【金版学案】2017高考英语一轮复习 Unit 1 Art限时特训 新人教版选修6.docVIP

Unit 1 Art 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 __1__， so for her, renovations are just part of life. I love __2__ around the house, and it becomes a project that we work on together and its an incredible (不可思议的) __3__ 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 __4__. This past week Ive been __5__ a new floor from our dining room into our kitchen. My daughter came in and said the floor looked __6__ but added, “Why is it taking you so long？” __7__ that “so long” was in the eyes of her, I told her that I had __8__ twice and cut once. I made sure that all my measurements were __9__ so that I was not wasting materials or time. I explained that by taking the appropriate time in the __10__， the project was much faster __11__ I didnt have to rework piece after piece. I began thinking about my __12__ 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 __13__ the task at hand, there should be no __14__ 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 __15__ paid to when doing preparations. If we “measure twice”， we will begin to gain confidence and __16__ forward with a positive attitude because we know we __17__ have to “cut once”． Next time you face a new project, try double __18__ your work; you will make sure you understand the things that can go __19__ and focus on the things you can do right. Your project will run __20__ 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