2022届高考英语七选五阅读第二波13-24

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Exercise14................................................................................................................................................3

Exercise15................................................................................................................................................3

Exercise16...............................................................................................................................................4

Exercise17................................................................................................................................................5

Exercise18...............................................................................................................................................6

Exercise19...............................................................................................................................................6

Exercise20...............................................................................................................................................7

Exercise21................................................................................................................................................8

Exercise22...............................................................................................................................................9

Exercise23..............................................................................................................................................10

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Exercise13

Alllanguageschangeovertime,butsomechangeatafasterratethanothers.1Themost

importantfactorsarethenumberofpeoplewhospeakalanguage,wheretheyliveandwhether

theymovearound,theimportanceofthelanguageforworldtradeandcommunication,and

changesintechnology.

2HowevertodayEnglishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld.Englishis

spokenbyabout350millionpeopleasafirstlanguageincountriessuchasGreatBritain,the

UnitedStates.Inaddition,aboutabillionmorepeoplespeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.

EnglishstartedtotakeoverFrenchasaninternationallanguageduringtheperiodofBritish

colonialism（殖民主义）whentheEnglishruledmanycountriesinAfricaandAsia.3The

colonialperiodcametoanendatthesametimethatseveralotherchangesoccurred.Forexample,

theU.S.startedtoplayagreaterpartinglobalaffairsandtheinternationaleconomy.Newmeans

ofcommunicationtechnologysuchastelevisionandtheInternetspreadEnglishworldwide._4

Inaddition,theycouldusetheInternetforinformation,business,ore-mailcommunication,allin

English.JustastheuseofEnglishspread,otherlanguageschangedEnglishbycontactorbynew

inventionsandtechnology.

Incontrast,Icelandicisalanguagethathaschangedveryslowly.Icelandicspeakerstodaycan

understandpoetrywritteninaslightlydifferentdialectover1，000yearsago!WhyhasIcelandic

changedsoslowly?Themainreasonistheisolated（子氐立的）locationoftheislandinthemiddle

oftheAtlanticOcean5ComparedtoEngland,Icelandhadnohistoryof

colonialism.Iceland'ssmallpopulationhasnotplayedamajorroleininternationaltradeor

communication.Today,mostIcelandersspeakEnglishinadditiontotheirnativelanguage.With

outsideinfluences,Icelandicischangingmorerapidlynow.

A.PeopleeverywherecouldwatchthenewsorsportseventsinEnglish.

B.Thesechangeshaveagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofsociety.

C.Isolationmeantthatforhundredsofyears,Icelandershadlittlecontactwithspeakersof

otherlanguages.

D.Whataresomeofthefactorsthatinfluencehowquicklyalanguagechanges?

E.Thelanguagecommunicationbringsaboutthecommunicationoftechnology.

F.Inthepast,otherlanguagessuchasLatinorFrenchweremoreimportantthanEnglish.

G.Englishwastheprimarymeansofcommunicationinthesecolonies.

【答案】DFGAC

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Exercise14

Peopleallneedfriendsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingood

andbadtimes._1__Herearesomesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriend：

•Alwaysbeinghonest.

Beinghonestisimportanttokeeparelationshipalive.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.

2_Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.

•Alwaysbeingthereforyou.

Therearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.3Itmay

notbeabletoofferasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmakestimetolistenis

asignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/shecannevermaketimeforyou

whenyouareintrouble.Youalsoneedtoacceptthatyourfriendhasotherthingstodosohe/she

cannotalwayslistenimmediatelytoyourproblems.

•Alwaysbeingrespectful.

4Yourtruefriendmaydisagreebutneverinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.

•Alwaysbeingunderstanding.

5Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgiving（体谅）andunderstanding,evenifilisn'this/her

fault.Wearealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgiving

andunderstandingbecausehe/shedoesn'ttaketheriskoflosingyou.

A.Everyonelikestomakefriends.

B.Sometimesagoodfriendwillturnagainstyou.

C.Itmaybehardsometimesbutlyingcandestroyafriendship.

D.Itispossiblethatsomeproblemswillcomeupbetweenyouandyourfriend.

E.Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinion，whetherhe/sheagreesornot.

F.Atruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyourproblemsandgiveadvice.

G.You'vemadefriendssincechildhood,butyoustilldon'tknowwhoareyourtruefriends.

【答案】GCFED

Exercise15

Amajorsourceofteenstressisschoolexams,andtestanxietyisnotuncommon.Whenyou

recogniseyourteenisunderstress,howcanparentshelpyourteenstaycalmbeforeanexam?

Beinvolved.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirteen'swork.]Whattheylookforis

yourpresence——totalk,tocry,orsimplytositwiththemquietly.Communicateopenlywithyour

teen.Encourageyourteentoexpresshisworriesandfears,butdon'tletthemfocusonthosefears.

Helpthemgetorganised._2_Together,youandyourteencanworkoutatime-tablein

whichhecanstudyforwhatheknowswillbeonthetest.

Provideacalmsetting.Helpyourteensetupaquietplacetostudyandprotecthisprivacy.

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Givethemanutritiousdiet.Itsimportantforyourteentoeatahealthy,balanceddietduringexam

timestofocusanddohisbest.3Ifthishappens,encourageyourteentoeatlightmealsor

sandwiches.Ahealthydiet,ratherthanjunkfood,isbestforreducingstress.

4Persuadeyourteentogetsomesleepordosomethingactivewhenheneedsareal

breakfromstudying.Makingtimeforrelaxation,fun,andexerciseisallimportantinreducing

stress.Helpyourteenbalancehistimesothathewillfeelcomfortabletakingtimeoutfrom

studyingtospendtimewithfriendsorrest.

Showapositiveattitude.5Yourpanic,anxietyandblamecontributetoyourteen's

pressure.Makeyourteenfeelacceptedandvaluedforhisefforts.Mostimportantly,makeyour

teenbelievethatthingswillbeallright,nomatterwhattheresultsare.

A.Aparent^attitudewillchangetheirteen'semotions.

B.Examstresscanmakesometeenslosetheirappetite（胃口）.

C.Theywillonlymakethesituationworse.

D.Encourageyourteentorelax.

E.Thebestthingissimplytolisten.

F.Helpyourteenthinkaboutwhathehastostudyandplanaccordingly.

G.Yourteenmayalsomakenegativecommentsaboutthemselves.

【答案】EFBDA

Exercise16

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeorred?1Doyouprefer

greysandblues?Ifso,youareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.You

tendtobepessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,because

theyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference,aswellastheeffectthat

colourshaveonhumanbeings.2Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyou

openedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

3Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadark

greenone；andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.4Ablackbridge

overtheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides（自杀）thananyother

bridgeinthearea-untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfell

sharply.Perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeenpaintedpinkorblue.

5Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefewer

accidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

A.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.

B.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouritecolouraswegrow

up-wearebomwithourpreference.

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C.Theroomsarepainteddifferentcoloursasyoulike.

D.Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,people

andexcitement.

E.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.

F・Lifeislikeapictureorapoem,fullofdifferentcolours.

G.Coloursdoinfluenceonourmoods-thereisnodoubtaboutit.

【答案】DBGAE

Exercise17

SomeWaystoCheerUp

Feelingalittleblue?Herearetenfastandeasywaystosmile.

Exercise

Whenyouexercise,yourbraingivesoutachemicalcalledendorphins.Thischemical

makesyoufeelhappier._1

Playoutside

Leaveyourapartmentandgooutside.Sunandfreshairaregoodforyou.

Breathe

Ifyoucan'tgotothegym,trytakingdeepbreaths.2

PlayPopMusic

Westlife,BackstreetBoys,S.H.E...whodoesn'tlikealittlemindlesspop?Listeningto

upbeat,happymusicwillmakeyousmile.Singingalongwon'thurteither.

Laughteristhebestmedicine

_3_Childrenlaugharound400timesaday.Adultsonlylaughabout20timesaday.What

happened?Beakidforaday：playgames,watchfunnymovies,orreadjokesonline.

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Chocolatehasspecialnaturalchemicalsthatmakeyouhappy.Besides,ittastessogood!

Getadog

Dogsarecute,energetic,andfun.Plus,studiesshowthatpeoplewithpetslivelongerand

peoplewithdogslivethelongest!

HaveaHeart-to-HeartTalk

Ifsomethingisupsettingyou,itisagoodideatotalkaboutit.Callafriendorrelative._5

Thinkpositively.Closeyoureyesandthinkofabeautifulsceneoratimewhenyouwerehappy

andfeelinggood.

A.Laughingisthebestwaytoimproveyourmood.

B.Everyonelikeslaughing.

C.Theyouthlikechattingonline.

D.Agoodchatisagreatwaytofeelbetterfast.

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E.PowerofChocolate

F.Breathingdeeplywillrelaxyourmusclesandgiveyouenergy.

G.Thatisjustanotherreasonwhyexerciseisgoodforyou.

【答案】GFAED

Exercise18

Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentin

severalways.1Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudying

foratest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookor

doingresearchforareport.2Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthat

note-takingisaselectiveprocess.3

Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.

•Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.

•Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.

•Writeyournotesinyourownwords.

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•Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.

Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand（速记）.Whenyoudo,besure

thatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime._5一

A.Usewords,notcompletesentences.

B.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.

C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.

D.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.

E.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.

F.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.

G.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandand

rememberit.

【答案】GEFAD

Exercise19

ThereisanoldSpanishsayingwhichstates,"Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayofthe

week."Howmanytimeshaveweputoffourdreamsuntiltomorrow?1Wehavetogofor

themnow!

•Tomorrowisnotpromised.

Nobodylikestotalkaboutdeath,buteverybodyisgoingtodieatonepoint.Noneofusknow

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thedayorthehour.2Don'tgotoyourtombwithunrealizeddreams.Makethedecisiontogo

aftereverydream,bigorsmallrightnow.

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Oneofthebiggestdreamkillersisfear.Manypeoplecouldhaveachievedamazingthingsif

onlytheyweren'tafraid.Justthinkaboutallthethingsyou'vewantedtodo,butallowedfearto

convinceyouthatyouweren'tcapable,orgoodenough.Fearisnotreal.Itisaproductofthoughts

youcreate.Choosenottoletfearstopyoufromachievingyourdreams.

•Takeactiontorealizeyourdream.

Youcandreamaboutwritingagreatplaybutit'snevergoingtohappenunlessyouactually

putpentopaper.Youcandreamaboutfindingacureforcancer,butitwillneverhappenunless

youactuallybecomeequippedwiththenecessarytoolstofindthatcure.4

•Possibilitiesarewaitingonyou.

Therearesomanyamazingopportunitiesandpeoplewaitingonyou.Howdoyougettothem?

Simple!Followyourdream.5You'llneverseethosedoorsifyousitaroundwaitingonadream

tohappen,insteadofactuallyworkingtomakeithappen.

A.Don'tletfearwin.

B.Inotherwords,dreamsdon'tworkunlessyoudo.

C.Ourdreamsshouldnot,andcannotwait.

D.Therefore,todayisallwehave.

E.You'llbemuchhappierifyougoforit.

F.Youwerebornintotheworldwithauniquegift,whichnobodycancopy.

G.Doorsthatyoucouldn'timagineopenupwhenyougoafterwhatyouwant.

【答案】CDABG

Exercise20

Weoftenfocusonbuildingrelationshipswithothersthatweforgettheessentialfirststep:

beingfriendsofourselves.1Howcanwehavegoodrelationshipswithothersifwedon't

evenhavegoodrelationshipswithourselves?

Theproblemmightbeworsethanweexpect.Maybewedon'tlikeourselveswithoutrealizing

it.Hereisasimplechecklist:Isthereanythingyoudonftlikeaboutyourselffromtheselists?

Yourpast：Maybeyouhavemademistakesinthepastwhichyoufeelbadabout.2Even

ifthathappenedindistantpast,yoursubconsciousmindstillhasareasonnottolikeyourself.

Yourbackground：Youmightwishthatyouwerebornindifferentfamily,orthatyouhave

differentbackground.3Theyseemtogetwhatevertheywanteffortlesslybecauseoftheir

background.

Yourpersonaltraits（特点）：Youmighthavesomepersonalitytraitsthatyoudon'tlike.For

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example,youmaybeanintrovert（内向）andyoudon'tlikeit;youwishyouwereanextrovert.

Othersmighthavebetterachievementsthanyou,andnomatterhowhardyoutried,itmight

seemimpossibleforyoutomatchthem.4Isthereanythingthatresonate（产生共鸣）withyou?

Allthesegivereasonstoyounottolikeyourself.Thatinturnmakesitdifficultforyoutobea

goodfriendtoyourself.

gHerearesometips：

Forgiveyourself

Acceptthingsyoucan'tchange

Focusonyourstrengths

Writeyoursuccessstories

Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers

Alwaysbetruetoyourself

A.Thatisthecrucial（关键）firststepifwearetohavegoodrelationshipswithothers.

B.Youcandosomethingtoimprovetherelationshipswithothers.

C.Maybeyoucouldnotacceptthefactthatyouarenotasluckyasothers.

D.Youmightthenthinkthatit'sbecauseyouarenotsmartenoughordon'thaveenough

talents.

E.Fortunately,therearealwaysthingsyoucandotofixthesituation.

F.Youmightbedisappointedwithyourselfonwhyyoumakesuchmistakes.

G.Sometimesyoumightnotbelieveyourself.

【答案】AFCDE

Exercise21

1Beingangrydoesn'treallysolvemuch,butwhatpeopledowhentheyfeelangryis

important.Thegoalistocalmdownandtrytosolvewhatisbotheringyou.Thisishardforsome

kidsandadults,too.Insteadofcalmingdown,somekidsmightkeepgettingmoreandmoreupset

untiltheyexplodelikeavolcano!

2Theirangermightbesostrongthattheylosecontroloftheirtemper.Theymayactin

waysunacceptableandhurtful.Peoplemaysaythatsomeonehastroublecontrollingtheirtemper.

3Somekidsmightgetsoangrythattheyscreamattheirparents,breaksomething,or

evenworse,hittheirbrothersorsisters.4However,it'snotOKforakidtodoanyofthose

things.Kidsdon'twanttoactinthisway,butsometimesangryfeelingscanbehardtomanage.So

whattodo?

Well,thegoodnewsisthatkidsdon'tjusthavetokeepmakingthesamemistakesoverand

overagain.5Imagineyourtemperasapuppyinsideyouthatneedssometraining.Thepuppy

isnotbad—itwillprobablyturnoutagreatdog.ltjustneedstolearnsomerulesbecause,right

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now,thatpuppyiscausingsomeproblemstoyou.

A.Youcantrainyourtemper.

B.Youdon'twanttocausetrouble.

C.Kidsshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheirfeelings,evenangryones.

D.Everybodygetsangrysometimes.

E.Infact,theyusuallymeanthatakidbehavesbadlywhenfeelingangry.

F.Insteadofthinkingofthepersonyou'reangrywith,thinkofsomethingelse.

G.Somekidsgetangrymoreoftenormoreeasilythansomeotherkids.

【答案】DGECA

Exercise22

Trytohelpyourdogrelax

It'saSaturdaymorning.Yourushthroughbreakfast,walkthedog,andthengettosoccer

practiceontime.Afewhourslater,youreturnhome,onlytofindthatthedoghasmadeyour

bedroomuntidy.LYourfavoritesportsshoesareinpoorcondition.

Beforeyougetangry,stopandthink.Yourdogwasn'tmisbehavingjustforthefunof

it.2Somedogsjustfeelnervouswhenleftalone.Itfscalledseparationanxiety（焦虑）.

Thinkofitthisway：Dogscan*taskwhereyou'regoingorwhenyou'llbeback.Theycan'tcall

youonthephone.3Sinceyou'renotthere,theyneedtofindyou.Dogsmaysuddenlydevelop

separationanxiety.Butwithpracticeandpatience,youcanteachyourdogtobecomfortablebeing

leftalone.

Putonyourjacket,andthensitbackdown.Openandclosethedoor,andthensitdown.After

awhile,walkoutthedoorfbr10seconds,then20,thenaminuteandsoon.4

Besides,youcanalsotrythefollowingways：

•Teachyourdogawordoractionthatyouuseeverytimeyouleave,whichtellsyourdog

you'llbeback.

•Helpcomfbrt（安慰）yourdogbyleavingapieceofclothingthatsmellslikeyou.

•Beforeyouleave,giveyourdogatoy.__5.

A.Yourclothesareonthefloor.

B.Itwillkeepherbusywhileyou*reaway.

C.Andshewasn'tpunishingyouforleaving.

D.Alltheyknowisthattheywanttobewithyou.

E.Itcanbecausedbychangesinthefamily'sdailyactivities.

F.Littlebylittleyourdogwilllearnthatwhenyouleave,youwillreturn.

G.Whenyouarrivehome,leaveyourdogalonefbrthefirstfewminutes.

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【答案】ACDFB

Exercise23

TopTipsforTravellingAbroad

Travellingabroad,forbusinessorpleasure,shouldbeafunexperience,1Planwellin

advanceforyourtrip,bepreparedforwhatyoumightexperience,andprotectyourselfasbestas

youcanfromanyaccidents.Herearesometips：

•Checkyouarefitfortravel.Beforeyoubookyourtripabroadyoushouldbeawareofany

healthproblemsatyourdestination.2Besidesthis,youshouldmakesureyoureceivethe

necessaryvaccines（疫苗）.

-3Don'tforgettotakeyourmedicationwithyou.Youcancarryyourmedicationonthe

planwithyou.Itiswisetotakethedoubleamountofmedicationthatyouneed-puthalfinyour

carry-onbagandhalfinyour"inthehold,,bag.Thatway,ifyourcarry-onbaggetsstolen,you

stillhaveyourmedicationinyourholdbag.

-4Yourmedicationmakesyourskinweaker,soprotectitfromsunbywearing

sunscreen,ahat,andseekingshadewhere