2017屆高考英語7選5部分試題匯編

1、7選5專項(xiàng)練習(xí)Passage1Helivedhiswholelifeasapoorman.Hisartandtalentwererecognizedbyalmostnoone.Hesufferedfromamentalillnessthatledhimtocutoffpartofhisleftearin1888andtoshoothimselftwoyearslater._1_Today,DutchartistVanGoghisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingartistsofalltime。Now,150yearsafterhisbirthonMarch30,1853，

2、Zundert,thetownofhisbirth，hasmade2003“TheVanGoghYear”inhishonor2.Itdrawsaround1。3millionvisitorseveryyear。Somepeopleenjoytheartandthenlearnabouthislife.Othersarefirstinterestedinhislife，whichthenhelpsthemunderstandhisart.VanGoghwasthesonofaminister。Heleftschoolwhenhewasjust15.Bytheageof27，hehadalrea

3、dytriedmanyjobsincludinganartgallerysalesmanandaFrenchteacher._3_4_Hisstyleismarkedbyshort，broadbrushstrokes（繪畫筆法）?！癐nsteadoftryingtoreproduceexactlywhatIhavebeforemyeyes,Iusecolourmorefreely,inordertoexpressmyselfmoreforcibly，”hewroteinalettertohisbrotherin1888。VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingduringhissh

4、ortlife。Hereliedheavilyonsupportfromhisbrother,anartdealerwholivedinParis._5_His“PortraitofDr.Gachet”soldfor89US.5millionin1990.Itisthehighestpriceeverpaidforapainting.“Ithinkhispaintingsarepowerfulandthebrilliantcoloursinthemareattractivetopeople，”saidavanGoghsfan。1。_2。_3。_4._A.Butinhisdeath,heachi

5、evedworldfame。B。Butnowhisworksaresoldformillionsofdollars。C。Finallyin1880,hedecidedtobeginhisstudiesinart。D.VanGoghisfamedforhisabilitytoputhisownemotionsintohispaintings.E。AndtheartsinAmsterdamaremarkingtheanniversarywithexhibitionsthroughouttheyear。1Passage2TheWifecarryingWorldChampionshiphasbeenc

6、elebratedinasmalltownincentralFinlandsince1992。In1992，thepeopleofthetowndecidedtorestartsomelong-forgottentraditions.71_Hewassaidtoonlyacceptmenasmembersofhisgangwhoprovedtheirworthinchallenges。Atthattime，itwasalsoacommonpracticetostealwomenfromneighboringvillages。72_Alargenumberofcompetitors,people

7、，andjournalistsfromFinlandtoCanadaattendtheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipeveryyear.73_TheWifecarryingWorldChampionshipisheldona253。5meterslongofficialtrack。Thetrackhastwodryobstaclesandawaterobstacle,aboutameterdeep.Thewifetobecarriedmaybeyourown,oryourneighbors.Theminimumweightofthewifetobecarriedi

8、s49kg.Ifsheislessthan49kg，thewifewillbegivenaheavybagtocarry.Eachtimeacompetitordropshiswife,thatcouplewillbefined15seconds。74_AlongsidewiththeWifecarryingWorldChampionship，thereisalsoateamcompetition.Thedistanceisthesamebutthreemenintheteamcarrythewifeinturns.Attheexchangepointthecarrierhastodrinko

9、fficial“wifecarryingdrink.Thenhemaycontinuetherace。75_WhiletheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisbeingheld,therearebandsplayingmusic，awife-carryingdanceandotherformsofentertainment.A.Thereareafewbasicrules。B.Peopleeverywhereholdtheevent.C。Aspecialprizeisawardedtotheteam.D。Doyouknowhowthesetraditionsres

10、tarted?E.Thiseventisbecomingincreasinglypopular。F。Thewinneristhecouplewhocompletethecourseintheshortesttime.G。Backinthelate1800s，therewasarobbercalledRosvoRonkaineninthatarea。2Passage3TheWifecarryingWorldChampionshiphasbeencelebratedinasmalltownincentralFinlandsince1992。In1992,thepeopleofthetowndeci

11、dedtorestartsomelong-forgottentraditions。71_Hewassaidtoonlyacceptmenasmembersofhisgangwhoprovedtheirworthinchallenges。Atthattime，itwasalsoacommonpracticetostealwomenfromneighboringvillages.72_Alargenumberofcompetitors,people，andjournalistsfromFinlandtoCanadaattendtheWifecarryingWorldChampionshipever

12、yyear.73_TheWifecarryingWorldChampionshipisheldona253。5meterslongofficialtrack。Thetrackhastwodryobstaclesandawaterobstacle,aboutameterdeep.Thewifetobecarriedmaybeyourown,oryourneighbors。Theminimumweightofthewifetobecarriedis49kg.Ifsheislessthan49kg,thewifewillbegivenaheavybagtocarry.Eachtimeacompeti

13、tordropshiswife,thatcouplewillbefined15seconds.74_AlongsidewiththeWifecarryingWorldChampionship，thereisalsoateamcompetition.Thedistanceisthesamebutthreemenintheteamcarrythewifeinturns.Attheexchangepointthecarrierhastodrinkofficial“wifecarryingdrink”.Thenhemaycontinuetherace。75_WhiletheWifecarryingWo

14、rldChampionshipisbeingheld,therearebandsplayingmusic，awifecarryingdanceandotherformsofentertainment.A。Thereareafewbasicrules.B.Peopleeverywhereholdtheevent.C.Aspecialprizeisawardedtotheteam.D。Doyouknowhowthesetraditionsrestarted?E。Thiseventisbecomingincreasinglypopular。F.Thewinneristhecouplewhocompl

15、etethecourseintheshortesttime.G.Backinthelate1800s，therewasarobbercalledRosvo-Ronkaineninthatarea。3Passage4TheMississippiTheMississippiisagreatriverwhoserelationshipwithmangoeswaybackbeyonditsdiscoveryinthe16thcentury.TheRiverIndiansuseditasahighwayandasasourceoffood,anditwastheywhogaveititsname“mis

16、imeaning”“greatand”“sipimeaning”“water.When”thelengthofitsbranch，theMissouri,isaddedtoit，theMississippibecomesgreater._71_.FromthesourceoftheMissouritothetipofthedelta(三角洲)，itis2，480mileslong。Greatriversarelikelytosufferfloods。In1927theMississippiflooded26thousandacres，sweepingawayfarms,towns，everyt

17、hinginitspath.In1938itsfloodsdrownedorkilled200peopleandmademillionshomeless.Todaytheriverhaslargelybeencontrolled._72_。Industrieshavespreaddownsomeofthewaterwaysofthedelta,butotherwisethedeltaisaremoteplace，thehomelandofalittlecolonyofFrenchCanadiansthattheBritishdroveoutofNovaScotiainthe18thcentur

18、y.TheystillspeakFrench，mixedwithEnglish，Indian,SpanishandNegroidioms.Theykeeptothemselves，farmingtherichsoilofthedelta。_73_。_74_.Pioneerswhofirstreacheditsbankswonderednotonlywhereitwent，butwhatlaybeyond。In1764theFrenchfoundedacityontherightbankoftheriver，andnameditaftertheirking，LouisXV。Thiscity，na

19、medSt。Louis，becamethejumpingoffplacefortheadventurousmenandwomenwhoopeneduptheGreatPlains,andthewaytotheFarWest。Some40yearsearlier,atthebeginningofthe18thcentury，theFrenchhadfoundedanothercityjustabovetheMississippidelta，NewOrleans。_75_。NewOrleansisoneofthegreatportsoftheworld，andoneofthegreatestter

20、minalsforbothseaandrivertraffic。A。ItwastheMississippithatmadethecitywhatitisB。Levees，highbanksbuiltofearth，holdbackthefloodwatersC.Therefore，asweknow,itsthethirdlongestriverintheworldD。Itisknownthatthe“GreatWaterhas”alsobeenafrontierriverE。However，theypaddledupanddowntheMississippiintheirboatstoseek

21、theirfortuneF。The“GreatWateralways”remainsathread,forthestreetsofthecityarebelowtheleveloftheriverG.TheycallthemselvesCajuns，whohaveactuallybeenleadingfairlyprimitivelivesandpreservingtheirowntraditions4Passage5A。RatherPublicspeakingandcriticalthinkingWhatiscriticalthinking?Toacertaindegree，itsamatt

22、eroflogic邏(輯）ofbeingabletospotweaknessesinotherpeoplesargumentandtoavoidtheminyoown，italsoincludesrelatedskillssuchasdistinguishingfactfromopinionandassessingthesoundnessofevidence.Inthebroadsense，criticalthinkingisfocused,organizedthinkingtheabilitytoseeclearlytheirrelationshipsamongideas。71thegrea

23、testthinkers，scientists，andinventorshaveoftentakeninformationthatwasreadilyavailableandputittogetherdifferentlytoproducenewideas.that,too,iscriticalthinking。72Astheclassgoeson，forexample，youwillprobablyspendagooddealoftimeorganizingyourspeeches。Whilethismayseemlikeapurelymechanical(機(jī)械的）exercise,itis

24、closelyconnectedwithcriticalthinking。Ifthestructureofyourspeechislooseandconfused，chancesarethatyourthinking.Ifthestructureofyourspeechislooseandconfused，chancesarethatyourthinkingisalsodiscoveredandconfused。If，ontheotherhand,thestructureisclear，thereisagoodchanceyourthinkingistoo.Organizingaspeechi

25、snotamatterofarrangingtheideasyouralreadyhave.73Whatistrueoforganizationistrueofmanyaspectsofpublicspeaking.74Asyouworkonexpressingyourideasinclear,accuratelanguage,youwillImproveyourabilitytothinkclearlyandaccurately.75Asyoulearntolistencriticallytospeechesinclass。Youwillbebetterabletoassesstheidea

26、sofspeakersinavarietyofsituations.Ifyoutakefulladvantageofyourspeechclass，youwillbeabletodevelopyourskillsascriticalthinkerinmanycircumstances.ThisisonereasonpublicspeakinghasbeenregardedasavitalpartofeducationsincethedaysofancientGreece。A,itisanimportantpartofshapingtheideasthemselves。B。Thismayseem

27、likealotoftime，buttherewardsarewellworthit.C。Itmayalsohelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.D.Ithasoftenbeensaidthattherearefewnewideasintheworld,onlyreorganizedideas。E.Ifyouarewonderingwhatthishastodowithyourpublicspeakingclass,theanswerisquitealot.F。Theskillsyoulearninyourspeechclass

28、canhelpyoubecomeamoreeffectivethinkerinanumberofways。G。Asyoustudytheroleofevidenceandreasoninginspeechmaking，youwillseehowtheycanbeusedinotherformsofcommunicationaswell。5Passage6LifeStoryofDaveThomasSince1989DaveThomas，whodiedofcanceratage69inhisFortLauderdalehome，wasoneofthemostrecognizablefacesonT

29、V。1“Aslongasitworks，”hesaidin1991，“Illcontinuetodothosecommercials?！癏estillwontletanyoneseehisfeet，whichareoutofshapebecauseheneverhadproper-fittingshoes，Wendysaidin1993Borntoasinglemother，hewasadoptedasababybyRexandAulevaThomasofKalamazooinMichiganAfterAulevadiedwhenhewas5，Thomasspentyearsontheroad

30、asRextraveledaroundseekingconstructionwork“Hefedme,”Thomassaid,“andifIgotoutoflineHedbeatme。”Movingoutonhisownat15,Thomasworked，firstasawaiter，inmanyrestaurants.3“IthoughtifIownedarestaurant,”hesaid,“Icouldeatforfree.A1956meetingwithHarlandSandersledThomastoacareerasaKentuckyFriedChickenrestaurantow

31、nerthatmadehimamillionairein1968。In1969,afterbreakingwithSanders,ThomasstartedthefirstWendysoldFashionedHamburgers,inColumbus,Ohio，whichsetitselfapartbyservingmadetoorderburgers4.Althoughtroubledbyhisownexperiencewithadoption，Thomas,marriedsince1954toLorraine66andwithfourgrownkidsbesidesWendy，feltit

32、couldofferafutureforotherchildren.HestartedtheDaveThomasFoundation（基金會)forAdoptionin1992In1993，Thomas，whohadleftschoolat15，graduatedfromCoconutCreekHighSchoolinFlorida5ThekidsvotedhimMostLikelytoSucceed.“TheDaveyousawonTV,”saysfriendPatWilliams，seniorvicepresidentoftheOrlandoMagic，“wastherealDaveHew

33、asntagreatactororagreatspeaker.HewasjustJoeEverybody?！盇ButhehadsomethingmuchbetterinmindBHeeventookLorrainetothegraduationdancepartyCEventhoughhewassuccessful，Thomasremainedtroubledbyhischildhood。DByusinghisexperienceanddetermination，Thomasturnedtherestaurantsaround。EWith6，000restaurantsworldwide，th

34、echainnowmakes6billionayearinsales.FHeappearedinmorethan800commercialsforthehamburgerchainnamedforhisdaughter，now40GHedroppedoutofschooltoworkfulltimeThisdecisiontodropouthauntedhimuntilhewentbacktoschool45yearslater6Passage7Asisknowntoall,manythingscanbemeasuredintermsofdata.Sometimesdatacanindeedt

35、ellthetruth.WiththehelpofdatawecaneasilyknowthepriceofacanofCokeinthesupermarketortheresultofafootballmatch.71Whatismoreimportant，dataseemtobefairerthanwordsorstatements.Ifthedataaretrue，wedonthavetoworryaboutbeingcheated。Nowadays,asliesexistintheworld,dataareexpectedtotellthetruth。Therefore，manyofuswouldratherbelievedata.Ontheotherhand,ifwejudgethingsonlybydatafromthesocalledspecificresearch,arentwealittletoonarrow-minded？Manypeopleoftentreattheso-calledspecificdataunwiselyjusttomakesurethattheyaremakingtherightdecisions。72Forexample,howcanyoutellthat