1、阅读七选五技能保分练(二)段首、段尾过渡句类Test 12020合肥市高三第二次诊断检测Will there be an outbreak of bird flu that threatens humans? Many experts disagree on when or whether a human pandemic (大流行病) will occur, but do say there is a chance that the virus could mutate (变异), leading to widespread infection. _1_ Heres what you nee
2、d to know to help keep yourself healthy.Stock up on food, water and household supplies. If there is a bird flu pandemic, youll want to minimize your chance of catching it by staying indoors; you might even be required to stay home if the government asks that people remain in quarantine (隔离期). Youd b
3、etter stock up today on at least 2week worth of essentials such as water, food, emergency and medical supplies. _2_Have an outbreak plan. It may feel odd or uncomfortable to talk to family members and loved ones about the worstcase pandemic scenario(预测). But if that scenario strikes, youll all be mu
4、ch better off if you have a plan decided on and ready. _3_ Figure out how you would care for them and what your first response and responsibilities would be; this is an especially important conversation with those with special care needs._4_ Things like keeping a balanced diet, exercising regularly
5、and getting sufficient rest can help keep you healthy in an outbreak and also keep you from catching the common cold. Particularly in a flu outbreak situation, it will be important to wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Be diligent about covering coughs and sneezes with tiss
6、ues.Moreover, know your essential health information such as your blood type, allergies, and past or current medical conditions. Make a list of that essential information for all the members of your family. _5_ And do make sure everyone in your household knows where to find it.AWork out regularly to
7、 stay slim.BPick up the habits of healthy behavior.CIt is wise to keep it somewhere safe and visible.DIts important to ask yourself these questions before a pandemic occurs.ETalk with your friends and family about how youd respond to an epidemic.FIn that case, the best thing you can do right now is
8、to prepare for that possibility.GThat will help you get through an extended time at home if an outbreak happens.Test 22020沈阳市教学质量监测(一)Leading a sustainable (不破坏环境的) lifestyle doesnt require you to have to make great changes to your home, and this kind of transformation doesnt have to be an exhaustin
9、g exercise. _1_ Here are three of them._2_ By using solar energy, you will make your home far more sustainable. So long as there is the sun in the sky, the solar panels atop your house will catch the rays and then transform them into electricity.Make changes to your water drinking habits. Have you e
10、ver thought about how many singleuse plastic bottles you use a year? If you should ever perform such a count, youd find yourself well into three figures, or maybe even four. _3_ To be truly sustainable, youve to change your water drinking habits._4_ More often than not, these types of straws are use
11、d only once before being got rid of and taking up valuable landfill space.Reduce your transport emission (排放). If you want to be a more sustainable traveller, you should seek to reduce the carbon emissions you produce by avoiding driving. Of course, avoiding motor vehicles entirely isnt always going
12、 to be a practical choice for you. Therere, however, still things you can do to be more sustainable. _5_You have the power to make a sustainable change to your lifestyletake the above advice and dont waste it.ATurn to solar energy.BAvoid wasting valuable resources.CThe best thing you can do is to cy
13、cle, walk, or run.DTwo choices you have are sharing cars and taking public transport.ETherere many easy and simple things you can do to be more sustainable.FAnother change you can make in this instance is to stop using plastic straws.GDrinking water like this might be quick, easy and convenient, but
14、 its not sustainable.Test 32020深圳市高三第二次检测You know that eating healthily, staying active, and playing a few brain games can help you have a good memory. But the following lesserknown habits work wonders too.1_1_When we sit with our shoulders bent forward, this position actually causes us to feel anxi
15、ous or depressedwhich makes it harder to think clearly and remember things. Conversely(反过来), an upright posture apparently improves the memory because it boosts the blood and oxygen flow to the brain.2ExerciseOnceHaving trouble remembering faces? _2_ In a study, pictures of faces were shown to older
16、 folks after they pedal a stationary (固定的) bike at an intense pace or simply sit on a selfpedaling bike. On average, people remembered the faces better after the intense exercise. Whats more, the memory gains after a single workout were similar to the gains after three months of regular exercise.3Li
17、mit TV TimeEvery parent and every grandparent has heard that too much screen time can hurt a childs cognitive development. _3_ According to a study, people (aged 50 or older) who watched TV for more than 3.5 hours a day for 6 years experienced a greater drop in verbal memory test scores than those w
18、ho watched less.4Draw AimlesslyResearch showed those who drew the words remembered the most when recalling words. Thats because while some parts of the brain about getting memory back become worse as people grow older, the picture processing regions usually dont. _4_5Walk Backward_5_ Walk back! Back
19、ward motionwhether real, imagined, or watchedhelps people remember the information better than sitting still and, in most cases, better than forward motion. It may be that moving backward in space mentally helps us move back in time to the moment when we learned something.ASit Straight.BStand Straig
20、ht.CStart more workouts.DSweat for physical training.EThus sketching can help adults have a good memory.FBut what about those at the other end of their lifespans?GNext time youre trying to recall something, dont just think back.Test 42020济南市高三年级学习质量评估Much like the season itself, the fresh fruits of
21、the summer often dont remain long as we want them to. All too often, you reach into the fridge and find that the strawberries you purchased just a few days ago have turned moldy (发霉的). _1_Vinegar has an extensive and everincreasing list of household uses. Because it is nonpoisonous, unlike other was
22、hes, it can be used to clean fresh fruits. _2_ Putting the fruit in the mixture of one part vinegar and three parts water can remove 98 percent of bacteria. It will make the fruit much cleaner than it was when washed with an antibacterial wash or with water alone. _3_By following the same process, y
23、ou can prevent the growth of mold for far longer than if you havent washed them with the mixture. But be careful: this trick doesnt kill any mold that has already grown. _4_ Besides, try to make the strawberries as dry as possible before storing them in the fridge. You can pat them dry with paper to
24、wel, and then pack them away in a clean container._5_ Actually, there is a simple solution to your concern. A thorough wash with plain water afterward will ensure there are no unwanted tastes left.ASo make sure you do it before they go bad.BYet, many washes can keep them fresh longer.CYou may worry
25、your berries will taste like vinegar.DSo you may not really need those pricey washes at all.EIt is even more effective in cleaning fruits than most washes.FYoud better use vinegar to wash the berries before enjoying them.GA new trick, however, can greatly expand their shelf life using vinegar.阅读七选五技
26、能保分练(二)Test 1语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自然灾害防范如何在大流行病前保持自我健康文章大意本文介绍了在大流行病前保持自我健康的方法。1答案与解析：FF项中的“that possibility”和空前的“a chance”相呼应，分析语境可知，F项在此处起到了承上启下的过渡作用，所以选F项。2答案与解析：G本空是段尾句，有总结之意。此外，G选项中的“That”和空前一句“Youd better stock up today on at least 2week worth of essentials such as water, food, emergency and medical
27、 supplies.”相衔接，且G选项中的“an extended time at home”与上文中的“people remain in quarantine(隔离期)”相呼应，所以选G项。3答案与解析：E根据“It may feel.decided on and ready”及“Figure out.would be”可知，空处陈述的应是你和家人讨论的内容，E选项符合语境。4答案与解析：B本空是段首句。根据对本段的整体理解可知，本段主要陈述的是健康的行为习惯的具体方面，与选项B内容呼应，所以选B项。5答案与解析：C空后一句中的“where to find it”与C选项中的“keep it
28、 somewhere safe and visible”相呼应，故空处应是建议把必要信息单放在安全且家人都能看到的地方，所以选C项。Test 2语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自然环境保护如何养成环保的生活方式文章大意本文介绍了三条有助于养成环保的生活方式的建议，包括使用太阳能、改变饮水习惯以及减少交通工具的碳排放量。1答案与解析：E根据空前的“this kind of transformation doesnt have to be an exhausting exercise.”可知，这种改变不一定是一项使人疲惫的活动，并结合空后一句表述的“这里是它们中的三个”以及下文表述的三个建议可知，E
29、项与此处匹配。2答案与解析：A根据空后的“By using solar energy, you will make your home far more sustainable.”可知，该段讲的是“使用太阳能”的建议，故A项符合语境。3答案与解析：G该段主要谈论改变饮水的习惯，空前一句表述如果你数过数量，你会发现你一年中因饮水而用的一次性塑料瓶的数量能达到三位数，或者甚至可能是四位数，由此可知，空处应是对饮用塑料瓶装水的评价，故选G。4答案与解析：F根据空后一句中的“these types of straws”可知，F项“就这个情况而言，你可以做出的另一个改变是停止使用塑料吸管”符合语境。5答
30、案与解析：D该部分谈论的是在交通工具的碳排放量方面如何培养环保的生活方式，空前一句表述仍然有一些你能做的事情来使你的生活方式更加环保，D项中的“Two choices”与此处呼应，且整句话表述的内容与此段内容匹配，故选D项。Test 3语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自我完善自我增强记忆力的方法文章大意文章介绍了五种使你有一个好的记忆力的方法，包括进行一次剧烈运动、限制看电视的时间等。1答案与解析：A分析文章结构可知，空处为该部分的小标题，根据本部分中的“When we sit with our shoulders bent forward, this position actually cau
31、ses us to feel anxious or depressed”以及“an upright posture apparently improves the memory”可知，肩膀前倾的坐姿会引起焦虑或抑郁，而直立的姿势显然可以改善记忆力。故A项符合语境，能概括本段内容。2答案与解析：D根据本部分的标题ExerciseOnce以及该部分中的“On average, people remembered the faces better after the intense exercise.”可知，研究表明剧烈运动后人们的记忆力变得更好。而D项“Sweat for physical tra
32、ining.”与剧烈运动有关，代入D项后既能回答空前的问句又能与下文衔接，故选D。3答案与解析：F根据本部分第一句中的“hurt a childs cognitive development”可知，第一句讲的是看电视太久对孩子的影响；根据下文中的“aged 50 or older”可知，下文讲的应是看电视太久对老年人的影响。故F项承上启下，与此处匹配。4答案与解析：E根据本部分的标题Draw Aimlessly及对本部分的整体理解可知，本部分讲的是绘画对记忆力的作用，又根据E项中的“sketching”(画素描，画速写)可知，E项符合语境。5答案与解析：G根据该空后的“Walk back！”和
33、本部分最后一句中的“moving backward in space mentally helps us move back in time to the moment when we learned something”可知，G项中的“dont just think back”与空后的内容相呼应，故选G项。Test 4语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自我生活常识如何用醋清洗水果防止其变质。文章大意文章介绍了如何用醋清洗水果以防止其变质。1答案与解析：G根据第二段首句“Vinegar has an extensive and everincreasing list of household us
34、es.”(醋的家庭用途越来越广泛。)中的“vinegar”可知，前文需要提到这个词，因此根据该空前的“the strawberries you purchased just a few days ago have turned moldy(发霉的)”(你买的草莓就在几天前已经发霉)可知，该空需要表明醋的防霉作用，G项“A new trick, however, can greatly expand their shelf life using vinegar.”(然而，一种新的方法使用醋，可以极大地延长保质期。)能够衔接前后两句话。故选G。2答案与解析：E根据该空前的“unlike other
35、 washes”以及该空后的“Putting the fruit in the mixture of one part vinegar and three parts water can remove 98 percent of bacteria.”(将一份醋和三份水混合，再把水果放入其中，可以去除98%的细菌。)可知，这里需要表明使用醋清洗水果比单单使用水来洗更加有效，E项“It is even more effective in cleaning fruits than most washes.”(它甚至比大多数清洁剂更能有效地清洁水果。)能够衔接前后两句话。故选E。3答案与解析：D根据前
36、一句“It will make the fruit much cleaner than it was when washed with an antibacterial wash or with water alone.”(它会使水果比用抗菌洗液或单独用水清洗时干净得多。)中的“It”及“with an antibacterial wash”可知，前一句表明使用醋清洗比使用专门的抗菌剂更有效，且不需要花太多的费用；作为尾句，D项“So you may not really need those pricey washes at all.”(所以你可能根本不需要那些昂贵的清洗用品。)能承前总结表
37、述。故选D。4答案与解析：A根据该空前的“But be careful: this trick doesnt kill any mold that has already grown.”(但是要小心：这个方法不会杀死任何已经生长的霉菌。)可知，当水果已经发霉的时候，用醋清洗是没有效果的，故A项“So make sure you do it before they go bad.”(所以一定要在它们发霉之前做。)能够承接上文。故选A。5答案与解析：C根据该空后的“Actually, there is a simple solution to your concern.”(事实上，有一个简单的方法可以解决你的担忧。)可知，该空需要表明“担忧”(concern)是什么，C项“You may worry your berries will taste like vinegar.”(你可能担心你的浆果尝起来像醋。)能与下文衔接；且C项中的“taste like vinegar”和本段最后一句中的“unwanted tastes”相呼应。故选C。