高考总复习优化设计二轮用书英语(新高考)七选五　原创题组练

七选五原创题组练(限时:35分钟)Passage1Todaywetalkaboutwhathappenswhenabiganimalrunslooseinasmallarea.Theexpressionistobe“abullinachinashop”.Chinaisfragile,meaningveryeasytobreak.Imaginealargebullrunninglooseinachinashop.Allthefragileplates,bowls,andteacupsintheshopwouldbeonthefloorandbrokeninamillionpieces.1Wherevertheygo,theycreateamess.

Thiscanhappenonpurposeorbyaccident.Ifyouarebehavingwildlyinasmallspaceandarebreakingthingshereandthere,youareactinglikeabullinachinashop.2Maybeyouarejustverybigoryourbodymovementsarenotverygraceful.

3Whenapersonfeelsoutofplaceanddealstooroughlywithadelicateproblem,theycansaytheyfeellikeabullinachinashop.

Thisexpressioncanalsomeanyouhandleadelicatesituationbadly.4Insteadyouaddfueltothefire.Thismeansyoumakethesituationworse.

Itiswidelybelievedthatthisexpressioncamefromrealanimalscausingrealdamageatoutdoormarketsinthe1800s.Wordexpertsaysthatmanylanguageshaveasimilarexpression,butmaybetheyuseadifferentanimal,forexampleanelephant.5

A.Butmaybeyoudon’tmeanto.B.Youdon’treactcalmlyandcarefully.C.Thisexpressionisusedinotherways.D.Thisexpressioncandescribeapersonorasituation.E.Andanelephantwouldalsodoalotofdamageinachinashop.F.So,whenyouactlikeabullinachinashop,youcreatedamage.G.Sotheexpressiondescribesapersonwhoisawkwardandclumsy.Passage2Gardeningrequiresalotofphysicallabor.Theactivitycanextendfromlightexercisetoheavylabor.Allthatbending,lifting,digging,carryingandmovingburnscaloriesandbuildsmuscles.Butitcanalsoinjurethebody.1Eventhestrongestandhealthiestofgardenerscanhurtthemselves.Forpeoplewhoarelessphysicallyfitorwhohavehealthconditionsthatlimitmovementorcausepain,gardeningmayseemimpossible.Buttherearewaystogrowplantsthataregentleonthebody.

Takingsimplecareinthewayyouliftandcarrytheobjectsyouneedcanpreventinjury.2Youcanstandwithyourfeetasfarapartasyourshoulderstokeepyourbalance.Ifbendingatallistoodifficult,orifyougardenwhileseated,growplantsinraisedbedsthatareastallasyourchairorthemiddlepartofyourbody.

Usewheelbarrows(手推车)totransportheavysupplies.Itiseasytooverestimateyourabilitytocarryheavyloads.3Whenyoucarryweightonyourown,holdheavyobjectstoyourchest,keepingyourbackasstraightaspossible.Plantcontainerscanbeveryheavy.Itisbesttosetthemwhereyouwantthembeforeyoufillthem.

4Youalsocanusepadstoprotectyourknees.Ifyouhavehandpainordifficultyholdingontothings,manytoolsnowcomewithimprovedgrips(手柄).Youcanalsoupdateyourexistingtoolswithgripsandwrapsmadetofitthem.

Mostimportantly,takeitslowandeasy.5

A.Theresultcanleadtoinjury.B.Thatlessenstheworkagreatdeal.C.Movearoundonagardenseatwithwheels.D.Limitgardeningperiodstobetween60and90minutes.E.Remembertobendatthekneeswhenliftingheavybags.F.Agardener’sbackcanstarttohurtandsocantheirknees.G.Afewminutesofgentlestretchinghelpstopreparemusclesforwork.Passage3Theholidayseasonisatimeforcelebratingwithfriendsandfamily.Itisoftencalledthe“givingseason”becauseduringtheholidayspeoplegivegiftsandhavecelebrations.1However,therearewaystoreducetheamountofwasteyoucreate.

Theconcernsaboutpaperwastehavecausedmanypeopletolookatotherchoicesforwrappingapresent.Youcanusereusablebagsforgifts.Keepgiftbagsandotherdecorationsthatyoureceive.2Youcanalsowrapgiftsinoldmaps,pagesfrommagazines,andartpaper.Thepersonreceivingthegiftcouldusethewrappingforsomethingelse.

Formanypeople,sendingholidaycardsisatradition.However,nowmanypeopleusedigital,orelectroniccards.Therearesomanydigitaloptionsnow.3Thosewhowanttosendtraditionalcardsmightchooseonesprintedonrecyclablepaper.

Fordecoratingthehome,expertsagainsaypeopleshouldthinkofreusingandrecycling.4Oneexpertsuggestsusingoldholidaycardsasdecorations.Ifyouuseholidayslightsandtheyareold,expertssuggestusingnewerenergy-savingtypesoflights.

IfpeoplewantaChristmastree,thequestionisoftenfakeorreal?ThegreenerchoicewouldbebuyingarealChristmastreefromalocalfarm.Thetreesaregrownforthepurposeofbeingcut,andnewonesaretypicallyreplantedeveryyear.5

Whenhavingacelebration,avoidsingle-useplastics.Ifsingle-useseemsunavoidable,chooseonesthataremadefromthingslikebamboo.Anddonateyourunusedfoodtoanorganizationthathelpsthoseinneed.A.Sothecyclecontinues.B.Peoplegetjustasmuchjoyoutofit.C.Thisiswheregiftsarewrappedincloth.D.Unfortunately,thiscanleadtoalotofwaste.E.Youcanreusethemthenexttimeyougiveagift.F.Buyinglocalmeansthatitdidnotusemuchfueltogettoyou.G.Naturalgreenerycanbeusedtomakearoombeautifulandsmellnice!Passage4Whenwearestruggling,whenwehaveahardtimefocusing,orwhenwehaveahardtimeingeneral,wemayturntoothersforhelp.1Well,todayweofferyousomeadvice.

2ThatistheideabehindKendraLevin’sself-helpbookTheHeroIsYou.Whenyoumakeyourselftheheroofyourownlife,younotonlygainfocusbutalsopurpose.

LevinbasedherideaontheteachingsofAmericanwriterJosephCampbellandhisHero’sJourney.Campbellstudiedstoriesfrommanydifferenttimeperiodsandmanydifferentcultures.Hefoundthatmanystorieshadsomethingincommon:aherowhogoesonajourney.3

Makingourselvestheheroinourownstoryhelpsusinmanyways.Forone,itcangiveushopeasstoriesoftendo.4Welovestoriesbecausestoriesareallabouthopeandthebeliefthataftersomethingbadhappenstoyou,yougetsomevalueoutofit.

It’simportantandvaluableforallofustoseeourselvesasheroesonajourney.Andthereasonforthatisthatweneedtohaveasenseofpurpose.Weneedtohaveasensethatwhatwe’redoingmattersandthatit’sleadingtowardssomething.5

It’sreallyimportantandvaluabletousethehero’sjourneyasatoolforseeingyourselfasaheroandseeingthismomentinyourlifeasjustthat—amoment,ratherthanthisisjusthowlifeisgoingtobeforever.A.Turnyourselfintoyourownhero!B.Wemayevenwishwehadaherotohelpus.C.That’soneofthereasonsthatwelovestories.D.Ourlife’sjourneyisongoingandever-changing.E.Thiscanbeapowerfultoolforanyonefacingadifficulttime.F.Levinremindsusthatthehero’sjourneyisnotaone-timething.G.Theheroovercomesagreatchallengeandcomeshomechangedforthebetter.Passage5Theagingprocessaffectsthehumanbodyinmanyways.Onethingthathappenstoallofusasweageismuscleloss.Someexpertssaymusclelossbeginsaroundage50.Butotherssayitcanstartasearlyasage30.Expertsmaynotknowexactlywhenmuscleslossstarts.1

Now,thegoodnews!Lostmusclesarenotgoneforever.Althoughmusclelossmaybeanaturalpartofaging,youcandosomethingstoslowitdown.Itisbettertostartbuildingmuscleswhenyouareyoungerandingoodhealth.2

Butwhatexactlyis“strengthtraining”?Simplyput,strengthtrainingisanyactivitythatmakesone’smusclesstronger.Butletusfirsttalkaboutsomeofthehealthbenefitsofstrengthtraining.Developstrongbones.Strengthtrainingputspressureonyourbones.3Thispressurecanincreasethethicknessordensityofbones.Thiscanreduceyourriskofdevelopingosteoporosis—adiseasethatweakensbones,makingthemeasytobreak.

Manageyourweight.Strengthtrainingcanhelpyoutotakecontrolofyourweightandevenloseweight.4Butmuscleincreasesyourmetabolism,andahighermetabolismhelpsyouburnmorecalories.

Improveyourqualityoflife.Strengthtrainingcanimproveyourabilitytodoeverydayactivities.Forexample,havingstrongermusclesmakesiteasiertoliftandmovethings.5So,yourriskoffallingorgettinginjuredmaybelessened.Asweage,thiscangreatlyaddtoyourqualityoflife.Regularstrengthtraining,whencombinedwithotherkindsofexercise,mayhelpolderadultsthinkandlearnbetter.

A.Andthatisagoodthing.B.Muscleweighsmorethanfat.C.Andgiveyourmusclestimetorecover.D.Strongmusclescanimproveyourbalance.E.Butitisnevertoolatetostartstrengthtraining.F.Theexpertssuggestwarmingupbeforestrengthtraining.G.Buttheydoknowthatbeinginactivecanspeeduptheprocess.答案：七选五原创题组练Passage1[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了abullinachinashop(牛闯瓷器店)这个典故的使用语境及其由来。1.G段中过渡句。上文描述一头大公牛在瓷器店里乱窜。店里所有易碎的盘子、碗和茶杯都会掉在地上摔得粉碎。下一句讲,无论他们走到哪里,都会制造混乱。所以选G项(所以这个典故描述的是一个笨拙不灵活的人),承上启下。2.A段中过渡句。上句描述如果你在一个狭小的空间里表现得很疯狂,到处打碎东西,你就像一只闯进瓷器店的公牛。下文讲也许你只是块头很大,或者你的身体动作不太优雅。因此选A项(但也许你不是故意的)。3.C段首主旨句。此处承接上段,进行了转折,空格处是本段的主旨句。当一个人在处理一个微妙的问题时感到格格不入,他们可以说自己像一头公牛在瓷器店里。因此选C项(这个典故还有其他用法)。4.B段中过渡句。上句表示这个典故也可以表示你把一个微妙的情况处理得很糟糕。下句则表示反而你是火上浇油。这意味着你让情况变得更糟。因此选B项(你的反应不够冷静和谨慎)。5.E段尾总结句。上文主要说的典故中的公牛,而设空处上句表示许多语言都有类似的表达,但可能它们用的是不同的动物,比如大象。因此E项(大象在瓷器店也会造成很大的破坏)符合语境。Passage2[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。园艺需要大量的体力劳动。这种活动可以从轻度运动扩展到重体力劳动。但是它也会伤害身体。本文介绍了避免伤害身体的一些方法。1.F段中过渡句。第一段讲,园艺可以燃烧卡路里和锻炼肌肉。本段第一句进行了转折,表示它也会伤害身体。因此选F项(园丁的背部会开始疼,膝盖也会疼)。与下句“即使是最强壮、最健康的园丁也会伤到自己。”相一致。2.E段中过渡句。上句讲道在搬运你需要的物品时,稍加小心就可以防止受伤。下文是避免受伤的做法,E项(记得提重物时膝盖要弯曲)与下句内容相一致,故选E项。3.A段中过渡句。本段介绍的是为了避免受伤,可以使用手推车运输重型物资。上句讲道,人们很容易高估自己搬运重物的能力。因此选A项(结果可能导致受伤)。4.C段首主旨句。下句讲道,你也可以用护膝来保护膝盖。因此空格处要填的也是一项保护措施,故选C项(坐在带轮子的花园座椅上四处走动)。5.D段尾结束句。上句讲道,最重要的是,慢慢来,放轻松。因此选D项(将园艺时间限制在60到90分钟之间)。Passage3[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。庆祝节日的时候,人们赠送礼品,装饰家居会造成一些浪费,本文介绍了减少浪费的一些方法。1.D段中过渡句。上文讲道,节日是与朋友和家人一起庆祝的时候。它通常被称为“送礼的季节”,因为在节日期间人们赠送礼物并举行庆祝活动。因此填D项(不幸的是,这会导致大量的浪费)。与下句“然而,有一些方法可以减少你制造的浪费。”相一致。2.E段中过渡句。上文讲道,出于对纸张浪费的担忧,许多人开始寻找其他包装礼物的选择。你可以用可重复使用的袋子装礼物,保留你收到的礼品袋和其他装饰品。因此选E项(下次你送礼物的时候可以重复使用)。3.B段中过渡句。上句讲道,现在有太多的数码的选择了。因此选B项(人们从中得到的快乐也一样多),与下一句“那些想要送传统卡片的人可以选择用可回收纸印刷的卡片。”相对应。4.G段中过渡句。上句讲道,对于装饰家居,专家们再次建议人们考虑再利用和循环利用。下文表示,一位专家建议使用旧的节日卡片作为装饰。因此空格处也是装饰家居的一种好方法,因此选G项(天然的绿色植物可以使房间变得漂亮,闻起来很香)。5.A段尾总结句。本段是关于圣诞树的选择。上文讲道,这些树是为了砍伐而种植的,通常每年都会重新种植新的树木。因此选A项(如此循环往复)。Passage4[