高考英语《七选五阅读理解》专项练习题(含答案).pdf

高考英语七选五阅读理解专项练习题（含答案）As you get older, youll meet a wider range of people from different cultures. Culture is an idea that isnt easy to und erstand. People often use the term to refer to things like food, holidays, clothing and music.1Religion, customs, beliefs and values are also part of your culture. So when meeting people from different backgrounds, you can sometimes find that therere huge differences in how you see the world. 2For example, when you meet people from a different culture, ask them about their lives. It is one of the best ways to understand the culture. But be polite about it and remember they dont owe you an answer, and might not want to give itnot everyone wants to explain everything about their culture. Maybe youve recently met someone from a different culture you find interesting.3 Get to know his/her families and see how their customs and traditions differ from yours. You might be surprised to find how culturally different two people living even in the same town can be! Read books by and about people who are different from you. Reading memoirs (回忆录 ), biographies and other nonfiction books is an obvious way to learn about a country or someones life.4 Like with books, you can also watch movies to learn more about a culture. Whats more, keeping yourself in a different culture through travel is also an amazing way to understand another culture. 5So accept and respect the differences between yourself and your friends from different culturesremember that what is a difference to you is just their normal life! AMake friends with him/her. BBut it also goes much deeper than that. CShow respect towards people from other cultures. DYou may think you know a lot about a culture or place. E.Differences between us are what makes life so interesting. F.There are many ways to understand other peoples cultures. G.Also dont ignore novels that have been translated from other languages. How to Be Creative During Difficult Times When we are struggling, or when we have a hard time focusing, we may turn to others for help. We may even wish we had a hero to help us. Well, today we offer you some advice. Turn yourself into your own hero! That is the idea behind Kendra Levins self-help book The Hero Is You. When you make yourself a hero, you get not only a focus but also a purpose. 6 For exampl e, it can give us hope as stories often d o. In stories, writers often give their hero, the main person in the story, a purpose. 7 Write out your task and idea. In stories, heroes also have a task what they want to achieveand an ideawhat they see for themselves. Levin suggests that we write out our task and idea, not just for a project but for our lives as well. With a clear task and an idea, events in our lives no longer feel like separate events. 8 Theres just a lot of value in having a task and an idea. Know your advantages and weaknesses. 9In difficult times, we can make our lives easier by focusing on our advantages. It is even more important to identify weaknesses. All heroes have them. On their journey they face their weaknesses and learn from them. Have small goals within a larger goal. Levin tells us that the heros journey is not a one-time thing. 10 So, she suggests having small goals that you can measure in some way. Our lifes journey is ongoing and ever-changing. We should be realistic with our goals and be kind to ourselves, especially during difficult times. AYou can never really finish all tasks. BThey become a part of our larger story. CIt is a journey you are on your whole life. DWhen we know our advantages, we can use them fully. E.Making ourselves the hero in our own story helps us in many ways. F.The more we know about the world, the better we understand ourselves. G.Levin suggests we do the same for ourselves and identify our purpose. Different types of volunteer opportunities for teenagers exist in a wide range of time periods and fields. 11 Types of these opportunities include working with young children, pets, or the el derly. After school opportunities can help teenagers develop a sense of responsibility and a good work attitud e. Volunteer opportunities for teenagers looking to volunteer after school include private teaching and volunteering as an instructor. 12During the holidays, a wide variety of volunteer opportunities exist to help give back to the surrounding community during times of need. 13 Helping to organize a toy drive or hand out d onated gifts is another way for teenagers to get involved during the holiday season. Volunteering to help pets is an option for teenagers with a love of animals. 14 Teenagers who intend to enter professions handling animals can benefit from the learning experience of handling a wide range of animals while sharing love and care with animals in need. 15 Nursing homes can use teenage volunteers for arts activities and regular visits. In addition, regular volunteer opportunities for teenagers can include visiting elderly neighbors, running errands for those wh。