高考英语七选五汇编及答案

高考英语七选五汇编及答案
2013北京一、二模七选五汇总
1. 说明文部分：
海淀一模：
Apathy
Apathy is a state of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern.
71 _____They may alsoexhibit unfeelingness. Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.
72 _____ Also meaning “absence of passion” in Greek, the term “apatheia” was used by the Stoics(禁欲主义者)to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside one’s co ntrol.
The modem concept of apathy became well known after World War I，when it was called “shell shock. ” Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, saw thebattlefields filled with dead and wounded companions. 73 _____ In 1950，US nov elist Passos wrote “Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living be ing when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with. ” US philosopher Robert M. Hutchins summarizes the concerns about political indifference. He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush (埋伏）74 _____ There may be other things contributing to a person’s apathy. Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement and involvement. He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved insomething. 75 _____ These
include ：political media that make it difficult for potentiallyinterested people to find relevant information，and media descriptions of heroes as “ chosen ” by outside forces rather than self-motivated. He suggests that we redefine social apathy as a result of poorly designed systems that fail to invite others to participate.
A. It will be a slow process of fading away from apathy and indifference.
B. Apathetic people may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their life.
C. He focuses on designed choices that deliberately or indeliberately exclude people.
D. The word “dispassion” is used for “apatheia”，so as not to confuse it with apathy.
E. So they gradually developed a sense of disconnected numbness to normal social
interaction.
F. Although the word “apathy” originates from “apatheia”，it is important not to confuse the two terms.
G. Author John McManamy argues apathy is a psychological problem for some depressed people，in which they get a sense that “nothing matters”.
西城一模：
S Houses for Vacation
When budgeting for a vacation, usually the most expensive part of the trip is the accommodations．The traditional way to take a vacation is to pack some bags, lock up the house, and travel to a new place to stay in a hotel．However, hotels are very expensive, and with rent or housing loan（贷款）due every
month, it's difficult for most people to pay for yet another place to stay．71 Luckily, there is a substitute called house s, and it's saving tourists a great deal of cash．
72 For example, if a couple from New York want to spend a week in Paris, they would place an ad offering to trade their New York apartment for one in Paris for a week．If a Parisian couple that want to vacation in New York read the advertisement, houses can be s, and both couples save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars by avoiding big-city hotel fees．If all goes well, both couples can post positive reviews of the other's home online so that potential travelers can see that everything was fine．73 This builds a community of people who want tohelp each other out．There are other advantages co house s as well．74 Staying at someone's homeputs you in a neighborhood that can give you a better representation of the life and culture in theplace you're visiting．75 The next time you want to spend your vacation in a new place, butdon't want to pay a fortune, check what's posted online and find a house to swap．。