1、Section Introduction,Vocabulary however,you should never say something (good or bad) about a persons body.Negative comments about another person not involved in the conversation are also not acceptable.When you do not know a person well,you cannot be sure who their friends are.You do not talk about
2、private issues either,because you do not know if you can trust the other person with your secrets or personal information.Lastly,it is not wise to continue talking about an issue that the other person does not seem comfortable with or interested in.1.What does the passage mainly tell us?A.Why do peo
3、ple make small talk?B.What topics do people choose when making small talk?C.What is small talk?D.In which situations do people make small talk?答案:B解析:主旨大意题。文章谈到人们进行闲聊时安全的和不被接受的话题。故选 B 项。2.Which of the following is NOT the best topic when you make small talk?A.Beautiful Day,Isnt It?B.Did You Watch th
4、e News Today?C.Have You Got a Boyfriend?D.What Do You Think of the New Computers?答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据文章第六段第一句在不太熟悉的人们之间不要谈论有关私人问题的话题。故选 C 项。3.The underlined part “controversial issue” in the fourth paragraph most probably means “ ”. A.debatable questionB.acceptable questionC.private questionD.interesting
5、 question答案:A解析:词义猜测题。从该词后面所给的例子 :比如关于人权的法律方面的问题 ,可知其意为“ 有争议的问题”。故选 A 项。4.Which of the following belongs to small talk that most probably takes place at a bus stop?A.The buses are very slow these days,arent they?B.Excuse me,which bus should I take to get to the park?C.It looks as if it will rain.I s
6、hould have taken my umbrella.D.Can you lend me some money for a ticket?答案:A解析:推理判断题。这四句话虽然都有可能发生在车站。但根据 small talk 的定义,B、C 、D三项不属于开始交流所进行的 small talk。在车站最有可能进行的 small talk 是谈论公交服务,所以 A 项正确。5.How is the text organised?A./B./C./ /D./答案:D解析:逻辑顺序题。第一段定义 small talk,第二至四段讲闲谈时的保险话题,第五至七段讲一些闲谈时不能提及的话题。故选 D
7、项。六、七选五阅读理解导学号 36224000I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store.1. I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you”. At first I was paid in candy.2. I worked every day after school,and during the summer and on w
8、eekends and holidays from 8 am to 7 pm.My father helped me set up a bank account.3. By the time I was 12,my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品).I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye.Even though I was just a kid,women w
9、ould ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?”I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into make-up(化妆) ideas.4.The job taught me a valuable lesson:to be a successful salesperson,you didnt need to be a Eocket scientistyou needed to be
10、a great listener.5. Expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me;instead,they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.B.Before long,she let me sit there by myself.C.I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.D.Today I still carry that lesson with me:I listen to customers.E.My grandmas trust taught me how to handle responsibility.F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.答案:15 BAGCD