题目内容
【题目】“Nowhere else_______ a greater talent for innovation than in Internet-based businesses”, said the report.
A. are Chinese businessmen shown
B. Chinese businessmen have shown
C. have Chinese businessmen shown
D. Chinese businessmen have been shown
【答案】C
【解析】
试题分析：考查倒装句和时态。Nowhere else是否定词，位于句子开头，句子用部分倒装，故排除B、D；根据句意“中国商人已经展示出更大的创新天才”可知句子用现在完成时态，故选C。
【学法指导】
含有否定意义的副词位于句首时的倒装：
在正式文体中，never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, no sooner, no longer, nowhere等含有否定意义的副词若位于句首，则其后要用部分倒装：
如：I shall never forgive him./ Never shall I forgive him. 我永远不会宽恕他。
注：(1)对于not…until句型，当not until…位于句首时，其后的主句要用倒装语序：
如：He didn't leave the room until the rain stopped./Not until the rain stopped did he leave the room. 雨停了之后他才离开这房间。
【题目】任务型阅读
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 small 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【1】 _________ |
Introduction | We are likely to make small talk when we【3】______ meet people. |
【2】_________ | Small talk can help people form 【4】________ friendships. |
Small talk can also help people get 【5】__________. | |
Advice | Find some topics【6】_______ with the other person. |
Keep the talk going by making compliments and 【7】__________ questions. | |
Keep eye contact in conversation to build【8】 ________. | |
【9】________ more in order to make small talk easier. | |
Conclusion | Small talk really 【10】_________ a lot to us. |