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【題目】請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為66-75的相應(yīng)位置上。

Small talk and chitchat(閑談) are the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work.

Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not w【1】. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers.

Many people find these small conversations about unplanned subjects difficult. Some people say they hate it. Others say small talk is a w【2】 of time. They may even call it useless chitchat or useless chatter, meaning it doesn’t do anything. They c【3】 small talk not important.

However, small talk is important. These exchanges can open doors that may lead to l【4】, more meaningful conversations. When you first meet someone or talk to someone you don’t know well, it would be awkward(尷尬的) to b【5】 a conversation about a really deep subject such as war, politics or the meaning of life.

Small talk also gives you the c【6】 to decide if you want to get to know that person better–or not. Let’s say you make small talk with someone at a party. But they only want to talk about cats. You may not want to build a friendship with them u【7】 you really, really love cats.

Chitchat can also increase your feeling of understanding toward people you know but not well. Chatting with a workmate about their child may help you to understand more of their life outside the o【8】. This could help build healthy work relationships.

Researchers at the University of Chicago find that those who make small talk with strangers are happier than those who sit a【9】. Also, another similar study showed that people who talked with a cashier(收銀員) in a coffee shop felt happier t【10】 those who simply went in, ordered and left.

Small talk may make us happier.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】well

【2】waste

【3】consider

【4】larger

【5】begin

【6】chance(s)

【7】unless

【8】office

【9】alone

【10】than

【解析】文章大意：本文主要講述了在人們的日常中比較常見的一種聊天方式——閑聊，并且它可以使得你變得更加的快樂。

【1】句意：有時我們會和我們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識但不太了解的人閑聊。根據(jù)句中的 but可知前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折，前面說“我們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識”，可知此處應(yīng)是“但是不太了解”，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知答案應(yīng)填well。

【2】句意：有些人說他們討厭它，其他人說閑聊是在浪費時間。根據(jù)下文They may even call it useless chitchat or useless chatter, meaning it doesn’t do anything.結(jié)合本句句意，可知此處是說“其他人說閑聊是在浪費時間”，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知答案應(yīng)填waste。

【3】句意：他們認(rèn)為閑聊并不重要。根據(jù)上文They may even call it useless chitchat or useless chatter, meaning it doesn’t do anything.以及后面的small talk not important，可知此處是說“他們認(rèn)為閑聊并不重要”，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知答案應(yīng)填consider。

【4】句意：這些交流可以打開大門，可能導(dǎo)致更大、更有意義的對話。根據(jù)后面的more meaningful conversations，可知此處與其是并列的關(guān)系，也應(yīng)用比較級形式；推知句意應(yīng)是說“可能導(dǎo)致更大、更有意義的對話”；結(jié)合首字母提示，“更大的”large，其比較級是larger，故答案填larger。

【5】句意：當(dāng)你第一次遇見一個人或和一個你不太了解的人交談時，開始談?wù)撘粋�非常深刻的話題，如戰(zhàn)爭、政治或生命的意義，是很尷尬的。根據(jù)句意：它將是尷尬的去___5___談?wù)撘粋�非常深刻的話題，如戰(zhàn)爭、政治或生命的意義，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)填“開始”，英文表達(dá)是begin，故答案填begin。

【6】句意：閑聊也會讓你有機(jī)會決定你是否想更好地了解那個人。根據(jù)后面的if you want to get to know that person better–or not.可知此處應(yīng)是讓你有機(jī)會去決定，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)填“機(jī)會”，由語境可知此處用單復(fù)數(shù)均可，故答案填chance(s)。

【7】句意：你可能不想和他們建立友誼，除非你真的真的愛貓。由題干可知這里是從屬連詞引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句，根據(jù)句意：你可能不想和他們建立友誼， ___你真的真的愛貓，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)填“除非”，故答案填unless。

【8】句意：和同事閑聊他們的孩子可能會幫助你更好地了解他們在辦公室之外的生活。根據(jù)前面的outside“在…范圍之外”，以及Chatting with a workmate about their child和同事聊他們的孩子，可知這些事情都是辦公室范圍之外的生活，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)填“辦公室”，故答案填office。

【9】句意：芝加哥大學(xué)的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，與陌生人閑聊的人比獨自坐著的人更快樂。根據(jù)句意：芝加哥大學(xué)的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，與陌生人閑聊的人比___坐著的人更快樂，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知此處應(yīng)是“獨自坐著的人”，“獨自的、單獨的”英文表達(dá)是alone，故答案填alone。

【10】句意：另一項類似的研究表明，在咖啡店與收營員交談的人比那些只是簡單地走進(jìn)去，點好菜就走的人更快樂。根據(jù)前面的happier可知這里是在作比較級，結(jié)合首字母提示，可知答案應(yīng)填than。