1、2016高考英语阅读七选五集训（十五）【多维精练】第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 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。Passage 1Seven ways to find out what you really want in lifeBe good to yourselfYou cant pinpoint(准确指出) exactly what you want in life .Youre constantly sacrificing your time and dreams for other people. 36 Ask yo
2、urself: if you werent tied down by your job, family, or anything else, then what would you be doing right now? Regret nothingTo be good to yourself is not selfish. Its your life. Its time for you to live it exactly the way you want to. If you constantly regret things you did or didnt do in the past,
3、 then you wont be able to move forward. 37 Figure out what you needSometimes its hard to figure out what you need. Sit down and think about what you need most. The freedom to express yourself? Love? Financial security? Something else? If it helps, you can make a list. Also think about the kind of le
4、gacy(遗产) you want to leave behind. 38 You can fly only by pushing back against something you dont want. Figure out what upsets you, and be specific about it. Dont just say that you hate your office job. Pinpoint exactly why you hate it. Could it be your strict boss? Your workload? Your meaningless j
5、ob title? Or all of the above?Determine what makes you truly happyTheres no life to waste if youre happy with living it. Think about what makes you happy. Being around children? Is it traveling? Owning a successful business? Financial freedom? 39 Let people around you know what youre trying to achie
6、veDont keep your goals and desires to yourself. Voice it all out! If you tell people what youre trying to accomplish, they will most likely support you and give you new ideas. Sometimes mother does know best!Stay positiveLife doesnt always go how you want it. Dont feel discouraged as your plans stra
7、y(偏离). Take control. Instead of being anxious, try your best to advance with the changes. You will get there someday. 40 Youre just taking a little detour. A. Dont live in the past but live in the present!B. Sometimes a positive attitude is all you need to keep going.C. Determine what really bothers
8、 you.D. Once you pinpoint the one thing that makes you happy the most, youll have a pretty clear idea of what you should struggle hard to get in your life.E. You have to put yourself first, because if you dont, then no one else will.F. Determine what you are going to do next.G. You should think of t
9、hings positively.Passage 25 Ways Pets Improve Your HealthPets help relieve stress_36_A powerful hormone(荷尔蒙) is released when you look at your companion animal, which brings feelings of joy. It is also accompanied by a decrease in a stress hormone.Pets boost your fitnessA dog is the best companion f
10、or a stroll-even better than a friend. _37_ A separate study found that dog owners walked 300 minutes a week on average, while people who didnt own dogs walked just 168 minutes a week.Pets provide social supportPets can provide social support for their owners, who tend to have more overall benefits
11、than non-owners. The calming presence and the social bond that pets bring can be very powerful. Animals give something to focus on instead of the negative thoughts a depressed person may have. _38_Pets boost your self-esteem(自尊)Pets are completely non-judgmental. _39_ And that boosts self-esteem. Co
12、nfidence can be improved by the fact that dogs love you no matter what, and to the same extent, cats are very loving to their owners._40_Whether your parents and you take turns walking the dog or it is always your job to feed the cat, research has proven having a pet is good for the whole family. Pe
13、ts can be a very important bridge between family members. Pets can also provide the ultimate learning experience-how to treat others with kindness, caring, and responsibility.A. Pets improve relationships B. Pets bring your family closer togetherC. Dog walkers improved their fitness more than people
14、 who walked with other people.D. Simply being in the same room with your pet can have a calming effect.E. So they are more likely to take on leadership roles and tend to be more confidence.F. When a pet pays attention to you, it is giving you unconditional love and acceptance.G. They dont care what
15、you look like or how you behave-they love unconditionally.Passage 3More and more people have realized that having regular family meals is very important.Kids who live in families that eat dinner together regularly are less likely to be involved in risky behavior. According to statistics, children wh
16、o dont eat dinner with their families are 61% more likely to use alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs. 36 37 As families struggle to find amounts of quality time together, family dinnertime provides the opportunity for both. When families hang out together and communicate, they grow strong and healthy.
17、 Eating together serves to build a family identity. In addition, this family “routine” provides a sense of stability（稳定）and security that provides kids with a positive environment where they can grow into healthy adults. 38 Everyonekids and parents alikecan keep up-to-date during the family dinnerti
18、me on what is going on with school, jobs, family life and friends.Eating dinner regularly fosters（促进）learning. 39 Kids who are exposed to regular family discussions learn a broader vocabulary.Children can grow stronger and healthier when eating dinner with their families because parents can provide
19、better nutrition for them. 40 Family dinner time means kids are more likely to eat a nutritionally balanced meal, lower in sugar and fat content, than if they prepare or purchase meals on their own.A. When families who eat dinner together engage in a variety of conversation topics, learning is encou
20、raged.B. Children learn words mainly from their parents.C. Families who eat dinner together regularly are more likely to have stronger, happier family relationships.D. A simple, but true rule applies: when kids eat with their families, they eat better.E. Children can grow stronger and healthier; whe
21、n eating dinner with their families they develop a strong sense of responsibility.F. By contrast, children who eat dinner with their families every night of the week are kept out of trouble.G. Families who eat dinner together regularly can keep in touch with each others life.Passage 4Travel tips tha
22、t are no longer trueWe all love an inside trip, but some of the classic tips for travelers no longer hold true. _36_ 1. Book a plane ticket far in advance to save money.This myth may have been true back in the 1960s, when flights were less common than they are today. Back then, the demand for a flig
23、ht would naturally increase as the date approached, there being few other options. 37 According to recent studies, the best time to buy a domestic ticket was between six and seven weeks before.2. 38 Dont ignore the benefits of going straight to the hotel to negotiate (商谈) a good deal on a room. Many
24、 hotel chains offer rate guarantees and encourage customers to book directly. Hotels also frequently have discounts or some offers that third-party websites dont know. Apart from this, hotels give the upgrades, not the booking agents. 3. Avoid street food. 39 If this means standing up at a cheap str
25、eet stall (摊位), then follow the crowd. Dont sit down at a restaurant and spend four times more, on the simple assumption that its the only safe option. Can you see whats going on in the kitchen?4. Carry your money in a special pocket or pouch.This is the fastest way to stand out from locals who will
26、 have their money in a wallet or purse. Only take what you need when you leave your hotel room. 40 A. When in Rome, do what the Romans do.B. And make sure to put your wallet in a front pocket.C. This is only true if you are buying products that are heavily taxed.D. Let yourself relax in a warm room
27、for one or two people in single beds.E. Check the updates on these tall tales (说大话) to save cash and add experience to your trip.F. These days, many alternatives for the most popular routes mean that demand stays steady.G. The best hotel prices are on travel websites.Passage 5Are you truly happy? Do
28、 you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 36 . 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
29、 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. 37 . 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
30、mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor. 38 . These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness. 39 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, r
31、elaxing 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 anothe
32、r way to achieve happiness. 40 .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 o
33、n 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 ni
34、ce for yourself.Passage 6Camping is an American tradition, and especially important for families. 36 Time togetherCamping allows you to spend quality time as a family. Most family members are too caught up in their everyday lives to stop and spend time with each other. At home there are just too man
35、y distractions, such as televisions. 37 On a camping trip one can spend time with ones kids and form a real relationship. 38 Another great reason to go on a camping trip is to teach kids things like respect for nature and outdoor survival skills things that just cant be learned adequately from books
36、.Camping is cheap 39 You will save on air travel, accommodations, food, and other expenses.Outdoor activitiesOn camping trips, people dont just stay in their tents the whole day. 40 These include bird watching, wildlife viewing, hiking, mountain climbing, fishing, swimming, and playing games with ki
37、ds.A. Camping trips are inexpensive compared to regular vacations.B. Instead of doing activities together, they may just sit there and watch TV.C. They can do lots of enjoyable and worthwhile activities.D. LearningE. Enjoying nature and relaxingF. Here are four important reasons.G. Activities should
38、 be colorful.Passage 7Not everything will come easily to you. There will be a time when you want to do something, either write a book, learn to dance, or develop a new skill. If its something you already have had a gift for, things might come easily, but its likely that youre going to find the learn
39、ing process to be much harder than you imagined. 36 . You cant let the frustration keep you from your end goal, and you need to learn how to overcome it. If you dont you will never leave your personal comfort zone and youll find yourself living a very narrow life.It wont last. If you continue to pus
40、h yourself, despite the frustration, youre going to find you get through things quite quickly. 37 . The more you ignore it, the sooner the emotion disappears, getting replaced with a sense of accomplishment. 38 Its easy to look at someone who started to learn a new skill at the same time you did and
41、 think that theyre picking things up so much faster than you, and to take this as a sign that youre not meant to pick up the skill. You cant do this. Its likely that the person you admire has dealt with frustration of their own and might be just jealous of you as you are of them. You also have to co
42、ntinuously remind yourself that everyone learns at your own pace. Look for backdoors. 39 . If youve been working on something, such as learning to ride a horse, for a long period of time, youd better try changing instructors of disciplines to see if that helps. If youre writing a book, you better jo
43、in a different club, or start a new project. Theres no shame in using a back door to get through the front after youve been struggling with a situation for an extended period of time.Learn to love the process.Life is about the journey, not the end result. The next time you set out to learn something
44、 new, dont get so caught up in the idea of being a success and mastering whatever skill you want to develop. 40 . This takes the self-inflicted pressure off you, reducing the amount of frustration you experience.A. Instead focus on each stage and appreciate the learning process.B. Youre going to get
45、 frustrated.C. Frustration isnt a permanent state.D. Dont be afraid of the process.E. Dont compare yourself with others.F. Sometimes theres a quick way of making something become clear.G. There are some people who are jealous of you. 2016高考英语-阅读七选五集训（十五）答案Passage 1：36-40 EACDBPassage 2：36-40 DCFGBPassage 3：36-40 FCGADPassage 4：36-40 EFGABPassage 5：36-40 DBEGCPassage 6：36-40 FBDACPassage 7：36-40 BCEFA版权所有：高考资源网()
