高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）选修6Unit1Art能力演练一、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。JohnnyCarsonbeganhiscareerintelevision1histwenties.HeworkedatlocalstationsinNebraska.Severalyearslater,hemovedtoLosAngeles,California.Hewasthehostonseveralcomedyshowsduringthenineteenfifties.Butitwas“TheTonightShow”2madeJohnnyCarsonfamousforthirtyyears.Hebecame3mostpopularstarofAmericantelevision.Hewascalled“thekingoflatenight.”CriticssaidAmericansfromallpartsofthecountry4(like)himandfelttheyknewhim.Carsonseemedtobemorelikethepeople5watchedhisshowthantheactors,singersandotherfamouspeoplewhoappearedonit.Hedidnottakehisfame6(serious).Forexample,when7(ask)howhebecamea“star”,heanswered,“IstartedinagaseousstateandIcooled.”Carson,sspecialskillwashis8ofhumor.Hewasthemost9(power)performerontelevision.Manycomediansandsingersbecamesuccessfulafter10(appear)on“TheTonightShow”.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperienced1forafewdays,Iwasallowedtowaittablesonmyown.Allwent2thatfirstweek.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckily3thetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.4,Istillfeltitalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays（托盘）.BeforeIknewit,the5wasfullofpeople.Imovedslowly,mindingeverystep.Irememberhow6IwaswhenIsawthetraystandnearthetables;itlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwas7on.Ithadnicehandles（手柄）,whichmadeit8tomovearound.Iwaspleasedwitheverythingandbeganto9Iwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaid,“Excuseme,dear,mywifeandIloved10youwork.Itseemsyourtraystandhasbeenvery11toyou,butwearegettingreadyto12now,andmywifeneedsherwalkerback.”Atfirsthis13didnotgetacross.“Whatwashetalkingabout!”Then,Igotit.Ihadsetmytraysonhiswife,sorthopedicwalker（助步器）.Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewasonfire.Iwantedtogetintoaholeand14.Sincethen,IhavelearnedfrommanymistakessuchastheoneIjust15.Ihavelearnedtobemorecarefulandnottobetoosureofmyself.1.A.managerB.assistantC.cookD.waitress2.A.wellB.quicklyC.safelyD.wrong3.A.leftB.givenC.broughtD.shown4.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Finally5.A.kitchenB.streetC.restaurantD.table6.A.angryB.calmC.sadD.happy7.A.fixedB.trainedC.loadedD.waited8.A.slowerB.lighterC.quieterD.easier9.A.believeB.agreeC.regretD.pretend10.A.lettingB.makingC.watchingD.having11.A.usefulB.familiarC.unusualD.interesting12.A.restB.orderC.eatD.leave13.A.ideaB.praiseC.messageD.need14.A.lieB.hideC.defendD.stay15.A.repeatedB.discoveredC.correctedD.described三、阅读理解专题训练（五）细节理解（5）数字计算题◆技巧点拨如果问的内容是由数字表示的事实或细节，比如时间、价格、次数、人数、增长或减少的幅度、比例等，往往要经过计算后才能得出答案。所以，不要轻易用文中直接出现的数字作答，因为直接出现的某一数字往往只是依据之一，要把所有数字都找出来，确定每个数字之间的关系，经过思考换算，最后作出选择。◆活学活用阅读下列短文,按要求完成读写任务，说出第2题的解题思路。ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare,stimeisestimated(估计)tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelang...
