2021届高考英语阅读之七选五（一） 附答案

备战2021高考英语阅读之七选五(一)

(A)

Musicmakesyoumorecreative.36.theycomeupwithmorecreativesolutions,according

toresearchers.Itmaybebecausemusicimprovesyourbrain'sflexibility.Anotherreasonmaybe

(hatitrelaxesyouenoughforthecreativejuicestoflow.Butdon'tplaymusictooloudly.

Musiccanhelpduringsurgery.37..Aftersurgery,ithelpsreducepain.Ananalysisof73

studiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicbefore,duringoraftersurgeiyreducesanxietyandpain

levels,whichinturnmeanslesspainmedication.

38.Studieshavefoundthatwhenyou'renmning,bikingorwalking,you'llgofartherwith

musicon.Musicrelievesyourdiscomfortandmotivatesyoutostayon.Theeffectissoobviously

greatthattheauthorofareviewexaminingthepsychologicaleffectsofmusiconexercisecalled

music“atypeoflegalperformance-improvementdrug”.

Musicaidssleep.Listeningtomusicbeforebedcanhelpyoufallasleepfasterandwakeupless

oftenduringthenight.39..Inonestudy,seniorswithsleepproblemswholistenedto45minutes

ofsoftslowmusicbeforebedreporteda35percentimprovementintheirsleep.

Musicgetsyoutoignorethepassingoftime.Scientistshaveshownrepeatedlythatpeople

judgeaperiodofwaitingshorterwhenmusicisplaying.Businessmenusethattotheiradvantage,

playingmusicsoyoustaylongerandspendmore.Forinstance,moredrinksandfoodaresoldin

barsandrestaurantswhenmusicisplayed.40.grocerysalesincreaseby38percent.

A.Inthiscase,you'llfeelmorerelaxedinthemorning

B.Andif(hebackgroundmusicisslow

C.Thenyouplayapiececfbriefmusic

D.Whenpeoplelistentohappymusicthanwhentheysitinsilence

E.Whenmusicisplayedvaryingfromalunetoanother

F.Musicmakesyougetridofiheideaofquittingaworkout

GListeningtomusicbeforesurgeryhasbeenshowntoeaseanxiety

(B)

Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlywithoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.

Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?36.butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthat

heisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.

37.Ifyouarclookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupand

downtosecifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytoward

other'sstarewithyouthat认ay.Eyesdospeak,right?

38.Bu(thingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringat(heoppositesex.Ifaman

glancesatawomanformorethan10seconds,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattract

herattentiontomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.Infact,continuouseyecontactoccurs

betweenloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtimetoshowaffection

thatwordscannotexpress.

However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeaker

willonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelistenerisattentive.

39asifhetriestocontrolyou,youwillfeeluncomfortable.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimself

bylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesinthefiilseideathat(olookstraightintheeyeis

asignofhonestcommunication.40.

Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleand

thespecificsituation.

A.Quitethecontrary

B.Thesameisindailylife

C.Inabusyoumaylookatastranger

D.Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberude

E.Thisshowsthelistenerisinterestedinyourspeech

F.Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking

G.Soniclinicsildoesn'tmailerlolookalsomeoneloolong

(C)

FinancialEducation-AwarenessDilemma

Whenitconicstofinancialeducation,themajorityoftoday'syouthwillregarditasanecessity

forcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.36.Actually,

elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessentialpartcfour

day-to-daylife.

Supposeyouhave$100inasavingaccountthatpayssimpleinterestattherateof2%peryear.

Ifyouleavethemoneyintheaccount,howmuchwillyouhaveaccumulatedafter5years:more

than$102,exactly$102,orlessthanS102?Thetestmightlooksimple,butonlyhalfofthepeople

surveyedgavethecorrectanswer.

37.Theexplanationgoesasfollows:Peoplewithlowlevelsoffinancialliteracysufferfrom

(hatlackofknowledgeateverystageoftheirlives.Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewitha

highdegreeoffinancialliteracyaremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.38.

Onthecontrary,peoplewhohavealowerdegreeoffinancialliteracytendtoborrowmore,

accumulatelesswealth,andpaymoreinfeesrelatedfinancialproducts.Theyarclesslikelyto

invest,morelikelytoexperiencedifficultywithdebt,andlesslikelytoknowthetermsoftheir

mortgagesandotherloans.Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisveryhigh.39.

Whatisthesolution?40.Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthe

corecuniculuminourschools.Likewise,parentsshouldengageinregular,constructive

conversationsaboutmoneymatters.Thiswillgivetheirkidsasolidfoundationforfinancial

well-being,whichwillkeepongivingreturnsthroughoutthecourseoftheirlives.

A.Financialeducationmuststartearly.

B.However,theymissanimportantpoint.

C.Whydocseachofushavetofaceafinancialchallenge?

D.Whydocsfinancialliteracymattersomuchinoursociety"?

E.Richpeoplearegenerallybettereducatedonfinancialmanagement.

F.Besides,thesepeoplehavemorethandoublethewealthofpeoplewhodon't.

GForexample,theyfrequentlymakelatecreditcardpayments,overspendtheircreditlimit,etc.

(D)

It'sAlarming:WhatWakesYouUpEachMorning?

Howdoyouwakeupinthemorning?Ifyousetanalarmonyourphoneorclockthatsounds

likethis:beepbeepbeep?36.Sleepinertiaisanothertermforgrogginess(昏睡),whichmeans

apersonhasaheavyfeelingwhenwakingup,andhastroublegettingmovingagainaftersleeping,

37.Arecentstudysaysyes.Theanswerismusic.Researcherssayalarmsthathavea

melody—likethebeginningofthissong-canhelppeoplefeelfresherinthemorning.

Thestudy,carriedoutbyresearchersinAustralia,involved50people.Thestudysubjects

answeredquestionsaboutthealarmsoundtheyliketowakeupto,howtheyfeelaboutthatsound

andhowtheyfeelwhentheywakeup.38.However,itisearlydaysandmoreworkisneeded

tofullyknowtheanswer.

So,whatmakesmusicalalarmsbetterforwakingup?Theresearchersthinkthemusicmaybe

moresuccessfulinreducinggrogginessbecauseithasseveraltones,comparedtothesingletoneof

a"beeping"alarm.39.Andis(hereakindofmusicthatisbesttowakeup(o?Theremaybe

40.However,nomatterhowyouwakeup,expertssay,theamountofsleepyougetalsomatters

alot.

A.Canmusicalalarmsworkwonders?

B.So.isthereabetterwaytodothetrick?

C.Thiscanhelpyoufallasleepmorequicklyandeasily.

D.Alarmsoundsthataretunefullandeasytohumorsingalongwithmaybegoodchoices.

E.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhowakeuptomusicalalarmsreportedfeelingmoreawake

andalert.

F.Thechangesovertimebetweenthemusictonesmayhelpincreaseaperson'sattentionwhen

wakingfromsleep.

GThathard,unpleasantsoundmaybemakingitharderioshakeoff(hesleepyfeelinginthe

morningknownasgrogginess.

(E)

HowtoChoosetheRightUniversityDegreeforYou

Choosing(herightuniversitydegreeisperhapsoneofthebiggestdecisionsthatyou'll

makeinyourlife.Ifyouareintheprocessofapplyingtouniversityandaren'tsurewhichdegree

tooptfor,herearesomethingsyoucandotohelpyoumaketherightchoice.

_____36_____

Manyteenswhoareintheprocessofapplyingtouniversityendupbeingpressuredby

parentsorotherfamilymemberstoapplytostudysubjectsthattheyaregoodatbutdon'treally

enjoy._37_Remember,it'salwayseasiertoimproveyourknowledgeandskillsarounda

certainsubjectifyouaretrulypassionateaboutit.

Getsomeworkexperience

There'snothinglikeactuallyexperiencingsomethingtohelpyoudeterminewhaiyou

mightwanttodo._38_Butyoumaybeabletospendadayintheofficeorworkplace

shadowingpeoplewhoworkin(hosecareersandaskingthemquestions.

Thinkaboutyourfuturegoals

Whenyouthinkaboutyourfuturegoals,don'tjustthinkabouttheworkthatyouwanttobe

doing-considertheothergoalsthatyouhaveforyourlifeaswell.—39—Ifso,acareerasan

Englishteacheroratranslatormightbetheperfectoptionforyou.Perhapsyouwantajobwhere

youcanhelpotherseveryday;medicine,nursingorcounselingcouldbeanidealchoice.—40一

Thendegreesinfilm,art,andarchitecturearcgreatchoices.

A.Considerwhatyoulike.

B.Doyouwantiotravelalot?

C.Youdon'thavetobeemployed.

D.Thinkaboutwhatyou'regoodat.

E.Maybeyouwanttohavemanyfans.

F.Trynottoletotherspushthisonyou.

G.Maybeyou'reaverycreativeperson.

参考答案：

A

DGFAB

I.根据后文theycomeupwithmorecreativesolutions,accordingtoresearchers.Itmaybe

becausemusicimprovesyoarbrainflexibility.Anotherreasonmaybe(hatitrelaxesyouerough

fui(licuicalivvjuiucstuflow.可知他们会想出更有创意的解决方案。这可能是因为音乐提高了

你大脑的灵活性。另一个原因可能是它能让你足够放松，让你的创造性思维得以流动。由此

可知，本句是在说明当人们听着快乐的音乐时，他们会更有创造力。故D选项“当人书听

着快乐的音乐，而不是静静地坐着”符合上下文语境，改选D。

2.根据后文Aftersurgery,ithelpsreducepain.Ananalysisof73studiesconfirmedthat

listeningtomusicbefore,duringoraftersurgeryreducesanxietyandpainlevels,whichinturn

meanslesspainmedicaiion.可知手术后，它的助于减轻感痛。一项对73项研究的分析证实，

在手术前、手术中或手术后听音乐可以降低焦虑和疼痛水平，从而减少止痛药。由此可知，

本句是在说明手术前听音乐可以缓解焦虑。故G选项“手术前听音乐已被证明可以缓解焦

虑”符合上下文语境，故选G。

3.根据后文Studieshavefoundthatwhenyou'rerunning,bikingorwalking,you'IIgo

fartherwithmusicon.Musicrelievesyourdiscomfortandmotivatesyoutostayon.可知研究发

现，当你跑步、骑自行车或走路时，你会随着音乐走得更远。音乐可f以缓解你的不适，激

励你坚持下去。由此可知：运动时听音乐能让人坚持下去，走得更远，打消放弃的念头。故

F选项“音乐能让你打消放弃锻炼的念头”符合上下文语境，故选F。

4.根据上文Musicaidssleep.Listeningtomusicbeforebedcanhelpyoufallasleepfaster

andwakeuplessoftenduringthenight.可知音乐辅助睡眠。睡前听音乐可以帮助你更快入睡,

减少夜间醒来的次数。由此可知，音乐有助于睡眠质量的提高，那么结果就是人们早上醒来

会感到更放松。故A选项“在这种情况下,你会在早上感到更放松”符合上下文语境.故

选Ao

5.根据上文Scientistshaveshownrepeatedlythatpeoplejudgeaperiodofwaitingshorter

whenmusicisplaying.Businessmenusethattotheiradvantage,playingmusicsoyoustaylonger

andspendmore.可知科学家们已经反复证明，当音乐响起时，人们会判断等待的时间变短了。

商家利用这一点，播放音乐，让你待得更久，花得更多。以及后文grocerysalesincreaseby38

percent.可知杂货店的销售额会增加38%。由此可知，在酒吧和餐厅播放的背景音乐如果是

舒缓的，那么人们会停留更久，消费更多，从而导致杂货店的销售额会增加38%。故B选

项“如果背景音乐是慢的”符合上下文语境，故选B。

B

【答案】CBDFA

1.根据上文Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?再根据下文butnottoolong.Andifhe

issensingdiallieisbeingstaredal,hemayfeeluiiconifoilable.但不要太久。如果他感觉到有人

盯着他看，他可能会感到不舒服。该空承上启.卜，C选项“在公共汽车上，你可能会看着一

个陌生人”切题，故选C。

2.根据下文Ifyouarclookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupand

downtosecifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.该空引出下文，是日常生活中常有的事。B选

项“日常生活也是如此”切题，故选

3.根据下文Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringattheoppositesex.可知,该

空引出下文，与下文形成转折，D选项“盯着别人看太久似乎是不礼貌的”切题，故选D。

4.asifhetriestocontrolyou,youwillfeeluncomfortable.该空引出下文,F

选项“如果说话的人一直看着你”切题，故选F。

5.根据上文Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehe

believesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.可知,A

选项“恰恰相反”切题，故选A。

c

【答案】BDFGA

1.根据上文Whenitcomestofinancialeducation,（hemajorityoftoday'syouthwillregardit

asanecessityforcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.可

知，今天的大多数年轻人都会杷它看作是某些特定的人在金融界谋牛的必要条件：再根据下

文Actually,elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessential

partofourday-to-daylife.,实际上,基础金融教育是所有人的必修课。故B项（然而,

他们忽略了一个重要的问题）串联上下文，符合题意。改选B。

2.根据下文Theexplanationgoesasfollows可知，此句是对一个问题的解释；再分析本

段可知，本段主要讲述了金融知识对我们社会非常的重要。故D项（为什么金融知识对我

们的社会如此重要？）适合做本段主旨句.故选D。

3.根据上文Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewithahighdegreeoffinancialliteracy

aremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.可知，金融知识程度高的人更有可能为退休做打算，

这说金融知识程度高的人为一个特点，F项（此外，这些人的财富是那些没有财富的人的两

倍多）是其另外一个特点，故F项是对上文的补充说明：符合题意。故选F。

4.根据上文Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisver）zhigh.可知，这种财务无知的

代价是非常高的。故6项（例如，他们经常延迟信用卜付款、超支信用额度等）是对上文

的具体说明，符合题意。故选G。

5.根据上文Whatisthesolution?可知,对以上问题的解决办法是什么，以及根据下文

Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthecorecurriculuminourschools.

可知，金融教育必须成为我们学校核心课程的一部分.故A项（金融教育必须及早开始）

承接上下文，符合题意。故