Question

Some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of rejection (拒絕) is also a for keeping silent. Small talk in a conversation can as a way of warming up and getting to each other. Most people, no matter successful they are at work, will find the process of small talk uncomfortable, even pointless. , you will have a pretty small world you refuse to let others in. Starting off with a casual comment or question will make others , and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.

Once you have made the first , there is no turning back. You need to keep things before you can gracefully say goodbye. Think about what you would like to with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. Work, family, hobbies or interests are some points of discussion. To keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really in what they are saying. Once you find common of interest, things will definitely off from there.

Small talk can out to be a pleasant experience. The conversation be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. Do not let yourself the conversation. Stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. You may find out later on that you have the “ ” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in small talk.

1.A. right B. Reason C. result D. sign

2.A. take B. Use C. mean D. serve

3.A. know B. Learn C. recognize D. help

4.A. what B. Whether C. why D. how

5.A. giving B. Leaving C. making D. forcing

6.A. So B. Instead C. However D. Besides

7.A. unless B. until C. if D. Though

8.A. comfortable B. upset C. nervous D. satisfied

9.A. try B. plan C. wish D. move

10.A. changing B. rising C. improving D. going

11.A. know B. share C. do D. show

12.A. private B. present C. important D. general

13.A. careful B. Surprised C. interested D. encouraged

14.A. ideas B. experiences C. points D. senses

15.A. take B. put C. get D. set

16.A. come B. Turn C. find D. figure

17.A. should B. can C. will D. may

18.A. start B. complete C. consider D. control

19.A. still B. Even C. ever D. almost

20.A. right B. Advantage C. talent D. Habit

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：你知道嗎？閑聊在交流中其實(shí)很重要！

1.B考查名詞辨析。A. right“權(quán)利”； B. reason“原因”； C. result“結(jié)果”； D. sign“記號(hào)，符號(hào)；招牌；前兆”，該處講得是人們不敢和陌生人閑談的原因，而該句句意：“擔(dān)心被拒絕也是人們保持沉默的一個(gè)‘原因’�！�，故正確答案為B.

2.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。該句句意：“交流中的閑談往往起到一種暖場(chǎng)和開始彼此相互了解的作用�！盉.take…as…：“把…當(dāng)作…”；serve as /be used as：“起…的作用”，故正確答案為D.

3.A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. know“了解”； B. learn“學(xué)習(xí)”； C. recognize“認(rèn)出”； D. help“幫助”，根據(jù)該句中與該空并列的“warming up”可知，該處指閑談可以起到讓相互“了解”的作用，故正確答案為A.

4.D考查狀語從句。該句句意：“很多人，無論在事業(yè)上多么成功，都會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)進(jìn)行閑談往往不那么令人合意，甚至不得要領(lǐng)�！�，該空所填之詞要用以修飾形容詞successful，故選用D.how.

5.C考查動(dòng)名詞辨析。A. giving“給”； B. leaving“留下”； C. making“制作”； D. forcing“強(qiáng)迫”，根據(jù)語境可知，該處講得是“進(jìn)行閑談”making small talk也并不容易，故該空正確答案為C.

6.C考查副詞辨析。A. So“所以”； B. Instead“該為；更換；不…而…”； C. However“然而”； D. Besides“此外”，因?yàn)樯衔闹v得是進(jìn)行閑談的不易，而該句提到閑談會(huì)給你帶來一個(gè)美妙的世界。根據(jù)兩句之間的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，可知正確答案為C.

7.C考查連詞辨析。A. unless“除非”； B. until“直到…為止”； C. if“如果”； D. though“雖然，盡管”，該句句意“你的世界將會(huì)很小，‘如果’你不愿讓他人進(jìn)入（你的世界）�！保�根據(jù)兩句間的邏輯關(guān)系，可知正確答案為C.

8.A考查形容詞辨析。A. comfortable“舒適的，舒服的”； B. upset“煩亂的，不高興的”； C. nervous“緊張的，不安的”； D.satisfied“感到滿意/滿足的”，因?yàn)樵摼渲械摹癱asual”（隨意的），可推知該句句意：“以隨意的評(píng)論或問題開始將會(huì)讓人感到‘舒服’�！保�故正確答案為A.

9.D考查名詞辨析。 A. try“嘗試”； B. plan“計(jì)劃”； C. wish“希望”； D. move“步驟；移動(dòng)”，該句句意：“你一旦開始（第一步），就無法回頭�！�，故正確答案為D.

10.D考查動(dòng)詞（非謂語）辨析。A. changing“變化”； B. rising“上升”； C. improving“提高，改善”； D. going“進(jìn)行，發(fā)展”，該句句意：“你得讓事情一直‘進(jìn)行下去’直到你們互相道別�！�， 故正確答案為D.

11.B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. know“知道”； B. share“分享”； C. do“做”； D. show“顯示，展現(xiàn)”，根據(jù)下文出現(xiàn)的“工作、家庭、愛好或興趣”，可知此處講得是“想一下你想與你的朋友‘分享’什么�！眘hare sth with sb：“和某人分享某事物”，故正確答案為B.

12.D考查形容詞辨析。A. private“私人的；私密的”； B. present“目前的；到場(chǎng)的”； C. important“重要的”； D. general“一般的，通常的”，該句句意：“工作、家庭、愛好或興趣都是可供討論的通常的/一般的話題�！�，故正確答案為D.

13.C考查形容詞辨析。A. careful“小心的，謹(jǐn)慎的”； B. surprised“吃驚的”； C. interested“感興趣的”； D.encouraged“受鼓舞的”，該句句意：“為了閑聊繼續(xù)下去，你可以顯示出你對(duì)他們所說的真的‘感興趣’。”，故正確答案為C.

14.C考查名詞辨析。A. ideas“想法；主意”； B. experiences “經(jīng)歷”； C. points“點(diǎn)；要點(diǎn)”； D. senses“感覺；理解；識(shí)別力”，該句句意：“一旦你們發(fā)現(xiàn)了彼此興趣的共同‘點(diǎn)’，那么一切都會(huì)變得豁然開朗了/突飛猛進(jìn)了�！�，故正確答案為C.

15.A考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。A. take off“（事業(yè)等）騰飛，突然成功；脫下；起飛”； B. put off“推遲”； C. get off“逃脫懲罰；離開”； D.set off“出發(fā)，動(dòng)身；使爆炸”，一旦通過閑聊找到彼此興趣的共同點(diǎn)了，那么顯然一切就都會(huì)“變好/順風(fēng)順?biāo)�了�！�，故正確答案為A.

16.B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. come out“出現(xiàn)；（消息、真相等）被人獲知；開花，發(fā)芽；出版”； B. turn out to be = be discovered to be/prove to be“結(jié)果是，證明是”； C. find out“發(fā)現(xiàn)，找出，查明”； D. figure out“理解；算出，想出”，該句句意：“這次閑聊，結(jié)果就會(huì)是一次愉快的經(jīng)歷�！�，故正確答案為B.

17.A考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。A. should“應(yīng)該；理應(yīng)”； B. can“能夠；可能”； C. wil“將會(huì)；樂意”； D. may“可能”，根據(jù)該句后半句“without turning into a long and boring discussion”（不要把閑聊變成一個(gè)冗長(zhǎng)而枯燥的討論。），可知前半句句意：“交談‘應(yīng)該’是簡(jiǎn)單而隨意的”，故正確答案為A.

18.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. start“開始”； B. complete“完成，結(jié)束”； C. consider“考慮”； D. control“控制”，根據(jù)語境，該空在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只能選D. 因?yàn)樵谡勗捴�，你不是不�?yīng)‘開始’談話，也不是不能‘結(jié)束’交談，更不是不應(yīng)‘思考、考慮’，而是不應(yīng)處處想著‘控制’談話，故正確答案為D.

19.B考查副詞辨析。A. still“仍；還”； B. even“甚至”； C. ever“曾經(jīng)”； D. almost“幾乎，差不多”，根據(jù)下文提到的有讓他人對(duì)你敞開心扉的天賦，故該處選用副詞even來對(duì)動(dòng)詞短語find out進(jìn)行語氣的加強(qiáng)，意為“你會(huì)在不久后‘甚至’發(fā)現(xiàn)…”，所以正確答案為B.

20.C考查名詞辨析。A. right“權(quán)利”； B. advantage“優(yōu)勢(shì)”； C. talent“才能，天才”； D. habit“習(xí)慣，習(xí)性”，根據(jù)語境可知，該句意為：“你甚至?xí)�發(fā)現(xiàn)你有讓他人在閑談中對(duì)你敞開心扉的‘天賦’�！保�故正確答案為C.

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