高考阅读七选五试题二十篇

高考阅读七选五试题二十篇

第一篇 Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways 1 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3‎ The following methods may work best for you.‎ ‎● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.‎ ‎●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and ‎ supporting facts.‎ ‎● Write your notes in your own words.‎ ‎● 4‎ ‎● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.‎ As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them ‎ all the time. 5‎ A. Use words, not complete sentences.‎ B. There are three practical note-taking methods.‎ C. You must write your notes on separate paper.‎ D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.‎ E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.‎ F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your ‎ notes.‎ G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier ‎ for you to understand and remember it.‎ 答案： G E . F . A D 第二篇 ‎1 One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.‎ ‎ The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 2 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.‎ ‎ Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 3 All you need is three ‎ or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.‎ ‎ 4You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages.‎ ‎ At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!‎ ‎ Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. 5 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.‎ ‎ So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!‎ A. That’s easy.‎ B. Enjoy your own club!‎ C. Invite a designer to join you.‎ D .What are you interest in?‎ E. Some vacation is just around the corner.‎ F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.‎ G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.‎ 答案：.E D A F G 第三篇 ‎1 People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.‎ Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. 2 One of the first kinds of money was shells.‎ Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.‎ The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 3‎ Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. 4 Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.‎ But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. 5 The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.‎ Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.‎ A. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡).‎ B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.‎ C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money.‎ D. People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place.‎ E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper.‎ F. They began to use paper money.‎ G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.‎ 答案：GBDAF 第四篇 Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?__ 1___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.‎ ‎※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.‎ ‎※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. __2___. ‎ ‎※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.‎ ‎※__3_. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.‎ ‎※ 4 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.‎ ‎※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.‎ ‎※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5 .‎ A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.‎ B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.‎ C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mooD．‎ D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.‎ E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.‎ F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.‎ G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.‎ 答案：DBEGC 第五篇：‎ ‎__1___ .Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!‎ ‎_2___ .Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.__ 3___‎ Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something , or even worse , hit their brothers or sisters._ 4____ .However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things .Kids don’t want to act in this way , but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?‎ Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.__ 5___ .Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad ---- it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.‎ A. You can train you temper.‎ B. You don’t want to cause trouble.‎ C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.‎ D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.‎ E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.‎ F. Instead of thinking of the person you’re angry with, think of something else.‎ G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.‎ 答案：DGECA 第六篇 Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”___1___. ‎ There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___2____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. __3___.‎ ‎__4__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.‎ Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. ___5___. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.‎ A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.‎ B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.‎ C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers ‎ D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.‎ E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.‎ F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.‎ G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.‎ 答案：BDFAE 第七篇 ‎_1_ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays. The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _2_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless. Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _3_ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you. _4 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret! Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. 5 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it. So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!‎ ‎ A．That’s easy. B．Enjoy your own club! C．Invite a designer to join you. D．What are you interest in? E．Some vacation is just around the corner. F．Then you need to pick a name for your club. G．Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.‎ 答案： E D  A F　G 第八篇 Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计)for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. ______1______ . We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven. If we don’t feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.‎ Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature. We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale. But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.‎ Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide.__ 2____ .‎ The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands. As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩). That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.______3______.‎ First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw(吸管) through the nail hole.‎ ‎_______4____________.‎ Finally. Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever easily.‎ ‎_______5___________.‎ As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.‎ ‎ A. We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of manyother things in our daily lives.‎ ‎ B. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way when they are heated or cooled.‎ C. Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.‎ ‎ D. The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.‎ ‎ E. They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.‎ ‎ F. Take wax (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to seal(把..粘住) them together.‎ ‎ G. People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.‎ ‎ 答案：AECFD 第九篇 What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? ___1___ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us,‎ ‎ and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. __2___ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.‎ ‎ ___3___ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ___4___ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.‎ ‎ ___5___ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.‎ A. On the other hand, black is depressing.‎ B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.‎ C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.‎ D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.‎ E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.‎ F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.‎ G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it ‎ 答案：DBGAE 第十篇 Now many people like to give special gifts for their family or friends.These special gifts can be very personalized.-----‎ ‎ For example,your father's birthday is coming.----- To personalize it,you can have your photo printed on the mug.You can tell him on one can take his mug this time because your photo is on it.----It is a way of telling him that pay attention to what he says.----‎ ‎ From photos on mugs to T-shirts ,there are many other kinds of gifts to choose.For Mother's Day ,you can give your mother a gift designed by yourself----.You may have more good ideas if you do a lot of thinking.‎ A.He must be very happy to keep it for years.‎ B.These gifts are so special and interesting.‎ C.They don't cost much and they are always some pleasant surprises.‎ D.You can give your friend a backpack with his or her photo on it.‎ E.He will be very happy because he likes this unusual photo.‎ F.You can buy him a mug because his mug was lost in the office.‎ 答案：C F G A D 第十一篇 For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans． 1 Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．‎ Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829． 2 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．‎ Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing 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, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented 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 patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 4 ．‎ By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．‎ ‎ 5 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company 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 business for those products．‎ E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．‎ F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．‎ G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．‎ ‎ 答案：FADCE 第十二篇 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 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 changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses． 2 So they are called "diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.‎ ‎ Scientists noted 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 hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than 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 scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting 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 sicknesses were not known in ancient times.‎ ‎ F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.‎ ‎ G．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".‎ 答案： CEDBF 第十三篇 For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.‎ The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65 – team US men’s college basketball tournament (锦标赛). 2 Teams compete against each other in a single – elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.‎ Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses.‎ Big – name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little – known universities.‎ 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 Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little – known George‎ Mason ‎University was one of the final four teams. 4 ‎ College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 5 About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post – season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.‎ ‎ A. Husbands against wives.‎ ‎ B. The players will go all out for the games.‎ ‎ C. But that doesn’t mean money isn’t involved.‎ ‎ D. College students will ignore piles of homework.‎ ‎ E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it.‎ ‎ F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.‎ ‎ G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.‎ 答案：DFAGC 第十四篇 Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national 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). 1 Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green – eyed ‎ monster” and the UK is its home.‎ Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 2 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others – but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.‎ ‎3 . But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than 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 management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair 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 entrepreneurs were right to complain.‎ B.The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.‎ C.As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”‎ D.It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success.‎ E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.‎ F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.‎ G.. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.‎ 答案：CEAGF 第十五篇 ‎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 .‎ The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World ‎ War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. 3 It included such items as automobile sand new houses. ‎ By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching”level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 4 ‎ One 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 fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal 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, 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 enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.‎ ‎ D．There are several levels of wants in one’s life.‎ ‎ 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.‎ 答案：BCAFE 第十六篇 We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good 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（结结巴巴） over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”‎ 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? Why are you ‎ speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend 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 . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.‎ Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.‎ If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience 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 article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.‎ D. Say what you have to say and then stop.‎ E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.‎ F. Never forget your audience.‎ G. Give it a try and see what happens.‎ It is important to know that a parent can do to help reduce children’s stress. If you notice that your child is becoming nerve, he may have problems at the school. He may has trouble sleep. He may be depressing and begin to suffer from headaches. You should talk him to try to discover the cause of her stress. You can spend extra time help him. In short, you need to be complete supportive and encouraging all the time.‎ 答案：CAFDG 第十七篇 There is an English saying:“1._________.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human 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, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3.__________. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.‎ Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 4._________.‎ ‎5.__________. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter. ‎ A. Laughter can prolong one’s life.‎ B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. ‎ C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.‎ D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.‎ E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.‎ F. Laughter is the best medicine.‎ G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.‎ 答案：FGDCB 第十八篇 Why do some people have many friends while others do not? 1 However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.‎ ‎1,3,5‎ The first experiment is called the “Hawthorne effect” after Hawthorne‎, ‎Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company. 2 .The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increase on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation (积极性) 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 Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in the 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all – white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.‎ She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and the other with brown eyes. Other eye colours such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown – eyed people were cleverer than blue – eyed ones because of an agent (化学作用) for brown colour found in their blood. Blue – eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any ‎ more. The brown – eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue – eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown – eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before. 4 .So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their successes and sympathize(同情) with them in their troubles. 5 .‎ A. Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them.‎ B. Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behaviour to you.‎ C. The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore（忽略） others.‎ D. The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.‎ E. Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behaviour but also their confidence and their performance.‎ F.You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.‎ G. The second experiment tells us what teachers said has a great effect on the students.‎ 答案：FACEB 第十九篇 The seven Cs of a good letter What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy. Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.‎ Clear.Use short, direct sentences. 1 Talk as if the reader were right there with you .Above all, don’t use an introduction.‎ Correct, 2 Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to , check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.‎ Complete. Don’t scatter our points. 3 This is good organization too.‎ Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something . 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 has a natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.‎ Considerate. 5 Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know。Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.‎ The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You’ll be surprised. You’ll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.‎ A Just “talk”to the person B Think of the readers’point of view as you write.‎ C Make them easy to understand D Include long sentences in your letter E Make sure what you say is correct F Writing should not be taken too seriously ‎ G inish one point completely before going on to the next.‎ 答案：CEGAB 第二十篇 ‎(1) ____You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:‎ Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.(2)____ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.‎ Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.‎ Make good use of your time in class. (3)____ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.‎ Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. (4)_____ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.‎ Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have ‎ learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.‎ ‎(5)_____ You will probably discover them after you have tried these.‎ A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.‎ B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.‎ C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.‎ D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.‎ E. Maybe you are an average student.‎ F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.‎ G. This will help you understand the next class.‎ 答案：EBCGA