20182019学年高中英语Module1SmallTalk课下能力提升(三)外研版

Module1课下能力提高（三）Ⅰ.依据提示写出单词的正确形式1．Whatanamazingcoincidence(偶合)!IwasthinkingaboutmycousinLilywhenshephonedme.2．Nowadays,smartcellphoneshavealotoffunctions(功能),butIdon’tknowhowtousethem.3．Johnsondecidedtoacknowledgehimashissonanyhow(不论如何)．4．Maryisoneoftheacquaintances(熟人)ofmineandwehaveknowneachotherforsometime.5．LiGangwaspainfullyawareofhisown_shortcomings(缺点)afterthat.6．Intheabsence(absent)ofthemanager,Ishallbeinchargeofthecompany.7．I’mcautious(caution)aboutwhatIsaybecausecarelessremarksarelikelytohurtone’sfeelings.8．Well,ifyou’reinterested,pleasefillinourapplication(apply)formwhereyouwillalsofindourlistofprices.9．Inthespeech,theheadmasterrequiredthattheJapanesegovernmentshouldmakeanapology(apologize)tous.10．Wehavebeenverysuccessful(success)inattractingyounggraduatestothecompany.Ⅱ.选词填空asaconsequence

，leaveout

，beawareof

，takethelead

，showoff

，cheersb.up

，becautiousabout

，onpurpose1．Susanleft_outthreewordswhenshecopiedthesentencesoitwasnonsense.2．Wemustbe_aware_of_theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironmentandcomeupwithsolutionstoit.3．Theplayergotinjuredinthetrainingyesterday.As_a_consequence,_hecan’ttakepartinthematchnextweekend.4．Withourmanagertaking_the_lead,_weallworkedhardandfinishedthetaskaheadoftime.5．Sometimesapieceofmusiccancheerourselvesup.6．Mothersallliketoshow_off_theirdaughtersandMrsYangisnoexception.7．Themanageris_cautious_abouttakingonnewstaff.8．Wasitamistakeordidyoukickiton_purpose?Ⅲ.达成句子1．有人建议因为缺钱这项工作应当推延。It_is_suggested_thatthiswork(should)_be_put_offforlackofmoney.2．互联网用户们被警告要拒绝接受任何要求发送现金或个人信息的信息，不论这些信息有多正规。TheInternetusershavebeenwarnedtorejectanymessagesthataskyoutosendcashorpersonalinformation,no_matter_how_formal_they_are.3．我每次去北京，都会去观光长城。Every_time_I_went_to_Beijing,_IwouldvisittheGreatWall.4．他不在时我决定看看他桌上有什么东西。In_his_absenceIdecidedtoseewhatwasonhisdesk.5．这个企业在手机质量方面处于当先地位。Thecompanytakes_the_leadinthequalityofmobilephones.Ⅳ.完形填空WhenmyhusbandandIgotmarried,heworkedasamechanic(机修工)frommidnightto8a．m.However,Iworkedduringthe__1__.Soashecamehomefromworkeachmorning,Iwasgettingreadyto__2__.Wehadverylittle__3__then,sowhenValentine’sDaycamearoundthatfirstyear,Iknewwecouldn’t__4__anythingforeachother.AfterhelefttogotoworkthenightbeforeValentine’sDay,Idecidedto__5__andmakeaValentine’sDaycardforhim.I__6__wroteapoemonthefrontofthecard.Whenhecamehomethenext__7__，IfeltfoolishasIhandedhimthecard,__8__thathewouldn’tlaughatit.Whenhehadfinished__9__it,heslowlyraisedhisheadandlookedatme.Thenhereacheddownintohispocket.Whenhepulledhis__10__out,hewasholding__11__.Hetoldmethathehad__12__itformeduringhislunchhour,buthehadbeen__13__togiveittomebecausehethoughtImightthinkitwas__14__，andthatImightlaughatit.Itwasasmallheartmadeoutofaluminum(铝).__15__Ihadstayedupallnightmakinghimavalentinecard,hehadbeencuttingouta__16__forme.Istillhavethealuminumheart,andI__17__itinmydesk.EverytimeIseeit,allthose__18__comefloodingbacktome.Overtheyears,we’vebeenabletobuyeachotherverynice,__19__presentsforValentine’sDay.Butnonehaseverbeenasdearor__asmuchasthosehandmadegiftsmadefromourheartsthefirstyearthatwewere

20__married.语篇解读：本文叙述的是成婚第一年，作者和丈夫因为经济窘迫都没有钱给对方买情人节礼物，于是他们决定自己着手做礼品。1．A.day

B．nightC．weekend

D．holiday分析：选

A依据文章第一句“

WhenmyhusbandandIgotmarried,heworkedasamechanic(机修工)frommidnightto8a．m.”及however可知作者应是在白日工作。day“白天”；night“夜晚”；weekend“周末”；holiday

“假期”。2．A.cook

B．leaveC．rest

D．help分析：选

B

丈夫在子夜到八点之间工作，而作者在白日工作，所以可推知丈夫每日下班回家时作者正准备走开。

leave“走开”；cook“做饭”；

rest

“歇息”；

help“帮助”。3．A.timeB．chanceC．moneyD．energy分析：选C依据下文“AfterhelefttogotoworkthenightbeforeValentineDay,Idecidedto________andmakeaValentine’sDaycardforhim.”可知作者夫

’s妇当时没有什么钱，所以他们买不起情人节礼品。

money“钱”；time“时间”；chance“机会”；energy“精力”。4．A.buy

B．chooseC．find

D．borrow分析：选

A因为作者夫妻当时没有什么钱，所以他们买不起情人节礼品。

buy“买”；choose“选择”；find

“找到”；borrow“借”。5．A.lookoutB．callbackC．slowdownD．stayup分析：选D依据文章最后一段“________Ihadstayedupallnightmakinghimavalentinecard,hehadbeencuttingouta________forme.”可知作者决定熬夜给丈夫制作一个情人节卡片。stayup“熬夜”；lookout“小心”；callback“回电话”；

slowdown“减速”。6．A.still

B．onlyC．even

D．again分析：选

C除了卡片以外，作者甚至还写了一首诗。

even“甚至”；still

“仍旧”；only“只是”；again“再，又”。7．A.morning

B．noonC．afternoon

D．evening分析：选A前文讲的丈夫上晚班，故此处指清早他下班回家。8．A.imaginingB．hopingC．guessingD．noticing分析：选B作者递给丈夫卡片刻感觉自己很愚笨，所以希望丈夫不会感觉卡片很可笑。hope“希望”；imagine“想象”；guess“猜想”；notice“注意到”。9．A.studyingB．readingC．examiningD．playing分析：选B依据上文“I________wroteapoemonthefrontofthecard.”可知，丈夫在阅读上边的诗。10．A.handB．footC．armD．leg分析：选A依据上句“Thenhereacheddownintohispocket.”和下句中的holding可知能伸入口袋并能握东西的是手(hand)。11．A.everythingB．anythingC．nothingD．something分析：选D依据最后一段“Itwasasmallheartmadeoutofaluminum(铝)．”可知。12．A.writtenB．drawnC．madeD．invented分析：选C依据文章最后一段“Butnonehaseverbeenasdearor________asmuchasthosehandmadegiftsmadefromourheartsthefirstyearthatweweremarried.”可知。13．A.surprisedB．happyC．angryD．afraid分析：选D联系上下文可推知，此处表示作者夫妻的担忧是同样的，都惧怕对方以为自己的礼品很傻，笑话自己。afraid“惧怕的”；surprised“吃惊的”；happy“快乐的”；angry“生气的”。14．A.wrongB．difficultC．dangerousD．silly分析：选D依据上文“IfeltfoolishasIhandedhimthecard,________thathewouldn’tlaughatit.”可知。silly“愚笨的”；wrong“错误的”；difficult

“困难的”；dangerous“危险的”。15．A.Before

B．ThoughC．While

D．If分析：选C此处指看作者熬夜给丈夫做卡片刻丈夫也在为她做桃心。while“当的时候”；before“在以前”；though“只管”；if“假如”。16．A.heartB．cardC．toyD．book分析：选A依据上句“Itwasasmallheartmadeoutofaluminum”可知。17．A.changeB．keepC．cutD．divide分析：选B

依据下文“EverytimeIseeit,

all

those________comeflooding

backtome.”可知作者把这颗桃心放入书桌中保留。

keep“保留”；

change“改变”；

cut“砍”；divide

“分开”。18．A.problemsB．painsC．memories

D．choices分析：选

C依据下文“

Overtheyears,we

’vebeenabletobuyeachother

verynice...ourheartsthefirstyearthatweweremarried.

”可知上文是作者的回想。memory“记忆”；

problem“问题”；

pain“痛苦”；

choice

“选择”。19．A.strange

B．specialC．expensive

D．satisfying分析：选C这里是将多年后与作者夫妻婚后第一年进行对照，说明此刻已经可以给对方买昂贵的情人节礼品了。expensive“昂贵的”；strange“奇异的”；special“特别的”；satisfying

“令人满意的”。20．A.meant

B．provedC．influenced

D．explained分析：选

A

依据全文不难判断，

作者夫妻婚后第一年自己制作的情人节礼品对他们意味着好多。mean“意味着”；prove“证明”；influence“影响”；explain“解说”。Ⅴ.阅读理解ANobodylikesfeelinglonely,andisolation(孤立)isn’tonlyapsychologicalproblem.Lonelinessincreasesaperson’sriskofdeathby26percent,aneffectcomparabletothehealthrisksposedbyobesity.peoplestaylonely.Onelong-heldtheoryhasbeenthatpeoplebecomesociallyisolatedbecauseoftheirpoorsocialskills—astheyspendmoretimealone,thefewskillstheydohavestarttofailfromlackofuse.Butnewresearchsuggeststhatthisisafundamentalmisunderstandingofthesociallyisolated.It’sjustthatwhenthey’reinsituationswheretheyneedthoseskillsthemost,theychoke.ProfessorMeganL.Knowlesandherteamtestedthesocialskillsof86undergraduates,showingthem24facesonacomputerscreenandaskingthemtonamethebasichumanemotioneachfacewasshowing：anger,fear,happiness,orsadness.Intheend,thelonelierstudentsdidworsethanthenon-lonelystudentsontheemotion-readingtask—butonlywhentheyweretoldtheywerebeingtestedontheirsocialskills.Whenthelonelyweretoldtheywerejusttakingageneralknowledgetest,theyperformedbetterthanthenon-lonely.Sothelonelierpeopleare,thebettertheyareataccuratelyreadingfacialexpressionsanddecodingtoneofvoice.Lonelypeoplemaybepayingcloserattentiontoemotionalcues(示意)preciselybecauseoftheirwillingnesstobelongsomewhereandforminterpersonalconnections,whichresultsintechnicallysuperiorsocialskills.Thispresentsafairlynewwaytothinkaboutlonelypeople.It

’snotthattheyneedtoimprovethebasicsofsocialskills,whichthey’velikelyalreadyshared.Instead,lonelypeoplemayneedtofocusmoreongettingoutoftheirownheads,sotheycanactuallyusetheskillsthey’vegottoformfriendshipsandbegintofindawayoutoftheirisolation.语篇解读：本文是说明文。一项研究表示孤单的人更善于解读人的感情。1.Accordingtothetraditionalpointofview,whydolonelypeoplestaylonely?A．Theyarehappytostayalone.B．Theyaredifficulttogetalongwith.C．Theyhavefewchancestopracticesocialskills.D．Theyarelikelytomisunderstandothers’opinion.分析：选C细节理解题。由第二段中的“Onelong-heldtheory...thefewskillsdohavestarttofailfromlackofuse”可知，传统看法以为，孤单的人之所以孤单是

they因为他们缺乏与人交往的时机，致使社会技术退化。2．Inthe

test

mentioned

in

Paragraph

3,

the

lonely

performed

better

whenthey________.A．feltnotverylonelyB．wereundergreatpressureC．weretolditwasatestonsocialskillsD．didnotknowtherealpurposeofthetest分析：选D细节理解题。由第三段末句“Whenthelonelyweretoldtheywerejusttakingageneralknowledgetest

，theyperformedbetterthanthenon-lonely

”可知，当孤单的人不知道测试的真切企图时，他们在测试中的表现更好。3．Comparedtonon-lonelypeople,lonelypeople________.A．canbettercontroltheiremotionsB．canbetterexpresstheiremotionsC．canbetterreadpeople

’semotionsD．canbetterhandlepeople

’semotions分析：选C推理判断题。由第三段中的实验结果及第四段首句“Sothe

lonelier

peopleare,thebettertheyareataccuratelyreadingfacialexpressionsanddecodingtoneofvoice

”可推测，孤单的人更善于解读人们的感情。4．Whatinspirationmaylonelypeoplegetfromthetext?A．Bebravetomakefriends.B．Showsincerityinfriendship.C．Findwaystolearnsocialskills.D．Makegooduseofyourlonelytime.分析：选A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“lonelypeoplemayneedtofocusmoreongettingoutoftheirownheads,sotheycanactuallyusetheskillsthey’vegottoformfriendships...”可推测，孤单的人应当英勇地交友。BNotallawardsareasnobleastheNobelPrize,whichisworld-famousforgivingprizestopeoplewhomadeprogressinliterature,science,economicsand—perhapsmostimportantly—peace.Eventhoughmostcountrieshaveasystemforrecognizing,honoringandrewardingpeoplewhohavedonesomethinggoodintheircountries,therearenowhundredsofawardsandawardsceremoniesforallkindsofthings.TheOscarsareprobablythemostfamous,atimeforthefilmindustrytotellitselfhowgooditis.Theawardsarenotonlyforfilms—NowtherearealsoGrammies,Brits,theMercuryPrizeandtheMTVandQawardsformusic.InBritain,awriterwhowinstheBookerprizecanexpecttoseetheirdifficult,literarynovelhitthebestsellerlistsandcompetewithTheDaVinciCodeforpopularity.TheTurnerPrizeisanawardforaBritishcontemporaryartist—eachyearitcausescontroversybyapparentlygivinglotsofmoneytoartistswhodothingslikedisplayingtheirbeds,puttinganimalsinglasscasesor—thisyear—buildingagardenshed.Awardsdon’tonlyexistforthearts.TherearenowawardsforSports

PersonalityoftheYear,forEuropeanFootballeroftheYearandWorldFootballeroftheYear.Thisseemsverystrange—sometimesawardscanbegoodtogiverecognitiontopeoplewhodeserveit,ortohelppeoplewhoareontightbudgetcarryontheirworkwithoutworryingaboutfinances,butprofessionalsoccerplayersthesedaysare_not_shy_of_fund!Whyhavealltheseawardsandceremoniesappearedrecently?Shakespeareneverwonaprize,nordidLeonardoDaVinci.Mostawardsceremoniesarenowsponsoredbybigorganizationsorcompanies.Thismeansthatnotonlythepersonwhowinstheawardbenefitsfromit—butalsothesponsors.TheMTVawards,forexample,aregreatforpublicizingnotonlymusic,butalsoMTVitself!Onthesurface,itseemstobea“win-win”situation,witheveryonebeinghappy,butletmeaskyouaquestion—howfardoyouthinkthatpublicityandmarketingarewinninghere,andhowmuchgenuinerecognitionofachievementistakingplace?语篇解读：本文作者对种类愈来愈多的奖项及颁奖庆典提出了自己的疑问和见解。5．WhydoesthewriterwriteParagraphs2and3?A．Toshowtheimportanceofgivingawardstopeople.B．Toshowtherear