(15份)歷年高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)七選五

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五歷年高考試題分項(xiàng)解析之專(zhuān)題七選五1【2016·國(guó)新課標(biāo)I根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Secret(碼keepmessagesprivatecompanies，governmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentby。Peopleusedsecretcodesforthousandsyears.71Codebreakinglags(落后）farbehindThescienceandreadingcodedmessagescryptography.Therethreemaintypesof。72Forexample,thefirstletters“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels"Spelloutthemessage“Meet?！?3mightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,Forexample,Let'snumberthelettersofthe，inorder,126.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,“Meetmewouldread“13513。”Acodeusessymbolstowords，phrases，sentences。Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthavea74Forexample“bridgemightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor”Themessage“bridgeout”actuallymean“Meetme?！?5However，italsohardtokeepcodesecretforlong.Socodesmustbe。

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(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五llitout。F.Withacodebook，youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwordsG.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.2【2016·國(guó)新課標(biāo)II】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Agardenthat'srightforyouHaveevervisitedgardenthatseemedjustrightforyou,wheretheatmosphereofgardenappearedtotalmorethanthe總和）itsparts?71.itdoesn’thappenbyaccident.Itstartswithlookinginsideyourselfandunderstandingwhoyouarewithrespectthenaturalworldandyouapproachthegardening●___72Somepeoplemaythinkgardenismorethanplants,patternsmassesofcolor。concernedaboutusinggardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers（肥料73。However，thereareanumberofotherreasonsthatmightexplainwhyyouwanttogarden.ofthemcomesfromouryears.●Recall(回憶yourchildhoodmemoriesOurmodelofwhatgardenshouldbeoftengoesbacktood.Grandma’srosegardenDad’svegetablegardenmightbegoodorbad，butthat'swhat’simportant74—-howbeinginthosegardensus。Ifyou’dliketobuildapowerfulbondwithyour，startbytakingtimerecallthegardensofyouryouth。75thengooutsideandworkaplantotranslateyourchildhoodmemories2

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五intogrown—upgarden.HavefunA。KnowwhyyougardenB.aplaceforyourowngardenC。It’sourexperienceofthemattersD.It’stoseemanybeautifulflowersE。StillothersmayenjoybeingoutdoorsandclosetoplantsF。producekindmagicalqualityinyour，G。eachofthosegardens,writerdownthestrongestmemoryhave3【2016·國(guó)新課標(biāo)III】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng).Everyoneknowsthatfishisgoodhealth.71Butitseemsthatmanydon'thome.Americansonlyaboutfifteenpoundsoffishpersonperyear，butweeattwiceasmuchfishrestaurantsashome.，storing,andcookingfishisn'tdifficult.72Thistextaboutbuycookinan73Freshfishshouldsmell：shouldyou'restandingtheocean’sedge.Anyfishyorstrongsmellmeansthefishisn’tfresh。74Whenyouhaveboughtafisharriveyou’dstorefishintherefrigeratorifdon’tcookimmediately,freshfishshouldbestoredinyourfridgeforonlyadaytwo.Frozenfishisn’tastastythefreshone.Therearemanycommonmethodsusedtocookfish。75。First,leanitandseasonitwithyourchoiceofspices.Putthewholefishonaplateandsteamitinasteampotfor8to10minutes3

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五ifitweighsaboutonepound.largeronewilltakemoretime.）it’sreadytoserve。（spices調(diào)料）A。Donotbuyit.B.easiestistosteamit.C。Thisishowyoucandoit.D.Itjustrequiresalittleknowledge.E.fishwillgobadwithinhoursF。Whenbuyingfish,youshouldfirstsmellit。G。fatsinfisharethoughttohelppreventheartdisease。4【2016·京】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的填入空白處.選中有兩項(xiàng)為余選項(xiàng)。TheScienceRisk-SeekingSometimesdecidethatalittleunnecessarydangerisworthitbecausewhenweweighriskandthereward,theriskseemsworthtaking.71Someofusenjoyactivitiessurpriseandscarerestofus.Why?mayhavetodowithhowourbrainswork.Thereasonwhytakeanyrisksatallmighttodowithearlyhumans.Risk-takersbetterathunting,fighting,or72Asthequalityof—takingwaspassedfromonrationtothenext,upasenseofadventureandatoleranceforrisk.Sowhyaren’talljumpingofairplanesthen?Well,evenyears，too—takingcouldgetone。Adaringsurvived，along4

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五withafewstay—the-cavetypes.Asaresult，humansdevelopedarangeofcharactertypesexiststoday.Somaybelovecarracing,ormaybehate。73Nomatterwhereyouareontherisk—seekingrange,scientiststhatyourwillingnesstakerisksduringteenageyears.74Toyoudothat，brainincreaseshungerfornewexperiences。experiencesoftenmeantakingsomerisks，soyourbrainraisesyourtoleranceforriskwell。Meantakingsomesobrainraisersyourtoleranceforriskwell。75Forrisk-seekersapartthebraintopleasurebecomesactive,whileforrestofus，partofthebrainrelatedfearactive.Asexpertscontinuetostudythescienceofseeking,we’llcontinuetohitthemountains，wavestheshallowofthepool.A。Itdependsoncharacter.B.Thosearetherisksyoushouldjumpto。C。Beingbetteratthosethingsmeantgreaterchanceofsurvival.D。Thus,these—equippedpeoplesurvivedbecausetheywerethefittest.E.iswhenyoustarttoawayyourfamilyandintobiggerworld.F。However，arenotallusingsamereferenceweighrisksandrewards。G。Newbrainresearchsuggestsourbrainsworkdifferentlyweanervoussituation5【2016·川】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Bothandwomenarelivingtheseinindustrializedcountries.5

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五Ingeneral，theyexpecttolivesixorsevenyearsmoremen.Onereasonforthisisbiological.Oneimportantbiologicalfactorhelpswomenlivelongerdifferenceinhormoneswomen.72Betweenagesabout12and50,womenhormonesthatareinfertility(生育能力）.Thesehormonesalsohavepositiveeffectontheheartandbloodflow.Inwomenlesslikelytohavehighbloodpressureordiefromheart。___73TheyhelpthebodydefenditselfagainstsomekindsofinfectionsThismeansthatwomengenerallygersicklessoftenandlessseriouslythanmen.Thecommoncoldisagoodexample:women,onaverage,getfewercoldsthanmen。____74Scientistsarestillnotexactlysurehowinfluenceagingbuttheybelievethattheydo。Somethinkthatawoman'sbodycellshaveatendency()toagemoreslowlythanaman’s。Othersthinkthataman’sbodycellshaveatendencytoagemorequickly.75A．HoweverwomenonaveragelivelongerB.Thebiologicalfactorplaysanimportantpart。C.Womenarealsohelpedbytheirfemalegenes.D.Thefemalehormonesalsoprotectthebodyinanotherway.E。Recentresearchseemstosupportbothofthesepossibilities.F.Therefore,womenaremorehealthythanmenandcanlivebetterlife。6

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五G。Hormonesarechemicalswhichareproducedbythebodytocontrolcariousbodyfunctions.7（2015年國(guó)課標(biāo)I)第二節(jié)共5小題，每小題分，滿分分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。inAgainTrustalearnedbehaviorthatwefrompastexperiences，71.ThatisButcanbesuccessfulwhenthere’softrustinarelationshipthatresultsfromanactionwherewrongdoertakesnoresponsibilityfixmistake.Unfortunately，we’vebeenvictimsofbetrayal.we'vebeensufferfrom，misled,orcheatedon,theredifferentlevelsoflosingtrust.Sometimespeoplesimplycan’ttrustanymore,72。understandable,butif’rewillingtobuildtrustinarelationshipagain,wehavesomestepsyoucantaketogetyouthere.

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Learntoreallytrustyourself.Itisputtingconfidencesomeone。Stopregardingyourselfthevictim。Rememberyoucanexpectthebestinreturn。Seeingpositiveofthingsdoesn’tmeanignoringwhathappened。Thisknowledgecarriesovertheirattitudetowardtheirfuturerelationships。They’vetoobadlyhurtandtheycan’ttoletithappenagain。8（2015年國(guó)課標(biāo)II）第二節(jié)（共小題：每小題,滿分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreaseslengthoftheruns.71,buythebest-fitting，—builtrunningshoesyoucan。onecanwhichbrandwillworkorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyyourexperienceonthefeelofeachpairasshop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesseemright,walkinthemfewtodouble-checkthefit.72.Asalwaysyoushouldstretch(展）leasttenminutesbeforeeachruntoprevent。Duringthefirstweek，notthinkabout，butrunminuteslongereach___73___,itiswisetotakeadaytorest.Butduringnextweek,8

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五setagoalofatleastmileandahalfper。74。Afterweeks,starttimingyourself。75。Dependingonkindplantoenteryoucansetupatimetableforremainingweeks。A。AftersixdaysB。agoodmarathonrunnerC。BeforeyoubeginyourtrainingD。day，increasethedistancebyaE。theystillfeelgood，beginrunninginthemF.forpreparationraisesthequalityoftrainingG.youreadytofiguregoalofimprovingdistanceandtime9（2015北京）第二節(jié)（共小題；每小題分。共10分根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的填入空白處。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。WaytoDaydreamingmeanspeoplethinkaboutsomethingpleasant，especiallywhenthismakesforgettheyshouldbedoing。Daydreamersareputationforbeingunawareofhappeningaroundthem.canseemforgetfulandclumsy.71Theyannoyusbecausetheyseemtobeignoringusmissingimportantthings.Butdaydreamersarealsoresponsibleforsomeofthegreatestideasandachievementshumanhistory。72Canimaginewhatofwewouldhavewithoutsuchideasinventions?Sohowcanyoucomeupwithbrilliantdaydreamsavoidfallingovertreerootsorotherwiselookinglikeafool？9

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五First,someopportunities(機(jī)會(huì)fordaydreamingarebetterthanothers.Feelingsafeandrelaxedwillhelpyoutoslipinto。73Andifyouwantimproveyourchancesofhavingcreativeideawhileyou'redaydreaming，trytodoitwhileareinvolvedinanothertask-preferablysomethingsimple，takingaorwalking,orevenmakingmeaninglessdrawings.It’simportanttoknowhowtoavoidforthosetimeswhenyoureallyneedtoconcentrate.”，focused，atoolthatsomepeopleusetoavoidfallingasleep.___74___Finally,youneverknowwhatwonderfulideamightwhileyourmindmovedslowly75AlwaysrememberthatbestideasmightwhenyourisinthecloudsA.Havinginterestingthingstothinkaboutalsohelps.B。offintospaceandwanderbythemselves.C.Withoutminds，wewouldn'thave，CokeorPost—it。D.Atonetime,daydreamingwasthoughttobeacausesomemental。E.It，breathingforself—controlthathelpspeopleandattentive。F。Daydreamsareoftenverysimpleanddirect，quitesleep，whichmaybehardtounderstand。G.Therefore,it’sgoodideakeepanotebookorvoiceyou’reindaydreamzone.（2014年全國(guó)課標(biāo)）10

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)

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(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五B.weforgetscienceeducation.C。givekidschancesthinkaboutmaterialsnew。D。doinreallifeorquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.E.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelop。F。canhelpkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’texist?G。Beingabletocommunicateideasinmeaningfulavaluable。年全國(guó)課標(biāo)II）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。forcookingonFrommyexperiencetherearethreereasonspeopledon’tcookmoreoften:ability,moneyand，____71__Moneyisatopic’llsaveforanother。SotodayIwantgiveyouwisdomabouthowmaketheofthetimespendinkitchen.arethreetipsgreatcookingontightschedule:1.2.3.

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(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五theyoutry,moreabilityyouhavetakecontroloffoodandyourschedule.Hopefullyyougood。____75___anddon’tbusyschedulediscouragefrommakingchangesintheyouandlive!A。newthings.B。Abilityeasilyimproved。C。orfourinstead。D。Understandbetter。E.Cookingburdenformanypeople。F.cookinglivingsimplybearatherthanaburden.G.Atimeplanningaheadsavelotworklateron.北）第二節(jié)（共小題每小題分。共10分根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的填入空白處。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。(來(lái)ofhealthInformationMakingchoicesaboutyourownhealthrequairsreasonableevaluation.keyfirstinbetteringyourevaluationabilityistolookcarefullyyourofhealthy。Reasonableevaluationincludesknowingwherehowtofindrelevantinformation，howtoseparatefactfromopinions,howrecognizereasoningandhowtoanalyzeinformationandreliabilityofsources.71Gotothesource。MediareportsoftensimplifyresultsofmedicalresearchFindoutforwhatstudyreallyreported,determinewhetheritbasedonscience.Thinkaboutthetypeof。7313

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五Watchformisleadinglanguage。studiesfindthatbehaviour“contributesto”or“associated”outcome；thisdoesmeanthatacertaincoursemustleadtocertainresult.73Carefullylistentoinformationordertofullyunderstandit.Usecommonsense.areportseemstoogoodtobeprobablyit。especiallycarefulinformationadvertisements。74Evaluate“scientific”statementscarefully,andbeawareofquackery江湖騙術(shù)75Friendsmembersbeagreatandinspiration,butofneedstofindahealthylifestylethatworksforus.Developingabilitytoevaluatereasonablyindependentlyaboutthehealthproblemsyouwellthroughoutlife。A.choicearerightfor。B.goalistosellyousomething.C。suretoworkthroughthecriticalquestions.D。examinefindingsoforiginalresearch.E.Distinguishresearchreportsandpublichealthadvice。F.Beawarethatinformationmayalsobeincorrectlyexplainedbyanauthor'spointofview.G.followingsuggestionscanhelpyousortthroughthehealthinformationyoureceivecommonsources.（2013年全國(guó)標(biāo)第二節(jié)小題；每小題，滿分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選14

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五項(xiàng)。Businessistheorganizedapproachtoprovidingcustomerswiththegoodsandservices。ThewordbusinessreferstoanorganizationthatprovidesthesegoodsandMostbusinessesseekmakeaprofit利潤(rùn)）—thattheyaimtoachieveincomethatismorethanthecostsofoperatingthebusiness。71Commonlycallednonprofits，theseorganizationsarenongovernmentalserviceproviders.72Businessmanagementisatermusedtodescribethetechniquesofplanning，direction，andcontroloftheoperationsofabusiness.73Oneistheestablishment(制定）ofbroadbasicpolicieswithrespecttoproduction;；thepurchaseofequipment，materialssupplies；andaccounting。74Thethirdtoestablishmentofstandardsofworkalldepartments.Directionisconcernedprimarilysupervision(監(jiān)管）guidancebytheinauthority.75A.Controlincludesofreportstocompareactualworkwiththesetstandardswork.B。Inconnectionthereisthedifferencebetweenmanagementoperativemanagement。C。Examplesofnonprofitsuchorganizationsassocialserviceandhospitals.D。However，businessesonlyseektoearnenoughtheiroperatingcosts.E.secondaspecttotheapplicationofthesepoliciesby。F.Intheofbusinessmanagement,organizationhastwomainaspects.G。Planninginbusinessmanagementhasthree。15

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五（2013全國(guó)課標(biāo)II)第二節(jié)共5題；每小題,滿分)根據(jù)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能坡入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多于選項(xiàng)※Geta71，sogethelp。Sincethereaboutabillioncompaniesouttherereadytoofferyoupublicspeakingtrainingand，arethingstolookforwhendecidingtrainingthat'srightforyou.※FocusonAnytrainingyoudotomoreeffectiveatpublicspeakingshouldalwaysfocusonpositiveaspectswhatalreadydowell.Nothingcanconfidencemorethanbeingtoldthatyouaren'tdoingwell.72，goodpublicspeakingtrainingshoulddevelopthoseinsteadtellingyouwhatshouldn'tdo?！?3Iffindpublicspeakinglooksasthoughit’sgoingtogiveyoulotsofdosand，walkaway！brainfullwhat’regoingtobetalkingabout.74。Asfar’reconcerned，therearebasicallynoandaboutpublicYouraudiencebeyourfriends.※YouarepersonnotacloneMostimportantly，speakingtrainingshouldtreatyouaspecialone，withownpersonalhabits.75。trainingcourseshouldhelpyoubringoutyourpersonality，notturnyouintoyou'reA。aren'tanybodyB。alreadydolotsofC。Turnyourbacktoomanyrules16

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五D。Checktherulesaboutand’tsE。Whateverthepresentation,publicspeakingistoughF。Thethingdon'twantthemtofallasleepG。Sotryingforcewholesetofrulesintowillthings（2013年北京)第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分共10分根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的填入空白處選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。（城市）Untilrelativelyrecently,thevastmajorityofhumanbeingslivedanddiedwithouteverseeingacity。Thefirstcitywasprobablyfoundedmorethan5，500yearsago。71_.Infact,nearlyeveryonelivedonfarmstinyrural的villagesItnotuntilthecenturyGreatBritainbecamethefirsturbaninhistory-awhichthemajorityofpeoplecitiesanddonotfarmfora。Britainonlythebeginning。72_。Theprocessofthemigration(遷移)ofpeoplethecountrysidetothecity—wastheresultofmodernization，whichrapidlytransformedhowandwherethey。In1990,fewerthan40%ofAmericanslivedinurbanareas。Today,over82%ofAmericansincities.Onlyabout2%liveon73.Largecitieswereuntilagriculturebecameindustrialized.EveninadvancedagriculturalsocietiesIttookaboutninety—fivepeopleonfarmstofeedfivepeopleincities._74.Untilmoderntimes，thoselivingincitiesweremainly17

(完整版)(15份歷高考英語(yǔ)真題分類(lèi)精編：七選五theruling精英andservants,professionalswhoservedthem.CitiessurvivedbytaxingfarmersandwerelimitedinsizebyamountofsurplusfoodtheruralpopulationproducedbyabilitytothissurplusfromfarmtocityOverpasttwocenturies