Question

In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”, small talk means little things we talk about at the ____41____of a conversation. In English-speaking countries, people often make small talk about the _____42_____: Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is ______43_____special about small talk. It must be about something ______44_____ people have the same idea about. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a ______45_____ topic for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on _____46____ the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are _____47_____. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus stops, people may say: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”

Greetings and small talk are _____48_____ important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be _____49_____from one language to another. This___50_____that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior (社会行为) of the people who speak it.

1.A.front    B. endC. start

2.A. weather   B. datesC. colors

3.A. nothing   B. anythingC. something

4.A. all   B. bothC. every

5.A. cheapB. dangerousC. safe

6.A. whereB. whenC. how

7.A. seeingB. looking atC. watching

8.A. the   B. an    C. a

9.A. the same   B. difficult    C. different

10.A. soundsB. showsC. looks

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在西方文化中，经常用small talk来开始一段对话，而且对话的内容的选择也是有一定讲究的。

1.考查名词与语境理解。A.front前面；B. end结束； C. start开始，句意：闲聊时在对话开始之前谈论的小事情。根据句意此题选C。

2.考查名词与语境理解。A. weather天气； B. dates日期； C. colors 颜色，句意：人们经常闲聊天气。根据句意及上下文此题选A。

3.考查不定代词与语境理解。A.nothing没什么；B.anything任何事情；C.something一些事情，句意：在闲聊中有些事情也很特别。根据句意及上下文此题选C。

4.考查代词与语境理解。A. all所有； B. both两者都；C. every每一，句意：它必须是一些双方谈话的人都有共同话题的事情。根据句意“两者都”是both，故选B。

5.考查形容词与语境理解。A. cheap便宜的；B.dangerous危险的；C.safe安全的，句意：因此这是闲聊是一个安全的话题。根据句意此题选C。

6.考查疑问词与语境理解。A. where哪儿；B. when何时；C. how怎么，句意：闲聊的话题也已在哪儿谈话而定。根据句意此题选A。

7.考查动词与语境理解。A. seeing看，强调结果；B。looking at 看，强调动作；C.watching一般这看电视或看比赛，句意：在足球比赛时人们闲聊他们正在看的比赛。根据句意此题选C。

8.考查冠词与语境理解。句意：在任何语言中打招呼和闲聊都是谈话重要的一部分。根据句意此空是泛指，important又以元音开头，所以用不定冠词an，故选B。

9.考查形容词词与语境理解。A. the same相同的； B. difficult困难的；C.different 不同的，句意：然而一种语言和另一种语言有所不同，根据句意及上下文此题选C。

10.考查动词与语境理解。A. sounds听起来；B. shows展示，说明；C.ooks看起来，句意：这说明在学习一门语言是比单纯学习词汇和语法有更多的东西要学，根据句意此题选B。

考点：政治经济文化类