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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some people are afraid of starting a casual(随意的) conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of refused 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 meaningless. _________ , 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 politely 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 certainly _________ 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. act

3.A. know       B. learn          C. recognize    D. realize

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. decision    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.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】

试题分析：本文主要讲了谈话的技巧，以及简短、随意的谈话可以很好地促进彼此之间的沟通和交流。

1.B考查名词。A. right正义，权利； B. reason 原因；C. result结果；D. sign符号。句意：担心被拒绝也是保持沉默的一个原因。a reason for…的原因。故选B.

2.D考查动词。A. take拿，取；B. use使用；C. mean意味； D. act行动。句意：简短的谈话可以充当一种热身和了解彼此的方式。act as充当，起作用。故选D.

3.A考查动词。A. know知道；B. learn学习；C. recognize认出； D. realize意识到。根据句意简短的谈话可以充当一种热身和了解彼此的方式可知，“了解”是get to know, 故选A.

4.D考查连词。A. what什么；B. whether是否；C. why为什么； D. how怎么样。句意：大多数人，不管他们在工作中是多么的成功，都会产生使谈话不舒服，甚至无意义的过程。how可以修饰形容词successful,其它词不可以，故选D.

5.C考查动词。A. giving给；B. leaving离开； C. making制造；D. forcing强迫。句意: 大多数人，不管他们在工作中是多么的成功，都会产生使谈话不舒服，甚至无意义的过程。“产生……的过程”是make a process,故选C.

6.C考查副词。A. So所以； B. Instead代替，然而；C. However然而；D. Besides此外，另外。句意：然而，如果你拒绝别人进入的话，那么你就会拥有一个非常小的世界。however然而，放在句首，表示转折，故选C.

7.C考查连词。A. unless除非，如果不；B. until直到；C. if如果；D. Though尽管。句意：然而，如果你拒绝别人进入的话，那么你就会拥有一个非常小的世界。引导条件状语从句应用if，故选C.

8.A考查形容词。A. comfortable舒服的； B. upset心烦的；C. nervous 紧张不安的；D. satisfied满意的。句意：用一个随意的评论或问题开始的谈话会使别人舒服，甚至用一个简单的hello打个招呼就足够了。根据句意可知，“舒服的”是comfortable，故选A.

9.D考查名词。A. decision决定；B. plan计划；C. wish希望；D. move移动，步骤。句意：如果你迈出了第一步就不能回头了。move“移动，步骤”。故选D.

10.D考查动词。A. changing 改变；B. rising上升；C. improving改进；D. going进行，运转。句意：在你有礼貌地离开之前，应该使谈话顺利地进行下去。根据句意可知选D.

11.B考查动词。A. know知道；B. share分享；C. do做；D. show显示。句意：考虑你应该和一个新朋友分享什么。share with“和……分享”，故选B.

12.D考查形容词。A. private 私人的；B. present现在的；C. important重要的；D. general一般的，普通的。句意：工作，家庭，爱好或兴趣是常见的讨论点。General“一般的，普通的”。根据句意可知选D.

13.C考查形容词。A. careful 细心的；B. surprised吃惊的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. encouraged鼓励的。句意：为了使谈话顺利进行，你可以表现出对他们说的内容真的很感兴趣。“对……感兴趣”是be interested in，故选C.

14.C考查名词。A. ideas主意；B. experiences经验；C. points要点；D. senses感觉。句意：一旦你发现了兴趣的共同点，那么谈话就一定会从那里开始。“共同点”是common points，故选C.

15.A考查动词。A. take带走；B. put放； C. get得到； D. set设置。句意：一旦你发现了兴趣的共同点，那么谈话就一定会从那里顺利进行下去。take off“起飞，腾飞，顺利进行”。故选A.

16.B考查动词。A. come来；B. turn翻转；C. find发现；D. figure计算。句意：简短的谈话结果证明是一次愉快的经历。turn to be“结果是，证明是”。故选B.

17.A考查情态动词。A. should应该；B. can会，能；C. will决心；D. may可以。句意：谈话应该简单，随意。根据句意可知应用should“应该”，故选A.

18.D考查动词。A. start 开始；B. complete 完成；C. consider考虑；D. control控制。句意：不要让自己控制谈话。根据句意应选D.

19.B考查副词。A. still仍旧；B. even甚至；C. ever曾经；D. almost差不多，几乎。句意：你甚至后来会发现你有让别人向你敞开心扉的天分。表示更近一步要用“甚至”，故选C

20.C考查名词。A. right正义；B. advantage优势；C. talent才能，天才；D. habit习惯。句意：你甚至后来会发现你有让别人向你敞开心扉的天分。根据句意可知选C.

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。