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高二年级 学科素养检测（期末）
个方程式神秘而迷人。左边是不变的、客观的：里面有一个没有尽头的数字。右边是无穷无尽的东西，
数字无限重复。然而，不知怎么的，这两个相反的东西被一个等号连接起来了)”可知，作者觉得这个等
英语答案
式很迷人，因为数字虽然不同，但是却被等号连接起来了。由此推知，让作者觉得这个等式迷人的是两
个不同的数相等的方式。故选B。
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26．词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“The left side of the equation represents that sometimes life itself is so
B C C C B B A C A B
unchangeable and so clear. The concrete, whole number of the day when you were born and the day when you
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 would die. But then there is that gap in between life and death.(等式的左边表示有时候生命本身是如此的不
B C C B A B A C A A 可改变，如此的清晰。你出生的日期和你死亡的日期的具体整数。但是生与死之间有一段距离)”可知，
作者躺在床上思考的是这个等式与我们的存在是多么相似，划线词paralleled的意思是“与……十分相
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似”，和mirrored意思相近，故选C。
C A D D B C A D A B
27．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第四段“My teacher answered my question by presenting another equation
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 (等式): 1= 0.9, which could also be expressed as 1=0.99999.... repeating itself without ever ending.(我的老师
给出了另一个等式：1= 0.9，也可以表示为1=0.99999……不断重复，没有尽头)”和第五段“There was
C D D C A G E A F D
something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side was unchangeable, objective: it
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contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless, number repeating itself limitless times.
C B C A D B D A C C Yet, somehow, these two opposed things were connected by an equal sign.(这个等式神秘而迷人。左边是不
51 52 53 54 55 变的、客观的：里面有一个没有尽头的数字。右边是无穷无尽的东西，数字无限重复。然而，不知怎么
的，这两个相反的东西被一个等号连接起来了)”可知，本文主要讲的是作者在数学课上学了一个等式后
A B D D B
的一些感悟。由此可知，最恰当的标题是A选项“The Perfect Equation(完美的等式)”。故选A。
A
C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。本文是一篇关于布达拉宫的游客指南。 【导语】这是一篇议论文。“游戏障碍”被世界卫生组织列为疾病。不同心理学家就游戏是否真的让人上
21．细节理解题。根据Notice部分的内容“Smartphones can be carried with you into the Palace, but please do 瘾这一问题展开讨论。
not take photos. (可携带智能手机进入皇宫，但请勿拍照。)”可知，智能手机可以随身携带到布达拉宫内。 28．推理判断题。由第一段“On January 1st, 2018, “gaming disorder” — in which games are played
故选C。
uncontrollably, despite causing harm — gained recognition from the World ealth Organization (WHO). (2018
22．细节理解题。根据Ticket Purchase Procedure部分第二段的内容“Otherwise, they will be forbidden to 年1月1日，世界卫生组织认证了“游戏障碍”——它指的是人们不受控制地玩游戏，尽管会造成伤害)”
apply again within a week because their names are added to the blacklist. (否则，他们将被禁止在一周内再次 和“Clinics are appearing around the world, promising to cure patients of their habit. (世界各地都出现了承诺治
申请，因为他们的名字被列入黑名单。)”故如果游客的名字被添加到黑名单中，他必须在七天后才可申
愈患者习惯的诊所，)”可知，“游戏障碍”已经被官方列为疾病，甚至于出现了很多诊所来治疗此问题。
请购票。故选A。
这些现象都说明了大众对游戏问题越来越关注。故选D。
23．细节理解题。根据How to get to Potala Palace部分的内容“♦Take bus 13 to Yaowangshan Bus Stop. ♦Take 29．推理判断题。由第二段“The case for the defence is that this is just another moral panic. Similar warnings
bus 8 or 17 to Baita Bus Stop. ♦Take bus 2, 16 or 26 to Lazhong Bus Stop. ♦Take airport shuttle to Minhangju have been given about television, rock’ n’ roll, jazz, comic books, and even novels. (辩方认为这仅仅是另一
Bus Stop.”可知，到布达拉宫的路线有7条，即13，8，17，2，16，和26路公交车以及机场班车。故选 种道德恐慌，电视、摇滚乐、爵士乐、漫画书甚至小说也发出了类似的警告)”可知，辩方认为游戏上瘾
D。
和电视、摇滚乐等其它都只是道德恐慌。结合段尾“As the newest form of mass media, gaming is merely
B enduring (忍受) its own time before it finally stops being controversial. (作为一种新型的大众媒体，游戏在
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是作者在数学课上学了一个等式后的一些感悟。
它最终停止争议之前，只是在经历它自己的时代)”可推断出，引用电视等其它媒体形式目的是为了强调
24．推理判断题。根据第一段“I used to believe that only words could catch the essence of the human soul. The 游戏并没有那么恐慌，它和其它媒体方式一样，都有自己存在的时间，最终这种恐慌会消失。故选A。
literary works contained such distinct stories that they shaped the way we saw the world. Words were what 30．细节理解题。由第三段“Smartphones and modern video game machines use their permanent Internet
composed the questions we sought to uncover and the answers to those questions themselves.(我曾经相信，只
connections to send gameplay data back to developers. That allows products to be constantly adjusted to
有语言才能捕捉到人类灵魂的本质。文学作品包含了如此独特的故事，它们塑造了我们看待世界的方式。
increase spending on games. (智能手机和现代电子游戏机利用自身永久性的互联网连接将游戏数据传回
文字构成了我们试图揭示的问题，以及这些问题本身的答案)”可推知，在第一段作者主要强调了语言的
开发者。这可以让产品能够不断调整来增加游戏支出)”可之，游戏开发者是通过接收到的数据不断调整
表达力量，故选D。
产品，让产品越来越受吸引欢迎。故选B。
25．推理判断题。根据第四段“There was something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side 31．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The gaming industry should realize that, in the real world, it has a problem,
was unchangeable, objective: it contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless, number and that problem is growing. (游戏行业应该意识到在现实世界中，游戏存在一个问题，而且这个问题还在不断恶化)”和“And being put together in the public mind, fairly or not, with gambling will not do the industry 选项“它们还构成了另一种危险”符合语境，故选A。
any favours. (而在大众心中，无论公平与否，与赌博放在一起都不会给游戏行业带来任何好处)”可知， 39．根据上文“They can fall into food such as french fries and accidentally be consumed. Believe me, you don’t
作者对游戏呈负面态度，是在给游戏行业提出警告，大众不会认同和赌博挂钩的行业。故选C。 want to eat a staple, especially not an open one. What’s more, the open staple that we’re lucky enough to avoid
D when eagerly reaching into a bag of food poses a hazard to anyone who handles the bag after we throw it
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，研究发现，一个人选择的大学专业可以预测中年健康状况。 away.(它们可能会落入薯条等食物中，不小心被吃掉。相信我，你不会想吃主食的，尤其是开着的。更
32．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The study finds one’s chosen field of college study is a statistically 重要的是，当我们急切地伸手去拿一袋食物时，我们很幸运地避免了打开的主食，这对我们扔掉袋子后
significant predictor of health in midlife.(研究发现，一个人选择的大学学习领域在统计上是中年健康状况 处理袋子的人构成了危险)”可知，上文讲述了这些带订书钉的袋子被丢弃后，对处理袋子的人也是一个
的重要预测因素)”及第二段内容可推知，研究发现，由于大学专业可以预测中年健康状况，体检选项中 威胁。所以，“我”在回收这些袋子之前，都会把订书钉拿掉。与前文存在因果关系。但是这样做又浪费
应加入“大学专业”的选项。故选D项。 时间，又与后文存在转折关系。下文的“it”，指的就是“remove the staples before recycling a bag”。故F选
33．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“To find out, the researchers analyzed data from the nationally representative 项“所以我习惯在回收袋子之前把订书钉取下来”符合语境，故选F。
American Community Survey.(为了找到答案，研究人员分析了具有全国代表性的美国社区调查的数据)” 40．根据上文“ Let’s defang the fast-food monster and just use tape to seal the deal.(让我们把这个快餐怪物
可知，研究人员通过对代表性数据的分析得出结论。故选D项。 吓一跳，用胶带把它封起来)”可知，全文都在分析用订书钉封外卖袋子的缺点，最后一段呼吁大家不要
34．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段“Two majors are particularly disadvantaged in midlife. The chances of 再用这些带“尖牙”的外卖怪兽，用胶带来封外卖袋子。这样不但不会再伤到手，而且还有利于环境。故
poor health are 1.9 times greater among psychology /social work and law/public policy majors compared to D选项“我们的双手和环境会很高兴我们这么做了”符合语境，故选D。
business majors.(有两个专业在中年尤为不利。心理/社会工作和法律/公共政策专业的学生健康状况不佳 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
的几率是商科专业的1.9倍)”可知，根据研究人员的说法，心理学专业不利于中年健康。故选C项。 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
35．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“The study finds one’s chosen field of college study is a statistically 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和13岁的女儿通过一起打网球来缓解压力和紧张关系，
significant predictor of health in midlife.(研究发现，一个人选择的大学学习领域在统计上是中年健康状况 女儿也玩得很开心。
的重要预测因素)”及全文内容可知，本文介绍了一个人选择的大学专业能预测中年健康状况，A选项“大 41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我建议我13岁的女儿尝试打网球时，她很快拒绝了我。朱莉安娜
学专业可以预测中年健康状况”适合最为本文最佳标题。故选A项。 说：“我不喜欢运动，所以不要试图让我做运动。”A. mindful留心的；B. incredible难以置信的；C. sporty
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 喜爱运动的；D. refreshed清爽的。根据后文“so stop trying to get me to do sports”可知，作者不想运动，
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者通过分析了用订书钉封外卖袋子的缺点，呼吁大家不要再使用订书钉 因为不喜欢运动。故选C。
封外卖袋子。 42．考查动词短语辨析。句意：网球似乎是乒乓球的自然发展，也是她在更大的运动场上解决一些日益
36．根据上文“Do you like cheeseburgers and french fries as much as I do? How about dumplings or tacos? Do 增长的青少年担忧的好方法。A. knock out击倒；B. work out解决；C. figure out弄清楚；D. leave out遗
you like any of them enough to reach into a shark’s mouth to get them, knowing full well that you might be 漏。根据后文“some of her growing teen worries”此处指网球可以解决青少年担忧。故选B。
hurt by razor-sharp teeth on the way in or out?(你和我一样喜欢芝士汉堡和炸薯条吗？饺子或墨西哥卷饼 43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我的建议总是遭到反对。A. agreement协议；B. insight洞悉；C. resistance
怎么样？你是否足够喜欢其中的任何一种，明知自己可能会被鲨鱼锋利的牙齿咬伤，也会把手伸进鲨鱼 反对；D. isolation隔离。根据后文“Still, I was undiscouraged.(不过，我没有灰心)”可知，作者的建议遭到
嘴里去抓它们？)”可知，上文提到因为现在很多餐馆用订书钉封袋子，拿外卖时就像上文描述的“从鲨 了反对。故选C。
鱼嘴里拿食物，会被尖牙刮伤”。G选项中的 That 指代上文“...to reach into a shark’s mouth to retrieve 44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我确信释放一些体力能帮助朱莉安娜。A. releasing释放；B. identifying
them, ...you might scrape razor-sharp teeth on the way in or out”。故G选项“这是你现在必须做的，当外卖 识别；C. reproducing繁殖；D. nurturing养育。根据后文“some physical energy would help Julianna”以及
送来的时候……”符合语境，故选G。 常识，运动可以释放体力。故选A。
37．根据上文“The intention is good, because securely closing the bag helps ensure food safety.(这样做的目的 45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我还是个小女孩的时候，这对我很有效。A. emerged出现；B. shone
是好的，因为安全地关闭包装袋有助于确保食品安全)”以及后文“The latter are pulled into bare-fang (尖牙) 闪耀；C. interfered干涉；D. worked工作，起作用。根据上文“I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress.(我
position when a bag is opened, exposing lots of little teeth that find and surprise your wrist, hand or fingers. 见识过运动是如何缓解压力的)”可知，指作者青少年的时候运动有效缓解了自己的压力。故选D。
Ouch! Not to mention that a wound from a staple, especially on a finger, is not only painful, but tends to 46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到了球场，我们放下包，拿起球拍，朝球场两侧走去。A. parking停车；
infection as well. Furthermore, staples, being made of steel, are hardly environmentally friendly.(当袋子打开 B. court体育场，法院；C. source来源；D. milestone里程碑。呼应后文“towards our sides of the court”指
时，后者被拉到裸露的位置，露出许多小牙齿，发现并惊讶你的手腕，手或手指。哎哟!更不用说被钉 在球场打网球。故选B。
伤的伤口，尤其是手指上的伤口，不仅疼痛，而且容易感染。此外，订书钉是由钢铁制成的，很难对环 47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了球场，我们放下包，拿起球拍，朝球场两侧走去。A. dragged拖拉；
境友好)”可知，前文肯定了用订书钉封袋子的优点，后文开始分析这种做法的缺点，上下文是转折关系。 B. turned转弯；C. inched缓慢前进；D. headed前往。根据上文“we set down our bags, picked up our
后文的“The latter”指的是E选项中提到的后者“staples”。故E选项“但可以肯定的是，使用胶带比订书钉 rackets”可知，打完了球，放下包，拿起球拍，朝球场两侧走去。故选D。
安全得多”符合语境，故选E。 48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：网络就像是我们之间越来越大的鸿沟的视觉表现——我渴望联系，而我
38．根据后文“They can fall into food such as french fries and accidentally be consumed.(它们可能会落入薯 十几岁的女儿渴望独立。A. divide差异；B. hate讨厌；C. affection影响；D. objective目标。根据后文“I
条等食物中，不小心被吃掉。)”可知，后文继续讲述另一个的缺点—容易掉落到食物中而被误食。故A desiring a connection and my teenage daughter longing for independence.”可知，作者和女儿存在差异，故选A。 64．考查非谓语动词。句意：1963年，25岁的北京大学毕业生樊锦诗有机会在莫高窟工作，这是她长
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一开始把球打过了网，朱莉安娜挥了一大步，没打中。A. acquired取 期以来一直想去探索的地方。分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词作定语修饰抽象名词 chance ，
得；B. fell落下；C. missed错过，没击中；D. grabbed抓。根据后文“We repeated this several more times.(我 其后跟不定式作后置定语。故填to work。
们又重复了几次)”多次尝试说明没有打中。故选C。 65．考查副词。句意：那时候，莫高窟几乎与外界完全隔绝。分析句子结构可知，此处应为副词作状语
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我忍住了告诉她球拍拿得离脖子太近的冲动，也忍住了告诉她正手握得 修饰动词短语 cut off ，complete的副词形式为completely意为“完全地”符合句意。故填completely。
太紧的冲动。A. imagination想象力；B. alternative可供选择的事物；C. urge冲动；D. appeal吸引力。根 66．考查宾语从句。句意：樊和她的同事待在洞穴里做研究，复制壁画，尽他们所能保护和修复它们。
据上文“I resisted(忍耐)”中可知，作者克制了自己想要纠正女儿的冲动，故选C。 分析句子结构可知，此处应为连接词引导宾语从句作do的宾语，从句中缺少宾语，结合句意，表示“什
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我忍住了告诉她球拍拿得离脖子太近的冲动，也忍住了告诉她正手握得 么”或者“无论什么”，所以此处可用whatever或what。故填whatever/what。
太紧的冲动。A. holding拿着；B. scratching抓；C. removing去除；D. charging负责。根据后文“the racket 67．考查状语从句。句意：随着时间的流逝，樊发现了一个严重的问题。分析句子结构可知，此处应为
too close to the neck”此处指女儿球拍拿得太近了，故选A。 连词引导时间状语从句，结合句意可知，此处表示“随着”符合句意，所以此处使用as引导时间状语从
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们只是重复着这样的模式：我击球，她打偏了几次，最后她把球打过 句，位于句首，所以首字母大写。故填As。
了网。A. illustration说明；B. pattern模式；C. measurement测量结果；D. frequency频率。后文“hitting the 68．考查固定短语。句意：参观敦煌的游客越来越多，这可能会损害洞穴，导致里面的壁画褪色。结合
ball and her missing it a few times before she finally got it back over the net”是他们打球在重复的模式：作者 句子结构以及句意可知，此处应为固定短语“the number of”意为“……的数量”，且位于句首，所以首字
击球，她打偏了几次，最后她把球打过了网。故选B。 母大写。故填The。
53．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“这很有趣，”她说，既惊讶又高兴，然后她笑得很开心。A. desperately 69．考查非谓语动词。句意：参观敦煌的游客越来越多，这可能会损害洞穴，导致里面的壁画褪色。分
绝望地；B. disappointedly失望地；C. specifically特意；D. widely广泛地。根据上文““This is fun,” she said 析句子结构可知，此处为非谓语动词作状语，cause 与上文句子的内容构成主动关系，所以使用现在分
with a mixture of surprise and joy and then she smiled”可知，女儿笑得开心，应用smile widely表示“开怀 词作结果状语。故填causing。
大笑”。故选D。 70．考查名词。句意：经过30多年的探索，敦煌研究院建立了一个数字数据库来保护那里的文物，让
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们都渴望一项能缓解日常生活中我们之间紧张关系的活动。A. fuel刺 敦煌的艺术永世长存，走出洞穴，与世界相遇。分析句子结构可知，此处作介词的宾语，应用名词形式，
激；B. target以……为目标；C. transmit传输；D. ease缓解。根据上文“I’ve seen how sports help deal with explore的名词为exploration意为“探索”且此处为不可数名词。故填exploration.
stress.”可知，此处指运动可以缓解紧张关系和压力。故选D。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：能有个地方让我们俩都能释放负面情绪，让它们散去，真好。A. relevant 第一节 （满分15分）
有关的；B. negative消极的；C. prospective有希望的；D. personalized个性化的。根据上文“tensions between 【参考范文】
us in daily life”可知，紧张属于消极负面情绪。故选B。 Dear Sir or Madam,
II卷 I’m Li Hua, a participant of your online course “First Aid Knowledge Around Us”. I’m writing to voice
my views with sincerity and share my humble advice concerning it.
第一节 单词拼写（满分5分）
Overall, the course is undoubtedly of great use. Through logical explanation and vivid demonstration, the
56-60 lawyers impressed confusion graduated officially
course equipped me with many essential life-saving skills. Besides, the instructors were humorous and
第二节 语法填空（满分10分）
knowledgeable, making the learning experience enjoyable. However, it would be better if the recorded course
61．was awarded 62．to 63．Called 64．to work 65．completely along with supplementary resources could be offered for deep learning and full comprehension.
66．whatever/what/everything 67．As 68．The 69．causing 70．exploration
Thank you for providing this valuable learning opportunity. Looking forward to attending your next
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是9月7日，联合国教科文组织授予85岁的中国著名考古
course.
学家樊锦诗荣誉称号，以表彰她为保护敦煌莫高窟所做的贡献。
第二节（满分 25 分）
61．考查时态和语态。句意：9月7日，联合国教科文组织授予 85 岁的中国著名考古学家樊锦诗荣誉
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称号，以表彰她为保护敦煌莫高窟所做的贡献。分析句子结构可知，此处为谓语动词，根据“On Sept.
I accompanied my mother to the counter, seeing a couple talking and laughing. From their conversation, I
7”可知，此处为一般现在时，主语amous Chinese archacologist Fan Jinshi与award之间构成被动关系， could tell that they were friendly, so I plucked up the courage to make small talk with them. It turned out that they
所以使用一般现在时的被动语态，且主语为第三人称单数。故填 was awarded。 were on a free trip to Canada. At this very moment, my heart was racing, and I didn’t care about embarrassment,
62．考查介词。句意：9月7日，联合国教科文组织授予85岁的中国著名考古学家樊锦诗荣誉称号，
so I quickly told them my concerns about my mother. Unexpectedly, they didn’t think much about it, and agreed
以表彰她为保护敦煌莫高窟所做的贡献。分析句子结构可知，此处应为固定短语 contribution to 意为 to help. Not only did they promise to accompany my mother through customs, but they also promised to take care
“对……的贡献”符合句意。故填to。
of her until they arrived in Canada.
63．考查非谓语动词。句意：被称为“敦煌之女”的她，从60年前的洞穴开始了她的故事。分析句子结
I was so moved that I couldn’t stop thanking them. I didn’t expect things to turn around so well, and all my
构可知，此处应为非谓语动词作状语， call 与逻辑主语 she 构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词形式， previous worries were gone. Thanks to the enthusiastic assistance of the couple, my mother finally arrived in
且位于句首，首字母需大写。故填Called。
Canada safely. My mother and I were so lucky to have met such noble people. Thank you for the warmth in theworld. I believe that no matter whether I go to Canada or travel faraway in the future, I will definitely remember W: They’ve cut the program by a day, so it will begin on the 20th and end on the 23rd. It’s the 80th anniversary
this warm and beautiful memory. of Finnish Students’ Games, so the opening ceremony on the first evening is going to be wonderful!
听力原文 M: I see. How much is the entry fe e for the Games?
Text 1 W: This year it has gone up from 15to 20 euros a day per person.
W: Do you have everything with you? M: Okay. Can you recommend a hotel?
M: I think so. I have my passport, my ticket and suitcase. W: Well, Tampere is quite a big city, so there are a lot of hotels. The Homeland Hotel will be convenient if you
W: Then you can go check in. come by train. You can enjoy the city’s beautiful scenery from it. For the Hermica, it’s offering a discount to
Text 2 the guests who will watch the Games. It’s a very nice hotel.
W: If you want a soft sleeper, it will cost you 470 dollars. If you want a hard seat, it will only cost 210 dollars. M: I see. Thanks. Peggy, you’ve been a great help.
That will save you 260 dollars. Text 9
M: I can’t possibly travel on a hard seat for 10 hours. It will be too uncomfortable. M: How have you been, Mary?
Text 3 W: I’m looking for a summer job. How about you?
W: Well, it’s an amazing film. M: I’ll be too busy to work. I plan to take a couple of language courses this summer.
M: They get all the details right, well, almost. They must have done much research into the real history. W: Well, I’m taking a math course in the evening. But that won’t stop me from getting a job.
Text 4 M: Don’t you want to have a good rest before your senior year?
W: Mr. Smith, the Sun Company just called to delay the meeting until tomorrow afternoon because the flight W: I’d love to, but I can’t. I have to save money for the cost of going to university.
was influenced by the foggy day. M: Why? Won’t your parents help with your university expenses?
M: OK. Please arrange my schedule again. W: They’ll contribute, of course. But they told me they won’t pay for everything. They said I should learn to
Text 5 pay for myself.
M: Have you made any New Year’s plans? M: They’re right, I guess. You’ll also get working experience.
W: Sure. I’m going to give up smoking. W: Hey. I did learn a lot in a fast-food restaurant last summer.
M: Why don’t you take part in a program that helps people stop smoking? M: Wow, that sounds great. My dream part-time job is to be a librarian in a library.
Text 6 W: I think you could have a try.
W: What’s wrong with your eyes? They look so red. M: I’m afraid not. My parents just want me to get top grades.
M: I didn’t fall asleep until two o’clock in the morning and then I woke up at six. W: Not really, working and studying can both help you make your dream come true.
W: What kept you awake? M: Yeah, I think you are right. I can also learn something from working. Maybe I should have a try.
M: My neighbors had a party last night and they were really noisy. Text 10
W: Then who woke you up so early? Starting a conversation with a stranger, though, is often uncomfortable and can be a little scary. Yet as you
M: My father and my brother. They talked about their working problems aloud in the living room. go through life, you’re sure to encounter strangers in many different situations. Often we have to make small
W: I advise you to have a short sleep now. You will have a meeting with our director this afternoon. talk with complete strangers. At those times, communicating with others can overcome your fear and lead to
Text 7 more chances. Now we can help you to learn the art of small talk.
M: So Lesley, show us how you would describe your product. When you walk up to a group, notice anyone trying to make eye contact with you. This is often a sign that
W: My product is called Mr. Mrs. Photo. Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and the person is interested in talking to you. Begin by introducing yourself. Then, according to author Kio Stark,
many people will go to your party! Make sure your wedding photographs are the best. you should begin with one of three topics. Talk about yourself, the other person or something you can both
M: Hmmm. Nice! observe, like the weather. In England, people like to talk about the weather, because the weather there changes
W: Its design is modern. It is made only from high-quality materials, and it is beautifully decorated. very often.
M: Okay, not bad. If you want to keep the conversation going, you’d better say things like “Your tic looks nice” and “Your
W: Bring a touch of personality to your home or office! Order now! dress looks fantastic”. In response, the listener would talk about where he bought the tie or how she chose the
M: I like your product a lot. And I like the way you sell it. dress and the conversation can go on and on. If one topic is discovered, the conversation usually begins to flow
Text 8 more naturally, often resulting in deeper discussion.
M: Peggy, I’m coming to Finland!
W: Great! I can’t wait to see you!
M: Yeah. The Students’ Games in Tampere still will start on May 19th as you told me before, right?
