高考英语一轮复习练案31选修6Module1SmallTalk练习含解析外研版

一轮复习精品资料(高中)PAGEPAGE1选修六Module1SmallTalkⅠ.完形填空(2020·浙江省金丽衢十二校高三第一次联考)Weloveletters.JustasJohnDonne,apoet,1.Bit,“Letters,tomeandmyfriendsmean2.Cgreetings;theygetsoulstogether.Thankstoletters,friendswhoare3.Aspeak.”Hewrotethesewordsnearly400yearsago.Today,intheageofinstanttextmessage,socialmedia,andemail,they4.Dringtruerthanever,becausewritingorreceivingaletterhasbecomesucha5.Cevent.AUK­widesurveyundertakenbySundayTimessuggeststhatoneinfourofushasnot6.Aaletterforatleast10years.That'stenyearswithoutthebitter­sweet7.Bofpacingthefloorwaitingforthe8.D；tenyearswithoutrecognizingthehandwritingontheenvelopeandeagerly9.Bthelettertoreaditscontent.We10.Cnotgetthemanymore,butwestilllovehandwrittenletters.Inthesamesurvey,onethirdof11.Dpeopleinterviewedsaythatthey12.Cthecontentofsentimental(充满情感的)letters.Shouldn'twemake13.Dtogiveourfriendsandfamilieswhattheywilltreasureforever?AnnBickleywentonlinein2013andofferedtohandwritealettertoanyonewho14.Aher.Herwebsitereceived50,00015.Binitsfirstthreemonths.Fiveyearslater,sheisstillthemain16.Abehindone­million­lovely­andhaspersonallywritten4,000lettersofferinghopeand17.Btostrangers.Thethoughtbehindaletter18.Casmuchasitscontents.“Inevertellanyonethat19.DisgoingtobeOK，”AnnBickleysays,“Iamlettingsomeoneknowthatthereissomeoneintheworldwho20.Bthem.”Whowouldn'tlovetoreceivealetterlikethat?Let'sgetwriting!文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了在如今的信息时代，人们已经很少写信了，但百万可爱信网的安·比克利仍然坚持写信给陌生人带去希望和安慰，她从不在信中劝别人，她只是以这种方法让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他。1．A.made B.putC．helped D．managed〖解析〗句意：正如诗人约翰·唐恩所说：“信，对我和我朋友来说，不仅仅是问候；它们能使灵魂相聚，多亏了信，我们才能和见不到面的朋友说话。”made“制作”；put“表达”；helped“帮助”；managed“管理”。空后是诗人约翰·唐恩说的话，justasoneputsit表示“正如某人所说”，故B项正确。2．A.ratherthan B．lessthanC．morethan D．otherthan〖解析〗句意同上。ratherthan“而不是”；lessthan“少于”；morethan“不只是，超出”；otherthan“除了”。根据空后的“theygetsoulstogether.”可知，唐恩说信不只是问候；它们能使灵魂相聚，故C项正确。3．A.absent B．activeC．amused D．admirable〖解析〗absent“缺席的、不在场的”；active“积极的”；amused“愉悦的”；admirable“钦佩的”。根据常识可知，信能让我们和见不到面的朋友说话，此处用absent表示“见不到面的”，故A项正确。4．A.also B．yetC．already D．still〖解析〗根据空后的原因可知，即使在信息时代，信给人的感觉仍然很真实，故D项正确。5．A.popular B．commonC．rare D．simple〖解析〗根据常识可知，由于即时短信、社交媒体和电子邮件的广泛应用，人们很少写信了，因此写信和收信已经成了一件稀罕事，故C项正确。6．A.received B．sentC．written D．rejected〖解析〗句意：星期日泰晤士报在英国进行的一项调查显示，我们当中四分之一的人至少有10年没有收到过一封信。在如今的信息时代，几乎已经没有人写信了，所以我们自然是没有收到过信，故A项正确。7．A.success B．pleasureC．concern D．calmness〖解析〗句意：这十年里，没有在地板上踱来踱去等邮递员的苦涩甜蜜的快乐；没有看到过信封上的字迹，也没有急切地撕开信读它的内容。收到来信的感觉是快乐的，故B项正确。8．A.engineer B．doctorC．police D．postman〖解析〗送信的自然是邮递员，故D项正确。9．A.seizing B．tearingC．hiding D．carrying〖解析〗句意同上。seizing“抓住”；tearing“撕”；hiding“藏”；carrying“拿走”。根据空后的“toreaditscontent”可知，撕开信封才能读到信里面的内容，故B项正确。10．A.can B．mustC．may D．shall〖解析〗现在已经很少有人写信了，所以我们可能很久没收到信了，故C项正确。11．A.American B．ChineseC．Australian D．British〖解析〗句意：在同一项调查中，三分之一接受采访的英国人说，他们仍然记得那些感情真挚的信的内容。上文说这项调查是在英国进行的，受访的自然是英国人，故D项正确。12．A.forget B．changeC．remember D．notice〖解析〗上文说我们仍然喜欢手写的信，所以仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容，故C项正确。13．A.money B．roomC．history D．time〖解析〗上文说人们仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容，所以我们应该花时间给朋友和家人写信，故D项正确。14．A.contacted B．interviewedC．consulted D．admired〖解析〗句意：安·比克利2013年上网，主动提出要给任何与她联系的人手写一封信。contacted“联系”；interviewed“采访”；consulted“咨询”；admired“钦佩”。根据常识可知，一个人应该是给与自己有联系的人写信，故A项正确。15．A.guests B．visitorsC．friends D．partners〖解析〗句意：她的网站在最初的三个月里接待了50,000名访客。去别人的网站的人应该是访客，故B项正确。16．A.force B．strengthC．source D．energy〖解析〗句意：5年后的今天，她仍然是百万可爱信网背后的主力，已经亲自写了4000封信，为陌生人带来希望和安慰。空后说她已经为百万可爱信网写了4000封信，由此可见，她是该网站的主力，故A项正确。17．A.effort B．comfortC．surprise D．experience〖解析〗句意同上。effort“努力”；comfort“安慰”；surprise“惊喜”；experience“经验”。根据空前的“hope”可知，她写信给陌生人带来希望和安慰，故B项正确。18．A.educates B．guidesC．matters D．rewards〖解析〗根据空后安·比克利说的话可知，此处是说一封信背后的想法和信的内容一样重要，故C项正确。19．A.nothing B．anythingC．something D．everything〖解析〗句意：我从不劝任何人一切都会好起来的。安慰别人最常见的一句话是“一切都会好起来的”，但安·比克利从不这样安慰别人，故D项正确。20．A.looksafter B．caresaboutC．strugglesfor D．agreeswith〖解析〗句意：我只是让他知道世界上还有人关心他。looksafter“照顾”；caresabout“关心、在意”；strugglesfor“为……奋斗”；agreeswith“和……意见一致”。安·比克利从不在信中安慰别人，她只是以这种方式让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他，故B项正确。Ⅱ.阅读理解(2020·河北衡水中学一模)Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon'tspeakatall.It'salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou'rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it'shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere'sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere'smorehomogeneity，perhapsit'seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit'seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou'relesswellacquaintedwith.文章大意：本文主要讲述了谈话中的沉默文化。尽管交谈中出现停顿是普遍存在的，但我们对沉默的认识在不同的文化中有着巨大的差异。不同的文化中沉默时间不同，对于沉默的看法也不同。相比而言，亲密的朋友和家人之间更容易出现沉默。1．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation？DA．TheDutch. B．Americans.C．TheEnglish. D．TheJapanese.〖解析〗细节理解题。根据第二段首句“AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.”和第三段最后两句“ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetings.”可知，日本人可能在谈话中有最长沉默。故选D。2．WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation？CA．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.〖解析〗推理判断题。根据第四段首句“InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon'tspeakatall.”可知，在日本，一般认为最好的交流是一句话不说的时候。因此推断日本人认为“伟大的心灵，无言而思”。故选C。3．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext？DA．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It'shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.〖解析〗推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit'seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou'relesswellacquaintedwith.”可知，亲密的人之间更容易出现沉默，因此我们和家人越亲密，沉默越容易出现。故选D。4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean？AA．Similarity. B．Contradiction.C．Diversity. D．Misunderstanding.〖解析〗词义猜测题。根据下文的举例可知，越亲密的人，越容易出现沉默，因此推断画线句句意是：相比而言，当有更多相似时，也许沉默更容易出现。故画线词意思与similarity意义相近。故选A。Ⅲ.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。(2020·上饶市重点中学六校第一次联考)ManypeoplebelievethatthereissometruthinthesayingLaughteristhebestmedicine.1.DLaughterhelpsrelievepain,strengthentheimmunesystemandreducestress.Laughterstimulates(激发)hormoneswhichmakeusfeelhappy.Laughteralsoincreasestheflowofbloodthroughoutthebodyandhasbenefitswhicharesimilartotheonesyougetbydoingexercise.2.GChildrenexposedtofunnyfilmsandcartoonsbeforemajormedicalproceduresareabletocopebetterwithpainandanxiety.3.CTheseareprofessionalclownswhoaresenttohospitalsandwardstoentertainanddistractsickchildren.Laughtertherapyhasbecomeverypopularinrecentyearsandasaresult,moreandmorelaughterclubsarestartingtoopenupincitiesandtownsallovertheworld.Atalaughtersession,atrainedtherapistinstructsthegrouptoperformaseriesofexerciseswhicharedesignedtoproducelaughter.4.FAndittakesthemsometimetogetridoftheirinhibitions(心理抑制)．Theymightevenstartoffwithfakelaughter,butthisdoesn'tmatterbecauseourbodiescan'ttellthedifference,andtheresultsarethesame.Moreover,laughteriscontagious(传染的).5.ASonexttimeyoufeelill,stressedoutordepressed,trywatchingafunnyfilmortryrememberinganamusingincidentinyourlife.Youwillsoonfeelbetter.A.Ifonepersonstartsgiggling,itisunavoidablethateveryoneelsewillbedrawnin.B．Laughterhelpsyoufocus.C．Thisfindinghasledtoso­calledclowndoctors.D．Infact,researchdonebyscientistshasshownthatlaughterhasalotofhealthbenefits.E.Laughtermakestheworldabetterandmorecolorfulplace.F.Somepeoplemayfindtheideaembarrassingatfirst.G.Usinglaughtertherapyinchildren'shospitalshasproventobeinvaluable.文章大意：这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了笑对健康有很多益处以及笑声疗法越来越受到人们的欢迎。1．由“Laughterhelpsrelievepain,strengthentheimmunesystemandreducestress.Laughterstimulates(激发)hormoneswhichmakeusfeelhappy.Laughteralsoincreasestheflowofbloodthroughoutthebodyandhasbenefitswhicharesimilartotheonesyougetbydoingexercise.”可知，笑声有助于减轻疼痛，增强免疫系统和减轻压力。笑声刺激荷尔蒙，使我们感到快乐。笑也会增加血液在全身的流动，并且有类似于通过锻炼获得的益处。所以该小题要总说笑声有诸多的益处，然后在进行具体的分说。故D选项“事实上，科学家的研究表明笑对健康有很大的益处。”符合句意。故D选项切题。2．由“Childrenexposedtofunnyfilmsandcartoonsbeforemajormedicalproceduresareabletocopebetterwithpainandanxiety.”可知，在主要的医疗程序之前，接触滑稽电影和卡通的儿童能够更好地应对疼痛和焦虑。所以该小题要表明笑声疗法的应用的地点以及总说所起的积极作用。故G选项“在儿童医院使用笑声疗法已经被证明是具有极大价值的。”符合句意。故G选项切题。3.由“Theseareprofessionalclownswhoaresenttohospitalsandwardstoentertainanddistractsickchildren.”可知，他们是专业的小丑，被派往医院和病房来使孩子们快乐和分散患病儿童的注意力。所以该小题与下一句在一起说明，笑声疗法所采取的具体措施。故C选项“这一发现产生了所谓的小丑医生的职业。”符合句意。故C选项切题。4．由“Atalaughtersession,atrainedtherapistinstructsthegrouptoperformaseriesofexerciseswhicharedesignedtoproducelaughter.4Andittakesthemsometimetogetridoftheirinhibitions(心理抑制)．”可知，在笑的过程中，一名训练有素的治疗师指导小组进行一系列旨在产生笑声的练习。需要一些时间来摆脱他们的心理抑制。所以该小题要表明训练开始时，人们对这种练习的看法。才能更好地承接下句。故F选项“有些人一开始可能会觉得这个想法很尴尬。”符合句意。故F选项切题。5．由“Moreover,laughteriscontagious(传染的)．”可知，此外，笑声是会传染的。所以该小题要具体说明笑声是会传染的。故A选项“如果一个人开始咯咯地笑，其他人就不可避免地也开始咯咯地笑起来。”符合句意。故A选项切题。Ⅳ.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020·河北唐山市高三一模)Undoubtedly,Britainisanationofhatwearers.Fromtakingoffhats1.tolaunchingmortarboards(学位帽)intheair,hatshavelongbeenassociatedwithceremoniesandpractices.Eventhehistoryofthecountrycan2.betold(tell)throughhats.3.Dating(date)backtomedievalEngland,theflatcapbecameasymbolofworkingclasscultureinthe19thand20thcenturies.TheEdwardianerawas4.agoldenageofhats,whenthedecorationsbecameevenmoredelicate,rangingfromflowers,birdstofruits.Theporkpiehat,startinginthemid­19thcentury,wasthe5.choice(choose)formanywell­dressedVictoriancitizens.Decadeslaterit6.gradually(gradual)becameakeyfeatureofLondonstreetstyle.Bythe1960s,though,hatsfadedoutofpeople'ssightbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.ItwastheRoyalWedding7.held(hold)in2011thatcontributedtothereturnofhatwearing.Forexample,HatWorksMuseum—theonlymuseuminStockportfeaturedinhatsandhatmaking—is8.morepopular(popular)thanever,withadistinctincreaseamongitsvisitors.9.WhatmarksBritainoutontheworldstageisthelargenumberofhatsthatcanbecalleditsown.ThevarietyofhatsinBritain10.reflects(reflect)itsmulticulturalbackgroundandrichculturalheritage.文章大意：本文简要介绍了英国的帽子发展史。〖解析〗1．考查介词。根据空前的“From”及空后的“launching”可知，此处考查固定用法from...to...“从……到……”。故用介词to。2．考查动词的语态。分析句子结构可知，tell和句子主语thehistoryofthecountry构成被动关系。故谓语用被动形式。故用betold。3．考查非谓语动词。date和句子谓语became之间没有连词。故用其非谓语动词形式，且固定词组datebackto意为“追溯到”，和句子主语theflatcap构成逻辑上的主谓关系。故用其现在分词形式。4．考查冠词。goldenage意为“黄金时代”，是可数名词单数形式，其前无限定词修饰，此处在文中第一次提及，且golden的发音以辅音音素开头。故用不定冠词a修饰。5．考查名词。根据语境，且与定冠词the呼应可知，此处用其名词形式。6．考查副词。修饰动词应用副词。故用副词gradually修饰动词became。7．考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，hold和句子主语theRoyalWedding构成逻辑上的动宾关系。故用其过去分词作后置定语。本句是一个强调句，即：Itis＋被强调部分＋that＋句子剩余部分，对句子主语theRoyalWedding进行强调。8．考查形容词的比较级。与语境中的“than”呼应可知，此处用形容词比较级，作is的表语。9．考查连接代词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导主语从句，且在从句中作主语，表示“……的事物”。故用连接代词What。10．考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，此处为一般性描述，应用一般现在时，且主语为Thevariety。故此处谓语用第三人称单数形式reflects。选修六Module1SmallTalkⅠ.完形填空(2020·浙江省金丽衢十二校高三第一次联考)Weloveletters.JustasJohnDonne,apoet,1.Bit,“Letters,tomeandmyfriendsmean2.Cgreetings;theygetsoulstogether.Thankstoletters,friendswhoare3.Aspeak.”Hewrotethesewordsnearly400yearsago.Today,intheageofinstanttextmessage,socialmedia,andemail,they4.Dringtruerthanever,becausewritingorreceivingaletterhasbecomesucha5.Cevent.AUK­widesurveyundertakenbySundayTimessuggeststhatoneinfourofushasnot6.Aaletterforatleast10years.That'stenyearswithoutthebitter­sweet7.Bofpacingthefloorwaitingforthe8.D；tenyearswithoutrecognizingthehandwritingontheenvelopeandeagerly9.Bthelettertoreaditscontent.We10.Cnotgetthemanymore,butwestilllovehandwrittenletters.Inthesamesurvey,onethirdof11.Dpeopleinterviewedsaythatthey12.Cthecontentofsentimental(充满情感的)letters.Shouldn'twemake13.Dtogiveourfriendsandfamilieswhattheywilltreasureforever?AnnBickleywentonlinein2013andofferedtohandwritealettertoanyonewho14.Aher.Herwebsitereceived50,00015.Binitsfirstthreemonths.Fiveyearslater,sheisstillthemain16.Abehindone­million­lovely­andhaspersonallywritten4,000lettersofferinghopeand17.Btostrangers.Thethoughtbehindaletter18.Casmuchasitscontents.“Inevertellanyonethat19.DisgoingtobeOK，”AnnBickleysays,“Iamlettingsomeoneknowthatthereissomeoneintheworldwho20.Bthem.”Whowouldn'tlovetoreceivealetterlikethat?Let'sgetwriting!文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了在如今的信息时代，人们已经很少写信了，但百万可爱信网的安·比克利仍然坚持写信给陌生人带去希望和安慰，她从不在信中劝别人，她只是以这种方法让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他。1．A.made B.putC．helped D．managed〖解析〗句意：正如诗人约翰·唐恩所说：“信，对我和我朋友来说，不仅仅是问候；它们能使灵魂相聚，多亏了信，我们才能和见不到面的朋友说话。”made“制作”；put“表达”；helped“帮助”；managed“管理”。空后是诗人约翰·唐恩说的话，justasoneputsit表示“正如某人所说”，故B项正确。2．A.ratherthan B．lessthanC．morethan D．otherthan〖解析〗句意同上。ratherthan“而不是”；lessthan“少于”；morethan“不只是，超出”；otherthan“除了”。根据空后的“theygetsoulstogether.”可知，唐恩说信不只是问候；它们能使灵魂相聚，故C项正确。3．A.absent B．activeC．amused D．admirable〖解析〗absent“缺席的、不在场的”；active“积极的”；amused“愉悦的”；admirable“钦佩的”。根据常识可知，信能让我们和见不到面的朋友说话，此处用absent表示“见不到面的”，故A项正确。4．A.also B．yetC．already D．still〖解析〗根据空后的原因可知，即使在信息时代，信给人的感觉仍然很真实，故D项正确。5．A.popular B．commonC．rare D．simple〖解析〗根据常识可知，由于即时短信、社交媒体和电子邮件的广泛应用，人们很少写信了，因此写信和收信已经成了一件稀罕事，故C项正确。6．A.received B．sentC．written D．rejected〖解析〗句意：星期日泰晤士报在英国进行的一项调查显示，我们当中四分之一的人至少有10年没有收到过一封信。在如今的信息时代，几乎已经没有人写信了，所以我们自然是没有收到过信，故A项正确。7．A.success B．pleasureC．concern D．calmness〖解析〗句意：这十年里，没有在地板上踱来踱去等邮递员的苦涩甜蜜的快乐；没有看到过信封上的字迹，也没有急切地撕开信读它的内容。收到来信的感觉是快乐的，故B项正确。8．A.engineer B．doctorC．police D．postman〖解析〗送信的自然是邮递员，故D项正确。9．A.seizing B．tearingC．hiding D．carrying〖解析〗句意同上。seizing“抓住”；tearing“撕”；hiding“藏”；carrying“拿走”。根据空后的“toreaditscontent”可知，撕开信封才能读到信里面的内容，故B项正确。10．A.can B．mustC．may D．shall〖解析〗现在已经很少有人写信了，所以我们可能很久没收到信了，故C项正确。11．A.American B．ChineseC．Australian D．British〖解析〗句意：在同一项调查中，三分之一接受采访的英国人说，他们仍然记得那些感情真挚的信的内容。上文说这项调查是在英国进行的，受访的自然是英国人，故D项正确。12．A.forget B．changeC．remember D．notice〖解析〗上文说我们仍然喜欢手写的信，所以仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容，故C项正确。13．A.money B．roomC．history D．time〖解析〗上文说人们仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容，所以我们应该花时间给朋友和家人写信，故D项正确。14．A.contacted B．interviewedC．consulted D．admired〖解析〗句意：安·比克利2013年上网，主动提出要给任何与她联系的人手写一封信。contacted“联系”；interviewed“采访”；consulted“咨询”；admired“钦佩”。根据常识可知，一个人应该是给与自己有联系的人写信，故A项正确。15．A.guests B．visitorsC．friends D．partners〖解析〗句意：她的网站在最初的三个月里接待了50,000名访客。去别人的网站的人应该是访客，故B项正确。16．A.force B．strengthC．source D．energy〖解析〗句意：5年后的今天，她仍然是百万可爱信网背后的主力，已经亲自写了4000封信，为陌生人带来希望和安慰。空后说她已经为百万可爱信网写了4000封信，由此可见，她是该网站的主力，故A项正确。17．A.effort B．comfortC．surprise D．experience〖解析〗句意同上。effort“努力”；comfort“安慰”；surprise“惊喜”；experience“经验”。根据空前的“hope”可知，她写信给陌生人带来希望和安慰，故B项正确。18．A.educates B．guidesC．matters D．rewards〖解析〗根据空后安·比克利说的话可知，此处是说一封信背后的想法和信的内容一样重要，故C项正确。19．A.nothing B．anythingC．something D．everything〖解析〗句意：我从不劝任何人一切都会好起来的。安慰别人最常见的一句话是“一切都会好起来的”，但安·比克利从不这样安慰别人，故D项正确。20．A.looksafter B．caresaboutC．strugglesfor D．agreeswith〖解析〗句意：我只是让他知道世界上还有人关心他。looksafter“照顾”；caresabout“关心、在意”；strugglesfor“为……奋斗”；agreeswith“和……意见一致”。安·比克利从不在信中安慰别人，她只是以这种方式让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他，故B项正确。Ⅱ.阅读理解(2020·河北衡水中学一模)Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon'tspeakatall.It'salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou'rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it'shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere'sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere'smorehomogeneity，perhapsit'seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit'seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou'relesswellacquaintedwith.文章大意：本文主要讲述了谈话中的沉默文化。尽管交谈中出现停顿是普遍存在的，但我们对沉默的认识在不同的文化中有着巨大的差异。不同的文化中沉默时间不同，对于沉默的看法也不同。相比而言，亲密的朋友和家人之间更容易出现沉默。1．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation？DA．TheDutch. B．Americans.C．TheEnglish. D．TheJapanese.〖解析〗细节理解题。根据第二段首句“AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.”和第三段最后两句“ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans'meetings.”可知，日本人可能在谈话中有最长沉默。故选D。2．WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation？CA．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.〖解析〗推理判断题。根据第四段首句“InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon'tspeakatall.”可知，在日本，一般认为最好的交流是一句话不说的时候。因此推断日本人认为“伟大的心灵，无言而思”。故选C。3．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext？DA．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It'shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.〖解析〗推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit'seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou'relesswellacquaintedwith.”可知，亲密的人之间更容易出现沉默，因此我们和家人越亲密，沉默越容易出现。故选D。4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean？AA．Similarity. B．Contradiction.C．Diversity. D．Misunderstanding.〖解析〗词义猜测题。根据下文的举例可知，越亲密的人，越容易出现沉默，因此推断画线句句意是：相比而言，当有更多相似时，也许沉默更容易出现。故画线词意思与similarity意义相近。故选A。Ⅲ.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。(2020·上饶市重点中学六校第一次联考)ManypeoplebelievethatthereissometruthinthesayingLaughteristhebestmedicine.1.DLaughterhelpsrelievepain,strengthentheimmunesystemandreducestress.Laughterstimulates(激发)hormoneswhichmakeusfeelhappy.Laughteralsoincreasestheflowofbloodthroughoutthebodyandhasbenefitswhicharesimilartotheonesyougetbydoingexercise.2.GChildrenexposedtofunnyfilmsandcartoonsbeforemajormedicalproceduresareabletocopebetterwithpainandanxiety.3.CTheseareprofessionalclownswhoaresenttohospitalsandwardstoentertainanddistractsickchildren.Laughtertherapyhasbecomeverypopularinrecentyearsandasaresult,moreandmorelaughterclubsarestartingtoopenupincitiesandtownsallovertheworld.Atalaughtersession,atrainedtherapistinstructsthegrouptoperformaseriesofexerciseswhicharedesignedtoproducelaughter.4.FAndittakesthemsometimetogetridoftheirinhibitions(心理抑制)．Theymightevenstartoffwithfakelaughter,butthisdoesn'tmatterbecauseourbodiescan'ttellthedifference,andtheresultsarethesame.Moreover,laughteriscontagious(传染的).5.ASonexttimeyoufeelill,stressedoutordepressed,trywatchingafunnyfilmortryrememberinganamusingincidentinyourlife.Youwillsoonfeelbetter.A.Ifonepersonstartsgiggling,itisunavoidablethateveryoneelsewillbedrawnin.B．Laughterhelpsyoufocus.C．Thisfindinghasledtoso­calledclowndoctors.D．Infact,researchdonebyscientistshasshownthatlaughterhasalotofhealthbenefits.E.Laughtermakestheworldabetterandmorecolorfulplace.F.Somepeoplemayfindtheideaembarrassingatfirst.G.Usinglaughtertherapyinchildren'shospitalshasproventobeinvaluable.文章大意：这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了笑对健康有很多益处以及笑声疗法越来越受到人们的欢迎。1．由“Laughterhelpsrelievepain,strengthentheimmunesystemandreducestress.Laughterstimulates(激发)hormoneswhichmakeusfeelhappy.Laughteralsoincreasestheflowofbloodthroughoutthebodyandhasbenefitswhicharesimilartotheonesyougetbydoingexercise.”可知，笑声有助于减轻疼痛，增强免疫系统和减轻压力。笑声刺激荷尔蒙，使我们感到快乐。笑也会增加血液在全身的流动，并且有类似于通过锻炼获得的益处。所以该小题要总说笑声有诸多的益处，然后在进行具体的分说。故D选项“事实上，科学家的研究表明笑对健康有很大的益处。”符合句意。故D选项切题。2．由“Childrenexposedtofunnyfilmsandcartoonsbeforemajormedicalproceduresareabletocopebetterwithpainandanxiety.”可知，在主要的医疗程序之前，接触滑稽电影和卡通的儿童能够更好地应对疼痛和焦虑。所以该小题要表明笑声疗法的应用的地点以及总说所起的积极作用。故G选项“在儿童医院使用笑声疗法已经被证明是具有极大价值的。”符合句意。故G选项切题。3.由“Theseareprofessionalclownswhoaresenttohospitalsandwardstoentertainanddistractsickchildren.”可知，他们是专业的小丑，被派往医院和病房来使孩子们快乐和分散患病儿童的注意力。所以该小题与下一句在一起说明，笑声疗法所采取的具体措施。故C选项“这一发现产生了所谓的小丑医生的职业。”符合句意。故C选项切