广东省连州市连州中学高三英语模拟操练71-80 课件

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　　Dr Wayne W. Dyer (called the “father of motivation” by his fans) wrote, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” There is no use [31]________ (say) “Some day [32]________

　　I achieve these goals, get this car, build this house, and have this business, I will be really happy.” Life doesn’t work that way. If you wait for certain things [33]_____________ (happen) and depend on life to make you happy, you will always feel unsatisfied. [34]________ will always be something missing.

　　saying

　　when

　　to happen

　　There

　　Long-term happiness is based [35]________ honesty, self-esteem, productive work, and making other people happy.

　　on

　　Long-term happiness is [36]________ process of moving towards worthwhile goals and adding to the welfare and happiness of others. It means reaching your goals and then challenging yourself to higher and [37]________ (good) things. It [38]________ means always trying to learn and grow. Work [39]_____________ (honest) and productively, and contribute real values to others. In the long run, that’s [40]________ happiness is about.

　　a

　　better

　　also

　　honestly

　　what

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　　Is the old advice true that wearing warm clothing will help prevent a cold? Or [31]________ you do get sick, should you follow the old saying, “Feed a cold and starve a fever?” And what about that fever? Should you take medication [32]_____________ (reduce) your temperature, or is it [33]________ (good) to let the body treat the infection (感染) [34]________?

　　Everyone seems to have an answer.

　　[35]________how much value is there

　　in popular wisdom? if

　　to reduce

　　better

　　itself

　　But

　　Doctor Alvin Nelson El Amin, medical director of the immunization (免疫) program for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in California, [36]________ (know) a lot about cold and flu season. He says studies may be just starting to provide evidence [37]________ long-held beliefs. For example, scientists for years dismissed the idea [38]________getting cold and wet might cause colds or flu. knows

　　for

　　that

　　But recent studies have shown that cold temperatures cause stress on the body. That stress can create conditions more inviting to viruses. So maybe [39]________does make sense to wrap up [40]__________ (warm) before leaving home.

　　it

　　warmly

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　　China’s new generation of freshmen, born in the 1990s, were more open-minded than their predecessors [31]________less able to deal with frustration (挫折), a survey has found. The survey covered 800 students at Wuhan University in [32]________ (centre) China's Hubei Province, [33]________ entered in September from all over the country. They answered questions on consumption, psychology and social issues. but

　　central

　　who

　　They [34]______________ (find) to be neither as selfish nor as difficult [35]________ (get) along with as people generally believed to be, according to the survey, released on Wednesday by the China Youth Daily. In the survey, 77 percent said they were self-confident and 64.8 percent considered [36]________ open-minded and ready to try new things. However, 72.3 percent said frustrations would have [37]________negative influence on them. were found

　　to get

　　themselves

　　a

　　Xiao Yongping, dean of the law college of the university, said the post-1990s students were [38]___________________ (depend) in thinking and choosing than [39]________born in the 1970s and 1980s. He said their childhood environment -- the Internet age[40]_____ abundant information -- had made them mature, self-confident and enthusiastic.

　　more independent

　　those

　　with

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　　Making friends in college is easier than you think. The first thing you should remember is that [ 31 ] ________beginning of the year is prime time to make friends. No one[32]_____________

　　(establish）connections with anyone. That means that you can go in there, and make many friends in a single day or night [33]__________ (simple) because you started talking to someone. In high school, [34]_____ may have been a bit tough to approach people when all [35]______ friends are around. But in college, no one has friends [36]______ the start.

　　the

　　has established

　　simply

　　it

　　their

　　at

　　Don't be afraid to talk to people. And don't be afraid to listen. Kids are used to unloading on their parents, and when their parents are gone, they are going to need someone to unload on. [37]________ you can become that person for someone, they will be your friend for years to come.

　　If

　　Don't sit in your dorm room at night. Video games are the [38]_________ (big) problem with people just [39]_________(sit) in their rooms all night.

　　Set up study groups. Not only will this help you with classes, [40]______ you'll meet people at the same point in their college careers.

　　biggest

　　sitting

　　but

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　　Rates of heart disease started growing sharply in the second half of the 20th century. [31]_______

　　machines did more and more work, people did less and less. Not only did physical activity decrease, [32]_______people started eating more and more processed foods.

　　As

　　but

　　Experts say a diet low in fats and high in fruits, vegetables, proteins and whole grains may help reduce [33]_______

　　risk of heart disease. At least thirty minutes a day of physical activity, enough [34]____________

　　(work) up a sweat, can also help. Also important [35]_______

　　good health is a good night's sleep.

　　the

　　to work

　　to

　　Cardiovascular disease [36]______________

　　(cause) by disorders of the heart and blood vessels（血管）. It includes heart attacks, strokes（中风） and high blood pressure. The World Health Organization says there are three major causes: tobacco use, physical inactivity and an [37]__________(health) diet.

　　is caused

　　unhealthy

　　The W.H.O. says cardiovascular disease is the world's [38]_________(lead) cause of death. And it is predicted to remain that way [39]_________

　　more action is taken. Experts estimate that it could kill 20 million people a year by 2015. An estimated 17.5 million people died in the year 2005. Around 80 percent of [40]_________ died in low- and middle-income countries.

　　leading

　　unless

　　them

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　　The heart is a complex organ that starts beating a few weeks after pregnancy. At this point the heart is a tube. In the [31]_______ (come) days, it grows and bends into the shape of the heart.

　　Later, it divides [32]_______ four parts. [33]____ the heart beats, it pumps blood through these chambers and the blood vessels in the body. The body [34]_______________ (estimate) to have at least 96,000 kilometers of blood vessels.

　　coming

　　into

　　As

　　is estimated

　　That is about the same as two and a half times [35]__________ the Earth. But blood goes the [36]_____________ (distant) in about twenty seconds on its way back to the heart. Each day the heart pumps about eight thousand liters of blood.

　　The blood feeds the brain and [37]_______ organs with oxygen and nutrients. [38]_______ also carries away carbon dioxide and other waste.

　　around

　　other

　　distance

　　It

　　The heart pumps by expanding and contracting of muscle. In a healthy adult, the heart beats [39]_______ average of seventy-two times a minute -- about one hundred thousand times a day.

　　A healthy adult heart is about the size of two fists and looks like a piece of red meat. [40]______________ in overweight people, it can look yellow because of fat.

　　an

　　But/While

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　　Until recently, many scientists believed that mammoths（猛犸象） came from Europe and Asia because that is [31]__________ the oldest fossils（化石） were found. Earlier studies of the mammoths involved only one continent [32]_______ a time. The researchers discovered that mammals traveled back and forth（来回地） several times [33]___________ Eurasia and Alaska over thousands of years. The animals were able to travel on [34]_______ land bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska during low sea levels. where

　　at

　　between

　　a

　　The researchers discovered that the mammoths were divided [35]__________ three major groups. One group lived mainly in Asia. [36] __________ group lived mainly in the Americas. And, a third group lived in both places. They believe the [37]_____________ (America) mammoths traveled back across the Bering Strait and in time replaced the other populations of mammoths.

　　in/into

　　Another

　　American

　　The researchers believe the animals moved the great distances in search of food. A report with their findings [38]________ (publish) in Current Biology. [39]_______ researchers doubted the findings. They say the study is based on only [40]___________ (limit) information.

　　was published

　　Other

　　limited

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　　What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Your body would be shredded（撕碎） apart into the [31]___________ (small) possible pieces. Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, [32]_______

　　wrote the definitive account Death by Black Hole, imagined the experience [33]_______ "the most spectacular（壮观的） way to die [34]_______ space."

　　smallest

　　who

　　as

　　in

　　A black hole is a place where the force of gravity is so [35]____________ (power) that you would need to be traveling at a speed faster than the speed of light to escape [36]_______ pull. Since nothing in the universe is faster than the speed of light, nothing [37]_______ falls into a black hole can ever escape. The border at which gravity becomes strong enough [38]_______ (create) that phenomenon is known as the "event horizon";

　　powerful

　　its

　　that

　　to create

　　it [39]_________(mark) the outer boundary of the black hole. Until [40]_______ 1940s, some scientists believed that matter crusted up on the event horizon and didn't fall in.

　　marks

　　the

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　　If there’s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound out of date, I know , but trust me, there’s no [31]_______ (good) rule in life.

　　Some would live by the rule of success. [32]_______ lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.

　　[33]_________ would live by the rule of selfishness

　　— putting their needs above [34]_______ of others. They will live lonely lives, and will also be unhappy. better

　　Their

　　Others

　　those

　　Live your life by the rule of love. Love your husband or wife, your children, your parents, your friends, [35]_______ all of your heart. Give to them [36]_______ they need, and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, [37]_______ only love. Open your soul to them.

　　with

　　what

　　but

　　Love not only your[38]_______

　　(love) ones, but your neighbors, your coworkers, strangers, your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you [39]_______ (meet) a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.

　　And most of all, love yourself. While others may criticize you, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that you’re ugly or dumb or unworthy of love … but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being, worthy of [40]___________ (happy) and love,

　　and learn to love yourself for who you are.

　　loved

　　meet

　　happiness

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　　After a hard-fought campaign, Barack Obama has won the US presidential election, and will become the 44th President of the United States – the first African-American [31]_______ the country’s history to do so.

　　President-elect Obama marked his victory with a speech to a crowd of tens of thousands of people in [32]_______ hometown of Chicago. in

　　his

　　Obama described his election [33]_______ a "defining moment" in the history of the Unites States, [34]_______ (say) that "change has come to America".

　　President-elect Obama will not take office [35]_______ 20 January next year. However, when he [36]_______become president, he will face many serious challenges, including two foreign wars, climate change and [37]_______ he has described as "the worst financial crisis in a century". as

　　saying

　　until

　　does

　　what

　　[38]_______ the mood of the country is optimistic, according to most commentators（评论员）, and Obama himself appears to enjoy [39]_______ challenge.

　　"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America - I have never been [40]______________ (hope) than I am tonight that we will get there," said the next President of the United States.

　　But

　　the

　　more hopeful