题目内容
【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
E-mail has been widely used since its invention for its convenience, efficiency, and high speed. However, it is wise to remember how easily this wonderful technology can be misused, sometimes unintentionally, but can result in serious consequences.
Now let's look at the case of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel , he decided to send his wife a quick E-mail. Unable to find the note with his wife's E-mail address, he did his best to type from his memory. Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his E-mail was directed to an elderly lady whose husband had passed away (去世) only the day before. When the sad widow checked her E-mail, she took one look at the screen, let out a sharp cry, and fell to the floor in a dead faint (昏迷 ). At the sound , her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:
MY DEAREST WIFE： JUST GOT CHECKED IN. EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW.
P.S. SURE IS HOT DOWN HERE
（1）Where do you think this text comes from?
A.It comes from a science report.
B.It comes from a computer screen.
C.It comes from a fiction.
D.It comes from a magazine.
（2）What was the weather like in Florida when the story happened?
A.It was snowy.
B.It was neither too hot nor too cold.
C.It was rainy.
D.It was hot.
（3）The underlined word “widow” probably means _________.
A.a woman who has no children
B.a woman who has just been married again
C.a woman whose husband died and she has not remarried
D.a woman whose husband is not at home
（4）The old lady was in a dead faint because________.
A.she was too excited to hear from her husband
B.she was very ill
C.she thought the E-mail was from her dead husband
D.she was frightened to receive an E-mail from a stranger
【答案】
（1）D
（2）D
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】本文属于记叙文，讲述了因为错写地址并发送邮件带来的严重后果，导致了一位老年女士严重昏迷。
（1）D 推理判断题。本文讲述了因为错写地址并发送邮件带来的严重后果，导致了一位老年女士严重昏迷。这不可能是科学报告和科幻小说，最可能是杂志中的文章。故C正确。
（2）D 细节理解题。这封邮件是丈夫发给妻子的，在信件的最后P.S. SURE IS HOT DOWN HERE丈夫提到“这里的天气很热”，故D项正确。
（3）C 词义猜测题。根据前句“......whose husband had passed away (去世) only the day before.”可知这老人的丈夫恰好前天去世了，时间如此短，她当然没有再嫁。所以划线词意为C项含义。
（4）C 推理判断题。因为她的丈夫前天刚刚去世，她就收到了这样内容的一封信：请赶快登记入住，一切都为你的到来准备好了。她以为这是丈夫发给她的，让她去陪他。所以她非常害怕，才晕了过去。故C项正确。
【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they'll probably start a conversation. “Hot today, isn't it?” one might say. “You said it,” another replies.
Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we don't begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.
Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.
Small talk even helps people get a job. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper sma ll talk can make that first impression get you the job.
So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Select something around you that you share with the other person.
Next, keep the conversation going. Compliment (赞美) the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.
Third, keep eye contact. When you loop people in the eye, they feel you appreciate what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and build trust.
Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers. Talking to someone you don't know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small take does get easier.
Some people avoid small talk because they dislike discussing things like traffic or weather. For them, they are just too small. However, when you think about it, small talk is anything but small. In fact, it is actually a very big deal!
Title | Small Talk: A Big |
Introduction | We are likely to make small talk when we meet people. |
Small talk can help people form friendships. | |
Small talk can also help people get . | |
Advice | Find some topics with the other person. |
Keep the talk going by making compliments and questions. | |
Keep eye contact in conversation to build . | |
more in order to make small talk easier. | |
Conclusion | Small talk really a lot to us. |