2017届高考英语一轮复习演练：6.1《Small Talk》（外研版含解析）

　　Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时17′)

　　[2016·江津中学阶段测试]25 years ago I got married; little did I know I would commit to lifelong household renovations (整修)! My wife likes

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　　， so for her, renovations are just part of life.

　　I love

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　　around the house, and it becomes a project that we work on together and it's an incredible (不可思议的)

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　　to look at your home and appreciate all the hard work and sweat that go into it. We really do get a sense of great

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　　.

　　This past week I've been

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　　a new floor from our dining room into our kitchen. My daughter came in and said

　　the floor looked

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　　but added, “Why is it taking you so long？”

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　　that “so long” was in the eyes of her, I told her that I had

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　　twice and cut once. I made sure that all my measurements were

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　　so that I was not wasting materials or time. I explained that by taking the appropriate time in the

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　　， the project was much faster

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　　I didn't have to rework piece after piece. I began thinking about my

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　　and how it fits into our everyday life. We should look at this philosophy in different aspects of our life. If we take the time to prepare and really

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　　the task at hand, there should be no

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　　to come back to. Think of how much time and frustration (沮丧) would be saved just by doing it right the first time, with just a little extra

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　　paid to when doing preparations. If we “measure twice”， we will begin to gain confidence and

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　　forward with a positive attitude because we know we

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　　have to “cut once”．

　　Next time you face a new project, try double

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　　your work;

　　you will make sure you understand the things that can go

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　　and focus on the things you can do right. Your project will run

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　　and you will be less stressed while doing it.

　　作者从自己铺地板的经历中得出这样一个道理：做任何事情都要提前准备好，这样可以事半功倍。

　　1．A.art B．beauty

　　C．change D．peace

　　答案：C 由空后的“renovations are just part of life”可知，妻子喜欢生活中的变化(change)。

　　2．A.stopping B．looking

　　C．walking D．working

　　答案：D　根据下文中的“it becomes a project that we work on together”可知，选D。

　　3．A.feeling B．method

　　C．taste

　　D．plan

　　答案：A 这是一种不可思议的感觉，看着自己的房子，欣赏着自己对它所付出的心血和汗水，我们真的得到一种成就感。故选A。

　　4．A.humour B．accomplishment

　　C．motivation D．gratitude

　　答案：B　参见上题解析。

　　5．A.laying B．cleaning

　　C．moving D．mending

　　答案：A 联系下文可知，上周，“我”把餐厅到厨房的地板铺(laying)了一下。

　　6．A.shocking B．great

　　C．simple

　　D．organised

　　答案：B 联系空后的but added可知，女儿进来后说地板铺得很好，但是补充说不应该花费这么长的时间。故选B。

　　7．A.Hoping B．Remembering

　　C．Believing

　　D．Realizing

　　答案：D 根据语境可知，选D，realize表示“意识到”。

　　8．A.watched

　　B．swept

　　C．measured

　　D．repaired

　　答案：C 根据下文中的“I made sure that all my measurements”可知，在动手之前，“我”量了两遍尺寸。

　　9．A.easy B．actual

　　C．quick

　　D．perfect

　　答案：D 联系空后的“I was not wasting materials or time”可知，“我”确保测量的所有尺寸都十分完美，准确无误，这样既不会浪费材料，也不会浪费时间。perfect“完美的”，符合语境。

　　10．A.distance

　　B．journey

　　C．process D．preparation

　　答案：D 在准备(preparation)阶段花适当的时间，工作进行起来就会更快。下文中的“take the time to prepare”也是提示。

　　11．A.but B．though

　　C．as

　　D．while

　　答案：C 根据空格前后内容可知，空后的内容是前面的原因，因此选C。

　　12．A.suggestion B．response

　　C．determination

　　D．concern

　　答案：B 上文是“我”对女儿问题的回答，因此选B。

　　13．A.understand B．conduct

　　C．complete D．accept

　　答案：A 如果我们精心准备，并且认真地了解(understand)目前的工作，那么我们就会少犯错误。下文中的“you understand the things”也是提示。

　　14．A.ideas B．mistakes

　　C．dangers

　　D．senses

　　答案：B 参见上题解析。

　　15．A.attention

　　B．courage

　　C．respect D．wisdom

　　答案：A 在准备阶段稍加注意，在工作进行中你就可以节省时间，减少麻烦。

　　16．A.take B．look

　　C．continue D．climb

　　答案：C 根据空前的“gain confidence”可判断，只要准备充分，我们就会获得自信，以一种积极的态度继续这项工作。故选C。

　　17．A.also

　　B．still

　　C．even

　　D．only

　　答案：D 因为我们知道，准备充分之后，我们只需要“切割一次”就能成功。

　　18．A.seeking B．performing

　　C．checking D．finishing

　　答案：C 下次，当你面临一项新的工作时，一定要反复审视它。故选C。

　　19．A.wrong B．wild

　　C．suitable D．crazy

　　答案：A　此处与本句中的right构成对比，表示这样你就能确保自己理解可能会出错的地方。

　　20．A.rapidly B．smoothly

　　C．safely

　　D．readily

　　答案：B　由本空后的“less stressed”可知，你的工作就会进展得非常顺利，你也会感到非常轻松。故选B。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)

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　　[2016·衡水中学三调]When I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh. Whenever I was “bad”， you'd shakeW1 your finger at me and ask, “How could you？”—but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratchW2 and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.S

　　My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

　　Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. EventuallyW3, you fell in loveP1. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was fascinatedW4 by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. But nevertheless, as they began to grow, I became their friend.

　　Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your “family”， but there was a time when I was your only family.

　　I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said, “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged and gave you a pained look. The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye. And “How could you？” were the only three words that sweptW5 over my mind.

　　Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen (围栏), I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mindP2 and that this was all a bad dream.

　　My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever. I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me.

　　本文通过一只小狗的自述，讲述自己与主人相处以及离别后的感受。

　　1．Who tells this story?

　　A．A dog. B．A child.

　　C．A dog's owner. D．A dog trainer.

　　答案：A　推理判断题。根据第三段“She, now your wife, is not a dog person.”以及第六段“whenever anyone passed my pen (围栏)”可知。

　　2．Why did the dog's owner take his dog to the pound?

　　A．He had a newborn baby.

　　B．His wife did not like the dog.

　　C．He was moving into a new building.

　　D．He thought the dog too troublesome.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据第四段“Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets.”可知。

　　3．Which is TRUE about the dog when it lived at the pound?

　　A．It hoped to be adopted by another family.

　　B．It continued to love its former owner.

　　C．It did not trust humans any more.

　　D．It was excited about the pound.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第五段小狗对新生活的描述，尤其“And ‘How could you？’ were the only three words that swept over my mind.”可知。

　　4．What is the theme of the story?

　　A．Be ready for changes.

　　B．Never expect too much.

　　C．Never complain about your life.

　　D．Be faithful to those who love you.

　　答案：D　主旨大意题。根据最后一段的理解，可知答案是D。

　　W重点词汇

　　1．shake vt. 摇晃；摇动

　　2.scratch n．/vt. 抓；搔

　　3．eventually adv. 终于；最终

　　4．fascinated adj. 迷人的；吸引人的

　　5．sweep vt. 横扫；打扫

　　P重点短语

　　1．fall in love (with) 爱上；喜欢上；恋爱

　　2．change one's mind 改变某人的主意

　　S句式仿写

　　原文：I believed that life could not be any more perfect.(否定词与比较级连用)

　　译文：我相信生活不可能更完美了。

　　仿写：Mr Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been more popular.

　　布莱克先生非常高兴，因为在他的工厂制造的衣服从未如此受欢迎过。

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　　[2016·济南一中考试]In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning toP1 a special practice—Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻整形手术). The latest trendW1 in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is similar to the curve of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Surgeon Wang Xuming said: “We are influencedW2 by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. We are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US $10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.

　　Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his private practice. They show a Western­looking woman with an almost­too­perfect nose, against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, they'll have more chances of finding a job，S” said surgeon Xuming. “We've had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose; it's helped them a lot.”

　　ApparentlyW3, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirementsW4 in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty “improvement”．

　　According to a Mr Li, hospital manager at surgeon Xuming's clinic, most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. “They usually come in with their mothers, and tend toP2 be from well­off backgrounds.” he said.

　　PersonallyW5, I don't think it so important to “improve” our appearance as long as we are skilled at our jobs. We can't decide how we look, but we can decide how well we live and work.

　　本文讲述的是一些中国毕业生为寻找到更好的就业机会做鼻整形手术，对这一现象人们从不同角度持不同的观点和看法。

　　5．Chinese college students choose to have a nose operation to

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　　A．marry well B．look cool

　　C．have a good job D．look like westerners

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段“In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice.”可知。

　　6．What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

　　A．The posters.

　　B．A nose job.

　　C．The Eiffel Tower.

　　D．A plastic surgery procedure.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据第三段“Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up...”以及“they show...”中“they”指的仍是“posters”可知。

　　7．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that

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　　A．employers are potential customers

　　B．attractive appearance seems to increase job chances

　　C．appearance is as important as height and weight

　　D．ads promote the plastic surgery

　　答案：B　推理判断题。根据第五段“Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates.”可知。

　　8．From what Mr Li said we can learn that

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　　A．most families can't afford the surgeon

　　B．the number of plastic surgeons is increasing

　　C．patients can be well looked after at the clinic

　　D．their customers are usually from wealthy families

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据第六段“...and tend to be from well­off backgrounds.”可推断答案是D。

　　W重点词汇

　　1．trend n. 趋势

　　2.influence n．/vt. 影响

　　3．apparently adv. 明显地；显而易见地

　　4．requirement n. 要求；请求

　　5．personally adv. 就个人而言

　　P重点短语

　　1．turn to 向……求助；转向……；翻到

　　2．tend to 易于……；倾向于……

　　S句式仿写

　　原文：If their facial features are good, they'll have more chances of finding a job.(主将从现)

　　译文：如果他们有较好的面部特征，他们将有更多找到工作的机会。

　　仿写：If we have completed the task by the end of next month, we will certainly be praised.

　　如果我们在下个月提前完成这个任务，我们肯定会被表扬。

　　Ⅲ.短文改错(建议用时8′)

　　[2016·福州八中质检一]

　　Dear Editor，

　　I'm sorry to occupy your precious time, and I really want to tell you anything about the problem of some people keeping too many pets nowadays. I take a problem more and more seriously for the following reasons. First of all, as it is known to people, pets make so much noise that it troubled residents a lot. What's more, it is widely accepted that animal waste pollutes the environment, where makes people quite uncomfortable. Many owners like taking their pets to public place where they may frighten children or even bite people. The mostly important is that pets can spread some diseases and this has attracted much attention.

　　Take all these factors into consideration, I sincerely hope that I can get help from you and expect the media do something for this.

　　Yours Truly，

　　Wang Lin

　　答案：

　　Dear Editor，

　　I'm sorry to occupy your precious time,

　　I really want to tell you

　　about the problem of some people keeping too many pets nowadays. I take

　　problem more and more seriously for the following reasons. First of all, as

　　is known to people, pets make so much noise that it

　　residents a lot. What's more, it is widely accepted that animal waste pollutes the environment,

　　makes people quite uncomfortable. Many owners like taking their pets to public

　　where they may frighten children or even bite people. The

　　important is that pets can spread some diseases and this has attracted much attention.

　　all these factors into consideration, I sincerely hope that I can get help from you and expect the media

　　do something for this.

　　Yours Truly，

　　Wang Lin