课时提能练(二十一) 选修6 Module 1 Small Talk
(限时：35分钟)
(对应学生用书第357页)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2018·甘肃重点中学联考)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 lightheartedly 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
