Have you heard of small talk? It 1.________ that the conversation is about some little things, which are not 2.________. You can make small talk when 3._________ in line in the supermarket or while waiting for the bus. Though the topics in small talk aren’t important, small talk 4.________ is very important. It makes people 5._________relaxed; It breaks the silence; It shows 6.________ and good manners; And it makes time pass 7.________.

In small talk, it’s important 8.________ to smile and keep the conversation relaxed. It’s also good to show a sense of humor. You could talk about the 9._________ , an interesting story on TV, a sports event, a play or a movie, and you could ask parents about their 10._________.

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Mom’s (4) ____

A little boy invited his mother to the first teacher-parent meeting of his elementary school. To his surprise, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother. She was a beautiful woman, (1)____ there was a scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the right side of her face. The boy never asked his mom why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, other people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother, but the little boy felt embarrassed for his mom’s looks, and hid himself from everyone. However, he heard the conversation between his mother and his teacher.

“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.

The mother replied, “(2)When my son was a baby, his room caught fire one day. Everyone was too afraid to get into the room, but I rushed into it. While I was running towards his bed, a beam (横梁) fell down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious (失去知觉的). (3)幸运的是，有人救了我们。” She touched the burned side of her face. “But I have never regretted (后悔) doing what I did,” she added.

Having heard that, the little boy was so moved that he ran towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged (拥抱) her and held her right hand tightly for the rest of the day.

1.在(1)处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：______________________

2.将(2)句划线部分译成汉语：______________________________________________

3.将(3)句划线部分译成英语：_______________________________________________

4.从文中找出两个形容词，对小男孩情感的前后变化进行描述：_________________

5.在（4）填上一个适当的名词，补全短文的标题：____________________________

It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary(薪水).
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
【小题1】Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

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It’s 10:00 pm. A man leaves a restaurant, gets into his car and drives away. 200 meters further he’s stopped by a police officer.

Officer: Good evening, sir. We’re testing drivers for drunk driving. Would you please blow（吹）into this machine?

Man: I’m sorry, I can’t do that. If I blow into that machine, I will get out of air.

Officer: Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test.

Man: I can’t do that. If you give me a blood test, I will bleed（流血）to death.

Officer: Then you’ll have to get out and walk five metres along this white line.

Man: I can’t do that, either.

Officer: Why not?

Man: Because I’m dead drunk! I can’t open the door.

1.The man is stopped ______ metres away from the restaurant.

A. 5                B. 10               C. 200              D. 205

2.The conversation probably happens in a (an) ______.

A. office           B. street               C. hospital         D. restaurant

3.The man wouldn’t have the test for drunk driving because ______.

A. he is badly ill          B. he will get out of air

C. he is dead drunk         D. he will bleed to death

It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary(薪水).

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1.Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A．The writer’s studies.                    B．The writer’s future job

C．Dinner plans                           D．Wars around the world

2.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ____________.

A．doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C．gets along very well with the writer

D．doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea

3.The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____________.

A．agrees            B．shouts            C．complains         D．smiles

4.Which of following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.

B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.

D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future.