XX英语七选五试题说明文（宁夏09）Gett ing your childre n to study can be a little like gett ing them to eat their vegetables.71 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to lear n to schedule their day and will give them a sense of con trol over how they spe nd their time.Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five- minute break in the middle. 72 Ideal （理想的）study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.Never allow your childre n to study in front of the televisi on, as that will en courage passive activity. 73You' ll also n eed to help your kids find the right place to study. After you up a good study time for little lear ners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flow ing.75 This in cludes help ing them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the an swers to any questi ons. The in put you give your childre n duri ng study periods will help form a bond and help make study ing enjoyable.A. Pick a place where your childre n can study properly.B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.C. Fin ally, spe nd time with your kids whe n they ' re study ing.D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of en courageme nt, too.F. Try to stop this bad habit by offeri ng some sort of reward.G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to desig n a schedule that they keep to.4. 说明文（北京2010）1 / 22MuzaThe n ext time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and liste n. What do you hear? 1 It's similar to the music you liste n to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially desig ned to relax you, or to give you extra en ergy. Sometimes you don't eve n realize the music is play ing, but you react to the music any way.Quiet backgro und music used to be called "elevator 电梯）music" because we ofte n heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new n ame "Muzak". About on e-third of the people in liste n to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 mi nutes at a time, with short pauses in betwee n. It is always more lively betwee n ten and eleve n in the morning, and betwee n three and four in the after noon, whe n people are more tired. 2If you liste n to Muzak carefully, you will probably recog nize the n ames of many of the son gs. Some musicia ns or son gwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy whe n their songs are chose n. Why? 3Music is ofte n played in public places because it is desig ned to make people feel less Ion ely whe n they are in an airport or a hotel. It has bee n prove n that Muzak doeswhat it is desig ned to do. Tired office workers sudde nly have more en ergy whe n they hear the pleasa nt sound of Muzak in the backgro und. 4 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 perce nt more groceries.5 . They say it's bori ng to hear the same songs all the time. But other peopleenjoy heari ng Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or ano ther, Muzak affects every one. Some farmers eve n say their cows give more milk whe n they hear Muzak!A. Some people don't like Muzak.B. The music gives them extra en ergy.C. Music is play ing in the backgr ound.D. Factory workers produce 13 perce nt more.E. Muzak tends to help people un dersta nd music better.2 / 22F. They get as much as $4 milli on a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.5. 说明文(上海10 )76 .Nowadays. milli ons of people misuse and eve n overuse pain medicati ons and other drugs. Research by the America n Nati onal In stitute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 1999) shows that around 2% of the populati on over age 12 were using drugs non-medically.77.78.79.80.Un fort un ately, this tre nd among wome n does not on ly affect those aged over 65.(6)The world is an in terest ing place. Differe nt people like differe nt thi ngs. Some people like loud music. Other people don't. 1. ______________Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket(板球运动)is a very popular sport, In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. 2.Different people like differe nt foods. Some people do not like meat. 3. Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.3 / 224. ________ Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.Many people like traveli ng. Differe nt people like differe nt places. Some people like to go to the coun try. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopp ing. 5. ___________________What do you like? Have you got an idea?A. They like soft music.B. Not every one likes the same color.C. Millio ns of people watch the games on TV.D. Differe nt people like differe nt kinds of pets.E. They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.F. So they don ' t raise pigs in their countriesG. Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.⑺March 14 is In ternatio nal Police Day. 1. _______No matter if it's bur ning hot or icy cold, a holiday or a school day, you'll seepoliceme n at the cen ters of the crossroads direct ing traffic. 2. ______There are more tha n 1.7 milli on policeme n in . 3. ______ Other police have different responsibilities （责任）.Some are firefighters 消防员）.Some watch out forbad guys and solve crimes. Others keep the peace. Special police deals withun expected eve nts. 4. _______ He has to learn laws, scie nee, shooti ng, driv ing and climbi ng.To keep people safe and make peace for all, Chin ese police put their lives at risk.5. ________ Another 13,000 were injured in doing their jobs.My tee nage son Karl became withdraw n after his father died. As a sin gle pare nt,（8）4 / 22I tried to do my best to talk to him. 1. _________ When his report card arrivedduri ng his junior year, it said that he had bee n abse nt 95 times from classes and had six falli ng grades for the year. I n this way he would n ever graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I eve n begged him. Nothi ng worked.One night I felt so powerless. 2. ________ and asked God for help. “ Please God, I can't do any thi ng more for my son. I'm at the end of my hope. I'm giving the whole thi ng up to you. ”I was at work whe n I got a phone call. A man in troduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl ' s absences. ” 3. _________ （哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into theears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just don ' t know what to do. I've everyth ing to get Karl to go back to school 4. ________ . It's out of my han ds.mome nt there was sile nee on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said,“ Thank you for your time ” , and hung up.Karl ' s n ext report card showed a marked improveme nt in his grades. Fin ally, he was eve n on the list of the best stude nts at school. I n his fourth year, I atte nded a pare nt teacher meeti ng with Karl. I no ticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had tur ned himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remethat call from the headmaster last year?" I no dded. “ That was me. I thoughjoke but whe n I heard what you said, 5. ________ . That new I h a dstwhe n I kmake you proud. ”A. and nothing has worked.B. it really hit me how much I was hurt ing youC. that 1 got dow n on my kn eesD. I was really disappo in ted atyouE. Before he could say ano ther wordF. whe n she was say ing5 / 22someth ingG. but the more 1 tried, the more he dulled away.6 / 22(9)Schools and pare nts should cut dow n some of the homework so that childre n can enjoy more tha n nine hours of sleep every ni ght for their health. For childre n, we should make best use of our time. 5. ______________________ , we will find it much better for bothour study and health.(10)Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探)stories for magaz in es. One eve ning he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him,1. ________ . So he decided to go to the cin ema.4. ________ . Then he sat dow n and fini shed the story.5. _______ but whe nhe goes out in the eve ning, he always leaves a half-fi ni shed story on his desk.A. Please read my advice and you can write a won derful storyB. but had no idea.C. Please write dow n my advices and you can fin ish you story.D. Tom read the thief's adviceE. Tom is famous nowF. Tom is still not a famous writer.G. he found that some one had broke n into (闯入)his house(11)Happ in ess is for every one. You don cartenatadutothose people who have beautiful houses with large garde ns and swim ming pools or 1. _______ and so on.Why? Because those who have big houses may ofte n feel l on ely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.In fact, happ in ess is always around you if you put your heart into it. 2. When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always takinggood care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say con7 / 22gratulatio ns to you. Whe n you do somethi ng wrong, people aro und you will help you to correct it. 3. _____________ All these are your happ in ess. If you no tice a bit ofthem, you can see that happ in ess is always around you.Happ in ess is not the same as mon ey. It is a feeli ng of your heart. Whe n you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have someth ing else that can ' t be bought with money. 4. _________________ , because you have more chances tochalle nge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the say ing goes, life is like a revolving旋转的）door. When it closes, it also ope ns.5. ________ .A. When you are in trouble at school, your frie nds will help youB. If you take every cha nee you get, you can be a happy and lucky pers onC. those who have nice cars and a lot of moneyD. And whe n you do somethi ng good to others, you will feel happy, tooE. those who have no housesF. When you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happyG. Whe n you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy（12）5. ________ One of them might be: Their family tie is n ot as close as ours.Whe n childre n grow up, they leave their pare nts and start their own career（生涯）. The n the sen iors老人）will feel lo nely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good frie nds and n ever leave them alone.A. People usually use cages to keep them at home.C. People in have many reasons to like animals.D. People love these pets and regard them as their good frien ds.E. Why don ' t people kill animals8 / 22F. Some people spe nd around two hun dred Can adia n dollars a month on animal food.G. They have a law aga inst killi ng wild ani mals.3: Keys: GBEAC4: Keys: CBFDA 5: Keys : BCAFD 6: ACEBG7. AEDBC8. GCEAB9. FBEDC0. BGADE1. CADGB2. DFBGCChina will carry out its sixth population census 人口普查）from November 1.Cen sus workers will go to every home to check who lives there. 16. ______China holds a cen sus every 10 years. The first one was in 1963. 17. _______But in 2000, the number was 1.29 billio n 十亿）.Why does our country carry out a populati on cen sus?18. ________ C hina has the biggest populati on in the world, and it is stillgrow ing. The gover nment 政府）could use the in formati on from the cen sus to help people live better lives. For example, if the populati on cen sus shows that there are a lot of kids in your area, the gover nment will know that they have to build more schools there.Second, from the populatio n cen sus, scie ntists can lear n more about populati on growth （增长）.I n some years, the populati on grows faster tha n in others.19. ________ Scie ntists can use the in formatio n to look for reas ons behi nd thegrowth.Third, the cen sus will help to find the nu mber of foreig ners livi ng in Chi na. It can also9 / 22find out how many Chin ese have moved to other coun tries.20. ________In the US, cen sus workers first mail out a questi onn aire （调查问卷）to every house. If they don ' t get it back, they call the house by phone.In Australia, people can fill in a questi onn aire on li ne.A. Eve n in the same year, populati on growth is differe nt in differe nt places.B. They will ask each family questi ons about their n ames, ages, jobs and so on.C. There is no populati on cen sus in En gla nd.D. At that time, there were only about 600 milli on people in China.E. China ' s population grows ercthese years.F. First, the cen sus will help draw a big picture of the coun try.G. Most coun tries carry out a cen sus, but the ways of doing it are differe nt.本文主要介绍了自开始进行的全国第六次人口普查工作，以及人口普查的作用等。