Question

    Everyone knows conferences are great for interpersonal relationships. Conferences are all about meeting people and making friends. Of course, some of those new contacts may become customers for your company too, but don’t try to sell to them at the conference unless you really have to. 1..

The most difficult part of communication is always breaking the ice: 2.. We call it golden time. Actually, it can be incredibly tough to walk into a room full of people, all of whom seem to know each other and are involved in deep conversations. How on earth do you join in?

3.. It’s polite to introduce yourself and ask if you can join the group, but there’s nothing wrong with standing and listening for a few minutes first.

The worst thing to do is to walk around looking busy. This is like holding up a sign saying “Please don’t talk to me”. A much better solution, though, is to move slowly around the room, make eye contact with people, smile and say “ hello”. 4..

Sometimes, we’re our own worst enemies. 5.. However, when someone tries to engage us in conversation, we can’t wait to get away. If someone has made the effort to come up to you, they deserve at least five minutes of your time, no matter how boring that person seems. And if you’re lucky, perhaps more people will join your conversation group.

A.We feel bad when no one wants to talk to us.

B.The best thing to do is to try to get involved in one of the conversations.

C.Just be yourself, and allow any business partnerships to appear naturally.

D.Half the people in the group conversations are nervously trying to get involved.

E.The most important thing to remember is that most people are in the same position as you.

F.Starting a conversation with a stranger and keeping it going for the important five minutes.

G.That way, even if you’re too nervous to start a conversation, other people will understand it.

Answer

1.C

2.F

3.B

4.G

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。每个人都知道会议对人际关系很有帮助，会议的目的就是为了结识朋友。文章主要就如何在会议上与人沟通交谈提出了一些建议。

1.

根据上文Of course, some of those new contacts may become customers for your company too, but don’t try to sell to them at the conference unless you really have to.可知当然，这些新联系人中的一些可能也会成为你公司的客户，但除非真的必须，否则不要试图在会议上向他们推销产品。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，不要试图在在会议上向他们推销产品，要让商业伙伴自然而然地出现。故C选项“做你自己，允许任何商业伙伴自然地出现”符合上下文语境，故选C。

2.

根据上文The most difficult part of communication is always breaking the ice(沟通中最困难的部分总是打破僵局)由此可知，本句承接上文说明打破僵局的意思是和一个陌生人开始一段持续五分钟的对话。故F选项“开始与陌生人交谈，并在重要的五分钟内保持对话”符合上下文语境，故选F。

3.

根据上一段中How on earth do you join in?可知你到底是怎么加入的？以及后文It’s polite to introduce yourself and ask if you can join the group, but there’s nothing wrong with standing and listening for a few minutes first.可知自我介绍并询问是否可以加入小组是有礼貌的，但是先站着听几分钟也没有什么错。由此可知，本句承接上文的问题回答，如何参与到一个对话中。故B选项“最好的办法就是试着参与其中的一个对话”符合上下文语境，故选B。

4.

根据上文A much better solution, though, is to move slowly around the room, make eye contact with people, smile and say “ hello”. 可知一个更好的解决办法是在房间里慢慢走动，和人们进行眼神交流，微笑着说“你好”。由此可知，本句承接上文说明“在房间里慢慢走动，和人们进行眼神交流”这一方法的好处是——即使你太紧张而不能开始一段对话，其他人也会理解的。故G选项“这样，即使你太紧张而不能开始一段对话，其他人也会理解的”符合上下文语境，故选G。

5.

根据后文However, when someone tries to engage us in conversation, we can’t wait to get away.可知然而，当有人试图与我们交谈时，我们会迫不及待地离开。由此可知，后文提到的是有人试图和我们交谈，那么本句应当是在说明没有人和我们说话时的情况。故A选项“当没有人想和我们说话时，我们会感觉很糟糕”符合上下文语境，故选A。