高中英语外研版选修6强化练习：Module 5 Section 2 Word版含解析

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Module 5 Section Ⅱ

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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[2014·江西省重点中学盟校第一次联考]

To Whom It May Concern：

Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine. All of us here think The

International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organizationW1 in the world. You know how

to avoid unnecessary activities!

As a matter of factP1, we closely followedW2 the advice in your article. First, we replaced all

our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them

with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect onP2 everyone. Besides, birds are

cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line.

As a side benefitW3, the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employee sauna.

Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our

electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressedW4. We have completely

embraced paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increaseP3, and the

quality of pencil womanship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter.S By

the wayP4, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it toP5

Maggie's leg and she'll know where to take it.

Now it's very calm and quiet here. You can notice the differenceW5. No more loud chatter on

the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the

delivery of inter－office correspondence by paper airplane.

Wonderful! I've always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl.

Now it's perfect.

Sincerely yours，

Eleanor Lightly

Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist

ABC Activity Insurance: Insure against overdoing it

1. Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?

A. A religious, peasant－like life.

B. A life of hard work and security.

C. A simple, slow－paced life.

D. A life away from paper and pencils. 英语巩固学习

英语巩固学习资料 2. Where is Eleanor's letter sent to?

A. How To Magazine.

B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.

C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.

D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.

3. Which of the following is practiced in the author's company?

A. Replacing the manual work system with modern technology.

B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.

C. Recycling paper resources whenever possible.

D. Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.

4. What is true about Maggie?

A. She works as a manager in the author's company.

B. She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna.

C. She often helps with inter－office correspondence using e－mail.

D. Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company.

5. What is the purpose for the person to write this letter?

A. To show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.

B. To complain about the bad working condition.

C. To persuade people to live a simple life.

D. To express his gratitude for the good advice.

这是一封感谢信。主要是向The International Institute of Not Doing Much肯定他们提供的感谢给自己带来的好的影响。

1. C 通过信中2、3 两段可知作者所在公司不仅用信鸽取代电话作为通信手段，而且还大量重复利用纸张，节约了办公耗材。回归了一种并不现代的简朴慢节奏的方式。

2. D 根据信第一段可知。

3. C 细节理解题。根据信第三段可知。

4. B 推断题。根据2、3 两段可知 Maggie是他们用以通信的信鸽的名字。

5. D 从全文看，这封信主要是要向The International Institute of Not Doing Much肯定他们提供的建议给自己带来的好的影响，并表示感谢。

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英语巩固学习资料 W重点单词

1. organization n. 组织

2. follow v. 跟随，理解

3. benefit n．&v. 益处；使„„受益

4. impress v. 给„„留下印象

5. difference n. 区别，不同

P重点短语

1. as a matter of fact 事实上，实际上

2. have an effect on 对„„产生影响

3. on the increase 增加

4. by the way 顺便说一下

5. tie...to... 把„„拴到„„上

S长难句

译文：因为我们都用铅笔，欺骗也在上升，铅笔的质量很关键，这一点可以从信中的笔迹上看出。

剖析：本句是主从复合句，now that引导原因状语从句；as 引导非限制性定语从句。

B

[2013·陕西省高三一轮复习]Autumn means different things to different people. “It all

depends onP1 your personality.” said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “Personality shapesW1

your viewW2 of the season，” he said. “You may see it as a fading－away, a packing－up(结束),

or as a time of packing in another sense－the excited gathering of resources before a long

journey.”

If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instanceP2, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century

English poet.S About November, he wrote:

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease

No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees

November!

On the other handP3, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill,

was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English

language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comfortingW3 and