherclassofyoungchildrenunderstandwhytheCivilRightsMovementhadbeennecessaryinAmerica.Shedividedtheclassintotwogroups:onewithblueeyesandtheotherwithbrowneyes.Othereyecolourssuchashazelorgreenwereexcludedfromhisexercise.Thenshetoldtheclassthatbrown–eyedpeoplewereclevererthanblue–eyedonesbecauseofanagent(化学作用)forbrowncolourfoundintheirblood.Blue–eyedpeoplewerestupid,lazyandnottobetrusted.JaneElliottdidnotneedtosayanymore.Thebrown–eyedstudentsquicklygotusedtotheirnewroleastheleadersoftheclass.Theblue–eyedstudentsbecamequietandwithdrawn.Thenshediscoveredsomethingveryinteresting.Fourpoorbrown–eyedreadersbegantoreadfluentlyinawaytheyhadneverdonebefore.4.Soifyouwanttobesuccessfulandhappy,takeaninterestinotherswhethertheyareyourclassmatesorworkmates.Congratulatethemontheirsuccessesandsympathize(同情)withthemintheirtroubles.5.A.Beforetheexperimentthemanagementtalkedtobothgroupsofworkersandexplainedthattheywantedtofindthebestworkingenvironmentforthem.B.Rememberthatthewayyoutreatotherswilldecidetheirattitudeandbehaviourtoyou.C.Thesecondexperimentshowswhathappenstopersonalrelationsifyouarerudetoorignore（忽略）others.D.Theoneswhohavemorefriendsusuallyarethosewhocareaboutothers.E.JaneElliotthadshownthatthewaypeoplearetreatedaffectsnotonlytheirbehaviourbutalsotheirconfidenceandtheirperformance.F.Youmayevenimaginethatthisabilitywassomethingtheywerebornwithbecauseitseemssoeffortlesstothem.G.Thesecondexperimenttellsuswhatteacherssaidhasagreateffectonthestudents.专项练习九ThesevenCsofagoodletterWhatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?Herearetwomainones.Don’ttrytobefancy.Don’ttrytoimpressyourreader.YouwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowthesesevenCs.Clear.Useshort,directsentences.1Talkasifthereaderwererighttherewithyou.Aboveall,don’tuseanintroduction.Correct,2Don’tguess,evenforspelling.Refertoyourdictionary.Ifyouneedto,checkareferencebooktoo.Usethemasmuchasyouneedto.Complete.Don’tscatterourpoints.3Thisisgoodorganizationtoo.Courteous.Befriendlyratherthanoverlycasual.Presentyourinformationnicelyevenifyouarecomplainingaboutsomething.Inallletters,treatothersasyouwantthemtotreatyou.Concise.Makeeachpointasclearlyandbrieflyasyoucan.Conversational.Thisisreallythesecretofgoodwriting,4.Suchaletterhasanatural,friendlytone.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughnaturally.Considerate.5Writeaboutwhatyoubelievethereaderneedsorwantstoknow。Trytobehelpful.Thiswillbuildgoodfeelingtowardyou.ThesevenCsareaboutwritingletters.Buthowaboutschoolpapers?UsethesevenCs.Writeasifyouaretalkingtoyourteacherorprofessor.You’llbesurprised.You’llalmostinstantlybecomeagoodwriter.Andyoumightevenenjoywritingfromnowon.Just“talk”tothepersonThinkofthereaders’pointofviewasyouwrite.MakethemeasytounderstandIncludelongsentencesinyourletterMakesurewhatyousayiscorrectWritingshouldnotbetakentooseriouslyFinishonepointcompletelybeforegoingontothenext.专项练习十(1)__Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.(2)__Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concen