Question

Teenagers usually experience changes on all levels --- physical and emotional (感情的). Some may feel uncomfortable when in new situations, such as talking to strangers. But with small talk, you may     fit into the new environment.

Small talk is a light conversation for social occasions (社交场合).      it usually doesn’t have much detail(细节), it is the starting point for friendships

Children can use small talk to      a conversation in many different ways.

Asking open questions is one of the most useful ways. For example, you are at someone’s birthday party, but you know     people. How do you break the ice? You can start a conversation with “This is a great party. How do you know the host?” This way is also     in many other situations, such as school clubs or picnics.

Sometimes, simply an    works, especially to help find common ground(共同点) with others. For example, when going into a new environment, you can introduce yourself by saying “I am in Class 2. My      teacher is Mr Black.” The other person may say, “Oh, really? He is also my math teacher. He is very strict ...” See? A good conversation begins.

The third way is to find your strong points and     it to others. This is useful when you want to     a group. For example, you see boys playing soccer on the school playground. Just say, “Do you need more players? I am a very good goalkeeper(守门员).”

So next time, don’t be     when meeting strangers. Just try small talk. A stranger may become your next friend.

1.A. nearlyB. slowlyC. easilyD. hardly

2.A. ButB. AlthoughC. Because D. And

3.A. haveB. startC. endD. stop

4.A. someB. anyC. littleD. few

5.A. helpfulB. helplessC. interestingD. boring

6.A. informationB. actionC. educationD. introduction

7.A. ChineseB. historyC. mathD. English

8.A. show B. giveC. sellD. offer

9.A. takeB. joinC. knowD. love

10.A. surprisedB. comfortableC. nervousD. relaxed

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了通过短小的交谈可能使你很快融入一个新的环境。作者介绍了三种开始简短交谈的方式。

1. slowly慢慢地. easily容易地；. hardly几乎不。但是通过简短的谈话，你可能会很容易融入一个新的环境。根据句意，故选C。

2. But但是B. Although尽管；C. Because 因为D. And并且。.尽管它通常没有多少细节，但是它是友谊的起点。根据两句的关系，故选B。

3. A. have有；B. start开始；C. end结束；D. stop停止。根据句意用不同的方式使用简短的谈话以开始交流，故选B.

4. some一些；B. any用于否定句或疑问句，little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；D. few，很少，几乎没有，名词。根据中心句问开放性的问题是最有用的方式之一，例如，你在某人的生日聚会上，但是你几乎不认识什么人，怎么破冰呢？根据句意及情景可知是几乎不认识什么人，故选D。

5. helpless无助. interesting有趣的 boring无聊的。这在其他的情况可能也是有帮助的。根据句意中的也，故选A。

6. information信息B. action行动C. education教育；D. introduction介绍。有的时候简单地介绍也起效，尤其是能帮助找到和其他人的共同点。根据句意及上下文，故选D.

7. Chinese语文；B. history历史；C. math数学；D. English英语。根据后文He is also my math teacher.可知是数学老师，故选C。

8. show 展示；B. give给； C. sell卖；D. offer提供。第三点就是向其他人展示你的强项。根据句意及上下文，故选A。

9. take带走；B. join加入；C. know知道；D. love爱。当你想加入一个团体这是有用的。加入组织团体用jion,故选B。

10. comfortable舒服的. nervous紧张的；. relaxed感到放松的。下一次遇到生人不要紧张，开始简短的谈话吧。根据句意及上文，故选C。

考点：社会交往类短文。