Question

【題目】 Small talk is stressful for even the most easy-going people. 【1】 Below, small-talk experts share their best advice on developing good chatting skills.

Ask questions.

The key to good small talk is asking the other person a lot of questions. But avoid rapid-fire questions. 【2】 Be sure to express your own feelings in response to what they share.

Avoid conversation starters like “How have you been?”

You could not ask a more awkward question. A better way to produce meaningful conversation is to add “What is new in your life since the last time I saw you?

Avoid one-word answers.

【3】 When someone asks you a question, give them something to talk about with you, not a word or two. Fine said, if someone asks you, “How was your summer?”, you can answer, for instance. My summer was great. I’m excited about my vegetable garden. That will give the person something else to ask you about.

【4】

Your facial expression and body language should let the other person know you’re truly listening to them. A recent study showed that people who used hand or head gestures received responses to their questions faster than those who didn’t.

Small talk may help you connect with someone new with whom you want to have a more serious talk. 【5】

A.You don’t have to be a reporter.

B.Don’t worry about it too much, though.

C.You could not ask a more inconvenient question.

D.It’s the first step to any meaningful relationship.

E.Use your hands to keep the conversation flowing.

F.Don’t be a disappointing person in a conversation.

G.You should make a conversation with people you like.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】F

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了閑聊專家分享的他們關于培養(yǎng)良好聊天技巧的最佳建議。

【1】

根據(jù)上文Small talk is stressful for even the most easy-going people.(即使是最隨和的人，閑聊也會有壓力)及下文Below, small-talk experts share their best advice on developing good chatting skills.(下面，閑聊專家分享了他們關于培養(yǎng)良好聊天技巧的最佳建議)可知，B. Don’t worry about it too much, though. (不過，別太擔心)能夠承上啟下，符合語境。故選B。

【2】

根據(jù)上文The key to good small talk is asking the other person a lot of questions. But avoid rapid-fire questions. (閑聊的關鍵是問對方很多問題。但要避免快速提問)可知，你需要問問題，但是不要像記者一樣快速提問。由此可知，A. You don’t have to be a reporter. (你不必成為一名記者)符合語境。故選A。

【3】

根據(jù)本段主旨Avoid one-word answers.(避免只有一個字的回答)及常識可知，只有一個字的回答會讓你成為很無趣的一個人。由此可知，F. Don’t be a disappointing person in a conversation. (在談話中不要做一個讓人失望的人)符合語境。故選F。

【4】

根據(jù)下文Your facial expression and body language should let the other person know you’re truly listening to them. A recent study showed that people who used hand or head gestures received responses to their questions faster than those who didn’t.(你的面部表情和肢體語言應該讓對方知道你真的在聽他們說話。最近的一項研究表明，使用手或頭部姿勢的人比那些不使用的人更快地收到對問題的回答)可知，本段主要講述的是在對話中使用肢體語言。由此可知，E. Use your hands to keep the conversation flowing. (用你的手來保持對話流暢)符合語境。故選E。

【5】

根據(jù)上文Small talk may help you connect with someone new with whom you want to have a more serious talk. (閑聊可以幫助你與你想要進行更嚴肅談話的新朋友建立聯(lián)系)可知，此處在講述閑聊的意義。由此可知，D. It’s the first step to any meaningful relationship. (這是任何有意義的關系的第一步)符合語境。故選D。