Question

【题目】When you meet friends，family and new people，they all want to have an interesting conversation.Most of the time this____you will make a great impression when you bring up interesting topics of____told in the form of a story.

____，let's say a new hotel has just opened in your city.One way to____this is to give the facts and the statistics—it is a 5 Star hotel with 00 rooms，a gym，great views of the skyline and a roof top restaurant.That is not the____I'd introduce that news as a topic of conversation.I'd tell a story.

“On Tuesday evening last night a little after 8pm I was walking down Main Street with Lisa when we___unusual red lights way down the street.We had some time to____before meeting her sister so we walked a few more blocks____those red lights got closer and closer.We still didn't know what the____were about.

Anyway，we got to the building and____that those red lights were all around the building.It's a hotel but it doesn't look like any hotel I've____seen.As you walk up to the entrance it's more like walking along a passage____a really weird art gallery and a European late night bar.

We walked in and ended up talking to the____.He even gave us a tour of the bar and restaurant before taking us____in the elevator to the roof.What a____！You can see right across the city from up there.This is a very____hotel.I've never seen anything like it.”

Notice how I____a news item without making it sound like a news broadcast.I introduced very few___.I would share more information if the person I'm talking to____me to tell them more.First I need to get their attention to____if they have any interest in that subject.Story telling is the best way to do that.

【语篇导读】 不管是会见朋友，还是和家人相聚，谈话的方式都很重要。本文通过作者的亲身体会，介绍了交流的最佳方法。在作者看来，以讲故事的形式谈话会有意想不到的谈话效果。

【1】A.promises B．means C．explains D．proves

【2】A.quarrel B．argument C．discussion D．conversation

【3】A.For example B．What's more C．In fact D．By the way

【4】A.build B．design C．mention D．enjoy

【5】A.time B．excuse C．reason D．way

【6】A.switched B．spotted C．recognized D．transform

【7】A.spare B．save C．kill D．rest

【8】A.until B．if C．though D．because

【9】A.houses B．trees C．roads D．lights

【10】A.predicted B．noticed C．guessed D．admitted

【11】A.often B．usually C．ever D．hardly

【12】A.between B．through C．beyond D．along

【13】A.captain B．chairman C．monitor D．manager

【14】A.down B．up C．in D．out

【15】A.sign B．mark C．view D．symbol

【16】A.unique B．popular C．familiar D．steady

【17】A.evaluated B．approved C．covered D．shared

【18】A.secrets B．facts C．ideas D．points

【19】A.allows B．forbids C．asks D．begs

【20】A.see B．wonder C．doubt D．answer

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B。

【2】D。

【3】A。

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【11】C

【12】A

【13】D

【14】B

【15】C

【16】A

【17】D

【18】B

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

【1】B 大多数时候，这意味着(means)你会给人留下很好的印象。

【2】D 从句的意思是：当你以故事的形式提出谈话(conversation)的话题的时候。

【3】A 根据上下文的语境可知，这里是列举例子，所以是例如(For example)。

【4】C 一种提到(mention)这个话题的方式是给出事实和数据。

【5】D 它不是我要介绍有关信息的方式(way)。

【6】B 我们看到(spotted)街道上有很多不同寻常的红灯。

【7】C 在我们见到她姐姐之前还有一些时间可以消磨(kill)。

【8】A 我们一直(until)走到红灯越来越近的地方。

【9】D 我们不知道这些灯是为了(about)什么。

【10】B 我们走近这座建筑物，注意到(noticed)建筑物的周围都是红灯。

【11】C 那是一座宾馆，它看上去不像我以前(ever)见过的任何一个。

【12】A 当你向入口走去的时候，它更像是走在位于艺术馆和酒吧之间(between)的一条过道上。

【13】D 我们走进去，最后和经理(manager)进行攀谈。

【14】B 根据下文的意思可知，作者和经理乘坐电梯到上面的(up)顶层。

【15】C 多么美丽的景象(view)啊！

【16】A 这是一家与众不同的(unique)的宾馆。

【17】D 注意我没有像新闻广播一样和别人分享(shared)消息的方式吧。

【18】B 我几乎没有介绍枯燥无味的事实(facts)。

【19】C 如果和我谈话的人要(asks)我讲更多的东西，我会和对方分享更多的信息。

【20】A 首先，我想引起他们的注意，以弄明白(see)他们是否对这个话题感兴趣。