1、Module 1 Small Talk.完形填空Last year I went on holiday to Spain. But 1 ， after two days in Madrid, I started to get severe 2 pain. I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a(n) 3 .No sooner had I arrived than I was 4 to a small room, and I had not been waiting too long 5 a surgeon
2、came to examine me. He didnt speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish. He 6 that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one of those funny hospital gowns (罩衣) which hardly 7 anything.He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed. “Si, unpoco (Yes, a little)，” I replied with my fac
3、e turning red. You see, not only did I feel embarrassed at 8 my clothes in front of a stranger but also this 9 stranger was an extremely handsome man. He looked at me as though I was out of my 10 and then he quickly 11 down the passage.I was beginning to 12 what had happened to him when he suddenly
4、reappeared, this time with a group of 13 students, and again asked the same question in Spanish. Now I was feeling 14 ， and shouted in English, “Yes, Im extremely embarrassed. I think you would mind too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on.” Then a female doctor in th
5、e group 15 my arm gently and 16 in perfect English, “I think I see the problem. My 17 wants to take a photograph of your backan Xrayso he wants to know if you are 18 a baby. You see, embarazada means pregnant in Spanish.”No sooner had she told me this than I realized the 19 of the misunderstanding.
6、We all had a laugh, 20 I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在西班牙就医时的有趣经历。文中提到作者因背疼而去医院做检查，而后因为作者不懂西班牙语而导致作者对医生的话产生了尴尬又有趣的误解。1A.unbearablyBunfortunatelyCunwillingly Dunusually答案：B依据本句中的“I started to get severe 2 pain”和文章首句可知，在假期突然身体抱恙是一件不幸的事。故B项正确。2A.back Barm Cmuscle D
7、stomach答案：A依据第四段倒数第二句中的“wants to take a photograph of your back”可推测出，作者应该是背疼。故A项正确。3A.appointmentBoperation Cexamination Dvisit答案：C依据第二段第一句中的“a surgeon came to examine me”可知，医生来给作者做检查，因此作者是到医院去做检查的。故C项正确。4A.invited Bcarried Cshown Dwelcomed答案：C依据故事发生的场所是医院可知，作者应该是被领到了一个小房间里。show sb. to . “带某人去”，这里是被
8、动语态。故C项正确。5A.until Bsince Cafter Dbefore答案：D句意：我没有等很长时间，医生就过来给我做检查。分析句子可知，应该是在医生来做检查之前作者没有等很长时间。故D项正确。6A.urged Bsaid Cgestured Dadvised答案：C根据上文“He didnt speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish.”可知，两人在语言沟通方面有一定困难，所以应该是医生示意作者脱掉衣服。gesture “做手势，用动作示意”。故C项正确。7A.cover Bhide Cfind Dexpose答案：A
9、根据第四段第三句中的“talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on”可知，医生给作者的罩衣几乎不能遮挡住身体。故A项正确。8A.putting downBputting on Ctaking off Dtaking away答案：C依据第二段第三句中的“remove my clothes”可知，作者是对在陌生人面前脱掉衣服感到尴尬。故C项正确。9A.unique BparticularCawkward Daggressive答案：B句意：我不仅对在一个陌生人面前脱衣服感到尴尬，而且这个陌生人还是一个非常帅气的男子。根据空后的“an
10、 extremely handsome man”可知，B项正确。10A.mind Bidea Cheart Dsight答案：A依据下文女医生的解释可知，作者误解了医生所说的话，所以这句话应当理解为“他看着我，仿佛我是疯了一般”。out of ones mind “心智失常，发疯”，符合语境。故A项正确。11A.waved Bslid Cscreamed Ddisappeared答案：D依据下一段第一句中的“he suddenly reappeared”和医生找来女同事可知，此处是指他很快消失在走廊里。故D项正确。12A.find Bknow Csee Dwonder答案：D结合上一段作者觉得
11、医生看自己的样子就像自己疯了一样，然后他又快速离开可知，此处指作者开始琢磨医生怎么了，为什么会突然离开。故D项正确。13A.medical Bphysical Cexperienced Damateur答案：A依据故事发生的场所是医院可知，医生是跟一群医学学生一起回来的。故A项正确。14A.better Bupset Cstrange Ddull答案：B依据本句中的“Yes, Im extremely embarrassed”可知，作者此刻感觉非常尴尬，很难过。故B项正确。15A.seized Bremoved Csqueezed Dheld答案：Dhold ones arm “抓住某人的手”
12、。故D项正确。16A.stated Bwhispered Cshouted Dprayed答案：B依据语境可知，作者因为不懂西班牙语而产生了误解，如此尴尬的情形之下，女医生应是轻声地向作者解释了事情的原委。故B项正确。17A.colleague Bstaff Cpatient Dstudent答案：A由上文可知，两位医生之间应该是同事关系。故A项正确。18A.delivering Bdefending Cwanting Dexpecting答案：D根据下一句“embarazada means pregnant in Spanish”可知，医生原本是问作者是否怀孕了。expect a baby意
13、为“怀孕，快要生产”，而A项deliver a baby则意为“接生孩子”。故D项正确。19A.result Bcause Cconcern Deffect答案：B根据语境可知，这是指“她一告诉我这些我就认识到了误解的起因”。故B项正确。20A.as Bwhen Calthough Dsince答案：C句意：我们大家都笑了起来，虽然我必须承认我还是觉得自己相当愚蠢。although “虽然，尽管”，符合语境。故C项正确。.阅读理解A(2020安徽省六安市毛坦厂中学东城校区高三模拟)Pacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend S
14、teves new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing. Conversation is a turntaking game. W
15、hen our habits are similar, theres no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before Im finished or fail to take your turn when Im finished. Thats what was happening with Betty and Sara. It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turn
16、s, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin
17、 America or Israel. The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定势).
18、And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break inand never
19、 found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up. Thats why slight differences in conversational stylet
20、iny little things like microseconds of pausecan have a great effect on ones life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problemseven in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了不同国家语言交谈的文
21、化差异。1What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?ABetty was talkative.BBetty was an interrupter.CBetty did not take her turn. DBetty paid no attention to Sara.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her
22、a chance to talk.”可知，Sara认为Betty不接她的话。故答案为C。2According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?AAmericans.BIsraelis.CThe British. DThe Finns.答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively
23、shorter pauses, is American. . And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.” 可知，Sara期望对话停顿短些，而Sara却发现在拉丁美洲人和以色列人之间插话很难找到时间。这说明他们之间的说话停顿更短。故答案为B。3We can learn from the passage that .Acommunication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingBwomen are unfa
24、vorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USCones inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesDone should receive training to build up ones confidence答案：C推理判断题。根据第四段列举的一位女士的例子，我们可以看到：她在自己的家乡美国西南部被认为是外向的、自信的，但在工作的东部城市却被认为是害羞的、不爱与人交往的。由此可推断出：有时一个人被认为交流能力有问题是由文化因素决定的。故答案为C。4The underline
25、d word “assertiveness” in the last paragraph probably means .Abeing willing to speak ones mind Bbeing able to increase ones powerCbeing ready to make ones own judgmentDbeing quick to express ones ideas confidently答案：D词义猜测题。从这位女士的例子中，我们看到，在交流中停顿时间很长对她的生活有很大的影响。故后面应该是相反的，“能够快速自信地交流”。故答案为D。B(2020陕西省百校联
26、盟TOP20联考)Body language varies significantly across cultures. But what remains consistent across all known cultures are microexpressions. Microexpressions occur in everyone in a second, often without their knowledge. These facial expressions including surprise, anger, fear, disgust, happiness, and so
27、 on can reveal our true feelings about another person or situation.People might try to hide or obscure (模糊) them in different ways informed by culture, but to a practiced reader the true emotions are always visible. In the Philippines, showing both positive and negative emotion is a sign of openness
28、 and honesty. But visible negative emotion is seen as rude or aggressive while expressing too much positive feeling is considered embarrassing in Japan. However, when we evaluate people from both countries for their microexpressions, we find that they actually experience emotions at more or less the
29、 same level of frequency.A few years ago, my husband and I traveled to Qatar to lead a body language discussion for 200 HR (人力资源) leaders. Womens bodies were completely covered, so we couldnt see the posture or gestures. When standing on stage, all the men looked only at my husband and all the women
30、 merely at me. Luckily, we knew from the videos wed previously made of Qataris that the flashes of emotion in their faces reflected the same feelings we might find from audience members anywhere else in the world. And so we could adjust what we want to show accordingly, and felt just as comfortable
31、as we would have at home.To recognize and understand miroexpressions, you should first study the common microexpressions to know the typical feature of each. And then educate yourself on the local body languageincluding masking techniques before visiting or interacting with another culture. Third, w
32、hen youre in the moment, pay much more attention. You cant interpret microexpressions if you dont notice them. Fourth, listen to your intuition (直觉). When you notice a tiny facial movement, ask yourself, “What could that mean？” Besides, you might also try to imitate the movement.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要解释
33、微表情的概念、作用以及掌握微表情的一些步骤。5What is special about microexpressions?AThey are brief and unaware.BThey are hidden and unusual.CThey are natural but unnecessary.DThey are flexible but unavailable.答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Microexpressions occur in everyone in a second, often without their knowledge.”可知，微表情是不知情的情况下，
34、在一秒钟内发生在每一个人身上，故选A项。6What is most useful for the body language discussion according to the author?AGetting well prepared.BBeing well organized.CReacting with others actively.DUsing body language accordingly.答案：A推理判断题。根据第三段作者列举的例子中的“Luckily, we knew from the videos wed previously made of Qataris that
35、 the flashes of emotion in their faces reflected the same feelings we might find from audience members anywhere else in the world. And so we could adjust what we want to show accordingly”可知，作者从之前拍摄的卡塔尔人的视频中知道他们脸上闪现的情绪反映什么，从而作出调整，由此可知作者看重的是事先做好准备，故选A项。7Which stage will you be in if you keep your focu
36、s on others face?AStep One. BStep Two.CStep Three. DStep Four.答案：C细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Third . You cant interpret microexpressions if you dont notice them.”可知，如果你不注意他们，你就不能解读微表情，故选C。8What is the best title of the passage?ADeveloping Greater Social Skills BGetting Better at Reading PeopleCBehaving More Diff
37、erently in PublicDLearning More about Microexpressions答案：D标题判断题。分析文章结构可知，第一段主要说明微表情的含义，第二段进一步说明微表情的可见性，第三段通过例子说明读懂微表情的作用，最后一段主要给出几步识别和理解微表情的方法，由此可知本文主要让读者更好地了解微表情。.短文改错Is it necessary to practice handwriting? Some students used to think we didnt need pay attention to it as before. They preferred the
38、 keyboard to the pen now, for the former is fast, convenient and clear. They think it is a waste of time practice handwriting. However, others think Chinese handwriting is an important part of our traditional culture.Though computers are very convenient, but handwriting still plays an important role
39、 in the modern world. Beside, beautiful handwriting makes a good impression in others. It shows your attitude to do things. Chinese character are very beautiful and rich in culture. As for me, when reading a neat written article, you will feel pleased and relaxed.答案：1第二句：need后加to考查动词。need后加to，表示 “没必
40、要做某事”，根据前面的助动词didnt可判断出need在此处是实意动词，因此接动词不定式作宾语，后面加to。2第三句：preferredprefer考查动词的时态。此处表示客观事实，与全文时态一致用一般现在时。故将preferred改为prefer。3第四句：practicepracticing考查非谓语动词。it is a waste of time doing sth. 是固定用法，表示“做某事是一种时间的浪费”，应用动名词形式。4第六句：删除but考查连词。在英语中表示“虽然但是”的连词不能同时使用，句首使用了Though，故删除but。5第七句：BesideBesides考查副词。be
41、side “在旁边”，表示“此外”用besides。故将Beside改为 Besides。6第七句：inon考查介词。“给某人留下好印象”是make a good impression on sb.，介词用on，故将in改为 on。7第八句：dodoing或删除do考查固定用法。attitude to sth.或attitude to doing sth.，其中to是介词，后用动词ing形式。故将do改为doing 或删除do。8第九句：charactercharacters考查名词。此处指汉字是非常美丽的且富含文化，泛指“汉字”且与谓语are一致，主语用复数。故将character改为characters。9第十句：neatneatly考查副词。此处修饰动词形式written用副词，指书写整洁的文章，故将neat改为neatly。10第十句：youI考查代词。与句中“As for me”一致，此处指“对我来说，当阅读一篇书写整洁的文章时，就会感到高兴和放松”。指“我”，故将you改为I。
