Question

Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to       small talk with local people?

In Britain the best topic is the weather. British       changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”      the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful,       ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely       ! What’s its name?”

In America, people like to talk about sports,       Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a       topic there, too.

Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret ,       for women.       ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend        boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.

1.A. end    B. startC. speak

2.A. weather     B. people    C. food

3.A. BesidesB. Except    C. But

4.A. isn’t itB. aren’t theyC. don’t they

5.A. pictureB. dog        C. boy

6.A. the same asB. so that    C. such as

7.A. safeB. dangerousC. hard

8.A. extremely    B. especially    C. exactly

9.A. NeverB. UsuallyC. Please

10.A. with    B. and        C. or

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析： 闲聊是一种消磨时间的好方法，但是在不同的国家闲聊要选好正确的话题。文中作者介绍给我们几种话题。比如在英国我们可以以天气，花园等开始聊天，在美国我们可以以服装，运动等开始聊天。总之不要问年纪，收入等隐私问题。

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8.别是对女士来说。故选B。

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考点：社会现象类短文。