Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．informalA．機(jī)會(huì)2．seriousB．嘆氣，嘆息3．confidentlyC．缺乏，缺少4．lackD．打呵欠5．a(chǎn)dvanceE．非正式的6．nodF．預(yù)先的，在前的7．yawnG．嚴(yán)肅的8．sighH．自信地9．opportunityI．點(diǎn)頭10．obligationJ．責(zé)任；義務(wù)答案：1～5EGHCF6～10IDBAJⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Allthestudentsdon'tneedtobenervousabouttheingfinalexams.對(duì)……緊張2．Cananybodythinkofawaytoraisemoney想出3．Youneedmoneyandtime.Inaddition,youneeddiligence.此外4．Lookawayfromthetragicscene,oryouwillbefrightened.把目光從……移開(kāi)5．Weshallfindoutthetruthearlyorlate.了解到6．Hedoesn'tlikemakingfriends,sohealwaysfeelslonely.交朋友1．Whichtopicdoyoubeeinterestedin,smalltalkorserioustalk?Smalltalk.2．Trytoclassifythefollowingintotwocolumns.Ⅰ.FastreadingReadthetextquicklyandmatchthemainideawitheachpart.①Part1(paras.1～3)A．Developingyourlisteningskills②Part2(para.4)B．Theintroductionofthemainideaofthepassage③Part3(paras.5～8)C．Learnhowtodosmalltalk④Part4(para.9)D．Learntherules答案：①～④BCADⅡ.CarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．showuswhatsmalltalkisB．helpusdealwithsocialeventsC．tellussomethinginterestingaboutsocialrulesD．introducedifferentculturesofdifferentcountries2．Howcanyoudevelopyourlisteningskills?A．Bychangingthesubject.B．Bythinkingofarecentnewsstory.C．Bylookingawayfromthepersonyouaretalkingwith.D．Byusingpositivelanguagetoshowyouarelistening.3．WhatcanwelearnfromwhatBenjaminDisraelisays?A．Whentalkingwitheachother,nevertalkabouttheother.B．Whentalkingwitheachother,talkmoreaboutotherpeople.C．Talkingmoreabouttheotherpersonhelpsmakeagoodconversation.D．Talkingmoreaboutyourselfwillimpressothersintheconversation.4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．peoplewithgoodsocialskillscanmunicatewellB．keepinggoodeyecontactshowsyouareagoodlistenerC．forsmalltalk,you'dbetterhavesomelowriskopenersreadyD．socialskillsareimportantforimprovingtheinterpersonalrelationship答案：1～4BDCDⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Listeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack,butmunicationisatwowayprocess—itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.[句式分析]并列連詞but連接兩個(gè)并列句，第一分句中關(guān)系代詞which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，whichmostpeoplelack修飾先行詞skill；第二分句中itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening對(duì)上文補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明。[嘗試翻譯]傾聽(tīng)是大多數(shù)人所缺乏的技巧，而交流是雙向的過(guò)程——它包括說(shuō)和聽(tīng)兩個(gè)方面。2．Inaddition,youneedtoknowhowlongyoushouldstay,andwhenyouhavetoleave.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]另外，你需要知道該待多久，還有該在何時(shí)離開(kāi)。3．Somehostsexpectflowersorasmallgift,butinotherplaces,youcantakethings,butyouneedn'tifyoudon'twantto.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]有的主人希望能得到一些鮮花或小禮品，而在另一些地方你可以給主人送東西，但如果你不想送也可以不送。閱讀理解AInformalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussion,however,makesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboosinaparticularculture.LatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistory,art,andcustoms.Theyexpectquestionsaboutyourfamilyandbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.YoumayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartform,andtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthem,argumentscanbeinteresting—andtheycancoverprettymuchoranytopic—aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligentmanner.IntheUnitedStates,businesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopics,includingopinionsaboutwork,family,hobbies,andpolitics.InJapan,China,andKorea,however,peoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughts,feelings,oremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmoniousbusinessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.Itisconsideredrude,forexample,toaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.Thiscangetyouintotrouble,evenintheUnitedStates,wherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inaddition,discussingone'ssalaryisususllyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld,althoughbecarefulnottocriticiseanationalsport.Instead,befriendlyandpraiseyourhost'steam.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要介紹了在商業(yè)交往中一些國(guó)家和地區(qū)傾向的閑聊的話題。1．Theunderlinedword“harmonious”mostprobablymeans“”．A．petitiveB．friendlyandpeacefulC．originalD．sensitive解析：選B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)該詞后面的語(yǔ)境“relationshipthey'retryingtobuild”可知他們正嘗試建立意為“和諧的”人際關(guān)系。故harmonious意為“和諧的，協(xié)調(diào)的”，B項(xiàng)最符合文意。2．Thewriterthinkspoliticsandreligionareforbusiness.A．cheerfultopicsB．taboosC．rudetopicsD．wisetopics解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Asageneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.”可得知。3．Whichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthor?A．Sports.B．Children.C．Personalfeelings.D．Families.解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句得知在大部分地方“體育”是一個(gè)典型的友好的話題。BSmalltalkisaveryshortconversationusedbyindividualtokilltimeandmaketheotherpersonfeelfortableinhispresence.However,sometimesyoushouldbecarefulofyourtopics.Therearecertain“safe”topicsthatpeopleusuallydiscuss.Theweatherisprobablythenumberonethingthatpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwelldiscuss.Sometimesevenfriendsandfamilymembersdiscusstheweatherwhentheymeetorstartaconversation.Anothertopicthatisgenerallysafeiscurrentevents.Aslongasyouarenotdiscussingacontroversialissue,suchasarecentlawconcerningequalrights,itisusuallysafetodiscussthat.Entertainmentandsportsnewsisanothergoodtopic.Ifthereissomethingthatyouandtheotherpersonhaveinmon,thatmayalsobeacceptabletotalkabout.Forexample,ifthebusisextremelyfullandtherearenoseatsavailable,youmighttalkaboutthereasonswhy.Similarly,peopleinanofficemightcasuallydiscussthenewpaintorfurniture.Therearealsosomesubjectsthatarenotconsideredacceptablewhenmakingsmalltalk.Discussingpersonalinformationsuchassalariesorarecentdivorceisunacceptablebetweenpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwell.plimentsonclothingorhairareacceptable;however,youshouldneversaysomething(goodorbad)aboutaperson'sbody.Negativementsaboutanotherpersonnotinvolvedintheconversationarealsonotacceptable.Whenyoudonotknowapersonwellyoucannotbesurewhotheirfriendsare.Youdonottalkaboutprivateissueseither,becauseyoudonotknowifyoucantrusttheotherpersonwithyoursecretsorpersonalinformation.Lastly,itisnotwisetocontinuetalkingaboutanissuethattheotherpersondoesnotseemfortablewithorinterestedin.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文作者主要講了人們進(jìn)行閑聊時(shí)安全的和不被接受的話題。4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Whydopeoplemakesmalltalk?B．Whattopicsdopeoplechoosewhenmakingsmalltalk?C．Whatissmalltalk?D．Inwhichsituationsdopeoplemakesmalltalk?解析：選B主旨大意題。文章談到人們進(jìn)行閑聊時(shí)安全的和不被接受的話題。故選B。5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebesttopicwhenyoumakesmalltalk?A．Beautifulday,isn'tit?B．Didyouwatchthenewstoday?C．Haveyougotaboyfriend?D．Whatdoyouthinkofthenewputers?解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第三句可知在不太熟悉的人們之間不要談?wù)撚嘘P(guān)私人問(wèn)題的話題。故選C。6．Theunderlinedpart“controversialissue”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeans“”．A．debatablequestionB．a(chǎn)cceptablequestionC．privatequestionD．interestingquestion解析：選A詞義猜測(cè)題。從該詞后面所給的例子：比如關(guān)于人權(quán)的法律方面的問(wèn)題，可知其意為“有爭(zhēng)議的問(wèn)題”。故選A。7．Howisthetextorganized?A．①②③④/⑤⑥⑦B．①②③④/⑤/⑥⑦C．①/②/③④/⑤⑥⑦D．①/②③④/⑤⑥⑦解析：選D篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。第一段定義smalltalk,第二至四段講閑談時(shí)的保險(xiǎn)話題，第五至七段講一些閑談時(shí)不能提及的話題。故選D。CAreyousickoffeelingyourtongueturntoalumpof(一塊)coalwheneveryoumeetasmalltalksituation?Followthesesmarttips,andyou'llbeeagreatconversationalistmakinglastingimpressionswhereveryougo.DebraFine,authorofTheFineArtofSmallTalk,saysthatconnectingwithpeoplethroughconversationdoesn'talwayseinstinctively(出于本能地).Thatmeansyouneedmuchtrainingtoimproveyourspeakingabilities.First,havearoundthreethingstotalkaboutbeforeyouheadforaninterview.Second,thinkoffourquestionsyoucanaskthatwillmaketheotherpersonchat.Finally,ifyou'vemetthepersonbefore,mentionsomethingofthepreviousconversationorintroductiontoshowyourinterest.Theawkwardmomentwhentheotherpersondidn'trecognizeyoumaymakeyoufeelhurt.Beforeyouputtoomuchpressureonanewrelationship,bethefirsttosay“hello”.Youcanrelease(釋放)somepressurebysaying,forexample，“StephaniePratt?Hi,goodtoseeyouagain.”Anotherwaytoputstrangersateaseistosmileandshaketheirhandswhenyougreetthem.Smalltalkisalwayschallengingatconferencesorlargeevents,especiallywhenyoudon'tknowanyone.There'sareasonwhymillionsofpeoplereadtheNewYorkTimeseveryday:tostayknowledgeableabouttheworldtheylivein.Ifyoufindreadingadailynewspapertootedious,findspecialtopicsthatinterestyou.LearnthegeneralnewsfromNews,CNN,orGoogleNews.Buildaconversationbyasking,“...eyouheardabout...？”Last,listeningisanimportantpartofsmalltalk,especiallywhenyou'reenteringaconversationthat'salreadyinprogress.Ifyouwanttoleavealastingimpression,oneofthebestwaysistobeagreatlistener.Asyoulistentoothers'experiencesandopinions,you'llenlargeyourknowledgeaboutotherculturesandnations,andfinallybeeamorefascinatingconversationalist.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要講述了在閑聊時(shí)的一些技巧。8．AccordingtoDebraFine,.A．manypeopledon'tlikesmalltalkB．peoplewithagoodmemoryaregoodattalkingC．showinginterestisthekeytoagoodconversationD．conversationisaskillthatneedstraining解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“...raFine...saysthatconnectingwithpeoplethroughconversationdoesn'talwayseinstinctively(出于本能地).Thatmeansyouneedmuchtrainingtoimproveyourspeakingabilities.”可知，通過(guò)談話來(lái)聯(lián)系他人是一種技巧，這種技巧不會(huì)自然出現(xiàn)，需要進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練。9．Thepurposeofsmalltalkisto.A．reducethepressureduringaconversationB．buildaconnectionandmakeagoodimpressionC．makeaconversationmoreinterestingD．enlargetheknowledgeaboutothercultures解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“makinglastingimpressionswhereveryougo”以及第二段中的“saysthatconnectingwithpeoplethroughconversation”可知，閑聊的目的是聯(lián)系他人并給對(duì)方留下好印象。10．Theunderlinedword“tedious”inPara.4means“”．A．shortB．limitedC．boringD．formal解析：選C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞后面的“findspecialtopicsthatinterestyou”可知，如果覺(jué)得看報(bào)紙對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)有些乏味，那么找些你感興趣的話題來(lái)閱讀，故可知畫線詞的含義。11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．PurposeofsmalltalkB．TopicsofsmalltalkC．SmarttipsonsmalltalkD．Artoflisteninginsmalltalk解析：選C標(biāo)題歸納題。文章第一段中的“Followthesesmarttips,andyou'llbeeagreatconversationalistmakinglastingimpressionswhereveryougo.”點(diǎn)明主旨，故Smarttipsonsmalltalk最適合做本文的標(biāo)題。[課文對(duì)譯]HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyourecognise?Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidentlytoeveryguest?Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'tknow?Andareyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry?Don'tworry—wecanhelpyou!Youneedn'tworryaboutsituationsliketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillsmunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.Hereareafewideastohelpyou.?LearnhowtodosmalltalkSmalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!Havesomelowriskconversationopenersready.Forexample：·thinkofarecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e．g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar·thinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudies·thinkof“safe”thingsyoucanaskpeople'sopinionsabout—music,sport,films,etc.·thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostrangers—andavoidtalkingaboutthem!Thatway,youdon'tdamageyourconfidence!?DevelopyourlisteningskillsListeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack,butmunicationisatwowayprocess—itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.Alwaysremember—youwon'timpresspeopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideastomakeyouabetterlistener：......·showthatyouarelisteningbyusingencouragingnoisesandgestures—smiling,nodding,saying“uhhuh”and“OK”，etc.·keepgoodeyecontact·usepositivebodylanguage·askformoreinformationtoshowyourinterest...'t...·lookatyourwatch·yawn·sigh·lookawayfromthepersonwho'stalkingtoyou·changethesubject·finishotherpeople'ssentencesforthemAlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinisterinthe19thcentury：“Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeak