PAGE5-課時(shí)作業(yè)(五)Unit2SectionⅢGrammar——構(gòu)詞法Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWe'veallbeenthere：inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.What'stheproblem？It'spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It'smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit'sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit'sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit'saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan'tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn'tevenexistifitweren'tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(潤(rùn)滑劑)forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk，”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”Ina2024study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互動(dòng))withitswaiter；theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It'snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral(邊緣的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesays.1．Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．Addictiontosmartphones.B．Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.C．Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.D．Impatiencewithslowservice.2．WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?A．Showinggoodmanners.B．Relatingtootherpeople.C．Focusingonatopic.D．Makingbusinessdeals.3．Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?A．Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B．Itraisespeople'sconfidence.C．Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D．Itmakespeoplefeelgood.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ConversationCountsB．WaysofMakingSmallTalkC．BenefitsofSmallTalkD．UncomfortableSilenceBDoyouthinktheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStatesarealike?WinstonChurchilloncejokedthatthepeopleofBritainandthepeopleofAmericaareseparatedonlybytheirlanguage.Doyouthinkthatistrue?TheBritishandtheAmericansbothspeakEnglishastheofficiallanguage.However,eachusessomedifferentwords.WeAmericansaresimilartotheBritish.Afterall,ourcountrywasonceownedbytheUK,sowehavealotincommon.Buttherearemanydifferencesbetweenus.TheUKhasakingorqueen,andtheleaderofthegovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TheUShasnokingsorqueens.OurleaderisthePresident.BoththeBritishandAmericansusepoundsandounces,pints,quarts,andgallons.Bothusemiles,yards,andfeet.Ourmoneyisdifferent,though.TheBritishusepoundsandpence.Americansusedollarsandcents.DrivinginacarisverydifferentintheUK.Theydriveontheleftsideoftheroad.Wedriveontheright.Whatwecallthehoodofthecar,theBritishcallthe“bonnet”.Britishcarsrunon“petrol”,whichwecallgasoline.Inoureverydaylife,wedomanyofthesamethingsastheBritish.Butwedescribethemdifferently.Ayoungmotherheremightpushababyinababycarriage.ABritishmumpushesa“pram”.TheBritishwatch“telly”，whilewewatchTV.WeliketoeatFrenchfries,buttheBritishcallthem“chips”.MillionsofAmericansdrinkcoffee,butmostBritishprefertea.Sowearedifferentinmanyways.Butwestayfriendlyanyway.5．WhatcanweknowfromWinstonChurchill'sjoke?A．TheUKandtheUSareverysimilar.B．ThepeopleoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.C．ThelanguagesoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.D．TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheUKandtheUS.6．TheBritishandAmericansbothuse________.A．milesanddollarsB．pintsandpenceC．gallonsandfeetD．yardsandcents7．WhichofthefollowingisusedbytheBritish?A．TV.B．Pram.C．Hood.D．Frenchfries.8．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WeStayFriendlyB．ACommonLanguage?C．EnglishastheOfficialLanguageD．DifferencesBetweentheUKandtheUSⅡ.完形填空LeslieMorissette'sson,Graham,was6yearsoldwhenhewasdiagnosedwithleukemia(白血病).ThroughoutGraham's__1__inthehospital,Grahamconnectedwitheveryonehemet,from__2__patientstoyoungerchildren.“Hewouldlendothersickchildrenhistoysoractsillytomakethemlaugh.”Morissettesaid.“Graham'sspecialspiritiswhatkeptmegoing.Hegavemetheenergyandthe__3__tofightwithhim”In1997,whenhewas8yearsold,Grahampassedaway.__4__byhowGrahamlivedhislifecaringaboutothers,Morissette__5__thenonprofitGrahamtasticConnectioninhishonor.Theorganizationprovidesfreetechnology—includingcomputers,iPads,androbots—tochildren__6__cancerandotherseriousillnesses.OneofthemajorgoalofMorissette'sworkisto__7__kidstotheirclassrooms,whichreallyhelpsthemcontinuetheireducationdespitehospitalizationsanddays__8__fromschool.Therobots“transport”childrenrightintotheclassroominrealtime.Theycan__9__therobotsrightfromtheirhospitalbedorhome.Ifachildisunabletoattendschool,theycan__10__logontotheirtabletorlaptopandcallin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