高考英语阅读之七选五基础训练（四）

PAGEPAGE92022高考英语阅读之七选五基础训练（四）(A)Thereisnodoubtthatanyonewantstogethighmarksinexams,sostudentsshouldlearntodealwithexamsascalmlyandeffectivelyaspossible.Developaplan.2However,mostofthestudentsdon’tplanhowthey’llbeprepared.Theyjusttellthemselvesthey’llstudyasmuchaspossible—thenthey’ll“hopeforthebest”.Thisisn’tawiseway.Preparingforanexamisliketakingonanimportantproject.It’simportanttooutlineaplanforhowyou’llgetreadyforanexam.Changethesleeptimeearly.Manyexamsareheldintheearlymorning—atimewhenstudentsdon’tusuallyfeelveryawake.Ifyou’llbetakingamorningexam,startsleepingearlieratleastoneweekbeforetheexamsothatyourbodywillhavetimetoadjust(适应).3Besides,it’salsoagoodideatogeteighthoursofsleepeachnight.4It’scommonforstudentstospendthe10minutesbeforeanexamdoingsomelast-minutestudying.Thismayprovidesomecomfort,butoverallitdoesmoreharmthangood.The10minutesbeforeanexamwillmakenodifference.Ifyoustudyduringthistime,you’llbecomemorestressedandworried.5A.Studyuntilthelastminute.B.Don’tdoanylast-minutestudying.C.Thishighpercentageisn’tsurprising.D.Thiswillhaveabadinfluenceonyourperformance.E.Thiswillhelpyoubecomemoreconfidentintheexams.F.Ifnot,yourmindwon’tbeinagoodstatetotaketheexam.G.Itisofgreatimportanceforstudentstomakeaproperplanbeforeanexam.(B)Everyonewantstoberegardedasareliableperson.Beingreliableisreallynecessarywhenitcomestomaintaining(维系)friendshipsanddoingwellatwork.Readonforwaystobemorereliable.Trynottoover-promise.1Butitcouldleadtobadresultswhenyoutakeontoomuch,andthencan'tkeepit.Sonexttimeyouareaskedtodosomething,weightheprosandcons(权衡利弊)andtaketimebeforeyourespond.2Ifyou’reuncertainabouthangingoutwithsomeone,saysosoonerratherthanlater.Nothingisworsethanshowinguptomeetsomeone,onlytoputthemofffiveminutesbeforetheyshouldarrive.Don'tbethisperson.Offeranapology,andcanceltheplanwellaheadoftime.Don'tdemandcredit.Peoplewhodemandpraiseforthethingsthey'vedoneoftenlosethegoodwillthatcomesfromthehelptheyprovided.3Sothere'snoneedtopostitonFacebookorgofishingforpraise.Respecteveryone'stime.Thebiggestruleofreliabilityistohaverespectforotherpeople'stime.Ifyoutellsomeoneyoucanmeetatacertaintime,you'vemadeapromise4Whenyou'relate,you'rewastingotherpeople'stimeatwill.Andyoumaythereforegiveothersanimpressionofbeinguntrustworthy!Beastruthfulaspossible.Ifyoufailedtofinishtheworkontime,sayso.Ifyoudon'tunderstandthetask,behonestaboutit.Don'thideorbendthetruthandavoidspreadingunreliableinformation.5Changeplansinadvance.Hangoutwithotherreliablepeople.It'simpolitetosay"no"toafriend'srequest.Yourfriendsandco-workersknowthatyouhelpedout.Beingontimeshowsothersthatyouareapersonofyourword.Saying"yes”toeverythingseemstobeagreeableandthoughtful.Tellingthetruthwillletpeoplecometoseeyouasapersonofreliability.(C)Whenthingsgetwildlybusyinthemorning,somestudentslikefastbreakfasttosavetime.1.Whetherathome,onthewaytoschooloratschooleatingsomethinghealthyforbreakfastmayhelpastudentgetbettergrades.Accordingtoresearch,thestudentswhoateahealthybreakfastweretwiceaslikelytoachieveaboveaverageineducationasthosewhodidn't.Aretherereallymanychildrenwhodonoteatbreakfast?2.Thestudyfoundthat39percentofstudentsreportedeatingbreakfastfewerthanthreedaysinausualschoolweek.Healthexpertssuggestthatthebestbreakfastisamixofcomplexcarbohydrates(碳水化合物),proteinandfat.Thisgivesyourbodytheenergyitneedstothinkclearlyandtorememberwhatitlearns.Accordingtoresearch,notallbreakfastsarecreatedequal.3.Thebestbreakfastshouldincludecomplexcarbohydratesthatslowlyreleaseenergytothebody.4.Theysayeatingbetween350and500caloriesinthemorningisagoodamountofenergytostarttheday.Agoodbreakfastisnotjusthelpfultoschool-agedchildren.5.AstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofTorontoinCanadafoundthatabreakfastrichinproteinandcomplexcarbohydratesincreasedperformanceonshort-termandlong-termmemory.Carbohydratesandproteinareespeciallyimportantbecausetheyhaveamajoreffectonlong-termmemory.A.Butthatmaybeabigmistakeforstudents.B.Weallbenefitfromeatingsomethinghealthyinthemorning.C.Buttheythinkitmaybeharmfultotheirhealth.D.Theanswerisyes.E.Studentsdon'tknowaboutit.F.However,eatingtoomuchcanalsomakeapersonfeeltiredandunabletothinkclearly.G.Somebreakfastsarenotabletogivethebrainwhatitneedstoworkatitshighestlevel.(D)Nomatterwhatlanguagewearelearning,wewouldalllovetospeakmoreconfidently.IfyoulackconfidencewhenyouspeakEnglish,youmayspeakinshortphrases,toosoftlyortoofastwithout

noticingthem.Sotoday,wehaveseveralpiecesofadvicetohelpyougainconfidenceinyourEnglish-speakingability.__1__Youmaytellyourselfthingslike，“EnglishistoohardandIwillneverimprove.”Butifyoukeepthinkingandsayingsuchthings,youaresuretostartbelievingthem.Actually,youhavetobepatient

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loudlyenoughthatanyoneinthesameroomcaneasilyhearyou.SpeakslowerAndtrytoslowdownyourspeechifyouspeaktoofast.ManyEnglishlearnersworrythatspeakingtooslowwillmakethemsoundinexperienced.__3__Soavoidworryingthatyouarespeaking

tooslowforthepeoplearoundyou.Don’tworrytoomuchUnderstandthatmakingmistakesisanaturalpartofthelanguagelearningprocess.Yes，youwillmakemistakes.Butkeepinmindthatthepurposeofspeakingalanguageistocommunicate.__4__SetrealisticgoalsIfyourEnglish-speakingskillsareatthebeginnerlevelandyoutrytodosomethingtoodifficult,youmayfail.__5__But,ifyoudosomethingthatmatchesyourlevel,youaremorelikelytodoitwell,A.Usepositiveself-talk.B.Bepatientwithyourself.C.Thiscanharmyourconfidence.D.Thiscanruintheschoollifeofteenagers.E.Butspeakingtoofastmaycausemoremistakes.F.Often,Ihadtoaskthemtorepeatthemselvesafewtimes.G.AndmanyEnglishlearnerscommunicateverywell,evenwithmistakes.（E)Apps（shortforapplications）arebecomingincreasinglypopularnowadays,andforgoodreason.Theycanhelpyououtinjustabouteveryareaofyourlife,whetherit'skeepingfit,communicatingwithfriends,orevenlearningalanguage.1Here'swhatyoushouldthinkaboutbeforedownloadinganappforlanguagelearning.·Learnfromdiversesources（notjustapps）Anyseasonedlanguagelearnerwilltellyouthatthebeautyofmasteringaforeignlanguageistheworldwhichitopensuptoyou.Thisisaworldofdiversesources（来源）ofinformation,fromnewspapersandbookstoTV,radio,musicandevenrealpeople.Wouldyoulimityourselftoonemediuminyournativelanguage?2·EstablishyourpurposeandplanyourhabitsDoyouwanttobefluentinweeksorareyouinitforthebraintraining?Thegoodappsaredesignedtohelpyoufityourstudiesaroundyourtimetable.3Theseappsencouragehabitbuilding,becausethesuccessfulformationofahabitensuresyoursafeandregularreturn.·Makeitsocial4Imeansocialforreal.IowethespeedofprogressImadeinItaliantothesupportfromJim,mypartnerinstudytime.Findafriendtoaccompanyyou.Takeaneveningclass.Borrowabook.Buyabook.Bookaweekawayandattendalanguageschool.Justdon'tforgetyourphone!IfImayspeaksincerely,thecombinationofapp,languageschool,Jim,eveningsout,andachoicebookortwoprovedextremelyeffective.5A.Irecommendit.B.Rememberthatanappisjustatool.C.No,Idon'tmeanpostingyourprogressonline.D.Iencourageyoutouseappsasoftenasyoucan.E.Probablynot,sowhydosoinyournewlanguage?F.Thebestappsadaptthemselvesbaseduponyourbehavior.G.However,youneedtoknowhowtousethemproperlytoreallybenefit.（F)Whenyouthinkaboutadeadlyanimal,youmaythinkofashark,alion,orevenanelephant.However,thetruthisthatthedeadliestanimalintheworldismuchsmallerandmoreannoying.___1___Anditfeedsonhumanblood,transportingnumerousdiseasesfromonepersontothenext.Figureitout,yet?Yes,it'sthemosquito.Thenumbersdon'tlie:AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,morethan725,000peopleworldwidearekilledbymosquito-bornediseaseseachyear.Thesediseasesincludemalaria(疟疾）denguefever,yellowfever,andencephalitis,___2___"Beingabletoadapteasilytonewenvironmentsisoneofthereasonswhymosquitoesarethemostdeadly,"BumsBlackwell,anexpertinpestcontrolsaid.___3___Mosquitoeshavelearnedtolayeggsinaslittleasafewsmalldropsofwaterandeachfemalemosquitocanlaybetween50and500eggsonce.Th