高考英语七选五练习10篇含答案

1、For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans . 1 Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today . Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world .Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 182

2、9 .2 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847. Beforebecoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business . This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention . After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to

3、the West to seek his fortunes.Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals . Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners . At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth .3 When he heard miners complainingthat their clothes were eas

4、ily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners. These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more .In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a

5、process of connecting pockets with copper rivets （挪车丁） . This made the pants last a long time . Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent .4.By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribut

6、ion to American fashion .5 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companiesin the world .A . As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States .B . Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable .C. He did and Levi jeans

7、have been made with metal rivets ever since .D . However, he did not get much business for those products .E. He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry .F. Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture .G . As the business

8、 grew, Strauss got much money from it .Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations . They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago .1The scientists say that the human life has c

9、hanged greatly . Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses .2 So they are called "diseases of civilization" . Many cancers anddiseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in b

10、oth the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none .3 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic one

11、s . They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits . They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains . _4 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitami

12、n C.5 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.A . Stone Age people lived a simple life.B . But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.C. In that case, they would live much healthier.D . An

13、cient people also got lots of physical exercise.E. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.F. People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.G. Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the

14、US. It will keep kids home from school.1 Employees willsuddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “ March Madness ” , refers to the yeaam 65S men ' s college basketball tournament赛）.2 Teams compete against each other in a single - elimination （单局淘汰）tournament that eventuall

15、y crowns a national champion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses.Big name schools are usually favored to advance into the

16、 tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little 一 known universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little known George Mason University

17、was one of the final four teams. 4College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves.5 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling （ 赌）on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising i

18、ncome this year, topping the post - season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.A. Husbands against wives.B. The players will go all out for the games.C. But that doesn ' t mean money isn ' t involved.D. College students will ignore piles of homework.E. People ar

19、e willing to spend more money on watching it.F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are the

20、se just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs （ 企业家）in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not app

21、reciated by the British public. Britain is hostile （ 敌意的）to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy（嫉妒）.1 Jealousy is sometimes known as theeygdeeonster " and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people togeth

22、er and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 2 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others -but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.3_. But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Econo

23、mic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world' s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. Peoplethe UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.“Its not really succes

24、s that the British dislike, says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University ofManchester Institute of Science and Technology." It ' s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfaiseparates them from their roots.”4 They set out to do things in their way. They w

25、ork long hours. By their own efforts they becomemillionaires.5_.It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.A. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.B.The one who owns most mo

26、ney in the end is the winner.C.As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were“ unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”D.It is not true that British people are born jealous of others' success.E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody

27、loves them.G. . Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.1 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car,visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up se

28、veral levels. 2 .The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans.3 Itincluded such items as automobile sand

29、new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the " -enriching " level. While the other levels involve physicl satisfaction the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body this le

30、vel stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 4One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to

31、services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved

32、best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. 5 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.A . Then a third level appeared.B . Human wants seem endless.C. When there i

33、s money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.D. There are several levels of wants in one' s life.E. At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.F. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.G. Different people have dif

34、ferent wants on each level.We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don1' t do a very good joSo, you have to give a speech and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble （结 结巴巴）over words, you talk too long, and you bore

35、your audience. Later you think,“Thank Goodness, it ' s over.good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”Cheep up!2. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose ofyour speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gathe

36、r as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points

37、 more clearly. 3. Don ' t talk over their heads, and don' t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respewill appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4. And be yourself. Letyour personality come through so t

38、hat you make person-to-person contact with your audience.If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don' t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, youexperience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You t convinced yet? re no 5.A. It doesn ' t have to be

39、that bad.B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.D. Say what you have to say and then stop.E. Don ' t say what you areniar WifamilF. Never forget your audience.G. Give it a try and see what happens.There is an English saying:

40、" 1. " Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctorsbegun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 2.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, bloo

41、d pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain i

42、n groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（ 忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 4.5. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enough to produce benefi

43、cial effects similar to those caused by laughter.A. Laughter can prolong one ' s life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients ' condition by encouraging them to laugh.C. The reason why laugh

44、ter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.E. Although laughter helps

45、 cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.F. Laughter is the best medicine.G. They have found tha t laughter really can improve people' s health.Why do some people have many friends while others do not? LHowever, it is not so. Let' s look at two psychologi

46、cexperiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.The first experiment is called the“ Hawthorne effect " after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took placof psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company. 2 .The

47、psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increase on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the managemen

48、t. It had increased their motivation （ 积极性）and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others ,they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.3 After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all white

49、 town decided tohelp her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other with brown eyes. Other eye colours such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the

50、 class that brown - eyed people were cleverer than blue - eyed ones because of an agent （化学彳用 ）for brown colour found in their blood. Blue - eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown eyed students quickly got used to their new role as t

51、he leaders of the class. The blue - eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown - eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 4 .So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether th

52、ey are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their successesand sympathize（同情）with them in their troubles. 5 .A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them.B. Remember that the way yo

53、u treat others will decide their attitude and behaviour to you.C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore （忽略）others.D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated

54、 affects not only their behaviour but also their confidence and theirperformance.F.You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the students.The seven Cs of a

55、 good letterWhat is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don' t try to be fancy. DonYou will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.Clear.Use short, direct sentences. 1 Talk as if the reader were right there with you .Above all, don ' u se an introduction.Correct,

56、 2 Don' t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to , check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.Complete. Don ' t scatter our points. 3 This is good organization too.Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely e

57、ven if you are complaining about something . In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing ,4. Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let yourpersonality come throug

58、h naturally.Considerate. 5 Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know 。 Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You

59、be s urprised. You dlmlbst instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.A. Just "talk " to the personB. Think of the readers ' point of view as you write.C. Make them easy to understandD. Include long sentences in your letterE. Make sure what you say is correctF. Writing should not be taken too seriouslyG. Finish one point completely before going on to the next.(1)You probably think you will n