七选五题型专项练习10篇

2011

年高考英语阅读七选五专项训练（

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专项练习一

For over one hun dred and fifty years, America ns of all social classes have worn blue jeans

.

Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today

.

Strauss' invention continues to be popular not

only among America ns but also among people around the world

.

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829

.

2 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to

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New York in 1847

.

Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss

worked in his brother's dry goods bus in ess

.

This gave him a cha nee to produce his famous invention

.

After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes

.

Strauss did not want to be a pers on who searched an area for min erals

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In stead, he knew he

could make a good livi ng by sell ing supplies to the miners

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At first, he pla nned to sell sew ing

supplies and cloth

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3 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily 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 n amed Jacob Davis who had inven ted a

process of connecting pockets with copper rivets

（铆钉）

.

This made the pants last a long time

.

Because Davis did not have the money to pate nt his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if

Strauss would agree to pay for the pate nt

.

4

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By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion

.

5__

The bus in ess has bee n grow ing ever since and Levi Strauss' compa ny is now one of the

largest clothing companies in 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 have been made with metal rivets ever since

.

D

.

However, he did not get much bus in ess for those products

.

E

.

He also made a great con tributi on to America's clothi ng in dustry

.

F

.

Si nce they were inven ted by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of America n con sumer

culture

.

G

.

As the bus in ess grew, Strauss got much money from it

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专项练习二

Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations

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They say

people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago

.

1

The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly

.

Our bodies have not been able to deal with these cha

nges in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sick nesses

.

2 So they are

called

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Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

Scie ntists no ted that people in both 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 hun ted wild ani mals for their meat, which had much less fat tha n domestic ones. 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 vitamin C.

5 But scie ntists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the an cie nt people did, cutt

ing 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.

Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.

E

.

These new sick nesses were not known in ancient times.

F

.

People today probably don't want to live like our an cestors.

G

.

Moder n people used to suffer from

专项练习三

For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school.

1_Employees will sudde nly lose their ability to concen trate.

The di sease, known as

“

March Madness

”

, refers to the yearl^teOm US men

'

-s college basketball tournament

（

锦标赛

）

.

2 Teams compete against each other in a single

-

elim in ati on

（

单局淘汰

）

tour name nt that even tually crow ns a n ati onal champi on.

Nearly 20 milli on America ns will find themselves pris oners of basketball festival madn ess. The fun comes partly

from guess ing the winners for every game. Frie nds compete aga inst frien ds. 3_Colleagues aga inst bosses.

Big - name schools are usually favored to advanee into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from

little

—

known uni versities.

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 America ns, is an excit ing experie nee. Two years ago, the little

—

known George Mason Un iversity was

one of the final four teams.

College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their uni versity and

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themselves. 5 About $$ 4 billi on will be spe nt gambli ng

（

赌

）

on the eve nt. Accord ing to Media Life magaz ine, the

event will bring in $$ 500 millio n in advertis ing in come this year, topp ing the post -seas on in come of every US professi

on al league, in cludi ng that of the NBA.

A.

Husba nds aga inst wives.

B.

The players will go all out for the games.

C.

But that doesn

'

t mean money isn

'

tinvolved.

D.

College stude nts will ignore piles of homework.

E.

People are willi ng to spe nd more money on watch ing it.

F.

It begi ns on March 15 and lasts through the beg inning of April.

G.

Many people had n ever eve n heard of the uni versity before the tourn ame nt.

专项练习四

Every one knows that the Fren chme n are roma ntic, the Italia ns are fashi on able and the Germa ns are serious.

Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thi ng as n ati onal 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 appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile

（

敌意的

）

to success,

they said. It has a culture of jealousy

（

嫉妒

）

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gree

n

ster

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and the UK is

its home.

Scie ntists at Warwich Uni versity in the UK recen tly tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and

gave each an imagi nary amount of mon ey. 2 Those give n a little were give n the cha nee to destroy the large amount of

money give n to others

their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

3_. But there is also opposite evidenee. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently

reported that the UK is now the world

'

s fourth largest economy. That is not

-but at the cost of losi ng

bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work Ion ger hours tha n anyone else in Europe.

So the British people are not lazy, either.

“

Itis not really success that the British dislike, s

a

ys Carey Cooper, a professor of man ageme nt at the Uni versity of

Man chester In stitute of Science and Tech no logy.

It people using their success in a way that seems proud or un fair or

which separates them from their roots.

4 They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. 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 en trepre neurs were right to complai n.

B.

The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.

C.

As a result, the survey said, en trepre neurs were

“

uni oved, unwan ted and misun derstood.

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t is not true that British people are born jealous of others' success.

E.

Some were give n a little, others a great deal.

F.

But in stead of being happy they compla in that no body loves them.

G.

Perhaps it is the en trepre neurs who are the problem.

专项练习五

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 several levels. 2

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The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: cloth ing

and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of America ns.

_

It in

cluded such items as automobile sand new

houses.

By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. The n, in the late 1950s a fourth leve l of wants

appeared: the

-enricH

i

feg

”

level. While the other levels involve physical

satisfaction

—

the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body

—

this level stresses men tal n eeds for

recog niti on, achieveme nt and happ in ess. It i ncludes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called

best medical care, and en terta inment.

4

One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is

spe nt on goods. Will con sumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their in come in creases, or will they continue

to dema nd luxuries and pers onal services on the fourth level?

A fifth level probably would in volve wants that can be achieved best by com mun ity actio n. Consumers may be

spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignoran ce, 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 is money eno ugh to satisfy one level of wan ts, ano ther level appears.

D.

There are several levels of wants in one

'

s life.

luxury

”

items. Among them are vacation trips, the

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 different wants on each level.

专项练习六

We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don

job. 1

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a very good

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t do

So, you have to give a speech

—

and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you

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