高一英语七选五专项训练12篇含答案详解

七选五专练（一）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。选项中有两项为多余选项。AFourhabitstoliveahappierlifeHavingahappierlifeissomethingweallalwaysstrugglefor,andbeinghappyincludessomanyaspects—mental,physicalandspiritual—ofourlives.Oneofthekeyprinciplesofhavingahappierlifeistoalwaysdothingsthatbringushappiness.

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Considerthefollowinghabitstoimproveyourlifeandmakeitashappyasyoupossiblycan.Praiseothers.Bekindtoothers,likepraisingthem.

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Don'tbeafraidtotellpeoplehowgreattheylook,orhowawesometheirsmileis.It'lldothemgood,anddoyougoodtoo!Focusonthepresentmoment.Takesometimeeverydaytofocusonthepresentmoment.

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Trynottothinkaboutnegativepastexperiencesandhugthetimeyouhavenow.You'llsoonfindthateventheslightestthingthatyoudoatthismomentcanbringabouthappinessformanyhoursanddaystocome.Learntocontrolyouremotions.

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Andit'sdefinitelynotworththeemotions.Don'tcompromiseonyourhappinessjustbecausesomeoneistryingtopickafight.Justletitgo(不要理会)andbehappier.

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Justbeforeyougotobed,writedownatleastonewonderfulthingthathappened.Itmightbesomethingassmallasachild'slaughorsomethingashugeasamillion-dollardeal.Whateveritis,begratefulforthatdaybecauseitwillnevercomeagain.A.Endeachdaywiththankfulness.B.Ofcourse,everyonelovestobehappy.C.Itistheonlycertaintimewehaveinourlife.D.Itcanmakepeoplehappyandgivethemconfidence.E.It'snotworththeargumentwhenyourpartneristestingyourpatience.F.Soitisimportanttodeveloptherighthabitstoensureweliveahappierlife.G.Trytosetasideafewhoursaday,doingsomethingfuntomakeyourselfhappy.

BDowomentalkmorethanmen?

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AccordingtothelatestresearchfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,menandwomentalksuchdifferentlanguagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferentculturestryingtocommunicate.ProfessorDeborahTannen,ofGeorgetownUniversity,hasnoticeddifferencesinthestyleofboys'andgirls'conversationsfromanearlyage.Accordingtoherstudy,littlegirls'conversationislessclearthanboys'andexpressesmoredoubts.

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Thesedifferenceswillcontinueintoadultlife,shesays.Inpublicconversations,mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmorethanwomendo.Inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinalmostequalamounts.

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ProfessorTannenbelievesthat,forwomen,privatetalkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy(亲密).Formen,privatetalkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructure(结构)ofarelationship.

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“Whenawomanteachesanotherwoman,”saysProfessorTannen,“sheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.Whenamanteachesawoman,however,hewantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledgeandpowerinconversation.

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”Somescientistswhoarestudyingspeechthinkthatthebrainispreprogrammedforlanguage.Asweareusuallytaughttospeakbywomen,itseemslikelythatthebrainmusthaveasexualbias(偏向)initsprogramming;otherwise,malespeechpatternswouldnotariseatall.A.Andheuseshislanguagetoshowthis.B.Domentalkinthesamewayaswomen?C.However,theysaythingsinadifferentstyle.D.Womenarefarmoresilentthanmeninpublicconversations.E.Littleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners.F.Morewomenareencouragedtohelpeachother,talkingabouttheirdoubts.G.Teachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen'swaysoftalkingshow.

CTheexcitinggameoffootballFootballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUS.

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ThatkindinvolveskickingaroundballintoanetandiscalledsoccerinNorthAmerica.Americanfootball,however,usesaballthatispointy(尖的)onbothends.Whileitdoesincludesomekicking,thereismorethrowingandcatchinginvolved.Infootball,thereare11playersfromeachteamonthefieldatonetime.Eachteamtriestomovetheballacrosstheopposingteam'sgoallinetoscore.Thequarterback(四分卫)throwstheball,andthepersonwhocatchesittriestorunpasttheopposingteam'splayers.Thewaytostopsomeonerunningwiththeballistotacklehim.Thatmeanshittingrightagainsthimandtryingtoknockhimdowntotheground.

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ThebiggestprofessionalfootballorganizationintheUSistheNationalFootballLeague(NFL).TheNFLchampionshipgameiscalledtheSuperBowl,anditisoneofthemostwatchedtelevisioneventsaroundtheglobe.

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Forexample,millionsoftoiletsareflushed(冲洗)atthesametimeduringhalf-time.Also,14,500tonsofchipsareconsumedduringthegame.Mostsportsfansarehappywithjustsittinginthestandsandcheeringontheirteams.

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Theydressthemselvesintheirteam'scolors.Someoftheexcitementhappensbeforethegamesevenbegin.Fansgatherandhangoutintheparkinglotsoutsidethestadiumsandhavehugeparties.

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Therearealsoendlessamountsofsodasandbeers.Allofthesecombinedwiththegameitselfmakefootballonehugeandpopularsocialevent.A.However,itisn'tthegameoffootballplayedinotherpartsoftheworld.B.Asaresult,professionalplayershavetobestrongandquick.C.Itisanexcitingsportthatcansometimesgetprettyrough.D.TherearemanyamazingfactsabouttheSuperBowl.E.Itisalsothewealthiestsportsleagueintheworld.F.Everythingfromsandwichestochipsisserved.G.Forsome,thatisnotenough.

DThereareanumberoftipsthatyoucanfollowtohelpyoufindajobthatsuitsyourpersonality.ListyourstrongandweakpointsBeforeyoustartyourjobsearch,takesometimetothinkaboutyourstrongandweakpoints.

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Ifyouareexcellentatmanagingyourtime,forexample,ajobinprojectmanagement,oronethatinvolvesorganisingothers,couldbeperfect.AskothersfortheiropinionsAlthoughyoushouldknowyourselfbetterthananyoneelse,therearetimeswhenasecondopinionisneeded.

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Theymaycomeupwithideasthatyouhaven'tconsidered.Youshould,however,makesurethattheyaren'tsoprotectiveofyouthattheypersuadeyounottopushyourself,orencourageyousomuchthatyouaimtoohigh.Findoutwhatpotentialjobsinvolve

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Makesureyoudoasmuchresearchaspossibletodetermineexactlywhatyouwillhavetodo.Anofficejobmaysoundverysafeifyouareshy,butifyouthenfindthatyouhavetogiveregularpresentations,youmaynotbecutoutforitafterall.

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Whenlookingforajob,manypeoplehaveanideaofwhattheywouldliketobeinthefuture.However,thatisoftenlittlemorethanadreamand,evenifitispossibletoreachthatgoal,itmayinvolveyearsofhardworkthatyoudon'tenjoy.

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Ifyoucanfindajobthatmirrorswhatmakesyouhappyinlife,thenthechancesarethatyouwillenjoyitanditwillmatchyourpersonalitytype.A.TakeapersonalitytestB.ConsiderwhatdelightsyouC.Thinkaboutwhatmakesyouhappyandthenanalysewhy.D.Findingajobthatsuitsyourpersonalityisveryimportant.E.Askyourfriendsandfamilywhatsortofjobtheythinkwouldsuityoubest.F.Sometimes,itisn'timmediatelyobviouswhatajobwillinvolveuntilyoustartit.G.Moreimportantly,thinkabouthowtheywouldaffectyourabilitytodoparticularjobs.

答案A1-5FDCEA

B1-5BECGAC1-5ABDGF

D1-5GEFBC

解析A篇（日常活动）本文是说明文。怎样才能生活得更加快乐呢？本文给出了几点建议。1.F。本空前说“想要生活得更快乐的一个重要原则就是总是去做能带给我们快乐的事情”。既然总是要去做这些事情，那么“养成正确的习惯来确保我们生活得更快乐就很重要了”。2.D。本段建议大家夸奖别人。听到别人的夸奖，人们自然会“高兴并且有自信”。3.C。本段建议大家关注当下。过去的已经无法改变，将来的无法预计，所以当下是“我们生命中唯一确定的时刻”。C项中的It指代thepresentmoment。4.E。本段建议大家学会控制自己的情绪。E项“当你的搭档考验你的耐心时，你不值得为此跟他争论”符合本段语境。其中的It'snotworth和下一句中的it'sdefinitelynotworth相呼应。5.A。根据本段内容可知，作者建议大家睡觉前至少记录一件很棒的事情，而且不管是什么事情都要心怀感激，因为同样的事情不会再有。由此可以推断，作者建议大家“心怀感激地结束每一天”。A项中的thankfulness与最后一句中的grateful都表示“心怀感激”，是解题的关键。B篇（人际关系）本文是议论文。男性和女性在谈话方面有着显著的差异。1.B。本空前一句是一个问题：女性比男性话多吗？本空后一句告诉我们，男性和女性在谈话方面有着显著的差异。由此可以推断，B项“男性和女性谈话方式一样吗？”在形式和意义上都符合此处语境。2.E。本段后半部分比较了小男孩和小女孩在谈话方面的差异。本空前是关于小女孩的谈话方式，所以本空应该是关于小男孩的谈话方式。3.C。本空前一句说“在私底下谈话时，男性和女性的谈话量差不多”，本空后两句分别介绍了在私底下谈话时，男性和女性之间的差异。所以本句应该是承上启下，表明男性和女性“谈话方式不同”。4.G。根据接下来的两句说明男性和女性在教书育人的方式上也有着差异可知，G项符合本段语境，并概括了全段内容，适合放在段首做主题句。5.A。本空前说当男性教女性时，他想要显示他的知识更加渊博，在谈话中有更多的掌控力。那么男性如何实现这个目的呢？通过运用语言。A项中的show是解题的关键。C篇（体育）本文是说明文。文章介绍了美式足球。1.A。本空前一句说“足球是美国最受欢迎的运动之一”，本空后一句介绍英式足球，那么本空应该将美式足球和英式足球连接起来。A项中的thegameoffootballplayedinotherpartsoftheworld与下一句中的soccer相呼应。it指代上一句中的Football。2.B。根据本空前一句可知，想要截下对方球员，需要把他撞倒在地，由此可以推断，想要当职业球员，不仅要“强壮”还要“速度快”，以免让对方球员追上。3.D。本空后举的两个例子都是关于超级碗的一些“有趣的事情”。4.G。根据本空后的内容可知，仅仅坐在看台上为自己喜欢的球队加油“对有些球迷来说是不够的”。他们还会装扮自己，组织其他的活动。5.F。根据本空后的also,sodas,beers可推测，本空应该与食物有关。D篇（个人情况）本文是说明文。如何找到适合自己个性的工作呢？本文给出了几点建议。1.G。本段建议大家列出自己的优缺点。本空前说“在开始找工作前，花一些时间想想自己的优缺点”，本空后举例子说明从事自己擅长的事情对工作的影响。由此可以推断，作者建议大家不仅要想想自己的优缺点，还要想想“这些优缺点对你工作能力的影响”。2.E。本段建议大家询问别人的意见。E项与上一句中的asecondopinion相呼应。3.F。本段建议大家弄清楚你可能从事的工作会涉及哪些方面。本空后一句建议大家尽可能多做一些调查研究，确定将从事的工作到底需要自己做什么。为什么要这么做呢，因为“有时候，除非你开始做某项工作，否则你不会马上弄清楚那项工作涉及哪些方面”。4.B。根据本段内容可知，如果能找到一份让自己快乐的工作，那么不仅会让自己在工作时乐在其中，而且这份工作也最有可能适合自己的个性。所以作者建议大家在找工作时，“想想什么能让自己快乐”。5.C。本段围绕“让自己快乐”这个主题，C项符合本段语境。七选五专练（二）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。选项中有两项为多余选项。AYoujustarrivedinanEnglish-speakingcountry.Howcanyougetthemostbenefitoutofyourjourney?

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Don'ts▲

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Thiswillleadyounowhereasyouwon'tbeabletoimproveyourEnglishorimmerse(沉浸)inthenewculture.ThebestwayofknowingtheEnglishcultureisbylivingamongpeoplewhospeakthislanguage.▲Ifyoupackedbookstoreadwhileontheroad,makesurethebooksareinEnglish.

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Thiswayyouknowwhat'shappeninginthebookandyouaresomehowfamiliarwiththeplotsoit'seasierforyoutolearnafewmorewords.Do'sButwhentravellingtoanEnglish-speakingcountrytherearen'tjustthingsthatyouneedtoavoid.HerearesomethingsyouareadvisedtodoinordertoimproveyourEnglish.▲Makefriendsamongthelocals.

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Evenifyoudon'tspeakEnglishverywell,youwillcertainlyunderstandthem.Visittheirfamiliesandenjoyagreatmealwiththem;youcertainlywon'tregretit.▲Readthelocalnewspapers,readeverybrochureyougetyourhandsonandtrytousetheInternetwhilesearchingforsomethinglocallyinEnglish.▲Goshopping.ThisisanamazingexperienceandeverybodywillbenicetoyouandlistentoyouevenifyourEnglishisnotthatgood.

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Also,youwilllearnafewmorethingsthatwillhelpyouperfectyourEnglish.SonexttimeyouareinanEnglish-speakingcountry,don'twastetimethinkingyourEnglishisnotgoodenough.Gooutside,meetpeopleandspeakthelanguage!A.Fortunately,thereisalotofinformationontheInternetonallsubjectspossible.B.Instead,gotothelocallibraryandbuytheclassicsintheEnglishlanguage.C.Avoidfindingpeoplewhospeakthesamenativelanguageasyou.D.Well,firstyouneedtomakesurethatyouknowwhattoavoid.E.Thisway,youwillendupwithsomecoolnewthings.F.There'snothingbetterthanhavingfunwiththelocals.G.Also,buybooksthatyoualreadyread.

BBeingabletoreadisanimportantskillintoday'ssociety.Itisimportantbecauseitdevelopsthemindandimagination.Apersonwhoknowshowtoreadcaneducatethemselvesinanyareaoflifetheyareinterestedin.Readingisanactivementalprocessthatimprovesyourconcentrationandfocus.Sinceyoumustconcentrateinordertoread,thisrequiresyoutofocusandthinkaboutwhatyouarereading.

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Studiesshowifyoudon'tuseyourmemory,itbecomesmoreandmoredifficulttorememberthings.

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Itrequiresyoutorememberdetails,factsandfigures,plotlines,themesandcharacters.Themoreyouread,themoreknowledgeableyoubecomeandwithmoreknowledgecomesmoreconfidence.Readingaboutthediversityoflifeandexposingyourselftonewideasandmoreinformationhelptodevelopthecreativesideofthebrainandbringinnovations(创新)intoyourthinkingprocess.

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Whenyouarewellread,peoplewilllooktoyouforanswers.Thenyourfeelingsaboutyourselfgetbetter.Evenmoreconfidence!Whenyouarereadingbooks,especiallychallengingones,youwillprobablyfindyourselfexposedtomanynewwords.Doyourememberwhenyoulearnedtoread,howyoulearnedtofigureoutthemeaningofonewordbyreadingtheotherwordsinthesentence?

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Readingcanhelpyougetaccesstothediversityofethnicity(民族特点)ofpeople,theircustomsandtheirlifestyles.You'llbecomemoreawareofdifferentplaces.

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Readingreallywidensyourhorizon(视野)ofinformation,soyou'llalwayshavesomethingtotalkabout.A.Soit'sachainreaction.B.Readinghelpstostrengthenyourmemorymuscles.C.Ifyouarefeelingbored,thenpickupabookandstartreading.D.Readingisoneofthemostenjoyablehobbiesapersoncanhave.E.Youwillgetthesamebenefitforbuildingyourvocabularyfromreadingbooks.F.Itmakesyouuseyourbrain,helpingyoutoreasonoutthingswhichareunfamiliartoyou.G.Everfoundyourselfinanembarrassingsituationwhereyoudidn'thaveanythingtotalkabout?

CWhenIwasfourteenyearsold,mymomandIdidn'thavemoneyforaChristmasdinner,muchlessgifts.

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Homemadegiftsarenice,butIwasn'tveryimaginativeandtoopoorforsupplies.IdecidedtogivemymomsomethingItreasuredmyself—anecklace.Ididn'texpecttogetanythingthatyear.Itwasaboutgiving.Icleanedthenecklace,andwrapped(包裹)itintheprettiestpaperIcouldfind.Iwassoexcited;Icouldn'twaitforhertoopenit.Singlemomshaveithard,andIreallywantedtoseehersmile.

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Iwaitedanxiouslyforhertoopenitbutshejustsattherewiththeboxinherhandsandlookedatit.Afterwhatseemedalongtime,shelookedatmeandsaid,“Ihavesomethingforyou,too.”Shereachedintoherpocket,pulledoutanothersmallbox,placeditinmyhandsandtoldmealthoughitwasnotmuch,itwasfilledwithlove.

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IknewmoneywastightandhopedMomhadn'tspentmoneyonsomethingwecouldn'tafford.Insidethebox,therewasatinyringwithasmalldiamondinthecenter.Igotahugelumpinmythroat(哽咽)andlookedather.Shesmiledandtoldmeithadbeenherweddingringfrommydad.

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Islippeditonmyfingerandhuggedmymom.Sheopenedmygiftandwhenshesawthenecklace,bigtearsfilledhereyes.Sheaskedmetoputitonher.

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Icouldonlynodmyheadinagreement.A.Ihandedherthelittlebox,huggedandkissedherandwishedheraMerryChristmas.B.ThisChristmas,IgivethanksforMomandtreasureeverymemorywetwoshared.C.Iknewshewassadaboutit,andIwasdeterminedwewouldn'tletitgetusdown.D.SheheldthenecklaceandtoldmeshethoughtthiswasourbestChristmasever.E.WealwaysopenedourgiftsonChristmasEvenight.F.Iwasquitecuriousandalittlescared.G.Itwasnowmine.

DFiveWaystoGoGreenandSaveGreenClimatechangeisinthenews.Itseemslikeeveryone's“goinggreen.”We'regladyouwanttotakeaction,too.Luckily,manyofthestepswecantaketostopclimatechangecanmakeourlivesbetter.Let'sstartnow.Saveenergytosavemoney.Setyourthermostat(恒温器)afewdegreeslowerinthewinterandafewdegreeshigherinthesummertosaveonheatingandcoolingcosts.

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Asmuchas85percentoftheenergyusedtomachine-washclothesgoestoheatthewater.Unplug(拔掉……的电源插头)electricalequipmentwhenyou'renotusingit.Savewatertosavemoney.Takeshortershowerstoreducewateruse.Thiswillloweryourwaterandheatingbillstoo.Plantdrought-tolerant(耐旱的)nativeplantsinyourgarden.

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Findoutabouttheseplantsinyourarea.Fixalow-flowshowerhead.Theydon'tcostmuch,andthewaterandenergysavingscanquicklypaybackyourmoney.

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Walkorbiketowork.Thissavesongasandparkingcostswhileimprovingyourhealthandreducingyourriskofbeingfat.Eatsmart.Ifyoueatmeat,addonemeatlessmealaweek.Meatcostsalotatthestoreandit'sevenmoreexpensivewhenyouconsidertherelatedenvironmentalandhealthcosts.

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Purchasingfromlocalfarmerskeepsmoneyinthelocaleconomy.Avoidbottledwater.

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Useawaterfilter(过滤器)tomakedrinkingwaterinsteadofbuyingbottledwater.Notonlyisbottledwaterexpensive,butitcauseslargeamountsofcontainerwaste.A.Whenspeakingofsomethingtoeat,trylocalproductswheneveryoucan.B.Ourgrandchildrenandtheirchildrenwillthankusforlivinggreen.C.Bringareusablewaterbottlewithyouwhentravelingoratwork.D.Washclothesincoldwaterwheneverpossible.E.Lessgas=moremoneyandbetterhealth!F.Movealittlenearertoyourwork.G.Manyplantsneedlittlewatering.

答案A1-5DCGFE

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解析A篇（语言学习）本文是说明文。在英语国家旅行时，怎样做才能在语言和文化方面收获良多？1.D。根据本空后的Don'ts及随后的内容可知，下文首先谈论的是要避免做的事情，所以到了一个说英语的国家旅行时，“首先要确保知道避免做哪些事情”。2.C。根据本段内容可知，了解英语文化最好的方法就是与说英语的人待在一起，那么自然就要“避免找那些和自己说一样母语的人”。3.G。根据本空后一句中的youknowwhat'shappeninginthebookandyouaresomehowfamiliarwiththeplot可知，本空应该是说“买已经看过的书”。4.F。本段建议大家和当地人交朋友。F项符合本段语境。5.E。本段建议大家去购物。既然是购物，那么结果就可能会买到“一些很棒的新东西”。B篇（兴趣与爱好）本文是议论文。文章议论了读书的重要性。1.F。本段主要议论了读书对培养专注力的好处。根据本空前一句我们知道，读书需要专心，需要思考所读的东西，这一过程自然需要用到“大脑”，而且思考可以“帮助你弄清楚你不熟悉的东西”。2.B。本段主要议论了读书对加强记忆力的好处。B项符合此处语境，其中memorymuscles是解题的关键。3.A。本段主要议论了读书可以使人们知识更加渊博，从而帮助人们提升自信。根据本空后的内容可知，当你饱读诗书时，人们会向你寻求很多事情的解决方法，这会使得你自我感觉更良好且更加自信。很明显，这是一个“连锁反应”。4.E。本段主要议论了读书可以帮助人们学习新的词汇。E项符合此处语境，其中buildingyourvocabulary是解题的关键。5.G。本段主要议论了读书可以帮助人们开阔视野，了解更多的人和事。根据本空后的you'llalwayshavesomethingtotalkabout可知，读书破解了“无话可说的尴尬局面”。C篇（节假日活动）本文是记叙文。在作者十四岁的时候，家里经济很困难，买不起圣诞礼物，但是作者和妈妈都送给了对方用心准备的礼物。1.C。根据本段语境可知，作者家里经济很困难，吃不起圣诞晚餐，买不起圣诞礼物，但是作者还是给妈妈准备了礼物，这是因为作者“知道妈妈为此而难过”，所以“下决心不让自己和妈妈因此而沮丧”。2.A。根据本空后的Iwaitedanxiouslyforhertoopenit可推测，作者把礼物“递给了”妈妈。3.F。作者知道家里经济困难买不起礼物，所以很“好奇”妈妈会送给自己什么。再根据本空后的句子可知，作者同时又很“害怕”妈妈给自己买了负担不起的礼物。4.G。既然妈妈把戒指送给了作者，那么“它就是我的了”。5.D。即使家里经济很困难，但是作者和妈妈都送给了对方用心准备的圣诞礼物，所以对她们俩来说，“这个圣诞节是有史以来最棒的”。D篇（热点话题）本文是说明文。怎样才能生活得既环保又省钱呢？本文给出了几点建议。1.D。本空后一句说“在机洗衣服的过程中，高达85%的能量用于加热水”，所以“在可能的情况下，用冷水洗衣服”就可以了。2.G。本空前一句建议种植耐旱的植物。既然耐旱，自然“不需要浇多少水”。3.E。根据接下来一段的内容可知，本条建议人们走路或者骑自行车上班，这样不仅可以省下油钱、停车费，而且有益健康，减少肥胖的风险。由此可知，E项适合作该段小标题。4.A。本条建议是关于吃方面的。A项中不仅出现了somethingtoeat，而且其中的local也在后一句中有所复现。5.C。本条建议是关于不买瓶装水的。“旅游或者工作的时候带一个可重复使用的喝水杯”就可以避免买瓶装水。七选五专练（三）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。选项中有两项为多余选项。AThebossofabigcompanyneededtocalloneofhisemployeesaboutanurgentproblemwithoneofthemaincomputers.Hedialedtheemployee'shomephonenumberandwasgreetedwithachild'swhisper,“Hello?”Feelingitwasinconvenienttotalktoayoungster,thebossasked,“Isyourdaddyhome?”“Yes,”whisperedthesmallvoice.

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Tothesurpriseoftheboss,thesmallvoicewhispered,“No.”Wantingtotalkwithanadult,thebossasked,“Isyourmommythere?”“Yes,”cametheanswer.“MayItalkwithher?”

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Knowingthatitwasnotlikelythatayoungchildwouldbelefthomealone,thebossdecidedhewouldjustleaveamessagewiththepersonwhoshouldbetherewatchingoverthechild.“Isthereanyonetherebesidesyou?”thebossaskedthechild.

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Wonderingwhatapolicemanwouldbedoingathisemployee'shome,thebossasked,“MayIspeakwiththepoliceman?”“No,heisbusy,”whisperedthechild.

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“TalkingtoDaddyandMommyandthefireman,”camethewhisperedanswer.Growingconcernedandevenworriedasheheardwhatsoundedlikeahelicopterthroughtheearpieceonthephonethebossasked,“Whatisthatnoise?”“Ahello-copper,”answeredthewhisperingvoice.

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Inalowwhisperingvoicethechildanswered,“Thesearchteamjustlandedthehello-copper!”Alarmed,concernedandmorethanjustalittlefrustratedthebossasked,“Thesearchteam?!Whyaretheythere?”Stillwhispering,theyoungvoicereplied,“Theyarelookingforme!”A.“Busydoingwhat?”askedtheboss.B.“MayItalkwithhim?”themanasked.C.Againthesmallvoicewhispered,“No.”D.“Yes,”whisperedthechild,“apoliceman.”E.“Whatisgoingonthere?”askedtheboss,nowalarmed.F.“Whatisthefiremandoingatyourhome?”thebossasked.G.“Thehello-copperissocool,”whisperedthechildwithexcitement.

BMostpeoplewhotraveltoanothercountrytoworkorstudyforasignificantperiodoftimegothroughanadjustmentperiodtothenewculture.Theamountofdisorientation(迷惘)onefeelsinthenewsituationdependsonone'sownbackgroundandexperiences.Cultureshockisthesuddenlossofthefamiliar,whichleadstoasenseofisolation(孤单)andlessself-importance.

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Later,youmayfeelthatthedifferencesbetweenyourhomecountryandthosecountriesyouarevisitingarehugeandfrustrating.Theeffectsofcultureshockrangefrommilduneasinesstoacuteunhappiness.Toreducesucheffects,youmayfollowthesetips.·Beprepared.Beawarethatitexistsandthatitwillprobablyaffectyouinonewayoranother.·Knowyourself.

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Yourresponsestosituationsandpeopleinthenewculturewillmakemoresenseifyouhaveaclearideaofwhatisimportanttoyoupersonally.·Becalmandaccepting.Understandthatthisisalearningprocessandthatyouwillbenefitfromit.·Bepositive.Sometimeswithachangeofperspective,frustratingcircumstancescanbehumorousandinteresting.

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·Setgoalsandstaybusy.Don'tsitaroundbeingsadandcritical.Beadventurous,makeplansandtrynewthings.·Avoidisolation.Don'tkeepyourselfseparatefrompeopleofthesameculturalbackground.Don'tcomplainaboutyourexperience.

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Theycanofferyougoodadviceandcomfort.·

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Holdontoyourownpersonalsenseofhumor,whichwillhelpyoudealwithpossiblyfrustratingandconfusingsituations.Oftenthefirstsignofrecoveryfromcultureshockisthereappearanceofone'ssenseofhumor.A.Keepasenseofhumor.B.Trynottobeoverlycritical.C.Trytofindpeoplewhohavegonethroughthisexperience.D.Clarifyyourownvaluesandexamineyourownassumptions.E.Sometimeschangingtoanewculturehasanimmediateeffect.F.Expecttosufferfromcultureshockwhenyoureturntoyourhomeculture.G.Whenyoufirstarriveinanewculture,youfeelasenseofexcitementandexpectation.

CHotdogsHotdogs!Hotdogs!Comegetyourhotdogs!ThisvariationonaGermansausagehasbecomeextremelypopularinAmerica.Itisapopularconcession(特许物)soldatAmerica'smostbelovedsportingevents,baseballgames.Itisbelovedbymany.

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Hotdogsarealsoverypopularduringsummercookouts,wherepeoplegettogetherandtheycookfoodoutsideonagrill.Sausage,themainpartofahotdog,hasbeenaroundsincethe9thcenturyB.C.ItwasfirstmentionedinTheOdyssey,anepicpoem(史诗)bytheGreekpoet,Homer.But,thetypeofsausageusedinahotdog,iscalledafrankfurter,anditoriginatedinthe13thcentury,inGermany.

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Lateron,inabout1871,CharlesFeltman,aGermanbutcher,cameupwiththeideaofputtingafrankfurtersausageinthemiddleofamilkroll.HehadafoodstandinConeyIsland(apopulartouristattractionwithmanyamusementparksinBrooklyn,NewYork)andthehotdogssoldverywell.

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Therearemanydifferentkindsofhotdogsoutthere,suchastheChicagoDog(beefhotdogtoppedwithsmallpiecesofonions,tomatoslices,andsweetsauce).

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Sometimes,inmyfamily,whenwefeellikemakingasimpledinner,we'lltakeouttheminigrilltomakehotdogs.Wehavealongstandingtraditionofputtingeverycondiment(佐料)intherefrigeratorontopofourhotdogs.Outofallthehotdogswe'vemade,myfavoriteisthehotdogwitheverythingontop.

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Itmaybemessy.Havefunandmakeyourownhotdog!Eatandenjoy!A.Andso,anAmericantraditionwasborn.B.Note,donotwearawhiteshirtwhileeating.C.Americansloveitbecauseit'seasyanddelicious.D.Then,GermanimmigrantsbroughtthesausagetoAmerica.E.Thehotdogconsistsofagrilledorboiledsausagebetweenaslicedroll.F.Ahotdogataballgamebeatsroastbeefatafamousandexpensivehotel.G.Evenwithallthesehotdogstyles,youcanstillmakeyourfavoritehotdog.

DManagingyourtimeisalotlikemanagingyourmoney.

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With24hoursadaymultipliedbysevendaysaweek,yourweeklytimebudgetis168hoursperweek.StepNo.1:

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Estimate(估计)theamountoftimeperweekyouspendoneachactivity,suchasclasstime,athleticsfitness,socializingwithfriendsandotherhobbytimeandsoon.StepNo.2:Assessyouruseoftime.a)Addtogetherthetotaltimeyouwilluseperweek.b)Nowsubtract(减去)thetotaltimefrom168hours.Ifthenumberyougetisnegative,youhaveusedmoretimethanthereisinaweek.Youshouldcutbackincertainareas.Ifyouhavetimeleftover,askyourselfwhatchoicescanbemade.