高考英語七選五匯編及答案

1、2013北京一、二模七選五匯總1 .說明文部分：海淀一模：ApathyApathy is a state of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern. 71 They may alsoexhibitunfeelingness. Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.72 Also meaning “ absence of passion " in Greek, the term“ apatheSaoics（IWa

2、s used by the欲主義者 ）to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside one ' s control.The modem concept of apathy became well known after World War I , when it was called “ shell shock. " Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, sa

3、w thebattlefields filled with dead and wounded companions. 73 In 1950 , US novelist Passos wrote“ Apathy is one of thecharacteristic responses of any living being when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with. " US philosopher Robert M. Hutchins summarizes the conc

4、erns about political indifference. He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush （ 埋伏）74There may be other things contributing to a person 's apathy. Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement

5、 and involvement. He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved insomething. 75These include : political media that make it difficult for potentiallyinterested people to find relevant information , and media descriptions of heroes as 'chosen&qu

6、ot; by outside forces rather than self-motivated. He suggests that we redefine social apathy as a result of poorly designed systems that fail to invite others to participate.A. It will be a slow process of fading away from apathy and indifference.B. Apathetic people may lack a sense of purpose or me

7、aning in their life.C. He focuses on designed choices that deliberately or indeliberately exclude people.D. The word “ dispassion " is used for , so“as）atheoaconfuse it with apathy.E. So they gradually developed a sense of disconnected numbness to normal social interaction.F. Although the word

8、“apathy " originates from , it as）attpeirtan，t not to confuse the two terms.G. Author John McManamy argues apathy is a psychological problem for some depressed people , in which they get a sense that“ nothing matters ".西城一模：Swapping Houses for VacationWhen budgeting for a vacation, usually

9、 the most expensive part of the trip is the accommodations. The traditional way to take a vacation is to pack some bags, lock up the house, and travel to a new place to stay in a hotel. However, hotels are very expensive, and with rent or housing loan （貸款） due every month, it's difficult for mos

10、t people to pay for yet another place to stay.71 Luckily, there is asubstitute called house swapping, and it's saving tourists a great deal of cash72 For example, if a couple from New York want to spend a week in Paris, they would place an ad offering to trade their New York apartment for one in

11、 Paris for a week. If a Parisian couple that want to vacation in New York read the advertisement, houses can be swapped, and both couples save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars by avoiding big-city hotel fees . If all goes well, both couples can post positive reviews of the other's home onl

12、ine so that potential travelers can see that everything was fine 73 This builds a community of people who want tohelp each other out .There are other advantages co house swapping as well. 74 Staying at someone'shomeputs you in a neighborhood that can give you a better representation of the life

13、and culture in theplace you're visiting . 75 The next time you want to spend your vacation in a new place, butdon't want to pay a fortune, check what's posted online and find a house to swap.A . House swapping is most common in New York and Paris.B. Hotels are often quite difficult to bo

14、ok when you want to explore a newhome.C. A lot of times, this extra cost prevents travelers from going very far from home.D. To swap houses, people check the Internet for others planning to travel and trade homesE. With many house swapping sites growing, this new phenomenon is becoming easier than e

15、verF. Hotels are often located where few people live, making them a strange place to experience a city.G. On theother hand, if there were trouble, people could write about that to wan others not to trust the swappers東城一模：I know just how you feelDo you feel sad? Happy?Angry? You may think that the wa

16、y you show these emotions isunique. Well, think again . Even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified,according to Mind Reading, a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion. 71In the mid 1800s, Darwin divided the emotions into six typesanger, fear, sadness,disgust, surprise a

17、nd enjoyment More complex expressions of emotion were probablylearned and therefore more specific to each culture. But now it is believed that many morefacial expressions are shared worldwide .72 The Mind Reading DVDis a systematicvisual record of these expressionsThe project was designed by a Cambr

18、idge professor . His research team first hadtodefine an "emotion" .73 Using this definition, 412 emotion terms wereidentified anddiscussed, from "afraid" to "wanting".Then each expression is acted out by six different actors. "It was really clear when the actorshad

19、 got it right," says Cathy Collis, who directed the DVD . "Although they were given somedirection, the actors were not told which facial muscles they should move. 74 "Someone who has tried to set such rules is the American, Professor Paul Ekman, whobuilt database of how the face moves

20、 for every emotion . The face can make 43 distinct musclemovements. Ekman has also found that it may not be possible for people to reproduce themartificially . The most difficult expression to reproduce is the smile . It isn't only aboutstretching the lips, but tightening the tiny muscles around

21、 the eyes.75If we learnt torecognize whether someone was using their eye muscle when they smiled, we would be ableto distinguish true enjoyment from false .A . It shows 412 distinct ways we feel.B. These can be combined into more than 10,000 facial shapesC. These particular muscles are difficult to

22、control, and few people can do it.D. They decided that it was a mental state that could be introduced by "I feel" or "he looks "or "she sounds".E. He said the expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone, fromany culture.F. It is as if they are

23、programmed into the brains of "normal humans" wherever they are andwhatever their racesG We thought of trying to describe each emotion, but it would have been almost impossibleto make clear rules for this朝陽一模：Stay on the brighter side of lifeOne very important component of optimism is grat

24、itude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being.Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you re gratefu_l_f_o7r.1_Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yo

25、urself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like you re happy even if you aren t. A sincere sa forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. _72

26、_ Reassure yourself that everything is good even if you don t feel it.“_73_ If you re stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too, ” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you rseetting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead

27、, acknowledge that you re stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window.That way, you llget in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leadi

28、ng to happiness, but they take time to achieve. _74_Youmay even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going._75_ Try making someone els

29、e dsay better. A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their s

30、ense of purpose in life.A. Try to help someone in need.B. Want to give your attitude a lift?C. People tend to think in an either-or way.D.Act in an optimistic way smile, laugh, tell a joke.E. You ' ll fail to ppeciate more important things in your life.F. By focusing on not having accomplished t

31、hem yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.石景山一模：Lack of sleep "switches off ' genesOne week of bad sleep can "switch off ” hundredsfgenes and raise the risk ofa host ofillnesses

32、which is linked to higher bodyweights or heart disease, scientists claim .7 1 Getting fewer thansix hours' sleep per night can switch off genes inthe body according to a new study.Our bodies depend on genes to produce a constant supply of proteins which are used to replaceor repair damaged tissu

33、e, but after a week of lacking in sleep some of genes stopped working. 72Scientists from Surrey University divided 26 volunteers into two groups, one of which slept for lessthan six hours per night for a whole week, and one which slept for ten hours per night. At the end ofthe week each group was ke

34、pt awake for 40 hours and donated blood samples, which were studied toexamine the effects of their sleep states. 73Although a week's normal sleep was enough to restore the affected genes to their normal pattern,researchers said that long periods of sleeplessness could lead to serious health prob

35、lems includingheart disease.74Prof Colin Smith, one of the authors of the new paper, which was publishedin theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, said: "This is only a week of short timesleeping and it is only five and a half or six hours night, Many people have that amount

36、 of sleep forweeks, months and maybe, even years so we have no idea how much worse it might be."If these processes continue to be disordered, you could see how you are going to get damage oforgans, tissues, heart disease, e tc 75A . Genes in our bodies play a key role in the constant process of

37、self-repair.B. The group oflack of sleeping was found to have changed the function of 711 genes.C. The other participants were monitored as they slept with their rest disturbed on some ofthe nights.D. The results suggest that shorter sleep provides a more permissive environment only for heartdisease

38、.E. If you are not able to repair cells and tissues that are damaged then you are going to suffer permanent ill health.F. Studies have also shown the lack of sleep can lead to some other problems, for example limiting our ability to drive a car safely .G. The findings suggest that long-lasting lack

39、of sleep could prevent the body fromfully repairing itself and raise the risk ofa host of diseases .豐臺一模:Tear them apart!Kill the fool!“ Muder the refereeThese are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. 71 They have beenknown

40、 to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to violence. Volumes have been written about the way words affect us. It has been shown that words having certain connotations （含義）may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term a opp

41、onent as one of those words.72The dictionary meaning of “opponent is “enemyor “onewho opposes your interests. Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may control one' brains.73 I recall an incident in a handball game wh

42、en a referee refused a player' s re（time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough. The player started to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then shouted. "Are they wet enough now?”In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across t

43、he court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also witnessed a player hitting his opponent with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play. Off the court, they are good friends. 74 It certainly gives proof of a court attitude whi

44、ch differs from normal behavior.Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated （提升）the game to a higher level.Replacing the term “ opponent ” with “ associate " could be an ideal way to start.The dictionary meaning of the term aassociate isacolleague ”"friend ” ;a companion. "75 You may

45、soon see and possibly feel the difference inyour reaction to the term“ associate " rather than “ opponent. ”A. Reflect a moment!B. Does that make any sense?C. But let ' s not kid ourselves.D. Such rude comments express one ' s strong desire to win.E. Perhaps the time has come to delete

46、it from sports terms.F. Players sometimes turn to violence hoping to injured opponents.G. And every action, no matter how rude, may be considered acceptable.西城二模：The word "diary" comes from the Latin word "diarium" , which means "dailyallowance". 71 And it is used for b

47、usiness notes, planning activities, keeping track of scheduled appointments, or documenting what has already happened. Some doctors suggest that writing in a diary is a good form of self-study .In America, from the 1940s through the 1980s, a diary was thought of mostly as a way to privately express

48、one's deepest thoughts while keeping notations about the day. 72 Many times, movies would show a teenage girl beginning to write in her diary while she said aloud, "Dear diary ”73 A diary kept by a young German Jewish girl by the name of Anne Frank provides us with invaluable lessons about

49、history, for she documented her experiences while she hid from the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands in World War II . Her diary became one of the world's most widely read books and is the basis for many films .Samuel Pepys, who lived during the 17th century, is the earliest diary

50、 keeper that is famous today. His diary is also an important documentation of history, for it gives personal insight（洞察力）into London's Great Plague and theGreat Fire. His diary is being published on the Internet, and it's interesting to note that there has been a new entry every day since Ja

51、nuary of 2003 . It will continue over the course of several years to come 74Today's electronic version of the diary, the web log or "blog" has once again stretched the diary to be much more than a personal account of the day's events. There are blogs to document recipes, traveling,

52、 movies, independent news, product announcements, photos, and anything else that needs to be recorded over time . Search engines like Technorati. corn have been created to keep track of the more than 112 million blogs that are currently public . 75一A . It refers to a book for writings by date .B In

53、its newest form, the diary has become more popular than everC Reading his diary is fascinating, and it makes his life all the more real to usD People love to write diaries, so whenever they are free, they will write a few linesE Those private reflections may have historical significance long after t

54、he author's deathF. Nowadays, the blog has taken the place of the diary and becomes more and more popularG In those times, and even continuing on today, writing in a diary was like writing to a special friend東城二模：I vebeen writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced

55、me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes greatly.71 Though you need to employ both while you are writing to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much you might like to think so or even try to do so.Trying to criticize（ 批評 ） writing o

56、n the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier towriting that most of us often come across. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar mistakes while you are trying to seize upon a fleeting （ 稍縱即逝的） thought, the thought will die. If you catch the fleeting thought

57、and simplyshare it with the world just in raw form, no one is likely to understand it. 72The practice that can help you to get rid of your bad habits of trying to edit as youwrite is what Elbow calls“ free writing. ” In free writing, the objective is to get wordsdown on paper non-stop, usually for 1

58、5-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no correcting, no deleting. 73 As the words begin to flow, the ideas will comefrom the shadows wildly and you just let themselves be noted down on your paper or your screen.74 Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than youactually have

59、and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near. Instead of staring at a blank, start filling it with words no matter how bad they are. Halfway through your available time, stop and rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product.75.A. Try to find faults in the raw writing.B. The goal is to get the words flowing.C. Write down the words coming to your mind with caution.D. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind.E. Move back and forth and the f