2017届高考英语第一轮提能练习题9.docVIP

必修三 Unit 4 高考提能练 练(一)　英语知识运用·组块专练——练准度 (限时：30分钟) Ⅰ.完形填空 (2016·广西桂林一模)The other day I was having a meal in an Italian restaurant when I got a phone call from a long lost friend. In my excitement I talked slightly __1__ than usual and in Spanish, my mother tongue. A few minutes into the __2__ the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly __3__， and asked the restaurant staff to find for her another __4__ as far away as possible from me. I __5__ in my seat out of embarrassment, feeling the __6__ to go over and apologize. I looked around and __7__ the lady was alone and staring out the window at the table furthest away from me. I was about to stand up when it hit me that she might prefer not to be __8__. Right then I __9__ my plans for a conventional apology and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those __10__ smile cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant check I asked my waiter to __11__ charge the lady?s meal to my credit card and __12__ her a smile card instead of her bill. When I was __13__ I told the staff I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card and close the bill. I returned later as I promised, excited to learn the __14__ of the experiment. To my pleasant surprise, things __15__ the best possible way. The restaurant staff happily approached me, telling me that in the many times she had had dinner there before __16__ had they seen the old lady smile and laugh like she did __17__ receiving the smile card and the D|S0 __18__. She thanked the staff __19__ they explained that someone else did the job. To top it off, the staff asked me about the smile cards so as to conduct their own __20__. It was an interesting, fun experiment which may hopefully result in many more. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在饭店高声打电话时打扰到了一位女士，感觉过意不去，想过去给那位女士道歉。但意识到这位女士可能不愿被人打扰，于是作者想到了一个别出心裁的道歉方式：替她买单，并让服务员替自己给这位女士送一张微笑卡。没想到这种方式收到了出乎意料的效果。 1．A.better　　　　　　　　　B．more C．faster D．louder 解析：选D　根据句中“In my excitement”以及下句中“as far away as possible from me”可知，作者接