百强校高考英语二轮综合复习专题7：阅读理解之七选五
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Every year，thousands of students choose to study overseas.1． The following steps may prove useful in their preparations to study overseas.
● Get to know your new home before you land in it.
There is no substitute for good preparation.2． Learning about the history，culture，tradition，language and even details such as food，music，transport，weather and social activities of your new host country are all important.Thanks to the Internet，most of this can be found at the click of a button.
●Pack using your head and your heart.
3． Whatever you bring，make sure that it will be something that you think might help your chances of succeeding.This includes practical items such as study materials，old class notes，favorite textbooks or pens and even the contact details of previous teachers.
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It is important to realize that while new and exciting things may be happening to you in your new environment，things and people back at home will also be changing.When you return home for a visit after a long period of time away，it is possible to feel isolated and experience “reverse(颠倒的) culture shock”．Therefore，with the ease and convenience of communicating via the Internet nowadays，there is no excuse not to keep in touch!
●Learn from all experiences.
Value both your achievements and disappointments as learning experiences that can be applied to future situations in life.Don't ignore negative experiences.5． A．Talk to your close friends and family about your thoughts，dreams and fears. B．Instead，learn from mistakes and turn them into opportunities for future improvement. C．It's not easy being practical when deciding what to pack.
D．If you are fortunate enough to meet a foreigner，be sure to ask them as much information as possible.
E．Keep in touch with your roots.
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F．At first thought，the task of preparing to begin life away from home can seem frightening. G．Arm yourself with background knowledge by researching information about the country you are going to.
Everybody knows the importance of drinking enough water.As we all know，drinking water benefits your skin，muscles and organs.6．
The major reason for that is related to human biological needs.When you're a baby，you're 75 percent water.Then，as the years get higher，you get drier.7． It helps you lose weight，according to a study from the University of Birmingham.
The researchers found that drinking 500 ml of water thirty minutes before a meal helped participants lose 10 more pounds than those who did not.8． All participants were advised to improve their diet and physical activity levels.84 overweight adults were involved.Among them 41 were told to “preload” with water，while 43 were told to control their water intake before eating.After 12 weeks，the participants instructed to “preload” with water lost 2.87 pounds more than those in the control group on average.In addition，the participants preloading with water before each of their three main meals every day lost 9.48 pounds over the 12 weeks.9．
Dr.Helen Parretti，a lecturer at the University of Birmingham，had this to say of the study: 10．Just drinking 500 ml of water，three times a day，before your main meals may help reduce your weight...and this could be an easy way for weight loss.Furthermore，it can be significant for an individual to lose extra weight，making a potential contribution to public health. A．Another reason to drink water is right here.
B．The study began with a weight management consultation. C．The beauty of these findings is that losing weight is simple. D．But not everyone can get access to tap water in some areas. E．It also helps prevent certain diseases and improve your mood.
F．In contrast，those preloading once a day or never，lost just 1.76 pounds. G．So kids should drink more water instead of coke to keep healthy.
Our most common dreams
Dreams have long confused us and their meanings can seem nearly impossible to understand.So we are always wondering：11．
Dreams can have complex meanings.But before we start explaining these dreams，there
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are a few things we should know：
●Understanding our dreams requires focusing on ourselves—no matter who else is showing up in them.
12． They're a visual picture of the dreamer's inner state.So after we see ourselves late to class in our dream，consider what being late means for us and go from there.
●We should take dream meaning literally(照字面地)．
Just as being nude in public means our body is exposed，a dream about it means we likely feel emotionally exposed.Maybe we're about to try something new or daring.If so，the fear is natural that we'll do nothing.A dream about falling might mean we feel like we're losing our balance emotionally.13． Dreams won't mean the same thing for any two people，but they can be taken as starting points to think about our emotions.
●Our dream may represent a wish not an anxiety.
14． So if we can't locate an anxiety associated with our dream symbol，then think about our desires.If we're being chased in our dream，consider this: do you long to be pursued romantically，and feel unfulfilled in that way? 15． A．Is it important to explain dreams?
B．What do our most common dreams really mean? C．Anxiety is often explained as a key to a bad dream. D．Early theory held that dreams are our deepest wishes. E．Dreams describe what's going on in our life，nobody else's. F．That is the same with a failing or the beginning of depression.
G．Similarly，a dream about taking a test could mean we'd like to show off our competency，at work or otherwise.
How to become a better reader
Language and literacy(读写能力) are among mankind's greatest inventions.Evolving and even dying over the course of human history，languages are a reflection of our cultural and societal attitudes.Most humans acquire language in early childhood and speak fluently when they are about three years old，but our continued relationship with language gives shape and meaning to our lives.16．
1．Take it slow.
Many readers feel that they read too slowly，especially compared with others，but the
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