英语七选五(历年高考真题)精析精练(附答案)

whenever a person is added

，

everyone else pulls the rope with less force.

___50___.An A

-

team may require a balance

-

not just A players

，

but a few

generous B players as well.

A. It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.

B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent

C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention.

D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.

E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.

F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best

talent.

G.

This

task

interdependence

distinguishes

baseball

from

football

and

basketball.

（十）

Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a

common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music.

___31___

At

that

time

the

Beatles

entered

the

world

of

music

from

Liverpool.

After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC, the Beatles

quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours. By

mid

-

1963,

the Beatles had been extremely popular in England. ___32___ They held

large concerts and performed at clubs. They became the hottest thing on

the

pop

music

scene

in

England.

They

began

as

a

modestly

successful

musician group and ended the year as show business legends(

传说

). John

Lennon and Paul McCartney were named composers of the year.

___33___ They were not sure how the Americans would react to the

new

type

of

music.

Beatlemania

hit

New

York

on

February

7,

1964.

Hundreds

of

fans

jammed

the

airport

to

greet

them.

___34___

The

concert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in

the history of television up to that time. The Beatles were described as a

British

invasion(

入侵

)by

local

and

nationwide

newspapers

at

that

time.

Their victory in America was still remembered as a major turning point in

the history of rock and roll. Thanks to the Beatles, a lot of opportunities

were opened up to new faces on the market. ___35___

A. They decided on a tour to the United States in 1964.

B. Even their hairstyles became major trends at that time.

C. Rock music developed in the 1950s and the early 1960s.

D. However, their songs changed the lives of generations to come.

E. Many rock bands were able to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles.

F. They appeared in the films A Hard Day's Night(1964)and Help

！

(1965).

G. They performed their first concert in America at CBS television's 53rd

street studio.

（十一）

Color

is

fundamental

in

home

design——something

you’ll

always

have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one

of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a

room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place

to relax after a long day?____36____, color is the key to making a room

feel the way you want it to feel.

Over

the

years,

there

have

been

a

number

of

different

techniques

to

help designers approach this important point.____37____, they can get a

little complex .But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of

decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the

medium ones, and the large ones.

____38____.

They’re

the

little

spots

of

color

like

throw

pillows ,mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to

our rooms .Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than

buying a colorful sofa ,small color choices bring with them the significant

benefit of being easily changeable .

Medium

color

choices

are

generally

furniture

pieces

such

as

sofas,

dinner

tables

or

bookshelves

____39____.

They

require

a

bigger

commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on

the feeling of a space.

The

large

color

decisions

in

your

rooms

concern

the

walls,

ceilings,

and floors .Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort

and relative expense put into it are significant.____40____.

A. While all of them are useful

B. Whatever you’re looking for

C. If you’re experimenting with a color

D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with

E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces

F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time

G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two

major ways

（十二）

If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With

such

busy

lives,

it

can

be

hard

to

try

and

find

the

time

to

work

out.

___36___

Working

out

in

the

morning

provides

additional

benefits

beyond being physically fit.

Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and

ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day.___37___

Your metabolism(

新陈代谢

) gets a head start. ___38___ If you work

out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie(

卡路里

)burning

benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.

___39___

Studies

found

that

people

who

woke

up

early

for

exercise

slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise energizes

you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you

are very excited.

___40___ If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be

more

likely

to

stick

to

healthy

food

choices

throughout

the

day.

Who

would

want

to

ruin

their

good

workout

by

eating

junk

food?

You

will

want to continue to focus on positive choices.

There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings.

Set your alarm clock an hour early and

push yourself to work out! You

will feel energized all day long.

A. You will stick to your diet.

B. Your quality of sleep improves.

C. You prefer healthy food to fast food.

D. There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.

E. You can keep your head clear for 4

-

10 hours after exercise.

F. After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.

G. If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or you’re doing it now,

then listen up!

（十三）

Before

there

was

the

written

word,

there

was

the

language

of

dance.

Dance

expresses

love

and

hate,

joy

and

sorrow

,life

and

death,

and

everything else in between.

___36___We

dance

from

Florida

to

Alaska,

from

north

to

south

and

sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays , office parties and just to fill

the time.

“I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in

Iowa. “I can't imagine doing anything else with my life.

runs

dance classes for all ages.

great to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and

having a social life.

___38___

can

tell

you

about

one

young

couple,

says

Bridges.

“They're learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low

spirits and they leave with a smile. _____39_____”

So,

do

we

dance

in

order

to

make

ourselves

feel

better,

calmer,

healthier? Andrea Hillier says,“Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart,

is

life.

Even

after

all

these

years,

I

want

to

get

better

and

better.____40____ I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I'm alive.

A. So why do we dance?

B. Dance in the everywhere.

C. If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.

D. My older students say it makes them feel young.

E. I keep practicing even When I'm extremely tired.

F. Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.

G. They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.

（十四）

Moving

into

a

new

home

in

a

new

neighborhood

is

an

exciting

experience.

Of

course,

you

want

to

make

sure

that

you

become

an

acceptable

and

valuable

part

of

your

neighborhood,

the

easiest

way

to

accomplish this is to make sure you conduct yourself as a good neighbor

should. _____31_____

Perhaps

one

of

the

most

important

things

you

can

do

as

a

good

neighbor is to keep your property(

房产

) neat, clean, and in good repair.

____32____ By choosing to keep the outside of the home in great shape,

you will help to improve the look and feel of the area.

Second,

take

the

overall

appearance

of

the

neighborhood

seriously,.

When going for a walk. Take a small garbage bag. _____33_____ This

small act will let your neighbors know that you care about the area.

______34______

If

a

neighbor

is

going

to

be

out

of

town,

offer

to

collect mail and newspapers. If a neighbor suffers an illness, offer to do

the grocery shopping . Let them know you are there to help in any way

this acceptable, while still respecting the privacy of your neighbor.

______35______

By

following

the

basic

rules

of

respecting

others,

taking care of what belongs to you, and taking pride in the appearance of

the

neighborhood

in general,

you

will

quickly

become

a

good

neighbor

that everyone appreciate.

A. In general, keep an eye on their property while they are gone.

B.A good neighbor is also one who likes to help out in small ways.

C. Being a good neighbor is more or less about considerate behavior.

D.

Sometimes

neighbors

may

go

to

the

supermarket

together

to

do

shopping.

E. Should you come across waste paper thrown out of a passing car, pick

it up.

F. People tend to lake pride in keeping everything in their street fresh and

inviting.

G. Here are a few tips to help you win over everyone in the neighborhood

quickly

(

十五

)

Why Do We Get Angry?

Anger seems simple when we are feeling it, but the causes of anger are

various.

Knowing these

causes

can

make

us examine our

behavior,

and

correct bad habits. The main reasons we get angry are triggering

（触发）

events,

personality

traits

（特征）

,

and

our

assessment

of

situations.

51____________.

Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would

take hundreds of pages. However, here are some examples: being cut off

in traffic, a deadline approaching, experiencing physical pain, and much

more.

____52____

The

reason

why

someone

is

triggered

by

something

and others are not is often due to one’s personal history and psychological

traits.

Each

person,

no

matter

who

they

are,

has

psychological

imbalances.

People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and

low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry.

53

Also,

sometimes

pre

-

anger

does

not

have

to

do

with

a

lasting

condition,

but

rather a temporary state before a triggering event has occurred.

54

Sometimes

even

routine

occurrences

become

sources

of

pre

-

anger,

or

anger

itself.

Sometimes

ignorance

and

negative

(

消极的

)

outlooks on situations can create anger.

55

However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to know

the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence. With these

main reasons in mind, we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the

day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our

feelings.

A. Our attitude and viewpoint on situations can create anger within us as

well.

B. But some types of situations can help us to get rid of the occurrence of

anger.

C.

Anger

is

rarely

looked

upon

as

a

beneficial

character

trait,

and

is

usually advised to reduce it.

D. Anger is a particularly strong feeling and maybe people think that they

have reasons to feel angry.

E. Having these personality traits implies the pre

-

anger state, where anger

is in the background of your mind.

F.

Understanding

these

reasons

will

control

our

own

anger

if

we

are

willing to evaluate ourselves with a critical eye.

G. Not everyone acts the same in response to events, and that is why what

triggers one person may or may not trigger another.

(

十六

)

If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of

my

weekends

camping.

I

would have

laughed heartily.

Campers,

in

my

eyes,

were

people

who

enjoyed

insects

bites,

ill

-

cooked

meals,

and

uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me.

36

The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a

pioneer.

37

We

sleep

in

a

tent,

cooked

over

an

open

fire,

and

walked

a

long

distance

to

take

the

shower

and

use

the

bathroom.

This

brief

visit

with

Mother

Nature

cost

me

two

days

off

from

work,

recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor`s bill for my son`s

food poisoning.

I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun

-

filled holiday in

the wilderness.

38

Instead, we had a pop

-

up camper with comfortable beds and

an air conditioner. My nature

-

loving friends had remembered to bring all

the necessities of life.

39

We

have

done

a

lot

of

it

since.

Recently,

we

bought

a

-

eight

-

foot

travel

trailer

complete

with

a

bathroom

and

a

built

-

in

TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator.

The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.

40

It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her

way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.

A

．

This

time

there

was

no

tent.

B

．

Things

are

going

to

be

improved.

C

．

The

trip

they

took

me

on

was

a

rough

one.

D

．

I

was

to

learn

a

lot

about

camping

since

then,

however.

E

．

I

must

say

that

I

have

certainly

come

to

enjoy

camping.

F. After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.

G. There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.

（十七）

Interruptions

are

one

of

the

worst

things

to

deal

with

while

you’re

trying

to

get

work

done.

36

,there

are

several

ways

to

handle

things. Let’s take a look at them now.

37

.Tell the person you’re sorry and explain that you have a

million things to do and then ask if the of you can talk at a different time.

When

people

try

to

interrupt

you,

have

set

hours

planned

and

let

them

know

to

come

back

during

that

time

or

that

you’ll

find

them

then.

38

.It can help to eliminate(

消除

) future interruptions.

When

you

need

to

someone,

don’t

do

it

in

your

own

office.

39

.it’s much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than

if

you

try

to

get

someone

out

of

your

space

even

after

explaining

how

busy you are

If you have a door to your office, make good use of it.

40

.If

someone knocks and it’s not an important matter. Excuse yourself and let

the person know you’re busy so they can get the hint(

暗示

) than when the

door is closed, you’re not to be disturbed.

A. If you’re busy, don’t

feel

bad

about

saying

no

B. When you want to avoid interruptions at work zxx.k

C. Set boundaries for yourself

as your time goes

D. If you’re in the other person’s office or in a public area

E. It’s important that you let them know when you’ll be available

F. It might seem unkind to cut people shirt when they interrupt you

G. Leave it open when you’re available to talk and close it when you’re

not

（十八）

Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame

on

the

alarm

clock.

In

fact,

the

key

to

easy

morning

wake

-

up

lies

in

resting your body clock

36

Here is how to make one.

37

In

order

to

make

a

change,

you

need

to

decide

why

it's

important.

Do

you

want

to

get

up

in

time

to

have

breakfast

with

your

family,

get

in

some

exercise,

or

just

be

better

prepared

for

your

day?

Once

you

are

clear

about

your

reason,

tell

your

family

or

roommates

about the change you want to make.

Rethink

mornings.

Now

that

you

know

why

you

want

to

wake

up,

consider re

-

arranging

your morning activities. If you want time to have

breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out

clothes, shoes, and bags.

38

That’s a quarter

-

hour more you could

be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.

Keep

your

sleep/wake

schedule

on

weekends.

If

you’re

tired

out

by

Friday

night,

sleeping

in

on

Saturday

could

sound

wonderful.

But

compensating

on

the

weekends

actually

feeds

into

your

sleepiness

the

following week, a recent study found.

39

Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and

write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week,

take

a

look

at

your

record.

40

If

not,

take

another

look

at

other

methods you could try.

A. Get a sleep specialist.

B. Find the right motivation.

C. A better plan for sleep can help.

D. And consider setting a second alarm.

E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.

F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake

-

up time, no matter the day.

G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.

（十九）

Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When

lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month.

71

One

idea

is

that

sleep

helps

us

strengthen

new

memories.

72

We

know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing

(

加强

)

connections

between

brain

cells,

but

the

memory

processes

that

take place while we sleep have been unclear.

Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections

between

neurons(

神经元

)

in

the

brain

can

be

weakened

overnight,

making room for fresh memories to form the next day.

73

Now

we

have

the

most

direct

evidence

yet

that

he

is

right.

74

The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per

cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections

between neurons weaken while sleeping.

If

Tononi’s

theory

is

right,

it

would

explain

why,

when

we

miss

a

night`s,

we

find

it

harder

the

next

day

to

concentrate

and

learn

new

information — our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.

Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over

time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discovered that

some

synapses

seem

to

be

protected

and

stayed

the

same

size.

75

“You keep what matters,” Tononi says.

A. We should also try to sleep well the night before.

B. It’s as if the brain is preserving its most important memories.

C. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get

sick.

D.

The

processes

take

place

to

stop

our

brains

becoming

loaded

with

memories.

E. That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after

learning.

F.

“Sleep

is

the

price

we

pay

for

learning,”

says

Giulio

Tononi,

who

developed the idea.

G. Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in

the brains of 12 mice.

（二十）

How to Do Man

-

on< /p>

-

the

-

St reet Interviews

The man

on

-

the

-

street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits

the

streets

with

a

cameraman

to

interview

people

on

the

sport.

_____31_____ But with these tips, your first man

-

on

-

the

-

street interview

experience can be easy.

When

your

boss

or

professor

sends

you

out

to

do

man

< br>-

on

-

the

-

street

interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten

general

questions

relating

to

it.

For

example,

if

your

topic

is

about

environmental problems in America, you might ask, “Why do you think

environmental protection is important in America?” _____32_____

Hit

the

streets

with

confidence.

_____33_____

Say,

“Excuse

me,

I

work

for

XYZ

News,

and

I

was

wondering

if

you

could

share

your

opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warm up to

you. Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested

，

Don’t get discouraged.

34

Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than

ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next

person.

Make

sure

that

as

you

go

from

interview

to

interview,

you

are

getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer,

you

won’t

be

able

to

use

it.

A

safe

number

of

interviews

to

conduct

is

about six to ten.

35

If

your

news

station

or

school

requires

interviewees

to

sign

release

forms to appear on the air, don’t leave work without them.

A. Limit your time.

B. As you approach people, be polite.

C. If you don’t own a camera, you can buy one.

D. For new reporters, this can seem like a challenging task.

E. To get good and useful results, ask them the same question.

F. That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.

G.

With

a

question

like

this,

you

will

get

more

than

a

“Yes”

or

“No”

reply.

(

二十一

)

Secret

codes

(

密码

)keep

messages

private

。

Banks,

companies,

and

government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when

information is sent by computer.

People

have

used

secret

codes

for

thousands

of

years.

36

Code

breaking

never

lags(

落后

)

far

behind

code

making.

The

science

of

creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.

There

are

three

main

types

of

cryptography.

37

For

example,

the

first

letters

of

“My

elephant

eats

too

many

eels”

Spell

out

the

hidden

message “Meet me.”

38

You

might

represent

each

letter

with

a

number,

For

example,

Let’s

number

the

letters

of

the

alphabet,

in

order,

from

1

to

26.

If

we

substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read

“13 5 20 13 5.”

A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read

the

message

of

a

real

code,

you

must

have

a

code

book.

39

For

example “bridge“ might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.”

The

message

“bridge

out”

would

actually

mean

“Meet

me.”

40

However,

it

is

also

hard

to

keep

a

code

book

secret

for

long. So

codes

must be changed frequently.

is

very

hard

to

break

a

code

without

the

code

book.

any

language,

some

letters

are

used

more

than

others.

people

who

know

the

keyword

can

read

the

message.

long

as

there

have

been

codes,

people

have

tried

to

break

them.

can

hide

a

message

by

having

the

first

letters

of

each

word

spell

it

out.

a

code

book,

you

might

write

down

words

that

would

stand

for

oth

er

words.

r

way

to

hide

a

message

is

to

use

symbols

to

stand

for

specific

l

etters

of

the

alphabet.

（二十二）

A garden that’s just right for you

Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where

the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(

总和

)

of

its

parts?

16

.

But

it

doesn’t

happen

by

accident.

It

starts

with

looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the

natural world and how you approach the gardening process.

●___17

Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers,

patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening

methods

that

require

less

water

and

fewer

fertilizers(

肥料

).

18

.

However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you

want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.

●Recall(

回忆

)your childhood memories

Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood.

Grandma’s rose garden and Dad’s vegetable garden might be good or bad,

but that’s not what’s important.

19

--

how being in those gardens made

us feel. If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by

taking

some

time

to

recall

the

gardens

of

your

youth.

20

then

go

outside

and

work

out

a

plan

to

translate

your

childhood

memories

into

your grown

-

up garden. Have fun.

A. Know why you garden