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(2018二)
D
We’veallbeenthere:
inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.
What’stheproblem?
It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.
Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’t
evenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast."Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,"heexplains."Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem."
Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience."It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,"saysDunn."Butinteractionswithperipheral(边缘的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso."
Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk."Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,"hesays.
32.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Addictiontosmartphones.B.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.
C.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.D.Impatiencewithslowservice.
33.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?
A.Showinggoodmanners. B.Relatingtootherpeople.C.Focusingonatopic. D.Makingbusinessdeals.
34.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?
A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships. B.Itraisespeople’sconfidence.
C.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk. D.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.
35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ConversationCounts B.WaysofMakingSmallTalk
C.BenefitsofSmallTalk D.UncomfortableSilence
(2017二)D
Whenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.
ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?
Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighboursreact.
Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.
Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.
Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?
Scientistsdon’tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn’tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.
CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate(亲密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.
32.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?
A.Itmakesnoises.B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.
C.ItstandsquietlyD.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.
33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inparagraph3?
A.Theattackersgetattacked.,B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.
C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.
34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan.
A.predictnaturaldisastersB.protectthemselvesagainstinsects
C.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessary
35.whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thewordischangingfasterthanever.
B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore
C.Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems
D.PeopleinDarwin’stimeweremoreimaginative.
(2017三)D
TheIntelligentTransportteamatNewcastleUniversityhaveturnedanelectriccarintoamobilelaboratorynamed“DriveLAB”inordertounderstandthechallengesfacedbyolderdriversandtodiscoverwherethekeystresspointsare.
Researchshowsthatgivingupdrivingisoneofthekeyreasonsforafallinhealthandwell-beingamongolderpeople,leadingtothembecomingmoreisolated(隔绝)andinactive.
LedbyProfessorPhilBlythe,theNewcastleteamaredevelopingin-vehicletechnologiesforolderdriverswhichtheyhopecouldhelpthemtocontinuedrivingintolaterlife.
Theseincludecustom-madenavigation(导航)tools,nightvisionsystemsandintelligentspeedadaptations.PhilBlytheexplains:
“Formanyolderpeople,particularlythoselivingaloneorinthecountry,drivingisimportantforpreservingtheirindependence,givingthemthefreedomtogetoutandaboutwithouthavingtorelyonothers.”
“Butweallhavetoacceptthataswegetolderourreactionsslowdownandthisoftenresultsinpeopleavoidinganypotentiallychallengingdrivingconditionsandlosingconfidenceintheirdrivingskills.Theresultisthatpeoplestopdrivingbeforetheyreallyneedto.”
DrAmyGuo,theleadingresearcherontheolderdriverstudy,explains,“TheDriveLABishelpingustounderstandwhatthekeypointsanddifficultiesareforolderdriversandhowwemightusetechnologytoaddresstheseproblems.
“Forexample,mostofuswouldexpectolderdriversalwaysgoslowerthaneveryoneelsebutsurprisingly,wefoundthatin30mphzonestheystruggledtokeepataconstantspeedandsoweremorelikelytobreakthespeedlimitandbeatriskofgettingfined.We’relookingatthebenefitsofsystemswhichcontroltheirspeedasawayofpreventingthat.
“Wehopethatourworkwillhelpwithtechnologicalsolutions(解决方案)toensurethatolderdriversstaysaferbehindthewheel.”
32.WhatisthepurposeoftheDrivelAB?
A.Toexplorenewmeansoftransport.B.Todesignnewtypesofcars.
C.Tofindoutolderdriver`sproblems.D.Toteachpeopletrafficrules.
33.WhyisdrivingimportantforolderpeopleaccordingtoPhilBlythe?
A.Itkeepsthemindependent.B.Ithelpsthemsavetime.
C.Itbuildsuptheirstrength.D.Itcurestheirmentalillnesses.
34.Whatdoresearchershopetodoforolderdrivers?
A.Improvetheirdrivingskills.B.Developdriver-assisttechnologles.
C.Providetipsonrepairingtheircars.D.Organizeregularphysicalcheckups.
35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AnewModelElectricCarB.ASolutiontoTrafficProblem
C.DrivingServiceforeldersD.KeepingOlderDriversontheRoad
(2015一)D
ConflictisonthemenutonightatthecaféLaChope.Thisevening,asoneveryThursdaynight,psychologistMaudLehanneisleadingtwoofFrance’sfavoritepastimes,coffeedrinkingandthe“talkingcure”.Heretheyarelearningtogetintouchwiththeirtruefeelings.Itisn’talwayseasy.Theycustomers-somethirtyParisianswhopayjustunder$2(plusdrinks)persession-carequicktointellectualize(高谈阔论),slowtoopenupandconnect.“Youareforbiddentosay‘onefeels,’or‘peoplethink’,”Lehanetoldthem.“Say‘Ithink,’‘Thinkme’.”
Acafésocietywherenointellectualizingisallowed?
Itcouldn’tseemmoreun-French.ButLehanne’spsychologycaféisaboutmorethanknowingoneself:
It’stryingtohelpthecity’stroubledneighborhoodcafes.Overtheyears,ParisiancafeshavefallenvictimtochangesintheFrenchlifestyle-longerworkinghours,afastfoodboomandayoungergeneration’sdesiretospendmoretimeathome.Dozensofnewthemecafesappeartochangethesituation.Cafesfocusedaroundpsychology,history,andengineeringarecatchingon,fillingtableswellintotheevening.
Thecity’s“psychologycafes”,whichoffergreatcomfort,areamongthemostpopularplaces.Middle-agedhomemakers,retirees,andtheunemployedcometosuchcafestotalkaboutlove,anger,anddreamswithapsychologist.AndtheycometoLehanne’sgroupjusttolearntosaywhattheyfeel.“There’sastrongneedinParisforcommunication,”saysMauriceFrisch,acaféLaChoperegularwhoworksasareligiousinstructorinnearbychurch.“Peoplehavefewrealfriends.Andtheyneedtoopenup”.Lehannesaysshe’dliketoseepsychologycafesallover
France.“Ifpeoplehadnormallives,thesecafeswouldn’texist,”shesays.“Iflifeweren’tabattle,peoplewouldn’tneedaspecialplacejusttospeak.”Butthen,itwouldn’t’beFrance.
32.WhatarepeopleencouragedtodoatthecafeLaChope?
A.LearnanewsubjectB.Keepintouchwithfriends.
C.Show
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