2019课时提能练21选修6Module1SmallTalk

1、课时提能练 （ ） 选修 6 Module 1 Small Talk （限时： 35 分钟） （对应学生用书第 357 页） I 阅读理解 （2018 甘肃重点中学联考 ）ln ancient Egypt, the pharaoh法老）treated the messagerunner like a prince when he arrived at the palace， if he brought good news.However， if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，

2、his head was cut off. Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations.Once a friend and l packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing.As we walked light-heartedly out of the door， picnic basket in hand， a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，“Oh boy， a bad day for a pi

3、cnic.The weatherman says its going to rain.”l wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches.Not for his stupid weather repor，t but for his smile. Several months ago l was racing to catch a bus.As l breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counte，rthe sales ag

4、ent said with a broad smil，e“Oh， that bus left five minutes ago”. Dreams of head-cutting! lts not the news that makes someone angry.lts the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered（传递）.Every one must give bad n ews from time to time and big winners do it with the proper attitude.A doctor advi

5、sing his patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way.A boss informing an employee he fails to get the job takes on a sympathetic tone.Big winners know， when delivering any bad news， they should share the feeling of the receiver. Unfortunately， many people are not aware of this.When y

6、oure tired from a long flight， has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isnt ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toasted beef has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last p iece? It makes you as a traveller or diner want to land your fist right on their unsymp athe

7、tic faces. Had my n eighbor told me of the upcoming rain storm with symp athy , I would have app reciated his warnin g.Had the Greyho und salesclerk symp athetically in formed me that my bus had already left I probably would have said, “Oh, thats all right.Ill catch the next one” Big winners , when

8、they bear bad news deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded被轰炸的)person is sure to have. 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述当我们要告诉别人不好的消息的时候 ，要注意 说话的方式和语气，还要带有同情心。 1 . From “ Dreams of head-cutting !”(Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer was rem in ded of the cruel p haraoh B. was mad at the sales age nt C. wished t

9、hat the sales age nt would have bad dreams D. dreamed of cutt ing the sales age nts head that ni ght 考查推理判断。根据第三段的描述可知“我”对售票员的态度很恼火。 2. Which of the followi ng is true? The author really app reciated the n eighbors warni ng. B. From the p assage we know that it is the bad n ews that makes some one a

10、ngry. C .If the runner brought to the p haraoh unhappy n ewshe would be treated like a prin ce. D. When we want to deliver any bad news, we should share the feeling of the receiver. D 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的 “ Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receive” 可知, 当

11、告诉别人不好的 消息的时候，应该带有同情心，应该分担消息接收者不好的感觉。 3. What is the main idea of the text? A. Receiving bad news requires great courage. B. Helping others sin cerely is the key to bus in ess success. C. Deliveri ng bad n ews with symp athy is imp orta nt in com muni cati on. D. Lear ning an cie nt traditi ons can

12、be useful. 考查主旨大意。本文主要告诉我们当我们告诉别人不好的消息的时候 要注意讲话的方式和态度，应该带有同情心，分担别人的忧愁。 4. In the writers opinion, his neighbor was not helpful B. not con siderate C. frien dly D. warm- hearted 考查推理判断。由第二段中的“As we walked light- heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky

13、 and said.I wan ted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and san dwiche” 以及最后一 段中的 “ Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning可知，“我”认为邻居没有同情心，不能为别 人考虑。故选B项。 （2017 山东部分重点中学调研）They are one of the best rugby teams in the world.The

14、players of the All Blacks, New Zealands national rugby team are strong， smart and fast.Bu, in fact, they win many of their games before the first whistle even blows. Before the game, during warm- ups, the All Blacks players gather in a semicircle.They sta nd with their cap tai n in front of them and

15、 begi n to dan ce.They hit their arms against their legs.They lift their feet into the air and slam them into the groun d.They stick out their ton gues and show the whites of their eyes.They shout an cie nt words and eve n scream.You may thi nk theyre crazy.A nd that is just what they want you to th

16、ink. The rugby players perform the haka, which is a traditional Maori（毛禾U 人）da nce.The Maoris are the n ative people of New Zeala nd and this dance has bee n used as a war dance since the 19th cen tury. Warriors originally performed the war dance before battles to show off their stre ngth in order t

17、o in timidate the en emy.Rugby is a viole nt game that many fans have comp ared to war.What better way is there to get excited before the game tha n doing a war dance? The 19th cen tury French theorist Ern est Renanone of the first real theorists who looked into the idea of n atio nalism, described

18、the “ n ati on” as “large-scale togetherness made up of the feeling of sacrifices that one has made in the past and of those that one isprepared to make in the future . And New Zeala nds haka is one of the worlds most p erfect acts of n atio nalism. “The haka in its intensity, reflects it all: first

19、, the solidarity（团结）of warriors both of Maoris and non-Maoris backgro unds fighti ng for a com mon future.A nd the n a recog niti on of the almost sacred p as”. TheWashi ngton Post no ted. Today in New Zealand, the haka is still performed at many different gatherings and celebrations, a connection t

20、o Maori ancestors that has continued despite coloni zati on. 【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了新西兰的 haka, 一种能够展示力量并团结 新西兰人的传统舞蹈。 5. B. C. D. What is the main idea of the p assage? Maori people, native New Zealanders. The popu larity of rugby in New Zeala nd. A traditi onal dance goes on today in New Zeala nd. The magic

21、of warm- ups before rugby matches in New Zealand. 考查主旨大意。根据文章关键词 hake可知，本文主要介绍了新西兰的 传统舞蹈haka。 干扰项分析A项表示土生土长的新西兰人：毛利人，文中提到haka是毛利人 的传统舞蹈，主要介绍舞蹈；B项表示橄榄球在新西兰的盛行，这只是本文的导 入；D项表示在新西兰橄榄球赛前热身的魅力所在，并不是文章的主旨。 6. The underlined word “intimidate Paiiagraph 4 is closest in meaning to A. threatenB. dissatisfy C.

22、amazeD. revenge A 考查词义猜测。结合show off their strength”和enemy”可推知, intimidate意为“恐吓，威胁”。故选A。 7. Why do the All Blacks p layers p erform the haka before a rugby match starts? Because they are crazy. B. Because they want to p lease their fans. C. Because it can let them be in high sp irits. D. Because it i

23、s a traditi on p assed from their an cestors. 考查推理判断。根据第四段的“ What better way is there to get excited before the game than doing a war dance? ”可推知，新西兰橄榄球队热身时跳 haka是为了鼓舞士气。 干扰项分析A项只是表面现象，不是目的所在；B项文章中没有提及；D项 错在尽管这种舞是一种传统，但球员跳的真正目的是为比赛鼓舞士气。 8. What can we lear n about the haka from the p assage? The hak

24、a is on ly p erformed before rugby matches in New Zeala nd. B. The haka is a good way to show n atio nalism in New Zeala nd. C. The haka is a symbol of fight ing in the p ast and future. D. The haka has helped the New Zeala nds n atio nal rugby team win at all times. 考查推理判断。根据第六段的And New Zealands ha

25、ka is one of the worlds most p erfect acts of n ati on alism.fight ing for a com mon future可推知,haka 这种舞充分展现了新西兰的民族精神。【导学号：44040209】 n .完形填空 （2017福建省普通高中毕业班质量检查） I was a first officer at an airline.One Christmas Eve I was checking instruments in 1 for my last flight of the day 2 I heard a noise behin

26、d me.I looked 3_ my shoulder.Just outside the cock pit（驾驶舱）doorway was a boy of about nine 4一 at the cockpit.At my glanee he started to 一5“Come on in here,” I called.The boy ste pped _6_ into the cock pit. “ My n ames Chad,” I said, stick ing out my hand.With a shy smile he put his hand in 7，“Im Sam

27、” The captain would be in any minu te.Sam looked so 8 that I did nt want to cut short his fun.l told Sam the 9 of each button.Finally Captain Jim came aboard.I 10 Sam to Jim，who gave him a broad smile. “ Have you ever _11 an air plane before Sam?” Jim asked.Eyes wide Sam 12 his head.Follow ing my 13

28、，he carefully p ressed a butt on as big as his hand to start the 14， which hummed（发出嗡嗡声）to life.Sam looked like he was about to cry with 15_ .We started up the other engine 16, and arrived in Macon about 40 minu tes later. Early Christmas morning， Sams mother came by and 17 a tin of cookies with a n

29、ote of thanks.Jim looked at it, 18 ，and read it aloud, “Thank you for what youve done.Sam has been dreaming about becoming a pilot.19 ， hes got can cer.” A small 20 deed that one does can make a big differe nee to some one elses life. 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者在例行检查飞机时，无意间的好心之举 对一个罹患癌症的小男孩有非凡意义的故事。 B. return

30、1. A.time C. preparation D. exchange C 根据下文的Finally Captain Jim came aboard”可推知，当时飞机还没有 起飞，作者在做一些起飞前的检查工作，与作者的身份officer呼应。 2. A.after B. when C. as if D. even though B 固定句型be doing.when.意为“正在做某事时，突然”，空处与 语境“was checking”呼应，故选B o 3. A.over B. around C. above D. from A 根据语境“heard a noise behind me可推知，

31、作者当时回过头去看，over 意为“从一边到另一边”，故选A0 4. A.glaringB. aiming D. staring C. shouting D 根据下文的 Sam looked so 8 that I did nt want to cut short his fun. ” 可推知，小男孩对驾驶舱很感兴趣，在盯着它看，这与下文作者给小男孩介绍驾 驶舱呼应。stare “盯着看” ；glare “怒目而视”。 5. A.get in turn away C. run out set off 6. C. 在作者的注视下，小男孩转过脸去 (turn away)。 A.cautiously

32、 unexp ectedly des perately deliberately 空处与下文的 With a shy smile”呼应，表示小男孩当时很谨慎。 cautiously “小心地，谨慎地”。 B. him 7. A.his C. me D. mine D 根据上文的sticking out my hand ”可推知，作者准备和小男孩握手、因 此小男孩羞怯地把手放在作者的手里，mine是名词性物主代词，在此处相当于 my hand。 8. A.thrilled B. worried C. afraid D. con fide nt 根据语境“didnt want to cut sho

33、rt his fun”可推知，小男孩当时很激动。 thrilled “极为激动”。 9. A.t ype B. function C. p roblem D. regulation 根据语境可知，作者给小男孩介绍驾驶舱里每个按键 的功能。 fun cti on “功能”。 10. A.carried B. rep orted in troduced D . directed 根据上文可知，小男孩和作者是第一次见面，因此他们认识之后见到作 者的同事时，作者把小男孩介绍给了同事。introduce “介绍”。 11. A.saw B. boarded C. started D. visited C