Question

I believe that one of the best ways to connect with people and build quality relationships is through making conversation. Although most people can hold a conversation, only a few are smooth when they talk. I have discovered five simple and effective ways to be a smooth talker. Here they are：

Talk slowly

Generally, good talkers don’t rush into a conversation. 1.____ They act as if they have all the time in the world. This makes them come off as centered and collected. Model this way of talking and you will create the same effect.

Hold more eye contact

Most people keep eye contact about 2/3 of the time or less when they talk. 2.____ This will convey confidence and interest in interacting with them.

3.____

People with good conversation skills tend to notice the kind of things that the average person doesn’t notice, and to bring such details into the conversation. They may notice and point out an interesting ring on the other person’s hand, a certain foreign accent, or a certain voice tone they use when saying a name. Thus, such individuals impress people in a very elegant manner.

Express Your emotions

4._____ Express your feelings about those facts. Keep in mind that it is at the emotional level that people connect best.

Use the best words

The ability to talk smoothly has a lot to do with choosing the precise words to convey your precise feelings or thoughts. 5._____ It will help you develop a way with words and allow you to express yourself more easily.

Conversational skills don’t improve just like that. It takes time, practice and the ability to learn at a rapid rate from your own experiences.

A．Don’t just present the facts, you’re not a newspaper.

B．It’s a very good idea to hold eye contact just a bit more than that.

C．Notice the details.

D．It is important to improve conversational skills.

E．Offer interesting news.

F．They take their time when they reflect on something and when they say it out loud.

G．Develop your vocabulary and practice communicating as accurately as possible.

 

Answer 1

1.F

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.G

【解析】

試題分析:講話是一門藝術(shù)，在本文中作者就如何和別人溝通，給人們提出了一些有效的建議。比如，講話速度要慢，要有目光的對視，要善于表達自己的感情，而且還要使用合適的詞匯。

1. 考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)本段小標(biāo)題Talk slow判斷在本段中作者建議人們要說話時放慢語速，給自己一個思考的時間，而F選項內(nèi)容They take their time when they reflect on something and when they say it out loud.也提到了給自己了反應(yīng)的時間，內(nèi)容符合語境，填F。

2.考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段小標(biāo)題Hold more eye contact建議人們要有目光的接觸，而B選項It’s a very good idea to hold eye contact just a bit more than that.也是給出同樣的建議，故答案選B。

3.考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)本段中and to bring such details into the conversation.可以判斷內(nèi)容和細(xì)節(jié)有關(guān)，提醒讀者在講話時要注重細(xì)節(jié)。由此判斷C選項內(nèi)容可以概括本段中心，選C。

4.考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。從后句Express your feelings about those facts.判斷A選項內(nèi)容Don’t just present the facts, you’re not a newspaper.符合語境，facts是提示信息，故選A。

5.考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段是建議人們要使用最佳詞匯，而G選項內(nèi)容Develop your vocabulary and practice communicating as accurately as possible.也是建議人們要擴大詞匯，要用詞準(zhǔn)確，內(nèi)容可以承接上下文，選G。

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