1、专项强化训练.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。AIf something that youre doing doesnt challenge you, then it doesnt change you.We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all._1.A_ So challenge the following limits：1)Figure out what youre scared of and do it continuously.If youre a salesma
2、n, and youre scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking youll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call._2.F_ But dont stop on the first try！Eventually, you can face the fear and say, “Go on, Im not scared ！”
3、2)_3.B_ Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this.Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on.Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.3)Set aside at
4、 least nine minutes a day for physical exercise._4.E_ A simple 9minute run in your neighborhood do wonders for yourself.Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.4)Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.Dont just limit
5、 yourself to your fellow travelerstry to connect with new people.You never know what kind of people theyre.Get out of your house or go online right now to book your tickets._5.C_ AYou can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.BTake a class for a hobby youve been wanting to deve
6、lop.CStart to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.DRunning in the gym may be a better choice.EYou dont need to go to the gym.FSomeone may hang up on you.GYou should do it continuously.文章大意：如果一件事情对你来说没有任何挑战性，那么它将不能改变你。对此作者给出了几条建议，认为人们不应该安于现状，要走出舒适圈，挑战自我。解析：1根据空格前的“If something that youre doing
7、 doesnt challenge you，then it doesnt change you.We all need some normal stress in our lives，after all”可知，这里想说如果你坚持在你的舒适区域里，你就不会有任何提高，故选A。2根据空格前面的内容以及空格后的“But dont stop on the first try”可知，此处讲的是作者建议害怕跟人说话的推销员每天花5分钟的时间打电话，有人可能会挂断你的电话，但不要第一次尝试就放弃。故选F。3根据空格下面的一段内容可知，这一段主要讲业余爱好的问题，选项B与本段内容相符，故选B。4根据“A si
8、mple 9minute run in your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself”并结合选项可知，这里是说你没有必要去健身房，故选E。5根据最后一段的内容可知，作者建议人们去旅行并认识新朋友，且本文的主题是人们应该挑战自我。C项既符合最后一段的内容，又符合本文主旨，故选C。BHow to FocusImproving your focus can make you a better student or employee as well as a happier and more organized person.If you want to
9、improve your focus, you need to learn to avoid distractions and to be prepared with a focusfilled game plan before you set out to accomplish a task._1.B_ 1.Build up your focus stamina (持久力)Each person may start off with a certain amount of “focus stamina”， but this is something that can be improved
10、over time. To build your focus stamina, just give yourself a certain amount of time to do nothing but work on a certain task._2.D_ It may be just another five minutes or another half hour.2Meditate (宴想)Meditating is more than a great way to relax._3.G_ When you meditate, youll be focusing on clearin
11、g your head and concentrating on your body and breath. You can easily transfer these skills to clearing your head and focusing on the work ahead of you.3Read more._4.A_ Try reading something without stopping for just thirty minutes, and slowly build your stamina to read for an hour or even two hours
12、 with only short breaks.Being able to focus on the material in front of you will help you learn to focus on your work.4.Multitask less._5.E_ However, it is actually harmful to your concentration.When you multitask, youre not putting all of your focus and energy into any one task, which actually harm
13、s your concentration.Work on getting just one thing done at a time and youll see that you get this done more quickly.Chatting with your friends online while getting work done is one of the worst forms of multitasking.Chatting with a friend can reduce your productivity by half.AReading is a great way
14、 to build up your focus.BIf you want to know how to focus like a laser, just follow these steps!CKeep going until you feel you need to stop, and try to focus for longer the next day.DWhen that time passes, see how long you can keep going before actually stopping.EMany people think getting two or thr
15、ee things done at once is a great way to accomplish goals more quickly.FDid you waste your whole day reading random articles that people posted on Facebook?GIf you meditate for just 10 to 20 minutes every day, you will slowly improve your focus.文章大意：提高自己的注意力有很多益处。作者就如何提高注意力提出了几条建议。解析：1根据第一段可知，提高注意力有
16、很多的益处；如果你想提高你的注意力，你需要注意一些方面。文章后面提出了有助于提高注意力的几条建议，所以此处起承上启下的作用。故选B。2本段主要讲“学会增强自己的注意力的持久性”，给自己设定特定的时间，看看任务的完成情况。故选D。3根据本段的关键词“meditate”可知，本段讲如何通过“冥想”提高自己的注意力，故选G。4根据本段的中心句“Read more”和下文的内容可知，本段主要是讲阅读对于提高注意力的作用，是提高注意力的一个好方法。故选A。5由空后的“However”，可知，空处与“it is actually harmful to your concentration”之间是转折关系，
17、又根据本段的中心句“Multitask less”及下文可知，作者建议一次只做一件事，这样能更快地完成这件事；当你要同时完成多项任务时，你无法把所有的注意力和精力集中到任何一项任务中去，这实际上会损害你的注意力。故选E。.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ANow a lot of young people like _1.drinking_ (drink) coffee or cola, but last year some scientists _2.found_ (find) a bad thing about cola：Its bad for ou
18、r bones, especially _3.womens_ (women) bones.If cola is bad for us, you may want _4.another_ (other) popular drink, for example，_5.an_ energy drink. But wait._6.To_ keep you awake，_7.most_ (much) energy drinks have a lot of caffeine (咖啡). They are like a strong cup of coffee _8.or_ tea. If you drink
19、 a lot of them, your heart will beat _9.faster_ (fast)You will feel nervous. You could also have sleeping _10.problems_ (problem)and find it hard to live without them. So we shouldnt drink too much caffeine.文章大意：研究表明，可乐对人的骨骼有害，同样很多能量型饮料中也含有咖啡因，饮用太多会导致睡眠问题。解析：1考查非谓语动词。设空处在句中作宾语。like doing sth.喜欢做某事(强
20、调重复性动作)；like to do sth.(强调一次性动作)。此处指习惯性或重复性动作，故填动名词。2考查动词时态。根据时间状语last year可知谓语动词用一般过去时态。3考查名词所有格。句意：它对我们的骨骼有害，尤其是妇女的骨骼。此处修饰名词bones，故填所有格形式。4考查限定词。句意：如果可乐对我们有害，你也许想饮用另一种很受欢迎的饮料，如某种能量型饮料。other后接可数名词复数或不可数名词；another后接可数名词单数，表示泛指。drink在此处为可数名词单数，故填another。5考查冠词。此处表示泛指，且空格后的energy以元音音素开头。故填冠词an。6句意：为了让你
21、保持清醒，大部分能量型饮料中都含有大量咖啡因。此处作目的状语，故用不定式。7考查限定词。根据语境可知此处表示“大多数”，故用“most名词”的结构。8考查并列连词。句意：它们像是一杯很浓的咖啡或者茶。此处表示“或者”，故填or。9考查副词比较级。句意：如果你饮用太多(这些饮料)，你的心跳就会加快。此处表示与正常情况相比，心跳会更快，故填比较级形式。10考查名词单复数。饮用这些饮料过多，还会导致睡眠问题。根据语境可知此处指“多个问题”，故填复数形式。BOnce upon a time there was a girl who, though of humble origin, was so be
22、autiful _1.that_ she was famous throughout the region._2.Knowing_ (know) how much the young men of the kingdom liked her, she rejected all her suitors(追求者) , waiting for the _3.arrival_ (arrive) of some handsome prince. Well，_4.it_ didnt take long and a handsome prince came by. And as soon as he saw
23、 the young girl he fell _5.in_ love with her and showered her with gifts.The wedding was great, and everyone said they made the perfect couple.However, when the shine and excitement of the presents and the parties began to wear off, the young princess found out that her handsome young husband wasnt
24、as wonderful as she _6.had expected_ (expect). He was cold towards his people, and he was selfish and mean. When she came to see that everything about her husband _7.was_ (be) a false appearance, she didnt hesitate _8.to tell_ (tell) him this to his face, but he answered her back in a similar manner
25、，_9.reminding_ (remind) her that he had only chosen her for her beauty，and that she could have chosen many others rather than _10.himself_ (him) if she hadnt let herself be carried away by ambition and her desire to live in a palace.文章大意：曾经有位女孩儿出身低微但是非常漂亮，她拒绝了很多追求者，最后嫁给了一位王子，结果发现自己选错了人。解析：1考查状语从句。根据
26、so.that.“如此以至于”可知填that。2考查非谓语动词。设空处作状语，主语she与know之间为逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词。3考查名词。设空处作宾语，故填名词。arrival到达。4考查it的用法。it在这里指时间。5考查固定短语。fall in love with sb.爱上某人；喜欢上某人。6考查动词的时态。句意：这位年轻的王妃发现她年轻英俊的丈夫并不像她之前想的那么好。expect表示的动作发生在“过去的过去”，故用过去完成时态。7考查动词的时态和主谓一致。everything作主语，故系动词用单数形式；根据语境可知此处用过去时态。8考查非谓语动词。hesitate to d
27、o sth.犹豫做某事。9考查非谓语动词。设空处作状语，主语he与remind之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。10考查反身代词。主句的主语为he，此处是他提醒王妃时所说的话，故填反身代词。.短文改错假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处增加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写上该加的单词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。AYesterday my f
28、riend Julia and me had lunch in the Pizza Hut behind our school.I knew Julia wasnt crazy about pizzas, but she came along just because me.At the table next to ours, there were two guys from our class.One of them was real funny.He tried to imitate all the customer in the Pizza Hut.We couldnt stop to
29、laughing.And there were some people whom didnt like the fact that two boys were imitating them.They complained to an owner of the Pizza Hut, so he came over and tell them to stop.Seeing it, Julia and I was greatly embarrassed.答案：Yesterday my friend Julia and had lunch in the Pizza Hut behind our sch
30、ool.I knew Julia wasnt crazy about pizzas, but she came along just because me.At the table next to ours, there were two guys from our class.One of them was funny.He tried to imitate all the in the Pizza Hut.We couldnt stop to laughing. there were some people didnt like the fact that two boys were im
31、itating them.They complained to owner of the Pizza Hut, so he came over and them to stop.Seeing it, Julia and I greatly embarrassed.BBen is my good friend.We are of the same age.I like being with him because he often make me happy.But yesterday we have an argument about the football clubs.During the
32、 break time, we argued about what club was the best.Me thought it was FC Barcelona but Ben thought it was Real MadridCF.After that, he said goodbye to me and talked with students loudly.I felt angry with him.During the next break time he still didnt talk to me.He didnt even look at me.I felt very sa
33、d because we are good friend.When it was time to go home, I asked him when he wanted to go with me.But he said “No” to me and went away.At last, Ben called to me just before I went to bed.I said I ever minded.We are still good friends now and I feel much good.答案：Ben is my good friend.We are of the s
34、ame age.I like being with him because he often me happy.But yesterday we an argument about the football clubs.During the break time, we argued about club was the best. thought it was FC Barcelona but Ben thought it was Real Madrid CF.After that, he said goodbye to me and talked with students loudly.
35、I felt angry with him.During the next break time he still didnt talk to me.He didnt even look at me.I felt very sad because we are good .When it was time to go home, I asked him he wanted to go with me.But he said “No” to me and went away.At last, Ben called to me just before I went to bed.I said I minded.We are still good friends now and I feel much .
