1、选修 Module 1 Small Talk课下主题训练 良好的人际关系与社会交往.阅读理解AI did an experiment by talking to strangers recently. Here are some things I experienced during the experiment.On October 9th, while visiting my family hometown for a wedding, I met a man sitting on the side of the hotel pool.We started talking.It turne
2、d out that he had just moved to the area with his family from Chicago.I told him what I knew about the community, the schools, and particular neighborhoods where he was looking to buy a house.He was grateful to me for my information.The interaction made me feel useful and valuable.On May 20th, we ha
3、d three men from a tree trimming (修剪) company visiting our house to cut back our trees.Normally, I would let them work outside without engaging them in conversation.This time, after they finished their work, I asked one of the tree trimmers, only halfjoking, if they fell off trees frequently.One of
4、the tree trimmers said that he had been climbing trees for 27 years and reported he had fallen out of a tree once and hurt his knee.I loved that conversation.I didnt always talk to someone whose job was to climb up trees, but it was interesting for learning about how they did it.I also realized I le
5、arned something new.On May 30th, I went to an outdoor block party on Friday night, along with my wife and our 3monthold baby.Our baby was wearing oversized noisecancelling headphones that truly looked pretty ridiculous on a baby.When I tried to talk with others, they immediately started talking with
6、 me after seeing the baby.I found it was almost very easy to start talking with people when you had a baby with you.All in all, I felt great about most of my interactions with strangers.Almost every interaction left me feeling a little happier.I also felt I learned new things by talking to people fr
7、om different walks of life who I wouldnt normally meet.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章的作者做了一个与闲聊有关的试验，试验结束后发现自己颇有收获。1The man was grateful to the author because _.Ahe made his first friend thereBhe gained some useful informationCthe author helped him kill the timeDthe author helped him make a decision解析：选B细节理解题。根据第
8、二段中的“I told him what I knew . grateful to me for my information.”可知，那人感激作者是因为得到了一些有用的信息。2The tree trimmer who talked with the author _.Adidnt like talking to strangersBwas a respectable workerCwasnt a very careful manDgot injured once at work解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“One of the tree trimmers said .hurt his
9、 knee.”可知那人曾经在工作的时候受过伤。3What did the author probably learn from the experience on May 30th?ABabies are great conversation starters.BIts inconvenient to go out with a baby.CPeople love looking at ridiculous babies.DIts not challenging to talk with strangers.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知，这次经历让作者意识到小孩是开展闲聊的利器
10、。4At this experiment, the author most probably found it _.AuselessBexcitingCrewarding Dembarrassing解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段的叙述可推断，作者觉得这次经历很值得。B(2021遂宁高三检测)Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I hate small talk！” the minute you walk into a party? If so, you might be an introvert (内向的人). Introverts hate to
11、 chat about “small” subjects with people. They are fine when you talk one on one but seem to get lost in the crowd when theres a group around.If youre talking to an introvert, you might find that your first few conversations go one of two ways. Either theyll seem to get bored and not say much or the
12、yll seem to skate over small talk in favor of more indepth topics. What you need to know is that the introvert is not being rude. Its just that they dont like small talk. Heres why.Small talk serves as a gateway toward deeper conversation. Some introverts dont realize that small talk will actually h
13、elp them get to the bigger topics. You dont need to stay on small talk forever. However, sometimes introverts feel that even the short amount of time it takes to get into the real conversation is a waste of time. Small talk is very fast. Someone says something and this should be followed up with a q
14、uick response. But introverts like to chew on their words before saying them aloud. Before they answer, theyll mull_over different thoughts.Small talk by its very nature invites more people to join in. The more people who join the conversation, the more the introvert will tend to step back. As a res
15、ult, theyll be quiet. Small talk is about throwing out subjects in the hope that one or more of them can be turned into a common point of interest.The listening involved with small talk is not indepth. The purpose is about listening “lightly” so you can figure out the right topics to spend some time
16、 on. Introverts tend to be great listeners, but they use active listening rather than light listening. This makes them wonderful friends, but can also make it difficult for new people to understand why theyre so quiet.语篇解读：本文主要讲述了内向的人不喜欢和人闲聊，尤其是面对一群人会不知所措。事实上闲聊是通向深入交谈的大门。5How do introverts respond t
17、o a chat?AThey try to avoid it.BThey get excited about it.CThey give it their full attention.DThey focus on unimportant topics.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Introverts hate to chat about small subjects with people.”及第二段中的“If youre talking to an introvert .they dont like small talk.”可知，内向的人不喜欢聊天。因此对于聊天常常以回避的方式来
18、回应对方。故选A。6What do we know about small talk?AIt goes slowly.BIt costs people a lot of time.CIt contributes to deeper topics.DIt makes no sense.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Small talk serves as a gateway .the bigger topics.” 可知“闲聊是通向更深入交谈的通道。有些内向的人没有意识到闲聊实际上会帮助他们进入到更大的话题”，由此可知闲聊有助于更深入的话题。故选C。7What does the unde
19、rlined phrase “mull over” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AGive up. BThink over.CWrite down. DForget about.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第三段倒数第二句“But introverts like to . aloud.”可知，但是内向的人喜欢在大声说出来之前细细咀嚼他们的话，“细细咀嚼”即为仔细考虑。第三段最后一句表示“在他们回答之前，他们会仔细考虑不同的想法”，从而得出画线部分 “mull over”意为“认真琢磨，反复思考”。故选B。8How can we become a good talke
20、r in small conversations?AFigure out the deep meaning of questions.BThink twice before answering questions.CTry to find shared topics.DBe a quiet listener.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段可知，闲聊本身就能吸引更多的人加入进来。闲聊就是抛出话题，希望其中一个或多个话题能成为共同的兴趣点。由此可推断出在对话中要成为一个健谈的人，就要试图寻找共同的话题。故选C。.阅读七选五We all need friends in our everyday l
21、ife. What is important is how long friendship lasts. Sometimes, it may be a few months, a few years or forever. _1_ Let us find out the “best qualities” in your friends.Selfless Always ready to helpA good friend is the one who is always ready to help you in the difficult period of your life without
22、expecting anything in return. They make your problems their own. _2_ They have their own life and problems which maybe you wouldnt know.Cheer you upNothing can beat spending a happy time with your best friend full of jokes or laughter. Friends add happiness to life. They are always ready to cheer yo
23、u up when you are sad. They do share your pain, but dont like it when you remain sad for too long. _3_Know you very well_4_You can simply talk through expressions without saying a word. They know you so well that you cannot hide anything from them. They will notice even the slightest change in your
24、expressions and will immediately know that something is wrong with you.Straightforward (坦率的)I totally love straightforward people. Who would want diplomatic (有手腕的) friends? _5_ No one! Friends are the ones whom we can trust and depend on easily. My friends act as my stylists, advisers, sisters and j
25、ust everything! Shopping with them has so much fun. It is great to have people in life that are straightforward and know what is not good for me.AIt is human nature to have different opinions.BEverybody wants friends to be in their life forever.CWho would not want an honest opinion from their friend
26、s?DThey make you forget all your problems and add color to your life.EA good friend is the one in front of whom you can pour your heart out.FA best friend is the one who knows you as no one else in the world does.GSelflessness doesnt mean that your friends should always sacrifice things for you.语篇解读
27、：本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了好朋友身上的四个好品质。1选B空前一句说“有时候友谊可能持续几个月、几年或是永远”。故B项“每个人都想朋友永远在他们的生活中”符合语境。2选G本段的小标题是“Selfless Always ready to help”。G项“无私并不意味着你的朋友们应该总是为你牺牲”与空后的内容相承接，且G项中的Selflessness和小标题相照应。3选D本段的小标题是“Cheer you up”，故D项“他们使你忘记所有的难题，并为你的生活增添趣味”符合语境。4选F本段的小标题是“Know you very well”，故F项“最好的朋友就是比世界上其他人更了解你的人”符合语境。5选C根据空前一句“谁想要有手腕的朋友？”和空后的回答“没有人”可知选C项，与空前的问句形成并列关系。