高中英语高考复习阅读七选五专项练习2（共五组，附参考答案）

高考英语七选五专项练习班级考号姓名总分（一）Choosingtherightjobisprobablyoneofthemostimportantdecisionswehavetomakeinlife,anditisfrequentlyoneofthehardestdecisionswehavetomake.Oneimportantquestionthatyoumightaskyourselfis:“HowdoIgetagoodjob?”.1.Therearepeoplewhocanansweraninsignificantadvertisementinthelocalpaperandlandthebestjobintheworld;otherswritetoallsortsofplacesalloverthecountry,andneverseemtogetareplyatall.Stillothersbelievethattheinperson,door-to-doorapproachisbyfarthebestwaytogetajob;andthentherearethosewho,throughnoactivedecisionoftheirown,justseemtobeintherightplaceattherighttime.2Heusedtospendalotofhisfreetimedownbytheseawatchingthetallships,butneverthinkingthathemightonedaysailoneofthem.Hisfatherwasafarmer,andbeingasailorcouldneverbeanythingfortheboybutanidledream.Oneday,onhisusualwandering,heheardthecaptainoftheshipcomplainingthathecouldnotsailbecauseonememberofhiscrewwassick.Withoutstoppingtothink,thelad(少年)offeredtotakehisplace.34Iftheladhadgonehometoponder（考虑）hisdecisionforaweek,hemayhavemissedhischance.Itisonethingtobeofferedanopportunity;itisanotherthingtotakeitanduseitwell.Sometimeswehearstoriesaboutpeoplewhobreakalltherulesandstillseemtolandplumjobs（美差）.Whenyougoforajobintervieworfilloutanapplication,youareexpectedtosaynicethingsaboutthecompanytowhichyouareapplying.5Andwithinayearthispersonhadbecomegeneralmangerofthecompany.A.Thisstoryalsoillustratestheimportanceofseizinganopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.B.Peoplefindjobsinaninfinitenumberofways.C.it’salmostimpossibletofindagoodjobbyansweringadvertisementinnewspapersD.Takeforexampletheyoungmanwhowantedtobeasailor.E.Buttherewasonepersonwholandedanexcellentjobbytellingtheinterviewerallthecompany’sfaults.F.Hespenttherestofhislifehappilysailingtheshipshehadalwaysloved.G.Itisveryimportanttoseizeanopportunitywhenitpresentsitself.1.（）2.（）3.（）4.（）5.（）（二）AboutonehundredyearsagomanyeducatedpeoplelearnedandspokeFrenchwhentheymetpeoplefromothercountries.TodaymostpeoplespeakEnglishwhentheymeetforeigners.__1__TherearemorepeoplewhospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagethanpeoplewhospeakEnglishasafirstlanguage.Whyisthis?__2__OneofthemisthatEnglishhasbecomethelanguageofbusiness.Another6,importantreasonisthatpopularAmericanculture(likemoviesandmusic)hasquicklyspreadthroughouttheworld.__3__IsitgoodthatEnglishhasspreadtoallpartsoftheworldsoquickly?__4__It'simportanttohavealanguagethatthepeopleoftheearthhaveincommon.Ourworldhasbecomeveryglobalandweneedtocommunicatewithoneanother.Ontheotherhand,Englishisafairlycomplicatedlanguagetolearnanditbringsitsculturewithit.Dowereallyneedthat?Scientistshavealreadytriedtocreateanartificiallanguagethatisn'ttoodifficultanddoesn'tincludeanygroup'sculture.ItiscalledEsperanto.__5__MaybethepopularityofEnglishwon'tlastthatlongeither.TherearemorepeopleintheworldwhospeakChinesethananyotherlanguage.MaybesomedayChinesewillbethenewinternationallanguage.A.PeoplelikeEnglish.B.Butithasn'tbecomepopular.C.Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit.D.Thereisnodoubtaboutthequestion.E.ThisiswhyEnglishwaswidelyspoken.F.Ithasbecomethenewinternationallanguage.G.TherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomesopopular.[语篇解读]体裁：说明文　题材：文化　主题：语言【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，分析了英语作为国际语言流行的原因及对未来可能流行的语言的预测。1.（）2.（）3.（）4.（）5.（）（三）Filialpiety(孝心)isChina'smostimportantmoralityandinvolvesstrongdeference(顺从)toone'sparents.Thus,filialpietyisanimportantvaluewhenitcomestotreatingone'simmediatefamily,eldersandsuperiorsingeneral.OriginsFilialpietywasoriginallymentionedintheWesternZhouDynasty,__1__.MeaningFilialpietyisageneralattitudeofofferinglove,respect,support,anddeferencetoone'sparentsandothereldersinthefamily,suchasgrandparentsoroldersiblings.__2__.Besides,itinvolvesworkinghardinordertoprovidematerialcomfortsforparents.Theideastemsfromthefactthatparentsgivelifetotheirchildren,andsubsequentlysupportthemthroughouttheirdevelopingyearsintermsofprovidingfood,education,andmaterialneeds.__3__.ChinesecharacterBylookingattheChinesecharacterforfilialpiety,youwilllearnalotabouttheterm'sdefinition.__4__.Thecharacterisacombinationofthecharacterlao,whichmeans“old”and6,zi,whichmeansson.Thetophalfofthecharacterlaoformsthetophalfofthecharacterxiao,whereasthecharacterthatrepresentssonformsthebottomhalfofthecharacter.__5__.Thecharacterxiaoshowsthattheolderpersonorgenerationisbeingsupportedbytheson,orchildreningeneral.A.letmetellyouthedefinitionoffilialpietyB.FilialpietyisclarifiedbytheChinesecharacterxiaoC.FilialpietyisoneofthemostimportantChinesetraditionsD.ThisplacementissymbolicandtellsofwhatfilialpietymeansE.whichincludescarryingonthefamilylineandrespectingtheeldersF.Actsoffilialpietyincludeobeyingparents'wishes,takingcareofthemwhentheyareoldG.Extendingbeyondone'sfamily,filialpietyalsoappliestoalleldersliketeachers,professionalsuperiors,oranyonewhoisolderinage[语篇解读]本文是一篇与“传统文化——孝心”有关的说明文，对中华传统美德孝心的起源和含义进行了简要的介绍和分析。1.（）2.（）3.（）4.（）5.（）（四）FiveWaystoGoGreenandSaveGreenClimatechangeisinthenews.Itseemslikeeveryone's“goinggreen.”We'regladyouwanttotakeaction,too.Luckily,manyofthestepswecantaketostopclimatechangecanmakeourlivesbetter.Let'sstartnow.Saveenergytosavemoney.Setyourthermostat(恒温器)afewdegreeslowerinthewinterandafewdegreeshigherinthesummertosaveonheatingandcoolingcosts.1Asmuchas85percentoftheenergyusedtomachine-washclothesgoestoheatthewater.Unplug(拔掉……的电源插头)electricalequipmentwhenyou'renotusingit.Savewatertosavemoney.Takeshortershowerstoreducewateruse.Thiswillloweryourwaterandheatingbillstoo.Plantdrought-tolerant(耐旱的)nativeplantsinyourgarden.2Findoutabouttheseplantsinyourarea.Fixalow-flowshowerhead.Theydon'tcostmuch,andthewaterandenergysavingscanquicklypaybackyourmoney.3Walkorbiketowork.Thissavesongasandparkingcostswhileimprovingyourhealthandreducingyourriskofbeingfat.Eatsmart.Ifyoueatmeat,addonemeatlessmealaweek.Meatcostsalotatthestoreandit'sevenmoreexpensivewhenyouconsidertherelatedenvironmentalandhealthcosts.4Purchasingfromlocalfarmerskeepsmoneyinthelocaleconomy.Avoidbottledwater.5Useawaterfilter(过滤器)tomakedrinkingwaterinsteadofbuyingbottledwater.Notonlyisbottledwaterexpensive,butitcauseslargeamountsofcontainerwaste.6,A.Whenspeakingofsomethingtoeat,trylocalproductswheneveryoucan.B.Ourgrandchildrenandtheirchildrenwillthankusforlivinggreen.C.Bringareusablewaterbottlewithyouwhentravelingoratwork.D.Washclothesincoldwaterwheneverpossible.E.Lessgas=moremoneyandbetterhealth!F.Movealittlenearertoyourwork.G.Manyplantsneedlittlewatering.[语篇解读]本文是热点话题说明文。怎样才能生活得既环保又省钱呢？本文给出了几点建议。1.（）2.（）3.（）4.（）5.（）（五）WhenIwasfourteenyearsold,mymomandIdidn'thavemoneyforaChristmasdinner,muchlessgifts.1Homemadegiftsarenice,butIwasn'tveryimaginativeandtoopoorforsupplies.IdecidedtogivemymomsomethingItreasuredmyself—anecklace.Ididn'texpecttogetanythingthatyear.Itwasaboutgiving.Icleanedthenecklace,andwrapped(包裹)itintheprettiestpaperIcouldfind.Iwassoexcited;Icouldn'twaitforhertoopenit.Singlemomshaveithard,andIreallywantedtoseehersmile.2Iwaitedanxiouslyforhertoopenitbutshejustsattherewiththeboxinherhandsandlookedatit.Afterwhatseemedalongtime,shelookedatmeandsaid,“Ihavesomethingforyou,too.”Shereachedintoherpocket,pulledoutanothersmallbox,placeditinmyhandsandtoldmealthoughitwasnotmuch,itwasfilledwithlove.3IknewmoneywastightandhopedMomhadn'tspentmoneyonsomethingwecouldn'tafford.Insidethebox,therewasatinyringwithasmalldiamondinthecenter.Igotahugelumpinmythroat(哽咽)andlookedather.Shesmiledandtoldmeithadbeenherweddingringfrommydad.4Islippeditonmyfingerandhuggedmymom.Sheopenedmygiftandwhenshesawthenecklace,bigtearsfilledhereyes.Sheaskedmetoputitonher.5Icouldonlynodmyheadinagreement.A.Ihandedherthelittlebox,huggedandkissedherandwishedheraMerryChristmas.B.ThisChristmas,IgivethanksforMomandtreasureeverymemorywetwoshared.C.Iknewshewassadaboutit,andIwasdeterminedwewouldn'tletitgetusdown.D.SheheldthenecklaceandtoldmeshethoughtthiswasourbestChristmasever.E.WealwaysopenedourgiftsonChristmasEvenight.F.Iwasquitecuriousandalittlescared.G.Itwasnowmine.[语篇解读]本文是一篇关于节假日活动记叙文。在作者十四岁的时候，家里经济很困难，买不起圣诞礼物，但是作者和妈妈都送给了对方用心准备的礼物。6,附：参考答案和解析（一）1.B根据上下文，选项B符合逻辑意义。2.D从此空的前后文可以很容易地看出，空后是对空前观点的例解。故选D。3.F根据故事叙述，选项F是对所举事例的总结语。4.A此空后面是对所举故事的进一步分析，选项A是此段的论点。5.E从此短的论点“Sometimeswehearstoriesaboutpeoplewhobreakalltherulesandstillseemtolandplumjobs”便能看出，只有选与此空前面的观点相反的选项E，才能和后面的结果相符合。（二）1.F根据空前两句可知，大约一百年前很多有学问的人学习法语，并且在见到来自其他国家人时说法语，现在大部分人见到外国人时说英语。由此可推知，英语已经成了新的国际性语言，故选F项。2.G承接上文“Whyisthis？”，并结合本段中的“Oneofthemis”和“Anotherimportantreasonis”可推知，此空表述英语流行有诸多原因，故选G项。3.C承接上文美国文化在全球的流行可知，它的语言也随之而来，故选C项。4.D承接上文的疑问句，并结合下文的肯定陈述“It'simportanttohavealanguagethatthepeopleoftheearthhaveincommon”可知，此处是表示英语在全世界的传播是一件好事，故选D项。5.B根据空后“MaybethepopularityofEnglishwon'tlastthatlongeither”可知，B项：但是它并没有流行起来，符合语境，衔接上下文。（三）1.E结合本段的标题Origins可推知，此处介绍了孝心的起源及其基本内容，与选项E呼应，所以选E项。2.F根据空后“Besides,itinvolvesworkinghardinordertoprovidematerialcomfortsforparents.”此外，孝心也包括努力工作来为父母提供物质上的舒适条件，可推知，空处应是表述孝心的具体行为，故F项符合语境，衔接上下文。3.G空处上文主要阐述了孝心在家庭中的具体实践和体现，由此可推知空处应是表述孝心对除个人家庭外的长者也适用，故G项符合语境。4.B空处是本段的主题句。通读全段可知，本段主要是对“孝”字的字形进行分析，并联系本部分的标题Chinesecharacter可知，选项B符合语境。5.D承接上段对“孝”字的字形分析，此处对孝进行了总结和意义分析，所以选D项。（四）1.D本空后一句说“在机洗衣服的过程中，高达85%的能量用于加热水”，所以“在可能的情况下，用冷水洗6,衣服”就可以了。2.G本空前一句建议种植耐旱的植物。既然耐旱，自然“不需要浇多少水”。3.E根据接下来一段的内容可知，本条建议人们走路或者骑自行车上班，这样不仅可以省下油钱、停车费，而且有益健康，减少肥胖的风险。由此可知，E项适合作该段小标题。4.A本条建议是关于吃方面的。A项中不仅出现了somethingtoeat，而且其中的local也在后一句中有所复现。5.C本条建议是关于不买瓶装水的。“旅游或者工作的时候带一个可重复使用的喝水杯”就可以避免买瓶装水。（五）1.C根据本段语境可知，作者家里经济很困难，吃不起圣诞晚餐，买不起圣诞礼物，但是作者还是给妈妈准备了礼物，这是因为作者“知道妈妈为此而难过”，所以“下决心不让自己和妈妈因此而沮丧”。2.A根据本空后的Iwaitedanxiouslyforhertoopenit可推测，作者把礼物“递给了”妈妈。3.F作者知道家里经济困难买不起礼物，所以很“好奇”妈妈会送给自己什么。再根据本空后的句子可知，作者同时又很“害怕”妈妈给自己买了负担不起的礼物。4.G既然妈妈把戒指送给了作者，那么“它就是我的了”。5.D即使家里经济很困难，但是作者和妈妈都送给了对方用心准备的圣诞礼物，所以对她们俩来说，“这个圣诞节是有史以来最棒的”。6