2019版高考英语复习提能练（三十一）Module1SmallTalk外研版选修6.docx

Module 1Small Talk阅读理解组块专练练速度(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2018长春监测二)Grand City Tour With Griffith Park Observatory & Hollywood SignLos Angeles, Hollywood, homes of the movie starsits all here on this Grand Tour! Your tour guide takes great pride in offering amazing customer service, too. Hotel pickups are available at almost any hotel in Hollywood, Downtown LA., MidWilshire, West Hollywood and North Hollywood.From: $69 US DollarsMovie Star Homes GPS SelfGuided Bike TourWant the flexibility of taking a “whenever you feel like it” Hollywood tour? Heres the perfect solution. Explore and experience the best of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time, at your own pace! Cycle past legendary homes and all the places where the rich and famous live, shop, eat and play. And your tour is guided by GPS with an iPad fixed to the bicycle!From : $34.95 US DollarsAmazing Scavenger Quest in Los AngelesONLY $44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE! This Amazing Scavenger Quest is an interactive(互动的) adventure that combines the fun of the “Amazing Race” with a threehour sightseeing tour of historic downtown Los Angeles. Offered at a fixed price for a group as opposed to per person pricing, this city tour/game offers a great value if youre on a budget.From: $44 US DollarsDisneyland Excursion From Los AngelesSee Disneyland in Anaheim, Californiaroundtrip transportation from any of the designated (指定的) hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun. Pickup from Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Culver City and South Bay area hotels.From: $179.95 US Dollars【语篇解读】本文介绍了四个在洛杉矶市的一日游项目，包括活动特色、行程安排及费用等相关信息。1If you like to travel at your own pace, you will most probably be interested in _.AMovie Star Homes GPS SelfGuided Bike TourBAmazing Scavenger Quest in Los AngelesCGrand City Tour With Griffith Park Observatory & Hollywood SignDDisneyland Excursion From Los Angeles答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据“Movie Star Homes GPS SelfGuided Bike Tour”部分中的“Explore and experience the best of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time, at your own pace! ”可知，如果想按照自己的节奏游玩，Movie Star Homes GPS selfGuided Bike Tour部分提供的项目符合条件，故选A项。2How much will a family of four pay for the Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles?A$69.00 US Dollars.B$35.20 US Dollars.C$44.00 US Dollars.D$176.00 US Dollars.答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据“Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles”部分中“ONLY $44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE！”和“Offered at a fixed price for a group as opposed to per person pricing”可知，去洛杉矶的Scavenger Quest的团体价格是5人以内44美元，因此四口之家的费用是44美元。故选C项。3. The price of the Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles includes all the following expenses EXCEPT _.Apickup service at some locationsBa oneday ticket to DisneylandCtransportation back to some hotelsDa guided tour around Hollywood答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据“Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles”部分中的“roundtrip transportation from any of the designated hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun. Pickup from Downtown Los Angeles”可知，从洛杉矶到迪士尼游玩的费用包括来回的交通费用和在迪士尼游玩一天的费用，不包括游览好莱坞的费用。故选D项。B(2018成都市高中毕业班第二次诊断性检测)Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. The first job she considered was the director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firms culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the companys CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of moralebuilding exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. “Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldnt do that，” Isabel says. She called the company to turn down the job and explained that she didnt feel there was a cultural fit.A few months later, she had an interview for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it provided a lowstress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employeefriendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldnt be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. “It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night，” she says.In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasnt taking the jobs. “In the past，it felt like dating, and I was worried about hurting peoples feelings，” she says. However，they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Isabel拒绝两份工作的经历和感想。4Which factor made Isabel turn down the first job finally?AThe companys location. BThe initial interviews.CThe firms culture. DThe hiring manager.答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“She called the company to turn down the job and explained that she didnt feel there was a cultural fit.”可知，Isabel认为这种企业文化不适合自己，所以拒绝了这份工作，故C项正确。5What does the underlined word “junior” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AChallenging.BEasy.CBeneficial. DStressful.答案与解析：B考查词义猜测。根据画线词所在句“But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldnt be challenging enough.”可知，尽管这份工作的头衔不错，但是Isabel担心这份工作没有足够的挑战性，即这份工作相对容易；据此可以判断，画线词意为“容易的”，故B项正确。6What is the most important thing for Isabel in job hunting?ABeing truthful to others.BA job with a stable income.CA relaxing working atmosphere.DAvoiding hurting peoples feelings.答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty.”可知，虽然Isabel拒绝了这两份工作，但是人事部经理仍然欣赏她的坦率，并感谢她的诚实；据此可知，Isabel在寻找工作时诚实待人是她最重要的品质，故A项正确。7The above text is most likely intended for the _.Adirector of HR BlibrarianCdoctor Dartist答案与解析：A推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Isabel拒绝人力资源总监和大学员工关系主管两份工作的经历和感想；据此可以判断，人力资源总监会从她的经历中得到启示，故A项正确。C(2018郑州一中上学期高三入学测试) Enjoying a musical performance no longer requires a costly ticket or a trip to a theater. These days, musicians are performing in private homes, at haircutting shops, at airports. even on ferry boats.Musicians like house concerts. At music clubs, they often have to perform over loud conversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol. People at house concerts are more focused on listening to the music.Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing at the O Hair Salon, Lindsay was cutting hair and Tamera was doing facials. Then, they moved chairs and microphones to create a small performance space. The Bombadils made music in the front part of the hair salon, near the hairdryers and makeup tables. “This is our first show at a hair salon，” Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers at last weeks performance. Frank said she and band members, Luke Fraser and Kaitlyn Raitz had a great time “interacting” with the audience.Concerts in peoples homes, or small businesses such as O Hairs, are becoming more popular, musicians say. “There is a more relaxed atmosphere，” said Domenic Cicala, a musician who opened up his O Hair Salon to concerts. “People really get to know the artists.”At house concerts, people get time before and after concerts to meet the performers. Often, the hosts or guests will provide food and drink. “People really like listening to music in the living room of a friend，” said Matt Hart, with Aubrey Zoli making up the Local Strangers, a folkrock group based in Seattle. At many such concerts, the musicians do not need microphones. Yet, every word of their songs can be heard.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了现代音乐会在举办场地的选择上更加多样化，私人居所、理发店、机场等都成为音乐家表演的场所，并且备受青睐。8Why do musicians like house concerts?ABecause private homes are easier to get to.BBecause people pay more attention to their music.CBecause they can do other things while performing.DBecause they dont have to bring their microphones.答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“People at house concerts are more focused on listening to the music.”可知，音乐家喜欢家庭音乐会是因为听众会更专注于倾听音乐。故选B。9What impressed Sarah Frank most at her last weeks performance?AThe small performance space.BHer first show at a hair salon.CTheir interaction with the audience.DThe more relaxed atmosphere.答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Frank said she and band members, Luke Fraser and Kaitlyn Raitz had a great time interacting with the audience.”可知，上周的表演给Sarah Frank留下最深刻印象的是与听众的互动，故选C。10How many music groups are mentioned in the text?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.答案与解析：B细节理解题。通读全文可知，本文提到了两个乐队，第三段提到the Bombadils, 最后一段提到西雅图的民谣摇滚乐队the Local Strangers，故选B。11What may be the best title for the text?AMusicians Struggle to Make a LivingBPeople Really Get to Know the ArtistsCMusicians Find New Places to PerformDConcertgoers Wont Go to Music Clubs答案与解析：C标题判断题。根据文章第一段，并结合文章的整体理解可推知，本文主要讲述了现代音乐会在举办场地的选择上更加多样化，音乐家发现了私人居所、发廊等新的场所来表演，故选C。D(2018福建福州普通高中毕业班综合质量检测)According to a team of researchers, an animals ability to perceive(感知) time is linked to their pace of life. “Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures，” commented the lead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College Dublin.The study was done with a variety of animals using a phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant. Dogs, for example, have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans.One example of this phenomenon at work, the authors say, is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit. The research shows flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve, which allows them to avoid being hit.Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the research project, said in a statement, “Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally quickly. Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains. Flies might not be deep thinkers, but they can make good decisions very quickly.”In comparison, the tiger beetle (虎甲虫) runs faster than its eyes can keep up, basically becoming blind, which requires it to stop periodically to reevaluate its preys(猎物) position.Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension in which animals can specialize and there is a considerable range to study this system in more detail.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文。研究发现，动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关，对于快速移动的动物来说，在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死。文章列举了家蝇、狗和虎甲虫等动物，证明了动物感知时间的能力的重要性。12What is the research mentioned in the passage mainly about?APace of life of animals.BTime perception of animals.CLifetime of small animals.DImpressive abilities of animals.答案与解析：B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，“According to a team of researchers, an animals ability to perceive(感知) time is linked to their pace of life.”为本文的主题句；结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究发现：动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关，故B项正确。13What does Kevin Healys comment mean in Para.2?AThe ability of animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed.BThe survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time.CAnimals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time.DAnimals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life.答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段Kevin Healy所说的话“Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures”可知，Kevin Healy认为，对于快速移动的动物来说在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死；据此可知，该句是说快速移动的动物的生存依赖于它们对时间的感知能力，故B项正确。14Why can houseflies avoid being hit?AThey can think very deeply before they act.BThey can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up.CThey can process information as quickly as they receive it.DThey can send information to the brain more quickly than to their eyes.答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段的“The research shows flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve, which allows them to avoid being hit.”可知，家蝇能比我们在更短的时间内感知到物体的运动，这是它们得以避免被拍死的原因，故C项正确。15What will a tiger beetle have to do to catch a moving prey?ATry to run as fast as it can.BPrevent itself from becoming blind.CSlow down to gain its time perception.DStop occasionally to spot the prey again.答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第六段“In comparison, the tiger beetle(虎甲虫) runs faster than its eyes can keep up, basically becoming blind, which requires it to stop periodically to reevaluate its preys(猎物) position.”可知，虎甲虫虽然奔跑的速度快，但是视力跟不上奔跑的速度，需要偶尔停下来重新确定猎物的位置，故D项正确。.七选五(2018江西赣中五校高三第一次联合考试)More and more people are working remotely. Here are some tips to keep in mind to stay focused on your work when working at home： Set and keep regular office hours. _1_ Then try your best to leave work at the “office” and turn your phone on silent and enjoy the rest of your day. Give yourself some time to recharge so you can be as productive as possible. Plan and structure your workdays. Structure your workdays to maximize(使最大化) efficiency. Take advantage of your bodys natural rhythms._2_ If you know you focus best in the morning, resist the temptation to check email until 10