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1、2011年高考英語閱讀七選五專項訓(xùn)練（10題）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。專項練習(xí)一For over one hun dred and fifty years, America ns of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 1 Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today. Strauss'inven ti on continues to be popular not only among America

2、 ns but also among people around the world .Levi Strauss was born in Germa ny in 1829.2 He grew up in Ken tucky beforemoving to New York in 1847. Before becoming an American citizen and moving to theWest in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods bus in ess. This gave him achanee to prod

3、uce his famous invention . After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunesStrauss did not want to be a pers on who searched an area for min erals . In stead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners. At first,he planned to sell sewin

4、g supplies and cloth . 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,

5、 Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor n amed Jacob Davis whohad inven ted a processof connecting pocketswithcopper rivets （鉚釘）.This madethepants lasta longtime.Because Davis didnothave the money topate nthisidea,heoffered toshareitwith Strauss ifStrauss would agreeto payforthepate nt .4By

6、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 nyis now oneof the largest clothi ng compa nies in the world.A . As a young boy, he moved with his family to the Un ited States.B . Nobody k

7、new what kind of material was suitable.C. He did and Levi jea ns have bee n made with metal rivets ever si neeD. 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 . Since they were inven ted by Levi Strauss,they

8、have become a symbol of America ncon sumer culture.G. As the bus in ess grew, Strauss got much money from it.專項練習(xí)二Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations . They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans livin

9、g more than 10,000 years ago. _JThe scientistssay that the human life has changed greatly . Our bodies have notbee n able to deal with these cha nges in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses . 2 So they are called "diseases of civilization". Many cancers anddiseases of the

10、blood system are examples of such diseases.Scie ntists no ted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Ageenjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none.3 However, a cha nge infood is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people h

11、un ted wild ani mals for their meat, which had much less fatthan domestic ones . They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They didnot have milk or any other dairy products, and they madevery little use of grains . _J_ We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar . We e

12、at twice asmuch fat but only one third as much prote in and much less vitam in C.5 Butscientistssay that we would be much healthier if we eat much the sameway the ancient 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 eat

13、 ing a lot of these.C. In that case, they would live much healthier.D. An cie nt people also got lots of physical exercise.E. These new sick nesses were not known in an cie nt times.F . People today probably don't want to live like our an cestors.G. Moder n people used to suffer from "disea

14、ses of civilizati on".專項練習(xí)三For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kidshome from school. 1 Employees will sudde nly lose their ability to concen trate.The di sease, known as “March Madnes£ , refers to the yearly 65 - team USmeri s college basketball tourname

15、nt （錦標(biāo)賽）.2 Teams compete against each other ina si ngle elim in ati on （單局淘汰）tourn ame nt that even tually crow ns a n atio nalchampi on.Nearly 20 milli onAmerica ns will find themselves pris oners of basketballfestival madn ess. The fun comes partly from guess ing the winners for every game.Frie nd

16、s compete aga inst frien ds.3 Colleagues aga inst bosses.Big - name schools are usually favored to advanee into the tournament. Buteach 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 wit

17、h 30,000, for many America ns, is an excit ing experie nee.Two years ago, the little known George Mason Universitywas one of the final fourteams. 4College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making an ame for their uni versity and themselves. 5 About $ 4 billion will be spe nt

18、 gambling （ 賭）on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the eventwill bringin $ 500 millio nin advertis ingin come this year, topp ing the post seas on in comeof 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

19、.C. But that doesn' t mean money isn ' t involved.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

20、 the tourn ame nt.專項練習(xí)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 thing as n ati onal character? And if there is, can it affect how a n ati on succeed or fail?At least one grou

21、p of people is certainthat it can. A recent survey of the top500 entrepreneurs （ 企業(yè)家）in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile （敵意的）to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy（嫉妒）.1 Jealousy is sometimes known as the“green

22、 - eyed monster ” 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 gaveeach an imagi naryamount of money. _2_Those given a little were given the chanee to destroy the large amount of money given to others - b

23、ut at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.3. But there is also opposite evidenee. The Organizationfor EconomicCooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world ' s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supp

24、osed 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.“ It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of man ageme nt at the Uni versity of Man chester In stitute of Science andTech

25、no logy.“ It ' s people using their successin a way that seems proud or un fairor which separates them from their roots.”4They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their ownefforts they become millionaires.5 t hardly seems worth followingtheirexample. If they were more fri

26、en dly, 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.one who owns most money in the end is the winner.a result, the survey said, en trepre neurswere “ unlo ved,unwan tedandmisunderstood. ”is not true that Br

27、itish 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.專項練習(xí)五1 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an ov

28、ercoat; 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 The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a sec ond level of wants appears

29、: cloth ing and some sort of shelter. By the end ofWorld War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of America ns. 3 Itin cluded such items as automobile sand new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wa nts was fairly well satisfied. The n, inthe late 1950s a fourth level of wantst

30、he feedi ng, comfort, safety, andappeared: the “l(fā)ife -enriching ” level. Whilethe other levels in volve physical satisfact iontransportation of the humanbody thislevel stresses mental needs for recognition,achieveme nt and happ in ess. It in cludesa variety of goods and services, many of whichcould

31、be called “l(fā)uxury ” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and en terta inment. 4One this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifthlevel of wants as the

32、ir in come in creases, or will they con ti nue to dema ndluxuries and pers onal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crim

33、e and prejudice. 5 Jn 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 enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.D There are several levels of wants in one' s life.E At this

34、 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.專項練習(xí)六We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don' t do a very good

35、job. 1 .So, you have to give a speech and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble（結(jié)結(jié)巴巴） over words, you talk too long, andyou bore your audienee. Later you think,“Thank Goodness, it ' s over. I ' m justnot good a t public speak in g. I hope I n ever h

36、ave to do that aga in.”Cheep up! 2 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Whyare you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend ple nty of your time doing your research. Then spend

37、 plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 3 亠Don' t talk over their heads, and don' t talk down to them. Treat your audi

38、enee with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfu In ess.Just remember: Be prepared. Knowyour subject, your audienee, and the occasion. Be brief. 4 丄 And be yourself. Let your personalitycome through so that you makepers on-to-pers on con tact with your audie nee.If you follow these simple step

39、s, you will see that you don' t have to be afraid of public speak in g. In fact, you may find the experie nce so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You ' re not convinced yet?5 .A. It doesn ' t have to be that bad.B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.C. This a

40、rticle gives some advice on how to give a good speech.D. Say what you have to say and the n stop.E. Don ' t say what you aren ' t familiar with.F. Never forget your audie nce.G. Give it a try and see what happe ns.專項練習(xí)七There is an En glish say ing: “_. ” Un til recen tly,few people took the

41、say ingseriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the huma n body. 2.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breath ing and muscles. It was fou

42、nd that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. . _ If laughter exercises the body, it must be ben eficial.Other tests have show n that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body .In one experime nt doctors produced pain in groups of stude ntswho liste ned to dif

43、fere nt radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the painfor the Ion gest time was the group which liste ned to a funny program. .They have found that even if their patientsdo not really feel like laughing ,maki ng them smile is eno ugh to produce ben eficial effects similar to those caused by la

44、ughter.A. Laughter can prolong one ' s life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now holdlaughter clin ics in which they help to improve their patients ' conditionbyen courag ing them to laugh.C. The reas on why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it h

45、elps to produce akind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.D. It in creases blood pressure, the heart beat ing and breath ing; it also worksseveral groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and eve n the feet.E. Although laughter helps cure the disease,doctors still can not

46、 put this theoryinto cli nic practice.F. Laughter is the best medic ine.G. They have found that laughter really can improve people' s health.專項練習(xí)八Whydo some people have many friends while others do not?_However, it is not so. Let' s look at two psychological experiments which will give you t

47、he key to happy in terpers onal relati ons.The first experiment is called the“Hawthorne effect ” afterHawthorne,Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patter ns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Compa ny. 2 .The psychologistschanged the w

48、orking conditionsfor one group twice but left the othergroup alone. They were surprised to find that productivity in crease on both occasi ons and in both groups. They con cluded that the in crease in productivity came from the atte nti on give n to the workers by the man ageme nt. It had in creased

49、 their motivatio n （積極性）and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others ,they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.3 After Marti n Luther Ki ng, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all - white town decided t

50、o help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Moveme nt had bee n n ecessary in America.She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other withbrown eyes. Other eye colours such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that

51、brown- eyed people were cleverer than blue- eyedones because of an age nt （ 化學(xué)作用）for brown colour found in their blood. Blue-eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not n eed tosay any more. The brown- eyed students quickly got used to their new role as theleaders of th

52、e class. The blue- eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Thenshe discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown- eyed readers beganto read flue ntly in a way they had n ever done before. 4 .So if you want to be successful and happy, take an in terest in others whether they are your class

53、mates or workmates. Congratulate them on their successes and sympathize（同情）with themin their troubles. 5 .A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and expla ined that they wan ted to find the best work ing en vir onment for them.B. Remember that the way you treat othe

54、rs will decide their attitude and behaviourto you.C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rudeto or ignore （忽略） others.D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.E. Jane Elliott had show n that the way people are treated affects not

55、 only their behaviour but also their con fide nee and their performa nee.may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because itseems so effortless to them.G. The sec ond experime nt tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the stude nts.專項練習(xí)九The seve n Cs of a good

56、letterWhat is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don ' t try tobe fancy. Don ' t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seve n Cs.short, direct sentences. 1 Talk as if the reader were right there with you .Above all, don ' t use a

57、n introduction.Correct, 2Don' t guess, even for spelli ng.Refer to your dicti on ary.If you n eedto , check a reference book too. Use them as much as you n eed to.Complete. Don ' t scatter our points.3 This is good organization too.Courteous. Be frien dly rather tha n overly casual. Prese nt

58、 your in formati on ni cely even if you are compla ining about someth ing .In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.Conversational.This is really the secret of good writing, 4 . Such a letter hasa natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.Con siderate. 5 Write about what you believe the reader