题目

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任务型阅读 (共l0空；每空l分，计l0分)
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词)
Small talk is pleasant conversation about common interests. The ability to make “small talk” is highly valued. But making small talk is difficult not only for English learners, but also for many native speakers of English. Most English learners may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of lack of(缺少) suitable vocabulary.
Now that we understand the problem, the next step is to improve the situation. Here are some tips to improve small talk skills.
◆Do some research
Spend time on the Internet, books, magazines, TVs to special about the type of people you will meet, and this can make your conversations more interesting.
◆Use the Internet for specific vocabulary
This is a bit like doing research about other people. If you have a business conference, or are meeting people who share a common interest, make use of the Internet to learn specific vocabulary.
◆Ask yourself about your culture
Take time to make a list of common things that you will discuss when making small talk in your own culture. And then check to make sure that you have the English vocabulary to make small talk about those subjects.
◆Find common interests
Once you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it! You can do this in many ways: discussing travel, discussing the school or friends, discussing the differences between your culture and the new culture.
◆Listen
Don’t get so worried about being able to communicate that you don’t listen. Listening carefully will help you understand and encourage those speaking to you. You might be nervous, but letting others express themselves will improve the quality of the discussion and give you time to think of an answer!

Title: To be a good small talker
The problem you may have when making small talk	__小题1:__ have enough suitable vocabulary to cover most topics.
The __小题2:__ useful tips of improving small talk skills	◆Doing some research	Find some special information about the type of people you’ll meet by __小题3:__ time on the Internet, books, and so on.
	◆__小题4:__the Internet for specific vocabulary	Learn specific words you may use when having a business conference or __小题5:__ people ahead of time.
	◆Asking __小题6:__ about your culture	List out some common things that will be __小题7:_ about in your own culture.
		Be sure to have the English words to discuss those subjects.
	◆Finding common interests	Try to chat with each other about something you’re both __小题8:__ in, such as travel, the school, the differences between different __小题9:__.
	◆Listening	Pay more attention to listening to others’ ideas in order to get __小题10:__ understanding.

 

答案

小题1:Don’t/Never
小题2:five
小题3:spending
小题4:Using
小题5:meeting
小题6:yourself
小题7:talked
小题8:interested
小题9:cultured
小题10:better

解析

试题分析：在这篇短文中作者主要介绍了五种聊天的常识问题。
小题1:根据Most English learners may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of lack of(缺少) suitable vocabulary.可知填：Don’t/Never。
小题2:联系下文可知有五点建议，故填five。
小题3:根据Spend time on the Internet, books, magazines, TVs to special about the type of people you will meet,，by是介词，后面接名词或者动名词作宾语，可知填spending。
小题4:根据make use of the Internet to learn specific vocabulary 可知填Using，动名词作主语表示抽象动作。
小题5:根据If you have a business conference, or are meeting people who share a common interest,可知填meeting，接见。
小题6:根据Ask yourself about your culture可知填：yourself
小题7:根据Take time to make a list of common things that you will discuss when making small talk in your own culture.可知填talked。
小题8:根据Once you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it!可知填interested。
小题9:根据discussing the differences between your culture and the new culture 可知填cultured。
小题10:根据Listening carefully will help you understand and encourage those speaking to you.可知填better。
点评：本题难度较大，本个别小题不能直接从文中找到答案，需要自己根据相关内容分析总结。一定要弄懂全文后再动手解答问题，答题中要注意联系上下文，对所填答案进行适当词形变化。为避免不必要的错误，只要能使用原文的就尽量使用原文。