2011年高考英语阅读七选五专项训练（10题）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。专项练习一Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornbluejeans．1Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday．Strauss'inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld．LeviStrausswasborninGermanyin1829．2HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847．BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother'sdrygoodsbusiness．Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention．Afterthegoldrushof1849,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes．Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals．Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers．Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth．3Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,hedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers．Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore．In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventedaprocessofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets（铆钉）．Thismadethepantslastalongtime．BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStraussifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent．4．BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion．5ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss'companyisnowoneofthelargestclothingcompaniesintheworld．A．Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates．B．Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable．C．HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince．D．However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts．E．HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica'sclothingindustry．F．SincetheywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmericanconsumerculture．G．Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit．第1页共10页专项练习二RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadvicetopeopleinindustrializednations．Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesamekindoffoodeatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago．1Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly．Ourbodieshavenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledtonewkindsofsicknesses．2Sotheyarecalled"diseasesofcivilization"．Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamplesofsuchdiseases.ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStoneAgeenjoyedverylittlealcoholortobacco,probablynone．3However,achangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandthatoftoday.StoneAgepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthandomesticones．Theyatealotoffreshwildvegetablesandfruits．Theydidnothavemilkoranyotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains．4Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanourancestors．Weeatmoresugar．WeeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinandmuchlessvitaminC.5Butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweeatmuchthesamewaytheancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfood.A．StoneAgepeoplelivedasimplelife.B．Buttoday,weenjoyeatingalotofthese.C．Inthatcase,theywouldlivemuchhealthier.D．Ancientpeoplealsogotlotsofphysicalexercise.E．Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.F．Peopletodayprobablydon'twanttolivelikeourancestors.G．Modernpeopleusedtosufferfrom"diseasesofcivilizat...
