新高考英语二轮复习重难题型专项突破考点19 七选五阅读理解（2发打包，原卷版+解析版）

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七选五阅读理解题型要求考生具备一定的语篇意识，从整体把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系；对句子之间、段落之间的关系，如连贯性、一致性有较敏锐的感知，并具备一定的语法知识进行分析理解。该题型共5小题，在一篇约300词的短文中留出5个空白，要求考生从所给的七个选项中选出最佳选项，使补足后的文章通顺、连贯、完整。
Part 2 常见考点：
七选五常见的考点为段中衔接句，其次是考查主题句，最后是文末或段末的总结句。
Part 3 解题技巧：
关注选项及文本空白处前后出现的代词：代词的作用是指代前面提及的名词或者形容词概念，巧妙利用这样的指代关系和代词的单复数可以准确快速地解题。
关注选项及文本中的同义词替换和上下义词。七选五文本和正确选项之间通常会有同义词、近义词或近义表达的相互替换。利用这一线索也可以帮助考生选出正确选项。
关注选项及文本空白前后出现的显性逻辑关系词，如: hwever, but, yet, thugh, s, therefre, therwise 等等；或者关注文本空白前后句之间隐含的内在逻辑关系。
关注试题挖空的位置：重点关注段首、段尾
Part 4 解题步骤
阅读选项，圈画关键词，如代词、逻辑关系词、名词、动词、人名、地名、日期等。
通读原文，抓住文章结构及文章的主题。
仔细观察空白处前后的句子，根据各种线索定位选项。
再次复检，将所选答案代入文中，确定逻辑关系和文章结构是否通顺、流畅。
Part 5 真题检测
2023年新课标全国Ⅰ卷英语真题
Persnal Frgiveness
Taking respnsibility fr mistakes is a psitive step, but dn’t beat yurself up abut them. T err (犯错) is human. 1 Yu can use the fllwing writing exercise t help yu d this.
In a jurnal r n a piece f paper, put the heading “Persnal strengths.” 2 Are yu caring? Creative? Generus? A gd listener? Fun t be arund? They dn’t have t be wrld-changing, just aspects f yur persnality that yu’re prud f.
At the tp f a secnd page, put the heading “Acts f kindness.” On this ne, list all the psitive things yu’ve dne fr thers. It might be the time when yu helped a friend with their hmewrk, when yu did the irning withut being asked, r when yu baked ckies after the family had had a tiring day. 3
Yu culd ask a friend r family member t help add t yur list. 4 That way, yu culd exchange thughts n what makes each f yu special and the aspects f yur persnality that shine thrugh. In fact, dn’t wait until yu’ve made a mistake t try this — it’s a great way t bst self-cnfidence at any time.
It’s smething f a cliché (陈词滥调) that mst peple learn nt frm their successes but their mistakes. The thing is, it’s true. 5 We’ re all changing and learning all the time and mistakes are a psitive way t develp and grw.
A．A little self-frgiveness als ges a lng way.
B．Nw list all the characteristics yu like abut yurself.
C．They might even like t have a g at ding the exercise.
D．It’s just as imprtant t shw yurself sme frgiveness.
E．It desn’t mean yu have t ignre what’s happened r frget it.
F．Whatever it is, n matter hw small it might seem, write it dwn.
G．Whatever the mistake, remember it isn’t a fixed aspect f yur persnality.
2023年新课标全国Ⅱ卷英语真题
As an artist wh shares her jurney n scial media, I’m ften asked by curius fllwers hw t begin an art jurney. Unfrtunately, there is n magic list I can ffer. I d remember, thugh, what it was like t be a cmplete beginner. S I’ve put tgether sme gd tips fr starting an art jurney.
·Start small. I suggest using a sketchbk (素描本) fr small studies. These small studies prvide inspiratin and may be a springbard fr mre cmplex wrks in the future. 6 Yu’ll want t lk back n yur jurney t see hw far yu’ve cme.
·Paint ften and paint frm life. There’s n better way t imprve than t put in thse brush miles. Whether yu paint still lifes, prtraits, r landscapes, paint frm life as much as pssible. 7
·Cntinually challenge yurself t try smething new. 8 Artistic grwth can be a bit painful. Welcme t the club；we’ve all been there. I lve taking n challenges. I nce tk up a challenge t create a painting every day fr a mnth and pst the wrks nline.
· 9 Seeking and accepting cnstructive feedback (反馈) is crucial t grwth. I pst my wrk n scial media and, in turn, have met sme f the kindest peple. They make me feel valued and respected, n matter my level f artistic ability.
The jurney yu’re n wn’t fllw a straight path. 10 Push thrugh, give it time and put in the effrt. Yu will harvest the rewards f an artistic life.
A．Get ut f yur cmfrt zne.
B．Make career plans and set gals.
C．Dn’t thrw away yur beginner art.
D．Share yur wrk if yu feel cmfrtable ding s.
E．Yu’ll hit radblcks, and yu’ll feel discuraged at times.
F．Evaluate yur perfrmance and, if needed, redefine yur rle.
G．Yu’ll develp that painting muscle memry that nly cmes with repetitin.
2023年全国乙卷英语真题
Indr plants might lk as if they just sit arund nt ding much, but in many ways they are the unsung heres f the hme. 11 , but studies have shwn that they can prmte peple’s wellbeing by imprving their md (心情), reducing stress and helping their memry. What’s mre, indr plants are easy t lk after and are nt very expensive.
What are indr plants?
Indr plants, als knwn as huseplants r pt plants, are plants that like t grw indrs. Many f these species (物种) are nt ideally suited t grwing utside in the UK, especially in the winter. 12 .
Why are indr plants gd fr yu?
Will Spelstra, wh wrks at the Ryal Btanic Gardens, says, “ 13 . I find during the winter mnths, plants arund the huse can really lift yur md.” Several studies have backed this up and fund that indr plants can imprve creativity, fcus and memry. There is als research shwing that pt plants can clean the air arund them by remving harmful gases, such as carbn dixide. They als remve sme harmful chemicals frm paints r cking. 14 .
Which plants can yu grw?
Ale vera, peace lilies and spider plants are sme f the species that are easy t grw indrs. Yu can buy plants frm supermarkets, garden centres r nline. Yunger plants are ften cheaper than fully grwn nes, and yu get t care fr them as they mature — which is part f the jy f wning plants. “ 15 ,” Spelstra says. “It can bring a new interest and fcus int peple’s lives and help t make the link between hme and nature.”
A．All plants are different
B．Nt nly d they lk beautiful
C．There are many benefits t grwing plants indrs
D．Instead, they grw better inside, where it is warmer
E．Plants like peace lilies and devil’s ivy are amng the best
F．Changing the pt f yur plant frm time t time will als help
G．Learning abut the requirements f each plant can be very rewarding
2023年全国甲卷英语真题
Tricks T Becming A Patient Persn
Here’s a riddle: What d traffic jams, lng lines and waiting fr a vacatin t start all have in cmmn? There is ne answer. 16 .
In the Digital Age, we’re used t having what we need immediately and right at ur fingertips. Hwever, research suggests that if we practiced patience, we’d be a whle lt better ff. Here are several tricks.
●Practice gratitude (感激)
Thankfulness has a lt f benefits: Research shws it makes us happier, less stressed and even mre ptimistic. 17 . “Shwing thankfulness can fster self-cntrl,” said Ye Li, researcher at the University f Califrnia.
● Make yurself wait
Instant gratificatin (满足) may seem like the mst “feel gd” ptin at the time, but psychlgy research suggests waiting fr things actually makes us happier in the lng run. And the nly way fr us t get int the habit f waiting is t practice. 18 . Put ff watching yur favrite shw until the weekend r wait 10 extra minutes befre ging fr that cake. Yu’ll sn find that the mre patience yu practice, the mre yu start t apply it t ther, mre annying situatins.
● 19 .
S many f us have the belief that being cmfrtable is the nly state we will tlerate, and when we experience smething utside f ur cmfrt zne, we get impatient abut the circumstances. Yu shuld learn t say t yurself, “ 20 .” Yu’ll then gradually becme mre patient.
A．Find yur causes
B．Start with small tasks
C．Accept the uncmfrtable
D．All this adds up t a state f hurry
E．It can als help us practice mre patience
F．This is merely uncmfrtable, nt intlerable
G．They’re all situatins where we culd use a little extra patience
2023年浙江省1月高考英语真题
With gas prices rising and airprt security lines snaking lnger than ever, why nt bk yur next dmestic vacatin n a train? Cmpared t ther alternatives, it’s cmfrtable and relaxing. Here is sme advice n hw t make a trip by rail as pleasant as pssible.
Plan ahead. Mst lng-distance trains, especially the sleeping car accmmdatins, sell ut very quickly. 21 But n matter when yu travel, it’s a gd idea t make yur reservatins at least 90 days in advance.
Use a travel agent. Cnsider turning yur travel plan ver t a travel agent and letting him duble-check all the details, make suggestins, and then handle the actual reservatins. A gd ne can smetimes find yu discunted tickets. 22 Then yu wn’t have t walk thrugh several cars n a mving train three times a day fr yur meals.
Bring a blanket. When yu’re riding n trains, yu wn’t be prvided with a blanket fr free, even if yur trip is an vernight ne. 23 In the summer in particular, the air cnditining can make them quite cld.
Arrive early. Mst trains perate just nce a day and sme run nly three times a week, s missing yurs can be a disaster. 24 Nte: The times listed n the schedules are departure times, nt arrival times.
Have fun. 25 Read a bk, knit, d a crsswrd puzzle, r simply watch the wrld unfld utside the windw. T calculate yur speed as yu d, divide 3,600(the number f secnds in an hur)by the number f secnds it takes yu t travel ne mile(the distance between tw milepsts). If it takes the train 53 secnds t travel ne mile, yu’re ging 67.92 mph.
A．Train trips aren’t fr impatient types.
B．Yu’ll have views frm bth sides f the train.
C．The temperature n rail cars is ften hard t cntrl.
D．That’s particularly true during busy summer mnths.
E．Yu might have t wait lnger than 24 hurs t catch the next ne.
F．Chances are the cst will be a lt less than the cst f ne bedrm.
G．He may als bk yu in a sleeping car that’s right next t the diner.
2023年北京卷英语真题
It’s a jyful and stressful time f year in the United States fr students and their families as they make decisins abut where t attend cllege. Families ften turn t rankings systems t help make a decisin. 26
When I talk t families as a schlar f higher educatin, they’re ften surprised that teaching excellence is nt cunted in rankings. 27
Emerging research suggests that curses in lwer-ranked universities, n average, scred higher n teaching than curses in higher-ranked universities. 28 The absence f teaching excellence frm the rankings is surprising given the link between high-quality teaching and student success. Quality teaching is ne f the mst imprtant predictrs f a wide range f cllege utcmes.
Rankings, hwever, are nly ne reasn why a lw value is placed n teaching in higher educatin. Administratrs ften dn’t view teaching excellence as a way t increase enrlment (注册) r funding. 29 Research shws that the mre time instructrs spend n teaching, the lwer their salary. What is the result？ Many instructrs cntinue t teach using traditinal lectures, which lead t lwer success rates.
30 Nevertheless, nt much will change until schls with high-quality teaching are rewarded with mre resurces, higher rankings and increased enrlments. In the lng term, universities, rganisatins that rank schls, and thers shuld wrk t make teaching a valued, cre part f the missin.
What shuld students and their families d? They shuld give strng cnsideratin t universities where high-quality teaching is valued, even thugh the schls may be ranked lwer.
A．Higher educatin has achieved its true ptential.
B．Therefre, it’s nt highly valued in hiring r prmtin.
C．Quality teaching has been an imprtant reputatin-building factr.
D．Hwever, the rankings ignre a critical factr: the quality f teaching.
E．Effrts t imprve teaching at the university level have recently emerged.
F．They’re even mre surprised at hw teaching is undervalued by universities.
G．In fact, universities ften shift emphasis frm teaching t ther ranking factrs.
2022年新高考全国Ⅰ卷英语真题
Fitness Magazine recently ran an article titled “Five Reasns t Thank Yur Wrkut Partner.” One reasn was: “Yu’ll actually shw up if yu knw smene is waiting fr yu at the gym, ” while anther read: “ 31 ” With a wrkut partner, yu will increase yur training effrt as there is a subtle (微妙) cmpetitin.
S, hw d yu find a wrkut partner?
First f all, decide what yu want frm that persn. 32 Or d yu just want t be physically fit, able t mve with strength and flexibility? Think abut the exercises yu wuld like t d with yur wrkut partner.
Yu might think abut psting what yu are lking fr n scial media, but it prbably wn’t result in a useful respnse. 33 If yu plan n wrking ut in a gym, that persn must belng t the same gym.
My partner psted her request n the ntice bard f a lcal park. Her ntice included what kind f training she wanted t d, hw many days a week and hw many hurs she wanted t spend n each sessin, and her age. It als listed her favrite sprts and activities, and prvided her phne number. 34
Yu and yur partner will prbably have different skills. 35 Over time, bth f yu will benefit—yur partner will be able t lift mre weights and yu will becme mre physically fit. The cre (核心) f yur relatinship is that yu will always be there t help each ther.
A．Yur first meeting may be a little awkward.
B．A wrkut partner usually needs t live clse by.
C．Yu’ll wrk harder if yu train with smene else.
D．D yu want t be a better athlete in yur favrite sprt?
E．Hw can yu write a gd “seeking training partner” ntice?
F．Just accept yur differences and learn t wrk with each ther.
G．Any ntice fr a training partner shuld include such infrmatin.
2022年全国甲卷英语真题
Imprtant Things t Knw When Dining Out
Cultural dining etiquette (礼节) might surprise yu with sme f its imprtant rules. 36 . Knwing sme tips will help ensure that yu have an enjyable meal with friends r family — n matter where yu are in the wrld.
Chpstick Rules
The way yu handle chpsticks is imprtant t avid annying yur cmpanins. When yu put them dwn between bites, always put them dwn tgether s they are parallel with the edge f the table in frnt f yu. 37 .
Hands r Utensils (餐具)
In India and the Middle East, it’s cnsidered very rude t eat with yur left hand. Peple in France expect yu t eat with a utensil in each hand. 38 , instead preferring t use their hands. In Chile, yu may never tuch any fd with yur fingers. Peple in Thailand generally use their frks nly t push fd nt their spns.
Making Requests
39 . In Prtugal, this wuld be a serius mistake, because it shws the chef that yu dn’t like their seasning skills. Similarly, in Italy, never ask fr extra cheese t add t yur fd.
Sme f these cultural dining etiquette rules may seem randm and strange, but they are imprtant in varius cuntries. 40 , the mre cmfrtable yu’ll begin t feel with its freign cultural practices.
A．The mre friends yu make in yur lifetime
B．The mre time yu spend in any given cuntry
C．Mexicans cnsider it inapprpriate t eat with utensils
D．Dn’t get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant
E．It’s a gd sign fr the chef if yu make a mess arund yur plate
F．Never stick them upright in yur fd r crss them as yu use them
G．It may seem like a simple request t ask fr salt and pepper at a meal
2022年新高考全国Ⅱ卷英语真题
Writing an essay is a difficult prcess fr mst peple. Hwever, the prcess can be made easier if yu learn t practice three simple techniques.
41 When yu are first trying t think f ideas fr an essay, put yur pen t yur paper and write nnstp fr ten r fifteen minutes withut letting yur pen leave the paper. Stay lse and free. 42 Dn’t wrry abut grammar r spelling. Even thugh this technique wn’t wrk fr everyne, it helps many peple get a gd stre f ideas t draw n.
The next technique is t write yur draft rapidly withut wrrying abut being perfect. 43 Yet, by learning t live with imperfectin, yu will save yurself headaches and a wastepaper basket full f crumpled (弄皱) paper. Think f yur first draft as a path cut ut f the jungle—as part f an explratin, nt as a cmplete highway.
The third technique is t try printing ut a triple—spaced (三倍行距) cpy t allw space fr revisin. 44 As a result, these writers never get in the habit f crssing ut chunks (大块) f their draft and writing revisins in the blank space. After yu have revised yur draft until it is t messy t wrk frm anymre, yu can enter yur changes int yur wrd prcessr. 45 The resulting blank space invites yu t revise.
A．Make sure yur handwriting is neat.
B．Let yur pen fllw the waves f thught.
C．The secnd draft f the essay shuld be better.
D．First f all, learn the technique f nnstp writing.
E．T many writers try t get their drafts right the first time.
F．Many beginning writers dn’t leave enugh space t revise.
G．Then yu can print ut a fresh draft, again setting yur text n triple-space.
2022年北京卷英语真题
Health and fitness help a persn live a gd and healthy life. Often due t varius pressures, we tend t ignre ur health. 46 It is the fitness level f ur bdy that helps us fight these diseases.
47 We need t be fit t have a healthy bdy. Similarly, if we are healthy we shall naturally be attracted twards maintaining the fitness f ur bdy. Health is the state f ur bdy at a given time. We may nt have any disease but still have a weak bdy, which is ready t be targeted by viruses. 48 This des nt definitely mean that we are nt healthy. It means the fitness level is nt in accrdance with ur age and the climatic cnditins we live in.
It is imprtant fr everyne t devte sme time t health and fitness. 49 Fr instance, we must exercise daily regardless f ur age and wrking style. There are different levels f exercises fr different age grups and we must d them accrding t ur wn health and age.
Additinally, it is imprtant t relax ur bdy. We shuld have at least six t eight hurs f sleep every day. It helps in imprving ur immune (免疫) system and prtects us against diseases. 50 This, in turn, gives us new gals f health and fitness.
A．Fitness levels decide the quality f life.
B．Health and fitness are interrelated t each ther.
C．It als helps in keeping us calm and relaxes ur mind.
D．Fr instance, we may have a tendency t catch a cld easily.
E．If we keep ur bdy fit, we can enjy life in a better manner.
F．There are sme activities which everyne shuld d in ur life.
G．This makes ur bdy suffer and we will catch ther diseases.
2022年1月普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷）英语试题
I have the same 24 hurs in a day as yu d, but I have made specific chice that allw me t make the mst f every day and still feel happy and relaxed. 51
Pick the mst imprtant.
52 Fcus n spending time that fr yu is fun and prductive. I chse the life f an adviser because I like t wrk with cmpanies, but dn't want the life f a big cmpany CEO. My chices are based n the lifestyle I want.
Cmbine yur activities.
Many peple g crazy trying t figure ut hw t spend time with friends, family, wrk, play, etc. 53 Find ways t enjy them in a cmbined manner. Build yur scial life arund peple in yur wrk envirnment. Find peple in yur cmpany wh share cmmn interests and develp yur career (职业) arund the peple and activities yu lve.
54
Yu wuld think learning takes mre time frm yu, but actually there are always new ways f ding things that can save yu time n daily tasks, freeing yu up fr the mst imprtant. Always be lking fr a new way t gain back an hur here r there.
Lighten up.
The wrld wn't cme t an end in mst cases just because yu left a few things undne. Celebrate prgress and keep refining (改进) tward a happy prductive existence. 55 Every cmpletin is a small victry that adds up in a big way.
A．Speed up.
B．Be an active learner.
C．Stp trying t balance time between them all.
D．Make chices abut what is meaningful in yur life.
E．The things yu d well usually give yu greater jy.
F．Perhaps these tips will help yu make the mst f yur time.
G．This is why making lists is imprtant in any prductivity handbk.
2021年全国乙卷英语真题
Accrding t Jessica Hagy, authr f Hw t Be Interesting, it’s nt difficult t make yurself interesting at a dinner party.
56 , if yu’re ut f yur cmfrt zne r if yu’re wandering int smebdy’s huse fr the first time. S the main thing is just t shw up and be adventurus, trying different fds and talking t strangers.
Peple lve t talk abut themselves. If yu can start the cnversatin with a questin ther than “What d yu d fr a living?”, yu’ll be able t get a lt mre interesting cnversatin ut f whmever it is yu’re talking t. 57 , it can bring in “I have this ld, brken-dwn vehicle” r “I rde the bus with these crazy peple wh were laughing at silly jkes in the back.” It just pens up cnversatin.
58 ? If yu can’t take their wine away, yu shuld certainly try t take away their sapbx (讲台). If yu’re the hst, yu can ask them t help yu in the kitchen with smething and just remve them frm the situatin. 59 .
And what abut that ther dinner-party killer: awkward silence? If yu’re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the nly thing that always gets everyne talking again is t give the hst a cmpliment (赞扬). 60 . Just quickly turn arund and say, “This cake is extremely delicius and yu have t tell me all abut it.”
S being interesting at a dinner party isn’t that hard.
A．Hw d yu knw the hst
B．The first step is t g explring
C．If yu ask the questin “Hw did yu get here?”
D．Be prepared t have awkward cnversatins with strangers
E．Or turn the cnversatin int a tpic where they have little t say
F．What abut that persn wh had t much t drink r wn’t stp talking
G．He r she is the persn wh is feeling the weight f that awkwardness the mst
2021年全国甲卷英语真题
Swap, Dn’t shp!
Yu keep hearing abut recycling, right? But it desn’t end with bttles, cans, and paper. Clthing takes a huge amunt f natural resurces(资源)t make, and buying lads f new clthing(r thrwing ut ld clthing)is nt healthy fr the envirnment. S what t d with all thse perfectly-gd-but-yu’re-maybe-a-little-sick-f-them clthes piled n yur bedrm flr? 61 . It’s the best way t get rid f yur used clthes, scre clthes frm yur friends, and have a party all at the same time.
A successful swap depends n the selectin f clthes, the rganizatin f the event, and, bviusly, hw much fun is had. It’s really easy t d! Here are a few pinters.
●Invite 5—10 peple s yu have a nice selectin. 62 , and there may nt be enugh things t chse frm; mre than that, and it becmes uncntrllable.
● 63 . They shuld als prepare plenty f reusable bags t carry their “new” clthes hme.
●Put different types f clthing n different surfaces in the rm. 64 . Place a few mirrrs arund yur rm s peple can see hw things lk when they try them n. One f the grund rules f the swap shuld be that everyne must try n the clthes befre they take them—things always lk different when yu put them n.
●Set a starting time. Maybe yu say “g,” r turn n a certain sng, r whatever. 65 . And dn’t frget t put ut sme ckies and fruits. Remember, it’s a party!
A．Less peple than that
B．Hld a clthing swap
C．If tw peple are cmpeting
D．Just keep music playing thrughut
E．Dnate whatever clthes are left ver
F．Have everyne put their clthes in the right spts
G．Tell everyne t bring clean clthes in gd cnditin
2021年新高考全国Ⅱ卷英语真题
If the nly reading yu ever d is the nvel r magazine, the speed at which yu read -prbably des nt matter very much. But if yu have t read a great deal fr study, yu will appreciate the benefits f being able t read mre quickly. 66
·Befre yu pen the bk, make sure that yu are cmfrtable. Yu need a seat which supprts yur back and the bk shuld be at the right distance frm yur eyes. 67
68 Lk at the table f cntents, the preface, the chapter heading,etc.This will help yu t decide whether yu really need t read the whle bk r nly certain parts f it. Ten minutes spent in this way culd save yu quite a lt f time in the lng run.
If yu decide that yu need t read the whle bk, decide hw much yu can read at a time. 69 A histry bk which may cntain the facts in stry frm will be easier t read than ne dealing with scientific subjects. In the frmer case yu may be able t read a chapter. In the latter yu may nly be able t read ne page.
Always keep a pencil and paper beside yu. 70 Nte als the facts imprtant fr yur purpse as well as anything which leads yu t further research. Yu dn't have t write these things in detail. It is enugh t put the page number and ne r tw wrds as a reminder .
A．Stp t have a rest nw and then.
B．Spend a few minutes lking thrugh the bk.
C．This depends n the type f bk yu are reading.
D．Here are sme tips t help imprve yur reading speed.
E．Make a nte f any page which is f special imprtance.
F．Yu may find yurself having t learn smething by heart.
G．Keep the rm cl rather than warm t avid feeling sleepy.
2021年浙江卷英语真题（7月）
Yu’ve gt mail…and it’s a pstcard
Paul Magalhaes, a 34-year-ld Prtuguese cmputer engineer, lves t pen his mailbx and find a brightly clred picture f Rme’s Clsseum. Or Africa’s Victria Falls. Or China’s Great Wall. 71
“I ften send pstcards t family and friends.” he says t China Daily, “but yu can imagine that after a while, yu never receive as many as yu send, and yu realize that nt everyne is int it. 72 ” Seeking ther like-minded suls, hwever, Paul started lking in a smewhat unlikely place: nline. Many wuld say the Internet is a place fr peple wh have given up n the traditinal pstal service, but Paul’s hunch(直觉)paid ff.
Tday his hbby has develped int the website pstcrssing.cm, a scial netwrk that has grwn t 575,217 registered users in 214 cuntries and regins since he started it 10 years ag. 73 Running the website has almst turned int a full-time jb.
Language is certainly a barrier fr many peple. Fr pstcrssing t wrk wrldwide, a cmmn cmmunicatin language is needed s that everyne can understand each ther. As cl as it may be t receive a pstcard written in Chinese, the cncept desn’t wrk if ne desn’t understand it. 74 S a cmmn language is required and in pstcrssing that’s English since it’s widely spken.
“Many peple in China have limited expsure t English. 75 That said, we knw f many pstcrssing members, including Chinese, wh have actually imprved their English skills thrugh their use f pstcrssing,” Paul says.
A．And that’s ttally fine.
B．That makes it extra hard t learn and practice it.
C．He likes t think f sending pstcards as a family-friendly hbby.
D．Many lve t make a cnnectin with smene frm acrss the wrld.
E．On August 5, the number f pstcards exchanged by members tpped 31 millin.
F．Similarly, if yu speak nly Chinese, receiving a card in Swedish takes part f the fun away.
G．In shrt, he lves pstcards, and the excitement f getting a hand-written nte frm smene far away.
2021年浙江省英语高考真题（1月份）
Yu run int the grcery stre t pick up ne bttle f water. Yu get what yu need, head t the frnt, and chse the line that lks fastest.
Yu chse wrng. Peple wh yu swear gt in ther lines lng after yu are already checked ut and ff t the parking lt. 76
It turns ut, it’s just math wrking against yu; chances are, the ther line really is faster.
Grcery stres try t have enugh emplyees at checkut t get all their custmers thrugh with minimum delay. 77 Any small interruptin-a price check, a chatty custmer-can have dwnstream effects, hlding up an entire line.
If there are three lines in the stre, delays will happen randmly at different registers. Think abut the prbability: 78 S it's nt just in yur mind: Anther line prbably is mving faster.
Researchers have a gd way t deal with this prblem. Make all custmers stand in ne lng, snaking line- called a serpentine line-and serve each persn at the frnt with the next available register. 79 This is what they d at mst banks and fast-fd restaurants. With a serpentine line, a lng delay at ne register wn't unfairly punish the peple wh lined up behind it. Instead, it will slw dwn everyne a little bit but speed up checkut verall.
80 It takes many registers t keep ne line mving quickly, and sme stres can't affrd the space r manpwer. S wherever yur next wait may be: Gd luck.
A．Why des this always seem t happen t yu?
B．S why dn’t mst places encurage serpentine lines?
C．Sme f the may have std in a queue fr almst an hur.
D．The chances f yur line being the fastest are nly ne in three.
E．Hw high is the prbability that yu are in the fastest waiting line?
F．With three registers, this methd is much faster than the traditinal apprach.
G．But smetimes, as n a Sunday afternn, the system gets particularly busy.
2021年北京市英语高考真题
Music has lng been cnsidered t be an enjyable pastime fr many peple． 81 The mental health benefits frm music can't be argued．Music culd als be helping yu with many ther health prblems behind the scenes．
82 Hwever，fr the same reasn，music can be very beneficial if ne is in pain．By distracting （分心） the mind frm the pain，music，peple say，can lwer stress and anxiety levels．This，f curse，can lead t less pain．
Many peple enjy relaxing music in the evening prir t ging t bed． 83 While the validity f the idea is still being assessed，the lwered stress can even be tied back t bld pressure．Similarly, accrding t researchers，listening t just 30 minutes f sft music every day may help with healthy bld sugar levels， thrugh the lwering f stress and anxiety．
When it cmes t heart health，there is speculatin （推测） that it's nt the style f music， but rather the temp that makes it s gd fr yur heart health．In ne Eurpean study，participants listened t music as the researchers mnitred their heart rates and bld pressure． 84 On the ther hand，when the music slwed，the participants' stress and anxiety levels became lwer and the effects n heart rates appeared t fllw suit．
85 But there is a whle range f ther health issues that turning up the radi culd be beneficial fr，which is what makes music s valuable．
A．This feeling can als result in many ther health prblems．
B．Sme experts say that music can be harmful if it is t lud．
C．This idea is a little ff-the-wall but still has scientific backing．
D．They say it can play a big rle in calming the brain enugh t sleep．
E．The implicatins f music n verall well-being are really impressive．
F．It is als highly ppular due t the individualized effects n stress and anxiety．
G．Interestingly，the mre cheerful the music was，the faster their heart rates were．