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。ABe Your Own Best FriendWhy would you want to become your own best friend? There are many benefits of creating your own support system from within rather than relying on your partner, friends or family to be there for you when youre suffering. We al
2、l have it in us to give ourselves what we need, without seeking it from outside. 1.G Heres how to become your own best friend.1Be nice to yourself.The first step to become a friend to yourself is to treat yourself like you would treat a friend. 2.E Start by accepting your good qualities，talents and
3、abilities and begin to appreciate yourself.2Imagine how you would support a friend in the same situation.Think about a loved one, a family member, or someone dear to you and imagine that they are in the same situation you are facing. 3.F Then consider how to best offer assistance and advice to them.
4、 Allow yourself to feel supported, and give yourself what you need.Write down the words that you would say to your greatest friend and then say them gently to yourself.3 4.B Following the theme of considering how you would help a dear friend, you need to start taking your own advice and putting your
5、 own needs first. Do you need a day off from work? 5.A Whatever you need, allow yourself to put it at the top of the list rather than the bottom. Use these methods to become your own best friend and start being there for yourself!AA long hot bath?BHonor your needs.CBelieve in yourself.DHelp them fir
6、st and then they will help you.EThat means that you need to stop being doubtful of yourself.FThink about how theyre struggling，suffering with this problem.GIsnt it far better to know how to support yourself in time of need?文章大意：本文描述了做你自己最好的朋友的三个建议：善待自己；在同样的情况下想象一下你如何支持一个朋友等。解析：1该句位于文章总领段落(第一段)，上句提到：
7、我们可以在需要的时候进行自我支持，所选的句子(知道在需要的时候怎么支持自己难道不是更好吗？)起到了承上启下的作用，答案为G。2根据下句“开始接受自己优秀的品质、才华和能力，并且欣赏自己”可推知，该句应该对应为“停止怀疑自己”，故选E。3选项F“Think about how.(想象他们的感受)”与本段首句“Think about a loved one.”句式相似。4该空为本段的中心句，由下文“.putting your own needs first”和“.put it at the top of the list”可知应选B“尊重自己的需要”。5该空为和前句(你需要休假一天吗？)并列的问句
8、(你需要洗个热水澡吗？)。BEasy Ways to Keep Your Brain SharpEveryone is forgetful, and as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bitand that can be a very annoying thing. 1.F Read on for some techniques worth trying.2. 2.A People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming event
9、s had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease(早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 3.E Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on longorshort term goals appear to do
10、 better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.2Go for a walk.Mildly raised glucose(葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your br
11、ain. 4.G 3Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active
12、 at the same time. 5.C Or go dancing with your friends.AFocus on the future.BThis can be especially harmful to the aged.CIt should be something like learning gardening.DSo take a few minutes each day to do some reading.EBut dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with lifechanging events.FLuckily, r
13、esearch shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.GIn other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.文章大意：本文讲述的是保持思维灵敏的简易方法，即：聚 焦未来；散步；学习新知识。1根据后一句“Read on for some techniques worth trying.”和下文的1、2、3条就是避免思维迟钝的方法，故选F。2由本段首句“.looked forward to upcoming events.”和
14、最后两句(经常做计划，制订短期或长期目标的人会做得更好。要保持思维超前)可知A项为本段中心话题。3由后一句可知同朋友约会喝咖啡这样的“简单的”事情也行，所以选E“你不必担心”你的日程“没有排满能够带来人生重大转折的事情”。4由上一句可知“锻炼能产生有益大脑的化学物质”，故选G项“换句话说，关注身体就是关注大脑”进行进一步说明。5由上一句可知对大脑最好的事情是你学新东西时，身体也要动，即脑力劳动和体力劳动相结合的事，就像学习园艺以及和朋友跳舞这样的事情。故选C。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。AA strong memory depends on
15、 the health and the vitality of your brain. Humans are 1.highly (high) social animals, so relationships stimulate our brains. In fact, interacting with 2.others may be the best brain exercise.Having 3.meaningful (mean) relationships is vital not only to emotional health，but also 4.to brain health.In
16、 one recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health, for example, researchers found that people with the most active social lives had the 5.slowest (slow)rate of memory decline.And moreover, youve heard that 6.laughter ( laugh) is the best medicine for the brain as well as the body.As Psychol
17、ogist Daniel 7.notes (note) in his book Emotional Intelligence，“Laughter seems to help people think more broadly and associate more freely.”When you hear laughter, move toward it. Most of the time，people are very happy 8.to share (share) something funny because it gives them an opportunity to laugh
18、again.Please spend time with those 9.who make you laugh easily.Surround yourself with reminders to lighten up.Keep 10.A toy on your desk or in your car.Put up a funny poster in your office.Choose a computer screen saver that makes you laugh.BYesterday afternoon I went to the South Lake Park.It happe
19、ned that I saw 1.A touching event. At that time，some people were boating on the lake. Among them was a happy family.They were taking photos 2.when suddenly the girl fell 3.off the boat into the water. She was struggling and her parents cried out, “Help! Help ! ”It was 4.evident (evidence)that they c
20、ould not swim at all.From nearby a young man immediately rushed to the lake.Without 5.taking (take)off his clothes，he jumped into the water and 6.quickly ( quick ) swam towards the girl, 7.who was already tired out. At last he carried 8.her (she) to the bank. She was saved!How happy and grateful the
21、 parents were! 9.However ，when they thought of expressing their thankfulness，the young man 10.had disappeared (disappear).短文改错假定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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限1词；2只允许修改10处，
22、多者(从第11处起)不计分。ALast evening, I went to a teahouse with my best friends Susan. Before the tea was serving, we talked to each other happily. When waiter came to us with the tea, we didnt see him. Unfortunately, Susan raises her hand to comb her hair just when the waiter bent to put the plate on the ta
23、ble. Her hand hit to the cup, and the tea was spattered on her trousers. In my surprise, instead of complaining, Susan smiled，“ So lucky that its not on my white shirt, and I cant even clean it.” His words were very inspiring. We couldnt foresee that would happen, but looking at it in a positively w
24、ay could make us always happy.答案：Last evening, I went to a teahouse with my best Susan. Before the tea was ， we talked to each other happily. When waiter came to us with the tea, we didnt see him. Unfortunately, Susan her hand to comb her hair just when the waiter bent to put the plate on the table.
25、 Her hand hit to the cup, and the tea was spattered on her trousers. my surprise, instead of complaining, Susan smiled，“ So lucky that its not on my white shirt, I cant even clean it.” words were very inspiring. We couldnt foresee would happen, but looking at it in a way could make us always happy.B
26、Miss Cooper was a teacher works at a school for boys and girls. She taught the chemistry for all the students from different grade in the school. Sometimes the new classes learned rapidly, but sometimes they were slowly. One day, one of the classes has been studying for minutes while Miss Cooper sud
27、denly asked, “What is water？”Unlucky, nobody could answer the question, so Miss Cooper felt sad. The moment Danny, who was not one of the brightest boys in the class, raised hand, Miss Cooper said in an exciting voice, “Please, Danny! ”“Water is a liquid what has no color until you wash your hands i
28、n it, then it turns grey，” replied the boy.答案：Miss Cooper was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. She taught the chemistry for all the students from different in the school. Sometimes the new classes learned rapidly, but sometimes they were . One day, one of the classes been studying for minut
29、es Miss Cooper suddenly asked, “What is water？”， nobody could answer the question, so Miss Cooper felt sad. The moment Danny, who was not one of the brightest boys in the class, raised hand, Miss Cooper said in an voice, “Please, Danny! ”“Water is a liquid has no color until you wash your hands in i
30、t, then it turns grey，” replied the boy.CThe mobile phones are so popular, people dont need any phone box now. In the small British village, people decided to turn a red phone box into a library a few years before. Now, the phone box is one of the countrys smaller libraries. About 150 books placed o
31、n shelves in the phone box. Villagers there can take whatever they want and leave their own books for exchange. They can use the library around the clock so it opens 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Since the library opens its bright door, people from all parts of the village have paid it a visit
32、. Among it therere senior citizens living in the neighbourhood, children getting off school buses and university students are stopping by late at night. It is convenient for them to use such a wonderful library.答案：The mobile phones so popular, people dont need any phone box now. In small British vil
33、lage, people decided to turn a red phone box into a library a few years.Now, the phone box is one of the countrys libraries. About 150 books placed on shelves in the phone box. Villagers there can take whatever they want and leave their own books exchange. They can use the library around the clock i
34、t opens 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Since the library its bright door, people from all parts of the village have paid it a visit. Among therere senior citizens living in the neighbourhood, children getting off school buses and university students are stopping by late at night. It is convenient for them to use such a wonderful library.
