2016届高考英语多维精练：七选五阅读5

　　【多维精练】第二节 （共小题；每小题分，满分0分）

　　Passage 1

　　Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Preventable

　　Heart disease is the number one killer, worldwide, of men and women over the age of 60. But people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U.S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world.

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　　No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. She did not smoke or exercise. “In 2004, the week after I turned 49, when I was on a business trip in Chicago, I had a major heart attack," she said.

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　　. She now exercises daily, and monitors her heart health.

　　Dr. Patrice Nickens, who is with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “

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　　,” she said, “Men are also facing the same problem, and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers”.

　　“Your weight, your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk,” she said.

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　　“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks,” she said.

　　African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk for heart disease and stroke; people don't even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population.

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　　. For example, helping the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk for heart disease, they'll make lifestyle changes: lose weight, exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor.

　　A. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease

　　B. So we must cure heart disease

　　C. It is the leading cause of death for women

　　D. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health

　　E. And that changed her life

　　F. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks

　　G. Yet most heart disease is preventable.

　　Passage 2

　　How to sing better if you think you are bad

　　Have you ever had those times when one of your relatives or friends wanted to you’re your singing voice, but you were afraid because you think your singing voice is bad? Here are the tips you can follow.

　　1. Take face-to-face vocal（声音的）lessons.

　　The only safe way to learn the correct singing techniques and to improve properly is to take face-to-face singing lessons with a fully trained vocal teacher（in case you do not have a teacher yet）!

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　　, so that he/she could give you proper feedback.

　　2. Warm up your voice in a proper way.

　　Always remember to warm up your voice properly, but please know your limits and don’t overdo your voice! Remember the diaphragmatic（隔膜的）support; do not strain your throat too much! Also, remember good body posture!

　　3. Never do those as followed.

　　a. Avoid dairy products, caffeinated products（coffee & tea included, they dry up your throat）and hot food!

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　　, but never before singing!

　　b. Do not shout, yell, scream or abuse your voice at any time! Besides,

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　　; if your teacher says you are, say, more of an baritone（男中音）if you are male, then you are more of an baritone.

　　c. Do not try to imitate anyone famous, which will usually give you just bad habits and even damage your throat.

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　　, so please learn to cherish that. The world does not need copycats.

　　d. Do not sing, whisper, shout, yell or scream if having a sore throat/cold/flu, Also, do speak as little as you can if you have a flu/cold/sore throat!

　　e. Remember to drink at least 2 liters of room-temperature water every day,

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　　f. Smoking is a big no-no, as is breathing in secondhand smoke. Also, avoid staying in dusty or moldy environment.

　　A. You are YOU and your voice is unique

　　B. not just during singing days

　　C. Avoid ice creams or cold drinks

　　D. The teacher has to be in the same room with you

　　E. You can consume these things

　　F. aim to have at least one pint of water a day

　　G. please respect your vocal range

　　Passage 3

　　We often close ourselves off when painful events happen in our lives． Instead of letting the world soften us, we let it drive us deeper into ourselves． We try to ignore the hurt and, pain, but we can't hide from ourselves．

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　　The items listed below are four tips you can open your heart more fully and completely．

　　1．Breathe into pain

　　Whenever a painful situation arises in your life, try to face it instead of running away． 37

　　．When the sadness strikes, take a deep breath and accept it．By using our breath we soften our experiences and allow more newness．

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　　We're often confused at the next step to take． Actually, we can try a new decision making process．To start this process, we may ask, "Heart, what decision should I make here? What action feels the most right?" See what comes up, then put it into practice and evaluate the outcome．

　　3．Spend time alone

　　For most of our lives we're surrounded by people: our friends, family members, and strangers．

　　39 When you spend time in solitude（孤独），you're free from the influences of other people． It might be painful at first, but eventually you'll add a whole new layer of depth and understanding into your life．

　　4．Get outside of yourself

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　　But in reality, they actually work hand-in-hand． After you've explored the depths of yourself, you come away with a new understanding．

　　Now, it's time to share that - not through telling others, but through being with others．

　　A．Have a light heart

　　B．Ask your heart what it wants

　　C．Is there anything I'm hiding from myself?

　　D．How often do we really spend time alone?

　　E．This may seem a little contradictory to the last tip．

　　F．We should open our hearts and take action to heal the wounds．

　　G．When we run away from sadness, it gets stronger and more real．

　　Passage 4

　　Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.

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　　One was a successful international conference (会议).

　　After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expanded their navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost.

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　　They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues.

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　　President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time : Britain, Japan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe : China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia.

　　Mr Harding’s Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke.

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　　He proposed that the world’s strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.

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　　It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the truth. But I do not know where to find him.”

　　A. He is remembered mostly for two events.

　　B. The conference was not a complete success.

　　C. They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.

　　D. The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.

　　E. President Harding appointed several men of great ability to his cabinet (内阁).

　　F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the world’s major navies.

　　G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).

　　Passage 5

　　Visiting London can be an expensive trip.

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　　The following steps can help you find cheap alternatives for transport for your London trip.

　　●Familiarize yourself with the city. Do some homework about different parts of London ahead of time and determines specifically the area where you will be staying.

　　How to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit?

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　　●Find a local provider of Transport for London tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card. Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods .

　　The Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground, known by the locals as “the tube”.

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　　. The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 am. until around 1 am., depending on the line or the station.

　　●Make the most of the Oyster Card.

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　　, with a high concentration in central London. If you are staying anywhere in central London, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away.

　　The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city. When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus stop by using the comparison bus-tube maps at the station’s entrance.

　　Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations and always plan ahead.

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　　, wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your journey.

　　A. You can use a street map, or an online map search engine.

　　B. By visiting the Transport for London website, people can avoid getting lost.

　　C. So establishing a budget and finding bargains will help you get around London on the cheap.

　　D. The bus is the cheapest means of transport in London.

　　E. Seek out your nearest Tube Station.

　　F. Making a plan for transport will save your unnecessary expenses,

　　G. There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card,

　　Passage 6

　　About 45% of the people surveyed say their workplace is the hardest place to sell a good idea. The next largest group, 21%, say home is. Here Mattson offers 5 ways of outing an idea across so that the right people will listen.

　　1. Don’t take rejection (拒绝) personally. “One of the major blocks for people trying to sell a concept is that, if the idea is rejected, they take it as a rejection of them personally—and they stop trying,” Mattson says.

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　　Many of us (especially the shy) use email to put our best ideas forward, but that’s not nearly as effective as doing it in person or, if necessary, on the phone. “You have your voice working for you, and you can be far more responsive(回应) to any questions the other person may have,” Mattson says.

　　3. Listen 70% of the time, and talk 30%. “In the sales world there’s a saying:

　　38 .” Mattson says. “Top salespeople don’t persuade others. Instead, they listen, which forces you to focus on the other person--what their position is, and why they’re responding the way they are.”

　　4. Practice.

　　39 . He or she will help you improve. Mattson recommends repeating your idea six times before presenting it to decision-makers. “The first one or two times, you’ll still be figuring out how you want to put it,” he says. “By the sixth time, you’re usually speaking with certainty and confidence.”

　　5. Get others to weigh in. “Successful selling isn’t ‘I’, it’s ‘we’,” Mattson says. “

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　　So include their suggestions in your idea.” Not only will that probably make the idea even better, but you’ll still get the credit for having gotten the ball rolling.

　　A. Never buy what you don’t need.

　　B. Use your voice, rather than email.

　　C. People want to be part of solution.

　　D. Talk on the phone in an effective way.

　　E. Everybody hates to be sold but loves to buy.

　　G. Find someone you trust who will hear you out.

　　2016高考英语-

　　Passage 1：16-20 GECAD

　　Passage 2：36-40 DEGAB

　　Passage 3：36-40 FGDBE

　　Passage 4：36-40 ACDFG

　　Passage 5：36-40 CAEGF

　　Passage 6：3640 EBFGC