Module 1 Small Talk

Ⅰ.单词拼写/用所给词的正确形式填空

1．__________ (先进的) lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

[答案] Advanced

2．(2016·全国卷Ⅰ)Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she __________ (有礼貌的) refused.

[答案] politely

3．It is __________ (估计) that two thirds of the students are from the countryside.

[答案] estimated

4．If I remember my friend's birthday a day late, should I __________ (道歉) or just wish her a happy birthday like nothing happened?

[答案] apologise

5．—Was it John that knocked down the old woman?

—No, it can't be true. He is always such a __________ (谨慎的) driver. [答案] cautious

6．Although __________ (lack) experience, he got the job. [答案] lacking

7．His __________ of mind in class shows that he wants to be __________ from school. (absence)

[答案] absence；absent

8．I don't like the coat；in __________ (add), it's too expensive. [答案] addition

9．It is difficult to imagine his __________ (accept) the decision without any consideration.

[答案] accepting

10．(2015·安徽卷)The presenter will show how students can use Prezi (演示文稿) to __________ (confident) present on a variety of topics.

[答案] confidently Ⅱ.完成句子

1．我第一次去采访他时，他看起来有点紧张。 ______________________， he looked a bit nervous. [答案] The first time I interviewed him

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2．不要丧失信心，那么你就会在该项目上取得较快进展。

______________________ you'll make a quick advance in the project. [答案] Never lose heart and

3．此外，我们应该知道不同国家的社交礼仪不同。

__________， we _______________ vary from country to country. [答案] In addition；should be aware that social manners 4．据报道，在这次事故中没有乘客受伤。

____________________ no passengers were injured in the accident. [答案] It is reported that

5．下次你来时，记着把你妹妹一块带来。

______________________， remember to bring along your sister. [答案] Next time you come Ⅲ.阅读理解

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(2017·甘肃重点中学协作体高三联考)In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the message runner 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, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations. Once a friend and I 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 picnic. The weatherman says it's going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head－cutting!

It's not the news that makes someone angry. It's the unsympathetic attitude with which it's delivered (传递). Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and big winners do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising 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 you're tired from a long

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flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn't ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toasted beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that's all right. I'll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they hear 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 __________.

A．was reminded of the cruel pharaoh B．was mad at the sales agent

C．wished that the sales agent would have bad dreams D．dreamed of cutting the sales agent's head that night

[解析] 推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可知，“我”对售票员的态度很恼火。 [答案] B

2．Which of the following is true?

A．The author really appreciated the neighbor's warning.

B．From the passage we know that it is the bad news that makes someone angry. C．If the runner brought to the pharaoh unhappy news, he would be treated like a prince.

D．When we want to deliver any bad news, we should share the feeling of the receiver.

[解析] 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver”可知，当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。

[答案] D

3．What is the main idea of the text? A．Receiving bad news requires great courage.

B．Helping others sincerely is the key to business success. C．Delivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication.

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