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 control. 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 novelist Passos wrote “ Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living being 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： Swapping 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 hotelHowever, hotels are very expensive, and with rent or housing loan （贷款） due every month, its difficult for most people to pay for yet another place to stay71 Luckily, there is a substitute called house swapping, and its 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 weekIf a Parisian couple that want to vacation in New York read the advertisement, houses can be swapped, 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 others 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 swapping as well74 Staying at someones homeputs you in a neighborhood that can give you a better representation of the life and culture in theplace youre visiting 75 The next time you want to spend your vacation in a new place, butdont want to pay a fortune, check whats posted online and find a house to swap AHouse swapping is most common in New York and Paris BHotels are often quite difficult to book when you want to explore a new home CA lot of times, this extra cost prevents travelers from going very far from home DTo swap houses, people check the Internet for others planning to travel and trade homes EWith many house swapping sites growing, this new phenomenon is becoming easier than ever FHotels are often located where few people live, making them a strange place to experience a city GOn theother hand, if there were trouble, people could write about that to wan others not to trust the swappers 东城一模： I know just how you feel Do you feel sad? Happy?Angry? You may think that the way you show these emotions isunique Well, think again Even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified,according to Mind Reading, a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion71 In the mid 1800s, Darwin divided the emotions into six typesanger, fear, sadness,disgust, surprise and enjoyment More complex expressions of emotion were probablylearned and therefore more specific to each cultureBut now it is believed that many morefacial expressions a