《2025年一本英语完形填空与阅读理解150篇八年级》

E 任务型阅读
语篇类型:说明文
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Imagine you’re waiting for a meeting to begin, and you’re sitting next to someone who you don’t know too well. 1 You might take out your phone or doodle (胡写乱画) on a piece of paper. Or perhaps you’ll make some “small talk” with the person next to you.
Small talk is polite conversation (交流) about unimportant things, such as the weather. It’s often something you do with people you don’t know very well. 2 If you don’t know what to say, there are some easy ways to improve your small-talking ability.
At least, that’s according to communication expert Charles Duhigg. 3 For example, instead of asking “Where do you live?” you could say “What do you like about where you live?” Good questions should let people answer with feelings, not facts. He adds that people should then be ready to ask follow-up questions. “Don’t stop with just one question,” he says.
Matt Abrahams is another expert in communication. He says follow-up questions can be very simple. 4 “Don’t use someone’s reply as an excuse to begin talking about yourself,” Abrahams says. “Ask them more about what they’ve said.”
5 It might be better not to ask about beliefs when you’re making small talk. And don’t get too personal too soon!
根据短文内容,从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(有一项多余)
A. For example, “Tell me more.”
B. Some of us might not be good at it.
C. You can discuss everything with strangers.
D. He says people should try asking deep questions.
E. However, others advise being careful with certain subjects.
F. There are a number of different things you can do while waiting.
1 ______ 2 ______
3 ______ 4 ______
5 ______

答案： 1.F 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.E