備戰(zhàn)2021高考英語閱讀之七選五(一)

(A)

Musicmakesyoumorecreative.36.theycomeupwithmorecreativesolutions,according

toresearchers.Itmaybebecausemusicimprovesyourbrain'sflexibility.Anotherreasonmaybe

(hatitrelaxesyouenoughforthecreativejuicestoflow.Butdon'tplaymusictooloudly.

Musiccanhelpduringsurgery.37..Aftersurgery,ithelpsreducepain.Ananalysisof73

studiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicbefore,duringoraftersurgeiyreducesanxietyandpain

levels,whichinturnmeanslesspainmedication.

38.Studieshavefoundthatwhenyou'renmning,bikingorwalking,you'llgofartherwith

musicon.Musicrelievesyourdiscomfortandmotivatesyoutostayon.Theeffectissoobviously

greatthattheauthorofareviewexaminingthepsychologicaleffectsofmusiconexercisecalled

music“atypeoflegalperformance-improvementdrug”.

Musicaidssleep.Listeningtomusicbeforebedcanhelpyoufallasleepfasterandwakeupless

oftenduringthenight.39..Inonestudy,seniorswithsleepproblemswholistenedto45minutes

ofsoftslowmusicbeforebedreporteda35percentimprovementintheirsleep.

Musicgetsyoutoignorethepassingoftime.Scientistshaveshownrepeatedlythatpeople

judgeaperiodofwaitingshorterwhenmusicisplaying.Businessmenusethattotheiradvantage,

playingmusicsoyoustaylongerandspendmore.Forinstance,moredrinksandfoodaresoldin

barsandrestaurantswhenmusicisplayed.40.grocerysalesincreaseby38percent.

A.Inthiscase,you'llfeelmorerelaxedinthemorning

B.Andif(hebackgroundmusicisslow

C.Thenyouplayapiececfbriefmusic

D.Whenpeoplelistentohappymusicthanwhentheysitinsilence

E.Whenmusicisplayedvaryingfromalunetoanother

F.Musicmakesyougetridofiheideaofquittingaworkout

GListeningtomusicbeforesurgeryhasbeenshowntoeaseanxiety

(B)

Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlywithoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.

Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?36.butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthat

heisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.

37.Ifyouarclookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupand

downtosecifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytoward

other'sstarewithyouthat認ay.Eyesdospeak,right?

38.Bu(thingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringat(heoppositesex.Ifaman

glancesatawomanformorethan10seconds,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattract

herattentiontomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.Infact,continuouseyecontactoccurs

betweenloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtimetoshowaffection

thatwordscannotexpress.

However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeaker

willonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelistenerisattentive.

39asifhetriestocontrolyou,youwillfeeluncomfortable.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimself

bylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesinthefiilseideathat(olookstraightintheeyeis

asignofhonestcommunication.40.

Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleand

thespecificsituation.

A.Quitethecontrary

B.Thesameisindailylife

C.Inabusyoumaylookatastranger

D.Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberude

E.Thisshowsthelistenerisinterestedinyourspeech

F.Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking

G.Soniclinicsildoesn'tmailerlolookalsomeoneloolong

(C)

FinancialEducation-AwarenessDilemma

Whenitconicstofinancialeducation,themajorityoftoday'syouthwillregarditasanecessity

forcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.36.Actually,

elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessentialpartcfour

day-to-daylife.

Supposeyouhave$100inasavingaccountthatpayssimpleinterestattherateof2%peryear.

Ifyouleavethemoneyintheaccount,howmuchwillyouhaveaccumulatedafter5years:more

than$102,exactly$102,orlessthanS102?Thetestmightlooksimple,butonlyhalfofthepeople

surveyedgavethecorrectanswer.

37.Theexplanationgoesasfollows:Peoplewithlowlevelsoffinancialliteracysufferfrom

(hatlackofknowledgeateverystageoftheirlives.Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewitha

highdegreeoffinancialliteracyaremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.38.

Onthecontrary,peoplewhohavealowerdegreeoffinancialliteracytendtoborrowmore,

accumulatelesswealth,andpaymoreinfeesrelatedfinancialproducts.Theyarclesslikelyto

invest,morelikelytoexperiencedifficultywithdebt,andlesslikelytoknowthetermsoftheir

mortgagesandotherloans.Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisveryhigh.39.

Whatisthesolution?40.Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthe

corecuniculuminourschools.Likewise,parentsshouldengageinregular,constructive

conversationsaboutmoneymatters.Thiswillgivetheirkidsasolidfoundationforfinancial

well-being,whichwillkeepongivingreturnsthroughoutthecourseoftheirlives.

A.Financialeducationmuststartearly.

B.However,theymissanimportantpoint.

C.Whydocseachofushavetofaceafinancialchallenge?

D.Whydocsfinancialliteracymattersomuchinoursociety"?

E.Richpeoplearegenerallybettereducatedonfinancialmanagement.

F.Besides,thesepeoplehavemorethandoublethewealthofpeoplewhodon't.

GForexample,theyfrequentlymakelatecreditcardpayments,overspendtheircreditlimit,etc.

(D)

It'sAlarming:WhatWakesYouUpEachMorning?

Howdoyouwakeupinthemorning?Ifyousetanalarmonyourphoneorclockthatsounds

likethis:beepbeepbeep?36.Sleepinertiaisanothertermforgrogginess(昏睡),whichmeans

apersonhasaheavyfeelingwhenwakingup,andhastroublegettingmovingagainaftersleeping,

37.Arecentstudysaysyes.Theanswerismusic.Researcherssayalarmsthathavea

melody—likethebeginningofthissong-canhelppeoplefeelfresherinthemorning.

Thestudy,carriedoutbyresearchersinAustralia,involved50people.Thestudysubjects

answeredquestionsaboutthealarmsoundtheyliketowakeupto,howtheyfeelaboutthatsound

andhowtheyfeelwhentheywakeup.38.However,itisearlydaysandmoreworkisneeded

tofullyknowtheanswer.

So,whatmakesmusicalalarmsbetterforwakingup?Theresearchersthinkthemusicmaybe

moresuccessfulinreducinggrogginessbecauseithasseveraltones,comparedtothesingletoneof

a"beeping"alarm.39.Andis(hereakindofmusicthatisbesttowakeup(o?Theremaybe

40.However,nomatterhowyouwakeup,expertssay,theamountofsleepyougetalsomatters

alot.

A.Canmusicalalarmsworkwonders?

B.So.isthereabetterwaytodothetrick?

C.Thiscanhelpyoufallasleepmorequicklyandeasily.

D.Alarmsoundsthataretunefullandeasytohumorsingalongwithmaybegoodchoices.

E.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhowakeuptomusicalalarmsreportedfeelingmoreawake

andalert.

F.Thechangesovertimebetweenthemusictonesmayhelpincreaseaperson'sattentionwhen

wakingfromsleep.

GThathard,unpleasantsoundmaybemakingitharderioshakeoff(hesleepyfeelinginthe

morningknownasgrogginess.

(E)

HowtoChoosetheRightUniversityDegreeforYou

Choosing(herightuniversitydegreeisperhapsoneofthebiggestdecisionsthatyou'll

makeinyourlife.Ifyouareintheprocessofapplyingtouniversityandaren'tsurewhichdegree

tooptfor,herearesomethingsyoucandotohelpyoumaketherightchoice.

_____36_____

Manyteenswhoareintheprocessofapplyingtouniversityendupbeingpressuredby

parentsorotherfamilymemberstoapplytostudysubjectsthattheyaregoodatbutdon'treally

enjoy._37_Remember,it'salwayseasiertoimproveyourknowledgeandskillsarounda

certainsubjectifyouaretrulypassionateaboutit.

Getsomeworkexperience

There'snothinglikeactuallyexperiencingsomethingtohelpyoudeterminewhaiyou

mightwanttodo._38_Butyoumaybeabletospendadayintheofficeorworkplace

shadowingpeoplewhoworkin(hosecareersandaskingthemquestions.

Thinkaboutyourfuturegoals

Whenyouthinkaboutyourfuturegoals,don'tjustthinkabouttheworkthatyouwanttobe

doing-considertheothergoalsthatyouhaveforyourlifeaswell.—39—Ifso,acareerasan

Englishteacheroratranslatormightbetheperfectoptionforyou.Perhapsyouwantajobwhere

youcanhelpotherseveryday;medicine,nursingorcounselingcouldbeanidealchoice.—40一

Thendegreesinfilm,art,andarchitecturearcgreatchoices.

A.Considerwhatyoulike.

B.Doyouwantiotravelalot?

C.Youdon'thavetobeemployed.

D.Thinkaboutwhatyou'regoodat.

E.Maybeyouwanttohavemanyfans.

F.Trynottoletotherspushthisonyou.

G.Maybeyou'reaverycreativeperson.

參考答案：

A

DGFAB

I.根據(jù)后文theycomeupwithmorecreativesolutions,accordingtoresearchers.Itmaybe

becausemusicimprovesyoarbrainflexibility.Anotherreasonmaybe(hatitrelaxesyouerough

fui(licuicalivvjuiucstuflow.可知他們會想出更有創(chuàng)意的解決方案。這可能是因為音樂提高了

你大腦的靈活性。另一個原因可能是它能讓你足夠放松，讓你的創(chuàng)造性思維得以流動。由此

可知，本句是在說明當人們聽著快樂的音樂時，他們會更有創(chuàng)造力。故D選項“當人書聽

著快樂的音樂，而不是靜靜地坐著”符合上下文語境，改選D。

2.根據(jù)后文Aftersurgery,ithelpsreducepain.Ananalysisof73studiesconfirmedthat

listeningtomusicbefore,duringoraftersurgeryreducesanxietyandpainlevels,whichinturn

meanslesspainmedicaiion.可知手術(shù)后，它的助于減輕感痛。一項對73項研究的分析證實，

在手術(shù)前、手術(shù)中或手術(shù)后聽音樂可以降低焦慮和疼痛水平，從而減少止痛藥。由此可知，

本句是在說明手術(shù)前聽音樂可以緩解焦慮。故G選項“手術(shù)前聽音樂已被證明可以緩解焦

慮”符合上下文語境，故選G。

3.根據(jù)后文Studieshavefoundthatwhenyou'rerunning,bikingorwalking,you'IIgo

fartherwithmusicon.Musicrelievesyourdiscomfortandmotivatesyoutostayon.可知研究發(fā)

現(xiàn)，當你跑步、騎自行車或走路時，你會隨著音樂走得更遠。音樂可f以緩解你的不適，激

勵你堅持下去。由此可知：運動時聽音樂能讓人堅持下去，走得更遠，打消放棄的念頭。故

F選項“音樂能讓你打消放棄鍛煉的念頭”符合上下文語境，故選F。

4.根據(jù)上文Musicaidssleep.Listeningtomusicbeforebedcanhelpyoufallasleepfaster

andwakeuplessoftenduringthenight.可知音樂輔助睡眠。睡前聽音樂可以幫助你更快入睡,

減少夜間醒來的次數(shù)。由此可知，音樂有助于睡眠質(zhì)量的提高，那么結(jié)果就是人們早上醒來

會感到更放松。故A選項“在這種情況下,你會在早上感到更放松”符合上下文語境.故

選Ao

5.根據(jù)上文Scientistshaveshownrepeatedlythatpeoplejudgeaperiodofwaitingshorter

whenmusicisplaying.Businessmenusethattotheiradvantage,playingmusicsoyoustaylonger

andspendmore.可知科學家們已經(jīng)反復(fù)證明，當音樂響起時，人們會判斷等待的時間變短了。

商家利用這一點，播放音樂，讓你待得更久，花得更多。以及后文grocerysalesincreaseby38

percent.可知雜貨店的銷售額會增加38%。由此可知，在酒吧和餐廳播放的背景音樂如果是

舒緩的，那么人們會停留更久，消費更多，從而導致雜貨店的銷售額會增加38%。故B選

項“如果背景音樂是慢的”符合上下文語境，故選B。

B

【答案】CBDFA

1.根據(jù)上文Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?再根據(jù)下文butnottoolong.Andifhe

issensingdiallieisbeingstaredal,hemayfeeluiiconifoilable.但不要太久。如果他感覺到有人

盯著他看，他可能會感到不舒服。該空承上啟.卜，C選項“在公共汽車上，你可能會看著一

個陌生人”切題，故選C。

2.根據(jù)下文Ifyouarclookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupand

downtosecifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.該空引出下文，是日常生活中常有的事。B選

項“日常生活也是如此”切題，故選

3.根據(jù)下文Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringattheoppositesex.可知,該

空引出下文，與下文形成轉(zhuǎn)折，D選項“盯著別人看太久似乎是不禮貌的”切題，故選D。

4.asifhetriestocontrolyou,youwillfeeluncomfortable.該空引出下文,F

選項“如果說話的人一直看著你”切題，故選F。

5.根據(jù)上文Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehe

believesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.可知,A

選項“恰恰相反”切題，故選A。

c

【答案】BDFGA

1.根據(jù)上文Whenitcomestofinancialeducation,（hemajorityoftoday'syouthwillregardit

asanecessityforcertainspecificpeoplewhowanttomaketheircareerinthefinancialworld.可

知，今天的大多數(shù)年輕人都會杷它看作是某些特定的人在金融界謀牛的必要條件：再根據(jù)下

文Actually,elementaryfinancialeducationisamustforall,asmoneytransactionisanessential

partofourday-to-daylife.,實際上,基礎(chǔ)金融教育是所有人的必修課。故B項（然而,

他們忽略了一個重要的問題）串聯(lián)上下文，符合題意。改選B。

2.根據(jù)下文Theexplanationgoesasfollows可知，此句是對一個問題的解釋；再分析本

段可知，本段主要講述了金融知識對我們社會非常的重要。故D項（為什么金融知識對我

們的社會如此重要？）適合做本段主旨句.故選D。

3.根據(jù)上文Researchersonthissubjectsaypeoplewithahighdegreeoffinancialliteracy

aremorelikelytoplanfortheirretirement.可知，金融知識程度高的人更有可能為退休做打算，

這說金融知識程度高的人為一個特點，F(xiàn)項（此外，這些人的財富是那些沒有財富的人的兩

倍多）是其另外一個特點，故F項是對上文的補充說明：符合題意。故選F。

4.根據(jù)上文Thus,thecostofthisfinancialignoranceisver）zhigh.可知，這種財務(wù)無知的

代價是非常高的。故6項（例如，他們經(jīng)常延遲信用卜付款、超支信用額度等）是對上文

的具體說明，符合題意。故選G。

5.根據(jù)上文Whatisthesolution?可知,對以上問題的解決辦法是什么，以及根據(jù)下文

Likereadingandmath,financialeducationmustbecomepartofthecorecurriculuminourschools.

可知，金融教育必須成為我們學校核心課程的一部分.故A項（金融教育必須及早開始）

承接上下文，符合題意。故