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任務型閱讀 (共l0空；每空l分，計l0分)
閱讀下列短文，根據短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一詞)
Small talk is pleasant conversation about common interests. The ability to make “small talk” is highly valued. But making small talk is difficult not only for English learners, but also for many native speakers of English. Most English learners may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of lack of(缺少) suitable vocabulary.
Now that we understand the problem, the next step is to improve the situation. Here are some tips to improve small talk skills.
◆Do some research
Spend time on the Internet, books, magazines, TVs to special about the type of people you will meet, and this can make your conversations more interesting.
◆Use the Internet for specific vocabulary
This is a bit like doing research about other people. If you have a business conference, or are meeting people who share a common interest, make use of the Internet to learn specific vocabulary.
◆Ask yourself about your culture
Take time to make a list of common things that you will discuss when making small talk in your own culture. And then check to make sure that you have the English vocabulary to make small talk about those subjects.
◆Find common interests
Once you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it! You can do this in many ways: discussing travel, discussing the school or friends, discussing the differences between your culture and the new culture.
◆Listen
Don’t get so worried about being able to communicate that you don’t listen. Listening carefully will help you understand and encourage those speaking to you. You might be nervous, but letting others express themselves will improve the quality of the discussion and give you time to think of an answer!

Title: To be a good small talker
The problem you may have when making small talk	__小題1:__ have enough suitable vocabulary to cover most topics.
The __小題2:__ useful tips of improving small talk skills	◆Doing some research	Find some special information about the type of people you’ll meet by __小題3:__ time on the Internet, books, and so on.
	◆__小題4:__the Internet for specific vocabulary	Learn specific words you may use when having a business conference or __小題5:__ people ahead of time.
	◆Asking __小題6:__ about your culture	List out some common things that will be __小題7:_ about in your own culture.
		Be sure to have the English words to discuss those subjects.
	◆Finding common interests	Try to chat with each other about something you’re both __小題8:__ in, such as travel, the school, the differences between different __小題9:__.
	◆Listening	Pay more attention to listening to others’ ideas in order to get __小題10:__ understanding.

 

Answer 1

小題1:Don’t/Never
小題2:five
小題3:spending
小題4:Using
小題5:meeting
小題6:yourself
小題7:talked
小題8:interested
小題9:cultured
小題10:better

試題分析：在這篇短文中作者主要介紹了五種聊天的常識問題。
小題1:根據Most English learners may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of lack of(缺少) suitable vocabulary.可知填：Don’t/Never。
小題2:聯系下文可知有五點建議，故填five。
小題3:根據Spend time on the Internet, books, magazines, TVs to special about the type of people you will meet,，by是介詞，后面接名詞或者動名詞作賓語，可知填spending。
小題4:根據make use of the Internet to learn specific vocabulary 可知填Using，動名詞作主語表示抽象動作。
小題5:根據If you have a business conference, or are meeting people who share a common interest,可知填meeting，接見。
小題6:根據Ask yourself about your culture可知填：yourself
小題7:根據Take time to make a list of common things that you will discuss when making small talk in your own culture.可知填talked。
小題8:根據Once you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it!可知填interested。
小題9:根據discussing the differences between your culture and the new culture 可知填cultured。
小題10:根據Listening carefully will help you understand and encourage those speaking to you.可知填better。
點評：本題難度較大，本個別小題不能直接從文中找到答案，需要自己根據相關內容分析總結。一定要弄懂全文后再動手解答問題，答題中要注意聯系上下文，對所填答案進行適當詞形變化。為避免不必要的錯誤，只要能使用原文的就盡量使用原文。