1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家四川邻水县2015高考英语选练（7）及答案完形填空Here You Grow Again“Youre having problems? No problem. ”Thats what I try to tell myself when I begin to feel overwhelmed. And then I1myself that the only people I am aware of who dont have2are gathered in peaceful neighborhoods. There is never a3, never a mom
2、ent of stress to ruin a day. All is calm. Most4have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them5. But if youre still6, you have difficulties. Its the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be7for you than you think. Let me explain. Maybe you have seen the Great Ba
3、rrier Reef, 8some 1, 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to9the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked a question. “I notice that the lagoon(浅水湖)side of the reef looks10and lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful, ”a traveler observed. “11is this
4、? ”The guide gave an interesting answer, “The coral(珊瑚)around the lagoon side is in12water, with no challenge for its survival. It13early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being14by wind, waves, stormssurges of power. It has to fight for15every day of its life. As it is challenged and teste
5、d it changes and16. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces. ”Then he added this telling note, “Thats the way it is17every living organism. ”Like coral18by the sea, we grow. 19demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce strength and determination. Spir
6、itual testing can produce20of character and faithfulness. 【文章大意】大堡礁上经常受到海水冲击的珊瑚生命力更加旺盛, 但是那些没有受海水冲击的反而会死得更早。作者从而得出, 在我们的人生中, 经常遇到挫折, 会使我们更加具有能力。1. A. warnB. remindC. informD. persuade【解析】选B。从后面的myself that the only people I am aware of who dont haveare gathered in peaceful neighborhoods可知, 这是作者提醒自己的
7、事情。2. A. purposesB. troublesC. plansD. opinions【解析】选B。与本文的第一句话Youre having problems? No problem中的problems呼应, 指那些没有麻烦的人们。3. A. wonderB. miracleC. careD. wish【解析】选C。与上文中的problems, troubles和后面的stress等呼应, 指没有任何关心的事情。4. A. suburbsB. hallsC. countriesD. towns【解析】选D。根据后面的We call them可知是公墓, 因此表明这里指每个城镇。5. A
8、. cemeteriesB. yardsC. squaresD. parks【解析】选A。与上文提到的Mosthave at least one such worry-free zone. 每个城镇都有一个人从来不会担忧的地区, 即公墓。6. A. worryingB. breathingC. thinkingD. working【解析】选B。根据后面的you have difficulties. Its the way of life可知, 只要你呼吸, 只要你活着, 你就有困难。7. A. biggerB. smallerC. betterD. heavier【解析】选C。根据空格前面的A
9、nd believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be和后面的for you than you think. 可知, 你的问题要比你想象的要好。8. A. coveringB. runningC. reachingD. stretching【解析】选D。从后面的some 1, 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia可知这里指大堡礁绵延1 800英里。9. A. viewB. digC. protectD. find【解析】选A。根据前面的Tour guides regularly take v
10、isitors可知导游带着游客们去欣赏这里的风景。10. A. healthyB. paleC. strongD. colorful【解析】选B。与后面的and lifeless呼应, 指这里的珊瑚是无生命的, 并且颜色是苍白的。11. A. howB. whenC. whyD. what【解析】选C。根据前面的“I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looksand lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful, ”a traveler observed. 可知, 这个游客看见这种情景
11、之后, 问为什么。12. A. dirtyB. coldC. deepD. still【解析】选D。根据前面的浅水背景和后面的with no challenge for its survival可知, 这些珊瑚生长在平静的水中。13. A. growsB. diesC. restsD. settles【解析】选B。从前面的with no challenge for its survival没有生存的挑战性, 可知它们死得早。14. A. testedB. washedC. cleanedD. killed【解析】选A。根据空格前面的The coral on the ocean side is
12、constantly being和后面的by wind, waves, stormssurges of power可知这些珊瑚经常遭到风、海浪和暴风雨的考验。15. A. nutrimentB. developmentC. survivalD. energy【解析】选C。上文已经提到了The coral around the lagoon side is in_water, with no challenge for its survival其中有survival, 因此选C。16. A. enlargesB. breaksC. disappearsD. adapts【解析】选D。从后面的It
13、 grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces可知, 这些珊瑚已经适应了环境, 因此选D。17. A. forB. withC. onD. in【解析】选B。根据空格前面的Thats the way it is和后面的every living organism可知with指的是这些情况适用于每一个活着的生物。18. A. struckB. floodedC. swallowedD. supported【解析】选A。从后面的by the sea, we grow可知这里指我们像珊瑚一样, 经常接受海水的撞击, 从而我们能够成长。19. A.
14、SocialB. EmotionalC. SpiritualD. Physical【解析】选D。与后面的Mental and emotional stress精神的和情感的对比, 指身体上的。20. A. featureB. resultC. strengthD. influence【解析】选C。上文已经提到了Mental and emotional stress can produce strength and determination因此选C。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Stress caused by social situations,
15、 such as giving a speech or going to a job interview, can affect some peoples immune system in ways that harm their health, researchers have found. The study included 124 volunteers who were purposely put into embarrassed social situations. Those who showed greater neural (神经) sensitivity to social
16、rejection also had greater increases in inflammatory (炎症) activity when exposed to social stress. “It turns out there are important differences in how people explain and respond to social situations,” lead author George Slavich, at the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the University of Ca
17、lifornia, Los Angeles, said in a UCLA news release. “For example,” he explained, “we sometimes see giving a speech in front of an audience as a welcomed challenge; other times, its threatening and sad. In this study, we sought to examine the neural bases for these differences in response and to unde
18、rstand how these differences relate to biological processes that can affect human health and well-being.”The findings provide “further evidence of how closely our mind and body are connected. We have known for a long time that social stress can get under the skin to increase risk for disease, but it
19、s been unclear exactly how these effects occur. As we know, this study is the first to identify the neurocognitive (神经认知) pathways that might be involved in inflammatory responses to sharp social stress,” Slavich said. Increases in inflammatory activity are part of the immune systems natural respons
20、e to potentially harmful situations, but “frequent or chronic (慢性的) activation of the system may increase the risk for a variety of illnesses,” Slavich added. The study was released online Aug. 2 in advance of publication in an upcoming print issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien
21、ces.1. Where do you first find the study? A. A magazine.B. A website. C. A literature. D. An advertisement. 2. Judging from volunteers, might be more likely to have inflammation. A. those who were more sensitive to social rejectionB. those who were purposely put into societyC. those who gave a speec
22、h before audienceD. those who suffered frequent or chronic illness3. The author quotes examples of the fourth paragraph mainly to. A. show further evidence of how closely our mind and body are connectedB. prove important differences in how people explain and respond to social situationsC. explain vo
23、lunteers are sensitive to social rejection when exposed to social stressD. make clear that how stress caused by social situations breaks down immune system4. We can infer thatif there is inflammatory response in peoples immune system. A. chronic illness will be caused by the repeated stress B. docto
24、rs can identify the neurocognitive pathwaysC. people may avoid being affected by sharp social stressD. risk of getting various diseases will be reduced【参考答案】14、BABA短文改错（一）A few days ago, Miss Wang was going home by bike. While he was76. riding in the street, she saw the man with a knife in his hand
25、and his77. face covering with a piece of cloth running towards her. The man78. took her handbag out of the basket of her bike and ran away before79. she could do anything. There was no one she could turn for help at80. that time, for it was very late at night. Lucky, she had her mobile81. phone at h
26、and. Immediately when she took it out and phoned the82. police. She told them what the man was like and in which directions83. he had run. The police came very quickly and catch the robber. Miss84. Wang got her handbag back and felt very grateful for the police had85. done for her.参考答案-（一）76he she 7
27、7. 第二个the a 78. covering covered 79. 80. turn to 81. Lucky luckily 82. 去掉when 83. directions direction 84. catch caught 85. for what书面表达假设你是新华中学的学生张华，班里从外地转来一名同学李明，他一时无法融入新的班集体中，感到很苦恼，请根据下列要点用英语给他写封信：1帮他分析原因；2给他提出建议；3陈述你帮助他的具体打算。注意：词数120左右。Dear Li Ming，_Best regards，Zhang Hua【参考范文】Dear_Li_Ming，Welco
28、me to become a member of our class.Im glad to be your classmate.As your classmate，I know that you are not getting on well with others.However，there is no need to be worried.It is just a time.On the one hand，I think you are a little shy，so we have no opportunity to know you；on the other hand，you have
29、 few words，so we have no chance to communicate with you.But it does no matter.You can make efforts from now on in order to be part of the class.Firstly，you should be open to others，which makes it possible to make friends.Besides，you should talk with others more.In this way，you may find friends who have the same interests as you.Finally，I plan to talk with you more often，which will make you less shy.I wish you were happy again!Best_regards，Zhang_Hua- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
