高考阅读七选五集训（九）

高考阅读七选五集训（九）Passage81阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Complainingisoftenlookedatasanegative,butifyouperfectitgreatthingscanhappen.36Articlesandexpertsinsistthattoomuchcomplainingwill“loweryourempathy(共情)andstopyouachievingyourdreamandlivingthelifeyouwant.Theysuggestthatyoucutoutnegativityfromyourlife,especiallypeoplewhocomplain.Buthumanslovetocomplain.IknowthisbecauseIgetpaidtositwithpeoplewhiletheycomplainandprocesseveryweek.37Oncewediscoverhowtoeffectivelyintegrateit,greatthingscanhappen.DrRobinKowalskifoundthosewhocomplainwiththehopesofachievingacertainresulttendtobehappier.Complainingalsoinfluenceshowpeopleseeus,createssocialbonds,encouragesempathyandhelpscreaterealchanges.Itplaysaveryimportantroleinourlivesandisaskillthatcanbeextremelyeffective.38Soherearesomewaystodealwiththeartofcomplaininginaskillfulway.1.Clarifyandorganizeyourcomplaints.Itwillgetyourcomplaintsacrosstoothersmoreeasily.2.Workoutwhocangiveyouahand.39Pickthosewhocanempathizewithyouorhelpwithyourgoal.3.Makeconnectionswithothers.Itwouldbepossibleforpeopletoknowwhatyouneeded.Concludefromspecificthingsabove,andourcomplainingismuchmorelikelytofeelusefulandeffective:Usefactsandlogic.Identitywhohastheabilitytomakeithappen.40Whateveryourcomplaining.it’llmakeforyourimprovementwhenusedcorrectlyandeffectively.A.Getridofyourbitercomplaints.B.Don’tcomplaintothesamepeople.C.Actually,complaininghasabadreputation.D.Socializewithotherstomakecomplaintsaccessible.E.Complainingdoesserveasarealpurposeinourlives.F.However,theinfluencesofcomplainingarenotnecessarilybeneficialtousall.G.Ourgoalisnottoremovecomplaining,butmakeitmoreusefulandeffective.36-40CEGBDPassage82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。Peopleexpresstheirpersonalitiesintheirclothes,theircars,andtheirhomes.Becausewemightchoosecertainfoodsto“tell”peoplesomethingaboutus,ourdietscanalsobeanexpressionofourpersonalities.Forexample,somepeopleeatmainlygourmetfoods,suchascaviar(鱼子酱)andlobster,andtheyeatonlyinexpensiverestaurants.36Humanbeingscaneatmanydifferentkindsoffoods,butsomepeoplechoosenottoeatmeat.37Theirpersonalitiesmightbesimilartoo.Forexample,vegetariansintheUnitedStatesandCanadamaybecreativepeople,andtheymightnotenjoycompetitivesportsorjobs.Theyworryaboutthehealthoftheworld,andtheyareprobablystronglyopposedtowar.38Onestudyshowsthatmanyfastfoodeatershavealotincommonwithoneanother,buttheyareverydifferentfromvegetarians.Theyarecompetitiveandgoodatbusiness.39Manyfastfoodeatersmightnotagreewiththisdescriptionoftheirpersonalities,butitiscommonpictureofthem.Somepeoplealsobelievethatpeopleofthesameastrologicalsign(星座)havesimilarfoodpersonalities.Aries(bornunderthesignofAries,betweenMarch21andApril20)usuallylikespicyfoods,withalotofonionsandpepper.PeoplewiththesignofTaurus(April21toMay22)preferhealthfulfruitsandvegetables,buttheyofteneattoomuch.40Aquarius(January21toFebruary19)caneatasmuchmeatandfishastheywant,butsugarandcholesterol(胆固醇)aresometimesproblemsforthem.A.Theyarealsousuallyinahurry.B.Somepeopleeatmostlyfastfood.C.Theyknowaboutthe“betterthingsinlife”.D.Vegetariansoftenhavemoreincommonthanjusttheirdiet.E.People’spersonalitieshavesomethingtodowiththeirparents.F.Manypeopleavoidalcohol,whichmakesthebodylosetoomuchwater.G.Sagittarius(November22toDecember22)likeethnicfoodsfrommanydifferentcountries.36-40CDBAGPassage83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。Aboutadecadeago,theword“socialmedia”wouldn’thavebeenheardbymany.Buttoday,socialmediaseemstobeoneofman’smostimportantsocialneeds.Socialmediahasnotonlyfoundnewwaysofcommunicationbutalsochangedtheworld’sviewpointonit.36Themostclearbenefitofsocialmediaistheincreaseinthespeedofcommunication.Theobviousfaultofthetraditionalcommunicationsystemwasitsslownature.37Messagesaregettingdeliveredwithinseconds.Newsspreadstomultiplepeoplewithinaneyeblink.38Manyartistsaregainingpopularitywiththeuseofsocialmedia.Giftedpeoplefromtheruralandremoteareasarenowseekingpublicattentionthroughsocialnetworks.Nowlet’shavealookattheothersidetoo.Communicationwasthemainpurposeoftheinventionofsocialmedia.Thispurposeseemstobefulfilledfromoutside.39Theamountoffakenewsisincreasingdaybyday.Inthiseraoftechnology,bothonlineandofflineconversationsaredominatedbysocialmediainteractions.Witheasyperson-to-personaccessbyusingsocialmedia,peoplearebecominglazy.40Withtheincreasingglobalization,wecannotignoresocialmedia.Ifusedwithinlimits,socialmediaisindeedablessingformankind.Regulationsontheuseofsocialmediacanleadustowardsmuchfasterandmorereliablecommunication.A.Socialmediaseemstobeasolution.B.Butcommunicationisabsolutelyrealistic.C.Theyarelosinginterestinmeetingothersinperson.D.Muchlikeeverything,socialmediaalsohastwosides.E.However,thesoulofthecommunicationseemstohavebeenlost.F.Variousapplicationsaregivingaplatformtoshowpeople’stalent.G.Socialmediaalsoprovidesaninsideperspectiveoffarawayplaces.36-40DAFECPassage84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。“Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover,”thepopularsayinggoes.“Allthatglittersisnotgold,”isanother.36isathird.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?Theyremindusthatsomething’sappearanceshouldnotbethemostimportantthingwhendeterminingitsvalue.Themessageisthatweshouldvalueourselvesforwhoweare—acceptourshortcomingsandstopjudgingourselvesagainstourimperfections.Butit’seasiersaidthandone.Manypeoplestillfeelinsecureaboutthemselvesandtheirappearancebecauseitmaynotmeasureuptothestandardofperfection.37Learntoacceptpraise.38Don’tpushitawayorplayitdown.Andpraiseotherstoo.Ifyouthinksomeonelooksnice,orsomeonehasagoodidea,tellthem.Itcanliftthemup.39We’resurroundedbytheseperfectimagesofwhatitistobebeautiful.Thatcomparingonlycreatesastandardwethinkweneedtopursueandleadstofeelingsofdisappointmentifwearen’tuptothestandard.Appreciateyourbodyforwhatitcando—walking,yoga,playingsportorotherwise.Youcanbeanincrediblehumanregardlessofyourshapeorsize.Attendthegymandrealizehowstrongandcapableyourbodyis,eventhoughitmaybefat.Finally,theonlypersonwhocantrulyaffectyourbodypositivityisyou.Becomingcomfortablewithyourselfisunlikelytobeaccomplishedovernight,butdon’tgiveup.Rememberthateveryoneisinsecuresometimes.40Lovewhatyoulooklike.A.“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether,”B.“Finefeathersdonotmakefinebirds,”C.Whensomeonesayssomethingnice,embraceit.D.Sotherearesomewaystohelpyoutobemorepopular.E.Becertainaboutwhoyouareandwhatyouwantasaperson.F.Don’tcompareyourbodytoothers’,particularlycelebrities’.G.Sowhatcanapersondotoimprovetheirownbodypositivity?36-40BGCFEPassage85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。EarthDay,markedonApril22nd,istheperfectopportunitytothinkabouthowwecanmaketheworldabetterplace.36—likethesesmallchangesyoucanmaketomovetowardsahappier,healthierlifethat’salsokindertotheplanet.Getoutdoors.Didyouknowthattheaveragepersononlyspendsfourhoursaweekplayingoutdoors?37.Whynotvisitalocalpark,forestorbeach?Ifnoneoftheaboveiseasilyaccessibletoyouexplorethewoodsofyourownneighborhood.Justtryinganeco-friendlyprojectingardenslikezero-waste-bird-feedingisalsoagoodchoice.38.Manypeoplefindthatconnectingtothenaturalenvironmentmakesthemhappyforamuchlongertime,comparedwithcrazyshopping,whichonlybringstemporaryexcitementbut,morelikely,lastingharmtotheplanet.It’snoaccidentthatmeditation(冥思)appsandvideosareoftenthemedwithrain,forestsandcalmingoceansounds.39,what’sthepointofpayingtodoitonline?Whynotchallengeyourselftoconnectwiththeearthbysimplynoticingwhat’saroundyou?Savetheplanetby“plogging”!Ploggingsimplymeanscollectinglitterasyoujog,orwalkaroundyourcommunity.Whynothostaploggingeventofyourown?40.Youcanalsogetsomegreatexerciseatthesametime.Plus,youbecomemoremindfulofthetrashwethrowawayeveryday,andthedifferencewecanmaketotheearth.A.PurchaselessandconnectmoreB.LeaveyourhappinessinthewildC.ThefollowingarethreegoodchancesD.YoucanhelpcleanupyourcommunityE.TherearesomanywaystogetinvolvedF.WechallengeyoutogetoutsideonApril22ndG.Sincewecanexperiencethemeasilyoutsideinnature36-40EFAGDPassage86阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Museumscanbeoverwhelming.Withthousandsofpiecesthere,howdoyouknowwhichtofocuson?Andonceyouseeapieceyoulike,howdoyouinteractwithit?Hereissomeadviceonhowtohaveameaningfulconnectionwhenyoulookatart.Getupcloseandpersonal.36Therefore,takeyourtimetoobservequalitiesaboutaworkthatmaynotcomethroughonacomputerscreen.Thatincludesitslookandthefeelofitssurface,themarksmadebythebrushandthepathyoureyestakewhenviewingthework.Standback.Next,takeafewstepsback,standinthecenter-andobservewhat’shappeninginthebigpicture.What’sgoingoninthepiece?37Whataretheydoing?Howaretheyrelated?Lookatitfromanangle.Thentrylookingatanartworkfromitssides,becauseyoumightcatchsomethingyoumightnothaveseenstraighton.Ifit’ssomethinglikeTheAmbassadorsbyHolbeinatTheNationalGalleryinLondon,ifyoustandtotheside,you’llseesomethingthatfromfrontonlooksverydifferent.38That’scalledanamorphicart.Moveyourbody.Ifyou’relookingatapainting,youcantakeafingertotheairandtracetheoutlineofthefigureorthemovementofthebrushstrokes.39Thiscanhelpyouseeandfeelwhatitmightbeliketomakethisartworkfromtheartist’sperspective.Considerthesubjectoftheart.Thatcanhaveaprofoundeffectonhowyoufeelaboutthework-andperhapsyoucanlearnsomethingfromit.TaketheexampleofAndrewWyeth’sfamouspainting,Christina’sWorld,whichdepicts(描绘)agirlwithamusclediseasecrawlingacrossafieldtogettoherhomeinthedistance.Thepaintingpersonifies(体现)determination.40A.Sojustkeepanopenmind.B.Whathavetheygonethrough?C.Whenyoustandtotheside,itchanges.D.Howarethefiguresinthepiecearranged?E.Wehavetheluxuryofseeingtherealthingatamuseum.F.Whenlookingatsculptures,trytheposeswithyourbody.G.Itcaninawayrelieveyourstresstoknowwehavethisinnerstrength.36-40EDCFGPassage87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。Whatismentalhealth?Mentalhealthisanexpressionweuseeveryday,soitmightsurpriseyouthattheterm“mentalhealth”isfrequentlymisunderstood.36AccordingtotheWHO,however,mentalhealthis“astateofwell-beinginwhicheveryindividualrealizeshisorherownpotential,candealwiththenormalstressesoflife,canworkfruitfully,andisabletomakeacontributiontoherorhiscommunity.”37Tomakethingsabitclearer,someexpertshavetriedcomingupwithdifferenttermstoexplainthedifferencebetween“mentalhealth”and“mentalhealthconditions”,suchas“goodmentalhealth”,“mentalwell-being”,andeven“happiness”.38Asaresult,someofthemhavetriedtoexplainthedifferencebytalkingaboutacontinuouswholewherementalhealthisatoneendoftherangewhilementalhealthconditionsareattheother.Researchshowsthathighlevelsofmentalhealthareassociatedwithincreasedlearning,creativityandproductivity.39Incontrast,mentalhealthconditionscancausedistressandbadeffectonrelationships.Theyarealsorelatedtopoorphysicalhealthanddeathfromsuicide.40Thefactthatsomeoneisnotexperiencingamentalhealthconditiondoesn’tnecessarilymeanhismentalhealthisgood.Likewise,it’spossibletobediagnosedwithamentalhealthconditionwhilefeelingwellinmanyaspectsoflife.Briefly,mentalhealthisaboutbeingemotionallyandsociallyhealthy—thewaywethink,feelanddeveloprelationships—andnotmerelytheabsenceofamentalhealthcondition.A.Soinsteadofbeingabout“what’stheproblem?”,it’sreallyabout“what’sgoingwell?”.B.Itisoftenmistakenlyusedasasubstituteformentalhealthconditions.C.This,however,willhelppreventmentalhealthconditions.D.Butothersarguethatusingmorewordstodescribethesamethingjustaddstotheconfusion.E.Theycanalsoimprovesocialrelationshipsandphysicalhealth.F.Manypeopleareaffectedbydepressions,anxietyandsuicide.G.Butit’simportanttorememberthatmentalhealthiscomplex.36-40BADEGPassage87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。Thehumanbrainisthecommandcentreforthenervoussystemandenablesthoughts,memory,movement,andemotions.36Asthepopulationages,thechallengesforthepreservationofbrainhealthincrease.Itisthereforevitalforseniorstounderstandhowtoprotectit.Exerciseregularly.Regularphysicalexercisetendstohelpfightagainstthenaturalreductioninbrainconnectionsthatoccurduringaging,Multiplestudiesshowthatphysicallyactivepeoplearelesslikelytoexperienceadeclineintheirmentalfunctionandhavealowerriskofdevelopingbraindisease.37Havea“right”nap.Havinganapafterlunchcanbegoodforyourbrainandmanyseniorshavedevelopedsuchagoodhabitforlong,38Whilea30-minto90-minnaphasbrainbenefits,anythinglongerthananhourandahalfmaycreateproblemswithcognition,theabilitytothinkandformmemories.39Yourbrainissimilartoamuscle—youneedtouseitorloseit.Therearemanythingsthatyoucandotokeepyourbraininshape,suchasdoingcrosswordpuzzles,reading,orplayingcards.Youcanalsolearnsomethingnewsuchasmusicalinstruments,drawing,orevendigitaldevices.Combinedifferenttypesofactivitiestoincreasetheeffectiveness.EataMediterraneandiet.StudiesshowpeoplewhocloselyfollowaMediterraneandietarelesslikelytohavebraindiseasethanpeoplewhodon’tfollowthediet.40However,weatleastknowthatomegafattyacidsfoundinoliveoilandotherhealthyfatsarevitalforyourcellstofunctioncorrectly.A.Staymentallyactive.B.Explorenewinterestsifpossible.C.Butkeepinmindthatthelengthmatters.D.Yourdietplaysalargeroleinyourbrainhealth.E.Thebenefitsresultfromincreasedbloodcirculation.F.Maintainingahealthybrainistheprimarygoalinpursuinghealth.G.Furtherresearchisneededtodecidewhichpartsofthediethelpbrainthemost.36-40FECAGPassage88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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Haveyouevermadeapromisetoyourselfthatyoudidn’tkeep?Commonly,whenthenewyearticksover,wemakeresolutions:goingtothegym,studyingharderorgivingupabadhabit.Sadly,notlongafterwe’vemadethepromise,weoftenendupbreakingthem.36Well,it’spossible,butwillpowermightnotbetheonlythingyouneed.Thebasicideaofahabitissomethingwedoalmostunconsciously,asifyou’reonautopilot.Anexampleofthiswouldbehavingbreakfastorsaying“please”and“thankyou”.37Butifwedon’thavethosehabits,howcanwecreatethem?AccordingtoastudypublishedbytheEuropeanJournalofSocialPsychology,ittakesanaverageof66daystoformanewhabit.However,relyingonlyondeterminationmaynotbetheanswer.Questioningwhyyouwantsomethingtobethenorm(常态)ratherthanrelyingonyourresolvecouldbethekey.38Theissueis,willpowercouldbesubjecttoyourmood—abadmoodmaymeanyoudon’twanttodosomething.Youshouldalsoavoidtryingtochangetoomuchatonce—rememberthatit’sacaseofbabysteps,39,goingtothegym,andstoppingdrinkingatthesametimewillprobablyresultinfailureratherthansustainablepractice.Anddon’tworryaboutfailing—juststartagain!40Ifyouhatemushrooms,don’tpersevereandtrytoaddthemtoyourdietjusttobehealthier.Eatsomethingyoulike!Itmightnotbequick,butifyoufollowthesetips,youmaybeabletochangesomethingforthebetterorkickabadhabit.A.GivingupallyourfavouritefoodsB.WorkingoutasyoupleaseC.Butwhatifyouwanttocreateanewgoodhabit?D.Goodhabitscanbepartofyourdailyroutine.E.Don’tdothingsoutsideyourcomfortzone.F.Togetridofabadhabitisnotaseasyathingaswesometimesthink.G.Doyouwanttoloseweightbecauseyouwanttobehealthierorfeelmoreattractive?36-40CDGAEPassage89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。Criticalthinkingismakinganefforttoimprovethewayyouthink.36Weusethisprocesstosolveproblems,makeargumentsandevaluateclaims.It’simportantinjustabouteveryareaoflife.Mostofourthinkingisnotcriticalthinking.Wedon’tneedtomakemanyjudgmentstotraveltoworkorcookdinner.37Criticalthinkingcansaveusfromblindlymakingpoorchoices.Sohowcanyouimproveyourcriticalthinkingskills?Youneedtopractise.Therearemanywaysofdoingthat.Hereareafew:38Lookatarticlesorbookswrittenbypeopleonallsidesoftheissue.Foreachsource,evaluatetheargument:Whatclaimisitmaking?Whatreasonsdoesitgive?Arethereasonslogical?Whenyouseeorhearaclaim,askquestionsaboutit.Whoismakingtheclaimandwhy?Whatistheclaimant’sbackgroundandhowdoesthismotivatetheiropinion?Evaluateyourownthinking.Wheredoyoutendtonotthinkcritically?Whydon’tyou?Howcanyouimprove?Questionthingsyouassume.Whatclaimsdoyouacceptwithoutknowingthereasonsforthem?39Trytofindoutwhatothersbelieveaboutthatclaimandwhy.Asyougrowincriticalthinking,you’llbecomeawiserandmorethoughtfulperson.40A.Sticktoyourclaim.B.Readaboutatopicpeopledisagreeon.C.Whenyouthinkofone,dosomeresearch.D.It’sanalyzingfactsseparatelysoyoucanmakedecisions.E.Anditmayhelpyoutosucceedatworkorschoolaswell.F.We’llonlyuseitifwemakeaconsciousefforttoaskquestionsaboutwhatwesee.G.Butwhenaproblemcomesourway,weneedtothinkcriticallytodecidehowtosolveit.36-40DGBCEPassage90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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。“Justthinkpositively!”“Itcouldbeworse.”“Youshouldlookatthebrightside!”We’veallheard(andmaybeused)thesephraseswithoutmuchthought.Buttheycouldbecontributingtoacultureoft