Question

完形填空。 　　Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends．If you 　　1　　 to other countries,do you know what to say to start small talk with local people? 　　In Britain,the best topic is the weather．British 　　2　　 changes quite often．It's also a safe topic．You can start small talk simply by saying“It's a lovely day today,isn't it?” 　　Besides the weather,it's good to talk about gardens 　　3　　 English people．For example,you could say,“Those roses look really beautiful,　　4　　?”English people lore their pets．So it's also nice to begin with“What a lovely 　　5　　!What is its name?” 　　In America,people like to talk about sports,　　6　　 American football and basketball．They also talk about clothes by saying“It's a nice shirt!Where did you get it?”The weather is a 　　7　　 topic there,too． 　　Don't ask people“How old ale you?”Age is usually a 　　8　　,especially for women．　　9　　 ask“How much money do you make?”It makes people uncomfortable．Don't ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend 　　10　　 a boyfriend．Politics(政治)or religion(宗教)is not a good topic for two people who have just met,either． (1) [　　] A． listen B． travel C． talk D． want (2) [　　] A． weather B． people C． food D． clothes (3) [　　] A． in B． at C． with D． on (4) [　　] A． don't they B． do they C． aren't they D． are they (5) [　　] A． day B． rose C． dog D． bag (6) [　　] A． such that B． the same as C． so that D． such as (7) [　　] A． dangerous B． difficult C． safe D． hard (8) [　　] A． friend B． secret C． problem D． question (9) [　　] A． Never B． Please C． Ever D． Usually (10) [　　] A． and B． with C． but D． or

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．A;5．C;6．D;7．C;8．B;9．A;10．D;
解析：

(1)	travel意为“旅行”，符合句意。
(2)	由上一句可知。
(3)	talk about sth.with sb．“与某人谈论某事”。
(4)	主要考查反意疑问句中“前肯定后否定”的原则。
(5)	由pets可知。
(6)	such as“例如”，用来举例说明。
(7)	由too及文中第二段中的It's also a safe topic．可知。
(8)	由上一句“Don't ask people‘How old are you?’”可知。
(9)	由下一句“It makes people uncomfortable．”可知。
(10)	由句意知此处需用or，意为“或者”。